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has more now than when he succeeded his father in the eatate,above forty years ago.

“ I am, &c.

“ R. Landaff.”

I had, several years before this, mentioned to Lord Thurlow,that I thought West India slavery might be quietly and graduallyabolished, by emancipating the children of negroes when theyattained a certain age; but it was not till after the rejection of theSlave Bill in 1804, that I found the Abbe Raynal had supported,at some length, the same notion in the eleventh book of his“ History of European Settlements in India .” Mammon is thegod of every commercial nation : its power is irresistible ; for iteither darkened the intellect, or blunted the sympathy of aBritish Parliament , for a great many years.

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Before I left town this year, the following correspondencetook place between Mr. Pitt and myself, on a subject of greatimportance:—

Letter to Mr. Pitt.

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“ Dear Sir, Great George-Street, April 16th, 1800.

“ On dining yesterday with the Archbishop of Canterbury, HisGrace informed me that a Bill for enforcing a better residence ofthe Clergy was now in contemplation. Ignorant as I am of theprovisions of the intended Bill, I may be giving you unneces-sary trouble in communicating such sentiments as at presentoccur to me on the subject. But I trust you will pardon this