fon, linen-draper, formerly a mafter mariner in the Oporto trade.-Mr. J. Falcus, butcher. -Mrs. Hindmarsh, wife of Mr. Hindmarth, plane-maker-Aged 17, C. Selby, efq. of Earl, Northumberland-In her 34th year, Mrs. If. Sopwith, wife of Mr. J. Sopwith, cabinet-maker.-Aged 31, Mr. James Bryan, trumpeter in the fifth regiment of dragoon guards. He had been twenty-one years in the regiment.-Mrs. Bell, wife of Mr. Bell, land furveyor.-Aged 19, Mr. G. Weir, fon of Mr. T. Weir, grocer.

At Durham, Mrs. Henderfon, wife of Mr. R Henderson, mafter-taylor.-Aged 58, Mr. J. Simpfon, mason.

At Sunderland, aged 64, Mrs. A. Booth, wife of Mr. J. Booth, fhip-owner.-In the prime of life, Mr. J. Nicholfon, butcher. Aged 87, Mrs. E. Tate, widow.-Aged 66, Mr. J Rowell, baker.

Aged 83, Adam Scott, M. D. phyfician to the Difpenfary: a gentleman univerfally lamented for his diligence in his profeffion, and more particularly for his active, zealous humanity, in giving daily advice to the poor,

&c.

After the celebration of the funeral obfequies, it was unanimoufly agreed by a number of medical gentlemen prefent, to wear mourning for eight days, as a mark of unfeigned respect for the Doctor's memory. Mrs. Hewitt, widow.-Aged 83, Mr. T. Longitaffe, fen.-Aged 88, Mrs. Todd, widow.

At North Shields, Mrs. C. Robfon, of the Dock Houfe.

At Berwick-upon-Tweed, Mrs. Atchifon, wife of Mr. Atchifon, corn-merchant.Aged forty-two, Mr. J. Alexander, painter.-Mr. Knox, watch-maker.-Aged thirty-feven, Mr. M. Brydone, brother to the celebrated author of a Tour through Sicily, Malta, &c.-Mrs. Ford, a maiden lady.

At Hexham, aged 77, Mr. R. Vafie.Aged 74, Mrs. E. Midford.

At Bishop Wearmouth, Mr. R. Murdoch, joiner Mr. T. Smetham.-Aged 35, Mrs. Hewitt, widow.

At Morpeth, aged 74, T. Harle, efq. formerly pottmafter.-Mr. T. Bowman, landfurveyor.-In his 71ft year, the Rev. G. Smalridge, 42 years rector of Bothall, in Northumberland. Mrs. Bowman, wife of Mr. Bowman, ftaymaker-Aged 74, Mrs. Milburne, of the Whalebone inn.—Mifs J. Bolam.

At Renton Bridge, in his 58th year, Mr. T. Fatherley, agent to Mr. Lewis Leg, common brewer.

At Heighington, near Darlington, Mr. T. Lee, formerly a woollen draper.

At Stockdale Wath, Mr. T. Rumney. At Corke, in Ireland, Mrs. Barnes, for merly of Newcastle.

At Legertwood, Mrs. Brodie.-Mr. W. Lawfon, of Heaton, near Newcastle.

At Chester-le-street, aged 77, Lieut. Bell, fenior lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

At Shincliffe, near Durham, aged 74, Mr. T. White.

At Cowper, Northumberland, in his 99th year, M. Sydney, efq. This gentleman had been for many years greatly afflicted with the gravel, and, of late, voided a number of ftones, averaging from eight to ten in a day, fome larger than a pea; yet, what is a very fingular circumftance, without the least pain. When he had reached his 70th year, his thirst for childish paftimes became fo ftrong, that he ufed regularly to attend a dancing fchool, where he commonly appeared highly gratified with the fprightly exertions of his juvenile affociates. About two years ago, a fifter, who refides in London, paying him a vifit, Mr. Sydney allowed her milk and lodging, but he was under the neceffity of providing herfelf with bread, meat, and other neceffaries When he fent away any money to his banker's in Newcastle, three trufty fervants were dispatched for this purpose, well mounted and armed with pistols, the principal man riding in the middle with the cafh, and the other two keeping at proper diftances in the van and rear, &c. But fetting atide these and many other eccentricities of this gentleman, he was generally confidered as truly upright in his dealings, and was highly refpected as a humane landlord, &c.

On the 29th of July laft, by the unfortu nate blowing up of the fhip Caledonia, in the West Indies, Mr. C. Heron, fon of the late Ralph Heron, efq. of Newcastle.

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND.

The patients admitted last year on the books of the Kendal Difpenfary were 965 in number, of whom 160 were afflicted with the influenza, of which diforder ten of the patients died.

In the course of last year, there were, in the parish of Workington, 202 baptifms, 208 burials, and 62 marriages. Within the fame period, in the parish of Harrington, there were 56 baptifms, 43 burials, and II marriages.

Great and well-founded complaints have been lately made relative to the very ruinous ftate of the county bridge over the water, called the Keetle, on the road to Wath. The late froft, heavy rains, &c. have fo materially injured the fame, as to render it extremely: dangerous for any perfon to attempt to pass it.

Some workmen who were lately employed in digging a foundation in Sewel's-lane, in Scotch-ftreet, city of Carlile, difcovered, just time enough to prevent a fatal accident to themfelves, a well, which, upon further invefigation by the plumb line, proved to be twenty-feven feet deep, of which space about twenty-four feet were filled with water. On

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draining the faid well, feveral valuable remains of Roman antiquities were taken up, amongst which were two brafs facrificial vales; one of them eleven inches in height, and twenty-one in circumference: feveral bones, horns, &c. were likewife found at the fame time.

It appears from the Cumberland Packet of Jan. 17, that Mr. John Walker, of Baffen thwayte Chapel, in Cumberland, had, merely for the purpose of experiment, buried a live toad in the earth, in the month of November 1802 That gentleman, or his reprefentative, thus describes the result of the experiment, in the fame paper. "The reptile was put into a bafun, the bafon covered with a flate, and depofited about a foot beneath the furface of the earth, on the 5th of November 1802. The bafon was carefully dug up, on the 8th of the prefent month, when its inhabitant was found olive, though much fmaller after its confinement of fifteen months. It is unneceffary to obferve, that, during that long period, it is not known that any nutriment could be obtained by the prisoner, whose fituation feems to have utterly precluded every means of fubfiftence." It appears likewife, from the fame accounts, that the toad has been re-committed to the earth, for the purpose of further experiments.

The quantity of rain which fell at Kendall in the courfe of last year, is thus defcribed by a late Correspondent of the Carlile Journal.

N. B. The mean annual rain at

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Inches.

1,751

4,305

2,732

Died.] At Carlisle, in the flower of youth, Mr. T. Borrowfkill.-Mr. J. Brown, fhoemaker, Mr. J. Hewitt, joiner.

At Whitehaven, in her goth year, Mrs. E. Ruffell.-In her 84th year, Mrs. L. Hodgson, widow of the late Mr. T. Hodgson, fchool-mafter.-In her 25th year, Mifs Kirkpatrick, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Kirkpatrick.-In her 48th year, Mrs. Clemetfon.-Aged 53, Mrs. A. Armstrong, widow of the late Mr. J. Armstrong, butcher. -Aged fifty-eight years, Mr. J. Rule, mariner.

At Workington, aged 69, Mr. W. Irwin, master of the Curwen's Arms inn.

At Cockermouth, J. Thompson, efq. high bailiff of the borough, and poft mafter. Aged 23, Mifs, J. Grave, daughter of Mr. J. Grave, inn-keeper.

At Harrington, aged 78, Mr. W. Saunderfon, fixty two years clerk of the parish; in which period there have been feventeen fucceffive rectors and curates of the fame.

Mifs D. Robinfon, of Gate Beck, near Kendal Mrs. Bromwell, widow of the late Mr. J. Bromwell, furgeon, of AlftoneAged 84, Mr. W. Kirk, of Holme, near Burton in Kendal.

At Kirby Lonsdale, aged 82, Mr. J. Grundy.-Aged 88, Mr. C. Garnett.-Aged 93, Mr. J. Siffon.

On his paffage from Dublin, aged 34, Captain H. Wilfon, of the brig Warrington, of Workington.

YORKSHIRE.

2,548 3,476

3,158

1,950

3,513 5,113

40,369

Kendal, for the laft fixteen years, is 56,600 Married.] At Lowthorpe, W. Chapman, efq. of Newcastle, to Mifs Knowfley, of Cat tleholme, in the county of York.

Lately, in Virginia, North America, J. Yates, efq. fecond son of the late D. Young, efq. of Skirwith Abbey, in this county, to Mifs Lovell.

Mr. W. Grayfon, grocer, of Whitehaven, to Mifs Birkitt, of Beckermont.

At Whitehaven, Mr. G. Fearon, watchmaker, to Mifs Siffon.

At Carlisle, Mr. G. Sowerby, painter, to Mifs If. Nichol.

At Kendal, Mr. F. Browne, fpirit-merchant, to Mifs Branthwayte, of Kirkland, near Kendal.

At Haltwhiftle, Mr. T. Bell, draper, to Mifs M. Glenwright.

Married.] At York, Mr. J. Green, planemaker, to Mrs. Emerfon, widow of the late Mr. Emerfon, brick maker.-Mr. S. Birftall, merchant, of Hull, to Mifs Champney, eldeft daughter of Mr. Champney, furgeon.

R. Burland, efq. of Methley, to Mifs Cramp

ton, of Castleford, Mr. M. White, merchant, of Leeds, to Mifs A. Gowland, of Boston, near Thorp Arch.-The Rev. C. Croft, of Cawood, to Mifs Milner, of Sherburne.

At Sculcoats, near Hull, Mr. W. Ferriby, to Mifs E. Crofskill, daughter of Mr. Cross. kill, baker.

At Leeds, Mr. J. Kell, currier, of London, to Mifs S. Hill, daughter of the late Mr. J. Hill, merchant.-Mr. J. Rhodes, merchant, to Mifs Salt, both of Hanflet, near Leeds Mr. Ar. Lupton, jun. merchant, of Leeds, to Mifs Pearfon, of Kirkleatham, in the North Riding.

At Whitby, Mr. Greenfides, furgeon, to Mifs Langbone, daughter of Mr. G. Langbone, fhip-builder.

At

At Hull, Mr, R. Barker, farmer, of Bay thorpe, to Mifs M. Sharpe.-Capt. Allen, late of the Gardiner and Jofeph Greenland fhip, to Mrs. Jackson.

Died.] At York, aged 49, Mr. W. Jennings. At her mother's houfe in this city, in her 20th year, Mifs A. Drake, fecond daughter of the Rev. Samuel Drake, late rector of Hauxwell in this county, &c.-At her lodgings in this city, Mifs Bacon, daughter of the late Mr. Alderman Bacon.

At Hull, aged 68, Mr. T. Barker, ship owner.-Aged 33, Mr. H.Webster, fon of the late Rev. Mr. Webfter, of this place.-Mrs. Powell, wife of Mr. Powell, of Drury-lane, and formerly of the Theatre Royal, in this town.-Aged about 40, Mr. T. Browne, furgeon. Aged 64, Mrs. Cobb, mother of Mr. Cobb, joiner.-Aged 34, Capt. D. Warner, of the Swedish veffel named "Wandering Manner."—Aged about 51, lieut. Leflie, of the royal navy.-Aged 33. Mrs. Atkin, wife of Mr. J. Atkin, block maker.

At Sheffield, in his 76th year, the Rev. J. Evans, upwards of thirty-nine years minifter of a congregation of Proteftant Diffenters meeting in this place.

Aged 59, Mrs. E. Wright, widow, of Sheffield-park.-Mrs. Eyre, wife of Mr. T. Eyre. Mr. J. Miller, of the Cross Keys public-houfe. Mr. W. Wyles, grocer, formerly an officer of excife.-Mrs. Marshall, of Bridge Houfes.

At Wakefield, Mr. F. Houseley, wheelwright.

At Mr. Soulby's, merchant, of Wakefield, in the prime of life, Mr. Clapham, of Highley. He fell down fuddenly in a fit, and expired fhortly after.

At Bradford, Mrs. Hardy, wife of J. Hardy, efq.

At Knaresboro', in his 66th year, Mr. Couplaid, druggift.

At Halifax, Mr. Butterfield, father of Mr. R. Butterfield, merchant, of Leeds.

At Doncafter, aged 42, Mrs. Jewitt, late of Snaith Lodge.-Aged 83, Mr. Caley, an eminent furgeon.

At Market Weighton, Mr. H. P. Birkitt, furgeon, and coroner for the East Riding.

At Malton, aged 69, Mr. R. Metcalfe, nearly fifty years proprietor of the ftage waggon travelling between York and Malton.

At Dodworth, Mifs Filewood, daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Filewood, of Silkftone. By a very fingular and dreadful fatality, the father, mother, son, and two daughters, of this family, have all died within a few weeks of each other.

At Aldborough, in Holderness, aged 58, Mr. R. Birkwood, furgeon.

At Bentley, near Bawtry, Mr. Clarke, mustard-maker.-Mr. Turner, formerly landlord of Scrooby Inn, near Bawtry.

At Reedness, aged 69, Mrs Welbourne, relict of the late Capt. G. Welbourne, of Hull.-In her 23d year, Mifs M. Judfon, of

Bowthorpe, near Selby. Mrs. Wilkinfon, wife of Mr. Jof. Wilkinson, merchant, of Gilderfome, near Leeds.-Mrs. Morley, of Sheriff Hutton, near York.

At Kelfield, near Cawood, in her 71ft year, Mrs. Stillingfleet, relict of the late Rev. E. Stillingfleet, M.A. and only daugh ter of W. Peirfe, efq. of Hutton Bonville. This excellent lady lived and died with the character of an humble and pious, but ra tional Chriftian.

[The late Reverend Jofeph Evans, of Sheffield, was born at Manchester, on the 2d of April, 1728. He was the only furviving fon of Mr. Roger Evans, of that place, merchant, by Ann his wife, daughter of the Reverend Jofeph Dawfon, of Morley, near Leeds, a defcendant of the eminently pious Jofeph Dawfon, of Thornton, one of those illuftrious Confeffors who, in the days of perfecution, endured very fevere afflictions rather than violate the dictates of confcience. Difcovering very early a thirst after useful knowledge, and being of a grave, serious, difpofition, his worthy parents refolved to devote him to the fervice of religion. Perhaps this refolution of theirs might be ftrengthened by recollecting that he was maternally defcended from a family, feveral branches of which had been fuccefsful minifters of the Gofpel. The anecdotes which would be frequently repeated to him of their piety and refignation under fevere undeferved fufferings, muft have deeply impreffed his tender mind, and contributed to excite thofe fentiments of efteem and veneration for their memories which he ever afterwards retained, and probably raifed in him a desire to emulate their usefulness. At the fame time he would naturally be led to behold every species of perfecution for confcience-fake in utter abhorrence, and to espouse the most generous ideas respecting the nature and importance of civil and religious liberty.-At seven or eight years of age, Mr. Evans was put under the care of the Reverend Mr. Knight, who then kept an academy at Newton Heath, near Manchester; and about the year 1744 he was introduced under Coward's fund to an academy in London, of which the very learned Dr. David Jennings was principal tutor, and where many worthy and highly-refpectable Minifters had their education. Here he very affiduously applied himself to his ftudies, and made confiderable progrefs in every fpecies of learning neceffary to qualify him for the important office to which he was deftined. Of his fellow-minifters, few were better claffics, and yet fewer had that critical knowledge of the Holy Scriptures which Mr. Evans poffeffed. It was expected by the trustees of Coward's fund, that the young men fupported by it should be brought up in fentiments ftrictly Calvinistical. Thefe were alfo the acknowledged tenets of Dr. Jen

* Vide Non: con: Mem.

nings;

pings; but notwithstanding this, many of the minifters educated in this academy enrolled themfelves among what are denominated the Free Diffenters. The fubject of this memoir was one of thefe. Having feriously and candidly examined the arguments on either fide, he thought that as he had diffented from the Eftablished Church in common with his tutor and the trustees, it could give no great umhrage to them to learn that a change had taken place in his fentiments. So foon as he was completely confirmed in his new principles, he thought it his duty publicly to avow it, though the confequence was fure to be his Lofing the fupport he had before enjoyed, and confequently his leaving the academy fome time before the completion of the ufual period. Mr. Evans addreffed himself to Coward's trustees, in a letter dated March 24, 1749, in which he thanks them for their former kindneffes, and informs them, that as upon mature deliberation he found his prefent fentiments in various points different from thofe in which the exbibition was intended to educate young perfons," he entirely quitted the fund. This affair was a good deal talked of among the Diffenters in London at this period; the bigotted and the malignant circulated calumnies to the prejudice of Mr. Evans; and 'tis no wonder, when we confider the amiable diffidence of his character, that they wrought very forcibly upon his fpirits. But in fome mcafure to counterbalance this, his behaviour on this occation had alfo raifed him up many new friends; amongst others, Dr. Chandler and Lardner, and particularly Dr. Benton, honoured him with many unequivocal proofs of fincere eleem. He had also the cheering confcioufnefs of the integrity of his intentions, and the fatisfaction of having acted as became a man and a Chriftian. His tutor gave him under his hand a very fatisfactory teftimonial retpecting his moral character and fteady application to learning during his refidence at the academy; and though the above-recited event might occafion fome unwillingness in Dr. Jennings to hear public teftimony to the merit of his pupil, yet he could not forbear, in the confidence of private correfpondence, this to exprefs his high fenfe of it. To Dr. Doddridge he thus writes foon after the receipt of his diploma of D.D." Mr. Neal was of opinion that the performances of two of our pupils who paffed an examination yefterday, were a greater honour to their tutor than a doctorate from the moft ancient university in Scotland, or even in Europe. I am fore they gave me much more pleasure." The late Reverend Mr. Dickenfon, of Gloucefter, was the other ftudent of whom their tutor thus expreffes his high approbation.

Mr. Evans continued for fome few months in London, preaching occafionally, and cultivating his acquaintance with many of the minifters there. In the fummer of 1749 he returned to his friends at Manchester, and

preached to the congregation there, as allo at Warrington, Blakeley, &c. with univerfal acceptance. About this time he was ordained, as appears from a letter which he wrote to a fellow-ftudent, wherein he informs him of it, and adds, "The minifters did not come determined to approve one only who embraced fuch a form of found words; but after being fatisfied with my knowledge in the languages, what is peculiarly called philofophy, and my moral conduct, they not only freely permitted me to declare my fentiments of moral and divine truths, but to exert myfelf in candidly defending them in oppofition to feveral of my examiners."-In the fame letter he also mentions having received an invitation from the Diffenters at Houlcome, in Lancashire, to become their minifter, which offer he had declined. His native conftitution having not been strong, his late ciftreffes in London had confiderably impaired his health; but the tranquillity he now enjoyed, and the fociety of his beloved friends and relations, foon refered to him that firft of bleflings. His leifure was allo rendered fubfervient to his acquifition of further knowledge; moral philofophy, with its different fyftems, was at this time his favou rite study; and his refidence at Manchester gave him frequent opportunities of enjoying the advantage of the fociety of the Rev. Meflrs. Mofterfhead and Seddon, who highly applauded his late conduct, and were his particular friends. Early in the next year (1750,) Mr. Evans became fixed in a fituation which afforded him the means of having frequent interviews with his London friends. The Reverend Mr. Barber, the aged minifter of Brentwood, in Effex, being laid afide by a paralytic attack, his fociety applied to Dr. Benfon to recommend to them a perfon he thought proper, to be affiftant to their afflicted paftor.Mr. Evans occurred to him as being very likely to fuit them. Accordingly, in January, Dr. Benfon wrote to him on the fubject; Mr. Evans accepted the offer, and preached at Brentwood for the first time on the 4th day. of February. Mr. Barber died foon after, Mr. Evans fettled at Brentwood, and he then continued their fole minifter. In De cember 1751 he received an invitation to the affiftance of his kind friend and patron Dr. Benfon, at Crutched-friars, which, at the earneft inftance of the Brentwood congregation, he declined; though a fhort time afterwards fome of the members of his fociety took occafion to except against the want of orthodoxy in his difcourfes, and endeavoured to get him removed. His friends in London encouraged Mr. Evans very much to maintain himfelf in the office to which he had been regularly called, hoping by his means to keep up the rational religion his predeceffor taught, in oppofition to the high-flown Calvinistic doctrines which were at that time introducing into the fociety. But the controverlies becoming more violent, and his.

health

health being fhaken by the ftate of anxiety he was in, after braving it for fome months, he determined upon leaving the place. At this juncture Dr. Eaton, the highly refpectable paftor of the congregation of Diffenters affembling in the High Pavement meeting in Nottingham, being in a poor ftate of health, and his phyficians advifing a journey to Bath, a temporary fupply was wanted for his place, and Mr. Evans was recommended to Dr. Eaton by the Reverend Mr. Pope, of London. Accordingly he left Brentwood in September 1754, and fettled at Nottingham. Though intended on all fides as rather a temporary retreat than a fixed fituation, his removal proved more permanent than was expected; for Dr. Eaton was now growing into years, and notwithstanding his complaints were fo far removed as to allow him to refume his minifterial fervices, yet an affiftant was requifite, and Mr. Evans having given general fatisfaction, was chofen to that office A profpect of more extenfive usefulness opened upon him toward the clofe of the year 1758, which induced him to leave Notting ham. In the courte of this year the Di fenters of the Upper Chapel, in Sheffield, had 'loft both their minifters; the Reverend Field Sylvefter Wadfworth by refignation, on account of declining health, and the Reverend Thomas Haynes, by death. The Reverend John Dickenfon was chofen fucceffor to Mr. Wadsworth; and on the 2d of January, 1759, Mr. Evans received an unanimous invitation to become his colleague. The Dif fenters of Fullwood, a village in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, had alfo, in this fatal year, loft their pastor by the ftroke of death; and a fcheme being propofed and approved of for uniting the two congregations, Mr. Dickenfon and Mr Evans took the joint charge, officiating alternately at both places, till the demife of the former gentleman in 1780, when the Reverend Benjamin Naylor was chofen his fucceffor.-This removal to Sheffield was the most important ftep in Mr. Evans's life; for he continued in connection with the two congregations for the long period of near forty years, fulfilling the duties of his important ftation with the most blamelet's integrity, preaching the great practical truths of Chriftianity, and enforcing the precepts he delivered, by an example uniformly bright and correfpondent. His views of the doctrines of Chriftianity were liberal and cheerful; he was a man of peace; respected good men of every fect and denomination; and was in his turn cordially refpected by them. He ftudiouly avoided all party fquabbles and difputes; and though of late years it has been very fathionable to calumniate the Dillenters as feditious, difaffected, perfons; yet he paffed through this period with tranquillity, having few, if any, enemies, and furrounded by a circle of highly refpectable friends. It must, indeed, with pleafure be declared, that the inhabitants of

Sheffield are diftingnifhed for the candid and liberal fpirit which the different denominations of Christians manifeft towards each other. May this amiable, this Chriftian spirit, long remain and increase !—But though Mr. Evaus entered into no parties or dif putes, yet he was ever ready, both in his private and profeflional capacity, in promoting any plan of public utility. The infirmary, the funday-chools, and the girls' charityfchool, are indebted to his influence and activity for fome part of their prefent establishment; and the fame may be faid of many other charitable fchemes of a more private nature. That after fo long a period of high refpectability and utefulnefs, any thing fhould arite in the congregation, fo much benefitted by his inftructions, as to give a moment's uneafinefs to the mind of their venerable paftor, muft excite wonder and regret; and yet more, when it is known that he felt him If to wounded by their feeming (though perhaps unintentional,) neglect, that he determined upon refigning his miniftry. Accord ingly he preached among them for the laft time as their fixed paftor on the 4th of November, 1798, fince which time he had no congregation under his fpecial care, but was ever ready to alift a neighbouring minifter and in a true fpirit of Chriftian meeknefs, has often affifted in that congregation which he could not but think had ufed him ungeneroufly.-He was now in the 71st year of his age; and though by regular habits of temperance his delicate conftitution had been preferved, he had begun to fink under the infirmities of declining years. His walks to Fullwood had begun to be ikiome to him; fo that had his refignation been brought about in a manner more agreeable to his feelings, his friends might rather have rejoiced in it, as a means of preferving to them for fome time louger, in the feet intercourfe of private life, a life fo jufly dear to them. The laft year had made a cruel inroad upon his perfonal enjoyments; early in it he loft a fifter renderly beloved; and a very short time after, a near relation,* whom he had long regarded as a brother, was taken to his reward. Thefe affictions lay beavy upon him; and though in fome meafure he could turvey them" in the calm light of mild philofophy," they certainly in part occationed the complaint which, after many ftruggles, brought him to the grave. His difeale was of an aftlimatic nature: he was feveral times, during the last eight months of his life, fuddenly feized with violent oppreflions at his breaft, and great diflicult, of refpiration: by the ule of ether he was commonly restored; and though every attack enfeebled him more and more, in the intervals he enjoyed a tolerable degree of health and fpirits. Though he

*The Reverend Radcliffe Scholefield, of Birmingham, of whom tome memoirs are given in a former Number.

thought,