for the sanitary improvement of his native town, Smyrna. April 1. At Dinan, in France, aged 50, the Hon. Arthur Cæsar Tollemache, brother of the Earl of Dysart. He married in 1820 Catharine, dau. of Albert Shepperes, esq. and had issue. At Longueville, near Dieppe, Henry Fortescue Murton, late of the Royal Marines, eldest son of Lieut.-Col. Murton, of that corps. April 8. At Montreal, Capt. Phipps John Hornby, of the Royal Eng. eldest son of Admiral Phipps Hornby, Commander in Chief in the Pacific. April 9. At Liege, aged 69, George Modd Box, esq. April 10. At Turin, aged 59, the Hon. Lady Murray, relict of Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Murray, Bart. She was AnneElizabeth Cholmondeley, only dau. of John second Lord Mulgrave, by AnneElizabeth, youngest dau. of Nath. Cholmondeley, esq.; was married in 1807, and left a widow in 1827. She has bequeathed to the Middlesex Hospital the sum of 10,0007. for the purpose of building and endowing a new ward, to be called the "Murray Ward." April 11 At sea, on his return from Calcutta to England, on furlough for health, aged 21, Ensign William Worthington Maddock, H.M. 98th Reg. only son of John Dennil Maddock, esq. Liscard Manor, Cheshire. At Rome, Jane, youngest dau. of the Rev. F. S. Trench, of Kilmorony, near Athy, Ireland. April 19. At Malta, Lucy, wife of Theodore W. Rathbone, esq. of Allertonpriory, and dau. of Edward Pearson, esq. of Althrey-house, Flintshire. April 20. On his passage home from Bombay, Dr. H. P. Haythorn, of the 3d Bombay Light Cavalry. April 21. On passage to Suez, James Hastie, esq. of Calcutta, only surviving brother of Archibald Hastie, esq. M.P. of Rutland-gate. April 23. At St. Servan, France, aged 84, John Hayne Newton, esq. M.R.C.S. TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE DISTRICTS OF LONDON. Weekly Spring average of the 5 years 1843-47, 943 Deaths. Sussex Pockets, 21. 68. to 21. 188.-Kent Pockets, 27. 10s. to 47. 08. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, JUNE 24. Walls Ends, from 138. 3d. to 168. 6d. per ton. Other sorts from 11s. 6d. to 19s. 9d. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 468. 6d. Yellow Russia, 468. 6d. METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND. Fahrenheit's Therm. Barom. Weather. Weather. ARNULL and ALLENDER, Stock and Share Brokers, 3, Copthall Chambers, Angel Court, J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PRINters, 25, parliament Street. 16 17 pm. 40 41 pm. 41 pm. Throgmorton Street, London. GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. AUGUST, 1848. BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT. CONTENTS. MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-Affinity between Peter and John Le Neve-Col. The AuthorSHIP OF JUNIUS ELUCIDATED; with a Biographical Sketch of PAGE 114 115 Letters of Mr. D'Israeli to Mr. Nichols 133 Historical Notice of Jacques van Artevelde (commonly called "The Brewer of Ghent")... 153 160 The Seal of Eton College (with a Plate) REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. .... 175 Miss Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England, vol. XII. 161; Sandford's Rise and Progress of Literature, 165; Madden's Revelations of Ireland in the Past Generation, 166; Taylor's Translation of the Pentamerone of Giambattista Basile, 168; Ambert's Duplessis-Mornay, 169; Devlin's Helps to Hereford History, 173; Miscellaneous Reviews LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.-Oxford Commemoration, 178; Royal Society of Literature, 179; Statistics of Public Libraries. 180 ARCHITECTURE.-Institute of British Architects, 181; Restoration of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES.-Caerleon Antiquarian Association, 183; Relics relating to Mary Queen of Scots, 184; Archæology of Greek Art... HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Proceedings in Parliament, 188; Foreign ..... News, 189; Domestic Occurrences CLERGY DECEASED.... DEATHS, arranged in Counties.. 183 185 192 198 201-215 215 217 224 Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets, 223; Embellished with Engravings of the Seals of the DEAN and CHAPTER of LICHFIELD and of ETON COLLEGE; OLD MANOR-HOUSE at HONILEY; STONE COFFIN-LID at EAST TISTED; and GROUND PLAN of the ROMAN THEATRE at VERULAMIUM. |