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with much creditto himself, and be- 

 nefit to others. In justice to the 

 memory of this worthy man, and to 

 the honour of this academy, we 

 mention, that those two highly-dis- 

 tinguished characters, the Rev. Pro- 

 fessor Vince, of the University of 

 Cambridge, and the Rev. Dr. Brink- 

 ley, Astronomer Royal at the Uni- 

 versity of Dubh'n, received the rudi- 

 ments of their mathematical know- 

 ledge at this well known seminary. 

 Mr. Tilney'sgreat watchfulness over 

 the conduct of his numerous pupils, 

 and scrupulous attention to their 

 improvement, will occasion his me- 

 mory to be long remembered by 

 them with gratitude, and his death 

 to he lamented with much sorrow. 



At Faulkbournehall, in the 78th 

 year of his age, John Bullock, esq. 

 one of the representatives in parlia- 

 ment for the county of Essex, and 

 colonel of the eastern regiment of 

 its militia. He was first elected to 

 serve in parliament in 1754, and 

 continued to represent Maldon and 

 Stejning (with a very short inter- 

 ruption) until the general election, 

 in 1784', when, notwithstanding the 

 peculiar circumstances of the times, 

 he was elected without opposition, 

 one of the members for the county 

 of Essex, and to which situation he 

 was five times re-elected. lie was 

 an ofScer in the militia for this 

 county from its first institution, in 

 1759, and commanded the eastern 

 regiment as colonel for nearly 30 

 years. He lived and died univer- 

 sally esteemed and respected by all 

 who knew him. 



At Highfield Park, gen. sir Wil- 

 liam Augustus Pitt, K. B. a gen. 

 in the army, col. of the 1st regiment 

 of dragoon guards, and governor 

 of Portsmouth, aged 82. 



At Taunton, in her 88th year, 



Mrs. Jones, relict of the Rev. John 

 Jones, formerly rector of St. Pe- 

 ter's, Bristol. This venerable lady 

 possessed a still more venerable 

 companion, a cockatoo, whose age 

 was ascertained to be one hundred 

 and two years. The poor bird was 

 taken in strong convulsions, and 

 expired within a few hours of his 

 mistress. 



At Exeter, Joseph S. Dymond, 

 aged 45, an eminent member of 

 the society of Quakers, and a most 

 valuable one of society in general. 

 His life was devoted to the cause of 

 virtue, actively and universally;— 

 though a conscientious believer in 

 the doctrine of Christianity, as set 

 forth by thegreat predecessor of his 

 community, Barclay; and though, 

 his conduct was strictly in unison 

 with its precepts and principles, 

 there was nothing of that in him 

 which we sometimes meet in his 

 brethren, acting as "a rock of of- 

 fence, and stumbling block," creat- 

 ing a suspicion, that the religion of 

 this people were mere form. He 

 was polite beyond all forms of 

 breeding, and officious on all occa- 

 sions to do good ; showing in his ge- 

 neral demeanor, that virtue, under 

 any habit of appearance, demands 

 respect. His last illness was accom- 

 panied with great bodily pain, which 

 he supported with fortitude and 

 manly resignation ; andhedied with 

 the praises of God upon his lips, 

 happy in the assurance of a blessed 

 immortality. 



At Edinburgh, Dr. Adam, rector 

 of the high school in that city. He 

 was born in 1741, nearRafFord, in 

 the county of Moray, of respectable 

 parents, farmers. He attended the 

 grammar-school there, and by his 

 own efforts, with little aid from the 

 abilities of his teacher, attained a 



proficiency 



