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tied " French Philosophy ; or a short account of 

 " the principles and conduct of the French Infi- 

 dels." His more recent publications are his " Ocel- 

 " lum Promontorium ; or short observations on 

 " the ancient state of Holderness $" " Historic 

 " Facts relative to the seaport and market town 

 " of Ravenspurne, in Holderness $" the former 

 printed here in 1821, and the latter in 1822 ; and 

 his " History of the Church and Priory of Swine 

 " in Holderness," likewise printed here in 1824 ; 

 A critique on this " History," in the Gentleman's 

 Magazine,* called forth an able reply, which 

 appeared in the same work, in a letter from the 

 author, dated " Cottingham Castle, February 28, 

 "1825."f Mr. Thompson's last work, entitled 

 " Miscellaneous Papers in defence of Evangelical 

 " Religion, and of the Methodists," was printed at 

 Hull, in 1827, for private distribution only. 



I am now compelled to advert to the loss this 

 Society has sustained by the death of the late 

 JOHN ALDERSON, Esq. M. D. Heu ! jam nobis 

 valde deflendus ! The name of this much valued 

 individual cannot be mentioned in connection 

 with literature and science without combining 

 with it a grateful recollection of his endeavours, 

 on every occasion, to place this town at least on 

 a level with other large towns in the scale of in- 



* Vol. 94, part 2, p. 425. 

 f Vol. 95, parti, p. 299. 



