Newcome Cappe, an English clergyman, born in Leeds, Feb. 21, 1732, died in York, Dec. 24, 1800. His early education was conducted by his father, a dissenting clergyman of Leeds. In 1749 he entered the theological seminary at Northampton, under charge of Philip Doddridge, where he remained two years. Some doubts which he had entertained as to the validity of the evidences of revealed religion were here dispelled, but his theological views took the form of Unitarianism, as taught by Dr. Priestley. In 1752 he went to the university of Glasgow, where he remained three years, and became intimate with Adam Smith, Black, Moore, and other eminent men. In 1756 he became pastor of the dissenting congregation at St. Saviour's Gate, York, a position which . he retained for more than 40 years. He is recognized as one of the ablest, most eloquent, and most learned of the English Unitarians. Besides several polemical essays, he wrote "Discourses on the Providence and Government of God," and "Critical Remarks on several important Passages of Scripture," published after his death; and he compiled a "Selection of Psalms for Social Worship".