the earth, belonged only to the middle ages of mankind. His opinion is, we think, well founded with regard to the tribes, that out of the unproductive and pestilential marshes of Lower Egypt, created a salubrious and fertile country. But we have strong reasons to believe that the more ancient inhabitants of Upper Egypt, the genuine Egyptians, whose domination disappeared in the reign of Menes, were Ethiopians, and the inventors of their own commemorative ceremonies. Our Author admits, in fact, that a previous civilization had preceded Menes, who, uniting Lower and Upper Egypt, brought them under his sway, and based his empire upon a venerable and intellectual foundation which had long before existed in the valley of the Nile itself. M. de Bunsen rejects the chronology of Herodotus, aceording to which, about eleven thousand years had rolled on since the time of Menes till the Persian invasion; and he reduces the chronology of Manetho to 3555 years. So Menes would have lived only 1500 years before Abraham. But as even this circumscribed antiquity of Menes is not in accordance with our own more limited chronology, our author, after having spoken reverentially of the great respect which is due to the general chronological statements of scripture, adds: “ History demands an entire freedom of thought and judgment-to her alone in the long run we must look for protection from the greatest of all evils, a disbelief in truth itself; which is, as it were, a paralysis of conscience, and a derangement of the historical judgment." Similar sentiments were expressed in the Asiatic Researches by Sir William Jones, whose name is held in great respect throughout all Europe. The limits within which we are confined do not allow us to follow the author in his historical researches. We are therefore compelled to conclude, but not without repeating that in this first volume the reader will find judiciously disposed and expressed in a clear and lucid style a great variety of important and new information. We will also add, that this book must necessarily find its way into the libraries of all noblemen and gentlemen who consider a highly cultivated mind and the acquisition of the most advanced knowledge possessed in their age, as the noblest accomplishment of the aristocracy. R. A. ANNOTATED OBITUARY. Adams. On the 5th July, of influenza, at the house of her niece, Mrs. R. Pilkington, 4, Chester-terrace, Chestersquare, Elizabeth Moore, eldest dau. of the late Thomas Adams, Esq., of Swifts, near Cambrook, Kent, aged 74. Agnew, Patk. Alexander, second son of the late Colonel Vans Agnew, C.B., of Barnbarroch, 20th April, aged 25. Agnew. On the 23d June, at sea, on board the Pasha steamer, on his way home from Italy, the Rev. T. R. Agnew, M.A., late Fellow of New College, Oxford, and son of Captain T. R. Agnew, Tipner, Portsmouth. Aldridge, Mrs., at Nottinghill, 12th July, aged 84. Allhusen, Frederick, Esq, of York-ter., Regent's-park, 28th June. Allnutt, Mary Lea, wife of George S. Allnutt, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, 29th June. Aplin, Benjamin, Esq., 2d July, at Leamington. Atkinson, Thomas Varman, Esq., of the Borough and Sydenham, 3d July, aged 41. Baker. On the 1st July, at Haslar Hospital, Lieutenant Horace Mann Baker, R.N., son of the late ViceAdmiral Sir Thomas Baker, K.C.B., aged 28. Barnes, the Rev. William Maule, 3d June, at Naples. Barnett. Thomas Arthur, eldest son of Adolphus Barnett, Esq., M.B., of Limehouse, 19th June, aged 14. Barnett. On the 24th June, at Lansdowne-place, New Cross, after much bodily suffering, in the 35th year of her age, Jane Barnett, second daughter of the late Mr. William Barnett, of Castleton and New Court, in the county of Hereford. Bell, Lieutenant-Colonel C. H., late of the Bengal Artillery, 20th April. Bevan, Mary, relict of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Bevan, 18th June, aged 67. Bidwell, Caroline Emma, wife of Alfred Clarke Bidwell, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, 27th April, at Calcutta, aged 19. Birch. On the 24th June, at the Vicarage, Little Marlow, Bucks, the Rev. Samuel Birch, D.D., 42 years rector of the united parishes of St. Mary Woolnoth and St. Mary Woolchurch Haw, and also vicar of Little Marlow, aged 67. Bourdeloin, John, Esq., 30th June, aged 78. Boyce, Major, late of the 2d Life Guards, 14th June, at Rome. Brandon, Sarah, relict of Henry Brandon, Esq., of Bemas-street, 6th July. Brereton, Ann, wife of Major Robert Brereton, 2d July. Brown, Mr. James Boyer, 15th July, at Elms Hall, Colne Engaine, Essex, aged 37. Browning, Mrs. Jane, relict of Robert Browning, Esq., 4th July, at New Cross, aged 78. Caldwell, the Rev. George, late of Jesus College, Cambridge, 25th June. Carew, Captain Hallowell, R.N., 27th June, at Beddington Park, Surrey. Chauvel. On the 13th July, aged 18 years, Mademoiselle Marie Antoinette Pauline Chauvel, the eldest daughter of Monsieur F. M. Chauvel, of 37, Somer-street, Portman-square. Clark, Nathl., Esq., formerly of London, 12th July, at Newcastle, aged 84. Clarke. On Saturday, the 8th July, at Abberley-hall, Worcestershire, after a few days' illness, Clara, only daughter of the late Nathaniel Gooding Clarke, Esq., of Handsworth, Staffordshire, K.C., and Chief Justice of the Brecon and Carmarthen Circuit. Clarkson, Augustus, Esq., of Brixton, 13th July. Cobbett, Ann, widow of the late Mr. Coe. On the 27th June, Maria Elizabeth, the beloved wife of W. M. Coe, Esq., of Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, and eldest daughter of the late Gabriel Wirgman, Esq., of Kentish-town. Collingwood, Ann Jemima, of High Wycombe, relict of Samuel Collingwood, Esq., of Oxford, 12th July. Coote, Caroline, Marquise de Massingy, daughter of Charles H. Coote, Bart., 9th June, at Nice. Cox, Mary, second dau. of the late John Dawson, Author, Esq., Paymaster of Her Majesty's Ship Collingwood, 14th June. De Grey, Countess, 2d July. Henrietta Francis, Countess de Grey, was fifth daughter of William Willoughby Cole, first Earl of Enniskillen, and niece, maternally, of Armar Lowry, Earl of Belmore. Her ladyship was born 22d June, 1784, andmarried 20th July, 1805, Thomas Philip, Lord Grantham, who eventually succeeded to the Earldom of De Grey, at the decease of his aunt. The surviving issue of this marriage consists of two daughters; viz., Anne Florence, Countess Cowper; and Mary Gertrude, wife of Henry Vyner, Esq. Lady De Grey presided at the ViceRegal Court in Dublin, during the time the Earl was Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and gained universal esteem. De la Feld, Count Edward Henry, 25th May, off the Island of Tercira, on board the Victoria, aged 23. Dod, Henry, Esq., of the Colony, Burnham, Somerset, 10th July, aged 68. Douglas, Mary, wife of Major Claude Douglas, 14th Bengal Native Infantry, 14th June. Ebbs, Mrs. John, of Maida-hill, 14th July, aged 50. Ellerby. On the 5th July, aged 35, Emily Waring, wife of Thomas Ellerby, Esq., of Gerrard-street, Soho, and third daughter of the late Mr. Edward W. Jenkyns, of the Stock Exchange. Ellison. On the 6th July, at her residence, 20, Belitha-villas, Barnsburypark, Islington, in the 48th year of her VOL. VI., NO. XXVIII. age, Mary Ann, relict of the Rev. Robert Ellison, rector of Slaugham and Southease, in the county of Sussex. Fitz George. On the 8th July, Richard Fitz George, Duc de Stacpoole, of Montigny-Lencoup, in the department of the Seine and Marne, France, and of Glasshayes, in the county of Hants. Flint, Mary Anne Sophia, only daughter of the late Captain W. Flint, R.N., 9th July, aged 25. Forsyth, the Rev. John Hamilton, 25th June. Forward, William, Esq., of Turnham Fowler, Mary Alice, wife of Robert Geast, Mary Anne, relict of John Geast, Esq., formerly of Woolwich, 29th June, aged 64. Gill, Mrs. Anne, relict of William Gill, Esq., formerly of Hastings Old Bank, 29th June, aged 97. Gordon. On the 16th June, at Bath, in her 100th year, Mary, relict of Francis Grant Gordon, Esq., of Argyle House, London, and daughter of the late Sir Willoughby Aston, Bart., M.P. for Nottingham, Gordon, John, Esq., formerly of Belfast, and for some years of Mexico, 19th July. Gordon, Mrs., of Ellon, co. Aberdeen, 7th July, aged 61. Gould, John, Esq., of Bruges, 30th June, aged 64. Gower. On the 10th July, at Godstone, after a short illness, Emma G. Gower, of Brompton, only sister of C. J. G. Gower, in the 28th year of her age, sincerely regretted. Granville. On the 16th June, at his residence, Leamington Spa, from an attack of paralysis, aged 69, Court Granville, of Willesbourne, county Warwick, Esq., a magistrate and Deputy-Lieutenant of the counties of Warwick and Stafford. This gentleman was the descendant of the renowned Sir Bevill Granville, of the Civil Wars. Gray, Mrs. Mary Musgrave, at Linden Grove, Bayswater, 17th June Green. At the Rock-cottage, near Newtown, Montgomeryshire, on Saturday, 24th June, aged 62, Mrs. Eleanor Green, widow of the late George Green, Esq. P Hall, On the 18th July, at Birmingham, aged 38, Ann, the wife of Mr. Benjamin Hall, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Townshend, Esq., of Walworth. Hamilton, the Rev. Richard Winter, L.L.D., D.D., of Leeds, 18th July, aged 54. Harcourt, John, eldest son of J. J. Harcourt, Esq., 16th July, at Brighton, aged 29. Harward. On the 5th July, at her residence in Launceston, Cornwall, Charlotte Augusta, relict of the late Charles Harward, Esq., of Hayne House, Devon, and only surviving daughter of the late Sir William Chambers, Surveyor-General of His Majesty's Works. Harwood. On the 8th July, at Dunkerque, the Rev. Charles Harwood, aged 59, British Chaplain at Dunkerque, late of Hayne House, near Cullompton, in Devon. Hawkins. On Monday, the 3rd July, at 8, Somers-place, Hyde-park-square, Hewett. On the 19th July, at No. 15, Hill, William, Esq., of Manchester, 16th Hingeston, John, Esq., late of Finsbury- Holmes. Drowned, near his residence, Llangoed Castle, Brecon, South Wales, while fishing in the river Wye, on Friday, the 16th June, J. K. Egerton Holmes, Esq., aged 28, eldest son of the late Colonel George Holmes, 3rd Dragoon Guards. Hordern. On the 20th July, in the 20th year of his age, James, only child of Alexander Hordern, Esq., of Oxley House, Staffordshire. Horner, Mrs., 1st July, at Camden Road Villa. Horsley, On the 8th July, in the 45th year of her age, Sarah, the beloved wife of Mr. J. T. Horsley, of Peckham-park, Surrey, and the last surviving daughter of the late Richard Richards, Esq., of New Park-street, Southwark. Howell, Joseph, Esq., Surgeon, of Southwark bridge Road, 14th July. Hubback. On the 13th July, at the house of his son, Everton, near Liverpool, Joseph Hubback, Esq., of Berwickupon-Tweed, late Mayor of that town, in the 75th year of his age. Hughes, William, Esq., of Hartley House, Hampstead, 13th July, aged 76. Hughes, Sarah Perring, relict of Sir Richard Hughes, Bart., 15th July. Hunt, Miss Sarah, of Stoke Doyle, co. Northampton, 6th July. Hunt, Maria, relict of Atlee Hunt, Esq., of Heathrow, co. Middlesex, 9th July, aged 79. Hurley, John, Esq., of Argyll-place, 11thJuly, aged 72 Irons, Thomas, Esq., of Brompton, 2nd July. Isacke, Margaret, relict of Matthew Isacke, Esq., 15th July, at Greenwich, aged 75. James. On the 13th July, Richard James, William, Esq., of Norfolk-street, Johnes. On the 25th June, at Dolanco- Johnson, the Rev. Charles Thomas, 29th June, at Enborne Rectory, aged 61. Jones, Jane, relict of William Jones, 5th July, at Upton-place, Essex, aged 70. Jones, Richard, Esq., of Morden Lodge, Surrey, and Parliament-street, 10th July, aged 80. Kennedy, Thomas, Esq., of Camden town, 17th July, aged 86. Kent, Simon, Esq., late Captain 98th Regt., 1st July, aged 62. Kershaw, the Rev. John Kemp, B.A., 12th July, at Kingsland, aged 35. Kilner, Frances, second daughter of the late George Kilner, Esq., of Ipswich, 6th July, aged 32. Kinderley, John, Esq., late Captain 97th Knight Bruce, the Rev. H. L., vicar of Lake, Viscount, 24th June. Warwick, third Viscount Lake, whose death_occurred a few days since, was the last surviving son of the famous General Lake, who was elevated to the peerage in 1804, in consideration of the high military talents and personal valour he had displayed in the command of the army during the Mahratta war. This distinguished soldier was grandson of Warwick Lake, Esq., the younger brother of Sir Thos. Lake, of Canons, whose only daughter and heiress Mary, marrying John Brydges, Duke of Chandos, conveyed to that nobleman her father's splendid seat of Canons. The peer, whose death we record, succeeded to the honours at the decease of his elder brother, Francis Gerard, in 1836, and was the last male representative of his family. The peerage consequently becomes extinct. Lord Lake married, 28th November, 1815, Elizabeth, dau. of James Beveridge Duncan, Esq., and has left two daughters, Isabella Elizabeth Augusta and Elizabeth Georgiana. Landreth. At 32, Alva-street, Edinburgh, on the 5th July, Mrs. Katherine Bristow Fraser, relict of the late Richard Landreth, Esq., of Grenada. Le Cointe. John Francis, Esq., of Upper Bedford-place, 21st July. Leeds, Edward Thurlow, Esq., of Eye bury, Peterborough, 9th July, aged 45. Losacke, Captain George, of the 1st West India Regiment, 20th March, at the Cape of Good Hope. Lowson, Peter, Esq., 23rd June, at Pleasame, Dundee. Loxdale, Anne, Esq., wife of John Loxdale, Esq., 10th July, at Lyth-hill, Shrewsbury, aged 48. Lucy, William Fulk, Esq., of Charlecote Park, county of Warwickshire, 1st July. How impartial are the ravages of death! how sudden is its approach, and how desolating its touch! Born to the inheritance of "the historic land" of famed Charlecote, with its wide spreading park and its princely estate; descended from a family of surpassing antiquity, and only just entering on the bright prospects of life, Mr. Lucy is a sad memorial of the instability of this world's happiness. At the period of his decease, which occurred after a short illness, he had not completed his 24th year. His father, the late George Lucy, Esq., of Charlecote, some time M.P. for Fowey, was son of the Rev. John Hammond, who assumed the surname and arms of Lucy, as representative of the house, at the decease of his kinsman, George Lucy, in 1807. To the estate of Charlecote, so long the residence of this respected family, Shakespeare's early history has imparted an undying celebrity, Essentially unchanged in its features" (we quote from Mr. Burke's 66 Historic Lands,") 66 "this lovely spot is perhaps the most interesting connected with our immortal bard. The old Elizabethan house remains the same as in the days of good Queen Bess, and the gentle Avon flows, as brightly as of old, beneath its sunny lawns; here are still the venerable oaks under whose shade the poet at times sat, and the richly wooded park through which he loved to roam. Powerful is the magic of genius to be able to give things and places a charm and character not their own, and to turn to fairy land the green fields and quiet homes of England." Lynch. On the 26th June, of fever, at the residence of his brother, Partryhouse, Mayo, George Lynch, Esq., M.D. aged 34, late Physician to the Fever Hospital, Ballinrobe, and fifth son of the late Major Lynch, of Partry-house, Mayo. M'Donald. On the 30th June, at Cavan, after a short illness, Doctor M'Donald, one of the oldest as well as ablest practitioners in the north of Ireland. For upwards of 30 years he was physician to the county fever hospital in that town, the ordinary duties of which (together with a most extensive practice) he discharged with that skill and untiring energy that marked his whole life. By his death the medical profession has sustained a severe loss. He will never cease to be deplored by his family and a numerous circle of admiring friends, while his intellectual attainments will long remain the theme of his professional brethren. Macvicar, Neil, Esq., late of H. M. Cus- Marshal, Nathan, Esq., of Clapham, 8th McEroy, Martha, wife of James McEroy, late of Bermuda, 10th June, at Paris, aged 47, Middleton, Fanny, wife of Col. Charles Middleton, 17th June. Miller. On the 13th July, at the residence of her father, Glebe-cottage, Woolwich, Amelia Gertrude, the beloved wife of Mr. T. W. Miller, of Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport. Monger, John, eld. son of W. R. Monger, 2nd July, aged 21. Montgomerie. On the 13th July, at Hampstead, aged 39, Harriet Isabella Katherine, wife of Major Duncan Montgomerie, of Hamilton-terrace, John's-wood. St. Morris, Lieutenant-General John Wil |