erality towards those whom he ew to be deserving of it; whilst t a single instance can be found at any just claim to his bounty or otection had ever been disregardor neglected.

Mr Nollekens married Jane, one the daughters of Mr Justice Welsh, whom frequent mention is made Mr Boswell, in his "Life of Dr hnson," who is said to have induld at one time the hope of an union th this lady. She died in 1817. er Nollekens had no children. He as rather of penurious habits; and e consequence has been the accuulation of perhaps the largest forne ever acquired by an artist, nounting to a quarter of a million erling. He has bequeathed three gacies of 50,000l. each; one to the ing, the others to Mr Douce, the ell-known commentator on Shakbeare, and Dr Kerrick, public libarian at Cambridge.

LORD GLENBERVIE.

May 2.-At Cheltenham, in his Oth year, Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, of Kincardine, F. R. and A.S., late chief secretary in Ireland. He was the eldest but only surviing son of John Douglas, Esq. of Fechil, in the parish of Ellon, county ɔf Aberdeen, (a lineal male descendant from William, first Earl of Douglas, who was descended from Sholto Douglas, who flourished in the year 700,) and was born May 24, 1743. After receiving the rudiments of his education near the place of his nativity, Mr Sylvester Douglas was sent to a neighbouring university, and brought up under the auspices of professors noted for their talents in science and the learned languages. He then removed to London, entered

himself a member of one of the Inns of Court, was called to the bar, obtained a silk gown, and having distin guished himself by his talents in controverted elections, published four volumes on that subject. After he had acquired considerable eminence as a professional man, he married, September 26, 1789, the Honourable Katharine-Anne North, eldest daughter of Frederick, second Earl of Guildford, who died January 6, 1817,by whom he had an only son, the Honourable Frederick Sylvester North Douglas, M. A., who had displayed considerable ability in Parliament, and correct literary taste. This respectable young man died October 21, 1819, after he had been married about three months.

His lordship's first situation under government was that of secretary to the Earl of Westmoreland, when LordLieutenant of Ireland. In the year 1800 he was appointed governor of the Cape of Good Hope; but soon afterwards relinquished that situation; on the 27th of December following, was created Baron Glenbervie of Kincardine; and on February 20, 1801, kissed his Majesty's hand on being nominated joint paymastergeneral of the forces, in the room of Mr Canning. In 1803, he was appointed to the office of surveyor-general of the king's woods, &c. which office he resigned in 1806; but was again appointed to the same office the year following.

In 1801, he spoke several times in the debates on the corn laws, for the purpose of removing the scarcity prevalent at that period; in 1802, he suggested an amendment in the "navy abuse bill," relative to the legal questions which might be asked about supposed difficulties; and on the 8th of April, 1805, when the House decided on the conduct of Viscount Melville, who had been implicated in a

report from the naval commissioners, his lordship voted with a minority of 216 to 217. On the 26th of June, he was chosen by ballot one of a committee of seven, to inquire into and examine the secret matter contained in the 11th report of the commissioners of naval inquiry, and afterwards, as chairman, delivered in the result of the proceedings.

Besides an account of the Tokay and other wines of Hungary, in the Philosophical Transactions for 1773, he was the author of "History of the Cases of Controverted Elections determined during the first Session of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain," 4 vols. 8vo, 1777, 2d edition, 1802; "Reports of Cases determined in the Court of King's Bench in the 19th, 20th, and 21st years of George III.," fol. 1783, 3d edition, 2 vols. royal 8vo, 1790. Many years ago his lordship published "Lyric Poems," written by the late James Mercer, Esq., who had married his sister, to which a life of the author was prefixed, and an account of his own family. To console himself as much as possible under the heavy losses of his wife and his son, Lord Glenbervie employed himself in translating the first canto of "Ricciardetto," a humorous Italian poem, by Fortiguerri, with an introduction concerning the principal romantic, burlesque, and mock-heroic poets; and notes critical and philological. The work, which is rendered into English with spirit and correctness, and does bonour to the learned translator, was published last year.

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Marquis of Beaumont and Cessa Earl of Kelso, Viscount Broxng and Baron Ker of Cessford and verton, a baronet, and one of the teen peers for Scotland. He born 1738; married, first, Apr 1769, Mary, sister of Sir Cecil W of Glentworth, county of Lich Bart., by Frances, daughter of fe in fax Norcliffe, of Langston, county York, Esq., and by her (who July 20, 1807) had no issue; ans condly, July 28, 1807, Harriet, d ter of the late Benjamin Charle la of Windlesham, Esq., and by her issue the present duke, born Ju 1816, and a daughter, born and May 26, 1814. His original was Innes, and he derived his des from Margaret Ker, third da of Harry, Lord Ker, who married James Innes, of Innes, Bart, by daughter of James, sixth Lord His grace claimed the title of d &c.; and on the 11th of May, the House of Lords unanimously solved, "That the petitioner, James Norcliffe Innes Ker, Bart, made out his claim to the titles, b nours, and dignities, &c., as stated: his petition.'

He succeeded William, seventh ron Bellenden, and fourth duke, w died, in 1805, without issue; and w succeeded John, third duke, so get rally known to the literary word the nobleman whose taste for books led to the foundation of the club which bears his name.

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July 19.-At Fleurs, near Kelso, aged 85, James Norcliffe Innes Ker, 5th Duke and Earl of Roxburgh,

DR LEDWICH.

August 8.-At his house, Yar Street, Dublin, in his 84th year, the Rev. Edw. Ledwich, LL.D. F.SA of London and Scotland, and m

ber of most of the distinguished terary societies of Europe; a learne

ed industrious antiquary and topoapher. In 1789, Mr Gough acknowledged his obligations to Mr edwich and other curious gentleen of Ireland, "For an excellent --mprehensive View of the Governent of that Kingdom, from the earbest Times to the latest Revolution it," inserted in his most valuable ition of Camden's Britannia. In 1790, this learned and elegant tiquary published a most valuable olume, entitled "Antiquities of Irend," and which came out in numrs, containing a large collection of tertaining and instructive essays on e remoter antiquities of that island. e opened his work with establishing e Scandinavian origin of the Irish, erein differing from their vulgar naɔnal tales concerning Noah's grandaughters, Partholanus and Milesius, at grounding what he advanced on he succession of writers from Camen to Warton. For having called in uestion the legendary history of St atrick, which he invalidated as a ction invented long after the time "hen he is said to have lived, besides ritically examining the several works scribed to him, and other tales of the ark ages, he was attacked by some antiquaries of the Roman Catholic persuasion, who allowed their bigoted attachment to their religion to upersede their value for truths which had been obtained by indefatigable research.

When the late celebrated Captain Grose went to Dublin for the purpose of completing his noble design, "to illustrate the antiquities of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland," he formed an acquaintance with this gentleman, urged by the above-mentioned excellent specimen of his consanguinity in authorship. Upon his death, which shortly followed, Mr Ledwich, at the request of the publisher, became the editor of "The

Antiquities of Ireland," in two volumes 4to; and with great liberality and the utmost success, engaged in the laudable design of completing what his predecessor had begun, but did not live to carry it on to any considerable extent. The first volume of this valuable work came out in 1794, and the second in 1796.

In the same year as the second volume of the above national work was published, he produced a judicious, informing, and interesting work, in imitation of the Scotch clergy, who, under the encouragement of Sir John Sinclair, conducted their statistical inquiries with such success in their own country. It was entitled, "A Statistical Account of the Parish of Aghaboe, in the Queen's County," 1796, 8vo.

Besides the above works, he contributed to the volumes of the Archæologia, a "Dissertation on the Religion of the Druids," inserted in vol. VII. p. 303, and "Observations on our own Ancient Churches," vol. VIII. p. 165.

Mr Ledwich was a member of a little society for investigating the antiquities of Ireland, at the head of which was the Right Hon. William B. Conyngham, teller of the Exchequer at Dublin; but which was dissolved, it is said, in consequence of the free pleasantry with which Mr Ledwich treated certain reveries circulated among them; and occasionally alluded to in his Antiquities of Ireland.

MR ROBERT BLOOMFIELD.

At Shefford, aged 57, Mr Robert Bloomfield, author of the Farmer's Boy, once very popular, and of other poems. He was the son of a poor tailor in Suffolk, was originally em

ployed as a farmer's boy, and afterwards followed the employment of a shoemaker. Having, about 1800, finished his four poems on the rural employments of the seasons, he brought them to London to endeavour to get them published. His first application was to Mr Charles Dilly, who recommended him to the editor of the Monthly Magazine. He brought his poems to that office; and, though his unpolished appearance, his coarse hand-writing, and wretched orthography, afforded no prospect that his production could be printed, yet he found attention by his repeated calls, and by the humility of his expectations, which were limited to half-adozen copies of the Magazine. At length, on his name being announced when a literary gentleman, particularly conversant in rural economy, happened to be present, the poem was formally re-examined, and its general aspect excited the risibility of that gentleman in so pointed a manner, that Bloomfield was called into the room, and exhorted not to waste his time, and neglect his employment, in making vain attempts, and particularly in treading on the ground which Thomson had sanctified. His earnestness and confidence, however, led the editor to advise him to consult his countryman, Mr Capel Lofft, of Troston, to whom he gave him a letter of introduction. On his departure, the gentleman present warmly complimented the editor on the sound advice which he had given "the poor fellow ;" and, it was mutually conceived, that an industrious man was thereby likely to be saved

from a ruinous infatuation. Bloomfield, however, visited Mr Lofft, and that kind-hearted and erudite man, entering sanguinely into his views, edited the work through the press, wrote a preface, and the poem appeared as a literary meteor. Its suc

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cess was prodigious. The author to divide the profits with the b seller, and they soon shared 1000l. a-piece. The reputation of A poem at length seemed so thoro y established, that the booksel fered to give Bloomfield an ali of 2001. per annum for his half this he refused, in the confidence it would produce him double. length, however, new objects ca the public attention; the sale away; and, in three or four years small edition per annum only quired. All this was in the course; but Bloomfield, whose pectations had been unduly r keenly felt the reverse; he was liged to seek other employment, to his health and spirits suffered in sequence. Other attempts pro but moderate recompense, and coming peevish, he entered i paper-war with his patron, Mr and lost the sympathy of many d first friends. He was nevertheless man of real genius; and, though bloated popularity of his Fa Boy led to no permanent advantag yet it had, and still has, admires some of whom never ceased to be k to the author. His ambition, he ever, was disappointed; and, for sa years, he was in a state of mental s pression.

GENERAL JOHN, EARL OF HOPE

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Aug. 27-At Paris, aged 57, th Right Hon. John Hope, fourth E of

Hopetoun, Viscount Aithrie, Lor Hope, Baron Hopetoun of Hopetou and Baron Niddry, county of Li lithgow.

He was the second child and only son of John, second earl, by his se cond marriage with Jane, daughter

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