Her body was conveyed for interment to the family vault at Ickworth church, Suffolk. May 26. At Loxwood House, aged 73, John King, esq. many years a deputylieut. and formerly high sheriff of the county. June 1. At her seat, Coombe, aged 78, Mary, relict of Sir George Shiffner, Bart. She was the only daughter and heiress of Sir John Bridger, of Coombe, Knt. was married in 1787, and left a widow in 1842, having had issue the present Baronet, three other sons, and four daugh ters. June 6. In New Steine, Brighton, aged 27, Frances, youngest dau. of the Rev. R. R. Knipe, of Hookfield Grove, Epsom, and Rector of Water Newton, Huntingd. June 12. At Brighton, aged 52, Samuel Hood, esq. M.D. June 17. At Worthing, aged 78, Miss Elizabeth Dealtry, of Rottingdean. WARWICK.-May 13. At Leamington, aged 53, Frances, widow of Oliver Hatch, esq. May 18. At Leamington, Mary-Ann, wife of Capt. Bernard Granville Layard, 26th Foot. Lately. At the house of her son-inlaw, Major M'Mahon, Hornton, Amelia, wife of the Rev. J. Morgan, of Burton Dassett vicarage, and sister of Mrs. Gen. Conyngham, Bath. June 2. At Leamington, aged 43, Uriah Davenport, esq. of Liverpool. WILTS.-May 26. At Ingfield, near Settle, aged 25, Mary, wife of the Rev. H. J. Swale. May 27. Anna-Maria, second dau. of the late Rev. Edmund Benson, of the Close, Salisbury. June 10. At Stratton, near Swindon, Miss Anne Bradford, sister of the Rev. W. B. Bradford, of Eaton. Her death was caused by a fall from a pony carriage, combined with disease of the heart, with which she had been afflicted for some years. She had not sustained the slightest outward injury, and her brother escaped almost unhurt. Verdict, "Died of disease of the heart, accelerated by sudden fright." June 17. At Great Bedwyn, Ann, wife of the Rev. John Ward, M.A. Vicar of that parish. She was the eldest child of Samuel Merriman, of Brook - street, M.D. and was born on the 14th of August 1802. She was married to Mr. Ward, at St. George's Hanover-square, on the 9th Jan. 1823, and has left surviving issue two sons and five daughters. YORK.-May 16. At Belle Vue, near Leeds, aged 62, Ann-Maria, wife of Edward Coke Wilmot, esq. May 22. At the house of his father William Pilkington, esq. of Hatfield, near Doncaster, aged 54, Redmond William Pilkington, esq. of Kensington Gore. May 26. At Little Woodhouse, near Leeds, James Musgrave, esq. one of the senior aldermen and a magistrate of the borough of Leeds. He was found dead in the evening in a lane not far from his own residence. He had left home only ten minutes before, and to all appearance had been tolerably well during the day, having been twice to the Wesleyan chapel. A coroner's inquest was held, when, it appearing that he had died from disease of the heart, the jury returned a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God." May 29. At the Rev. G. A. Jacob's, Sheffield, aged 13, Henry Lea, only child of the late Henry Priestley, esq. of Haugh End, near Halifax. Lately. At Topcliffe vicarage, aged 29, Harriet, wife of the Rev. Henry Annesley Hawkins. June 12. At Leeds, aged 26, Frederic Freer, eldest son of the late William Robertson, esq. Assistant Commissary-Gen. to the Forces. June 15. At Helmsley Blackmoor, George Flintoft, esq. Paymaster and Purser R.N. June 18. Aged 88, William Burland, esq. of Groves House, near Howden. WALES.-May 18. Aged 76, Charles Poyser, esq. of the Priory, Wrexham, Denbighshire. May 22. At the vicarage, Northop, Flintshire, aged 20, Henry Archer Allen, esq. Lieut. in the 4th Royal Irish Dra. goon Guards. May 24. At Fonmon Castle, Glamorgansh. Oliver Evan, infant son of Robert Oliver Jones, esq. Lately. At Llandovery, Carmarthensh. aged 80, William Harries, esq. of Swansea. At the Hay, Breconshire, aged 69, Thomas Bomford, esq. SCOTLAND.-May 4. At Edinburgh, Jessy-Murray, wife of John Knapp, esq. M.D. May 12. In Edinburgh, Miss Christian Greig, dau. of the late David Greig, esq. of Hallgreig. May 17. In Largs Bay, two young midshipmen of the Shearwater, Government surveying steamer, stationed opposite Largs; one named Jewell, between 18 and 20 years of age; the other, in his 18th year, was Charles-Digby, son of E. J. Cayley, esq. M P. for the north riding of Yorkshire. He had distinguished himself in the "Rodney," on the coast of Syria, and had been awarded a medal for the victories at Acre, and other places on that coast. They were amusing themselves in a small open boat, when a gale came on from the north-east, and, as they neglected to slacken sail, the little craft was run under water while she was rounding the north end of the Larger Cumbrae. The accident was observed from the deck of the "Vulcan," another Government steamer lying in the bay with her steam up, and she immediately proceeded to the spot, but nothing was found floating excepting the two caps of the deceased. May 21. At Edinburgh, Laura, wife of Charles Stannard Eustace, esq. of the co. Kildare. May 22. At Belchester, Berwickshire, George Dickson, esq. of Stonefold and Belchester. June 6. At Succoth, Dumbartonshire, Elizabeth, wife of Sir Archibald Campbell, Bart. She was the eldest daughter of John Balfour, esq. of Balbirnie, co. Fife; and was married to Sir Archibald in 1795, by whom she leaves a numerous family. June 13. At Edinburgh, aged 77, Thomas Charles Hope, M.D. F.L.S., Professor of Chemistry for nearly half a century in Edinburgh University. At the close of the winter session before last he felt himself compelled by increasing years to resign the Professorship which he had so long and so ably filled. IRELAND.-May 7. At Crocknolina, near Broadhaven, in Erris, aged 122, Grace Devit. Her mental faculties seemed unimpaired when she conversed of things long gone by, but she spoke like a child of matters of recent occurrence. May 15. At Dublin, Janette, wife of Edward Mayne, esq. of Norfolk-crescent, London. May 19. At Ballinamore House, co. Mayo, aged 56, Anne, relict of Anthony Ormsby, esq. Lieut.-Col. North Mayo Militia. June 2. At Ahascreagh, co. Galway, William Brackenbury, esq. formerly Lieut. in the 61st regt. late of Usselby House, Lincolnsh. and recently of Aswardby, near Spilsby, same county. June 7. Mr. Shannon, the mayor of Limerick. He died suddenly, in the act of presiding at a Repeal meeting in that town. JERSEY.-June 14. At St. Helier's, aged 30, Frances-Mary, only dau. of the late Major Shairp, of Kirkton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, and sister of S. F. Shairp, esq. banker, Totnes. EAST INDIES.-Feb. 6. At Moulmein, aged 27, in the Hon. East India Company's Service, Assistant Surgeon Robert Wood Spry, son of the late James Hume Spry, esq. of Clapham, and formerly of Charterhouse-sq. March.. At Moulmein, Capt. Richard L. Coxe, of the 84th Regt. eldest son of the Rev. Charles Coxe, Newtown Lodge, Hungerford. April 7. At Deesa, aged 17, Second Lieut. Eustace Montatt Maude, of the 1st. Bombay European Fusiliers. April 15. At Calcutta, aged 35, John Bensley Thornhill, esq. of the Hon. East India Company's Civil Service. April 22. At Mhow, aged 23, Robert M. D. Delafosse, Ensign of the 26th Bombay N. I., third son of the Rev. D. C. Delafosse, Rector of Shere, Surrey. WEST INDIES.-March 15. On the passage from Jamaica to Bermuda, aged 20, Mr. William Wilbraham, Mate of H.M.S. "Illustrions," only son of the late Capt. Wilbraham, R.N., and nephew of G. Wilbraham, esq. of Delamere House, Cheshire. March 17. In the Bahama Islands, Charlotte, wife of the Rev. Pelham Stanhope Aldrich, and dau. of the late Mr. Benjamin Bridges, of Hollesley, Suffolk. April 2. On board the "General Palmer" transport, off Santa Lucia, Lieut. Eustace Moffat, of the 46th Regt. late Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-Gen. at Barbadoes. April 10. At Barbadoes, aged 49, John Lucie Smith, LL.D. of Demerara. May 11. At Dominica, the wife of Dr. Alexander Stewart, Senior Surgeon to the Forces. ABROAD.-Jan. 13. At sea, on board H.M.S."Rattlesnake," on her voyage from Hong Kong to Portsmouth, Capt. Henry Geary, of the Royal Artillery. Jan. 14. At Sydney, New South Wales, aged 30, James Alexander, son of John Robinson, esq. of Norwood, Surrey. Jan. 20. At Bronti, Bungonia, New South Wales, Mary-Anne, wife of W. F. Baker, esq. R.N. Feb. 1. At Hong Kong, Assistant Commissary-Gen. John Irvine. March 14. At sea, on board the "Thomas Coutts," aged 40, H. F. Boaden, esq. He was yougest son of the late James Boaden, esq. well known in the literary and dramatic world, and for a long period filled the responsible situation of Agent to Her Majesty's Navy, to the entire satisfaction of the Crown. April 11. At New York, aged 77, Jacob Walton, esq. Rear-Admiral of the White. May 5. At Malta, Major Thomas Clibborn, 1st Bombay Grenadiers, youngest son of the late Henry Clibborn, esq. Lyssanisky, King's County, Ireland. May 10. At Berlin, at a very advanced age, General Borstell, commander of the cavalry. The King loses in him one of his most faithful servants and wisest councillors; the country one of its most distinguished citizens; and the army one of its bravest and greatest leaders during the war of liberty from 1813 to 1815. May 12. At Rome, Thomas Aubin, esq. resident at Rome, and for many years attached to her Majesty's Legation in Tuscany. May 15. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, Kate, only dau. of Dr. Derbishire. May 21. In France, Admiral Lalande. His death is a severe loss to the French navy, of which he was one of the most distinguished officers. He commanded the Mediterranean fleet in 1840. June 1. At Rome, Lady Adam, wife of Lieut.-Gen. the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. June 2. At Cadenabbia, near Como, aged 30, Harriet, eldest dau. of the late John Bayntun Scratton, esq. of Milton Hall, Prettlewell, Essex. June 9. At Brussels, Susanna, widow of Col. Duncan Presgrave, of the Hon. East India Company's Service. June 11. At Paris, Horatio, youngest son of the late Sir Richard Phillips. June 13. At the Chateau de Capécure, near Boulogne, Henry Charles Pocock, esq. late of the 74th Regt. and youngest son of the late Sir George Pocock, Bart. TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. From the Returns issued by the Registrar General. DEATHS REGISTERED from MAY 25 to JUNE 22, 1844, (5 weeks.) Sussex Pockets, 67. 08. to 77. 08.-Kent Pockets, 61. 48. to 11. 118. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, June 21. Beef.......... Mutton.. Pork......... .2s. 6d. to 4s. ..3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. ..3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. Sheepand Lambs 34,150 Pigs 361 COAL MARKET, June 21. Walls Ends, from 17s. 3d. to 22s. 6d. per ton. Other sorts from 15s. Od. to 18s. 6d. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 43s. 6d. Yellow Russia, 43s. Od. CANDLES, 7s. Od. per doz. Moulds, 9s. 6d. PRICES OF SHARES. At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers, Birmingham Canal, 173. Ellesmere and Chester, 651. Grand Junction, 263. Kennet and Avon, 10. Leeds and Liverpool, 640.-Regent's, 25. Rochdale, 62.--London Dock Stock, 1134.- -St. Katharine's, 115.- - East and West India, 138.. London and Birmingham Railway, 217. Great Western, 123.-London and Southwestern, 644.- -Grand Junction WaterWorks, 88. West Middlesex, 125. Globe Insurance, 143.- Guardian, 51.-Hope, 74. Chartered Gas, 67.-Imperial Gas, 82. Phoenix Gas, 38.- -London and Westminster Bank, 26.- Reversionary Interest, 104. For Prices of all other Shares, enquire as above. J. J. ARNULL, English and Foreign Stock and Share Broker, 3, Bank Chambers, Lothbury. J. B, NICHOLS AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET, GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. AUGUST, 1844. BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT. CONTENTS. ........ PAGE MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.- REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. .... ...... .... 114 115 136 137 .. 142 .... 145 147 151 153 156 ...... ...... ..... Tooke's Life and Poems of Charles Churchill, 161; Hollingsworth's History of Stowmarket, 165; Warter's Plain Practical Sermons, 168; Bullar's Lay Lectures, 169: Zareefa, and other Poems, 170; Life, and other Poems, by S. S. S., 171; Mathews's Poems on Man, 172; Lockhart's Memoirs of Bernal Diaz del Castillo, 172; Miscellaneous Reviews ... LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. New Publications, 178; University of Oxford-University of CambridgeRoxburghe Club-The Percy Society, 182; The Ray Society-Northern Church of England School, 183; Jews' Literary and Scientific InstitutionBritish and Foreign Institute ........ FINE ARTS.-Royal Commission of the Fine Arts, 184; Panorama of Baalbec— ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES.-British Archæological Association, 187; .... Promotions and Preferments, 199; Births, 200; Marriages... CLERGY DECEASED DEATHS, arranged in Counties... 157 178 184 185 186 192 196 200 203-216 Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets-Prices Embellished with a View of an Ancient Mansion at SANDFORD ORCAS, co. 216 217 224 |