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Then, quick retiring, fades from human sight,
Nor hopes to aid the sun's resplendent light;
So the bright star, which led the wise men's feet
To seek heav'n's king in Bethlem's low retreat,
Dimm'd by a greater glory, ceas'd to shine,
Nor dar'd to mix its beams with LIGHT DIVINE.

Rempstone, Nov. 1804.

E. P.

LIST OF NEW BOOKS IN DIVINITY.

A view of the Prophecies relaView of the Prophecies relating to the Christian Church, in Twelve Sermons, preached in Lincoln's-inn Chapel, from the year 1800 to 1804, at the Lecture found ed by the Right Rev. Wm. Warburton, Lord Bishop of Gloucester By Robert Nares, A.M.F.R.S.F.A.S. Archdeacon of Stafford, &c.

An Address to Lord Teignmouth, President of the British and Foreign Bible Society, occasioned by his Address to the Clergy of the Church of England, by a Country Clergyman, 8vo.

A Second Serious Exhortation to attend Public Worship on the Lord's Day, by the Rev. Rector of

in the County of Middlesex and Diocese of Loudon, 12mo.

An Attempt to adapt Sacred History to the Capacities of Children, by A. Burgh, M. A. late of University College, Oxford, 12mo.

The Influence of Christianity on the Military and Moral Character of a Soldier. A Sermon, preached before a Detachment of the Second West York Militia, at Whitburn. in the County of Durham, on Sunday, Nov. 25, 1804, by the Rev. J. Symons, B. D. Rector. 8vo.

The Faith and Hope of the Righteous; a Sermon preached at Bath, Dec. 2, 1804, on occasion of the Death of the Rev. Archibald Maclaine, D. D. late Minister of the English Church at the Hague, by the Rev. Dr. Gardiner, 1s. 8vo.

The Society of Friends, or the People commonly called Quakers, examined by John Bursted.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, AND ECCLESIASTICAL

PREFERMENTS.

T Manners Sutton, D. D. Lord HE Right Reverend Charles Bishop of Norwich, is translated to the Archbishopric of Canterbury, and the Primacy of all England, void by the death of Archbishop Moore.

The Hon, and Rev. Edward Legge, LL. B. is preferred to the

Deanry of Windsor, vacant] by the translation of the Bishop of Norwich to the see of Canterbury.

The Hon, and Rev. Jacob Marsham, D. D. has been promoted to a canonry in the collegiate Church of Windsor, vacated by the Promotion of the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Legge to the Deanry thereof, X 2

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The Rev. J. Chapman, of Bath, is presented to the donative of Imber, Wilts, void by the promotion of the Rev. F. Skurray to the living of Lullington, Somersetshire.

The Rev.David Williams, Master of the Free School at Heytesbury, is presented by the Lord Chancellor to the Living of Tilshead, Wiltshire. The Rev. Canon Hume, one of the Residentiaries of the Cathedral of Sarum, is presented by the Bishop of Salisbury to the valuable living of Brixton Deverel, Wilts, void by the death of the late Pre centor Hume.

The Rev. Wm. Greenwood, B.D. late of St. John's College, Cambridge, has been collated to the Rectory of Hellesdon, cum Drayton, in Norfolk.

The Rev. Thomas Bland is instituted to the Vicarage of Toftrees, in Norfolk, on the presentation of the Marquis Townshend,

The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev, Edward Hesleden to the Vicarage of Barrow, in the County of Lincoln, void by the promotion of Mr. Illingsworth to the Rectory of Epworth.

The Rev. S. T. Wylde, Vicar of Burrington, is presented by the King to the Rectory of Ubleigh, in the County of Somerset.

The Rev. W. J. Baker, Fellow of New College, Oxford, has been instituted to the Rectory of Lashborough, in Gloucestershire, on the presentation of Edmund Estcourt, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn.

OXFORD.

Feb. 1. The Rev. Wm. Howley, B. D. and Canon of Christ Church, was admitted Doctor in Divinity, Grand Compounder.

Mr. Benedict Perring, of Wadham College, was admitted Bachelor of Arts.

Wm. Soame Elwyn, Esq. B,C.S. of Queen's College, was admitted Doctor in Civil Law, Grand Compounder,

7. Mr. Maurice James, of Corpus Christi College; and the Rev. George Shute, of St. John's College, B. A. were admitted Masters of Arts.-Messrs. Finney Belfield, and Charles Arnold, of Oriel College, and David Williams of Wadham College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts.

14, The Rev, Charles Barton, B. D. of Corpus Christi College, was admitted to the degree of D.D. -Messrs. Michael Wyatt, of Oriel College; John Parsons, of Brasen-nose College; and William Thomas Beer, of Worcester College; were admitted Bachelors of

Arts.

22. Messrs. Win. Upjohn, and John Buckworth, of St. Edmund Hall; John Parsons and Edward Hoblyn, of University College; Win. H. Thornbury, of Oriel College; Orfeur Wm. Kilvington, of Christ Church; Frederick Gardiner and Barnard Elliott Percy, of Lincoln College; Robert Holdsworth, of Merton College; Justly Hill, of New College; Charles Richards, and Richard Wm. Hutchins, of Magdalen College; and Charles Strong, of Wadham College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts.

The Rev. John Spring Casborne, M. A. Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Grafton, is instituted to the Vicarage of Old Newton, in Suffolk, on the presentation of The Master and Fellows of John Benjafield, Esq. and Mary Baliol College unanimously elected Ann his wife, and the Rev. H. the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Heigham and Elizabeth his wife. Bishop of Durham to be their ViAnd the Rev. Temple Fiske Che-sitor, in the room of his Grace the vallier, M. A. late of Caius Col- late Lord Arch, of Canterbury, lege, is licensed to the perpetua! Curacy of Aspall, in Suffolk, on the nomination of Mrs. M. Chevallier, widow.

The Rev. Joseph Walls, A.M. of Magdalen College, Oxford, is instituted by the Bishop of Lincoln to the Living of East Kirkby, in Lincolnshire,

Lincolnshire, on the presentation of Thomas Thornhill, Esq.

The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Killaloe has appointed the Rev. Robert Savage, Rector of Harford, in Devonshire, to be one of his Lordship's domestic Chaplains.

The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Richard Birch to the Rectory of North Farmbridge, Essex, void by the resignation of H. B. Dudley, Clerk, preferred in Ireland.

The Rev. J. J. Ellis, M. A. third Master of Merchant Taylor's School, is unanimously elected second; vice the Rev. T. Kidd; and the the Rev. H. B. Wilson fourth Master, unanimously elected third; vice Ellis, by the Merchant Taylor's Company.

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MONTHLY OBITUARY.

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N April last, in North America,

year of his age. He lived temperately, and to the last ten years of his life could read without spectacles.

At Brocket-hall, in the 35th year of his age, the Hon. Penniston Lamb, eldest son of Viscount Melbourne, and one of the Knights of the shire for the county of Hertford. He was a young man of considerable talents, and of a most amiable character,

At Sutton in Ashfield, Derbyshire, the Rev. Thomas Cursham, A. M. many years conductor of a seminary which he had instituted in that place. He was a man who blended the affections of a parent with the duties of a teacher, with peculiar piety and benevolence, always bearing in mind the important station of life which he filled; and his school encreased in proportion to his great merits. He has left a

widow and un widow and numerous offspring to

The Rev. Robert Rain, a faithful and laborious Minister of the Church of England. He was upwards of 31 years at the episcopal chapel of Hayfield, in Derbyshire, the income of which is less than 50l. per annum. But he rests from his labours, and his works do follow him.

At Ball Haye, Staffordshire, aged 78, the Rev. John Dobson; Prebendary of Salisbury, and vicar of Deverell Langbridge and Market Lavington, Wilts.

In Portland-place, in his 55th year, Sir Gregory Page Turner, Bart. He sat during four parlia ments for the borough of Thirsk, and has spoken frequently in the house. He is succeeded by Sir Gregory Osborne, his eldest son, who is a minor.

Sir Gregory died immensely rich. In addition to the 16,700 guineas found

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found in his secretaire, there has since been discovered about the same sum in his iron coffers. The manner by which he obtained such a quantity of gold was this: it was a constant rule with Sir Gregory, to get from his trades-people in settling their bills, as many guineas as he could; for instance, if a butcher's or baker's bill amounted to only ten pounds, he would tell them, that they must either give him change for a twenty pound note, the difference to be all in gold, or wait until it was convenient for him to pay it.-By this and other means he collected the suns already-mentioned. The will runs as follows: "I bequeath 500!. per annum in addition to the 7001. per annum, settled on Lady Page Turner at the time of our marriage. I bequeath 10,000l. to my second son; and 10,000l. to each of my two daughters." The bulk of his landed and funded property he has settled on his eldest son, Sir Gregory Page Turner. It runs thus: 10,000l. India Stock, 10,000l. South Sea Stock, 10,000l. Bank Stock, 70,0001. Old Navy 5 per cents, making in the whole three hundred and ten thousand pounds, funded property." The net produce of his landed property is about 24,000l. per annum. The present Sir Gregory will be of age in September, 1806. Lady Page Turner is left sole guardian to the four children,

Lady Blount, widow of Sir Walter Blount, Bart. of Mawley-hall, Salop. Her Ladyship was unfortunately burnt to death, at Busford, in Staffordshire, As she was sitting in the dining parlour, a spark from the fire caught her muslin dress, and she was almost immediately enveloped in the flames. Before the servants could assist her, one of the curtains of the window, with which she endeavoured to extinguish the flames, was on fire, and endangered the house, Her Lady

ship died in most excruciating agony, after lingering five hours, She was in her 70th year, and distinguished and adored for every virtue that can dignify human nature.

At Northwold, in Norfolk, in the 68th year of his age, the Rev. Wm. Hinton, D.D. Rector of that place, He had formerly been rector of St. Martin's, Birmingham; and resided many years in that neighbourhood.

At an advanced age, at her house in Baker-street, Baroness de Starke, sister to Sir Chaloner Ogle, Bart. and the late Dean of Winchester, and aunt to Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Whitbread, and Mrs. Sheridan.

At Boroughbridge, in the 75th year of his age, the Rev. James Wilkinson, of that place, and of Broomhall, near Sheffield, and during a period of 50 years vicar of Sheffield. A gentleman not less distinguished by urbanity of manners than by his superior attainments and singular acuteness of discernment; and in whose conduct and character were exemplified all the qualities requisite for discharg ing the arduous and important duties of a magistrate and a minister of religion.

Suddenly, Sir Richard Pearson. Lieutenant-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, who distinguished himself during the American war, by his gallant action of seven hours, in his Majesty's ship the Serapis, against Paul Jones, in the Bon Homme Richard, superior in men and guns.

At Kensington, aged 36, the Rev, Archer Thomson, A. M. alternate morning preacher at Quebec Chapel, Portman-square; afternoon preacher at St. George, Hanover square; and preacher at the Magdalen,

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At Bedminster near Bristol, George Lukins, late of Yatton, in the county of Somerset. This man was rendered remarkable by his pretending to be possessed with

seven devils, from which he could only be delivered by the prayers of seven clergvinen, but as only one minister of the established church could be found to assist in this pious fraud, six methodist preachers engaged with Mr. Joseph Easterbrook, vicar of Temple parish, in the city of Bristol, in exorcising the demons. This was accordingly done in the vestry room of Temple Church, in July 1788, amidst a croud of pious sectaries, and the man after exhibiting a number of strange contortions, and uttering many howlings declared himself free from his spiritual enemies. An account of this supernatural event was quickly circulated all over the kingdom in the newspapers and pamphlets. But Mr. Norman, a surgeon of Yatton, published a plain narrative in which he proved, that George was a notorious impostor. Since that time he sunk into obscurity, yet found many friends who still placed a confidence in his marvellous story. The editor of the Mirror or Bristol Journal, in the account of the death of Lukins, says that "He lived latterly with the famous fortune-telling woman at Bedminster, now deceased, into whose money getting trade he appears to have been initiated. It would no doubt, be matter of surprize, if such a man could die in such a house, surrounded by spells and incantations without something preternatural, attending his departure. The good people who saw him growl (not breathe) his last, assert that he barked like a dog most vehemently, and that the howlings and lamentations (we presume exultations) of the seven demons who were exorcised in the vestry room of Temple parish some years since and laid in the Red Sea, were so terrible, that the people could scarcely bear the noise. All the candles burned blue, and nothing but a plentiful supply of gin and Scotch snuff could possibly have

overcome the sulphureous exhalalations which pervaded the chamber, and have preserved the delicate nerves of the ladies who assembled on the terrible occasion."

This no doubt, was meant as ridicule; but in a subsequent paper, appeared the following extraordi nary letter and introductory observations, which shall here be proserved as a curiosity.

"A love for orthography, and a wish that no lady's reputation should suffer from misrepresentation, induces us, to lay the following clegant morceau, which we have received by the post, before our readers:

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To the printer of the Mirer Sir-I have a reeded yure ackount of pure dear George Lukius deth and begs you wil counterdic in yure next paper that we drinkt lickers or sauf because thof we be pure we have a karickter to lose, also that their was blew kandels witch is not true as they burnd like other peples, you might have a said that he his sixte one years hold and that heave a suffird much pursecushon from wickid peple who skoft at the delivarance heave a had, but the hole wurld his now turned Hinfidil. that their was abominashin smill of brimstun in the rume all the naybors noes thof you thinks propur to laff at it. also that their was grate noyses and he did barkt like a dog, and that we expicted every minit to see the henemy of mankind cum to fitch him away but he wasnt a suffird to hav power over hun for the devils was a laid but he his happy amongst angles.

Bedminster.

Sarah B.

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