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

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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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 embellislisyour 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

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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.

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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,
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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-
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renders its appearance natural-. Observe the label on the outsiue
wrapper of each bottle is signed inrussian gold ink, Moth-
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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-
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Perfumer to his Majesty, New Bond-street ; Jiendrie and
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