JOHN RENNIE, ESQ. In Stamford-street, Blackfriars, 61, John Rennie, esq. F.R.S. the celebrated engineer, after a long illness, from which he had partly recovered, but suffered a severe and unexpected relapse. Mr. R. was the third and youngest son of Mr. George Rennie, a respectable farmer near Linton, in the county of East Lothian, where the subject of this memoir was born in 1760. He lost his father when about 7 years old; and his elder brother George, in conjunction with his mother, undertook the education of the younger children. He received the rudiments of learning at a neighbouring village-school, where the famous algebraist, Mr. Peter Nicholson, was also educated; neither of these sons of science, however, owed much to their first teacher, reading, writing, and the elements of arithmetic, being only taught at his school. The house adjoining Mr. Rennie's farm was for some time occupied by Mr. Andrew Meickle, an ingenious mill-wright, no less esteemed for his great talent than respected for his candour and private worth. Mr. M. had long been connected with the family of the Rennies, and by way of evincing his respect for them, he undertook to teach young Rennie his profession. He remained with him six years, during which time he became complete master of the business, as far as regarded the construction of mill-works. He assiduously devoted himself to his business, and as modelling was taught by Mr. Meickle, he was seldom without a model of a wheel in his pocket. Mr. Rennie having acquired considerable proficiency, he quitted Mr. Meickle, and commenced business as a master mill-wright in Scotland ; but ambition and perseverance being the leading features of his character, he soon perceived that the occupation of a mill-wright in that country was far from affording lucrative prospects. directions, and an opening thus presented for him to commence business on his own account. About this time, Mr. Smeaton, the celebrated engineer, died, and left a chasm in that department of science; and a more favourable combination of circumstances for Mr. Rennie's establishment could not have presented itself. A new power for moving machines had just then been invented, and Mr. Rennie was protected by, and connected with, the inventor and patentee. He was next noticed by Mr. Robert Grazer, the projector of many useful works, who introduced him to the canal business, and made him thoroughly acquainted with the methods of carrying bills for canals and bridges through Parliament. About this period (1783) Mr. Watt had just began to apply the steam-engine to millwork, and the Albion Mill at Blackfriars' Bridge was projected. Mr. Rennie now applied to Messrs. Bolton and Watt for employment, which he obtained at the fixed salary of a guinea per week. The Albion Mill was accordingly undertaken, and Mr. Rennie's department was to manage the mill and grinding part, neither of which Mr. Watt or any of his assistants perfectly understood. Mr. R.'s attention and integrity gave great satisfaction to his employers, and the Albion Mill being completed, he continued to superintend and put the whole in order. The machinery of Whitbread's Brewhouse was soon after constructed under Mr. Rennie's Mr. Meickle has made several important improvements in the construction of waterwheels, and has brought the art to considerable perfection. Mr. Meickle was at that time one of the first practical mill-wrights in England. His work was executed with great accuracy, so that at an early age Mr. Rennie could not have had a better tutor. From the year 1794 to the day of his death, Mr. Rennie was at the head of the list of civil engineers, and became connected with every undertaking of magnitude,--canals, bridges, harbours, wet docks, and machines of every description, were executed under his direction, and at the same time he employed several workmen as an executive mill-wright. The Bell Rock Light-house, on the same plan as that on the Eddystone Rocks, constructed by Smeaton, may, perhaps, be considered as the masterpiece of his great genius. Among his public works, the Breakwater at Plymouth, Ramsgate Harbour, the London Docks, and the Waterloo and Southwark Bridges, will not hastily be forgotten: but they form only a small part of his numerous undertakings. His indefatigable industry is almost without parallel, and on going to France for a short time in 1816, he declared it to be the first relaxation he had taken for nearly thirty years. His habits of business were very early; he frequently made appointments at five o'clock in the morning, and was incessantly occupied till nearly nine at night, and frequently later. In the estimates of his work he was often too low; but in the execution of them he spared no expense which might add to their solidity and durability. He never occupied himself in literature, and consequently has left no record of his talents as an author; neither had he any of those failings so frequently attendant on great genius. Order, regularity, and real business, were alike his maxims and practice; by them his success became unprecedented, and he accumulated a considerable fortune. He excelled particularly in the management of those he employed, by which he was both obeyed as a master, and respected as a superior. Mr. Rennie, at the age of 25, married a Miss Mackintosh, by whom he had nine children, six of whom are living; and it is supposed that two of his sons will succeed him in business-one as a general engineer; and the other as a mill-wright. Mr. Rennie was a Fellow of the Royal Society; and had he courted further honours, he might probably have attained them-but he was a man of business, not of ostentation. A Scotchman by birth, he inherited the sagacity and industry characteristic of his coun try, try, and thus he rose, from a station laborious and obscure, to the highest eminence in the scientific profession which he pursued. No jealousy nor self-interest ever prevented the exercise of a free and unbounded communication, by giving to inventors the benefit of his experience,removing difficulties which had not occurred to their author, or suggesting alterations which adapted the inventions to their use-in fine, the love of science was superior in his mind to all mercenary feeling. Among a vast Eumber of distinguished persons who followed Mr.Rennie to the grave,were, Sir Joseph Yorke, Sir Humphrey Davy, Sir J. Seppings, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir J. B. Martin, Sir Thomas Lance, Mr. Chantry, Mr. T. W. Brande, and several other men of rank and high professional abilities. The funeral arrangements were conducted without any affec tation of splendour, but extremely handsome and well devised, and in the long train of mourners, were many to whom his exertions had been valuable, and many by whom his talents had been admired. Mr. Rennie was in person, tall, well made, possessing an agreeable countenance and affable address: in his latter years, however, of a serious, though not reserved habit. In his transactions he was particularly careful in avoiding all unfair practices, in biassing his employers in favour of any particular contractors, a line of conduct which enables him who perseveres in it, to maintain that dignity of conduct so requisite for those entrusted with the interests of others. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Rev. R. Cruttwell, L.L.B. to the rectory of Spackshall, Suffolk. The Rev. Edward Parke, A.M. to the vicarage and parish church of Battisford, Suffolk. T The Rev. L. R. Brown, A.B. to the rectory and parish church of Thorington, Suffolk. The Rev. J. Homfray, B.A. to be one of the ministers of St. George's Chapel, Great Yarmouth. The Rev. H. Moises, of University College, Oxford, and rector of Whitehaven, domestic chaplain to Lord Stowell. The Rev. G. P. Lowther, M.A. to the rectory of Barton, Derbyshire. The Rev. J. Blackburn, M.A. vicar of Ganiford, Durham, to hold by dispensation the adjoining reciory of Romaldkirk, in Yorkshire. Mr. D. K. Sandford, B.A. of Christ Church, Oxford, elected Professor of Greek, in the University of Glasgow. The Rev. H. Whinfield, to the rectory of Battlesdown cum Potsgrove, Northamp tonshire. The Rev. James Robson, to the vicarage of Ainderbury Steeple, near Northal lerton. The Rev. Thomas Cook, M.A. of Oriel College, Oxford, to be domestic chaplain to the Earl of Malmesbury. The Rev. Charles Mackie, clerk, A M. to the rectory and parish church of Quarley. The Rev. George Harker to the handsome new church lately consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford, at Chatham. The Rev. James Boyle, M.A. to the vicarage of Islington, Norfolk. The Rev. J. Surtees, rector of Banham, to the prebendial stall at Bristol. The Rev. Mr. Winter, late curate of Hil. ton, to be chaplain to the Kent county prisons. PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. HE London mails are now (since the beginning of October) brought into Newcastle at half-past six, instead of nine in the morning, and the letters are delivered soon after eight o'clock. The Wall's End colliery blew up a few days since, when fifty men and boys were killed on the spot, and four others woundcd. Particulars of this afflicting accident in our next. 1 The following will shew the facility of conveyance in the north of England. The distance from Shields to Newcastle is only eight miles, and for the reciprocal conveyance of passengers and goods, there are 36 coaches and gigs, 6 steam-boats, 9 boats called comfortables, and 16 wherries. On Sunday evening, Sept. 2, one of those steam boats, on its return to Newcastle, had 297 passengers! John Coates, esq. has lately presented a very fine Egyptian mummy to the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society. Married.] Richard Brewster, esq. to Miss Frances Dale.-Mr. John Hodgson, to Miss Ewbank.-Mr. John White, to Miss Frances Robinson. Mr. R. Grainger, to Miss Arundel; both of Newcastle.-Mr. W. Rawlin, to Miss Adams.-Mr. W. Knight, of Mary-le-bone, to Miss M. A. Weatherbone.-Mr. C. Jefferson, to Miss Dobson, of Bishop Auckland.-At Durham, Mr. T. Smith, to Miss A. Maxwell. -Mr. W. Dewar, to Miss Davis. Died.] At Newcastle, 23, Mr. John Moreland.-72, Mrs. Mather.-78, Mrs. Routledge.-Andrew, son of the Rev. R. Fergus.-100 yrs. 5 mon. Mrs. Barbara Humble. At Gateshead, aged 65, Mr. T. Melvil, printer. He had been constantly employed 50 years 50 years on the Newcastle Courant, having served his apprenticeship on it.-61, Mrs. Bell.-76, Mr. Lionel Robson.-50, Mr. Blackiston Huide.-91, Mr. W. Steel, one of the earliest followers of Mr. John Wesley.-72, Mr. Thomas Easton. At North Shields, 34, Mr. W. Harle.57. Mrs. Ann Madison.-74, Mrs. A. Thomson. At South Shields, 65, Mr. Joseph Bell. 97, Christiana Shalton.-34, Mr. N. Branston, ship-owner. At Tatlington, highly respected, Mrs. Pearson. At Peebles, the Rev. Thomas Leckie. At Ormingham, 41, Mrs. Watson. At Whitfield, 64, the Rev. E. Clarke, universally respected and regretted. At Durham, Mrs. Chipcase.-Mrs. Spearnan. In a fit of apoplexy, Charles Gar thome, esq. At Sunderland, Mr. Harrison.-28, Mr. J. Talfer, late of Glasgow.-44, Mr. E. Paliver.-80, Mr. J. Mordey. At Bishop Auckland. 61, Matthew Gib. son, esq.-56, Mr. W. Tarn, much respected. Mrs. Fluitoff, relict of the late J. F. esq. At Barnard Castle, 85, Mrs. M. Stewart. -56, Miss E. Maitland.-84, Mrs. Stephenson. At Egglestone, 100, Mr. C. Harrison. At Bishop.Wearmouth, 69, Mrs. Mary Graham.-64, Mr. W. Bell, draper and ship-owner. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. New arrangements are in progress respecting the mail between London and Carlisle, and between Carlisle and Newcastle. Considerable alterations are to take place, generally, as to the earlier arrival of the mails at Port Patrick, Dumfries, Edinburgh, &c. Married.] At Preston Patrick, near Kendal, Mr. E. Cropper, of Liverpool, to Isabella, 4th daughter of J. Wakefield, esq. of Kendal.-At Keswick, Mr. J. Hartley, late wine merchant of London, to Miss Jackson-At Stanwix, Mr. W. Dewar, of Edinburgh, to Miss Davis, eldest daughter of the late O. D. esq. of the Navy Office, Somerset House.-At Landheads, near Annan, Mr. J. Roe, architect, of Liverpool, to Miss A. Irving, Died.] In Carlisle, 48, Mrs. J. Burtholm. Mr. Nixon, 66.-M.J. Halliday, 50.-Mrs. A. Thompson, 50.-Mrs. C. Lundy, 76. At Kendal, 75, Mr. R. Carruthers.-Mr. W. Salisbury, 54.-Mr. W. Postlethwayte, of Underbarrow, 94. At Maryport, 34, Capt. R. Thompson. At Penrith, 77, Mrs. Hutchinson, relict of the late J. H. esq.-Mrs. M. Stedman, 80. At Workington, 44, Mrs. E. Appleby.Mrs. A. Curwen, 41.-Mr. M Burns, 26.M. R. Shipley, 66. Lately, At Beaumont, near Carlisle, Mrs. T. Irwin, aged 100 years. She retained her faculties to the last. At Wigton, 42, Mrs. J. Macalpis.-Mrs. A. Winter, widow.-Mr. T. Smith, weaver, 62.-Mrs. M. Watson, late of Dundraw, 31. -Mrs. E. Pearson, 59. At Annan, 64, Mr. R. Ruddock. At Dumfries, in his 23d year, Mr. J. Turner, surgeon. At Dornock, 82, Mr. T. Geddes, sen. late officer of the customs. At Bombay, in April last, shortly after his return from the Persian Gulph, in the expedition against the Arabs, T. Milner Crompton, esq. lieut. in the native infantry. He was formerly of Carlisle, and nephew to the late Dean Milner. At Newtown, near Carlisle, 76, Mr. J. Irving. At Sandsfield, Margaret, daughter of Mr. J. Davidson. At Liverpool, in the prime of life, Capt. J. Martindale, of Workington. At Norton, near Stockton upon Tees, Mrs. J. Jameson, 27, late of Penrith. YORKSHIRE. At the late meeting in Leeds for establishing a Penitentiary, the Rev. G. Walker, Master of the Free Grammar School, stated that about three years ago, the town appeared to him a place of unusual morality and decency, but so great a change had taken place, that now he never permitted any of his family to be out after sun-set. The Leeds Mercury attributes this demoralization to the barrack system, as containing within itself, the germ of every thing immoral. It is observed in the Rockingham, that much of the ancient trade has declined, and that Hull is becoming a mere fishing haven. Though the port is finely situated and its aptitude for foreign commerce is not diminished, the town is little benefited by it comparatively to what it has been. Oct. 3. The Floating Chapel for Seamen, was opened at Hull by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, of Liverpool. All the ministers will at. tend gratuitously. Married.] At Almondbury, Mr. C. Brook, of Healey House, to the eldest daughter of W. Brook, esq. of Northgate House, near Huddersfield, At Knaresborough, Lieut. Col. Dawkins, of the Coldstream Guards, to the eldest daughter of T. Duncombe, esq. of Copgrove.-R. Menzies, esq. of Harewood, to Harriet, 2d daughter of the late W. Champney, esq.-Lieut. H. Walker, R.N. of Wakefield, to Miss M. A. Hirst, of Moor Allerton, near Leeds.-At Wakefield, the Rev. A Manby, M.A. to Harriet, 2d daughter of E. Tooke, esq.-At Hull, Mr. T. Pristwick, merchant, to the eldest daughter of Mr. Lathangue.-At Mirfield, Mr. J. Garforth, cotton manufacturer, of Ovenden, near Halifax, to the only daughter of Mr. R. Peaker-Mr. Wilson, tan ner, ner, of Pocklington, to Miss Lawson, eldest daughter of Mr. L. surgeon, late of Gt. Driffield. Mr. J. Jackson, merchant, of York, to Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, both of York. Died.] At York, at his mother's house, 23, Mr. G. J. Broadley, R.N. eldest son of the late Isaac B. esq. of Brantingham. At Hull, Mrs. Southern, wife of Mr. S. tide waiter. Mrs. Higson, 73.-Mr. J. Bowman, 29.-Mr. J. Herbert, fishmonger, 73.-Mr. Fowler, 72-Mr. T. Dunting, 89.-Mr. W. Colley, lighterman, 47.-Mr. M. Haslewood, shipowner and one of the assistants of the Trinity House.-Aged 18, Mr. E. Hollingworth, son of the late A. H. esq. merchant. He was intended for the church, and his character and acquirements justified the choice of the profession. Mr. F. Linward, common brewer, 48.Mrs. Jane Ellis, 27, wife of Mr. T E. agent to the Caledonia, &c. steam packets. At Leeds, 18, of a decline, Joseph, 2d surviving son of the late Mr. D. Wood, engineer.-Mr. T. Robinson, 38. His acquaintance with various languages, his skill in drawing and mechanic arts, evinced strong powers of mind, exercised with application and perseverance. Strict justice marked his dealings with others. At Halifax, in her 21st year, Miss M. Brown, 2d daughter of C. B. esq.-Mr. T. Farrer, painter. At Wakefield, Mr. J. Wright, hair dresser. Mrs. Hutchinson, widow, 77. At Doncaster, in his 87th year, H. Heaton, esq. senior magistrate of the corporation. At Great Driffield, 42, Mr. T. Hodgson. At Roehampton, at the house of his brother, Viscount Clifden, the Hon. E. A. Agar. At Barnsley, Miss Savage, governess of a school for young ladies.-Very suddenly, Mr. G. Milner, mason and chief manager in the erection of two churches building there. At Keighly, in parturition, (child-bed of twins) Mrs. Bradley, wife of Mr. J.B. artist. At Hatfield, near Doncaster, 72, J. Atkinson, esq. At Hornsea, Mrs. Ballantyne, wife of Mr. B. surgeon. At Otteringham, 36, Mrs. J. Welburn. Mary, eldest daughter of Mr.J. Akeroyd, of Armley.-Mrs. M. Bronte, wife of the Rev. P. B. minister of Hayworth, near Keighley, 38.--Mr. R. Smallpage, of Sheepscarr, cloth-dresser,72. He had been upwards of 40 years in the house of Messrs. Wor. mald and Co.-Mrs. Depledge, of Caidling Park, near Ferrybridge, late of Bretton, near Wakefield.—At Bombay, March 11, J. Sandwith, esq. attorney, youngest son of J. S. esq. surgeon, of Helmsley, in this county. At Surat, (East Indies,) Jan. 11, Lieut. F. Strangeways, of the 65th regt. King's service, son of R. S. esq. of Well, in this county. At Rio de Janeiro, July 31, aged 27, C. Naylor, esq. son of S. N. esq. of Belle Vue, near Wakefield. In his 20th year, Thomas, 2d son of Mr. Greenwood, of Bankfield, near Halifax.— Mr. G. Waring, of Woolley, near Barnsley. He was found dead in a stone-quarry into which he is supposed to have fallen in a dark night.—Mr. T. Wilson, dealer in cattle, of Methley, near Leeds. Falling off his horse in a drain, into which by accident, he had been precipitated, he was drowned, though his horse escaped.—In London, Mr. G. Turner, late merchant of Leeds. At Thorp Arch, 68, Mr. S. Taite. -In his 63d year, W. Elmhirst, esq. of Ouslethwayte, near Barnsley. His eldest son succeeds to an estate possessed by the family, from the time of Edward VI. LANCASHIRE. At Lancaster assizes, Sept. 8, ten prisoners for highway robbery, burglary, horse stealing, &c. were capitally convicted. All were reprieved except two, and four were sentenced to 14 years transportation. At Lancaster, Sept. 20, Ridgway was tried and convicted of a libel, on a prosecution by the Bridge-street Society. The defendant is a poor fustian-cutter in Manchester, and sold an address to the Reformers, by Richard Carlile, dated "Dorchester Jail, Jan. 1, second year of the Spanish Revolution from Despotism to Liberty." The first passage charged in the indictment, is in these terms: "To talk about the British Constitution is in my opinion, a sure proof of dishonesty. Britain has no Constitution. If we speak of the Spanish Constitution, we have something tangible, &c." The society's attorney had been very busy assorting the names of the jury, and was suspected of practising manoeuvres wherein his interest and honour could not be reconciled. On this occasion, Mr. Brougham observed: "It appears to me, that this is getting a packed jury." At the same assizes, Mr. Justice Bayley stated, that the Court of King's Bench, upon full consideration, have decided that the publication of the proceedings before a Coroner's Inquest, previous to trial, has a tendency to prejudice the individual charged, and that it is an offence punishable by criminal information, or by indictment. Married.] At Bolton le Moors, Mr. J. Haigh. jun. eldest son of J. H. esq. of Halifax, to Miss M. Makinson, 2d daughter of the late D. M. esq.-R. Formby, M.D. of Liverpool, to Mrs. C. Gibson, daughter of L. Peel, esq. of Ardwick.-In London, Mr. J. Gregory, druggist, of Manchester, to Miss H. Morris, of Coleman-street.-At Ashton-under-line, Mr. J. Morris, jun. druggist, of Bolton le Moors, to the eldest daughter daughter of the late Mr. J. Howard.—Mr. J. Riding, cotton manufacturer, to Miss S. Brumfitt, both of Manchester.-Mr. W. H. Fishwick, land surveyor, of Burnley, to Miss M. Jepson, of Manchester.—Mr. J. Pigot, engraver, of Manchester, to Miss E. Bamford, of Oldham.-At Liverpool, Mr. T. Mawdsley, solicitor, to the youngest daughter of the late Mr. C. Clements.Mr. T. Lightfoot, to Eliza, daughter of J. Atherton, esq. of Everton.-At Everton, Mr. J. Blount, iron merchant, to Esther, daughter of G. Rice, esq. of Birkitt Bank House, near Wigan. Died.] At Liverpool, Mr. Collier, merchant, formerly of Jamaica.-Mr. J. Richardson, pilot, 27.-Mr. J. Knowles, 3d son of Mr. T. K. brewer, 18.-Mrs. Gregson, relict of the late W. G. jun. esq.-Mr. R. Welburn, blockmaker.-Mrs. M. Forster, waistcoat maker, 60.--Mr. J. Cecil, merchant, but retired, 72.-Mrs. Digglés, wife of R. D. esq.-Mrs. M. Briggs, 71.Mr. C. Shuttleworth, surgeon. At Manchester, 45, Mr. J. Potter, jun.— Mr. O. Owens, cupper.-In her 73d year, Mrs. Gregory-In his 24 year, Mr. J. Addison, solicitor.-Suddenly of the cholera morbus, 31, Serjt. J. Davis, of the East India Company's service.-Mr. W. Stonehewer, 58.-At the house of his daughter, Mrs. Sidebotham, 73, Mr. E. Clegg. In Salford, in his 38th year, Mr. P. Sandford. Mrs. Mallolieu, 52. At Preston, 62, Mr. F. Wallis, of the White Horse Inn. At Bolton, Mary, wife of Mr. H. Nicholson. She was no ordinary woman, and though of an inferior station in society, her virtues and mental powers would have adorned its higher Corinthian order. CHESHIRE. In consequence of a requisition signed by 760 freemen of Chester, for a meeting to deliberate on the means of throwing open to the citizens at large, the election of the corporation, conformably to the charter of Henry VII.; the mayor issued his orders to call a common hall, &c., and the election of the mayor and corporation was made by shew of hands; and a most respectable body of magistrates, who enjoy the confidence of their fellow citizens, were elected. Married.] R. J. Grantham, esq. of Altringham, to Jane, only daughter of the late W. Dennison, esq. of Liverpool.-Mr. W. Arrowsmith, of Congleton, to the youngest daughter of the late Mr. T. Morris, of Weston-hall.-Mr. J. C. Williams, of Macclesfield, to Eliza, eldest daughter of T. Birch, esq. of Eccles, near Manchester. Died. At Chester, aged 34, Mr. J. Corbin, late of Hawarden.--Miss White, formerly of Armagh, Ireland.-Jane, young.. est daughter of Mr. R. Taylor, music-seller. MONTHLY MAG. No.360. -Mr. J. Jones, liquor merchant, 29.-In her 20th year, the 3d daughter of Capt. Cochrane.--Mrs. Johnson, 43.—Mr. Badding, pawnbroker. At Stockport, Mrs. Sims, wife of Mr. O. S. druggist. At Ruthin, Mrs. J. Davis, widow, formerly of Wrexham, 81. In the island of Jamaica, July 15, aged 21, Mr. E. Orme, son of Mr. R. O. woollen. draper, of Chester. DERBYSHIRE. A new church was lately opened at Ripley, in this county; sum collected on the occasion, 811. and upwards. Married.] At Derby, Capt. Batty, of the 1st Grenadier guards, to the eldest daughter of J. Barrow, esq. secretary to the Admiralty-At Sutton, in Scarsdale, Mr. J. Brackoof, farmer and grazier, of Hault Hucknall, to Mrs. Shaw.-Mr. J. Barnes, of New Mills, near Disley, to Mrs. Barber, of Chinley.-Mr. J. Cade, son of J. C. esq. of Spondon, in this county, to the 2d daughter of Capt. Cooper, of Leicester.- Mr. J. Warner, of Derby, to Miss Walker, of Nottingham. Died.] At Derby, 30, Mr. T. Tomlinson, grocer . At Belsover, at an advanced age, Mr. T. Haykin, formerly of the Cross Keys inn At Chesterfield, Mrs. Fidler. At Wirksworth, 32, Mr. R. Taylor, dra per. At Leadhill, near Chesterfield, Mr. T. Gregory, formerly of Sheffield.--In his 19th year, at the house of his uncle, Mr. J. Lingard, of Blackwall, Mr. Johnson, of Manchester.-Mr. Why man, 83, of Ambaston. Mr. W. Merry, of Brailsford, 69. At Plymouth, G. H. Strutt, esq. of Milford, Derbyshire, eldest son of G. B. S. esq. of Belper, in the same county. The death of this amiable man in the very prime of life, and amidst every promise of extensive-usefuluess, may be regarded as a loss to society at large, as well as to the family circle of which he was the delight and the ornament. Gentle and modest in his deportment, affable and courteous in his manhers,kind and benevolent in his disposition, he won the regard of all who enjoyed his acquaintance. Possessing a mind alive to the beauties of nature, and to the attractions of the fine arts, his conversation was easy, interesting and improving. His scientific acquirements, particularly on subjects connected with mechanical philosophy, were highly respectable; and his improvca ments in the arrangement of the extensive works at Milford and Belper, bear testimony to his skill and genius. In agricultural employments he took a lively interest, and conducted an establishment of this nature on a plan which rendered his farm a just object of admiration, and a model for his neighbourhood. His acquaintance with subjects of political economy was correct 3 B and |