perienced fo recent a refufal, the EngJifh Clergy and their congregations (at leaft all whom I have feen) are deter mined to petition to be heard by counfel against it, and to oppofe it in every ftage of its progrefs; and they have no doubt but that their exertions will be equally fuccefsful as before.

There is no danger of Jacobite principles fpreading in Scotland. Your correfpondent's letter feems to convey a libel upon the country. The Scotch are as much attached to the principles of the Revolution as you are on the oppofite fide of the Tweed. In proof, I might mention the centenary of that glorious event, which was, if not fo fplendidly, yet as warmly and fincerely celebrated in every corner of Scotland as in England, with the exception of a few moping old women.

There is still lefs danger from their religious principles, which are treated, wherever they are known and tho roughly understood, with perfect abbor. rence and contempt; for they contain fuch a firing of Popish ufages and unfcriptural doctrines as it is really afto mithing any fet of men, towards the clofe of the eighteenth century, would have the face to attempt to diffeminate in a Proteftant country.

What are the reafons that induced the Inverness and Bamff congregations, with their respective minifters, to depart from their engagements to the English church and unite themselves to the Scotch communion, who are really more than half Papifis, I confefs I do not know; weighty ones, furely, they must be, that could authorize fuch an extraordinary dereliction of principle. And though I profefs myself as much a friend to an union of the two orders as any man in Scotland, yet it must be upon fcripture terms, as I can never agree to communicate at the fame altar, and at the fame time, with a man who, according to my ideas, contaminates the pain and fimple form of our excellent Liturgy with the addition of feveral Popath and unfcriptural doctrines; and I cannot conceive what inftruction fuch an unnatural union can afford to any confcientious Chriftian congregation. A to al abolition of thefe mutt, with me at leaft, form the bafis of 1uch an union. What would you in England, Mr. Ur. ban, fay, were you to fee Doctors Prieftley and Horley communicating at the fame table? The difference between

the Scotch Epifcopalians and the Eng

lifh Liturgy (though many of the deluded followers of the former think there is little or no difference at all) is, though on a different fubject, viz. the Lord's Supper, equally great and important.

If you think, Mr. Urban, that it would afford any kind of inftruction to your English readers, who are probably unacquainted with this particular, I fhall, in fome future letter, communi cate the most material alterations of, and additions made to, our excellent Liturgy, by thefe Scotch Epifcopalians; and what name your correfpondent may be pleafed to give thefe communications will, I promise you, be to me a matter of perfect indifference. CLERICUS.

N the fecond part of vol. LX. p. 1189,

P. Q. thinks, perhaps, you can tell a country correfpondent whether the buft of Charles I. is removed from Westminster-hall to a more safe and benonrable place. More is faid of this buft by D. H. in p. 221 of your prefent vofume, but nothing touching the removal thereof; which circumstance, perhaps, you are not acquainted with, or, as I fhould judge from your communicative difpofition, you certainly would by this time have furnished P. Q. with that information.

This buft is fuppofed to have been executed by Bernini. I am not fufficiently acquainted with the performances of this artift to prefume adjudging it to him. I have carefully examined it, but

can find no name or mark which can de

termine. Mr. Mazell's engraving is a very true copy of the fubfiance, and this gentleman, I think, would do well to represent the bust of James II. which is an excellent performance (placed in the pediment over the inner fide of the door to Whitehall chapel), after the fame correct manner.

The former is now under the care of Mr. Woolfe, in Scotland-yard, Clerk of his Majesty's Works there.

CHARLES THORNDON.

contraction of the outermoft skin of the head, which immediately affects the hair, by removing it from its proper place; this conftantly occafions it to erect or turn the wrong way. If J. A. will take the trouble to ftrip the feather from a quill, and bind the innermoft fide thereof round his finger, he will perceive the fame effect produced on the feather by the contraction of the membranous part of the quill. I therefore prefume, that the expreffion may be fometimes ufed literally. Doubtless an anatomist will defcant more fcientifically on the derivation of this very common phrafe.

J. A. will find a very learned difquifition on the hair in your vol. LX. pp. 513-14. CHARLES THORNDON.

Mr. URBAN,

Sept. 14.

WHEN a man is living, the bufinefs of effecting exculpation from any unfounded afperfions thrown on him is his own; but when ill-nature is exerted against the dead, a vindication of the deceased may be entered into by any one who will take the trouble, though the office may belong more efpecially to his nearest furviving relatives. Neither relationship, friendship, nor connexion, entitle me to dub myfelf the champion of the late John Elwes, efq; but common juftice impels me to notice the illiberal mifapplication of the adjective worthless, affixed to his Dame and character by L. E. p. 693 of your last number. Left your readers hould imbibe a dread of being furfeited, as they lately were, by a tedious controverly on a matter fomething fimilar, I promife that this fhall be the only letter I will trouble you with on this subject.

It is eafy for your readers to refer to L. E's letter; therefore, I need not trefpals on your page by extracting the exceptionable part, which is the whole of the last paragraph.

We apply the epithet avorthless, Mr. Urban, to perfons guilty of crimes, and moft frequently to thole who infringe the right taum: a crime more common than any other, becaufe generally ariling from neglect of meum. When a man has wafted all his own, want oftentimes tramp.es upon principle, and he appropriates to himself, in a manner either direct

or indirect, the property of others in fubftitution of his own. All that can be aliedged against Mr. Elwes it a partial excels of attention to meum; GENT. MAG. Oftober, 1791.

an allegation which does not come within the definition of worthleness. He was faving, but not avaricious; he was painfully anxious to keep his own, but never panted for the wealth of another. The defire of hoarding was inftilled into him by the precept and example of his uncle; as he increafed in age, it became a confirmed habit, which appeared the worfe and more confpicuous for his moral character being fo fpotlefs, and his general deportment fo amiable.

He fulfilled, in favour of his fons, the dictates of Nature, confcience, and juftice; he allowed them the use of his name, and access to his perfon; he establifhed them in the world, and bequeathed to them, in an equal and impartial manner, his accumulated riches. With the fruits of his unneceffary forbearance he provided for the offspring of his pleasures: in the end, therefore, it cannot be denied but he made a proper and good use of them. Many a man, thought refpectable, conceals his illegitimate children in the darkest corners, and configns them to ignorance and penury.

Mr. Elwes's extreme parfimony, contrafted by the extreme profufenefs of the age, like a thick cloud, partly obfcured the refulgency of thofe confcientious and benevolent principles which exifted in his heart. Thefe, however, at intervals fhone forth confpicuously, as is both acknowledged and proved even by that ungenerous companion of his domeftic hours, who, for the fake of gain, has expofed the private inftances of his foible, and the melancholy weakness of his dotage, to the prefent generation, and preferved the remembrance of them to the future. This fpecies of inhumanity (excufe a fhort digreffion, Mr. Urban,) impreites the reflecting deeply. The very best of us have foibles; and every year we live thefe foibles gain on us; nay, often with old age come addi tional ones! We may all have our witty or our neceffitous biographers, however immaterial to the pubiick our deeds may appear in our own eyes;-deficiency of matter may be fupplied by colouring and wit; a flight foundation ferves the painter or the poet. To return. Never did Mr. E. do the unfair thing. Extravagant as was his propenfity to hoarding, he never increated his ftore by unjul acquifitions; the only means he ufed for accumulating wealth were fuch as himfelf was the greatcft fuffered from. Rid culous

Ridiculous as his exceffive penurioufnefs made him appear in many respects, he was infinitely more refpectable than the man who fits down in Parliament to

protect himself from creditors, and who next fells his conftituents and his con

fcience to obtain the means of fupport ing further profufion. Yet this man may be beneficent and benevolent, but cannot come, with Mr. Elwes, within the meaning of Pope (in the line alluded to by L. E.), becaufe deficient in bonefly; though, according to L E's fyf

tem, his beneficence and benevolence exalt him to the level of angels :-according to the notions of good and evil generally received, he is inferior to "the nobleft work of God."

Mr. E. was eminently diftinguished for courtefy, and gentleness of manners; two virtues that contribute much towards making others happy, and, therefore, two conftituent parts of benevolence. Pain arifing from infult is of a kind the most fevere a generous, fufcep; tible, reflecting mind, can feel; and much of the uneafineis of life arifes from

it. Though fashion, at prefent, gives refined rudeness the preference, the clofe connexion which courtefy holds with humanity, decency, order, and gentility, will in time reflore it to the honourable place it held formerly.

L. E. has been unfortunate in felecting John Howard as a capital example of benevolence, fince fuch of that gentleman's actions as were laudable proceeded not from benevolence, but from eccentric enthufiafs, which in him bappened to take a fortunate turn, the gratifications of his private talte producing falutary confequences to the publick. Nevertheless, had Mr. Howard been a monarch, he never would have had the honour of being compared with faints and angels; as, in that fation, he would have rendered the fubjects miferable, by exercifing on them that fpirit of defpotifm which he fo unnaturally manifelled towards his fon; a fpirit which he would have indulged, had he had power, with as much infatuated ardour as he did his paffion for visiting and rectifying gaols, &c. &c. It was particularly unlucky too, that L. E, by fetting up Mr. Elwes as a worthles bugbear, thould be deviating from benevolence whilft profeffing his venera

ADDITIONS TO THREEKINGHAM. (Continued from p. 795)

PLATE II. is the view of the church

which was promifed laft month. This church is 74 feet fong within; 42 ailes. Chancel, 20 feet long; 14 broad. broad, including the nave and two fide

Fig. 2. is a drawing of a curious arched door-way, now over the entrance of my dovecote. I bought it when Sempringham chancel was taken down tefcue. It was over the South door of a few years ago by order of Lord Forthat building.

Tranflation of the Part of Domesday

Book relating to Threekingham. In Threekingham is the inland of fixth part of 2 bovates at geld; there Newton, 5 bovates of land and the are fochman and 3 villans, having half a ploughland: there the Bishop of Durham has the twelfth part of one church, St. Peter's, and the fixth of one of 4 bovates of land, which lay near the church, St. Mary's, and the fixth part church of St. Mary's, in the fame hun. has of the King's gift as many parts of dred; in this fame town, one Ulviet the land, churches, carucates, and men, as the bifhop before-mentioned is fas to have, for the middle of Newton k parates what belongs to each.

Land belonging to the Abbey of St. Benedict of Rouen.

In Threekingham, St. Benedict of Rouen had and has half a ploughland at geld; the land is 4 bovates; there one villan has half a ploughiand. In the time of King Edward it was worth 51. and is fill the fame.

In Threekingham, one ploughland at geld; the land confits of one ploughland. There is a fair (which returns 40s.), and 11 fochmen and 8 bordari.

In Threekingham, 14 bovates and the third part of one bovat at geld. The there is one fochman and 5 villans, and land is 2 ploughland and half, inland; 3 bordars with one ploughland and

half.