Nov. 29. At Tenby, Pembrokeshire, George Brown, esq. of Crygyborion, and formerly of Windsor Castle, Jamaica.

Lately. At the Bryn, near Swansea, aged 56, T. Eden, esq.

Mrs. Morgan, relict of Charles Morgan, esq. Registrar of the Diocese of Saint David's, and Clerk of the Peace for the co. of Carmarthen.

Mrs. Bloxsome, wife of the Rev. Mr. Bloxsome, late Chaplain at Her Majesty's Dock-yard, Pembroke.

At Brecon, T. Parker, esq. a magistrate of the county.

SCOTLAND.-Nov. 5. At Edinburgh, aged 88, Mrs. Elizabeth Haig, relict of David Greig, esq. of Hallgreig.

Nov. 8. At Rothsay, aged 63, Capt. H. Downie, half-pay 11th Foot.

At the Manse of Panbride, Mrs. Trail, wife of the Rev. Dr. Trail.

Nov. 23. Thomas Henderson, esq. Professor of Practical Astronomy in the University of Edinburgh.

Nov. 27. At Edinburgh, aged 61, James Adamson, esq.

Dec. 11. At Edinburgh, the Dowager Lady Ramsay, of Balmain, widow of Sir Alexander Ramsay, of Balmain, Bart. Kincardine, and eldest dau. and co-heiress of Sir Alexander Bannerman, of Elsick, Bart.

At Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Jane, fourth dau. of the late Alexander Robertson, esq.

TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.

(Including the District of Wandsworth and Clapham.)
From the Returns issued by the Registrar General.

DEATHS REGISTERED from NOVEMBER 23 to DECEMBER 21, 1844, (5 weeks.)

Females

Males 2788
2783 5571

Under 15......

2627

15 to 60....

60 and upwards

1193

Sussex Pockets, 61. 8s. to 87. 08.-Kent Pockets, 71. Os. to 121. Os.

PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, Dec. 27.
17. 12s. to 17. 16s.—Clover, 47. 10s. to 67. Os.
To sink the Offal-per stone of 8lbs.
Head of Cattle at Market, Dec. 23.
Beasts....... 1319 Calves 17
Sheepand Lambs 18,420 Pigs 250

4d.

Hay, 31. 12s. to 57. 10s. Straw, SMITHFIELD, Dec. 27. ............2s. 8d. to 4s. .2s. 10d. to 4s. .....3s. Od. to 4s. 4d. Pork.....................3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d.

Beef...........
Mutton..
Veal

Od.

COAL MARKET, Dec. 27.

Walls Ends, from 30s. Od. to 31s. 6d. per ton. Other sorts from 24s. 6d. to 27s. Od. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 43s. 6d.

Yellow Russia, 42s. 6d.

CANDLES, 7s. Od. per doz. Moulds, 9s. 6d.

PRICES OF SHARES.

At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers,
23, Change Alley, Cornhill.

East

Birmingham Canal, 80.- -Ellesmere and Chester, 62.- Grand Junction, 160
Kennet and Avon, 9. Leeds and Liverpool, 623.-Regent's, 244
Rochdale, 54.--London Dock Stock, 119.-St. Katharine's, 119.-
and West India, 142. London and Birmingham Railway, 227. Great
Western, 151.- -London and Southwestern, 76.-Grand Junction Water-
Works, 90. West Middlesex, 127. Globe Insurance, 143.- Guardian,
49.- Hope, 1.-Chartered Gas, 69.- -Imperial Gas, 89. Phoenix
Gas, 40.- London and Westminster Bank, 26.- -Reversionary Interest,

For Prices of all other Shares, enquire as above.

103.

METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND.
From November 26 to December 25, 1844, both inclusive.

J. J. ARNULL, English and Foreign Stock and Share Broker,

3, Bank Chambers, Lothbury.

J. B. NICHOLS AND SON, PRINTERS, 25, PARLIAMENT-STREET.

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.

FEBRUARY, 1845.

BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT.

CONTENTS.

MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-The Canterbury Museum-Pageants at Salisbury in 1784-Coheirs of the Blood Royal-Mr. Charles Lloyd-Procurations and Synodals

......

CONJECTURAL EMENDATIONS ON THE TEXT OF SHAKSPERE

The Will of the late George Swiney, M.D.

Antient Silver Salt-Cellar, or Comfit Box....

On the assumption of the Clerical garb by Laymen-Scarron-the French
Abbé-Madame Roland-La Croze-Dean Kirwan -Saint Hilaire-Abbé
Louis Cardinal Deacons......

On the Ware called Samian-the Arezzo ware

The Shrine of St. Remacle at Stavelo in Belgium....
Settlement of the Crown in 1460, and in 1470 ..

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THE FEMALE BIOGRAPHIES OF ENGLISH HISTORY, No. I.-Anne Lady
Howard. Illustrative documents: 1. The Oath of Richard III. to his
Nieces. 2. the Funeral of Queen Elizabeth widow of Edward IV.............
Font in the New Chapel at Springfield, Essex (with a Plate).............
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Lord Mahon's History of England, 153; Townsend's Memoirs of the House
of Commons, 156; Dahlmann's History of the English Revolution, 157;
Works on Grammar, 157; Cennino Cennini's Treatise on Painting, 161;
Haslam's Perranzabuloe, 162; Johnson's Hydropathy, 165; Miscellaneous
Reviews....

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

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University of Cambridge-American Booksellers' Address to Miss Jane Porter, 173; Jews' Literary and Scientific Institution ...... FINE ARTS.-Marochetti's Statue of Wellington, 174; Panorama of NaplesMemorial Window in Barford Church, Warwickshire ARCHITECTURE.-Proposed Memorial to Bishop Ken..... ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES.-Society of Antiquaries, 177; British Archæological Association, 180; Numismatic Society, 186; Discoveries at Nineveh, 187; City Museum, 188; Ancient Tombs at Milos-Paintings in St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester-French Antiquarian Intelligence...... HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.-Foreign News-Domestic Occurrences Promotions and Preferments, 195; Births and Marriages OBITUARY; with Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Sir Gore Ouseley; General the Hon. F. St. John; Hon. R. Otway Cave; Sir Colin Mackenzie, Bart. ; Sir James Broun, Bart.; Major-Gen. Sir William Nott, G.C.B.; George Durant, Esq; George Woodfall, Esq.; Sir Aug. Wall Callcott; Mr. Henry Sass; Mr. W. Grieve; Mr. Henry Morland; Professor Webster .... 200-212 DEATHS, arranged in Counties 212-223

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Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets-Prices of Shares, 223; Meteorological Diary-Stocks...

189

190

196

224

Embellished with a Representation of the FONT in the New Chapel at SPRINGFIELD,

Essex.