Haply, fhoud fhameless Vice fucceed, Or worth, like Rodwell's, early fall, Still breathe the vital air; His faith unfhaken ftill remains; And triumphs o'er the grave. APEDALE. MONTHLY OBITUARY. Feb. 26. LATELY died, in the 88th year of his age, the Rev. Samuel Alderfer, of Alderfey hall, in Cheshire, and formerly of Trinity hall in this univer hity, where he proceeded LL. B. in 1738. March 5.] The Rev. William Jackfon, A. M. vicar of Chrift church, Hants. He had fpent the preceding evening with a party of friends, and retired to bed apparently perfect health; but was taken ill about fix o'clock in the morning, and in a few minutes expired. March 12.1 On Friday fe'night died, after a lingering illness, in the 40th year of his age, the Rev. Joseph Gregory, vicar of St. Martin's and All Saints in Leicefter, and formerly of St. John's college; B. A. 1786: M. A. 1789. A few days ago died, after a long illnefs, the Rev. Mr. Farrer; by whofe death the valuable rectory of Warmington, in the county of Warwick, and in the prefentation of the Rev. Mr. Hariifon, rector of Bugbrooke. in Northamptoufhire, is become vacant. On Friday fen'night died, at Bofton, the Rey. Edmund Browne, prebendary of York, rector of Kirk-Sandall, in the weft-riding of that county, and mafter of the grammar. fchool at Butterwick, near Bofton. On Sunday laft died, after a few hours illness, of a paralytic stroke, aged 41, the Rev. Edward Smith, third fon of the late Mr. A. Smith, of that city, one of the minor canons of Winchefter cathedral, and rector of Morefted, Hampshire. March 19.], On the 8th inftant died, the Rev. Charles Lufcombe, of Bread-Street, London, and formerly of Clare hall, where he proceeded B. A. 1785. A fhort time fince died, at Beverley in Yorkshire, after a long and severe illness, the Rev. Luke Hall, formerly of Trinity college; B. A. 1789; M. A. 1795. On the 9th inflant died, at his houfe at Beverley in Yorkshire, the Rev. Barnard Foord, formerly of Trinity college; B. A. 1761; M. A. 1764; LL. D. 1790. Lately died fuddenly, at Bath, the Rev. A. P. Newman, of Thornbury Park. On Wedneiday laft died, at Hawkefbury, in Gloucestershire, in the 97th year of his age, the Rev. Potter Cole, A. M. He had been feventy-three years vicar of Hawkefbury, and paffed his long life in the conftant and uniform practice of every Chriftian duty. CHURCH PREFERMENTS, GRADUATIONS, &c. OXFORD. Feb. 27.] THE Reader in Chemiftry intends to begin his courfe of Lectures at the Laboratory, on Thursday next the 4th of March, at feven o'clock in the evening. Thurfday, in convocation, Fenry Williams, of Pen Pont, South Wales, Efq. Gentleman commoner of Chrift church, was admitted to the honorary degree of mater of arts, to which he was prefented by the Rev. Mr. Carey, M. A. ftudent of the fame houfe. Yesterday Yefterday, in congregation, the Rev. George Mutter, of St. Edmund Hall, and Henry T. Newport, of Trinity college, Bachelors of Arts, were admitted Masters of Arts. The Rev. Thomas Henry Shepherd, Bachelor of Arts, of St. John's college, Cambridge, and now Fellow of Brafenofe college, was incorporated. Meff. Robert Digby Stillingflect, of St. Edmund Hall; John James Lake, Richard Melhuifh, and Hugh Maire Pallmore, of Exeter college; Peter Öglander, of Oriel college; Warwick Oben Gurney, Charles Elliott Walkey, and John Young, of Balliol college, were admitted Bachelors of Arts. And this day John Henry Alcock, of University college, Efq. will be admitted Bachelor of Arts, Grand Compounder. On Tuefday laft Thomas Stone, M. A. of Brasenofe college, and the Rev. Thomas Henry Shepherd, B. A. of St. John's college, Cambridge, were elected Fellows of Bratenofe college; and on Thurfday Thomas Clayton, B. A. was elected fellow of the fame fociety. On Saturday laft the Rev. J. B. Moulding, B. D. fellow of Trinity college, was inftituted to the rectory of Rotherfield Greys, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Helė. The Rev. Dr. Hardwicke, rector of Sopworth, (by a commiffion from the Lord Bishop of Sarum) has inftituted the Rev. John Turner, to the vicarage of Sherfton-Magna, with the curacy of Aldrington annexed, Wilts, on the prefentation of the dean and chapter of Glocefter. Dr. Harding, of Salt Hill, is appointed a prebendary in the cathedral church of Sarum, in the room of the Rev. Archdeacon Hand, deceased.--There is another fall vacant, by the death of Dr. Fountayne, dean of York. The earl of Ilchefter has prefented the Rev. Mr. Griffiths, to the livings of West Grimstead and Plaitford, Wilts. March 6.] Tuefday laft the Rev. Richard William Hood, Bachelor of Arts, of St. Edmund Hall, was admitted Mafter of Arts. Meffrs. Daniel Wilton, of St. Edmund Hall; Oliver Roufe, of Pembroke College; Thomas Kinder, of Trinity college; Ambrofe Goddard, Jeremiah Innys Baker, and Chriftopher Cookfon, of Chrift Church; and John Parry, of Jefus College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts. March 13.] Tuefday laft the Rev. William Tournay, Maiter of Arts, of Wadhami college, was admitted Bachelor of Divinity. Meflrs. Henry John Grant, Richard Mence, Richard Powell, and William Bishop, of Chrift church, were admitted Bachelors of Arts. The Rev. Edward Dawkins is presented to a prebendal stall in the cathedral church of Sarum, vacanted by the death of the Rev. Dr. Fountayne, dean of York. The Rev. John Fearon is inftituted, by the Rev. Mr. Sandiford, commiffary to the Lord Bishop of Glocefter, to the vicarage of Painfwick, in that diocefe, void by the death of John Mofely, Clerk, the laft incumbent, and on the prefentation of John Gardiner, Nicholas Webb, William Capel, and Thomas Frankis, Efq. patrons thereof. Mar. 20.] The Rev. J. White, D. D. prebendary of Glocetter, and Archbithop Laud's profeffor of Arabick in this Univerfity, is appointed Regius Profeflor of Hebrew and Canon of Chrift church, in the room of the late Dr. Blayney. A Difpenfation has pafied the Great Seal to enable the Rev. G. Beresford, M. A. Rector of Suxulby, in the county of Leicefter, to accept and hold the rectory of Bedworth, in the county of Warwick, to which he is prefented by the Riglit Hon. the Earl of Aylesford. The Rev. Henry Bond Fowler, A. M. is licenfed by the Rev C. Sandiford, commiffary to the Bishop of Gloucefter, to the perpetual curacy of Tredington, in that county, on the death of Jofeph Robinfon, clerk, and on the nomination of the Bishop. March 27.] The Rev. Robert Farington, M. A. fellow of Brafen Nose college, is infituted by the Lord Bishop of London, on the prefentation of that fociety, to the rectory of St. George, Middlesex, vacant by the death of the Rev. Herbert Mayo, D. D. the late incumbent. The Rev. John Owen, M. A. Archdeacon of Richmond, formerly of Worcester college, has been collated to the rectory of the united parishes of St. Benedict and St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, in the city of London, by the dean and chapter of St. Paul's. Laft week the Rev. E. Northey, canon of Windfor, was inducted to the vicarage of Nether Stowey, Somerfetshire. CAMBRIDGE. Feb. 26.1 The Rev. Dr. Harding, of Salt-Hill, is prefented to a prebendal stall in the cathedral church of Sarum, vacated by the death of the Rev. Archdeacon Hand. The Rev. George Moore, M. A. is prefented to a prebendal ftail in Canterbury cathedral. The The Rev. Charles Stead Hope, B. A. late of St. John's college, is prefented by the Mayor and Corporation of Derby, to the vicarage of St. Alkmund in that town, vacated by the death of the Rev. Thomas Manlove. The Rev. Thomas Chambers Wilkinfon, formerly of St. John's college, is inducted to the confolidated rectory of All Saints, and the vicarage of St. Peter's, in Stamford, on the prefentation of the most noble the Marquis of Exeter, to which nobleman Mr. Wilkinfon is chaplain. The Rev. Richard Thomas Gough, M. A. is inftituted to the rectory of Blakeney with Cokethorpe, and Langham Parva, in Norfolk, on the prefentation of the Right Hon. Lord Calthorpe.--Alfo to the rectory of Cley next the Sea, on the presentation of J. W. Thomlinfon, Efq. The Rev. C. Afhfield, M. A. of Slapton, has been inftituted by the Bishop of Lincoln, to the vicarage of Stewkley, Bucks, on the prefentation of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. Mr. Fofter Lechmere Coore, of Trinity college, is admitted to the degree March 5. of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Stephen Hawtrey, of King's college, was on Monday last admitted a fellow of that fociety. The Rev. Thomas Bourdillon, M. A. fellow of Trinity Hall, is prefented, by the mafter and fellows of that fociety, to the vicarage of Fenftanton cum Hilton, in the county of Huntingdon, vacated by the death of the Rev. John Cook. The Rev. Dr. Knox, mafter of Tunbridge School, is inducted to the rectory of Ramfden Crays, in Effex, void by the refignation of the Rev. Mr. Chamberlayne. The Rev. J. F. Muckleftone, prebendary of Litchfield, is inftituted to the vicarage of Wyburnbury, in the diocefe of Chefter, on the prefentation of the Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. His Majefty's Letters Patent have been paffed under the Great Seal of Ireland, for tranflating the Right Rev. Dr. George de la Poer Beresford, Lord Bishop of the united Bishoprics of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, to the Bishopric of Kilmore, in the room of the moft Rev. and Hon. Dr. Charles Brodrick, promoted to the Archbishopric of Cafhel. March 19.] The fubject of the poem for Mr. Scaton's prize for the prefent year is, St. Peter's Denial of Chrift. The Vice-Chancellor has appointed the following fubjects for the bachelors' prizes for the prefent year: For the Senior Bachelors, Quænam Caufæ fint, cur præftantiffima in omni Opere ac Scientia Ingenia, iifdem fere Temporibus atque Regionum Finibus contineri foleant? For the Middle Bachelors, Civitas optimis fundata Legibus atque Inftitutis, Ope tamen Religionis defiituta, diu permanere non poteft. The Rev. George Markham is prefented to the deanry of the cathedral church of York, vacated by the death of the Rev. Dr. Fountayne. The Rev. Samuel Wix, M. A. late of Chrift's college, is inftituted by the Bishop of London to the rectory of Inworth in Effex, on the prefentation of Thomas Poynder, Efq. The Rev. Gilbert Beresford, M. A. late of St. John's college, is empowered, by a difpenfation, to hold the rectory of Saxulby in Leicestershire, together with the rectory of Bedworth in Warwickshire, to the latter of which he has been lately prefented by the Earl of Aylesford. The Rev. William Hicks, rector of Little Brackstead, Effex, has been preferred to the vicarage of Great Marlow, Bucks, on the prefentation of the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of Gloucester. TO CORRESPONDENTS. WE have to acknowledge the receipt of many communications during the month: Some of them will appear as foon as convenient-others are under confideration. If we do not, for want of room, fpecify here the different articles which have come to hand, we truft our reafon for not doing it will be our apology. Some articles, which we promifed to infert in this Number, are neceffarily deferred. ERRATUM-IN P. 134, L. 38, for yáru read yárgí THE ORTHODOX CHURCHMAN's MAGAZINE, For APRIL, 1802. "Tanta autem induftria eft, tantumque exigilat in ftudio, ut non maximè ingenio, quod in eo fummum eft, gratia habenda videatur." CIC. AD BRUTUM. "His powers of genius and invention are confeffedly of the first fize; yet he almoft owes lefs to them, than to the diligent and ftudious cultivation of his judgment." LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. THE Among thofe bloffoms of his youth," were fome notes, communicated to Mr. Theobald, and inferted in his edition of Shakespeare. It was also in this feafon of early difcipline, while his mind was opening to many literary projects, that he conceived an idea which he was long pleafed with, of giving a new edition of Velleius Paterculus. He was charmed with the elegance of this writer;, and the high credit in which emendatory criticifm, of which Paterculus ftood fo much in need, was held in the beginning of this century; occafioned by the dazzling reputation of fuch men as Bentley and Hare; very naturally feduced a young enterprifing scholar into an attempt of this nature.--This defign, however, he dropped by the advice of his friend, Dr. Middleton, who thought it unworthy of his talents and induftry; which, instead of trifling on words; feemed calculated to correct the opinion and manners of the world. What effect thefe juvenile effays of his pen had on his reputation, will be feen from the following curious fact.-In the year 1726, a dispute arofe among the lawyers, about the judicial powers of the Court of Chancery. It opened with a tract called "The Hiftory of the Chancery, relating to the judicial Power of that Court, and the Rights of the Mafter," printed without a name, but was written by a Mr. Burrough; and it was thought to be an excellent performance.-So much fo, that the author of it was rewarded by the Lord Chancellor King with a mafterthip in Chancery. To this work an anfwer préfently appeared, entitled," A DifVol. II. Churchm. Mag. April, 1802. Ꮓ courfe courfe of the judicial Authority of the Mafter of the Rolls." And it was fo well compofed as to require an abler hand than the hiftorian to be a match for the difcourfer. In this exigency, he had recourfe to Mr. Warburton, who, from the materials laid before him, produced a volume in 1727, called, "The Legal Judicature in Chancery ftated."-This work was fo manifeftly fuperior to the hiftory, that fuch of the profeffion as were not in the fecret, wondered at Mr. Burrough's proficiency in the art of writing; and the Lord Chancellor King as much as any body. Upon Mr. Warburton's taking priefts' orders, Sir Robert Sutton procured for him the fmall vicarage of Griefley, in Nottinghamshire; and in 1728 prefented him to the rectory of Brand-Broughton, in the diocese of Lincoln. He was alfo, by the fame intereft, put upon the king's lift of mafter of arts, created on his majesty's vifit to the univerfity of Cambridge. Brand-Broughton was a preferment of fome value, and from its fituation in the neighhourhood of Newark, pleafed him very much. Here, then, he fixed himself, with his family, and spent the best part of his life; that is, from 1728 to 1746. He purfued his ftudies, in this retirement, with intense application, and with the enthufiafm that true genius infpires; and the vigour of his parts was fuch, that his inceffant labour neither wearied his fpirits nor affected his health. In this way it was, that he acquired that habit of deep thinking, with that extenfive erudition which afterwards aftonished the reader in his works; and made himself acquainted with the whole range of polite and elegant learning, in the way of diverfion, and in the interval of graver ftudies. With that paffion for letters which transported Mr. Warburton at this time, the fobriety of his judgment is to be admired. The little tafte he had had of fame in early publications did not corrupt his mind, or feduce him into a premature ambition of appearing as an author in form, till he had qualified himself, by a long courfe of reading and meditation, to fuftain that character. It was not till the year 1736, that he published the first of those works on which his great reputation is raifed. This was, "THE ALLIANCE BETWIXT CHURCH AND STATE;" of which the grand defign is to prove, that an ESTABLISHED CHURCH and a free TOLERATION, are made perfectly to agree by the medium of a TEST LAW.-This work made a great impreffion on the beft judges. An eminent writer* has delivered his opinion of it in thefe terms :- Bishop Warburton, in his Alliance between Church and State, has fhewn the general good policy of an establishment, and the neceffity of a TEST for its fecurity, upon principles which republicans themselves cannot eafily deny. His work is one of the first specimens that are to be found perhaps in any language of fcientific reasoning, applied to a political subject.” -66 Some, indeed, have taken offence at the idea of an alliance, but without caufe; for the meaning of it is this-that our Church Establishment is fuch as in equity it must have been, had the terms of it been fettled by mutual agreement between the two parties; which, in other words, is only faying, that thofe terms are juft and reasonable. In the clofe of the first edition of the Alliance, he announced his next and greatest work, THE DIVINE LEGATION OF MOSES, which he had now planned, and in part compofed. It had been pretended, by those |