his most faithful servants and wisest councillors; the country one of its most distinguished citizens; and the army one of its bravest and greatest leaders during the war of liberty from 1813 to 1815. May 12. At Rome, Thomas Aubin, esq. resident at Rome, and for many years attached to her Majesty's Legation in Tuscany. May 15. At Boulogne-sur-Mer, Kate, only dau. of Dr. Derbishire. May 21. In France, Admiral Lalande. His death is a severe loss to the French navy, of which he was one of the most distinguished officers. He commanded the Mediterranean fleet in 1840. June 1. At Rome, Lady Adam, wife of Lieut.-Gen. the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. June 2. At Cadenabbia, near Como, aged 30, Harriet, eldest dau. of the late John Bayntun Scratton, esq. of Milton Hall, Prettlewell, Essex. June 9. At Brussels, Susanna, widow of Col. Duncan Presgrave, of the Hon. East India Company's Service. June 11. At Paris, Horatio, youngest son of the late Sir Richard Phillips. June 13. At the Chateau de Capécure, near Boulogne, Henry Charles Pocock, esq. late of the 74th Regt. and youngest son of the late Sir George Pocock, Bart. TABLE OF MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. DEATHS REGISTERED from MAY 25 to JUNE 22, 1844, (5 weeks.) Under 15........ 2119 ...1495 4437 15 to 60.. Sussex Pockets, 61. Os. to 71. Os.-Kent Pockets, 61. 48. to 117. 11s. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW AT SMITHFIELD, June 21. Beef........ Mutton.... Veal Pork.......... Od. Od. ..3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. .3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. COAL MARKET, June 21. Walls Ends, from 17s. 3d. to 22s. 6d. per ton. Other sorts from 15s. Od. to 18s. 6d. TALLOW, per cwt.-Town Tallow, 43s. 6d. Yellow Russia, 43s. Od. CANDLES, 7s. Od. per doz. Moulds, 9s. 6d. PRICES OF SHARES. At the Office of WOLFE, BROTHERS, Stock and Share Brokers, Birmingham Canal, 173. 23, Change Alley, Cornhill. Ellesmere and Chester, 65. Grand Junction, 263. Great Kennet and Avon, 10. Leeds and Liverpool, 640.-Regent's,_25. Rochdale, 62.--London Dock Stock, 1134.- -St. Katharine's, 115.--East and West India, 138. London and Birmingham Railway, 217. Western, 123.- - London and Southwestern, 641. Grand Junction Water. Works, 88. West Middlesex, 125. Globe Insurance, 143.- Guardian, 51.-Hope, 73. Chartered Gas, 67.-Imperial Gas, 82. Phoenix Gas, 38. -London and Westminster Bank, 264.- Reversionary Interest, 104 For Prices of all other Shares, enquire as above. METEOROLOGICAL DIARY, BY W. CARY, STRAND. 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. AUGUST, 1844. BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT. CONTENTS. ...... MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-Mr. Blaauw's History of the Barons' War.- Academies the Lincei-the Academie Française and its Dictionary-LavoisierBarrère-Condorcet-Lord Bacon-Galileo-Epitaph on Montaigne-Constables of France-Early Editions of Classic Authors Remarks on the Fire of London, from G. Wither's "Fragmenta Prophetica .... ...... Tooke's Life and Poems of Charles Churchill, 161; Hollingsworth's History of Stowmarket, 165; Warter's Plain Practical Sermons, 168; Bullar's Lay Lectures, 169: Zareefa, and other Poems, 170; Life, and other Poems, by S. S. S., 171; Mathews's Poems on Man, 172; Lockhart's Memoirs of Bernal Diaz del Castillo, 172; Miscellaneous Reviews LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. New Publications, 178; University of Oxford-University of Cambridge- ...... PAGE 114 115 136 137 142 145 147 151 153 156 157 178 .... 184 FINE ARTS.-Royal Commission of the Fine Arts, 184; Panorama of Baalbec- ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES.-British Archæological Association, 187 ; ....... Promotions and Preferments, 199; Births, 200; Marriages.. Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets-Prices 216 217 224 |