esting problems in philosophy and analytics were reviewed by him, and those which appeared to have been defectively treated, he demonstrated to his pupils on new grounds. The Principia of Newton, astronomy, optics, and fluxions, were the principal subjects of his mathematical lectures. His system of fluxions has always been considered as particularly valuable. Mr. Jones professed to have been guided in that important branch of science by the light which the celebrated treatise of Maclaurin affords: but the manner in which he has established the evidence and applied the principles of the calculus, is equally distinguished by its novelty and its elegance, and displays the happiest mathematical genius. Mr. Jones was in the years 1786 and 1787 senior Moderator of the University; and in the capacity of Examiner he was principally instrumental in introducing Dr. Paley's "Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy" into the examination. On the resignation of Mr. Crank, in 1787, he was appointed one of the two Tutors of Trinity, which office he filled with considerable profit and reputation. In private life the character of Mr. Jones was very amiable, and the best evidence of it was to be found in the universal esteem and affection of the numerous individuals with whom his public situation has in a long series of years connected him.

At Westminster, George Atwood, Esq. M. A. and F.R.S. He was the son of the Rev. Mr. Atwood, formerly Curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster. He was educated at Westminster School, from whence he removed to Tri

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nity College, Cambridge. 1769 he was Wrangler, and in the same year he obtained the first of the prizes given by Dr. Smith to two commencing Bachelors of Arts, the best proficients in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. Mr. Atwood proceeded to his degree of Master of Arts and was chosen Fellow of his College, where also he was for some years an eminent Tutor, but as he declined entering into Orders, he vacated his Fellowship and settled in the metropolis-where he was chosen a Fellow of 'the Royal Society, and was much employed by government in financial calculations.

In 1784, he published, in one volume octavo," A Treatise on the Rectilinear Motion and Rotation of Bodies,, with a description ofOriginal Experiments relative to the subject ;" a work where clearness of arrangement and extent of utility toward affording the Student a just understanding of the various distinctions of Motion, which occur in the material world, can only be excelled by the exquisite elegance of operation and application, which pervades every proposition. In this volume are contained a plate, and a description of experiments made with a singularly useful machine, invented by the ingenious author for demonstrating the theories respecing the rectilinear motion of bodies which are acted upon by constant forces. At the same time Mr. Atwood published," "An Analysis of a Course of Lectures on the principles of Natural Philosophy, read in the University of Cambridge;" a work no less a masterpiece of its kind than the preceding.

Mr. Atwood was a frequent contributor to the transactions of the Royal Society. One of the most important of his communications was in the first part of the volume for 1794, and is entituled, "Investigations, founded on the Theory of Motion, for determining the times of Vibration of Watch Balances."

Mr. Burrough whose death was noticed in our last number, page 495, was born at Carleton in the parish of Drig, about fifteen miles from Whitehaven. His father was the Rev. Edward Burrough, minister of Drig and Irton, and master of the free-school there, who from the great age to which he lived and the vigour of his constitution, had the singular circumstance of instructing in his church and school, the fourth generation. At the usual age the son was sent to Queen's College Oxford, on the old foundation; and was cotemporary with Mr. Gilpin of Boldre, Dr. Harrington of Bath, &c. About the time of taking his master's degree, he was invited to Rugby by Dr. Richmond, a fellow of Queen's, then lately elected upper master of that school, as bis assistant. Upon the doctor's resignation he became upper master, and continued to preside over that seminary with considerable reputation, twenty three years. On his resignation in 1778, he remov ed to Sapcote, to which living he had been presented that year by his brother-in-law Mr. Frewen Turner, of Cold Overton.

At Hertford, John Carr, LL. D. many years master of the freeschool in that town, and well known to the literary world as the translator of Lucian. He had felt a gradual decay for nearly a year

previous; but on the day of his death he was supposed to be in much better health than usual. He lived six hours after he was conveyed to bed, appeared to suffer no pain, and expired without a struggle. His library is to be sold by auction.

At Waters Upton in Shropshire, the Rev. Thomas Hatton, Rector of that parish.

At Lewes, the Rev. Thomas Aquila Dale, Rector of All Saints, and of St. John Baptist, in the Clift, Sussex. He was of St. John's College, Cambridge, B. A. 1789.

At Fremington in Devonshire, the Rev. Samuel Cooke, Vicar of that parish. He retired to bed at his usual hour, apparently in good health, and in the morning was found a corpse.

At Castle Donington in Leicestershire, in his 81st year, after labouring under a long and severe indisposition, the Rev. John Collier, vicar of that parish, to which he was presented in 1781, by Leonard Fosbrook, Esq.

Aged 88, the Rev. James Greaves: who was 28 years incumbent of the perpetual curacy in the collegiate church of St. John's Beverley, and Vicar of Thorp Basset near Malton, and of Goxhill in Holderness.

The Rev. Harry Purlewent, B. D. formerly Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Rector of Brampton in the County of Northampton, which living is in the gift of the college.

The Rev. S. Moore, Vicar of Doncaster and Prebendary of York.

The Rev. Mr. Whittington, LL. B. of St. John's College, Cambridge.