Petre extended his kindness to the Doc tor's memory. Immediately after his death, his lordship desired the writer of these pages to examine his papers. At his request, the late Doctor Disney, a particular friend of the deceased, was associated with him in the task. This was the more proper, as a report had been widely circulated that the Catholics had caused his papers to be destroyed. Doctor Disney, and the present writer, made as complete a search among them as their avocations permitted. To their great surprise, although they found several literary manuscripts, they did not, with the exception of a rough version of the last Psalm, find a single scrap of paper that related to his biblical pursuits. This was signified to Lord Petre, with a recommendation, that further searches and further inquiries should be made by some person possessed of greater leisure. These were made; but they were equally unsuccessful. All this was the more surprising, as, from the Doctor's declarations to his friends, and from other circumstances, there was great reason to suppose that he had made considerable progress in the continuation of his work; or, at least, had collected ample materials for it. Probably, in the view of his ap proaching dissolution, he had committed them to the flames. On the receipt of this report, it was thought proper, that the public should be made acquainted with the result of the investigation, by a preface to the Doctor's translation of the Psalms. Such a preface was accordingly written. It was signed by Doctor Disney, and by the present writer; and prefixed to that work. "A learned and interesting life of the Doctor has been written by Mr. Mason Good. It has been mentioned, that the Doctor was, by his own desire, buried at Paddington. It was by his own desire also, that the following inscription was written on the stone raised at the head of his grave: "Reverend Alexander Geddes, LL. D. Christian is my name, surname. and Catholic my Anecdote of Dr. S. Clarke and Dr. "In his work, The Scripture Doctrine of the Trinity, he propounded his system with great clearness, and supported it with considerable strength and subtilty of argument. He met a powerful opPonent in Doctor Hawarden. By the desire of Queen Caroline, the consort of George the Second, a conference was held by them in the presence of her majesty; of Mrs. Middleton, a Catholic lady, much in the confidence of the queen; and of the celebrated Doctor Courayer. "When they met, Doctor Clarke, at some length, in very guarded terms, and with great apparent perspicuity, exposed his system. After he had finished, a pause of some length ensued. Doctor Hawarden then said, that he had lis tened with the greatest attention to what had been said by Doctor Clarke;' that he believed, he apprehended rightly the whole of his system;-that the only reply which he should make to it was, asking a single question; that, if the question were thought to contain any ambiguity, he wished it to be cleared of this before any answer to it was returned; but desired, that when the answer should be given it should be expressed either by the affirmative or negative monosyllable.' To this proposition Dr. Clarke assented. Then, said Doctor Hawarden, I ask ;-Can God the Father annihilate the Son, and the Holy Ghost?-answer me yes, or no.' Doctor Clarke continued for some time in deep thought, and then said, It was a question which he had never considered.'Here the conference ended. "A searching question it certainly was; and the reader will readily perceive its bearings. If Doctor Clarke answered, If he yes,' he admitted the Son and the Holy Ghost to be mere creatures. answered, no,' he admitted them to be absolute Gods. The writer of these pages has frequently heard the conference thus related, particularly by the late Mr. Alban Butler, and by Mr. Winstanley, the professor of philosophy at the English College at Douay."-II. pp. 309, 310. Instance of Dr. Thomas Hussey, the Catholic Bishop of Waterford's Eloquence. "His eloqence in the pulpit was really great; but it rather subdued than satisfied reason. The writer of these pages was present at a sermon which he preached, on the small number of the elect. Copying Massillon, he asked, Whether if the arch of heaven were to open, and the Son of Man, bursting from the mercy in which he is now enveloped, should stand in that chapel, and judge his hearers, it were quite certain that three, or even two-nay, trembling for myself, as well as for you! is it quite will certain that even one of us!'-exclaimed II. The Life of William Lord Russell; III. Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley Lady Russell, by the Editor of Madame Du Deffand's Letters, followed by a Series of Letters from Lady Russell to her Husband, &c. 8vo. Longman and Co. 1819. a These are valuable works. Lord Russell was a pure patriot, and an ever-to-be-honoured martyr to English liberty; and Lady Russell was woman of eminent wisdom, of enlightened piety, and of unparalleled conjugal devotion. The study of these high characters would have a happy influence upon our youth, who are in danger of being perverted from the true English character by Scottish Toryism in the shape of novels, by French and Italian dissoluteness in the bewitching form of poetical tales, and by German sentimental metaphysics in the guise of sonnets and other metrical effusions. Lord John Russell might have been pardoned for displaying more enthusiasm than we find in the life of his illustrious ancestor. His work is somewhat tame. Every where, however, it breathes the spirit of constitutional freedom. Little of novelty has been gleaned on the history of Russell from the Bedford and Devonshire papers. praise for his arguments in refutation The biographer is most entitled to of the charge against Russell and Sydney of receiving money from France. The Protestant Dissenter will be gratified to see the connexion which the interests of his denomination have always had, by Lord John Russell's shewing, with the liberties of England. The Life of Lady Russell is a fine piece of biography. The writer appears from the Dedication to be a female, who is in the decline of life. We know not her name; but there are not many female names which could be attached, with any plausibility, to such a composition. 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Modern Infidelity Portrayed. A Sermon, at Artillery Street Meeting-House, Bishopsgate Street, Nov. 14, 1819. By T. S. Brittan. 8vo. POETRY. Where'er the foot of man hath trod, In midnight solitude, his ear From Him we came, to Him we tend; HYMN. Infinite greatness of God. Could I mount on Seraph's wing To Thy throne of heavenly light: Could I like archangels bring, Holiest offerings, pure and bright : Could I songs of Cherubs sing, Veil'd before Thy dazzling sight I might lift my eye to Thee, Thought-absorbing Deity. A. The offerings to Thy throne which rise, No tribute-but the vow sincere ;- My offerings will indeed be blest, O may that spirit warm my heart A. OBITUARY. R. F. to any other subject; to none, at least, not out of favour with the Court. EDWARD, Duke of KENT and STRATHERN, fourth son of George III. was born on the 2nd of November, 1767. At 18 years of age, he was sent to Germany, and resided successively at Luneburgh and Hanover, until he had almost completed his 20th year. He then passed two years at Geneva. His next removal was to Gibraltar, with his regiment. He was afterwards in North America and the West Indies, and again at Gibraltar, of which he was appointed Governor. His bravery as a soldier has been much extolled; but he was a rigid disciplinarian, and on that account unpopular in the army. AGAIN has Death visited our palaces. rigour which would not have been shewn We have the painful task, this month, of recording the decease of His Royal Highness, the Duke of KENT, who expired at Sidmouth, after an illness which but lately assumed a threatening appear ance, on Sunday the 23rd instant. This event has produced a deep impression on the People, of whom the departed Prince ever gloried in representing himself as one. Our public charities have lost in him a Benefactor and Patron. His name is in the mouths of all the children in the Schools for the Poor of all Denominations, which, after the example of His Royal Father, he took a manifest pride in encouraging. He was also the warm friend of religious liberty; and the Roman Catholic, the Protestant Dissenter and the Jew could always reckon, in their schemes for the security of their freedom or the extension of their privileges, upon his countenance, and upon his vote as a peer of the realm. The Duke's usefulness was much impeded, and we fear his happiness diminished, by the embarrassed state of his affairs, of which a painful exposure was lately made. Having read the official statement, we are of opinion that His Royal Highness was scarcely blameable, and that he was treated through successive administrations with a neglect and a His Royal Highness married at Coburg, May 29, 1818, her Serene Highness VICTORIA MARIA LOUISA, youngest daughter of the late reigning prince of Saxe Coburg, widow of his late Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, and sister of his Royal Highness, Leopold, Prince of Saxe Coburg, the surviving husband of the lamented Princess Charlotte. The only issue of this marriage was a daughter, named ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA, who was born at Kensington Palace, May 24, 1819. 1819. December 4, at Woolwich, Mr. JOHN RAILTON, in the 49th year of his age, leaving a wife and eight children to lament the loss of him. A fortnight before the termination of his valuable life he was in good health, and, with the sprightliness of disposition natural to him, enjoyed the pleasures of social intercourse with his affectionate family. So true it is, that in the midst of life we are in death; that, when in our full strength and all the vigour of our powers, and surrounded by earthly enjoyments, we are liable to be cut down like a flower. Possessing a sound understanding, he had by steady and persevering exertions attained respectability. For more than twenty years his religious principles had been firmly established. He was fully convinced of the truth of the Unitarian doctrine, and a fearless professor of it. Though he knew of no other Unitarians in Woolwich, feeling the value of what he believed, he was anxious for the establishment of an Unitarian place of worship there; and above a year before his death was instrumental, in connexion with the Unitarian Fund Committee, in procuring a small chapel for Unitarian worship, in which he assisted in conducting the service when a minister could not be obtained. The opening of this place of worship excited much opposition among the reputed orthodox, many of whom loaded the Unitarians with the bitterest reproaches. This led him sometimes to say, "Thanks be to God! we live in a country where they have not the supreme command, otherwise we might fall victims to their vindictive and intolerant spirit." His leisure time was principally employed in reading the Scriptures and other religious books, and in instructing his family, whom he endeavoured to lead to habits of piety, integrity, sobriety and prudence. In this course he looked to God for the enjoyments of this life and of the life to come. He gave pleasing proofs that the religion of Jesus affected his heart and influenced his mind; that he regarded it as the only safeguard of man. Had he been spared, there is reason to believe his usefulness as a Christian would have increased. The unity and infinite benevolence of God were to him a rich source of consolation: he said, they preserved him from perplexity in religious worship, and from the dread of futurity. The gospel he regarded as the most invaluable of the Divine gifts. With such views, and influenced by such principles, we may cherish the hope that he was habitually prepared to meet his God. In society he shewed frankness of manner, liberality of sentiment, and undeviating integrity. Dignified without pride, and cheerful without levity, in his intercourse with the world, he did not lose sight of the character he had to support, and the duties he had to fulfil as a Christian. He would discuss subjects with entire freedom, without any tincture of acrimony. Those who shared his friendship saw that his religion was no less that of the heart than of the head. Among his other pursuits he had studied the English consti- tution, and none could more warmly admire its excellence. He abhorred tyranny of every kind, arbitrary sway, and the extravagances of democratic fanaticism. His loss will be long severely felt, and his memory long cherished with affection by his mourning widow and offspring. They will never forget the lessons he taught them both by precept and example. His warning was short: in his last moments he discovered no terror, and almost imperceptibly breathed his last. On Saturday, December 11th, his remains were deposited in the silent tomb. Woolwich. T. R. Dec. 6, DAVID JENNINGS, Esq., of Fenchurch Street and of Hawkherst, in the county of Kent, grandson of Dr. Jennings, a respectable Dissenting minister, and grand-nephew of Dr. Lardner. Mr. Jennings was Chairman of the Land and Assessed Taxes for the City of London, and was a Special Commissioner under the late Property Tax. He was an active supporter of the principal Dissenting Institutions; and on account of his zeal and his dexterity in managing public business, was usually put into the chair at committees. He published in 1792, "Hawkherst; a Sketch of its History and Antiquities." 4to. He put up a monument to Dr. Lardner in Hawkherst Church, for the inscription on which, see Mon. Repos. III. 364. In the same Volume, p. 487, is a record, less honourable to Mr. Jennings's name, of his attempt to prevent Dr. Kippis, from being the biographer of Lardner. 1820. Jan. 10, in the 56th year of her age, Mrs. EGELSOME, of Golden Place, Oxford Road, Manchester. It will be difficult, in endeavouring to embalm the memory of this most excellent woman, to use terms at once appropriate and equal to her merits, without incurring the charge of partiality from those who were strangers to her worth. It has fallen to the lot of few to experience the fluctuations of fortune, and the sorrows of domestic privation which she sustained, and to none who, under every reverse and check of hope, could have continued the unabated exertion, the renewed efforts, which her resolution evinced. She was the great granddaughter of Robert Dukinfield, Esq., the father of |