and afterward of Ely, whose daughter the late Dr Henry Owen married. See art. H. OWEN in Aikin's Biogr. V. 7." "I conjecture that it was Bott, an opponent of Warburton, a clergyman of some note in his time, who had preferment near Norwich, I think, Spixworth." STEPHEN ALLEN. "Dr J-k-n was Fellow of Magdalen in Oxford, and went frequently to Abington, a market-town 5 miles off; was a good customer to the landlady at the Red-Lion, and brought others that spent their money freely. But, as time went on, he was pretty deep in her debt, and she by dunning him made the debt a matter of talk. In this state of resentment, on his part, for the publication of his slackness of pay, he went to Abington one day, resolved to pay the debt. The landlady was gone out to a lying-in visit, in her best clothes, and had left her common apparel in a chamber adjoining to the dining room. J-n saw them, dressed himself in them, and then opened a sash-window and stood shewing his bare backside at the window to all the town, who took it and reported it to be the landlady's. 1757." CXXXIV. Chambers-Symmons. The Fleet, June 29, 1837. MR CHAMBERS, the Banker, who is a prisoner here, told some curious facts about the family of SYMMONS. His very particular friend was John Symmons of Paddington. He married a very rich woman; he remembers that he sold an estate in Wales, which fetched £120,000. At one time he was worth £200,000. He died about 90 years of age in France, and could not command £100 at the time of his death. At the period of Mr Chambers's bankruptcy, Symmons owed him £27,000, for which he held security, and the debt was paid off. He considers that Dr Charles Symmons received £100,000 from his brother, including interest, during a period of 40 years. There was a regular allowance of £700 a year, which Mr Chambers contracted to pay to him on behalf of the brother, who nevertheless. was always obtaining further sums from him, and borrowing from Mr Chambers what the brother was also obliged to pay. John had a library of 40,000 volumes. JACK, the son of Charles, was intended for the law, but never practised; he died at Paris, and wholly dependent on his uncle. John Symmons wrote on financial matters; in one of his brochures he referred to a friend, who was Mr Chambers, for information. A brother of Mrs Charles Symmons, who was a FOLEY, married a sister of Mr Chambers. He asked if, when GRAY said 'winds slowly o'er the lea,' he did not write wends, i. e. passes P A....... N......'s friend and countryman, Dr S......., wrote the Notes to his Cicero; N...... in S.'s presence wrote these words in the copy, which he gave to the DOCTOR, "With the best regards of the Editor." CXXXV, W. Phillips.-Chambers. THE FLEET, July 12, 1837. MR CHAMBERS, the Banker, knew Wм PHILLIPS; he was connected in some gamblingestablishment or transaction with a Mr Moore; the latter married a beautiful and accomplished lady, well known to Mr Chambers, but it was soon discovered that he had a wife living; to escape prosecution for bigamy, he went to America; from that country he remitted to MR PHILLIPS for his wife Bills to the amount of £4500, forged the wife's signatures and obtained the money; at length it was discovered, and she, who was living in France, had a warrant against him, and he appeared before the Lord Mayor; Phillips managed so that, instead of being punished for the forgery, he had merely to give his own Acceptances for £4000, the Lady's Attorney consenting to the sacrifice of 500; a Letter was written into France, to the Lady; Phillips had been a spy under Government, and contrived, either in this country, or in France, to get possession of the Letter before it could reach the Lady, and then getting an interview with her, procured her ratification of what he had done and her signatures to the £4000 worth of Bills; these Bills got into the hands of MESSRS MARTIN the Bankers, who received a guarantee from some party, who had a claim on Mr Moore, and gave them up to that party; they would never exhibit their books, or say to whom they were given under that guarantee; the money was thus lost sight of; MR CHAMBERS took up the lady's cause, got a Bill filed in Chancery against the parties, and ran Phillips so hard, that he offered to compromise for £2000, which was accepted; the money was placed out advantageously at good interest; the lady at length removed to Italy, sent for the money to place with a friend there, and it was finally lost altogether. A Clerk of Mr Chambers stole £10,000; another £1000; one was prosecuted and condemned to death, but he got the sentence commuted; he could have hung a dozen such in his time; one young man, of whom he thought very well, stole £100; Chambers thought that he was worth redeeming, because not radically vicious; he sent for him, remonstrated, warned, forgave and gave to him a £100 Note, which was not one of those entered into the Bank-books so that the Clerks could recognise it, bid him say that he had received £100 from his mother to replace the filched Note; soon afterwards a situation of high trust to the extent of £50,000 was offered to the youth, whose character was asked for from Chambers; he asked me as a casuist if he ought to have given it? He did,—the youth behaved well, has risen to affluence, is living near, and has never noticed C. in his adversities. CXXXVI. ON A FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD. So fond am I of a dear college-life, I would not change for that sweet thing a wife; Who for one single body quits All Souls. CXXXVII. INSCRIPTION ON THE WINDOW Of an Inn. In questa casa troverete Tout ce que vous avez a souhaiter; Vinum, panem, pisces, carnes, Coaches, chaises, horses, harness. CXXXVIII. ON MILES PETER ANDREWS. Andrews, 'tis said, a comedy has writ, CXXXIX. A PIOUS COMMENT ON GENESIS c. 3. Adam in Eden could not be easy, CXL. TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK BY THE REVEREND R. PATRICK. How poor I liv'd, when youth enrich'd my blood, O! grant me, fate, thy last best boon, to die. CXLI. ANAGRAM ON So loving thy look, and so willing thy air, CXLII. Gratitude. O gratitude! do thou inspire Bid thou the Muse to stretch her wing, |