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labourer, induces me to give his praise of our 

 townsman in his own words, from his letter, to 

 which I have referred, dated 20th September 



last :- 



" The Catalogue of the Hull Subscription Library is one 

 " of the most valuable classed Catalogues, for its size, which 

 " has been offered to the public. Mr. Clarke has been emi- 

 " nently successful in tracing out the real names of the 

 " Authors or Editors of anonymous and pseudonymous 

 " works ; and the labour which he must have encountered 

 " in this part of his undertaking, can only be appreciated 

 " by those who have been obliged to spend many a weary 

 " hour in similar researches. The Catalogue of the Hull 

 " Library is one of the very few modern catalogues which 

 " I constantly have at hand, at the British Museum, for 

 " reference ; and rarely indeed am I disappointed when I 

 " have occasion to refer to it." 



As a literary man, distinguished for his varied 

 talent, I must next mention THOMAS PERRONET 

 THOMPSON, Esq , F.R.S., eldest son of the late 

 Thomas Thompson, Esq., F.S.A., and a Lieut.- 

 Colonel, unattached, in the army. He was the 

 seventh Wrangler in 1802. Soon after quitting 

 Cambridge, the navy attracted his attention, and 

 he served for some time as a Midshipman 

 on board of the Isis, Capt. Gambier. Hav- 

 ing quitted the naval for the military ser- 

 vice, he went out as a Lieutenant in the 95th 

 Rifle Regiment, and was present at the attack 

 made, in 1807, upon Buenos Ayres, under 

 General Whitelock. He was shortly afterwards 



