G.M.

East Winch, Nov. 30.

N., who refers our Querist for particulars of this lady to the “Memoirs of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Pegge and his Family,” in Nichols’ Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century, vol. vi. pp. 224, 225, adds—­“As the lady had no issue by Sir Edward Greene, it perhaps does not matter what his family was.

“I see he was created a baronet 26th July, 1660, and died s. p.  Dec. 1676; and that Courthope, in his Extinct Baronetage, calls his lady ‘dau. of ——­ Pegg,’ not being aware of her importance as the mother of the Earl of Plymouth.  This may be worth remarking.”

The Rev. T. Leman.

Sir,—­Your correspondent A.T. will find the information he requires respecting the Reverend Thomas Leman, of Bath, in the Gentleman’s Magazine for Oct. 1826, p. 373.; for Aug. 1828, p. 183.; and for Feb. 1829.  He may also consult Britton’s Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Character of Henry Hatcher.

G.M.

A Memoir of the Rev. Thomas Leman will be found in Nichols’s Illustrations of Literature, vol. vi. p. 435, et seq., comprising an enumeration of his writings in various county histories and other works of that character, and followed by eighteen letters addressed to Mr. Nicholls, J.N.  Brewer, Esq., and the Rev. Dr. Samuel Parr.

N.

Burnet Prize at Aberdeen.

Sir,—­I sent a query to the Athenaeum, who, by a note, referred it to you.

My object is to ascertain who gained the last Theological Premium (forty years since, or nearly) at Aberdeen.  You no doubt know the subject:  it is the best Treatise on “the Evidence that there is a Being all powerful, wise, and good, by whom every thing exists; and particularly to obviate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodness of the Deity; and this, in the first place from considerations independent of Written Revelation, and, in the second place, from the revelation of the Lord Jesus; and, from the whole, to point out the inferences most necessary for and useful to mankind.”

I wish to know who gained the first prize, and who the second premium.

H. ANDREW

Manchester, Nov. 27, 1849.

[We are happy to be able to answer our correspondent’s query at once.  The first Burnet prize, on the last occasion, was gained by the Reverend William Lawrence Brown, D.D., and Principal, if we recollect rightly, of Mareschal College, Aberdeen.  His prize work, entitled Essay on the Existence of a Supreme Being possessed of Infinite Power, Wisdom, and Goodness, was published at Aberdeen in 2 vols. 8vo. 1816.  The second prize man was the present amiable and distinguished Archbishop of Canterbury.  His work, entitled A Treatise on the Records of Creation, was published in London, in 2 vols. 8vo. 1816.]

Incumbents of Church Livings.