18?4>3 John Buclcner, DisKop of Chichester. — Mrs. Pevud Grant. 5G5 



olieSier, bom tlie lOtli of Juno, 1731. He 

 wa<; e<lncatPii at the Cliailtr-liouse, and 

 aitfCIare-hall, Caiiibiidgo. lie was cliai)- 

 fain in llie aiiny at the siece ot" the Havaii- 

 Dah, and afierwards chaplain to the !>i!ke 

 of Hicliniond, when he was anihassador at 

 Palis. Tlnongh his interest with tliat no- 

 iileinan, he was, in succession, vicar of 

 Lyminster and Boxgrove, in Sussex, 

 rector of Newdijjate, in Surrey, and ot St. 

 Giles's-in-the-Fiflds, canon residentiary, 

 archdeacon; and finally, on the death of 

 Sir William Ashburnliani, in 1797, bishop 

 of Chichester. At the lime of iiis ad- 

 vancement to the Episcopal bench, his 

 health was so impaired by an attack of 

 gall-stones, as to give but liltly expectation 

 of his surviving many months. A gall- 

 stone, of the enormous size of three inches 

 in length, and one in breadth, had forced its 

 way, by an imposthume, through hia side; 

 and the wound, throngli which other gall- 

 stones afterwards passed, was kept open 

 ior some years. He was afflicted witii 

 another malady, which, though of an 

 alarming and distressing nature, is sup- 

 posed to have contributed to his longevity. 

 The oesophagus was so conliaeted, that he 

 could only swallow very small portions of 

 food, and thus he was constrained, f'voni 

 necessity, to the most rigid temperance. 

 Notwithstanding these infirmities, and 

 being through life an invalid, he continued, 

 to extreme old age, in the possession of hia 

 mental and bodily faculties, being con- 

 fined, during his last illness, only one day 

 to his bed. Bishop Biickner was not a 

 man of deep learning, but of quick and 

 lively parts, and might be justly deemed a 

 clever man. In the discharge of his epis- 

 copal functions, he was unremittingly 

 active and zealous; and i'ew dioceses were 

 more anxiously watched, or better legii- 

 lated. Tiiough he had strong predilec- 

 tions in favom- of the episcopal authority, 

 his principles were liberal and tolerant. 

 In the distribution of his pretVrment, he 

 generally acted from the imjuessions of 

 his own mind, bestowing it on those he 

 thought the most deserving, regardless of 

 pressing solicilalions from the highest 

 *)uartcr». It must not be denied, that he 

 was not hap|)y in his epistolary cor- 

 respondence with his clergy. He allowed 

 the warmth of his temper, acting on a 

 sense of duty, to belray liini into a style of 

 doguiatu'ul authority, or (jiieiuliius (li-;pu- 

 tation; but, when the iiiiiation had sub- 

 tided, the goodaewi of his heart prevailed ; 

 and a letter, written with asperity, was 

 often fullowed by an act of kindness. In 

 person, he was rathe;- tall, vi-ry upright, 

 of digiiilied and imposing maimers: though 

 his complexion was pallid, his countenance 

 was aiiimaled, and his c^es were lemarku- 

 hly bridimt aiul pciietrmiiig. During the 

 Ja^t ye.nr, the 9i)th of his ii^e, lie pirat'hed 

 nior<; than once, and coiitirineO, thr'^nghotit 



his diocese, several tliousnnd persons. 

 His last public at t v.'as, two days liclbre he 

 died, to admit the Rev. Dr. Slaile to the 

 deanery. Finding' the energies of life fast 

 failing, and his body nearly exhausied by 

 slurv;»(ioii', b<ii wiih a niiud vigorous lo the 

 last, his last huuis were closed in benedic- 

 tion and pra\er. On the whole, it may he 

 justly said that, (hough he had some foibles 

 and failings, (and who is without souie ?) 

 the sterling parts of his character prepon- 

 derated. His memory will b<3 rc;;ard'd 

 as one who was "feivent in spirit," and 

 " not slothful in business," and who was 

 actuated, in the discharge of his public 

 functions, by a conscientious regard to his 

 duty. 



At Paddington, Middlesex, in her 

 eighty-first ^ ear, rc7i«W, relict of the de- 

 ceased James Gran!, esq. of Liiichnrn, 

 (elan Duncan, )majorni tlic kind's American 

 regiment, British estaljlisjiment, daughter 

 to the late Alexander Giuiit, esq. of 

 Ancliluttair, (elan Alien,) and grand- 

 daughter to William Grant, esq. of h\n% 

 All, seated in Strathspey, s.b. In tlii.s 

 venerable and venerated lady were com- 

 bined every rare and excellent quality, 

 early commencing a life of trouble. The 

 world afilieied, but it could not cliango the 

 noble simplicity of her nature, nor unme- 

 rited s(niow convert her resignation into 

 bitterness. Through years of vicissitude, 

 she sustained many and severe trials, with 

 the firmness of a martyr and patience of a 

 saint ; cheerful pity was her ciiaiacteristic, 

 benevolence her principle, humanity her 

 practice, generosity her delight. As » 

 daughter, vile, ino;her, and friend, her 

 virtues were exeuiplar}'; she was a Chris- 

 tian in every exalted sense of tiie word, — 

 in morality, in charity, in sound healing, 

 in contempt of worldly mindedness, in 

 spotless example; and, from the first 

 dawn of reason, to the latest hours of 

 existence, religion was her solace, when, 

 in the last moments, with powers ex- 

 hausted, and worn out by prolonged and 

 severe bodily suffering, still di<i Mic lH„;-t 

 dictate and voice whisper, from a favnnr- 

 ile psalm, the 23d,—" Yen, though I walk 

 Miroiigh the valley of the shadow of denili, 

 I will fear no evil, for thou art with nie, 

 lliy rod and thy staff' they comfoit nie." 

 Ill life she was respecte<l, esteemed by her 

 cteipaintance, honoured by her friends, 

 beloved in her family, and is lamented by 

 all who enjoyed the advantage of her 

 S(;ciety, "llioiigli lost to sight, she is CO 

 memory dear." Knowing what she was, ami 

 believing where she is, however embit- 

 tered onr minds now are, or deeply 

 wounded our fi eliiigs may be, by the loss 

 we h ive sustained, still the reccliection of 

 her worth comes over us with a .serene aiid 

 iiiKpiriug iiifhtcnce, calculated lo temper 

 and nninialc ii.s in the love of every ex- 

 cfcllcncj'. In the endurance of peril and 

 linvaiioii, 



