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LITERATVItE AND SCIENCE. ' Atins added fine Additional column* to nnr paper, we hope in future to he able, in general, to devnte ire of them to tapir* of Literature and 51.i.nce. We think it may be Prapiicable to grati‘i the prevailing taste on guilt *objects, a* mach a* in Politica and Mal Economy—and we there. fore invite the reciprocal attentions of Men of Literature and Science, Atithnro anti Inventont--to this department of the STAN, which will be conducted with such spirit and liberaliiy as to command public notice. ORIGINAL LP.TTERS of LOCKE. SIDNET,ROd SHAFTESBURY, with a sketch of the Opinions of Locke and other Metaphysicians, by T. FORSTER, M. B—F. L. S.—M. A. A. dke. &c. 12mo. 10s. 6d. This volume is a renitine, curiosity, and brings lig, almost for the first time, int' personal contact Pith three of the most eminent personages in the triumphs of British genius. The Letters have long been part of the family property of the Forst , rs, so distinguished in the records of Charity and Phi lanthropy. Dr. Forster tells us that the letters of Locke. of Algernon Sidney, and of the Fad of Shaftesbury, published in this volume, addressed to Mr. Furly of Rotterdsm, came, by the death of that gentleman, into the possession of my grand father, Mr. Edward Forster, of Walthamstow, in Essex, among other very curious manuscripts : at his death, which took place en the 20th of April. 1812. they became the property of my father, Mr. Thomas Puny Forster, of Clapton ; at whose death, in October, 1826. they came into my hands, and were made my property by an act of his will, dated April 1824, together with a large collection of the manuscript correspondence and other works of some ce lebrated writers, who flourished In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Perhaps." says Dr. F. " the most curious object in the whole parcel of papers to which I allude' is a MSS. copy of Mr. Locke's '‘ Essay concerning Human Understanding," written in a neat hand. in small 12mo book, hut much crossed out'and altered, and full of corrections in the author's writing. There is a date 1686 to this book but it is written in a very much blacker ink than the rest of the work, and is evidently inserted at a subsequent period, at a mere guess ; for I have good reason to believe the M.B. in question to he theoriginat copy of the work, just as Mr. Locke Brat wrote it, and even before he ever seriously thought of sending it to the press." We pass, as of less popular interest, the elaborate dissertation of the editor, on the Religion and Opi nions of Locke and others, argued from the Stand ard of the Fathers and Jesuits, but we were pleased to observe that he justly notices the recent works of our most ingenious countrywoman, Lady MART SHEPHERD. " In the course of the perusal of several manuscripts in my possession, I have hit (says Dr. F.) on several anecdotes and memoranda relating to Mr. Locke, by his Mends and sontemporaries, which may amuse the reader, and serve to illustrate his character ; some of these I subjoin, therefore, without further apology. " Mr. Locke was particularly fond of children, and one of his chief amusements, when at Mr. Furly's, was playing with the young folks, in which he spent much time. He was also very fond of animals, and particularly disgusted with the cruelty practised towards them in too many cases in England. He could not fail to have been struck with the great analogy that there is between the principles of the rea soning powers of man and of other animals ; an analogy which the striking instances of sagacity exhibited by some species, is calculated in a high degree to enhance. This brings to my mind an anecdote of • dog belonging to Mr. Furry, which is worth recording. This animal had gone with his master from London to Rotterdam by the packet; on his return to England, Mr. Furly by some accident left the poor dog behind him on the quay, proceeded to his own house in England, and never expected again to see him.— Sitting some weeks afterwards by his fireside in London, he beard something scratch the door, and on opening it, to his Krim pleasure and surprise, in came the dog, who, it appears, landing his master had deserted him, had contrived to get aboard another packet, and followed him to London. " Mr. Locke was subject, as it appears from some of his writings, to a trifling disorder of mind, which consisted in des gingling of some particular verse, which he had heard in She morning, in his head all day. He was also subject to Meer false voices call, and to fancy the sound of distant bells. But what haunted him most was the troop of hideous faces which passed by his face in the darkness of the night as he lay km bed, in pagemstyows, and were for ever changing their ugly formai he describes these nervous erection' with great accuracy, and in his book on the Conduct of the Under. standing, has given some directions for remedying them. It is probable that most literary men, and persons of sedentary and studious habits, are subject to these phantoms. I have already described their causes. " For medicine, his original profession, he had very little respect ; indeed, from some ludicrous and sarcastic, and truly witty letters of his to his friend, which I have by me, but which, in these days of absurd refinement, one could not well publish, he seems to bold physicians and their empiricism in no small degree of contempt; and he seems very early in his career to have left his calling in disgust, and to have been much occupied all his life with metaphysics and politics.— lie appears to have had a vast predilection for the Quakers to have defended them against persecution, and to have la boured incessantly, together with Algernon Sidney and Lord Shaftesbury, his great friends and correspondents, to esta blish civil and religious liberty in Europe." We have selected one of Mr. Locke's letters to Mr. Furly, as a curiosity. " BENJAMIN FEELY, tire friend of Locke, was a mu. chant" at Rotterdam, born 13th April, 1636, a man of consi derable learning, a nd engaged with George Fox and John Stubbs, in the publication of • A Battle Door for Teachers and Professors to learn Singular and Piural, rou to Many, and thou to Oise.' The Chaldee, Syriac, Welsh, and French Battle Doors being Witten by him. Benjamin Forty left three sons : Benjohan, born 6,h January, 1681, one of whose daughters, Dorothy, born 2d July. 1710, married Thomas Forster, father of the late Edward Forster ; John, who left a family ; sud Atent, who, I believe, died unmar ried. Benjohan and John were merchants : Arent was Se aretary to Charles, Earl of Peterborough." " Amsterdam. 2 Feb. 88. " DIAS Faicuw—You need not have made any apologia for.the three words of Dutch you put into your letter, for I thinke I understand them rightenough when I understand be them that you say you would have no. bellebar strong enough to cure our Commissioner. last ono, Last ens t that is a Dutch Rowland for your Oliver, to *hew you that I am a proficient. The judges you mention follow not Pontlue Pi. late's pattern of ' quad ecripsi, scripsi t` how much the up tighter you will think. them for it lies in your breast. " Coomans is not in town. However, I have found a graver which I think will doe our bushman, and he tells me of a book keeper in town who writes better then that writing ama in I was with, who we may get to write a copy as we will, and then he will grave after it. The whole charge, as far as I can )carne, will be about five ducatounti ; and then the plate will be yours to doe with it as you beleire, and then the co. pys being for your own use, you may print the paper on both sides it you please. it will only cost soy much an hundred for printing. The plate will be of the size of a quarter of a sheet of paper of this bignease, leaving rooms for a mar. E nt ; just of the du as are the books children usually write design e I have made of it is this : 1. Oa the top to have the alphabet In common letters, such as a, b, c. ite. 2. A fide space being left between, to have twenty.feur proper names, each beginning with a great !run, and the whole name written In a little big. ger hand than the alphabet, whereby we shall also have the twenty-four great laws, which 'us not ntocaeary • children should write before they can write the hale letters well, and begin to write joyn hand. 3. Af. tee these proper names I intend sonic useful' sen. tences writs in the same sire with the first alpha bet. These AO fill up the rest of the page. If you will have a plate, and like my design., seld me in your nest the sister the letters you would have the first al phabet of, and I will get it executed the best I can. Send me also ) our eldest son's name as you write it. 1 commend very much the discretion of Mrs. Purley Oat she would no; give him precipitates. I. Because physick Is not to be given to children upon every little &bottler. 2. Physick for the wormer is not to be given upon bat: suspition that there may be wormer. 3. If it were evident th..t he had wonnea, such medicines are not to be given till after the use of gentle and Life remedys. If he continues still melancholy, the best wsy is to have him abroad to • every day is the airs that I believe may set without any physick ; at least, If it should so give him remedy. till one has well Ga. remind what hi the distemper, unless, you thinker Oa hi usually donne) that at all hazards Dome thing is to be sivel, a way I conferee I could never thinks reasonable, it bdng much better, in my opinion, to doe no thing then to doe =lase. I hope tone you now in a short times sod, if he be net perfectly recovered before that time, we will then ex amine the matter a little nearer. Bet I hone exercise In the open air may doe the busineese, at least I hope there wW he me ?hing that will prune in the meaner time. " In the description you send me of our Fr. Centeno, cannot but Ride satisfaction. Methinkes I see old father Luther installed in his principality, and secitrd behind a eir., cumvallatlnn of folios. I hope the worker will goer on luckily. I wish well to it, and to the author: and I am much better pleased with him amongst those silent authors then I should have been that he was amongst the silent fishes. I had for. got to enquire for the gazette he mentions when I wee last at the bookseller's ; but I will the next time. I thank him for the intelligence, and desire to have my respect to him.— Be sure to keep the manuscript till I come; I must have a touch at him. lily lose to Mrs. Farley, our friend, and the, yonge ones. I hope by the next to haw that Benny is out of his dumps. lam your affectionate Mend, " For Mr. Benjamin Farley. . 4 J. on the Scheepmakers' Haven, in Rotterdam." We take the five following from letters to E. Clarke, Faq. M.P. for Taunton. " Oates, 28 Ap. 90. " Drees Fittewn—Though I am very much concerned and troubled for your great lone, yet your sorrow being of that kinde which time and not arguments is wont to cure, I know not whether I should say any thing to you to ab ate your grief, but that, it serving to no purpose at all but makeing you thereby the more unfit to supply the loose of their mother to your remaining children, ( w ho now more need your care, help, and comfort.) the sooner you get rid of it. the better it will he both for them and you. If you are convinced this is fit to be don, I need not make use to you of the common though yet reasonable topielts of consolation. I know you expect not to have the common and unalterable law of mortality which reaches the greatest, be dispensed with for your sake. Our Mends and relations are but bee. rowed advantages lent us doming pleasure, and must be given back when ever cold for; we receive them upon these tennes, and why should we repine or, if we doe, what pro. fits it us? But I see my affection is Tuning me into res.. seining, which you neede not, and can thinke of without any suggestions of mine. I wonder not at the greatness. of your grief. but I shall wonder if you let it prevail. on you; your thinkeing of retiming some whither from business. was very neturall upon the first stroake of it, but here I must inter. pose to advise you the contrary. It is to give yourself up to all the ills that grief and melancholy can produ ce . which are some of the worst we suffer in this life : want of health,want of spirit, want of usefull thought, is the state of those who abandon themselves to griefs, whereof businesse is the best, the safest, and the quickest cure. I say not this in favour of your doubt whether you should be acceptable to any of your friends : I know none of them you named that I doe not thinke you would be acceptable to. And I can assure you of it from some whom you did not then thinke of; my Lady Maiham, alums enquireing very kindeley after you, when I told her by the outside that the letter I had then re ceived was from you, was impatient to know how you did, and when I had told her of your loose and sadnesse,was migh. Lily concerned, and desired eta so tell you that if you would come and spend some time here with her, you should be very wellcome. You do mot doubt, but I should be ex ceeding glad of your company ; I know no map's I would sooner have or should be man pleasd with; were I sailed in an house of my owne, I should tell you how welcome you should be to me a little more at large, but I suppose you doubt it not. But for all this kinde mid sincere invitation from my Lady Masham (the like whereof I doubt not but you would receive from your other friends if they knew your state and present thoughts) I advise you to thinks of none of them. You would be presently sick of, sad constantly uneasy in such a course of life. Keep in your imployment ; increase it, and be se busy in it as you can now more than ever. This is best for you sod for your children. And when your thoughts we a little come to themselves and the dia. gimp:num over, thee calmly consider what will be the heel way for you to dispose of than and yourself; but at present lay by none of your business,, nor neglect in the Wet. I know there is little rooms foe reasoning la the first &mods( of grief ; what that proposes is alone hearkened to, I must therfor desire you to trust me on this occasion. lam truly your friend, and love you • and Mostar you may doe it. I am unbiassed, and not under the means, of any passion in the cure, and therfor am its a state to Judi better, and I will be answerable to you for it you will hereafter thank me for this advice, and for your children we will he when you are in a better state to doe is, consider what will be best fur you to resolve. I have urit to you twice tower:dog your Doctor in Soot. land but have never heard a word Arm you. I told you is my last that Mrs. Lockhart tells me he oars to pay the principal in five years, bating the use. She *Wakes not fit to abate the use. This is the state of the case ;by it take your measure. She will be ready to serve you by the same hands she manages her owns cm. comment with him. I sent to Mr. Wright's lately for you Skinner, which Is for Arent when you have don with it. I sent also to Mr. Wright the translation of the first book of my Remy, with a letter to Mr. Limlusch,• to whom I desired the translation might be conveyed. 1 suppose he has sent them by Robinson, who told me be had such a role directed to you 1 also desired Captain Robinson to pay you the five pounds for Thos. Davis. Pray have a care of your health, and believe that I am sincerely yours, J. L. I writ you word by Capt. Robinson that I had received the Down, but not P. Simon's books, which Robinson says he received not, nor can hear of. Remember me to my little Mend and his brothers. Send me word in your nest what you have laid out for Syl, for his letters, &A. that I may take it of hint here. --- For liii:l;iamin Furk7, an English Merchant in Eoitadam. Oates, Nov. 98, 1692. " I must beg you to send again for Mr. Churchill, and let him write down from you these names,—Aabb, Newton, ' Sommers, Pupple, Le Clerk, Finley, Wright, kreke, and Formin. (and Treby and Ker. There two last, if you think fit, fur I tun in some doubt whether it be prudent or nor,] but to none of them as from me. To yourself more than one if you please. Hither two to be sent. Bid him forth with bring in all the remainder of the copy to you. And , let him send me hither the History of the Air morph:at, that I may see it before it be published. " Dear Sir " London, 30 June. 94. " Toms of the 28ib brought me the welcome news of your safe &riven with your family at lvytiuch. I hope the rant you take there will cary you out easily all of you the remainder of your journey. " Tuesday last I went to see our friend J Upon discourse with him, he told me he had sub scribed 3001. which made me subsoil* 5001; and me that matte stands ; last night the subscriptions amounted to 1,100,0001. and to sight I suppose they are all full. Mr. Freke talks of going out of town Monday, and I shall goe Tuesday, The commission and charter sre new printed at large ; I shall leave them with Clarke the taylor, to be sent you. I have received my 641. out of the Rachequer. There is no news of any action in Flanders, or from the fleet ; but a bus of peace, 1 know not how grounded. Thursday last my Lord Keeper, whom I met by chance in the Gallery going to the Council', did me the honour to en quire about my stay, expressed great desire to speak with me before I went out of town. and asked (for you know his ci tim vility) whether he might send to me when h e found Lisure e. My Dios* bumble service to Madam. I am, dear Sir, Your most affectionate bumble servant, J. Locci. lates. 23, math, IXI. DtAU 111, I am very glad the designe of fixing a rate on guineas, espetialy at Us. wait defeated. The thing I look on to be ill in its self, and worse in the intention. The subscnbers will not now be able to put off their guineas' at an high toe, to the cost of the government, nor the misers I hope be able to compose their soe long laborid design* of rehir ing the denomination of our coin. Did I not see ice ready a motion towards both of them, espedaly the latter, I could scarce !ought yt any English man could harbour a thought soe destrucdve to his country as I apprehend these to be. Hut what may one not believe of English men when there are those found amongst them that would tarsus a French invasion ? Is there no bopes to put a total! end to cliping and coining. Methinks the resent fernient should raise SOON vigor, and put a stop to yt great and surely de► tructive Deere sir, Yr most affectionate humbly servant, J. I.OC/EL ... " Draft St., Matelllng Tre, 23 Aug. 1700. • • • • " I hero seething one lady to produce gskt sleep as ridelng about gently in the air for many bean every day. If yr mind ran be bmwght to enotribote a little Its part to the laying aside troublesome ideas, I mold hope this might dee much. This may be a farther Indoesneat for your mmeing hither, for lam en hornets** every day. Pray ts. turn my thanks to my wife t for her letter." 4 Mr. C.'s little daughter. 66 Oates, 11 Nov. 1700. " DEAR Ate — The very day I wait to yin last to ennfi device that my soar leg was as geed as well, my ether before night began to be out of order; and between the one and the ether of them I am not yet free from pain and trouble I, but I hope I shall in a little time get over it. In the mane time I have one inconvenience now the cold weather comes in, which, if my legs should remain in the state they me, would nuke me very enemy. You know that I bast but one way to keep my feet mum, that are apt to be without a fire icy cold. But now, if I approach the fire, the only remedy for my cold feet, the soars yet remain es my legs, soon as they kel any wasuth from the fire, doom berm and shoot, that the pain Is intolerable. This obligee me to spend a great pan of my time in bed, a way of liven, I doe not much like. Though when I consider well r think I ought to be comma that lam at all amongst the living. 'Tie not the spine that suggests this thought t bet the news I beam this pest, that my old friend Mr. Hodges Is dead. Be. Dr. Thomas, sod 1, were intimate is our younger days to the' Usivenity i they two are goo, god who mold have thought that 1. much the weakest and most unlikely of the dame,' should have outlived them I" 1.• • . ,• c . [1 • •1‘ ',•l • . I, ii • • t; • • ! „ dangerous nu.dieh other more gentle dull and melancht walks s a g: h ee l 1 . nos,"tat not lit so - - - Tin following letter wu to Sir Hans Sloane : tes, 27 Dec. 700. " is net fit I let the year " Oa gee an before 1 am you my thanks for the many favors I have received from you In it, particularly for the Philosophies' Transections, whereof those of July and August came but lately to my hands.... Those of April, May, sad Jane, I thank yes form wdl as the rest, although I have them not yet, which I impute to the fovastfulairsee of Ur. ChurchiPs melt, who have with care laid them aside for me, and then I shall have them when I send for them, and therefor pray receive my thanks for them all. And give me leave to own* to you, that Ima asitund to be am evil inriehd by you is philosophical knot/101g 'Most Ansilithing any thing to your eolleetkas. I came Into the many with a design. of iniploylag wino part of my MIN 111 kaki/over some papers I have, with an intention lei yea any thing I should tisde is them that I might would think worthy to appear amongst those ebaMrvNisas which yam modest to oblige the world with. Ist tom legs that seised cm me soon after my coming hither, and that have ever elm made steepest* the greatest port a/ my time in bed, have kept toe from that arid several other things I proposed to myself. I thank God my legs are now pretty well again, but my old me of my breast (as is to be .spotted from every year's increase of ego) sits heavier upon me than it was wont to doe forsterly is loan. try air. I have read physick enough to think it set at all strange yt It should doe me, sad therefor am not startled at ft. The tenement must at some time or other fall to dust, and mine had held out beyond expeetaeoo. Whilst I stay hese' would be willing to the yt little that I can ; and, if I have as opportunity, slake some seitnowkdg. mint to you. I have a register of the weather far the ten yeses peat, of the same kinds with those you may mamba of mine, published in Mr. Boyle's History of the Air, page 104, &c. I know not who. thew It will be lit to clog your Transaction with sack tillage l as those. Be you judg of this. I know that I did not keep this register for my own .tke alone, and that, if I had soy dna/ emote Talus than this I should sot refuse it you, if you thought it worth the haveing. " A diabetes is a disease see loan frequent that you will not think it strange that I should ask whether you in you: great practise ever met with ft. You will doe ma the fa you; to tell me thapathoguessonick sign of it, and if you have cured it or known it, and you will obleip me in is. structing ins is the methods. I wish you a emery Christmas and as happy sew year, and am, Sir, your moat humble m ast, o „it iiiil4 LOCKE." The Letters of Sidney are oleo addressed to Mr. Fluky, and we select three front their referring to ow& who made a figure at that time: Learket, April A 13 U 673 11 Deans Fe innik,—l did net fails to let you kasereas I remember by the lint poet, after I had removed the bills ell exchange you sent me, that they wears moan safe unto my hands ; but by what I bonne firm yam Meted and mins, William Pea I Rade my letter welemeried, sad th erefore am obliged mean to tell you that all get well am to shot point. I had the first bills, John grime° bad thous ireertedr end I presume they will he paid in due time, but I never had the second. I thigh P any have manes within this fort night of moils( yea enesm samaysesay, if you has. any way of baploying It, and might make le sow or three thousand rows& between this and ilidattromer, If I wean ' eacouveged ; but I coaling I cannot ground mush as to the ways of einploylag it, by any assurance 1 can gains of wane or peace, for 1 am as much in the de* as ever in as mode se concerts that matter; but whence the Oat im portant point, three miens ago, seemed to depend upon the resolutions that should be taken hears. [now Wolin* to he. liens it will rather be detientined is Holland; for, V true, as is beam reported, that the Stases same wry averse to the continuance of thievery shim through the aunt negocia time with the French amidst and new lealonsies of the tow Houses of Stevan and Henan, or other resume, so, as not to enter into the alliance lately made by Van Coaninglant, and to resolve upon piece, which if they dee, the rest of the Confederates must yield, and make it as well as they an; I and, if you lade this to be the state of things In the place where you are, you may lo o k u p on p ease es a t hi ng certain, and order your affairesaccordingly ; and the cemeary if you Bode the contrary; so as my opinions must entirely depend I upon these Ifs, I cannot go farther. The Earl of Pembroke was yesterday tried for the death of Cony; six of the peeres found him guilty of launder. eighteen not guilty, and a b out forty &and him guilty of man slaughter, which sentence stands. Your Friends seem to have succeeded well the last wale, before the Com. of the House Commons, as to being die tingu:shed from Papists, and it is hoped that If the House sit long enough to perfect that business, they will finde ways of exempting them from the penalty's of the Lewes made against shoes that its no degree resemble them; Dever the lease 1 finde many Parliament men very bitter upon them In private conversations, as I think without knowing why, and therefore perhaps the more I desire you to let me know by the first your opinion as to the present wayes of imploy ing molly, for my father hath lift me manse at interest, ; which I call in, no wiles liking it, and If I live upon the ! amine stock, it will soon comme to nothing. You must al.o have a consideration fee yourself, and I desire to knows I how you will have it. I am, Your truly aver. friend, At.. S. 1 " London, Aug. 9.19 [1678]. Deere Friend,--Th a t w hi c h bath fallen out of las e a t NI • i uteghen, is, as I presume, sot well understood by your, that if you knows we snare well enough coufermed before hand to be confident It would be done, I need give you not Other reason for remitting noe moray at present. for the only &dean tage that was expected being that the exchange would fall, it there were a wane, I could not but think that if the peace wear* made, as I did believe it would be, the exchange would still ties me as I could not have my moray back again, but with as mush loess, son as I had rather it should lye idle then send it upon such manses. %be greatest businesses now la Europe depend upon your n hours' resolutions ; t : for if they adbe are to t h e T reaty I am conf i dent the peace will be general In this part the world, still smote giet new troublesome heads start up to disturbs It, and noe man 1 thinks can expense or cooceave the troubles that will seise on all sides, if the witurary fall out. We that are beam, and lquiet-minded men, hope the best, and doe not see what Is likely to being in the contrary; but the world is governed in such a manner that the most unprobable things are those that often fall out, and wee can be sure of nothing but what wee doe already see. " I think, in a few dayee, to see our friend W(lllians) limn] to lite own* house, and shortly atter to return spine hither. " Pray doe not forget to bay me the hest and wannest la. Wan gorne that you can lode, which I peteunte will be had at Amsterdam, " Perhaps you may a the same place heart of that 'pirate lot chum= that you went me once into Pram, and I should be glad to have as much more now, if I «Add have that which is right and good, but 1 heart there is knavery in that business* as well as i• many others, and the way of sending. the last with vile ous t h e top was good to preserve it; but I never found a way soe to take It of, but it mixed with the spirals; and spoiled the tast, smell. and opefttion. " I am, your must truly afiketlonate Mend, A. 8." London, Just. 31, 17684 "Drain PURISM —1 writ to yo u a b out throe nohe.s sham, iitoiring to knowe your opinion is to the disposing of dim mangy you nem to receive by bills of 'exchange upon L my account. but have not heard from yen. which I hoped I taight have dome, most especially bearaset promme the lest psroells eve by this dine payed, and you will think that res. one *mimed as twit long en delay it. Gaud Roberts, who* we. to have payed me 2971.105. the I6th of April last, hast dealt very vody with me, William Mead, and John Os. goad, whin have the maahgttau of his busineme, not at all better ' and to say the trut , I having foreborne to trouble him for my sway at win. Penn's desire, as his (wind, and a man of axone* good repute, amongst thorns of his own profeselon, could not end. move alphas, shifting, cavilling, and, indeed, downright lying and knavery from the men of the worst repute In London, than I doe from all three of them, and particularly Mead and Osgood are much inclina ble to cast uniust reproaches upon Willt Pen, then doe me the ionic, he adviseth, which, together with what Is sus. peered of John Swinton, end hash fallen out with some others, will much impairs the credit, those of your profes sion have hitherto had. We are hears full of espectadons of what the new Parlia ment will produce if it sits. but that is very useervaine. It Is generally thought men will be chosen eery where that are averse to the Court, but somme think times may romme in whoa are more favourable to nonconformists, but 1 doe not, wing the same spirate still rules. that bas full of bitterness towards them as ever.-.-I am, Your truly affectionate friend, Bens Purley. AL: SYDNIT. His last was two months before hie legal murder. Linden, Oct. 13-23 (1679.) DEAR FitrearD,--" The three mares arrived at Loudon sa Woodsy. and weer, brought hither yesterday. Theugh they had bin twelve or fourteen daps at sea, and we very weary and make, I mike rue doubt bat that will be went eerweved. and I make nothing at all of it; but I maid have wished than, bad bin a little more saes taken in chensiag than, for they are indeed very ordinary Dees, and I have seen better weaved at London, without any charge at all, at fifty pounds the pain. It is not to met purpose to bid me stay till they are Ia Mesh before I give nay judg mwt. for the beauty monists principally is their hes& end necks. which is best stone when they are leanest. I ham sot what will be seesawed fie their paw" bat such as are mead in thane metiers say is had tie goad an to have =pressed gives. in the bill of lading, the sumo, that wan to have Ma " We are home la the ammo confusion that I ever re wreathe to have mew in English business*. Thee never was mom intrigues, and lease truth. The King lath bin extremely pressed tossed away the Duke, but nee resolution is yet takes. The approaching Smetana of Parliament is like to be very turbulent, and none tease than a Prophet can toll what will be the hew if is. Things ore so entangled, that liberty of language is almost lane ; end nos men knows bow to epee'e elan thing, least he that is spokes unto may be of a portly oonuary onto him, and that eodearoan to methane what be would see up. This sheers we are In the dark, perhaps a few &yes may_ give us light. I am, Your tritely are Mend. The following is the last of • series of excellent ' letters of the Author of Characteristics and the volume ends by a letter fines Mr. Call, describing his pious death at Naples on the 16th Feb. 1713 : Naples, lath July, 1712. Ms. Peue—Tho• I am se little It as of long time to write to you with my own hand, I am forced to do it, (both lie. dike and my ether head servant being sick,) to eondes on the trust sad shame and reproach of our nation, which I never thought to have lived to see, and which makes my sad health and little wawa of recovery the lass grievous to an, as a means to sad that sense of shame, which I shall ever retain for gay country, even though it should recover itself from these celamitye, each as it t. like to bring on the rest of the world as well as on hail. You have Lamm my heart many years, sad that halbert* on all widens I gave comfort, and was ever on the promising skie ; WI the fatal villainy of the seditious, priest Saebeetril, and the fall of the old Ministry and Whites, never was I dejected till this tern. And now bear ate wines* in any last retreat into Holland, hew hard a part I had upon Inc to justify and support the sonduct of oar two great ewers, the' my /temp, and at valence and deitanee of ue poor Wages, whom they called in to save them when it was too lase. But Nis net tide I complain of : 'tie of the aerodyne, or rather u4ist simpletons and sanitises which some of oar good fries& la *Holland always entertained of oar Ministry men when they did best, and when by re peated letters from England I envied body fur body in their behalf. This made as. weary of a eerrepoudonce I otherwise should have cherished to the last. You may remember lo your own house with what die culty and opposition 1 as. titled Nyniseer Wait (sines dean) of the right views, M eanies, sad apathy, ea Lord Madam. and Godolphin. This was before the lea compels wan over, and at a time whoa 1 myself, as well es my party and all poor Whiggs, were the man hardly used by those two Lords, who new can only keep their heads by out endeavours and seaport. Thus she world runs. Batt Providence is in alit and every lamest man carries his own reward within his breast ; I have wine, I bless 00D, le a good conscience of having done my best, and even brought myself to this weak state of health by my cores and labours fee the good interest and cause of Misty and mankind. Farewell. I pray Goa preserve you and family, and the few good in this dishonest generation. Your old acquaintance aid mine, he Lord who negotiates in these pare as Embaseador, had bettertutii Onset and fight again, this being the fitter pan far him. He aid the younger Lord you name to me have acted alike honestly, and with the same regard to their old friends and principles. Pray beware bow you trust. Adieu. We are persuaded that the world will thank Dr. FORSTER for editiag these Tongues, and that our readers will thank us for these specimens of the work. It is a variety amid the jargon and trickery of politics of which Lord S. so feelingly speaks; and we shall be gratified whenever any other editor affords us a similar opportuuity of contributing to public amusement. PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The STAR has for several months exhibited such a plc. lure of the Domestic Events of the Empire, as never before was attempted. It ratifies unspeakably the natives of districts who reside in London and distant counties, and lis a LITTER TROY Howe to every provincial in foreign ' crowd's, or in the colonies. It raises also into get.eral I impottanea the exertions of local talents in every public MUM. Then as this is a duty performed alone by the 61 as, dime local patriots would ill deserve their name, if the Sean i and Its interests were not reciprocally promoted by them in every district. We know It has been so in many places, and the bran in prineiples, and In all the best qualities of a paper, has juslltiod preference; but we reasonably expect the same attentions Evsar wmeni, as the means of at once recompensing our diligence, and adding to the utility of our valuable and exclusive Infosmadon. We call also on the Provincial Proprietors of Papers, whose local labours we thus illustrate, and invite with earnestness their powerful attentions in promoting those interests of the Paper which they best understand. We notoriously excel all . London Papers in priority of Foreign News, and our display of the anomalous of the country is equally exclusive and re manent. CHESTER ANT, MAT 31. In consequence of the opposition between the proprietors of the different packets now plying between Menu Bridge and Liverpool. passengers are conveyed for the very !neon. siderable charge of Is. Eistionvoo awn Cinemax Coxceas.—This NA. Coital Meeting was ceLbrated in London on Wednesday awning last, with peat eclat. The lion. G. Rice Them presided, surrounded by • number of persons of rank con nected with Wales t the President of the Cembrian Society, Sir Wallin Williams Wynn, was loudly greeted on Ws entrance into the ball. After the first pan of the Concert, the President announced that the subjects promoted by the Cambrian Instimtleu fee its modal, and premiums, were awarded in the following manner: Na I. •• Fora Biographical Sketch of some of tbe mom eminent Individu a l s tbe Principality had produced." To Mr. Hobert Williams, of Christchurch, oiford.' 9. "On the Causes which. in Wale* have produce 4 die. OM from the kr tablished Church." To Arthur J. hoes, Naq. Student of Lincoln's-ion. • 3. " The best Poem, by a native of Wales.. assay sub. jest connected with tit:Principality." There Irmo olir can. but. gulls: Year* John' petiton t the Seeps 9 419 kl ly d One Signed " Age and considered MS one Wined Unknown the Younge;,.. the second best ; but awarded the prise to " The Revolt of Wales under Owen Olyndwr," signed " Llywarch," erh proved to be Mr. Robert Folketons Williams, Lond on , ° 4. An Essay in Welch, " On the advantage s ee vantages of cultivatieg the ancient Welch ae a living too go ” Three excellent compositions were received on this subjec t but the prise was awarded to the one signed " Madog a t' ) Owen Gwynedd." & For the best Englyn (epigrammatic stanza) in Welsh "On Woman." No less than thirty were rec e i ve d on this = w ed , eight of which were no t very goo d , end g ee one signed " Bien," the second hest, but the medal tee awarded to that signed "Ab Cyridwes." The successful candidates who were present were invested with the medal. Mrs. Williams b the WynneH Miss Rice, Lady Philli ppe, ike. The concert was arranped with much taste, and gave complete satisfaction. Mr. and Min. Wm. Knyvett were encored in the beautiful duet of "Fairy Elves; and Mi le Cramer was warmly applauded in a very characteristic me. lady called " Meet me at the Mossy tountain." Miss C. Lyon, who made her debut on this occas i on, and sang "Adieu to dear Cambria" with very great effect and success. Bin Rees and Miss Woodyatt were honoured with very g e n e ,. ing marks of approbation a both sang very sweetly. m e . Hort:castle gave " The Inspired Bard, assisted by chorus, with much spirit; and Mr. Parry, jeo, era encored in " The Maid of Llangollen.' P, es t , cuted two Welsh Melodies, with Variations, In the men masterly manner, on the Horn. Similar praise is due to Br, 0. Davies, who played " Lady Owen's Delight," with Va. nations on the Hatp. A Duet, composed by lets hew, Mus. Sac. Oxon, for the Pianoforte and Harp, hotly executed by him and Mr. Davies; and the beautiful air et " The Ash Grove," with variations, was exceedingly ere& tiee.--Mr. Parry introduced the Symphonion tor the firs plan time in public, with which the c o mp an y was very mid et The Penuillion singing with the Welsh harp, after th e moniser of the ancient Britons, were wally admired fur their novelty, particularly when sung by some amateurs who came forward from among the company, at the request of lb. Parry, who sung in the Welsh language with them. The Harper of the society played very cleverly an ancient Cam. brim melody with variations,called " Pen Rhaw r we were particularly smack with the second variation in unison to the triple strung instrument. This national and pd. tying meeting concluded by . the whole of the vocalists sing. ing " God save the King,' the solo parts effectively taken by Mrs. Knyvett, Miss Lyon, and Miss Cramer. The latter displayed a power of voice which equally surprised and gra tified us. CUISTER MARKO:T.— Wheat, per 751 b. 10s. to 101 64 /Jerky, 1101bs. 6s. to ss. 3d.—New Bale), 4s. to 4,. Gd. ttiwrietcm.—Wheat, per 761 b. 10s. to 11 1.3d.—Oats, dab. to 41. 611. to 4a. ad. MARRIED.--114;aaa Harding, Esq. of Neweutle under-Lytle, to Clarissa Sarah, eldest surviving daughter of John Gilbert, Esq. of Foregate.atreet—Thomas Gore, Eq. of %menses, to Miss Ann Jackson, of the Priory, walL—At Manebuter, Mr. Dudley Wood, surgeon, of Hanky, to Mary, daughter of Mr. Tbeenicrofi—.E, It Borough, Esq. eldest son of Sir It Borough, Ban. to Lidy Rlimbetb St. Lawrence, youngest daughter of the late Earl of Holub— At Liverpool, John Lloyd Jones, Esq. Pius. Mader., Denbighshire, to Charlotte, eldest daughter of Joseph Lyon, Esq. DIED.-At Leek, 28, Mary, wife of Josiah Gaunt, jar. litsq.—At Ellesmere, Marla, wife of Mr. Charles Edward Hughes, solkitor, 21—Mr. Saville Dyer, of Macclesfield, le —John Gamble, Esq. of Strabane. Ireland, anther of "Views of Society and Manner. In the North of Ireland," Stanley, " Charletnn," and several other esteemed works. NEWRY EXAMINER, MAY 28. SPRCIAL CONNISSION +—ON Saturday a Special Cam. mission was issued to Judges Moore and Jebb, to proceed tato the Countios of Limerick, Clare, Galway, and Rol. essionos, to try the prisoners who were at present in the gaols of them counties, accused of breaches of the peace under the " Terry A 1.." system. The Commission sill be opened in Limerick on the 30th of May, and in Clare co th e 2d June, each day at ten o'clock. ANCIENT COINS.—A few days ago, three ancient silver coins, in a field neat now in the possession of Mr. Corry. to the Saxon king, Athelsten, who ascended Ragland in 925. In the centre of the °be and round it is inscribed, Atheist's, Rex, sten King of all Britain. The reverse she centre, and the legend, Eliaf, Cori:t. Mid, Mint-master of the Tide king was the first in Ragland; tide, " King of all Britain," on his be did in 938, after he deemed the Danes coin belongs to Weidman, Archbishop of I/- cannot be easily decypbered. The third, woe minted for Auld, the Danish King land; on the obverse, is the rude figure - wings extended, it Is supposed to be t known symbol of the Danes, and round Anlaf, King. The reverse has a small and the legend, Athelward, &Hostel; or Auld, was the sou of Sitric, King of after his fathev's death, he was driven by A theletem Yestaday, a case came forward at the sloes, arising out of the late contest for the the borough. A man, named Al'Cotnieh, twenty years, supported his wife and fame on his truck to the crane, the sacks of pa farmer; bring into market. Strictly conscisodeoll obliging, civil and attentive, he was generally liked both by sellers and all purchasers. fil•Comish had found so much Wane to attend to passing events, m to wish well to the Reform BiU, which his. Ala* ty's ministers have introduced ; and when he was faked by Mr. Magialre foe his vote, he cheerful!, and unhesitatingly prom it. He kept his-word; be fulfilled wises be coo calved to be his duty as a freeman and a citisco ; and he re turned to his occupatio.i. The market is the property ef Lord Kilmotey—the crane.mager is, of course, his ass- Lure—and when Ill•Comish presented himself with.his true' at the door, be was refused admittance. It was in min e decametre and towns.people attempted to throw a his rued s the crana.master stood like Cerbetus in and refused him admittance.. Al•Comish asked what he had annemitsed, or why be should be preveued following an occupation which, for twenty years, '• shied him to support his family. No Misfit 0 " was given; but hints were thrown out that la rey's agent had determined that 111‘Com.sh ghoul be permitted to wneel sacks to the maw, and the (uol.hstdy enough to vote against Ma. Knox, be the consequences. Injustice so flagrant Mr. Maguire and solved should not be tamely submitted to. obtained. Rash and unakilful Brat the Al' I formulism Slim •ffrir. by Juhusaa ' plum. Dun a daughter. third . George , Regiment youngest late Dickson, Constant. fey. —Th a second gt, a labourer found at Armagh ; they an The oldest belong, mended the theme of le obverse is a Met ex, Tot. Br,t. Atbd. rae bits also a now is J, Moneta, Lad, a Clay of Loath*. Id; who pissed the his coins, which Mats The semi of York, in 1130, but rd, and most arias!, ing of Nonhumber. ✓ of a bird with the the Karen, the weU it is Anlaf Cynyog. 11 cross in the mare or klintmaster. This of Northumberland; out of the kingdom he Newry Petit the represeutatisa mash, has, fee famdy, by nimbi Ifriasoss WWI themountri and townspeople attempted to throw &penny in his rued t the crane-master stood like Cerbetus in the gate and refused him admittance. M•Contish eked what flu' he had committed, or why be should be preeeued tram following an occupation which, for twenty years, had a abled him to support his family. No etiolate or answer was given; but hints were thrown out that Lord ha rey's agent had determined that DPCom.sb should no lon be permitted to steel sacks to the crane, and Mat r a' be toohltaitly enough to vole against Ma. Knox, be must ak s the smsequences. Injustice so flagrant Mr. Maguire and bin friends were solved should toot be tam.:ly submitted to. Leval advice • obtained. Rash and unakilful belligerents believe that Brat blow is the best of the battle; and by way of foresail the affair, the Crane.master was imeructed to sumo. Al‘Comiab, on a charge of having obstructed him in the Pa torment* of his duty. The ruse, however, did not sec 111 , Comish told his story, end the Magistrates dismissed affair. by taling the Crane-master to take legal advice, • if he found be had =laity to prevent any man from w - hag up a seek of potatoes, to take regular proeoadinp any 04JO who would attempt to do so contrary to his wish but. in the meantime, to allow ill'eanbila to follow his guile occupation without °Wein:deo or . answayattes. MOM lit tail& The 31st ult. at Wallingford, Berks. the wife of HI Johnson, 41 a son.—The Ist inst. at his house in Marie place. Durset.square, the lady of R. It Broughton, Ho+ • a daughter. MARRIRD. The Ist lost at St. Pancras Church, Mr. J. 0. • son of W. Thompson, Esq. of Liverpool, to Mary Er • third daughter of the late Major Bum—. Ist Seat at George the Martyr, Quona.square, Capt. D. Doff 37 • Regiment Madras Native Inf a ntry, to Elisabeth Cabeins youngest daughter of the late W. Duff, Esq. DIED. Tuesday, the 31st ult. Mary, the eldest daughter of late W. Park. Esq at the house of her brodier.imlaw, H Dickson, Lsq. Clapham.conamon..—The 27th ult. aged 71 Constant, wife of Mr. J. Champ, of Burford.bralge. Sur rey.—Tbe 49th ult. at bile bowie in EL Jameesattalet, a second attack of ?aralysis, Mr. J. Lariat, aged Cods Was years an eminent jeweller.--The Ist inst. at his basset - John', Wood, J. Jackson, Esq. ILA.—The 30th ult the rectory Hambledsi, aged 17, Letitia Madkla, you Bats . later of the Rev. H. C. Rid . H GI WATER AT LONDON 11RID0 - MORROW. plaralnt • sat. Wee. Afternoon ND" t Pli tt Seas Orrice, Na 1, Pickett-place, Temple liss.