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Jesus Coll.-Messrs. Burdett, Burnaby.

Christ. Coll.-Messrs. Buck, Gordon, Leathes, Merry, Mortlock.

Allix,

Emanuel-Messrs. Flamstead, Thorpe, Vane. Sidney-Messrs. Blomfield, Clarke, Jefferson, Wainwright. The following are the names of those gentlemen who have obtained academical honours on the above occasion.

WRANGLERS.

Ds. Bickersteth,
Bland,

Trin.

Leathes,

The Visitor of Sidney College having declared the election of professor Wollaston to the mastership of that society void, notice was given that on Monday, the 25th, the Fellows would proceed upon a fresh election, but the visitor sent an injunction to stay proceedings.

Caius
A lay-fellowship is vacant in
John's Downing College; it is open to
all graduates in civil law under
the age of 24, either of this or
the University of Oxford.
election will be in Easter Week,
after an examination in all sub-
jects of academical learning.

Blomfield,

White,

Caius

Sedgewick,

Trin.

Cotterell,

John

Clarke, sen.

Trin.

Webster,

Trin.

Peacock,

Trin.

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Feb. 8. The Rev. Edward Pearson, B. D. Rector of Rempstone, Nottinghamshire, and for

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merly Fellow and Tutor of Sid. ney College, has been unanimously elected master of that society.

The late Dr. Smith's two prizes of 251. each, for two commencing Bachelors of Arts, the best proficients in mathematics and natural philosophy, are this year adjudged to Mr. Henry Bickersteth, of Caius College, and Mr. Miles Bland of St. John's, the first and second Wranglers.

The subjects appointed by the Vice-chancellor for Sir William Browne's prize medals for the present year are-For the Epigrams, Beatus vulnere ;-Alcaics, Finibus expulsum patriis, novæ regna potentem-Sapphics, Veris comites.

The speech in the Senatehouse on the 30th of January was delivered by John Beverley, M. A. of Christ's College, the senior Esquire Bedell of this University.

15. The Rev. Baily Wallis, of Peter-house, rector of St. Mary Stoke, Ipswich, has been admitted Doctor in Divinity. The Rev. George Palmer, of Jesus College, has been admitted Master of Arts.

The Rev. John Green, B. D. senior Fellow of Sidney College,

is presented by the Master and Fellows of that society to the rectory of Kilvington in Yorkshire, vacated by the death of the Rev. Francis Henson.

The Rev. Samuel Cautherley is presented by the Hon. Thomas Brand to the vicarage of Royston, Herts, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Thomas Shield.

The Rev. Joseph Allen, M.A. prebendary of Westminster, and late Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, has been presented by Earl Spencer to the vicarage of Battersea.

The Rev. Eric Rudd, master of the Free Grammar School at Thorpe, has been instituted by the Bishop of Lincoln to the vicarage of Appleby, on the presentation of John Williamson, Esq.

The King has presented the Rev. Henry Potmore Cooper to the united vicarages of All Saints and St. Laurence, Evesham.

The Rev. Charles Neve, B. D. has been instituted to the vicarage of Old Sodbury with Chipping Sodbury annexed, in the diocese of Gloucester, on the presentation of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester,

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This parsonage-house at

Thomas Taylor, D. C. L. archdeacon of Chichester, rector of Wotton and Abinger, chaplain

Obituary.

of a sinecure in Hants, and Gre

He was of St. John's college, Oxford; B. C. L. 1763; D. C. L. 1790. To Wotton he was

presented by Sir Frederick Eve lyn, bart. in 1778; to Abin. ger, by the same patron, in 1803. He was appointed archdeacon by the present worthy Bishop of Chichester; and he fulfilled the Bishop's expectations, by the strictest attention to the duties of his office; he visited every parish in person; he examined the state of the church, and of the parsonagehouse; and if the church duty was neglected, it could not be concealed. He very much improv. ed the parsonage-house of Wotton, in which he resided. As a magistrate, and as a most sociable and hospitable neighbour, he will be long remembered with respect and pleasure. He married a sister of Mr. Alderman Newnham (to whom, in 1781, when lord mayor, he was chaplain); but had no child. She died a good many years ago.

Rev. William Atkinson, late of Dissington, Cumberland. Returning home from Sledmere, where he had been marrying a couple, to his father's

house at Langtoft, he unfortu nately perished on the road, near Busrow-nook, on the Wolds, in Yorkshire, where the body was found.

At the Rev. Mr. Trollope's, Christ's Hospital, the Rev. Thomas' Marlow, late chaplain to the British Factory at Oporto.

At Heaton Norris, aged 53, the Rev. William Bowness, L. L. D. His extensive knowledge and liberal communication will make his memory long respect. ed, and his death much lamented, in the neighbourhood where he was so actively useful.

At Wombridge in Shropshire, the Rev. Thomas Oliver, minister of that place, and many years curate of Wellington and Eyton.

At Evesham in Worcestershire, the Rev. Edward Cooper, 38 years resident vicar of the united churches of All Saints and St. Laurence, in that town.

At Wisbech in his 43d year, the Rev. L. Stichall, formerly of St. John's college, Cambridge, B. A. 1786; M. A. 1790.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The communication of "Clericus Buxofus Dakinienfis" is left with a note at the publifhers. To the fubftance of his letter we have no objection, but the encomiaftic part is inadmiffible, for we do not hesitate to fay that the Church of England has no obligations whatever to the Genevan Reformer, whofe character the more it is enquired into the less refpectable it will be found.

The continuation of "Ecclefiaftical Antiquities," the review of the Bampton Lectures, and several other articles, have been unavoidably poftponed this month, but will appear in our next.

THE

ORTHODOX CHURCHMAN'S

MAGAZINE AND REVIEW,

FOR MARCH, 1808.

While the Church keeps steady to the Word of GOD, as interpreted by the Fathers, she will ever be the best and most impregnable bulwark of sound Christianity, against Popery and Schism, as well as against all the attacks of Heresy and Infidelity: Nor shail the gates of Hell ever prevail against her, except her own sons forsake her doctrines, and give her up to her enemies. WOGAN.

Biography.

Memoirs of the Moft Reverend Father in God Dr. THOMAS SECKER, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.

THI

HIS moft excellent prelate was born in the year 1693, at the village of Sibthorp, in Nottinghamshire. His father was a diffenter, with a fmall fortune; and, intending his fon for the miniftry, among the people of his own perfuafion, gave him a fuitable education, in different feminaries. Among the reft, in the academy of Mr. Jones, kept first at Gloucester, and then at Tewkesbury, where Mr. Secker laid the foundation of a strict friendship with Mr. Joseph Butler, afterwards bishop of Durham. At the age of twenty-three, he had read over carefully a great part of the Scriptures, particularly the New Teftament in the original

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original, and the best commentators upon it; Eufebius's Ecclefiaftical Hiftory, the Apoftolical Fathers, and various theological works, ancient and modern.

But though the refult of his ftudies was a well-grounded belief of the Chriftian religion, yet, not being able at that time to decide on fome abftrufe doctrines, nor to determine what communion he fhould embrace, he refolved to purfue fome profeffion, which would leave him at liberty to weigh these things more maturely, and not oblige him to declare, or teach publicly, opinions which were not yet thoroughly fettled in his own mind. Accordingly, in 1716, he applied himself to the ftudy of phyfic: and after attending public lectures in London, he went, in 1718, to Paris, where he ftudied under Winflow, the celebrated anatomift. While at Paris, he became acquainted with Albinus, Montfaucon, and other eminent men; and here also he formed a clofe intimacy with Mr. Martin Benfon, afterwards the exemplary bishop of Gloucefter.

During his ftay abroad, Mr. Secker kept up a conftant correfpondence with Mr. Butler, who had entered into orders; and, on the recommendation of Dr. Clarke and Mr. Edward Talbot, fon of bifhop Talbot, was appointed preacher at the Rolls. Mr. Butler, without his friend's knowledge, recommended Mr. Secker to Mr. Talbot; who promised, if he chofe to take orders in the Church of England, to engage his father to provide for him. This being communicated to Mr. Secker by his friend, in May, 1720, he took it into his ferious confideration; and after deliberating upon it about two months, he refolved to embrace the offer, and for that purpose returned to England the fame year.

On his arrival, he was introduced to Mr. Talbot; but the friendship that was then formed between them was of short duration, for, in the month of December, that worthy gentleman died of the fmall-pox.

Under this lofs, it was fome confolation to Mr. Secker, to find that Mr. Talbot had recommended him earnestly to the favour of his father. Thus did that excellent young man provide effectually, in his laft moments, for the welfare of that church from which he was himself fo prematurely fnatched away; and at the fame time raife up the firmeft friend and protector to his wife and unborn daughter, who afterwards found in Mr. Secker, all the tender care and affiftance which they could have hoped for, from their nearest relatives,

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