The National Register. — London, England, 1808-09-04 00:00:00

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GENTLEMEN'S DRESSES.—BIue coats or dark green, ,ith gilt buttons, are now universally worn, but black coat and waistcoat is sometimes adopted by those who wish not to be as every body. The waists of the coats are pretty long, and rather wide, and the waistcoats area little longer than they hate li lately been. For morning wear, either in toun or at the water ing places, the plover mixture is coming into vogue, single breasted, and with basket buttons; printed striped waistcoats, and white or nankeen trowsers, or lead-coloured pantaloons, with half-boots. As the Races arc now so universal, and the shooting-season just commencing, little variety can, indeed, be expected, but green jackets, and jockey costumes must fur some time be the order of the day. Tuesday a Meeting of the Freeholders of Middlesex was con ?coed, at the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, to take into considera tion the relative situations of England with Spain and Portu gal, and the propriety of expressing the sense of the County thereupon, as well as of addressing his Majesty on the subject. —A - discussion of some length then took place on the propriety of adjournment, and after several other resolutions had been moved and carried, the Meeting resolved to adjourn. The thanks of the meeting were finally voted, and the Sheriffs and the Free holders were dispersed. No time was appointed for the next meeting. Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the destination of the Nottingham was altered to Madras and China, instead of China direct. The Court ad journed at seven o'clock. POPULAR PREACHERS. No. IV. I •enerate the man, whose heart is warm, Whose hands are pure, whose doctrine and whose life, Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That be is honest in the Sacred Cause I—Cowl-En. REV. GERRARD ANDREWS, D. D. OP ST. J.IMES'S, PICCADILLY. SUCCESS is too seldom the result of merit. What was once observed of virtue, that it is its own reward, and of vice, that it is its own punishment, may also be affirmed as it respects genius. It is a consoling persuasion, and it would be an encouraging one—if it were true. The fate of QERRARI) ANDREWS, notwithstanding, forms a fe licitous exception to the lot of talents generally. His de serts have been discovered, confessed, and compensated. This gentleman is originally from Cambridge; I believe, from Trinity College. He started fairly in the career for clerical preferment; his competition has been open ; and his present eminence is as gratifying to the admirers of real worth, as it is honourable to himself. He is de .servedly popular. Let not, however, these remarks be misunderstood. To inculcate the notion that abilities will alone insure success to their possessor, is only to elate the ingenious and mislead the unsuspecting. Great as are the talents of Air. Andrews, admirable as are his literary attainments, unexceptionable as is the reputation of his character, and arduous as have been his exertions, he de pended not implicitly on these advantages. Prudence pre pared his prosperity. He united himself to a lady of respectable fortune; and his marriage, while it has enrich ed the store of his private satisfactions, must be considered Its having had very beneficial abets on his public pro tress. .THE NATIONAI , , REGISTER. - .SEPTEMBER Not to enter into a tedious specification of the various situations which Mr. Andrews has filled as a preacher, may be sufficient to observe that he - was, during many years, alternate Evening Lecturer itt the - Magdalen and the `Foundling Chapels. Here he attracted very considerable attention. So highly were his sermons aryl iNtated,lhat Lady of Distinction presented to him a valuable Living in the country, conditioning principally to be there favoured with his labours. lie resigned this preferment en being promoted to it. James's. The circumstances attending his appointment to that church were extraordinary, and ought to be recorded. B e obtained it without solicitation, without expect ition, on he part ; and, at the same time, in opposition to the intrgues of interest and the demands of power. l believe the tat is to be these. During the deliver, of his Leutal Leciur s. 1798 4 ', the present bishop of London was seasibiy Leek with the numbers and quality of those who coatiuually resorted Co St. James's Church, especially when be ithe heisted them with the dismaying appearance of the cote eregation usually attending there. I remember old Dr. Parker, then rector of this place. From never being etc interesting divine, he had degenerated into a tiiei i ;: ta ietu d f second childhood. His teeth is ere t . : ;one, his si4 waxed dim, his steps were become tremulous. his memory failed hilt, and his undatd:aiding deteriorated. Defoe tented hearers and deserted pees, the inevitable coese quences of inadequate preaching, appealed silently, but powerffilly, to the feelings of our present met repot Ain pre late. Bishop Porteus, in fine, determined to mm(44 the evil. Estimating the extensive importance of the situation, and convinced how much depended on the person by whom. it might he occupied, he therefore, on the decease of Dr. Parker, nominated Mr. Andrews Hector of St. James's. have already stated the honourable manner in *tech the whole transaction was conducted. This nomination has been productive of' effects the moat salutary. Itlias gratil]ed the great body of a wealthy and populous parish; it lee; infused animation into the religion of a fashionable and commanding part of this teen; and it has excited the admiration, anti stimulated the exertion:;, of many of the younger clergy, by niakine personal merit, instead of particular influence, the stamiaril of promotion. We want more such appointments. It is in vain to deplore the rapid progress of Methodism, but it is something effec tually to have resisted it. Fill our national pulpits with able and conscientious preachers, oppose earnestness to declamation, information to ignorance, and ith Lwow ledge mingle zeal. This is the legitimate warfare of ortho doxy. If the church is to triumph over her opponents, it must he the triumph of truth. of, honesty, of dignity, of ability. She oust attach the affection, conciliate the con fidence, cultivate the esteem, and commaed the admiration of her children. All this it is in her power to accomplish ! Of those modern divines, who seem cal: allied to sup port the interests and extend the influence of 'the Church of England, De. Aenerws stands conspiruously eminent. I proceed to continent on his Preaching, both as to matter and manner. Perfectly recollecting his Inaugural Discourse--I mean , the sermon he delivered on taking possession of the Pulpit of St. James's,—and having since frequently heard him, perhaps, while 1 particularise his excellencies, I may he qualified to point out what I consider to be his defects, as a preacher. • Argumentative, rather than impassioned, he excel!, forming striking inferences from circumstances on which others have scarcely touched. Ws reasonioes, which are often novel, arc always able, and, generall:„ conclusiv e. Ile is therefore fond of illustrating. the Evidences of Ch ris. Hanity ; and of enforcing the practice of the Moral Duties , by' showing, in the same way, their propriety and neces sity.tt All that human information can sepnly, or all t h at human inrenuily can suggest, in aid of Divine 'fr oth, as to elucidation or confirmatiAm, Occurs readily to his nnv ,, and is seriously impressed by him on the minds of his awn tors. Um he is almost unequalled. i ~" ■ si :-.--. et Cl I' et al fi S vt ti