small spot of ground in an area formed by four pil- | lars, in one of the ruined aisles, which belonged to his family. His uncle Robert Scott, and his lady, are, however, the only members of the family who lie interred there. From the limited dimensions of the place, the body of the author of Waverley, has been placed in a direction north and south, instead of in the usual manner, east and west. DUDLEY; a market-town in the county of Worcester, twenty-six miles N.N.E. from Worcester. It consists of one long street, with a church at each end. It is well built, paved, and lighted with gas. It has considerable manufactures of nails, hardware, and glass, and in the neighbourhood are extensive coal mines and quarries of ironstone and limestone. A canal has been cut from hence that communicates with the Birmingham and Worcester canal, by means of which the trade of this place has been greatly improved. The family of Ward derive the title of earl from this town, which was a borough, and sent members to parliament in the reign of Edward L., but had lost the privilege, until it was renewed by the reform act, 3, William IV. The number of electors is about 800. It is within the jurisdiction of the county magistrates. The market-day is Saturday. Population of town and parish in 1831, 23,043. astonished by the unhappy circumstances under which he was withdrawn, about a year before ta death, from society. He experienced from that period a succession of paralytic attacks, and sung latterly into a state of perfect childhood. One of the earliest symptoms of his lordship's maa't was that of asserting himself to be married He is said to have expressed great affection and so. tude for his imaginary countess. We are t aware of any literary production of his lords1.9 that has found its way to the press, except a well-known article in the "Quarterly Review," on the Life and Character of J. Horne Tower, with whom Lord Dudley had been intimate in 13 early youth. His parlian.entary speeches, and is despatches, while secretary for foreign afar, 15der Mr Canning, lord Goderich, and during a be ef part of the Wellington administration, were always distinguished by a classical elegance of seve All the earl's titles expired with him, except the barony of Ward; which devolved on the Rev Humble Ward, rector of Himley, Staffordshire. DULWICH; (a.) a hamlet in the parish of Camberwell, county of Surrey, four and a half miles 8 from London. It is chiefly remarkable for its con lege, founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a dramatic performer in Shakspeare's time, who endowed t with property which produces at present abest £14,000 annually. The college was fourded for a master, warden, four fellows (three of whom mat be divines, and the fourth an organist, sx peur brethren, as many poor sisters, twelve scholars, ex assistants, and thirty out-members. The sercas are received at the ages of from six to eight years and educated until they attain their fourtee: 2 year, when they are apprenticed; some were furmerly educated for the university, which is now discontinued, although, according to the war, there ought to be four. The master and want must be of the family of the founder, or in detai of persons so qualified, must bear the same suname, or that of Allen. On the decease of "ne master, the warden succeeds him, and a new warde is chosen by lot from among the candidates proper 1 qualified. The two senior fellows must be masters of arts, and they officiate as preachers; and the juniors, who must be graduates, and in boiy erdera, act as school-master and usher. The poor beet: en and sisters are chosen as vacancies occur, from the out-members, who are taken from the parsten d St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, St Giles's, Corp: ingunt. and St Saviours, Southwark, ten from even put a The buildings of the college, which exhiut wai has been termed the Elizabethan style of archae ture, were erected from a design of Inge Jers The chapel is open to the inhabitants of the lage. The altar-piece has a fine parting of “it Ascension. At the south end of the co`nge a 1ble picture-gallery was recently erected for "ra reception of a valuable collection of pa-rege 24 Italian, Flemish, and English masters, wb 2 we left to the college by Sir F. Bourgeo &, whe 2-f in 1811, bequeathing also the sum of £1200 complete the establishment. A free school was founded here in 1741, by the master of the m” ege and endowed by him with property 4 DUDLEY, RIGHT HON. JOHN WILLIAM WARD, Earl of, of Castle Dudley, county of Stafford, was born August 9, 1781, the only child of William the third viscount, by Julia, second daughter of Godfrey Bosville, of Thorpe and Gunthwaite, in Yorkshire, Esq. His education was remarkably private. He was removed from his father's mansion, in Park Lane, to a small house at Paddington, where he was entrusted to the care of the Rev. Mr James, a fellow of New College, Oxford, and a separate establishment was maintained for his service. The degree of M. A. was conferred upon him at Oxford, at a subsequent period, Jan. 14, 1813. Immediately after his coming of age, he was, at the general election of 1802, elected M. P. for Downton; and he very soon distinguished himself in the House of Commons as a young man of extraordinary talents. A vacancy occurring in the representation of Worcestershire, he accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, Aug. 1, 1803; and was elected without opposition for that county. At the election of 1806, however, lord Lyttleton was returned in his room; but at that of 1807, Mr Ward was chosen for Wareham. In 1812, he was returned for Ilchester. Of the parliament of 1818 he was not a member; in 1820 he was elected for Bossiney; and on the 25th of April, 1823, he succeeded his father in the peerage. On the formation of Mr Canning's administration, lord Dudley and Ward was appointed secretary of state for foreign affairs, and sworn a member of the privy council, April 30, 1827. On the 24th of Sept. in the same year, he was raised to the rank of an Earl by the titles of Earl of Dudley and Viscount Ednam, the latter being the name of an estate which he had recently purchased in Roxburghshire, and the birthplace of the poet Thomson. In May, 1828, he resigned the secretary-ship. Early in 1832, he gave a celebrated Olla Podrida fête in Park lane, in honour of Miss Littleton, now Vis-rental of £200 per annum, for the ecu's countess Newark. He died on the 6th March, 1833. poor children belonging to the hamlet ar The earl of Dudley was a man of powerful ta- within a mile of it. The school-bouse as a lents, varied accomplishments, and a most gener- some building facing the college. A m ous disposition; but his manners had always been spring was discovered here in 1789, hes des waid so much marked by eccentricities, that few were there are several others in the neighbourhood. POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA; BEING A GENERAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND POLITICAL ECONOMY. REPRINTED FROM THE AMERICAN EDITION OF THE "CONVERSATIONS LEXICON," WITH CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS, SO AS TO RENDer it suitable to this cOUNTRY, AND bring it down to the present time. WITH DISSERTATIONS ON THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF LITERATURE, ON THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE, BY THOMAS THOMSON, M.D., F. R. S. L. & E., &c. &c. AND ON THE PROGRESS OF THE FINE ARTS, VOLUME VII-PART II. 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