The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-31 00:00:00

AIOHARD PENNECK.

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THE late Mr. PENN ECK, Oi ;Me British rvitiseuer,
deserves more di in a mere record of his death. 112
wit' a Man tifili-stfnguished 'talents, and the
est sense of probity and honour. A firmer arid elore
persevering fiend never existed. He never thouglit
any thing a toil or a trouble that enabled Blip fo. •
serve those whom he had reason to deem meritori-
ous objects Of regard. He was descended from a very
respeelable and antient family .in the .County of
Cornwall; He was himself the son of a yoonger
Brother, and was educated for the Church., Ile
entered early in life at Trinity 'College, 'Cambridge.
When the Earl of Batisroe went Ambassador
to Madrid, Mr. PENN ECK was.chaplain of the em-
bassy, but did not, as is usual in' such situations,
receive any patronage from` Goveroment, and , he
Was tOUalifident and too delicate to press his preien.
lions., His chief, and, Indeed, only patron, was
the late Earl: of GODOLPHIN, to whom his father
was steward. By the interest of, this most estimable
and amiable Nobleman, Mr. PENN kit betame Rec-
tor of St. John's, Bermondsey, and of Abinger in the
County of; Surrey.' By the same friendly pa'tronage
Mr. PENNECK *obtained situation in flit., British
Museum. The gratitude of. Mr. 'PENNEGK towards
this Nohleman, never- Abated in his mind, but to
his last moment. he spoke of him with veneration
and regard. •. ,
Mr. PENNECK was also Chaplain to the turd
ORFORD, who irnmediately preceded the late Ho-
RAC E WALPOLE, and succeeded Dr. SUB BING-as
LeElurer of St. Catherine Cree, in Which situation
his abilities as_an eloquent Preacher :were highly-
distinguished. He has left Many manuscript Sermons, ,
which we hope will not be lost to the Public.
Mr. PENNECK was through life the viaim: of an,
.hereditary Gout, which disabled hiin from all a6ive.:
exertion for somismonths in every year, and finally
put a period to his life. If lie had not' suffered under
this severe malady, his constitution, would most pro- •
bably have prolonged his life tua very ;late period.,
As a proof of the benevolence of his dispositton, it
should be mentioned, that he proposettre 'three of,
his friends, the formation of A CLUB, for the pure
pose of assisting any unfortunate persons that might
be known to any of the parties, conceiving that
though one man could do, little to encourage Cr:.
rims, or relieve DIsTRESS, foor persons might
co-operate with effeet. This amiable association
consisted of Mr.' BE isNyce, Dr. WtaNeß, Mr.
RAMSAY, all Clergymen, and Mr. Cattle,
'ceptor ro Sir Jams Sr. AURIK, and to Sir AB RA_
HAM HUME. The good Offices which were etfaked'
by this beoevolent combination, litany persoi'ls now
alive have reason'to'retnemb6 with gratitude. All
the; Members of this philanthropie confederacy are
now -no more: Mr: PENN.ECK, the founder, and
the last survi#or ,of this humane InstitutiOn,
paid the- debt of nature on Saturday last, in the
Seventy-fourth year of his age, to the re,
gret of a numerous body of intelligent fiends,'
ho venerated his virtues, and have often enjoyed
the pleasure arising from his good sense, his.
knowledge of the world, hiS friendly zeal, and his
solid and unostentatious learning.