Respective Merits examined and explained. Individuals and Classes to whom Jemima proposes the Thanks of the Meeting for their co-operating Services. Praises bestowed on Teachers of Boarding-Schools, Novel Writers, and Circulating Library Keepers. On Parents in a low Estate, who give their Daughters Boarding-School Education. Conduciveness of Nonsense to Infidelity and the new Philosophy. Exclamations of Jemima against her most formidable Adversary, in the old Language denominated Common Sense. Meeting breaks up. Hamilton’s View of Jemima’s Theory and Inculcations. Domestic Occurrences. Birth of a Son to our Hero. Passion of Sir Edward Hamden for Charlotte Hamilton. Her Objections: are overcome. Marriage._ Page 124 CHAP. V. _Adventures of O’Rourke. He revisits his Country, but not the Scenes of his former Exploits: becomes a Popish Priest as well as Methodist Preacher, and also follows some of his old Occupations. He arrives at Dublin. Natural, but fatal Catastrophe of this Preacher and Practitioner. Grief of his Wife on hearing of his melancholy End. Death of her Child and the Widow O’Rourke. Christian Resignation of the old Laird. He rests his sole Hopes in our Hero. Settlement of his Estates. Intelligence of these Changes is sent by him to Hamilton, whom he strongly urges to come immediately to Etterick. Hamilton re-visits Scotland: is chosen Member for the County. His Uncle accompanies him to London. His first Speech in Parliament. Admiration of all Parties. Attention paid him by the first Men in the House. Behaviour of his Uncle during the Speech. His exulting Joy on the Reception his Nephew experienced. His Expression of that Joy. The Story brought to a Conclusion. Parting View of the principal Characters._ Page 227 MODERN LITERATURE. CHAPTER I.