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marked the pains taken by the conductors of the Gentleman's Magazine, from its
commencement, to establish its general character of a ready conveyance of all useful
information to the publick, will not fufpect them of treating with neglect a request
dictated by the humanity of thofe benevolent citizens, who had embarked with
fo much zeal in the laudable defign of refcuing from premature death, and re-
ftoring to their families, many industrious individuals whom accident had appa-
rently deprived of life. Accordingly, in 1771 (fe our Magazine for that year,
p. 512), we published a brief, but a clear and authentic account, of the inftitution
of the Society, the motives that led to its establishment, the improvement the first
inftitutors had made in their plan, and the fuccefs that had attended their endea-
vours; with the recital of fome extraordinary cafes, in order to encourage perfons
employed in the operation to perfevere, even when every outward fign of life is
cealed, and feems to render their labour ineffectual. Obferving, however, that
this first communication did not make that deep impreffion on the minds of our
countrymen, which we had reafon to hope from their known philanthropy; and
judging that the Society might think we flighted their recommendation, from the
little effect it had produced; in 1773 we repeated our application to the publick, in
manner following: "It is much to be lamented, from the happy effects that have
been experienced in a neighbouring nation, that a fociety, founded on the fame
humane principles fhould be wanting in England, where charitable establishments
of almost every other kind fo plentifully abound. Till fuch an establishment is
inftituted, let all who have it in their power endeavour to fupply its place. Were
the conductors of periodical papers of every kind to concur in circulating through-
out the kingdom, we may fay throughout the world, the methods by which per-
fons, fuppofed to be drowned, may be restored to life, there is no doubt but many
would live to blefs their benefactors, who muft otherwife perifh for want of the
neceffary affiftance." Then followed a recital of fome additional inftructions,
with a brief detail of many extraordinary circumstances that had attended the cafes
that had come well-attefted before the Amsterdam Society, in order to entitle the
perfons concerned to the premiums beftowed. (See vol. XLIII. p. 174), pub-
Îished in 1777.-These facis must certainly have been unknown to our corre-
fpondent above referred to, or he would not fo pofitively have pronounced, as he
has done, "that Dr. Johnstone's was unquestionably the first publication of the kind
that ever appeared in this kingdom." But it will appear not a little extraordi-
nary, that those who adopted the plan fhould never, in any of their publications,
have noticed by whom it was fuggefted. [See two Letters in our prejent Supple-
ment, pp. 1154, 1160].-C. O. will not be difpleafed with thefe articles. The
publications he enquires after will very fpeedily make their appearance.

Mr. Chamberlayne, Secretary to the Medical Society, requefts us to rectify a
mistake of his, p. 1121, in giving Dr. W. Kerr, of Northampton, credit for a paper
on the efficacy of cantharides in dropfy, which ought to have been placed to the
account of Dr. Samuel Farr, of Curry Revel.-A Conftant Reader fays, "it furely
would be a great improvement to books of anatomy, where figures are given, if
we were told from what kind of preparation they were taken; whether from wet
or dry, injected or not, alfo of what age and sex the subject was. An attention to
thefe circumftances might, perhaps, lead to fome unknown interefting discoveries."
-One who has just dipped into the "Local Proverbs” in Capt. Grofe's "Pro-
vincial Gloffary," defires us to hint to that gentleman, that the proverb of "Bed-
worth beggars" originates in Leicester fhire, though the town which gave rife to
it is in the county of Warwick. Bedworth is a large and populous village, fa-
mous for coal-mines, whence fwarms of paupers over-run the neighbouring county.
-GALLUS TRANSJURANUS laments a prejudice the people in this country,
and particularly the heads of fome fchools, labour under, with refpect to French
teachers, none being in general acceptable unless natives of Paris, or at least of
France; and afks, if it is a particular gift from Heaven, only granted to the fubjects
of his Moft Chriftian Majefty, to have the faculty and privilege of teaching their
own language? and whether good morals and grammatical skill are not alfo of fome
confequence-Clontarfe, p. 1037, was originally a Commandery for Knights
Templars, founded temp. Hen. II. The view from this caftie is richly extentive,
and extremely picturesque.-D. R's Heraldic Hint is out of our Line, but fhalĺ
be communicated to Mr. D. as he defires.-Dr. Johnfon's Sermon, p. 1104, was
probably preached before one of the Houfes of Parliament, or perhaps at St. Paul's.

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otes and Character of the late Mr. Unwin.

mented. We must blame ourselves however for not furaifhing you with more interefing and accurate materials. If this omiffion fhould not be better remedied, you will be fo good to fupply the imperfections and correct the errors of your former account, by inferting in your next Magazine the following particulars:

Mr. Unwin was not the fon, but the nephew of John Unwin, Elq. of Croydon. His father was a refpe&table clergyman, and, if I mistake not, mafter of a fchool in Bucks, where his widow still refides. He was educated at the Charter-houfe, and from thence removed to Chrift's College, Cambridge, where he formed an intimacy, which subsisted till his death, with the prefent amiable prelate of Clonfert, and the admired author of "The Principles of moral and political Philofophy."-He diftinguifned himfelf in the univerfity by the unaffected piety of his manners, and the claffical elegance of his converfation. His attachment to polite literature was rewarded with the chancellor's gold medal. On his admiffion to holy orders, about the year 1769, he ferved a church in the neighbourhood of Cambridge. He began his miniftry with that wifdom and fidelity, that affectionate zeal, and that exemplary purity which marked the whole of his public life. He was not only popular but ufeful in his parith, where his memory is ftill very highly efteemed. The next year he was prefented by his uncle to the confolidated rectories of Stock, cum Ramfden-Breehoufe, Effex, which prevented his admiffion to a fellowship of his college.This living, with the adjoining parifh of Ramfden-Crays, to which he was inflituted in 1780, on the prefentation of Bond Hopkins, Efq. was the only preferment he enjoyed. In his character of a parish minifter he was well known to the writer of this article, who though happy in an acquaintance with many of the most refpe&table clergy in the eftablifhment, deliberately declares that he never found Mr. Unwin's equal, both in exertion and fuccefs. The village of Stock, where Mr. Unwin conftantly reGided, he found in a state of the most notorious depravity. It was profligate to a proverb. His weekly religious meetings at his own houfe; hs fervent exhortations to his people from the pulpit; his familiar catechetical lectures to their children; his affectionate vifits to their famiPios; his vigilant attention to their sempo

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ral interefts; his liberal fupply of their wants, of which he kindly impelled the inflexible oppofition to the oppreffion of approach or prevented the preffure; his the powerful, and his exertions to curb the libertinifm of the poor; the fweetnefs of his addrefs, and, above all, the fhining example of his life both in the world and in his family; formed altogether fo ftrong an argument for virtue and religion, as only a very few of the most abandoned of his people could refift. Accordingly, the parish of Stock is now neighbourhood; the congregations in an example of public decency to the few country villages are fo numerous, and in none that I have ever heard of fo orderly and devout. Where there is a general external reformation, there muft be fome genuine piety.

The benevolence of this good man was too ardent to be confined to his parishes. It was his regular practice to vifit the county gaol, for the double purpofe of awakening, if poffible, its wretched inhabitants outward wants. to a fenfe of religion, and alleviating their For feveral years he had laboured with all his intereft to obtain an allowance of fire for the prifoners;

and the winter before his death he had ' the fatisfaction of finding that his folicitations were at length effectual.

As a preacher, Mr. Unwin was plain and energetic. The fublime truths of the gofpel had very deeply impreffed his heart, and he recommended them to others with the fimplicity and confidence which fuch an impreffion may be fuppofed to produce. He did not always read his fermons; nor was he fo idle as never to write them. But his good fenfe and reverence for the word of God algle expreffion inconfiftent with the digways prevented him from uttering a finnity of religion -The complexion of his mind was chearful; and he was formed to adorn and improve a large circle of acquaintance, which he felected with uncommon prudence. Few men have united fo much piety, and fo much politenels. The delicacy with which he administered reproof was inimitable. It not only produced the effect intended, but was in feveral inftances the occafion of agreeable friendships. His acquaintance, which he highly valued, with one of the most benevolent friends of mankind, who left this world but a few weeks before him, originated from his noticing, with the manly fortitude of a chriftian minifter, and the elegant addrefs of good breeding, an unintentional

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