most distinguished was Dr. William
Enfield, whose 'Speaker' was one of the books placed in the hands of
ingenuous youth, and whose 'History of Philosophy' was one of the works
to be studied in their riper years. Norwich, indeed, was full of learned
men. Its aged Bishop, Bathurst, was the one voter for Reform, much to
the delight of William IV., who said that he was a fine fellow, and
deserved to be the helmsman of the Church in the rough sea she would soon
have to steer through. His one offence in the eyes of George III. was
that he voted against the King--that is, in favour of justice to the
Catholics. With such a Bishop a Reformer, no wonder that all Norwich
went wild with joy when the battle of Reform was fought and won. Bishop
Stanley, who succeeded, was also in his way a great Liberal, and invited
Jenny Lind to stay with him at the palace. I often used to see him at
Exeter Hall, where his activity as a speaker afforded a remarkable
contrast to the quieter style of his more celebrated son.

Accidentally looking into the life of Bishop Bathurst, I find printed in
the Appendix some interesting conversations at Earlham, where Joseph John
Gurney lived. On one occasion, when Dr. Chalmers was staying there,
Joseph John Gurney writes: 'W. Y. breakfasted with us, and with his usual
strong sense and talent called forth the energies of Chalmers' mind.
They conversed on the subject of special Providence, and of the unseen
yet unceasing superintendence of the Creator of all the events which
occur in this lower world. Said W. Y.: "Mr. Barbauld, the husband of the
authoress, was once a resident in my house. He was a man of low opinions
in religion, and denied the agency of an unseen spirit on the mind of
man." I remarked that when the mind was determined to a certain right
action by a combination of circumstances productive of the adequate
motives, and meeting from various quarters precisely at the right point
for the purpose in view, this was in itself a sufficient evidence of an
especial Providence, and might be regarded as the instrumentality through
which the Holy Spirit acts. Mr. Barbauld admitted the justice of this
argument.' Again I read: 'W. Y. supported the doctrine that nature is
governed through the means of general laws--laws which broadly and
obviously mark the wisdom and benevolence of God.' One extract more: 'W.
Y. expressed his admiration of the masterly manner in which Dr. Chalmers,
in his "Bridgewat