kitchen was set up that excellent admoni- to his friend Sir W. Staines the character of tion," waste not, want not;" which a truly religious man; we take pleasure Miss Edgeworth has taken as a motto to in quoting the following from the funean interesting story in her "Parent's ral sermon preached on occasion of his Assistant." death.

"He was a sincere, I may say a devout christian; and I believe, never neglected the duty of worship, public or private. He seems early to have im

much upon religion and thought for himself. The goodness of Providence was with him a favourite topic, and he entertained the most enlarged notions upon the subject. Hence he attributed every success in life to the Divine Providence, and his expressions of gratitude to that good Being who gave him all things richly to enjoy,' were both fervent and frequent. Yet his religion was not of a morose and austere character. His temper was social, and he entered with ease and pleasantry into scenes of innocent and temperate conviviality. His cheerfulness rendered him an agreeable companion, and conciliated a numerous circle of private friends. But if there was a feature particularly conspicuous in his character, it was his charity and active beneficence."

Sept. 11, at Clapham, Surry, aged 76, SIR WILLIAM STAINES, knight and alderman. He was born in 1731, in the Borough of Southwark, where his father was a stone-mason. At an bibed serious opinions. He thought 'early age he made a voyage as a common sailor to Portugal; was taken prisoner on his return and carried into France, remained there six months, and was so altered by the hardships he endured that, on his return, his mother did not know him. He next put himself apprentice, and at length became a journeyman stone-mason, at the same time keeping a chandler's shop in Philip Lane, near London Wall, when after working hours he would carry out coals to his customers. He soon became a little master in stone-masonry, and at length about the year 1760, was recommended to the appointment of repairing Bow Steeple. He also raised a scaffold round St. Bride's then considered a very difficult undertaking. He afterwards became stone-mason to the city and contracted for paving several streets with the Sept. 12, at Doncaster, aged 76, EDthen newly introduced Scotch pavement. WARD MILLER, Mus. D. His first In 1793, Mr. Staines became Alder- attempt as an author was a pamphlet enman of London, Sheriff in 1796, and titled, "The Tears of Yorkshire, on Lord Mayor in 1801. To the first of the Death of the most noble, the Marthese honours he attained by the impres- quis of Rockingham," who was his patron. sion which his charitable and truly ex-As a proof," says Dr. M. " how much cellent character had made in his imme- this great and good man was beloved, diate neighbourhood. He fulfilled his 600 copies of this literary trifle were public duties with so much punctuality sold in the course of a few hours, on as to make amends for his want of early the day of his interment in York Mineducation, and to secure him great respect. ster." Dr. M.'s Psalms of David for As he advanced from the condition of the Church of England and other works the poor, he did not, as is too often the composed expressly for the Dissenters and case, endeavour to forget them. Besides Methodi ts were very popular. He had numerous private charities, he founded been 50 years organist of Doncaster; of during his life alms-houses in his parish which town and its vicinityhe published in of Cripplegate, and at his quarries in 1805 the "History and Antiquities," 4to. Yorkshire. Nor did he fail peculiarly. Dr. M. was one of the very few surviv to regard those who had befriended him ers who performed in the Oratorios of in his low estate. We knew a gentle Handel under his personal direction. man who used to bestow upon him his cast-off clothes when a poor journeyman, and whom he had the satisfaction to entertain with great courtesy at the Mansion-House, during his mayoralty.

As the source whence this excellence dowed, the Rev. Dr. Gregory attributes

September 14. At his seat at Rainham, Norfolk, aged 83, the MARQUIS OF TOWNSHEND. He was born in 1724, had George I. for his godfather, and early embracing a military life, he served under George II. in the battle of Dettingen, in 1743. He was also in the

Miss Newton-Mr. J. Wilson. Mr. T. Haggerty.-R. Darson, Esq. M.P. Mr. S. Barton-Mr, J. Lack.-Capt. J. Macdonnell.

battles of Fontenoy, Culloden, and La feldt. He was with Wolfe at Quebec, of which place he took possession as commander in chief, on the death of that lamented general. In 1764, Lord T. was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland, where he so conciliated the affections of the natives, that his birth-day has been from that period annually celebrated in Dublin. He was twice married, and has left eight children, besides the Earl of Leicester, who succeeds him. "In his private character he was lively, unaffected, and convivial. He possessed an acute mind, and enlivened his conversation with that original pleasantry which was so visible in the works of his pencil, when he chose to display it. In the earlier part of his life, he frequently indulged its humours, and was an admirable caricaturist even at the time when Hogarth flourished. No one enjoyed life more than the Marquis Townshend. He suffered indeed some heavy afllictions, but he bore them with resignation; and closed a life, protracted beyond the common date of man, with the general respect and estimation of his country."

September 14th. At Bristol, of a consumption, Miss NEWTON, niece, and only surviving relative of Chatter top. For her benefit an edition of his works was lately published by subscrip

tion.

At Maryport, Cumberland, Mr. JOHN WILSON, shoemaker, a man who, considering his occupation, was possessed of extraordinary accomplishments. He was well skilled in mathemarics, astronomy, and optics He also excelled in mechanics, so as to make, with great exactness, various philosophical instruments. All this knowledge was self-acquired, with httle or no in terruption of his business. He has often said, that he generally worked at his trade, fourteen or fifteen hours per day, while he was gaining the greatest part of his information. He was a diffident man,and consequently little known as a man of genius.

At Moy, county of Clare. Ireland, Mr. THOMAS HAGGERTY farmer. He completed his 10th year on the 20th July last, and was never seriously i.disposed til a week previous to his

dissolution. He possessed all his faculties in great vigour to the last.

In Dublin, RICHARD DAWSON, Esq. M. F. for the county of Monaghan. He had a seat in the Irish parliament, and had been returned to all the Imperial parliaments since the Union, of which he was a determined opposer. As a se nator, he was an independent assertor of every measure which he conceived would promote the national interest, and was a uniform advocate for catholic emancipation, as the only medicine which could heal all the disorders of his native land.

October 6th, at Mill Bank, Norbury, in the parish of Stockport, Cheshire, Mr. SAMUEL BARTON, aged 76 years. It may truly be said of him, that he was uniformly pious, benevolent, and just. He was a sincere Christian, a kind husband, and an affectionate father of thirteen children, who grew up to man's estate, twelve of whom are now living with a widow to lament his loss. He was adissenter, from principle, and buried in the chapel yard of the dissenting chapel of Dean Row, near

Wimslow.

S. B.

October 10th. At Hackney, aged 105, Mr. JAMES LACK. He had served as a private soldier in the German wars under George I. and II. attended General Wolfe in his last moments at the siege of Quebec, and had been in 15 engagements and 25 skirmishes, and never received a wound. He flattered himself, some weeks previous to his dissolution, that he should live to the age of old Parr.

October 17th, at Berwick, aged 85, Captain JOHN MACDONNELL, many years commandant of the late Invalid Corps of that garrison. He was the last survivor of the companions of General Wolfe, at the siege of Quebec, and was the officer who rescued the French commander in chief, Montcalm, when sinking under his wounds, (of which he afterwards died) from the fury of an enraged soldiery, roused to madness by the death of their beloved general. By the papers which he seCured in the French general's port folio, he rendered to his country an obligation of great national importance. No officer of his rank was ever more honoured

with the friendship of all classes of soeiety, more esteemed for the urbanity of his manners, or more universally beloved

or regretted. It is remarkable, that three military associates of Wolfe, at Quebec, occur in the present Obituary,

INTELLIGENCE.

UNITARIAN FUND.-The Annu

The following gentlemen were chosen

Treasurer.
John Christie, Esq.
Secretary.

Rev. Robert Aspland,
Committee.

Ebenezer Johnston, Esq,
Mr. David Eaton.
Mr. John Sowerby.

Mr. Thomas Freeman.
Joseph Holden, Esq.
James Young, Esq.
John Towill Rutt, Esq.
Auditors.

al Meeting of this Society was holden into office for the ensuing year :-
on Wednesday the 21st inst. in London.
The religious services were carried on
at Parliament Court, Artillery Lane.
The Rev. R. Wright began, and the
Rev. W. Vidler concluded, with prayer.
The Rev. R. Aspland preached from
Rom. x.6-15, endeavouring to shew
from this passage that the principles on
which the Unitarian Fund is founded are
precisely those on which our Lord and
his apostles rested their justification, as
the propagators of a new scheme of
doctrines. With the conclusion of the
discourse were interwoven some extracts
from the writings of the most celebrated
and respectable Unitarians, deceased and
living, tending to shew that the promo-
tion of Unitarianism among the PEOPLE,
is the natural result of all their labours,
and anticipating and (virtually) repelling
objections to the Unitarian Fund. The
day was unfavourable, but the congre-
gation was respectable, and the collec-
on at the doors very liberal.

Immediately after the service, the Society formed itself for business. J. T. Rutt, Esq. was voted into the chair. This gentleman read (with a view to relieve the Secretary) the Report of the committee. The congregation had been invited to stay whilst it was read. The reading of it occupied about an hour. It was highly encouraging, and was approved and received by the society, and the substance of it ordered to be printed, with such alterations and corrections as the committee should judge proper.

Mr. G. M. Davidson.

Rev. Thomas Rees.

On the motion of the Secretary, an alteration was made in the rules of the society, as far as related to the general meetings. Hereafter there will be but one general meeting in a year; and that will be holden invariably on the WEDNESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK, when the sermon will be preached, all the business will be transacted, and the society will as usual dine together, A general offer having been handsomely made to the committee, by the trustees of Parliament Court Chapel, of the free use of that place of worship on any occasion, it his highly probable that the annual meeting will be holden there in future.

Several new Subscribers gave in their names to the treasurer.

THE DINNER, which was, as last year, on an economical plan, was at the King's Head Tavern, Poultry.One hundred persons sat down to it.Ebenezer Johnston, Esq. was in the chair; William Frend Esq. was assistant chairman at a second table. We observed many gentlemen from the coun try in the room. The following ministers were present: the Rev. Messrs. Aspland, Bennet, Ellis, (of Guildford,) Brown, (of Southwark,) Eaton, Evans, Gisburne, (of Soham, Cambridgeshire,) Holt, Jones, (of Trowbridge, Marsom, Nightingale, Rees, Rudd, of Bury St.Ed. munds, Simpson, (of Hackney,) Vidler, 4 D

A motion was made and unanimously carried that Mr. Aspland should be requested to print the sermon delivered before the society; but we understood him to decline this honour, on two grounds; 1, the annual publication of the Report, made the printing of sermons unnecessary and, 2, it was necessary to prevent the publishing of the sermons from growing into a precedent, and no opportunity would be so favourable for doing this, as the present. VOL. II.

The chair

Wright, &c. The sentiments and not only was no discordance, but also the most perfect harmony. man and the gentlemen of the committee contributed materially to the pleasure of the day.

The friends and managers of the Fund considered the scene at this second public dinner, as deci ive of the public opinion with regard to it: and they p.onounced (in the language of one of the speakers) that it had passed its ordeal.

This account is purposely moderated. Every one of the company will bear witness that the relation falls short of, rather than exceeds, the real fact.

E. & S.

N. B. Care will be taken, to give our brethren, in the country, early notice of the next Annual Meeting, at Whitsuntide, 1808.

Rev.

healths given from the chair, were all appropriate and pertinently introduced. A few of them deserve to be recorded: 1. The cause of Religious Liberty, and Free Inquiry all over the world. 2 (as depending on the former,) The Unitarian Fund. 3. The venerable Theophilus Lindsey. Upon this revered name being announced from the chair, Mr. W. Frend rose, and, in an impressive speech, traced the history and described the character of Mr. Lindsey. His observations made a deep impres sion upon the company. 4. The memory of Dr. Priestley. Some anecdotes and remarks were brought forward in connexion with Dr. Priestley's name. 5. Our Workmen, and their Work." This sentiment being introduced by the Chairman, was explained by Mr. Chris- On Wednesday Sept. 30, 1807, the tie to come from Mr. Lindsey, on a late ORDINATION of MR. SEAWARD, took occasion, in reference to the new Ver- place among the Protestant Dissenters sion of the New Testament.-The Mis- of the Presbyterian denomination, assionaries here addressed the company; sembling for worship_in the Old-Meetand their speeches (viz. those of Messrs. ing house, POOLE, Dorset-hire. Wright, Lennet, &c.) were heard with Mr. Howell of Bere, commenced the heart-felt satisfaction. 6. Mr. Frend. service with reading the Scriptures, This health was given by Mr. Rev. Mr. Fawcett of Bridport, engaged Wright, with a handsome eulogium in prayer, Rev. Edmund But her of Sidupon Mr. Frend, the disinterested, mouth, stated the nature of a Christian zealous, and learned defender of Uni- Church, asked the u ual questions and tariani..m. The allusion to Mr. Frend's offered the ordination prayer. Rev. Thoearly sacrifices and exertions appeared mas Thomas of Wareham, gave the to affect that gentleman considerably; charge, Rev. T. Howe of Bidport, as it raised the admiration of the whole preached the sermon, and Rev. Joseph of the company. Some other senti- Cornish of Colyton, concluded. The ments and names were given by various persons, all bearing upon the object of the meeting and tending to promote it. Several gentlemen addressed the company, besides tho e already mentioned, and their addresses were uniformly interesting. Messrs. D. Jones (of Trow bridge) and J. Gisburne (of Soham) gave a particular account of the state of Unitarianism in their respective neighbourhoods. Mr. Rees made a most animating address on the subject of the etite of opinion in Wales:,as also on the subject of the Monthly Reposi ory, which was given as a sentiment. Other names and particulars our limits prevent us from stating.

We never witnessed (not excepting the meeting last year) such a truly plea sánt christian meeting. Though the company was so very numerous, there

whole service was conducted with su h superior judgment, ability, and seriousness, as to afford the highest gratincation to a very numerous audience.

The highly respectable characters that have composed this congregation for a series of years, have eminently di tinguished themselves as inflexible trends, of both civil and religious hberty; a disposition which still prevails. After the Rev. William Lamport left Poole for Lana ter upwards of sixteen mouths elapsed before Mr. S. arrived. During that period the service was regularly carried on by Mr. Elson, a young gen tleman of the congregation, who met with the hi hest approbation due to an enlightened mind, a sound judgment, and a heart icfluenced by every virtuous principle.

THE WILTSHIRE CONFERENCE the institution by our Saviour and his disciples in the upper chamber, as well as the manner in which it appears to have been generally observed by the primitive Cli istians.

OF GENERAL BAPTISTS.—This conference meets twice a year, viz. in the spring and fall. The spring meeting for this year was held at Wedmore in Somerset hire, on Easter Tuesday and Wednesday; and, considering the distance which the ministers and some of the hearers had to travel, was very respectably attended. Three discourses on given subjects were delivered, viz. on public avership—spiritual communion—and the rewards of the ebristian ministry. The fost subject was treated on Tuesday evening by Mr. Aldridge, of Lyndhurst; the second on Wednesday afternoon by Mr. Jores, of Trowbridge, and the third on the same everting by Mr. Smedley, of Downton. The morning part of Wednesday was, as usual, devoted to business, in transacting which much harmony prevailed, and the intelligence received from the different churches in the connexion was, upon the whole, pleasing. The conference closed with the celebration of the Lord's Supper, to witness which nearly the whole of a numerous company of heaters staid; and, from the r serious attention, there is reason to believe it will be a season long remembered.

N. B. Wedmore is one of the churches that are patronized by the Unitarian Fund, where the assistance of that Institution has been of very essential service; and it may be proper to remark, that when Mr Jones reported the determination of the committee of that fund to continue their aid, several of the menbers shed tears of joy.

From the reports delivered of the state of the different churches in the conrexion, it appeared that nearly all of them had had an increase since the last meeting, and that harmony and tranquillity generally prevailed; that though the society at Iwerne had hitherto been without meeting-house, yet it was pro perous, and from the promised exertions of a few well-wishers to the cause, it had reason to expect that its present disadvantage would soon be removed.

Among other resolutions passed, it was agreed to hold the next conference at Salisbury: the order of the subjects and preachers to be as follows; Rconciliation," Mr. Kingsford; " Improv mont of time,” Mr. Aldridge, and “Christian union," Mr. Jores.

BAPTIST MISSION IN INDIA.We look with considerable interest towards this Mis ion. Mr. Carey, who is at the head of it, is an extraordinary man, having raised himself by his inde fatigable industry from the situation of a mean artificer in an English village, to a post of literary eminence in Bengal He is Professor of the Shanscrit and Bergalee languages in the College at Calcutta. Mr. Marshman and the other missionaries appear to follow very closely the steps of Carey, and either are, or promise to be, learned in Oriental lan guages. Their plan of converting the Heathens by putting the Scriptures into their hands in their own vernacular tongue is truly commendable; and though they inculcate the mi-Pagan notions of a Plurality of Persons in the Godhead, of an Incarnation of Deity, of Divine Wrath satisfied by Vicarious Sufferings, and the like, yet in translating the Bible they are doing a certain good, and supplying their converts with the means, which will not, we trust, be always neglected, of becoming more enlightened than themselves. We are not

The autumnal meeting was held at Iwerne, in Dorsetshire, on the two last days of September, and was conducted nearly in the same manner as that at Wedmore. The given subjects for the three di courses were "Faith"-"Resigration" and "The willingness of God to receive penitent sinners." Mr. Jones treated the first subject on Tues day evening; Mr. Smedley, the second on Wednesday afternoon, aud, in lieu of Mr Kingsford, of Portsea, Mr. Aldridge undertook the third the same evening. Then followed, as on former occasions, the celebration of the Lord's Supper, which, from its being done in a private An account of this mecting was house and at a late hour, naturally sent up sometime ago, but happened brought to mind the commencement of unfortunately to be lost.

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