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himself to read them too slavishly . Dr . Owen was one of his favourite authors . While he was minister at Ipswich , lie published a judicious abridgment of Dr . Jonathan Edwards ' s Treatise on the Affections ; and wiiile in America he wrote
the History of the * War with this country which wa ? published here by subscription , in 4 large vols . Bvo , Though , it is not written with elegance , it is a ! - , lowed to have considerable merit , as a faithful narrative of facts , and contains
many valuable and authentic copies of original papers . It is said that this work produced him three hundred pounds * He died in the 78 th year of his age-His portrait , engraved some years before his death , is a most striking likeness . S- R .
MR . ABRAHAM NEWJLAND , late Chief Cashier at the Bank of England , died at his house at Highbury , on Saturday morning , Nov . 21 * This respectable character was elecjtcd a clerk in the Bank on the 25 th February , 1747 * an <* appointed Chief Cashier on the 8 th January , I 7 7 & *
He had enfered his 78 th year . For some time past his health was visibly on the decline ; and finding that his strength would not permit him to execute the functions of his office with his usual celerity and correctness , he resigned his situation a few week *
ago , and was succeeded by M . r . Hase , Ever since the period of his resignation he became daily more exhausted , and was thoroughly prepared for hi * approaching dissolution . He would often say , that before Christmas ha would finish his earthly career . His last moments were not attended with
the least symptom of pain . Had Mr , Newland survived a little longer , he would have been , in possession of the plate assigned liim by the Governor and Directors of the Bunk of England , as a mark of their esteem for the
faithful discharge of his duty . Mr . Newland ' s relations are very distant ; and to them , it is presumed , he has l < : ft all his property , to the amount of about 7 ouol . per annum . Vimcs .
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Reir . W . Gar don , D . D <~~ Mr . Abrabam ^ TcwlandL
0 r . Gordon so&ft found America not to be that holy land which he had expected . The war had an unhappy effect on the morals of the people , and some of his hearers borrowed money of him which he could not recover . It was also believed that his warm interference
in political matters gave disgust to some of the men in power ! So that after the termination of the war , he was glad to return to his native country . He at first spent some months in London , where he had many friends , though some of them received him coolly . At length he got a settlement , but much inferior
to either of his former , at St . Neots , in Huntingdonshire , the pace where Mr * David Edwards had been minister , who succeeded him at Ipswich . The xoiigregation which was but low , gradually declined , in consequence of his want of that popular address they had been u ed to , and the decrease of his mental
powers , which at length was so visible that his friends advised his resignation , and raised a subscription for him . Upon this he returned to Ipswich , where he had some agreeable connexions left . Here he preached a few occasional sermons , but his memory soon failed him
to such a degree , as to unfit him for all public service . Though his sight continued so good that he could read without glasses , which he did to the last with great avidity ,- he appeared to know little , and to retain nothing of what he read . He lost ail recollection of his
most intimate friends , nor did he remember even the name of Washington , with whom he had been acquainted and had held a correspondence . Dr . Gordon married the sis t er of Messrs . Field the bookseller , ind th
liberal , and of a very sociable disposition . He possessed good natural abilities , and Wa ^ of a studious turn . Though warm in his temper , he was friendly , and often facetious . Though he was fluent in speech , he was not popular ; his sermons were composed with care , but too systematical , and he had * accustomed
