Life Academy, Mr. Leslie obtained the prize for drawing; in the Antique School, Mr. Shepperston; in Sculpture, Mr. Berne; and in Architecture, Mr. Donaldson.

At the late sale of Lord Nelson's property, at Merton, in Surrey, a bust was sold, stated to be that of Henry the Fourth, which was purchased by Mr. Cobbett, of Bedford-street, Strand; who, on examining it, discovered it to be a bust of Henry the Fifth (the partial conqueror of France) Henricus V. being visible on the back. This opinion is further strengthened by

Messrs. Gayfere and Smith, who have examined it. The bust is conjectured to have been modelled either y Rysbrack or Scheemaker, but believed to have been the latter, who was the master of Roubilliac. The costume corresponds with that described by Sandon, in his description of the Kings of England. It is said to be in high preservation, and has been presented by Mr. Cobbett to the Gentlemen of Westminster-abbey, who have placed it in the Chapel, where that Sovereign's shield and helmet are exhibited.

GAZETTE PROMOTIONS.

Whitehall, Dec. 21. The following Offieers in the East-India Company's service, Companions of the Order of the Bath: Lieut-cols. Burnett, 8th, and O'Halloran, 18th regiments of Bengal Nat. Infantry.

Dec. 24. Lord Combermere, CaptainGeneral, and Commander in Chief of the Island of Barbadoes.

Dec. 28. Osborn Markham, John Fisher, and Alexander Lorraine, esqrs. Commissioners for the Affairs of Barracks. Os borne Markham, esq. Comptroller of the Barrack Department.- Edward Boscawen Frederick, esq. Deputy Comptroller of the Barrack Department.

CIVIL PROMOTIONS.

Rev. George Morris, Master of the Endowed Grammar School, Penzance.

G. Hicks, esq. a Magistrate of Bowstreet Office, vice Nares, dec. Sir W. Parsons, a Magistrate of Marlboroughstreet Office, vice Hicks.-Geo. Boulton Mainwaring, esq. a Magistrate of Worshipstreet Office, vice Sir W. Parsons.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Rev, W. W. Mutlow, Brockthorp V. Glouc. vice Clifton, resigned. Rev. Philip Le Geyt, Marden V. Kent, vice Sutton, resigned.

Rev. Charles Sandby, Honeychurch R. Devon.

Rev. G. Day, B. A. Sprowston and Plumpstead Magna Perpetual Curacies, Norfolk.

Rev. James Stanier Clarke, Petworth R. Sussex.

Rev. Edward Thurlow, LL. B. Sound R. Norfolk.

Hon. and Rev. H. Erskine, Loddington R. co. Northampton.

Rev. Thomas Cox, Coleridge V. Devon. Rev. James Slade, a Prebendal Stall in Chester Cathedral.

BIRTHS.

Dec. 14. At Genoa, the wife of Hon. Capt. George Elliot, R. N. a dau. - 15. At Newbattle Abbey, North Britain, the Marchioness of Lothian, a son.-23. The wife of Dr. Yellowly, of Finsbury-square, a dau.-At Garry-cottage, Perth, the lady of Col. Macdonnell, of Glengarry, a son. -25. In Portland-place, the wife of Lieut.gen. Reynolds, a son. 29. At Farley, near Reading, Lady Lucy Stephenson, a son.-30 At Mitcham, the lady of Sir T. Ackland, bart. a dau.-31. The wife of Dr. Dennison, of Upper Guildford-str. a son.

Aug. 9. At Calcutta, John Frederick Ellerton, esq. of the Company's Civil service, to Miss Mouat Keith, eldest dau. of Capt. Sir Geo. Mouat Keith, bart. R. N.

Oct. 26. At St. Christopher's, Robert Claxton, esq. barrister, to Frances Young, eldest dau. of Wm. Stephens, esq. of the same Island.

Dec. 18. T. J. Featherstone, esq. of Bracklin Castle, Westmeath, to Lady Eleanor Howard, second dau. of the Earl of Wicklow.

19. Abel Ram, esq. eldest son of Stephen Rain, esq. of Ramsfort, co. Wexford, and of Portswood-lodge, Southampton, to Eleanor Sarah, only dau. of the late Jerome William Knapp, esq. of Bedford-row,

20. Rev. J, Brereton, D. C. L. headmaster of Bedford School, to Laura Abbot, eldest dau. of Mr. R. Harris, of Leigh Sinton, co. Worcester.

21. R, Bourne, esq. of Lynnberry, Westmeath, to Louisa Helena Blake, sister of the late Lord Wallscourt.

A. K. Clarke, esq. of Knockgray, Scoté land, captain in the first (or Royal) reg. of dragoons, to Harriet, youngest dau. of the late J. Randall, esq. of Great Cum-, berland-street.

23. Rev. David Hughes, D. D. Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, to Miss Vaughan, only dau. of the late Dr. V. physician, at Leicester.

24. Major James Davison, of the East India Company's service, to Miss Sterling, dau. of Sir J. Sterling, bart.

25. John Carter, esq. M. P. fellow of Trinity College, Cambiidge, to Joanna Maria, fourth daughter of William Smith, esq. M. P.

At Ayr, Scotland, Capt. A. Fullerton, late of the 38th reg. to Jane, eldest dau. of Rev. Dr. Peebles.

26. At Falmouth, Capt. Thompson, R. N. to Miss Spriddle, niece to Lord Exmouth.

Capt. J. B. Smith, R. N. to Charlotte, dau, of W. Robertson, esq. of Manchesterstreet, Manchester-square.

27. Rev. Samuel Parr, L.L. D. of Hatton, co. Warwick, to Miss Eyre, sister of Dr. Eyre, of Coventry.

At Dublin, J. William Carleton, esq. only son of E. Carleton, esq. of Thomond (Leitrim), to Harriet, youngest dau. of the late Col. Irvine, M. P. of Castle Irvine, co. Fermanagh.

28. At Doveridge-hall, co. Derby, F. Taylor, esq. of Chickuall-house, Shrop. shire, to the Hon. Juliana Cavendish, dau. of Lord Waterpark.

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phers," "The Cottagers of Glenburnie," and the letters of the "Hindoo Rajah," the first book we believe that our author published, have all been highly and steadily approved by the publick. These works, alike in priuciple and in benevolence of design, yet with each a different grace of style and invention, bave established Mrs. Hamilton's character as an original, agreeable, and successful writer of fiction. But her claims to literary reputation as a philosophic, moral, and religious author, are of a higher sort, and rest upon works of a more solid and durable nature upon her works on education, especially her "Letters on Female Education." In these, she not only shews that she has studied the history of the human mind, and that she has made herself acquainted with all that has been written on this subject by the best moral and metaphysical writers, but she adds new value to their knowledge by rendering it practically useful. She has thrown open to all classes of readers those metaphysical discoveries or observations which had been confined chiefly to the learned. To a sort of knowledge which had been considered rather as a matter of curiosity than of use, she has given real value and actual currency. She has shewn how the knowledge of metaphysicks can be made ⚫ serviceable to the art of education. She has shewn, for instance, how the doctrine of the association of ideas may be applied in early education to the formation of the habits, of temper, and of the principles of taste and of morals she has considered how all that metaphysicians know of sensation, abstraction, &c. can be applied to the cultivation of the attention, the judgment, and the imaginations of children. No matter how little is actually ascertained on these subjects, she has done much in wakening the attention of parents, of mothers especially, to future inquiry has done much, by directing their inquiries rightly-much by exciting them to reflect upon their own minds, and to observe what passes in the minds of their children. She has opened a new field of investigation to women-a field fitted to their domestic habits, to their duties as mothers, and to their business as preceptors of youth, to whom it belongs to give the minds of children those first impressions and ideas which remain the longest, and which inAluence them often the most powerfully through the whole course of life. commending to her own sex the study of metaphysicks, as far as it relates to education, Mrs. Hamilton has been judiciously careful to avoid all that can lead to that species of "vain debate" of which there is no end. She, knowing the limits of the human understanding, does not at

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tempt to go beyond them, into that which can be at best but a dispute about terms; she does not aim at making women expert in the "wordy war," nor does she teach them to astonish the unlearned by their acquaintance with the various vocabulary of metaphysical system makers — such jugglers' tricks she despised: but she has not, on the other hand, been deceived or overawed by those who would represent the study of the human mind as one that bends to no practical purpose, and that is unfit and unsafe for her sex. Had Mrs. Hamilton set ladies on metaphysic ground merely to shew their paces, she would bave made herself and them ridiculous and troublesome; but she has shewn how they may, by slow and certain steps, advance to an useful object. The dark, intricate, and dangerous labyrinth she has converted into a clear, straight, practicable road-a road not only practicable, but pleasant; and not only pleasant, but what is of far more consequence to women, safe.-Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton is well known to be not only a moral, but a pious writer; and in all her writings, as in all her conversation, religion appears in the most engaging point of view: her religion was sincere, cheerful, and tolerant, joining in the happiest manner faith, hope, and charity. All who had the happiness to know this amiable woman will, with one accord, bear testimony to the truth of that feeling of affection which her benevolence, kindness, and cheerfulness of temper inspired. She thought so little of herself, so much of others, that it was impossible she could, superior as she was, excite envy-she put every body at ease in her company, in good humour and good spirits with themselves. So far from being a restraint on the young and lively, she encouraged, by her sympathy, their openness and gaiety; she never flattered, but she always formed the most favourable opinion that truth and good sense would permit, of every individual who came near her; therefore, all, instead of fearing and shunning her penetration, loved and courted her society. Her loss will be long regretted by her private friends-her memory will long live in public estimation. Much as Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton has served and honoured the cause of female literature by her writings, she has done still higher and more essential benefit to that cause by her life, by setting the example, through the whole, of that uniform propriety of conduct, and of all those domestic virtues, which ought to characterize her sex, which form the charm and happiness of domestic life, and which in her united gracefully with that superiority of talents and knowledge that commanded the admiration of the publick.

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EARL STANHOPE.

P. 564. Earl Stanhope, while yet a boy, exhibited talents well adapted for philoso. phical inquiry; and the proceedings of the Royal Society bear ample testimony that the pursuits of his more mature years fully realized the promise of his youth. As it would require an Encyclopædia to record and explain all his plans, inventions, and discoveries, we shall therefore be content merely to enumerate them.

1. He proposed to detect, and even to prevent, all fraudulent practices, both in respect to coinage and bank-notes, by employing a superior class of artists; so as to preclude the possibility of imitation on the part of bunglars and incompetent persons.

2. He instituted a variety of experiments for the best and cheapest methods of securing buildings from fire, the particulars of which are detailed in the Philosophical Transactions for 1778. This object was effected by means "of under-flooring," or a total exclusion of the current of air; and the trial was performed in presence of thousands, at his seat at Chevening, in Kent; on which occasion a wooden staircase, and, indeed, a wooden house, which had been secured by his composition, seemed to be indestructible by fire.

3. A new method of burning lime, by means of a kiln, aided by a wind-furnace. The cement, by this operation, becomes more hard and durable.

4. A mode of roofing houses, by means of a composition of tar, chalk, and wellwashed sand.

5. Several new electrical experiments were made, and the idea of "the returning stroke," first suggested by him.

6. The arithmetical machine; by means of which, problems in multiplication and division may be solved to any extent.

7. The steam-boat. His Lordship expended a large sum of money, in the construction of vessels to be moved with this new power. The first experiment of this kind was made on the River Thames; and be thus doubtless, gave birth to the idea in this country, that the most ponderous vessels might be dispatched to distant countries without the aid of either wind, or tide, or oars.

8. The double inclined plane, for the purpose of remedying the inconveniences attending on locks. The idea of this invention was suggested to him during an attempt to cut a canal in the county of Devon, for the purpose of benefiting his estates there.

9. An invention fully designated by the title of the work descriptive of it; viz. "Principles of the Science of Tuning instruments with fixed notes."

10. Experiments on the stereotype mode of printing.

- And, 11. The Stanhope Press, which possesses many singular advantages, and is allowed to be a great improvement in the noble art of the printer.

The following is a list of his works:

1. A Treatise on the Means of preventing Fraudulent Practices, in respect to the Gold Coin.

2. Principles of Electricity; 4to. 1779. 3. Observations on Mr. Pitt's Plan for the Reduction of the National Debt..

4. Letter to Mr. Burke on the French Revolution.

5. Rights of Juries defended; and the opposition to Mr. Fox's Libel Bill refuted. 6. Principles of the Science of Tuning Instruments.

7. An Address to the People of Great Britain and Ireland, on the Union. 8. Various Papers in the PhilosophicalTransactions.

P. 563. Lord Stanhope's daughters by Lady Hester Pitt were, 1. Hester, to whom the Note in this page refers; 2. LucyGriselda, married to John Tekell, esq.; 3. Lucy Rachael, married to T. Taylor, esq.

DEATHS.

1816. ATCawnpore, East Indies, CapApril 14. tain Robert Fry, 61st regt. Native Infantry.

May 14. At Teddington, Middlesex, aged 27, Mary Amelia, wife of James William Lukin, esq. She was a dutiful child and an affectionate wife. Her marriage was recorded in our Magazine for 1815. Such is the uncertainty of human life and happiness.

June 23. At East Grinsted, Sussex, in his 74th year, the Rev. John Brett, A. M. rector of Grimston, Norfolk, and Mares. ton, Kent.

Sept. 14. At Comfort Hall, Westmore land, Jamaica, Mary, wife of John Cridland, esq.

Oct. 15. At Antigua, Lieut. Shortland, of H.M. ship Tigris.

Oct. 27. On board H. M. ship Tigris, West Indies, of a fever, John, son of Alexander Chivas, esq. of Aberdeen.

Nov. 27. Alexander Gordon, physical herbalist of Newgate market. He was one of those retiring characters but little known in society; but whose acquire, ments were above the common level: in the language of Botany he excelled most of his contemporaries. As his name im→ ports, he was of Scotch origin; and had the honour of attending Sir Joseph Banks in the celebrated voyage of Captain Cook round the world; of which circumstance his more immediate friends make constant boast: and, indeed, since it falls to the lot of a few only to be so distinguished, it is no small gratification. Fortune favoured Alexander Gordon so little, that his books and furniture paid for his funeral,

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