well, W. Yarmouth, brandy merchant, Oa. 25 Chatterton C. of the town and port of Rye, Suffex, timber merchant, Nov. 3... Cad. well, W. of Maidstone, Kent, upholsterer, Nov. 7 Delcock, T. of York, linen draper, Oct. 13 Euftace R. and W. Holland, of Horfly Down, Shad-Thames, Surrey, factors, Sep. 21... Edwards W. Short's buildings, St. James's Clerkenwell, bow-ftring manufacturer, Oct. 13...Emerson T. Stony Stratford, grocer, Oct. 11....Elliott W. Newington Caufe way, haberdasher, Oct. 27 Fearon J. P. Upper Grafton ftr. Fitzroy fquare, dealer, Oct. 6 Glover J. J. Hall, S. Haynes, and W. Haynes, late of the city of Worcester, porter brewers, Sept. 22....Grimshaw R. of Gorton, Lancafter, and J. Grimshaw, of Manchester, merchants, Sept. 20... Glover J. late of Worcester, porter brewer, Sep. 22...Grant J. Lawrence Pountney-lane, merchant, Oct. 6...Green W. of Romford, Effex, linen-draper and haberdasher, Oct. 11...Gange W. Dorchefter, tallow chandler, Oct. 13 Henry J. of Liverpool, fhopkeeper, Oct. 2 ...Holbrow D. T. Haynes, J. Haynes, and R. Henderson, late of Oldland mill, in Gloucefter, manufacturers of chemical preparations, Sept. 22...Hawes W. of Hanwell, Middlefex, foap-maker, Nov. 10... Humphreys G. of Horfley, Gioucefterfhire, clothier, Oct. 11 James S. Cross-ftr. Holborn, hardwareman, Nov. 7...Jaines J. late of Bristol, diftiller, Oct. 2...Jones T. of Wrexham, Denbighshire, flax-dreffer, Oct. 22...Jeffs T. of Stoke Newington, Middlefex, carpenter, Oct. 13...James R. L. of Penryn, Cornwall, Oct. 8 Laurie J. Brentwood, Effex, draper, Oct. 6 ...Lee T. Pocklington, Yorkshire, linen draper, Oct. 1... Lewis T. Bedford-ftr. Covent Garden, druggift, Oct. 2... Long W. of Stonehoufe, near Plymouth, hatter and hofier, Oct. 23... Lynes W. of Coventry, filk-man, Oct. 5... Lloyd F. of Bridge-ftr. Westminster, linen draper, Nov. 19 Moors G. Long-alley, Moorfields, leatherfeller, Oct. 2... Marih A. Aldgate, jewel Staverley R. Fenchurch-street, druggift, Sep. 4...Scott Mary, of Hinckley, Leicefter, hofier, Sep. 24...Scott Mary, H. Scott, E. Appleby, of Hinckley, Leicefter, hofiers, Sep. 24...Scott H. of Hinckley, Leicefter, hofier, Sep. 24... Sexton J. late of Limekiln Row, Green-: wich, potter, Oct. 11...Stopes A. of Bridewell Prior, Oxfordshire, dealer, Oct. 6...Stead W. Little Tower-hill, merchant, Oct. 13 Tinfon T. Fenchurch ftr. wine-merchant, Oct.2..Tuther T. P. Holborn-hill, linen draper, Oct. 13 ... Thorne T. B. Manfell-ftr. Goodman's Fields, baker, Noy. 7 Vaughan J. late of Bury St. Edmunds, saddier, Sep. 13 Walker Wm. now or late of Leeds, and J. Nichollon, now or late of Midford, province of Maffachusetts, North America, merchants, Sep. 13... Wilkinfon J. late of Leeds, dyer, Sep. 13... Ward W. Birmingham, grocer, Sep. 15...Webfter J. T. High ftr. Southwark, hofier, Sep. 15... Wright T. of Eafington, Bucks, coachmafter, Nov. 5 Wilfon F. of Great Clacton, Effex, linen-draper, Oct. 13... Willis T. of Bath, carpenter, Nov. 12... Williams E. of Liverpool, baker, Oct. 17... Willon G. late of Fenchurchftr. wine and brandy merchant, Oct.,23 ...Whitehead E. Tottenham Court Road, merchant, Nov. 3 Young E. late of Briftol, corn-factor, Oct. 1... Young J. of Southampton, linendraper, Nov. S ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Answers to the Historical and Philofophical Questions propofed in our laft numher, in our next. Hydraulicus was intended for this number, but it is only delayed in the hope that the writer may fend us the plan of his friend's ingenious machine already engraved or cut in wood. Philodice's Defence of Gray, the poet, will appear in an early number. X. C., on the Advantage of allowing School-boys Pocket Money, is under confideration. 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WILLIAM COXE, M.A. Tis a pleasure to the hiftorian and the reader to contemplate the life of a man whofe diftinguifhed talents have been actively and inceffantly employed for the inftruction and benefit of others. Among the various lettered occupations of the gentleman whofe portrait enriches this Number of our Magazine, that is not the leaft laudable which was devoted to finishing the education of the noble youths entrufted to his care; blending inftruction by example, while he gratified their amiable and ardent curiolity con cerning the countries they travelled through, and the objects they faw. Individual benefit is not all that has been derived from the enlightened abilities of Mr. Coxe. The community owes him much for the manner in which he has diffeminated that knowledge he acquired himfelf by fedulous study and unwearied perfeverance. Men of this defcription deferve to have their name confecrated in a temple of genius and merit, which a grateful country fhould be ready to erect to their memories. If it be true, as it is faid, that the character of a writer is best known by his works, it will be evident that the mind of Mr. Coxe is diftinguifhed for ftrength and folidity. Some of his moft laborious works, which, requiring great length of time to finish, muft neceffarily have expofed the writer to many interruptions; they are nevertheless carried on in fo even a tenour, and completed with fo ftriking a conformity, that we cannot help as much admiring the difpofition as the vigour of his intellect. [NEW SERIES. Barnard. He continued at this feminary until June 1765, when he entered King's College, Cambridge, of which fociety he was chofen Fellow in 1768. He diftinguished himself at this univer fity as a polite fcholar, and gained, for two fucceffive years, the first prizes for the beft Latin differtations. The refolution being formed of devoting himfelf to the church, he was, in December 1771, admitted by the Bishop of London into deacon's orders; and in March 1772 was ordained prieft.-He wrote a Latin thefis on his la examination for deacon's orders, with which the Bishop of London was fo well fatisfied, that, when he applied for priest's ordination, Dr. Jerrick paid him the compliment of faying, that he was fo convinced of his abilities on a former occafion, it was unnecessary to examine him farther. Soon after this, he ferved the curacy of Denham, near Uxbridge, in Middlefex, for a few months, until he was mentioned in fuch handfome terms to the Duke of Marlborough, that his grace invited him to become the tutor of his eldest fon, the Marquis of Blandford; in whofe family, however, he remained but two years, when he retired from it. In October 1773 Mr. Coxe accompanied Lord Herbert, now Earl of Pembroke, in his travels. He continued abroad four years, and during his tour visited the principal countries of Europe, except Spain and Portugal, at which time he laid in very interefting materials for his future publications. After quitting his noble pupil at Milan, in June 1779, he made a tour through the country of the Grifons. He returned to England in October the fame year, and refided at King's College till 1784, when he again went abroad as companion to Samuel Whitbread, Efq. and travelled over Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries, Holland, the northern parts of Europe and Italy. Before a month had elapfed after his return, he received an offer from William Henry Portman, Efq. of Bryanston, Dorset, to fuperintend the education of his eldeft fon. He accompanied his pupil through Switzerland, passed ૨૧ t of |