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Proceedings in present Session of Parliament 263 Foreign News,266.—Domestic Occurrences 268 Promotions, &c.—Births and Marriages. ...271 Oaituary; with Memoirs of Sir H. B. Dad- ley; Sir J. Orde ; Gen. Vansittart; Earl Cornwallis ; T. E. Bowdich, esq.; Mr. J. Davy; Sir Thomas Reid, Xe. .....+++++++++-273 Bill of Mortality —Prices of Markets. ......237 Meteorological Table.—Prices of Stocks ...288 seeeee — ———_- 2 _ ___ ——____ { 194 ] MINOR CORRESPONDENCE. ---— We regret we cannot insert the lamente- tions of S.J. A, on the projected altera- tions in the neighbourhood of St. Katha- rine’s, near the Tower. We almost fear our readers would imagine he was ironical when sounding the delights of his boyhood in that yoven > and busy neighbourhood. We join with him, however, in sincere regret that the old Church must necessarily fall a sacrifice to the spirit of commercial enter- prise ; and with » asure concur in the final sentence of his letter: ‘* If the desecration must take place, it is at least to be hoped that the screen, staJls, pulpit, Duke of Exe- ter’s monument, and whatever else can be saved, will find their way to some other eburch.” The character of Henry Hastings, of the Woodlands, Dorset (sent to us by A. B.) was written by Lord Shaftesbury. It is i in Hutchins’s Dorset, 2d edit. II. 510; and Nichols’s Leicestershire, III. 592 ; accompanied in both works by his whole- length portrait. It is also to be found in Peck’s ** Desiderata Curiosa,” and in our Magazine for 1754 (xxx1v. 160.) Sussexiensis states, that about ten days ago some labourers discovered at Pulbo- rough in Sussex four Roman pigs of lead. They were 22 inches in length, and six inches across the top, and four inches at thie bottom. On each was impressed the following inscription, which is sent in the hope that some explanation may be fur- nished: ICLTR . PVT . BREXARG. Mr. J. Lawrence, of Somers Town, ob- serves, ‘‘ In the summer of the year 1770, T was on a visit at Beaumont Hall, on the coast of Essex, a few miles distant from Harwich. It was then the residence of Mr. Canham, who has, many years since, found his way to a permanent, and, I trust, better home. I was invited to ascend the attics in order to read some lines, imprint- ed by a cow-boy of precocious intellect. I found those in handsome, neatly executed letters, printed aud burnished with leaf- on on the wall of his sleeping room. ey were really golden verses, and may well be styled Pythagorean, from their mo- ral point,—to wit, “ Earth goes upon the earth, glittering like gold, Earth goes to the earth sooner than ‘twould ; Earth built upon the earth castles and towers ; Earth said to the earth, all shall be ours!” The curiosity of these lines so forcibly im- pressed them on my memory, that length of time has not been able to efface a tittle of them,—but from what soufces did the boy obtain them ? The old Gent. Mag. is a uni- versal traveller, and doubtless pays its month- ly visit in the vicinity above quoted, where, or may reside some gentle reader en- dowed with curiosity enough to induce him to inquire whether or not any traces yet re- main of the golden verses on the wall of Beaumont Hall garret: and whether the once precocious cow-boy be now living,— his head ‘silvered o’er with age,’ and his limbs crippled by labour; if so, a few shil- lings would cheer his now aged heart.” Srupent observes, in p. 40, a remark taken from Dr. Meyrick’s ‘Inquiry into Ancient Armour,” respecting a supposed mistake concerning leopards in the Royal Arms of England. Looking into a late pub- lication on Costs, by J. Palmer, gent. (where, by the bye, one would little expect to find any thing relating to armorial ensigns), I chanced to notice in the appendix a refer- ence to an old law (28 Edw. I. Stat. 3, c. 20) directing the assay of vessels of gold, &c. which ordains that vessels of that metal shall be of a certain touch, and that silver vessels shall be stamped with a Jeopard’s head, teste de leopart. Does not this tend to establish what Dr. Meyrick denies ?” —The note in Dr. Meyrick’s work is,— “That it is a mistaken idea, is proved by the fact of our finding no instance of the arms of England blazoned as having leopards, while even heralds have thus termed the lions to a late period. The French call a lion passant regardant a lion leopardé, and a leopard rampant a leopard-lionné, a confu- sion of terms that will account for the er- ror.” Vol. I. p. 36, note. — Dr. M. there- fore, it appears to us, does not deny the use of the term leopart, but explains why it was adopted to signify a lion, in which form it always has appeared in the arms of Eng- land. Ebr. T. W. says, in reference to the church- yards remaining of those churches destroyed by the fire (see pe): **T beg leave to notice that the churchyard of St. Gabriel Fen- church does remain, and is up Fen-court, opposite Mincing-lane; and the Bank, with a becoming delicacy, has preserved the churchyard of St. Bartholomew, which was pulled down to enlarge that building; and all the churchyards, to the credit of the citizens, are preserved in neat condition.” An account of Fulbourn, by our kind Correspondent T. N. would be acceptable. We refer H. to Miss Hawkins’s Anec- dotes, reviewed in vol. xcu. ii. 137, Wesroniensis’s Reply has been commu- nicated privately to Clionas. ** Waterfall of Giesbach,” in our next. Errata.---Vol. XCIII_ i. p 181. Mr. J Bed. ford is a nephew of W. Bedtord of E/mhurst, and only son of J. Bedford, esq. of Abbey House Pershore ---P 593, a. l. 43. sor were, read where ; b. 1. 17, read astonishing ---P. 594, b. 1. 33 read Indus ; 1. 7 from bottom, read Afghans.-—P. 596, a. 1.16, for is, revd are ---P. 652, a. 1 19, reed Arehidiacono; | 21, Desiderii, and Reverentia. THE GENTLEMAN’S MAGAZINE. MARCH, 1824. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. —@—_— CaTuepraL Cuurcu oF St. Joun at Catcurttra., Mr. Ursan, March 1. yb following memoir of the Ca- thedral Church of St. John at Cal- cutta is submitted for the information of your readers. he site of St. John’s Cathedral ap- pears to have been originally inclosed, as a place of sepulture, by the cele- brated Jos Cuarnock, the founder of Calcutta; a sketch of whose roman- tic story, as narrated by Mr. Orme, the India historian, will therefore form the first portion of its history. This enterprising individual was an agent of the English East India Company, and appointed by then, about the middle of the seventeenth century, governor of their factory at Golgot, near Hughley. In consequence of some offence given by the Phouzdar of Hughley, occasioned bya soldier going to buy mutton, Charnock deemed it necessary privately to obtain reinforce- ments from Madras, with which he attacked the phouzdar (Abdul Gunne), and put him to flight: but the latter, having also in his turn obtained great reinforcements from the Na or king of Hughley, compelled Charnock and his factors to quit Hughley, and to take to their boats. With ditlculty, and in a manner which displayed great gallantry, they escaped down the river. A few days after this, the Bengal king marched down a- ainst the southern or Hughley king. When he reached the southern coun- try, Job Charnock went, attended by two natives of distinction and Dr. Chunderseeker, his physician, to pre- fer his petition to his Majesty. Char- nock’s Vacqueel having by address ob- tained a favourable audience, and be- ing questioned as to the purpese of his master’s visit, replied that the English Company had sent Mr. Charnock out as governor of their factory at Golgot, to condact their trade under his Ma- jesty’s protection, but that the nabob and ‘the phouzdar of Hughley had, upon a slight dispute about some meat, taken violent measures and driven them down to Ingelce, where, added the Vacqueel, my master his de- voirs to your Majesty bya Shans of all his cannon, The king having heard this story, ordered him to bring his master into the Royal presence, which was done accordingly on the follow- ing day, and the king promised to do him justice, At this juncture some of the king’s people whispered him that his provisions were quite expend- ed, which Job Charnoc observing, and that it created much uneasiness in his Majesty, he ordered his people pri- vately to bring an ample supply of every kind from his fleet; which ge- nerous conduct so won upon the king, that he desired him to ask what he had to solicit in return. Charnock replied, that the first command he requested his Majesty to lay upon him was, to order him to defeat his enemies. The king cheerfully accepting this offer, placed a force at his disposal, with which he routed the king’s enemies in a few days, and returned into the royal cngee The king hereupon loaded im with presents, and granted him a perwannah forCalcutta. After this vie- tory, the king returned to Delhi, and Charnock remaining at Calcutta, clear- ed it of the jungles, and fortified it. The next year, Charnock having obtained fresh supplies, sent the king a hand- some present of European articles un- der charge of Dr. Chunderseeker, with the Vacqueel, and two or three other gentleinen ; when they reached Delhi, they found the king dangerously ill, and sorely tormented with carbuncles, which his physicians could not cure. Upon hearing this, one of the English ntlemen who was a physician, un- dertook the task of curing his Majesty, in which he succeeded to the joy of the whole Court, and greatly to his own advantage, as well as that of the Eng- lish Company, to whom the king sent a phirmand, excusing them from all duties at Calcutta; but the English ambassadors thinking that this might give umbrage to some future Shah, obtained leave to commute it for a small annual quit-rent. Having 196 Having thus obtained a settlement in Calcutta, and fortified it, Charnock proceeded to establish a factory there, and to take measures for its defence. According to all accounts, he admi- nistered justice among the natives with such impartiality, although sometimes with great severity, as to induce them to settle there in large numbers. About 1678-9, he united himself in marriage with a young and beautifal Hindoo, whose person he and his guards had rescued ly force from the funeral pile. By her he had several children, and appears to have lived with her about 8 years. Upon her decease he enclosed a large piece of ground in the suburbs of his factory, on which he erected a mausoleum, and there deposited her remains. We have the authority of Hamilton, of Asiaticus, and other writers, for asserting the fact, however extraordinary it may appear, that during the remainder of his life, he annually offered a cock to the memory of this much-lamented wife in her mausoleum, Job Charnock ;- Founder of Calcutta, [March, thus converting it intoa heathen temple. The adventures of this enterprising man, as they might be collected from published and unpublished authorities, would furnish a theme fit for the pen of: the most celebrated novelistoftheday,— a theme rich in incident, and abundant in picturesque scenery and moral point. On the 10th of January, 1692, Job Charnock died, and, according to the inscription* upon his tomb, in full possession of the Christian hope. He was buried in the same mausoleum with his wife, and from that time the cemetery, which had been originally appropriated to the sole use of his fa- mily, became the receptacle for the remains and tombs of the English po- pulation of Calcutta. It may, there- fore, from this date, be viewed in the light of a Christian burying-ground, although no sacred edifice was erected upon it, for nearly gO years afterwards. Of Charnock’s cemetery I subjoin a sketch, taken from a map prepared be- fore the year 1742: * «D.O.M. Josus Cuarnock, Armiger, Anglus, et nup. in hoc regno Benga- lensi dignissimus Anglorum Agens. Mortalitatis suze exuvias sub hoc marmore de- posuit, ut in spe beate resurrectionis ad Christi judicis adventum obdormirent. Qui postquam in solo non suo peregrinatus esset diu, reversus est domum sux 2ternitatis decimo die Januarij, 1692. Pariter jacet Maria, Jost primogenita, Carnotr Eyre, Anglorum hiece prefecti, conjux charissima; que obijt 19 die Febrij, A.D. 1696-7.” I also 1$24.] I also annex a fac-simile of his au- tograph, which will correct (upon un- Ferst English Ciurch, Calcutta. 197 Mr. Orme, who, in his Historical Fragments, p. 281 et seq. uniformly questionable authority) the error of spells the name without ther, Chanock. Theerror of Mr. Orme probably arose out of the native designation of Bar- rack pore, a place distant about 15 miles from Calcutta, on the banks of the Hughley, which is called and is also written Chanok by the natives. This place is supposed to have been one of Charnock’s favourite retreats. There does not appear to be any ground for believing that Calcutta pos- sessed a place separately and suitably appropriated to Christian worship, ac- cording to the forms of the Church of England, for at least seven or eight years after the decease of Charnock. On the contrary, Dean Prideaux, who dates his account of the East India settlements of the English, January 23, 1694—5, and who may be pre- sumed to have possessed the best possi- ble means pid orem ml says, “‘ There is not so much as a Chapel in any of the English settlements for the true religion, except at Fort St. George.” The first intimation of any English Charch or Chapel at Calcutta bears date in 1703. Of this Church the Rev. Benjamin Adams is described as the pastor, in the following inscription upon his wife’s tomb, formerly in the cemetery of St. John’s Church : ‘ tray that even as they pass strangers. This just observation struck me ex+ ceedingly, I had often observed it in the late ke of Hamilton, when he strangers in the public walks; Ls Rady Vane could oes bat-netion Madame Violetté’s polished manners, as most of the un-fly-Llown wives and misses Se tell oe — 220 misses usually passed her with a toss of the head, or a look of con- tempt, though perhaps at the bottom of the mixture there might have been ound a few grains of envy. During Madame Violetté’s stay at Bath, Mr. Nash was desired to take her out to dance a minuet, and cer- tainly her dancing there at that time was considered by all well bred per- sons as a favour. She was accordingly the first lady asked, after those of pre- cedence had danced; and then ‘she danced a minuet, as void of any flou- rishes, as it was full of grace and ele- gance; but behold! the next lady asked, refused! What! dance after Madame Violetté? Mr. Nash took care she should not dance then, nor at any subsequent ball, and Miss re- turned to her Papa, an Ironmonger at Salisbury, without shewing the beaux of Bath what an ear she had for the musicks, for Miss had learnt to play upon the spinnet as well as the spinning- wheel. Mr.Ursan, Lloyd's, March 6. HEN the American War was at its height, business occa- sioned my arrival at’ New Orleans, in the River Missisippi, when I was presented by Lieut-gov. —s to the Gov. Don Galvez at his Levee. Whilst waiting for the purpose, I no- ticed a picture over the fire-place bear- ing the representation of an Island, either on dre from its intestine divi- sions, or having the last rays of the setting sun over it. I could not be mistaken that the Island of Britain was intended, for the fleet at anchor carried the colours of my country. I also saw two fleets “‘in the offing,” bearing the colours of France and Spain. On the fore-ground of the pic- ture were to be seen the Genius of France and that of Spain, congratu- lating each other on the occasion ; known by the shields the two females bore of the arms of their respective countries. When the great man ap- peared under his canopy of state, I went up and was introduced, not with the most pleasing sensations on my mind; and recollecting the circum- stance at this time, I cannot but con- trast it with the liberal, judicious, and praise-worthy conduct of our Minis- ters, as by their correspondence just published this day relative to South America. Remarks on the Death of Richard II. (March, May the /itt/e Island be long Great in her resources—her commerce, and her political conduct. **State the account fairly” (for a balance-sheet is at last become a pa- per in the hands of Ministers, so suit- able to be so for a commercial nation), and we shall find, after the balance is struck, that candour and generosity are in favour of ** Johnny Bull.” T.W —--@— Mr. Ursan, March 17. 1 Correspondent H. R. D. having made some remarks* on the letters which appeared in your Miscellany for September and Octo- ber last, relative to the death of Ri- chard the Second, I am induced to notice his communication ; but as the subject is nearly exhausted, I shall do so - briefly - possible. " purpose ss over the important nicloation he affords us, on “the Crown fell from the house of Lancas- ter to that of York,” presuming that it is not particularly new to your read- ers; and I shall not offer any thing against ‘‘its being believed by many that Richard was poisoned,” because I confess I never heard of such a surmise before I met with your Cor- respondent's remarks, to whom I leave it to defend the conjecture. Nor am I ae to say a syllable in defence of Hen the’ Fourth, whom he describes, an I believe truly as being without “ scruples or lenity,” for if he will take the trouble to refer to my letters, he will find that I do not rest any part of my former argu- ment on Henry's denity, but solely on what his interests obviously dictated. If, as H.R. D. states, it was intended to poison Richard, but that his ‘ti- morous caution” prevented it, I beg to ask him in what way a prisoner can be thus cautious, excepting by a re- fusal of food? Whilst he tacitly ad- mits the assertions of many writers that Richard declined sustenance is correct, he inconsistently denies that he died either from forcible or voluntary ab- stinence, because the Prince's face, when exhibited at Cheapside, did not, as he asserts, indicate that such was the cause of his demise; whereas, even if murdered by Exton, the effect of the ** timorous caution ” would surely have been visible on his countenance, for it * Supplement, p. 539. must we *0°0 So oc oo V . t s | ‘ ‘ ‘ 1 1 ‘ 1 . 1824.] must have been persevered in suffi- ciently long to allow a messenger to from Pomfret to London and re- tarn, a space of at least ten days ora fortnight *. : I must also notice another inconsis- tency which your Correspondent has committed: he asks, ‘‘ What then is there to urge against the common be- lief that he fell by the pole-axe of Ex- ton?” Now, eivoneh he willingly alludes to the exhibition of Richard's body, the precise state of which must to us be a very doubtful point, to dis- rove his having been starved to death, e carefully refrains from noticing the convincing evidence afforded by the examination of his skull in contradic- ’ tion to the “common belief.” To- wards the conclusion of his letter, he kindly advises us ‘to take the report of history, and the dictates of common sense, for our guides on such disputed points.” I therefore beg to inquire what there is contradictory to common sense in supposing that a young man should, under the circumstances in which Richard was placed, abandon himself to despair; your Correspond- ent says, that when he was imprisoned, he was ‘strong and healthy,” I am not aware of one single authority which supports this assertion, and should be glad to be told whence he derived his information ; for it-is the impression on my mind that the MS. ‘ of Creton+ asserts the contrary to have been the fact. Unfortunately he is not more correct in stating that “ the loss of the Crown is known to have had little effect on Richard's mind ;” for the MS. just cited, and which it is manifest H. R. D. has not seen (but which, in kindness, I intreat him to consult before he again favours us with his remarks on this subject) ex- pressly says, that when he heard the attempt to restore him to the throne was overthrown, “‘ he was so vexed at heart by this evil news, that he neither ate nor drank from that hour,” &c. Your Correspondent lays great stress on the authority of Froissart, and par- ticularly relative to Henry’s going to confession ‘ after the week’s work, which included the murder of Richard, was finished.” On this passage I must offer a few observations; first, with respect to the authority of Froissart * Vide, vol. xci. p. 317. + Archaologia, vol. XX. Remarks on the Death of Richard II. 221 generally, I beg to remind your readers that so informed was this Chronicler of what related to Richard, that he makes his death to have happened in the Tower of London, and actually gives the words which occurred be- tween Henry LV. and his prisoner in that fortress on the morning the for- mer set out to oppose the insurrection of Salisbury, when it is unquestionable that Richard was then a prisoner at Pomfret ; in the next place I must ask H. R. D. for a reference to the edition and page of Froissart’s Chronicles, which contains his quotation about Henry’s confession, as I have con- sulted the editions of 1518 and 1559— 61, as well as John’s translation, with- out finding any such 44% For the sake of confuting H. R. D. I will for a moment admit that such a remark exists,—it is evident, however, that the week's work preceding Henry’s su confession, could not include the murder of Richard ; for, as I take it for granted he means, by the ** week’s work,” the execution of Salisbury and some of his adherents, he would have found, had he attentively perused the letters on which he offers his opinion, that the deposed Monarch did not die until more than four weeks after the death of Salisbury. But as Froissart —— to be the authority on which - R. D. most relies, it is right I should state that this Chronicler begins the chapter in which he treats of Ri- chard’s death thus: A true report was current in London of the death of Richard ; ** La cause comment ce fut, ne par quelle incidence point ie ne la sauoye au jour que i’escriuy ces Chro- niques.” his important admission it did not suit the object of your candid Corre- spondent to cite. Nor is this all; for in several places Froissart makes Henry expressly say, after Salisbury’s conspi- racy had been defeated, ‘I will aever put him to death, and unless he enters into plots against me, I will keep my word that no bodily harm shall befal him ;” and this writer goes on to state, that when Henry was again reminded of the expediency of removing him, ‘**he made no reply, but went to his falconers, and placing a falcon on his wrist, forgot all in feeding him.” I should apologize for saying so muclr about Froissart, on whose authority, as I have before said, I place but little reliance, were it not for its being de- sirable, 222 sirable, when a fact is said to rest on any particular writer, that his eract words should be placed before the ublick, and that a quotation should be compared with the context. One remark of H. R. D. only re- mains to be noticed. ‘Nor did any one in the long disputes which this event created between the Houses of York and Lancaster, ever attempt to go against the known facts so much as to relieve the House of Henry from the disgrace of the murder, though that must have been a stronger aid to it than a whole field of soldiers armed in roof.” Tam not quite sure, Mr. Ur- _ that I understand this passage ; but I suppose your Correspondent, by *« go against known facts,” means that no historian who wrote whilst the House of Lancaster swayed the sceptre, contradicts the account of Richard’s being murdered. If this be his mean- ing, it is worthy of some attention, for the hope of gratifying the reigning Mo- narch, may be fairly supposed to have influenced the pens of English writers; but it is by no means conclusive, for the line of Lancaster terminated in 1461, and Fabian, who is almost the only historian of the 15th century that states Richard was murdered by Exton, was scarcely born in that year, whilst Walsingham, who flourished at the pe- riod in question, and, according to Nis biographers, was appointed historiogra- pher royal in 1440, assigns his demise to grief. Hardyng, who attributes it to starvation by his keepers, is therefore perhaps the only English writer con- temporary with the House of Lancas- ter in support of Richard’s having died by violence, and consequently it is to him alone that H.R. D.’s observation is applicable ; but considering the state of the kingdom when he wrote, it is as probable that he should have been under the influence of the house of York as of the reigning Monarch. It is true that the majority of French writers of that period are on the side of the murder; but the same motive which your Correspondent suggests as being likely to have induced the Eng- lish Chroniclers to deny Henry’s ile may be ee to have ca the French toblacken his characteras much as possible, for the Court of France was naturally indignant at Richard’s depo- sition. One French writer, Creton*, * Archeologia, vol. XX. cited in the former letters. Remarks on the Death of Richard 11. (March, however, on the authority of a in England at the rane infonten ae that he died of grief; and Froissart himself, who was also a contemporary, and who is so much relied on by HRD does not, as I have shown, b any means state or even infer that Richard was murdered. Most subsequent his. torians have copied from the writers alluded to in this letter; and as we have examined, though cursorily, the chief sources of their information, I now ask your Correspondent what is the value of the “report of history,” or where is the “known fact,” which he advises us to be implicitly guided ? Your readers, Mr. Urban, are, I flatter myself, convinced that the ob- ject of my former communication was not, as fl. R. D. politely insinuates, merely “to display a little ingenuity ;” and in conclusion, I take leave to assure him not only that he runs no risk, from his Historical Remarks, of incurring such an imputation, but that whatever his own opinion may be, he has not quite monopolized all the **common sense” which has been brought to the consideration of the uestion of Richard the Second’s death. s the best apology I can offer for tres- ay, so long on your readers, I think I may promise them that I shall not again require their indulgence on this subject. Ciionas. Having, in consequence of this let- letter, had occasion to turn to my for- mer ones, I beg to notice the following errata : P. 197, 1. 31, for 180, read 175.— P. 195, 1. 30, for have been attributed, read has been.— Ibid. 1. 37, for rest on, read rests on. —@-— FLY LEAVES.—No. XVII. Literary Contracts continued. ILLIAM HAVARD contract- ed 23 March, 1736, with John Watts to sell for sixty pounds the right in “‘ the copy of a tragedy inti- tuled King Charles the First, an histo- tical tragedy :” first acted at the Lin- coln’s Inn Fields Theatre, by Gifford’s company on Ist of March, and repeat- ed during the season, nineteen nights. Aaron Hill sold, 18 Nov. 1728, to W. R. Chetwood, for forty guineas, ** the copy of a tragedy intituled Ki Henry the Fifth, or the Conquest ‘ot France by the English.” It was acted at = en 1824.] at Drury Lane Theatre, the 5th Dec. of that year, and four following nights, but not again repeated. Chetwood sold to Watts a half share the day he rchased for twenty guineas, and in Jarch 1728, the other moiety for five pounds. George Kearsly, the bookseller, sold 1 Oct. 1777, for fre pounds, a ** fourth share of the Grecian Daughter.” This tragedy was first acted at Drury Lane Theatre the 26th May, 1772. Edward Kimber received, 23 Jan. 1767, five guineas, being, with ten re- ceived before, in wae - copy- right of the Peerage of Ireland. Mary Lodwix received, 13 Sept. 1750, three guineas for the whole copy- right of Mrs. Phillips’ Letter to Lord Chesterfield. P. Luckombe, in Jan. 1780, was paid twenty guineas for the Tour through Ireland. James Miller ‘‘ of Wadham College, Oxford,” on 18 Nov. 1729, for eighty nds, sold ‘the copy of a comedy, intituled The Humours of Oxford, ‘ &c. or by whatsoever other title it shall be called, written by the said James Millar, to have and to hold— notwithstanding any act or law to the contrary.” It was first acted at Drury Lane Theatre 9 Jan. 1730, and re- peated for six more successive nights only. The same author, on the 18th of ‘May, 1743, then “ living at Chelsea,” in consideration of one hundred and twenty-five pounds, assigned to Watts “the four following copies, viz. : The first entituled, Mahomet, or the Im- tor, a tragedy; the second entituled, t won't do, a comedy; the third en- tituled, The Fair Hypocrite, a comedy of one act; the fourth entituled, The Cuckold, a comedy of one act, or otherwise, will be entituled The Pic- ture, or Cuckold in Conceit, a comedy of one act, altered from Moliere. To have, &c. for ever, any Law or Act of Parliament, or clause, matter, or thing, contained in any such Act of Parlia- ment to the contrary thereof in any , wise notwithstanding.” Neither the second nor third pieces are mentioned in the lists of the works of this author. Arthur Murphy received, in Nov. 1773, one hundred guineas for the tragedy of Alzuma, reserving the li- berty of printing same in volumes with the rest of his works. James Ralph, on 3d March, 1729, for twenty-five guineas sold John Fly Leaves.—Literary Contracts. Watts “the copy of a play call’d The 223 Fashionable dy, or Harlequin’s Opera, in the manner of a rehearsal.” is was written for the Theatre in Goodman’s Fields. The same author, in October 1733, assigned to Watts for twenty-five gui- neas, “the copy of a comedy intituled Timon in Love, or the Innocent Theft ; and also the full and sole right and title of, in, and to the copy of a farce or opera, intituled The Gallant Schemers, or the Footmen Fortune- Hunters, both written by the said James Ralph, gent. to have,” &c. Timon in co was acted at Drury Lane Theatre on the 5th and 6th of Dec. 1733, and for the benefit of the author on the 8th, but not afterwards repeated. It has been erroneously at- tributed, by the historians of the drama, to John Kelly. The title of the Gal- lant Schemers is only known by an incidental mention in the Grub-street Journal, and was probabl composed for the Goodman’s Fields Theatre. Lewis Theobald, for one hundred guineas, on 3ist of July, 1728, sold to Watts “the copy of a play, inti- tuled Double Falshood, or the Dis- trest Lovers, written originally by W. Shakspeare, and now revised and adapt- ed to the stage by the said Lewis Theo- bald, gent. the author of Shakspeare Restor’d, to have,” &c. This play was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre the 13 Dec. 1727, and continued for nine more successive nights *, when it was most properly consigned by the managers to the tomb of the Capulets. However, our antient acquaintance, the late Mr. Thomas Hall, went raking in the charnel house, and on the 6th of Ma , 1767, it was perform- ed at Covent et Theatre for (what it may be well doubted) his benefit, which in the last edition of the Bio- graphia Dramatica, is solemnly an- nounced asa “ revival.” William Warren, in Jan. 1773, re- @ In the Memoirs of ‘* Barton Booth,” printed by Watts, 1733, he is said to have ‘* yehears'd the part of Julio in a play call’d The Distress’d Lovers; that his part was supplied two or three nights by Mr. Wil- liams; but, being solicited by Mr. Theo- bald, he p Bremen his indisposition, and performed from the fifth _ to the twelfth, which was the last of his appear- ance on the stage.” Probably we should read from the *‘ fourth to the tenth,” which, with the three nights of performance of Mr. Williams, makes up the real sumber. . ceived 224 ceived eight guineas for the copy of a novel called “‘The Adventures of a Footman.” : Juliana Letitia Woodfin, in April 1758, received for her mother two uineas and a half for a novel called iss Forrester. Rhoda Woodington, in Feb. 1777, received ten guineas “for a manu- script novel called The Thoughtless Ward,” wrote by Miss Ferguss, of — Huntingdonshire. rthur Young (the wife of), under the signature of Incognita, in June 1772, received fifteen guineas for *‘ a work called The Modern Traveller.” Ev. Hoop. Mr. Ursay, March 18. LTHOUGH I am an old Cor- respondent of yours, and much interested in all topics relating to the West Indies, I have of late foreborne troubling you with a single line upon the subject, not only from the con- viction that your pages are otherwise and more appropriately occupied, but that the present state of our Colonies, and of the Negro population, could not be satisfactorily aomanl within the narrow limits of a Magazine. Some of your Correspondents, how- ever, think otherwise; and the peru- sal of two articles in your last Number (vide pages 98 and 152), compels me to come forward in behalf of a class of men who have been more shame- fully traduced and vilified than any others in his Majesty’s dominions. Although the “ Abolitionist” has set me the example, by applying the sweeping terms of ‘‘cruelty, oppres- sion, and fraud,” to the holders of slaves, [ am not going to “‘ revile” the friends of abolition ;—but when he, and other writers, break forth into ge- neral invectives against the West i - dia system, and against those who pos- sess property in the Colonies; they must surely forget not only the foun- dation upon which the rights of Ownership rest—the Proclamations of our Kings, and the repeated enactments of the British Legislature, in order to compel the West Indian Planters to embark their fortunes in Colonial pro- perty, but also the fouety which as resulted to this kingdom, by the increase of her resources and the maintenance of her naval superiority, attributable to the enforcement of our navigation laws. No one now advo- Value of the West India Colonies to the Mother Country. (March, cates the trafic in Slaves—that jis abandoned; and with respect to Co- lonial bondage, every candid person must admit how greatly, of late, the nature of the service, and the condj- tion of the Slave have been alleviated. Abstract opinions as to rights of freedom are at the present moment totally out of the question ; England has encouraged the trade, and some hundreds of thousands of individuals are held in bond Shall we then treat them as a skilful oculist would manage a patient to whom he is about to impart the blessing of sight, by conveying to him gradually the light of heaven; or shall we, by hasty and injudicious methods, produce anarchy and confusion, and by an indiscreet emancipation, lead to a repetition of the, scenes in Barbadoes and Deme- rara?—‘ All sudden changes are at- tended with considerable inconveni- ences. No permanent change of cha- racter or condition (favourable to the Slaves themselves) can take place, un- til, by time and careful education, a new train of associations is superin- duced, whereby new habits will ne- cessarily be contracted*.” It is la- mentable to see the delusion that pre- vails upon this subject—the idle de- clamation that is resorted to (in the shape of vague and unfounded calum- nies) to lead the ignorant mind astray ; the petitions that are signed by those who never took the slightest pains to’ ascertain the truth; and who, a a they would not attempt to rectify the smallest spring in the machinery of a a watch, step forwards boldly to over- throw a state of society that requires, in its management and controul, a pe- culiar degree of judgment, temper, and discretion. Sweeping accusations of cruelty, ty- ranny, Ke. &c. are answered with dif- ficulty. When distinct charges are brought forward, the West Indians know well how to deal with them. That which was adduced by the African Institution against Sir James Leith’s Aides-de-camp, will not be for- otten, as the Judge and Jury of the Goort of King’s Bench pronounced a memorable sentence upon the Report * Vide «* The House of Bondage” by Rev. B. Bailey, A.M. ( 38.) I have great pleasure in referring the reader to this work, which takes an original and masterly view of Negro servitude. ; in a 1824.} Value of the West India Colonies to the Mother Country. in which it was contained, and inci- dentally upon all productions of a si- milar description. With respect to the Address from Leicester, ‘‘ believ- ed to be the production of the Rev. Robert Hall, a Baptist Minister,” (vide p. 152), I can only express my surprise that this gentleman, like too many others, in his zeal towards the Slave, forgets all charity towards the Master. T do not here employ the severe terms used by Mr. Brougham when alluding to this ‘‘ inconsistent spirit of philanthropy,” but I must cer- tainly t that the lives, property, and tranquillity of the white inhabitants are so completely overlooked in this and similar productions. The writer has made two assertions which clearly shew that well-intentioned men, if they desert their proper stations, by interfering with subjects which they have not considered, are apt to ex- e themselves to ridicule by falling into grievous errors. After comparing the West India Colonies to the ‘‘al- tar of Moloch,” the Address states, Ist. that the inhabitants of Great Britain are assessed to the amount of more than two millions annually, for no other purpose than to maintain the Slave System in the West Indies. 2d. That they are loaded with such duties “be- cause the East India Sugar is produced by the labour of freemen, the West India by the labour of Slaves.” These are two hardy assertions, and I hesi- tate not to say that they are entirely un- founded. So fully has this question been agitated, both in Parliament and out of doors, that few people ought to be ignorant of the following facts. 1. That the West India Colonies form an integral part of the British Empire, because, under the Colonial System, all the industry of their in- habitants is made subservient to the interests of the Mother Country, and all their prosperity is reflected back upon her. That an ancient compact has been made and acted upon be- tween the Mother Country and her Colonies, a compact which, according to Mr. Fox, was “‘ more solemn than an Act of Parliament could create,” and a breach of which would be a flagrant violation of the nauonal faith. 2. That the British Manufacturer has every thing to lose, and nothing to gain, by a transfer of the monopoly from the West to the East Indies: that almost every thing which the Guwt. Mac. March, 1824, 5 225 West India Planter eats, drinks, wears, or consumes, is imported from the Mo- ther Country: that as the Directors of the East India Company once said upon this very subject, “almost the whole cultivation of the Colonies in the West Indies is carried on by Bri- tish capital, and by British subjects, who are obliged to receive their sup- plies from Great Britain or her North American Colonies, and who cannot send their produce to any other mar- ket than that of Great Britain ;’’ for, let it be remembered, that later Par- liamentary enactments, giving greater freedom of trade to the Colonies, have been conceded to allay the apprehen- sions of the British Ship Owners, and that by the West India Planters no benefit has, under existing circum- stances, been derived from thechange *. 3. That sugar is the staple commo- dity of our West India Colonies, and that if they are supplanted in its cul- tivation, they are left without resources whereas the East Indians, if so dis- posed, could give us silk, indigo, cot- ton, hemp, spices, and the various other rich products of a fertile soil, to an amount equal at least to the single article of sugar produced by our West India Colonies. 4. That of Brown Sugar (such as is in general use in this Country) there is none in Bengal. From the soft- ness and disagreeable flavour of Ben- gal Sugar, it must be mixed with West he in order to make it saleable. The lower orders of ple in this country, therefore, if they could buy East India Sugar at one half the price of West India, (which they could not do, even if the protecting duty were removed) would not be much obliged to those who gave them a bad article for a good one, though at a cheaper rate; but, 5. Supposing the extra duty of 10s. upon East India Sugar to be taken off, the East Indians may be convicted from their own statements, that the difference would not be saved to the consumer, but would go into the * A partial Repeal of the Navigation Laws, in favour of the West India Colo- nies, was ted by Parliament as early as the year 1739. See 12th Geo. II. cap. 30. This Act, which was continued at succes- sive intervals, was repealed by 34 Geo. III. cap. 42. The Act of 3 Geo, IV. cap. 45, can therefore be eonsidered as the revival only of a former Law, pockets 226 Value of the West India Colonies to the Mother Country. pockets of the importer; so that one consequence of the rnin of the West India Planters, and of the various ma- nufacturers, &c. dependent upon them, would be, that the consumer would be compelled to purchase a bad article at the price which he now pays for a one, 6. Have Mr. Hall and the Leicester Committee ever considered this ques- tion with respect to the naval power of their own country? The East In- dians require not only that East India Sugar should be substituted for West India Sugar, but that East India Ships should be substituted for British Ships—* It is thus (as the Directors formerly observed) that the question becomes extensive, and embraces the most important interests of the coun- try. The land-owner, merchant, ma- nufacturer, the British and Irish ships, seamen, &c. all must be sacrificed at the shrine of about 50 or 100 Indian merchants and agents *. ** These India-built ships are man- ned by Lascars, an enfeebled set of men, who are to be substituted for British Seamen, and to these miser- able beings (whom the law declares [March, to be nuisances, and obliges those who bring them here to transport back to their native land,) is the honour of maintaining the British flag, and the power of wielding the British naval thunder to be confided! If such plans succeed, the sun of British glory must indeed set for evert.” 7. Let us not forget that our East India possessions are in a vety distant quarter of the globe, —s an ex- traordinary force for their defence, with a disproportionate extent of do- minion and possession, when com- red with the country that holds them in subjection, and governed by a Court of Directors residing 10,000 miles dis- tant from the scene of action; nor let us forget the tenure by which we hold these possessions. _‘* The task of con- quering India has been a very light one (according to Sir John Malcolm) in comparison with that of preserving that vast empire.” 8. Let us look at the comparative imports and exports from the two countries, which must surely carry conviction to every unprejudiced mind as to the intrinsic value of our Colonial possessions in the West Indies: Annual average of the Imports from the West Indies for the last five (official value)...£8,512,987 Dithe.cocccccee mhneteséaceeanceuvenveienns abbecpe aneeaaetnetinatiie East Indies.....3,391,160 “Exports, amount to the West Indies, for the last nine years (declared value) .£46,498,501 exclusive of above four millions from Ireland, of the currency of that country. BINIe... ccnvecnesnerevesescecses eoccccocosecocorce ssecsecesceerees bast Indies....£33,403,160 Trave to the West Indies outwards and inwards employs 1,672 ships, 440,515 tons, and 24,148 seamen, Ditto, India and China, 212 ships, and 143,299 tons. Let us next briefly advert to the other statement made by Mr. Hall, that “Slavery is unknown in the East, at least that sugar is there produced by freemen.” Have not Mr. Hai and his anti-colonial associates heard of the Sur- vey drawn up by Dr. Buchanan, and ublished by the East India Company in 1807, which not only proves the ex- istence of Slavery in the East, but that the system there is far more oppressive than inthe West? In the East, Slaves (employed in the cultivation of sugar, rice, and indigo,) are let out to task- masters, who feed and work them for an annual stipend paid to the owners ; and therefore the persons who exact the labour and furnish the subsistence, are directly interested, in increasing the for- mer and diminishing the latter. There * Third Report of Special Committee, page 69. is, as Dr. Buchanan observes, no com- parison between their condition and that of the Slaves of the West Indies, where their master is their employer ; and interest, as well as humanity, prompts him to treat them well. The Abbé du Bois tells us that all the Pa- riahs, comprehending one fifth of the whole population (22 millions) are born slaves. Mr. Mills observes, ‘“‘ the lower classes in India are slaves to slaves.” Whatever degree of credit ~~ be given to my earlier statements, which ate wholly derived from the publica- tions of men who have deeply con~ sidered the question, and whose lan- guage I have generally retained, I cannot but expect unfeigned credence to the testimony of Dr. Buchanan; + On the Equalization of the Duties on East and West India Sugar by Joseph Mar- ryat, esq. MI.P. p. 21. and a ae a _ 1894.]J Masques and Pageants in the Reign of James 1. 227 and therefore do hope that Mr. Hall and the Leicester Association will no longer contend that sugar is produced in oe East Indies by free-men, even if they should persist in asserting that the West Indians ought in justice to be “sacrificed at the altar of Moloch” erected in the East, or in any other quarter of the globe. S.D. —o— Mr. Ursaw, Highbury, March 16. yy knowing, from the expe- rience of a long series of years, that the most intelligent of your nua- merous and valuable Correspondents are, at all times, ready to forward in the investigation of such facts as tend to assist the researches of those who tfully solicit , ~~ nn ; and having frequently, by applications similar ry the pana p Pm ns mate- rial communications, in answer to in- quiries from myself as well as from others :—I now take the liberty of re- questing from the rs of curi- ous Libraries, the loan, for a few days, of any of the City Pacgants, or Tr1- umpus as they are styled, on the In- auguration of the Lord Mayors of Lon- don, between the years 1603 and 1624. Those of which I already have copies sine Sir Leonard Holliday, 1605. Sir Thomas Middleton, 1613. Sir John Jolles, 1615. Sir William Cockayn, 1619. I have also ies, I believe, of nearly all the ‘‘ Masques at Court ;” namely, all Ben Jonson's and Daniel’s; three by T. Campion, 1607, 1603, 1614; one by G. Chapman, and ano- ther by F. Beaumont, for the Inns of Court, 1612-13; but have not met with that performed on St. John’s day, 1604, at the Marriage of Sir Philip Herbert. Having been favoured with a va- riety of Extracts from authentic docu- ments of several Corporations; and of respectable Families, whose Ancestors were honoured by visits from King James the First, some of whom were elevated by him to the Peerage, and others created Baronets, or graced with Knighthood ; I request such further communications on that part of my undertaking as may yet remain among family archives, or in the cabinets of the curious, and of such extracts from the Records of the various Corpora- tions which the King visited, as may jointly illustrate the Royal Pro- resses, and the History of their own ity or Town. And herein I address myself more particularly to the Au- thorities of a> ences Coe of Win- chester; which the King frequently visited, and where, in September, 1603, the Episcopal Palace, the Col- lege, and the Deanery, were put in requisition for the residence of the King, Queen, and nearly all the No- bility of the Realm. Thon a copy of the Speech made by Sir John More the Recorder of the City, on presenting to the King the homage of his loyal subjects of Winchester, accompanied by a large silver cup to the King, and another to the Queen. The public Trials during that period are so well known, that no repetition of them is now requisite. In excuse, I will only add, that my sole wish, in this application, is to il- lustrate an interesting period of Eng- lish History, by the personal anecdotes of a Monarch, who has been both much over-praised, and much too se- verely censured; and at the same time to exhibit a faithful picture of the “‘Sports and Pastimes” of our Ancestors at the beginning of the Se- venteenth Century ;—a work which is far advanced in the compilation, and nearly one volume of it finished * press ; a whee if [ am appi rmitted to finish, will cer- taaly ‘atiale the Literary Life of J. N. [Octogenarius.] —@—~ Own tHe Hotipay Times oF oLp. * Christians in old time did rejoice And feast at this blest tide.”.—Oxp Carot. 4 E following Remarks on the Holiday Times of Old, which occur in a Review of Mr. Gilbert’s ** Christmas Carols,” in a recent Num- ber of the “ Literary Gazette,” will, we think, be deemed so generally in- teresting, that we hope to be forgiven by our intelligent Contemporary for bor- rowing them from his columns. Epir. Though we know not whether our querulous aaa, will meet with sympathy from any of our readers, we cannot refrain from uttering our griev- ances at the sad effects of an over-civi- lized population. The time is just pass- ed when we so emphatically wish each other “‘a merry Christmas, and a hap- py new year when it comes ;” and we no means deny that in many parts of the town eating and drinking, and conviviality in general, are much en- couraged at this season. But, alas! the neglect 228 old customs trouble us much. In vain do we look for “The jolly Wassel- Bowl,” and ‘The Bore’s Heade,”— «* with garlandes gay and rosemary.” Popular superstitions and customs may generally be traced back to Heathen times, for on their rites and mysteries were many of the Catholic ceremonies afterwards engrafted; and to the Sa- turnalia we are, or rather our ancestors were, probably indebted for some of our Christmas pastimes. The Refor- mation first injared their popularity, and the age of Puritanism gave them a fresh shock. It was even ordered by Parliament, Dec. 24, 1652, *‘ That no observation shall be had of the five and twentieth day of December, commonly called Christmas Day; nor any solem- nity used or oaniel in churches upon that day in respect thereof.” They now appear to be neglected by society in proportion to its degree of polish ; and in the metropolis and its immediate neighbourhood, are little encouraged by the higher classes, and but partially by the middling ranks, while among the lower portion of the people they frequently degenerate into oy In the country, especially in the far western and northern counties, Christ- mas is yet kept up with much spirit; the yule-log still crackles on the hearth, and ‘the sirloins of beef, the minced pies, the plum-porridge, the capons, turkeys, geese, and plum-puddings,” smoke upon the hospitable board. Each master of a family, like the old cour- tier in the ballad, appears to have - ~ “a good old fashion, when Christmasse as come, [and drum, To call in all his old neighbours with bagpipe With good cheer enough to furnish every old room, [man dumb.” And old liquor able to make a cat speak, and «OQ! rus, quando te aspiciam.” Yet even there the hand of improvement has been active, and some valuable relic of ancient festivities is occasionally usher- ed from the parlour to the kitchen, ne- ver more to return. The decoration of houses and churches with evergreens is continued however in London; nor is there a deficiency, ¢o the best of our ex- perience, in the demands for Christmas boxes ; the original intention of which was probably to enable the poor to par- take of the festivities of the season, from the gratuities of their more weal- thy fellow-creatures—and, God forbid! that, while feasting ourselves, we should Remarks on the Holiday Times of Old. neglect and squragetnt decline of good (March, not assist our poor neighbours and de- pendants to enjoy themselves. Certain nocturnal wandering minstrels occasi- onally disturb the slumbers of the citi- zens for about a month prior to Christ- mas, calling themselves Waits; but, **alack the day!” instead of playing and singing the good old Carol, our ears are saluted with Roy’s Wife, St. Patrick’s Day, or the latest Quadrille tune. Our mame seats witness that in man rts of the country, especi- ally in The West, the Carol edllen- served, and issung in the parishchurches on Christmas , the singers also ing about to the different houses lithely —_ such cheering tunes as “A Child this day is born—*Sit you, merry gentlemen””—* I saw three ships come sailing in,” &c. &c.* In London, excepting some croaking bal- lad-singer bawling out *‘ God rest you, merry gentlemen,” or a like doggrel, nothing in the shape of Carols is heard, though there is a considerable sale of them among the lower classes. at the following list of Christmas amusements, given by Burton in his Anatomy of duechity, now super- seded by Pope-Joan, Blind Man's Buff, and Puss in the Corner :—** The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, are cardes, tables and dice, shovel-board, chesse-play, the philo- sopher's game, small trunkes, billiards, musicke, maskes, singing, dancing, ule- games, catches, purposes, ques- tions, merry tales of errant knights, kings, queens, lovers, lords, ladies, iants, dwarfs, thieves, fairies, goblins, Tiars, witches, and the rest.” As to mummers and Christmas Plays, unless Grimaldi and the pantomimes be con- sidered as relics, we know not where to find them, in or near the metro lis; though formerly a Lord of Mis- rule, or Christmas Prince, was chosen, even in the highest families and most learned establishments ;—witness the records of their proceedings in the Gesta Grayorum t+, and the account of the Christmas Prince at Oxford, A.D. 1607 ; even our kings used to join in these sports. Mummers, guisardes or ise-dancers (commonly called geese- ancers,) may, as we noticed in our * By the by, Mr. Gilbert does not in- clude any of these in his collection of twenty.—Epr. t “« Nichols’s Progresses of Queen Elizabeth” (new and improved edition), vol, III, 262—348. review 1894.} review of the first edition, yet be seen in the country; and the story of St. George and the Dragon and the Fair Sabra is annually repeated, enlivened with the frolics of Old Father Christ- mas, and the Doctor, who cures ‘‘each deep and deadly wound” of the com- batants, coming for that purpose ~ - from the furthermost part of Spain, With a little bottle fdineete” _ These guise-dancers are profusely de- corated with ribands, each carrying a naked sword, with the exception of the Fair Sabra, who is modestly clad in female attire ; and Old Father Christ- mas and the Doctor, who are the Pan- taloon = Clown = oe former being generally disgui a frightful mo ny ‘this exhibi- tion, we have been mortified by hear- ing some modern rhodomontades in- troduced about Buonaparte and the Duke of Wellington, and once (hor- resco referens! ) was favoured with the Typitywitchet by way of epilogue. e confess that we have sometimes been almost reconciled to the manner in which the Twelfth-day is kept up, and pleasing visions of Christmas plays and gambols have come before us ; yet it is not quite as it should be. This day has long been observed with great festivities, in most parts of Europe, to commemorate Melchior, Jasper, and Balthazar, the three Magi, or kings, who came from the East to Bethle- hem to worship our Saviour, on the twelfth day from his Nativity ; having occupied the intervening time in tra- velling, being miraculously directed and supported, and requiring neither sleep norrefreshment. It is well known that they respectively offered gold, myrrh, and frankincense ; and a simi- lar offering is still made on the part of our King, at the Chapel Royal. Among the gol presented were, according to tradition, thirty of the identical pieces given by Abraham forthe cave of Mach- pelah, which, after passing through different hands, had come into the pos- session of Melchior; subsequently they were paid to Judas for betraying our Saviour. The whole tradition is cu- rious; and the manner of reconciling the term “ pieces of silver,” with this money coined from the purest gold of Arabia, ingenious, but foreign to our resent purpose. It was formerly, as 1s well known, the custom to put a bean into a cake made of flour, honcy, ginger, and pepper; sometimes a pea Remarks on the Holiday Times of Old. 229 was added for the Queen. The cake was then divided into several portions, allowing one for our Saviour, one for the Virgin, and the same for the three Kings "twhich were all given to the poor), and one portion for each of the yan oe. b the ppy man who found the n in his share, was installed King for the evening, and chose the Ministers of State, Maids of Honour, &c. In later times the bean was dis- used, and tickets were prepared, in- scribed with the name of King, Mi- nisters, &c. who were thus chosen b lot. At present, it is true that the characters of King and are drawn for, but instead of Ministers, &c. being chosen by them or by lot, we have burlesque cards for Billy But- ton, Polly Wryneck, and such silly in- congruous personages. To get rid of these, and nominate their wonted pre- decessors, is now the most ingenious way to make a Twelfth Night festi- val agreeable and entertaining. —-@— Mr. Ursan, Leyton, Feb. 17. |b gem have been long enter- tained concerning’ the etymo- logy of the word Oriel, as applied to the College of that name at Ox- ford. And, in the absence of authen- tic information, (which is generall supplied by the Records of the Col. lege itself,) conjectures, more or less plausible, have been resorted to, as the only substitutes. ‘‘ Conjectures”* agree, for the most part, that Oriel is derived from the Latin words aurea, and aula; and they proceed to ex- plain the different meanings of those words in their insular significations, detached from Oriel, or any other College. Having so done, they rest satisfied with the explanation. Some indeed derive Oriel from the Latin Ori- entalis; because, forsooth, the Colle; has an eastern aspect! Others refer to the “‘ Aurea Camera,” or place set apart for the Abbot of a Monastery, whose table, say they, commonly stood at the end, or one side of the “ Re- fectory ;” not forgetting to inform us that the ** Refectories”” of Monasteries are usually furnished with buffets that contain valuable golden plate, &c. &c. Others again ascribe its etymology to the Oriel window of architects; inas- much as that a window, of the like description, may be seen over the Por- tal of Oriel College ! ’ But in your number, Mr. Cie, or 230 for November last (p. 424) is a com- nication on the subject from Mr. 7" H. Blandford. This Gentleman’s communication yee me as yoting t once to the sight etymology Driel although he himself does not seem to have been aware of the cir- gumstance. He tells us, that in an old book, entitled ‘‘ Oxonia Ilustra- ta,’’ published in 1675, is the follow- ing subscription, under the Bird’s Eye View of Oriel College. ; “Collegium Oxoniense, quod in Chart’ primarie suze fundationis Do- mus sey Aula B. Marie Virginis nun- c fuit, et ex additione Messu- agi pE OrtEL, hodiernum illud no- men traxisse videtuy.” So that, ac- cording to this subscription in the old book, the original chartered name of Oriel College was that of the Blessed Virgin (perhape St. Mary Hall), and that it assumed its | cm name, upon taking in the adjoining House pg Ortet for its enlargement. Houses, it is well known. were and are fre- quently denominated by the proper names of their owners; and that such was the case, in the present instance, is highly probable. And from the refix de before the name, it was ap- parently either French, or of French extraction. Many families in France have borne, and probably still bear, the name of Oriel, or one of similar sound, differently spelt. To instance only a few. Peter Oriol, or Aureole, (whose Latin signature was Aureolus) was a learned Cordelier, and Professor of Divinity at Paris, in the fourteenth century, and was held in such high reputation as to be surnamed “ le Docteur eloquent.” Peter d’Oriolle (with the Prefix) was Chancellor of France in the fifteenth century. And Blaise d’ Auriol (with the Prefix also) was Professor of Canon Law at Tou- louse in the sixteenth century. — Etymologists, in the opinions of rsons who are not such, are apt to stretch their imaginations now and then beyond all suber bounds; and not wnioamatly, to the length of absurdity. Yet, were I not fearful of incurring the like reproach, I might thaps be induced to ‘‘ communi- cate” to your readers, that Auriol is an old French word for Mackarel; as is Oriel for a porch, or gallery; and from thence to conclude (etymologi- cally) that the inmates of Oriel Col- lege were the first who ate ‘* Macka- rel” in “a porch, or gallery.” R.S. Oriel College.—Royal Palace at Westminster. (March, Rovat Patraces. E are y in having contri. : buted, by raising our feeble voice nst the destruction of the ancient Palace of our Kings at West- minster, to excite the attention of our Legislators to the report of the threat- ened destruction of the Painted Cham- ber, the House of Lords, and the few interesting portions of this once splen- did Palace (see our last Volume, pp. 99, 101,489). It gives us real pleasure to announce that the subject is likely to be at least well weighed before farther progress is made in this sweeping ha- voc. The following full report of a de- bate in a Committee of Supply, March 1, in which the Royal Palaces became the subject of discussion, will be read with interest by our antiquarian read- ers : Mr. Herrigs proposed the following Re- solution : * For the Expence of Public Works, and the Repairs of Public Buildings, 40,0001.” The lution being put by the Chair- man— Mr. Bankes said, before the House agreed to this vote, he wished to make a few observations on the very unsatisfactory manner in which alterations had been made in the neighbourhood of both Houses of Parliament. He was desirous also to be informed what further alterations it was proposed to make. If the House were made aware of what was intended to be done, they would, he had 7, Grits feel some hesita- tion in ti sums nece: to ac- meek "fie witnessed “As high in air his lance tae With well-directed might ; Back came the lance into his hand, Like urchin’s ball, or juggler’s wand, And twice again at his command, Whirl’d its unerring flight.— While doubting whether skill or charm Had thus inspir’d the Minstrel’s arm, The Saxons saw the wond'rous dart Fix’d in their standard-bearer’s heart. * From Mr. Amyot’s Defence of the An- tiquity of the Bayeux Tapestry, in Archeo- logia, vol. XIX. p. 206. Now thrice aloft his sword he threw, *Midst sparkling sun-Leams dancing, And downward thrice the weapon flew, Like meteor o'er the evening dew, From summer sky swift glancing : And while amazement gasp'd for breath, Another Saxon groan’d in death. More wonders yet !—on signal made, With mane erect, and eye-balls flashing, The well-taught courser rears his head, His teeth in ravenous fury gnashing ; He snorts—he foams—and upward springs— Plunging he fastens on the foe, And down his writhing victim flings Crush’d by the wily Minstrel’s blow. , Thus seems it to the hostile band Enchantment all, and fairy land. Fain would I leave the rest unsung :— The Saxon ranks, to madness stung, Headlong rush’d with frenzied start, Hurling javelin, mace, and dart : No shelter from the iron shower, Sought Taillefer in that sad hour ; Yet still he beckon’d to the field, ‘ ‘*Frenchmen, come on—the Saxons yield— Strike quick—strike home—in Roland's name— For William’s glory—Harold’s shame.” Then piere’d with wounds, stretch’d side by side, The Minstrel and his courser died. Be — THE MOSS ROSE. , THE angel who tends on the flow’rs, And sprinkles them nightly with dew: Reposing one day in their bow’rs, A Rose-bush a shade round him threw. Awak’uing with smiles full of love, And pleas’d with his fragrant re He thought of some token to _ How much he regarded the _ sone He said, my dear Child, for thy shade, Of me ask what favour you please; I'll grant it; for by thy sweet aid I’ve slumber’d with pleasure and ease. Confer then on me, I desire, The Rose’s mild spirit reply’d, A charm that each maid will admire, And wear in her bosom with pride. With Moss I will deck thee, my Child, The Moss Rose in future thy name ; Thus Nature with Graces so mild Will add to thy beauty and fame. Ye fair cnes must all now confess, That rubies and diamonds are nought, When summon’d to finish your dress, Compar’d with what Nature points out. Seaham, Fel. 5. Ricuarp Watts. HI8- 1824.) { 263 ] HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. ——> — PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. House or Commons, Feb. 23. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward his FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT for this and two succeeding years. He com- menced with a concise statement of the — income and expenditure, “a ates t portunity of ratulating the House of ac ion yy are fs of ive prosperity afforded by flou- rishing condition of the Customs and the other chief branches of the Revenue. Hav- ing paid some compliments to the Emperor of Austria for the portion of his debt which he has agreed to discharge, the Chancellor of the Exchequer proceeded to communicate the measures which he should pro for the arrangement and disposition "a de Revenue. The ‘God send” from Austria, he said, afforded in the first place, an opportunity for fulfulling the declared intention of Parliament, by a fur- ther grant in favour of the interests of reli- ion; he should therefore propose 500,000/. for the erection of Churches. He should also propose to grant 800,000/. by two an- nual instalments, for the repairs of Windsor Castle, and other grants for the King’s li- brary, and for the purchase of Mr. Anger- stein’s pictures, which were, he said, valued at 57,000/. and would lay a foundation for a national gallery of paintings worthy of the taste and wealth of England. These were all the contingent expenses, which he ob- served were more than provided for by the contingent Revenue. Taking the present state of the Revenue as his term of compu- tation, he calculated, that at the termination of three years, were not the present peace interrupted, we should have, upon the four years ending in 1827, a clear surplus of 4,136,000. The whole of this surplus he would apply to the remission of taxes to the amount of a million annually according to the following classification : A peer of the Rum wan of 1s. 14d. genta .150,000 A Remission Trae London Coal duty of 3s. 4d. per chaldron, accompanied by a permission to introduce inland coal—nominal loss 200,0002. actual loss..........+< eee A Reduction of the Import and of the Export duties on wool each to one penny per 100,000 oe Oeeccccccsecccoscese erereee 350,000 A Reduction of the Silk duties... 462,000 The Chancellor of the Exchequer declared an intention of abolishing the whole system of bounties, beginning with the bounties on the whale and herring fisheries, and the bounties upon coarse linens (under 7d. a yard), and eding by a gradual reduc- tion of the bounties on other linens, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. With respect to the liquidation of the 4 per cents. which was the immediate object of his motion, Mr. Robinson observed, that the necessity of giving six months notice of payment, which existed in the case of the 4 per cents. rendered it impossible for him to follow exactly the course taken by his predecessor in dealing with the 5 per cents. with regard to which no notice was required. The necessity of notice compelled him to invite the assent of the Stockholders to a commutation, instead of challenging their dissent. He would, therefore, he said, give notice to the holders of 4 per cents, stock, that if they did not stock at 34 per cent. (100/ for 1001.) they should be paid off in October next; but that such as would accept the p commutation should be entitled to a guarantee of 34 per cent. should not be paid off for five years. The whole amount of 4 per cents. outstand- ing, he rated at 75 millions, one third of which he pro to pay off or commute annually, until the whole should be liqui- dated. Resolutions, founded on the details for reducing the interest on the 4 per cents. were then read and agreed to. Feb. 24. Mr. Williams brought forward his proposed motion for a Committee to in- quire into the forms and practices of the Court or Cuancery, with a view to their reformation. The learned Gentleman intro- duced his motion in a speech of great length, oe for its temper, ingenuity, and legal learning. The topics of it were the vexatious delays and ruinous expenses of suits in Equity. — Mr. Peel vindicated the Lord Chancellor from every imputation of self- interested conduct, but confessed the ex- istence to an intolerable extent of the griev- ances adverted to by Mr. Williams; these grievances had not escaped the Chancellor or the Government, the former having sug- gested the issuing of a Commission of In- quiry to investigate the matter, and the lat- ter having adopted the suggestion. Feb. 26. Mr. Alercromby, having first caused to be read the Petition frem the City of Edinburgh, which he presented last year, moved for leave to bring in a bill to — the 264 the effectual Representation of the Ciry or Epixsurcu im Parliament. In support of his proposition, he stated the Petition of last year was signed by seven thousand householders, rated at 5/. per annum and upwards, and that these were three-fourths in number of the actual number of house- holders so rated. He said, that though the City of Edinburgh contained one hundred thousand persons, the most orderly and in- telligent in his Majesty’s dominions, though the ber of householders was 21,000, of whom 10,000 were rated at 5/, and upwards ; notwithstanding that Edinburgh possessed all these claims to a popular representation, the nominal constituents of the Member for Edinburgh were but the 33 members of the Town Council, and the actual electors were nineteen of that body who nominated them- selves and their colleagues.—Mr. S. Wort- ley opposed the motion as contrary to the spirit of the Act of Union, and as an uncalled for example of dangerous innovation.—On a division it was rejected by a majority of 92 to 75. March 1. Mr. Alercromby moved to ob- tain leave to establish in evidence certain words used by the Lord Chancellor, in the Court of Chancery, on Saturday Feb. 28, which words the honourable Member con- strued to impute to himself the assertion of a falsehood in a speech delivered in Parlia- ment, and by consequence to constitute a breach of the privileges of the House. The following were the particular words ascribed to the Lord Chancellor: ** With respect to = and re-hearings, it is sup- posed that I have heard them on new evi- dence, and thereby brought discredit on some part of the Court. Iv 1s aN UTTER Fatsenoop! ‘Therefore, really, before things are so represented, particularly by gentlemen with gowns on their Lacks, they should at least take care to be accurate, for it ts their business to be so.” —Mr.Brougham, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. JV. Williams, Sir James Mackintosh, &c. &c. supported the motion, which on the other hand, was opposed by Messrs. Canning, Peel, Wynn, and the Al- torney and Solicitur-General_——The motion for calling evidence to the Bar was ulti- mately rejected by a majority of 151 to 102. March 4. AQ Petition for the Sirk Weavers of Coventry came under discus- sion, complaining that the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s proposition of admitting French silks was likely to destroy their trade. The petitioners claimed the protec- tion of the Legislature, on the ground that while the Corn Laws remained in force, and while they had to support a much greater weight of taxation than any other Euro- pean manufacturers, they could not contend upon equal terms with the silk weavers of Knee. In presenting the Petition, Mr. Proceedings in the present Session of Parliament. {Mareh, Ellice observed, as a remarkable coincidence, that while the master manufacturers were preparing it, the working weavers were as- sembling to strike for higher wages,—Mr. Rotertson defended the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as greatly be- neficial to the parties who were now remon- strating against it. March 5. The Sirk Trave was again under discussion, upon the presentation of a Pe- tition from Taunton by Mr. Baring. The Hon. Member, in his introductory speech, tuok occasion to express an opinion that the Chancellor of the Exchequer was pushing too far the abstract principles of political economy. He said, that without a repeal of the Corn Laws, an absolute emaucipation of Foreign Trade would be partial and unjust, and se to the British manufacturer ; and explained, that his own opinions of free trade went only to the liberation of domes- tic commerce,—Mr., Ellice, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Denman, Mr. T. Wilson, Sir J. Wrot- tesley, and Mr. Portman, supported the prayer of the Petition; as did Sir Thomas Lethbridge, who ridiculed the zeal for theo- rising, manifested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and observed, that as to the Corn Laws, for himself he was not unwilling to see them somewhat relaxed, as he wished to see corn no higher than at present, ‘live and let live” being the maxim of the agri- cultural interest. The proposed regulation of the Silk Duties was, on the other hand, supported by Messrs. Canning, Peel, Hus- kisson, Hume, Haldimand, Materly, Phil- lips, J. Smith, 1V. Smith, and Sir J. New- port. In consequence of the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, through in- disposition, Mr. Huskisson undertovk to move the resolutions in the Committee oF Ways anv Means. Mr. Huskisson then proceeded to move the resolutions relative to the Sitk Trape. He commenced with a repetition of all the usual arguments in favour of the utmost freedom of commerce, and then proceeded to draw an analogy as to what the British Silk Trade might be, from what the British Cotton Trade had become. The exports of manufactured Cotton had, he said, mul- tiplied since 1780 in the prodigious ratio of forty to one, though this might be called‘an exotic manufacture, while the export of Woollen—our native manufacture, had in the same period increased only one third. He disclaimed any impatience to put in practice the doctrines of political economy which he entertained ; but he explained that the present condition of the world offered opportunities to secure the Silk Trade which might never return. The question of time, he said, had given him much uneasiness, as every period upon which he could fix must affect injuriously one interest or an- other ; 1824.) other; he had, however, finally come to the determination that, as respected the reduc- tion of the import duties on raw silk, the earliest period would be the best, and he should therefore propose, that that measure should come into operation on the 25th inst. instead of the 5th July, as at first in- tended by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The removal of the prohibitory duties upon foreign manufactured silks might, he thought, be advantageously postponed ; and he should therefore fix, fur the removal of those du- ties, the 5th of July 1826. (The annun- ciatien of this postponement was received with loud cheers in the House; and with a very extraordinary expression of satisfaction and gratitude by the silk-weavers in the gal- lery, passages, and streets—a clapping of hands, which lasted several minutes.) The Right Hon. Gentleman then entered into an explanation of the mode in which he pro- posed, by way of drawbacks, to meet the case of persons holding large quantities of silk, for which they had paid the duties.— Mr. Baring opposed the whole plan as likely to ruin the working silk-weavers, and to frighten the master manufacturers to withdraw their capital from a trade in which they would have to contend with the greater skill, more perfect machinery, and lower rate of wages, of their French rivals. — Mr. Wallace supported the measure, as did some other Members; and Mr. Davenport, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Alderman Heygate, and several others, opposed it. The resolution was agreed to without a division. March 9. Mr. Grattan presented a Pe- tition from some of the Irish Roman Ca- TuoLtic Bisnors, complaining that the money bestowed by Parliament for the edu- cation of the poor in Ireland, was confided almost exclusively to the management of Protestants who were in the habit of teach- ing the children, committed to their care, to read the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment, contrary to the practice and interests of the Roman Catholic Church.— Mr. Goulburn resisted the object of the Pe- titioners, which, he said, was nothing less than to obtain a separate fund for the ex- clusive edueation of Catholics.—Sir J. New- port lamented the presentation of the Peti- tion, which is considered likely to injure the interests of the Catholics —Mr. Daw- son made some objection against the as- sumption of the title of Bishops by the Petitioners, which assumption was de- fended by Mr. Plunkett,—Mr. Abercromly avowed his approbation of the course which had been taken by the “< Kildare-street So- ciety of Dublin,” to which the Parliamentary Grants had been made; and Mr. V. Fitz- gerald stated that in only six years the So- met had multiplied the number of schouls in the Counties of Cork and Limerick, from 3 to 108.—Mr. D. Brown professed to con- Gent. Mac. March, 1824. 10 Proceedings in the present Session of Parliament. eur in the views of the Catholic Bishops,— Mr. Peel said, that in educating the Irish poor, two objects ought to be kept always 265 in view. The first was, to unite Catholics and Protestants, as far as possible, in the course of education; and the second was, to studiously avoid any approach to proselyt- ism. These objects had never, he said, been lost sight of by the ‘* Kildare-street Society.” Mr. Goullurn moved for leave to bring in a Bit to amend the Irish Tirne Act. of last year. He gave an explanation of his intended alterations.—Mr. Grattan alluded to severel defects in the Bill of last year, of which he ‘had personal experience. — Mr. Hume said that there was but one remedy, and that was to break up the Church Esta- blishment in Ireland.—Mr, Peel reproved the last speaker with some severity; and, after a short conversation, leave was granted. Qe House or Lorps, March 15. The Marquis of Lansdown moved an ad- dress to the Throne, recommending the im- mediate recognition of the South Tecsttom States, and enforced his motion in a speech of extraordinary ability, by arguments drawn from the strength and stability of the States in question, the utter impossibility of their being ever re-conquered by Spain, and the wisdom and justice of Great Britain’s form- ing the most intimate connection with the free governments of the New World, as a support and counterpoise against the conspiracy of Despots on the Continent of Europe.—The Earl of Liverpool avowed his cordial concurrence in all the general ropositions and principles advanced by the Noble Marquis, but defended the deliberation of Ministers in acknowledging the independ- ence of the South American States, by a reference to the history of Spain and her colonies during the period which had elapsed from the first manifestation of a desire of independence on the part of the latter. Through the early part of this period, he said, we were in the closest alliance with Spain, and could not therefore interfere to aid her revolted colonies; and subsequently the weak and distracted state of that king- dom would have rendered any unkind inter- ference on our part in the highest degree dishonourable. He maintained, however, that, though under these circumstances the British Government has abstained from a formal recognition, it had, by its injunction against foreign interference, and by the ab- juration of such interference, which it ex- torted from France, rendered services to the South Americans worth a thousand recog- nitions. He concluded by proposing an amendment expressive of the confidence of the House in the measures of Government. —Lords Calthorpe and Roseberry supported the amendment, and Lord Ellentorough op- posed it. On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of 95 to 24, : n 266 In the House or Commons the same day, Mr. Hume renewed his efforts to procure the abolition of military flogging. ‘The motion was opposed with much ability by Sir HM. Vivian, who asserted (while he lamented the fact) that flogging was indispensable to the discipline of the army. Mr. Hume’s mo- tion was rejected by a majority of 127 to 47, House or Commons, March 16. The great question of the condition of the West Indian slaves came under discus- sion, The speech of Mr. Canning was full, clear, and candid, and of the mildest and most conciliating temper. That the com- munications made in it partook of the satisfactory character, will he seen by the following abstract of the order in Council, by which a milder treatment of the Negro was enjoined to persons in authority: 1. The use of the whip, so indecent and so shocking, is to be utterly abolished in re- yard to female slaves.—2. The whip is no longer borne by the driver in the field; to be no longer emploved as a summary punish- ment of the male Negroes; to be wholly laid aside as a siimulus to lalour, and resorted to only as a chastisement for misbehaviour, deliberately proved and recorded.—3. Am- le provision is to be made for the religious instruction of the Negroes, by the appoint- ment of two Bishops, with regular clergy uuder them.—4. Marriage is to be encou- raged, families never to be separated, and the property of the slave is to be protected by positive law.—5. Banks are to be esta- blished, in which the slave may deposit his earnings; the money so placed to be sacred, in all cases, from the master’s grasp.—é. The testimony of slaves, under certain limi- tations depending on personal character, is to be received in all civil cases, except when the master’s immediate interests are con- bORELGN FRANCE. On Monday the 22d iust. the King of France opened the Session of 1824. ‘The King’s Address to the Chambers was re- ceived with great enthusiasm. It breathed the spirit of conciliation, but contained no- thing extraordinary. The Journal des De- tats has a triumphant article upon the re- sult of the late elections, which appears to have been such as to afford to the Royalists some ground for exultation, The Opposi- tion, which in the last Chamber nuinbered 116 Members, is said now to muster but 17; and what is, perhaps, of more importance to the ease of the Ministry than the mere numerical decrease — Manuel, and other liberal orators, are among the ex- cluded. SPAIN. Accounts fiom Madrid state, that Ferdi- naud has relaxed in his severity to the Con- Proceedings in Parliament.—Foreign News. [March, cerned, and in all criminal cases, exeept when the life of a white’ person is involved, —7. The slave who has acquired a certain sun of moncy is to have the power of pur- chasing his own manumission, or that of his wife or child; and thus the father may be- come, as it is fit he should, the instrument of liberty to his offspring. In the first in- stance, the experiment is to he tried in the conquered colonies alone; and it is hoped that the old English colonies, with the ad- vantage of their Legislative Assemblies, will not fail to follow so excellent an example.— Mr. Canning obtained leave to bring in a bill making the slave-trade piracy. March 18. Lord J. Russel brought for- ward a motion respecting the occupation of Spain by France. He ad:nitted that, in the present posture of public affairs, this coun- try ought not to court a war; but he con- tended that Ministers might, without dan- ger of provoking hostilities, interpose to for- bid an invasion of South America, by Spain, so long as Spain remains under the dominion of France. — Sir Rotert [Hilson supported the Noble Lord’s proposition in an explicit and very temperate speech.—Mr. Canning replied to the arguments of Lord J. Russell and Sir R. Wilson, speaking with the ut- most kinduess of the latter. He maintained that the continuance of the French army in Spain was not desireable nor desired by the French Government, but that it was necessary to save the people of Spain from mutual destruction; in conclusion, he ani- madverted, in a very happy vein of plea- santry, upon the romantic expeditions of Sir R. Wilson and Lord Nugent, styling the noble adventurer ** an enormous breach—of neutrality.” — An amendment approving of the measures of ministers, proposed by Mr. Littleton, was carried without a division. NEWS. stitutionalists, at the intercession of the French Ambassador and Sir W. A’Court. He had, indeed, positively refused to grant the amnesty so long desired and expected, but had ordered the Governors of the pro- vinces to issue circulars, calling upon the authorities to alter their mode of conduct towards the Constitutionalists. The Spanish provinces are tolerably tran- quil, but trade is at a stand, and the greatest distress prevails, so that the emigrations are numerous. A Decree establishes a Junta of Ministers, which is to draw up a plan for the education of youth, of which religion will be the basis. Vosts are established for the security of Madrid, which communicate at night with the sentinels. Intelligence has arrived, that the Alge- rines have already taken 10 Spanish vessels; and that in a landing, effected during the night on the coast of Valencia, they —_ 0 1824.] off 47 persons, men, women, and children, as slaves. ITALY AND SWITZERLAND. Letters from Rome, dated March 6, state that great mortality prevails there in conse- quence of the intense cold. The mountains in the neighbourhood were covered with snow, and the Argentina theatre had been closed for several days, owing to the illness of the principal singers caused by cold taken at the theatre. The accounts from Switzer- land speak of the winter there as one of the most severe that has been known for several years—at a short distauce from Berne, an avalanche had carried away a building and animals to a distance of nearly 1000 yards. GREECE AND TURKEY. Interesting information relative to the af- fairs of Greece has been received in London. The Hon. Leicester Stanhope, who had been for some time attempting to form a corps of artillery, has at length succeeded to the ut- most extent of his wishes, and now boasts that the Greeks have a force more than suf- ficient to reduce all the fortresses in the hands of the Turks. Lord Byron continues the soul of the Greek cause, and is every where popular. The Porte has made a strong remonstrance to our Ambassador, Lord Strangford, on the interference of Lord Byron and other Eng- lishmen in its quarrel with the Greeks. The Greeks have seized some Austrian vessels, attempting to convey supplies to the garrison of Patras, and refuse to restore them. AFRICA. By dispatches received at the Admiralty from Vice-admiral Sir Harry Neale, dated the 25th of February, off Algiers, it ap- pears that Sir Harry was maintaining a strict blockade of that port. The Algerines appear to have heen suc- cessful in cruising against the Spaniards. The captain of a vessel arrived at Gibraltar, from Oran, on the Sth inst. reported having met an Algerine squadron off that port, re- turning to Algiers to refit, having “a Spa- nish prizes in company. SOUTH AMERICA. The Emperor of the Brazils has pub- lished the project of a new Constitution, which declares Brazil independent, and esta- blishes an hereditary, constitutional, and re- resentative monarchy. Both Houses of gislation are to be elective; and the elective franchise is extended to all free Brazilian subjects, with the exception of servants and paupers. The deputies are to he elected for four years, the senators for life. It appears, by letters from Mexico to the Foreign News. 267 2d of February, that 2 commotion took place in that city onthe 23d of January, and five following days, which had its origin in an attempt of Lobato, the General com~ manding the troops in the capital, to dictate to the Congress and Executive Power mea= sures for removing all European Spaniards, and ‘* Americans, little attached to the sys- tem of liberty,” from employments under the Repnblic. The Congress seemed to have been alarmed at this demonstration, and so far submitted, as to declare that the Spaniards should be removed from their em- ployments; but in the mean time ordered the troops to lay down their arms. On the 24th the Generals and Commandants in Chief of the corps in quarters at Mexico met and came to the resolution, that they would not lay down their arms till the Sove- reign Constituent Congress placed the Execu- tive Power in the hands of Americans of known patriotic sentiments. The disturb- ances continued to the 27th, when, in con- sequence of the secession of a great part of the troops from their Commanders, the Con- gress were enabled to cause the heads of the insurrection to be arrested. One was shot, and 22 ordered to be tried by Councils of War; and up to the date of the latest ad- vices tranquillity had not again been inter- rupted. Advices of the disperson of the Inde- pendents under General Santa Cruz, neat the river Desaguadero, and their subsequent evacuation of Upper Peru, have been re- ceived. The fruits of the whole of the last campaign in Upper Peru have consequently been lost by the Independents, and much must now depend on General Bolivar’s energy and resources. According to the latest accounts fromm Lima, Bolivar wes then at that place, and in the exercise of the supreme authority. ‘The Congress had been dissolved, and a military government substi- tuted in the mean time. His Excellency is said to have succeeded in establishing peace and union amongst the Patriots; and it was expected that he would soon be able to take the field with an army of upwards of 11,400 mea. WEST INDIES. Jamaica Papers of the sth ult. state that fourteen slaves were tried at Montego bay on the 28th Jan. on an indictment for com- bining in a rebellious conspiracy. ‘Thirteen were found guilty and one discharged, the evidence against him having been deemed insufficient. Three of the convicted ne- groes were sentenced to be transported off the island for life, and the others to con- finement in the workhouse for different terms, nove of which exceed twelve months, to be kept to hard labour and to be whipped twice, not exceeding thirty-nine lashes each time. SOUTH 268 SOUTH PACIFIC. OranelrTE. The following interesting particulars are extracted from a letter, dated May 13,1823 : *« The Isle of Otaheite is now so different from what it was in the time of Captain Cook, in 1767, that it is impossible for me to give you a complete idea in so short a letter, written in all haste. The Mission- aries have totally changed the direction of the morals and customs of the inhabitants. Idolatry exists no longer: Christianity is generally adopted. ‘The women now behave with extraordinary reserve; they no longer go on-board the ships; and even on land it is impossible to form with them the least con- nection, or the least attachment. Marriages are contracted as in Europe ; even the King, at present, can have but one wife. The prac- tice of destroying children, and human sa- crifices, no longer take place; almost all the inhabitants can read and write ; they all Foreign News.— Domestic Occurrences. [March, have religious books written in their lan- guage, and printed in the island. Sixty-six magnificent churches have been built, and twice a week the people go in devotion to hear the preacher. indivi s are often seen taking notes with pencil and paper of the most interesting passages of the sermon. The Missionaries yearly convoke at Paparo the whole of the population, which amounts to 7000 souls. is Assembly is at present holden. There is now a discussion going on respecting a new code of laws, and the prin- cipal chiefs of the nation ascend the tribune, and speak for whole hours with a vehemence truly extraordinary. About two months ago - — = Otaheite declared itself in- dependent of England; it onl nises ier Wietnantee. A red flag, wth 0 chine star in the upper corner, is now mounted on the point which Bougainville’ named Point Venus.” -~—-@— DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. We regret exceedingly to state, that the disturbances in Limerick, Cork, and Kil- kenny, continue. They are of a nature that must inflict pain on every man who has a re- gard for this miserable country and its wretch- ed inhabitants, to whatever rank or class they may belong. In Kildorrery, Cork, a murder has been committed on a man named Sullivan. Near Buttevant, in the same county, the house of Mr. Ilward, a farmer, was burnt. In Tipperary, near New Inn, a man of the name of Conway had his skull fractured, of which he died. Mr. Marum, in Kilkenny, was waylaid and murdered. At or near Callan, in the same county, one Long, a process-server, who endeavoured to levy tithes, was murdered on the same day. In Limerick they are continuing to arrest under the Insurrection Act. Sixteen men were taken up on the 20th inst. in Kil- meady in the county of Dublin. The Survey of Ireland is finally decided upon. Major Colby is to have the direction, and to increase the rapidity of it, twenty ca- dets who have left the Woolwich academy, and are waiting for Commissions in the Ord- nance Quen, kon been ordered on that ser- vice. By the 29th March they were to be at Cardiff for further instruction in Land Surveying, under Mr. Dawson of the late Corps of Draftsmen, with whom they will remain about six weeks, and then proceed to Treland. The attention of the English capitalists has at length been drawn to Ireland. A company has been for some time forming under the auspices of the leading Irish houses, for working collieries and mines in that country, which has been ascertained to abound in coal and minerals. The un- dertaking is warmly seconded hy the most distinguished of the nobility and gentry con- nected with Ireland, as also by the principal London companies holding large landed pro- perty in the island. A meeting was lately held at Dublin, Lord Cloncurry in the Chair, when it was agreed to form an association for the purpose of draining the bogs of Ireland. It is caleu- lated that there are about 3,000,000 acres of such land in the sister kingdom. The meeting resolved to apply to Parliament for an act; and a great number of persons en- rolled their names for shares of the new society. The labourers employed by the trustees of the turnpike-road, in digging gravel in a pit nearly opposite the Marquis of Granby public-house, near Reading, have discovered the skeletons of at least 45 human bodies ; and as they proceed in their excavations are still discovering more. From the man- ner in which the bodies appeared to have been heaped together, there can be little doubt but they are the remains of an army —and, it is most probable, of that com- manded by the Earl of Essex, during the riod of the rebellion, as it appears from rd Clarendon, that in the early part of 1643 the Earl marched from Windsor with an army of sixteen thousand foot, and above three thousand horse, with an intention of besieging the town, which was then one of the King’s garrisons, though but meanly fortified; and that during such siege ‘‘ there were from the town frequent sallies with good success, and very many soldiers and some officers of the enemy were killed.” LON- 1824.] LONDON AND ITS VICINITY. The communications with France and Spain, relative to the South American pro- vinces, presented to both Houses of Par- fiament on the 4th instant, are of consider- able interest ; as declaring the decided policy pursued by this country. They comprise a memorandum of a conference held on the 9th of last October, between the Prince de Polignac and Mr. Canning—a letter of the 30th of December from Sir W. A’Court, with its inclosures—and a letter of the 30th of January from Mr. Canning to Sir William, On the part of France, the most important feature of the conference is a precise decla- ration that the French Government abjured, in any case, any design in acting against the Colonies by force of arms. She also for- mally disclaims any desire to appropriate any part of them to herself; and regards as hopeless the idea of reducing Spanish Ame- rica to the state of its former relation to Spain. On the part of Spain, an earnest desire is expressed that all the Allies would agree to a conference at Paris, to devise means of adjusting the affairs of South America; and King Ferdinand declares his willingness to consider of the alterations which events have produced in his American Provinces, and of the relations which during the disorders have been formed with com- mercial nations. On the part of England, it is declared, as matter of opinion, that the recognition of such of the new States as have established de facto their separate political existence, cannot be longer delayed ; the British Government has no desire to anticipate Spain in that recognition ; but even before many months elapse, the desire of leaving the precedency to the latter may be overborne by considerations of a more comprehensive nature. Should Spain de- termine on recognising any of the new States, Great Britain would willingly afford its countenance to a negotiation on that basis. She asks no exclusive privilege of trade for herself, but merely a free trade for all, allowing Spain herself to preserve su- perior commercial advantages. After these explicit declarations, a conference with the Allied Powers on the subject appears use- less, and is, therefore, declined by his Majesty. paper has been printed by order of the House of Commons, presenting an abstract of the net public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom for the last year; by which it appears that the income paid to the Exchequer in the year ending Jan. 5, 1824, was 57,672,9991. 8s. 44d. the ex- penditure 50,962,014/. 17s. 114d. leaving a surplus of 6,710,984/. 10s. 53d. The Report of the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to inquire into the state of the laws, and their con- sequences, respecting artizans leaving the kingdom and residing abroad, the exporta- Domestic Occurrences. 269 tion of machinery, &c. and the Workmen's Combination Law, has been published, to- gether with the evidence. It is clearly proved by several engineers and others, that these laws are not only inoperative, but in numerous cases tend to produce the evils they are intended to prevent ; and that their effect is to throw the whole of the manufacture of machinery for foreign coun- tries into the hands of those who can easily procure all the plans, specifications of im- rovements of machinery, &c. and who are ed by this to entice the best workmen abroad, with promises of great pecuniary advantages, which in almost every instance are broken; and by the present state of the laws, these individuals are prevented return- iug to their own country. Almost all the witnesses agree, that if t laws were ab- rogated, it would be far more difficult to inveigle the workmen ; and that our natural advantages and acquired skill would ensure us the almost exclusive manufacture of ma- chinery for the world, and not place our ma- nufacturers in a more disadvantageous state than at present. The Combination Laws are also stated to give rise, in the far greater majority of instances, to the very evils they were adopted to prevent. His Majesty has decided that the Ceno- taph, to the Princess Charlotte, (see vol. xc. i. 349. xcul. ii, 627) shall be placed in St. George’s Chapel, /Vindsor, near the mortal remains of the lamented Princess. We are glad the public will soon have an opportunity of judging of this effort of the genius of Mr. Matthew Wyatt. Earl Grosvenor has given a piece of ground at Pimlico, whereon a new Church is to be built. The site is near the intended new square, by the King’s Road. March 10. The King has been pleased to decide that one uniform system of Field Ex- ercise and Movement shall be established throughout the army, and all General Of- ficers, Colonels, and Commanding Officers of Corps, are held responsible for the due and accurate performance of every of the Regulations approved by his Majesty, in order that no deviation may creep into practice. March 15. The first pile of the new London Bridge was ra this morning, amidst the cheers of a great number of persons, who had collected on both sides of the water, and on the West side of Lon- don Bridge, to witness the commencement of this undertaking. March 18. A fire broke out in the ex- tensive Wharfs and Warehouses of Messrs. Pickford and Co. on the banks of the City Road Basin. The fire was first observed in the interior of the middle row of Ware- houses, and so rapid was its progress, as to defy every effort to prevent it spreading destruction around, and in a short time it communicated to the building. The en- Sines 270 gines were Nedaienty Soeur into play, partly standing in the Canal, while the fire- men manned a boat, and boldly ventured as near the flames as the scorchinz heat would allow them. ‘The warehouses where the fire originated, being stored with goods, parti- cularly from Liverpool, Manchester, Staf- fordshire, Birmingham, and Sheffield, de- fied all exertions to save a single article. Mr. Pickford’s property, it is said, is in- sured to an amount sufficient to cover his total loss ; but, we regret to state, that such is not the case with a great quantity of mer- chants’ property. March 24. This morning, at three o'clock, the town and neighbourhood of Woolwich was thrown into the greatest confusion by an alarm of fire. It was as- certained that the flames proceeded from the house and premises of Mr. Chambers, baker and flour-factor, and a small cluster of houses called Ashdown, in the parish of Woolwich, and within a few minutes’ walk of the Dock-yard; and in less than ten mi- nutes the whole range of houses composing Ashdown presented one grand mass of flames, illuminating the country round for several miles. ‘The Marines composing the garrison at Woolwich were beat to quart- ers, and 500 men were placed under arms. There are in all twelve houses reduced to ashes, besides several sheds, and some hay and straw ricks. Qe ‘ THEATRICAL REGISTER. New Pieces. Covent Garvey. March 11. A new Comedy, in five acts, entitled, Pride shall have a Fall. It is from the pen of the Rev. George Croly, au- thor of the ** Angel of the World,” ¢*Ca- tiline,” &c. As a dramatic production, it was calculated to excite a powerful interest, and was received with unbounded applause. As a specimen of literary talent, and ster- ling composition, it is in no way unworthy of its author; and we consider that the piece will afford as much gratification by perusal in the closet, as by representation on the stage. The plot is very simple, of which the following is a brief outline. — “¢ Victoria, daughter of a Sicilian merchant, has been betrothed to Lorenzo, an officer of hussars. During his absence on an expedi- tion to Morocco, the merchant has been bequeathed a large estate, and has become Count. Ventoso. The family decide on re- jecting Lorenzo, as an inferior match. He returns, is indignant; and acquainting his brother officers with the insult, determines on degrading the family by a marriage with a man of the lowest order, personating a man of rank. This man is looked for in the public gaol; the family are captivated, and the match is to occur immediately, Lo- Domestie Occurrences.—Theatrical Register. (March, renzo suddenly regrets his vengeance, in- terferes, and d the impostor. The pride of the family has a fall. Finally, Lo- renzo is ascertained to be of high birth, and the impostor heir to opulence. The daugh- ters find their lovers, and the Count and Countess are secured in their title and for- tune. The scene is iu Palermo.”—The play was announced for repetition amidst rei- terated applause. Several little musical pieces are intro- duced, which are adapted to the Italian and Spanish manner ; but the difficulty, as the writer observes, of reconciling foreign mu- sie with English rhythm, may be some apo- logy for the occasional wai.t of harmony. The following are specimens : Act I. Scene 2. Victoria sings. Love, thou dear deceiver ! Here at length we part; From this moment, never Shalt thou wring my heart. Yet this tear-drop stealing, Yet this throb of pain, Tell me, past concealing, I’m thy slave again. (Italian ) List’ning saints! befriend me; Love! my peace restore ; Pride ! thy spirit lend me ; All will soon be o’er. Leonora sings. (Spanish.) Welcome Duty, Farewell beauty ; Welcome matins, vespers, veils and tapers ! Welconie fasting Everlasting ; Welcome quarrels, scandal, sulks and va- pours! Welcome weeping, Never sleeping ; Farewell dances, Plays, romances, With a lira la, &e. No! let creatures Without features Turn their skins blue, green, and yellow. Farewell ening. Farewell canting, Farewell Nuns su meek, and Monks so mel- low. Welcome wooing, Billet-douxing, Cards, quadrilling, Flirting, killing, With a lira, la, &e. [Spiritedly. [Slowly. Drury Lane. Feb. 24. A new Burlesque, entitled Rum- fustian Inamorata, ov the Court of Quodii- let, from the pen of Mr. Walker. There was a good deal of broad humour in the piece ; and it was well received, having been frequently repeated. 7 PRE- 1824.] Gazette Promotions. War-office, Fel. 20. 10th reg. Foot: Maj.-gen. Sir J. Lambert, K. C. B. to Le Col. rice Maitland, dec.—Maj.-gen. Sir F. Adam, K.C.B. to have the local rank ef Lieut.-gen. in the Ionian Islands —Brevet Major W. G. Moore, of the 1st or Gren. Foot Guards, to be Dep. Quartermaster-gen. to the Forces serving in the Windward and Leeward Is- lauds (with the rank of Lieut.-col. in the army), vice Popham, dec.—Royal Artillery : Major-gen. Sir B. Bloomfield, bart. to be a Col.-commandant, vice Farrington. Feb.27. 12th Drag.: Brevet Major Alex- ander Barton to be Major.—40th Foot: Major Michael Chamberlain, to be Major. Feb. 28. Lieut.-gen, Sir J. Oswald to be K.G.C. of the Bath.— George Colman, esq. to be Licenser of Plays. March 6. Sir Geo. Murray, G, C. B. Lieut.- gen. of the Ordnance —Sir F. Adam, G.C.B. Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands. Carlton House, March 10, — Sheriff for Leicestershire. Charles Godfrey Mundy, of Burton on the Wolds, esq. vice Major. Sir John Owen, Lieutenant of County of Pembroke, took the oaths. War-Office, March 12. 49th Foot, Capt. R. Bartley to he Major.—63d ditto, Major C. George J. Arbuthnot to be Major.—!st West India reg.: Lieut-col. F. F. Brown, to be Lieut.-col.—ed ditto, Major D. Joly to be Maj.—Cape Corps: Lieut.-col. J. Cassidy to be Lieut.-col.—To be Majors in the Army —Capts. A. Lyster, C. W. Kerr, of the ad Royal Vet. Batt., and W. Forrest, of the Hon. East India Company’s service (In- spector of Military Stores), to be Majors in the East Indies only. C. Wetherell, esy. M.P. Solicitor Gene- ral, knighted. EccresiasticaL PrerermMents. Hon. and Rev. Dr. Henry Ryder, Bp of Gloucester, to be Bp. of Lichfield and Coventry, vice Earl Cornwallis, dec. Rev. Christ. Lipscombe, Bp. of Jamaica. Rev. Sam. Slade, D.D. Dean of Chichester. Hon. and Rev. Geo. Pellew, Prebendary of Osbaldwick, in York. Rev. Archdeacon Wrangham, Preb. of York. Rev. Mr. Childers, Prebendary of Ely. Rev. R. Lockwood, Prebendary of Peterbo- rough. Rev. J. Brocklebank, B.D. Willingham R. co. Cambridge. Rev. J. Brooke, Kilmahou R. in diocese of Cloyne. Rev. Edw. Butt, Toller Fratrum R. Dorset, Rev. Wm. Dowell, Home Lacy V. Hereford- shire. Rev. Hartley Dunsford, Fretherne R. Glou- cestershire. Rev. T. S. Escott, Combe Florey R. So- merset. { 271 Jj PROMOTIONS AND PREFERMENTS, Rev. R. Gibson, Bolton-by-the-Sands V. Westmorland. Rev. John Graham, Magilligan Living, in diocese of Derry. Rev. R. Hamond, Beechamwell St. John R. Norfolk, with St. Mary annexed. Rev. T. T. Harrison, Thorpe Morieux R. Suffolk. Rev. W. Holland, Cold Norton R. Essex. Rev. Francis Lear, B.D. Chilmark R. Wilts. Rev. Wm. Mackenzie, Hascomb R. Surrey; and re-instituted to Burgish alias Bur- wash R. and V. Sussex. Rev. D, M’Gillyeuddy, Killough Living, co. Down, Rev. M. Manley, Westwell, Godmersham, and Chatlock VV. Kent. Rev. J. Mitford, Stratford St. Andrew R. Suffolk. Rev. Rob. Nicholl, Lanmace R. Glamor- ganshire. Rev, John Pannell, Ludgershall R, Wilts. Rev, Dr. Phelan, Wexford Living, Ireland. Rev. B. Pope, Nether Stowey V. Somerset. Rev. Richard Fortescue Purvis, Whitsbury V. Wilts. Rev. Windsor Richards, St. Nicholas Living, Glamorganshire. Rev. R. Rose, Frenze R. Norfolk. Rev. Richard Stephens, Belgrave V. Leic. Rev. R. 5S. Stevens, South Petherwyn and Irewen V. Cornwall. Rev. F. Swan, B.D. Swerford R. with Showel Chapelry annexed, co. Oxford. Rev. C. Tookey, Oddingley R. co. Worcester. Rev. S. Turner, Chap!. to Lord Yarborough. Rev. G. Deane, Chapl. to D. of Buckingham. Civit Promotions. T. Jervis, esq. Barrister-at-Law, to he a Welsh Judge, vice Serj. Marshall, dec. Rev. Jos. Cox, Master of Gainsborough Grammar School. MeEMBERS RETURNED TO ParLIAMENT. Annan, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries, Sangu- har, and Lockmaten Burghs. —W. R. Keigh Douglas, esq. Barnstaple.—Frederick Hodgson, esq. vice Michael Nolan, esq. Justice of Brecon, Glamorgan, and Radnor. Cavan County—Henry Maxwell, esq. vice Lerd Farnham. Louth County—John Leslie Foster, vice T. H. Skeffington, now Viscount Ferrard. Oxfordshire.—J. Fane, esq. vice his father. Portarlington.—James Farquhar, esq. vice Ricardo, deceased. Wigtown, Whithorn, New Galloway, and Stranrear Burghs.—Nicolas Conyngham Tindal, esq. vice Sir J. Osborn, bart. one of the Commissioners of Public Accounts. Weoltly.—Lord H, F. Thynne. BIRTHS. { 272 ] [March, BIRTHS. Dec. 17, 1823. At the Cape of Good Hope, Lady Mary Fitzroy, a daughter. Lately. At et Trees, Goudhurst, Kent, the lady of G. A. Pook, esq. a dau.— At Paris, the Marchioness of Worcester, a son and heir.—In Nottingham-place, the lady of Francis Holles Brandram, esq. a son. —At Aberdeen, the lady of Capt. Arrow, R. N. commanding the Coast Guard in that district, a dau.—The lady of Thos, Jervis, esq. of the 6th Drag. Guards, of twin daus. —At Cecil Lodge, the lady of Col. H. S. Osborne, a daughter Jan. 16, 1824. The wife of T. Williams, esq. of Rushden Hall, co.Northampton, a son. Feb.10. At Belton House, Countess Brownlow, a dau.—At Powis Castle, Lady Lucy Clive, a dau.—At Sutton Court Lodge, near Chiswick, Mrs. W. Chuston, a dau.— 13. At Thetford, the wife of Edmund H. Barker, esq. a son.—14. The wife of C. M. 'T. Western, esq. a son.—In Lower Brook- street, the lady of the Hon. Wm. Barring- ton, a son.—16. At Tockington, Glouces- tershire, the wife of Rev. J.J. Cleaver, Rec- tor of Holme Pierrepont, a dau.—17. The wife of David Melville, esq. Dulwich, Sur- rey, of twins—In Whitehall-place, Lady James Stuart, a son.—23. At Hemel Hemp- stead, the wife of Astley Cooper, esq. a son and heir—27. At Twickenham, the wife of Rev. Thos. Vialls, a son.—In Charterhouse- square, Mrs, H. Woodthorpe, a dau.—29. The wife of John Parsons, esq. of Oxford, a son. March 1, At Edinburgh, the Duchess de Coigny, a dau.—At Melford, the wife of Gilbert Affleck, esq. a son and heir.—6. In Devonshire-place, the wife of John Barclay, esq. a dau.—8. In Harley-street, the wife of Wm. Mitchell, esq. a dau.—9. At Youlston, Devon, the wife of Sir Arthur Chichester, a son.—10. At Bath, the wife of Capt. H. Andrews Drummond, a daughter. —=—— MARRIAGES. Dec. 16, 1823. J. S. Henslow, esq. M.A. Professor of Mineralogy at Cambridge, to Harriet, dau. of Rev. G. Jenyns, of Bottis- ham Hall, co. Cambridge. Lately. At Bildestone, Norfolk, Rev. Montagu Oxenden, son of Sir Henry Oxen- den, bart. to Elizabeth, dau. of R. Wilson, esq. At Prestbury, Rev. S. 'T. Roberts, of Ravindon, Rector and Vicar of the Union of Mothel, Kilkenny, to Sarah, dau. of late Sir W. Forbes, bart. of Craigievor, Aber- deenshire. Jan. 9, 1824. At Ashborne, W. Dermer, esq. of Chelsea, to Catherine-Mary, dau. of Rev. Edw. Newton Walter, Rector of Leigh, Essex. 12. Wm. Babington, esq. of St. Joha’s Wood-place, to Katharine, dau. of late Rev. W. Ravenscroft, Prebendary of Rasharkin, in county of Antrim. 13. At Staynton, G. L. Elliot, esq. of Civil Service, Bombay, to Thomasina Gertrude, dau. of H. Leach, esq. of Milford. 14. At Han- over-square, Mr, W. Cooper, of Blackman- street, to Henrietta, dau. of Maj. Saffery, of Norfolk. 15. At Ryde, C. D. Kerr, esq. of Hunter-street, to Susannah, dau. of Josh. Adams, esq. of Bordeaux, 17. At Han- over-square, Lieut.-col. Davies, M.P. to Au- gusta-Anne, only child of late T. Champion de Crespigny, esq. 22. Rich. Oliver Ald- worth, esy. of Newmarket House, co. Cork, to Letitia, eldest dau. of Visc. Ennismore, M.P.——At Eye, co. Hereford, Edm. Pol- lixfen Bastard, esq. of Kitley, Devonshire, M. P. to Anne-Jane, sister to present Lord Rodney. At St. Mary-le-bone, Rev. H. Pepys, Rector of Aspenden, Herts, and of Morton, Essex, son of Sir W. W. Pepys, bt. to Maria, dau. of Right Hon. J. Sullivan, ——23. At Hebburn Hall, Wm. Henry Lambton, esq. brother of J. G, Lambion, esq. M. P. to Henrietta, dau. of Cuthbert Ellison, esq. M. P. 29. Rob. Tibbits, esq. to Miss Sparrow, both of Warwick. ‘eb. 1. In Jersey, Rich. Hayne, esq. to Margaret, dau. of late Jas. Hemery, esq. of Plaisance. 3. Samuel Pope, jun. esq. of Manchester, to Phebe, dau. of Wm. Rush- ton, esq. of Liverpool.—_—_7. J. G. T. Ha- milton, esq. of Gower-street, Bedford-sq- solicitor, to Maria, dau. of W. Mason, esq- of Brixton, 10. Mr. Jas. Winstanley, of Chatham-place, to Mary-Anne, dau. of late S. Rhodes, esq. of Islington. 19. Rev. H. Parr Beloe to Eliz. eldest dau. of Wm. Elkins, esq. of Bridgefoot Heuse, Guildford.——Capt. T. E. Cole, R. N. to Rebecca, dau. of J. Evans, esq. of Saltash. 25. Lieut.-col. Jas. Drummond Butler Elphinstone, son of Hon. W. Fuller E. to Anne Maria, only child of Vice-adm. Sir E. Buller, bart. of Trenan Park, Cornwall. March 1. Rob. Nelson, esq. of Madras Service, son of R. A. Nelson, esq. Sec. of the Navy, to M et, eldest dau. of Jon. Harrison, esq. of Gower-street. 2. Rev. Lord John Thynne to Anne-Constantia, dau. of Rev. C. C. Beresford, and niece to Mrs. Geo. Byng. 8. Mark Hen. Gregory, esq. of Wax Chandlers’ Hall, to Eliza Miller, dau. of late D. C. Bullock, esq. Devonshire-street, Queen-square. 9. At Islington, Rich. Smith, jun. esq. of Stoke Newington, to Mary-Anne, dau. of Rev. Adam Clarke,LL.D. F.A.S. of Canonbury-square. 10. At Lambeth, G. Smith, esq. of Basinghall- street, to Sophia-Mary, dau. of late C. Foss, esq. of Portman-street. 11. At Drayton Bassett, Hon. Robert Henley Eden, eldest son of Lord Henley, to Har- riet, daughter of Sir R. Peel, bart. OBI- 1824.] { 273 «] ‘y OBITUARY. —o— Sir Henry Bate Duotty, Bart. Feb. 1. The active life of the late Sir Henry Bate Dudley claims a few pages of our work, but our plan of brevity will rather confine us to those circum- stances which attach to the latter period of bis life, and have relation to the Rectory of Bradwell. The various attacks of indisposition to which Sir Henry had been subject during the spring of 1823 made it necessary that he should try the effects of change ; and, in consequence, after passing a few weeks in London, he proceeded to Chel- tenham, where it was at first believed he received benefit; but during the night of Ist February last he terminated his mortal career. Sir Henry’s family had been, from the reign of Charles |. resident chiefly in the counties of Worcester and Stafford, where they lived in opulence. Sir Henry was born at Fenny Compton, on the 25th August 1745. His father, the Rev. Henry Bate, long held the living of St. Nicholas, in the city of Worcester. His mother was sister of Dr. White of War- wickshire, who, as an able Physician and fine Classic, stood high in the ranks of polished society. Soon after the late Lord Camden was called to the important station of Lord High Chancellor, his Lordship, who pos- séssed intimate knowledge of the elder Mr. Bate, voluntarily informed him that his name stood upon his list of candi- dates, as he regarded him as an excel- lent man, and knew he had nine chil- dren. About a year after, in 1763, Mr. Bate was further apprised by his Lord- ship that the living of North Farmbridge, in Essex, was ready for bis reception. Mr. Bate, in consequence, with his most excellent wife (whose memory is still regarded in Essex by all who knew her) and large family, fixed their resi- dence at Chelmsford; and, a few years after, both died, at a premature period ; Mr. Bate himself, who was the eldest, not having reached his 46th year. The preceding particulars are stated on account of the relation they bear to circumstances connected with the sub- ject of thismemovir. It is to be bere re- marked, that pending the perceptible decline of the father’s health, a generous solicitude arose among the leading gen- tlemen of the county in favour of the son, Who very soon heard with satisfac- tion of his nomination to the vacant living of his father. Gent. Maa, March, 1224. 11 Very inadequate, however, were the revenues of this smail rectory to defray the charges Mr. Bate the younger be- came subject to, for atime, on account of the infant members of the family ; and a consideration of those circumstances, it is conjectured, originally operated to direct his attention to such literary un- dertakings as might be productive of speedy profit. The Morning Post soon after appeared; and, from the lively writing it exhibited, it very soon ob- tained a circulation quite unprecedented. He had other connections with the press, but he withdrew from all those engagements early in 1780; and in the November of that year established the Morning Herald, for which paper an iv- creasing demand was made from week to week, till the daily sale amounted to more than 4000. He also produced a few dramatic works. He had met at the table of bis dearly-regarded friend Mr. Garrick, with the Rev. Mr. Townley, author of the matchless farce of “ High Life below Stairs.” He afterwards became Mr. Townley’s Curate at Hendon; and wrote, some time after, “* The Rival Candidates,” and three or four like pro- ductions followed; of these, “ The Flitch of Bacon,”’ and “* The Woodman,” stand pre-eminent. It was in the spring of the year 1781 that the advowson of Bradwell juria mare, in Essex, was purchased, in trust, for Mr. Bate, subject to the life of the Rev. George Pawson, the then Incum- bent. The late Mr. Albany Wallis, well qualified in such concerns, was employed to conduct the necessary proceedings, aided by the legal opinions and counsel of Sir Robert Burton ; and Sir Robert, to the last hour, contended for the strict regularity of the transaction. In the year 1784, Mr. Bate, under the usual authority, took the name of Dadley, in addition to his former name, at the instance of a descendant of that family, to whom he was related: and by that name he will hereafter be men- tioned. And here, recurring to the sub- ject of Bradwell, it is to be observed, that in the Case prepared by Mr. Dudley in 1802, he sets forth, that upon bis visit to the spot, after the purchase had been completed, he found the church chancel, parsonage-buildings, and pre- mises, gone to general decay, the church- yard fenceless, the glebe-land, consisting of nearly 300 acres, inundated, the tenant thereof 274 thereof broken, and, from the unbealthi- ness of the climate, no Rector nor Vicar residing within many miles of that pe- ninsula; and no decent assistant to be procured for the discharge of the parish duties. Regardless of these appearances, he states, that he immediately became re- sident Curate, caused the church, with all its appendages, to be effectively re- paired; and, by establishing a regular church service, increased, progressively, a long-neglected congregation *. He also built a new dwelling-house and necessary out-buildings on the Rectory ; drained the land, embanked a large ad- dition from the sea, (for which he re- ceived, at different times, from the So- ciety of Arts, two gold medals,) thereby rescuing the place from a putrid swamp, And he most effectually suppressed, by his unwearied activity, an extensive system of smuggling, alike dangerous to the health and morals of the people, and injurious tothe revenue. And upon these important works, according to estimates regularly prepared, an ex- penditure took place of more than £28,000, When, therefore, upon the death of Mr. Pawson, in 1797, sixteen years after the above works were first undertaken, the Bishop hesitated to institute Mr. Dudley, the objection came with an overwhelming effect. His Lordship had not remained ignorant of those expensive operations, but not the slightest intima- tion was ever conveyed to Mr. Dudley that he was encountering some degree of risk by his proceedings. After a long correspondence with the Bishop, and some legal proceedings on the part of Mr. Dudley, which never came into court, it was agreed by the counsel on both sides, with the Bishup’s consent, that the Rev. Richard Birch, brother-in- law to Mr. Dudley, should be collated to the living; which fact appears by docu- ments under the signature of the present Lord Chief Baron, Sir Samuel Shepherd; the Lord Chief Commissioner, the Right Hon. William Adam; and that distin- guished barrister, Mr, Gaselee; also by the affidavit of Mr. Dudley. Shortly after this arrangement, intel- ligence was received at Chelmsford, during the assizes, that the living of Bradwell, having lapsed to the Crown, the same had been presented to the Rev. Mr. Gamble, Chaplain-General to the army. A general feeling of concern was instantly expressed through the assembly of Magistrates, and other gentlemen ; and Mr. Adam, then in court, was pre- vailed upon to convey to Mr. Pitt the * Lord Braybroke bas most amply tes- tified to these meritorious acts of duty. Osituary.—Rev. Sir Henry Bate Dudiey, Bart. {Mareh, sense of the meeting in favour of Mr. Dudley, and invoke his consideration. A str more flattering testimonial on behalf of Mr. Dudley appeared after- wards, in an address which Mr. Adam, on the 19th June 1801, presented to the Right Hon. H. Addington, then First Lord of the Treasury. This paper was framed to accompany a memorial from Mr. Dudley, and is as follows :— ** We, the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, and Magistrates, of the county of Essex, having perused and duly consi- dered the memorial and case of the Rev. Henry Bate Dudley, have great satisfac- tion in offering this testimony of our opinion of the additional and recent services which he has rendered the pub- lick, by stating— “ That in the course of the last sum- mer he suppressed an alarming and dan- gerous insurrection within the district wherein he resides, by personally se- curing, and bringing to conviction, the ringleaders thereof; for which be re- ceived the thanks of the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Kenyon, at the Assizes, and also those of the Magistrates of the county at their General Quarter Sessions. ** Fully sensible of the importance of Mr. Dudley’s services, on this and various otber occasions ; and also of the extreme hardship of his case, we feel it due to him thus to declare, that any means which may be adopted for the allevia- tion of its pressure, will prove highly ac- ceptable aud satisfactory to our county, which has for so many years been so essentially benefited by his public ex- ertions.”’ Signed by Lord Braybroke, the Lord Lieutenant, the High Sheriff, the Earls of Winchelsea, St. Vincent, Lord Petre, and other Peers ; and the whole lay Ma- gistrates of Essex. About this time, in a debate which’ had for its subject the residence of the Clergy, Mr. Sheridan, ina strain of over- powering eloquence, addressed the House of Commons on the severe measures which had been directed against Mr. Dudley; and he conclusively com- mented ‘on the proceeding as entirely at variance with that mild spirit which was the characteristic of the English Church.” Mr. Strutt, the bighly-res- pect-d Member for Malden, did not suf- fer the opportunity to pass until he bad expressed in very extolling language his opinion of the merits of Sir Henry, and that “ his services as a magistrate, enti- tled him to the gratitude of the county.” It may here be mentioned, to the honor of the Earl of St, Vincent, who had always been zealcus in expressing the highest approbation on the utility of Mr. Dudley’s labours throughout bis district; his system of drainage, which he 1824.] he extended over his own and the neigh- bouring ‘lands ; and also the fine roads, formed and superintended by bim in every direction ; that when his Lord- ship became a Cabinet Minister he pro- fessed an unaltered opinion of the hard- ship of Mr. Dudley’s case; and, after waiting for the chance of a favorable movement in other quarters, the Noble Lord, wholly unsolicited by Mr. Dudley, autborized Sir Evan Nepean to wait upon the Viscount Sidmouth in his name, and impress his Lordship with the agitated feelings of the county in favour of ONE who had yielded to a most heavy pres- sure with silent magnanimity; and whose wreck of fortune demanded their early consideration. Mr. Addington (afterwards the Vis- count Sidmouth) had still before him the address from the Lord Lieutenant, the other Noblemen, and Magistrates of Essex ; aud he profi ssed himself cordially disposed, but nothing seemed to promise in England; and Mr. Dudley, after a considerable lapse of time, was recom- mended to proceed to Ireland, where Sir Evan Nepean, the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieuteuant, gave him an imme- diate and handsome introduction to a private audience with His Excellency the Earl of Hardwick. A considerable period elapsed before any acceptable living offered: at length, towards the close of 1604, he was pre- sented to the Rectory of Kilscoren, in the Barony of Forth. He was also pre- ferred to the Office of Chancellor of the Cathedral of Ferns; and in the year 1#07 he received presentation to the Rectory of Kilgiass in the county of Longford, through tbe favor of the Duke of Bedford, then Lord Lieutenant, who, in a letter to Mr. Dudley at the time, expressed his sense of the unmerited rigour by which be had been deprived of Bradwell. From the memorable day on which Mr. Dudley had been deprived of Brad- well, up to the day of his being collated to Kilseoren, seven years bad elapsed ; during which pericd he had not derived the least advantage whatever ftom any description of preferment ; and his loss of property during that interval, in- cluding the first-mentioned disburse- ment of £28,000, amounted to £50 820. These circumstances of hardship (put- ting the accumulation which time would have given the sums out of considera- tion), Mr. Dudley always considered were, with all his endeavours, very im- perfectly known to His Majesty’s Minis- ters, on the justice of whom be placed the firmest reliance, up to the day of Mr. Gamble’s death, on the 27th July 1811; when, as acknowledged Patron Osiruary.—Rev. Sir Henry Bate Dudley, Bart. 275 of the Living, he presented the same to the Rev. Richard Birch, as he had for- merly designed. The preceding remarks are introduced at this time to explain the causes which led to the annihilation of Mr. Dudley's property: who, to meet his occasional difficulties, had sold se- veral small possessions, particularly the estate of Edwin's Hall, in Essex ; and finally, the advowson of Bradwell, under a circumstance of adversity to his kin- dred that scarcely bas a parallel, .The worthy family of the Rev. Thos. Schreiber were the purchasers. The sale took place on the 8th of August 1819, and Mr. Birch, at that time incumbent, who appeared during the day in excellent health and spirits, was seised on the night of the 9th with illness, and his death immediately followed, During Mr. Dudley's residence in Ire- land, which continued, with very. little interruption, from 1804 to the year 1812, he introduced every improvement in his power, in the vicinity of Kilsco- ren; and acquired the friendship of Mr. Forster in a most flattering degree. At the hospitable table of this gentleman he met several of the most distinguished characters, of whose generous attentions and favours he always spoke with friendly recollection; and he never failed to mention, for his continual acts of kind- ness, the senior Mr. Croker, father of the able Secretary of the Admiralty, with the warmest expressions of regard. Mr. Dudley resigned the livings of Kilscoren and Kilgldss in 1812, and withdrew from Ireland immediately after to receive Presentation to the Rectory of Willingham, in Cambridgeshire. It was in the course of this year that he received the dignity of Baronet, in re- ward for his uncommon merits in bis magisterial capacity ; and in 1816, be obtained a Prebendal Stall in the Cathe- dral of Ely. Sir Henry never failed to speak in the warmest and most grateful language of the Royal disposition towards bim during the period of the Regency ; aud he felt with equal sensibility the con- descending interest often expressed by the Duke of Clarence in his favour. Those who were most intimately ac- quainted with the patient labours and constant expenses, applied by Sir Henry Dudley (who will be described under that distinction hereafter) on the Brad- well district, viewed with astonishment the unshaken fortitude with which be sustained his weight of adversity. He vented no murmur or complaint to awaken public sympathy, although a variety of means lay within bis com- mand; and, during the life of Mr. Pitt, he even maintained to his friends that he 276 OsiTuany.—lRev. Sir H. B. Dudley, Bt.—Sir J. Orde, Bt. he could nat resist a belief that the time would arrive when that Minister, from his sense of justice, would afford him equitable redress. In respect to the loss of the £50,820, before-mentioned, it is to be understood, that the same was calculated on seven years only of Mr. Gamble’s receipts of the tythes ; whereas the said Rev. gen- tleman remained in possession of the Rectory fourteen years; and although Mr. Dudley had held, in successivn, during the latter seven years of that period, the living of Kilscoren with Kil- glass, in Ireland, and Willingham in Eng- land, the annual benefit arising there- from scarcely amounted to one-third of the revenue of Bradwell. Sir Henry Dudley was a Magistrate for seven counties in England, and four in Ireland; and he never slept at his post. His acts of enterprize against the lawless were most extraordinary ; and he never was repressed by impediments of danger from the attainment of his object. At public meetings, particularly in Essex, his entrance was always eagerly looked for; his voice never failed to command attention, and his counsel generally prevailed. He had more than once, by his address and strong reasoning, prevented the county from being disturbed by a contested election. He was a steady supporter of that temperate prerogative, which is so essential to the well-being of the state ; and ef which the mild government of our last and present gracious Sovereigns furnishes such pleasing evidence. Sir Henry, as a table companion, had few equals; and even Judges have sometimes lost their gravity at his sallies, which were never obtrusive or immodest. His own mansion was the seat of hospitality, but no prodigality. His person was finely formed, and possessed all its symmetry beyond the age of 60. His countenance, which was handsome, preserved its animation till a few days preceding his death ; and his naturally cheerful mind never lost its vivacity till within a very few months before he took leave of Ely College, and its friendly inhabitants, for the last time. Sir Henry, at this period, felt the effects of the hard adversity by which he had been visited more sensibly than ever. He viewed the claims, to which he was liable, of those to whose friendly aid he had occasionally been compelled to re- sort ; and he lost no time in putting his affairs in train to answer those honour- able demands ; and some payments have in consequence been made; but death has prevented the fuller accomplishment of his purpose. {March, Sir Joun Orve, Bart, Feb. 19. In Gloucester-place, aged 73, Sir John Orde, Bart. Admiral of the Red, and Vice President of the Naval Charitable Society. The family of Orde is of great anti- quity, and bas long possessed consider- able landed estates in the counties of Northumberland and Durham. The subject of this memoir was the youngest son of the late John Orde, esq. who lived chiefly at Morpeth, and acted for many years as a Magistrate and Deputy- Lieutenant of the former county, by his second wife, Anne, widow of the Rev. W. Pye, and was bora at Morpeth Dec. 1752.* He entered the Navy in 1766; was made Lieutenant in 1773; was appointed to the Roebuck on the American station, where he remained till 1777, when he was removed to the Eagle, Lord Howe’s flag-ship, as first Lieutenant. He commanded the Zebra sloop of war, at the reduction of Philadelphia; and, May 19, 1778, was advanced to the rank of Post-Captain, in the Virginia of 32 guns, a frigate recently captured from the Americans. In the autumn of 1779 Captain Orde accompanied Com- modore Sir George Collier in the expedi- tion up the Penobscot, which terminated in the capture or destruction of the whole of the rebel fleet in that river, consisting of eighteen ships and vessels of war; and the relief of Fort M‘Lean, which had been closely besieged by the enemy. In 1780, the Virginia assisted at the taking of Charlestown, where, after passing Sullivan’s Island, Captain Orde served on shore in the command of a battalion of seamen, and was favourably noticed by Admiral Arbuthnot, in his official despatches relative to that event. He afterwards commanded the Cha- tham, of 50 guns, and captured the Ge- neral Washington, of 22 guns and 118 men. In1781,Admiral Arbuthnot being recalled, Captain Orde conveyed him to England in the Roebuck, into which sbip he had removed for that purpose. During the remainder of the war he was em- ployed in the North Sea, and on the coast of France, * Sir John's eldest brother, Thomas, married the only daughter of Charles, fifth Duke of Bolton, in whose right he succeeded, on the death of Harry, the sixth ard last Duke, without male issue, to the principal family estates of the Dukes of Bolton, and assumed the name of Powlett. He was afterwards created a Peer, by the title of Baron Bolton. In 1824.] In February 1783, the preliminaries of peace having been signed, Captain Orde was honoured with the appomiment of Governor of Dominica, and Receiver of the Monies arising fromthe sale of land in the ceded islands; and, on the 27th July 1790, the dignity of a Baronet was conferred upon him. At the breaking out of the French Revolution, Sir John solicited and ob- tained permission to resign his govern- ment, and to resume the active duties of his profession. He was immediately ap- pointed to command the Victorivus, and soon afterwards the Venerable, of 74 guns, attached to the Channel Fleet. From the latter he removed into the Prince George, a second rate, aud con- tinued in her until June 1, 1795, when he was promoted to the rank of Rear- Admiral. In the beginning of 1797, Sir John Orde assumed the command at Ply- mouth, during the absence of the Port Admiral, the late Sir Richard King. On this service he continued until the close of the disgraceful mutiny in the month of May; soon after which, he hoisted his flag on board the Princess Royal, of 98 guns, and joined the feet under the orders of Earl St. Vincent on the Medi- terranean station. In November following, the Rear-Ad- miral was sent by his Lordship, with the command of a squadron of eight sail of the line, and a proportionate number of frigates and sloops, to blockade the port of Cadiz. There he continued till relieved by Sir W. Parker, in January 1798; and was sent back on the same service, after that officer had been compelled to leave his station by superior force. This service, though certainly not the most splendid, was not the least arduous, es- pecially during the winter months, when Sir John principally conducted it. The position necessarily taken by the block- ading squadron was embayed. In the port of Cadiz there were about twenty sail of the line, with some frigates, kept apparently in constant readiness to put to sea, which threatened on one side ; whilst, on another, the squadron was liable to attack from the Toulon fleet, unchecked in its operations, and known to be preparing for some important ex- pedition. On Earl St. Vincent resuming the im- mediate command off Cadiz, the Rear- Admiral received bis thanks in the fol- lowing words; ‘* You have shewn un- common ability and exertion in pre- serving your position during the late un- pleasant weather, and I very much ap- prove every step you have taken.” Ostruary.—ddm, Sir John Orde, Bart. 77 Not long after this, Sir J. Orde was much mortified at finding an officer (Sir H. Nelson) junior to himself, just arrived from England, selected to com- mand a squadron on the only service of distinction likely to happen; and him- self, by the junction of Sir Roger Curtis, with a reinforcement from Ireland, re- duced to be only fourth in command of the fleet; whereas he bad accepted the appointment under Earl St. Vincent on an intimation from one of the Lords of the Admiralty, the late Lord Hugh Sey- mour, that be should be second to the Noble Earl, with all the distinctions and advantages aunexed to that station, Tais led to a correspondence between his Lordship and Sir Jobn, which termi- nated in the latter receiving orders to shift his flag to the Blenheim, and to return to England in charge of a large fleet of merchantmen. Before he left the fleet, the Rear-Admiral, conceiving that he had been treated in a manner unsuitable to bis rank, wrote a letter to the Admiralty, requesting a court martial on the Commander.in-Chief, which he sent to Lord St. Vincent to forward, On Sir John’s arrival in England, he was acquainted by Mr. Secretary Ne- pean, that the Board did not consider the reason Earl St. Vincent had assigned for sending him home, sufficient to jus- tify the measure; but that, having already signified their opinion to his Lordship on that head, it was not ne- cessary to take any further steps on the occasion. The Blenheim was imme- diately dismantled, and a few weeks after, Sir John was offered a command in the Channel Fleet. This, however, he thought proper to decline. On the 14th Feb. 1799, our officer was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral; and in the following autumn Earl St. Vincent returned to England for the purpose of recruiting his health. Sir John Orde, who considered himself to have been personally insulted by his Lordship, lost no time in calling upon him for private satisfaction; and a meeting was appointed to take place between them, but was happily pre- vented through the interference of the police. In 1801, he was appointed Vice-Ad- miral of the White. In 1802, soon after the definitive treaty of peace was signed, Sir Jobn, who seems to have waited for that event, published bis case in a small pamphlet entitled “ Copy of a Corres- pondence, &c. between the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of the Admi- ralty, the Right Hon, Earl St. Vincenr, K. B., the Right Hon. Earl Spencer, K. G., and Vice-Admiral Sir Jobu Orde, Bart.;” 278 Osirvuary.—Adm. Sir John Orde, Bi.—Gen. Vansittart. Bart.;” the circulation of which he had previously confined to his friends. This pamphlet appears to have been written with temper and moderation, and is well worthy of perusal, especially by professional men. In 1204 he was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral of the Red. On the renewal of hostilities, and the re- moval of Lord St. Vincent from the chief administration of naval affairs, Sir Jobn accepted the command of a squadron, and cruised off Cape Finis- terre during the autumn of 1804. In 1805, we find his flag in the Glory, of 98 guns, off Cadiz; from which station he was compelled to withdraw, in con- sequence of the appearance of the com- bined fleets, on their way to the West Indies. He was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Blue, November 9, following. Sir Jobn Orde was one of the sup- porters of the pall at the funeral of Lord Nelson, to whose merits he had ever rendered the fullest justice, how- ever much he had had occasion te con- demn the preference shewn to bim in the summer of 1798. in 1807, when his nephew, the pre- sent Lord Bolton, was called to the House of Peers, in consequence of the demise of his father, Sir John Orde succeeded him in the representation of the Borough of Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight. In 1814 he was appointed Admiral of the White. He married first, Feb. 8, 1781, at Charlestown, Margaret, daughter ard heiress of Richard Stephens, esq. of St. Helena, in South Carolina; she died in 1789, leaving no surviving issue: se- condly, in December 1793, Jane, eldest daughter of Jobn Frere, of Finningham, co, Suffolk, esq. by whom he had two children ; the eldest succeeds him. Generac GeorGe Henry VANSITTART, Feb. 4. This gallant officer was the eldest son of George Vansittart, Esq. of Bisham Abbey, Berks, by Sarah, daugh- ter of the late Sir James Stonehouse, Bart. He was born in July 1768, and was educated under Dr. Warton at Win- chester. At the age of fifteen he was sent to Strasbourg to be prepared for the army under a celebrated military professor; from thence he went to Christ Church College, Oxford. On the 18th Oct. 1788, he entered his Majesty's service as Ensign in the 19th reg. foot. Before joining bis regiment he benefited by a year’s leave of absence to prosecute his studies in military tacties at Bruns- wick, at which tome he was much no- ticed at the Courts of Brunswick, Dresden, and Prussia, and was present at the splendid Reviews which then made Prussia so interesting to military men. Ou the 12th March 1782, he was appointed Lieutenant in the 38th, and on the 23d August 1790, Captain in the 18th regiment of Infantry, or Royal Irish. After serving at Gibraltar tor two years, Captain Vansittart accoumpa- nied bis regiment, the 18th, to Toulon ; at the evacuation of which place be was detached to defend the Isthmus leading tu the Peninsula of Cape Sepet, the possession of which by the enemy would have endangered the fleet. The obsti- hate resistance there made, enabled the English fleet to carry on their opera- tions, aud embark the troops of Royal- ists from Fort La Malgue, and finally to sail out of the road without any material molestation. At this post Cap- tain Vansittart remained, until be bim- self with difficulty escaped in one of the last boats that left the roadsted, having lost all his baggage and camp equipage. On the 20th Nov. 1793, he obtained a majority in the New South Wales corps, and on the 2ist Feb, 1794 was appointed Lieut.-col. of the 95th regiment then raising, which he formed and accompa- nied to the Cape of Good Hope, and commanded that regiment at the cap- ture of that important place. Lieut.- col. Vansittart returned to England in 1798, and on the 10th of April 1801 obtained the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the 68th foot. In 1802 he went out as Brigadier-gen, to the West Indies, where he commanded until be was appointed Maj-gen. on the 25th Sept. 1805, when he returned to England, having received from the two Houses of Representatives at Antigua and also at St. Lucie, the most cordial testimonies of the general esteem which his conduct had acquired to him during his command on that station. On the 9th July 1803, be was appointed Colonel of the 12th Reserve Battalion, and on the 25th Feb. 1803, Colonel of the Ist Garrison Battalion. As Major-gen, he served on the Staff in England and Ireland, until his promo- tion to the rank of Lieut.-gen. in 1810. During his command of the Oxford Dis- trict he received the honorary degree of LL.D. as a voluntary expression of respect from the Chancellor and Univer- sity of Oxford, without any solicitation on his part, He became Genera! on the 19th July 1821. In Oct. 1818, General Vansittart married Miss Copson Harris, only surviving child of Thomas Copson, esq. of Shepey Hall, Leicestershire. He has left a widow and infant sow to de- plore his premature decease. His pri- vate [March, 182% vate belo his f loss, flect only ebri and aud hut vie as .,§ eae ee & rch, ck, Pht en ud Dw 7 = 3 OY 1824.] vate character was such that he was beloved by all who knew him. While his relations and friends deeply feel their loss, they have the consolation of re- flecting that General Vansittart was not only an upright man, but a sincere cbristian, and after a life of usefulness, and the exemplary discharge of moral and social duties, departed in calm and humble trust in the merits of his Sa- viuur Jesus Christ. Eart Cornwa wis, Br. or Licurire.p. Jan. 20. At Richmond, Surrey, in his 8lst year, universally beloved, re- spected, and lamented, the Right Hon. and Right Rev. James Cornwallis, D.C.L. Earl Cornwallis, Bishep of Lichfield and Coventry, and Dean of Durham. In vol. xcut. ii, p. 178, in our memoir of the last Marquis Cornwallis, we have in- serted several particulars of the life of this exemplary Prelate, which renders it unnecessary to repeat them bere. He was of Merton College, Oxford, where he took the degrees of M. A. May 15, 1766, and D.C.L. Jan. 17, 1775. He entered himself a Member of the Temple, and was intended for the Bar ; but brighter prospects awaited him, for the Mitre is the portion of more men than the Seals. His uncle, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and his other friends, prevailed upon him to alter bis views, and the rich Rectory of Wrotham, in Kent, was his first preferment. He afterwards was successively appointed Prebendary of Westminster; Dean of Canterbury 1775; Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry 1781 ; and Dean of Wind- sor 1791; which last preferment he ex- changed for the Deanery of Durham 1794. The remains of the Bishop were re- moved, with great funeral pomp, from his house at Richmond, for interment in the Cathedral of Lichfield. The in- scription on the coffin-plate was—‘* The Right Hon. James Earl Cornwallis, Bi- shop of Lichfield and Coventry, and Dean of Durham ; died 20th of January 1824, in the Bist year of hisage.” Next the hearse and three mourning coaches was his Lordship’s carriage, which pro- ceeded the whole of the way. Several private carriages followed, among which were those of the Marquis of Stafford, the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, Viscount Sidmauth, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of Winchester, &c. The funeral reached St. Alban’s on Wednesday, and arrived at Lichfield on Thursday. He is succeeded in his Earldom by his only son, James Cornwallis Mann, Lord Brome, the death of whose Lady is no- ticed in our last volume, p. 569. Osituary.—Earl Cornwallis —T. E. Bowdich, Esq. 279 Tuomas Epwarp Bowpicn, Eso. A recent arrival from the River Gam- bia has brought us the melancholy in- telligence of the death of that accom- plished and scientific traveller, Thomas Edward Bowdich, Esq. an event by which Science has lost one of the most zealous of her votaries, and Literature a most distinguished ornament. He died in the town of St. Man, on the 10th of January last. Mr. Bowdich was a native of Bristol, where his family has long sustained a high commercial reputation. He re- ceived the rudiments of his education at a Grammar School in that City, and was afterwards removed to a celebrated classical school at Corsham, Wilts. He was some time in Oxford, but his ma- triculation in that University is question- able. For a short period he was occu- pied in the uncongenial pursuits of a mercantile life, but even amidst the engagements of business, the bias of his mind inclined him to those studies, and to cultivate those tastes and ac- quirements, which shed so bright a lustre on his subsequent path. From the trammels by which bis genius was encumbered, he speedily disengaged himself, and baving a near relation in a high official pest in the Gold Coast of Africa, he obtained permission to join him on that station, It was there that the germ of the spirit of enterprise within him took a deeper root, and an Embassy being at this period in con- templation to conciliate the King of Ashantee, and to propitiate an extension of commerce, Mr. Bowdich solicited an appointment, and with some difficulty (owing to the circumstance of his being married), obtained it, Never was in- trepidity more required, or more nobly exhibited, than on the conducting of this mission; the whole proceedings have been detailed by Mr. Bowdich with talent and ability, only equalled by the well-directed zeal, and the incomparable prudence which distinguished his ser- vices on this interesting occasion.* His’ volume on the Mission to Ashantee will constitute an imperishable monument of intelligence, ardour, and integrity. In proof of the absence of all selfishness in the composition of this gifted and faithful Envoy it deserves to be recorded, that having once been detained as an hostage by thuse who were not over scrupulous in their means of acquiring an advan- tage, he requested those whose inter- ests he represented, not to permit the consideration of his safety or his life to * Reviewed in our vol. LXXX«X. i, 425. interfere 260 Osiruary.—Thomas Edw, Bowdich, Esq.—Mr. J. Davy. interfere with those objects for which the negociation was contending. His mission having succeeded, be re- turned to Europe, and here we must pause for a moment to lament that an unhappy difference with the African Company seemed for an instant to throw a gloom over the prospects of this able traveller, and to threaten the further discoveries of this undaunted spirit. In justice to his memory it must be observed, that his detection and ex- posure of the abuses of this Association has since led to its dissolution, The treatment he experienced roused for a moment a spirit of indignation, but this was speedily subdued by the applause of men of real science. With the first talents of his own country, and. with the most gifted character of France, he was on terms of the strictest intimacy, and in Paris it was that he prepared himself by an unparalleled devotion to study, for the great work which now occupied his mind. It seemed as though he was contemplating the noblest revenge, in- deed the only revenge of which his generous nature was capable, that of proving by new, and, if possible, by more vigorous efforts, that the traducers of his fame were wrong in their estimate of his resources, and mistaken in their calculations of the elasticity of his mind. They might depress, but they could not crush. Having completed his preparations, he departed on. his second journey, and though solicited to accept the support of the French Government, he declined the. offer, and went forth, unpatronised, to the labour which he Ipved. To advance the dignity of science, and to promote the happiness of man ; to enrich by new discoveries the tri- umphs of geographical research; to explore countries yet untrodden by European foot, and haply there to sow the seeds of that civilization which should abolish the worship of Idols, and bring the African Savage to the worship of the true God. But He, whose dispen- sations it becomes us not to question, much less to dispute, has ordained it otherwise, and the first intelligence of him is from his-widowed partner. By unceasing exposure in making a survey of the River Gambia, he contracted a fever which was increased by his con- stant practice, of taking nightly obser- vations, and he has perished a martyr to his love of science, in the 3lst year of his age. . Of Mz. Bowdich it may be truly said, that he was a christian, a scholar, and a gentleman, and to each of these characters may be superadded the epi- thet accomplished. In his public ca- [March, pacity he was peculiarly qualified for the labours assigned him; ardent as discreet, intrepid as humane. His fine natural powers were heightened by every rare acquirement. He was a member of many learned Societies at home and abroad, His published works are the ‘Mission to Ashantee;’” “ Av Analysis of the Natural Classification of the Mamamalia;” ‘An Introduction to the Ornithology of Cuvier ;” “ Elements of Concbology ;”” “ A Mathematical Inves- tigation, with formule, for calculating Lunar Eclipses,” &c. &e. -In private life Mr. Bowdich was the pride of the circle in which he moved ; there, tov, bis superiority was never ex- hibited in mortifying bumbler talent than his own; it was only felt in the instruction he almost unknowingly im- parted. Mr. Bowdich has left a widow and three infant children, and it is to be feared in circumstances of no ordinary embarrassment. A subscription bas al- ready been undertaken for their relief ; and we hope it will be successful. Mrs. Bowdich was the companion of his travels, the sharer of all his perils, nor less the ardent participator of all his hopes, and in her affectionate arms he breathed his last. Herself endowed with every accomplishment that could render her the worthy assuciate of such a spirit, she entered with enthusiasm into all his views, and assisted with her talents many of the most scientific of his operations.. Nor is there a living pen better qualified than :hers to do justice to his memory. To her may be safeiy committed the details: of the progress of an enguiry so fatally inter- rupted, and which, if it be suspended until equal talents, combined with equal intrepidity, be found to undertake it, seems almost to human judgment incapable of restoration. The desola- tion of nature, and the barbarism of man, presenting but the least of the impediments in the path of courage, and where science, unrefreshed by sym- pathy and unaided by co-operation, must pursue her solitary researches, looking ouly for a distant and uncertain recom- pense in the records of posterity, Mr. Joun Davy. Feb. 22. At May’s-buildings, aged 59, Mr. John Davy, to whom the public is indebted for so many favorite airs. John Davy was born in the parish of Upton Helion, 8 miles from Exeter, in the year 1765, and, from his very in- fancy, discovered the most remarkable seasibility respecting music. When only three years of age, he went into a room where al oa LS bad 1824.) Osirvary.—Mr. John Davy.—Sir Thomas Reid, Bart. 281 - where his uncle was playing over a psalm-tune on the violoncello, and the moment he heard the instrument he ran away crying, and was so terrified that he expected him every moment to fall into fits. In the course of some weeks his uncle repeatedly tried to reconcile bim to the instrument, which at last he effected, after a great deal of coaxing, by taking the cbild’s fingers and making him strike the strings, which at first startled him, but in a few days he be- came so passionately fond of the amuse- ment, that he took every opportunity of scraping a better acquaintance with this monster, who, in the bands of bis keeper, had dreadfully frightened him with his tremendous noise, Within a short time, by a little attention, he turned the notes of this frightful animal into notes of joy. At this time there was a company of soldiers quartered at Crediton, a town about a mile from Helyons. His uncle took him there fre- quently, and one day, attending the roll-call, he appeared to be greatly de- lighted with the fifes ; not content with hearing them, he borrowed one, and very svon picked out several tunes, and played them decently, Alter this he gathered a quantity of what the people call biller—it is tubular, and grows in marshy grounds; with the biller he made several imitations of this instru- ment, and sold them to bis play-fellows. When between four and five years of age, his ear was so very correct, that he could play any easy tune after once or twice hearing it. Before he was quite six years old, a neighbouring smith, into whose house be used frequently to run, lost between twenty and thirty horse-shoes ; diligent search was made after them for many days, but to no purpose. Svon after, the smith heard some musical sounds, which seemed to come from the upper part of the house ; and having listened a sufficient time to be convinced that his ears did not de- ceive him, be went up stairs, where be discovered the young musician and his property between the ceiling of the gar- ret and the thatched roof. He had se- lected eight horse-shvoes, out of more than twenty, to form a complete octave ; had suspended each of them by a single cord, clear from the wall, and, with a small iron rod, was amusing himself by imitating Crediton chimes, which he did with great exactness. This story being made public, and bis genius for music increasing hourly, a neighbouring Cler- gyman of considerable rank in the church, who patronised him, shewed him a harpsicord, which be soon got a Gent. Mac. March, 1824. 12 familiar acquaintance with, and by his intuitive genius was soon able to play any easy lesson which came in his way ; he applied himself likewise to the violin, and found but few difficulties to sur- mount in his progress on that instru- ment. When eleven years old, he was introduced to the Rev. —— Eastcott, by his patron. Mr. E, set him down to the pianoforte, and, soon perceiving that the seeds of music were sown in a rich soil, he recommended his friends to place him with some cathedral organist, under whom be might have free access to a good instrument, and get some knowledge of the rules of compo- sition. Dr. Jackson, organist of Exeter Catbedral, was sume time after applied to, who consented to take bim, and he was articled to bim when be was about twelve years of age. When Mr. Davy was grown up, he came to town and was soon engaged to supply music for operas, for which he was well qualified by the correctness of bis style and his facility at composition. He was for many years regularly re- tained by the Theatres Royal for this purpose, until infirmities, rather than age, rendered him almost incapable of exertion, and he died in penury * with- out a friend to close his eyes.” Many of his pieces, will, however, never cease to be recollected and admired, parti- cularly his Just like Love — May we ne'er want a Friend—The Death of the Smuggler—and The Bay of Biscay. He al-o wrote several operas ; the latest, Rob Rey Macgregor for Covent Garden, aud Woman's Will for the English Opera House. Mr, Davy bad once a passion for the stage, and actually made his debut as a tragic hero at Exeter, on which occa- sion he assumed the character of Zanga —the present excellent actor, Mr. Dow- ton, sustaining the part of dionzo. Mr. Davy was aman of mild, amiable, aud unassuming manners. His remains were interred on the 28th of February in St. Martin's church- yard, Sin Tuomas Rev, Barr. March 1. At his house, at Ewell, in Surrey, Sir Thomas Reid, Bart. principal partner in the eminent mercantile house of Reid, Irving, and Co. in Broad-street ; also a Directur of the East India Com- pany, and of the Imperial Insurance Office. He was chosen into the East India Direction on the 30th Nov. 1803, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the decease of Sir Lionel Darell, Bart. and in April 1815 was elected Deputy Chairman, wiih ——————— 282 Osituary.—Sir T. Reid, Bt.—George Woodyatt, M.D, (March, with his friend, the late Mr. Grant in the chair; in which Mr. Reid succeeded him the April following. He again filled the offices of Deputy Chairman and Chairman successively in the years 1820 and 1821. In Sept. 1823 he was created a Baronet of the United Kingdom by the title of Sir Thomas Reid, of Ewell- grove, in the county of Surrey, and of Graystone Park, in the county of Dum- fries. He was a man of very extensive general knowledge, of the strictest pro- bity, and of great benevolence. In his intercourse with those who acted under him in the discharge of the various im- portant duties which he was called to superintend, he displayed uncommon urbanity and kindness. Constant and early in his attendance upon public bu- siness, he was always accessible to those who had occasion to consult him, while to individuals whom his high station had attracted towards him as suitors for patronage, the mildness of his manner was such, that it seemed to give confi- dence to the poorest and most depen- dent of them. The peculiar affability and absence of all reserve which marked his general carriage towards every one who was officially connected with him, was not more gratifying to the indivi- duals, than essentially promotive of the public interests. A few months previous to his decease, he had the misfortune to rupture a small vessel in his head, in a violent fit of coughing: from the effect of this ac- cident, under which he received the very best professional assistance, he appeared to all his friends to have entirely reco- vered: bui it is now believed to have been the immediate cause of his disso- lution. On Monday, the 8th of March, his remains were interred in the family vault at Ewell. Seldum has been wit- nessed so general a demonstration of grief as was apparent upon this ocea- sion. The funeral was attended by a long train of relations and friends; every house in Ewell was: closely shut up, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the inhabitants in deep mourn- ing, joined in the melancholy procession ; thus proving their sincere regret for the loss of a general friend and benefactor, and their respect for his distinguished virtues and benevolence. He is succeeded in his title and es- tates by his eldest son, now Sir Thomas Reid, Bart. T.F. Georce Woopyatrt, M.D. Lately. At bis residence, in Worcester, George Woodyatt, M.D. Senior Physi- ¢ian to the Infirmary, in the 60th year of his age. His acuteness of observa- tion, zeal for the science he cultivated, and genuine goodness of heart, at an early period of life, brought him into general notice; and he long upheld the highest reputation with families of tlie first distinction in bis neighbourhood. His constitution, naturally delicate, be- came for some years evidently unequal to the laborious duties he bad to per- form; with peculiar energy of mind, bowever, he struggled with an insidious desease, and, till within a very sbort period of his death, continued bis valu- able exertions. When at length com- pelled to relinquish bis earthly duties, he did so without a murmur, and spent the few remaining days, full of grati- tude for the numberless mercies of his God, and of hope in the mediation of his Saviour. - &— CLERGY RECENTLY DECEASED. Dec. 15. At Nice, in his 42d year, the Hon. and Rev. Thomas Alfred Harris, Pre- bendary of Osbaldwick, in York Cathedral. He was the third child of James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury, by Harriet-Mary, youngest sister of Sir George Amyand ; was born March 24, 1782; was of Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his Master's Degree April 24, 1806. In 1807 his Ma- jesty presented him to the Rectory of Hartley Waspull, Hants. On the 2ist of September 1812, he married Maria, the fourth daughter of the late Rev. Dr. George Markham, Dean of York (see vol. xcu. ii, 374), and had issue a son and a daughter. The same year he was elected Prebendary of Osbaldwick. Jan. 5. Aged 44, the Rev. Thomas Cotterill, M.A. Perpetual Curate of St. Paul’s, Sheffield, and late Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge, where he took his degrees of B.A. in 1801, and M.A. in 1805. He was presented to the curacy of St. Paul, Sheffield, in 1817, by the Vicar of Sheffield. The day after his death, a meet- ing of the parishioners was held, when se- veral resolutions were adopted, all expressive of respect and esteem for his memory, and of the great sorrow they experienced for the deprivation they sustained. It was then determined, that all who could ssibly attend should follow the body of their la- meuted pastor in funereal procession to the grave, and that there should be a general mourning throughout the parish of at least six weeks duration. He has left a widow and five children to lament their loss. Jan. 8. His Eminence Cardinal Gonsalvi. This Minister, who had governed Rome for 23 years, and to whom Pius VII. was warmly attached, fell a victim to his lon and dreadful sufferings, which he bore with admirable fortitude, patience, and piety. He 1824.] He was born at Rome, June 8, 1757, ere- ated a Cardinal by Pius VII. in 1800. Ad- mitted to a knowledge of the leading inter- ests of Europe, he was in the confidence of all the negociators who visited the Pontifical States ; or with whom he had occasivn to be acquainted while in Vienna, Paris, and London. The qualities of his heart were gentleness, mildness, and affection. The career of this distinguished Statesman was marked by events of the highest interest by the many important treaties he negociated, by his protection of the arts and sciences, and by his unwearied attention to preserve the monuments of antiquity; thus filling the Papal States with admirable monuments of his munificence, whilst, at the same time, he replaced the Holy See in a situation of comparative independence and _ security. Rome has indeed lost in Gonsalvi her best friend. Jan.10. At Bulwell, Notts, aged 44, the Rev. /saac Rolinson, of Stoke Golding, Leicestershire. Fel. 1. In Southampton-street, Strand, of a fit of apoplexy, the Rev. John Lem- priere, D. D. Rector of Meeth and New- ton Petrock, in the county of Devon. He was a native of Jersey, and after receiving his education at Winchester school, re- moved to Pembroke College, Oxford, where he proceeded M.A. Oct. 10, 1792; B.D. July 9, 1801; and D.D. Jan. 14, 1803. About 1792 he was chosen to pre- side over Abingdon school, which he con- ducted with reputation for some years. He succeeded the Rev. Robert Bartholomew in the Mastership of the Free Grammar-school at Exeter, but he was lately compelled to resign this situation in consequence of un- fortunate disputes with the Trustees, which were the cause of much vexation to Dr. Lempriere, who petitioned Parliament on the subject. In 1788 he published in svo his “ Bibliotheca Classica,” a work of great utility, afterwards enlarged to a 4to volume (see vols. L1X. p. 156; LXIII. p. 937; and txxv. p. 1146). It has been asserted that he published it ‘ without an acknow- ledgment that the plan and materials were taken from the great work of M. Sabathier:” this is not true ; for in the preface to the 8vo edition of this work, in 1788, Dr. Lempriere says, ‘* In the Siecles Payens of l’Abbé Saba tier de Castres he has found all the informa- tion which judicious criticism, and a perfect know of Heathen Mythology, could procure.” In 1789 he published a ‘Ser- mon preché dans le Temple de la Paroisse de St. Helier, & Jersey, le deuxitme pour d’Aodt.” It is commended in our vol, for 1789, pp. 834, 1067, for ‘its imparti- ality, the elegance of the composition, and the sound doctrine it coutains.”” ‘The ser- mon was made public, to vindicate himself from the illiberal aspersions that had been thrown upon him. It proves that he was Clergy deceased. 233 - ilty of that personality ert of which some anonymous writers turough the channel of the ne rs, ental him. In 1791 he published “* A Sermon preached at the opening of St. Peter’s Cha- pel, Swinton, in the parish of Eccles, Lan- cashire, on Sunday, April 10,1791.” (See vol. Lxt. p. 740.) In 1792 he published the first volume of his ‘* History of Hero- dotus, translated from the Greek, with notes subjoined;” but Mr. Beloe having published an entire and elegant translation of the Father of History, is supposed to be the reason why Dr. Lempriere’s version was never finished. It was intended to have been completed with a copious index in three volumes; and the enlargement of the notes, with occasional dissertations and necessary remarks, would have extended to two, if not three more. It is much to be regretted that the work was not completed, as it was executed with accuracy. Dr. Lem- priere also published, in 1808, ‘‘ Universal Biography,” 4to; and in the same year au Abridgment of the above in 8vo. In 1811 he was presented to the Rectory of Meeth by the Rev. L. Canniford, > DEATHS. Lonpon anp 1Ts Environs. Lately. At Chelsea, Robert Hall, M.D. late surgeon to the Forces, a descendant of the ancient Border family of the Halls, of Newbiggin, and great grandson of Henry Hall, of Haughhead, the celebrated Cove- nanter who fought at Bothwell Bridge, Drumelog, &c. At Brixton-hill, aged 70, Mrs. Mary Trood, late of Knightsbridge. Jan. 8. In Cumberland-street, aged 92, Richard Buller, esq. Jan. 24. At Clapham-common, aged 87, John Farrer, esq. Jan. 25. In Upper Seymour-street, aged 74, Dame Judith, widow of late Gen. Sir Robert Laurie, of Maxwelton, co. Dum- fries, bart. Jan. 29. Aged 56, Sarah, relict of Mr. Benjamin Crosby, formerly a bookseller in Stationers’-court. Jan. 30. At Kensington, aged 63, the relict of late T. Buckland, esq. Feb. 1. In Upper Charlotte-street, aged 84, John Hicks, esq. In Queen-square, 85, Isase Og- den, esq. a Judge of his Majesty's Court of King’s Beuch for the district of Mon- treal, in Lower Canada, for a period of 29 ears. Feb. 3. Aged 70, Mr. Mark Klyne, of Jermyn-street. In Wigmore-street, aged 68, William Childe, esq. of Kinlet, Shropshire. Fel. 4. At Pimlico, aged 71, Robert Bunstone, esq. At the house of his father-in-law, Mat- thew 234 Osituary. (Marcli, thew Kemp, esq. Swinton-street, Mr. Abra- ham Wilson, of Streatham Common. Feb. 5. Margaret Christiana, wife of James Bell, esq. of Hatton Garden. Feb. 6. At Islington, aged 72, Mary, widow of the Rev. Joseph Radford. In Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, aged 49, Capt. Robert Giles, R. N. Aged 92, John Henderson, esq. of Bel- grave-place, Pimlico. Dinah, wife of Edward Jenkins, esq. of the Stock Exchange. Feb.7. Aged 34, William Henry Ma- jendie, esq. eldest son of Bishop of Bangor. Feb. 8. At Stockwell, aged 86, Anne, re- lict of H. Mackay, esq. of Streatham, Surrey. Feb. 10. Of apoplexy, while attending the West India Meeting at the City of Lon- don Tavern, aged 52, Edward Bullock, esq. of Upper Bedford-place. Feb. 11. In Queen-square, aged 70, Ri- chard C. Creswell, esq. Proctor, and one of the Deputy Registrars of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Mary, wife of James Ogilvie, esq. of Up- per Seymour-street. Feb. 14, In the Regent’s Park, Jane, widow of T. Greenough, esq. of Bedford-sq. Feb. 16. In Abingdon-street, Matilda, wife of E. G. Walmisley, esq. Clerk of the Journals of the House of Lords. At Sutton Court Lodge, Chiswick, the residence of her son-in-law, aged 75, Mrs. Fuller. In Oxendon-street, aged 48, Sophia Sarah, wife of John Weatherby, esq. At Pentonville, Mr. W. Cresswell, of the East India House. At Finchley, Samuel Chilver, esq. of New ee « In Tavistock place, aged 64, Rob. Kings- ton, esq. of the Stock Exchange. Fel. 19. At Poplar, aged 75, Ralph Walker, esq. civil engineer. Feb. 21. In Quehec-street, aged 20, the lady of Capt. Thornton, Grenadier Guards. dn Upper Wimpole-street, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas William Bridges, esq. Feb. 22. At Hammersmith, aged 73, Harry Stoe, esq. Feb. 25. Catherine, relict of James Alan, esq. of Clapham-rise. Feb. 27. In Grosvenor-square, the infant son of the Right Hon. Lord Petre. Feb. 29. In Northumberland-street, St. Mary-le-bone, aged 84; Mrs. Lydia Hooley. March 1. In New Boswell-court, aged 54, Richard Leigh Spencer, esq. James Doughty, esq. of Paper-buildings, Temple. Morch2. At Bylock’s-hall, Enfield, aged 86, James Francis Mesturas, esq. late part- ner in the house of Sir F. Baring and és. March 8. Aged 69, Mr. Viotti, the celebrated performer on the violin. At her sister's, in Alfred-place, Bedford- square, Catherine, widow of Edmund Mi- chael Daly, late of Habbe-street, Dublin, and of Broval Castle, in Ireland, esq. March 4, At his son’s, Chelsea, aged 80, Mr. John Vigurs, late of Southampton- street, Strand, and Launceston, Cornwall. Mar. 5. At Limehouse, aged 75, the re- lict of James Rudge, esq. of Heath-end- house, Croom-hall, Gloucestershire; and mother of Rev. Dr. Rudge. March 11. AtClapham, aged 61, Steph. Cattley, esq. At Uxbridge, the widow of Bp. Horne. March 12. Charlotte, wife of W. Com- pion, esq. Frederick’s-place, Old Jewry. At West End, Hampstead, aged 61, much regretted, Germain Lavie, esq. of Frederick’s- place, solicitor. He lately served the office of one of the Under Sheriffs of London and Middlesex. He was the brother of Capt. Sir T. Lavie, K.C. B. who died Feb. 2, 1822. Both brothers have left large families. March 27. In Green-street, Grosvenor- square, a 84, Geo Musgrave, esq. formerly M.P. for Carlisle, VP. of the Magdalen Hospital, &c. &c. In the several relations of private life, his exemplary con- duct, graced by the practice of every Chris- tian virtue, will stand recorded in most affectionate remembrance ; while as a zealous and most liberal contributor to the many charitable Institutions of which he was a Governor, his loss will be deplored with that real sorrow which gilds the memory of the ‘just man and the good.” March... Suddenly, in a fit of insanity, Rear Admiral Sir George R. Collier, K.C.B. Of this gallant officer we shall give a me- moir in our next. Beprorpsuire.—Jan. 21. At Bedford, Elizabeth-Anne, wife of Thos. Gurney, esq. Feb. 21, Aged 50, Mr. Richard a of Cardington. While hunting with the Oak- ley hounds, he was seized with apoplexy, and instantly expired. As an agriculturist, Mr. Parry stood very high in the estima- mation of the county of Bedford: he ex- pended considerable property in substantial improveinent of an extensive farm. He was diligent and punctual ir business, steadily pursuing the straight-forward path of recti- tude, Berxsiire.—Feb. 17. At Windsor, it 49, W. Gellishia, one of the Poor Knights of the Upper Foundation. Feb, 24. At her son’s, in Reading, aged 86, Ellen, widow of Elias John "Palairet, esq.; and on the 1st March, aged 59, her son, John Gwalter Palairet, esq. barrister- at-law. Buckineuamsuire.—VJan. 31. At Chal- font St. Giles, aged 31, Lieut. James Ar- nott Howard, half-pay of the 23d reg. Feb, 27. At Amersham, aged 70, James Rumsey, M.D. Mar. 11. At Buckingham, Miss Julia Ellis, late of Henley, youngest dau, of Rev. W. Ellis, Rector of Caversfield, Derey- 1824.] DersysHint.—Jan. 17. Aged 12, Geor- giana, 3d dau. of E. Mundy, esq. of Shipley. Devonsuire.—At the Citatel, Plymouth, John Bremner, aged 105! He was at the battle of Culloden, in 1746; and assisted in firing the salutes on the accession of their Majesties George II. If]. and IV. Jan. 23. At Park-house, Bovey-Tracey, aged 68, George Hunt, esq. barrister-at- law. Fel. 18. At Teignmouth, Thomas War- ham, esq. late of Bengal: a relation of whose adventures, escapes, and various vicis- situdes of life, would perhaps excite more wonder than those of any living character in this counrry. Dorsetsnirt.—Feb. 4. At Fleet-house, near Weymouth, Abigail, widow of the late George Gould, esq. of ne gre (who died 1793); and dau. of Robt. Gooden of Over Compton, esq. Mar. 5. At Poole, aged 77, John Slade, esq. He carried on an extensive trade with Newfoundland, from which he amassed an opulent fortune. Durnuam.—Jan. 23, Aged 31, James Clavering, esq. late of the 14th Dragoons, and eldest son of Sir Thomas John Claver- ing, Bart. of Axwell Park and Greencroft, by Clara, dau. of John de Gallars de la Ber- nardine (by his lady Petronilla) le Comte de la Sable, of Angou, in France. He was born Feb. 12, 1793. Mar. 8. In her 85th year, at the house of her daughter, at Gateshead, the relict of Mr. John Bell, formerly of Hexham Abbey, Northumberland. Essex.—Jan. 25. Aged 73, S. S. Ward, esq. of Plaistow. Feb. 18. Aged 41, Carteret Rawlins Gayton, esq. of Tiptofts, Wimbish. LOUCESTERSHIRE.— Dec. 30. At Forth- ampton Court, aged 81, Hon. Mary, relict of Bp. Yorke, and daughter of Bp. Maddox. Lately, in the parish of St. George, aged 104, Mary Jones. Hanxts.—At Portsmouth, the wife of Lieut.-Col. Muttlebury, of the 69th reg. Feb. 25. At Belmont, the seat of Sir George Prevost, Bart. aged 21, Harriet, youngest dau. of late Sir G. Prevost, Bart. Governor-in-Chief in British North Ame- rica. Feb. 26. At Gosport, aged 62, Charlotte, wife of Rev. Dr. Bogue. Mar, 3. At Lymington, aged 49, James Greive Livett, esq. Hererorpsnire.— Mar. 6. »; a 4 carage, at Bosbury, aged 77, ly Colt, ‘die of the late Su John Colt. Hertrorpsuire.— Vor, 24. At Hoddes- don, aged 77, William Hodgson, esq. F.R.S. He possessed a good collection of books and mathenatical instruments, which have been dispersed by auction, by Mr. Sotheby. Dec.18. At Broxbourne, aged 78, Mary, relict of Nicholas Lutyens, esq. Osrtuar®. 285 Feb. 7. At the Rectory, Ware, 70, Mr. Wm. Flack. . = Fel.19. At Pishiobury, the seat of her mother, Mrs. Milles, Rose, wife of Row- land Alston, esq. and dau. of the late Jere- miah Milles, esq Feb.20. Aged 65, William Goode, esq. of Puckeridge. Mar. 6. In consequence of a duel with Mr. Swayne, on Royston-common, on the 3d inst. Harvey Hetherington, esq. The ball lodged in his side, and could not be extracted. The dispute originated at the Atterton Park Coursing. Kent.—Nov. 2. At Chatham, Edward Thomas Day Hulkes, M.A. of St. John’s College. Nov. 12. Aged 70, James P. Hobbs, esq. of Tunbridge-wells. Jan.7. At West Cliff, near Ramsgate, aged 66, Mrs. Braithwaite Warre, relict of John Henry Warre, esq. Jan. 18. At Ramsgate, aged 74, Capt. Bowles Mitchell, R. N. the last surviving officer of those who accumpanied t. Cook on his second voyage round the world. Jan. 26. At Chislehurst, d 84, W. Westall, esq. formerly of "“Wigh-cwrest, Southwark. Jan. 30. T. E. Hulkes, esq. late of Glean- ings-house, near Rochester. Feb. 1. Aged 94, James Chapman, esq. of St. Paul’s Cray-hill, Feb. 6. Aged 65, Lewis Francis Catty, esq. of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. Fel. 14. At Tunbridge-wells, aged 79, Elizabeth, widow of J. Chis, esq. of Oporto. Feb. 27. At Cliffe, aged 63, Jacob Harvey, esq. Fel: 29. At Northfleet, aged 50, Jere- miah Howard, esq. Lancasuire.— At Rochdale, aged 80, W. Holland, esq. who from his age and experience was justly styled by many sport- ing men the father of the turf. He was a man of the strictest h and " tionable integrity, and had acquired by his superior calculation in betting an immense fortune. Nov. 25. Aged 76, Mr. Thomas White- head, of Higher-moor, near Oldham, well known as a performer on the bassoon for the last 55 years. Leicestersuine.—Jan. 13. At Coston, aged 95, Mr. T. Boyfield. Jan. 24. Mary, wife of Edward Whitby, esq. of Osbaston-lodge. Norrotk.—Jan, 21. Aged 8 months, William-George, second son of Sir R. P, Jodrell, Bart. Jan. 23. At Somerton, aged 71, Grace, sister of late Gen. Howe, M. P. and niece of late Sir P. Stephens, Bart. Jan. 28. Aged 76, Susanna-Jane, relict of Rev, J. Love, Rector of Somerley and Blundeston, 236 Blundeston, and Minister of St. George's Chapel, Yarmouth. Tiecnsanmantn. <~de. 23. Aged 62, Mr. George Braithwaite, late of Not- tingham. Jan. 29. Aged 28, George, eldest son of G. Shuttleworth, esq. of Hodsock, near Worksop. Feb. 5. W. Brewin, Gent. of Sion-hill, near Nottingham. Oxrorpsuire.—Jan. 16. Thomas Hall, esq. of Harpsden-court, near Henley-upon- Thames. Jan. 23. At Oxford, aged 84, Lieut.- col, F. W. Bellis. Mar. 18. Drowned, J. Harvey, esq. a Commoner of Wadham College. As he was rowing in a skiff between Ifley and Oxford, near the Wiers, it is supposed he stood up in the boat, to take off his jacket; when the oar slipping from his hand, in endea- vouring to recover it, he fell into the stream. Mr. Taylor, of Brazennose, dived several times in vain, and the body was not found for two hours. Srarrorpsuire.— Mar. 7. At Hoare Cross, aged 93, the relict of George Hol- land, esq. of Admerstoue, near Blithfield. Surrotx.—Lately. At Sudbury, aged 79, the relict of Mr. Henry Jones. Jan. 22. At Woodbridge, aged 85, Jas. Lynn, esq. Feb. 11. At Cavendish-hall, aged 20, Georgiana-Lucy, youngest dau. of Sir Dighy Mackworth, Bart. Mar.4. At Herringfieet-hall, Elizabeth, wife of A, Merry, Esq. Mar. 6. Aged 56, Charlotte-Elizabeth, wife of Dr. Reeve, of Gislingham, and only dau. of the late Thomas Slapp, of Botes- dale, Gent. Surrey.—Dec. 16.— At Mordon-park, Sarah, second dau. of J. B. Adams, Esq. late of Hampstead. Jan. 23. At Croydon, aged 78, Christo- pher Taddy, esq. Fel. 17. Elizaketh, wife of George Ridge, esq. Feb. 26. At Stoke, near Guildford, Miss Cooke. Worcestersnire.—Fel. 26. Aged 72, Catharine, relict of W. Harris, solicitor, Stourbridge, and dau. of late T. Chambers, esq. of Studley. "Wcaademesain 5. Aged 92, at Be- verley, Jane, sister to the late Henry Le- gard, esq. Registrar for the East-Riding. Feb. 19. Sarah, wife of Rev. A. W. Eyre, Vicar of Stillingfleet. Wates.—Jan. 29. At Dolgelley, Richard Matthews, esq. of Esgair, Merionethshire. Scortanp.—J/an. 13. At Newhailes, near Edinburgh, Lady Home, widow of the late Vice-Admiral Sir George Home, bart. of Blackadder. At Ruabon, Dolly Barclay, aged 101. She retained her faculties, eye-sight, and Bsrrvany. [ March, hearing in an astonishing degree of perfec- tion, and ate her food with an excellent ap- petite; bnt never drank tea in her life till she took to her bed, about six months ago. She was the mother of 14 children, had 13 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren. Feb. 11. At Brae-Man, the venerable highlander, Patrick Grant, to whom his Majesty, two years ago, graciously granted a pension of one guinea per week, in the 111th year of his age. He expired while sitting in his elbow chair, having felt scarcely any previous illness. His pension now de- volves on his daughter Anne during her life. A cottage is to be built for her on the farm of Drumcain, in the parish of Sethnot, near Brechin. It is thought that her Jate father was the only survivor of those who fought at the battles of Culloden and Fal- kirk. He was also engaged in the English Raid under the Pretender, and was present when the Pretender embarked for France. Asroap.—Aug. Of the yellow fever, on board H. M. S. Tyne, on the Jamaica sta- tion, Henry, youngest son of the late Rev. Dr. Roberts, of Sonning. Lalely, At Altona, suddenly and tran- quilly, one of the Veterans of German liter- ature and poetry, Mr. H. W. Von Gusten- berg, having nearly completed his 84th year. Aug. 31. At Asiseira, near Rio Major, in Portugal, on his return from Figueira to Lisbon, R. B. Whitney, esq. (who was bar- barously shot and robbed by two assassins on the evening before, near the above place), a man distinguished for abilities, possessing in an eminent degree integrity and honour; under the influence of which he acted in every transaction during his life. Sept. 6. At Florence, aged 69, Lawrence Rowe, esq. of Brentford. Sept. 15. At Bushire, in Persia, of the fever of the country, Mr. Edmund Sturmy, jun. of Walworth, in his 32d year. Sept.17. At St. John’s, Newfoundland, aged 34, of typhus, the Rev. John Leigh, Ecclesiastical Commissary, &c. of New- foundland. At Gothenburg, aged 84, D. Lowe, esq. Sept. 24. At Paris, aged 76, M. Agier, President of the Chamber of the Cour Royale. Sept. 30. At Fontainbleau, in his 53d ear, Edward D’Oyley, esq. late of Sion Hill, one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace. Oct. 4. At Xeres de la Frontera, iu Spain, aged 64, James Gordon, esq. Senior Partner of the old established House of Gordon and Co. of said City. Oct. 16. At Onjounet, near Rolle, in Switzerland, William Archer, esq. Oct.26. At Bruchsal, in the presence of her venerable mother ; and of her sisters the Queen of Bavaria, and Queen Frederica of Sweden, the Princess Amelia of Baden, eldest daughter of the Dowager Margravine. BILL 1824.] Bill of Mortality— Markets, &e.—Canal Shares. 287 BILL OF MORTALITY, from Feb. 18, to March 23, 1994. Christened. Buried. Qand 5188] 50and 60 132 Males - $26 66s Males - — e 5and10 49] 60and 70134 Females - 838 Females- 779 $ 10 and 20 43] 70 and 80 102 Whereof have died under two years old 552 20 and 30 90] 80 and 90 54 rs L s0 aud 40 123 | 90 and100 3 40 and 50 141 Salt 5s. per bushel; 14d. per pound. QUARTERLY AVERAGE of BRITISH CORN which governs Importation, from the Returns ending March 13. Wheat. | Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. ad. s. dd. s d, 65 7 36 10 25 8 44 0 41 3 39 4 PRICE OF FLOUR, per Sack, March 22, 50s. to 60s. AVERAGE PRICE of SUGAR, March 11, 33s. 74d. per cwt. PRICE OF HOPS, IN THE BOROUGH MARKET, March 19. Kent Bags .......... 71. 15s. to 114. 11s. | Farnham Pockets.... 121. Os. to 18, Os. Sussex Ditto ....... Ol. Os. to Ol. Os. | Kent...........ecee eoee Sl.- 88. to 14/. Os, Yearting............. - 51. 10s. to 71, 108. | Sussex.....ccccccceeeeee 71, 78 to Ol. 10s. Old ditto. ........... . Ol. Os, to Ol, Os. | Yearling... 61 OS. to Sl. 105. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW. St. James’s, Hay G/. 0s. Straw 2l.12s.0d. Clover 6i. 6s. 0d.—Whitechapel, Hay 5/. 10s. Od. Straw 2l. 8s. 0d. Clover 6/. 8s.0d.—Smithfield, Hay 5/.10s. Straw 2/.5s. Clover 61. 6s. SMITHFIELD, March 22. To sink the Offal—per stone of 8]bs. ie iro Che, Cline BE we ED 4 cncatncanenen .. 3s. 8d. to 4s. 4d. Head of Cattle at Market March 22: _ wend is. 4d. to 5s. Gd. Beasts ........+2.0. 2,730 Calves 180, ttn Gee ts, Sheepand Lambs 16,680 Pigs 210. COALS: Neweastle, 33s. Gd. to 39s. Od.—Sunderland, 31s. 6d. to 41s. 3d. TALLOW, per Cwt. Town Tallow 39s. Od. Yellow Russia 37s. 0d. SOAP, Yellow 80s. Mottled 78s. Curd 832s,5—CANDLES, 8s. 6d. per Doz. Moulds 10s. 0d. THE PRICES of Navicaste Carat Suares, Dock Srocxs, Water Works, Fins and Lire Insurance, Brincr and Ges Licut Suares (between the 24th of Feb, and 25th of March, 1824), at the Oifice of Mr. M. Ratne (successor to the late Mr. Scott), Auc- tioneer, Canal and Dock Share, and Estate Broker, No. 2, Great Winchester-street, Old Broad-street, London.—Grand Trunk Canal, dividing 751. per share, per annura, and bo- nus, price 2,300/.—Leeds and Liverpool, 12/.; price 410/.—Barnsley, 12/.; price 220/. —Rochdale, 3/.; price 100/.—Bolton and Bury, 5/.; price 1104—Coventry 44/. and bo- nus; price 1,200/.—Oxford, short shares, 32/.; price 820/.—-Grand Junction, 10/.; price 325/.—Monmouth, 10/.; price 220/.—Brecknock and Abergavenny, 5/.; price 115/.— Neath, 13/. last year ; price 250/.——Swansea, 10/. ; price 220/.—Old Union, 41. ; price 901.— Ellesmere, 3/.; price 75.—Dudley, 3/.; price 75/.— Worcester and Birmingham, 11. ; price 401.--Kennet and Avon, 17s.; price 29/.—Lancaster, 11. ; price 33/.—West India Dock Stock, 10l.; price 235l.—East India Dock Stock, 82. ; price 1: 9/.—London Dock Stock, 41. 10s.; ptice 1152.—East London Water Works, 5/.; price 1701.——Grand Junction Ditto, 2. 10s. ; price 80/.—West Middlesex Ditto, 2/. 10s.; price 81/.—Kent Water Ditto, 1/. 10s. price 44/. Royal Exchange Assurance, 10/. and bonus ; price 310l—Globe Fire and Life Assurance, 7/.; price 180/.—Imperial Fire Ditto, 5/.; price 133/—Albion Fire and Life Ditto, 21. 10s.; price 551.—British Fire Ditto, 3/.; price GOl—Atlas Fire and Life Ditto, 6s.; price 6/.— Hope Fire and Life Ditto, Gs.; price 6/.—Rock Life Assurance, 2s. ; price 3. 10s.—Provident Ditto, 9/. per cent. on 10/. paid; price 9l. 10s, premium.—Kent Fire Ditto, 2/. 10s.; price 74/.—Westminster Gas Light and Coke Company, 41.; price $2l.— New Ditto, 8/. per cent. on 5/. paid; price 61. premium.—City of London Ditto, 81. per cent. on 85l. paid; price 55/. premium.—New Ditto, 8/. per cent. on 45/. paid; price 354. premium.—South London Ditto, 7/. 10s.; price 180/.—Vauxhall Bridge, 14.; price 84/. —Ditto Promissory Notes of 100/. each; price 105/.—Regent’s Canal, 49/.—Wilts and Berks, 10l.—Grand Union, 251.—Grand Surrey, 50/.—Croydon, 5/.—Huddersfield, 28/. —Portsmouth and Arundel, 25/.—Stratford upon Avon, 25.—Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company, 40/. paid; price 24/. premium.—New Ditto, 5l. paid; price 15/. premium.— Guardian Fire and Life Assurance, 10/, paid; price 14/1. premium.—London Institution, 85l.—Russell Ditto, 10/. METEORO- { 23 ] METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, gy W. CARY, Srhanp. From February 27, to March 26, 1824, both inclusive. Fahrenheit’s Therm. Fahrenheit’s Therm. aol ig || “ao ls | | mw 312.8! g tee 312.81 Ss Ss! 3/8 ‘s| § © i | Barom. Weather. | 535 'g jo = | Barom. | e515 5| 5 [om in pts. lS \"2.5) 5 [2 selim pts. _ s | = | AZ \o= [=z || codec ka =z! | | i Pe i - | ' | _ 29, 65 rain&snow!| 13 | 36 , 42 | 33 29, 32 hail & snow 28 | 36 | 41 | 36 || , 86 \cloudy 14 | 33 | 45 | 35 ||, 95 fair 29 | 37 | 41 | 37 || 4 95) leloudy | 15 | 33 | 46 | 46 | 30, 04'cloudy Ma.\| 36 | 46 | 33 || , » 72)cloudy 16 | 47} 55/50 ||, 0) fair 2/30/34] 31 ||, 67ifair 7 | 44 | 54| 44 > 20/fair 3 | 87 | 40] 30 || 28, 96|snow 18 | 46 | 57} 51 > 26) fair 4/28 | 38] 36 } 29, 93) fair 19 | 49 | 58 | 42 » 30 ‘cloudy 5 | 38/53 | 43 |, 62/fair 20 | 39 | 53 | 46 » 21 \fair 6 | 43] 53} 46 ||, 86\fair 21 | 45 | 47 | 43 || 29, 82 rain 7 | 47153] 48 ||, 55/rain \| 22 43 | 41 | 35 » 59 rain & show 8 | 52 | 52 | 37 » 20) rain 23 35 | 45 | 39 || , 92 rain & snow 9 | 37] 47) 42) , 70 ifair | 24 | 89 | 44 | 40 | 30, 01 cloudy 10 | 43 | 44 | 37 |) , 72|cloudy 25 | 38 | 41 | 39 ||, 12:cloudy 11} 82; 46) 40/' , ; 94 fair 26 | 43 | 45 | 38 || 29, 95'eloudy 12 | 35 | 45 | 38 ! » 46; hail | | | DAILY PRICE OF STOCKS, From a 27, to March 27, 1824, both inclusive. é La. | wt si 3 €! sigs! 4 = 4 ‘ ) = . i- 1.3 * } as - = 43 te ee é 2 |30 2 5-33) 3 | x. 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