BIOGRAPHICAL PARTICULARS OF CELEBRATED PERSONS, LATELY DECEASED. SIR EDMUND NAGLE. LATELY, at East Moulsey, aged 73, Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle, K. C. B. and G. C. H. Groom of the Bedchamber to his Majesty. This officer was a nephew of the late Right Hon. Edmund Burke. During the American war, he commanded the Polecat, of 14 guns, from which sloop he was removed into the Racoon, of the same force. In the latter vessel he had the misfortune to be captured by two French frigates, off the Delaware river; but was soon afterwards liberated by Captain Elphinstone (the late Viscount Keith), who fell in with and took l'Aigle, the ship to which the Racoon's crew had been conveyed. Captain Nagle was afterwards appointed to the Duc d'Estitac, of 14 guns, on the Jamaica station. He obtained post rank Jan. 27, 1783, but does not appear to have held any other command prior to the commencement of the war with France, in 1793, when we find him commanding the Active frigate, and subsequently the Artois, of 44 guns and 281 men, cruising on the French coast, under the orders of Commodore Warren. In August 1794, he assisted at the destruction of La Felicité French frigate, and two corvettes, near the Penmarks. On the 21st of Oct. in the same year, the Artois, being off Ushant, in company with a squadron under Sir Edw. Pellew, joined in the chase of an enemy's ship; and her superior sailing afforded Capt. Nagle the happy opportunity of distinguishing himself by a wellconducted action of forty minutes, when, upon the approach of the other British frigates, the Frenchman struck his colours. The prize proved to be La Revolutionnaire, a fine frigate, built during the early years of the Revolution, of 44 guns and 351 men, eight of whom were killed and five wounded. The Artois had Lieut. Craigy, of the marines, and two men slain, with five wounded. For his gallant conduct on this occasion, Captain Nagle received the honour of knighthood. From this period, until July 31, 1797, on which day the Artois was lost, by running upon a sandbank, when reconnoitring the harbour of Rochelle, Sir Edmund Nagle was actively employed under that excellent officer the late Sir John B. Warren, whose squadron kept the enemy's coast in a perpetual state of alarm. The Artois also accompanied the Commodore in an expedition against Quiberon, &c. in the summer of 1795. For a short time, in 1801, Sir Edmund commanded the Montagu, of 74 guns; and during the remainder of the war, the Juste, 80. Soon after the renewal of hostilities, in 1803, he was appointed to superintend the Sea Fencibles from Emsworth to Beachy Head, on which service he continued until his advancement to the rank of Rear-Admiral, Nov. 9, 1805. About the commencement of the year 1808, Sir Edmund Nagle hoisted his flag, as Commander-in-chief, at Guernsey, from whence he removed to Leith, where he remained until the general promotion, July 31, 1810, when he became a Vice-Admiral. In 1813, we find him at Newfoundland, with his flag in the Antelope, of 50 guns, as Governor of that colony; and in the following year, when the Allied Monarchs reviewed the fleet at Spithead, Sir Edmund had the distinguished honour of being nominated a Naval Aid-de-camp to his present Majesty, then Prince Regent. The flattering and distinguished marks of favour experienced by Sir Edmund Nagle from our Sovereign, had their origin in a casual interview with the Royal personage many years ago, while Prince of Wales. Sir Edmund and his lady had for some years been occasional visitors to Brighton, where they resided at an hotel; he had been mentioned to his Royal Highness as a most heroic and spirited seaman and his frank and honest manners gaining upon the Prince, he very soon became a constant and indispensable guest at the Pavilion; and upon his Royal Highness becoming Regent, a more permanent attachment ensued, as he received an appointment in the Royal household soon after; and upon the demise of the late King, he became enrolled among the Grooms of the Bedchamber to the new Sovereign. Sir Edmund was without guile or deception; but sometimes his good-nature and simplicity of mind led to his being made the vehicle of the artifices with which the waggish guests were inclined to enliven the princely table during the festive hour. Mr. Sheridan regarded him much for his sincerity of heart and frank character, and always spoke of him as well deserving the confidence of his Royal master. So high did he stand in estimation with his Royal master, who loved his nautical humour, that of late years he has been almost domesticated with him. Sir Edmund was considered as an excellent seaman, and of a most undaunted character. His officers and seamen held him in great regard. When Sir Edmund attained the rank of flag officer, he commanded, for a short period, 1830. N. H. Halhed. Esq.—Mr. J. Frazer. on the north-east coast of England, and was not subject to any superior flag offcer's authority. This appointment was considered as complimentary to the Regent, who, it was expected, would have embarked in one of the royal yachts, but the event did not follow. On the enlargement of the Order of the Bath, in 1815, Sir Edmund was appointed a Knight Commander; he was appointed to the rank of Admiral in 182-. Sir Edmund married, August 16, 1798, a lady of ample fortune, the widow of John Lucie Blackman, Esq. of Craven-street. N. B. HALHED, ESQ. Lately, in West Square, Surrey, aged seventy-me, Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, Esq. This gentleman, who in early life was regarded as an individual of more than ordinary talent, was educated at Harrow. "Nathaniel Brassy Halhed," says Dr. Johnstone, in his Life of Dr. Parr, "was another of Parr's schoolfellows or pupils whilst at Harrow. I shall give some of his letters, and also some of Walter Pollard and Fortescue, and other of his juvenile friends, should there be space enough in the Appendix." With his schoolfellow, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, he composed "The First Part of the Love Epistles of Aristænetus, translated from the Greek into English metre." This was published by Wilkie in 1771; and the Preface thus concludes: "The original is divided into two parts; the present essay contains only the first; by its success must the fate of the second be determined.-H. and S." (Halhed and Sheridan.) The second part never appeared. Mr. Halhed started in life as a civil servant of the East India Company at Bengal, and published the following works relative to the East: "A Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits, from a Persian translation," 1776, 4to. 1777; 8vo. "A Grammar of the Bengal Language," printed at Hoogly, in Bengal, 4to. 1778; A Narrative of the Events which have happened in Bombay and Bengal relative to the Mahratta Empire since July 1777," 8vo. 1779. After his return to England, in 1790, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the borough of Leicester, but in May 1791, on a vacancy, obtained a seat in Parliament for Lymington. In 1793-4 he published in four parts, in 4to, "Imitations of the Epigrams of Martial." In 1795 he afforded a melancholy and memorable instance of the occasional eccentricity of men of talent, by becoming the avowed champion of the soi-disant prophet, Richard Brothers, and publicly professing his belief in the pretended mission of that 311 wretched fanatic. In this character he put forth in the course of that year, the following publications: "The whole of the Testimonies to the Authenticity of the Prophecies of Richard Brothers, and of his Mission to recall the Jews;" "A Word of Admonition to the Right Hon. Wm. Pitt, in an Epistle occasioned by the Prophecies of Brothers ;"" Two Letters to the Right Hon. Lord Loughborough;" "Speech in the House of Commons, March 31, 1795, respecting the confinement of Mr. Brothers, the Prophet;""A Calculation of the Millenium, with Observations on the Pamphlets entitled, "Second Arguments,' &c. and the 'Age of Credulity,' together with a Speech delivered in the House of Commons, March 31; an original Letter written by Brothers in 1790 to P. Stephens, Esq.; and also a paper pointing out those parts of his prophecies that have already been fulfilled;" "Answer to Dr. Horne's second Pamphlet, entitled, Occasional Remarks ;"""Second Speech in the House of Commons, April 21, 1795, respecting the detention of Mr. Brothers, the Prophet." By this foolish business, and the dissolution of 1796, Mr. Halhed's public career was closed, and he afterwards lived in retirement. MR. J. FRAZER. Died, at his residence in Dromore, at the advanced age of eighty-two, Mr. John Frazer, sen. In him, a sound and masculine judgment, and inflexible integrity of purpose, and the purest moral principles, were combined with strong affections and great tenderness of heart. His religion was emphatically Christian in its spirit. He was one of the last remnants of the Elders of the Ulster Presbyterian Church of the past century-a venerable class of men, who are fast passing away, and who retained a portion of their primitive simplicity of manners, and brought down into this philosophizing and matter-of-fact age a leaven of the olden time, the enthusiastic devotional feeling, love of freedom, and a stern spirit of resistance to all encroachments on liberty of conscience. His mind had a strong cast of originality, the result of its powerful organization; and by its self-culture-an intuitive sagacity and large grasp of the reasoning faculties -his memory was well stored with useful and practical knowledge. But the most peculiar and prominent trait of his mind, was a yearning for the sublime and spiritual imaginations, and deep devotional feelings, which an early and constant perusal of the Sacred Volume had developed and cherished, even to the last moment of his existence; and his serious converse L took a tinge of solemnity from this habit of his mind, although his general manner was animated and cheerful; and it was in this he was wont to say, that he found a sure refuge from all earthly afflictions. There is something of interest in the legend of the family of Highland Frazers, from which he, the subject of this brief sketch, was descended. They, with many others, left their loved native glens, with an indignant sense of the tyrannic control over their conscientious mode of worship emigrated to Ireland, and made peaceful settlement, by purchase, among the uncleared hills and morasses of Ulster. These robust and (compared with the wild aborigines among whom they took refuge from persecution) intelligent settlers gave an impetus to the arts of civilization, which has, even to the present day, kept the peasantry of Ulster far in advance, both in physical comfort and moral culture, beyond any other portion of the island. INCIDENTS, ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS, APPOINTMENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Removal of the Haymarket.-The Bill for the removal of the Haymarket having passed the House of Commons, and no opposition being apprehended in the House of Lords, will probably become a law in the course of a few weeks, and it is expected that the removal will take place this summer. The situation chosen for the new market is certainly excellent. It is bounded on the west by the Regent'spark, on the east by the Hampstead-road, lying between the New-road and the Regent's Canal, one of the basins and wharfs of which form part of the northern boundary, and will of course admit of hay being landed from the canal boats immediately in the market. Besides the advantage of situation, the increase of space over the present market will be very considerable. A survey of each has been made, by which it is found that the present market contains 4400 square feet, and the new market will contain 10,600. It is said an extensive roof, supported on columns, will be erected in the centre, to keep the hay dry in wet weather. Prison Discipline.-The Middlesex Magistrates met lately at the Clerkenwell Session House, for the purpose of approving of rules and regulations for the government of the House of Correction, Coldbath-fields. Sir George Hampson reported the present orderly conduct of the male prisoners in the House of Correction, but said that all the exertions of the Governor and the Matron, with the whole of the Visiting Justices, were insufficient to keep the female prisoners in any kind of order, or to make them conform to the prison rules and discipline. He, therefore, moved a resolution, founded upon a regulation which, he said, was carried into effect in the House of Correction for the county of Sussex, "That all felons convict, convicts for fraud, idle and disorderly persons, &c. &c. shall have their heads shaved when not conforming to the prison discipline." Several magistrates strongly opposed the motion, which was lost by a large majority. Mr. Humby then moved a resolution, "That felons convict, convicts for fraud, mothers of bastards committed for punishment, and idle and disorderly persons, who conduct themselves in a refractory manner, and do not conform to the prison rules and discipline, shall, at the decision of the Visiting Justices, after hearing evidence upon oath, have the hair shorn off their heads;" which, upon a division, was carried by nine against five. Tax on Newspapers. -A requisition having been addressed to the Committee of the City of London Literary Institution, setting forth "the heavy annual expense of the Institution for its present inadequate supply of daily newspapers;" stating that "the taxes on newspapers were taxes on information;" suggesting that a "reduction of those taxes would, by occasioning an increase of consumption, produce an increase of revenue to the Government," and at the same time prove highly beneficial to this and similar institutions, and to the community at large;" -a meeting was lately held in the theatre of the Institution, in Aldersgate-street, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament, and memorialising the Lords of the Treasury, for a reduction of the duty on newspapers and advertisements. Dr. Southwood Smith was called to the chair. A resolution in the spirit of the requisition was then moved and seconded, and a long discussion succeeded, which terminated in an adjournment to the following evening. The question was resumed a second day, and the resolution, after a stormy discussion, carried by a majority of two to one. Education. On Thursday, June 17, the pupils at North-End House, Hampstead, under the tuition of Mr. Geo. Sam. Evans, A.M. underwent their usual half 1830. Incidents-Appointments-Marriages--Deaths. 313 Married.]-Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset, to Jane Georgiana, youngest daughter of the late T. Sheridan, Esq. At Holland House, Lord Lilford to Miss Holland, daughter to Lord Holland. At Paddington Church, E. W. Duffin, Esq. M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, to Agnes, eldest daughter of J. White, Esq. of Westbourn Green, and New Road, Marylebone. Mr. J. Walker, jun. of Aylesbury, to Miss S. Stevens, of Buckingham. At Buckingham, Mr. W. Savage, to Miss A. Edgar, both of that place. At Buckingham, Mr. Neale, to Miss Wansbourne, both of that place. At Eversholt, Beds, Mr. J. Smith, of Tingrith, to Mrs. Whinnett. yearly public examination. The repetition of this periodical trial, a previous example of which was reported in "The New Monthly Magazine" for January last, gave increased satisfaction to the examiners and the party assembled. Mr. Thomas Campbell, who presided on the former occasion referred to, and who then expressed his determination to promote, in any manner in his power, the effort made by Mr. Evans to establish an improved and liberal system of education, again undertook that part, and conducted the young gentlemen through a severe examination in the languages, and particularly in the comparative geography of Ancient and Modern Britain. The geographical and other drawings were exhibited, and highly approved of; demonstrating the importance of the system pursued at North End, which makes the art of drawing as essential a part of the daily Fringford, Oxon, to Sabina, daughter of the late study of every pupil as that of writing. The young gentlemen afterwards performed the most interesting portions of the Andrian of Terence, in a manner not at all inferior to the best performances at Westminster school. Another class performed, with the most accurate pronunciation and appropriate gesture, the Bourgeoise Gentilhomme of Molière. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Rev. A. J. Tharp, A.B. to the Perpetual Curacy of Denston, Suffolk. The Rev. A. S. Atcheson to the Rectory of Teigh, Rutlandshire, void by the death of the Rev. T. Wingfield. The Rev. G. O. Miller, M.A. to the Rectory of Milton, otherwise Middleton Malzor, Northamptonshire. The Rev. J. Warde, A.M. late Curate of Clifton, and Minor Canon of Bristol, to the Priest Vicar's Stall, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Turner. H. Sturt, Esq. of Critchel, has presented the Rectory of Witchampton, in the county of Dorset, to the Rev. C. Glyn, A.M. The Rev. E. Haye, M.A. Student of Christ Church, to the Vicarage of Broughton, Yorkshire. The Rev. C. Richards, Prebendary of Winchester, to the Vicarage of Wanborough, Wilts, vacant by the decease of the Rev. L. Iremonger. The Rev. F. Litchfield, M.A. of Merton College, Oxford, to the Rectory of Elham, Kent. The Rev. G. P. Lowther, M.A. to the Rectory of Orcheston St. George, Wilts. The Rev. E. H. J. Williams, M. A. Rector of Rushall, Wilts, by dispensation to hold the Rectory of St. Peter, Marlborough, along with Rushall. The Rev. G. D. Faithfull, B.D. Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to hold by dispensa. tion the Rectory of Bygrave, with Hatfield Rectory, both in Herts. The Rev. H. Roberson, M.A. incumbent of Liversedge, Yorkshire, to the Prebendal Stall of Apesthorpe, in York Cathedral. July.-VOL. XXX. NO. CXV. At Aylesbury, Mr. Marshall, surgeon, to Miss M. Terry, daughter of the late Rev. J. Terry, of Waddesdon. At Aylesbury, Mr. T. Rickard, of Berkhampsted, to Miss E. Burman of the former place. At Fleet Marston, Bucks, Mr. W. Mansfield, of Mr. J. Sanders, of the former place. At Hitchin, the Rev. J. Rowland, of Baldock, to Miss Langford, only daughter of W. Langford, Esq. of Hitchin, Herts. At Offley, Herts, S. Steward, Esq. of Lincoln'sinn-fields, to Anne, youngest daughter of the late Rev. T. Salusbury, Rector of Graveley. Died.]-On Saturday the 26th ult. at Windsor, at half past three o'clock in the morning, His Majesty King George IV. in his 68th year. In Dublin, Viscount Kilwarden. In Hill street, the Right Hon. Lady Amherst, mother to the present Lord Amherst. At Sunbury, Middlesex, Jane, the widow and relict of Josiah Boydell, Esq. At Aberdeen, W. L. Brown, D.D. Professor of Divinity, and Principal of Marischal College. W. Moore, Esq. of Goswell street, late of Little Braxted, Essex. At Saffron Walden, in the 71st year of her age, Mrs. Archer. At St. Alban's, Mr. J. Whitney. At Henton, Chinner, Oxon, Martha, daughter of Mr. Cadle. At Watdon Hill Farm, Stone, Bucks, Esther, daughter of the late Mr. Peter Hughes. At Walton Terrace, Aylesbury, Mr. W. Beesley. At Tunbridge Wells, the Hon. and Rev. Miles Robert Burchall, Esq. of Walthamstow. At Islington, the Rev. Joseph Patten Rose, Rector of Althorne-cum-Cricksea, Essex, and Mi nister of the Chapel of Ease, Islington. At Brighton, Robert Podmore, Esq. of Clayton Sussex. R. Hamilton, Esq. M.D. of Ipswich. At Cambridge, Basil C. Montagu, Esq. eldest son of Basil Montagu, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn. At Himley, near Dudley, the Rev. J. Dudley, M.A. Rector of Himley, and formerly of Christ Church. At Walcot Park, the seat of the Earl of Powis, Lady H. A. Herbert, Countess of Powis. At Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, the Rev. W Atkinson, B.D. 2 s PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES IN THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, AND IN WALES, SCOTLAND, BEDFORDSHIRE. On Wednesday the 9th ult. there was a meeting of the inhabitants of Potton, and several Gentlemen and Clergy in the neighbourhood, among whom were the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Cust, the Rev. Mr. Whittingham, the Rev. Mr. Cooke, the Rev. Mr. Shore, Mr. Montague Burgoyne, Mr. Thomas Burgoyne, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Carter, in order to consider the propriety of establishing a School of Industry, in which a combination of labour with the education of the poor was proposed by Mr. Montague Burgoyne. That gentleman brought before the meeting such melancholy proofs of the bad consequences of the neglect of industry in the public schools, and more especially among the females, who went to London and fell a sacrifice to vice and idleness, that the meeting entered cordially into his proposals, and agreed to support the establishment; and also to connect with it a system of providing allotments of land, to encourage industry in the laborious poor. BERKSHIRE. British Wool.-The last meeting of the Berkshire British Wool Society, at Ilsley, was numerously attended. The proceedings of the Committee were reported to be satisfactory, and on the motion of P. Green, Esq. they were re-appointed. It was proposed to hold a fair annually at Ilsley for the sale of wool, and the month of July was suggested as most convenient, but no day is at present fixed. It was agreed to send a letter of thanks to his Grace the Duke of Richinond for his general exertions in the cause of agriculture. In the course of the proceedings, it was stated by the chairman, that the rule, binding the members to wear exclusively cloth made of British wool alone, was considered by several influential individuals as objectionable, and that the objects of the Society would be more generally promoted if that rule was rescinded, which was unanimously agreed to. Last year, whilst the digging of a well at Winkfield was in progress, the labourers were frequently observed to drink the waters of a spring issuing about 24 feet from the surface. Curiosity was excited; and, on inquiry being made, the following information was obtained: That this water possessed considerable aperient powers; dissipated very quickly the headache brought on by the too liberal use of beer, and removed thirst and all feverish symptoms. This testimony, added to the celebrity lately acquired by the mineral waters of Windsor Park, awakened attention; and the spring was, in a short time, generally resorted to by people living in the neighbourhood. Several thousand persons have taken the water with great advantage in gout, determination of blood to the head, spasms, dropsy, epilepsy, and bilions attacks. Some have imagined that the beneficial effects attributed to mineral waters may be traced to the change of air, the regimen, and the exercise with which their use is usually accompanied. Is there any remedy that would not be materially assisted by these powerful auxiliaries? The sick man careless of the exact ratio in which they may severally operate-will, in his pursuit of health, have recourse to all the means that, in their combination, have afforded relief to patients afflicted with diseases similar to his own. It may, how ever, be remarked, that the country in which these springs originate has at all times been celebrated for its salubrity. Windsor Forest is not the seat of the Muses only; there also is placed the teinple of Hygeia, and few regions contain a greater number of inhabitants boasting of longevity, free from disease and bodily infirmities. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Sir William Brown's three gold medals for the present year were lately adjudged at Cambridge as follows:-Greek Ode, Geo. Hildyard, Christ's College. Latin Ode, Charles R. Kennedy, Trinity College. Epigrams, William Fitzherbert, Queen's College. CORNWALL. The Pentewan railroad, constructed by the late Sir Christopher Hawkins, is one of the most curious things of its kind in England. It begins at St. Austell bridge, and goes on through St. Austell Moor, chiefly on an inclined plane, to its terminatiod on Pentewan Pier. Considerable traffic is daily conveyed over the road, which is in itself of admirable construction; but what renders it extraordinary is this, that four waggons linked together, with about fifteen tons of china clay on them, are put in motion at the depôt at St. Anstell by two men gently impelling them; they then move forward, their speed gradually increasing, and when they arrive at the lime-kiln lately erected a distance of two or three hund red yards they proceed with the celerity of a mailcoach. Sometimes, twenty persons are seen riding on them at once. They continue thus to proceed for upwards of two miles, the man who has charge of them having to put his horse to the gal lop in order to keep up with them. Having arrived at level ground, the speed of the extraordinary vehicles gradually diminishes, until they at length stop, when the conductor attaches his horse to the foremost carriage, and they are thus drawn to Pentewan wharf, where a greater quantity of china clay and china stone is shipped for Liverpool, Scotland, &c. than from any other port in England. By this meaus, forty or fifty tons are often conveyed by the occasional assistance of one horse, at the mean rate of ten miles an hour. The annual meeting of the East Cornwall Agricultural Society was lately held at Callington. The attendance was numerous and highly respectable: F. H. Rodd, Esq. took the chair. The cattle, &c. entered for the prizes were of the finest description, and those gentlemen and farmers to whom they belonged were deservedly complimented on their successful exertions to improve their respective stocks. DEVONSHIRE. A new north entrance to the city of Exeter is projected. Several plans for this purpose have been laid by the Trustees of the Exeter turnpikes before the Chamber with a view of ascertaining |