tions of the watermen they were extin guished. Property to the amount of several thousand pounds has been consumed, but no lives were lost.

On the night of the 23d of November, a fire broke out in the house of Miss Larpent, Sloane-street, and entirely consumed it. Miss Larpent has been for several years past collecting a variety of curious and valuable articles, consisting of gold, silver, jewellery, &c. which she kept in a chest in the house. On the day above-mentioned she went with her sister to celebrate the birth-day of a friend at Hoxton, and when they returned at night the house was burnt to the ground. The fire broke out about ten o'clock in the second floor. The alarm was given, and the doors broken open, and some of the furniture was saved. The chest was deposited in the second floor; and the loss sustained by Miss Larpent is very considerable.

At three o'clock in the morning of December 5th, a dreadful fire broke out at the premises of Mr. Weede, tallow-chandler, in Nightingale-lane, East Smithfield, which entirely consumed the same, and damaged the two houses adjoining. Property to a very considerable amount was lost.

December 8th, about two in the morning, the Mexican Hotel, in Lisle street, Leicester Gelds, kept by Mr. Simeon, was discovered to be on fire. So rapid was the progress of the flames, that the interior of the house, with the whole of the valuable furniture, stock, &c. was consumed before any assistance could be procured. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon perished in the flames. Three female servants saved their lives by jumping out at a two pair of stairs window. Part of the body of Mr. Simeon has since been discovered among the ruins, but no vestiges of his wife bave yet been found.

December 14th, about five o'clock in the evening, a house in White Hart Yard, Drury Lane, fell down with a tremendous crash, burying several persons in the ruins. Among others, the bod es of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were precipitated from the garret into the cellar, and were taken out dead. A nephew of the unfortunate sufferers, a youth about 20, was also taken out, but had sustained no material injury. The son of Mr. Anderson made his escape by dropping out of the two, pair of stairs window, by which he was dreadfully hurt. Two other young men were taken out of the ruins, with bioken thighs, and otherwise burt.

Westminster Abbey is about to be restored to all its former grandeur. Mr. Wyatt, the architect, has undertaken to put the walls and ornaments in a complete state of durability, without doing the least injury to the monuments. A drawing of the original structure has been found in a vase taken from the Court of Records in a high state of preservation. From this the artist will be enabled to produce all the minute ornaments which time

has destroyed. The saints which stood in the niches are to re-appear.

Proposals are in circulation for raising by subscription a fund for the erection of another bridge in the metropolis, from the bottom of Queen-street, Cheapside, to Bankside, Southwark, about half way between London and Blackfriars Bridges, with a new and handsome street running from the bridge to St. George's Church.

A question of fashionable consequence has occurred in respect to the property boxes of the Opera, of the annual value of from 350 to 400 guineas each. In the leases and te nure of these, there is a positive covenant that none of them shall be disposed of by public sale, or let, otherwise than by private contract; directly contrary to which have been all the dealings at the Bond, street shops and other places, now of several years standing, by which it is contended, that leases so implicated have become void; and as a very considerable property is involved in the question, it is likely to be carried through all the stages of litigation, and ultimately to the House of Lords itself. In the interim, the property boxes of such a description most probably must be locked up from all use or benefit to the contending parties, unless the Court of Chancery can interefere, and direct the letting of such boxes, bringing the rents of them into court to await the issue of the causes, which may probably be determined when all the partics now interested are na

more.

MARRIED.

Francis Eccles Barker, esq. eldest son of Francis B. esq. of Hans Place, to Louisa, only daughter of the Rev. John Stewart, of the Charter-house.

At St. Mary's, Newington, Mr. Young, of Fenchurch street, to Miss Jane Grandon.

At Ealing, Benjamin Sandford, esq. af Manchester, to Catherine, eldest daughter of John Harrison, esq. of Chorley,

At Hackney, Mr. J. Kirby, of Bicester, Oxfordshire, to Miss Gibbs, of the Grove.→ Mr. Walter Etty, of Lombard-street, to Miss Hamilton, of Sudbury, near Harrow. Abraham Wilkinson, M D. of White Webb Park, Enfield, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Jabez Smith, esq. of Stoke Newington.

At St. Paul's, Covent Garden, John Ponton, esq son of Thomas P. esq. of Nizells, near Tunbridge, to Catherine, eldest daughter of John Dunn, esq. of Bedford-street.

Edward Charles, esq. of Lawn Place, Shepherd's Bush, to Miss James, eldest daughter of the late Edmund J. esq. of Ham Common.

At St. Matthew's, Friday-street, Major Blundell, esq. of Great Coram-street, to Ruth, second daughter of Stephen Wilson, esq. Goldsmith street

At St. James's, Clerkenwell, Alfred John Russell, esq of Gray's Inn, to Susanna, only daughter of the late Mr. P. Joslen, of Hart

street.

At

At Edmonton, William Timson, esq. of Thames-street, to Miss Louisa Ponpard:

At Wanstead, H. Combe, esq. son of Boyce C. esq. of John-street, Bedford-row, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Quarles Harris, esq. of Blake Hall, Wanstead.

Frederic Charles Street, esq. of Gowerstreet, to Olive, second daughter of Joseph Nailer, esq. of Queen-square, Bloomsbury.

At Clapham, Wm. Nibbs, esq. of Upper Thames-street, to Miss Bankes, eldest daughter of the late John B. esq of Clapham Com

mon.

At St. Andrew's, Holborn, Thomas Chase Patrick, esq. of Winchmore-hill, to Anne, eldest daughter of Boyce Combe, esq. of John-street, Bedford-row. And at the same time, John James, esq. of Dowgate-hill, to Hester, second daughter of Boyce Combe, esq.

At Deptford, Captain Andrew Hutton, of the Elizabeth Indiaman, to Elizabeth Mary, only daughter of Mr. John Cormack, of New Cross, Surry.

At Mary-le-bone, J. Egerton, esq. of Gray's Inn, to Mrs. Forbes, of Welbeckstreet, widow of Arthur F. esq. of Culloden, N.B. and daughter of the late Sir John Cumming.-The Hon. Philip Sidney Pierrepoint, youngest son of Earl Manvers, to Georgiana, only daughter of the late Herbert Gwynne Browne, of Imley Park, Northamptonshire, and widow of the late Pryce Edwards, esq. of Talgarth, Merionethshire.

At St. George's, Hanover-square, John Guise, esq. of Lower Grosvenor Place, to Maria, second daughter of the late Richard Westmacott, esq. of Mount-street.-John English, esq. of Bath, to Frances, daughter of the late Thomas Huddleston, esq. of Milton, Cambridgeshire.-George Proctor, esq. to Miss Hale, daughter of Wm. H. esq. of King's Walden, Herts.-Sir Denzie Cope, bart. of Bramshill Park, Hants, to Miss Fran cis, of Park Place, St. James's.

At St. James's, Mr. John William Newby, of Poland-street, to Miss Barry, eldest daughter of John B. esq. of Bath.

At Greenwich, Lieut. Yorke, of the Royal Engineers, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Colonel Rimington, of the Royal Invalid Artillery.

At Lee, William Moore, esq. of Brook. street, Grosvenor-square, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Capt. Walter, R.N.

At Camberwell, Mr. Dendy, of Monument-yard, to Miss Peacock, daughter of Wm. P. esq. of Nun Green, Peckham.

At St. Pancras, Stephen Williams, esq. of Trowbridge, Wilts, to Ann, only daughter of the late J. Rotton, esq. of Templebogree, county of Dublin.

At Stoke Newington, Richard Smith, jun. esq. to Barbara Celia, eldest daughter of Christopher Sunding, esq. of Devonshiresquare.

By special license, in Stratford Place, MONTHLY MAC, No. 207.

James Wedderburn Webster, esq. of Clapham, to Lady Frances Caroline Annesley, second daughter of the Earl of Mountnorris.

At Chelsea, Mr. John Croft, jun. of Southwell, Notts. to Sophia, third daughter of the late James Thompson, esq. of Hackney-road.

At Kensington, G. V. Neunburglı, esq. of Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire, to Mrs. Schneider.

Walter Smith, esq. brother of Mrs. Fitzherbert, to Mrs. Strickland.

At Woolwich, Captain Jones, R. N. to Miss Smith; and the same day, Captain Crof ton, of the marines, to Miss Ann Smith, daughters of Stephen S. esq. of Woolwich Dock-yard.

At St. George's, Queen's-square, Charles Court, esq. captain in the East India Company's Bombay marine, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of G. S. Holroyd, esq. barrister-atlaw, of Gray's-inn.

At Clapham, Charles Webb, esq. of Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, to Miss Wiltshire, daughter of George W. esq. of Claphamcommon.

At Chiswick, the Rev. C. H. White, rector of Shelden, Hauts, to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Edward Wise, esq. of Workingham, Berks.

At Tottenham, Lieutenant-general David Wemyss, governor of Tynemouth, and colonel of the 93d regiment, to Miss Tuckett.

At St. George's, Bloomsbury, Charles George Webber, esq. of Oporto, to Louisa, youngest daughter of the late William Ba bington, esq.-The Rev. James Cazalet, eldest son of Peter C. esq. of Bedford square, to Miss Arnold, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. of Argyle-street.

At St. George's, Hanover-square, Francis Garner, esq. of Coombs wood, Surry, to Miss Sarah Anne Waghorn.-John Smyth, esq. of Cheveton Lodge, to Mrs. Strickland, widow of Captain William S. of the 82d regiment. -Francis Lovell, esq. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Otley, of New Bondstreet. Thomas Bradshaw, esq. to Elizabeth Catherine, third daughter of the late James Cocks, esq.-William Tuckfield, esq. R. N. to Miss Stephens, eldest daughter of James S. esq. of Parson's green.-The Hon. Gerard Vanneck, second son of Lord Huntingfield, to Miss Lovelace, daughter of Robert L. esq. of Quidenham Hall, Norfolk.

At Mary-le-bone, J. T. Simpson, esq. of the Coldstream Guards, to Eliza, eldest daughter of James Gilder, esq. of Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square. Brook Kay, esq. of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, to Mrs. Hobson, relict of J. P. H. esq. late of Prince of Wales's Island.

At S. Pancras, Thomas Peacock, esq. of the Inner Temple, to Mrs. Cameron, widow of Captain C. of the royal navy.

At St. James's, Richard Wood Fairfield, esq. captain in the 59th regiment, to Eliza. beth, eldest daughter of Archibald Campbell, 4 D

esq.

esq.-Roger Partridge, esq. of Clement's-inn, to Miss Ann Wallace, daughter of the late John W. esq. of Golden-square.

At Newington, Mr. J. W. Dixon, of Walworth-terrace, to Charlotte, youngest daughter of the late J. Chamberlain, esq. of the Tower.

DIED.

In Doctors' Commons, Henry Stevens, esq. senior proctor and registrar of the Archies Court of Canterbury.

In Montague-square, J. L. Douglas, esq. admiral of the blue.

In the Temple, C. Runnington, esq. only son of Mr. Serjeant R.

In Lower Brook-street, Sophia, wife of Mr. Jeffry Wyatt, 35.

In Montague-street, Robert Jenner, esq. In Upper York street, New-road, Mrs. Madden.

At Knightsbridge, Mrs. Miller, 82.

In Tottenham-street, Fitzroy-square, Mr. Augustus Leukfield, well known as one of the most eminent piano-forte manufacturers of the present day.

In Southwark, William Henry Coffin, esq. At Hammersmith, Mr. Francisco Bianchi, the celebrated musician.

At Hampstead, Mrs. Wortham, wife of James W. esq. of that place, and of Castlestreet, Holborn.

In Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, Thomas Aylmer, esq. 74.

In Upper Wimpole street, Bernard Shirley, esg.57.

In Portland-street, M. Franks, esq. many years chief justice of the Bahamas.

In Upper Wimpole-street, in child-bed, Mrs. Morgan, wife of Jonathan M. esy. In Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, John Barnard, esq. 83.

In Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, General Peter Craig, late colonel of the 67th regiment of foot, 62.

nate nobleman had for some years been afflicted with an incurable malady, which has, since his death, been ascertained to have pro→ ceeded from water in the head. His lordship married in 1800, Maria, daughter of Sir John Eden, bart.

At Kingsland, near Stoke Newington, aged 18, Mr. Thomas Unwin, of a rapid mortification occasioned by a slight cut on the forefinger of the right hand, to which, at first, no attention was paid, but which, notwithstanding the medical and surgical skill of Mr. Ashley Cooper, and another medical gentleman, has terminated thus fatally. Of the character or life of this young man little can necessarily be generally known, but what was known was of the best; perhaps the friend who writes this might view him with an eye of partiality, for he had seen his virtues, gradually budding and unfolding themselves, ripening with his growth, and strengthening with his strength; but, alas! gentleness, humanity, generosity, all the virtues, are of no avail against the ruthless stroke of death; they must be rewarded in another world, where neither rust or moth consumeth; yet, to a mother and two sisters it is distressing, doubly distressing, to be bereft of this their only remaining son and brother, in so quick and sudden a manner; scarcely four years since the death of his brother, who was drowned bathing. The friend who writes this feeble tribute to the memory of one of his intimates, doubly grieves, knowing he could, were he not fully convinced to the contrary, almost repine at Providence; but he consoles himself with the reflection, that whatever God ordaineth must be for the best, and though the Lord taketh away, yet the Lord giveth.

At Whitchurch, Edgeware, the Rev. Henry Poole, M.A. chaplain to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and formerly tutor to the present Lord Southampton and the Fitzroy family, 66. By the death of this gentleman, two livings are become vacant; that of Whitchurch, ably occupied by the deceased during thirty-four years, seventeen of which he received no tythe; and another at Hearne hill, in Kent, presented to him by the late Archbishop of Canterbury, at the instance of Lord Southampton. To give any adequate outline of the character of this truly good and amiable man, would far exceed our limits, and even then it would be but an imperfect sha dow of the original. Private life has its insidents which engage the heart without af fecting the imagination, much more perma. nently than the achievements of the hero, or the labours of the statesman; and those who have enjoyed Mr. Poole's society, felt the warmth and purity of his friendship, witnessed the soundness of his judgment, and benefited by his instructions, are best able to judge of this truth, and to estimate the loss of one of the best of men. As a scholar, few of the present day, perhaps, could surpass him; and

as

as a lover of truth, and of every virtue which characterizes the exalted Christian, he was eminently conspicuous. In the pulpit he inspired reverential awe, and the plain, easy, yet nervous style of his discourses, never fail ed to make a due impression on the mind of his hearers, and often awakened the feelings of those who had hitherto lived in a state of thoughtless indifference respecting their fu

ture existence :

With aspect mild, and elevated eye, Behold him seated on a mount serene Above the fogs of sense, and passion's storm: All the black cares and tumults of this life,

Like harmless thunders, breaking at his feet, Excite his pity, not impair his peace.

At Malta, in the 27th year of his age, Mr. Theadore Galton, second son of Samuel G. esq. of Dudson, near Birmingham. He was returning from a long voyage, undertaken from a classical taste, and in search of knowledge, to the coasts of the Mediterranean, and particularly to Asia Minor and Greece. He had been daily and impatiently expected by his anxious friends, and was actually supposed to be on board the vessel that brought the account of his decease. This young man is deeply and deservedly regretted. Few persons have been so strikingly distinguished for those attractive qualities and graces of the mind that excite regard; and for those disinterested and generous perfections that retain it. A school may be considered as the epi tome of the world, where the future charac ter is first unfolded and made known. A native dignity, that scorned a meanness, or a misrepresentation, or any plausible duplicity, soon distinguished him. A high sense of ho. nor, and all the magnanimous virtues that stamp the mind with true nobility, excited in his equals at school a kind of idolatry to wards him. Even his preceptors felt the force of his character; his superiors learnt to respect and honor him; communicating to his parents exultingly, from time to time, extraordinary instances of his great and feeling mind, and of that sacred observance of truth in its unperverted simplicity, which raised him in after life above little, designing men. Such was the basis of his future character; a character which never abandoned him, but which might be said to have grown with his manly growth, and to have strengthened with his advancing years. The same influence of a superior nature that was felt by his early connexions and associates, was felt ever after in future life by all who approached him. Those who obtain dominion over the youthful mind through fear, could never succeed in debasing his; but many undue advantages were obtained through the medium of his affections. It was a pre-eminent excellence, and it distinguished him from the cradle to the grave, that to a Roman spirit he united the most affectionate sensibilities. He might,

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perhaps, in some instances, have merited that observation which is made by Fieiding, respecting Allworthy, that the best of heads was misled by the best of hearts!" The phlegmatic and cold may consider this as censure; such censure is distinguished praise. Mr. Theodore Galton was never known to have lost the affections of a friend. regard he had once excited, was a feeling deeply established in the heart; and the boy who had been attached to him, however early the period, became so imperceptibly more and more, as life advanced. Nor was he remembered with indifference even by those who periods of time-he was thought of with rehad not seen or heard of him during long gret, for scarcely was his equal to be expected in future life! He never had a personal ene my; though upon one or two occasions of his life he had been ill used, from motives of interest, by designing and sordid minds. He was, however, not capable of a malignant feeling; he was never known to have harboured a resentment; he was often known to have entirely forgotten that he had been injured: he was capable of being made angry, but his anger was not the retaliation of low passions. It was the indignation of a noble mind that spurned at a meanness, or at any injurious suspicion that cast a shade over the open day-light of his own conduct. His commanding figure, and the Grecian contour of his features, might have been considered by the sculptor as models for his art. The dark shade of his hair and eyes, and the manly red and white of his complexion, gave a brilliant effect, and added a rich lustre to his face. These personal advantages were however forgotten, and, as it it were, lost in the captivating influence of his manners and countenance. No human features were ever lighted-up with more beaming splendors, with more intelligence, or with finer sensibilities; always awakened to the occasion. His mind was seen in its emanations; it shone forth externally, and its brightness seemed like a light to surround him. In every society he was a distinguished object; and his superiors in age, in class, and even in attainments, felt themselves flattered by his notice. This influence was never weakened by habit; it was feit by those who lived with him equally as by others. Almost every person who had accidentally met him as a stranger, left him with the feelings of a friend. This was exemplified in the following fact. A gentleman, who had never before seen Mr. Theodore Galton, spent one morning with him, by chance, notlong before he left England. When the same gentleman afterwards saw in the public papers the account of his death, he burst into tears! Those who possessed a congenial nobility of mind, felt the influence of his character peculiarly. Mr. Simmons, a merchant from Smyrna, and a stranger to Mr. Theodore Galton, embark

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