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11th reg. Light Drag., 16th ditto, 14th reg. of foot, 59th ditto, to bear the word 66 Bhurtpore," " in commemoration of their services in the assault and capture of the fortified town and citadel of Bhurtpore, in Jan. 1826.

Brevet: Major J. J. Snodgrass, to be lieut. col. in the army.

Rich. Byham, esq. to be secretary to the Board of Ordnance, vice W. Griffin, esq.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Rev. W.Davison, Hartingdon Deanery, county of Derby.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT.

Cambridge Univ.-Sir J. S. Copley, knight.

Lostwithiel. The hon. Edw. Cust, vice sir Alex. Cray Grant, bart. who has made his election for the borough of Aldborough.

Saltash Major-gen. Colin Macauley, vice Henry Monteith, esq. steward of East Hundred.

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5. Antoine Alexandre Barbier, che valier of the Legion of Honour, and librarian to the Conseil d'Etat. This eminent bibliographer was born at Coulommiers, Jan. 11th, 1765, and educated at the seminaire St. Firmin, Paris, where he afterwards taught mathematics and the physical sciences. It was at this latter period that his passion for the study of bibliography and literary history developed itself. In 1799 he was appointed Conservateur of the Library of the Directory, and in 1800 of that of the Conseil d'Etat, of which, after three years' labour, he published an excellent catalogue. In 1806 appeared the two first volumes of his "Dictionnaire des Ouvrages Anonymes et Pseudonymes." After filling for twentyseven years his office as librarian, and discharging all its duties, not only with devoted zeal, but with enthusiasm, he was removed from that post in Sept. 1822. Although he bore this misfortune with philosophy, and apparent tranquillity, it was a shock from which he never recovered; and, from this period, his health gradually declined.

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Besides his "Dictionnaire," and several catalogues, M. Barbier published "Nouvelle Bibliothèque d'un Homme de Gout," 5 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1808-10. "Examen Critique et Complement des Dictionnaires Historiques," 8vo. 1820; many bibliographical articles in the "Dictionnaire Historique." He likewise edited a variety of works, and left several manuscripts.

7. Benedetto Delbene, perpetual secretary of the Academy of Agriculture, Commerce, and Arts, Verona. This born May 29th, 1749, and devoted the indefatigable and zealous student was whole of his long life to the cultivation of the sciences and literature; but agriculture more particularly occupied his attention. His Memoir relative to a new process of making wine; and his Dissertation on the culture of oleaginous plants, which he proposed to introduce into Italy, obtained for him a prize from the Academy of Verona. That, too, of the "Georgofili," at Florence, presented him with a gold medal for having discussed the best method of providing abundance of wood, and the inconveniences resulting to agriculture from its excess. As a translator he is known by his version of the Georgics, of some of Horace's Epistles, Catullus' Nuptials of Peleus and Thetis, &c. He likewise wrote a Dissertation on the Origin of the Amphitheatre at Verona. In his private character Delbene was most exemplary; a man of the strictest religious principles, the purest morals, and universal philanthropy.

26. At St. Petersburg, count M. A. Miloradovitch. This distinguished officer, of whose death some account will be found in the History of our last volume, p. 162, was descended from a very illustrious Russian family. In the reign of Peter the Great, one of his ancestors signalised himself by his patriotism, having raised a force of 20,000 men at his own expense, to assist that monarch in his war against the Turks. The count was born in 1770, and, at the age of 28, held a command under Suvarov during the campaign in Italy, where his bravery and military skill soon obtained for him the admiration and regard of that hero. In the actions at Bassignano, Lodi, &c. he distinguished himself by his intrepidity, and was always foremost to lead on the troops; nor did he display less energy in the battle of Muthenthal, so memorable for the defeat of the

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French arms in Switzerland, under Massena. In 1806, in the war against the Turks, Bucharest owed its safety to the valour of Miloradovitch, and the splendid victory gained at Obileshti, over the Grand Vizier, gained him fresh laurels, and obtained for him a sword set with brilliants, as a mark of the emperor's esteem, Soon afterwards, he retired from the army, and, in 1810, was appointed Military Governor at Kiev. The events of the year 1812 again called him to the defence of his country. At Borodino he commanded the right wing of the Russian army, and when the French were advancing with the utmost precipitation towards Moscow, intercepted and detained them by a combat of two entire days. He demanded from Murat time for the inhabitants of that capital to quit the city, threatening, in case of a refusal, to set fire to it himself, and to fight before it to the last extremity. This menace had its desired effect. At Vazny he obtained successes against Ney, Davoust, and Murat, whom he there completely routed. On this occasion, 15,000 of the French troops fell in the engagement, and 22,000 were taken prisoners. When the enemy had been driven beyond the Russian frontier, Miloradovitch still continued to display his talents in the whole of the memorable contests between the allied powers and France.' Lutzen, Dresden, Bautzen, Kulm, and Leipzig, successively witnessed his successes, till at length the victorious armies entered Paris. From this period he was appointed governor of St. Petersburg, which has at various times experienced his zeal and services, especially after the inundation. restored and embellished Ekaterinhof, and renovated the house belonging to Peter the Great. He was also a warm lover of the fine arts, and especially of the theatre. Miloradovitch was buried within the convent of St. Alexander Nevsky, on the 2nd of Jan. 1826, when his remains were followed to the grave by the Emperor, and were deposited near those of the great Suvarov, with every mark of honour.

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Aged 68, J. Pregliasco, an artist of great celebrity in Italy as a theatrical architect, scene-painter, and landscape gardener, in each of which departments he displayed originality and correct taste. Among his principal works may

be mentioned, the park of the princess Carignano; the repairs and alterations of the Theatre la Canobiana at Milan; most of the scenery for the mythological ballets of Vigano and Gioja; the restoration of the great Theatre at Naples, and of that at Monza; besides several theatres and gardens in Piedmont.

JANUARY, 1826.

1. At Glasgow, aged 32, Mr. John Bell, teacher of languages, He was acquainted with the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Saxon, Teutonic, Gothic, Icelandic, Portuguese, Arabic, Persic, Chaldaic, Sanscrit, Hindostanee, Bengalee, and several other languages.

At his residence, Burton Bradstock, Dorset, Nicholas Ingram, esq. superannuated rear-admiral of the red. He was made a lieut. by adm. Byron, in 1778, and appointed to the Royal Oak, bearing the flag of rear-admiral Hyde Parker, who promoted him to the rank of commander in 1780, from which period, until the peace of 1783, he commanded the Star brig. His next appointment was, in Oct. 1790, to the Shark sloop of war, and on the 3rd of the following month he became post captain. From 1797 to the peace of Amiens, and from the renewal of the war in 1803 to the date of his superannuation as rear-admiral (May 21, 1808), he commanded the Weymouth district of Sea Fencibles. He married in 1811 Elizabeth-Anne, daugh. of the late Mr. Booth of Bristol.

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At Marston House, aged 27, Edm. Wm. visc. Dungarvon, eldest son of Edmund, 8th earl of Cork and Orrery, by Isabella Henrietta, 3rd daugh. of the late William Poyntz, esq. of Midgham House, Berks. His last surviving brother, Charles, born in 1800, is now heir apparent to his father's titles.

2. The hon. Wm. Bacheler Coltman, late chairman of the board of audit at Quebec, and a member of the executive and legislative councils of Lower Canada.

3. At Marseilles, aged 54, Louis Gabriel Suchet, duke of Albufera. Having received a good education, he entered the army in 1792. At Toulon, he was an officer in the battalion by which general O'Hara was taken prisoner. He was in nearly all the battles fought in Italy during the campaigns of 1794,

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1795, and 1797, and was thrice wounded, once dangerously. In the last of these campaigns, Buonaparte made him chef de brigade on the field of battle. In 1798, having borne a distinguished part in the campaign against the Swiss, he was sent to Paris with twenty-three standards taken from the enemy, and was then made general of brigade. He was about to proceed with the expedi-. tion to Egypt, when he was suddenly ordered to join the army of Italy. But from Italy, in consequence of a quarrel with the commissioners of the Directory, Suchet was compelled to return hastily to France to vindicate his conduct. He was afterwards sent to the army of the Danube, at the head of which he exerted himself in defending the country of the Grisons. Joubert, his friend, having been in trusted with the command of the army of Italy, Suchet joined him as general of division and chief of his staff; appointments which he continued to hold under Moreau and Championnet, after the death of Joubert. Massena, who succeeded Championnet, made him second in command. At the head of a feeble division of not 7,000 men, he long held at bay five times the number of Austrian forces under Melas, contested the Genoese territory inch by inch, retired unbroken behind the Var, set the enemy at defiance, saved the south of France from invasion, and facilitated the operations of the army of reserve, which was advancing from Dijon to cross the Alps. When, in consequence of the march of Buonaparte, the Austrians commenced their retreat, he followed in their track, harassed them incessantly, took 15,000 prisoners, and, by compelling Melas to weaken his army, to oppose him, contributed powerfully to the victory of Marengo. In the short campaign subsequently to the armistice, he took 4,000 prisoners at Pozzolo, and shared in the battles that were fought. In 1803, he commanded a corps at the camp at Boulogne. He was made a member of the Legion of Honour, Dec. 11, 1803, grand officer of that body in 1804; and governor of the imperial palace at Lacken in 1805. At Ulm, Hollabrun, and Austerlitz in 1805; at Saalfield and Jena in 1806; and at Pultusk in 1807, he greatly contributed to the success of the French In 1806, Buonaparte gave him the grand cordon of the Legion of Ho

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nour, with an endowment of 20,000 francs; and in 1808, he raised him to the dignity of a count of the empire. The king of Saxony also nominated him a commander of the military order of St. Henry. Suchet was then sent to Spain, and placed at the head of the army of Arragon. In 1809, he defeated Blake at Belchite; in 1810 he reduced Lerida, Mequinenza, Tortoza, Fort San Felipe, Monserrat, Tarragona, and Saguntum; routed O'Donnel at Margalef, and Blake before Saguntum, and formed the siege of Valencia. The fall of that fortress finished the labours of this campaign, and obtained for him the title of duke of Albufera, and the estate of that name. He had previously, at the capture of Tarragona, received a marshal's staff. In 1813, the command of the united armies of Arragon and Catalonia having been confided to him, he compelled sir John Murray

to raise the siege of Tarragona. In November he was named colonelgeneral of the Imperial Guards, in the room of the duke of Istria. Notwithstanding the progress of lord Wellington in France, Suchet kept his ground in Catalonia, for the purpose of collecting the 18,000 men who garrisoned the fortresses, and also for retarding the progress of the Allies. Receiving intelligence of the abdication of Buonaparte, he acknowledged Louis 18th as his sovereign. Several honours, amongst which was that of his being named one of the peers of France, were conferred on him by the restored monarch. On the return of Buonaparte, he accepted a command under his old master, to repel the Allies. At the head of the army of the Alps, consisting only of 10,000 men, he beat the Piedmontese, and shortly after the Austrians. The advance of the grand Austrian army, however, 100,000 strong, compelled him to fall back on Lyons, but he saved that city from plunder by capitulation, and with it artillery stores to the value of half a million sterling. On the same day that the capitulation was signed, he again submitted to Louis 18th. received the grand cross of the Legion of Honour in 1816, and in 1819 his name was replaced on the list of peers. For some time previous to his decease the duke of Albufera resided principally at Marseilles. He had been afflicted nearly two years with a severe and painful disorder. In the few mo

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ments during the last four days of his life in which he was sensible, he made his will, in full possession of his faculties. In the evening of the 2nd of Jan. having recovered from a state of delirium, he confessed, and received the extreme unction. The remainder of the night he was calm and composed; but, after seven in the morning of the 3rd, he did not again become sensible. The duchess left Marseilles for Paris with her children two or three days after his decease.

5. At Farlinghay Hall, near Woodbridge, aged 80, Mary, relict of major William Webb. She was eldest daughter of sir Atwell Lake, second baronet, of Edmonton, Middlesex, by Mary, only daughter of James Winter, esq. of Mile End; and was sister to the late, and aunt to the present baronets.

6. At his house in Howland-street, aged 60, Mr. John Farey. He was born at Woburn, in 1766, and received a common village education there, but at the age of sixteen wass ent to school at Halifax, Yorkshire, where he so pleased his master, that he gratuitously instructed him in mathematics and philosophy. He also studied drawing and surveying, and was recommended to the notice of the celebrated Mr. Smeaton. Mr. Farey had the good fortune to become known to the late duke of Bedford, and to acquire the confidence of that nobleman, who in 1792 appointed him to the agency of his Bedfordshire estates. Mr. Farey, in consequence, went to reside at Woburn, and continued there till the death of his patron in 1802. In 1809 and 1810 Mr. Farey made a survey of Derbyshire for the board of agriculture; and his report, printed in two volumes, 1811-1813, contains a statement of the principles which he followed in mineral surveying. He availed himself of every opportunity of aug menting his knowledge of the strata throughout Britain, and collected innumerable specimens to establish their identity in different places. A great part of his time was spent in collecting his observations, and in forming maps and sections from them, to determine the order and position of the strata in every place which he visited. He intended to publish the results, but their completion was prevented by the attack of apoplexy which terminated his useful life. He married early, and had a numerous family,

7. At Liverpool, aged 70, sir Wm. Barton, knt. one of the oldest merchants of that port, head of the firm of Barton, Irlam, and Higginson. He had the honour of knighthood conferred on him May 9, 1816, on presenting, as mayor of Liverpool, an address of congratulation to the regent, on the marriage of the princess Charlotte of Wales.

At the house of her son, Dr. Davis, in the Royal Crescent, Bath, aged 80, the relict of Robert Davis, esq. of Woolley Hill, near Bradford, Wilts.

8. In Everett-street, Russell-square, aged 42, capt. Charles Adams, R.N. He entered the navy in the year 1796, as midshipman. A few months before he had completed his sixth year in that capacity, he particularly distinguished himself in the Jalousie, commanded by capt. Strachey, by whom he was employed to cut out some vessels in Calais Harbour, in achieving which he received a ball in the thigh, which lamed him for life. His conduct was reported in such strong terms of approbation to the Admiralty, that he was ordered to attend as soon as possible to pass for lieutenant. The admiralty board evinced their confidence in him, by keeping him constantly employed in the sea fencibles, signal posts, and guard-ships, At length, after being 18 years a lieutenant, and 24 in his majesty's service, he was made commander in Feb. 1824.

At Moscow, count Rostopchin. He was descended from an ancient Russian family. Entering the army very young, he was a lieutenant in the imperial guards at the age of twenty-one, when he left Russia to make the tour of Europe. At Berlin he was distinguished by count Michael Romanzov, the Russian ambassador at the Prussian court. During the early part of the reign of the emperor Paul, his advance. ment was rapid and brilliant. He was decorated with the grand order of Russia; and, with his father (living at the age of eighty-one, on his own estate, at the time of the memorable campaign of 1812), was raised to the dignity of count. Soon afterwards, however, from some unknown cause, both father and son fell into disgrace, and received an order to retire to their estates, on which they lived, as cultivators of the soil, till the death of Paul. The young count obtained the favour of the emperor Alexander, and was appointed to the

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government of Moscow. On the 14th of September, 1812, the French entered that city; and on the same day the Russians, according to the 20th French bulletin of the campaign, set fire to various public edifices of that ancient capital. Buonaparte accused Rostopchin of the act. Certain it is that the count had set fire to his fine country house at Vorozonof, leaving the following placard conspicuously posted near the mansion: During eight years I have sought to embellish this country residence, where I have lived happily with my family. The inhabitants of this estate, to the number of 1720, abandon it at your approach; and I destroy my house that it may not be sullied by your presence. Frenchmen! I abandon to you my two houses at Moscow. Here you shall find nothing but ashes." The count remained governor of Moscow till the month of September 1814, when he resigned the command, and accompanied his sovereign to Vienna. In the year 1817 he went to Paris, and during his stay in that capital he gave the hand of his daughter to the grandson of the count de Segur. His manners and conversation were as polished as those of the most accomplished courtier in Europe.

9. In Upper Charlotte-street, in his 64th year, Dr. Edward Fryer. Distinguished ability, various and extensive knowledge, strict probity, and unsullied honour, united with the most prompt, ardent, independent, and generous feelings, adorned by the most engaging and gentlemanly manners, combined to render him beloved and admired by all who knew him.

10. In her 79th year, Elizabeth, relict of the rev. Hugh Laurents, formerly of Kingston, rector of Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire.

At Richmond, Surrey, sir David Dundas, first baronet, of Richmond, and of Llanelly, county of Carmarthen, and serjeant surgeon to the king. Sir David derived his descent from the ancient family of Dundas, of that ilk. He was the third son of Ralph Dundas, of Manour, by Helen, daughter of sir Thos. Burnet, physician to king Charles the second, king William, and queen Anne. He married Isabella, daughter of William Robertson, of Richmond, esq. by whom he had issue, 1. William, died an infant; 2. William, born Dec. 10, 1777, who has succeeded to the title; 3. Geo.

Ralph, died young; 4. Mary; 5. JamesFullarton, captain in the Bengall artillery; 6. Elizabeth; 7. Margaret; 8. Isabella; 9. John-Burnet, midshipman R.N.; and 10. Edward, who died an infant.

11. At Doncaster, aged 84, the widow of gen. Sowerby.

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At his house, Rathmines, major James Allen, late of the 5th dragoons, formerly port surveyor of Drogheda, a magistrate of the county of Kildare, and late treasurer of the ordnance. He entered the military service of his country at so early an age as to have held the rank of lieutenant in 1755.

13. At Undersyde Park, Roxburghshire, aged 70, Geo. Waldie, esq. of Hendersyde, and of Forth-house, Newcastleupon-Tyne.

16. At Guy's Cliff, near Warwick, aged 66, after a few days illness, Bertie Greathead, esq. son of Samuel Greathead, esq. by lady Mary Bertie, daughter of Peregrine, second duke of Ancaster. This gentleman, from an early age, was distinguished for his taste in literature. At Florence, in 1785, he was a member of a well-known coterie, consisting of Mr. Parsons, Mrs. Piozzi, the chevalier Pindemonte (since styled "the Italian Gray"), lady Millar, Mr. Merry, &c., who jointly produced the Florence Miscellany, and were subsequently exposed to much mortification by falling under the lash of Mr. Gifford's powerful and unsparing satire, in his "Bayiad and Mæviad." In 1788, Mr. Greathead produced a tragedy, entitled, "The Regent." It was brought out at Drury-lane theatre, supported by the powers of John Kemble and Mrs. Siddons; but the circumstances of the time were against its full success. Its very title proved injurious: it appeared during the illness of the late king, when party politics ran high, and the public mind was much agitated by discussions respecting the regency. The play, though not of the highest order, was favourably received. Mr. Greathead's affection for the drama was not extinguished by the lapse of years; even up to a recent period, Mrs. Siddons, who had been, at a very early period of her life, an attendant upon his mother, was a frequent and ever-welcome guest at his seat at Guy's Cliff. Mr. Greathead had one son, Bertie, who died at Vicenza, in Italy, Oct. 8, 1804, aged 23, Mr. Greatheed jun. possessed distinguished talents as

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