The National Register. — London, England, 1809-08-20 00:00:00

7 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 540 TO THE EDI FOR 01e TIM .1 fOA A Ic I,IER. Stn, --Much as I deplore the igaiwance and enthusiasm of the Methodistic:al Preachers, and deprecating, as 1 do most sincere ly, their extending ioiljence, 1 cannot help feeling the necessity of some religion, and thnik that even the absurdities connected Nvitli that imiefatigable sect had better be tolerated, than no re ligion at all.—The causes of the increase of sectarists, and of the. little respect that is paid to our regular clergy, may he traced, in a great measure, to their own indolence, to the luke-warm style of their discourses, and their affected manner of delivery, viiich indisposes the really devout and rdiglous from attending the places of worship, ‘vhere such Ministers officiate. I do not mean (very far from it) to ~take a general charge against so respectable a body, but the instances are certainly too frequent.—l send you ihe copy of florid,impotent said to have foriut d the introductory pit of a sermon preached by at popu!ar and I fear there are too many of a similar stature tt hieli might be made to embellisli s your columns ; but if this . - should meet the eve of the Preacher, he will, perhaps, condescend to observe hoW silly, how ridiculous such coxcomi cality of conwo-ition appears, when dives:cd of the usual ac companiments of a handsome person, a fine voice, A. brtlliaut ring, and a white hand, gracefully moving in accordance ith the numerous pauses. " My friends—the very important passage, which I shall at this time offer to your very •terious attention, is to be found in the !lib chapter of Proverbs, and at the 15th verse— "Al iv hag dog—is be! ter—t ban a dead lion.— " I say—a living dog—is better than a dead lion.— " Iu the Ectoi,u;fs of lEsop,'the Grecian—ve teadof—the diguity—of the lion.--We read—of the craft—of the fox.— We read—moreover—of the gamhols—uf the monkey.— Now, there is no dignity in a fox—there is no dignity in a monkey.- I)ignity—my •friends—is to be found only in the lion—who has bet•ii eil:phatically styled the king of beasts.--But—for a far e , t•r iilustration of this—very important—this highly interesting would her, leave—to refer you to the Eclogues —to a hich I have alreaily alluded, where you will find—where Noe tied—the author treats largely—on this subject.— Al. though—it is to be confessed—that—p.-oerally In the common course and order of—things—the living—are preferable to the dead.—Yet there are some instances— stone instances I say—very melancholy instances—in which—in which the dead are to be preferred—to the living. And with ♦our permission I shall take liberty to state to you—one—there was—a young. man—amiable—of a mild—art excellent—de portment, the delight—of his parents—the idol—of his Criends— communicatirg—pleasure wherever he went—having—a mind— folly stored—fully stored with all the acquisitions—that tend to • give an impression of excellence ;—faithful—in his engagements --ever ready to do—acts of kindness and generosity;—dutiful as salon —an affectionate brother—a warm hearted—and most steal v friend—be was in fine—an example of—the perfection of human nature.--Ile--died -- t his amiable young man—died.---When the melancholy period had arrived—when—his friends were to fol low him, to the house appointed for ALL LIVING—WhiIe they were in solemn iadness—conveyiug his perishable remains—to the silent tomb ; the—mob—the populace--the vulgar— they were noisy—quarrelsome—troubleso:ne—and exceedin:;- ly tumultuouS, but the dead man—he was calm—quiet— peaceable —tranquil—and now my friends if you ever honour ed me with your attention—honour me OW) it now ;—while I tell you what this young man said--he said—what did he say —what did this amiable young man—say—Why—he said—he said—NOIHING AUG. go 1 41:111 only add, Mr. Editor, that the Sermons, the fashionahlu H--ays rather, which issue from some of mac pulpits on a Sun day, and which inculcate no Virtue and reprobate no Vireo re, without a pun, sNtnething worse than—nothing 0 * * Tuesday, nt noon, Captain kio , L:c, of the Mosquito sloop of war, arrived at the Admiralty. His Serene High ness the Duke of Brunswick Oels had arrived with Captain Coate, at the Clarendon Hotel, in the morning. About three o'clock her Royal Highness the Princess of Wilk, came to the house of Mr. Wellesley Pole, at the: Admiralty, where the Duße of Brunswick had the first interview with his Royal Sister. Their Royal Highnesses remained a long tune at the window lacing the street, for the gratifi cation of the public. His His appears to have sufter. ed by bodily exertions and the effect of the weather : he is thirty-rive years of age, five feet eight inches high ; has extremely large mustachios, and whiskers on his upper lip, and side of his face, with eye-brows of a light colour. He was dcessed in a dark green coat, pantaloons, boots, and spurs, a !urge sabre by his side, and a leather cap, square at the top, from whence hung some horse hair. Lord MA...Trove and the Board of Admiralty oGred their con• irritulations to his highness. At four o'clock, the Princess of Wales, aCCollipanietny the Duke, left the Admiralty for Blackheath, to make their respects to their Royal It!.other: On his Higness leaving. the Atimiralty-ard, the populace gave him cheers. The Royal Family, and Ladies and Gentlemen of Fashion, use 'Russia Oil, fur moistening the hair when dressing, is so great a nourisher to the hair, as to prevent it turning grey to all periods ; promotes the grow th ; makes the hair grow? thick tn:llong ; prevents its on; aod restores it on bald places, if there he the least roots. Several Gentlemen that were bald, have declared, that after using the Russia Oil regularly for six months, the bald places became nearly covered with hair ; pro= motes eyebrows, whiskers. Gentlemen ought not to omit using it to the whiskers after shaving, as it wifrprevent them turning a reddish colour, or grey, which is too generally the• case, on arCOLInt Of the wetting they receive front shaviiig. Ladies and Gentlemen who wear false hair will find the Russia Oil a valu able article to use when dressing, as it keeps the hair soft, anl renders its appearance natural - . Observe the label on the outsiue wrapper of each bottle is signed inrussian gold ink, Moth rikulskv and }'rinse."--Any without that signature are counter feits. Price 74. per bottle, or one bottle, containing four small at one guinea, or six guinea bottles at live pounds. Sold whole sale and retail by the Proprietor, A. Prince, No. 9, Jahn ‘treet, Oxford-street ; and, by appointment, Mr. Sin) th, Perfumer to his Majesty, New Bond-street ; Jiendrie and Soas, Perfumers to her Majesty, Titchborue-street ; Ri 4 ge, 63, Cheapside ; and. by most principal Perfumers or Medicine Venders in Lugland, Ireland. and Scotland. MARRLED. On Snnday last, at Arksey, near Doncaster, Mr. BryanWond y.ear, of Hatfield, an amorous swain of eighty. one, to Miss RA eliaA Bradford, of Bentley, aged sixteen, after a persevering courtship of nearly two years. DIED. Tuesday senniglit, in White Waltham Workhouse, E. Blay, widow, whose memory was very good till within a few da)s of her death. She was born in the year 1693, and she remembered the great frost w hen there was a fair on the Thames, iu the year 1716. Suddenly, on Wednesday, at Saw, Mr. Large, baker. He was in the act of counting some bags of flour which he had that day received, and expired before he had completed the number. In the Liverpool worklion,e, a female pauper, aged 121. Ikt is a resat kable fact, that extreme longevity is generally foutut in workhouses. On Cie SO) instant, at lii !loose in Newman-street, Peter Jo honuot, of Boston, New-Evgland, EN. aged SO. Same day, Mrs. Ongston, widow of the late lexara!er.,Ong,- ston, Lsq.at her bonne in Baker-street, Portman-squareoged 72. PINCE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Reduced 6Sli--3 per Cent. Consols 66it- Omniuna pm.—Consuls fur 6 _ _ and Published, at 4 o'clock eve •Oa u 4; g, d for J. B. BILL mitt J. DE CANT, It, Catherine-omq. Strand. Tiondon z asd fort% 3rdei Akf .11.+ALA ik.Lk mk ik k jale ur !wet tke baited latiagdozu , tree of in)itagap ante Ike Cotuttr4, e.t WS. $l4l. pet QUIII