Citizens of London can never forget the many signal victories obtained by your Grace, in those regions which have been dignified by the triumphs of an Alexander, an Aurengzebe, and a Clive. By the exertions of your Grace the British Empire in India has been placed in a state of security which promises felicity to millions in that country, and an extension of Commerce to Great Britain.-To enumerate the brilliant actions of your Grace in Europe, would require more time than the present occasion will permit, and would trespass too much upon your Grace's delicacy; but it is a truth, which I cannot refrain from declaring, that during the war in Spain and Portugal, which terminated in the complete emancipation of those Kingdoms, a more illustrious instance is not recorded in history, of the caution of Fabius, most happily combined with the celerity of Cesar: and when your Grace had planted the British Standard in the heart of the Enemy's Country, you gave a great ex ample to the World of the practicability of that lesson which the great Roman Poet taught his Countrymen, 'Parcere subjectis, et debellare superbos. "I am conscious, my Lord, how inadequately I express the sense of my Fellowcitizens of your Grace's merits-but they. will recollect, that, where I have failed, no one has succeededthe most eloquent of the British Senate, and the first Authorities in the two Houses of Parliament, have confessed themselves unequal to the task. But ample justice will be done to your Grace by the World at large, who will frequently and attentively peruse with admiration and delight those inimitable dispatches, which, like the Commentaries of Cæsar, will hand down with honour, the name of their illustrious Author to the latest posterity. "Your Grace has been a chosen instrument in the hands of Providence during War. May you long enjoy in Peace the love of your country and the admiration of mankind; and, in the discharge of that honourable office to which his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has recently appointed you, may you cement and perpetuate union and good-will between Great Britain and France, so essential to the peace and happiness of Europe." The Noble Duke expressed his high sense of the bonour conferred upon him by the City; and attributed the success of all his enterprizes to the ability with which he was supported by his brother officers, and to the valour and discipline of his Majesty's forces, and those of the Allies. On receiving the sword, he, with particular energy, declared his readiness to employ it in the service of his Sovereign and his Country, should it unfortunately happen that the general wish of the Nations of Europe for a permanent peace should be disappointed, and that he should be again called upon to assist in the public cause. The preceding ceremony was performed in the Council Chamber; at the further extremity of which was raised on a pedestal the bust of his Grace in white marble. The Dukes of York, Kent, Sussex, Gloucester, Norfolk, Beaufort, and the Cabinet Ministers, being assembled, they next proceeded to the great Hall in due order; and, before going to the Hustings, where the chief tables were placed, went entirely round the Hall; by which means the Ladies who were assembled in the galleries were gratified with a sight of those Heroes who have so nobly supported the glory of their country. The dinner was served up in the first style; and consisted of turtle, venison, and every other delicacy. After dinner Non Nobis was sung, and the following toasts were given, by sound of trumpet, with an appropriate glee or song between each. The King. The Prince Regent.-The Queen and Royal Family.-The Duke of Wellington, "our immortal Hero, the pride and glory of Britain."-The Duke of York, and the Royal Dukes present. The Emperor of all the Russias, the Emperor of Austria, and the King of Prussia. -The King of Spain, the Prince Regent of Portugal, the King of Sicily, and the King of Sardinia," who have remained firm in their alliance with this Country."Our brave and illustrious Heroes by Sea and Land. His Majesty's Ministers, "the Pacificators of Europe.". -The revered memory of the late Lord Nelson, our great and immortal Naval Champion.Louis the XVIIIth.-The Ambassadors of the King of Spain and the Prince Regent of Portugal, and the Foreign Ministers present. - Admirals Lord Radstock, Sir Geo. Berkeley, Sir J. B. Warren, Sir Sidney Smith, Sir Jos. Yorke, and Sir Harry Neale, and the rest of our Naval Heroes, whose brave exertions have tended to raise the glory of their Country.—Lords Beresford and Hill, Sir Thomas Picton, Sir Henry Clinton, and the Officers and Pri vates of the victorious Army of the Peninsula, whose gallant exploits, after freeing the kingdoms of Portugal and Spain, planted in France the standard of Britain, and have led to the repose of the world.The Memory of the Man whose virtues and energies saved England, and whose example has produced, under Providence, the deliverance of Europe.-Our Senators in Parliament; and may their exertions ever be directed to the honour of the King and the welfare of the People! The Duke of Wellington, after the toast to the King of Spain, &c. proposed-The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor; and prosperity prosperity to the City of London. After the toast to Lords Beresford and Hill, &c. the Commander in Chief gave The VoAinteers of the United Empire, particularly those of the City of London; to which his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, as Commandant of the corps of Loyal North Britons, made a most excellent reply, and proposed "The respectability of the Crown, the durability of the Constitution, and the prosperity of the People."-In the course of the evening, the Duke of Wellington proposed the health of the Ladies. The Lord Mayor prefaced the toast of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington with the following observations :-“ The highly gratifying visit of his Royal High tess the Prince Regent to this festive Hall, accompanied by mighty Sovereigns and renowned Warriors of Foreign Nations, is still fresh in our recollection. Many, perkaps all of us, regretted the British Hero was not seen amidst the laureled Conquerors upon that memorable occasion. The regret was natural, but perhaps unseasonable; for who can doubt but the invincible Commander of our own brave armies deserved a Civic triumph to himself? It would be ingratitude not to cele brate distinctly the splendid victories achieved by our own illustrious General, which accelerated the restoration of Peace; victories not bestowed by the capricious favour of Fortune, but won by a noble perseverance, through adverse circumstances, and by hard-contested struggles with rival Generals of consummate skill; and vete ran troops of acknowledged valour. And though every tribute of praise is due to the native bravery of our own soldiers; of what avail would it have proved, if it had not been directed, and raised even to enthusiasm, by the military genius; the personal valour, and the indefatigable vigilance, of their great Commander? His Grace will allow me, in the name of my Fellow-citizens, to assure him, it is not in his presence that we praise him most, and that, in the entertainment given to him this day, they do not pretend to do more than testify their gratitude for services rendered to his Country, which, in their estimation, not any honour from the Crown, nor any applause from the People, can more than adequately reward,” His Grace, in reply, totally disclaimed any peculiar merit attaching to himself; but attributed it, under Divine Provi dence, to the perseverance of the Nation, the wisdom of his Majesty's Councils, the care and attention of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief, and the brave co-operating exertions of his fellows in arms, so many of whom he felt highly gratified in seeing surrounding him upon this occasion; and above all, he said, he had the honour of commanding an Army of Englishmen, who lost not an atom of the spirit of their Country, and behaved as Englishmen should do. The Lord Mayor, in proposing the toast of his Majesty's Ministers, took the opportunity of saying" On this occasion it will be almost superfinous to compli ment them in words: the presence of the Duke of Wellington is itself a panegyric on their conduct; they wisely appreeiated his character, and boldly trusted the best military energies of the Nation to his uncontrouled direction. By this and similar measures they have steadily as sisted the great common cause; and, amidst the unexampled success which has attended their Ministry, they have the candour to disclaim as presumptuous thẻ attributing to any man, or set of men, the auspicious termination of the late arduous contest. Such liberality of sentiment and conduct at once advances their own merits, and benefits their Country, by promoting a spirit of conciliation through all ranks and parties in the State. And I'must request his Majesty's Ministers to accept our grateful thanks, for the glorious, and we trust permanent Peace, which this country has lately obtained, and which we attribute in an eminent degree to their ability in negociation, as well as to their energy in conducting the war.” The Earl of Liverpool, in the name of his Majesty's Ministers, made a most elo quent reply, in which he paid the highest compliments to the Duke of Wellington, whose successes had far out-stripped all human expectation. His Lordship said, his Majesty's Ministers bad to be grateful for the confidence which had been placed in them; and attributed the glorious results of the late arduous contest to the steady perseverance of the Nation, amongst whom none stood more conspicuous than the Citizens of London. Towards the close of the evening a-temporary staircase was opened from the galleries into the body of the Hall, by which the Ladies descended, and passed round the whole of the tables on the Hustings; and every one had the honour of shaking hands with the Immortal Hero and the Royal Dukes, and some of the younger ones were saluted by his Grace. Near seven hundred Ladies were in the galleries, most superbly dressed. The decorations in the Hall were nearly similar to those at the late entertainment. There was not so great a display of plate, the City plate from the Mansion House being the only plate used, which afforded sufficient for the upper tables, and the remainder were served with most elegant British china. No person sat under the canopy of the Throne; and the three chairs on which the ' Prince Regent, the Emperor, and King sat, were were raised on a platform, and remained empty the whole evening. At the back of the Throne was placed one glass, containing nearly sixty square feet, of British manufacture, which had a most beautiful effect. The Corporation of London, upon this occasion, invited every person to the entertainment who had been in any way noticed in the Votes of Parliament for their services, either by sea or land, as well as those they had themselves noticed in votes of thanks and given the freedom and swords, boxes or other rewards; in addition to which were the relations and those that were connected with the Duke of Wellington, his Staff, and many others both Naval and Military, who, although they had not been noticed by name, had yet deserved well of their Country for the services they had performed. Mr. Sadler and his Son this day ascended in a Balloon from the Court-yard of Burlington-house at half past three in the afternoon. As the Ballon proceeded, the travellers were distinctly observed, each waving a flag which he held in his hand. In about eight minutes it disappeared. Mr. Sadler has since published the following account of his voyage. "After the Balloon had cleared the East wing of Burlington House, our ascent was slow, and only evidenced by the apparent receding of objects; for it was not we who seemed to rise, but every thing beneath us to retire; in a few minutes we were perpendicular with Leicester-square, and our prospect was at once graud and awful; the whole of London and its magnificent buildings lay below us, with its surrounding fields, canals, and parks; the beauti-ful serpentine form of the River, with its rich shipping, docks, and bridges. We enjoyed this scenery for about 15 minutes, and, at a quarter before four o'clock, entered a dense cloud, which completely shut us out from all sight of the earth; at this time we could sensibly perceive the Balloon to be rising. When we had soared through this cloud, my son observed to me, that, from the variegated colours reflected and refracted from the multitudinous congregation of vapours around us, and the effulgence of different lights, he could scarcely see to any great distance, or make any distinct observations on the numberless forms around us; although, from the shadow of the Balloon on the more opaque clouds, I could easily discover that we had already altered our course towards the South-east. From the intense cold, and a most violent pain in my ears, which I never experienced before, our height could not be less, in my calculation, than five miles. The late Right Hou. Mr. Windham, about thirty years GENT. MAC. July, 1814. ago, indeed, experienced a similar attack in his ears, though we had not then ascended above two miles and a half; but, from my best observations, calculated upon former experience, we must have been about that height. My son soon after found the same effect, though in a much slighter degree. "By the various currents of air, and the renewed motion of the machine, I judged we were approaching the sea; and requesting my son to open the valve, we perceived ourselves rapidly descending. The clouds were so near the earth, that, after lowering for the space of a quarter of an hour, though we distinctly heard the lowing of the cattle, we could not discover terra firma; but shortly after the clouds opened themselves beneath us, and displayed the variegated fields and the river Thames; and informed us that we had again altered our direction, and were returning from the South-east to the Northwest; and, sailing over the Lower Hope and East Tilbury, we had a distinct view of the mouth of the River, Sheerness, Margate, Ramsgate, &c. with their coasts and shipping; but the clouds collecting and rolling over each other, again inclosed us in visible invisibility. After again descending below the clouds, we saw an inviting hay-field at a considerable distance, and opening the valve again, a sufficient quantity of gas escaped for us to reach the proposed spot; and, after throwing out the grappling iron, which immediately took effect, we came to the ground without any unpleasant convulsion. We remained quietly in the car till all the gas had evaporated, by which time a number of spectators reached the place, but not before every thing had been properly secured: our descent was at Great Warley Franks,. near Ockeuden, Essex, where we were hospitably entertained and accommodated by Mr. S. Frances, the occupier of the land. A chaise being prepared from Brentwood, on which the whole of the apparatus was placed, we returned to Burlington-house again about 11 o'clock. Saturday, July 16. This day a great concourse of people assembled in Covent Garden, to witness the election of a representative for Westminster in Parliament, in the room of Lord Cochrane, expelled. Sir Francis Burdett concluded a thundering speech by proposng the re-election of Lord Cochrane; which was seconded by Mr. Sturch. Mr. Wishart and Mr. Alderman Wood severally addressed the Meeting; and the motion was carried unanimously. After the election, the Westminster Committee, accompanied by Sir Francis and Mr. Jones Burdett, repaired to the King's Bench Prison, to congratulate Lord Cochrane upon the result. BIRTHS, BIRTHS. July 8. At Rossie Priory, N. B. Lady Kinnaird, a son. 11. In Bedford-row, Mrs. Domville, a daughter. 13. At Tunbridge Wells, Countess of Shannon, a daughter. At Rockley-house, the wife of Hon. Gen. St. John, a daughter. At Stanmer-park, Sussex, Countess of Chichester, a daughter. 22. At Bedford-hill, Surrey, the wife of John Henry Rucker, esq. a daughter. Lately, In Lower Grosvenor-street, Lady Foley, a son. In Upper George-street, the wife of Major Blackall, a son. At Caswick-house, near Stamford, the lady of Sir John Trollope, a son. At Kingston, co. Hereford, the wife of J. C. Severn, esq. of Penybont-hall, co. Radnor, a son and heir. At Sheffield-hall, near Maryborough, Queen's county, the wife of Stephen Sheffield Cassan, esq. barrister-at-law, a June 29. At Wanstead, Rev. John Courtney, rector of Sanderstead, Surrey, to Sophia Eliza Catherine, only daughter the late William Henry Poggenpohl, esq. secretary of legation from the Court of Russia. John Buller, esq. of Morval, Cornwall, to Harriet, daughter of Sir Edward Hulse, bart. of Breamore-house, co. Southampton. Lately, Rev. Chas. Richard Pritchett, M. A. of the Charter-house, to Miss Burder, of Park-place, Camberwell. Thos. Robins, esq. solicitor, of Tavistock, Devon, to Jaue, youngest daughter of the late Henry Beauford, esq. granddaughter of the late Bishop of Ferns. At Cheltenham, Major-gen. Williamson, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late John Twisleton Crampton, esq. of Dublin. W. Wickham, esq. of Bullington, Hants. to Mary, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Geo. Ryves Hawker, rector of Wareham, Dorset. Mr. T. Iredale, of Wentworth, to Anna Frances, sister of Sir H. C. Ibbetson, bart. of Denton-park, near Otley. At Canwick, near Lincoln, Rev. C. Proby, of Tachbrook, Warwickshire, to Frances, eldest daughter of Rev. J. Sherrar, vicar of Canwick. John Talbot, esq. nephew and heir of the Earl of Shrewsbury, to Maria, eldest daughter of Wm. Talbot, esq. of Castle Talbot, Ireland, niece to the Earl of Mountnorris. Rev. Walker Gray, eldest son of W. G. esq. of Southgate Groye, Middlesex, to Emily, third daughter of T. Daniel, esq. Rev. Samuel Hall, M. A. fellow of St. John's-college, Cambridge, to Laura Matilda, youngest daughter of the late A. G. Kave, esq. of Highbury Grove, At Millbrook, C. Dirk Wittenoom, esq. of Southampton, to Charlotte Julia Rawdon Wilmot, daughter of the late Col. Barrette, and niece of Sir Robt. Wilmot. At Toristill-castle, Gen. Keith Mailister, of Toristill, to Miss Eliza Allen, of London. At Halifax, the Hon. Commissioner Wodehouse, to Miss Cameron, daughter of the Governor of Providence. July 2. R. A. Ferryman, esq. second son of Rev. Rob. F. to Charlotte, third daughter of the late Col. Wyndham. 4. T. B. Evans, esq. jun. of Tuddenham, Norfolk, to Charlotte, second daughter; and Sir Fred. Baker, bart, to Harriet, third daughter of J. Simeon, esq. M. P. for Reading. Russell-square, to Miss Warner, of Lewes. 5. Jas. Bush, esq. of Montague-place, 9. Geo. Moncreiff, youngest son of Sir Henry Moncreiff Wellwood, bart. to Mary F. Johnson, only daughter of the late John J. esq. of Wroxall, Isle of Wight. 11. W. Kelly, esq. of the King's Own regiment of foot, and major of brigade to the forces, to Charlotte, eldest daughter and co-heiress of J. Vise, esq. of Stilton, Hunts. 13. Major-gen. Carey, 3d guards, to Caroline, fourth daughter of Sam. Smith, esq. M. P. of Woodhall-park, Herts. 15. Rev. W. Bolland, A. M. vicar of Swineshead and of Frampton, co. Lincoln, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late J. Harrison, esq. of Walcott, co. Lincoln. 21. Richmond Seymour, esq. of Inholmes, Berks, to Mary Anne, eldest dau. of Lieut.-gen. Read, of Crowood, Wilts. 25. The Marquis of Worcester, to Miss Georgiana Frederica Fitzroy. 26. Geo. Wm. Finch Hatton, esq. eldest son of G. F. H. esq. of East well-park, Kent,toLady Georgiana Charlotte Graham, eldest daughter of the Duke of Montrose. 27. Lieut.-col. Manners Sutton, second son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to Mary, eldest daughter; also, Rev. W. S. Gilly, to Eliza, second daughter; and Wm. Mansel, esq. eldest son of Sir Wm. M. bart. to Harriet, third daughter of the late L. Oliver, esq. MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. PETER FORSTER. Vol. LXXXII. Part ii. p.300. In addition to the brief account, referred to above, of the late Rev. Peter Forster, Rector of Hedenham, &c. Norfolk; the worth and attainments of the deceased may well deserve some further mention. Mr. F. was of a very respectable family in Devonshire, which had furnished members for the Church and Navy through a long succession of generations. His father, the Rev. Robert Forster, son of Robert Minister of Hartland, Devon, was Minister of Stadscome, in the Parish of Plimstock, in the same County; but afterwards, being elected Lecturer of St. Andrew's, Plymouth, he removed to that place. His great-grandfather had the Rectory of Allington, Wilts, of which he was deprived by Cromwell, but lived to receive it back again at the Restoration. His mother was a Tindal. This lady was left, soon after the birth of this her youngest son, a widow, with the care of a large family, in the conduct of which she was greatly assisted by the prudence and filial attentions of her eldest son, then 20 years old; the afterwards well-known Dr. Nathaniel Forster, Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Prebendary of Bristol, Editor of a Hebrew Bible and of the Dialogues of Plato, and author of several very learned works: whose learning and excellent character early drew the attention of the great Dr. Butler, Bishop of Durham; and, after his death, of Dr. Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury; to both which Prelates he was appointed Domestic Chaplain, and from the latter of whom he received the valuable Vicarage of Rochdale, in Lancashire. Peter, the subject of this memoir, was educated under the immediate care and direction of his brother Nathaniel; and his attainments were such as might be expected from the excellence of his natural parts, cultivated under such advantages. He was entered very early of Jesus college, Cambridge, of which Society he was afterwards elected Fellow, and where he left a name still remembered with affection and respect. In the year 1759, when he took the degree of A. B. he acquired the honour of third Wrangler, that eminent scholar, Dr. Watson, the present Bishop of Landaff, being second; and in 1761 he obtained the senior Bachelor's prize. He was contemporary at College with Dr. Berdmore, late Master of the Charter House, *Sister to the Rev. Nicholas Tindal, the translator, &c. of Rapin's History, and niece to Dr. Matthew Tindal, fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford, the renowned infidel of his day; of whose memory, indeed, his pious and orthodox niece entertained a very lively abhorrence. [The Tindals are a family claiming a very splendid descent, will appear from their Pedigree in the Winth Volume of "Literary Anecdotes."] between whom and Mr. F. there existed most sincere and affectionate friendship till the death of the latter. The "Lusus Poetici ex ludo literario apud Ædes Carthusianas," which were collected and printed by Dr. Berdmore in the year 1791, are dedicated to his friend Forster, in some very affectionate and elegant Latin Verses pretixed. The Doctor also amused himself with writing some Letters on "Literary Resemblance," addressed to this friend of his youth. They first appeared in the European Magazine; but were afterwards, in the year 1801, collected in a volume. It may be supposed that with Mr. Forster's attainments, and under the protection of a brother who had every prospect of rising to the highest eminence in his profession, that the loss of such a brother when he, the younger, was only twenty years of age, must have been severely felt he has, indeed, been often heard to declare, that it was an event which seemed to cut off every avenue to hope and ambition. The widow of his deceased brother, who saw his affliction, and highly respected bis virtues, avowed and proved herself his most cordial and unalterable friend. She some time after married Philip Bedingfeld, of Ditchingham, Norfolk, Esquire, who, on a vacancy, presented Mr. F. to the Rectory of Hedenham; and not long after to that of Mulbarton, the patronage of which was part of Mrs. B.'s fortune. He married soon after Miss Howard, elder daughter and coheiress of Samuel Howard, of Brooke Hall, Norfolk, esquire, the niece of his friend, patron, and sister-in-law Mrs. B. He thus became early and happily settled, possessing a competent share of what are called the good things of this life; and, being surrounded by near and dear connections, his attention was gradually drawn from those luminous heights which the genius and ambition of a scholar love to contemplate, to the mild domestic duties of ordinary occurrences, and the education of his two children. His life, however, affords a sigual proof of the immense value of an early cultivated mind, in the abundant resources it afforded him through an afflicting period of age, infirmity, and the most painful of all privations; in the respect and affection he obtained from all who knew him; aud in that sincere regret which his loss will long occasion. His character has been thus very briefly sketched on a monument lately erected in that Church of which he had been more than fifty years Rector: "Eminently distinguished by sound and extensive learning, a highly cultivated mind, and the most exemplary conduct, his memory will be long endeared to those who were accustomed to share his converse, or were the objects of his care." DEATHS. |