he took orders, but seems to have held no preferment. For over six years (1804–11) he edited the ‘Critical Review.’ He was the intimate friend of Dr. Parr, who introduced him to Queen Caroline, whose cause he espoused. He is said to have written all her replies to the numerous addresses presented to her in 1820. Francis Maseres, cursitor-baron of the exchequer, proved his friendship to Fellowes by leaving him at his death in 1824 nearly 200,000l. Fellowes erected to the memory of Maseres a monument in Reigate churchyard, with a eulogistic inscription in Latin. He used his fortune with great generosity, both in aiding private distress and in forwarding benevolent schemes. In 1826 he gave benefactions to encourage the study of natural philosophy at Edinburgh University. He was one of the promoters of the London University, now University College, Gower Street. Out of gratitude for the professional services of Dr. John Elliotson [q. v.], who held a chair of medicine in University College, he provided there two annual gold medals, the ‘Fellowes medals,’ for proficiency in clinical medicine. Fellowes interested himself in the opening of Regent's Park to the public, and in the emancipation of the Jews. He was an advanced liberal in politics, but drew the line at universal suffrage. In 1828 he purchased the ‘Examiner’ and made Albany Fonblanque [q. v.] editor. His religious publications always advocated practical philanthropy. By degrees he abandoned the distinctive tenets of the Anglican church, and in his most mature work, ‘The Religion of the Universe,’ he aims to divest religion of most of its supernatural elements. He lectured at the opening of the chapel of Barber Beaumont's philosophical institution [see Beaumont, John Thomas Barber].
Fellowes died in Dorset Square on 6 Feb. 1847, leaving a young family. He was buried at Kensal Green on 13 Feb. A long list of his publications is given in the ‘Gentleman's Magazine.’ His earliest work was 1. ‘A Picture of Christian Philosophy, or … Illustration of the Character of Jesus,’ 1798, 8vo; 2nd ed. 1799, 8vo; 3rd ed. 1800, 8vo; 4th ed. with supplement, 1803, 8vo. His political views are contained in 2. ‘An Address to the People,’ &c., 1799, 12mo. 3. ‘Morality united with Policy,’ &c., 1800, 12mo. 4. ‘The Rights of Property Vindicated,’ &c., 1818, 8vo. A taste for versifying is shown in his 5. ‘Poems, … Original and Translated,’ &c., 1806, 8vo (many of the translations are from Gesner). Most of his remaining publications are theological, the chief being 6. ‘The Anti-Calvinist,’ Warwick, 1800, 8vo; 2nd ed. London, 1801, 8vo. 7. ‘Religion without Cant,’ &c., 1801, 8vo. 8. ‘The Guide to Immortality,’ &c., 1804. 8vo, 3 vols. (a digest of the four gospels). 9. ‘A Body of Theology,’ &c., 1807, 8vo. 10. ‘The Religion of the Universe,’ &c., 1836, 12mo; 3rd ed. Lond. and Edinb. 1864, 8vo (with additions from his manuscripts). 11. ‘A Lecture delivered on Opening the Chapel … in Beaumont Square,’ 1841, 12mo. 12. ‘Common-sense Truths,’ &c., 1844, 12mo. Fellowes translated from the Latin Milton's ‘Familiar Epistles’ and ‘Second Defence of the People of England,’ for the 1806 edition. Some of his publications were issued under the pseudonym ‘Philalethes A.M. Oxon.’
[Gent. Mag. 1825, p. 207, 1847 (obituary notice); Monthly Repository, 1825 p. 592, 1826 pp. 127, 695; Fellowes's works.]
FELLOWES, Sir THOMAS (1778–1853), rear-admiral, youngest son of Dr. William Fellowes, physician extraordinary to George IV when prince regent, and brother of Sir James Fellowes [q. v.], was born at Minorca in 1778. He served for some years on board the ships of the East India Company, and entered the royal navy in 1797, as master's mate, on board the Royal George, with Captain Domett and Admiral Lord Bridport. He was afterwards in the Diana frigate with Captain Jonathan Faulknor, and then in the West Indies, serving in different ships till the peace. On the renewal of the war, he was sent out to the East Indies with Sir Edward Pellew, and in 1807 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was then for some time in the Northumberland, flagship of Sir Alexander Cochrane in the West Indies. In 1808–9 he commanded the Swinger and Unique brigs, in both of which he had the opportunity of doing good service against the enemy's privateers and batteries; on one occasion, 21 May 1809, landing with twenty-four men at Basseterre of Guadeloupe, and spiking the guns of a battery in the presence of a large force of regular troops. He was the only man of the party who escaped unhurt. The Unique was afterwards expended as a fireship, and Fellowes's conduct was rewarded with a commission as commander, 16 Sept. 1809. In August 1810 he was appointed to the command of the gunboats at Cadiz, which he held till the following June, though advanced to post rank in March. During this time, we are told, though a tall, stout man, he never slept out of the Watchful's cabin, a hole seven feet long and three feet high; it is much more probable that he frequently slept on the boat's deck, and that the story has been too literally
