BIRTHS. Jan. 20. In Henrietta-street, the lady of Hon. Charles Law, a dau. 22. At Great Linford-house, the wife of Lieut.gen. Loft, a son, her 18th child.-23. At Warblington-house, Hants, the wife of W. Padwick, jun. esq. a dau. - 24. In Cavendish-square, the lady of Rear-adm. Sir George Cockburn, a dau. At Hay Hill, the Countess of Ashburnham, a dau. - 25. In Nottingham-place, the wife of Maj.-gen. Beatson, a dau. - 29. At Shardeloes, Bucks, the wife of T. Tyrwhitt Drake, esq. M.P. a son and heir. The wife of Maj.-gen. Carey, a dau. - 30. In Lincoln's-inn-fields, the wife of Iltid Nicholl, esq. his Majesty's Procurator General, a daughter. Lately. At Hampton, Lady Edmonstone, a son.— At Corsham-house, Wilts, Rt. Hon. lady Edward O'Brien, a dau. Feb. 1. In Clarges-street, Lady Sarah Lyttleton, a dau. 2. In Clarges-street, the wife of Robt. Sherson, esq. Madras Civil Service, a son. — 6. At Hampstead, lady Ponsonby, widow of the late Majorgeneral Hon. Sir Wm. Ponsonby, K.C.B. a son. At Binfield-house, Berks, the wife of Geo. Hen. Elliott, esq. a dau. 8. In Grosvenor-place, the Countess of Waldegrave, a son. - 12. At Eastgatehouse, Winchester, the lady of Hon. Henry St. John, a dau. 13. At the Hyde Cottage, Hendon, the wife of E. W. Bullock Webster, esq. a son. — 14. Lady Harriet Pager, a son. — In Upper Brook-street, Hon. Mrs. Thomas, a son. — - 15. At Hastings, the lady of Sir Wm. Wiseman, bart. a son.it 17. In Hamilton - place, the Duchess of Bedford, a son. MARRIAGES. Jan. 10. At Arbroath, Capt. Adam Hogg, Bombay Infantry, to Mary, dau. of the late Alex. Duncan, esq. of Bengal, and niece of Governor Duncan, of Bombay. 11. W. Jerningham, esq. son of the late Sir W. J. of Cossey-hall, Norfolk, to Anne, dau. of the late Jas. Moore, esq. of Dublin. Rev. Wm. Vaux, rector of Long and More Critchill, Dorset, to Mary, eldest dau. of Martin Wall, M.D. of Oxford. 13. Maj. T. A. Brandreth, Royal Artillery, to Sarah, dau. of the late G. Curling, esq. of Cleveland-row, St. James's. 17. At Bath, Captain W. Glendoure, 20th Light Drag. to Margaret lady Johnstone, relict of the late Sir Richard Bamfylde Johnstone, bart. of Hockness, York. 18. At Cheltenham, Maj.-gen. Sir Wm. W. Sheridan, of the Guards, to Louisa Mary, eldest dau. of John Addison, esq. of Moorshadabad, Bengal. Capt. Henry Pigott, 82d foot, to Margaret, eldest dau. of Scrope Bernard Mórland, Esq. M.P. 19. At Dawlish, Rev. J. C. Churchill, So Rt. Hon. lady Dorothea Wallop. W. M. Peacock, esq. to Sophia, only dau. of Baron La Cainea, Consul General at Nice. 20. At Stuttgard, his Highness the Hereditary Prince of Wurtemberg, to her Imperial Highness the Duchess Catharine of Oldenburgh. 23. Hon. F. P. Irby, Capt. R. N. to Frances, second dau. of T. Wright, esq. 24. Capt. De Harling, 2d Light Drag. King's German Legion, to Miss B. Miles, dau. of Sir J. Miles. 29. Major T. Walsh, to Anna, dau. of H. Crawford, esq. banker. 31. Mr. Bayley Smith, of Bushey Hall, Herts, to Elizabeth, only dau, of Mr. Lewis Paumur, of Watford. Lately. Capt. B. Cator, R. N. to the only dau. of M. Atkinson, esq. Spencer Perceval Mansel, esq. son of the Bishop of Bristol, to Miss Ainslie, dau. of Dr. Ainslie, of Dover-street. H. Walker Yeoman, esq. of Woodlands, to Margaret Bruse, eldest dau. of the Hon. Lawrence Dundas. Rev. Wm. Westcomb, rector of Langford, Essex, to Jane, grand-dau. of the Hon. Gen. Douglas, M. P. At Vienna, Charles, eldest son of the late Gen. Jerningham, to Louisa, dau. of Baron Gratta, and niece to Marshal Latterman, Governor of Padua. At Surinam, Adam Cameron, esq. to Mrs. Heydorn, widow of the late Hon. P. H. Feb. 1. Wm. Capel, esq. of London; to Charlotte, dau. of Mr. B. Porter of Bristol. 2. Anthony Hammond, esq. of Savillerow, to Theodosia Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Nath. Gostling, esq. of Old Brompton. John Sheppard, esq. son of the late G. J. Sheppard, esq, of Shugbro', Kilkenny, to Eleanor, eldest daughter of Vice-admiral Robert Murray. At Elton-hall, Hunts, Wm. Wells, esq. of Holme-house, Capt. R. N. to lady E. Proby, youngest dau. of Earl of Carysfort. Edward Reeve, esq. of Higham, to Miss Anne Stutter, of Higham-hall, Suffolk. Hon. Thomas Stapleton, eldest son of Lord Le Despencer, to Maria Wynne, second dau. of H. Bankes, esq. M. P. of Kingston-hall, Dorset. J. P. Johnson, M.D. of Shrewsbury, to Jane, eldest daughter and co-heiress of the late John Simpson, esq. of Stenhouse, Mid Lothian, and Earl Stoke, Wilts. Wm. Wetherell, esq. of Holme-house, to Elizabeth, eldest dau. of R. Wastall, esq. of Ailey Hill, Darlington, Durham. George Warley, esq. to Eunice, second dau. of Mr. Jones, Manner-house, Flint. 3. Rev. G. H. L. Gretton, of Upton Bishop, Hereford, eldest son of the Dean of Hereford, to Augusta, dau. of John Williams, esq. Commissioner of Customs. 5. John Sealy, esq. of Bridgewater, to Emma, eldest dau. of George Lovell, esq. of Rookley-house, Hants. THE THE HONOURABLE FOSTER HUTCHINSON died Nov. 28, 1815, at Halifax in the Province of Nova Scotia, after a short ill ness, in the 54th year of his age. He was a member of His Majesty's Council, and one of the Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of that. Province. Mr. Hutchinson was the only son of that most respectable gentleman of the same names, who, with his numerous family, in the spring of 1776, took refuge from the personal injuries usually, in those days, inflicted on every distinguished Loyalist in the old provinces, and particularly so on him as the brother of Thomas Hutchinson, esq. the then Governor of Massachusets.-The family emigrated originally from England.-Mrs. Hutchinson, so famous in New Englaud history, was one of the ancestors.-Mr. Hutchinson's maternal grandfather was Colonel Paal Mascarince, a Frenchman by birth, and one of the refugees on the occasion of the persecutions of the Protestants at the revocation of the edict of Nantz. entered into the British Service at a very early period of life, and was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia before the settlement of Halifax, when the head-quarters were at Annapolis Royal. Many of the early grants for land, now in the Register's-office, are copies with his name annexed. He Mr. Hutchinson's natural abilities displayed themselves very early: he could read the Bible at three, and began the rudiments of the Latin language at four years of age. At fifteen he entered into the commissariat as an assistant in the garrison of Halifax; and there he soon so distinguished himself in the highest arithmetical calculations, that none in the office could equal him in rapidity and accuracy. In 1785 Mr. Hutchinson turned his attention to the study of law, in which he made considerable progress under the tuition of his father, who had been an Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court in Massachusets, and was esteemed one of the best and soundest lawyers of New England. When Chief Justice Strange (now Sir Thomas, Chief Justice of Madras) arrived in the province in 1789, he early noticed Mr. Hutchinson; and, having honoured him with his friendship, that excellent lawyer and worthy man bighly improved the legal knowledge which Mr. Hutchinson had acquired under his father. Mr. Strange, thinking it would make Mr. Hutchinson better known in his profession, persuaded him to accept the office of High Sheriff of the county of Halifax: the event fully justified Mr. Strange's expectations; he became es teemed in the degree in which he was known; and, having held the office during two years, he resigned it to follow his profession, the knowledge of which he attained to an extent that is too well appretiated by the gentlemen of the Benchand Bar within the Province, to require any eulogium. In 1806 he was elected member of the General Assembly for the town of Halifax. In 1809 he was appointed by His Excellency the late Sir George Prevost (unsolicited on his part) an Additional Assistant Justice of the Supreme Court; and in 1811 he was honoured by his Excellency the present Lieutenant Governor General Sir J. Sherbrooke, in being nominated to a seat in the Council, since confirmed by the Prince Regent. Mr. Hutchinson (prepossessed, agamst his pecuniary interest, in favour of early habits) retained his office of Assistant Commissary General, to which he was appointed in 1798, under a commission from his Majesty, until he became Assistant Justice, doing the duties of this military office with the most scrupulous attention; still, however, employing more hours in his legal profession than consisted with health, and which were greatly curtailed by his office, those of his office never by them. So clear and comprehensive was his mind, so very retentive his memory, and regular his method; so perfect his judgment, and accommodating his disposition, that he accomplished more business in less time, than any other person around him. His habits for secrecy were so impenetrable, his patience so unusual, and his general discretion so universally acknowledged, that no one ever felt himself injured in these essential qualifications of a confidant. At length Mr. Hutchinson became so universally known, beloved, and respected, that his advice appeared to be more generally resorted to than that of any other person in the Province. As an orator he was clear and comprehensive; closely confiuing himself to his subject, he never indulged in flowery declamation, abuse, or sarcastic expressions; much less in ribaldry or indecent allusions; indeed his thoughts were generally so habituated to modesty and diffidence, that he seldom could speak in public without accompanying his prefatory discourse with a blush. His ideas were so well methodised and arranged, that he seldom hesitated, or used circumlocution to recover them. could not easily be provoked to recriminate; and, as peace and good-will were the chief sources of his happiness, he never made an enemy who was worth retaining as a friend. He Such a character is a real loss to society; to his family at least, for whose sake sake he remained a bachelor, it is irreparable. Mr. Hutchinson has left six sisters to recollect (and to soften their grief by the remembrance) that though he had the ten talents given him, yet the joyful salutation-"Well done, thou good and faithful servant," was never, perhaps, more surely to be hoped for. JAMES EDWARDS, Esq. or HARROW. This worthy and intelligent gentleman was the eldest son of Mr. William Edwards, Bookseller, of Halifax. The elder Mr. Edwards was for many years very eminent in his profession, and of no com mon estimation for the energies of his mind; and his skill in collecting rare books, not less than his exquisite taste in rich and expensive bindings, will long be recollected in the annals of Bibliography. The Catalogues which he occa sionally published abounded in rare and valuable books, many of them most ornamentally and superbly bound, in a manner peculiar to himself. He brought up four sons to his own profession, all of whom acquired high celebrity. In 1784, when he was himself 64 years of age, he settled his son James, with a younger brother (John), in Pall-mall; where, under the firm of Edwards and Sons, they published a Catalogue which astonished, not only the opulent purchasers of books, but the most experienced and intelligent Booksellers in the Metropolis. Never, perbaps, was a collection more splendid, or more truly valuable, presented to the curious; and its success was proportionate to its merits. It was formed principally from the libraries of N. Wilson, esq. of Pontefract; two eminent Antiquaries, deceased; and H. Bradshaw, esq. of Mar ple Hall, Cheshire.-This was followed, in 1787, by the library of Peter Mainwaring, M. D.; together with that of an eminent Civilian, and others. Mr. John Edwards died in early life. Mr. Richard Edwards, another brother, settled for some time in Bond-street; but retired in a few years from trade, having obtained a respectable appointment under Government at Malta. In 1788, Mr. James Edwards accompanied his friend James Robson, esq. in a journey to Venice, on purpose to examine the far-famed Pinelli Library, the catalogue of which made six octavo volumes. This library, by a bold and successful speculation, they secured, by offering a price for it which the executors and trustees found it their interest to accept; and, during the severe winter which followed, the books were, not without much hazard from the sea, brought safely to London; aud sold by auction, in the following year, at the great room in Conduit-street. In 1790 Mr. Edwards published a Catalogue of the Libraries of Salichelli of Rome, and Zanetti of Venice. In 1793, Mr. Edwards was the purchaser of that singular bibliographical treasure which Mr. Gough has so well described in his "Account of a rich illuminated Missal, executed for John, Duke of Bed *This Missal, executed under the eye, and for the immediate use of the famous John Duke of Bedford (Regent of France) and Jane (the daughter of the Duke of Burgundy) his wife, was, at the beginning of the 18th century, in the magnificent Library of Harley Earl of Oxford. It afterwards came into the possession of his daughter, the well-known Duchess of Portland, at whose sale, in 1786, it was purchased by Mr. Edwards for 215 guineas. Among the pictures in it, there is an interesting one of the whole-length portraits of the Duke and Duchess; the head of the former of which has been enlarged and engraved by Vertue, for his portraits to illustrate the History of England. The Missal frequently displays the arms of these noble personages; and also affords a pleasing testimony of the affectionate gallantry of the pair; the motto of the former being "A vous entier," that of the latter "J'en suis contente." There is a formal attestation in the volume, of its having been given by the Duke to his nephew, Henry VI. as a most suitable present. But the Reader should consult (if he can procure it) Mr. Gough's curious volume, written expressly upon the subject.-Mr. Dibdin, after describing an amiable and well-known book-collector, concludes the character by observing that, while Menalcas sees his oblong cabinet decorated with such a tall, well-dressed, and perhaps matchless regiment of Variorum Classics, he has little or no occasion to regret his unavoidable absence from the field of battle in the Strand or Pall-mall. And yet, although he is environed with a body-guard, of which the great Frederick's father might have envied him the possession, he cannot help casting a wistful eye, now and then, upon still choicer and taller troops which he sees in the territories of his rivals. I do not know whether he would not sacrifice the right wing of his army, for the securing of some magnificent treasures in the empire of his neighbour Rinaldo; for there he sees and adores, with the rapture-speaking eye of a classical bibliomaniac, the tall, wide, thick, clean, brilliant, and illuminated copy of the first Livy UPON VELLUM, enshrined in an impenetrable oaken-case, covered with choice Morocco! "There he often wit nessea ford, Regent of France under Henry VI.; and afterwards in the possession of the Duchess of Portland." In this purchase the purse or the spirit of Mr. Edwards exceeded that even of Crowned Heads; and to him Mr. Gough's publication was thus appropriately addressed: "To whom, with greater propriety, can be inscribed an Illustration of the Bedford Missal, than to him, who, with the spirit to purchase it, unites the taste to possess it? Preserve, Sir, this splendid monument of the Arts in the Fifteenth Century, and precious memorial of one of the most illustrious in the catalogue of English Worthies; to remain either as an heir-loom in your own family, or as a deposit in some of our National Collections. And may it survive to the latest posterity, secure from the ravages of time, or the far worse havoc of political frenzy. Believe me, Sir, your obliged humble servant. R. GOUGH." His fame as a Bibliographer was now completely established; and some fortunate purchases on the Continent soon filled up the measure of fortune which, his unambitious mind and strong natural sense informed him, was sufficient for all the rational enjoyments of polished life. He now began to enjoy the calm retirement of the country, in the neighbour hood of Old Verulam; and in 1805, on the 10th of April, completed his happiness, by a matrimonial union with Katharine, the accomplished and only daughter of the Rev. Edward Bromhead, M. A. vicar of Repham, co. Lincoln, and uncle to Sir G. Bromhead, Bart.-About the same time he purchased the famous old manor-house at Harrow, which had formerly been the residence of several Archbishops of Canterbury; a delightful residence, commanding the most extensive prospects. There he continued, during the remainder of his life, in the exercise of elegant hospitality, in the full enjoyment of domestic felicity, and the social intercourse of many of his old literary friends. In this romantic, but classical retreat, is laid the scene of a considerable part of Mr. Dibdin's "Bibliomania :" Mr. Edwards being the generous RINALDO of that famous "Bibliographical Romance *." To return to the elder Mr. Edwards. Frugal and temperate in his ordinary habits, plain and unaffected in his manners, the even tenor of his life was extended to the age of 86; when he calmly resigned his breath, June 10, 1808, highly beloved and respected, having long before had the satisfaction of seeing two of his sons retired from business, to enjoy the comforts of well-earned competence; and a third, Mr. Thomas Edwards, established in his own respectable and extensive concerns at Halifax. men. In the summer of 1814 Mr. James Edwards embraced the opportunity of visiting Paris; which he had frequently done in the earlier part of life, and even during the reign of the late Emperor, who (with all his many failings) was not indifferent to literature, or literary Here, accompanied by Mrs. Edwards, and some select friends, he passed a few delightful weeks; but returned still more satisfied with his native country, and his mansion at Harrow. His health, however, having become precarious, and his constitution undermined by symptoms of paralysis; he was advised, by some medical friends, to forbear for the future any close application to study. He followed their advice; and adopted the heroic resolution of selling his valuable Library; which he actually accomplished in 1815 t. This was indeed a prime treat to the amateurs of first editions and vellum copies; and at this sale the farfamed Bedford Missal passed, April 11, 1815, by the hammer of Mr. Evans, from his possession, to that of the Marquis of Blandford, for 687. 15s.-This important event was a very great relief to himself and his friends, who fondly hoped that some years might still be added to his * life. But his disorder had taken too firm a root; and, though he lived several months after in great apparent tranquillity, the thread of life was fatally cut on the 2d of January, 1816, at the age of 59. firm mind was wholly unappalled at the prospect of death, which he knew was fast approaching. He gave the necessary directions for his funeral, desiring that his coffin might be made out of some of the strong shelves of bis library; and breathed his last sigh with the true fortitude of a Christian, leaving a widow and five children, the eldest little more than six years old, to lament their irreparable loss. His nesses the adoration paid to this glorious object by some bookish pilgrim, who, as the evening sun reposes softly upon the hill, pushes onward, through copse, wood, moor, heath, bramble, and thicket, to feast his eyes on the mellow lustre of its leaves, and upon the nice execution of its typography. Menalcas sees all this, and yet has too noble a heart to envy Rinaldo his treasures! These Bibliomaniacs often meet, and view their respective forces; but never with hostile eyes. They know their relative strength; and wisely console themselves by being each eminent in his degree. Like Corregio, they are also painters' in their way." * An Alcove in the garden is beautifully described in the "Bibliomania,” p. 642. See some particulars of the sale in our vol. LXXXV. Part I. pp. 135, 254, 349. MEMOIR OF THE REV. SAMUEL HENLEY, D. D. This eminently learned Orientalist, whose death is noticed in p. 88, was some time Professor of Moral Philosophy at the College of Williamsburg in Virginia. He was afterwards appointed one of the Assistauts at Harrow School; was elected F. S. A. in 1778, at which time he was Curate of Northall in Middlesex; presented about the same time to the rectory of Rendlesham in Suffolk; and in 1805 appointed by the East India Company Principal of their then newly established College at Hertford. Dr. Henley published Three Sermons preached in America: 1. At Williamsburg, May 1, 1771, for the benefit of a Fund to support the poor Widows and Orphans of Clergymen in Virginia, 8vo. 2. The distinct Claims of Government and Religion considered; before the Honourable House of Burgesses at Williamsburg, March 1, 1772, 8vo. 3. In 1776, on the Anniversary of the Foundation of the College, 8vo. He published also "A Dissertation on the Controverted Passages in St. Peter and St. Jude, concerning the Angels that sinned, and who kept not their first Estate," 1778, 8vo. "Observations on the subject of the Fourth Eclogue, the Allegory in the Third Georgic, and the Primary Design of the Eneid of Virgil; with incidental Remarks on some Coins of the Jews," 1788, 8vo. "An Essay towards a new Edition of the Elegies of Tibullus, with a Translation and Notes," 1792, 8vo. Dr. Henley was, in 1779, the Editor of "Travels in the Two Sicilies, by Henry Swinburne, Esq.;" and in 1786, of "The History of the Caliph Vathek, from an unpublished Manuscript [by William Beckford, Esq. of Fonthill]; with Notes, Critical and Explanatory" [by Dr. Henley]. A conjecture by Mr. Stephen Weston, in Gent. Mag. vol. LVII. p. 55. that "the History of the Caliph Vathek was composed as a text for the purpose of giving to the publick the information contained in the Notes," produced a Letter in Answer from Dr. Henley, preserved in the same volume, p. 120. Dr. Henley was an intimate friend of the Rev. Michael Tyson, F. S. A. who communicated to him in 1777, by the kindness of Mr. Gough, one of Queen Elizabeth's Suffolk Progresses, belonging to Mr. Claxton; which Dr. Henley at that time intended to publish, with other Accounts of the same kind. He was, however, diverted from this design by another literary undertaking; but this curious record of royal splendour was soon after included in Mr. Nichols's ample Collection of Queen Elizabeth's Progresses. In the Archæologia, vol. XIV. p. 205, is printed Dr. Henley's "Explanation of the Inscription on a Brick from the Site of Antient Babylon ;" and some of his papers are inserted in the Monthly Magazine, particularly one on the Zodiac in the Temple of Dendera. 1812. AT Candy, Ceylon, Adam Davie, July... esq. Major of the 1st Malay regiment. Although the fate of this gentleman has been most severe, it now affords no small consolation that it has been ascertained he died a natural death; and that the reports which were so often circulated regarding his mutilation and torture were totally unfounded. 1815. Aug. 11. At Madras, Cosmas Heury Stewart, esq. of the E. I. C.'s ship Lowther Castle. Aug. 20. At Aurungabad, East Indies, Capt. John Sykes, 9th reg. N. I. Bombay, ... Aug. At Vizagapatam, Capt. T. W. Watson, of the E. I. C.'s artillery, eldest son of the late T. Watson, esq. M. D. Sept. 14. At Bombay, C. Northcote, esq. naval officer, late of the Navy-office. Sept. 22. Rear-adm. Burlton, commander-in-chief in the East Indies. Nov. 14, At Jamaica, in his 34th year, R. Speare, esq. secretary to Rear-adm. J. E. Douglas, commander-in-chief of H. M. ships, &c. on that station. Nov.... At Moscow, Jac. Bernhd. Rodde, esq. of St. Petersburg, partner in the late firm of Brandt, Rodde, and Co. at Archangel; a benevolent man, an affectionate parent, and an inestimable friend. Dec. 10. At his father's, Kent-road, in his 29th year, Mr. Edw. Derby Lewis, surgeon of H. M. ship Melville. Dec. 22. At Heligoland, Major Hawthorne, 3d garrison batt. brother to the late representative in Parliament for Downpatrick. Dec. 23. At Madeira, where he went for the recovery of bis health, William, eldest son of W. Castleman, esq. of Wimborne, co. Dorset. Dec. 26. At Hay, in his 68th year, Jas. Williams, esq. late of Febinsham, co. Brecon, for many years a faithful and active magistrate for the counties of Radnor, Brecon, and Hereford. Dec. 28. Capt. Henry Richardson, R.N. Henry Monck, esq. eldest son of Right Hon. Lady Araminta Monck, of Bath. At Exeter, aged 81, Adm. Edm. Dod. Dec. |