ward the Sixth's foundation of Christ's Hospital; and in conse quence of his good conduct and classical proficiency, he obtained a Scholarship from the Trustees of that seminary, and was entered at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he proceeded B. A. 1792, M. A. 1795. On entering into Holy Orders he undertook the laborious curacy of Gainsborough; at this time he conducted a useful periodical work, called the Country Spectator. The Bishop of Lincoln gave him Tansor and another living, in the county of Northampton, on which he went to reside when he left Norwich. About this time he published his great work on the Greek Article. He was induced to change his preferment for the parish of St. Pancras, in London, to the Vicarage of which he was presented in 1812, having been collated at the same time Archdeacon of Huntingdon. In 1815 he was appointed Bishop of Calcutta, and sailed for India in the autumn of that year. On that spacious theatre of Christian action, he entered with all the alacrity, zeal, and industry of a primitive bishop. He embraced the earliest opportunity of visiting every part of his vast diocese, where Christianity had penetrated, or was likely to gain a footing by his presence; even distant islands were not refused the benefit of his visitations. He preached, he exhorted, he bestowed his advice and his wealth wherever he could, by these services, promote the cause of religion or of humanity. Neither the length of his journeys, nor the oppressive heat and enervating influence of the climate, could deter him or relax his firm re - solves; and there is too much reason to fear that he fell an early sacrifice to his high sense of duty and his consequent exertions. He was in his 52d year. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel entertained so high an opinion of his "discretion and zeal," that they placed at his disposal 5000l. for the furtherance of their pious designs in India, and requested his advice as to the best means of further promoting the spread of the Gospel in that part of the world. In answer to this request he marked out the plan of a Mission College as the most probable means of giving permanency and extension to Christianity in the East. The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and the Church Missionary Society also, conceived so favourable an opinion of it, that they each contributed 5000l. to it. The building, which is about five miles from Calcutta, and is situated on the opposite side of the Hooghly, in all probability is now nearly completed, and is to be called Bishop's College. Two Professors "of very superior attainments and exemplary character" have been sent from England, twenty Scholarships have been founded, able Moonshees have been engaged to teach the various languages and dialects of the East; and every thing is in such a state of forwardness through the late Bishop's strenuous exertions, that, deeply as his loss will be felt by the establishment, yet will its business and completion proceed, undoubtedly, without delay. On the 26th of January, at his house at Berkeley, Dr. Edward Jenner, the discoverer of Vaccination, in his 74th year. If any man man ever existed who possessed an original, and, we might almost add, an intuitive claim to the pretensions of a Natural Historian and Physiologist, Dr. Jenner was that claimant. The first medical professors in the metropolis allowed, that, had Dr. Jenner kept his discovery in the disguise of empirical secrecy, he would have realized immense emoluments; but the pure and liberal feelings which the Doctor possessed spurned and rejected such considerations; and his general remunerations, even including the sums voted by Parliament, were well known to his confidential friends to be moderate in the extreme. The meekness, gentleness, and simplicity of his demeanour, formed a most striking contrast to the self-esteem which might have arisen from the great and splendid consequences of his discovery. He was thankful and grateful for them in his heart; but to pride and vain-glory he seemed to be an utter stranger. On a recent interesting occasion, a short time before his death, the following were among the last words that he ever spoke to the writer of these lines. The nature of his services to his fellow-creatures had been the subject of conversation: "I do not marvel," he observed, "that men are not grateful to me, but I am surprised that they do not feel gratitude to God, for making me a medium of good." Died, near Lausanne, on the 26th of February, J. P. Kemble, Esq. in his 66th year. He was the eldest son of Mr. Roger Kemble, and was born in 1757, at Prescot, in Lancashire. He received the first part of his education at the Roman Catholic seminary at Sedgeley Park, in Staffordshire, and was afterwards sent to the University of Douay to be qualified for one of the learned professions. Here he soon became distinguished for that talent for elocution which afterwards raised him to such eminence. Having finished his academical studies, he returned to England, and, preferring the stage to either of the professions for which he had been intended, he performed at Liverpool, York, and Edinburgh. He afterwards performed for two years with flattering success in Dublin. Mr. Kemble made his first appearance in London, at Drury-lane Theatre, in the character of Hamlet, Sept. 30, 1783. His reception was most encouraging: but he had not an opportunity of fully developing his powers till the retirement of Mr. Smith, in 1788, who had been in possession of almost all the principal parts both in tragedy and comedy. On the secession of Mr. King, Mr. Kemble became. Manager of Drury-lane Theatre, which office he filled till 1796. Shortly afterwards he resumed the management, and held it till the conclusion of the season 1800-1. In 1802 Mr. Kemble visited the Continent, for the purpose of introducing to the British stage whatever he might find worthy of adoption in foreign theatres. He spent a twelvemonth at Paris and Madrid, where he was honoured with that marked consideration which his eminent talents merited. On his return he purchased a sixth part of the property of Covent Garden patent, and became Manager of that Theatre; which situation he filled till a scason or two before his retirement. At At Rochetts, Essex, aged 89, Earl St. Vincent. His Lordship was born at Meaford in January 1735. At an early period of his life, he entered into the naval service of his country. As a midshipman and lieutenant, he was remarkable for an assiduous attention to his duties; and thereby laid the foundation for that profound knowledge of naval science which he so eminently possessed. He was remarkable in his early life for yielding to the necessary discipline of his profession, which he enforced so well when he himself became a commander. In April 1766, he was made post-captain; rear-admiral of the blue, December 1790; vice-admiral, April 1794; admiral February 1799; and admiral of the fleet, July 1821. Among the earlier exploits of Lord St. Vincent, the capture of the Pegase, of 74 guns, stands conspicuous. It took place in the night of the 20th of April, 1782. He then commanded the Foudroyant, of 74 guns, in the fleet under the command of Admiral Barrington. About one o'clock on that day, an enemy's fleet was discovered at a great distance, and a signal was given for a general chase. At the close of the evening, seven ships had got a-head, the Foudroyant, Captain Jervis, being the foremost. In the night, it coming to blow strong, with hazy weather, after having lost his companions, at half-past twelve o'clock he brought the French ship, the Pegase, of 74 guns and 700 men, to a close action, which continued for three quarters of an hour, when, the Foudroyant having laid her on board on the larboard quarter, the Frenchman struck. Of this brilliant achieve ment, the admiral says in his despatch, "My pen is not equal to the praise that is due to the good conduct, bravery, and discipline of Captain Jervis, his officers, and seamen, on this occasion. Let his. own modest narrative, which I herewith enclose, speak for itself." Soon after this, Captain Jervis was made a Knight of the Bath. The. celebrated battle of Cape St., Vin-: cent will for ever stand conspicuous in the naval annals of Great Britain. This memorable action took place on the 14th of February, 1797. The British fleet, under Sir John Jervis, amounted to. no more than fifteen sail of the line. The Spanish fleet consisted of twenty-seven sail of the line; one of which was a fourdecker, carrying 136 guns, and was the largest ship in the world; six were three-deckers, of 112: guns each; two of 84 guns; and eighteen of 74 guns. This fleet was under the command of Admiral Cordova, on its way to: form a junction with the French fleet, for the purpose of invading. Ireland, then in a rebellious and distracted state. The moment was most critical and important. The responsibility attached to encountering the enemy with such a disparity of force, would have justified the bravest man in declin ing such a contest. But Sir John. Jervis, confident in the skill and; bravery of the Nelsons, the Collingwoods, the Trowbridges, and the heroes he commanded, seized with his characteristic promptitude the brilliant opportunity, and in a battle which for the manner in which it was planned and exe-: cuted can never be surpassed-he gained a most important and deci sive victory. The Salvador del Mundo, and the San Josef, of 112 guns each, the San Nicholas of 84, and the San Isidro of 74 guns, were taken; the rest, many of them absolute wrecks, (particularly the 136 gun ship, which was fought by Nelson with a 74,) took shelter in Cadiz, and were there blockaded by the gallant admiral. From the excellent skill and discipline of the British fleet, the fire of our ships was superior to that of their opponents, in the proportion of five or six to one. The Culloden, Captain Trowbridge, expended 170 barrels of powder; the Captain, Commodore Nelson, 146; and the Blenheim, Captain Frederick, 180 barrels. Soon after this, Sir John Jervis was created a peer, by the title of Baron Jervis, of Meaford, and Viscount and Earl of St. Vincent. At Kincardine, in Scotland, Admiral Lord Keith. He was born in the year 1747. His promotion, as post-captain, bears date May 11, 1775; and the following year, he was appointed to the Pearl frigate of thirty-two guns, in which vessel he served in America, under the orders of Lord Howe; and afterwards in the Perseus frigate, under Admiral Arbuthnot, at the reduction of Charlestown. On his return from America, Captain Elphinstone was appointed to the Warwick of fifty guns, in which vessel he fell in with, and captured, the Rotterdam, a Dutch man-of-war, of equal force; and some time after L'Aigle, a French frigate, of forty guns and 600 men. On the commencement of the war with France, in the year 1793, he was appointed to command the Robust of seventy-four guns, one of the squadron under Lord Hood, which sailed for the Mediterra nean in the month of May. He was, in 1797, created a baron of the kingdom of Ireland, by the title of Lord Keith, and for a short time commanded a detachment of the Channel fleet. In the summer of the following year, he succeeded Earl St. Vincent in the command of the fleet in the Mediterranean; and soon after had the misfortune to lose his ship, the Queen Charlotte, in the Bay of Genoa, by an accidental fire. On the 1st of January, 1801, Lord Keith was advanced to be Admiral of the Blue; he at this time commanded the naval force employed against the French on the coast of Egypt. In 1803, Lord Keith commanded on the Downs station; and subsequently the Channel fleet, in 1814. At 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 Russia merchant. 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 monied 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 lifeboat. As a patron of art he ranked high. His collection in Pall Mall contained some of the finest works of the Foreign and British artists, and were always visible through the courtesy of their possessor. In Stafford-row, Pimlico, Mrs. Anne Radcliffe, long known and admired by the world, as the able authoress of some of the best romances that have ever appeared in the English language; and which have been translated into every European tongue. Her first work was Athlin and Dumblaine, her second The Romance of the Forest, and her third The Sicilian Romance, which established her fame as an elegant and original writer. Her next production, published in 1793, was the famous Mysteries of Udolpho, for which the Robinsons gave her 1000l. In 1794, Mrs. Radcliffe gave to the world a Narrative of her Travels in France, Germany, and Italy; but in describing matters of fact, her writings were not equally favoured. Some years after, Cadell and Davies gave her 1500l. for her Italians, which, though generally read, did not increase her reputation. The anonymous criticisms which appeared upon this work, the imitations of her style and manner by various literary ad venturers, the publication of some other novels under a name slightly varied for the purpose of imposing on the public, and the flippant use of the term "Radcliffe school," by scribblers of all classes, tended altogether to disgust her with the world, and create a depression of spirits, which led her for many years, in a considerable degree, to seclude herself from society. It is understood that she had written other works, which, on these accounts, she withheld from publication, in spite of the solicitude of her friends, and of tempting offers made her by various publishers. Her loss of spirits was followed by ill health; and the only solace of her latter years was the unwearied attentions of an affectionate husband, whose good intelligence enabled him to appreciate her extraordinary worth. The situation in which they re sided, during the last ten years, is one of the most cheerful round the metropolis; and here, under a gradual decay of her mental and bodily powers, this intellectual ornament of her sex expired on the 7th day of February, in the 62d year of her age. At his seat, Duntisborn, near Cirencester, Sept. 23, Matther Baillie, M. D. This gentleman was a native of Scotland, and son of a professor of divinity at Glasgow. After having received the rudiments of education at Glasgow, he was sent to London, under the care of his two maternal uncles, the late Dr. William and Mr. John Hunter. Under these he acquired an extensive and complete knowledge of the profession he intended to pursue. He was sent |