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since been adopted in all, or very nearly all, the asylums throughout the country.

Aged 81, Dr. John Thomson, late Professor of Pathology in Edinburgh University. He was a native of Paisley, and about ten years since, from ill health and increasing years, resigned his professorship. His published works are not many, the principal one being the translation of "Fourcoy's Elements of Chemistry."

Nov. 3. At Woodside Cottage, by Coupar Angus, Mrs. Murray, sen. of Lintrose.

IRELAND.-Sept. 25. In Merrion-sq. Dublin, Louisa-Dorcas Baroness Muskerry, of Springfield Castle, Limerick. She was the 4th dau. of H. D. O'Grady, esq. was married in 1825, and has left issue three sons. Her piety and charity will be long remembered.

Oct. 9. At Holywood, co. Down, Dorothea-Alicia, relict of Thomas Hughes, esq. of Cashel, dau. of the late Sir Edward Newenham, M.P. and niece of the late Sir Charles Burton, Bart.

Oct. 12. In Dublin, aged 37, Francis Beaufort Edgeworth, esq. son of the late Richard Lovell Edgeworth, esq. of Edgeworth's Town, co. Longford, by his 4th wife, Frances-Anne, daughter of the Rev. Daniel Augustus Beaufort. He married, in 1831, Rosa Florentina Eroles, and had issue.

Oct. 15. At Prince's Town, co. Fermanagh, aged 79, Lieut.-Colonel John Gordon. He was made a retired Lieut. Colonel, on full pay, in 1844. In 1807, when but Lieutenant, he took part in the capture of the Danish islands St. Thomas and Santa Cruz; and in 1809 at the cap. ture of Martinique, siege of Fort Bourbon, and capture of Les Saintes. Again, in 1810, he served at the capture of Guadaloupe.

Lately. At Lorrha, Tipperary, Charles Walsh, late Fort Major of Sheerness, formerly of the 3rd Buffs, who saved the colours at the battle of Albuera, 1811.

Aged 14, Miss Emily Thomasine Shaw, third dau. of the Right Hon. the Recorder of Dublin.

At Tullyrone, near Loughgall, in Armagh, aged 115, John Heron. He was a pensioner, and for upwards of eighty years received the pay of Government.

GUERNSEY.-Oct. 14. In Guernsey, aged 85, Susannah, relict of Dr. Walters, Inspector-General of Army Hospitals.

Oct. 20. At St. Martin's, Guernsey, aged 36, Anthony Power, esq. third son of the late Nicholas Power, esq. of Queensq. Bloomsbury.

EAST INDIES.-June 6. At Schewan, on the banks of the Indus, aged 27, Henry James Warneford, of the Hon. Company's

ship Nimrod, son of the late Rev. Edward Warneford, of Ashburnham, Sussex.

July 9. At Meerut, Louisa, relict of Lieut.-Col. Thomas Maddock.

July 26. At Berhampore, in Bengal, aged 20, Ensign Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe Matheson, 39th Regt. Nat. Inf. second son of the late Capt. Patrick Grant Matheson, of the Art. and Commissary of Ordnance at Delhi.

Aug. 8. At Cawnpoore, Harriet, wife of T. W. Burt, Esq. M.D. and dau. of the late Joseph Lomer, esq. of Southamp

ton.

At the residence of Major-Gen. Welsh, Commandant, Waltair, near Vizagapatam, aged 30, Alexander Milner, esq. Com. mander of the ship Boyne, and second son of John Milner, esq. Chadwell, Essex.

Aug. 11. At Ootacamund, Madras, William Adam, youngest son of Sir Robert Houstoun, of Clerkington.

Aug. 15. Elizabeth, wife of Lieutenant Const, 48th Regt. Madras Nat. Inf.

Aug. 22. At Lahore, aged 21, Lieut. Stewart A. Kershaw, 80th Foot, younger son of the late William Kershaw, esq. of London.

Aug. 24. At Secunderabad, KateEbena, wife of Capt. Thomas Ditmas, Madras Art. eldest dau. of Edward Bog. hurst, esq. of Beverley.

Aug. 28. At Kaludghec, Lieut. William Bayly Griffith, of the 51st Regt. of Madras Nat. Inf. fourth son of the Rev. Dr. Griffith, of Elm, Somerset.

Sept. 7. At Barrackpore, Mary, relict of Lieut.-Gen. Marley, Bengal Army.

Sept. 12. At Coimbatore, Capt. Francis Henderson, 19th Madras Nat. Inf., fifth son of the late David Henderson, esq. of Upper Gloucester-place.

WEST INDIES.-Sept. 25. On board the Trent, at Grenada, aged 36, Henry Shore, esq. Surgeon of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Reindeer, and formerly of Sheffield.

Sept. 30. At Fort Henderson, near Kingston, Jamaica, aged 27, DraycottHenry-Talbot, only son of the late Capt. Kelly, of the 5th Veteran Battalion.

At Havanna, aged 24, J. H. Shekell, esq. eldest son of T. Shekell, esq. of Pebworth, Gloucestershire.

Oct. 4. At Greenwall Estate, Jamaica, aged 58, George Wright, esq. proprietor of that property, and Chief Magistrate and Member of Assembly for the parish of St. David.

ABROAD.-April 21. Lieut. Octavius Benthall, R.N. drowned in endeavouring to cross the bar of Hokianga Bay, New Zealand, in the pinnace of Her Majesty's ship Osprey.

June 11. At Adelaide, South Australia,

Flora-Ann, relict of James Macleod, esq. of Rasay, Inverness-shire.

Aug. 20. At Pondicherry, aged 70, Emilie, relict of the Hon. George Turnour, and niece to his Eminence the late Cardinal Duc de Bausset, of Paris. She was left a widow in 1813; having had issue, 1, Anne-Emily, married to the Chevalier de Pariset; 2, George Turnour, esq. who died in 1843; 3, Frances, married to Wm. Granville, esq.; and 4, Jane, married to Capt. H. A. Atchison, and died 1842.

Aug. 27. At Bordeaux, aged 70, John Healey, esq. Commander R.N. (retired 1839.)

Lately. By suicide, in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, a native of Berlin named Kaufman, a distinguished poet, who had translated into German the plays of Shakspere and the poems of Burns. He left his own country in 1843, upon the recommendation of the celebrated pianist Liszt, and at Paris became affianced to a young German lady. She, however, died suddenly, and her loss rendered life insupportable to him. Only two days before the fatal act, he had accepted the appointment of tutor in a high family at Paris, with a salary of 2,000f. besides his

board and lodging. Among his papers were found two plays in manuscript, and the commencement of a translation of Dante's "Divina Comedia."

At Carlsbad, aged 74, M. Ladislas Pyrker, Patriarch Bishop of Erau. His life was one of great vicissitudes. At one time he was carried as a slave to Tunis. He was the author of several poems, of which the most known are the "Tunisaido," and "Rodolphe de Hapsburg," in twelve cantos.

M. Hallette, inventor of the atmospheric railway system which is called after him. He had lately been to England to superintend the application of his plan, and it is supposed that excess of exertion was the immediate cause of his death.

At Graham's Town, Cape of Good Hope, aged 31, Capt. Fellows, R.A.

Sept. 2. On his passage to England, Alfred J. Read, Ensign 2d Bombay European Light Inf.

Sept. 5. At Stockholm, Lady Augusta Bondé, second dau. of the late Earl of Munster, and grand-dau. of his late Majesty William IV. She was born on the 31st of July, 1822, and was married last year to M. Bondé at Paris.

TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
(Including the District of Wandsworth and Clapham.)
From the Returns issued by the Registrar General.

DEATHS REGISTERED from OCT. 24, to Nov. 21, 1846, (5 weeks.)

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PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, Nov. 21. Hay, 27. 58. to 47. 08.-Straw, 17. 12s. to 17. 168.-Clover, 31. 8s. to 51. 08.

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METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND.
From October 26, to November 25, 1846, both inclusive.

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TO ESSAYS, DISSERTATIONS, AND HISTORICAL PASSAGES.

The Principal Memoirs in the OBITUARY are distinctly entered in
the Index to the Essays."

Adrianople, fire at 520

Elian, remarks on a passage in 594
Eschylus. The Prometheus of 557
Africanus, Constantine, a great scholar 3
Agatha, Saint, legend of 383
Agricultural College, Cirencester 415
Ailsa, Marq. of, memoir of 531
Albano, 16

Alcock, Bp. tomb of, at Ely, restored 406
Aldborough, tessellated pavements at 633
Alexander, D. A. Esq. memoir of 210
Al Hather, ancient structure at 626
Alnwick Church, consecrated 637
Alpine scenery 9

Ambleteuse, harbour of 252
America, news from 414
Anglo-Norman literature 49

Anglo-Saxon history, German portion of

53

•publications, expense of 183
Anselm, equal to Lanfranc 50
Anstey, Christopher, his style 356
Antediluvian world, contrasted with the
Postdiluvian 70

Antiquaries, Society of, library of 183.
meeting of 182, 632

Antiquary, orthography of the word 114
Apollo, a torso of 187. statue of, found
in Achaia 633

Apperley, C. J. death of 2
Appian Way, described 16
Archæological Association, meeting of
305, 407

Institute, proceedings of

75, 294, 305, 632
Architects, Institute of 181, 626
Architectural fragments, museum of 294
Argyle, death of, by Mr. Fox 128
Armina, station near Modbury, Devon

517

Armstrong, his poetry 350

Arts, Fine, Commission, report of 515
Ashhurst, W. H. Esq. memoir of 98
Ashton, Mr. J. will of 661

Ashton, West, church consecrated 639
Asia Minor, ancient remains 70
Asiatic, Royal, Society, meeting of 71
Aspatria Church, discovery in 516
Assyrian, personal ornaments 76. mar-
bles 79

Astbury, St. Mary, Cheshire, church of

57

Atalantis, New, by Mrs. Manley 245.
characters from 483
Athenian Sculptures 517
Athol, Duke of, memoir of 531

GENT. MAG. VOL. XXVI.

Atkin, T. T. Esq. memoir of 206
Audenshaw Church, consecrated 192
Australia, South Eastern, map of 72
Aylesford, timber houses at 293
Ayscough, Bp. murder of 258
Baddesley Church, consecrated 638
Baildon Common, remains found at 174
Baily, F. epitaph of 608

Baker, Lady, death of 552
Bakhtiyan Mountains, causeway over 169
Balfour, Capt. W. memoir of 206
Balmer, Mr. G. memoir of 656
Balmerino, Lord, death of 163
Barker, M. H. memoir of 213
Barking Creek, Essex 415
Baronets, styled honourable 450
Barr, Lt.-Col. M. memoir of 647
Barton Manor-house, Isle of Wight 614
Baskets, The, of the Gospels 565
Bath Union Workhouse, Chapel 83
Baths and Wash-houses, Free, account
of 523

Bavaria, Ludwigs Kanal 414
Bayley, Gen. Sir H. memoir of 94
Beattie, Dr. criticisms on 126, 358
Beaufort, a new district formed 640
Bedford Purlieus, Roman antiquities at

185

Bednall Church, Staff. consecrated 638
Belleau, Remy, poetry of 237
Bellendenus, of Dr. Parr, inquiry 226
Bengazi, Greek vases found at 182
Beresford, J. C. Esq. memoir of 318
Berrington, Rev. J. his style 274
Bertram, Charles Julius 365
Betterton, character of 483
Beverley Minster, architecture of 299
Bissland, Rev. T. death of 104

Blair's Sermons, compared with Paley 566
Blechingly, Roman remains 184
Bloomfield, Lord, memoir of 422
Blue Eyes not Hazel 481
Bode, Baron de, memoir of 540
Bodvach estate, sale of 640
Boileau's lines on Scudery 31
Boleyn, Ann, and her sister 266
Bologna 8

Bond, W. esq. memoir of 650
Boodroom Marbles 70

Booksellers' Retreat, Herts, opened 310
Boothby, Sir W. will of 660

Bordesley, St. Andrew's Church, con-
secrated 639

Borneo, war with Sultan of 520
Bostock, Dr. J. memoir of 653
Bottisham, barrows opened at 79
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Bradgate Park 398

Bradpole New Church, consecrated 525
Braham, J. J. Esq. memoir of 653
Brighton, fountain at 193

British Association, meeting of 402
Museum, Library of 69

Britons, civilization of the 590
Brooch, enamelled 173

Brooke, Mr. proceedings at Borneo 622
Brougham, Lord, misstatements in the
Life of Voltaire 25. oratory of 575
Broughton Church, discovery of the re-
mains of a Knight Templar 632
Browne, Rear-Adm. E. W. death of 667
Bruitte, Abbe, of Montauban 620
Brunton, Lt.-Col. R. additions to obi-
tuary 660

Brygebot, at Rochester 363

Buckingham, Duke of, character of 246
Palace, enlargement of 415

Buck's Visitation, 1634, 273
Buddicom, Rev. R. P. memoir of 326
Bunbury, T. Esq. memoir of 205
Bunsen, Chev. defence of 562
Burgh Castle, sold by auction 638
Burhbot and Brygebot 361
Burnet, Bishop, character of 246
Bury St. Edmund's, St. Katharine's
chapel at 638

Bussege Church, Glouc, consecrated 635
Butler, Hon. P. memoir of 201
Byland Abbey, visit to 300
Byron, Lord, his Werner 574

Caesar's second visit to Britain 256.

Cantian campaigns 585
Calcaria, site of 183
Cambodunum, site of 183

Cambridge, University of, prizes awarded
69. Burney prize founded 180
Round church at 292

Camoens, died in an hospital at Lisbon 359
Camoglia, in Italy, description of 10
Campana, Chev. sale of his coins 518
Campbell, Sir A. memoir of 317
Campodonum, site of 301
Canada, fire at Quebec 189

Cantelowe's Road, church opened 191
Canterbury, St. Augustine's monastery,
restoration of 636

Cape of Good Hope, Kafir war 190,309,520
Cape Grisnez, the Itium Promontorium
252

Carey, Dr. Bishop of St. Asaph, memoir
of 523. will of 661

Carrara, the marble quarries of 10

.

Casina, Count, memoir of 100
Caswallon, defeat of 589

town of 593

Cataractonium, Roman station of 301
Caterthun, ancient earthworks at 296
Cawden's Wood, subterraneous store-
houses 593

Cawley, Commander, memoir of 97
Cayley, J. memoir of 432

Celtic Races, personal ornaments 77
Celts, used as chisels, &c. 226

Ceres, Statue of, found in Achaia 633
Cheadle, Catholic church at, consecrated
627

Chemistry, Royal College of, anniversary
meeting 405

Chesterford, British coin found at 633
Chettle Estate, Dorset, sold 415
Chevallier, Rev. J. death of 439
Chilgrove, relics at 175

China, admission to Canton granted 308.
riot at Canton 521. notices of, by Sir G.
Staunton 564

Chlorus, Constantius, his tomb 301
Christina of Sweden, her Pensées 618
Christine de Pise, portrait of 182
Chubb, Mr. the locksmith 660

Churches, Outward Confessionals of 380.
the symbolism of 382

523

New, commissioners' report of

Churchill, the poet, headstone of 525
Churwell, British weapons found at 79
Cirencester, Richard of 365

agricultural college at 415

Clarkson, T. memoir of 542

Clifford, Lady Anne, life of 298
Clifford's Tower, York 299
Cloabar, Mayo, chapel at 291

Cloth of Gold, meeting at the field of 395
Coffer, carved 185

Coins, minted at York 299

Coleridge, Mr. 129. observations on R.

Southey 497. a soliloquy of 570
Coliseum, at Rome 12

Commons, religious state of, 1624, 56
Confessional, in churches 381

Constantinople, hieroglyphics on the Hip-
podrome of 70

Copenhagen, M.S. discovered at 365
Coptic, study of, recommended 36
Copyright, International 180

Corday, Charlotte, descended from Cor-
neille 30

Corn Law League, closing meeting 190
Cornwall, mines and fisheries of 191
Cotton, Rev. H. S. death of 215

Charles, his poem 356

Cox, Capt. of Coventry, his library 114,
260, 599, 600

Cranmore, East, Church, consecrated 416
Crockford's Club-house, sold 191

Cromwell, Oliver, sword, hat, and watch

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