The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-04 00:00:00

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The Choice) Prefersor gills this public notice, parsonut
to the statute, Ilmt he will begin his Cour* of Lectures ai
the Radcliffe lobrinary, en Tacsilay the Ist of Novedi:)er
nest, if a sullirient number vt gentlemen to furor a clam
shall have delivered io their names to his. before that day.
To-osiorow Dettiber the. la, IHIM, a Charity
Sr 6 moo will he preached at the Parish Cbareh of St. Peter's -
111 the East, by the Rev. thicorgeTanntoa, Fellow of Csepel
Chinni Colisri% for the hi octet of 'be Pour Girls and Bays
educated at the Sunday lt,inaits is that pasish.
The Rcv.lianinel Scsill,, Canon of Christ Church in this
University, has herd lestitnted, on his own present:Abut, ha
this Rectory of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, vacated by
Ilse drunk of his father.
The lk v. Dajlel Davii r, R.D. Fellow of Jeans l'ollege,
and Domestic Chaplain to the Earl of !Mansfield, is
iHati-
toted, by the Bishop of St. David's, to the vicarage of Mart;
Way, near Haverforiluest, on the 'orientation of Mr. Gro..
villa
On Tonaday last the Rev Cherie. Phillips, M. 1 Viral' Of
Klastelly, Carusartherahire, 1:1C1 s. hular w. . . • .

was elected fellow of that Saciety.
Wednesday the flee. James Evans, MA, chaplain id. His
Majesty's ship .ISaushir, and Scholar of Jesus' College, wan
eltekd Follow of Muiuciity.
The Rev J. Harwrrrd, of Elailbary, is elected Mead Mes-
ter of Hartlebury School, Worcestershire.
On 'fhttriany bust John Esq was swum into the
ollire ut Mayor of this city ; aft.vn arils Mr. Motor, I:ntiiii,
and Mr. Henn' Twill, were cleric.' Chamberlains, and Mr.
(larks AtlaltlS and Mr. Richard Davis, Commute Louncil-
Men.
On 'fneeildy last Grume Knapp, F.sq. M P_ for Abingdon,
entertain. about six huuilrtil persons at the C01111110114.11'
dinner, in the Tows Hall, presit/lIP to his quitting the oilier
of Mayor; tied on Timrssla,, Thomas Esq. the
Nlayer elect, gave an elegant Entertainment to the Corpora-
turn, on ta'..ing upaei himself that office.
On Tuevilay last Jolla fusilier, Esq. was, for the s.s..nid
time, sauna into the orrice of alayur of ileisley•upun-
Thames. •
On Thursday last Pr. Mayor, the Mayer elect of Wood-
stock, was F• OM into naive; un which occasion he enter-
tained • very numerous mainstay to dinar:, consisting of
the neighbouring gentry and principal inhabitants of the
town.

MR. PROIESWR PORSON.

The remains of this must distinguished Scholar
were removed, yesterday, at eleven o'clock, from the
house of the London lostituti (((( , in the Old Jewry,
in order to be deposited in the Chapel of Trinity
College, Cambridge, near those of the illustrious
Dr. Bentley, since whose death,
.ancient literature
has not sustained so severe u loss. This considera-
tion has induced the Board of Seniority of Mr.
Porson's College, by on unanimous vote, to desire
to pay this most honourable tribute of respect to
his memory.
The following is the manner in which the death
of the Professor is announced in the place where he
was best known. It is extracted from 'The Cam-
bridge Chronicle of Saturday, the Ist of October.
Died, on Sunday 'tight, at his apartments is the Old
Jewry, Richard Parson, 51. A. of Trinity College, and Greet
Professor. To the departed tomes of Bentley, Dawes, and
Maitland, whose classical aelniretnents so eminently main-
tained the reputation of this University, we must now
add, with heartfelt regret, the nadir of this admirable
scholar. In variety of information, in depth of learning, he
frilly Nulled his great rooter Bentley; while in eritical acu-
men he (sr ontitripped him. In the happiness and sagneitv
of his conjectaral anthelatians, the Professor had no equal.
His letters to Archdeacon Travis display dog betom ss and
accuracy of his researches; and were considered by an
able judge as the Brat critical productions since the me-
morable controversy concerning the Epistle of Pim.
laric—Considerirre his great acquirements, it may per.
baps be said that he has out left lunch by which
posterity may judge him ; but what was said of Coles
is Nattily true of the Professor Ponca quidem—sed
egregis, and adasirisuda'." Every lover of Grecian literature,
every real seholsr, will appreciate the labours of Porton,
not by their number, lint by their magnitude In the few
plays of Enripidtp, which he edited, they sill feel and ac-
knowledge the **shaken racelleseies night canoes he bas in-
troduced. They will perceive what is neerieary to the fur-
motion of a tree and genuine critic • sail they a ill unite is
deploring, that a better pohioa of health was rod allotted to
our, from whom alone they coold expert a sublime of every
difficulty is the progress of their classical researches.