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which was of the greateft importance in 
its own lie. — 
After-reprefenting the fubjeét of this 
memoir in the light of an eminent and, 
perhaps, unrivalled bibliographer, we yet 
feel a greater fatisfation in being able 
to give another part of his character; 
which, perhaps, denotes more extraofdi- 
nary merit; and which exhibits an uncom 
mon fpécimen of modefty, if not (elf-de- 
nial. He was a writer of fome confider- 
ation, and from time to time he indulged 
in feveral publications, to none of which 
he ever put his name. The firft, in or- 
der of time, is, to our knowledge, 
‘¢ Another Traveller ; or, Curfory Re- 
marks made upon a Journey through Part 
of the Netherlands, by Cofiat, jun. in 
1766,” 3 vol. 12m0; the fecond is ¢* The 
Joineriana; or, the Book of Scraps,” 
z vol. 8vo. 1772, confifting of philofophi- 
eal and literary aphorifms ; the third is 
«¢ The Templar,” a periodical paper, of 
which only fourteen numbers appear to 
- have been publifhed, and the laft of them 
in December, 1773, intended as an attatk 
on the newfpapers for advertifing eccle- 
fiaftical offices, and places of truft under 
government; and the laft is <‘* Specu- 
Jationson Lawand Lawyers, 1778,” tend- 
ing to evince the danger and impropriety 
of perfonal arrefts for debt, previous to 
any verification, . Whether the author 
was really competent to the Jaft-mention- 
ed tafk, or whether his ‘ideas on the fub- 
ject were worthy of the public attention, 
we fhall not take upon us to decide. We 
may only fafely ftate, that his intentions 
were excellent, and his performance dif= 
played the moft humane, benevolent and 
patriotic views. 
Mr. Paterfon’s abilities, 23 a writer, 
did not efeape the notice of fome of. his 
friends, who could fee them through the 
veil of modefty. He was therefore earneft- 
ly defired by them to write at lat, 
fome “* Memoirs of the Viciflitudes of Li- 
terature in England, during the latter 
half of the Eighteenth Century.” No- 
body, perhaps, better than he, was quali- 
fied for a work of this kind; and in feve- 
New Patents lately énrolled, 
- [Feb. ty 
ral converfations, in a party of friends, on 
the fubjeét, the prefent writer remembers’ 
ati expreffion of the ingenious philologers: 
Mr. Walker—‘* that he would be guilty 
of felfifhnefs, if he fhould leave the world 
without favouring it with a part of this 
defideratum.”” The repeated invita 
ticns of his friends had already prevailed 
veh him to undertake the performance; and 
he more than once declared that he would) 
attend to it as foon as the Fagellian Cata- 
logue was completed. The writer has 
reafon to think that forme precious hints 
towards the mentioned work may be fteund 
among his papers ; andy in any café, heis 
confident ‘that the venerable old man 
would have really favoured the pubhie with 
it, if his life had been extended two of 
three years longer. 
Mr. Paterfon died in his houfe in Nor- 
ton-flreet, Fitzroy-{quare, on the 29th of 
OGiober, 1802, in the 77th year of his 
age; and on the 4th of the fubfequent 
November, he was buried in the parifh- 
church of his birth; in Covent-garden. 
He was rather below the middle fze and 
thin, but well proportioned, of philanthro- 
pic looks; fonorous voice, and unafluming 
and polite manners. His moral charaéter 
was eminent,and unexceptionable, in every 
fenfe of the word ; and, during the late 
unfortunate events in fome continental 
countries, he difplayed fuch an attachment 
to the old eftablifhed governments, and 
fuch an abhorrence to thofe pernicious 
principles which were then prevailing, 2s 
to have deferved, even from fome of his 
friends, the title of a violent Arifiocrate. 
His literary merits, we hope, may be 
known by this Biographical Sketen: and 
happy would it be for the writer, if, upon 
paying this tribute to the memory of a de- 
parted friend, he could, in fome meafure, 
refcue his name from that unavoidable 
oblivion which attends the generality of 
modeft and unafluming worthies, and con- 
tribute to except him from that vaft num- 
ber of benefactors of fociety who Cin 
nes illacrymatiles urgentur noéle, carent 
quia vate facrd. F, Damiani. 
London, Dec. 15, 1802. 
NEW PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED. 
AS 
ROBERT WALKER’'S. (UNION STREET, 
“MAR Y-LE-BONNE) for DINING-TABLES) 
on an entirely news CONSTRUCTION. 
“WHE principal obje&t of- the patentee, 
is to make thete tables equally firm 
with thofe of the old conftrudction, and 
yet, when not in ule, to ttand in a {mall 
{pace ; and he seems to have accomplifhed 
his purpofe. A table of five feet Square 
will fiand ina {pace of only eight inches - 
mm breadth: it is made with a pillar and 
