MANSELL, THE RIGHT REV. WILLIAM LORT, Bishop of Bristol.

His lordship

was a character well known in the literary world, and an active member of the church. Died at Trinity College Lodge, Cambridge, June 27, in his 69th year. MILNER, ISAAC, DD. FRS., Dean of Carlisle, President of Queen's College, Cambridge, and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in that University. The Dean was a man of extraordinary abilities, and the range of his enquiries was very extensive; he published some papers in the Philosophical Transactions, and Ánimadversions on Dr. Haweis' History of the Church of Christ, 8vo. 1800 ; &c. Died, April 1. MURRAY, DR. JOHN, Lecturer in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy at Edinburgh. As a chemist he contributed greatly to the promotion of that science, both by his lectures and his various writings. He was author of Elements of Chemistry, 2 vols. 8vo. 1801; second edition, 1810: System of Chemistry, 4 vols. 1806; and Supplement to ditto, 1809:-besides some pharmaceutical works. Died, July 12.

NORTH, THE HON. BROWNLOW, DCL. Bishop of Winchester, and Prelate of the Order of the Garter, Provincial Sub-dean of Canterbury, FA. and LS. &c. &c. His lordship presided nearly forty years over the See of Winchester. Died, July 12, aged 79.

PARETTI, VINCENZIO, an Italian sculptor, celebrated for his restorations of antique statues, and well known to collectors and artists. Died at Rome, in the 74th year of his age.

POPHAM, SIR HOME RIGGS, an eminent naval commander, who distinguished himself by his zeal, talent, and enterprise. He formed a code of signals, which has been adopted in the navy; commenced his professional career at the close of the American war. Died at Cheltenham, September 11.

QUESNE, FRANCOIS ALEXANDRE, translator of the Philosophical Botany of Linnæus, and author of several papers on agriculture. Died, April 17, aged 68.

RICHARDSON, Rev. W., DD. He was distinguished by his attachment to natural history, and by the zeal with which he endeavoured to recommend to the public the valuable properties of fiorin grass, on which subject he published several essays. Died at Clonfell, Antrim, aged 80.

ROUSSEAU, SAMUEL, author of several works on oriental literature, Flowers of Persian Literature, Dictionary of Mohammedan Law, Persian and English Vocabulary, &c. &c. besides many dictionaries and other useful publications. For his knowledge of the ancient and oriental languages, he was indebted solely to his own industry and application during the leisure hours of his profession, which was that of a printer, while serving his apprenticeship in the office of Mr. Nichols. Died, December 4, aged 57.

ROUZÉE, PROSPER, a traveller, who was a pupil of Jomand, and who has added another name to the already extended list of those that have perished while exploring the interior of Africa. This young Orientalist, as much distinguished by his personal courage as by his literary acquirements, purposed to traverse that vast continent, and to return to Europe through Egypt. He left St. Louis last August, and had already advanced to Galem, when he became ill, and was obliged to return to St. Louis, where he died, November 15, perishing the victim of an enterprize which finds few imitators, and from which only one Frenchman (M. Mollien) has escaped with his life.

RUDING, THE REV. ROGERS, BD., Vicar of Maldon, Surrey. He was author of A Proposal for restoring the ancient Constitution of the Mint, so far as relates to the Expense of Coinage, together with the Outline of a Plan for the Improvement of the Money, and for increasing the Difficulty of counterfeiting; 8vo. 1798: likewise of Annals of the Coinage of Britain and its Dependencies, from the earliest Period of authentic History to the End of the fiftieth of George III. 4 vols. 4to. 1817. He also contributed some papers to the Archæologia.

SANDER, LEVIN CHRISTIAN. a distinguished Danish writer, born at Itzehoe, November 13, 1756. He was the son of a tailor; and this circumstance, added to a weak constitution, was not particularly favourable to him; but he obtained the notice of the physician Trapp, and afterwards of Ehlers, when at Kiel, where he continued till 1778. He then became a teacher at the Institution at Dessau; while in this situation he wrote for several periodical works, and produced a romance that was honoured with the approbation of Wieland. Five years afterwards he went to Copenhagen, where he became tutor in the family of Count Reventlau; in this situ ation he applied himself to Danish literature, and translated into German many of the best authors-Ewald, Rahbeck, Pram, Baggesen, Wessel, Storm, &c. Sub

sequently he wrote some original productions in Danish, among which is his tragedy of Niels Ebbensen; Eropolis, an opera; and Hospitalet, a comedy: his last publication was a Collection of Ancient Danish Ballads and Songs, undertaken in conjunction with Kunzen, in 1816. Died, July 29.

SCHUBLER, LUDWIG, a distinguished scholar, author of several treatises on mathematical subjects; one of these was an Essay on the Penetration of Sir Isaac Newton. Died at Stuttgard, April 14, in his 67th year.

SELKIRK, RIGHT HON. THOMAS, EARL OF. This nobleman is entitled to a place in our Necrology,-being distinguished, not merely by his rank, but still more so by his talents, and by his reputation as a writer on political economy, in which difficult science, his Treatise on Emigration is a standard work. Latterly, his lordship was assiduously employed in establishing an extensive colony in the western parts of British America, and in this arduous undertaking he finally succeeded, notwithstanding the many obstacles and difficulties with which he had to contend. Died at Pau, in the South of France, in the 49th year of his age.

SIMS, JAMES, MD. and LLD., member of various academies and scientific institutions. Died at Bath, in his 80th year.

SOBRY, JEAN FRANCOIS, member of several literary societies, and author of a variety of useful publications; among others, Notices elementaires sur les Arts. SONQUES, JOSEPH, author of the Chevalier de Canolle, and several other dramatic pieces. Aged 52.

SPARMANN, PROFESSOR, one of the most celebrated naturalists of the Linnæan school, and author of Travels to the Cape of Good Hope. Died at Stockholm, in August, aged 73.

TALLIEN, JEAN LAMBERT, of revolutionary notoriety. To this once celebrated character, was owing the arrest and destruction of Robespierre. He was one of the regicides, and included in the Act of Perpetual Banishment, but permitted by the King to remain in France on the plea of ill-health. Died at Paris, aged 54.

THORLAKSEN, JOHN, the celebrated Icelandic clergyman and poet, who translated the epic poems of Milton and Klopstock into his native language. Besides the income arising from his office of preacher, Thorlacksen had a pension from his Danish Majesty. Both his translations have been greatly admired, particularly that of Milton; Dr. Henderson affirms, that it not only surpasses every other foreign version of our great English bard, but even rivals the original,-nay more, is occasionally superior to it: only the three first books have been printed. Thorlacksen was upwards of 70 at the time of his death.

TOOKE, THE REV. WILLIAM. This gentleman, descended from a respectable family, was appointed minister of the English church at Cronstadt in 1771, and three years afterwards became chaplain to the Factory at St. Petersburg. Mr. Tooke was author of two very amusing compilations, Varieties of Literature, 2 vols. 8vo. 1795; and Selections from Foreign Literary Journals; both of which were published anonymously. His permanent fame will rest on his admirable translation of Zollikofer: his various works relative to Russia, and its History, have enjoyed a considerable degree of popularity. His latest production, which he just lived to see published, was a translation of that most entertaining, and most modern in his spirit, of all the writers of antiquity-the sarcastic and satyric Lucian. Died, November 17, aged 77.

TOPHAM, MAJOR EDWARD. This gentleman was well known to the lovers of the drama, by the many prologues and epilogues which proceeded from his pen ; also by several minor theatrical pieces. He likewise wrote a biography of that extraordinary character the late John Elwes. Died at Doncaster, April 26, in his 69th

year.

TRUSLER, JOHN, LLD. This singular character and multifarious writer, was at least an industrious, if not an eminent, author. He will, perhaps, continue to be known to posterity by his Hogarth Moralized. One of the most voluminous of his undertakings was-The Habitable World Displayed, originally published in numbers. Died at the Villa-House, Bathwick, aged 85.

VIGÉE, LOUIS BERNARD ETIENNE, brother of Madame Le Brun the painter,author of several comedies in verse, and likewise of several pieces of fugitive poetry, in which he imitated Dorat. He was for some time editor of the Almanach des Muses. Died, August 7, aged 65.

VINSON, M. L'ABBÉ, author of a didactic poem, entitled-Les Quatre Ages de l'Homme, only the first cantos of which have been published. He was also distinguished by his knowledge of astronomy; and during his emigration in this

country, constructed an observatory, where, by means of a particular machine, he demonstrated the system of the movement of the stars.

VOLNEY, COUNT, the well-known traveller, and author of the notorious work-the Ruins of Empires. He has bequeathed a sum as a premium for the best essay on the Oriental languages. Died at Paris, aged 85.

WEST, BENJAMIN, President of the Royal Academy. This is a name which will never be forgotten in the annals of British art. The historical productions of this. truly great painter, have cast a lustre on the British school during the last forty. years, and have reflected much credit on the taste of his royal patron. For a memoir of this artist, see page 447 of our First Volume. Died, March 10, in his 82d year. WOODWARD, THOMAS JENKINSON. This gentleman was a distinguished botanist, in which science he obtained a considerable rank,-although, with the exception of many learned papers in the Linnæan Transactions, he published nothing himself relative to the pursuit: he, however, materially assisted Dr. Withering in the second edition of his Botanical Researches. Died at Diss, in Norfolk, January 28, aged 75.

YOUNG, ARTHUR, Secretary to the Board of Agriculture at Dublin, and member of most of the learned societies in Europe and America. This gentleman was well known for his zealous attachment to agricultural pursuits, on the subject of which he published a variety of works, some of them rather voluminous; he also possessed a more than ordinary taste for the fine arts, to which he has devoted no inconsiderable share of his tours and travels both in England and on the Continent. ZAMAGNA, ABBÉ BERNARDO, a celebrated Hellenist, born at Ragusa, in 1735, where he entered the Society of the Jesuits, and studied belles lettres under Ganich, mathematics under the celebrated Boscovich, and theology under Segovia and Stoppini. For some time he taught rhetoric and philosophy in the Roman College at Sienna; afterwards Greek literature at Milan. His translations into Latin verse of the Odyssey, of Hesiod, of Theocritus, and of Moschus and Bion, are superior to any preceding ones, and established his reputation. He produced likewise some original poems, among which are The Aerian Navigator, and Echo. The Senate of Ragusa sent him as their deputy to Pius VII.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE, &c. Nismes.- The beautiful temple known by the appellation of the Maison Carrée, has undergone considerable repairs. The roof has been restored to its ancient shape; and the cornice in the eastern façade, which was much decayed and very loose, has been rendered quite firm, and secure. It is now intended to clear away the rubbish below, which has accumulated to a depth of nearly nine feet, and to restore the bases of the columns; so that the temple will then be completely visible, although much sunk beneath the level of the surrounding place, from which it will be separated by a handsome iron pallisading placed on the top of the stone facing of the area surrounding this beautiful relic of ancient architecture. These repairs are undertaken in consequence of the exertions of the General Council for the Department du Gard, seconded by the liberality of the King.

cient Gothic heroic-poem, entitled Biowulf's Drapa; a composition of very great antiquity, having been written more than ten centuries.— Professor Rahbeck has also produced a translation of the Malà, or Saga of Brennunia, one of the oldest and most curious of Icelandic Sagas. It is printed in the first volume of his Northern Tales. Since this eminent writer and elegant poet has turned his attention to the traditions and mythology of the early periods of the Northern Nations, much may be expected from so industrious and skilful a pen. The Icelandic Literary Society continues its labours with uninterrupted and indefatigable zeal.

Denmark.-Grumbach has translated, from the Anglo-Saxon, an an◄

The Sturlunga Saga, an undertaking of extraordinary magnitude, and of no less historical im portance, is now completed. The Society contemplates another design of equal interest, namely-editing a collection of the best Icelandic poets. Professor Finn Magnussen observes, in his interesting papers on Northern

Archæology, that the extraordinary at this place, there has been found a attachment which Oluf Höskaldsen tesselated pavement of extraordinary (who was Hovding in Iceland in the splendour and beauty: it is surtenth century,) had for sculpture, is rounded by a strong foundation, and now remarkably displayed in the il- is in the most perfect state of preserlustrious Thorvaldsen, who is the vation. There have been likewise twenty-fifth in descent from that per- discovered many other articles and sonage. curious specimens of Roman månufacture, such as floors of painted plaster, urns, coins, trinkets, and four pieces of elephant's horn.