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Married.] At Stamford, Mr. Sandby, to Miss Rebecca Tomlin, of Great Casterton-At Stamford Baron, John Perkins, esq. of Brussels, to Emily, eldest daughter of the last Mr. Jones, of Spilsby At East Keal, Mr. John Gildon, to Miss Harwood, of Cheney-street, Boston-At Louth, Mr. James Parker, to Miss Riddle, of Carlton-At Dembleby, Mr. Richard Drewry, to Miss Sophia Gratrix, of Newton-At Holme, near Newark, Mr. Hindley, to Mrs. Bucklow, of Southwell.

Died.] At his father's, in Lincoln, Henry Lee, esq. 28, second officer of the Hon. E. I. Company's ship Charles Grant. He had been 14 years in the company's service, during which time he made seven voyages to the Indies and China; and when the highest professional honours were directly within his reach, he died of one of those lingering complaints incident to change of climate. He is bewailed by his friends, regretted by his associates, and was respected and beloved by all his shipmates, leaving behind him the character of a smart and active officer, a generous friend, and an useful and valuable member of society, combining in his conduct a strict enforcement of naval discipline, with a scrupulous and humane regard to the comforts of the seamen-At Stamford, John Wyche, esq. town-clerk of Stamford, which office he had held

for fifty years, 81. Richard Wyche, esq. grand

father of the deceased, was chosen town-clerk of Stamford in the year 1701; John Wyche, his son, succeeded him in the year 1730; and John Wyche, now deceased, succeeded his father in the year 1770; so that the grandfather, father, and son, had been in uninterrupted succession town-clerks of Stamford for 119 years.-At Digby, near Sleaford, Mrs. J. Newman, 77-At Epworth, Mr. Henry Gray, 44-At Gainsborough, Mr. James Lloyd, 58 -At Belton, Mrs. Hannah Vause, 81-At Claypole, the Rev. J. Beaver-At Market Deeping, Mr. Thomas Chesterfield, 72-At Boston, Mr. Wm. Iverson, 70-At Sandloft, Thomas Harsley, esq. of Crowle.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

Died.] At Ragland, Mrs. Chambers, 59. This excellent woman was not only an ornament to her sex, but an honour to the county of Worcester, which claims her birth. She was an example to the parish of her residence, by establishing a Sunday school for the education of the poor in that village, (the first of the kind in Monmouthshire,) and afterwards its National school, watching over them with parental attention; and an ornament to her family by her religious and moral conductAt Woodfield, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of J. H. Moggridge, esq.-At Lan-y-Gored, near Usk, Richard Reece, esq. 72.

NORFOLK.

The Rev. Jeremy Day, M. A. senior clerical fellow of Gonville and Caius coll. Cambridge, is preferred to the rectory of Hetherset; patron, the master of that society.

Married.] At Norwich, Mr. Thomas Matthews, to Miss Elizabeth Pett-Mr. R. Claxton, of St. Stephen's, to Miss Mary Rowe, of Fressingfield, Suffolk-Mr. John Cowburne, of Tenbury, Worcestershire, to Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Raven, of Lytcham, in this county-At Field Dalling, Mr. Spall, of London, to Frances, youngest daughter of the late Rev. W. Fisher, vicar of South CreakeIn London, Mr. James Bateman, son of the mayor of Yarmouth, to Catherine, only daughter of John Stephenson, esq. of New Ormond-street, Bedford

row.

Died.] At Norwich, the Rev. Edward Beaumont, pastor of the Catholic chapel, 88-Mrs. Ladbrooke, 89-Mr. Free, 27-Miss Browne, sister of the Rev. J. H. Browne, of Hingham-Captain Robt. Tinkler, of the royal navy, 46, who signalized himself by his intrepid bravery in several engagements, in which he had received 21 wounds. Capt. T. was cabin-boy on board his majesty's ship Bounty (Capt. Blyth), at the time the crew of that ship mutinied in the South Seas, in the year 1789, and was one of the 12 persons who, with the captain, was turned adrift in a boat by the mutineers. It will be recollected, that Capt. Blyth and his companions, after a voyage of 1200 leagues, (during which the only subsistence they had was one ounce of bread and a quarter of a pint of water each per day,) had the good fortune to arrive safe at the Dutch settlement of Cupan, in the island of Timor -At Seething, Thomas Kett, esq. 73—At Hethcrsett, the Rev. B. Edwards, 88, rector of that parish, and formerly fellow of Gonville and Caius college, Cambridge-At North Walsham, Mr. John Baker, an eminent farmer at Southrepps, 82-At Aylsham, Mr. Edward Copeman, 70-At Swaffham, Mr. John Clarke, 78-At Yarmouth, Mr. Wm. Adkinson, 76 -Mrs. Mary Forster, 66-At Coltishall, Mrs. Bendy, 83-At Bradenham Hall, Frances, wife of Wm. Henry Haggard, esq. 60.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

Some curious discoveries have been recently made on the site of Fotheringhay castle, where persons, under proper direction, have been digging. It seems that the foundations of the building were not disturbed at the time of the demolition of the superstructure by king James. The kitchen and some other apartments have been discovered.

The number of persons confirmed by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough, at his late (primary) visitation, was unusually large, viz.-At Peterborough, 459; at Stamford, 411; at Oakham, 877; at Oundle, 1043; at Kettering, 1091; at Northampton, 1725; at Daventry, 1490; at Towcester, 786; at Wellingborough, 694-Total, 8576.

Married.] At Thenford, the Rev. F. Lloyd, to Frances, youngest daughter of the late Rev. John Russell, rector of Helmdon, in this county-The Hon, and Rev. R. Carleton, rector of Boughton, to Frances Louisa, second daughter of Eusebius Horton, of Catton Hall, Derbyshire, esq.-At Daventry, Lewis Harrison, esq. to Mrs. Isaacs, of Silsoe, Bedfordshire.

Died.] At Peterborough, Mrs. Henrietta Beaver, 69-At Preston Capes, Mr. Samuel Hands, 60.

NORTHUMBERLAND.

Births.] At Woodslee, the lady of George Scott Elliott, of Larriston, esq. of a son-At North Seaton, the lady of William Watson, esq. of a son.

Married.] At Newcastle, William Gale, esq. of Aldingham Hall, Lancashire, to Cecilia Isabella, eldest daughter of James Losh, esq. of Jesmond; at the same time, Francis Hutchinson, esq. to Frances, second daughter of George Losh, esq. of Rouen Mr. Robert Simpson, to Miss LandellsAt Morpeth, Mr. Miles Ellison, of Heworth, to Miss Milburn, of Morpeth-At Doddington, Mr. James Ormston, of London, to Miss Atkinson, of Wooler At North Shields, Mr. William Stephenson, bookseller, to Miss Mary Forster, both of Gateshead.

Died.] At Newcastle, Miss Dorothy Stokoe, 48 -Miss Eleanor Verty-At Berwick, Mr. Mackie, of Edinburgh, bookseller At Alnwick, Palfrey George Burrell, esq. 70-At Hexham, Mr. John Farbridge, 63-In one of his hay-fields at Swinburne

Castle, near Hexham, Lieut.-gen. L.'S. Orde, in the prime of life.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.

Births.] At Nottingham, at her father's, the Rev. Dr. Wylde, the lady of Col. Sherlock, of the 4th dragoon guards, of a daughter-At Mansfield Woodhouse, the lady of Johh Need, esq. of a daughter.

Married.]

At Nottingham, Mr. Edwin Bardsley, to Miss Bradley-Mr. John Osborne, to Miss Harriet Almond-At Sutton in Ashfield, Mr. Samuel Jackson, to Miss Phebe Clay, of Hardstaff-At Dembleby, Mr. Richard Drewry, to Miss Sophia Gratrix, of Newton-At Southwell, Mr. Hindley, of Holme, near Newark, to Mrs. Bucklow, of the former place.

Died.] At Nottingham, Mr. Thomas Basnett, 68-At Worksop, R. Barber, esq. 83-At Retford, Mrs. White, 70-At Southwell, Mrs. Elizabeth Bausor, 40.

OXFORDSHIRE.

Birth.] At Ensham Hall, the lady of John Ruxton, esq. of a daughter, which died on the following day.

Married.] At Oxford, Mr. John Penson, to Miss Elizabeth Whiteman, of Daventry-Charles Webb, esq. to Miss Elizabeth Speakman-The Rev. C. J. Urquhart, fellow of Magdalen College, to Miss F. Huntingford, niece of the Bishop of Hereford-At Henley, Mr. John Sheene, of London, to Miss Eliza Marklew, of the former place-At Dorchester, Mr. Richard Wall, of Oxford, to Miss Margaret Cox, of Dorchester-At Ewelme, Mr. Garlick, to Miss Elizabeth Allnutt.

Died.] At Oxford, Mr. Thomas Freeman, 43Mr. John Pye, 50, many years adjutant of the Oxfordshire militia-Jemima, wife of Mr. J. Wright, printer-Miss Sarah Hosier-At Marsh Mills, near Henley, Mrs. Robert House, having lost her two eldest daughters within four months, which severe shock she was enabled only to survive two months -At Burford, Mr. John Stevens, 60-At Banbury, John Jones, esq. of Blackwood Hall, Montgomeryshire-At Long Handborough, Mrs. Anne Humphries, 23-At Moreton, near Thame, Mr. William Lister.

RUTLANDSHIRE.

Died.] At Glaston, Mr. John Stanger, 79. In the early part of his life he was a faithful servant in Lord Sondes's family, and subsequently retired upon his property at the above place, where he lived and expired highly respected. He had, by fortunate circumstances, become possessed of very considerable wealth, which, excepting a few legacies, he has, with singular fidelity, devised to the descendants of the noble family under whose auspices it began to accumulate-At Oakham, Mr. Francis Robinson, 29.

SHROPSHIRE.

Married.] At Shrewsbury, Major Parry, of the royal marines, to Catherine Mary Margaretta, eldest daughter of the late Edward Lloyd, esq. of Trefnant, co. Montgomery, and of Maesmor, Denbighshire-Edward Beauchamp St. John, esq. of Oswestry, to Miss Slade, late of Plymouth-Mr. John Evans, to Miss Lewis-At Oswestry, Robert Roberts, only son of Thomas Roberts, of Astrad, co. Denbigh, esq. to Miss Gough, of Oswestry-At Ludlow, G. F. Evans, esq. of Shrewsbury, to Miss Eliza Wollaston, of Ludlow-At Bridgenorth, Mr. B. Baughman, to Miss Eliza Fletcher.

Died.] At Shrewsbury, the widow of the late` Robert Lloyd, esq.-At Bridgenortli, Capt. Thomas Smith, of the 82d foot-At Longden, Mrs. Hesketh, 84-At Prior's Lee, Mrs. Stirk, 57, of Wolverhampton.

SOMERSETSHIRE.

The Rev. David Williams, M. A. chaplain to Lord Viscount Curzon, is preferred to the rectory of Bleadon, with that of Kingston Seymour, in the diocese of Bath and Wells.

The Dean and Canons of Windsor have presented the Rev. Dr. Keate to the living of Stowey.

The Rev. Walter King Coker, B. A. of Oriel Col lege, Oxford, to the vicarage of North Curry.

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Married.] At Walcot church, Philip Elliot, esq.” M.D. to Amelia, youngest daughter of the late John Wilkinson, of Polterton, Yorkshire-The Rev. Richard Keats, of Wiveliscombe, to Mary Eliza Mac Gerchy, of Tiverton At Crowcombe, G. Powell, esq. of Cantreff, Brecknockshire, to Nesta, eldest daughter of G. H. Carew, esq. of Crowcombe Court, in this county-At Bathwick church, John Tharp, of Dean's Valley, Jamaica, to Mary Philippa, youngest daughter of Thomas Bell, esq. of co. Armagh, and of Sydney-place, Bath.

Died.] At Bath, the Hon. Matilda Villiers, wife of Villiers William Villiers, esq. daughter of John, 11th lord, and sister of the late Henry Beauchamp and St. Andrew, successively Lords St. John of Bletsoe-In Queen-square, the Rev. John Chamberlain, 62 In St. James's-square, Bristol, John Bally, esq. 75-At Kingsdon, Charles Aaron Moody, esq. to Juliana Sarah, eldest daughter of the late James Bennett, esq. of Cadbury House, in this county-Of a pulmonary complaint, at Clifton, on his way to Italy, for the benefit of his health, Mr. James Beebee, 21, of Worcester college, Oxford, and second son of the Rev. James Beebee, rector of Presteign-At Shepton Mallet, Mr. Higgins, 84, solicitor-At Taunton, in her 76th year, Joanna, widow of the Rev. F. Warre, rector of Cheddon Fitzpaine.

STAFFORDSHIRE.

Married.] At Tipton, the Rev. James Bevan, to Miss Jane Corbet, of Broseley, Worcestershire-At Maer, Mr. John Parker, of Shrewsbury, to the daughter of the Rev. Mr. Snape, of Maer.

SUFFOLK.

The Rev. W. Cross, A. M. vicar of Amwell with Haylybury, Herts, is preferred to the valuable living of Halesworth cum Chediston.

The Rev. John Edgar is instituted to the rectory of Kirketon.

Married.] At Bury, Mr. Denton, of Alnesbourne Priory, to Miss Holder, of Richmond, Surrey-At Tooting, Surrey, the Rev. C. F. Parker, rector of Ringshall, in this county, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Joseph Eyre, rector of St. Giles, Reading-In London, J. G. Clare, esq. of Brazing Hall, West Creeting, to Miss Maria Gerrard, of Laxfield-At Bildeston, J. Parker, esq. to Miss Elizabeth Farr, of North Cove-At Earsham, near Bungay, Mr. Reynolds, to Miss Osbourn.

Died.] Ar Chilton Hall, near Clare, Wells Orton, esq. 72-At the parsonage-house, Semer, Mr. C. B. Cooke, 20, eldest son of the Rev. C. CookeAt Ipswich, Louisa, fourth daughter of the late Col. Stisted-At Livermere Parsonage, the Rev. Peter Lathbury, 59-At Bungay, the Rev. Thomas Paddon, 77, rector of St. Nicholas with All Saints annexed, after fifty years' conscientious discharge

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Births.] At Lower Cheam, the lady of Thomas Brown, esq. of a daughter- -At Walton-uponThames, the lady of the Hon. Henry Grey Bennett, of a daughter.

Married.] At Windlesham, the Rev. Henry Joseph Tayler, of Brighton, to Jemima Maria, second daughter of the late Sir William Frazer, of Bedford, bart.-At Christchurch, Isaac Woodroffe, esq. late of Godstone, to Miss Willes, of Chelsham Court, in this county-At Richmond, E. H. Delafosse, esq. to Sophia, daughter of the Rev. G. Young, A. M. Lambeth Terrace.

Died.] At Streatham, the Rev. Reynold Davies, M. A. 70-At Kew Green, George Hicks, esq. 43, barrister at law, and one of the magistrates of police in Bow-street-At Weymouth, the Rev. Willough by Bertie, many years rector of Buckland, in this county, and uncle to the Earl of Abingdon-June 13, at Croydon, John Thomas Herrisaut Des Carrieres, 78, a native of Paris. This gentleman did honour to his own country, by the services he rendered to this. Almost half a century he was an indefatigable teacher of the French language; and many noble personages, who now fill eminent statiuns in society, have had the benefit of his instructions. He was the author and reviser of many useful books tending to facilitate the acquirement of the French tongue; and about the time of the revolution, he published a History of France, in two volumes, and lately an abridged History, in one volume, up to 1815. He was a man of strict integrity, of a most ingenious mechanical turn of mind, but for the last twenty years had applied himself much to the science of gardening, by which his health, which had been impaired by study and close application, became firmly established, but in which he spent all the earnings of his former days.

SUSSEX.

Married.] At Chichester, the Rev. William Watkins, rector of Racton, in this county, to Frances, youngest daughter of T. Rhoades, esq. Chichester-At Horsham, Thomas Edward Bligh, esq. to Sophia, daughter of the late William Eversfield, esq. of Denne Park and Cotsfield, in the same county.

Died.] At Hastings, Thomas Clingand, esq. late of Wheldrake, near York.

Birth.]

WARWICKSHIRE.

At Radway, the lady of Lieut.-col. Miller, C. B. of a son and heir.

Married.] At Coventry, Mr. R. Seal, to Miss Mary Locke Ward-At Old Swinford, Mr. Ingleby, of Birmingham, to Miss Wragg, of Stourbridge.

Died.] At Stratford-upon-Avon, Miss Mary Clews, 19-At Warwick, in the 73d year of her age, Anne, wife of Charles Porter Packwood, esq. late lieut.-col. of the Warwickshire militia, and youngest daughter of the late Roger Ruding, esq. of Westcotes, in the county of Leicester.

WESTMORLAND.

Married.] At Kendal, Mr. William Preston, to Miss Taylor-Mr. Isaac Thompson, to Miss Isabella Kellel.

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The Rev. W. Roles, A. M., is preferred to the. rectory of Upton Lovell, vacant by the death of the Hon. and Rey. E. Seymour.

Married.] At Great Cheverell, the Rev. Alex. Bassett, M.A. to Miss Bellamy, of Cheverell House -At Bremhill, Mr. Thomas Hughes, of East Tytherton, to Mary Anne, only daughter of Captain Hutchons, of the Hon. E. I. C.'s service-At Ebbesbourne, Mr. Henry Harris, to Mrs. RebbeckAt Chippenham, Mr. Josiah Graham Lawe, of London, to Elizabeth Mary, only daughter of the late Mr. James Maurice Coombes, of Chippenham.

Died.] At Salisbury, Mr. Corfe, 78, senior gentleman of his majesty's chapel royal, and late organist of Salisbury cathedral-At Hannington, near Highworth, Mrs. Mary Anne Matilda Crowdy-At Hilperton Marsh, near Trowbridge, Mr. Richard Newtts, 44-At Trowbridge, Mr. Guley, solicitor, 40-At Anderston, Sophia, relict of James Forster Knight, esq.-At Bemerton, Miss Hawes, daughter of the late Rev. John Hawes, A. M. rector of Bemerton-At Hawe, near Poole, Thomas Stone, esq. 76.

WORCESTERSHIRE.

The Rev. E. James, M. A. of Christ Church college, Oxford, is preferred to the perpetual curacy of Worcester.

Married.] At Lincoln, Mr. Thompson, of Dudley, to Miss Mary Ann Foster, of Northallerton, Yorkshire-At Hallow, near Worcester, Phipps V. Onslow, esq. lieut. royal horse artillery, to Harriett, youngest daughter of the late Sir Edward Winnington, bart.

Died.] At Worcester, Charlotte, third daughter of Thomas Best, esq.-At Bewdley, Thomas Jacob White, esq.

YORKSHIRE.

Birth.] At Wakefield, the lady of Wentworth Bailey, esq. of a son and heir.

Married.] At York, Lieut.-col. Arthur H. Gordon, of the 5th dragoon guards, to Anne, only daughter of the late Joseph Bilton, esq. of YorkAt Wakefield, Mr. David Green, jun. of Minskip Lodge, near Boroughbridge, to Miss Sarah Rothwell, of Wakefield-At Acomb, Mr. John Skipworth, solicitor, to Harriet Frances, daughter of the Rev. Robert Benson, M. A. of York-At Howden, Mr. William Brownlow, of Walkington Grange, to Miss Atkinson, of Walkington-At Eastrington, Mr. Samuel Webster, of Morley, to Miss Jane Bell, of Patrington, near Howden-At Thorne, Mr. Thos. Squires, to Miss Elizabeth Hastings-At Topcliffe, Mr. John Richardson, of Leeds, surgeon, to Miss Mary Barroby, of Baldersby-At High Town, near Leeds, Mr. Joshua Lister, to Miss Elizabeth Woodford Buttle.

Died.] In Park-square, Leeds, George Hardisty, esq. 55-At Leeds, Mr. Robert Oastler, 71-Mrs. Houseman, 70-At Roundhay, near Leeds, Aurelia Ann, wife of J. B. Ansley, esq. 51-At Beverley, Mr. William Whitfield, 78-At Ripon, Juliana, wife of Capt. Denison-At Knaresborough, Mr. Parr, 39, postmaster-At Hull, Michael Andrew, esq. 63 Mrs. Bell, 58-At his seat at Marthwaite, in the West-riding, Richard Willan, esq. 74, brother of Dr. Willan, late an eminent physician in the metropolis At Grimston, near Tadcaster, Mr. Thomas Townend, 64.

WALES.

The Rev. W. J. Rees, M. A. has been presented

by the Bishop of St. David's to the vacant prebendal stall in the collegiate church of Brecknock.

There is now standing at Rhuddlan, part of the wall of the house wherein Edward I. held his parliament, after completing the subjugation of Wales. The old wall has been built upon, and metamor phosed into the gable-end of a row of small houses, so that to a passenger there is nothing particularly antique or striking in its appearance; but the Very Reverend the Dean of St. Asaph, in order to rescue this piece of antiquity from oblivion, has caused to be placed upon it a tablet, bearing the following inscription:

This Fragment

Is the Remains of the Building Where King Edward the First Held his Parliament,

A. D. 1283,

In which passed the Statute of Rhuddlan,

Married.]

Securing

To the Principality of Wales

Its Judicial Rights

And Independence.

At Llanbeblig, Mr. Robert Williams, to Miss Bettis, both of Caernarvon-The Rev. John Pryce, of Dolforwyn Hall, Montgomeryshire, to Mrs. Sarah Price, of London-At Abergavenny, Mr. Williams, surgeon, to Miss Rogers, daughter of the Rev. J. Rogers, rector of Wallerstone, Herefordshire.

Died.] At Clydach, Glamorganshire, Thomas Hobbes, M. D. of Swansea, 63-At Gresford, Denbighshire, the widow of the Rev. John Briggs, M.A. late chancellor of the diocese of Chester-At Parkey Cottage, near Wrexham, the lady of Major Edwards, of the royal Maelor cavalry- At Pentre Mill, co. Montgomery, Mr. Williams, 77; and four days after, his wife !-At Llandyssil, Cardiganshire, Elizabeth, second daughter of Thomas Gough, esq. of Foeshelig, in that county.

SCOTLAND.

In digging the Union Canal near the west march of the Clifton-hall estate, and adjoining the river Almond, on the 18th July, an elephant's tooth was dug up, measuring upwards of three feet long, and a foot in circumference; it was in a state of perfect preservation, and is in the possession of Sir Alexander Maitland Gibson. This is the second time remains of this animal have been found in Scotland. A similar tooth found, near Eglinton-castle, is now in the College Museum.

Births.] Lady Charlotte Macgregor Murray, of a daughter-At Fodderty, Rosshire, Mrs. Forbes Mackenzie, of a daughter.

Married.] At Braehouse, Capt. James Stewart, 82d regt. of foot, to Jane, eldest daughter of Capt. Campbell, Boreland-At Caputh Manse, Mr. Alex. Innerarity, of Demerara, to Margaret Jane, daughter of the Rev. W, Innerarity, minister of Caputh

-At Edinburgh, Francis Cobhani, M. D. of the island of Barbadoes, to Miss Mary Harvie-At

Paisley, the Rev. John Bruce, to Isabella, eldest

daughter of the Rev. Wm. Harrier.

Died.] At Edinburgh, Col. Robert Baillie, of the H. E. I. C.'s service-At Glasgow, John Love, esq.-James Towers, esq. professor of midwifery in this university-Mr. Andrew Orr, 66, late bookseller in Glasgow-At Holywood Manse, the Rev. Dr. Crighton, minister of that parish-At Inverness, Mrs. Macdonald, of Scalpa-At Newbottle, Diana, eldest daughter of the late Col. Donald Macleod, of St. Kilda.

IRELAND.

Births.] In Cork, the lady of the Rev. John Bennett, of a son-The lady of C. A. W. Forneret, esq. of a daughter-At Lisheen, co. Tipperary, the lady of Sir John Judkin Fitzgerald, of a son and heir-The Hon. Mrs. Peter La Touche, of a daughter-At Armagh, the lady of Sir Jeremiah Dickson, of a son.

Married.] The Rev. William Frazer, rector of the Union of Killure, in the diocese of Waterford, to Helen, daughter of the Rev. William Archdall, of Seaview-At Drumbanagher, James Evartt, esq. of Ahory, to Miss Hannah Bitties, of Cullentrough -At Mealiffe Glebe, co. Tipperary, the Rev. Wm. Baker Stoney, of Oakley Park, to Frances Shirley, daughter of the Rev. John Going-At Dublin, A. G. Lewis, esq. of the 68th light infantry, to Hester, youngest daughter of the late Richard Westenra, of Rutland-square West-Edward Shaw, of Coolcor, co. Kildare, esq. to Anne, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Ledwich-Thomas Haughton, esq. of Largan, to Frances, daughter of James Macauley, esq. of Dublin-At Oughterard, Thomas Henry O'Flaherty, esq. of Lemonfield, co. Galway, to Louisa, third daughter of Theobald O'Flaherty, esq. of Dublin-At Lakefield, co. Cavan, Henry W. Brien, esq. to Lilla, youngest daughter of John Norris, esq. of Parrymount, co. Tyrone.

Died.] At Claremount, King's county, Capt. William Grant, late of the 27th regt.-In Dublin, Ralph Ward Reid, esq.-In Waterford, Matthew Farrell, esq.-At Mountnorris, the Rev. Thomas Hutchinson.

DEATHS ABROAD.

June 4, at Jamaica, of the yellow fever, Henry Edward Carr, 14, of H. M. ship Sapphire, son of the Rev. Dr. Carr, vicar of Brighton-At Paris, William Thomas Sandiford, esq. 56-In his passage from Batavia to China, Richard Rogers, 39, first officer of the Herefordshire East IndiamanAt Richmond Bay, Prince Edward's Island, the Rev. Andrew Nicholl, minister of that place-In Mac Intosh county, Georgia, John Baillie, esq.-At Madras, Dr. Alexander Stewart, secretary to the Medical Board-On his passage from Demerara, Francis James Adam, esq. youngest son of the Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, Edinburgh.

LONDON:

Printed by S. and R. BENTLEY, Dorset-Street, Fleet-Street.

No. 81.]

NEW MONTHLY

MAGAZINE.

OCTOBER 1, 1820.

LAKE SCHOOL OF POETRY.-MR. WORDSWORTH.

It may seem an ill-timed and unnecessary attempt of periodical criticism to recur to works that have reached beyond the proper sphere of its powerworks that have had much influence on the poetical sentiment and taste of these countries-that have called forth well-deserved admiration and merited contempt-that have been hailed in different minds with religion and ridicule-by different classes of readers with enthusiasm and apathy, with pleasure and disgust-that have made us acquainted not only with new habits of composition, but also with new modes of thinking; but it is the office, nay the bounden duty of every one that regards the welfare of the public taste, and is anxious to preserve the purity of the national poetry, however he may admire the grander traits of those productions, to warn the unwary reader, and the dreaming enthusiast, of the faulty and corrupt system of the greater portion of this modern poetry. Its disciples are men of genius-its air is imposing; few hearts are proof against an air of simplicity-the most engaging introduction to the human heart, though it be even nothing but mock simplicity. Many are pleased with the delineation of the feelings, habits, and affections of the unsophisticated sojourner of rural seclusion; but few are so well acquainted with him as to know whether the sketch be true or counterfeit, faithful or caricatured; and there are too many congenial dreamers, who are pleased with the sublime and shadowy enigmas they cannot comprehend, who conceive what the writer never imagined, who think depth of thought lies in obscurity of expression, and are enthusiastic in the undefined and indefinable feelings and vapoury abstractions of the strong, thoughtful, and fanciful minds, under the frenzyrolling and fascinating eye of whose imaginations they are more than spellbound. It is evident from all this that I allude to the Lake School of Poetry.

NEW MONTHLY MAG.-No. 81.

[VOL. XIV.

Now, if the maxim of the poetical critic of the highest poetical and cultivated age, "recte scribendi sapere est et principium et fons," be founded in truth, no system can be more opposed to the principle than that of those modern bards, who boldly overleap the barriers of definite knowledge, and consequently of wisdom-who trifle with the babyism of children-who affect the idiotism of fools both in sentiment and expression, and institute a poetical bedlam on the top of Parnassus-whose Pegasus sometimes seems to be nothing but the hobbyhorse of an infant-who seem to prefer to the winged and fiery courser of the poet, to win the race of poetical honour by bestriding the broom-stick and by humbly submitting "equitare arundine longa "who prefer a strait-waistcoat to the fine floating mantle of the Muses, and a fool's-cap to the ever-green garland of legitimate poetical power-who sin against taste most flagrantly in adapting the diction of a factitious rustic barbarism to the sublime philosophy they aim at, and the high and fervid inspiration they affect.

Unless the true and general maxim "the proper study of mankind is man” be now disputed, and must now be superseded, we cannot approve of that part of the system of the Lake Minstrelsy, that neglects rational exalted man, to lavish its powers upon naturals, idiots, and madmen-that transfers poetical agency from rational to irrational creatures, from animated to inanimate nature-that would thus work upon our hearts and influence our actions: there is something in this neither strictly nor poetically moral. It is a sort of poetical misanthropy-worse than the moral misanthropy of Byron, to disregard immortal man, and teach him from clouds, trees, air, flowers, fools, cattle, children and madmen. It seems like dwelling with something of a complacent and continued satisfaction on the weaknesses and blemishes of our frailties and naVOL. XIV. 3 A

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