principles, which was considered a new offence. He said h was ready to render the best service in his power to he Majesty, and give his life in discharge of his duty, but his con science was his honour, and he could not change. They migh drive him to suicide, but he would not deny his conviction They did drive him to suicide, which was discreditable i gentlemen. Scott, on his own showing, spoke very plainly and the court resented his contumaciousness; but they shoul have remembered that they had got him into their power b fraud, and after knowing it, they kept him there. Being a intelligent, logical-minded man, this injustice preyed upon him How long he was imprisoned I never heard. His health wa broken, and he became an inmate of the hospital. There h had been two months when I next heard of him. He wa daily harassed about his opinions. The doctor, the chaplain the lieutenant, a captain's wife, and others assailed him fron time to time. He stated to a Roman Catholic comrade, wh had great regard for him, that he would give four years' servic to any one who would get him bought out, as I learned after wards. His own family were unable to do it. He had religiou connections better able; but his opinions prevented his being aided in that quarter. Solicitous always and to the end tha no discredit should come through him to the cause he espoused he provided that all his few debts should be paid. His pros pects in the army ended, friendless and assailed, he died by hi own hand. A faithful comrade of his, having occasion to writ to me in 1862, informed me, in answer to my inquiry afte Scott, that he had long been dead, of which no notice wa sent me, although he had bequeathed what little property h had to me. I wrote to the colonel of his troop, and otherwis obtained information of his bequest. On learning that h family had need of anything he had, I transferred all h possessions to them, valuing all the same this proof of th dying regard of which he intended to assure me. Thu closed the career of the brave suicide, who will have no recor save this.

In the Indian mutiny of 1857 the Mahometans would sav any one who would consent to profess himself a Moslem. Tho who would not were knocked on the head. Only one hal caste saved his life by denying his faith. Mr. A. C. Lyall, a

eminent Indian official, wrote lines of noble praise of their heroic honesty. One of those who thus died held the same opinions as poor Scott. In Mr. Lyall's poem he tells of the honest soldier's convictions and fate :

"A bullock's death, and at thirty years!

Just one phrase, and a man gets off it.
Look at that mongrel clerk in his tears,
Whining aloud the name of the prophet!
Only a formula easy to patter,

And, God Almighty, what can it matter?

I must be gone to the crowd untold

Of men by the cause which they served unknown,
Who moulder in myriad graves of old,

Never a story and never a stone

Tell of the martyrs who die like me,
Just for the pride of the old countree.

Aye, but the word, if I could have said it,

I by no terrors of hell perplext—

Hard to be silent and get no credit

From man in this world, or reward in the next.

None to bear witness and reckon the cost,

Of the name that is saved by the life that is lost."

These lines may fitly serve as Scott's epitaph. The conscientious heroism of the heretic is as noble as that of the Christian.

Other soldiers have written to me at times, who had found that volunteering to fight for the liberty of others did not include freedom for themselves—not even of their own minds.

CHAPTER LXXVI.

VISIT TO A STRANGE TREASURER OF GARIBALDI.

(1861.)

In the year 1860 I was acting secretary to the London "Garibaldi Fund Committee." In many towns money was generously given for "the General," as Garibaldi was popularly and affectionately called. In some cases money so subscribed was sent to Garibaldi; in others taken to him, to prevent misadventure. Some local treasurers neither sent it nor took it. Thus some sums were lost, and others held back by persons who did not know where to send them to; and in some cases a treasurer would refuse to part with the funds in his hands until he was personally and specially certain of its reaching the General. For the convenience and satisfaction of all who held funds given for him, Garibaldi appointed Mr. W. H. Ashurst, his personal friend, as his treasurer. Mr. Ashurst was known in America as well as England for patriotic services and high character.

In an important town-not Newcastle-on-Tyne and not Birmingham—it was known that a banker held upwards of £400, which the General needed, but which never came to hand. I do not mention the name of the banker, because he was much and justly esteemed for his personal honour and interest in public affairs. In this narrative I therefore speak of him as Mr. Marvell, itself an honourable name in history. Mr. Ashurst wrote to him from 6, Old Jewry, London, E.C. (April 15, 1861), saying :—

"DEAR SIR,-I received on Saturday a despatch from General

Garibaldi, from which I beg to forward you the following ex

"I have already by my last letter requested you to act as treasurer, or collector-general, in your country, of all monies raised in aid of the cause of Italy, and subject to my order, and this position I request you still to hold-advising me as before of the amount in hand, as to the disposal of which you shall from time to time receive instructions from me.

"I now urgently call upon you to let it be known to the various committees and friends of Italy throughout Great Britain, that funds are greatly needed to complete the good work of aiding in the emancipation of those parts of our country which are still subject to priestly misrule and foreign oppression, and the liberation of which will require all the efforts of the patriots of Italy.'

"I have the pleasure of bringing this instruction under your notice, and request that you will forward to me the balance remaining in your hands on the General Garibaldi account. I am, dear sir, yours respectfully,

"To D. M., Esq.

W. H. ASHURST."

To this friendly letter the following singular reply was sent, April 17, 1861 :

"DEAR SIR,-We have peculiar notions on some subjects, and do not sympathise in all the views set forth in your favour of the 13th inst.

"We decline to send any contributions to London, as we prefer to act independently, and shall take our own course when the proper time arrives,-I am, dear sir, yours faithfully, "D. M."

It had been known for some time that this gentleman was unwilling to pay over the money in his hands to the General's treasurer. At length the London Committee of the Garibaldi Fund" instructed Captain de Rohan, the General's aidede-camp, to ask him for a special authorisation to be shown for the fuller satisfaction of hesitating and "independent" persons. Mr. Ashurst, on April 25, 1861, wrote again to the banker in question :

"DEAR SIR,-I received your letter of the 17th inst., and communicated its contents to the committee. I found that they had already communicated with General Garibaldi in order to obtain from him some authority which should satisfy you as to the mode in which you should apply the money in your hands collected for him; and it is now my duty to enclose to you the original authority from General Garibaldi, received by me this day, to send to me, as his treasurer, the money you have in hand. I have kept a copy of the authority and of the translation.

"In yours of the 17th, acknowledging mine of the 15th, you say that you'do not sympathise in all the views set forth' in mine of that date. On reference to my letter you will find I set forth no views, but simply enclosed you the translation of a letter from General Garibaldi, and requested you to act upon it.

"To me personally it is of course indifferent what you do with the money the various contributors have confided to you for the Garibaldi Fund; my duty is simply to follow out the instructions of General Garibaldi.

"I request the favour of your prompt acknowledgment of this letter, stating the course you intend to pursue, and remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, W. H. ASHURST."

To this Mr. Ashurst received no reply.

Time went on and needs increased, for Garibaldi was still in the field-but the money came not. Mr. E. H. J. Craufurd, M.P. for the Ayr Burgh, being the Chairman of the Garibaldi Fund Committee, then wrote to the banker resenting the distrust and non-compliance of the request the general treasurer made in the name of the committee. No notice was taken of this communication, and there was no prospect, therefore, of obtaining the money. There was no legal remedy, and, had there been, the committee would not have felt justified in expending any funds to obtain it. I therefore proposed to the committee that they should give me 30s., which would be the thirdclass fare to and fro, to go to the town where the money lay (I paying my personal expenses myself), and I would collect the money for them. No one thought I should succeed, but, as they were unable to obtain the money themselves, leave was given me to try.