ed by frequent attacks of disease, could not long survive the shock. And, accordingly, during the absence of Mr. Judson, on an exploring expedition with Mr. Crawford, the Commissioner of the Governor-General of India, Mrs. Judson, having been attacked with a severe fever, was cut off, after eighteen days' illness. It would be consoling to know something of the state of her mind in her last moments, but this cannot be discovered. She died in a land of strangers; and to the few friends who surrounded her dying bed, the severity of her disease prevented her from saying much. But her life speaks volumes in favour of Christianity, as not merely impelling to all that is amiable and excellent, but to all that is heroic and magnanimous, and truly sublime, in the character and actings of the human being.

MRS. HANNAH MORE.

THIS distinguished lady, whose memory is deservedly held in high estimation, was the youngest but one of five daughters. Her father, Jacob More, a man of considerable classical attainments, was the master of a foundation-school at Stapleton, in Gloucestershire, where Hannah was born in the year 1745. The family belonged to the Church of England; but Mrs. More's forefathers appear to have been, even in the most troublous times, devoted Presbyterians. The following extract of a letter received by Mr. Roberts, the editor of her "Life and Correspondence," gives an interesting account of the ancestors of the family:

"The family of the Mores was highly respectable, but they were of different parties. Mrs. H. More's grandfather married into a family who were zealous Nonconformists. They boarded a minister in their house, and assembled there at the hour of midnight, to worship God according to the dictates of conscience, while Mr. More guarded the entrance with his sword. In aftertimes, my mother has heard the old lady reproach her grand-daughter as lightly esteeming the Word of God, when they complained of fatigue after walking some distance in the midst of winter to their place of worship. She was a staunch Presbyterian, remarkable for the simplicity and integrity of her principles. She always rose at four, even in the winter, after she had reached her eightieth year; and she lived beyond her

ninetieth. Her son, Mrs. H. More's father, and her daughter, afterwards Mrs. Hayle of Needham, each received an education adapted to their prospects, which were considered as promising all that is desirable in this life; but the unfortunate issue of a law-suit blasted their well-founded hopes, and sent Mr. More from his native county to the west of England."

In early life, Hannah gave evidence of possessing a mind singularly active and acute. Her desire for knowledge was peculiarly strong; and her father, whose mind was richly stored with the most prominent facts of Greek and Roman history, which he took great pleasure in narrating to his children, found a willing and delighted listener in the ardent and inquisitive Hannah. His conversation was to her a source of much enjoyment; and she often dwelt in after life on the high privilege which she enjoyed in having been reared in infancy under the care of an enlightened Christian parent. Under her father's tuition she made rapid progress, not merely in the more elementary branches of learning, but in the Latin classics and in mathematics. It was the desire of Mr. and Mrs. More, that their daughters should receive such an education as would enable them, in course of time, to establish a boarding-school; and this was the more desirable, as, from the limited income which the school at Stapleton afforded, there was every probability that the five young ladies would be ultimately left to their own resources. With this view, accordingly, the plan of their studies was framed. The eldest was sent to a French school at Bristol; and as she returned home at the end of each week, she instructed her sisters so far as her own

acquisitions went; and under this tuition Hannah commenced the study of the French language, which she continued to prosecute with such diligence, that she at length acquired a complete familiarity with its idioms and pronunciation.

At length, when the eldest sister was considered as having finished her education, the long-projected plan was carried into effect of opening a boarding-school at Bristol. To that town accordingly the sisters removed, and Hannah, who was then only twelve years of age, was thus enabled to prosecute her studies under the various masters who regularly attended the seminary. Her progress was in the highest degree satisfactory, and her talents were regarded by her friends as of a promising description. From very early life she took a remarkable delight not merely in reading, but occasionally writing poetry; and though her effusions were seldom allowed to travel beyond the precincts of the family, she received sufficient encouragement to lead her to persist in her poetic efforts. When she had reached her sixteenth year, the elder Sheridan came to Bristol to give lectures on eloquence, and such was the impression made upon the mind of Hannah, that she gave vent to her feelings in a copy of verses which was presented to the lecturer by a friend. Sheridan was much pleased with the compliment; and having been introduced to the author, the high opinion he had previously formed of her taste and talents was fully confirmed. About this period she was seized with a dangerous illness, in consequence of which Dr. Woodward, an eminent physician, was called in. One day, when making a professional visit to his young patient,

he entered into conversation with her upon literary topics, and so fascinated did he become with the richness and variety of her remarks, as to forget the purpose of his visit, till suddenly recollecting himself, when he was half way down stairs, he returned to the room, exclaiming, "How are you to-day, my poor

child ?"

After her recovery from this severe illness, Hannah More continued to store her mind with useful information, and to acquire those elegant accomplishments which her sister's seminary afforded her the opportunity of obtaining. So rapidly did her mental powers develope themselves, that at the age of seventeen she wrote the pastoral drama, entitled, the "Search after Happiness." This early effort of her pen was attended with the success which her talents deserved. In the study of the modern languages, she spent much of her time about this period of her life, and she succeeded in mastering the Italian, Latin, and Spanish so completely, as to produce several spirited translations and imitations, which, though never published, were circulated among her acquaintances.

When Miss More had scarcely reached the age of twenty-two, she received the addresses of Mr. Turner, a gentleman of fortune, twenty years older than herself. Arrangements were made for their union, the day was more than once fixed, but Mr. Turner always alleged some frivolous excuse or other for delaying the marriage. At length her sisters and friends interfered, and, by their advice, she came to the fixed resolution of putting an end to the matter; and though Mr. Turner expressed a wish that the marriage should be com