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BIRTHS.

Jan. AT High Wycombe, Bucks, the wife 1. of Lieut.-col. Sir Howard Douglas, bart, a daughter.

Jan. 7. In Foley-place, the Hon. Mrs. Werninck, a son.

Jan. 8. At Warren's Hotel, Charlesstreet, St. James's-square, the Right Hon. Lady Bruce, a son.

At Blackheath, the Countess of Selkirk, a daughter.

Jan. 10. In Portman-square, the wife of Sir John Lowther. Johnstone, a son and heir.

Jan 14. At Eltham, the wife of the Ilon. Herbert Gardner, a daughter.

Jan. 15. At Dalkeith-house, Scotland, the Countess of Queensberry, a daughter. At Cossey-hall, Norfolk, Lady Jerningham, a daughter.

In Bedford-row, Mrs. W. Domville, a daughter.

The wife of Mr. Thomas Smith, of the Borough, two fine boys.

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Jan. 17. In Gloucester place, the Countess of Albemarle, a son.

Jan. 21. In Seymour-place, Viscountess Hamilton, a son and heir.

Lately. At Ashley-park, Surrey, the wife of Sir Henry Fletcher, bart. High Sheriff of Cumberland, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

1810, JOHN Trower, esq. of BerkeleyDec. 12 square, to Sophia, daughter of William Baker, esq. late M. P. for Hertford.

Lately. Lieut.-gen. D. Wemyss, governor of Tynemouth, to Miss Tucker, the Tottenham heiress.

Rev. William Tremayne, rector of St. Mary's, Scilly, to Mary Richards, of St. Kevern, Cornwall.

1811, Jan. 1. Jesse Gregson, esq. of Hawkhurst, Kent, to Catherine, eldest daughter of Henry Shuttleworth, esq. of Great Bowden, Leicestershire.

Jan. 2. John Francis Gunning, esq. of Brunswick-square, barrister, to Elizabeth Knight, great niece of Wm. Sollers, esq. banker, of Blandford, Dorset, and great grand-daughter of the late Abraham Gapper, esq. serjeant at law, of Balsomehouse, Somerset.

Jan. 3. At Dunraven-castle, the Hon. Windham Henry Quin, M. P. for Limerick, to Caroline, only daughter of Thomas Wyndham, esq. M. P. for Glamorganshire.

Jan. 4. At Wellow, near Bath, Mr. Micah Gibbs, jun. of White Ox Mead, to Miss Martha Pownall, daughter of Mr. Thomas Pownall, Lisson-grove.

Jan. 5. Nathanael Bogle French, jun. esq. of Dulwich, Surrey, to Elizabeth, only child of the late Hon. Wm. Jackson, Chief Justice of Jamaica.

Jan. 9. At Marksbury, the Rev. Wm. Brudenell Barton, rector of Timsbury, Somerset, and prebendary of Wells, to Miss Webb, daughter of the late James W. esq. a Post Captain in the Royal Navy, and Governor of Newfoundland.

Jan. 14. Rich. Strode, esq. of Newnhampark, Devon, to Harriet, youngest daughter of the late Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, of Blackford, in the same county.

Jan. 15. At Honiton, the Rev. H. A. Hughes, of Uplyme, to Sophia Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Honeywood, rector of Honiton, and Chaplain the Prince.

Jan. 17. Thomas Turner, esq. of Sim bern-park, Essex, to Grace, fourth daugh ter of the late John Newman, esq. of Hampstead.

Jan. 22. At Hadleigh, Suffolk, the Rev. Frederick Croker, vicar of Gaxhill, Lincolnshire, and Pedishel, Suffolk, to Anne, dau. of the late Capt. Walker Batterell.

Lately. Capt. Butler, 4th drag. guards, to Miss Carden, daughter of Sir J. C. bart. of Templemere, Tipperary.

Henry Bowen, esq. of West Cowes, to the widow Blankenhagen, of Osborn-cot tage, with a fortune of 10,0007.

Rev. David Williams, LL. B. second master of Winchester-college, to Amelia, daughter of the Rev. Wm. Goddard, of Stargroves, Hampshire.

Rev. James Osborne Stokes, of Wellscot-house, Worcestershire, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Wm. Brett, esq. of Minster-abbey.

DEATHS.

1810, AT Oxburgh, Norfolk, in conSept. 28. sequence of a hæmorrhage from the lungs, Mary-Margaret, last surviivng daughter of the Rev. Joshua White, rector of that parish. Her tender and unwearied filial duty, her alacrity in kindness to her friends, her uniforin, discreet, and active beneficence to her neighbours, in their temporal and spiritual concerns, proceeded out of a truly Christian heart, were aided by a sound and cultivated understanding, and adorned by the happiest temper. They made her life lovely, and will make her memory affectionately cherished. Her venerable parents, supported and cheered by her through a long old age, are thus left, one in his 87th, the other in her 83rd year to sustain their infirmity, by the spirit of those holy hopes and consolations, which they diligently cultivated and successfully matured in her.

Oct. 8. At St. Anne's, Jamaica, Jemima, youngest daughter of Mr. Siocombe, of H. M: Customs, at Bristol.

Nov... At Kingston, Jamaica, of a fever incidental to the climate, Mr. Townsend Usher, late of Bristol.

Dee.

Dec. 15. At Brentford, in her 70th year, Mrs. Sarah Trimmer, the well-known and respected Authoress of several excellent books. She was the only daughter of Joshua Kirby, esq. designer in perspective to their Majesties (of whom see some Memoirs, principally compiled by Mrs. Trimmer, in our vol. LXXVIII. p. 4.) "This excellent lady was summoned from a world of trouble and sorrow, by one-of the most gentle calls that ever was sent from Heaven to a human being: while sitting in her chair, perusing the letters of a deceased friend, she sank as it were into a tranquil slumber; and so peaceful was her end, that the moment when the soul was separated from the body could not be exactly ascertained. It is an erroneous opinion among many persons, that Mrs. T. desired and prayed that she might be removed from this world in the very manner in which she really was. This, however, was far from being the case; it is true, that she always wished to be spared the pain of a lingering illness, and had great dread of her faculties being impaired by age: she was, however, so fully aware of the many imperfections and errors to which buman nature is liable, that it was her earnest desire to have some time allowed her to prepare for death.-Though fortune had lavished no extraordinary gifts upon her, the poor ever found in Mrs. T. a friend who was always ready to supply their wants. Without those superior advantages of education which the females of the present day possess in so eminent a degree, she has, by her own diligence and application, contributed in a most wonderful manner to the improvement of the rising generation, through the means of those works which are approved of and admired by the most learned and distinguished persons of the age. Possessed

of a naturally good understanding, a clear perception, a sound judgment, a pious and benevolent heart, and a strong desire to be useful to others, she succeeded so well in the task which she had undertaken, that while the extreme humility of her mind prevented her wishing or seeking for fame, her character became known and applauded, not only in every part of her native country, but also in some of its most distant colonies." Her remains were deposited in the family-vault at Ealing, op Saturday, Jan. 5; and a Funeral Sermon was preached at New Brentford, Jan. 6, by Mr. Haverfield; which shall be more fully noticed in our next; and from which the foregoing extract is taken.A correct list of Mrs. Trimmer's publications is here rubjoined: 1. "A little Spelling-book for young Children;" 2., Easy Lessons; a Sequel to the above;" 3. LXIV Prints taken from the Old Testament; with a Description, in a

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Set of easy Lessons;" 4. "LXIV Prints from the New Testament, and, Description;" 5. "LXIV Prints of Roman History, with Description ;" 6. "LXIV Prints of English History, with Description ;" 7. "A Comment on Dr. Watts's Divine Songs for Children;" 8. "An easy Introduction to the Knowledge of Nature, and Reading the Holy Scriptures:" 9"An Abridgment of Scripture History; consisting of Lessons from the Old Testament;" 10. "An Abridgement of the New Testament; consisting of Lessons composed chiefly from the Gospels;" 11. "A Scripture Catechism; containing an Explanation of the above Lessons in the Style of Familiar Conversation," in 2 vols. The four last articles were written originally for children in the lower classes of life; but they have been adopted into many schools and families, for the instruction of those of superior condition. 12. "An Attempt to familiarise the Catechism of the Church of England;" 13. “An Explanation of the Office of Baptism, and of the Order of Confirmation in the Common Prayer-book;" 14. The same, with "Questions for the Use of Teachers;" 15. "A Companion to the Book of Com-. mon Prayer; containing a Practical Comment on the Liturgy, Epistles, and Gospels. This work, though principally intended for young persons, has proved satisfactory to persons of maturer years. 16. The same in two vols. with " Questions for the Use of Teachers;" 17. "Sa-. cred History, selected from the Scriptures, with Annotations and Reflections." This work is executed upon a peculiar: plan, and was composed with a view of exciting in young minds an early taste for divine subjects, and of furnishing persons of maturer years, who have not leisure. for the works of more voluminous Commentators, with assistance in the study of the Scriptures. The historical events are collected from the various books of which the Sacred Volume is composed, and arranged in a regular series; many passages of the Prophetic writings, and ot the Psalms, are interwoven with the respective parts of the history to which they relate; and the whole illustrated by annotations and reflections, founded on.. the best authorities. 18. "Fabulous Histories; designed to teach the proper. Treatment of Animals." 19. "The Guardian of Education;" in 5 vols. This was a periodical work, which was published at first in monthly, and afterwards in quarterly numbers. It was undertaken with the pious and benevolent design of assisting young mothers in the education of their children, and was continued through twenty-eight numbers; when the fatigue which attended so laborious a task, and a multiplicity of other avocations,

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obliged the venerable Editor and Authoress to relinquish it.

Dec. 23. In North-street, Fitzroy-squa. aged 72, Rear-admiral John Boyle.

Dec. 25. In Duke-street, Manchestersquare, after a severe illness, aged 68, Cuthbert Baines, esq. a Post Captain of His Majesty's Navy. He married first, in 1774, Lydia, daughter and one of the coheiresses of George Veale, esq. of Penzance, by Margaret, eldest daughter of Walter Borlase, LL. D. of Castle Hor neck, and niece to the Rev. Dr. Borlase, author of "The Natural History of the County of Cornwall." By her, who died in 1805, Captain Baines had five sons and two daughters. In 1808 he married, secondly, Miss Mawby, by whom he has left no issue.

Dec. In High-street, Marylebone, in her 77th year, Mrs. Anne Shirley, fifth daughter of the Hon. Laurence S. (who was the tenth and youngest son of Robert first Earl Ferrers). She was aunt to the present Earl.

Lately. Aged 71, Mrs. Richardson, of Ivy-house, near Coningsby.

In Killaloe, John Cox, esq. M. D. and justice of the peace for the county of Tipperary.

The wife of Mr. Cooke, surgeon, of Gloucester.

1811, Jan. 1. In Silvester-row, Hackney, after an illness of a few days, and in the 21st year of her age, Miss Anne Butler, third daughter of Mr. William B. of Oxford-court, Cannon-street. To commemorate departed worth, is an office ever agreeable to duty and feeling; and often are the sympathies of our frame strongly interested, when merited praises and a few flowers are scattered over the grave in which female excellence is entombed. Miss Butler's superior understanding was invigorated by the pursuits of useful knowledge. With antient history, as well sacred as profane, and with the annals of her native country, and of modern Europe, she was conversant. An extensive acquaintance with Geography, and with Biography and Chronology (employed as its auxiliaries), rendered her familiar with a multitude of circumstances, and of anecdotes, that related to celebrated places, with the memorable characters who have appeared on the stage of life, and with the important æras which have marked its varied drama. Though she did not andervalue nor neglect the charms of French Literature, nor omit to avail herself of the opportunities of improvement which education and which conversation presented, it was principally by the perusal of historic works in our own language, and of the productions of some of the most eminent of our Classicks and

Poets, that her taste was refined, her imagination enriched, and her judgment strengthened; at the same time that some brilliant passages in their writings served to exercise her memory, and were the favourites of her leisure hours. Miss Butler's form was elegant, her countenance intelligent and expressive, and her movements graceful. In her hand-writing there was much beauty; her taste had been improved by her proficiency in drawing. When she occasionally joined in the dance, she could not but be admired; and when she played on the pianoforte, the effects produced by her correctness of judgment, her delicacy of ear, and the skilfulness of her hand, were not unfrequently heightened by the clearness and melody of her voice. Her manners were polished and pleasing; she had a very obliging and delightful disposition; and, as vivacity and sensibility were perhaps its chief characteristicks, and as she had much activity of mind, her company was courted, and she diffused animation and happiness throughout the circle in which she moved. But, alas! she had a heart too susceptible of the finer feelings of our nature. The too eager contemplation of the supposed scenes of future happiness which had recently opened upon her mind, the powerful effect produced by the consequent congratulations of her friends, and the conflicting feelings, created by the prospect of her union with one to whom she was attached, and by her regret at leaving a parental roof, where she had been happy and kindly treated, gave rise to a nervous affection of the mind, which, as her constitution was delicate, speedily terminated in her death. How important, therefore, and how necessary is it (especially for females of a similar age, and of an equal sensibility) not only that those repulsive principles of our nature, fear, anger, and aversion, should be strictly regulated; but also those lovely passions, hope and joy, which sometimes successively delight, dazzle, and overwhelm us! That we should maintain the perpetual ascendancy of reason, and keep under controul even our mildest and most pleasurable emotions, is a maxim on which we should never cease to act. We are frail, and constantly touch the threshold of eternity. Even the sunshine of the soul may be converted into a destructive blaze. "Turn hopeless thought, turn from her:

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At Needham Market, Suffolk, Captain Stephenson Kitching, born March 19, 1738. He was the second son of John Kitching, esq. of Carleton, near Skipton, co. York, by Margaret, his second wife, who was daughter of John Stephenson, esq. of Old Laund, in the forest of Pendle, co. Lancaster. On the 21st of October, 1774, he entered himself a volunteer officer in the first West Riding Militia, Yorkshire, then commanded by Col. Sir Geo. Saville, bart. He married to his first wife, Anne, daughter of Henry Little, citizen of London, by whom he had one daughter, who died Aug. 21, 1788, aged 19 years and a half; to his second wife (1770) Diana, widow of John Proby, of Elton, Northamptonshire, esq. who was M. P. for Stamford, co. Lincoln, and also for the county of Huntingdonshire, 1788; to his third wife, Anna Maria, only daughter of T. Burdett, of London, esq. and widow of Thomas Hartley, merchant, of Fish-street-hill, London; he married to his fourth wife, Jane, daughter of Mr. Tabor, of Brightlandsea, Essex, gent. and widow of James Peto, of Stratford-grove, Essex, esq.; he married to his fifth wife, Miss Beddingfield, of Needham Market, Suffolk, who survives him.

Mr. Thomas Baird, of the house of John and George Button and Company, Bread-street.

Endeared to her acquaintance for gentleness of manners, and sweetness of disposition, Mrs. Culliford, relict of the late Thomas C. esq. of Clifton.

At Cheltenham, in his 37th year, James Maxwell, esq. of Orange-grove, in the Island of Tobago; who had a few months ago returned to this country on account of ill health. His honourable and upright principles as a man of business, his pleasing and social qualities as a companion and friend, had long secured him the respect and esteem of a most numerous and respectable circle of acquaintance, who have to lament his early loss. Mr. Maxwell was of the family of Monteith, in Scotland, and first cousin to her Grace the Duchess of Gordon; and, what is rather an uncommon circumstance, was one of nine brothers, the whole of whom, except himself, have been bred up in the service of their country; in which service, a few years ago, he had the misfortune to lose two of his beloved brothers, both Captains in the army, of considerable reputation. Mr. Maxwell leaves behind him six brothers, three of whom are Post Captains in the Navy, who have eminently distinguished themselves in the service of their King and Country on several occasions; two are Captains of Artillery, and one is in the service of the Honourable East India Company.

Randle Ford, esq.

At Norton, near Stockton, aged 62, Francis Smith. esq. one of the people called Quakers.

Jan. 2. In St. Leonard's Hospital, Newark, Mr. Rob. Long, formerly an eminent corn-factor.

In his 18th year, Joseph Willis Heath, youngest son of Mr. Joseph H. of Standardhill, near Nottingham. He was accidentally drowned, while endeavouring to ascertain the strength of some ice on a fish-pond near Beeston.

Mr. Joha Stevenson, of Barton, near Nottingham.

At Edgehill, near Liverpool, in his 72d year, Mrs. Norris, relict of Thomas N. esq. merchant, formerly of that place.

Aged 50, the wife of Mr. Gelsthorpe, farmer, of Upton.

Jan. 3. At Brompton, the Rev. Henry Hodges, vicar of Embleton, co. Northumb. At Ryde, Isle of Wight, Alex. G. K. Shippard, student at the Royal Naval College, eldest son of Capt. A. S. R. N.

Of an apoplexy, Geo. Fryer, esq. of Chancery-lane.

At Trowell, Notts, aged 23, Augustus Parkyns, esq. nephew to Sir John Borlase Warren, of Stapleford-hall.

At Miss Garsed's, Shirehampton, aged 95, Mrs. D. Wilkinson; and on the 6th inst. aged 56, Miss Garsed.

Geo. Frederic, son of Mr. Lockley, surgeon, of Half Moon-street.

After a few days' illness, Mr. Wm. Guppy, of Chard, Somerset, last brother of Mr. G. of Bristol.

Aged 63, John Morley, esq. of Holmehall, near Brigg.

Jan. 4. Aged 42, Mr. Wm. May, of Crispin-street, Spital-fields.

The wife of Mr. Benjamin Nind, jun. of Peckham.

On Clapham common, the wife of John Smith, esq. banker, Lombard-street.

At Knightsbridge; aged 63, Mrs. Elizabeth Delegal, relict of Henry Sacheverell D. esq. late of the Island of Barbadoes.

At Hammersmith, in her 64th year, Mrs. Phoebe Burnell.

At Glasgow, in the 63d year of his age, Mr. John Reekie, teacher of the Greek and Latin languages. Though his whole life had been laboriously devoted to the instruction of youth in the principles of Greek and Roman Literature, he yet found means to acquire a critical acquaintance with the antient Classicks, and a profound knowledge of the structure of their languages, which has not been surpassed in any period; and is perhaps without parallel in the present. A happy sagacity, aided by a memory uncommonly retentive, enabled his unwearied zeal to surmount many obstacles which had baffled the most celebrated scholars;

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and his numerous MSS. display, in every page, proofs of original and luminous investigation. It is to be lamented as an irreparable loss to the learned world, that these writings, rich in new views and illustrations of many of the most intricate and obscure pages of antiquity, sacred and profane, should have been left by his death, in the state rather of desultory notes, than of commentaries fit for publication. His extensive library is composed chiefly of the scarcest and most valuable editions of the Classicks, and is supposed to contain a collection of Greek Grammarians, perhaps unequalled by any other in the kingdom. His vast erudition was not encumbered, as we often see it, with pedantic state and solemn ostentatation on the contrary, he was characterized by a playful simplicity of manner, and a liberal disposition to communicate, in the plainest and most expressive style, his stores of learning. His last illness was lingering and painful-he bore it with the firmness of a philosopher, and contemplated its issue with the pious resignation of a Christian. His valuable collection of books will, we understand, be sold in Edinburgh. We wish, for the sake of his relatives, that it were otherwise ordered; for London (we believe) is the only market in which such books as Mr. Reekie was in the habit of collecting, will bring their full value.

The infant son of John Morris, esq. of Bryn, Glamorganshire.

Aged 94, Mrs. Sedgley, of Bath, widow of Samuel S. esq. formerly one of the Corporation of Bristol.

Jan, 5. At Wolverhampton, in her 82d year, Mrs. Reynolds, widow of the late Thomas R. esq. of Willen-ball, Staffordsh. Suddenly, Anne, wife of Mr. W. Rees, of Park street, Marylebone.

At Whitby, aged 85, Mr. Rich. Watkins. And, about the same time, his son, Mr. William Watkins, author of "The Whitby Spy," "Fall of Carthage," and other ingenious performances.

At Hinckley, aged 63, Mr. Luke Wright; in whose character sobriety,, industry, punctuality, and honesty, were predominant traits. He formerly took a very active part in instructing the Church choir; and though by no means eminent as a performer, knew well the theory of musick. As a composer, he was not below mediocrity; he never published any of his productions, yet they seldom failed, when performed, to give satisfaction to an audience. His anthems, as well as his other pieces, are written strictly. according to rules of composition, and, evidently prove, that the author of them possessed both ingenuity and fertility of imagination.

Mr. Samuel Sharratt, jun. of Walsall.
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Aged 39, Mr. John Clarkson, insurancebroker, of Hull.

Jan. 6. At Abingdon, advanced in years, Mr. W. Barney, one of the Corporation of that city.

Jan. 7. At Islington, Mrs. H. Osborne, relict of Wm. O. esq. formerly a wholesale linen-draper in the Borough.

At Islington, aged 58, Thomas Roddy, esq. He had resided for a long period in Bengal.

In his 79th year, A. Brodie, esq. ironfounder, of Carey-street, Lincoln's-innfields, one of the most benevolent of human beings. His loss will be severely felt by the poor. He possessed an immense property; the greater part of which he has directed to be shared amongst his nephews and nieces.

Aged 65, Mrs. Susan Mills, sister of Mr. Thomas M. of Milk-street.

At Major Price's, Leigh, the wife of T. Powell, esq. of Henbury.

The eldest daughter of William Snell, esq. of Salisbury-hall, Herts.

At Exmouth, Devon, William Carson, esq. formerly of Charleston, South Carolina.

In Upper Belgrave-place, Pimlico, aged 72, Geo. Aust, esq. formerly an eminent goldsmith in the Strand.

Jan. S. In Portland-street, Sir Francis Bourgeois, the Historical Painter. He has bequeathed his fine collection of pictures, and the bulk of his fortune, to Dulwichcollege. An addition is in consequence to be made to the gallery of that antient edifice, for the purpose of receiving the pictures; and an ample provision is made for keeping them in due preservation.

Mary Anne, wife of Charles Pope, esq, of Park-street, Bristol.

In New-street, Spring-gardens, the wife of John Proctor Anderdon, esq.

In her 75th year, Mrs. Roberts, widow of the late Rev. James R. rector of Wolverton, and vicar of Stoneley, Warwicksh.

The wife of the Rev. Langham Rokeby, rector of Arthingworth, Northamptonsh. Aged 71, Mrs. Goss, relict of Mr. John G. of Park-street, Birmingham.

At Newport, Isle of Wight, in her 66th year, the wife of Sir John Pinhorn, of Southwark, and of Ringwood-house, Isle of Wight.

Jan. 9. At Petworth, Sussex, Mrs. Spershott.

At Limehouse, aged 59, Mrs. Mitchell, relict of James M. esq.

Aged 79, Mr. Edw. Stevenson, framesmith, of Derby-road, near Nottingham,

Aged 58, Mr. Rich. Stainton, of Hull, nearly 40 years clerk in the house of Wm, Williamson, esq.

In Great George-street, Rutlandsquare, Dublin, the wife of T. Wallace, esq. barrister at law,

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