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parish church of St. Mary, Stratford Bow, Middlesex, Dec. 5, 1805, the day appointed for a General Thanksgiving for the late signal and important Victory obtained by his majesty's ships of war under the command of the late vice-admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, over the combined fleets of France and Spain, 1805," 8vo. He succeeded in 1802, to the rectory of St. Mary Stratford Bow, on the death of Alan Harrison Eccles, being the second rector since it was made parochial, 1720, while his predecessor was patron.

Shipwrecked, on board a brig, off Bideford, Devon, on his voyage to Greenock, the Rev. George Hay Drummond, M. A. prebendary of York, son of a late Archbishop of York, and uncle to the present Earl of Kinnoul. His portfolio, with several letters, and 366 beautiful drawings of the various places he had visited, were washed on shore. He was of Christ Church, Oxford; A. M. 1783; had considerable Church preferment; and has published several Ser

mons.

At Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, the Rev. Andrew Pern, rector of Abingdon and Clay, near Royston, Herts, and an active magistrate for Cambridgeshire. He was of St. Peter's college; B. A. 1772.

At Mount Panther, Downshire, the Rev. Charles-William Moore, many years rector of the parish of Moira.

At Orlingbury, Northamptonshire, aged 81, Mr. Joseph Manning, brother of the late Rev. Owen Manning,

At the rectory at West Wickham, Kent, aged 49, the Rev.

Joseph Faulder. He succeeded, in 1786, Mr. Sackville Austin, to whom he had been curate; and married one of the coheiresses of --Hillersden, Esq. of Elnstow, Bedfordshire, by whom he has left issue one daughter.

At Kidwelly, Glamorganshire, aged 77, the Rev. Mr. Williams, 35 years vicar of that place, in the gift of the Crown."

At his house in Wingham, Kent, aged 80, the Rev. Thomas Hey, D.D. (so created by the late Archbishop of Canterbury) prebendaryof Rochester,and rector of Wickhambreux and Eastchurch, both in that county.

After a few days illness, the wife of the Rev. S. Clapham, M. A. vicar of Christchurch, Hants, and rector of Gussage, St. Michael, Dorset.

At Codford St. Peter, Wilts, Mrs. Fox, wife of the Rev. T. F. jun. of that place, and only daughter of the late Rev. Gregory Syndercombe, LL. D. rector of Symondsbury, Dorsetshire.

The Rev. Thomas Taylor, LL. D. Archdeacon of Chichester, Rector of Wooton and of Abinger, in Surrey, and formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford.

The Rev. Dr. Prince, Rector of Coleshill, Berks, and Master of the Free Grammar School at Winwick.

The Rev. Millington Massey Jackson, 35 years Vicar of Warminster, and Rector of Kingston Deverell.

Aged 75, the Reverend Edward Willan, 52 years vicar of the Holy Trinity, King's Court, in the city of York, and perpe. tual curate of Fulford, in that county.

At Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire, the Rev. Mr. Caswall, Vicar of that parish, and formerly Fellow of New College.

The Rev. Henry Turner, Vicar of Burwell, and of Landwade, in Cambridgeshire, and formerly of St. John's College, Cambridge.

The Rev. James Marsh, Rector of South Walsham, St. Laurence, and of Rockland, in Norfolk,and formerly of Queen's College, Cambridge.

Mr. Robert Bliss, bookseller in the High Street Oxford, and Yeoman Bedell of Divinity in that University. He was the son of the late Rev. Mr. Bliss, Savilian professor of Geometry, and Astronomer Royal.

At Latchingdon, in Essex, the Rev. Jacob Patterson, formerly fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, B. A. 1791; M. A. 1794.

At his house at Highburyplace, Islington, aged 77, Abraham Newland, esq. late Chief Cashier of the Bank of England. This worthy and most respect able character was elected a Clerk of the Bank Feb. 25, 1747; and appointed Chief Cashier on Jan. 8, 1778. For some time past his health was visibly on the decline; and finding that his strength would not permit him to execute the functions of his office with his usual celerity and correctness, he resigned his situation a few weeks ago, and was succeeded by Mr. Hase. Ever since the time of his resignation he became more exhausted every day, and was thoroughly aware of, and prepared for, his approaching dissolution. He would often say,

that before Christmas he should finish his earthly career. His last moments were not attended with the least symptom of pain. Had he survived a little longer, he would have been in possession of the plate assigned him by the Governor and Directors of the Bank of England, as a mark of their esteem for the faithful discharge of his duty. His relations are numerous, and wery distant; and to 26 of them he has left the bulk of his property, to the amount of about 7000l. a year. His remains were interred on the 28th, at St. Saviour's, Southwark, attended by 18 mourning coaches.

At Lyme Regis, Dorset, the Rev. George Ewbank, M. A. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

At his house at Greatford, Lincolnshire, aged 96, Dr. Francis Willis, so justly celebrated for his success in curing insanity. A few months since he had a paralytic stroke which impaired his memory, but he was able to go out in his carriage till within a few days of his death, which took place in the evening, about six o'clock (Dec. 5,) as he sat in his chair at the table after dinner. He was formerly of Brasenose College, Oxford, M. A. 1740; B. L. M. D. 1759. Taking orders he was presented by his college to the rectory of St. John, Wapping, which some years since he resigned.

The Rev. E. Langford, one of his majesty's chaplains in ordinary, and rector of Gayton.

The Rev. Mr. Mutlowe, rec tor of Broad Windsor, in Dorsetshire, which living, worth 6001. a

year, is in the gift of the bishop of Salisbury.

In the 78th year of his age, the Rev. Francis Mapletoft, rector of Aynhoe, in Northamptonshire. To attempt any eulogium on his character would be superfluous, his life having been one continued course of piety and active benevolence.

He was formerly of Pembroke. College, Cambridge. B. A. 1752. M. A. 1755. Aynhoe is in the gift of W. R. Cartwright, esq. M. P.

Aged 73, the Rey. T. Bowen, near 40 years rector of Pulham St. Mary the Virgin, and Pulham St. Mary Magdalen, Norwich..

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Political difquifitions are inadmiffible; as being foreign to the defign of the Orthodox Churchman's Magazine.

The cafe propofed by Ruffordienfis is fitter for private opinion than for public difcuffion.

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The Effay on an important text in the book of Job," will appear in our next. It came too late for the prefent number: which makes us again request that all communications may be tranfmitted to the Editor before the 15th of the month.

We have received fome letters complaining of our neglect in not reviewing certain books faid to have been fent to us for that purpose. In anfwer we can only fay that those publications never came to our hands. It will be proper, therefore, to prevent miftakes, that all communications of that kind may be particularly addreffed to the Editor of the Orthodox Churchman's Magazine," at the Publishers.

Mr. Frefton's "Evidences for the Divinity of Chrift," Mr. Care's Sermon, &c. &c. in our next.

THE

ORTHODOX CHURCHMAN'S

MAGAZINE AND REVIEW,

FOR FEBRUARY, 1808.

Except we will acknowledge some power in the CHURCH to determine the modes and circumstances of public worship, and to oblige us in indifferent matters, it is impossible there should be any settled frame of things in any Christian society in the world. NELSON.

Biography.

The Life of the Moft Reverend THOMAS HERRING, D. D. Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.

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HIS eminent and amiable prelate was the fon of the reverend Mr. John Herring, rector of Walfoken, in Norfolk, at which place the archbishop was born in 1693. He received his education at the grammar fchool of Wilbeach, in the ifle of Ely, from whence he removed to Jefus College, Cambridge, in 1710. He was chofen fellow of Corpus Chrifti College in 1716, and continued a tutor there above seven years.

In 1719, he entered into prieft's orders, and became fucceffively minifter of Great Shelford, Stow cum Qui, and of Trinity, in Cambridge.

Dr. Fleetwood, bifhop of Ely, made him his domeftic chaplain in 1722, and foon after, his lordship prefented him

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to the living of Rettindon, in Effex, and the rectory of Barly, in Hertfordshire.

On the death of Dr. Lupton, in 1726, the honourable fociety of Lincoln's Inn chofe him their preacher, and about the fame time, he took his doctor's degree, and was appointed chaplain inor dinary to the king. In 1731, he was prefented to the rectory of Blechingly, in Surrey, and towards the close of the fame year was promoted to the deanry of Rochefter.

In 1737, Dr. Herring was confecrated bifhop of Bangor, on the death of the honourable and reverend Dr. Cecil, and the fee of York becoming vacant in 1743, by the death of Dr. Lancelot Blackburne, he was rentoved to that high station.

When the rebellion broke out in Scotland, and the highlanders defeated the king's troops at Preston Pans, the archbishop removed the general panic, and awakened the nation from its lethargy. He convened the nobility, gentry, and clergy of his diocese, and addreffed them in a most animated fpeech, which made fuch an impreffion upon his auditory, that a fubfcription was immediately entered into, amounting to forty thousand pounds, and this noble example was fuccefsfully followed in all parts of the kingdom.

During the fame period, the archbishop entertained in his palace at York, the learned and worthy mathematician Mr. Maclaurin, who had fled from his profefforship at Edinburgh, on the approach of the rebels to that city. "And here," fays Mr. Maclaurin in a letter to one of his friends, "I live as happily as a man can do who is ignorant of the ftate of his family, and who fees the ruin of his country."

On the death of Dr. Potter in 1747, his grace was tranflated to the fee of Canterbury; in which important station he conducted himself with great affability, liberality, and dignity. He beflowed his patronage with a careful regard to merit; and among the many men of ability and genius who partook of his favours, were Jortin and Birch, Hawkesworth and Fawkes. Dr. Jortin has left an account of the friendship which the archbishop had for him, and it is too curious and interesting to be omitted in this place. "Archbishop Herring and I were of Jefus College, in Cambridge; but he left. it about the time when I was admitted, and went to another. Afterwards when he was preacher at Lincoln's Inn, I knew him better and vifited him. He was at that time, and long before, very intimate with Mr. Say, his friend and mine, who lived in Ely house; and Mr. Say, to my knowledge, omitted no opportunity to recommend me to him. Afterwards when he was archbishop of York, he expected that a good

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