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to that best of causes. You have endured a similar proscription,from men who acted on the same unworthy motives, and theconsequence has been almost the same; you have at Landaff beenas long shut out from the road to the higher honours of theChurch. But how much higher you have risen, by having ob-tained the undisputed dignity of virtue, benevolence, patriotism,and the true spirit of Christianity ! Accept, My Lord, the assur-ance of my respect and regard, with my sincerest wishes thatyou may long enjoy the evening of life with health, and the gene-ral veneration of your country.

“ I have the honour to be,

“ Your Lordship’s faithful servant,

“ C. Wyvill.”

Mr. Wyvill 1 hope will pardon my vanity in publishing thisletter. I am really proud of his honourable testimony to thatpolitical consistency of principle, which unites my name to thatof Mr. Fox.

R. Landaff.

From this period the health of the Bishop of Landaff rapidlydeclined ; bodily exertion became extremely irksome to him; andthough his mental faculties continued unimpaired, yet he cau-tiously refrained from every species of literary composition. The