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matic-gout, for it partook of the 
worst symptoms of both those dis- 
orders, was the consequence ; and 
_ during the succeeding period of near 
10 years, heexperienced only inter- 
yals of less acute pain between each 
violentattack, which successively left 
him more infirm and weak, until all 
but his active mind was crippled and 
subdued under the agonies of pain. 
4th. At Brighthelmstone, of a 
complaint in his bowels, Samuel 
Horsley, LL.D. Bishop of St. Asaph, 
- to which he was translated, June 26, 
1802, on the death of the Hon. Dr. 
Bagot. He was son of John Hors- 
ley, M. A. many years clerk in or- 
ders at St. Martin’s in the Fields, 
rector of St. Mary Newington, Sur- 
rey, and of Thorley, Herts, where 
he died in 1777, aged 78, and Mary 
daughter of George Leslie, esq. of 
Kimraugie in Scotland, his second 
wife, whodied 1787, aged 77, at Na- 
sing, Essex, at Mr. Palmer’s, who 
married her daughter ; another sou, 
who married the widow of Mr. Rich, 
lives at Beach-hill, near Woodford, 
whose son is the subject of a tract 
in the Gent. Mag. vol. LXXYV. 
1223 : and another son is now in 
the East Indies. Dr. b’s father’s 
first wife was Anne daughter of Dr. 
_ Hamilton, principal of the college 
of Edinburgh. - By both wives he 
had four sons and four daughters. 
His grandfather was a dissenter, 
butjconformed, and had the living of 
St. Martin’s in the Fields, and was 
looked on with an evil eye by his 
quondam brethren. Gent.Mag. LVI. 
96. Samuel was born in St. Mar- 
tin’s church-yard ; was of Trinity- 
hall, Cambridge, LL. B. 1758. 
About the year 1768 he went to 
Christ-church, Oxford, as private 
tutor to the Earl of Aylesford, and 
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there proceeded to the degree of 
LL.D. His first mathematical pub- 
lication was printed at the Clarendon 
press. This was an elegant edition 
of the ‘* Inclinations of Apollo- 
nius.”” He succeeded his father at 
Thorley, in the gift of Dr. Lowth, 
bishop of London (to whom he was 
chaplain) 1778; but he began his 
career with the rectory of St. Mary, 
Newington, Surrey, which he ex- 
changed for that of South Weald, 
Essex, 1782, in which he was suc- 
ceeded, 1793, by F. J. H. Wollas- 
ton. He was many years an active 
member of the Royal Society ; was 
some time one of their secretaries ; 
and a liberal contributor to their 
Transactions from 1767 to 1782. 
He. took the principal lead in the 
contest in 1783, with sir Joseph 
Banks, respecting his conduct as 
president ; deliyered several very 
eloquent speeches on the occasion,. 
printed with others in **An authen- 
tic Narrative of the Dissensions in 
the Royal Society, 1784 ;”’ in “Ob- 
servations on the late Contests in 
the Royal Society, by Dr. Kippis, 
1784,” who with great semblance of 
moderation bestowed his praises on 
the president, and his personalities 
on thesecretary. Dr. H. withdrew 
from the Society, in consequence of 
acertain high appointment taking 
place, of which he disapproved. 
His concluding words on retiring 
were, *‘ 1 quit that temple where 
Philosophy once presided, and 
where Newton was her officiating 
minister!’ He attracted, about the 
same time, very considerable notice 
by his controversy with Dr. Priest- 
ley ; remarkson which may be seen 
in Gent. Mag. vol. LIV. p. 590, 
LVI. 225; on his explanation of 
Greek words, LIL. pp. 842, 943. 
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