with relieving the wants, and mitigating the woes of mankind, he was solicitous, by precept and example, to conduct his little flock to the kingdom of heaven.  He died in the ninety-second year of his age, justly revered and lamented by the whole island; while his grave was watered with the tears of those whom his bounty had supported, his benignity had gladdened, or his eloquent piety had turned into the paths of righteousness.  Reader, admire the virtues of this excellent man, but do not stop short at admiration—­“Go thou and do likewise.”

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Robert Grosthead, Bishop of Lincoln.—­When a husbandman claimed kinship with this prelate, and thereupon requested from him an office,—­“Cousin,” replied the bishop, “if your cart be broken, I’ll mend it; if your plough be old, I’ll give you a new one; and even seed to sow your land! but a husbandman I found you, and a husbandman I’ll leave you!”

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Wheatley, Mayor of Coventry.—­Bablake Hospital, in Coventry, was founded by Mr. Thomas Wheatley, Mayor of Coventry, in 1566.  It is an asylum for old men and boys, and owes its origin to the following singular circumstance:  Being engaged in the iron trade, Mr. Wheatley sent an agent to Spain to purchase some barrels of steel gads.  When the casks arrived and were examined, they were found to contain cochineal and ingots of silver.  After fruitless endeavours to rectify the mistake, and restore this valuable treasure to its right owner, he bestowed the money it produced, to which he added his own estate, on the building and endowment of this institution.

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A Robber converted into a Bishop.—­Kirk Maughold, in the Isle of Man, although now a poor place, is not destitute of ancient fame, arising from the following circumstance:—­The captain of a band of Irish robbers, repenting of his crimes, retired hither, and became eminent for his piety, on which account he was chosen bishop of the island.  There still remains, near the church gate, a square pillar, inscribed with a testimony of his virtues and exploits.  The church is built on a lofty promontory, in the middle of a very large burial ground.

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Bonaparte and the Koran.—­When Bonaparte was in Egypt, one of the principal Osmanlis was lavish in praise of the Koran, in the general’s presence, “It contains,” said he, “every thing.”—­“Does it contain the service of cannon?” asked Bonaparte, with a smile.  The Turk paused for a moment.  “Certainly it does, general; for as it contains every thing, it must contain that.”

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