impaired his understanding, he blended the moft tender fenfibility with the ftri&teft justice. He was fervently grateful to God for all the bleffings of this life, with a piety unmixed with oftentation, and a devotion untinctured with enthusiasm; and he trufted in the mercies promised by Christianity in the next, with a faith allayed by no doubt, and an hope elevated by no prefumption. Ath's own request he paid the fine to be excufed from ferving the offices of magiflracy, in the mayoralty of the late John Patterson, efq. And he has left fifty pounds to the charity fchool of St. Peter's in Mancroft, of which be was a truftee; and fifty pounds to the Norfolk and Norwich hofpital, of which he was a governor. 18. Samuel Richardfon, efq. of Ludlow, Shropsh. 21. In Howard-fireet, by the bursting of a blood-veffel, in a violent fit of coughing, R. Munro, a gentleman of confiderable property in Devonshire. At Mark's-hall, Effex, Mrs. Honeywood, the very refpectable relict of the late Gen. H. By his will his large eftate now devolves to Filmer H. efq. M.P. for Kent. 22. At Stourhead, Wilts, Mrs. Hoare, wife of Richard Cot H. efq. Aged 67, James Champain, efq. of Exeter. Aged 80, the rev. Mr. Garrod, rector of Belftead and Coney Wefton, both co. Suff. 23. Mr. Henry White, fteward of Bridewell and Bethlem hofpitals. Thefe important Crufts Mr. White executed with fuch fidelity and success, as rendered his official department both useful and exemplary. His conduct was founded on principles of integrity., Every thing he did was the refuit of lyftem. He was accurate, methodical, firm, and rigidly true to his appointments. It was on the broad bottom of inviolable probity, that he did the bufioels of the Hospitals. But these habits of order and prudence did not impare the fenfibility of his nature. He was always the poor man's friend. His humanity was a fund of relief, which no cafe, however ne hon. George Germaine, Visconnt Sackville, Lord Bolebrook, one of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Conncil, Clerk of the Council in Ireland, one of the keepers of Phenix Park, and a vice-prefident of the British Lying-in Hofpital.-Few characters have been lic disgrace than his Lordship. Early in life, more checquered with royal favour and pube through the means of his father the Duke of Dorfet, who was the chofen favourite and convivial companion of his late Majesty, he and in the war before last was appointed was promoted to a high rank in the army commander in chief of the British forces in Germany, which rank he held till the memorable battle of Minden involved his Lordhip in difgrace; with what justice, may hereafter be developed by future hiftorians, when party fhall no longer purfue, and truth difpel, the mift of obfcurity that has fo long clouded the bufinefs of that day. After, however, incurring the difgrace of his Sove reign, who with his own hand crafed his name from the lift of his Privy Council before his guilt was proved on trial, he made hs appeal to the public in fuch a matterly defence, as left a doubt in the minds of many of the juftice of that court-martial which pronounced him incapable of ever ferving his Majefty in a military capacity. long remained unmeddling in public bufnels He then during which time the celebrated Lady Betty Germaine (whofe correfpondence with Dean Swift the public are acquainted with) dying, left him a confiderable fortune, with the an nexed condition of changing his name from Sackville to Germaine. wards he was restored to our Sovere gn's faSome years aftervour, and, in Lord North's adminiftration promoted to the rank of American Secretary, wherein he frongly, evinced himle.f the foe of American independence. As the reward of his exertions in office, when he retired he was promoted to a peerage, when in title he refumed his priftine name. DISPENSATIONS. EV. Samuel Partridg, South Mediety of ceffitous, which no occafions, however pref- Refton R. With Bufton V. bath co. fing, exhaufted He tympathifed with every fufferer, and was always diitreffed when it was not in his power to answer fatisfactorily the defires of every fuppliant. At Frome, Rich. Wilfon, efq. late of Lombard-ftr. 25. At Cupar, Charles Bell, efq. late Governor of Cape Coaft Caffle, on the Coaft of Africa, Linc. Rev. W. Strong, M.A. to hold Billinghey R. with Bolingbroke cum Haleby V, both co. Line. Rev. John Bigg, M.A. Great Granfden Rey. Philip Papillon, Eythorn R. with Bill a Mortality from Aug. 2, to Aug. 23, 5661129 Males 6332x284 1127 Females Whereof have died under two years old 503 Peck Loaf 25, zid. Between 20 and 30 40 and 50 753 Ditto 14 per C Long Short | Ditto | India | India India | S. Sea Old 1726 Confol. Ann. 1777. 1778. Steck. Ann. Bonds. Stock. Ann. 124 6s. pre. EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN AUGUST, 1785. New 3 per Ct New 15 per Cif3 per C4 per Ct Excheq Lottery Scrip Ann. 1751 Navy Navy Scrip Bills. Tickets, 58 754 173 122 9 31 Sunday 1234 no 700 9 753 2 120 4 1193 8 Sunday 10 1201 II 1204 12 581 58 58 5555 12 128 12 222 48476 15 13 15 1317 4/ 0 59 555 583 58313 59 5555 584 76 17 76 18 12/1 76 135 135 12 59 58 14 76 18 13 17 15 13 18 N. B. In the 3 per Cent. Confols. the highest and lowest Price of each Day is given; in the other Stock the higheft Price only. London Gazette Public Advertiser English Chron. Bath 2 Derby Hereford 2 Chefter 2 Manchefter 2 Canterbury 2 Southamptor Northampton Dumfries Aberdeen Glasgow. For SEPTEMBER, 1785. CONTAINING Dere in Duantity and greater Cariety than any Beak of the Mind and Price. ib. .701 702 670 Mifcellaneous Remarks-Wife of R. III. 699 713 714 715 716 Meteorol. Diary for O&t. 1784.-Pr. of Corn Original Anecdotes of Ephraim Chambers Vifit of the Dutch Fishermen to Yarmouth Dr. Johnfon's Prayers-Dr Watts's Life Character of Mr. Page of Newbury Extraordinary Fractures-Simile in Homer Conjectures on Acts xv.-Goudhurst Oak The Campions-Hiftoric Journals, &c. Dr. Doddridge-Arden-Chinefe Plumbers Monkton Farley-Oxon Decree-Stuarts Slow Progrefs of Difcovery in Science Curious Machine for raifing Water by Wind Letter to Mr. Travis on Mr. Gibbon's Book 686 REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS 717-732 687 Variety of ORIGINAL POETRY AD ElegyEpilogue for Mrs. Bellamy-Odes from Cafi 689 mir-Stanzas of 1785-Elegiac Sonnets690 Tranflation of Juvenal, &c. &c. 733-736 691 Foreign Affairs-American, Scotch, Country, 692 and Domestic News, &c. 737-744 693 Lifts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Promotions 694 Preferments, &c. &c. 695 Prices of Stocks Mr. Canton-Trigonometry Tracts, &c. Singular Anecdotes of Samuel Young 688 745-751 Embellished with a beautiful Medal of Sir RICHARD SHELLEY, Grand Prior of England; and an ingenious MACHINE for raifing WATER by WIND. 752 By SYLVANUS URBAN, Gent. LONDON, Printed by J. NICHOLS, for D. HENRY, late of SAINT JOHN'S GATE. Swallows difappear. White froft, the effects of which appear on kidney-beans and nafturtiums. A few fraggling fwallows appear about noon.-3 A remarkable large crop of pears. 4 Great profufion of fruit and berries of all kinds, owing to the fine weather in May, during the bloom.-5 Mulberry leaves are fallen. Horfe chefaut leaves falling.Therm. at 7 o'clock 29. A heavy thower of fnow, which whitened the ground fome time.-7 Several flight former thowers. London AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from Sept. 12, to Sept. 17, 1785. Wheat Rye Barley Oats Beans s. d.fs. d.js. d.js. d.ls. d. COUNTIES INLAND. 5 93 42 52 30 5 3/4 3/3 6/2 5/4 Lincoln 5 23 02 8 2 03 6 13 83 92 14 I 5 34 8/3 0/2 5/4 Durham 3 3 72 53 II 5 02 $ 103 Northumberld. 4 113 Cumberland 90 32 5 73 Huntingdon Nottingham Derby Warwick Oxford 677 03 9 + 42.8 04 32 4 5 7 03 92 75 12 514 5 44 5 10 5 100 82 6 02 102 03 42 10 10 03 62 44 4 80 2 42 30 4 73 WALES, Sept. 5, to Sept. 10, 1785. North Wales 5 94 13 01 1014 South Wales 9 413 2013 1/2 2137 51 5'3 [671 THE Gentleman's Magazine; For SEPTEMBER, 1785. BEING THE NINTH NUMBER OF VOL. LV. PART II. MR. URBAN, I Sept. 1. Send you fome hafty outlines of the life of the late Mr. Ephraim Chambers, which, if I had not wanted time, I fhould XXX not have wanted inclination to have tranfmitted to you fooner, and in a better drefs. The facts, however, may be relied on; and, if they afford amufement to any of your readers, my end is anfwered, and I Thall think myfelf fufficiently compenfaced for my trouble. In the month of January laft fome particulars of Mr. Chambers's life were published in the Univerfal Magazine, which, as far as I can guefs, were collected from fome papers in the hands of the bookfellers; the writer of that article has, however, been mifinformed in feveral inftances, to rectify which, as well as to gratify the curiofity of the readers of the Gentleman's Magazine, are the motives which induced me to draw the enfuing sketch. Yours, &c. M Mr. Ephraim Chambers was the youngest of three brothers; he was born at Kendal in Wefimoreland. His parents, who are ftill remembered with refpect in that neighbourhood, occupied a fmall farm of their own at that place, fpending an unambitious life in a harm. lefs and humble obfcurity. They were not quakers, as has been affirmed, neither were any of their children educated in that perfuafion. He was fent early to Kendal School, where he received a good claffical educa tion, and, by cultivating the rudiments of ་ knowledge, laid a fuitable foundation for those ftudies which afterwards diftinguished him through life. His father, who had already placed his eldest fon at Oxford, and whofe income was by no means fufficient to fupport a fecond in the fame expenfive line, determined to bring up his youngest fon Ephraim (who was making a confiderable progrefs in his learning) to trade : and he was accordingly, at a proper age, fent to London, and fpent fome time in the fhop of a mechanic in the city; but having a perfect averfion to the bufinefs, and, young as he was, having formed ideas not at all reconcileable to manual labour, he was removed from thence, and tried at another business, which was full as little conformable to his inclinations; and when that attempt would not fucceed, he was at laft fent to Mr. Senex, the globe-maker, where he ferved a regular apprenticeship. This place was exactly fuited to his difpofition, as he had here abundant opportunities of gratifying his thirst for li terature, a paffion which daily became more predominant in him, and which his master, encouraged partly by the hopes of making him ufeful to himfeif, and partly by a more generous niotive, refolved to gratify: fo that, during his apprenticeship, he was very feldom feen behind the counter and indeed his labours in the closet turned to a much better account, and amply repaid his master for this indulgence. During this period he obtained a perfect knowledge of moft of the modern languages; and here it was he first difcovered the fparks of that genius which afterwards |