rds Commissioners' speech to both puses of Parliament, on the 21st of ne, 1810:-" We are commanded his Majesty to express the satistion he derived from the reduction the Island of Guadaloupe by his jesty's arms, an event which, for first time in the history of the rs of Great Britain, has wrested m France all her possessions in that arter of the world." These victories having completed conquest of the French West Ins, and the inhabitants of those ands beginning to feel and to acowledge the benefits of living unr the sway of the British empire, returned to Barbadoes, though idst his military avocations as comander-in-chief, he had never fortten that his duties as governor posed upon him the adoption of Ich measures as could best ensure e happiness and welfare of those - trusted to his charge. The merGiants of the West India Islands will ng look to his administration of eir laws as the brightest times of eir history-but it is not to be supOsed that such combined and arious duties could be accomplished ithout a sacrifice of health. Sir eorge Beckwith unfortunately exerienced this, and in June 1814, deermined on seeking a restoration of at blessing in his native country. 'he last bill presented for his sancon by the legislature of the Island f Barbadoes, was a vote of a service f plate to himself; and deeply as he must have felt so strong a mark of heir approbation of his government, This bill, gentlemen," said he, "is he only one from which I must with old my assent." At a public dinner iven him before his embarkation, he chairman, in proposing his health, assed the most gratifying eulogy on is conduct that language could coney, when he said, "The occasion of

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this day's meeting is the only cause or regret that has ever been felt by the inhabitants during the most unsullied administration which our annals can boast."

Thus followed by the blessings of those over whom he had ruled, he sought his native shores, and flattered indeed must he have been, to find that that mark of estimation for him as a man, and gratitude towards him as a governor, which his innate sense of delicacy taught him to decline whilst in Barbadoes, had been voted to him after his departure. It bears this inscription:

"This service of plate was presented to General Sir George Beckwith, K. B., late Governor of Barbadoes, by the legislature of that island, as a sincere mark of the high regard and esteem in which he has been and will always continue to be held by every inhabitant of Barbadoes. A.D. 1814."

The cost was 2500l.

Whilst his civil services were thus rewarded by those who could best appreciate them, his king still further proved the high sense he entertained for his military ones, by conferring on him an armorial distinction, such as the illustrious Wellington himself alone can boast: "Issuant from a mural crown, a dexter arm embowed, encircled with a wreath of laurel, the hand grasping an eagle, or French standard, the staff broken."

Talents great as Sir George Beckwith's were too rare to be allowed to lie long unemployed; in October 1816, he was called from the circle of private life to take the command of the troops in Ireland; his health had become in some degree re-established, and he did not hesitate a moment in obeying the call. The events of that period are of too recent a date to render it requisite for us to dwell upon them, but we venture to ask of

those who best know Ireland, and the conflicting prejudices of that unhappy island, if, during the four years in which Sir George Beckwith directed its military strength and watched over its internal quiet, one instance of outrage can be pointed out; and the splendid style in which he supported his rank in Dublin as commander of the forces, is acknowledged by every one who partook of his liberal and extended hospitality.

Sir George Beckwith returned to England at the end of March 1820, and the state of his health now began to shew that the incessant and trying services in which he had been engaged, combined with the baneful effects of a long residence in a West Indian climate, had made slow but too certain ravages in his constitution. He struggled for many months against increasing malady, and at length expired, at his house in Halfmoon Street, on the 20th of March, in the 70th year of his age.

SIR LLAY CAMPBELL.

This venerable person, who ended his long and active life on the 28th of March, in the eighty-ninth year of his age, was born on the 23d of August, 1734. He was the eldest son of Archibald Campbell of Succoth, and his mother was the daughter and representative of Wallace of Ellersly, a branch of the family of Sir William Wallace. He came to the bar in 1757, was made Solicitor-General in 1783, Lord Advocate in 1784, and was soon after chosen member for the Glasgow district of boroughs, which he continued to represent in Parliament, taking an active share in all the important transactions of the time, until he was raised to the chair of President of the Court of Session

in 1789. In 1794 he was placed at ti head of the commission of Oyer Terminer, issued at that disture. period for the trial of those accu of high treason in Scotland, and manner in which he acquitted t self on that occasion was highly c mended by the English lawyes st the day. He continued to hold: situation of President of the Coun Session for upwards of nineteen ye and resigned his high office in aut 1808, after having discharged its eduous duties with the utmost ab integrity, and zeal. But the facu of his mind remaining entire, he afterwards chosen to preside over two different commissions for quiring into the state of the courts law in Scotland, which business i conducted with his accustomed dustry and talent.

For many years before his ete tion to the bench, he had the mes extensive practice of his time, and deed there was scarcely any cause business of importance in which was not engaged or consulted. H was particularly remarkable for the excellence of his written pleading Many of them are perfect models of perspicuity, force, and elegance. T best criterion of his judicial eminenc during the long period when he pre sided on the bench, is the high e mation in which his recorded op nions are now held by all Scots layers. In politics he was a warm mirer of the principles of Mr Pitt and he enjoyed the friendship a confidence of many eminent puts men, particularly of Lord Chance Thurlow and the late Lord Melvis, with both of whom he was in habis of frequent correspondence.

The anxiety he felt to discharge the duties entrusted to him fully and faithfully, made him desirous to qat public life before age had in any de gree impaired the powers of his

nind; and therefore he resigned the resident's chair, while yet in the full possession of that profound and acive understanding which had been exerted in the unremitting discharge of his professional and public duties for nearly half a century.

After his retirement from the he bench, he resided principally on his paternal estate of Garscube, where the vigour of his mind remained unabated, and, being freed from the fatigues of public life, the amiable traits of his character became more extensively displayed, and increased the admiration of those who had been spectators of his former career. Until within a few weeks of his death, he was constantly occupied with pursuits of various kinds. He took a principal share in the business of the county of Dumbarton, and was much consulted by the magistracy of the neighbourhood, particularly in the late perilous times. He spent much of his time in reading, and in the study of general literature; amused himself with agriculture, and received the visits of those numerous persons in England and Scotland with whom he had been connected in public and private life.

In these occupations, and in the exercise of that benevolence which was a remarkable trait of his character; possessing, until his last short illness, perfect good health, and a mind as acute as it had been in the vigour of his manhood; loved and respected by every one, and surrounded by his numerous descendants, whom he delighted to assemble under his patriarchal roof, he enjoyed a period of retirement from public life, which, in point of happiness and length of duration, seldom falls to the lot of public characters, and which was the deserved reward of those laborious services that will be recollected as long as the law of Scotland exists.

MR ANGERStein.

At the Woodlands, Blackheath, John Julius Angerstein, Esq. This gentleman, who was descended from a respectable family, was born at St Petersburgh, in the year 1735. About 1749 he came to England, under the patronage of the late Andrew Thomson, Esq. an opulent Russian merchant. In that gentleman's countinghouse he remained for some time, and, when he came of age, he was introduced to Lloyd's by his patron. With good natural abilities and unwearied application, Mr Angerstein quickly became celebrated as a broker and underwriter. His subscription to a policy was quite sufficient to induce other underwriters to add their names. In such repute were his policies, that, for some years after, they were called Julians, as a mark of distinction. It is, therefore, not surprising that he at length reached the summit of commercial fame and prosperity; his reputation being spread to all quarters where commerce is known. In public loans his list was always ranked among the first, and moneyed men were anxious to obtain a place in it. Nor were his exertions confined only to his own benefit. The frequenters of Lloyd's Coffee-house owe to his strenuous efforts the accommodations which they at present enjoy. He was the proposer of the issue of Exchequer bills in 1793, by which, at a critical moment, relief was afforded to trade. The Veterinary College would, perhaps, have sunk to the ground, had he not made a vigorous effort in its favour, at a moment when its funds were nearly exhausted; and he was the first to propose, from the fund at Lloyd's, a reward of two thousand pounds to that meritorious discovery, the life-boat. In private life, Mr

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whole attention on the subject, 1, one by one, overcame every difalty, and made some exquisite envings on steel. He laid before the iety copies of these engravings, where 4000 and even 5000 prints z been struck off, scarcely any difdence could be observed between

first impression and the last. ey all had the appearance of -ofs. If he had kept the discovery himself, it would have tended eatly to his advantage; but he ferred the improvement of the to his personal interest, and he nmunicated to any person, who quested it, all the knowledge he 1 to bestow. As a compliment to e society, he had laid the discovery fore them, and it had been investited on three different evenings, th the most satisfactory result. eath had suddenly snatched him ray, in the full vigour of mind, and e gold medal awarded to him by e Society of Arts during the last ar was therefore delivered to his other, intrust for his orphan daughr, on the 28th of May, by his Royal ighness the Duke of Sussex, who, hen he presented it to his brother, id, "In the midst of your affliction, owever, it must afford you great onsolation to know how highly your rother's character was esteemed by he society."

COL. THORNTON.

At Paris, Col. Thomas Thornton, ormerly lieutenant-colonel of the West York militia; Prince de Chambord, and Marquis de Pont; the first sportsman of his day in point of science, and one of the most convivial companions of the festive board that ever drained a bowl. During the latter years of his life he resided entirely at Paris, where he established

a weekly dinner party, under the name of "The Falconer's Club." For some months his health was visibly on the decline, yet he would lie in bed all day, rise at five to go to the club, sing the best songs, and tell the best stories, of any of the members.

He was the son of a very respectable gentleman, who, in the rebellion of 1745, raised a company of volunteers in the defence of government, and commanded them himself. Being afterwards introduced with his lady, who was remarkable for her beauty, to George the Second, the monarch paid him inany compliments for his spirit and loyalty, adding these words "But till I saw this lady I knew not the real value of your services." The colonel was born in London, and educated at the Charter-house school, after which he was sent to the University of Glasgow. On coming into the possession of his estate of Thornville Royal, he distinguished himself as a keen sportsman, and among other peculiarities he revived falconry on a very extended scale. When the peace of Amiens took place he went to France for the purpose of examining the state of sporting in that country. In his publications he was materially assisted by the Rev. Mr Martyn. Under the colonel's name appeared,

"A Sporting Tour through the North of England and the Highlands of Scotland," 1804, 4to; "A Sporting Tour through France," 1806, 2 vols. 4to; "Vindication of Colonel Thornton's Conduct in his Transactions with Mr Burton," 1806, 8vo.

LIEUT.-COLONEL WILFORD.

Sept. 3, 1822.-At Benares, of debility, Lieut.-Colonel Wilford. By this event the community of letters in