574 



Nerthumhrland and Durham, 



[Jan. 1, 



Iter-halV was of fliort duration, and he fuon 

 abandoned his foreni'ic p\irfults, to the great 

 dir^ppointment of his tViends, who, from the 

 early difplay of his brilliant talents, had in- 

 dulged thenifelves with the pleafing expec- 

 tation of feeing him arrive at the highelt 

 honours of that learned profelTion. His abi- 

 Jities foon became known in the political cir- 

 cles, and he was repciteJly folicitej to be- 

 come a rrember of the Britilh fenate : more 

 than once he declined the offer of a confider- 

 ah!e department in the ftate. Let it not be 

 fuppofcd that lupiiienefs was the caufe of his 

 ftrinking from the duties of public life. On 

 the contrary, no man could be more aftive 

 in his neighbourhood, or more zealous in 

 promoting the happinefs of his country, being 

 fully perfuaded that he could be of mare 

 elTential fervice to his neighbours by being 

 out of than in parliament. His idea wai, never 

 tofacriSccrcal independence to the fiKinating 

 gl.are of political ambition. True to his 

 Icing and country, upon moft occifions he 

 was a firm and aftive fupporter of govern- 

 ment j and never withheld his fuppurt but 

 ■when his confcience di£lated to hirn that he 

 could not confiftently promote meafurcs \j'hich 

 he did not approve. His conduft as a ma- 

 giftrate of the county of Kent, for nearly 50 

 years, was unifoi-mly influenced by the moft 

 unblemifljed integrity and ilrliftcft impar- 

 tiality : juftice was liis fole aim, and he 

 never loft fight of it. Kis ai'lvbility of man- 

 ners procured him univerlal efttem: his kind- 

 nefs, as a warm friend and faithful counfcUor, 

 can never be eftaced from the remembrance 

 of his furvivors.] 



[A monument, ftudioufly plain and una- 

 dorned, well executed by Mr. Roffi, is juit 

 j)iit up, lo tlie memory of that truly refped:- 

 able prelate, the late Biihop of Dov.-n, in 

 the new burying-gvoand (belonging to St. 

 James's church) in Totteiiham-court-road. 

 The circumftance which chiefly diltinguilhes 

 this tribute of fuvviving affeftion to departed 

 virtue, is the inscription upon the tablet, 

 •written by Mr. Fox. Like moll other works 

 of a real genius, the principal charaifteriftics 

 of the compofition are limplicity and truth of 

 portraiture. The words are as follow: — 

 " Under this llone lie interred the mortal 



remains of the Right Rev. William Dickfon, 

 late Bifliop of Down and Connor, whofe me- 

 mory will ever be dear to all who were con- 

 neiSed with him in any of the various rela- 

 tions of life. — Of his public charatler, the 

 love of liberty, and efpecially of religious li- 

 berty, was tile prominent feature: fincere ii> 

 his own faith, he abhorred the thought of 

 holding out temptations to prevarication or 

 infincerity in others, and was a decided ene- 

 my, both as a bilhop and a legiilator, to lawj 

 whofe tendency is to feduce or to deter men 

 from the open and undifguifed profeffion of 

 their religious opinions by reward and puniflr- 

 ment, by political advantages, or political 

 difabilities. In private life, Angular modefty, 

 correft tafte, a moft engaging fimplicity of 

 manners, unfliaken conftancy in friendlliip, 

 a warm heart alive to all the charities of out 

 nature, did not fail to conciliate to this ex- 

 cellent man the affeilions of all who knew 

 him. But, though the cxercife of the gen- 

 tler virtues which endear and attract, was 

 more habitual to him, as moft congenial to 

 his nature, he was by no means deficient in 

 thofe more energetic qualities of the mind 

 which command refpedl and admiration. When 

 roufed by u.njull aJgrelTion, or whatevqj the 

 occafion might ,be that called for exertion, 

 his mildneli did not prevent him from dif- 

 playing the moft manly and determined fpi- 

 rit ; and notv/jthftanding his exquifite I'enti- 

 bility, he bore the ftvereft of all human 

 calamities; the lofs of levcral dtferving and 

 beloved children, with exemplary fortitude 

 and reC*natiun. He was born in February 

 1745— was married in June 1773, to Hen- 

 rietta Synies, daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah 

 Byrnes ; uas preferred to the bifhopric of 

 Down and Connor in December 1783, and 

 died on the 19th oi September 1804, deeply 

 regretted by all the dilferent religious fe£ls 

 that compofed the population of Ws exten- 

 five diocefe ; by acquaintances, neighbours, 

 and dependants of every condition and de- 

 fcription ; by his children, his friends, and 

 his country ; and moft of all by his dilconlo- 

 late widow, who has ereftcd this ftone to the 

 memory of the kindeil hulbanJ a:id the bell 

 of men." C.J. Fo.x.J 



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 A permanent (ubfcription library has been be h«ld on the 9th of July, l8o6 ;— For the 

 formed at Felton, neir Alnwick, on a liberal beft pen of three two-fliear wedders, a filv>-r 

 and fpirited plan. The Rev. A Hutton is cup, value five guineas ; for the beft three- 

 appointed the treafurer, aod Mr. Jofeph At- year old bull, a filvcr cup, value five gui- 

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 Mr. Sitwell lus offered the followi.ng pre- of ijulbandry, tha? fiwii be deemed by the 



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