Nov. 27, at Glasgow, Mr. WILLIAM FRIEND DURANT, aged 19, the only son of the Rev. Thomas Durant, of Poole, in Dorsetshire. Universally esteemed and beloved, his death is deeply felt and regretted. The extraordinary powers of his highly-cultivated intellect, and the refined dispositions of his heart, both under the operative influence of the noblest principles, never failed to recommend him to the well-earned admiration and affectionate regard of all who enjoyed the privilege of his acquaintance. He had for the fourth time repaired to the university, in order this session to conclude his studies; but, alas! a premature death has put an end to a career which, however promising, was but just begun. The eulogies publicly passed on him since the mournful event by the professors of the several classes in which he had in preceding years distinguished himself by the brilliancy of his genius and the fruits of his industry, sufficiently exhibit the light in which he was held by them. The students of the Natural-Philosophy Class expressed their respect for the memory of their deeply-lamented friend and fellow-student in an address of condolence which they unanimously voted to his bereaved and agonized parent. Mr. W. F. Durant was intended for the English bar, and by his death, in the words of one of his professors," not only the college has lost one of its brightest ornaments, but the nation, and even the world, may be said to have sustained a very considerable loss."

Dec. 1, at Ossington, in Nottinghamshire, in his 80th year, the Rev. JOHN CHARLESWORTH, M. A., and late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

5, at Brighton, in his 66th year, JAMES PERRY, Esq., proprietor of the Morning Chronicle, much respected as a political journalist. He supported with ability and dignity the principles of the Foxite Whigs during the stormy period of the French Revolution, and contributed as much as any man of his times to uphold the cause of civil and religious liberty.

Mr. Mylne.

Dec. 5, at Woodbridge, LAURA, the youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas GILES, much lamented.

-6, at his father's house at Islington, after only four days' illness, the Rev. CALEB ÉVANS. The Rev. James Gilchrist delivered a pathetic address at the interment, which took place at Worship Street on the succeeding Wednesday. At the same place, on Sunday, Dec. 16, Mr. David Eaton preached the funeral sermon to a very crowded and respectable audience, from Psalm xxxix. 5: " Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee;" in which, after judiciously expatiating on the vanity and brevity of life, and the glorious hopes and consolations afforded by the gospel, the preacher thus characterized the lamented deceased:

"It now remains for me to say something of the character of the excellent young minister whose premature decease we now honour and deplore. The Rev. Caleb Evans was born in 1801; so that at his death he had not attained the age of 21 years. He was the third son of the Rev. Dr. Evans, who has been the respected minister of this Christian society for upwards of 30 years; your esteem for whom, both as a minister and a friend, is so well known, that it would be impertinent in me to attempt any eulogy on his character. Our deceased friend was instructed under the affectionate care of his father until it was deemed proper to send him to Edinburgh to finish his education, where he attended the College for two years. On his return, he became a principal assistant in the respectable seminary at Islington, which his worthy father has successfully conducted for upwards of 20 years, in connexion with which occupation, after much serious inquiry and deliberation, the ministry of the gospel was the profession to which he devoted himself. With what ardour, satisfaction and success he began his public services in this place, you, who witnessed them, need not to be told.

"The melancholy fact, however, is worthy of observation, that this very day twelve months he preached his first sermon, on the Parable of the Sower, in this pulpit, when he evinced, for one so young, so much under

standing, and displayed talents so well adapted for public usefulness, as excited the highest expectations of his family and friends. Alas! little did they think on that hopeful occasion that the revolution of one short year would terminate his labours and his life, and summon them to follow him to the tomb! How awful the event! How solemn the thought! A young man of strong and cultivated mind,of pious and religious habits and disposition, just entering upon public life, full of health and zeal and high expectation, that a long and successful career lay before him of ministerial labours and of Christian exertion and duty; when suddenly his gilded prospects were closed, his fond and ardent anticipations were blighted, and he is gone! like the early floweret of the spring, unfolding its blossoms to a bright but unsettled sky, when a rude and chilling blast suddenly destroys its vigour, and lays its sweetness in the dust.

"As a proof, if any were wanting, of the powers of mind and of the very respectable talents of our departed friend, we ought to mention, that he frequently officiated with great accept ance in the most respectable and intelligent congregations in the Metropolis and its neighbourhood. But the denomination of Christians with which he connected himself was the General Baptist a denomination which, however liberal their sentiments, and whatever great names they could formerly boast of, is certainly in the present day neither distinguish ed for popularity nor numbers. Considerations like these, however, had no influence upon his pure and disinterested mind. He was aware of the sacred obligation which he was under to follow the dictates of integrity and of his conscience; hence he was devoted to the love of truth and of free inquiry. He cherished a laudable and sturdy independence of thinking and acting for himself-a disposition which, in religious inquiries, and in a young mind, cannot be too much praised. No sentiment or doctrine, therefore, which did not approve itself to the clear and honest conviction of his mind, received his sanction. But while he maintained a scrupulous independence of thinking and inquiry on one hand, he was equally cautious and

candid on the other. He freely confessed that on some disputed points, and on some highly interesting subjects, he could not make up his mind, and waited before he did so for greater light and evidence. In corroboration of this statement, we shall mention, that only six or seven weeks ago he was, along with his elder brother, publicly baptized in this chapel by immersion. But before he submitted to this rite, he not only read the most able modern writers on both sides of the question, but also consulted the writings of the fathers, before he decided that to us Christians there is now, as at the first, but One Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism.' In a manuscript which he has left, and in which he details the conclusions at which he had arrived in this inquiry, and his reasons for determining to submit to the rite, he observes, I however shall consider that I leave a duty undischarged if I do not give the subject a more extensive examination when my opportunities become enlarged. This memorandum will be a bond upon my conscience. The pious mind humbly submits and adores God in the inscrutable ways of his providence, trusting that whatever he does, he does for good.

"What greatly heightens our regret at the loss of our lamented friend, is, that in the midst of firm health and good spirits, he lost his life apparently by the most trifling accident. But a letter (dated the day following his decease) which I will read to you details the particulars of it. I received it from his brother John, whose truly brotherly, affectionate exertions on this very painful occasion, as well, indeed, as those of all his family, with whom he lived in the greatest love and harmony, are deserving of the greatest praise:

"My dear brother complained first of illness on Saturday evening, and his disorder appeared to those about him dangerous on Monday. Pain in his bowels was the complaint. He himself refrained from expressing any thing like a feeling of danger, evidently from a fear of alarming us, but his manner convinced us that he did not anticipate a recovery. Dr. Southwood Smith, for whom he entertained the most sincere regard, was with us all Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and we can never forget his attention. The

rable fortune, but indulged in the enjoyment of a very middling portion of it. In his late protracted illness, he scarcely allowed himself the necessaries of life. Mr. P. has endowed three schools in Whitehaven, Kendal and

Lancaster, each with £2000 five-per cents, navy annuities. He has also left £1000 to support a Soup Kitchen in Whitehaven.

IT has long been anxiously desired, and earnest wishes have been repeat edly expressed at the Anniversary Meetings of this Society, that a correspondence could be opened with the Unitarians of Transylvania, the descendants of that illustrious band which stood so boldly forward, in the cause of scriptural truth, at the period of the Reformation, and to the laborious and judicious writings of whose leaders pure Christianity is so largely indebted. Their numbers have been estimated, by a recent traveller, at upwards of 30,000. Your Committee have reason to believe that their opinions have generally varied from the Socinian Confession, which is the charter of the toleration they enjoy, towards those of the great majority of the Unitarians of this country, from which they now differ little, if at all.* With the Reformed Jews of Hamburgh and Berlin, and with the Mennonite Churches of Holland, some communication is also desirable, and perhaps with the Unitarians of Geneva. Some very interesting remarks on the present state of religion in Geneva, by a correspondent of one of the members of your Committee, have . just been received, and will be forwarded to the Editor of the Monthly Repository for insertion in that Journal. (Designed for the next Number.)

They shew, we fear, that the corrupting influence of the possession of power has not altogether spared those who hold even Unitarian opinions; at the same time, the admission and transla tion of Unitarian publications from this country, makes us hope that a better spirit may arise. Among the Protestants of France, and especially in the southern provinces, Unitarianism is making a silent and gradual progress. A disposition towards theological inquiry is also shewing itself even in Italy and Spain. In order to do something towards realizing the wishes so frequently expressed, when there was less opportunity for acting upon them, and to profiting by these encouraging circumstances, your Committee have, as a preliminary measure, caused a brief account of the opinions. history and institutions of the Unitarians of England to be drawn up, which is already printed in Latin, and arrangements made for forwarding it to the professors and students of the College at Clausenburg, as well as to the members of other learned bodies on the continent. It is also desirable that it should be immediately translated into French, and afterwards, as the finances of the institution will allow, or as the aid of other societies may be obtained, into Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, &c., for distribution in those countries as opportunity may offer; and while we trust it may be useful in leading some to an investigation of the Scriptures, we are not without hopes that it may reach many persons already holding sentiments similar to our own, bring them into correspondence with this Society, and make them important agents for the promotion of its views.

The Theological Library at Clausenburg is said to be miserably defective, and the finances of the insti