his eloquence, as well as his habits of business, to render a small minority respectable. As one of the managers of the impeachment against Mr. Hastings, he added greatly to his former reputation; and, with a filial piety truly commendable, he defended his father, with equal zeal and eloquence, against the accusations relative to his conduct in the West Indies.

He has always been a strenuous advocate for a reform in parliament, as necessary to restore the vigour of the constitution, and prevent the degrading practice of corruption. So correct, however, has been his conduct on all occasions, that the voice of slander has never presumed to blast the character of Mr. Grey; and he must be acknowledged, both in public and private life, to have acted with an uniformity seldom to be surpassed, more especially in degenerate times, and amidst those temptations which have been so liberally held out for the encouragement of political obliquity.

Before we conclude this article, it may not be unnecessary to mention that Mr. Grey some time since formed an alliance with a respectable whig family of Ireland, by his marriage with the daughter of the right honourable Brabazon Ponsonby, and that he has a son and several daughters by that lady.

MAJOR-GENERAL MOORE.

IT can never be too often or too earnestly inculcated, that Great Britain is indebted to her free constitution alone for her boasted superiority. The effects

of this are evident in every department and every profession, and the churchman, the barrister, and the merchant, afford not more numerous or more conspicuous instances of this truth, than the men of the sword. During the old government of France, in consequence of a special decree, enacted in the reign of Louis XIV. none but the nobility could enjoy the honour of serving their country as officers in the army or marine. Even at this day, promotions, at least in the first instance, are chiefly regulated in many of the continental states by the college of heralds, and the number of quarterings not unfrequently determines the degree of advancement.

The revolution of 1688 struck a deadly blow at the feudal system, while the introduction of a commer, cial interest into the scale of our government gave birth to a more generous policy in this country. Merit of all kinds was admitted to a fair competition, and birth, for the first time in the history of modern Europe, began to be considered as secondary to genius.

In consequence of this, our youth of every description have aspired to eminence and celebrity. If Howe was the son of a peer, Shovel was an apprentice to a cobler, and Churchill, although a man of family, would have lived and died in obscurity without attaining to the ducal honours of Marlborough, but for the victo ries of Ramilies and Blenheim.

Bravery, talents, and good conduct, then, are alone sufficient to attain advancement in our navy and army; and we have heard of but few instances when modest and unassuming worth have failed of success. Even

Our

our Hotspurs succeed to a certain degree, although ready to exclaim :

"By heaven, methinks it were an easy leap

To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon!
Or dive into the bottom of the deep,

Where fathom-line could never touch the ground,
And pluck up drowned honour by the locks."

King Henry IV. A&. I. Scene III.

"In thy faint slumbers, I by thee have watch'd
And heard thee murmur tales of iron wars;
Speak terms of manage to thy bounding steed;
Cry, Courage! to the field! and thou hast talk'd
Of sallies and retires; of trenches, tents,
Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin ;

Of prisoners ransom, and of soldiers slain,
And all the currents of a heady fight.

"Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war,
And thus hath so bestirr'd thee in thy sleep,
That beads of sweat stood upon thy brow
Like bubbles in a late-disturbed stream;
And in thy face strange motions have appear'd,
Such as we see when men restrain their breath
On some great sudden haste.”

King Henry IV. Seene III.

But it is a character of a far different description of which we are now prepared to give an account: acharacter unassuming of itself, and calculated alike to disarm envy and concentrate applause. While the "spirit-stirring drum" excites our generous youth to arms, while we are prepared to combat and to vanquish a foeflushed with success and inured to victory, it is a task neither unpleasant nor unuseful, to designate the men who have not only bled in the defence of their country, but are formed by nature and education to point out

the road to glory. This is calculated, on one hand, to impress our commanders with the idea that their exploits will not be forgotten by the public; and, on on the other, to inspire our troops with a just confidence in those who have already merited the thanks and the gratitude of the nation.

General John Moore is a native of Scotland. His grandfather, the Rev. Charles Moore, was a clergyman or "minister," as it is usually called, of the established church,* which is the presbyterian, and, like most of that profession, afforded an admirable example of manners that betokened all the simplicity of the patriarchal times, and of integrity, that was equally edifying and irreproachable. His father, Dr. John Moore, after being bred at the university of Glasgow, first acted as a surgeon in the hospitals in Flanders, during the war preceding the American, and, after practising some time in the same capacity in his native country, at length settled in London. He is, however, better known as a traveller than a medical man, and a man of letters

* He resided at Stirling, and was one of the clergymen on the establishment in that place.

+ The following is a list of the principal works, written by the late Dr. Moore:

1." A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany." 2 vols. 8vo. 1779.

2. "A View of Society and Manners in Italy." 2 vols. 8vo. 1781. This was intended as a continuation of the former.

3:

"Medical Sketches." 1785. 4. "Zeleuca."

5." A Journal

than physician. Early in life he became united to the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Simson, professor of divinity in the university of Glasgow, and had by this lady one daughter and five sons, the eldest of whom forms the subject of this memoir.

John was born at Glasgow some time before his father bid a last farewell to a city celebrated alike for its literature and its commerce, and to which the whole family was attached by the most tender recollection. It was here also that he received the first rudiments of his education, which was afterwards advanced and perfected under the immediate eyes of a parent.

As the doctor had obtained considerable estimation in the country which gave him birth, both on account of his medical skill and the suavity of his manners, two noblemen of the illustrious house of Hamilton, that had in former times mingled its blood with that of the Caledonian sovereigns, were entrusted to his Each of the last dukes of that name appeared

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5. " A Journal during a Residence in France from the beginning of August to the middle of December 1792."

6. "A View of the Causes and Progress of the French Revolu tion." 2 vols. 8vo. 1795.

7. "Edward, or Various Views of Human Nature, taken from Life and Manners, chiefly in England."

8." Mordaunt, or Sketches of Life, Characters and Manners in various Countries, including the Memoirs of a French Lady of Quality." 2 vols. 8vo. 1800.

For a further account of the Doctor, and his literary labours, the reader is referred to the "Public Characters," of 1801-1802,

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