Feb. 10. At Cuddalore, in his 21st year, Charles Whitworth Allen Dance, esq. Madras civil service, second son of Col. Sir Charles Webb Dance, K.H., of Barr House, near Taunton. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 46, Lieut. Cunningham Douglas, formerly of the 18th Foot. Feb. 13. On his passage from Gibraltar, aged 24, William Clutton Marshall, esq. Lieut. 46th Regiment. Feb. 17. In Paris, Col. Sir Robert Steele, Knt. K. C. S. Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset. Feb. 18. At Malta, in his 39th year, A. W, Milward, commander of her Majesty's steam-ship Hydra, eldest surviving son of the late J. Milward, esq. of Bromley, Middlesex. At Stettin, Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick. She was born on the 8th of November, 1746, and was married in 1765 to the Crown Prince, afterwards Frederick William II. King of Prussia, but divorced from him in 1769. She was the only surviving princess of the house of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttle, of which the only members now living are the reigning Duke and his brother Charles. Feb. 19. At Boulogne, Edward Stephenson, esq. late Major of the Lancers in the Spanish Legion, and formerly of the Madras Cavalry. At Bordeaux, aged 18, Jane Charlotte, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Hanway Bigge, esq. of Little Benton, Northumberland. Feb. 22. At Lisbon, Anne, third daughter of George Arbuthnot, esq. of Upper Wimpole-street. Feb. 24. At Rome, the Hon. Frances Catharine Mackenzie, second daughter of the late Lord Seaforth. On his passage from New York, aged 37, Henry Clarke, esq. of Hackney. Feb. 26. At Paris, Mary, eldest daughter of Edward Huddleston, esq. of Purse Caundle, Dorset, and niece of Richard Huddleston, of Sauston Hall, Cambridge, esq. Feb. 28. At Paris, aged 81, John Stephenson, esq. Lately. In Paris, from the effects of a gun-shot wound, received forty years since, Marshal Maison. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mr. R. W. Sharp, a celebrated painter. At Montreal, Anne, wife of the Hon. T. Pothler, and daughter of the late Col. Bruyeres, R. E. At Paris, M. de Luzy, for nearly twenty years secretary to the Royal Academy of Music. At Malta, aged 64, Capt. Elias Brooks Thaine, formerly of the 10th Foot. M. Jules Godefroy, the clever author of two successful pieces recently produced in Paris-Diadésté at the Ŏpéra Comique, and La Chasse Royale at the Renaissance. In Paris, the Prince Narishkin. March 3. At Mannheim, James Rocheid, esq. of Inverleith. At Jubalpore, Ensign John Carr, 11th Madras N. Inf. eldest son of the late Rev. John Carr, master of Durham Grammar School. At Madras, James Thomas, esq. civil service. March 1. At Suez, on his way from Aden to Europe, aged 23, Ensign Thomas Shaw Sorell, 1st Bombay European Regiment, second son of Lieut.Col. Sir T. S. Sorell. March 3. At Baguères, near Pau, France, Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Rev. Samuel Clapham, of Christ Church, Hants, March 4. At Rome, aged 80, Professor Dominico Pellegrini, of the Academy of St. Luke. He has left all his collections, &c. to the Academy, March 6. At Genoa, Robert Campbell, esq. March 10. At Montreal, Lower Canada, aged 54, William Cahusac, esq. March 13. At Amsterdam, aged 68, Catherine, relict of the Rev. Alexander Mac Intosh, D.D. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 60, Lucretia, relict of John Philipps, esq. March 15. On his passage home, George Augustus Harrison, Capt. 41st Madras N. Iuf. sixth son of J. B. Harrison, esq. of Southampton. March 18. In Newfoundland, aged 88, William Carter, esq. Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court of that Island, the arduous duties of which office he discharged for fifty-two years with zeal and fidelity. March 20. In Paris, aged 76, Vandael, the eminent flower-painter. March 24. At Capicure, aged 32, James, second son of Mr. James Sheen, late of Holborn-hill. March 29. Near Cologne, aged 33, Frances, wife of Col. Von Gravell, K. St. V., J. C. &c. dau. of the late Rev. J. L. Chirol, M.A. of Croydon. Lately. At Madeira, two hours after giving birth to a daughter, Sarah Christian, wife of G. B. Leacock, esq. of that island, and daughter of Henry Sealy, esq. of Bristol. At St. Cernin, in the 120th year of his age, Antoine Delpeuch. He had served during the succession war of Austria, under the orders of Marshal de Saxe. On the 11th May, 1745, he fought at Fon tenoy, where his entire company, com. manded by Jean de Calonne, was destroyed, with the exception only of himself and four others. At Bremen, aged 81, the celebrated astronomer Olbers. At Paris, aged 56, Doctor Biett, Head Physician to the Hospital of St. Louis, supposed to have fallen a victim to his exertions during the cholera. In Honduras, a nephew of the poet Crabbe. At Washington, Commodore Isaac Chauncey, of the American navy, well known for his intrepidity in the war of 1813, on the Canadian Lakes, against the British forces. He was President of the Board of Navy Commissioners. April 2. At Nantes, aged 78, James Tobin, esq. April 8. At Paris, Marianne Silvestra, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Coles, Rector of Silchester, Hants. April 10. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 71, Michael Eaton, esq. late of Sittingbourne, Kent. At sea, on her passage to Corfu, Dora Elizabeth, wife of Major Clavell Slyfield, K.H. of the King's Royal 60th Rifle Corps. April 13. At Boulogne, Henry Shepherd Pearson, esq. late of Springfield Lodge, Bucks. April 18. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, aged 49, Anne Rose, wife of Col. W. L. Darling. ADDITIONS TO OBITUARY. VOL. XII. p. 422. The property left by Sir John Ramsden is prodigious. His grandson, the young Baronet, eleven or twelve years of age, succeeds to 120,000l. per annum. 500,0001. is divided amongst his three sons, 40,000l. to each of his daughters, and to his widow the residence at Byrom, with 8,000l. per annum. P. 545. By the will of the late Peter Bacon, esq., besides the munificent sum of 10,000l. in India Stock, worth about 24,800l. to the London University, 1,0007. is bequeathed to Homerton College; 1,000l. to Highbury College; 1,000l. to the Congregational School at Lewisham; 1007. to the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, D.D., Stepney; 100l. to the Independent Meeting at Stepney; and a similar sum to each of the schools in connexion with that place. The estate, consisting principally of India Stock, and Government securities, is expected to realize upwards of 100,0007. VOL. XIII. p. 305. The will of Samuel Lord Bishop of Lichfield passed the seal of the Prerogative Court to the Rev. Thomas Butler, his son and sole executor. The personal property was under 30,000l. The will is dated in June, 1835, when the deceased was head-master of the grammar-school in Shrewsbury, and the codicil in August 1838. The whole of the property is divisible among his children. P. 329. Mr. Oldham was the engraver to the Bank, and previously to the Bank of Ireland, for many years, and was not less celebrated for his convivial powers. Until his invention for checking the number of notes printed, and for preventing forgery, was adopted by the Bank of England, they had no positive means of effectually stopping the latter, or of telling the number of notes struck off by their printing presses. Mr. Oldham was in possession of a large salary, with the right of reversion of a portion of it to his son. P. 543. Rear-Adm. Tatham entered the navy on board H.M.S. Stag the 7th Sept. 1769; was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 6th Dec. 1776, and to that of Commander 21st Sept. 1790. In last line but two, for "Hornby Castle near Leeds," read near Lancaster. Second col. line 4, for" esq." read “gent."; line 6, for Gargrove read Gargrave. Line 14, read as follows, At the York Spring Assizes in 1830 an issue from the Court of Chancery was tried Devisavit vel non, the result of which was a verdict in favour of the will, and the consequent dismissal of the bill in Equity; but further proceedings at Common Law were taken, &c. Adm. Tatham married Anne, daughter of John Davison, esq. M.D. late of Nottingham. He has devised his estates to his kinsman Pudsey Dawson, esq. of Sinnington Manor, co. York. Ibid. 3. Adm. Rolles was Vice-Admiral of the Red, having attained that rank in 1825. P. 545. The funeral of Dr. Goodall took place on the 2d of April, when his body was interred in the provost's vault at Eton College Chapel; the pall supported by the following Canons of Windsor:- -The Revs. C. Digby, Hon. H. C. Cust, C. Proby, D. F. Markham, W. Canning, E. G. Moore. All the Fellows and Masters of the College were present, with more than forty of the clergy, and many gentry of the neighbourhood. The procession was preceded by the whole of the students on the foundation, nearly 70 in number, in hatbands and cloaks, and the interior of the choir was occupied by upwards of 500 oppidans and the numerous families of those connected with the college. A subscription has been formed to erect a monument in Eton College Chapel, to the memory of the late Provost. At the head of the list stands the name of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and amongst the subscribers are the Dukes of Northumberland, Buccleuch, Buckingham and Chandos, and Newcastle; the Marquesses Wellesley and Downshire; Earls of Malmesbury, Powis, Dartmouth, Cornwallis, Brecknock, Howe, Burlington, Ellenborough, Brownlow, and Romney; Lords Braybrooke, Males It is Bolton, Lyttelton, Methuen, and Sydney Osborne; Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, and Chester, &c. &c. expected that more than £2,000 will be ultimately subscribed. Throughout a long and useful life Dr. Goodall was celebrated for many unostentatious acts of benevolence. Amongst these may be mentioned his founding a scholarship of fifty pounds per annum, to be held for four years at either of the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. P. 558, col. 2; for Baron Winn read Baron Headley. The funeral of Lord Headley took place on the 16th of April, when his body was deposited in the vault of the new Protestant church at Aghadoe. BILL OF MORTALITY, from April 28 to May 26, 1840. Christened. Females 526} Females 519 1043 Whereof have died under two years old...276 AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, by which the Duty is regulated, May 22. Wheat. Barley. | Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas. d. PRICE OF HOPS, May 22. Sussex Pockets, 21. Os. to 31. 5s.-Kent Pockets, 21. 2s. to 5l. 15s. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, May 26. Beef................. .3s. 4d. to 4s. 8d. Mutton .4s. Od. to 5s. 2d. Veal........... ..5s. Od. to 5s. 8d. .... Pork.. ..4s. .... COAL MARKET, May 25. Walls Ends, from 16s. Od. to 22s. 9d. per ton. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 50s. Other sorts from 16s. Od. to 20s. Od. Od. Yellow Russia, 50s. 6d. Moulds, 9s. 6d. PRICES OF SHARES. At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers, and West India, 104. Birmingham Canal, 217.- Ellesmere and Chester, 82. Grand Junctio 150.- Kennet and Avon, 26.- -Leeds and Liverpool, 760.- -Regent's, 12 -Rochdale, 105.- -London Dock Stock, 661.- -St. Katharine's, 100.--East -Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 183.- Grand Junction Water Works, 66. -West Middlesex, 96.- -Globe Insurance, 125.Guardian, 374. Hope, 58.- Chartered Gas, 57.-Imperial Gas, 54.-Independent Gas, 50.- General United Gas, 34.- - Canada -Reversionary Interest, METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND. J. J. ARNULL, Stock Broker, 1, Bank Buildings, Cornhill, J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET, TO ESSAYS, DISSERTATIONS, AND HISTORICAL PASSAGES. The principal Memoirs in the OBITUARY are distinctly entered in Abbotsford Club, meeting of 302 America, incendiary fires at Mobile 81. Anastasi Collection at Brit. Mus. 77 Antiquities, description of an engraved ties found near Brighton 416. Roman Aphidna, site of the city of 183 Archæology, Egyptian, works on 420 Architecture of the Nineteenth Century, Argyle, Duke of, memoir of 86 Athos, Mount, monasteries at 419 Bacon, P. will of 670 Banking Committee appointed 422, 423 Beding, Lower, Sussex, Chapel erected. at 81 Beer Bill 527 Belgium, tower of the Hotel d'Egmont Belt, R. memoir of 213 Beresford, Lord G. memoir of 29 Bishop, Rev. S. vindication of 487 Blunt, Sir C. R. memoir of 430 Booksellers' Provident Institution 514 Boswell's Johnson, notes on 353 Brimscombe, new church at 533 Cathedral, re-opening of 643 Armour and Arms (English) in the reigns Butler, Dr. Samuel, Bishop of Lichfield, of Eliz. and Jas. I. 348 Arnold, Lt.-Col. memoir of 435 Art Union, meeting of the 623 GENT. MAG. VOL. XIII. memoir of 203. will of 670 Byam, Maj. A. E. memoir of 435 |