LIST OF SHERIFFS FOR 1838. Bedfordshire-J. Harvey, of Ickwell, esq. Berkshire-W. H. H. Hartley, of Buckleburycottage, esq.

Bucks R. R. Clayton, of Hedgerley-pk. esq.
Camb. and Hunt.-W. Layton, of Woodhouse,
Ely, esq.

Cheshire G. C. Legh, of High Legh, esq.
Cornwall-J. T. Austen, of Place, esq.
Cumberland-John Dixon, of Knells, esq.
Derb.-E. A. Holden, of Aston-on-Trent, esq.
Devon-Sir J. L. Rogers, of Blatchford, Bart.
Dors.-R. B. Sheridan, of Frampton, esq.
Durham-Sir R. J. Eden, of Windleston, Bart.
Essex-W. Cotton, of Wallwood, Leyton, esq.
Gloucestersh.-E. Sampson, of Henbury, esq.
Hampsh.-A. R. Drummond, of Cadlands, esq.
Heref.-R. B. Phillipps, of Longworth, esq.
Hertfordsh.-C. G. Thornton, of Tewin, esq.
Kent-T. T. Alkin, of Hunton-court, esq.
Lanc.-W. Blundell, of Crosby-hall, esq.
Leic.-Sir E. C. Hartopp, of Knighton, Bart.
Linc.-Sir C. E. Smith, of Nettleton, Bart.
Monmouthsh.-J. Jenkins, of Caerleon, esq.
Norfolk-Sir J. Flower, of Eccles, Bart.
Northampt.-J. Reddall, of Dallington, esq.
Northumb.-I. Cookson, of Meldon-park, esq.
Nottingham.-T. W. Edge, of Strelley, esq.
Oxf.-W. P. W. Freeman, of Fawley-court, esq.
Rutlandsh.-M. Laxton, of Greetham, esq.
Salop.-W. W. Whitmore, of Dudmaston, esq.
Somers.-R. Phippen, of Badgworth-ct, esq.
Suffolk T. Halifax, sen. of Chiadacre-hall, esq.
Surrey-T. C. B. Challoner, of Potnalls-pk. esq.
Sussex-G. H. M. Wagner, of Hurstmonceux,
esq.

Warwicksh.-S. J. Loyd, of Wolvey, esq.
Wilts-T. A. Smith, of Tidworth-house, esq.
Worc.-R. Berkeley, jun. of Spetchley, esq.
Yorksh.-Sir R. F. Russell, of Thirkleby, Bart.
WALES.

Anglesey-W. B. Panton, of Garreglwyd, esq. Carnarvonshire-Sir R. B. W. Bulkeley, of Plasynant, Bart.

Denbighshire-S. Sandbach, of Hafodunos Abergele, esq.

Flintshire-E. Morgan, of Golden-grove, Holy. well, esq.

Merioneth.-J. M. Kerr, of Plas Issa, esq. Montgom.-M. Williams, of Brongwyn, esq. Breconsh.-J. D. Thomson, of Sunnybank, esq. Cardigan.-W. T. Jones, of Gwynfryn, esq. Carmarth.-H. Gwyn, of Blaensawddes, esq. Glamorg.-N. V. E. Vaughan, of Lanelay, esq. Pembrokesh.-J. Colby, of Fynone, esq. Radnor. Sir J. D. Colt, of Llanyne, Bart.

GAZETTE PROMOTIONS.

Dec. 13. Knighted, at Dublin, David Pitcairn, M.D. Dep. Inspector-gen. of Hospitals in Ireland.

Jan. 24. Wm. Hicks-Beach, esq. to bear the name of Beach only.

Jan. 29. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Colborne, K.C.B. to be G.C.B.

Jan. 30. Andrew Henry Lynch, esq. to be one of the Masters in Chancery.

Feb. 2. 66th foot, Capt. C. L. Wingfield,.to be Major.

Feb. 6. Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Knt. to be Governor of the Bermudas.

Feb. 7. George Winchester, esq. to be one of her Majesty's Gentlemen at Arms.

Feb. 9. 34th foot, Major R. Airey to be Lieut.-Col.

Feb. 13. Col. de Lacy Evans, Lt.-Gen. in service of Queen of Spain, to be K.C.B.

Feb. 14. Joseph Thomas Austen, of Place, in Fowey, co. Cornwall, esq. (Sheriff of that county,) only son of Joseph Austen, esq. by Susanna-Anne, dau. and coheir of Thomas Treffry, of Place, esq. to take the name of Treffry in lieu of Austen.-Knighted, John Doratt, esq. M.D., and George Stephen, of Collins, Prince's Risborough, esq.

Feb. 15. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Bradford, K. C. B. to be G. C. B.-Major-Gen. Lord Burghersh, C.B. to be K.C.B.

Feb. 16. Unattached, Capt. G. Simmons to be Major.-Brevet, Capt. T. Riverdon, of E. I. Co.'s service, to have the temporary rank of Major whilst employed at the Military Seminary, Addiscombe.-Major-General Sir Henry Worsley, K.C.B. (East India service) to be G.C.B.-Major-Gen. Donald Macleod, C.B. to be K.C.B.

Feb. 21. Knighted, Isaac Wilson, esq. M.D. and Samuel Brown, esq. Commander, R.N.

Feb. 22. Graves Chamney Swan, esq. Capt. in the army, and late Colonel in the Spanish service, to accept the cross of the second class of St. Ferdinand, for his conduct in the action of Ayeta, 5th May, 1836.

Feb. 23. 34th foot, Capt. H. Dewes to be Major.-72d foot, Lt.-Col. C. G. J. Arbuthnot to be Lt.-Col.-90th foot, Lt.-Col. John Peddie to be Lt. Col.-Charles Lionel Fitzgerald, esq. to be Consul in the Balearic Islands.

Members returned to serve in Parliament.
Bridgnorth-Robert Pigot, esq.
Elgin burghs.--Hon. Fox Maule.
Galway.-Andrew Henry Lynch, esq.
Pembroke.-Sir James Graham, Bart.
Petersfield.-Cornthwaite John Hector, esq.
declared duly elected, rice Sir W. Jolliffe.
Tynemouth.-Sir Charles Edw. Grey, Knt. duly
elected, rice Young.

Lord Clonbrock is elected a Representative
Peer for Ireland.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Rev. F. Jeune, to be Dean of Jersey.
Rev. W. H. C. Chester, Elsted R. Sussex.
Rev. R. A. Cox, Seavington RR. Som.
Rev. J. C. Ebden, Gt. Stukeley V. Huntingd.
Rev. Josh. Finlinson, Earl's Heaton C. Yorksh.
Rev. W. D. Fox, Delamere R. Cheshire.
Rev. C. J. Glascott, Seaton with Beer V. Dev.
Rev. T. Homer, D.D. Freiston with Butterwick
V. Lincolnshire.

Rev. G. A. Howe, Bosham V. Sussex.
Rev. G. D. Irwin, Lynn R. Westmeath.
Rev. H. Manton, Kirkby on Green V. Linc.
Rev. W. B. Marsden, St. John's V. Chester.
Rev. A. Martineau, Whitkirk V. Yorkshire.
Rev. J. Medley, St. Thomas V. Devon.
Rev. E. J. Midgley, Medomsley P.C. Durham.
Rev. Jas. Nelson, Luddenden P.C. Halifax.
Rev. H. B. Newman, Little Bromley R. Essex.
Rev. F. Parker, Luffincott R. Devon.
Rev. A. Touzel, St. Helier's R. Jersey.
Rev. G. R. Tuck, Wallington R. Herts.
Rev. C. Tucker, Charminster P.C. Dorset.
Rev. W. Bailey, to be Chaplain to the lonian
Islands.

Rev. F. Spring, to be Assistant Chaplain at
Bombay.

Rev. R. Crosse, to be Chaplain to H, R. H. the Duke of Cambridge.

CIVIL PREFERMENTS.

The Earl of Devon to be High Steward of the University of Oxford.

The Marquis of Lansdowne to be President of the Literary Fund Society.

Henry W. Seton, esq. to be a Judge of the Supreme Court, at Calcutta.

Mr. Serjeant Adams (Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions) to be Chairman also of the Westminster Sessions.

R. L. Sheil, esq. to be a Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital.

J. R. M'Culloch, esq. to be Comptroller of her Majesty's Stationery Office.

NAVAL PREFERMENTS.

To be Captains,-Edward H. Scott, John F.
Appleby.

To be Commanders,-Jas. L. Parker, Colson
Festing, Geo. Elliott, S. S. Umfreville.
To the retired list of Commanders, Lieut. R.
Wadham.-Capt. F. E. Loch, and Comm. H.
J. Worth to Hastings 74; Capt. R. L.
Baynes, C.B. to Andromache 28; Lieut. J.
J. Paulson to command Espoir 10; Lient.
Wm. Morris (b) to command Partridge 10;
Lieut. Hon. R. Gore to command the Nauti-
lus 10.

Capt. Sir John Louis, Bart. to be Superintendent of Malta dockyard; Capt. Phipps Hornby, C.B. of Woolwich dockyard; Capt. John Coode, C.B. of Plymouth Victuallingyard and Hospital; Capt. Hyde Parker, C.B. of Pembroke dockyard.

Dr. Richardson to be Physician to the Royal Navy Hospital at Haslar.

BIRTHS.

Oct. 29. At Bangalore, the wife of Lieut. Aug. F. Oakes, a son.

Dec. 18. At the Under Secretary's lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin, the wife of Thomas Drummond, esq. a dau.

-15.

Jan. 13. At Leamington, the wife of Capt. Brownlow Knox, Scots fusiliers, a son.At Gogerddan, Card. the wife of Pryse Pryse, Jun. esq. a son and heir.- At Cobland House, Eling, Hants, the wife of Charles Goodwin, esq. a son and heir.-17. At Wilderness-pk. the Countess of Brecknock, a son, which only survivedja few hours.-18. At Dowlais house, Lady Charlotte Guest, a son.- At Warblington lodge, Hants, the lady of Major Sir G. T. Temple, Bart. a dau.—In Norfolk-st. the wife of Francis Ommanney, esq. a son.-19. In Stanhope-st. Mrs. Henry Baring, a son.21. At Paris, the wife of Chandos Leigh, esq. of twins.- -22. Lady Louisa Whitmore, of twins. At Paris, the wife of G. C. Elwes, esq. a son.- -23. The wife of W. C. Trevelyan, esq. a son.-25. In Grosvenor-sq. the wife of John Jarrett, esq. of Camerton Court, near Bath, a dau.-26. At Woodbury, Devon, the lady of Sir Henry Farringdon, Bart. a son.

-At Compton Bassett, Wilts, the wife of G. Sloane Stanley, esq. a dau.-27. In Hill-st. the wife of W. Strahan, esq. a son and heir. --28. The Countess of Burlington, a son.At the vicarage, Meridew, Warw, the lady of the Hon. and Rev. W. Somerville, a son.The wife of W. Hutchins, esq. Hanover-sq. a son, her 12th child.- -30. At Cilwyn, Carm. the wife of Major G. Halford, a dau.Knowle Hall, Som. the wife of J. E. V. Vernon, esq. of Clontarf Castle, Ireland, a son and heir. -At Richmond, the wife of Col. Sir J. Bryant, a boy and a girl.

-31. At

Lately. At Leamington, the Viscountess Dillon, a dau.

Feb. 1. At Le Mans, France, the lady of Lieut.-Col. Lindsay, C.B. a dau.At Eatonplace, the wife of R. Biddulph, esq. a dau.——

At Bath, the wife of the Rev. R. V. Law, a dau. At Umberslade, Warw. the wife of Bolton King, esq. a dau.- -3. At Nocton, Lincoln, the lady of the Hon. Dr. Hobart, Dean of Windsor, a son.-7. In Eaton-pl. Mrs. Lubbock, a son.-8. At Seend, Wilts, the wife of W. H. L. Bruges, esq. M.P. a dau.

-10. In Belgrave-sq. the wife of J. Drummond, esq. a son.-14. At West-end house, Lady Elizabeth Orde, a dau.-14. At Farnham, in the house of Sir H. G. Barlow, Bart. G.C.B. the wife of R. W. Barlow, esq. a dau.

MARRIAGES.

Oct. 12. At Ahmednugger, Bombay, John Webb, esq. of the Civil Service, to MarthaElizabeth, dau. of the Rev. C. M. Babington, Rector of Peterstow, Herefordshire.

Dec. 12. At Southampton, Lieut. C. W. de C. Ross, R.N. only son of Rear-Adm. Ross, to Mary Louisa Maxwell, eldest dau. of the late Edward Maxwell, R. N.-18. At Durrow Abbey, King's co. John V. Stewart, esq. to Lady Helen Toler, third dau. of the Earl of Norbury. -20. At Ruishton, near Taunton, the Rev. Robert Crosse, second son of A. Crosse, esq. of Fyne Court, Broomfield, to Mrs. Archer, dau. of Charles Mackenzie, esq. of Bengal Civil Service, and widow of Lieut. Archer, 16th Foot.-23. At St. Marylebone, Ramon de Bertodano Lopez, esq. to Henrietta, eldest dau. of J. Pattison, esq. M.P.

Jan. 2. At Brighton, J. C. Dansey, esq. of Gloucester-st. Portman-sq. to Caroline Harriet, youngest dau. of G. H. Carew, esq. of Carew Castle, Pemb. and Crowcombe-court, Som.-3. At Plumstead, Kent, Lieut.-Col. Russel, R. Art. to Elizabeth, third dau. of Rev. W. J. Emmett, of Bath.At St. Giles, Reading, Samuel Compigné Chase, esq. of Northampton, to Sarah, eldest dau. of the late Alfred Compigné, esq.-At St. George's, Hanover-sq. Christopher, youngest son of F. Hamilton, esq. to Eliza, relict of the late J. Armit, esq. youngest dau, and coh. of late Sir D. Gifford, Bart.- At St. George's, Hanoversq. the Rev. Edw. Payne, Vicar of Swaleliffe, Oxf. to Margaretta, second dau, of late Christopher Cooke, esq. of Alresford.-4. At Bromham, Wilts, the Rev. Henry Paddon, eldest son of J. Paddon, esq. Fareham, to Anne, third dau. of late Wadham Locke, esq. M.P. of Rowdeford House, Wilts.- -At Cricket St. Thomas, Som. Yonge Hugh Holbech, esq. eldest son of Wm. Holbech, esq. of Farnbo rough, Warw. to the Hon. Jane Sarah Hood, dau. of Lord Bridport.-At Knock Breda Church, co. Down, Capt. Sir B. B. M'Mahon, Bart. to Maria Catharine, eldest dau. of Sir R. Bateson, Bart. M.P. At St. Andrew's, Holborn, the Rev. J. Swete, D.D. of Bristol, to Marianne, second dau. of late F. de Medina, esq. -6. At Lancross, Devon, the Rev. Robt. Main, fellow of Queen's College, Camb. to Mary, only dau. of Rev. Philip Kelland.At St. Michael's, Stamford, John Bentall, esq. of Craven-st. Strand, to Frances, dau. of M. Rooe, esq.-8. At Pau, in the Pyrenees, Vere Edmond de Vere, esq. eldest son of Sir Aubrey de Vere, Bart. to Mary Lucy, eldest dau. of Rowland Standish, esq. and grand dau. of the Earl of Limerick.- -9. At Eltham, Lieut.-Col. C. E. Boyd, to Mary Ann, dau. of late Rev. John Vachell, of the Isle of Ely. At Binfield, the Rev. R. P. Pigott, rector of Ellisfield, Hants, second son of P. Pigott S. Conant, of Archer lodge, Hants, esq. to EmmaPhillips, third dau. of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis Wilder.- At St. Pancras, T. H. Cooper, esq. of Grafton-st. to Mary, eldest dau. of Mr. Alderman Lainson.--At Broughton Chapel, Staff. the Rev. W. J. Clarke, third son of Lieut.-Gen. Clarke, to Mary, eldest dau.

of the Rev. H. D. Broughton, of Broughton Hall. -10. At Edgbaston, George, only son of B. Hounsfield, esq. of Sheffield, to Maria, only dau, of Joshua Scholefield, esq. M.P.At St. James's, Westminster, Richard Hope, esq. of Smallberry-green, Hounslow, to Anne, only dau. of late Francis Wayth, esq. of Southwold, Suffolk. -At Alverstoke, Hants, Capt. Arthur Vincent, E. I.S. son of Robert Vincent, esq. of South Mims, to Elizabeth, third dau. of Rear-Adm. Katon, of Anglesey.--At St. George's, Hanover-sq. Geo. Richmond Collis, esq. of Birmingham, to Charlotte Augusta, cldest dau. of Major Sir John Whale.-11. At Hughenden, Bucks, the Rev. Charles Gray, Prebendary of Chichester and Vicar of Godmanchester, son of the late Bishop of Bristol, to Agnes, dau. of John Norris, esq. of Hughenden House.-At St. Pancras, the Rev. John Jackson, M.A. head master of Islington Proprietary School, to Mary-Ann-Frith, youngest dau. of the late Henry Browell, esq. of Kentishtown. At St. George's, Hanover-sq. and previously at the chapel of the Sardinian Embassy, Charles Pelion Count de Persano, to Frances, youngest dau. of Huntley Bacon, esq. of Bounds-green, Middlesex.--At Stanmore, Thos. Howard Lavers, esq. to Georgiana Stewart, second dau. of Francis Dancer, esq. of Wealdstone-house, Harrow.-15. At Sully, Glamorganshire, John Dymock Scale, esq. son of the late George Scale, esq. to Eliza-Caroline, youngest dau. of the late Edw. Hutchins, esq. and niece to J. J. Guest, esq. M.P.-16. By the Bishop of London, Thomas Barker Wall, esq. late of the Staff in the Ionian Islands, to Hon. Henrietta Addington, dau. of Lord Sidmouth.--At St. George's, Han.-sq. S. Rose, esq. of the Mauritius, to Lydia Augusta Sophia, only dau. of Geo. Webb, esq. of Wiltonstreet.At Bath, Capt. Robt. Taylor, 65th Bengal Inf. son of late Harry Taylor, esq. Madras Civil Service, to Charlotte-Helen, youngest dau. of late Samuel Delpratt, esq. of Jamaica.- -At St. George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. James Sutcliffe, Perpetual Curate of Knockholt, Kent, to Caroline, youngest dau. of Mr. R. T. Taynton, surgeon. At All Souls', Langham place, and afterwards at the residence of Lady Mary Petre, in Harley-st. Arthur Hughes, esq. son of the late Sir R. Hughes, Bart. of Burgold-hall, Suffolk, to the Hou. Anna-Maria Petre, dau. of the late Robert Lord Petre.-17. At the abbey church, St. Alban's, the Rev. Chas. Thos. James, B.A. of Great Glenn, Leic. to Elizabeth-Anne, eldest dau. of late Nathaniel Proctor, esq. of Rye.--18. At Fareham, Geo. Thos. Maitland Purvis, esq. of Blackbrook Cottage, to Esther, fifth dau. of the Rev. W. Harrison, Vicar of Fareham. At Prestwick, near Manchester, Francis D. Johnson, Barrister, only son of Francis Johnson, esq. of Aykleyheads, Durh. to Agnes, second dau. of late John Greenwood, esq. of Pollfield, Lanc.At Hambledon, Capt. Fitzgerald Gambier, R.N. second son of Sir James Gambier, to Hester, only dau. of Thomas Butler, esq. of Bury Lodge, Hants.

-20. At Hammersmith, Geo. J. Perry, esq. surgeon, of Alvington, Glouc. to Augusta, only dau. of George Booth, esq. of Bath, niece of Vice-Adm. Hall.-22. At Woodlands, Devon, Chas. Holman Warren, esq. of Milverton, Som, to Jane-Thompson, only child of the late T. Abraham, esq. of Gurringtonhouse, Devon.-23. At Wootton, Oxf. the Hon. and Rev. W. H. Churchill, fourth son of Lord Churchill, to Elizabeth-Rose, second dau. of T. Thornhill, esq. of Woodleys. At St. James's, Westminster, George Holland Ackers, esq. of Moreton Hall, Cheshire, to Harriott Susan, second dau. of H. W. Hutton, esq. of Beverley.The Rev. Chas. Otter, Perpetual Curate of Newmarket All Saints',

to Mary Anne, eldest dau. of the Rev. C Wedge, Rector of Boro' Green, Camb.——24. The Rev. Richard Newcombe Plunkett, eldest son of late H. Plunkett, esq. 18th Hussars, to Margaret, second dau, of late John Dickson, esq. of Ulverston.--At Henllan, Card. the Rev. H. O. Wrench, to Helen Diana, eldest dau. of George Cumming, esq. M.D. of Dolbyfryd.--At Hitchin, E. L. Bagshawe, esq. of Wilton-st. eighth son of late Sir W. C. Bagshawe, to Anne Alicia, eldest dau. of J. M. Pierson, esq.--At Upton, Berks, Robert Suckling Cheeseman, esq. of the Middle Temple, to Ann, second dau. of late Robt. Graham, esq.-25. At St. Marylebone, the Rev. Dr. Dicken, rector of Norton, Suffolk, to CarolineMary, dau. of the late G. Huddleston, esq. of Greenford.- -At Durham, the Rev. James Boucher, M.A. eldest son of late Rev. John Boucher, to Caroline Elizabeth, second dau. of W. C. Hopper, esq.--The Rev. Ollive Hollingworth, of Hayle-place, near Maidstone, to Frances-Bain, eldest dau. of Capt. J. J. Hough, R. N.-27. At Brompton," William Snage, esq. Solicitor-gen. for Grenada, to Anne, dau. of late John Turner, esq. of Hereford.

-29. The Rev. Richard Gwatkin, Vicar of Barrow on Soar, Leic. to Miss Ann Middleton.

-30. At Chickerell, Dorset, Capt. William Payne, R.N. to Caroline, widow of Capt. P. P. Nind, E. I. C.-31. At St. Mary's, Paddington, John Bullar, esq. barrister-at-law, to Rosa, only dau. of A. T. Follett, esq.-At Farnham, the Rev. J. A. G. Colpoys, Rector of Droxford, to Fanny, second dau. of Captain Nash, R.N.

Lately. At Evercreech, Som. Major Airey, eldest son of late Lieut.-Gen. Sir G. Airey, to Harriette Mary Everard, dau. of the Hon. James Talbot, and niece of Lord Talbot de Malahide. -At Chesham, Bucks, Rich. Forman, esq. of the Ordnance Office, Dover, to Mary, eldest dau. of the late Rev. Joseph Heath, Head Master of Lucton School, Heref.

-At Knockmark, co. Meath, the Rev. N. Sidney Hickey, Rector of Portnashangan, co. Westmeath, to Eliz. L. Buchanan, second dau. of late Major Thomas d'Arcy, Inspector-gen. of Police of Ulster.-Rev. James Kendall, son of John Kendall, esq. banker, of Helston, to Mary C. N. dau. of late Major Haviland Snowe.

Feb. 1. At St. Peter's, Thanet, the Rev. John George Hodson, curate of St. Peter's, son of the Rev. John Hodson, Vicar, to Matilda Georgiana Isacke, youngest dau. of late Matt. Isacke, esq. of Croom's-hill, Greenwich, and North Foreland Lodge, St. Peter's.--At St. George the Martyr, James Francillon, esq. barrister-at-law, to Lucy, eldest dau. of Thos. Aug. Gale, esq. of Queen-sq. Bloomsbury.2. At Gloucester, by his father, (the Rev. Dr. Hall, Master of Pembroke College,) the Rev. G. C. Hall, M.A. Vicar of Churcham, near Gloucester, to Jane, second dau. of late L. H. Ferrier, esq. of Belle-vue, near Linlithgow. -5. At Islington, John Benson, esq. of North-place, Gray's Inn, to Sarah, dau. of Barrett Wadden, esq. --At All Souls' Marylebone, the Rev. W. B. Bonaker, Vicar of Church Honeyborne, Worc. to Louisa, widow of J. P. Geary, esq. of Nottingham-pl.-6. At Ore, near Hastings, the Rev. W. E. Lord, Rector of Northiam, Sussex, to Elizabeth, widow of C. Fyfe, M.D. of Edinburgh.--Capt. Archibald Hay, 86th regt. son of late Gen. Sir James Hay, to Anna Maria, dau. of Lt.-Gen. Cuming.

-8. At Paris, the Viscount du Pin Delagueriviere, Chevalier of the Order of Malta, nephew of the Duke of Reggio, to Emmeline, eldest dau. of C. P. Cooper, esq. one of her Majesty's counsel.--Fred. Thos. Bryan, esq. of Knossington, Leic. to Eliz. fourth dau. of the Rev. Wm. Waters, Rector of Rippingale, Linc.

THE EARL OF ELDON. Jan. 13. At his house in Hamilton Place, in his 87th year, the Right Hon. John Scott, Earl of Eldon, Viscount Encombe, co. Dorset, and Baron of Eldon, co. Durham, a Privy Councillor, High Steward of the University of Oxford, a Governor of the Charter-house, a Trustee of the British Museum, D.C.L. F.R.S. and F.S.A.; formerly for twenty. five years Lord High Chancellor of England.

This illustrious lawyer and consistent statesman was the third and youngest son of William Scott, hoastman, or coalfitter, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Nearly six years the junior of his brother Lord Stowell, he was born on the 4th of June 1751; which, being the birthday of his old master and kind friend, King George the Third, the King was wont to say "Do not speak to me, Lord Eldon, till I have paid my respects to you on your birthday."

He received his youthful education under the care of the Rev. Hugh Moises, at the grammar-school of Newcastle; and at the early age of fifteen was sent to the University of Oxford. In those days the few stage coaches were known by their armorial bearings, and the never-forgotten motto upon the Newcastle coach that conveyed the young man to Oxford was,

"Sat cito, si sat bene."

This was in 1766, on the 15th of May in which year he was matriculated and admitted a Commoner of University College, under the tuition of his brother, the late Lord Stowell, then an eminent scholar in that Society. John Scott was elected Fellow of University, July 11, 1767; proceeded to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Feb. 20, 1770; and gained the Chancellor's Prize, "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Foreign Travel," in 1771. This essay, though the production of a minor who could have had no practical information upon the subjects of which he treated, is strikingly curious, as exhibiting a deep investigation of the wisdom of other ages, and an impartiality of decision curiously indicative of that most meritorious anxiety which

the same John Scott in after days exhibited to do strict justice, even under the imputation of a want of decision.

There is, we believe, no question that Mr. Scott's original destination was the Church, and his prospects in that profession were sufficiently encouraging. He was already the Fellow of a college, in high repute-had distinguished himself by the acquisition of a public prize, and was well known to be a person of sound attainment and close application to study -add to this, his elder brother had long been a Tutor of great eminence, as well as a person possessing much influence in the University; and there could be no doubt of his ability and inclination to forward the views of his younger brotherwhen a circumstance occurred which at once destroyed every prospect of preferment from College, and even rendered it doubtful by what means he was to procure a maintenance. This was Mr. Scott's marriage with Miss Surtees, a young lady of Newcastle, to whom he was ardently attached, and to whom he resolved to unite himself in defiance certainly of the advice of his friends, and to all appearance of common prudence. The writer of this article (we are now quoting from the Oxford Herald) was told, by an old friend of Sir William Scott, that he accidentally called upon him, at University, on the very morning John Scott set off to be married. "I suppose, Mr. -, (said

Lord Stowell, then Mr. S.) that you have heard of this very foolish act of my very foolish brother?" Mr. - answered,

that he certainly had; and added, "but I hope that it will turn out better than you anticipate."-" Never, Sir," replied Mr. Scott; "he is completely ruined; nor can any thing now save him from beggary, You do not know, (added his brother,) how very unhappy this makes me; for I had good hopes of him, till this last confounded step has destroyed all."

Lord Eldon had at this period a narrow escape from being a grocer. Stopping, after his marriage, for a few days at Newcastle, a very honest and wealthy inhabitant, a grocer, who had long known the father of Lord Eldon, and been inti

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mate with the family, called upon him; and after saying that he feared old Mr. Surtees would never forgive his daughter or himself, and he was sure would give him nothing, proposed, as he had himself no children, and moreover a great regard for Mr. Scott, that he should join him in business. Mr. Scott did not altogether decline the offer, but said, that his final determination must depend upon a letter he expected to receive the next day from Oxford; for that he had written to his brother, and should be guided in his future plans by the answer he might receive. That answer was a very kind one, and determined the question, that he was not to be a grocer. He returned immediately to Oxford.

After some deliberation, it was resolved that he should be called to the bar; and taking lodgings in the University, he applied himself so unremittingly to the study necessary for that profession, that great fears were entertained by his medical friend and adviser, of his undermining his constitution-so much, indeed, was he alarmed, that he thought it right to remonstrate with his patient, and to urge him to less mental exertion and fatigue. "It is no matter, Mr. (said the late Chancellor,) I must either do as I am now doing, or starve."

Mr. Scott proceeded to the degree of M.A. Feb. 13, 1773, having been admitted a member of the Middle Temple on the 28th of the preceding month. With the exception of keeping term, he resided, however, in or near Oxford; for some time in lodgings, afterwards at the Parsonage-house at Woodeaton, and subsequently in the Principal's lodgings in New Inn Hall; of which Society he became Vice-Principal, and even voted in that capacity so late as 1785, in the contest between his friend, Thomas Warton, and the late Dr. Winstanley, for the Camden Professorship of History. The vacations were spent at the house of his friend Mr. Lane, at Mill-end near Henley. During this time, in order to increase his income, he took a part in the tuition of University College, in conjunction with his brother and Mr. Fisher, now Master of the Charter House. He also read

lectures as the deputy of Sir Robert Chambers, the Vinerian professor of Common Law. This was from 1774 to 1776; on the 9th Feb. in the latter year he was called to the bar, and quitted Oxford for the metropolis.

He gave his attention principally to conveyancing, and the practice of the courts of Equity; but, after some years of laborious study, his prospects were so discouraging, that he resolved to quit London, and practise as a provincial counsel in his native town. But it was ordained otherwise. In the spring of 1781, in consequence of the occupations of Mr. Cow. per not permitting him to attend as leading counsel in the case of the Clithero Election Petition, for which he was retained, and of Mr. George Hardinge refusing to act as leading counsel, when he was retained only as junior, Mr. the solicitor for the petition, resolved to entrust the conduct of the cause to Mr. Scott, who then lived in a small house in Carey-street. After he had retired to bed, he was awakened by the offer of the brief in the matter, which was to be argued the next morning before a committee of the House of Commons. Mr. Scott, after some deliberation, said, "It is at this short notice impossible for me to argue the case; but, if you will be content with my stating the facts to the committee, and they will grant me a short indulgence, I will endeavour to make my self master of the law, and will do my best." With this condition the solicitor was satisfied.

Mr. Scott was ready before the morning with a knowledge of the facts, and appeared before the committee. Having stated his case at some length, and with great perspicuity, he explained the situa tion in which he was placed, and his unavoidable inability to do any justice to the merits. I hope," he added, "that I am not improperly trespassing, by venturing to solicit a few hours' indulgence." It was instantly granted. The ability which he manifested was soon circulated through the profession, with the report that he had resolved to leave London. Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Wilson, two of the most eminent counsel, conjured him not to quit Westminster Hall.* They assured him