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rivets of affection between the parent and his offspring: they were the best spent and most happy days of my existence; and I can truly say, I never acted a more wise part, as it obtained for me all their best affections." It would be tedious to enumerate many plans connected with shipping, besides those already mentioned, in which the valuable life of Mr. Gower was engaged; but he had the gratification, towards its close, of seeing many of his inventions and improvements in naval architecture brought into practice. The catamaran for forming a raft was constructed and tried by him so far back as 1810. This floating platform may be eminently useful in many instances, besides the opportunity it would afford of escape in cases of shipwreck. A life-boat on a novel plan was built by him, to be used at Languard Fort. One of his earliest inventions was a tube to convey sounds from the tops to the deck; and, though not yet brought into general practice on ship-board, speaking tubes have been extensively used in manufactories and other buildings on shore. The propeller, or floating anchor, was another of his improvements, if not inventions, and an experiment with it took place but a few days before his death. Many of his leisure hours were occupied in the composition of minor articles of a beneficial tendency on marine subjects, and which appeared in the journals of the day: some of them are reprinted in a work which he lived just long enough to complete.

At Llandilo, at the advanced age of 89, the rev. Thomas Beynon, M.A. archdeacon of Cardigan, prebendary of St. David's and Brecon, rector of Penboyr and Llanfihangel-fach Cilfargen, vicar of Llanfihangel Aberbythich, perpetual curate of Llandefeysaint, commissary-general of the archdea. conry of Carmarthen, and rural dean of Emlyn. This venerable divine had been in possession of the rectory of Llanfihangel-fach Cilfargen, the vicarage of Llanfihangel Aberbythich, and the perpetual curacy of Llandefeysaint, for no less than sixty-three years, and continued to serve them himself, till within a very few years of his death.

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5. At the seat of Mr. Manning,

Drakestown, in co. Louth, aged 22, the hon. Randall Plunkett, brother to lord Louth. A severe fall from his horse when hunting occasioned the rupture of a blood vessel in the head, of which he died on the following morning.

6. At Leith, aged 41, William Hutchinson, esq. governor of Annamaboe, and late member of the council at Cape Coast Castle, Africa. He was distinguished by his bravery in various actions with the Ashantees.

At Lasborough Park, the widow of Joseph Lyons Walrond, esq. She was sitting by herself after dinner and dozing, when her cap caught fire at the candle; in attempting to extinguish it, her sleeves, and ultimately her whole dress, were in a blaze: and before it could be extinguished, the unfortunate lady was so dreadfully burnt as to cause her death on the following afternoon. Mrs. Walrond was sister to sir C. Bethel Codrington, bart., and mother to Bethel Walrond, esq. late M.P. for Saltash.

He

12. At Isleworth, aged 58, Mr. Joseph Strutt, keeper of records to his grace the duke of Northumberland. He was born May 28, 1775, and was educated under the rev. James Boyer, at Christ's Hospital, where he was well imbued with the Latin tongue : and afterwards served his apprenticeship in the printing-office of the late Mr. Nichols. His health, however, was never strong; and he soon relinquished his business to follow the less certain occupation of his pen. made the index to the first volume of Mr. Nichols's "History of Leicestershire;" but did it so superfluously well, that, had he proceeded with the other volumes with the same precision, the index itself would have formed much too bulky a volume. This extent in quantity compelled Mr. Nicholls to place the index to the second, third, and fourth volumes of his history in the hands of Mr. Malcolm, author of "Londinium Redivivum." Fortunately for Mr. Strutt, he was many years ago recommended by John Caley, esq. F.S.A. to his grace the late duke of Northumberland to arrange his archives, which, from damp and neglect, were in a deplorable state of decay. To this employment Mr. Strutt was well adapted; and the neatness and accuracy with which he

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repaired, preserved, and transcribed the ordinary incidents of life, into picthe valuable documents committed to his charge, were truly admirable. Sheltered by the kind patronage of the late and present dukes of Northumberland, Mr. Strutt passed the remainder of his days in quiet and comfort.

13. In Piccadilly, aged 37, of paraly sis, brought on by drinking immode. rate quantities of brandy, Mr. Richard Beckley, bookseller.

13. At Munich, aged 43 years and 10 days, Joseph Thurmer, professor of architecture in the Dresden academy. Of his professional ability the new postoffice at Dresden affords an example.

16. At Bagenalstown, co. Kilkenny, aged 28, the hon. Frederick George Howard, M.P. for Morpeth, and capt. in the 90th regiment; second son of the earl of Carlisle. On the previous day he left the barracks near Kilkenny, in a curricle, accompanied by two of his brother officers, and was proceeding to visit the detachment of the regiment quartered at Newtonbarry. A short way beyond Bagenalstown the horse took fright, and ran away. Captain Howard attempted to leap out, but was unfortunately thrown with great violence upon his head, which caused an effusion of blood on the brain.

18. At Leghorn, the daughter of Madame the Duchess of Berry, now countess Lucchesi Palli, born at Blaye.

19. Aged 49, Mr. Jos. Newell, of Whitecross-street, author of several works on the liberties and privileges of the citizens of London.

21. At Crawford-priory, Fifeshire, aged 75, lady Mary Crawford.

23. In London, aged 45, Mr. Andrew Picken. Mr. Picken was born at Paisley, and was educated for mercantile pursuits. At an early age he visited the West-Indies; but, finding that the business in which he was engaged, afforded no very bright prospects, he returned to Europe, and obtained a confidential situation in the bank of Ireland. He subsequently removed to Glasgow, and entered into business. Here he first came before the world as an author, by publishing "Tales and Sketches of the West of Scotland," a work which had great local success. In this volume appeared, for the first time, the pathetic story of "Mary Ogilvie," which showed no common power of combining

tures of intense and harrowing interest. From Glasgow he removed to Liverpool, where he established himself as a bookseller. The mania of speculation in 1821 found him a ready victim; he joined in some of the wild projects of the time, and lost his all. He came to London with the manuscript of a novel, "The Sectarian," which was published by Colburn. Mr. Picken now became a frequent contributor to magazines and reviews. The publication of "The Dominie's Legacy," in 1830, finally established his fame as an historian of Scottish humble life; and had great success. When Colburn's "Juvenile Library" was projected, Mr. Picken undertook to supply the "The Lives of Eminent Missionaries," but before his work was completed, the library was at an end. The volume was subsequently published by Kidd, and two large impressions sold. Mr. Picken's next publication was "The Club Book," to which several of the most popular living writers contributed. Soon after appeared a work on the Canadas, professedly a compilation; in preparing this volume Mr. Picken received very valuable assistance from his friend Mr. Galt. This was followed by "Waltham," a tale published in Leitch Ritchie's "Library of Romance." In the course of the present year, were published his "Traditionary Stories of Old Families," in two volumes; designed as the first part of a series, which would embrace the legendary history of Scotland, England, and Ireland. On the 10th of November, while conversing with his son, he was suddenly struck down by apoplexy, and was conveyed home insensible. After a short time strong hopes were entertained of his recovery, but, on the 23rd, his spirit passed away almost without a struggle. A little before his last illness, Mr. Picken had completed a novel, entitled, "The Black Watch."

23. In Charlotte-street, Portlandplace, aged 45, Mr. Alfred Nicholson, painter of landscape in water colours. This gentleman, who was the only surviving son of Francis Nicholson the artist, early in life entered the royal navy, on board his Majesty's ship Berwick, and saw some service on the coasts of Holland and Portugal; but after a few years he abandoned the

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naval profession for the arts. In 1813, he was induced to visit Ireland, where he resided for three or four years; and, during this period, he accumulated a large collection of elaborate sketches of Irish scenery, particularly in the counties of Sligo, Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Wicklow, and Dublin. About the year 1818, he became permanently resident in London, and was almost exclusively occupied by the instruction of pupils. In 1821, he made a short excursion through Ireland and North Wales, considerably enriching his collection of sketches; and in subsequent summer excursions he visited the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and his native county of York, where his pencil was assiduously employed.

His

23. At Paris, aged 71, Marshal Jourdan, governor of the Hotel des Invalides. Jean Baptiste Jourdan was born at Limoges, April 29, 1762. In his sixteenth year he enrolled himself in the regiment of Auxerrois, and proceeded with a part of his regiment to America, whence he did not return until the peace. On his arrival in France, he obtained a lieutenant's commission, and, in 1790, became captain of Chasseurs in the National Guard of his native town. In 1791, he commanded a battalion of volunteers of Haute-Vienne, which he led to the army of the North, and distinguished himself under Dumourier in the campaign of Belgium. military talents were appreciated; and, in May, 1793, he obtained the rank of General of Brigade. In 1794, he was advanced to the superior command of the army of the Moselle. It was at the head of these troops that he gained the victory of Fleurus, and that he planted his colours on the Rhine from Coblentz to Cleves. France owed to him the possession of those beautiful provinces, which she has frequently declared to be her natural boundaries. In the succeeding year he crossed the Rhine, and maintained the war with various success. The same results followed in 1796. In 1797, he started in his political career, having been nominated to the council of FiveHundred. From this era his devotion to his country was divided between the tribune, the army, and his diplomatic duties. On the 18th Brumaire, he was among the small number of those who foresaw the ambitious views

of Buonaparte, and who acted on the reserve. In 1800, he commanded in Piedmont; and so mildly, that, sixteen years after, the king of Sardinia sent him his portrait splendidly set in diamonds. In 1802, he was called to the council of state; the year succeeding saw him at the head of the army of Italy; and, on the memorable 19th of May, 1804, he was created a marshall; but, on the breaking out of the Austrian war (1805), he was superseded by Massena (as he had been before in Swabia), an indignity of which he complained without effect. In 1806, he governed Naples under Joseph Buonaparte; and, in 1808, he accompanied that personage into Spain as his major-general. In the latter post marshal Jourdan was overwhelmed with disgust, and his counsels were met with contempt, by the courtiers who surrounded the king of Spain; he demanded and obtained his recall at the close of 1809. However, when the Russian campaign was decided, he was sent back to Spain, where he conducted the inglorious retreat from Madrid, and was at length overwhelmed in the ruin of Vittoria. Jourdan had already the reputation of having sustained more defeats than any other French general (from which he had acquired the significant nick-name of The Anvil); but this last defeat threw all his former illsuccess into the shade. In his flight from the field he threw down his truncheon, which was found and ludicrously displayed by some of our soldiers. Jourdan did not think himself safe until he reached Paris. There he quietly watched the declining fortunes of his master, after whose abdication he received a command from Louis. When Buonaparte returned from Elba, Jourdan retired into the country. He was, for some time, undecided as to what course he should pursue; but at length consented to take a seat in the chamber of peers. His active services were not required, but he was intrusted with the government of Besançon. He was one of the first to recognise the authority of Louis after the second restoration. In 1817, he was placed over the 7th military division, and, in the year following, was admitted among the new peers. During the first days of the revolution of July, he was called to the ministry for foreign affairs; but the men of the

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next day came in, and he willingly surrendered to them his place. Shortly afterwards he was appointed governor of the Invalids, where he made himself as beloved by the aged warriors under his care as he had been by the soldiers when he was in the army. Labouring for some time under a fatal disease, he supported his protracted sufferings without the least diminution of his placidity and amenity of disposition. He died poor; after holding his rank of marshal for 30 years, and filling some of the most important offices, he left scarcely 15,000 francs in the funds. Marshal Jourdan was the last representative of the military glories of the Republic. "Jourdan is a poor general," said Napoleon at St. Helena, "but he possesses the virtues, rare among his competitors, of honour, integrity, and humanity."

24. At Paris, the venerable baron Boyer, professor of Clinique Chirurgicale, and surgeon-in-chief of La Cha

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30. At Whiteford-house, co. Ayr, aged 90, sir William Macleod Bannatyne, one of the retired senators of the college of justice. He was admitted advocate Jan. 22, 1765, and, at the bar, he deservedly acquired the character of a sound and able lawyer.

He was the intimate friend and companion of Blair, Mackenzie, Cullen, Erskine, Abercromby, and Craig; and one of the contributors to the Mirror" and "Lounger." He was promoted to the bench on the death of lord Swinton, and took his seat as lord Bannatyne, May 16, 1799. He resigned in the year 1823, and was succeeded by the late lord Eldin.

Lately. At Sinden-hall, T. Allan, esq. of Lauriston, banker in Edinburgh and proprietor of the "Caledonian Mercury."

At Norwich, the rev. Joseph Kinghorn, who has left behind him 20,000l., although his annual stipend as Baptist minister was only 3001.

At Florence, Charles Montague Walker, esq. a post-captain in the royal navy.

In Garden-row, within the rules of the King's Bench, where he had

resided for the last 20 years, aged 80, the rev. William Barker Daniel, the author of " Rural Sports," 2 vols. 4to. 1801-1803, 2nd edition, 3 vols. 8vo. 1810; 4th vol. 1813. He was of Christ's College Cambridge, B.A. 1787; M.A.

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1. At Eardiston-house, Mary, wife of sir Christopher Sydney Smith, bart. At Edinburgh, Edward Milligan, M.D. a celebrated private teacher of medicine, and the translator of "Celsus," Magendie," and other works connected with his profession. 3. At Lees-house, Berwickshire, aged 39, Charles Marjoribanks, esq. M.P. for that county.

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7. At Walworth, aged 57, Mr. Alfred Mills, artist. He was chiefly employed in illustrating works of juvenile instruction. For upwards of 40 years he distinguished himself in this line for Messrs. Darton and Harvey, of Gracechurch-street, Mr. Harris of St. Paul's Church-yard, &c. &c. He was likewise extensively employed by engravers on wood, to make designs for them on

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