June 22, at Paris, aged 21, Mr. LINDSEY PRIESTLEY, son of Joseph Priestley, Esq., of Birmingham, and grandson of the illustrious Dr. Priestley. On Sunday morning, June 30th, a friend who was intimately acquainted with his character, and who affectionately loved him, thus concluded a discourse, occasioned by the mournful event, from Job vii. 21:-"For now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be."

These are the consolations, sanctified and animated by the promises of the gospel, that can support and comfort us, when the unpitying conqueror multiplies his trophies from among the dear companions of our way, and leaves us, like pensive wanderers in the desert, to finish our journey without them. Since I last addressed you, intelligence has reached us, from a foreign shore, that the grave has opened its gloomy mansion, and has closed in an hour when we thought not of it, upon one, in the flower and freshness of youth, who was formerly accustomed to worship with us in this house of prayer; † and who afforded every promise of entering into the world with respectability and usefulness. The impressions which it was his happiness, through the favour of Providence, to receive from good instruction and faithful discipline, in his early years, were so deepened and enlivened by him as to produce a habit of obedience. He learned betimes to fear God and serve him; and it is not too much to say that his dili gence in cultivating the mild graces and the generous virtues of the Christian spirit, the interest which he took in the pleasures and the pains of those around him, his gratification in witnessing the happiness of others, the cheerfulness with which he sacrificed his own ease and comfort that he might assist and oblige his friends, and his activity in consoling and relieving distress, made him not only a blessing to his family, but at once the ornament and the delight of every circle in which he moved. It was thus that he requited a parent's care and a sister's love; nor was it possible that a temper so kind, disinterested and attractive, so constantly under the guidance and restraint of religious principles, should fail of securing to him the lively attachment of his congenial and beloved companions, many of whom I see before me, and the sincere esteem of all who knew him. He expressed the strength and tenderness of his affection for some of you, only a

The Rev. James Hews Bransby. + In Wolverhampton Street, Dudley.

few days before his removal from the world, in terms, at the recollection of which, I am persuaded, your youthful breasts will often heave, and you will drop the tear which it is a luxury to shed. After speaking to those who watched by him, of the many delightful hours that he had spent in your society, and dwelling, with fond enthusiasm, on the thought of seeing you again, he checked himself and said:"But I am afraid the pleasure with which I look forward to that happy time, is too great for me ever to enjoy on earth.” Such was the foreboding of his affectionate spirit: and death, regardless of human prayers, of human hopes and of human sorrows, has awfully realized all his apprehensions. "For now he is sleeping in the dust. In the morning you shall seek him; but he shall not be."

"The friendly band no more shall greet

Accents familiar once and sweet : No more the well-known features trace,

No more renew the fond embrace." Nature bids you weep; and God will mercifully forgive your tears. You may well mourn, and long and deeply mourn, the loss which you have sustained. But your regret will be tempered with the reflection, that he whom you lament is delivered from sufferings which neither skill nor friendship could remove or soften; that, having overcome the sorrows of the world, his warfare is accomplished; that he is spared the temptations and the trials which might have proved too powerful for his virtue; that death has set a seal, never to be broken, upon his amiable character, and that he is at "rest from his labours," awaiting the dawn of that glorious day, when the grave shall restore its prisoners, and when "those who sleep in Jesus, God will bring with

him."

Such as these, I doubt not, were the exercises of faith that beguiled the hours of his decline; such the train of pious meditations that cheered him in his pas sage through the dark valley of the shadow of death and it is in these that his survivors, amidst the bitterness of grief, will find their best, and indeed their only, solace,

Go, my young friends, and lay the warning to your hearts. To you it is a peculiarly pointed and impressive admonition. Go and muse upon the example of the beloved associate whom you have lost, and preach it with energy to your

* Doddridge.

zouls. You have not a moment to neglect or waste. For the day is not far distant when you too, the youngest and the best of you all, who have hitherto experienced nothing of life but its joys, and to whom hope presents her gayest and most splendid visions, will stand trembling on the borders of an eternal world. I need not tell you that it is a serious thing to die. I need not say to you that death is a scene of distress and anguish, of alarming reviews and of awful prospects; the final period of all the endearments and connexions of this pro bationary state; an hour when the mind is no longer cheated by appearances, when the most resolute yield to fear, and even the virtuous are in danger of sinking under the remembrance of their frailties. You know it to be so. You are conscious that it is. Go, then, I conjure you, and dedicate your early powers to God. Value, as you ought, the religion which you profess; and make its doctrines, its duties and its hopes the habitual guide of your conduct. Cherish the recollection of departed love and virtue: it will excite that tender sorrow which it is salutary to feel; and it will lead you to aspire after a reunion in happier climes. Trust not in health and vigour; nor forget the allimportant interests that are connected with eternity." That life is long which answers life's great end:" that alone is short which bears upon it no mark of piety or of goodness, and which leaves behind it no fond remembrance, no memorial except that it has been spent in vain. "Honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, uor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. The righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected, the many years and old age of the unrighteous."

July 2, JOHN Reid, M. D., of Grenville Street, Brunswick Square, author of "Essays on Hypochondriasis and other Nervour Affectious;" a second edition of which was lately published. Dr. Reid was educated at the New College, Hackney, and was intimately connected through life with the liberal Dissenters. He was highly respected for his talents and acquirements, and esteemed for his amiable manners.

Lately, his Serene Highness, AUGUSTUS, reigning Duke of Saxe Gotha and Altenburg, in the 50th year of his age. Although not called upon to act a brilliant part on the great theatre of European politics, his decease will be more sincerely

lamented, and his loss more dearly felt by his subjects, than it is possible for those to conceive to whom his merits and popularity are unknown. Many potentates whose exploits have dazzled the eyes of the world, may envy their less powerful contemporary the place which he occupied in the love and gratitude of his subjects. He succeeded, in 1804, his father, Ernest II., a prince of uncommon merit and acquirements, and was grandson to the celebrated Duchess of Saxe Gotha, to whom Voltaire dedicated his Annales de l'Empire. Being well aware, that, by entering into the military service of any great poteutate, he might, in case of a war, involve his own subjects in misfortune, he did not, like most of his contemporary Princes, enter into the service of Prussia or Austria; in consequence of which, when Bonaparte overran Germany, the territory of Saxe Gotha was, in part, exempted from many of the evils which befel other principalities. The Duke was in heart a true Saxon-those who are best acquainted with Germany, will best appreciate the value of this panegyric. He lived in habits of intimacy and friendship with the revered King of Saxony; and always inveighed, in terms of manly reprobation, against the treaty of spoliation and injustice, by which the most faithful and loyal subjects in Germany were separated from one of the most conscientious sovereigns whom the annals of history record. The Duke was distinguished by his urbanity of manners and splendid hospitality towards strangers; but after the irreparable injury inflicted upon Saxony, the Prussians (as may well be imagined) were always the least welcome of his guests. In person, he, much resembled the Royal Family of England, to which he was nearly allied his late Majesty's mother, the Princess Dowager of Wales, was great aunt to the late and present Dukes of Gotha. He resided constantly in his dominions, and shewed every anxiety to promote their interests, and increase the happiness of those who were committed to his charge. He was equally well versed in the language and literature of Germany and France-in both of which he expressed himself with uncommon elegance and originality. His literary productions, though somewhat eccentric, bear the stamp both of genius and philanthropy. To his friends he was most cordially attached; and one of the few faults with which he can be reproached, is the munificence and frequency of his presents. His conversation was replete with wit and anecdote; it was impossible to listen to him without being both amused and improved. He was twice married: 1. To Louisa, Princess of Mecklenburg Schwerin, by whom he has left a

daughter, Louisa, married to Ernest, reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg, who has inherited the vivacity of her father and the loveliness of her mother. 2. To Ca roline, daughter of William, the late Elector of Hesse, with whom he lived on terms of cordial affection, and who now survives him. Having left no male issue, he is succeeded as Duke of Saxe Gotha and Altenburg by his only brother Frederick IV., who is unmarried; and in case of his demise without heirs male, the territory will be divided between the Dukes of Saxe Meiningen, Hildburghausen, and Coburg-Saalfeld, being the remaining descendants of Ernest the Pious, who died in 1675, and left his dominions to his seven sons.-Morn. Chron.

"Death of BRUJA-MOHUNA.-We are deeply concerned to state, that BRUJAMOHUNA, the author of an excellent Treatise against Idolatry, died about two months ago. This information we obtain from the preface to a Translation of this valuable work, by our esteemed friend the Rev. Deocar Smith, which we lay before our readers in his own words.

"Bruja-mohuna's father was a person of respectability, and was once employed as Dewan by Mr. Middleton, one of the late residents at the Court of Lucknow.

Bruja-mohuna was a good Bengalee scholar, and had some knowledge of Sungskrita. He had made considerable progress in the study of the English language, and was also well versed in astronomy; and at the time of his death was engaged in translating Fergusson's Astronomy into Bengalee, for the School-Book Society. He was a follower of the Vedanta doctrine, in so far as to believe God to be a pure spirit; but he denied that the human soul was an emanation from God; and he admired very much the morality of the New Testament. Being suddenly taken ill of a bilious fever on the 6th of April last, he begged his friend Ram-mohuna-raya to procure him the aid of a European physician, which request was immediately complied with; but it was too late-the medicine administered did not produce the desired effect, and he died the very same night, aged 37 years.

"While all who are engaged in promoting the true welfare of India must deplore the apparently premature death of this valuable labourer in the same cause, we cannot but be thankful to Divine Providence that he was spared to publish this tract, which is so admirably calculated to subserve the interests of truth.'--Friend of India.”—(Calcutta Journal, No. 208, Aug. 1, 1821.)

British Catholic Board.

Ar a meeting of the General Board of British Catholics, held in London, on the 22d of June, 1822, the following Resolutions, proposed by the Right Hon. Lord STOURTON, and seconded by P. E. TOWNELY, of Townely, Esq., were una nimously adopted.

His Grace the Duke of NORFOLK, E. M., in the Chair.

I. That we have beheld with feelings of the deepest regret the rejection, by the House of Lords, of two bills during the present and last Sessions of Parliament: the one directly affecting the happiness and interests of many millions of his Majesty's subjects; the other restoring six most ancient Peers of the realm to their seats in Parliament, which restoration would have afforded hope, confidence and satisfaction, to a large portion of the United Empire.

II. That, in the midst of this gloom, our first duty is to offer our most grateful and sincere acknowledgements to the movers and seconders of these Bills in both Houses of Parliament, and publicly

to entreat every Member who voted for these generous and liberal measures to accept our warmest and most affectionate thanks.

III. That, firmly attached, as we are, to the great principles of religious freedom, (without which all civil liberty_is imperfect,) and maintaining, as we do, that liberty of conscience is the unalienable right of all men, and detesting every principle or law which persecutes or deprives, on account of his religion, any person whomsoever, of any right or franchise, whether enacted by Protestant or Catholic, we declare publicly before the world, that we will continue to use every legal exertion in our power, to obtain a repeal of those laws by which, for conscience' sake, we are hourly degraded in society, and constantly deprived, though equally taxed, of every political privilege of the constitution.

IV. That we have seen with sentiments of peculiar satisfaction the noble exertions made by a large portion of the press in favour of religious freedom, and have heard it with surprise imputed to us, that we are enemies to the general diffusion of

knowledge. Now, we do most publicly declare, that we are most anxious to see the blessings of education extended throughout the world, towards which, in our respective stations, we largely contribute; convinced as we are, that human happiness will be increased in proportion as the principles of education are engrafted on morality and religion, and in proportion as the governments of nations are just towards their people.

V. That, assembled for the first time since the lamented death of our Secretary, EDWARD JERNINGHAM, Esq., we

seize the opportunity, penetrated with sentiments of the deepest grief for his loss, to record our opinion of the many and essential services rendered by him to his fellow-subjects the Catholics of Great Britain. NORFOLK.

His Grace having left the Chair, the unanimous thanks of the Meeting were voted to him, for his able and impartial conduct therein; and the above Resolutions were ordered to be published.

Rever. W. J. Fox, Dalston, near London; vel Rev. R. Aspland, Hackney, near London. Per Viennam, Parisios, Londinum, medio postæ publicæ. Reverendissime verbi divini Minister!

ESTIMATISSIMAS et gratissimas litteras, de dato Londini, prid. Kal. Maii, MDCCCXXI. typis vulgatas, Professori Theologia Socinianorum Claudiopolitano intitulari dignatas, medio postæ publicæ Viennensis, obsigillatè et accuratè allatas, Theologia Unitaria (quæ nominatio Patriæ legibus stabilita, in Transylvania apud quoslibet Religionis asseclas ita in usu est, ut aliter, videlicet Socinianos, Servetianos, &c., compellari nec placeat) Professor in Collegio Unitariorum Claudiopolitano Publicus, qui et Generalis Consistorii Unitariorum commembrum atque Pastor Claudiopolitanus, pridie Kalend. Septembris MDCCCXXI. humillimè et summa cum voluptate accepit et perlegit, aliisque communicavit; abhinc quoque est communicaturus. Eundem Professorem quantocyus Reverentiæ vestræ, medio postæ publicæ, ex mente et consilio Primariorum Unitariorum, similem informationem de Unitariis Transylvanis submissurum plenè confido.

Interea ego infrascriptus Transylvanus Hungarus Unitarius (apud solos cnim Hungaros, exceptis paucis Saxonibus et Polonis, jam Hungaris factis eorum successoribus, floruit ab initio, floretque hodie in 120 Ecclesiis 40,000, id est, quadraginta mille animas purè Hungaras constituentibus, sacra Religio toto orbe

terrarum rectissimè Unitaria nominata) de ortu et progressu, vicissitudinibus statuque moderno in hoc Principatu (nam in regno Hungariæ nulla Ecclesia Unitaria) brevem aliqualem informationem, Anglicana Ecclesiæ Unitaria scitu dignam, hisce submittere sustineo.

Post fatum Geneva Michaelis Serveti, sæculo decimo quinto, ex Polonia et a nonnullis Italis, summopere Georgio Blandrata medico et consiliario aulico, in Transylvaniam Religio Unitaria circa annum MDLXII. fuit introducta; per Faustum Socinum viriliter defensa; et e multifariis Principatus Nationum inhabitatoribus inter Hungaros accolas propagata; adeo ut bini Principatus hujus regnantes Hungari Principes, primum Joannes Zapollya Secundus, rex et princeps, mox serius Moses Siculus Nationalis Electus regnans Princeps, utrique cum multis primoribus et consiliariis ministrisque principum præfatam Religionem amplexi fuerint; sed neve subsequis temporibus aliquod impedimentum a cœteris tribus Religionibus earumque profitentibus, Romano-Catholica, Reformata Calviniana, et Augustana Lutherana, jam tum in hocce Principatu receptis et diffusis, in libero exercitio et Principatus publicis beneficiis, officiis Unitariis inferatur: cum iisdem trium Religionum Statibus et Ordinibus potestate legislativa cum Unitariis æquali jure gaudentibus, consensu multorum principum regnantium in conventibus publicis, dictis universorum Regni Statuum et Ordinum, lege publica Religionem Unitariam Status religionem quartam receptam mutuis votis et consiliis, asseruerunt: et formata legali et amicabili unione inter fatas quatuor religiones, strictissimo juramento ad manutentionem Diplomaticam Religionis Unitariæ aliarumque nominatarum trium religionum, universi cujuscunque reli gionis status et ordines sese obstrinxerunt. Quale juramentum hodie quoque,

tempore mortis et mutatione Imperatorum Austriacorum et directorum Principum Transylvaniæ, non solum a Statibus et Ordinibus Legislatoribus, sed a quibuslibet religionis cujuscunque receptæ et non receptæ (sunt enim, uti Judaica, Græci ritus Orientalis, &c., non receptæ lege, sed tantum toleratæ) asseclis, toties quoties repetitur. Juxta leges fundamentales patriæ nostræ, Principatus Transylvaniæ, Religio Unitaria æquali jure et prærogativa gaudet cum tribus aliis Religionibus, in omnibus Principum, Regui, beneficiis publicis et quibuslibet Cardinalibus Officiis gerendis, in libero quatuor religionum lege receptarum (quarum quarta est Unitaria) exercitio; imo, quoad solum toleratas quoque, (gratia Deo Maximo!) nullum impedimentum, nulla coarctatio; templa, turres, academias, collegia, gymnasia, scholas, propriis sumptibus, extruere, sicut aliis cujuscunque confessoribus, licitè liberum est; nulla fidei fidemque Unitariam confitentium, sub moderno gloriosissimo imperio, persecutio; laudanda in harmonia et mutua tolerautia vivimus, et vivunt nobiscum quilibet Dissentientes.

Confessio, Catechesis, necnon liber Summa Universæ Theologiæ Unitariorum, lingua Latina typis vulgati, qui pro Cynosura Religionis manibus versantur in Transylvania Unitariorum, aliqua occasione saltem in uno exemplari maximè mererentur Angliam transportari pro usu et scitu Anglorum Unitariorum. Administratio Ecclesiastica et Directio Ecclesiasticorum inter Unitarios in Transylvania peragitur per Supremum ac Generale Consistorium, cujus duo Supremi Curatores Sæculares, unus Superintendens Ecclesiasticus, Claudiopoli residens, Septem Diocesani seu Tractuales Archidiaconi, vulgo Seniores Pastorum nominati; Assessores Consistoriales plurimi, partim, a parte Cleri, et partim e Sæcularibus. In 120 Hungaris Ecclesiis singulis sunt Pastores, Ludimagistri, Scholæ triviales, Templa, Turres, Campanæ, Ædificia Ecclesiastica, Fundi interni, externi. Verbi divini ministros Unitarios nec regnantes Principes nec Regni Status et Ordines, sed ipsi Unitarii soli salario, capetiis, et frumentis alunt. Collegium Generale Claudiopoli, ubi bene juvenes erudiuntur; Gymnasia duobus in oppidis; Scholæ in pagis; publicis, Principum, et Regni dotationibus destituuntur; ex fidelium gratuitis beneficiis extructa, erecta sunt, conservanturque hodie. Studentes subsidium habent nullum; propriis patrimoniis in locis studiorum sese sustentant. Ritus, preces, adoratio, invocatio Divini Numinis, quotidie mane et vesperi in Templis publicis, præmisso cantu e Psalmis Sancti Davidis et Manuali Nationali Cantuali, fit per Parochos, sine charta recitanda

Unitarian Association.

MARRIAGE-ACT.

UNDER the superintendence of the Committee the following Bill has been substituted for the one originally proposed, on account of the objections which it was found were entertained to that mode of proceeding.

The present Bill will of course stand over to next Session. In the mean time it is desirable to give it every publicity, and the Committee will readily receive any suggestions that may be made on the subject.

A Bill to alter and amend certain parts of an Act of His late Majesty King George the Second, entitled "An Act for the better preventing of Clandestine Marriages," relating to the due Solemniza tion of Matrimony.

WHEREAS, by an Act passed in the 26th year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, entitled "An Act for the better preventing of Clandestine Marri ages," it was among other things enacted, that "all the rules prescribed by the Rubric in the Book of Common Prayer concerning the solemnization of matrimony, and not altered by the same Act, should be duly observed;" and that “in all cases where banus should have been published, the marriage should be solemnized iu one of the parish churches or chapels where such banns had been pub lished, and in no other place whatso ever" and "that no licence of marriag should, from and after the 25th day March 1754, be granted by any archbishop, bishop, or other ordinary, or person having authority to grant such licences, to solemnize any marriage in any other church or chapel, than in the parish