prosperity to the City of London. After the toast to Lords Beresford and Hill, &c. the Commander in Chief gave-The Volunteers of the United Empire, particularly those of the City of London ; —to which his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, as Commandant of the corps of Loyal North Britons, made a most excellent reply, and proposed "The respectability of the Crown, the durability of the Constitution, and the prosperity of the People."-In the course of the evening, the Duke of Wellington proposed the health of the Ladies. The Lord Mayor prefaced the toast of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington with the following observations :——“ The highly gratifying visit of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to this festive Hall, accompanied by mighty Sovereigns and renowned Warriors of Foreign Nations, is still fresh in our recollection. Many, perhaps all of us, regretted the British Hero was not seen amidst the laureled Conquerors upon that memorable occasion, The regret was natural, but periraps unseasonable; for who can doubt but the invincible Commander of our own brave armies deserved a Civic triumph to himself? It would be ingratitude not to celebrate distinctly the splendid victories achieved by our own illustrious General, which accelerated the restoration of Peace; victories not bestowed by the capricious favour of Fortune, but won by a noble perseverance, through adverse circumstances, and by hard-contested struggles with rival Generals of consummate skill, and veteran troops of acknowledged valour. And though every tribute of praise is due to the native bravery of our own soldiers; of what avail would it have proved, if it had not been directed, and raised even to enthusiasm, by the military genius, the personal valour, and the indefatigable vigilance, of their great Commander? His Grace will allow me, in the name of my Fellow-citizens, to assure him, it is not in his presence that we praise him most, and that, in the entertainment given to him this day, they do not pretend to do more than testify their gratitude for services rendered to his Country, which, in their estimation, not any bonour from the Crown, nor any applause from the People, can more than adequately reward.” His Grace, in reply, totally disclaimed any peculiar merit attaching to himself; but attributed it, under Divine Providence, to the perseverance of the Nation, the wisdom of his Majesty's Councils, the care and attention of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief, and the brave co-operating exertions of his fellows in arms, so many of whom he felt highly gratified in seeing surrounding him upon this occasion; and above all, he said, he had the honour of commanding an Army of Englishmen, who lost not an atom of the spirit of their Country, and behaved as Englishmen should do. The Lord Mayor, in proposing the toast of his Majesty's Ministers, took the opportunity of saying "On this occasion it will be almost superfluous to compliment them in words: the presence of the Duke of Wellington is itself a panegyric on their conduct; they wisely appre ciated his character, and boldly trusted the best military energies of the Nation to his uncontrouled direction. By this and similar measures they have steadily as sisted the great common cause; and, amidst the unexampled success which has attended their Ministry, they have the candour to disclaim as presumptuous the attributing to any man, or set of men, the auspicious termination of the late arduous contest. Such liberality of sentiment and conduct at once advances their own merits, and benefits their Country, by promoting a spirit of conciliation through all ranks and parties in the State. And I must request his Majesty's Ministers to accept our grateful thanks, for the glorious, and we trust permanent Peace, which this country has lately obtained, and which we attribute in an eminent degree to their ability in negociation, as well as to their energy in conducting the war." The Earl of Liverpool, in the name of his Majesty's Ministers, made a most eloquent reply, in which he paid the highest compliments to the Duke of Wellington, whose successes had far out-stripped all human expectation. His Lordship said, his Majesty's Ministers bad to be grateful for the confidence which had been placed in them; and attributed the glorious results of the late arduous contest to the steady perseverance of the Nation, amongst whom none stood more conspicuous than the Citizens of London. Near Towards the close of the evening a temporary staircase was opened from the galleries into the body of the Hall, by which the Ladies descended, and passed round the whole of the tables on the Hustings; and every one had the honour of shaking hands with the Immortal Hero and the Royal Dukes, and some of the younger ones were saluted by his Grace. seven hundred Ladies were in the galleries, most superbly dressed.-The decorations in the Hall were nearly similar to those at the late entertainment. There was not so great a display of plate, the City plate from the Mansion House being the only plate used, which afforded sufficient for the upper tables, and the remainder were served with most elegant British china. No person sat under the canopy of the Throne; and the three chairs on which the Prince Regent, the Emperor, and King sat, were were raised on a platform, and remained empty the whole evening. At the back of the Throne was placed one glass, containing nearly sixty square feet, of British manufacture, which had a most beautiful effect. The Corporation of London, upon this occasion, invited every person to the entertainment who had been in any way noticed in the Votes of Parliament for their services, either by sea or land, as well as those they had themselves noticed in votes of thanks and given the freedom and swords, boxes or other rewards; in addition to which were the relations and those that were connected with the Duke of Wellington, his Staff, and many others both Naval and Military, who, although they had not been noticed by name, had yet deserved well of their Country for the services they had performed. Friday, July 15. Mr. Sadler and his Son this day ascended in a Balloon from the Court-yard of Burlington-house at half past three in the afternoon. As the Ballon proceeded, the travellers were distinctly observed, each waving a flag which he held in his hand. In about eight minutes it disappeared. Mr. Sadler has since published the following account of his voyage. "After the Balloon had cleared the East wing of Burlington House, our ascent was slow, and only evidenced by the apparent receding of objects; for it was not we who seemed to rise, but every thing beneath us to retire; in a few minutes we were perpendicular with Leicester-square, and our prospect was at once grand and awful; the whole of London and its magnificent buildings lay below us, with its surrounding fields, canals, and parks; the beautiful serpentine form of the River, with its rich shipping, docks, and bridges. We enjoyed this scenery for about 15 minutes, and, at a quarter before four o'clock, entered a dense cloud, which completely shut us out from all sight of the earth; at this time we could sensibly perceive the Balloon to be rising. When we had soared through this cloud, my son observed to me, that, from the variegated colours reflected and refracted from the multitudinous congregation of vapours around us, and the effulgence of different lights, he could scarcely see to any great distance, or make any distinct observations on the numberless forms around us; although, from the shadow of the Balloon on the more opaque clouds, I could easily discover that we had already altered our course towards the South-east. From the intense cold, and a most violent pain in my ears, which I never experienced before, our height could not be less, in my calculation, than five miles. The late Right Hou. Mr. Windham, about thirty years GENT. MAG. July, 1814. ago, indeed, experienced a similar attack in his ears, though we had not then ascended above two miles and a half; but, from my best observations, calculated upon former experience, we must have been about that height. My son soon after found the same effect, though in a much slighter degree. By the various currents of air, and the renewed motion of the machine, I judged we were approaching the sea; and requesting my son to open the valve, we perceived ourselves rapidly descending. The clouds were so near the earth, that, after lowering for the space of a quarter of an hour, though we distinctly heard, the lowing of the cattle, we could not discover terra firma; but shortly after the clouds opened themselves beneath us, and displayed the variegated fields and the river Thames; and informed us that we had again altered our direction, and were returning from the South-east to the Northwest; and, sailing over the Lower Hope and East Tilbury, we had a distinct view of the mouth of the River, Sheerness, Margate, Ramsgate, &c. with their coasts and shipping; but the clouds collecting and rolling over each other, again inclosed us in visible invisibility. After again descending below the clouds, we saw an inviting hay-field at a considerable distance, and opening the valve again, a sufficient quantity of gas escaped for us to reach the proposed spot; and, after throwing out the grappling iron, which immediately took effect, we came to the ground without any unpleasant convulsion. We remained quietly in the car till all the gas had evaporated, by which time a number of spectators reached the place, but not before every thing had been properly secured: our descent was at Great Warley Franks, near Ockenden, Essex, where we were hospitably entertained and accommodated by Mr. S. Frances, the occupier of the Jand. A chaise being prepared from Brentwood, on which the whole of the apparatus was placed, we returned to Burlington-house again about 11 o'clock. Saturday, July 16. This day a great concourse of people assembled in Covent Garden, to witness the election of a representative for Westminster in Parliament, in the room of Lord Cochrane, expelled. Sir Francis Burdett concluded a thundering speech by propos ng the re-election of Lord Cochrane; which was seconded by Mr. Sturch, Mr. Wishart and Mr. Alderman Wood severally addressed the Meeting; and the motion was carried unanimously. After the election, the Westminster Committee, accompanied by Sir Francis and Mr. Jones Burdett, repaired to the King's Bench Prison,to congratulate Lord Cochrane upon the result. BIRTH9. BIRTHS. At Canwick, near Lincoln, Rev. C. July 8. At Rossie Priory, N. B. Lady Proby, of Tachbrook, Warwickshire, to Kinnaird, a son. 11. In Bedford-row, Mrs. Domville, a daughter. 13. At Tunbridge Wells, Countess of Shannon, a daughter. At Rockley-house, the wife of Hon. Gen. St. John, a daughter. At Stanmer-park, Sussex, Countess of Chichester, a daughter. 22. At Bedford-bill, Surrey, the wife of John Henry Rucker, esq, a daughter. Lately, In Lower Grosvenor-street, Lady Foley, a son. In Upper George-street, the wife of Major Blackall, a son. At Caswick-house, near Stamford, the lady of Sir Johu Trollope, a son. At Kingston, co. Hereford, the wife of J. C. Severn, esq. of Penybont-hall, co. Radnor, a son and heir. At Sheffield-hall, near Maryborough, Queen's county, the wife of Stephen Sheffield Cassan, esq. barrister-at-law, a June 29. At Wanstead, Rev. John Courtney, rector of Sanderstead, Surrey, to Sophia Eliza Catherine, only daughter the late William Henry Poggenpohl, esq. secretary of legation from the Court of Russia. John Buller, esq. of Morval, Cornwall, to Harriet, daughter of Sir Edward Hulse, bart. of Breamore-house, co. Southampton. Lately, Rev. Chas. Richard Pritchett, M. A. of the Charter-house, to Miss Burder, of Park-place, Camberwell. Thos. Robins, esq. solicitor, of Tavistock, Devon, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Henry Beauford, esq. granddaughter of the late Bishop of Ferns. At Cheltenham, Major-gen. Williamson, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late John Twisleton Crampton, esq. of Dublin. W. Wickham, esq. of Bullington, Hants. to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Geo. Ryves Hawker, rector of Wareham, Dorset. Mr. T Iredale, of Wentworth, to Anna Frances, sister of Sir H. C, Ibbetson, bart. of Denton-park, near Otley. Frances, eldest daughter of Rev. J. Sherrar, vicar of Canwick. John Talbot, esq. nephew and heir of the Earl of Shrewsbury, to Maria, eldest daughter of Wm. Talbot, esq. of Castle Talbot, Ireland, niece to the Earl of Mountnorris. Rev. Walker Gray, eldest son of W. G. esq. of Southgate Grove, Middlesex, to Emily, third daughter of T. Damel, esq. Rev. Samuel Hall, M. A. fellow of St. John's-college, Cambridge, to Laura Matilda, youngest daughter of the late A. G. Kave, esq. of Highbury Grove, At Millbrook, C. Dark Wittenoom, esq. of Southampton, to Charlotte Julia Rawdon Wilmot, daughter of the late Col. Barrette, and niece of Sir Robt. Wilmot. At Toristi castle, Gen. Keith Mailister, of Toristill, to Miss Eliza Allen, of London. At Halifax, the Hon. Commissioner Wodehouse, to Miss Cameron, daughter of the Governor of Providence. July 2. R. A. Ferryman, esq. second son of Rev. Rob. F. to Charlotte, third daughter of the late Col. Wyndham. 4. T. B. Evans, esq. jun. of Tuddenham, Norfolk, to Charlotte, second daughter; and Sir Fred. Baker, bart. to Harriet, third daughter of J. Simeon, esq. M. P. for Reading. 5. Jas. Bush, esq. of Montague place, Russell-square, to Miss Warner, of Lewes. 9. Geo. Moncreiff, youngest son of Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood, bart, to Mary F. Johnson, only daughter of the late John J. esq. of Wroxall, Isle of Wight. 11. W. Kelly, esq. of the King's Own regiment of foot, and major of brigade to the forces, to Charlotte, eldest daughter and co-heiress of J. Vise, esq. of Stilton, Hunts. 13. Major-gen. Carey, 3d guards, to Caroline, fourth daughter of Sam. Smith, esq. M. P. of Woodhall-park, Herts. 15. Rev. W. Bolland, A. M. vicar of Swineshead and of Frampton, co. Lincoln, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late J. Harrison, esq. of Walcott, co. Lincoln. 21. Richmond Seymour, esq. of Inholmes, Berks, to Mary Anne, eldest dau. of Lieut.-gen. Read, of Crowood, Wilts. 25. The Marquis of Worcester, to Miss Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy. 26. Geo. Wm. Finch Hatton, esq. eldest son of G. F. H. esq. of East well-park, Kent,toLady Georgiana Charlotte Graham, eldest daughter of the Duke of Montrose. 27. Lieut.-col. Manners Sutton, second son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to Mary, eldest daughter; also, Rev. W. S. Gilly, to Eliza, second daughter; and Wm. Mansel, esq. eldest son of Sir Wm. M bart. to Harriet, third daughter of the late L. Oliver, esq. MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. PETER FORSTER. Vol. LXXXII. Part ii. p.300. In addition to the brief account, referred to above, of the late Rev. Peter Forster, Rector of Hedenham, &c. Norfolk; the worth and attainments of the deceased may well deserve some further mention. Mr. F. was of a very respectable family in Devonshire, which had furnished members for the Church and Navy through a long succession of generations. His father, the Rev. Robert Forster, son of Robert Minister of Hartland, Devon, was Minister of Stadscome, in the Parish of Plimstock, in the same County; but afterwards, being elected Lecturer of St. Andrew's, Plymouth, he removed to that place. His great-grandfather had the Rectory of Allington, Wilts, of which he was deprived by Cromwell, but lived to receive it back again at the Restoration. His mother was a Tindal. This lady was left, soon after the birth of this her youngest son, a widow, with the care of a large family, in the con duct of which she was greatly assisted by the prudence and filial attentions of her eldest son, then 20 years old, the afterwards well-known Dr. Nathaniel Forster, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, a Prebendary of Bristol, Editor of a Hebrew Bible and of the Dialogues of Plato, and author of several very learned works: whose learning and excellent character early drew the attention of the great Dr. Butler, Bishop of Durham; and, after his death, of Dr. Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury; to both which Prelates he was appointed Domestic Chaplain, and from the latter of whom he received the valuable Vicarage of Rochdale, in Lancashire. Peter, the subject of this memoir, was educated under the immediate care and direction of his brother Nathaniel; and his attainments were such as might be expected from the excellence of his natural parts, cultivated under such advantages. He was entered very early of Jesus college, Cambridge, of which Society he was afterwards elected Fellow, and where he left a name still remembered with affection and respect. In the year 1759, when he took the degree of A. B. he acquired the honour of third Wrangler, that eminent scholar, Dr. Watson, the present Bishop of Landaff, being second; and in 1761 he obtained the senior Bachelor's prize. He was contemporary at College with Dr. Berdmore, late Master of the Charter House, * Sister to the Rev. Nicholas Tindal, the translator, &c. of Rapin's History, and niece to Dr. Matthew Tindal, fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford, the renowned infidel of his day; of whose memory, indeed, his pious and orthodox niece entertained a very lively abhorrence. [The Tindals are a family claiming a very splendid descent, as will appear from their Pedigree in the Ninth Volume of "Literary Auecdotes."] between whom and Mr. F. there existed a most sincere and affectionate friendship till the death of the latter. The "Lusus Poetici ex ludo literario apud des Carthusianas," which were collected and printed by Dr. Berdmore in the year 1791, are dedicated to his friend Forster, in some very affectionate and elegaat Latin Verses pretixed. The Doctor also amused himself with writing some Letters on "Literary Resemblance," addressed to this friend of his youth. They first appeared in the European Magazine; but were afterwards, in the year 1801, collected in a volume. It may be supposed that with Mr. Forster's attainments, and under the protection of a brother who had every prospect of rising to the highest eminence in his profession, that the loss of such a brother when he, the younger, was only twenty years of age, must have been severely felt he has, indeed, been often heard to declare, that it was an event which seemed to cut off every avenue to hope and ambition. The widow of his deceased brother, who saw his affliction, and highly respected his virtues, avowed and proved herself his most cordial and unalterable friend. She some time after married Philip Bedingfeld, of Ditchingham, Norfolk, Esquire, who, on a vacancy, presented Mr. F, to the Rectory of Hedenham; and not long after to that of Mulbarton, the patronage of which was part of Mrs. B.'s fortune. He married soon after Miss Howard, elder daughter and coheiress of Samuel Howard, of Brooke Hall, Norfolk, esquire, the niece of his friend, patron, and sister-in-law Mrs. B. He thus became early and happily settled, possessing a competent share of what are called the good things of this life; and, being surrounded by near and dear connections, his attention was gradually drawn from those luminous heights which the genius and ambition of a scholar love to contemplate, to the mild domestic duties of ordinary occurrences, and the education of his two children. His life, however, affords a signal proof of the immense value of an early cultivated mind, in the abundaut resources it afforded him through an afflicting period of age, infirmity, and the most painful of all privations, in the respect and affection he obtained from all who knew him; and in that sincere regret which his loss will long occasion. His character has been thus very briefly sketched on a monument lately erected in that Church of which he had been more than fifty years Rector: "Eminently distinguished by sound and extensive learning, a highly cultivated mind, and the most exemplary conduct, his memory will be long endeared to those who were accustomed to share his converse, or were the objects of his care." DEATHS DEATHS. 1813. AT Bellary, Madras, Margaret, April 28. wife of Wm. Fallowfield, esq. staff-surgeon to the Army in the field commanded by Col. Dowse. May 10. On his voyage from Madras to Calcutta for the recovery of his health, in bis 22d year, H. Rooke, esq. of the East-India Company's service, third son of the late Hon. Mr. Justice R. May 25. At Bombay, drowned in returning from the Charles Grant East-Indiaman to his own ship, aged 19, Mr. Thomas Charnock, jun. officer of the EastIndia Company's ship General Harris (now on her passage to England), and nephew to John Charnock, esq. of Verulambuildings. July 24. At Malacca, Henry Shadwell, esq. Lieutenant in the Bengal Native Infantry, second son of Lancelot S. esq. of Upper Gower street. Oct. 21. At Canton, China, in his 82d year, Wm. Crowder, esq. captain of the East-India Company's ship Lowther Castle, second son of John C. esq. of Brotherton, co. York. Nov. 10. At Bombay, E. Wrixon, esq. lieutenant in the 17th light dragoons. Nov. 17. At Troyes, Champagne, Sir Hugh-Palliser Walters, bart. late of Lee, Kent. He was the son of Capt. GeorgeRobinson Walters, R. N.; born Oct. 27, 1768; succeeded his great uncle Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser (the first baronet) March 19, 1796; married, Jan. 18, 1790, Mary, youngest daughter and co-heiress of John Gates of Dedham, Essex, esq. by whom he had issue Hugh, born May 8, 1796, (who succeeds to the title and estate); and Mary-Anne-Rachael, born March 16, 1798.. - Nov. 24. At Macao, John Wm. Roberts, esq. a supercargo in the East-India Company's service. Nov... In the East-Indies, Rev. Charles Bathurst, curate of Romford, Essex, late fellow of New College, Oxford. Dec. 6. At Bellary, in the service of the East-India Company, aged 23, CyrusEdward Trapand, a most amiable young man, the only son of Gen. T. chief engineer of Madras, and grandson of Mrs. Foster of Aylestone, near Leicester. Dec. 12. At Calcutta, of a typhus fever, in his 15th yeac, John Egerton, of H. M. ship Stirling Castle, younger son of Rev. C. E. rector of Washington, Durham. 1814, May 24. At Limehouse, many years highly respected in that neighbourhood, aged 78, Mr. Clarke Hitchcock, At Richmond, Surrey, Eliza, eldest daughter of David Dundas, esq. serjeantsurgeon to the King. May 27. At Exmouth, whither he went for the recovery of his health, after the rupture of a blood-vessel on the lungs, in his 47th year, Edward Bray, esq. Secre tary to the Trustees of the British Mu seum, and an eminent solicitor in Great Russell-street. He was the only surviving son of William Bray, esq. Fellow and Treasurer of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He has left a widow, and five sons and four daughters. May 28. At Mitcham, Surrey, aged 71, Wm. Pollard, esq. May 31. In Berners-street, in his 54th year, John Gilbert Gardiner, esq. formerly of Thunderidge Bury, Hertfordshire. The wife of J. Salter, esq. of Poplar. June 30. At Belfield, co. Dublin, the wife of Peter Digges Latouche, esq.› LATELY. Frances Muriel, Baroness Adare; she was daughter of Stephen, first Earl of Ilchester; and married, Aug. 24, 1777, Richard Quin, Lord Adare, by whom she had the Hon. Windham H. Quin, M. P.; Richard-George; and Harriet, married to Gen. Wm. Payne, youngest brother of Ralph, late Lord Lavington, Henry Torre, esq. fourth son of the late Rev. James T. of Snydall, near Pontefract. He was storekeeper at the Excise Office, London. In Mary-la-bonne, in his 76th year, Comte d'Escars, a nobleman of the old French regime. He was descended by the maternal line from the royal House of Stuart, his mother (Lady Emily Fitzjames) being third daughter of the Marshal Duke of Berwick. In Park-place, Baker-street, Mr. Edw. Lydiatt, a frequent and valuable correspondent in the Monthly Magazine, the Editors of which pay the following respectful tribute to his memory:-" To those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and the benefit of his example, it were vain to speak of his merits; those who had the advantage of hearing his course of lectures on the philosophy of the mechanic arts, will not readily forget the agreeable and perspicuous manner in which he conveyed the valuable and useful knowledge with which his mind was stored. That the sphere of action of such a man should be a limited one, must ever excite regret ; that he should be cut off in the midst of his useful career, is a real loss to society: his premature death deprived the world of a work to which he had long devoted his attention, of which, those only who knew his experience and skill in these matters will be justly able to appreciate the loss. He has, however, left behind him one monument of his ingenuity in a new instrument for measuring the tenacity of metals; and his virtues, his amiable qualities in almost every relation to society, have raised him a more imperishable one in the bosoms of his friends." In Richard-street, St. George's in the East, of cancer in the tongue, in his 64th year, Mr. R. Bechinoe, brother of the late Capt. B. B. R. N. and uncle to her Grace, Mary, 2 |