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INCIDENTS, PROMOTIONS, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c. IN

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX;

With Biographical Accounts of Distinguished Characters.

The following was the report of the Physicians of the state of the King:

"Windsor Castle, Nov. 7. "His Majesty has passed the last month in a very quiet state, and in good bodily health; but His Majesty's disorder remains unaltered."

An order has been issued by the Privy Council for Parliament to assemble on the 14th of January, for the dispatch of business; that period being sixty days from the death of her Majesty.

A new form of Prayer is now used in our Churches, in consequence of the above event. A house of great respectability in London, largely concerned in the Spanish and French trade, has stopped payment for a very large sum; supposed to be principally owing to losses in the French Funds, to the extent of 150,0001.

Mr. Justice Abbott, and Sir Robert Dallas, have taken their seats as Lords Chief Justices of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. The Chief Justice of the King's Bench has already made some important changes amongst the superior officers of the Court. Mr. Jones, the Marshal of the King's Bench, is superseded, after holding the situation 30 years; as are some of the clerks of the Court, and its officers.

The Hop duty this year, early in August, was estimated at 80 or 90,0001. It is now believed to exceed 170,000l.; which, with the new duty, would bring the amount to nearly 300,000l. The estimated duty of Foreign Hops last year was 30 to 85,0001. Previous to the Princess of Wales leaving England, she gave orders for all the domestics in her service at Kensington, to be retained till notice to the contrary; they have lately been dismissed.

Sion House, the seat of the Duke of Northumberland, is undergoing a complete repair. The towers of the quadrangle have been taken down and rebuilt, and the whole interior of the house has been taken out, and is re-constructing in the modern style of architecture. The grand staircase will be most superb. It is to be of fine Spanish mahogany, with a gilt balustrade.

From the list of the Royal Navy, corrected up to the 30th of September, it appears that the total number of Admirals is 183, of whom 18 are employed; Captains 852, of whom 62 are employed; Commanders 789, of whom 56 are employed; and Lieutenants 3923, of whom 404 are employed. The number of ships in commission is 148.

The following notice was lately circulated among the merchants on 'Change. NEW MONTHLY MAG.-No, 59.

"That silver be declared the standard of the country, and a legal tender for 1001.— That the Bank shall have liberty to issue gold pieces, at the value of 41. 1s. 9d. per oz. in place of 31. 17s. 10d. the present standard. And that an office shall be established at the Bank for the sale of gold and silver, as regular articles of trade."

The apartments in Kensington-palace, formerly inhabited by the Princess of Wales, are fitting up for the reception of the Duchess of Kent, who returns to England previous to her expected accouchement.

An order has been issued by the Court of Exchequer for the examination of all brewer's casks, and those found deficient in measure, or without the hall stamp, will be seized forthwith.

It is supposed, that the reduction intended to be made in the various military establishments amounts to 31,000 men. All the troops have arrived from France.

The society for promoting the building and enlarging of Churches and Chapels, is likely to meet with that liberal support which its object demands. Upwards of 50,0001. have been already subscribed.

The last Grand Jury called the attention of the Court at the Old Bailey, to the suppression, as much as possible, of the opening of houses for the sale of newspapers and other publications on the Lord's Day; also of liquor, victualling, and oystershops, and various others of an evil tendency, which increase in the metropolis.

The fine collection of pictures, belonging to the Cardinal Fesch, has been purchased by the Duke of Wellington: it contains many of the finest works, both of the Italian and Flemish schools.

The

Late accounts from Sierra Leone have been melancholy in the extreme. white inhabitants, exclusive of military, did not exceed thirty persons, and of these one third fell victims to the fever during the rainy season; the Rev. Mr. Journon, chief chaplain the wife of the Rev. Mr. Collier, assistant-chaplain; Mr. Wenzel, a respectable missionary; Mrs. Decker, wife to another missionary; Mr. Lee, Mr. Hickson, Mr. Sutherland, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Houghton, and others, have died of the malignant fever which prevails annually in that unfortunate colony. Mr. and Mrs. Carew, Mr. and Mrs. Owenson, and others, who have escaped death, still suffer severely from the effects of the fever which produces such extreme debility as seldom has been perfectly recovered.

The new street is making rapid strides to its completion, almost the whole of the ground on the intended line of it being now VOL. X. 80

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Incidents in London and Middlesex.

lea The part of it which forms a square, in front of Carlton House, is called" Waterloo-place;" from thence to Piccadilly, is called "Waterloo-street:" and from Piccadilly the street, which will form a grand approach to the Regent's Park, is to be called "The Regent's parade."

It is said, that not only the Duchesses of Clarence and Kent, but those of Cumberland and Cambridge are enceintes; so that the alarm, which was so much felt for the succession, can no longer exist.

The Sub-Committee of Drury-lane Theatre have proposed to pay the creditors 10s. in the pound, in two instalments, viz. 58. immediately, and 5s. at the end of the season, and to make themselves personally responsible for the execution of this engagement, to which the consent of all the creditors is required. The debts amount to 34,000l. A committee of the principal creditors has been appointed to take this proposition into consideration.

Saving Banks.-The approach of the season of Christmas, presents an opportunity which we cannot omit of intimating to masters and mistresses of families, the propriety of recommending to their servants, both male and female, to invest part of their wages in the Saving Banks.

A meeting of the Electors of Westminster was held on the 17th, at the Crown and Anchor, to consider a proper person to put in nomination as a candidate for the seat in its representation vacant by the death of the lamented Sir Samuel Romilly. Sir Francis Burdett took the chair. Mr. Bruce (the friend of M. Lavalette) addressed the meeting at considerable length, and concluded with proposing John Hobhouse, esq. as a fit and proper person to represent the city of Westminster. This was seconded by Mr. Thelwall, who strongly urged Mr. Hobhouse's political talents and integrity as rendering him eminently worthy of their choice.

Sir Murray Maxwell has been invited to offer himself for Westminster, and has accepted the invitation.

The monied men in Paris have, it is said, made an application to the London capitalists for a loan of between three and four millions sterling.

A contract has just been entered into by Government for 90,000 loads of timber, to be delivered in three years.

The city of Lyons, according to the Paris Journals, has this year exported silks of the value of 60,000,000 francs.

Russia, to encourage her home manufacture, has encreased the duty on imported crushed lump sugars from 6 to 15 roubles per pood.

The father of the celebrated Messrs. Barings, a merchant, in Exeter, left his four sons 10,000L each; the eldest, until within these few years, carried on the business of his father, at Exeter: the remaining

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three came to London, settled as merchants, and have formed one of the most reputable commercial establishments in the world.

The average price of wheat, for the last six weeks of the quarter ending Nov. 15, is 80s. 2d. consequently the ports are again open for importation from all places between the Eyder and the Bidassoa. To the more distant ports, included under the provisions of the Corn Bill, no prohibition had taken place, as that can only occur when the average for the whole quarter is under 80s.

The foundation of an ancient building, supposed to be that of an hospital, has been discovered in the ground behind Northumberland House, by the men employed in paring it for a shrubbery.

Ecclesiastical Promotions.] Rev. E Paske, to the rectory of Creeting Saint Peter, alias West Creeting, Suffolk.

Rev. A. Matthews, B.D. Fellow and VicePrincipal of Brasennose College, Oxford, and Vicar of Linton, Herefordshire, to the Prebendal Stall of Little Withington, in the Cathedral of Hereford.

Rev. T. H. Yorke, M.A. Vicar of Bishop Middleham, to the rectory of St. Cuthbert's, York.

Rev. J. Francis, who for many years has performed the duty of the parishes of St. Mildred and All Saints, Canterbury, to the said rectories, vacant by the decease of the Rev. Ed. Wm. Whittaker.

Rev. C. N. Michell, to the vicarage of Lanrothal, Hereford.

Rev. S. C. Lord, A.B. to the vicarage of West Barsham, Norfolk.

Rev. R. Hamond A.M. to the vicarage of East Watton, and rectory of Geytonthorpe, Norfolk.

Rev. John Mathew, A.M. to the rectory of Reepham Saint Mary with Kerdeston, Norfolk.

Rev. T. B. Syer, A.B. to the rectory of Great Wratting, Suffolk.

Rev. G. J. Haggit, A.M. to the vicarage of Parham with Hacheston, Suffolk.

Rev. T. Westcomb, to the rectory of St. Peter Choeshill, near Winchester.

Rev. C. B. Henville, A.M. to the rectory of Bedhampton.

Rev. R. Dickinson, A.M. to the rectory and parish Church of Headley.

Rev. E. A. Daubeny, to the rectory of Hampnet and Stowell, Gloucestershire.

Rev. Tho. Thomas, of Coleford, to the vicarage of Ewyas Harold, Hereford.

Rev. H. W. Salmon, to the united vicarage of Sproxton cum Saltby, Leicestershire.

Rev. Wm. Powell, B.D. of Monmouth, to the vicarages of Ragland and Llandenny.

Rev. C. Davy, B.P. to the rectories of Coombs, Barking with Darmsden, Suffolk. Rev. G. Hornby, to the rectory of Bury, in Lancashire.

Rev. T. D. Whittaker, LL D. F. R. S. vicar of Whalley, to the vicarage of Blackburn, Lancashire.

1818.] Births, Deaths, and Marriages, in London and Middlesex.

Births.] The Lady of Sir Henry Carew, bart. of a son.

In Russell-square, the lady of T. Denman, esq M. P. for Wareham of a son.

At Desart House, the Countess of Desart, of a son and heir.

In St. James's square, Lady George Anson, of a son.

The lady of Sir James Langham, bart. of a daughter.

The Right Hon. Lady Lucy Clive, of a

son.

The lady of the Hon. and Rev. T. L. Dundas, of a son.

The lady of Sir S. Young, bart. of a son. In Stratford place, the Countess of Westmeath, of a son and heir.

The lady of the Right Hon. Lord Graves, of a son.

Married.] Sir John Palmer Acland, bart of Fairfield, Somerset, to Maria, relict of Philip Gibbes, esq. and third daughter of the late R. Knipe, esq. of New Lodge, Herts.. The Rev. Dr. Booker, vicar of Dudley, and chaplain to the Prince Regent, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late John Grant, esq. of Pembroke, and niece of the Right.

Hon. Lord Milford.

At Chelsea, H. Metcalfe, esq. to Louisa, eldest daughter of the very Rev. T. Blakely, dean of Connor.

At Mary-le-bone, Mr. Woodroffe, winemerchant, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of R. Livett, esq. High street, Mary-le-bone. At Islington, Mr. Edw. Geo. Ballard, to Mary Ann, daughter of Wm. Shadgett, esq. of Islington.

J. Lens, esq. one of his Majesty's serjeants-at-law, to Mrs. Nares, widow of J. N.

esq.

At St. George's church, Hanover square, Lieut. Howe, of the West Kent Militia, to the relict of G. Paye, esq. of Mitchell's Town, Cork.-Lieut. Col. Sir Wm. Gomm, K.C.B. of the Coldstream Guards, to Sophia, eldest daughter of Granville Penn, esq. of Hertford street.

At St. George's, Queen square, Mr. G. Taylor, printer and bookseller, of Lamb's Conduit passage, to Mary, fourth daughter of the late Mr. Ashton, of Old Weston, Hunts.

Mr. S. Yale, of Barbican, to Jane, daughter of the late Rev. J. Knott, of Everdon, Northamptonshire.

At Putney, A. B. Belcher, esq. eldest son of A. B. of Clarence Lodge, Roehampton, esq. to Maria, second daughter of J. Alcock, esq. of Roehampton.

Andrew Chittenden, esq. of Charles street, Middlesex Hospital, to Ann, third daughter of the late T. Smith, esq. of York.

A. Warren, jun. esq. of Charlotte street, Bloomsbury, to the eldest daughter of the late E. Bray, esq. of Shere, Surrey.

Mr. W. H. Strange, af Bishopsgate street, to Louisa, fourth daughter of Mr. C. L. Jeffry, Broadway, Westminster.

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Mr. Lethangie, of Pall Mall, to Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. Ayres, of Stratford.

R. G. Mackintosh, esq. of Crescent place, Tavistock square, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late S. Moody, esq. of Queen square. Mr. Thos. Graham, of Gray's-inn square, to Margaret, daughter of Chas. Bell, esq. of Bedford square.

At Christchurch, Mr. P. P. Grellier, of Mill-wall, Poplar, to the youngest daughter of Mr. James, of Church street, Spitalfields.

At Chelsea, the Rev. E. James, to the youngest daughter of the late W. Paisley, esq. of Jamaica..

Geo. Ranking, jun. esq. of Chalk Hillhouse, Middlesex, to the youngest daughter of the Rev. W. Buckle, vicar of Pyrton and Shirburn, Berks.

H. W. Pulley, esq. of St. Peter and Paul's wharf, to Miss Martha Corben, of Ringwood.

Died.] The Right Hon. Lady Euphemia Stuart, sister of the late Earl of Galloway,89. At his seat at Trecauly Abbey, Ireland, Sir Wm. Barker, hart. of Bath.

At Cullen's-wood, the Right Hon. Catherine Lady Mount-Sandford, relict of Lord Mount-Sandford.

At his father's seat at Mount Edgcumbe, the Right Hon. Viscount Valletort, in his 24th year.

The Rev. R. Radcliff, eldest son of the Right Hon. J. R.

The lady of W. M. Pitt, esq. M. P. for Dorsetshire.

Thomas Johnson, esq. Inspector of Taxes in South Wales.

At her house in Queen-square, Bloomsbury, Mrs. S. Bryant, widow of the Rev. E. B. of Newport, 66.

Mr. G. Simmons, 54, upwards of 20 years belonging to the Navy-office.

In Jermyn street, H. M. Bird, esq. of Barton House, Warwickshire, one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the counties of Warwick and Gloucester, 63.

Ellen, second daughter of the Rev. Dr. Nicholas, of Ealing.

Of an apoplectic fit, Admiral L. Ball, celebrated for his discoveries in the South Seas.

In Compton street, Brunswick square, Mrs. Hunter, relict of the late Rev. C. H. rector of Gayton

In Camden street, Islington, the wife of the Rev. J. Harris.

In Little Britain, Dr. Thomas Simpson Evans, Mathematical Master of Christ's Hospital.

At Enfield, Mrs. Esther Hacker, relict of D H. esq.

A. Thompson, esq. of Warwick square. In Hart street, Bloomsbury, T. Hogard, esq.

Mr. Simon Bull, of Holles street, Cavendish square.

Georgiana Mary, second daughter of T B. Batard, esq. of Upper Gower street.

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Account of Sir Samuel Romilly.

On the 2d instant, the infant daughter of Capt. Duncan Grant, Royal Artillery.

At his house, China Terrace, Lambeth, of apoplexy, Alderman Goodbehere. A servant in an adjoining room, hearing her master fall, ran to his assistance, and found him on the floor gasping for breath. She then hastened for Mr. Hyde, a surgeon, living close by, who immediately cupped the deceased, and the worthy Alderman so far recovered that he was able to walk up stairs to his bed-room. An express was sent to inform Mrs. Goodbehere and their son at Brighton, of the severe stroke, and also to bring up Dr. Bankhead, who had long attended the family. In the mean time Dr. Maton was called in, and every thing that skill or attention could do was tried, but a second attack of apoplexy was fatal, and he died about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon. The Alderman was next in rotation to serve the office of Lord Mayor, and part of his wines were sent into the Mansion House.

J. H. Burrowes, esq. one of the magis

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trates of Marlborough-street Police-office, He attended the office apparently as well as usual. Having occasion to go into the city on business, he was there attacked with a giddiness in the head; he was taken home in a chair, and expired within 24 hours.

At his house in Bread-street-hill, aged 68, the Rev. E. W. Whitaker, Rector of St. Mildred's and All Saints, Canterbury — He was the son of Serjeant Whitaker, and received his education at Christ Church, Oxford. Amongst the productions of his pen, which are numerous and valuable, may be reckoned the following, viz. Family Sermons, and Sermons on Education; Four Dialogues on the Doctrines of the Trinity; a Commentary on the Revelations of St. John: a Dissertation on the Prophecies relating to the Restoration of the Jews; an Abridgment of Universal History, &c. But the most lasting monument, as well of his talents as of his kind affections, is the Refuge for the Destitute, of which he was the planner, founder, and joint-treasurer.

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that his pupil possessed more than ordinary talents; and he accordingly advised Mr. Romilly to enter his name as a member of one of the inns of court.

It may here be sufficient to state, that Mr. Romilly directed his attention to the Chancery bar, and soon attained considerable eminence in the slow, but pretty certain road to opulence-that of a respectable equity draftsman. He also went the midland circuit, and his rising fortune beginning to be generally known, his practice augmented apace.

It is a well-known fact, that the first Marquis of Lansdowne was not only himself a man of uncommon talents and penetration, but endowed with a certain peculiar faculty of discovering these qualifications in others. This rare gift, for such it certainly is, was particularly displayed at an early period, in the choice of his associates as the names and reputations of a Barre, a Baring, a Dunning, &c. &c. fully attest. Nor did his sagacity fail on the present occasion: for, many years since, Mr. Romilly was selected by his lordship from the crowd of young barristers, invited by him to his house, and admitted to his friendship. Accordingly, during the long vacation, he was a constant visitor at Bow Wood, the summer residence of that nobleman, and generally repaired thither in company with Mr. Jekyll. Having acquired those habits which usually promote both health and success in life, the subject of this memoir, in Wiltshire as well as in town, was accustomed to rise early, and he was accordingly seen frequently, by peep of day, strolling along the groves which adorn that beautiful and now neglected spot just alluded to, sometimes contemplating the scene around him, but more frequently

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