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proposes to publish, in a duodecimo vo- 
lume, the last sixteen sermons on Grace, 
of the Rev. ‘Christopher Love, with an 
account of his Life. 
An octavo edition of Lord VaLentra’s 
Travels is preparing for the press, with 
many corrections, and some abridyments 
~of the less important parts of the nar- 
rative. 
An interesting volume, entitled Tra- 
vels and Adventures in Canada and the 
Indian Territories between the years 
1760 and 1776, by ALEXANDER Henry, 
esq. may shortly be expected. 
The justice, honour, and humanity, 
of the nobility and gentry of the United 
Kingdom, has been lately appealed to, 
for their concurrence in the measures 
now promoting amongst the most emi- 
nent bankers and merchants in the city, 
in behalf of the ancient, but greatly in- 
jured, family of the late Sir CuarLes 
Consett, bart. deprived of their pater- 
nal inheritance of many thousands per 
annum, and the present baronet reduced 
to an inferior station in the East India 
Company’s employ. It seldom happens 
that a claim so eminently merits the 
generous aid of the affluent and noble 
families of the kingdom for one of their 
own order, as from the Corbett line have 
descended several of the first families. 
In failure of issue from the last Sir Rich- 
ard Corbett, who was member of par- 
jiament for the town of Shrewsbury more 
than thirty years, the late Sir Charles 
became entitled to the estates. He was 
frequently invited to the family mansion, 
introduced by Sir Richard to his friends 
as his heir; and in public assemblies 
and other meetings, he was avowed by 
him as successor to his estates; pur- 
suant to which he made his will when 
at the age of 68, in which he gives all 
his estates, manors, &c. to him and his 
heirs: and, lest any doubts should 
arise as to his intention of giving his 
estates to the issue of Sir Charles, he 
adds a codicil, making a strict settlement 
on the issue male of Sir Charles. He 
confirms and republishes his will in six 
Successive codiciis, up to the advanced 
age of 75. The wiil and codicils are in 
the hand-writing of the testator; but at 
length when the baronet was at a very 
advanced age, in renunciation of all his 
former purposes, q seventh codicil was 
added (not written by Sir Richard), 
leaving his heir-at-law an annuity of 1001, 
per annum only, and giving ail his estates 
to his steward. The present Sir Rich- 
ard unhappily does not possess the 
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means of recovering his right, being m 
an inferior situation in the East India 
Company’s employ; but, nevertheless, 
has a mind sensible of the injuries sus- 
tained; and along period of depression 
has sunk him to obscurity with all the 
distresses of unmerited poverty. There, 
are now more than a competent number 
of witnesses to prove these facts; anda 
few respectable characters acquainted 
with this extraordinary’ case, have con- 
curred to procure a subscription for the 
purpose of raising them from their pre- 
sent distresses. They presume to call 
upon the nobility and gentry to concur in 
this humane and honourable measure. | 
At alate meeting of the Society of — 
Schoolmasters, held at the Crown and 
Anchor Tavera on the 26th of December 
last; Mr. Hammerstey, a friend and 
patron of that institution, delivered a 
written address, of which the following — 
is the substance: 
‘To save myself the trouble of much 
writing and oral explanation, I propose to, 
state some of the reasons which have induced 
me to become an advocate in the cause of the 
society of schoolmasters. A melancholy 
occurrence in a school whereI had twosons, 
first brought me to the knowledge of thus 
excellent institution. The family of the 
master, consisting of six children, was, by a 
Singular calamity, left totally destitute of 
protection and support ; and 1 was applied to, 
amie@ng other parents, to contribute to their 
relief. ‘The example was set by the commits 
tee of the society of schoolmasters, who 
commenced a subscription among them- 
selves; for their institution, being then in 
its, infancy, had not funds to afford much 
relief. A sum, however, of nearly five hun- # 
dred pounds was soon raised, and these help- 
less children were snatched from poverty, 
and protected by the society; and most of 
them have since been placed in respectable 
situations. Seeing the good effects of the 
society in this prominent case, I became im-= 
mediately a subcriber to their charitable fund, 
and have had the good fortune to procure. 
them many benefactors. It should be ob- 
served here, that they have another fund, 
called the joint stock, which is entirely sup- — 
ported by the schoolmasters themselves, and 
whose families alone are entitled to its 
benefits; and this part of the institution gives 
the scciety a greater stability, by ensuring 
the regular attendance of its members. But 
their charitable fund, which is supported by 
general subscription, may be beneficially 
applied to any extent, being intended for 
general relief; Yor numberless indeed are the 
objects of this part of the institution, in the 
persons of decayed schoolmasters and ushers, 
and of their destitute widows and orphans. 
To this may be added, if the fynd should 
become 
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