an account of his system in two volumes 8vo. 1809, under the title of "Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, or a View of the means by which they are taught to understand and speak a Language."

25. At Leamington, having given birth to a son on the preceding day, aged 25, Jane, wife of Gibbs Crawfurd Antrobus, esq. M.P. of Eaton Hall near Congleton. She was the second daughter of sir Coutts Trotter, bart. and was married June 25, 1827.

27. At Beeching-stoke, near Devizes, aged 78, the rev. Charles Mayo, for upwards of fifty years rector of that parish, and of Hewish: author of "A Chronological History of the European States, from 1678 to 1792," fol. 1793; and "A compendious View of the Universal History, from 1753 to 1802," four vols. 4to. 1804.

At Great Oakley in Northamptonshire, in his 72nd year, sir Richard Brooke de Capell Brooke, bart. of that place, colonel of the Northamptonshire militia, and F.R.S.

29. At Naples, aged 43, the hon. Gerrard Vanneck, brother to lord Huntingfield.

In his 82d year, Robert Sinclair, esq. recorder of York.

At his house in Upper Brookstreet, having nearly completed his 80th year, the right hon. Henry Pomeroy, second viscount Harberton, and baron Harberton, F. S. A. of Carbery, co. Kildare.

30. In Lamb's Conduit-street, in his $20 year, Henry Hall, esq. senior Fellow of St. John's college, Oxford, and a bencher of the Inner Temple.

Lately. At Kirkcudbright, aged 85, Dr. Patrick Murray, formerly an eminent physician in Jamaica, and one of the assistant judges of the grand court of that Island many years.

At Hampstead, in his 80th year, the rev. Thomas Belsham, minister of the Unitarian chapel in Essex-street. This eminent preacher, and zealous defender of Unitarianism, was the elder brother of the late William Belsham, the Whig historian. In the early part of his life, he superintended the Dissenting academy at Daventry, where he was educated himself; but which office he resigned in 1789, his religious views having gradually changed from Calvinism to the doctrines he afterwards maintained. He afterwards succeeded Dr. Disney in his ministry at Essex

street chapel, from which time he distinguished himself as well in the pulpit as by his pen. His publications are exceedingly numerous: one of the most important is his "Calm Enquiry into the Scripture Doctrine concerning the Person of Christ, &c. 1811."

The rev. John Roberts, vicar of Dymeirchion, co. Flint, to which living he was presented in 1807, by Dr. Cleaver, then bishop of St. Asaph. Mr. Roberts was the author of the English essay at the Carmarthen Eisteddfod, Sept. 1823, on "The Reasons for rejecting the Welsh Orthography that is proposed and attempted to be introduced with a view of superseding the system that has been established since the publication of Dr. Davies's Grammar and Dictionary, and Bishop Parry's edition of the Welsh Bible, and that of 1630."

DECEMBER.

1. In Bruton-street, aged 70, the lady of the right hon. sir John Nicholl. In Wilmington-square, aged 75, the rev. John Harris, formerly of Aylesbury, where he officiated for nearly forty years as the pastor of a church of Protestant dissenters.

3. Aged 86, Charles Goring, esq. of Wiston Park, Sussex; half-uncle to sir Chas. Foster Goring, bart. of Highden.

At Airdrie House, co. Fife, aged 83, the right hon. Methven-Kellie Erskine, tenth earl of Kellie, viscount of Fenton (the premier viscounty of Scotland,) and baron of Dirleton, co. Haddington, and ninth baronet of Cambo, co. Fife.

At Clovelly Court, Devonshire, aged 64, sir James Hamlyn Williams, the second baronet of that place.

At Chichester, aged 87, gen. Oliver Nicolls, colonel of the 66th regiment of foot.

5. At Madrid, at an advanced age, Don Juan Augustin Cean-Bermudez, author of several works on the fine arts.

6. At Hastings, aged 17, lady Anne Catherine Kerr, half sister to the marquis of Lothian.

8. At Kennington, lady Murray,widow of sir R. Murray, bart.

Aged 55, the Rev. Walter Birch, B.D. rector of Stanway, Essex, and vicar of Stanton-Bernard, Wilts.

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In Prospect-place, Lambeth, aged John Carey, LL.D. a gentleman known in the literary world by

several elementary works on classical literature, and by his extensive labours as an editor; with regard to the latter, may be noticed two editions, in quarto, of Ainsworth's Dictionary, and the elegant series of Latin authors, known by the name of the "Regent's Classics."

9. At Bowcomb cottage, Isle of Wight, aged 64, the hon. Catherine, relict of Edw. Rushworth, esq. formerly M.P. for Newport.

10. Found dead in his bed, at Cranbury Park, near Winchester, William Chamberlayne, esq. M.P. for Southampton; first cousin to the earl of Liverpool, and to the late lord Zouche.

11. At the house of his brother, in John-street, Bedford-row, aged 67, Benjamin Tucker, esq. of Trematon castle, Cornwall, of which duchy he was surveyor-general for the last twenty years. 11. Suddenly, the rev. Isaac Taylor, minister of the Dissenting congregation at Ongar, Essex. Mr. T. was originally educated as an engraver, and continued in that profession for several years, till in 1796 he was invited by a congregation at Colchester to become their minister. He continued at that place till 1810, and the following year accepted a similar office at Ongar. His publications consisted chiefly of works of instruction or amusement for young persons, such as "Selfcultivation," "Advice to the Teens, &c." and some of them have passed through several editions.

13. At Oulton Park, Cheshire, after only three days' illness, aged 62, the rev. sir Philip Grey Egerton, ninth baronet of Egerton and Oulton Park, rector of Tarporley, and of the upper mediety of Malpas, both in the same county.

In a garret, in King-street, Soho, aged 64, Mr. Wm. Smith, an attorney, who was formerly in affluent circumstances, having, when he retired from business, amassed considerable property. A few years ago he purchased a mill, for the purpose of manufacturing starch on a new principle; but by the speculation he lost upwards of 40,0001. Having failed in other speculations, he returned to London with a shattered fortune, and, at the period of the joint-stock mania, he lost 6001. by one of the mining associations. He next became clerk to Mr.

Harmer, in whose office he remained some time, and then commenced business on his own account; but, being unfortunate, he was compelled to take up his residence in a garret, where he died of apoplexy.

14. At Clapham, Surrey, aged 92, the relict of George Medley, esq. of New Burlington-street, and Buxted Park, Sussex, M.P. for East Grinsted; dau. and heiress of sir Timothy Waldo, of Hever, Kent. Her large property is inherited by the daughters of the earl of Liverpool, in right of their late mother, Julia-Evelyn-Medley, only dau. and heir of sir George Shuckburgh Evelyn, bart. by Julia-Anabella, only dau. and heir of James Evelyn, esq. and Anabella, sister of George Medley, esq. the husband of the old lady now deceased, who was married Nov. 8, 1762. At Chester, in his 69th year, Mr. Joseph Haynes, drawing-master. He was a pupil of Mortimer, the celebrated artist, from whose pictures and sketches he etched many plates: among others the subject of "St. Paul Preaching to the Britons."

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15. At Brompton, major-gen. Edw. Codd.

At Windsor, aged 90, John Kinsey, esq. formerly lieut.-col. of the 1st or royal dragoons.

At Milan, his native city, in his 74th year, the celebrated singer Marchesi.

17. At Hammerwood-lodge, aged 71, the hon. Mrs. Dorrien Magens, sister to lord Dynevor.

At Auerbach, aged 68, her serene highness Louisa Caroline Henrietta, grand duchess of Hesse Darmstadt. She was the daughter of prince George William, of the same house, by the countess Maria Louisa Albertina, of Leiningen-Heidesheim; was married to her cousin, Louis, the present reigning duke, Feb. 19, 1777, and had several children.

19. In the workhouse at Great Driffield, aged 87, Alex. Macintosh, several years proprietor of the Red Lion Inn there, author of the "Driffield Angler."

20. At Conington, Cambridgeshire, aged 68, the rev. Thos. Brown, rector of that parish upwards of forty years. He was the third and youngest son of Lancelot Brown, the celebrated landscape gardener, generally known by the name of Capability Brown.

20. At his residence in Berkeley

square, aged 65, general. the right hon. lord Charles Fitzroy, M. A., of Wicken in Northamptonshire, colonel of the 48th foot; brother to the duke of Grafton.

20. In his 86th year, the distinguished naturalist, count Lamarck. He had been blind for the last ten years.

21. At Halle, in his 41st year, Joh. August Jacobs, professor of philology in that University.

23. At Bishopwearmouth, aged 46, George-Pearson Dawson, M.D. author of a Nosological Practice of Physic, of a treatise on the Walcheren Fever, 1810, and of many medical and literary essays. 24. At his seat, Stowell Lodge, Wiltshire, aged 79, sir George Montagu, G.C.B. admiral of the red.

Aged 77, the rev. Thos. Reynolds, rector of Little Bouden, Northampton shire. Mr. R., who was the fourth in descent from Dr. Edward Reynolds, bishop of Norwich, 1660-76, was author of an antiquarian work of considerable value, entitled, "Iter Britanniarum, or that part of the Itinerary of Antoninus, which relates to Britain; with a new Comment," 4to. 1799.

25. Aged 69, Arthur Tegart, esq. of Pall-mall, apothecary extraordinary to his Majesty, and companion of the late Mr. Wadd, at the time of his fatal accident. [See pages 244, 245.]

26. At his seat, Shrubland Park, near Ipswich, aged 80, sir William Fowle Middleton, bart. a deputy lieutenant and magistrate for Suffolk.

28. At his seat, Champion Lodge, Camberwell, aged nearly 65, sir William Champion de Crespigny, baronet, a magistrate for Surrey and Hampshire, LL. B. and F. S. A. Sir William was born January 1765, and was the only son of sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, LL.D. the first baronet (so created in 1805), by Mary, sole daughter and heiress of Joseph Clark, esq. He was (till his death) a member of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where his father had been a Fellow, and took the degree of LL.B. in 1786. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father,

who died at the age of 83, Jan. 28, 1818. He was returned M.P. for Southampton at the general elections of 1818 and 1820; but at that of 1826 Mr. Dottin was chosen. Sir William was provincial grand master of the Freemasons of Hampshire; he also held the commission of lieutenant-colonel in the Surrey Volunteers.

28. In Curzon-st., the right hon. Barbara marchioness dowager of Donegal.

30. At the glebe-house of Hadleigh, Suffolk, in his 72d year, the rev. Edward Auriol Hay-Drummond, D. D. rector of that parish, and of Dalham in the same county, dean of Bocking, prebendary of York and Southwell, and chaplain to the king. He was the fourth son of the hon. and most rev. Robert Hay-Drummond, lord Archbishop of York.

Lately. At Nice, aged 21, lady Emily Charlotte Caulfield, only surviving child of the earl of Charlemont.

At Edinburgh, lady Jane, widow of the hon. sir John Stuart, bart. of Fettercairn, baron of the Exchequer.

At Edinburgh, It.-col. commandant W. H. D. Knox, Bengal cavalry.

Aged 19, his highness the duke of Oldenburg, the eldest son of the grand duchess Catherine of Russia, sister to the late and present emperor, and at the time of her decease queen of Wirtemburg,

In Gower-street, Honore Marguarite Francoise, wife of Dr. Spurzheim.

In Park-row, aged 54, lady ElizabethJane, wife of the rev. Richard Brickenden, and sister to the earl of Cavan. She was married first, Nov. 9, 1793, to capt. Wm. Henry Jervis, R. N. elder brother to the present viscount St. Vincent. In 1799 her ladyship's marriage with Mr. Jervis was dissolved, and she was mar ried 2ndly, in March 1800, to the rev. Rich. Brickenden, by whom she had children.

In Finsbury, aged 63, W. M. Willett, esq. the editor of the Statesman in 1809, and subsequently of the British Traveller, and other periodical works.