darkness, by the very means which those powers adopted to defeat him in the moment when the celestial glory that surrounded him during his ministry, and life itself, were withdrawing their last rays from our horizon, to cause the dawn of an immortal day to the long-benighted race of man.

DR. PARR.-Extract from Mr. Field's "Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick, and of the neighbouring Towns and Villages within the Circuit of Ten Miles."-Pp. 364, &c.

"HATTON is a small village, but highly as the chosen residence, for so many past years, of one of the greatest scholars and most enlightened men of the present age. It is hardly necessary to subjoin the name of the Rev. Dr. Parr, of whom it still remains to be regretted, that no literary work has yet proceeded from his pen worthy to trans

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"Yet the following, it must be gratefully acknowledged, is no scanty list of works, with which the learned Doctor has already favoured the public. A Sermon on Education, preached at Norwich. A Sermon called Phileleutheros Norfolciensis, which the writer is said to consider as his best composition. A second and much larger Discourse on Education, with copious notes. These were published during his residence at Norwich.

"Since his residence at Hatton, he has published a Spital Sermon, which, with the notes, would form a common 8vo. volume. A Fast Sermon. A Letter from Irenopolis to the inhabitants of Eleutheropolis. A Letter to a neighbouring clergyman, in which a variety of topics, literary and political are discussed. A yet larger work, addressed to a Co-Editor, in which he vindicates his honour from unjust aspersion, and delivers his opinion upon many interesting topics of literature and criticism. Tracts of Warburton and a Warburtonian, of which the preface and dedication abound with proofs of his erudition, taste and wit; and of which the composition has been much admired. A Latin preface to some learned tracts of Bellendenus. Characters of Charles James Fox, 2 vols. 8vo., of which the first volume closes with a portrait of that greatest of modern statesmen, pleasingly and powerfully delineated by the Editor himself; and the second, consisting wholly of notes, con

mit a name of so much celebrity, with all its due honour, to a distant posterity. The parsonage house, where, in studious and dignified retirement, he has so long resided, is a commodious dwelling, and contains one noble room, built by himself, richly furnished, with an extensive and valuable library, in which a fine collection of all the great works in the department of verbal criticism, classical literature and theology, hold a pre-eminent station.

"At a small distance from the parsonage house is the pleasing village church, in which this very learned

divine performs clerical duty with all

the attentive all the solicitous care of the most exemplary parish priest. The interior is embellished, chiefly by his taste and liberality, with every suitable decoration, especially in the beautiful painted adorned. Of the numerous monuglass with which the windows are mental inscriptions suspended round the walls, several are proved by their classical purity and elegance to be the production of his pen; and of these, three are consecrated to the memory of the members of his own family, all of whom it is his melancholy fate to survive.”

tains, amidst much valuable instruction, on many interesting and important subjects, a masterly discussion of a question in which the justice, the policy and the humanity of this country are equally and highly concerned, viz. the state of its criminal code.

"In the Monthly Review and British Critic, are also several articles from his pen. But he is indebted for much of his literary fame to his great skill in writing Latin and English inscriptions: of which the number already amounts to thirty; and among which, three-to the memory of Mr. Gibbon, Dr. Johnson and Sir John Moore, are highly distinguished; and two

to the memory of Mr. Burke and Mr. Fox,-are said to be written with great effort, but have not seen the light. His manuscript sermons aud discussions upon many points of literature and metaphysics, are known to his friends to be numerous; but he seems to have a peculiar and almost invincible dislike to publication, and there is, uuhappily, a rumour that all his manuscripts are ordered to be destroyed, after his decease.”

SIR,

July 19, 1823. Sa lay-visitor at the Annual

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ter College, York, I was, in common with every visitor, highly gratified with the whole of the late examination, and the social meetings of the friends of the College held after each day's labour. It is much to be regretted that a more numerous assemblage of the friends and supporters of the College do not attend these interesting periodical meetings. It would, doubtless, be pleasing to the Tutors to have more witnesses of the success attending their indefatigable labours; and the expectation of having to exhibit their attainments before a more numerous assembly would stimulate the students to greater exertions. I may also safely assert, that every subscriber who has the power to attend and yet refrains, deprives himself of a rational and satisfactory enjoyment.

I recollect only one subject of regret at our late meeting, and that was the announcement by our worthy Treasurer of a deficiency in the funds of the College for the present year, which fall short of the expenditure upwards of £200. In consequence of this de-. falcation, four new candidates for admission on the Foundation in the ensuing Session, can only be admitted on condition of their accepting half the usual exhibition. A resolution was also passed, that in future only one student should be admitted on the Foundation for two that went out, until the number was reduced to twelve, unless such addition was made to the income, in the mean time, as should render this measure unnecessary. I hope and trust, for the credit of the Unitarian cause, that we shall never feel a necessity for acting upon this resolution. Surely, it can only be needful to proclaim the want, and the funds will be forthcoming. There is one source of income which has always appeared to me peculiarly appropriate to the support of the College, and of which very little advantage is taken. I allude to stated congrega. tional collections. In the Report read, it appeared that only three of these collections had been made since August last. I know that many of our ministers feel a delicacy about proposing collections to their flocks, and am aware that the motive may be

very praiseworthy, but I also think that it is often carried to an extreme,

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effect.

money, like every other act, may become a habit, and the more it is exercised the less irksome in general it will become; we have a striking proof in confirmation of this position in the continual collections made by the Methodists. When it is considered that numerous congregations in our connexion are now profiting by the ministry of York Students, and each in its turn must look to the College for a supply, I cannot for a moment believe that offence could be taken by any person, if the minister of every Unitarian congregation in the kingdom were to give notice of his intention to preach an annual sermon, and make an annual collection, for the benefit of the York College. It is true, that our more opulent brethren have it in their power, and do essentially assist the College, by regular annual subscriptions paid to the deputy treasurers; but what a number of respectable tradesmen and others there are to whom it would be inconvenient to be called upon as regular subscribers, and yet would willingly give their shilling or half crown, as they could afford it, at a chapel collection, and which, I am persuaded, would, in the aggregate, amount to a very considerable sum annually! When we consider the progress divine truth, as we believe it was preached by Jesus and his apostles, is now making at home, and the boundless field opening for Unitarian missions in the East, it is our paramount duty to use every endeavour to enable the College to support double the present number of students on the Foundation, rather than be under the necessity of excluding one well-qualified candidate. Hoping to see this important subject advocated by those possessing far more influence than myself, I remain, &c.

B.

SIR,

July 7, 1823. (p. 351) after the Rev. John Holt, Constant Reader, who inquires (not Hope,) will find (VIII. 576) that he was educated at Glasgow: his tombstone, in Warrington chapel-yard, will probably supply his age, from which a tolerable conjecture may be formed of the time he went to