The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-01 00:00:00

degree, to propose, confirm, and apply, Divine instructions to
others ; and any one entering upon the Christian ministry thus
endowed, may hope to discharge its important duties, if not with
eclat, certainly with what is intrinsically more valuable, comfort
to himself, and profit to others.
But if, to the necessary qualifications already noted, we sum.
add the union of distinguished natural endowments—a lively
memory, a sound and discriminating judgment, genius, taste—
and view these all shedding their benign influence on the medi-
tations of the closet, and exhibiting their combined energy, front
the chair of truth, in discourses warm from the heart,—impres-
sive and affecting ;—we have just ground to infer, that such an as-
semblage of talent, in unison with a pure religious taste, was not
bestowed but to elevate the individual intrusted with such rare
endowments, to an extensive and distinguished sphere of useful-
ness, in the church of Christ. Such was the prospect that en-
raptured many a heart, when, in June last, Mr. Spencer was oi-
dained the pastor of a congregation at Liverpool: and this
prospect ammed a still brighter aspect, when, but shortly
afterwards, in the midst of admiring multitudes, he laid the
foundation-stone of a more noble and extensive edifice, for the
worship of his numerous and increasing flock. But the hands
and lips which were then engaged, in work so exalted and divine,
are now the tenants of the silent dust ! We bow to the dispensa-
tion and adore!

" 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high,
" Or sinks them in the grave ;
" He gives, (and blessed be his name!)
46 He takes but what He gave."
The poetical tribute to his memory will accompany my 'Ku_
Nsumuuication. I remain, Sir,
Very respecctfully, yours, &c.
C.

Kennington, Aug 29, 1811.

WHAT IS TO COME ? or, 1811-1812 !

J'ai un pressottiment qu'un jour rile de Corse itonnera
l'Europe ! ty S E AU.

Events may he predicted in their cause:. It was in this way
that. Rousseau penned the astonishing pi eseutiment contairied
in the motto I have chosen for the following anticipations. Pre-
cisely in di:• s.lme spirit, I first ventured to hint, during the
January of 1802, what might be expected to transpire on the
political theatre of the world, especially that part of it In which
we are concerned, should the system of action we then adopt-
ed he persisted in by our politicians. These were my words at'
that time.—" Wise in our own eyes, our politics, with Web
we arc so perpetually reproached, have begtiiled our minds.
and our real interests. We never entered heartily into
the conflict.; of the surrounding nations, because we felt no rea-
son to engage in ; and yet, against this self conviction, we
have struggled (and bled too!) to det(nd Mow coun:ries• folio did
not wish to defend themselves. We have done more. It was •
deemed politic in us to support the exiled family of-the Bourbons ;
who had shewn themselves our bitterest enemies, and who are
as avowedly hostile to Me principles both of civil mut svii&us
liberty." Thus we then acted, and thus are we content still to
act. William Pitt died., ejannlating, Oh, my. Country !'--as if
enlightened try the beams of immortality, he had then some
glimpses of the calamities impending over the nations ; as ifi in
truth, "...the Pilot," who had been so hastily congratulated as
having." weathered the storm," now saw, for the first time,
that the real tempest .was but about to commence. Have his
successors since profited by him ? Are we not lust where he
was ? No impediments embarrass us ; no appearames admonish

us. Balaarn was blinded.
What strange events crowd• upon the mind ! it was on the
thirtieth of November, 1.7.89, not quite twentr-tw►o year,' glace.
that the National Assembly decreed Corsica to appertain to.

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