Mr. URBAN,

Manchefer, July 1. THE HE inclofed drawings (Plate 1.) were faithfully copied by me from two pieces of old painted glafs, now in the windows at Healey Hall, the feat of Colonel Chadwick, in I.ancashire; and, as the fubjects appear rather fingular, perhaps you may think them worth inlerting in your entertaining repofitory.

Ne. is furrounded by a mutilated Durch infcription, which feems to exprefs, that "this man's blood was jufily taken away by the bands of juftice," but to what particular incident it alludes confefs myself totally ignorant. This piece was brought, it is faid, from fome part of the Continent a few years ago, and there is fome reafon to fuppofe it originally came from Antwerp.

The principal figure in N° 2. feems intended to reprefent fome Bifhop or Abbot (perhaps of the Carthufian order), who, by the glory round his head, has alfo the appearance of a Saint: he pays particular attention to a poor doe, or fawn, which is imploring his protection, after having been wounded in the breast by an arrow; whilft a kneeling figure on the other fide is fupplicating pardon. I hope fome of your correfpondents, well verfed in legendary lore, will be obliging enough to point out its hiftory, and inform us what pious (and, no doubt, ample) atonement this offender made, whether for wanton or accidental facrilege. This piece was brought from Antwerp by Mr. Chadwick in Auguft, 1786. Yours, &c.

Mr. URBAN,

THO. BARRITT.

July 22.

which I remember to have feen the Characteristicks, the gift of Lord Shattelbury to his rutor.

I was forry to fee the infcription fo defaced.—I doubt not but it will be reftored by the prefent proprietor, as a mark of refpect to the once noble owner, who regarded Mr. Locke as her Divine, Philofopher, and Friend. WM. RAY.

Mr. URBAN,

July 29. THE epitaph compofed by Mr. Locke for himfelf faces the title-page of the folio edition of his works. I have fent you a copy of it, from the monument affixed to the South wall of High Laver church, Effex, near to which he was interred. As I do not recollect to -have feen it in any of your volumes, nor in any edition of his writings, except that I have mentioned, which I first met with in the library at Oates, where is preferved his picture, and the great chair he ufually fat in; no repofitory can be fo proper for its infertion as the Gentle man's Magazine: it will there, I trust, be fecure from dilapidation. I am led to this hope, from the prefent ftate of the infcription. It is not long fince I was in High Laver church-yard. The letters were fo obliterated, that I could not make out one word. I was told, that it was to be repaired. Perhaps, Mr. Urban, from the infertion of this letter, you will not only gratify your enquirer, p. 563, but hint to the prefent worthy poffeffor of Oates, that the friends to civil and religious liberty will expect from hm, and indeed from every fucceeding owner of the maufion where the great

MR. Locke's epitaph is to be found Locke breathed his laft, a proper atten

in the General Dictionary.-He lies interred in that part of the churchyard of High Laver, near Epping, Effex, which is appropriated to Oates, an obfcure, retired village, noted for little elfe than being the feat of Lord Maham, one of the twelve Peers created by Q. Anne, now be longing to the family of Mc. Palmer, the late Duke of Bedford's fteward. I once made a pilgrimage to this place, from a devout veneration to this great Philofopher, who deferves to be ranked with Bacon, Newton, and Boyle, and to whom we are indebted for the foundest principles of government, religion, and policy.

Here Lady Maham confoled his laft moments by her kind offices, and by reading to him the Pfalm., and other portions of Scripture.

Here was a well-chofen library, in
GENT. MAG. Auguft, 1791.

tion to his monument.

It may be unneceffary to fubjoin, that Oates (a manor in the parish of High Laver) was the refidence of the Mafhams; that one of this family was often chofen reprefentative for Effex, till ennobled by Q. Anne. They are buried in the fame church-yard; as is General Hill, brother, I think, to Lady Matham of Queen Anne's day. The eftate has paffed by purchafe to the Palmers, the prefent poffelfors.

vitiorum utinam nufquam; mortalitatis certè lain to Archbishop Potter, appears, from

money, for at prefent I am much more ufed to the Roman. If you glean up any of our country news, be fo kind as to forward it this way. Pray give Mr. Dashwood's and my very humble fervice to Sir Thomas Alfton; and accept of the fame yourself, from, dear Sir, your moft affectionate humble fervant, J.ADDISON. My Lord Bernard, &c. give their humble fervice.

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Mr. URBAN, Bermuda, June 11. OTWITHSTANDING much commendation is most july due to the tafte and liberality of thofe who are eftablishing fo magnificent a memorial of our incomparable poet, Shakspeare, ‚I fatter myfelf fome of your readers will agree with me, that a fubject of more general utility, as it includes the whole human race, might be propofed, that would do fuperior credit to the genius and generofity of our several artifts, and have a more forcible claim on the patronage of the publick; I mean a general revifion of the Bible, adorned with all the embellishments that print, paper, and. engravings, can furaifh, in editions fuitable to the prince and the pealant. Though thefe fubjects have been attempted by many capital artifts of other countries; for the honour of our own, we may hope that proper encouragement might furnish performances of which Done would be afhamed; and we can boast a Church capable of receiving the nobleft. It would argue an unwarrant able prefumption to doubt the most cordial concurrence of that Royal Pair, who have experienced fuch fignal inftances of the mercy of the Moft High, and whofe conduct hath evinced how forcibly they are affected by it. Our Bishops are defervedly held in very general efteem; and he, who at prefent fills the fee of London, has too much liberality of fentiment to require any part of the old wo. man to be fhaken from him. Many of the fenators, both of the upper and lower ftory, I am well perfuaded, had much rather view a grand difplay of the beneficent acts of the Prince of Peace faithfully reprefented on canvas, than be prefent at any real exhibition where the Wards, Big Ben, or any of the virtuous fraternity of pugilifts, are affembled to knock each other's eyes out. Reprefentations, fuch as are here, recommended, may have a a tendency to meliorate the ferocity of our drovers and draymen, our carmen and our butchers, and have a happy effect, under the influence of a very laudable fociety, on the morals of a

rifing generation. The acknowledged moderation of the modern Diffenters bids fair to the expectations of their liberal affiftance. Those who attended the performance of the Meffiah in Westminster Abbey, or heard 5,000 children praifing their Creator with the melody of the organ, returned divefied of every idea con cerning the found of the devil's bagpipes. To fee thefe crude hints catch the atten tion of forne, whofe leifure and abilities are more equal to a proper elucidation of W. the fubject, will give pleasure to

Mr URBAN,

July 16. THE following wife and prudent

plan for the cultivation of timbertrees was written by a fenfible American gentleman and undone Loyalift, who has been obliged to feparate from his family, having loft a large fortune, and who is now gone to feek his bread on the plains of Afia. If it can be of any service to the kingdom I alfo have been obliged to forfake, tant mieux. P. T.

A Plan for growing Locust Trees, &c. for the Ufe of the Royal Navy. IT is propofed that an act of parliament be obtained, apportioning about ten thousand acres, or fuch a quantity of the lands in the New Foreft and the Foreft of Dean as may be judged fufficient for the purpoles of Government, to be fet apart for growing Locuft-trees, Liveoak, and White-oak, for the use of the royal navy of this country. The Locuft is a wood of remarkably quick growth, fo much fo, that twenty-five or thirty years will produce a large tree, fit for the ufes commonly made of it. Its ftrength is equal to that of the Oak, and of fo du rable a nature, that a fake driven into the ground has been known to stand expofed to the weather for the space of eighty or an hundred years before it be gan to decay. This wood is found, by the American fhipwrights, to be fingu larly useful in making the upper-works of large fhips, and fuch particular parts of veffels as are likely to decay foon. The Live-oak and White-oak are made ufe of for the fame purposes as the Locuft tree; and, although they are of a leís durable nature than the Locust, they are ftill more durable than the common Oak of this country, but do not grow fo large. The Locuft is alfo ufed for making of tunnels or pins for hips; and twelve or fifteen years will produce a tree large enough for that particular purpole. The Locuft-tree grows well in this country; and my Loid Amherst, to whom I

had

had the honour of fuggefting my ideas on this fubje&t, informed me, that he has Locuff trees now growing in his gardens. It is alfo beyond a doubt that the Liveoak will grow well in this country, as the climate is fo nearly alike to that of the Carolinas. The Locuft-tree grows beft in poor land, a dry, fandy, or gravelly foil, and fuch as will produce fcarcely any thing elfe; of which quality (as well as of good land) there is a fufficient quantity already furveyed in the New Foreft: but no other than good, rich land will grow large White-oak trees.

The Locuft, Live oak, and whitereak trees fhould be planted at the diftance of about 16 feet apart; confequently, an acre will produce 160 trees of about 1 ton each. The Locuft-tree of twentyfive, Live-oak forty, and White-oak fixty years growth.

In order to prevent any confiderable expence arifing to Government from carrying this plan into execution, it is propofed, that a fufficient number of proper perfons be felected from among the outpenfioners who enjoy the benefit of Chelfea, and that that number be conftantly employed on this fervice, receivable annually, or every fix months, as fhall be judged moft expedient; that a houfe be built for their accommodation on a part of the Foreft adjoining the lands parceled out for the above purpofe; and a piece of ground allotted to them for a garden.

And it is further propofed, that the faid act fhall oblige every freeholder, copyholder, or other proprietor of lands, in this kingdom, to plant a certain quantity of trees, of durable wood, fuch as Locuft, the different fpecies of Oak, Ah, Elm, Beech, Birch, Maple, Lime, Acacia, &c. &c. to be particularly fpecifed in the said a&t, along his grounds, facing any public or bye road, the fame being a carriage-road, and on each fide thereof, at the aforesaid distance of 16 feet apart, or at a farther or nearer dif. tance, as the foil may be found capable of growing large trees; that every te pant be obliged to plant trees along the front of all his grounds, facing a carriage-road, that he may hold upon a leafe for feven years or upwards, fuch tenant to be allowed a reafonable price for his labour, and reimbursement of his neceffary expences, by his landlord.

It is aifo fubmitted, that it would be of great public utility to plant trees a round the commons throughout this kingdom; and that a certain quantity of ground, fo much as from local circum

frances fhall be judged neceffary, be fet apart as a nursery for growing timber for the royal navy; and that fo much of the wood as can from time to time be spared, be difpofed of to the publick for the benefit of Government. That the whole be under the care and management of commiffioners to be appointed for that purpofe, with fuch regulations as fhall a pear moft likely to prove conducive in future to the public good. EBEN. JESSUP.

Mr. URBAN,

July 13.

A FTER the many caricaturas * of the late Dr. Samuel Johnfon that have been exhibited to the publick through the media of his friends and enemies, you have at length obliged us with what feems to me a true portrait of him, fee p. 500. The writer of this knew Dr. J, is acquainted with Mrs. Knowles, and loved and refpected Jenny H; and cannot help wifhing that fome of the company would let the world know who formed the whole group, and whether any other perfon among them took part in the converfation. none of them may chufe to ftand forth in But as, perhaps, fuch a bufinefs, I fhall give my reasons for the expreffions made use of above, in calling this dialogue a How does the Doctor appear in it? A true portrait. mixture of arrogance and dogmatifm, poffeffed, or willing to make his auditors believe he was poffeffed, of fuperior knowledge, by a kind of intuition; for, in the difpute, he controverts the opinion of his adversary, not by reason and argument, but by ill-manners and infolence; and freely owns, that he condemns Quakerifm, and its profeffors, whom he ftyles little better than Deifts, without having ever looked into the belt writers on the subject, or, indeed, without knowing any thing of their tenets. Now, Sir, if this is not a true portrait of the Doctor, I know not where we shall find one; I can, at leaft, aver it corre. fponds exactly with whatever I have met in his company, though I was not prefent when the dialogue took place between Mrs. K. and him. I deny not that, occafionally, the Doctor was a man of pleafant converfation; but it was when the ftream ran according to his mind, and he met with no oppofition; for the leaft impediment threw him into that ftrain of overbearing language in the dialogue now alluded to, and which was continually increafed by the adulating compliments paid him by those perfons A word not in his Dictionary.

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