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    the respect which I ehtertain- for Mr , Turner by attending the'ldinner . ' Dr . Fen wick , of Durham : — 'I am glad to see by the papers that a public compliment is about to be paid to Mr . Turner . He is , I think , the greatest

    benefactor to Newcastle now living ; a benefactor in the best sense , —not by adding to the value of the place in pounds , shillings , and pence , —but by raising the moral and intellectual character of its population . When it is considered with what unwearied

    exertions , what unpretending zeal , what soundness of judgment , and correctness of principle , he has effected this great and most salutary improvement , no man , I think , can doubt that he is fully entitled to any compliment that the public can pay him . At a less inclement season of the year , I would

    have requested leave to take my seat among you at the approaching dinner , but I suiFer so much from cold , that I dare not , at this time , venture to leave home . Be so good , however , as to present to Mr . Turne ^ jnyjieartfelt congratulations oil the close of half a century so well spent . '

    Mr . Bigge then observed—I have been desired by Sir M . W . Ridley to apologize for his absence , on account of indisposition . The Hon . Bart , has been able to-day to walk a few yards from his own door , but he dared not venture to come and take his seat in the present company .

    We have copied the above fromthe Newcastle Courant , of the 24 th and 31 st of December last . Many toasts were afterwards given , connected with the numerous philanthropic and literary institutions of the town and neighbourhood , which claimed their place in the business of the day , from having been , in various ways and degrees , benefited by the exertions of our venerable and excellent friend .

    A succession of appropriate speeches enhanced the enjoyment of the meeting , and rendered as delightful as it was honourable to all parties , this tribute of distinguished respect to one whose life has been , as it continues to . ] be ,

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    devoted to tfee glory of God , ^ nd , the good of ' mankind . " '

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    " Presentation of Plate to the Rev . W . Turner . The Congregation of the Rev . W . Turner , assembling at Hanover Square chapel , having " Bntered ~ into a ^ subscription to present their pastor with a suitable mark of their esteem for , and

    admiration of , his valuable services during a period of nearly fifty years , Monday last was appointed for the presentation , when an elegant silver salver , and securities for 300 / ., were presented to theTRev . Gentleman , by James Losh , Esq ., who had been requested by the Committee who

    conducted the subscription to perform that duty . At twelve o ' clock thedoorsof the chapel were opened , after which a number of the congregation took their places in their respective seats , and the Rev . W . Turner , accompanied by several of the Committee , having entered the chapel ,- — ' :

    "James Losh , Esq ., rose and addressed the Rev . Gentleman nearly as follows : —Sir , I am commissioned by the congregation of this chapel to present to you , in their name , the things which lie before me—and which will

    afterwards be explained—as a testimony of their esteem and affectionate gratitude . You , Sir , have been for nearly ii fry years the minister of this place ; and during the whole of that period , as far as we ourselves know , and from what we have heard from

    those who went before us , you have discharged the duties of a minister of the Gospel of Christ with mildness , yet at the same time with firmness , and inculcated His doctrines and precepts in a way that could not , ii duly attended to , fail to produce an anxiety

    after usefulness , and a desirable tranquillity , in this world , and a state of happiness in the next . I may further add , Sir , as a matter of the utmost importance , that you have given an example , m your own personal conduct , of those beet of virtues , which are

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    b UNITARIAN CHRONICLE .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 1, 1832, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1805/page/8/