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GENERAL MONTHLY REGISTER OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, AT HOME AND ABROAD.

BIRTHS.

Adamson, the lady of Charles, esq., of a son, at Bushey, Hertfordshire; Jan. 10. Allan, the lady of Dr., or a d. at 23, Milner-square, Islington; Jan. 22.

Allen, Mrs. George, of 69, Tooley-street, South

wark, of a son; Jan. 17. Andrews, Mrs. John Holman, of a d. at 27, West-square, Lambeth; Jan. 18.

Allen, the wife of B. T., - —, esq., of a daughter, at Burnham, Somersetshire; Jan. 8. Arnott, the lady of Dr. James -, of a daughter,

at 28, Oriental-place, Brighton; Jan. 13. Blyth, the lady of E. H. esq., of a son, at Westhill, St. Helier's, Jersey; Jan. 15. Bruce, the lady of Henry, esq., of a d., at Hampstead-heath; Jan. 18.

Boileau, the lady of Lieutenant, Madras Engineers, of a daughter, at 6, Lower Pembroke-street, Dublin; Jan. 6.

Brown, the lady of Joseph-, esq., of the Middle Temple, of a son, at Bedford-row, Islington, Jan. 18.

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Clement, the lady of John Hamilton of a daughter, at Tyn-y-Celyn, near Dolgelly, North Wales; Jan. 8. Cormack, the lady of Henry - esq., of a daughter, at No. 9, Caledonian-place, Clifton, Jan. 22.

Claridge, the lady of Charles —, esq., of a d., still-born, in Albion-road, Holloway, prematurely; Jan. 21.

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Devas, Mrs. Thomas, of a d., at 23, Finchleyroad, St. John's Wood; Jan. 8. Daubeny, the lady of the Rev. Francis son, at Woodhall, Norfolk; Jan. 16. Dowdeswell, the lady of William -, esq., M.P. of a son, at Pall-court, Worcestershire; Jan. 9.

Ellis, the lady of Walter —, esq., of a daughter at Looseleigh, near Plymouth; Jan. 25. Fenn, the wite of George, esq., Streathamcommon, of a daughter; Jan. 9.

Forster, the wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Bowes of a daughter, at Madras; Dec. 11. Gibbs, Mrs. William, of a son, in Hyde-parkstreet, Jan. 14.

Gilbert, the lady of Augustus H.-, esq., R.N. of a son, at Badleigh, near Barnstaple, Jan. 16. Greville, the lady Rosa, of a daughter, at 57, Eaton-square; Jan. 26.

Gwyn, the wife of Robert, esq., of a daughter,

in Portman-street, Portman-square; Jan. 27. Hamond, the wife of Commander E. W. Graham,

R.N., of a son, at Freshwater, Isle of Wight; Jan. 26.

Hennessy, the lady of Frederick —, esq., of Cognac, of a son, in Albemarle-street; Jan, 17. Hodson, the wife of the Rev. James Stephen

- M.A., late curate of Sanderstead, of a daughter, at Kingswood-lodge, near Croydon ;

Jan. 20.

Humble, the wife of William E., Doctor of Medicine, of a d., at Islington; Jan. 7.

Hippisley, the lady of the Rev. Robert William -rector of Stow, Glocestershire, of a son; Jan. 17.

Hales, Mrs. John, of a son, at North Brixton, Jan. 18.

Hawkins, Mrs. Thomas, of a d. at No. 26 Upper Thames-street; Jan. 19.

Holmes, the lady of William Sancroft -, esq., Gaudy hall, Norfolk, of a daughter; Jan. 14. Hunt, the lady of C. Brooke, Esq., of a son, at Bowden-hall, Glocestershire; Jan. 26.

Jones, the lady of Robert Oliver esq., of Fonmon-castle, Glamorganshire, of a son and heir, at Clifton; Jan. 7.

Kelly, the lady of William R. —, esq., of a daughter, in Montague-place, Montagu-sq. Jan. 17.

Lane, the Hon. Mrs. Newton, of a daughter, at King's Bromley Manor; Jan. 23. Longmore, the wife of Mr. William -, surgeon, of a daughter, in Christopher-street, Finsbury-square; of a son,

Lee, the lady of Sir George Philip

in Norfolk-crescent; Jan. 7. Mansse, the wife of George, esq., of a son, at Eton-house, Haverstock-hill; Jan. 23. Method, the lady of Henry -, esq., of a son, in Nottingham-place; Jan. 17. Nilkins, the lady of J. J.

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esq., of a son and heir, at Coblentz; Jan. 8.

North, the wife of the Rev. J. W. —, of a daughter, at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly; Jan. 24.

Pocock, the lady of Zachary Pearce —, esq., of
a son, at Hobart-town, Van Dieman's Land;
July 19.
Pocock the lady of George Pearce, esq., of
Norfolk-street, Strand, of a son; Dec. 24.
Pollock, the lady of George Kennet —, esq., of
a daughter, at Calverley-park, Tonbridge-
wells; Jan. 7.

Pope, the lady of George —, esq., of a daughter,
at Stockwell; Jan. 26.
Robinson, Mrs. Thomas Fletcher, of a son, in
Doughty-street; Jan. 15.

Scarlett, the Hon. Mrs. Campbell, of a son, at
Florence, in Tuscany, Jan. 1.

Seal, Mrs. Samuel, of a son, at Burton-crescent; Jan. 24.

Sheriff, Mr. Francis, of a son, in Belgraveplace, Brighton; Jan. 18.

Slaughter, Mrs., of a son, at No. 5, Duchess-
street, Portland-place; Jan. 13.
Sparks, the lady of John-, esq., of a son, at
Crewkerne, Somersetshire; Jan. 8.
Shuttleworth, Mrs. G. E. of a daughter, at
Mecklenburgh-sreet; Jan. 24.

Templer, the lady of the Rev. Henry S. —, of a
son and heir, at Wellington, Somerset; Jan. 6.
Thomas, the lady of Griffith —, esq., of a
daughter, at Denmark-hill; Jan. 19.
Wood, the lady of Thomas, esq., of the Inner
Temple, of a daughter, at 16, Hans-pl.; Jan. 16.
Purrrer, Mrs. Edward, of a son, in Connaught
terrase; Jan. 7.

MARRIAGES.

Agnew, Anna Gibson, eldest d. of Captain Agnew, Ordnance Department, Tipner, Hants, to William, only son of W. Baldock, esq., of the Manor House, Sevenoaks, Kent; by the Rev. T. R. Agnew, Fellow of New College, Oxford, at St. Mary's, Portsea, Jan. 13.

Barsham, Mary Christian, only d. of William James Barsham, esq., of Bow-road, and late of Ixworth, Suffolk, solicitor, to Edward, fourth son of Thomas William Meeson, esq., of Stratford, Essex, and of Meeson, Salop; by his uncle, the Rev. John Stock, vicar of Finchingfield, Essex, at Bow, Middlesex, Jan. 8.

Barry, Julia, second d. of the late James Barry, esq., of Cove, to Francis W. Lodge, fifth surviving son of the late Rev. Oliver Lodge, rector of Elsworth, Cambridgeshire; at the Cove of Cork, Jan. 6.

Baynes, miss Lydia, d. of Richard Baynes, esq.. of Rayne-lodge, to the Rev. Alexander Fletcher, D.D., of Finsbury Chapel, London; by the Rev. Thomas Willis, M.A., at Rayne church, Essex; Jan. 13.

Bidwell, Blanche, d. of the Rev. George Bidwell, M.A., rector of Stanton, All Saints, and Stanton St. John Baptist, to the Rev. Woodward Clarke Bidwell, B.A. vicar of Potton, Bedfordshire; at Stanton all Saints, in the county of Suffolk, Jan. 14.

Blackburn, Mary Ann, second d. of Mr. C. P. Blackburn, of Great Portland-street, Cavendish-square, to Mr. John Banister, jun., of Brighton; at all Soul's, Langham-place, St. Marylebone, Jan. 22.

Blakeney, Emma Mary Frances, of Cannon-place, Brighton, to Lionel-eldest son of George Booth, esq., of Newman-street; by the Rev. Frederic Reade, of Brighton, Jan. 17.

Brathwaite, Elizabeth Jane, eldest d. of Miles Brathwaite, esq., late of the Island of Barbadoes, to Ledeatt Redwood, esq. of Upper Berkeleystreet, Hyde-park-square, eldest son of George Washington Ledeatt esq., of the Island of Antigua; by the Rev. J. V. Austin Langford, Wickham, at Trinity church, Islington, January 13.

Brown, Emma, only d. of S. Brown, esq., of Westbury, to Mr. George Culmer, esq., Stourmouth, Wingham, Kent; at Westbury, Wilts.,

Jan. 13.

Brown, Marian Rosalie, eldest d. of John Brown, esq., of Somerset-street, Portman. square, to William Baker, esq., of Victoria- park, Manchester; by the Rev. W. J. Hutching, at St. Marylebone Church, Jan. 10.

Buchanan, Eliza, eldest d. of the late George Buchanan, esq., of Finnich Malice, Stirlingshire, to Archibald Sands, esq., Surveyor, Glasgow; by the Rev. J. H. Hinton, M.A. at Union Chapel Islington, Jan. 20.

Chambers, Sarah, eldest surviving d. of Daniel Chambers, esq., of Brixton, Surrey, to Mr. Henry Gallopine Stevenson, youngest son of the late Joseph Stevenson, esq., formerly of White's, Beaconsfield; by the Rev. J. H. Coward, curate, at St. Dunstan's-in-the-East, Jan. 26.

Cox, Ann Weston, eldest d. of William Cox, esq., of Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, and Cheshunt, Herts., to Frederick Edward Chapman,

esq., Royal Engineers, only son of Richard Chapman, esq., of Gatchell, Somerset; by the Rev. James Shergold Boone, A.M., at St. James's Paddington, Jan. 17.

Dale, Ellen Elizabeth, eldest d. of George Thomas Dale, esq., Surgeon, Commercial-road, to Henry Spencer, son of the late Captain Smyth; by the Rev. W. Valentine, M.A., at St. Thomas's Stepney, Jan. 24.

Davison, Mary Ann, second d. of William Davison, of Monk Seaton, near North Shields, to Frederick D. Jones, esq., M.D. of the same place; by the Rev. Christopher Thompson, at Tynemouth parish church, Dec. 2.

Fearon, Julia Mary Ann, eldest d. of MajorGeneral P. Fearon, of the army, to Captain John Heatley, of Her Majesty's 22nd. Regiment, at Poonah; by the Rev.-Allen.

Ford, Frances, third d. of the late Alexander Ford, esq., of Bristol, to Frederick William Holder, son of Frederick Miller Holder, esq., and grandson of the Charles Bacon, esq., of Moor Park, Surrey; by the Rev. T. L. Wolley, rector, at Portishead, Somerset, Jan. 22.

Fortescue, Margaret Lucy, youngest d. of Mat. Fortescue, esq. Belvidere, Dublin, and grand-daughter of the late Hon. Matthew Fortescue, to De Winton Martin Corry, esq., Strawhall, county of Carlow; by the Rev. J. F. G. Fortescue, at St. Mary's church, Donnybrook, Jan. 22.

Gale, Georgiannah, second d. of the late John Gale, esq., surgeon, of Newington Surrey, to the Rev. D. H. Cotes, B.C.L., curate of Ecclesfield, York; by the Rev. Edward Rudge, S.C.L., curate of St. Luke's Chelsea, in the parish church of Hammersmith, Jan. 15.

Gandy, Jane, eldest d. of James Gandy, esq., Heaves-lodge, Westmoreland, to Captain Brandreth, Scots Fusilier Guards; by the Rev. W. H. Brandreth, rector of Standish, at Heaversham church, Jan. 8.

Gordon, Emma Charlotte, relict of the late Captain H. Gordon, to Lieutenant-Colonel Vivian, 1st. Madras Fusiliers; by the Rev. Campbell, at Paddington church, Jan. 13.

Harris, miss Zelda, d. of the late Robinson Harris, esq., of the Regent-street, to Sally Elkan, merchant, of Hamburgh; in Rendsburg, Dec. 24.

Herbert, Barbara, second d. of the late Robert Hutchinson Herbert, R.N., of Bruisterfield, Killarney, to Edward Chads Handcock, esq., of Fareham, Hants; by the Rev. Nathaniel Bland, at Tralee, Ireland, Jan. 6.

Hutchison, Isabella Agnes, d. of the late Captain G. I. Hutchison, of the Madras army, to Lieutenant and Adjutant Robert Woolley, 28th. Regiment, M.N.I. third son of the late John Woolley, esq., of Beckenham, Kent; by the Rev. W. Lutyens, M.A., at St. Mark's Church, Bangalore, Nov. 12.

Kempe, Anne Eliza, eldest d. of Peter Kempe, esq., captain in the I.E.C. service, and niece of William Courtenay, esq., of Walreddenhouse, Devon, to Benjamin Sampson, esq., of Tullimaar, Cornwall; by the Rev. Charles Trevanion Kempe, Rector of Carhayes, Cornwall, at Whitchurch, Devon, Jan. 1.

Kirwin, Louisa Antoinette, third d. of the late Clement Kirwin, esq., of Kendal-lodge Es

sex, and 17 Upper Wimpole-street, London, to the Rev. Edward Withers, of Lower Phillemore-place; by the Ven. Archdeacon Sinclair, at St. Mary Abbott's Church, Kensington, Jan. 27.

Lane, Marianne, d. of the late John Lane, esq., to W. H. Allchin, esq., M.B.; by the Rev. F. A. Piggott, at St. Mark's Kennington, Jan. 22. Leach, Caroline Martha Harriet, youngest d. of William Leach, esq., R.N.; of Colet-house, Stepney, to Mr. Thomas W. Radcliff, of Stepney, solicitor; by the Rev. John Edmund Cox, M. A. at St. Dunstan's Stepney, Jan. 8.

Lankester, Rebecca, youngest d. of the late Joseph Lankester, esq., of Stowmarket, Suffolk, to Mr. Andrew Forbes, of Southampton; by the Rev. Thomas Pullar, at Albion chapel, Southampton. Jan. 13.

Mac Alester, Charlotte Fanny Byng, only child of the late Angus Mac Alestor, esq., of Balinakill, Argyleshire, to Edward Seaton, esq., of Hollybush; by the Rev. J. C. Jamieson, minister of Dreghorn, at Kennox-house, Ayrshire, Jan 7.

Moon, Catherine, younger d. of the late Theophilus Moon, esq, of the Audit-office, Somerset-house, to William Thompson, esq., of Conduit-street-west, Hyde-park; at St. Pancras church, Jan 13.

Montgomery Matilda, second d. of the late Sir Henry C. Montgomery, Bart., to the Hon. and Rev. William Towry Law, Chancellor of the diocese of Bath and Wells, youngest son of the late Lord Ellenborough; by the Lord Bishop of Oxford, at St. George's Hanoversquare, Jan. 21.

Morice, Charlotte, second d. of the Rev. H. Morice, vicar of Ashwell, Herts, to the Rev. T. Radcliff, M. A.; at St. George's Hanoversquare, Jan. 27.

Morris, Mary, eldest d. of Thomas Morris, esq., of Willow Cottage, Brixton-hill, to Thomas Cooper, esq., of Brixton Villa; by the Rev. James Cooper, M. A. incumbent of St. Jude's, Bradford, at St. Matthew's Brixton, Jan 25.

Nevile, Sarah, eldest d. of the late George Nevile, esq., of Skelbrooke-park, Yorkshire, to Augustus Alexander, youngest son of TownMajor White, of Portsmouth; by the Rev., Charlton Lane, M. A. at St. Mark's Kennington, Jan. 24.

Norton, the Hon. W. Augusta A., youngest d. of the late Hon. Fletcher Norton, one of the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, to James Johnstone, esq., of Alva, at Abbey-hill-house, Edinburgh, Jan 9.

Pennington, Georgiana Isabella, eldest d. of Rowland Pennington, esq., captain and adjutant Royal Cumberland Militia, to Mr. John Senhouse Jackson, merchant; by the Rev. John Jenkins, at Trinity Church, Whitehaven, Jan. 13.

Porrett, miss Mary Gertrude, of the Terrace in the Tower, to Robert Mortimer, esq., solicitor, of Barnstaple, Devon; at the Royal chapel, in the Tower of London, Jan. 13.

Powell, Ellen Maria, youngest d. of Timothy Powell esq., of Penyco, Carmarthenshire, to Robert Spry, youngest son of Robert Stephens Davies, esq., of Stonehouse, Glocestershire; by the Rev. Charles Phillips, at St. Clears, Jan. 8.

Raile, Catherine, the only surviving d. of the late Pilcher Raile, esq. of New Romney, Kent, to Charles Stewart Hawthorne, esq., eldest son of the late Major Robert Hawthorn, of her Majesty's service; at Trinity church, Islington, Jan 22.

Read, Jane Elizabeth Dorothea, fourth d. of the late Thomas Read esq. of Leeds, to Charles Crompton, son of the late Woodhouse Crompton esq., of Warwick; by the Rev. James Fawcett, at Woodhouse church, Jan. 27.

Robinson, miss Julia Sarah, of London, to the Rev. William Callendar, B. A., of Cumberland; at Jarrow, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Jan. 12.

Russ, Caroline Matilda, youngest d. of the late Mr. William Martin Russ, of Rose-hill, Oxford, to John Cooper, esq., surgeon, late of Singapore, East Indies; by the Rev. W. Cooper, of Epsom, at St. Michael's Highgate, Jan. 1.

Stuart, Maria Elizabeth, youngest d. of the late Henry Stuart, esq., of Sidmouth, to Robert Wick Ball esq., son of the late Robert Ball, esq., of Bath; by the Rev. Henry Anson, at Bathwick church, Jan. 15.

Thomas, Ellen Sarah, youngest d. of George Thomas, esq., Commander of Her Majesty's surveying vessel, Mastiff, to Dr. M'Bain R. N. by the Rev. Benjamin Ffinch, B. A. of St. Paul's Deptford, Jan. 13.

Turner, Sarah Ann, eldest d. of C. R. Turner, esq., of Woodford, Essex, to the Rev. Joseph B. Grant, of Oxenhope, Haworth, Yorkshire, by the Rev. Phillips, at St. Mary's Woodford, Jan. 13.

Walker, Mary Jane, youngest d. of Edward Walker, esq., to the Rev. Joshua Greaves, B. A. curate of St. George's Birmingham; by the Rev. R. W. Greaves, M. A. rector of Tooting, Surrey, at Kington, Herefordshire, Jan. 15

Weaver, Mary Elizabeth, only d. of the late John Walter Weaver, esq,. of Sydney, Nev South Wales, to James Alexander Bird, esq fourth son of the late Thomas Bird, esq., Muswell-hill, Hornsey; by the Rev. D. V Etough, M.A. at St. Mark's, Kenningto

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Adamson, John, esq., of Bond-court, brook, and 9 Princes-place, Kennington, ed 76; Jan 15.

Addis, Charles, jun., esq., barrister-a aw, late of Lincoln's-inn, at St. Vincent, a few ays after his arrival on that island; Dec. 2. flis remains were attended to the grave by the embers of the bar, and many of the most res, ta ble inhabitants of the island.

Bicknell, Joseph, esq., of Staple inn, Io' born, aged 85; Jan. 27.

Blagrove, Frances, relict of the late John Blagrove, esq., of Calcot-park, in the county of Berks, at Bath, in her 86th year; Jan. 22.

Blayds, Lieutenant Thomas Blayds, 58th Regiment, N.I., eldest surviving son of Thomas Blayds, esq., Castle-hill, Englefield, Surrey, in the prime of life, of intermittent fever, after a few days' illness, deeply regretted by his brother officers and all who knew him, at Jubbulpoor; Nov. 21.

Boileau, Georgiana Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Lieutenant Boileau, Madras Engineers, at 6, Lower Pembroke-street, Dublin; Jan. 14. Buckworth, Lieutenant-Colonel, late of Sandy-place, and Wooton-house, in the county of Bedford, and York-street, Portman-square, who married Lady Payne, relict of the late Sir John Payne, Bart., of Tempsford-hall, in the same county, and daughter of the late sir Philip Moneux, Bart., at Sandy-place, in his 76th year; Dec. 31.

Burls, Williams, esq., Brent-lodge, Hendon, aged 60; Jan. 24.

Cameron, Archibald, esq., of Worcester, solicitor, deeply regretted by his family and a large circle of friends, at his residence, No. 16, Priory-street, Cheltenham, aged 64; Jan. 6.

Cary, Charles Jeffery, third son of William Henry Cary, of Woodford, Essex, aged 9 years; Jan. 14.

Churchill, miss Sarah, youngest daughter of the late Bartholomew Churchill, esq., of Deddington, in the county of Oxford; at Lambeth, Jan. 17.

Clarke, Dr. John, K.H., of Speddock, Dumfries-shire, and Deputy-Inspector-General of Army Hospitals, at Naples; Dec. 18.

Cooke, John Holland, eldest suviving son of the late William Cooke, esq., of Burgh-house, in the county of Lincoln, at Torkay, in the 21st year of his age; Jan. 13.

Davies, Alexander Malcolm, eldest son of David Davies, of Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, Middlesex, solicitor, of consumption, in the 23d year of his age; Jan. 9.

Elliot, Lieutenant-Colonel William, K.H., in command of Her Majesty's Royal Canadian Rifles, after a few days' illness, at Niagara, West Canada, aged 54; Dec. 17.

Fellowes, Marcella, fourth surviving daughter of Robert Fellowes, esq., of Shatesham-park, Norfolk, aged 20; Jan. 15.

Fry, the Rev. Thomas Osmond, B.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, second son of the Rev. Thomas Fry, M.A., rector of Emberton, Bucks, in the 27th year of his age; Jan. 23.

Gent, Eliza Mary, the beloved and affectionate wife of George W. Gent, esq., of Meyns-park, Essex, after a severe and lingering illness, borne with the greatest Christian fortitude; Jan. 18. Giuseppi, Matthew, surgeon, of 103, Miltonstreet, and of Trinidad; Jan. 13.

Gregory, Maria, relict of the late Thomas Gregory, esq., after many years of severe suffering, (dearly beloved and deeply lamented,) at her house, in Porchester-terrace, Bayswater, aged 63; Jan. 21.

Greenfield, Thomas, only surviving son of the late William Greenfield, esq., of Grays'-inn, at the house of his brother-in-law, T. C. Williams, esq., Lynn, in his 22d year; Dec. 23.

Hough, Mary, relict of the late Captain Hough, of the Royal Waggon Train, at her residence, Sydney-place, Bath, aged 90; Jan. 8.

Hodgson, General, Colonel of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment, only surviving son of the late Field-Marshal Studholme Hodgson, and nephew of Field-Marshal the Right Hon. Sir George Howard, K. B., at his house in Welbeckstreet; Jan. 10.

Knapp, the Rev. Henry Hartopp, rector of Ampthill, Bedfordshire, at Rome, in the 62d year of his age; Dec. 18.

Langslow, Maria, widow of the late William Langslow, esq., of Bath. at her house, Great Titchfield-street, Foley-place; Jan. 8.

Lloyd, Mrs., widow of General Vaughan Lloyd, of the Royal Artillery, at Plymouth aged 83; Jan. 1.

Manning, Thomas, esq., of Lyme Regis, and late of the Stock Exchange, of ossification of the brain; Jan. 7.

Monger, Mary, relict of the late William Monger, esq., at Ewell Academy, in her 69th year, deeply lamented; Jan. 26.

Morison, Ann, the lamented wife of sir A. Morison, M.D., Cavendish-square: Jan. 9. Munday, the Rev. Frederic, rector of Winston, in the county of Durham, at Winston, in the 68th year of his age; Jan. 2.

Napleton, George Decimus, fifth and youngest son of the late Rev. T. Napleton, rector of Powderham, in the county of Devon, at Toronto, in the 32d year of his age; Nov. 27.

North, Louisa, widow of the Rev. Henry North, at Blackheath-hill, aged 73; Jan. 26. Olding, Samuel, third son of Stephen Olding, esq., of Dalston, drowned while bathing in the Olifant river, Africa; Nov. 2.

Pairman, James, esq., late Postmaster of the island of Barbadoes, at Barbadoes, in the 63d of his age; Dec. 6.

Palk, Anna Eleanora, the wife of sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, Bart., of Haldon-house. in the county of Devon, at Dieppe, in the 60th year of her age; Jan. 25.

Pearse, George, esq., surgeon, of 4, Marsham-street, Westminster, deservedly lamented by a large circle of relatives and friends, suddenly; Jan. 7.

Petre, the infant daughter of the Hon. W. Petre, at Ampthill-house, Beds; Jan. 13.

Pooley, Jane, daughter of William Wadbroke, esq., of Kingston-upon-Thames, and the affectionate and amiable wife of Alexander G. Pooley, esq., after two years' patient affliction. Her

end was peace. At Kingston-upon-Thames,

Jan. 13.

Read, Amelia, the beloved wife of Christophe R. Read, esq., at Sussex-gardens, Hyde-park, in her 57th year; Jan. 13.

Rogers, Heigham, late of the Admiralty, Somerset-house, at East Grinstead; Jan. 8.

Rowlands, David, esq., M.D., F.A.S., and inspector of Her Majesty's fleets and hospitals, deeply and sincerely regretted by his numerous relatives and friends, at his house, in Wimpolestreet, in his 69th year; Jan. 13.

Sikes, Susanna, widow of the Rev. Thomas Sikes, late vicar of Guilsborough, in the county of Northampton, at the Vicarage, Guilsborough, aged 80; Jan. 20.

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COURT, LADY'S MAGAZINE,

MONTHLY CRITIC AND MUSEUM.

A Family Journal,

OF ORIGINAL TALES, REVIEWS OF LITERATURE, THE FINE ARTS, MUSIC, DRAMA, FASHIONS, &c. &c.

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OP

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.

CRIMINAL ADVOCACY;

AN HISTORICAL ANECDOTE OF NAPLES.

Ir was eight o'clock in the morning, and, already, a ragged and filthy populace filled the close and muddy suburbs of the ancient city of Naples. Under the venerable Capua gate the overstocked shops exhibited the most enticing displays, while moveable kitchens spread far and wide their savoury odors from the frying slices of parmesan; and some hundreds of hungry, wretched human-beings, congregated round casks laden with old platters and erected into economical sideboards, were prematurely disputing about their relative shares of the yet uncooked maccaroni. The merchants had opened their shops; and the yatatoir-two cymbals indispensably necessary to ensure good luck-was suspended by way of a sign; porters and lazaroni were walking carelessly backwards and forwards, waiting to be hired; mariners, with their red caps and brown mantles, were carrying their fish about in osier-baskets; and the country-people from the environs flocked-in on all sides to market, driving their stubborn mules before them, laden with fruit and vegetables; numerous, also, were the numbered carriages, cars and horses waiting for hire; and inconceivably great were the hubbub and confusion, jesting and quarrelings, which ever and anon evaporated into oaths or less awful vociferations, so that, of those who sold or those who purchased, none could make-themselves-heard,

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