The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-03 00:00:00

DEJTH OF THE REV. JAMES WRITE,

Our readers will receive with lunch regret the
announcement of the death of the Rey. James White,
of Bonchurch, in the Isle of Wight, 'which occurred
on Wednesday last after a short Illness. Mr.
White was endeared to all his friends 53, his many
virtues and amiable qualities, and beyotd the circle
of friendship he was appreciated and admired by all
who enjoyed his acquaintance; while his various
works, in very diversified departments, commanded
a high and entensive celebrity.
Mr. White, who was a native of this county, where
his family still possess considerable property, was
born in the year 1806. After studying with success
at Glasgow and Oxford, he took orders in the Church
of England, and was presented by Lord Brougham
to a living in Suffolk, which he afterwards gave up
for another in Warwickshire. On ultimately suc-
ceeding to a considerable patrimony he retired from
the Church, and removed with his family to the Isle
of Wight, where Mrs. White had inherited from her
father—Colonel Hill, of St. Boniface—a portion of
his estate, Bonchurch, so celebrated for its beauty
and mild climate. His retirement enabled him to
devote a considerable share of his time to literary
pursuits, which he prosecuted with much success.
The pages of Blackwood were enlivened by many of
his contributions of a light kind, too popular and
well known to require to be enumerated; and his
later works, including The Eighteen Christian
Centuries' and ' The History of France,' showed that
his industry and eccuracy, as well as his good sense
and sound judgment, were not inferior to his other
and more popular talents.
Mr. White possessed the faculty of wit in a degree
which was surpassed by very few of his contempo-
raries. It was of that kind, too, which was near
akin to wisdom, and it was never at variance with
high principle or kindly feeling. His conversation
was even more delightful than his writings, and had
all the attraction that can arise from the readiest and
most genial pleasantry, combined with the most
unaffected courtesy and gentleness of manner, and 1
the most hearty recognition of the merits of others.
Mr. White had not enjoyed his usual good health
for a 3 ear or two past, but no danger was anticipated,
and when Isis friends from Scotland had last the op-
portunity of seeing him, on the occasion of the mar-
riage of his daughter to Mr. Gordon of Cluny, it
was confidently hoped he had many years of health
and happiness before him. His death was the result
of internal inflammation, which suddenly and un-
expectedly took an unfavourable turn.—Edinburgh
Courant, April 1, 1862.

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ing the miners employed by Mr. Jay, the contractor,
THE METROPOLITAN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday
finished the last piece of the mining operations in the Bag-
nigge-Ivells-road, and all that now remains LO be done is
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the putting in of one length of brickwork. During ..he
past few weeks great progress has been made in the Men-
tion of the work. The whole of the bridges between King's
Cross and Acton-street, Gray's-inn-road, have been com-
pleted, as well as the whole of the brickwork. 'The exca-
vations at the bottom of Frederick-street are now nearly
completed for the commencement of the Finsbury June-
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