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VISCOUNT HALIFAX. 
was one of the original members of the Societ}'', a frequent attender 
at its meetings, and one who took great interest in its welfare and 
proceedings. It is - satisfactory to know^ that the present Viscount 
Halifax is also a member of the Society and one of its Vice-Presidents. 
REV. WILLIAM THORP. 
Since the record of the works of the Rev. AV. Thorp, on page 
213 and succeeding ones was printed, the following letter has been 
received from i\Ir. J. B. Charlesworth, together with a biographical 
notice of Mr. Thorp, prepared by his niece. Miss Thorp, for which we 
are much indebted : — 
Mr. Charlesworth to Mr. Davis, 
Hatfield Hall, kear Wakefield, 
Bear Sir, January 6th, 1889. 
After long delay, which may cause my communication to be too 
late, I am forwarding to you by parcel post a sketch by Miss Thorp of 
the life of the late Rev. "W. Thorp, who was her uncle, and I also enclose 
a letter from Colonel Drayson, who was one of ]\Ir. Thorp's intimate 
friends. Miss Thorp has found out that a gi'eat number of papers 
were destroyed which were thought useless, as no business matters 
were contained. One lecture on the " Food of Nations" has been 
found, and that is all. I liope this communication may not be too 
late. Very truly yours, 
J. B. Charlesworth. 
The memoranda communicated by Miss Thorp afford a consider- 
able amount of information, and are given below. 
The Rev. William Thorp was the second surviving son of Samuel 
Thorp, Esq., of Banks Hall, Cawthorne, by his second wife, Miss 
Mary Hirst, and grandson of William Thorp, gentleman, of Gawber 
Hall, in the Parish of Darton, Yorkshire. He was born in 1804, at 
Banks Hall. His first schooling was with the Rev. Mr. Wagg, Vicar 
of Darton, who had several boarders, and the usual characters of 
clerical schoolmasters of that day, viz., one of great severity. His 
two younger brothers were educated at Giggleswick, but I do not 
know if my uncle William was educated there. 
Mr. William Thorp was sent, after he first left School, into the 
