Magdalen-College, he adhered to the intereft of Mr. Jenkinson (now Lord Hawkesbury) a little to the difturbance of his academical peace. Mr. Jenkinfon had been one of his contemporaries at UniverfityCollege: a gentleman, who, from his first appearance in the univerfi. ty, always promifed to do fome. thing, and to be fomething, beyond other men of his time. It was not poffible that two fuch young men as he and Mr. Horne could be near neighbours without being fond of each other's company. The friendship once formed was ever after preferved: and when Mr. Jenkinson, though well known to be of what was then called the court party, offered himself to reprefent the univerfity in parliament, his two friends, the prefident of Magdalen, and the mafter of Univerfity-College, voted for him without fuccefs. Their departure on this occafion from what was then thought the old and proper intereft of the univerfity, brought upon them fome animadverfions from a few of the warmeft advocates on the other fide; and little fcurrilous witticifms flew about against them. both in the news-papers; which, fo far as their own perfons were concerned, had little effect upon either, but that of exciting their laughter; and they have often been heard to make themselves merry with feveral paffages of that time. "Soon after he was advanced to the prefidentship of Magdalen-College, he took to wife the only daughter of Philip Burton, efq. a lady for whom he always preferved the most inviolate affection. By her he had three daughters; of whom the eldest is married to the rev. Mr. Selby Hele, and the two younger, who are fingle, refide in Hertfordshire with Mrs. Horne. The former refidence of this family near Windfor introduced him to the acquaintance of feveral great and refpectable characters in that' neighbourhood, particularly George Howard, who received, and may probably have preferved, many of his letters. fir "His vice-chancellorship introduced him to the acquaintance of lord North, then chancellor of the univerfity; a nobleman, who to a fine temper, and pleasant wit, had added fuch good principles and ufeful learning, that he found in Dr. Horne a perfon exactly fuited to his own mind: and I fuppofe it owing to the united intereft of lord North and lord Hawkesbury, that he was made dean of Canterbury. When this happened, he would willingly have quitted his cares at Oxford, and taken up his refidence in Kent, his native county; but that a friend, to whofe judgment he owed refpect, would not agree to the prudence of fuch a ftep. As for the dean himself, worldly advantage was no object with him; he lived as he ought; and if he was no lofer at the year's end, he was perfectly fatisfied. This I know, becaufe I have it under his own hand, that he laid up nothing from his preferments in the church. What he gave away was with fuch fecrecy, that it was fuppofed by fome perfons to be little but after his death, when the penfioners, to whom he had been a conftant benefactor, rofe up, to look about them for fome other fupport, then it began to be known who and how many they were. He complained to one of his moft intimate friends, how much it was out of his way to discover fuch objects as were worthy and proper, because he defcended fo little into commerce with the world; yet, faid he, let .any any body flew me, in any cafe, what ought to be done, and they will always find me ready to do it. So far as he knew, he did good; and often attempted it, when he could not know; which is more or less the cafe with every charitable man. The difcernment of objects is the privilege of God alone; who yet doeth good unto all, where we know it not. "As often as he was at Canterbury, his time paffed very pleasantly: he was in his native country: the families of the place and the neighbourhood fhewed him the greatest respect, and were delighted with his company and converfation: if he could have indulged himself, with prudence, as he withed to do, he would have fixed himfelf there for the remainder of his life: but he ftill fubmitted to the unfettled life of a pilgrim, between the two fituations of his college and his deanry with every thing that lay between Oxford and Canterbury he was acquainted, and with little befides. In the year 1788 his conftitutional infirmities began to increase upon him: I have 'been more than ever haraffed (faid he) this year, for four months paft, with defuxions on my head and 'breaft; they have driven me to take 'the benefit of the Headington air, this charming feafon, which by God's bleffing will enable me to get clear for the fummer, I believe. But, as I grow older, I fhall dread 'the return of winter. Do you know 'what could be done in the way of 'prefervative? My good friends of the church with me to continue here, and engage to do the business ' of the midfummer chapter, without 'me. I am urged to get once more upon a horse-as much like an afs as poffible. Long difufe hath now 'been added to an original awk wardness: however, by keeping to a gentle pace, I fhall avoid going off, as you remember it was my hap once to do, like a frog from a board.' The vifiting of fome watering-place, Brighthelmftone, or Ramfgate, for the benefit of feabathing, had often been of great fervice to him. But notwithstanding all that could be done, he grew old fafter than his years would account for, being now only in his fifty-feventh year: fo that when a defign was formed of making him a bishop, he felt himself by no means inclined to undertake the charge of fo weighty an office; and it was not till much reafoning with himfelf, that he was prevailed upon to accept it. I do not remember, that I ever took upon me, while this affair was depending, to throw in one word of advice, for it or againft it; but rather that I left all things to work, as Providence fhould direct. It was a fincere affliction to me, when I attended him at Norwich, to fee how his limbs began to fail him. The Palace there is entered by a large flight of fteps; on which he obferved one day, Alas, I am come to these steps, at a time of life, when I can neither go up them nor 'down them with fafety.' However, he refifted his infirmities with a degree of refolution. He accustomed himfeif to walk early in the garden by my perfuafion; and affented to it, in his pleasant way, with these words: Mr. William' (for fo it had been his cuftom to call me for many years) I have heard you say, that the air of the morning is a dram to the mind: I will rife tomorrow and take a dram.' That the faculties of his mind did not fail, in the way it was imagined, fo long as he remained at Norwich, 1 could fhew by the contents of the 6 6 laft laft letter he wrote to me, within a journey to Bath, contrary to the "This event took place January 17, 1792, in the fixty fecond year of his age." SKETCH of the LIFE, CHARACTER, and LABOURS of the late ANDREW KIPPIS, D. D. F. R. S. and S. A. [From a SERMON preached in PRINCE'S STREET, WESTMINSTER, on the 18th of OCTOBER, 1795, by ABRAHAM REES, D. D. F. R. s.] "DR R. Andrew Kippis was born at Nottingham on the 28th day of March in the year 1725. He was defcended both by the fa ther's and mother's fide from ejected minifters. The name of his father's ancestor was King, and that of his mother's Ryther. Their names names are particularly recorded and mentioned with respect in Dr. Calamy's Account of the Minifters ejected and filenced by the act of uniformity in the reign of Charles II. The death of his father, when he was about five years old, occafioned his removal to his grandfather at Sleaford in Lincolnshire. Here he received his grammatical education, in the profecution of which his talents and application were fuch as to attract the peculiar notice of Mr. Merrivale, who was paftor of a congregation of diffenters in that town. Of the refined tafte and extensive learning of this gentleman our deceafed friend has often fpoken in very honourable terms; and he expreffed on many occafions the grateful fenfe he entertained of his patronage and friendship. It was probably owing to his early connection with Mr. Merrivale, as well as to his advice and encouragement, that our friend directed his views to the profeffion of a diffenting minifter, and to thofe literary purfuits, in which he afterwards fo much excelled. "At the age of fixteen he was admitted into the academy at Northampton under the care of Dr. Doddridge. This inftitution was at that time in a very high ftate of reputation and profperity; and it fupplied the country with a very confiderable number of minifters, who were no lefs diftinguiflied by their acceptance and ufefulnefs as preachers, than by their literary accomplishments and exemplary conduct. Our friend availed himself of the fingular advantages for improvement which he enjoyed in this feminary; and his proficiency and general deportment conciliated the affectionate efteem and partial attachment of his tutor. How much he loved and refpected this excel lent man, and how juftly he has appreciated his eminent talents and indefatigable labours, he has had an opportunity of teflifying to the public in the elaborate account of his life and writings, lately published. "When our friend had completed his courfe of five years at the academy, he was invited to take the charge of a diffenting congregation at Dorchefter; but having at the fame time received another invitation to fettle at Bofton in Lincolnfhire, he preferred the latter fitua tion, and went to refide there in September 1746. From Bofton he removed to Dorking in Surry ià 1750 and a vacancy having been occafioned in this place foon after his fettlement there by the death of Dr. Hughes, he was invited to fucceed him, and he undertook the office of paftor to this fociety in 1753. In the month of September of this year he married Mifs Elizabeth Bott, the daughter of a refpectable merchant at Boston; and in the October following he came to refide in Westminster. "Whether we confider the literary talents, the minifterial abilities, or the external accomplishments of our deceafed friend, no perfon cbuld have been better qualified for the fituation into which he was introduced than himself. His fettlement with this fociety laid the foundation of that celebrity, which he afterwards acquired, and of that extenfive ufefulness, which diftinguifhed his future life. He was thus foon introduced into a connection with the Prefbyterian fund, to which this congregation had been in the habit of liberally contributing, and to the profperity of which our friend was afterwards very ardently devoted. In Jane 1762 he fucceeded Dr. Benfon as a member member of Dr. Williams's Truft: and this appointment afforded him an additional opportunity of being eminently and extenfively ufeful in a variety of refpects. His connection with the general body of proteftant diffenting minifters, belonging to the cities of London and Weftminster, and with many cha ritable inftitutions, which the liberality of diffenters has established, gave him frequent occafion to exercife his talents for the honour and intereft of the caufe, to which, both by his fentiments and profeffion, he was zealoufly attached. "His literary abilities and attainments were acknowledged by all who knew him. It was, therefore, natural to imagine, that when a favourable opportunity offered, he would be employed in the department of public education. Accordingly, when the death of the rev. Dr. Jennings rendered it neceffary to make a new arrangement of tutors in the academy, fupported in London by the funds of William Coward, Efq. the trustees directed their views to our honoured friend; and in the year 1763 he was appointed claffical and philological tutor to that inftitution. "In 1767 he received the degree of doctor in divinity from the univerfity of Edinburgh; an honour, in the unfolicited grant of which the principal and profeffors very cordially concurred. How much our friend merited this diftinction at the time, when it was conferred, and what he has fince done to juftify the propriety of its being beflowed, it is needlefs for me to ftate. No one can difpute his peculiar claim to fuch a token of refpect In March 1778 he was elected a fellow of the fociety of antiquaries; and in June 1779 a fellow of the royal fociety. He was a member ་ of the council of the former focie ty from 1782 to 1784, and of that of the latter from 1786 to 1787. In both these focieties he was a regular attendant, and a refpectable and ufeful member. In "As he advanced in life and acquired increafing reputation, his literary engagements became more numerous, and fo much demanded his attention and encroached upon his time, that he found himfelf under a neceffity of quitting his connection with Mr. Coward's academy in the year 1784. In the following year the two other tutors of this inftitution withdrew from it; and the academy itfelf, which had been for many years of fingular utility, and which had produced many minifters of diftinguifhed reputation, was difcontinued. the year 1786 a very confiderable body of diffenters, lamenting the total ceffation of Mr. Coward's academy, and having reason to believe that it was not likely to be revived, made an effort, which, whatever be the event, will do them lafting honour, for eftablishing a new inftitution in the neighbourhood of London, with a view of educating minifters and other young gentlemen intended for civil life. Dr. Kippis was very af fiduous and active in his endeavours to accomplish this laudable defign; and though his other engagements rendered it very inconvenient for him to accept any official connection with it, he was urged to unite with other perfons, for whom he entertained a peculiar refpect; and he, at length, though not without reluctance, acquiefced in the appointment to be one of the tutors of this new inftitution. The distance of his refidence from Hackney, where the college was fixed, and fome other circum ftances |