fession, had the most claim to it? Or how could they expect from the actor, the expression of those feelings they deny to him as a man? Or how can he be taught to represent the injuries of others, when he is insensible of those offered to himself? It is from our own feelings alone we draw the inference of what similar feelings, acted upon by similar causes, will produce in others. If, then, I could patiently have submitted to the insults of individuals, where could they have expected to find the sensibility necessary to depict the images of Jaffier's distress? The sensations of bodily pain, naturally excite exclamations of distress; and shall the nobler part of man, the intelligence of right or wrong, be wounded without complaint? The man that is the cause of exciting passions in another, productive of unfortunate, but natural consequences, which never could have ex isted without the provocation, is surely, of the two, the most to blame. As wisely may we say to the lamb, I will wound you, but you shall not bleed-as to the man of honour, I will insult you, but you shall not reply.

"To raise and not to debase, should be the object of every humane mind. I must confess, the man that dares to rely on his own honour, and the integrity of his conduct, is the least dependent. If such demeanor has deprived me of their countenance, that surely must tend more to their disgrace than my own. To bend and cringe, have never been the means of success that I have wished to adopt. I must by upright conduct deserve, or I never will receive favour; and what I originally refused from principle, I never could be induced to grant from fear. To make an apology for an offence I never had committed, seemed to me an act of cow

ardice. Had I been sensible of having committed an offence, an apology should not have been called for: it should have been voluntarily offered; having ever deemed it more the characteristic of an enlightened and brave mind, to apologize for an offence, than by an ill-judged perseverance, to continue in the commission of it.

"I cannot take my leave of the public, without feeling and expressing the most heartfelt gratitude for their very indulgent support on this and every former occasion, regretting most severely the cause which will ever again deprive me of the power of soliciting their patronage in a public capacity, but still hoping to enjoy their undiminished esteem as a private character. If I have been blinded by a too fond attachment to a profession for which I was unqualified, I am young, and may hope forgiveness. The veil is now removed; and I have only to wish it had been torn from my eyes less rudely. "JAMES FENNELL.

"Walker's Hotel, July 24, 1788."

The foregoing account was written during a visit at captain Macrae's seat, near Edinburgh, where every friendship that man could experience from man was shown to me. Here I had the pleasure of being introduced to the daughters of the dutchess of Gordon. Mrs. Macrae was the daughter of the baron Nolken, thenthe Swedish ambassador at the court of London, and was one of the principal directresses of the ton in Edinburgh.

On the evening of the day on which the foregoing pamphlet was published, I went to the assembly as usual, and was highly received by my friends. Walking with one of them about the room before the dances had

begun, I observed lady Lauderdale, whom I saluted as usual with a silent bow. Having passed her, she rose from her seat and tapped me on the shoulder with her fan, upon which I turned round, when holding her hand to me, she observed, "I shall now be happy to renew an acquaintance which formerly gave me so much pleasure." The pride I felt from having been neglected during the whole winter, prevented my saying more than "your ladyship does me honour," and, perceiving that lady Jane Maitland was not with her, I was taking my leave, when she invited me to stay, and asked me if I intended to dance. I observed that I had no inclination to dance that evening, there being so many of my opponents in the room. Lady Lauderdale observed that she was sorry for it, as her daughter, the marchioness of Tweeddale, would have been happy to have led down the dance with me. I immediately addressed the marchioness, and informed her that such an honour would induce me to break any resolution; and taking her hand, I conducted her to the dance. The marchioness being the lady of the highest rank in the room, she of course began the dance. The two first dances being concluded, lady Margaret Stuart, the eldest daughter of lord Moray, offered me her hand for the next two dances, and lady Grace, her sister, for the two following; my amiable friend, Mrs. Macrae, honoured me with her hand for two more, and thus I fancied that I succeeded in momentary triumph over those who had endeavoured to oppress me.

The next day I wrote to the lord president, having in vain made application to several gentlemen of the bar, to undertake a suit I wished to establish. My letter

proved of so informal a nature, that the lord president could not notice it officially; but sir James Colcohoun was so obliging as to call on me with a regularly drawn petition, embracing the substance of my letter, which I signed, and the Tuesday morning following was appointed by the lord president for hearing me at the bar. Strange reports had been circulated respecting me. I had stated in my letter, and afterwards in my petition to the lord president, that being desirous of instituting a suit against a number of the gentlemen of the law, I had been disappointed in several applications I had made for assistance, and consequently requested that his lordship would appoint for me counsel and agent to conduct my suit. The day and hour arrived, when it was expected that there would be the eruption of a volcano; but, in order to disappoint public expectation, I determined to appear but as a bubbling spring. I entered the court, and with some difficulty insinuated my way to the bar, where being stationed, the lord president asked me what I wished. I observed, that having a desire to institute a cause of considerable consequence to myself before their lordships, I had applied to several gentlemen of the law, who had declined engaging in a controversy against their brethren, and therefore had to request that his lordship would appoint for me counsel and agent to conduct my suit. His lordship observed, that as a subject of Great Britain, I was entitled to all justice which that court could afford, and as a stranger, to its peculiar indulgence. He then asked me who I wished to have for my counsel. I was about replying, when Mr. Charles Hope stood forward and observed, that seeing no rea son why he should not espouse the cause of a young

pan whom he thought injured, although it was against his brethren, he had, since the presentation of the petition, offered me his services, which I had accepted; but added he, "as Mr. Fennell has justly observed, that the case is almost of an unprecedented nature, I should be happy to have some gentlemen engaged with me of greater ability and experience, to conduct the suit." Upon which the lord president again asked me whom I was desirous of appointing. To which I replied, that my choice remained as difficult as before; when Mr. Hope observed, that Mr. Abercrombie had mentioned his inclination to assist. His offers being gratefully accepted by me, an agent was the only person wanting. For this office Mr. Symms volunteered his services. The lord president then offered any other assistance the court could afford, if I was not satisfied. I told him that I was perfectly so; and having expressed my thanks, I took my leave. The next object was to procure the letter which had been written to Mr. Jackson, and to ascertain the signatures. This was soon effected; but instead of one hundred and thirty, I found that I had to oppose one hundred and sixty-three lawyers. The suit was commenced. On the first day of its trial, the court was so crowded that it was with great difficulty we could get through our business. My opponents contended against the relevancy of the action. We, however, succeeded in supporting it; and a day for the further prosecution of the suit was apppointed. The assembly of persons on this occasion was so great, that the lord president was under the necessity of sending for the city guard to keep the bar clear.

A young gentleman, named Grant, had applied to me for permission to open my cause; for which pur