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REV. WILLIAM THORP. 
fliieiice of his kind and intimate friendLord Fitzwilliam, lie was presented 
by the Lord Chancellor in 1848 to the vicarage of Misson, near Bawtry. 
The faithful discharge of his ministerial duties was his earnest desire. 
The poor of Misson have lost a friend. His highest sympathies were 
exercised at all times towards the alleviation of distress, and in 
mitigating the physical sufferings of his poorer neighbours, his know- 
ledge of medicine helping him in this. His purse was never closed, 
and what he did was with so little ostentation, as to be worthy of all 
praise, and to render the help more gratifying. . . . Every year he 
caused to be distributed amongst the poor of Misson about 100 tons 
of coal, and also through Mr. Middlemiss the same amongst the poor 
of Doncaster. During the twelve years ^Mr. Thorp was Vicar of 
Misson he made considerable improvements at the Vicarage. . . 
With his bereaved family we deeply sympathise, and we are sure 
this feeling is shared by the people of Misson, and by the gentry of 
the neighbourhood. Mr. Thorp's remains were removed to Misson 
Church. The funeral brought together nearly the whole village ; 
sorrow^ and grief were on every countenance. Rich and poor paid 
the last tribute of esteem to his memory, and deep sorrow pervaded 
the large assembly. 
THOMAS LISTER. 
Mr. Thomas Lister was born in February, 1810, at Old Mill, 
Barnsley. His parents were members of the Society of Friends, and 
he was educated at the Friends' School, Ackwortli. Mr. Lister was 
widely known as a poet and naturalist, and many contributions from 
his pen have appeared in the pages of current periodicals. His best 
known works were " The Rustic Wreath," a collection of })oems pub- 
lished in 1834; "Temperance Rhymes," published in 1837, and 
" Rhymes of Progress," in 1862. He was a friend of Professor 
Wilson, Wm, Chambers, Robert Chambers, Ebenezer Elhott, Wm. 
Miller, Robert Burns, son of the poet, and many other literary and 
other celebrities. It may be mentioned that in 1832, Lord Morpeth, 
having taken a great liking to the young aspirant for literary honours, 
nominated him for the mastership of Barnsley Post-office. The 
appointment would have been a valuable one to him, but an oath was 
required, and the young Quaker, rather than offend his conscience. 
