HIS lady, who found silence a very grievous penance, here observed, “My dear, this very same lieutenant is now a prisoner in Durham gaol for debt.” A respectable clergyman, the Rev. W. Baverstock, who was present in the company, on hearing this, was so much surprised, and his feelings were so much affected, that he went to inquire whether he deserved assistance, and if it should be found he did, to set him at liberty. He found, to his satisfaction, that this gentleman had contracted his debts merely from his desire to maintain a respectable appearance as an officer, and not, as we often find is the case, from dissipated conduct.

The worthy Baverstock then endeavoured to deliver him from his captivity, but in vain; as he found that he could not, at the lowest estimation, supply from his own income the demand of the creditors. He went without delay to that amiable man, the Rev. R. G. Bouyer, and explained to him all the particulars concerning this unfortunate officer. Mr Bouyer immediately took him under his protection, and engaged that he should be relieved from his distressful situation.