learned Notes, of the "Works of Lucian," reviewed in our present Volume, p. 41. Prefixed to this Work is an excellent likeness of his benevolent, goodhumoured countenance, engraved by J. Collyer, from a Painting by M. A. Shee, R.A. How conversant Mr. Tooke was with the Greek and Latin Authors, was known to the learned who enjoyed his acquaintance. In French he often preached to the Reformed of that congregation at St. Petersburg, at times when it was .without a peculiar Pastor; as he did since his return, in London, on several occasions, on behalf of the French Protestant school and work-house, and numbers have afterwards affirmed that, without knowing to the contrary, it was scarcely possible to say that what they had heard had not been pronounced by a native of France. REV. JOHN JERVIS, F. L. S. Oct. 27. At Lympston, in Devonshire, aged 68, the Rev. John Jervis, F. L. S. Minister of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters in that place, during the long period of forty-seven years. He was distinguished by his talents and virtues, by his learning and acquirements in various branches of knowledge, and particularly in the science of Natural History. Botany and Mineralogy were his favourite studies. His early attachment to these subjects, and his great ardour in the pursuit of them, were not abated in the advancing years of life; while his attainments were proportioned to his unwearied application and diligence. Of the truth of this statement, a voluminous collection of plants, and choice specimens of minerals, selected by himself, and scientifically arranged by his own hand, with the greatest accuracy, skill, and ingenuity, bear ample testimony. In these he found a rational, refined, and permanent resource. While with a philosophic eye he surveyed the wonders of Nature, he discerned the mighty Hand which directs and regulates the vast system of the universe. He conversed with the Creator in his works; and felt the full force of that sublime truth: "In wisdom hast thou made them all!" In the sequestered scenes of a beautiful and interesting country, to which the habits of his life were congenial, he delighted to explore the various productions of the natural world. In these researches he never failed to discover some object to interest his contemplative mind, extend his knowledge, or excite his admiration : "And this his life, exempt from public haunt, [running brooks, Found tongues in trees, books in the Sermons in stones, and good in every thing." But the studies peculiarly connected with his profession, as a Christian minister, constituted the principal employment of his serious and sedentary hours. Zealous, upright, and faithful in the discharge of his clerical duties, he exhibited to his flock a pattern of undeviating rectitude, genuine piety, and disinterested benevolence. They long enjoyed the benefit of his instructions, and the light of his shining example. His compositions for the pulpit were judicious, correct, and instructive; and were addressed to his auditors in a natural, unaffected, and impressive manner. His devctional services were conducted with great seriousness, propriety, and pathos; and suitably adapted to the wants and infirmities of our common nature. On subjects of free inquiry, and theological disquisition, his sentiments were conscientious, liberal, and enlightened. In the exercise of unlimited candour towards those who differed from him, bis own views of the theory of religion were maintained with a just regard to the practical rules and precepts of the Gospel. With that correctness of mind, and singleness of heart, which are honourable to human nature, he was incapable of duplicity and deceit. Probity and honour were the beacons by which he directed his course. His whole character was distinctly marked by an inflexible integrity and consistency of conduct, and a manly independence of mind. In private life his conversation was interesting; and he promoted the relish of social enjoyment by his gentle manners, urbanity, and cheerfulness. It is not surprizing that his sterling worth, and unostentatious virtues, should have endeared him to his friends;-but they have the further gratification of knowing, that he was very highly esteemed by persons of all classes, and of every religious persuasion, in the neighbourhood in which he resided; where all have been desirous of shewing some marked testimony of regard and respect for his character and memory, and their deep regret at his loss. In him we have a striking instance of the inestimable value of "a good name." The poor especially, with unfeigned sorrow, la'ment the removal of a friend, who was always ready to adjust their differences, to listen to their complaints, to advise, to comfort and assist them. "In all their afflictions he was afflicted;" and his sympathy and kindness soothed and alleviated the sorrows of their hearts. "The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon him, and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy." His illness was sudden, and of short continuance; a severe cold, brought on an inflammation on the chest, which was rapid in its progress, and advanced with steady and irresistible pace to its fatal termination. After being confined to his bed a fortnight, he submitted to the awful stroke, which has dissolved all earthly ties, with the most exemplary patience and composure, with truly Christian fortitude and resignation. His mind continued calm, tranquil, and collected, even in the last solemn scene;— › supported by a firm, yet humble reliance on the hopes and promises of the Gospel, which gives to man the joyful assurance of a blessed resurrection! Mr. John Jervis had been much engaged during the last summer in superintending the building of a new chapel, for the better accommodation of his hearers, in a more central situation. His heart was in the undertaking; and to his indefatigable exertions and perseverance it owes its final accomplishment. He lived just to see it completed! It was to have been opened on the 29th, two days after the sad event of his death! This has necessarily delayed, and, for a time, thrown a gloom over, a circumstance which himself and his congregation had long been anticipating with much satisfaction, and a lively interest. But his purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of his heart." Alas, what are all human projects! Dark and mysterious are the dispensations of Providence. "O God, how unsearchable are thy judgments, and thy ways past finding out!" Thus did this excellent man close the labours of an honourable and useful life in the active service of God and the cause of religion. T. A. H. H. ST. PAUL, ESQ. M. P. Nov. 1. At St. Ninian's (N. B.) Henry Heneage St. Paul, esq. M. P. for Berwick. As a Member of Parliament, he attended to his duty with undeviating regularity, conscientiously supporting those measures which to him appeared most conducive to the prosperity of his country. Than Col. H. H. St. Paul, no man ever left this world more deservedly esteemed for every amiable quality of the heart, and it was in the endearing relations of a son, of a brother, and of a friend, that the sterling worth of his character was most fully developed. Possessed of the most amiable affections, and suavity of disposition, it was in the circle of domestic and social intercourse, that they expanded themselves in all their freshness, delicacy, and vigour. On his afflicted family, his premature deImise has inflicted a wound which can only be healed by time, and the consolations of religion; and by his friends, the many virtues which adorned his character, will long be held in mournful remembrance. His remains were interred in the family vault at Doddington, Nov. 9, attended by most of the gentlemen in the country, and a number of friends from Berwick and its neighbourhood. WILLIAM HAYLEY, ESQ. Nov. 12. At his house at Felpham, near Chichester, William Hayley, esq. who for upwards of fifty years had been well known to the Literary World as the author of many works both in prose and verse. Of the former, the most celebrated were the Lives of Milton, Romney, and Cowper, with the two last of whom Mr. Hayley was upon terms of intimacy. Of his productions in verse, the most considerable were, an "Essay on Painting," published in 1778, and addressed to Romney; an "Epistle to Admiral Keppel," in 1779; an "Essay on History," addressed to Gibbon, in 1781; an "Essay on Epic Poetry," and "The Triumphs of Temper." He also published three Comedies in Rhyme, and a Tragedy on the subject of Lord Russell. Some of these were acted, but without much success; and, in addition to the above original works, he also published translations of the select passages from "Dante" and "Ercilla,” with whose works, as well as with the general range of Italian and Spanish Literature, he was familiarly acquainted. These translations were introduced in the Notes on his " Essay on Epic Poetry." An Edition of Mr. Hayley's Poems and Plays, in 6 vols. 8vo. was published by Cadell in 1784. At a later period he published the " Triumph of Music," a poem founded on the well-known adventure of Stradella, the composer; and some smaller works. Mr. Hayley resided on his patrimonial property at Eartham, in Sussex, till about the year 1800, when, having lost his son, to whom he was fondly attached, and who at an early age displayed the promise of of great excellence in Sculpture (which he studied under his father's intimate friend, the inimitable Flaxman) he removed to a house at Felpham, which he had recently built. From this time his life, which till then had been passed in free intercourse with many of those who were most distinguished in Literature and in Art, was spent in comparative retirement; and with his familiar friends, he always adopted the title and signature of the Hermit. He was, however, in the habit of occasional intercourse with most of the Noblemen and Gentlemen who resided in the neighbourhood of Felpham, and the proximity of his residence to Bognor, brought him visits from most of those who, in the season, frequented that place of fashionable resort; by many of whom his placid and benevolent character, and the courteous elegance of his manners, will no doubt be remembered with esteem and regard. Amongst the latest and most successful of Mr. Hayley's Works was, his Life of Cowper," to whom he was particularly attached, and for whom he had at an earlier period the satisfaction of procuring a pension. The exertions which he made for this object displayed -his benevolence and zeal in a very favourable point of view, and it is hoped an account of them may some time be made public. Mr. Hayley lived for many years upon terms of friendship with the late Lord Thurlow, and when his Lordship quitted the Seals, kept up a correspondence with him on many subjects of Grecian Learning. He was also much connected with Mr. Gibbon, to whom he addressed his "Epistle on History," His friendship, indeed, for the celebrated Historian subjected Mr. Hayley to the imputation of favouring the same free notions on religious subjects which were imputed to that author; but the fact was undoubtedly the reverse, as was known most satisfactorily to his intimate friends. The suspicion seemed to be confirmed by Mr. Hayley's continued absence from public worship, but this was owing to the infirmity of his health, and to a complaint in his eyes, which was always aggravated by the smallest damp or vapour. But Mr. Hayley, every Sunday, read the service of the Church to such of his domestics as were detained at home, and seldom passed a day without a perusal of some portion of the Scriptures. Indeed he considered them, as he expressed it in the concluding lines of his Epitaph upon Collins, as the most precious of all compositions, and he grounded his hope of justification and forgiveness on the death and resurrection of his Saviour. In a Bible which he had diligently used for near sixty years, he had transcribed the following beautiful lines of Bernardo Tasso as expressive of his sincerity and faith : “Da cui s'impara › La via di gir al ben perfetto e vero ! Mr. Hayley completed his 75th year on the 9th of Nov. three days before his death. He had for some years past suffered from a very distressing malady, under an attack of which he closed his long life on the day already mentioned. It will doubtless be a satisfaction to all who knew this amiable man to learn that he retained his faculties to the last moment, and that his death was gradual, and not accompanied by pain. He was indeed one of those of whom it may be justly said, in the words of Hesiod, φιλοι μακάρεσσι θεοισι Θνησκον δ' ως ὕπνῳ δεδμημένοι. It is impossible, in the short limits of an Obituary, to take a satisfactory view of the Literary character and pretensions of an Author whose works have spread over so large a space of time, and so great a variety of subjects. Mr. Hayley's Poetical Works, when compared with more modern productions of the English Muse, certainly appear deficient in vigour; but his taste had been formed on the models of an earlier age, and he seems to have studied a chaste and classical correctness, rather than indulged an inborn fire and spirit. His Essays on History, and on Epic Poetry, as they are the most considerable of his works, will probably be accounted the best; and the notes are replete with valuable information. But Mr. Hayley may, perhaps, be better appreciated as the Poet of the drawing-room, as an elegant writer of what the French term "Vers de Société," than as an author whose works will go down to posterity as elevating the character and displaying the vigour of our national genius. His prose works are written in an easy unaffected style, and in all his works a spirit of benevolence and good humour is apparent, which was in fact the most prominent feature in his character. Few libraries are without his Life of Cowper; and a judicious selection from his Poems would, we think, be acceptable to a numerous class of readers. MR. THOMAS BARRITT, Oct. 22. At Manchester, in his 77th year, Mr. Thomas Barritt. He was well known as a skilful Antiquary, and bad con contributed by his industry and perseverance to illustrate many curious subjects of antiquity. To our own pages he was a frequent contributor, both by his pencil, and pen. In vol. LIX. pp. 211 and 212, appeared observations on an antient sword in his possession; likewise two plates containing representations of Tiles, from Caen in Normandy, with a description, and dissertation thereon. In vol. LXI. p. 697, he gave an account of some painted glass at Healey Hall, in Lancashire, accompanied with drawings. To the Historian of Leicestershire he presented a neat drawing of the monument of Richard Herrick, Warden of Manchester, in that Collegiate Church, with an exact copy of a long and curious Latin Epitaph. And in Shaw's History of Staffordshire, in the account of Mavesyn Ridware, are several plates of antiquities, the drawings of which were supplied by Mr. Barritt. But in the accumulation of knowlege, and in the collection of rare coins, medals, arms, and armour, and other relics of antiquity, he sacrificed no other duty-for he was a good husband, a good father, an industrious tradesman, an upright, honest, and honourable man, and a truly good and pious Christian. He was, we believe, the oldest living Member of the Manchester Literary Philosophical Society, to whose Memoirs be contributed several ingenious papers. His remains were interred on the 27th in the Collegiate Church, by torch-light. Between 30 and 40 gentlemen attended, uninvited, to evince their respect for a lost ornament to the town of Manchester. An excellent portrait of Mr. Barritt, taken a few months before his death, has been engraved by Mr. Charles Pye. MR. DEPUTY PINDER. Nov. 6. In Pilgrim street, Blackfriars, in his 86th year, Daniel Pinder, esq. one of the Deputies of the Ward of Farringdon Within, and Father of the Corporation of London, having been elected into the Common Council in December 1764; since which period he has represented his Ward with a zeal and diligence that probably will never be surpassed. A fine Portrait of him in the New Council Chamber at Guildball (from which, it is hoped, that a good engrav ing will be made), painted at the joint expence of forty of his friends, is thus inscribed: "This Portrait of Daniel Pinder, esq. Senior Member of the Court of Common Council, was painted by John Opie, R.A. at the desire and expence of several of his Fellow Citizens, who presented it to the Corporation of London, that it might be placed in their Guildhall, in remembrance of the long and faithful services, and many virtues, both public and private, of this venerable Citizen, 3d December, 1807." After acquiring an ample fortune by the business of a Stone-mason, Mr. Pin der, instead of retiring into the country, converted his house and workshops in Pilgrim-street into a comfortable and elegant dwelling, with the addition of a billiard-room for the use of his numerous friends, to whom he was always a pleasant and cheerful companion. The Writer of this article was (in the last century) an associate with Deputy Pinder in much important business in the various Committees of the Corporation such as letting the ground on which Finsbury-square and its surrounding streets are situated-the formation of Skinner-street the improvements without Temple Bar, &c. &c. He was likewise (at the same period) very often his companion (as was not unfrequently Dr. Christopher Wilson, then Bishop of Bristol and Prebendary of Finsbury, with open-hearted Deputy Wadd, and many others, of whom few now remain !) at a good (but frugal) dinner, and a cheerful bottle of old Port! By the death of Mr. Deputy Pinder, Samuel Thorp, esq. the Lord Mayor's Father, has become Father of the Corporation of London. Mr. Pinder was 56 years in the Common Council, and the Lord Mayor's Father has now been 49 years a Member of that Court. JOHN WHEBLE, ESQ. The late John Wheble, esq. of Warwick-square, and of Willsden Green, Middlesex, (whose death we announced in p. 286) was born in the year 1746, at Gatcombe, in the Isle of Wight, and came to the Metropolis in the year 1758, when he was apprenticed to his relative, Mr. Wilkie, the well-known bookseller and publisher in St. Paul's Church-yard. Early in life, Mr. Wheble commenced the same business on his own account, but notwithstanding the steady and industrious exertions of ten or twelve years, his first attempt was not successful. During the term of this business, however, he was the publisher of the Middlesex Journal," a paper at that time in considerable repute, and which brought him into a political connexion with the opposition party of those days, and particularly with Wilkes, Horne, and others: he was, nevertheless, at no time of his life a violent party man, his chief distinction being a strong a strong predilection for the English Constitution in Church and State, on the principles of the Revolution of 1688. This connexion with the Opposition brought Mr. Wheble into trouble, at the same time imparting to him the honour of having his name handed down to posterity as, so to speak, being accessary, or having a considerable share in conferring a most important and lasting benefit on his Country. Previously to that period (1771) the Debates in Parliament were not permitted to be given to the public at large, or regularly reported, as at the present time, but were published, as it were, surreptitiously, abridged, and by no means so as to be always depended upon for authenticity. It is even a well-authenticated historical fact, that Dr. Johnson was long in the regular habit of composing those fine Parliamentary Orations for the various Members, which were originally printed in the Gentleman's Magazine, and have been since transplanted into our histories of England as their most brilliant ornaments. To the patriotic and reverend JOHN HORNE, afterwards JOHN HORNE TOOKE, his Country is indebted for the first, and fortunately successful attempt, to bring a verbatim account of the debates of her senatorial servants fairly and explicitly before their Constituents. The method adopted by Horne to bring this great question to issue, appears to have been this: he published some keen satirical strictures on the speeches of certain Members of the House of Commons in the "Middlesex Journal." The House took offence at this breach of antient privilege, and ordered the printer and publisher to appear at the bar of their House. Horne, as a main point in the plan which he had in agitation, counselled the parties to disobey the summons, and to absent themselves for a season. In the interim, other printers and publishers received similar orders, all of whom, excepting Miller, appeared, were reprimanded, and discharged. Miller was taken into custody by a Messen ger of the House of Commons for contempt. On the contumacy of Wheble, the House addressed the King to issue a proclamation, with a reward for his apprehension, which was accordingly issued. Wheble remained in concealment for a short time, during which it was concerted between Wilkes and him, that he should surrender himself to a friend of the party, Mr. Twine Carpenter, who agreed subsequently to give bim up to Wilkes. This having taken place, Wilkes, who perceived the fatal blow given to their rights aud privileges by this hasty act of the House of Commons, in relinquishing their prisoner to the Crown, wrote his celebrated Letter to the Earl of Halifax, then Secretary of State, informing his Lordship that Wheble had, by virtue of the King's proclamation, been brought before him by Carpenter; that his duty as a Magistrate required he should receive the prisoner, but finding him charged with no cognisable offence, he had caused him to be released. By the exercise of a sound political discretion, which did not always guide the ministerial leaders of that day, no farther steps were taken in this ticklish business. Wilkes had at that period been lately chosen an Alderman of the City of Lon don, and was precisely of that kind of energetic character, to profit by a slip of his political adversaries, and to pursue his advantage to the utmost. His address to the Secretary of State was in his usual style of intrepidity, asserting "That Wheble had been apprehended in violation of the rights of an Englishman, as well as of the chartered privileges of a Citizen of London." As a sequel, the lately-formed Constitutional Society voted and presented to Mr. Wheble an acknowledgment of one hundred guineas. Miller was apprehended by the Messenger of the House of Commons, and taken before the Lord Mayor, Brass Crosby, and the Aldermen Wilkes and Oliver. On the Serjeant at Arms attending at the Mansion House to demand the prisoner, the legality of the warrant was disputed, and not only the prisoner discharged, but the Messenger of the House of Commons, on the plea of a false arrest, ordered to be committed in default of bail, which was at length reluctantly given. For these dauntless and patriotic proceedings, the thanks of the Corporation of London were immediately voted. About the year 1780, and during the military encampments in Hyde Park and on Warley Common, Mr. Wheble being out of the Bookselling business, held a situation in the Commissariat. In consequence of the return of peace, he quitted the service, and had once more recourse to his original destination as a publisher. A few years after, he commenced the "County Chronicle," which has ever since succeeded so amply, and made so many profitable tours one hundred miles round London." He next, in conjunction with Mr. Harris, the worthy bookseller in St. Paul's Church yard, and one or two other individuals, projected the "Sporting Magazine," which, after a while, met |