Welsh Journals

232 BYE-GONES. May, 1875. cially in speaking of the ladies they loved; how late this continued I cannot now say. It is, however, highly im¬ probable that so long as ' dyn' was used, another feminine should be based upon it." Mr Rhys concludes that a Dialect Society for Wales is greatly needed. BORDER COUNTIES' WORTHIES. (Apl. 14, 1875.) JACKSON, Daniel, whose father was in the Methodist ministry, was born at Stockport, December 1789. Con¬ strained by the love of Christ, he began to call sinners to repentance, and gave himself to the full work of the ministry. He was a man of good understanding, and giv¬ ing diligent attention to reading and study, he acquired a considerable amount of general information, and an accurate acquaintance with the system of truth contained in the Holy Scriptures. His preaching was plain and practical, and he exercised his uifts with general acceptance for thirty-one years. He was very happy in God, and fully resigned t© His will. He died August, 1858, in the sixty-ninth year of bis age. JACKSON, Ferdinando, a native of Eainow, in Cheshire, though but a calico weaver, and of limited edu¬ cation, was a man of mind and no mean poet. In 1829 a volume of " Poems descriptive and miscellaneous" from his busy pen was published at Macclesfield. They were written during the hours of enforced idleness, at a time when the cotton operatives suffered great distress, and he modestly hopes that his " leisure hours have not been en¬ tirely wasted," when asking his readers to approve of his labours. JACKSON, John, was born at Harrop Wood, near Macclesfield, in Cheshire, and though of humble parentage, he acquired some local distinction as a poet. He was edu¬ cated at the grammar school in his native town, then under the mastership of the Rev. Dr Davies. "An address to time, with other poems," by him was published at Macclesfield, and in 1808, a second edition of this small volume appeared, with an appendix containing some of his letters to his friends. JACKSON, Richard, son of Richard Jackson, of Betchton House, Sandbach, in the county of Chester, having been brought up to the church, proceeded through his degrees in arts, and eventually became D.D., and a prebendary of the cathedral church at Chester. He has the reputation of being a learned and godly man, and a moat excellent and effective preacher. Through his mo¬ ther he was connected with the Oldfields, Mainwarings, and other Cheshire families of note, and is therefore fairly entitled to a place among the worthies of that <M>unty. JAMES, William, a native of Sandbach, in Cheshire, has been passed over by most local historians without a word, and yet he was a man of whom that county could boast. He was master of University College, Oxford, 1572, Archdeacon of Coventry, 1577, Dean of Christ Church, 1584, Dean of Durham, 1596, and Bishop of Durham, 1606. Westminster School justly prides herself upon her relation to him, and to do his character justice would require a volume to be written. He died in 1617. JANION, Johk, son of Richard Janion, of Newton, in the parish of Frodsbam, Cheshire, deserves mention as among the earliest promoters of the Methodist Society in his native county. He was born in the year 1750, and in the same year Methodism was introduced into the City of Chester. In 1752 Mr Wesley himself preached there, and in 1765 his followeis built a chapel there. Mr Janion ap¬ pears to have become identified with the Society about this time, but he did not, according to his own account formally dedicate himself to the Lord until 1772. From that time to his death he continued to labour for the good of his neighbours, and there is reason to believe that his life was in every way becoming his Christian character. In 1833, a small volume prepared by him, upon " The In¬ troduction of Methodism " into Cheshire, was published at Chester. JANNEY, Thomas, a native of Cheshire, who very early in life had emigrated to Pennsylvannia, and becoming a minister in the Society of Friends, he, according to their system, visited the brethren in various parts of the world. In 1693, " From my Own House near the Falls of Dela¬ ware, in the county of Bucks, in Pensylvania," addressed " An epistle from Thomas Janney to friends in Cheshire, and by them desired to be made publick." This was printed in London in the year 1694, when he is supposed to have been in England on a visit. He died in his native couaty in 1696, aged 63. J ARVIS. George, a native of Herefordshire, evinced his regard for his native county by bequeathing in 1790 a sum of £100,000 stock for charitable purposes to Staunton on Wye, Letton, and Bedwardine. In 1852, an Act of Parliament was passed for the Administration of the Charity, pro¬ viding that schools should be erected in each of the three parishes, and almshouses for twelve poor persons in Staun¬ ton, with a residence for a medical officer, who is to attend to the sick of the three parishes named, his costs and charges to be borne by the charity fund. JEFFREYS, Edward, born in Shropshire, 1715, was a person of considerable ability in the law. That we know from authentic sources; but his character has been so well and justly pourtrayed upon his monument at St. Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury, that it cannot be better given than in the words of that memorial—"In the profession of the law he secured the respect and confidence of his clients, by his skill and integrity in business. As a companion and friend he obtained the regard and esteem of all who knew him, by that complacency and hilarity of temper, that genuine benevolence and unaffected good humour, that steady performance of all the duties of the social and domestic relations of life." He died 1801, aged 86. JENKINS, Edward, was a native of Shropshire, and when quite a lad entered the army. He was engaged during the first American war as an officer in the 60th Regi¬ ment, and was taken prisoner by the Indians on two occa- sions. On the restoration of peace he returned to his own country, and resided for many years at Charlton Hill, Salop. He died in 1820, aged 81. JENKINS, Sib Richard, G.C.B., was born at Biston House, Salop, in 1785, and having entered the service of the East India Company, he soon displayed the sterling qualities of his mind, and his capacity to govern men. He was appointed resident at Nagpore, and there in 1817 by singular promptitude and wisdom,and by personal prowess, he animated the troops to a noble effort for the protection of British interests. Having returned to England covered with honour, he in 1830 presented himself as a candidate for the representation of Shrewsbury in Parliament, and was returned at the head of the poll. In 1831, he was again returned, and before the next election in 1832 he was knighted. The state of his health compelled him to with¬ draw from political life for a time, but in 1837 he was again a candidate and again carried. He was also chosen as a Director of the East India Company, and in that capacity, and as a member of the legislature, he devoted his time and his great talents to the interests of the com¬ munity.