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he wished for help in this outlay, he did not himself ask others to share with him the burden, he said he did not want to use up his friends for this object, as he intended to make a grand appeal to them on behalf of a Normal School, and that one of his motives in coming into the country was to keep up his friendships, for the purpose of advancing this his favourite design. It was noticed that he appeared considerably exhausted after the labours of the day. On the Monday morning, however, he walked more than a mile to an early breakfast with an old friend. He then visited the British Schools, which are in this town supported, according to their original design, by Unitarians and Trinitarians, without compromise of principle to either party, and was much gratified at the prosperity of the Schools, as well as with the liberal spirit in which they are conducted. He then visited with some friends the Parkhurst Prison, or Juvenile Penitentiary, situated at some little distance from the town, which he had long desired to inspect, and witnessed with much interest the working of this great experiment in reformatory discipline. He then went over the ruins of Carisbrooke Castle, and thence to Sandown Bay; and the following day he journeyed to Lewes, in order to be present at the annual treat given to the Sundayschool children of the congregation with which he had been lately connected. Thus passed two days of almost unintermitted effort, his mind being chiefly directed to plans for the improvement and elevation of his fellow-beings. The same benevolent feelings were manifested to life's very close, his fatal malady seizing him after he had been engaged in preaching in the Domestic Mission chapel in Spicer Street, the following Sunday evening. Thus it was that his immediate pathway to the grave was marked; and the remembrance must ever be a solace to his friends, whilst they mourn that one who combined so much the disposition with the means to do good is lost to them on earth.

"In the hope that these recollections of our departed friend may assist you in your projected obituary memoir, I remain, dear Sir, yours very sincerely,

EDMUND KELL."

Sept. 6, near Dingwall, in Scotland, Dr. EDWARD STANLEY, the Bishop of Norwich, after a short illness, terminating in cougestion of the brain. His Lordship was 70 years of age. He possessed a very active mind, and took a leading part in various literary and scientific associations, and in institutions of education and reli

gion. The Bishop was also a warm patron of what might be considered rather the accomplishments and pleasures, than the graver duties of civilization. He was a fine musical amateur, and was a kind and judicious friend of the eminent Jenny Lind. The salient points of his character were extraordinary quickness and energy; and his appearance in public, with his dark piercing eyes and reverend white hair, accompanied by much earnestness of manner when speaking, was very impressive. He was an accomplished, rather than a learned man. He was courageous by impulse; but sometimes disappointed expectations by his deliberate timidity. As Rector of Alderley, in Cheshire, he won golden opinions of all men. As a member of the Episcopal Bench, he scarcely fulfilled the expectations which his previous career had raised. He was, however, more true to the Whig party than most of his predecessors who owed their elevation to Whig patronage. It is no drawback to this praise, to intimate that he was probably largely influenced in his political and party career by his nephew, Lord Eddisbury. In private life, it is understood, he was most deservedly and warmly beloved. In his general intercourse with the world, he was accessible and obliging. The deceased Prelate has left a large family, one member of which is favourably known to the public as the gifted and candid author of the Life of Dr. Arnold. Dr. Stanley is succeeded in the see of Norwich by Dr. Hinds, the intimate friend of Archbishop Whately, and the author of several theological works, which are characterized by the moderation of their orthodoxy and by the liberality of their sentiments. It is rarely that a see is adorned by three Bishops in succession of liberal sentiments, such as Bathurst, Stanley and Hinds.

Oct. 10, at Trowbridge, in his 86th year, Mr. ABRAHAM HAWKINS. He was a deacon and member of the General Baptist church in the Conigree upwards of forty years. His upright and consistent life shewed the sincerity of his profession, and his end was peace.

Oct. 13, in Blackhall Place, Dublin, WILLIAM, second son of Mr. Joseph PRESTON, of St. John Street, London, aged three years.

Oct. 14, at Hardwicke House, the episcopal residence, near Chepstow, the Right Rev. Dr. E. COPLESTON, Bishop of Llandaff, after an illness of about three weeks' duration. The deceased, born in 1776,

was son of the Rev. J. B. Copleston, prebendary of Exeter, and was descended from the ancient family of the Coplestons, of Copleston and Warleigh, Devonshire. In 1789, he was elected a scholar of Christchurch, Oxford; and, having highly distinguished himself there, was, in 1795, elected a fellow of Oriel College. He obtained a first class in 1802, and the same year was appointed Professor of Poetry. In 1814, he was elected to the honourable post of Provost of Oriel College, and under a special vote of convocation was created a D.D. Two years previously (in 1812) he was appointed to the then vacant prebend of Hoxton. In 1826, he received the appointment of Dean of Carlisle, but did not hold that office for any lengthened period; for when, in December, 1827, the see of Llandaff became void by the translation of the Right Rev. C. R. Sumner (the present Bishop of Winchester), Dr. Copleston was selected to fill the vacancy. The late Bishop was Professor of Ancient

Literature to the Royal Academy of Arts; a Governor of the Charter-House, a Governor of King's College, one of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England and Wales, a Commissioner for building additional Churches, Treasurer of the diocese of Llandaff, a Fellow of the Royal and many other literary and religious societies. He was the author of "An Inquiry into Necessity and Predestination," "Prælectiones Academicæ," and some other works. the death of Dr. Copleston, the deanery of St. Paul's (value £2965), as well as the episcopal see, becomes vacant. By a recent arrangement the stipend of the new Bishop will be raised to £4000 per annum, and will be dissociated from the deanery of St. Paul's, with which it had up to the present time been held.

By

Oct. 16, at Kiddington, Oxon, in the 81st year of her age, PRISCILLA ANN, relict of the late David RICARDO, Esq., M. P.

MARRIAGES.

Sept. 30, at Chowbent, by Rev. F. Baker, M.A., Mr. THOMAS GREEN to Miss SARAH ALDRED, both of Atherton.

Oct. 3, at St. Peter's church, Belgrave Square, by Rev. G. Rawlinson, M. A., J. A. FROUDE, Esq., of Manchester, to CHARLOTTE MARIA, daughter of the late Pascoe GRENFELL, Esq.

Oct. 4, at Newport Pagnell, Bucks, SAMUEL GRUNDY, Esq., second son of the late Mr. Joseph Grundy, of Market Harborough, and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Grundy, formerly of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, to EMMA, second daughter of Charles REDDEN, Esq., of the former place.

Oct. 11, at the parish church, Birstal, by Rev. W. M. Heald, FREDERICK LANGFORD, Esq., of Udimore, Sussex, to SARAH FRANCES, third daughter of Edward SWAINE, Esq., of Crow Trees, Gomersal.

Oct. 11, at Bank-Street chapel, Bolton, by Rev. F. Baker, M. A., Mr. JOSEPH KIRKHAM to Miss ELIZABETH WELSBY, both of Bolton.

Oct. 11, at the Unitarian chapel, Lincoln, by Rev. C. C. Nutter, Mr. SAMUEL WILLIAM CLAY, silversmith, of Gainsborough, to Miss MARIA RHODES, of the same place.

Oct. 13, at the Unitarian chapel, Sheffield, by Rev. P. Wright, Mr. W. H. ElKINS, of Salisbury, to MARY, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. William HopKINSON, of Sheffield.

Oct. 14, at Blackwater-Street chapel, Rochdale, Mr. THOMAS BARLOW to Miss MARY HILL.

Oct. 18, at the same chapel, Mr. AsнWORTH to Miss ELIZA CHARLTON.

Oct. 18, at the New Gravel-Pit chapel, Hackney, by Rev. John Boucher, HENRY LLOYD MORGAN, Esq., of Fenchurch Street, to ELIZABETH LOUISA MARY MARILLIER, eldest daughter of Mr. Frederick J. Ma rillier, of Durham Place West, Hackney Road.

Recently, at the chapel in the Conigree, Trowbridge, by the Rev. Samuel Martin, Mr. DAN. RUTTER to Mrs. MARY BARNES. -Mr. JAMES MERRITT to Miss MARY ANN NORTON.-Mr. SAMUEL ROLFE to Miss MARGARet Phillips.-Mr. JOSEPH ANN CARPENTER.-Mr. JAMES EACOTT to JONES (local preacher) to Mrs. MARY Mrs. MARIA EACOTT.-Mr. ELIAS BOULTER to Mrs. MARIA BAILEY.-Mr. ELI VINCE to Miss MARY ALESBURY.-Mr. SOLOMON UNDERWOOD to Miss JANE STAGER.— Mr. THOMAS WILTSHIRE to Mrs. ANN BUCKLEY,-all of Trowbridge and Melksham.

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THERE is something in every burial-place that appeals to our sensibility, and awakens solemn and tender thoughts. Additional interest is given when we stand amidst the sepulchres of many successive generations of the human race, and thus hear the voice of elder and modern time cry, "All flesh is grass!" Sensibility rises to the height of pious reverence when we stand by the last earthly resting-place of men eminent in their day for wisdom, virtue and piety. If our patriotism would be kindled when standing on the field of Runnemede, our faith and hope should burn with a brighter flame as we survey the plain, the dust of which has been enriched by the ashes of men of God, who in their day wrestled with spiritual wickedness in high places, and have left to us an unsullied example of nonconformity to the world. These are the feelings which have risen in our minds as we have stood in Bunhill Fields, which Southey once termed the "Campo Santo of the Dissenters."

This mausoleum of the righteous dead is of itself an unattractive spot. It has none of the adjuncts which give to many places of tombs a picturesque air and a touching beauty. It is close to one of the busiest outlets of a huge city; it is on three sides surrounded by very commonplace dwellings and other buildings. The "solemn stillness" which befits such a scene is broken by the rude and jostling traffic of the neighbouring streets. There is no beautiful church watching over the sleeping dead. There is no ivy-mantled tower, no rugged elms, no yew-trees' shade. Proceeding from Finsbury Square to the City Road, you pass on your left hand a "dull, damp and gloomy-looking square of ground." It abounds in monuments, chiefly mere headstones. Twenty or thirty altar-tombs alone attract the eye. This is, however, a sacred spot, far more so than a bishop's consecration could make it; for here have been deposited the remains of Bunyan, Defoe and Watts, men who have by their genius impressed their thoughts for ever on the minds and hearts of their countrymen: here rest in one common tranquil sleep most of the founders of the old Nonconformist bodies;-Williams and Evans and Stretton, the Presbyterians, lie by

* Bunhill Memorials: Sacred Reminiscences of Three Hundred Ministers, and other Persons of Note, who are buried in Bunhill Fields, of every Denomination. With the Inscriptions on their Tombs and Gravestones, and other historical Information respecting them, from Authentic Sources. Edited by J. A. Jones. London-Paul, 1, Chapter-House Court. 12mo. Pp. 384.

+ This is the description given of it by a very able writer in Frazer's Magazine. From an article entitled Bunyan and Bunhill Fields, Vol. XXXI. pp. 313-315, we have derived some of our statements. 4 s

VOL. V.

the side of Goodwin and Owen, the patriarchs of Independency; and Hanserd Knollys and Kiffin, the Baptists, share the resting-place of Fox, the founder of the Quakers. The harsh din of controversy is here quelled by the great Silencer. Macgowan reviles no more, but rests in peace, not far from the remains of Price and Lardner and Lindsey, whose eternal doom he ignorantly dared to pronounce. Tom Bradbury, the Yorick of the spot, jests no more, but is now as grave as Caleb Fleming, who rebuked his proneness to satire, and bewailed his "scarifying sermons filled with aquafortis." Here Timothy Priestley is no longer restless and dogmatical, but is calm and peaceable as Jebb and Belsham, and other friends of that distinguished brother of his, whose remains lie in a plot of ground belonging to the Society of Friends, near Northumberland, in America. Here lie in amity many of the angry disputants of Salters' Hall; Pomfret, Robinson and Ridgley no longer look angrily and scornfully down on Oldfield, Harris and Grosvenor, and the other non-subscribing brethren who sleep near them. Here repose in silence-to be broken only by the trump of the archangel-mighty and eloquent ambassadors of Christ, who moved men's hearts in their profoundest depths;-Bunyan, of whom a contemporary said, "If but one day's notice of his preaching in London were given, there would be more people come together than the largest meeting-house would hold ;" and of whom the learned Dr. Owen said, in reply to a question of Charles the Second's, that "had he that tinker's abilities for preaching, he would gladly give up all his learning; "George Fox, who, clad in his leathern suit, moved and melted the hearts of large assemblies, composed of every class, including clergymen and courtiers ;-and James Foster, whom Pope commended equally for modesty and pulpit eloquence.

It is strange that a spot around which so many interesting associations gather, has been so long neglected, and has hitherto had no historian to record its claims to celebrity and reverence. The late Dr. Rippon long intended to publish a history of the ground, and collected for this purpose many of the inscriptions; but his papers, which are in the possession of his son, are not (we suppose) left in a state fit for publication, though they have sometimes been consulted advantageously by persons interested in Dissenting ecclesiastical biography. The volume just completed by Mr. Jones, an aged Baptist minister of London, possesses few merits and many serious faults.*

It is strangely defective. No mention is made of several distinguished persons who are interred in Bunhill Fields. Of Richard Fairclough, the ejected minister of Mells, in Somersetshire, no notice is taken, although Calamy, in his Continuation, mentions the fact of his being buried in Bunhill Fields, and gives the inscription on his tomb. The omission from this list of Bunhill worthies of the name of George Fox would seem to indicate that the literature of Mr. J. A. Jones does not extend beyond the range of his own sect. The names of Defoe and Lieut.-Gen. Fleetwood are also unmentioned; so also is George Whitehead. We might extend the list of omissions. The biographies are culled, with little taste or judgment, from Wilson and Palmer and Ivimey. The inscriptions are carelessly printed, without any attempt to mark the original division of the lines, and with almost invariable and gross blundering wherever a Latin inscription or even a Latin quotation occurs. The book thus carelessly put together is edited in a spirit of fanatical bigotry against Unitarians, rarely, of late, exceeded. We will give an example or two:

"I have not acknowledged as Christian brethren those who, in their day, have

We hope it may not stand in the way of a better book. It contains some things for the sake of which we will give it a place on our shelves. It will at least preserve for the future historian some memorials, which time and this remorseless climate of ours are hastening to obliterate. We propose now to make use of Mr. Jones's title as an introduction to a brief history of Bunhill Fields, and of the list of names recorded by him, as a peg on which to hang a few biographical and historical illustrations.

When London was a walled city, there lay to its north and north-east a huge moor or fen. Of this ancient morass the only relics are to be found in the names Moorfields and Finsbury-the latter being a corruption of Fensbury. Finsbury was, in 1104, a prebend of St. Paul's cathedral. In 1315, a lease of this ground was granted by the dean and chapter of St. Paul's to the mayor and commons of London, by whom it has ever since been held.*

Finsbury Field was first effectually drained in 1527. The flags, sedges and rushes which overspread it were removed. Part of it was converted into pasture land, and part was used as a laystall for the city. From a survey made in the sixteenth century it appears that the

denied the Divinity of my Lord, who have rejected redemption through Jesus' atoning blood, and justification by his righteousness. God forbid that

I should acknowledge a Belsham to be a diffuser of the knowledge of the pure religion of Jesus."-P. vi.

Appended to the notice of Emlyn is a note in which the Editor declares himself "a most decided, uncompromising Trinitarian: the doctrine of the Tri-une God is indelibly engraven on his heart." Unitarians, he hints, "hold degrading views of his adorable Lord and Saviour;" and although he says that he dares not decide on their eternal state beyond the grave, he with sufficient plainness intimates his opinion that on the judgment-day God will bid them "DEPART." Elsewhere, Unitarianism is the "corroding gangrene" which saps the vitals of a cause. Of Unitarian trustees Mr. Jones thinks it just (the word and italics are his own) and decent to write that "no people, at any time, have ever so far fallen from high moral integrity in misappropriation of Trust Property, contrary to the known intentions of the donors." Of the venerable Lindsey, our sagacious editor observes, that he was "a gentleman in every sense of the word (his theological tenets excepted)" !

With equal accuracy in his statement of facts and charitableness of spirit, he thus writes respecting the Trustees of Dr. Williams's funds :-"It is astonishing that men with any pretence to conscience can devote that property, year after year, in the face of God and the public, to the support of Socinianism, which Dr. Williams's righteous soul abhorred"! Mr. Jones's bigotry is, by its extravagance, comparatively harmless. He has imported into his little volume every available passage from Walter Wilson's History of the Dissenting Churches of London, which breathes a spirit hostile to Unitarianism. It is well known, and has been stated before by us, on the authority of a competent witness, that before the close of his life Mr. Wilson saw reason to modify and alter some of his religious opinions, and earnestly wished for an opportunity of altering and suppressing many passages in his History, which he regarded as unjust to Unitarians. The work never came to a second edition, and thus the opportunity of retracting some unjust accusations was never granted him. This fact shews the importance of candour and charity. A writer may outlive his own bigotry, and attain a better and wiser spirit; but the evil continues in his writings, and inflames other minds to whom he is unable to communicate his own later and better judgment. Had Mr. Walter Wilson's life been continued, we feel assured that his spirit would have been humiliated by reading Mr. Jones's work, and seeing the reflected bigotry of his former self.

The chief magistrate of the city derives his title from this place; he is Mayor of London and Lord of Finsbury.

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