The history of the Scottish stage Author:John Jackson Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SECT. III. Anecdotes cf the Reverend Mr Jackfon, A. B.— Of ArchbiJJjop Blackburne—Election matters —Anecdotes of the late Earl of Tbanet and Lady Bingley—Of t... more »he late worthy Archbt/hop Drummond—Hisfenliments refpecting thefage. Air engagements, and purfuits in London,for the five years fucceeding, as they are quite unconnected with theatrical concerns of E- dinburgh, fhall be pafled over in filence. One circumilance only, as it redounds to the honour of a Right Honourable and Reverend Prelate, and a native of Scotland, I feel an involuntary impulfe to make known ; fincerely trufting, that fo rich a fample of benignity, condefcenfion, and Chriftian charity, will not only attract the attention of his brethren, the clergy of North Britain, but fland forward as an example worthy of their imitation. My father was a clergyman of the church of England. He held two livings in the dio- cefe of York ; one for life, in the gift of the F 2 KarlEarl of Thanet, to whom he had likewife the honour of being chaplain. The other during the pleafure only of his Diocefan. At that period, the parties of Whig and Tory ran prodigioufly high. The Earl was a flaunch Tory; the Archbifhop as violent on the contrary fide. An oppofition for a member for the county took place, iirthe room of Lord Morpeth, who was chofen at the general election 1741, and died in Augufl that year. Nearly at the fame time, if not by the fame poft, my father received two letters, to the following purport:— The election is approaching ; as you value my future favour, you will vote for Mr Fox. Grofvcnor Square. THANET. At the enfuing election, I expect you will give your vote and interefl to Mr Turner. Bi/boptborp. EBOR. fhc Reverend Mr Jackfon, of Kitgblcy. Lancelot Blackburne, So fvtuated, ...« less