ANNOTATED OBITUARY. Duke of Anhalt Koethen, and representative of the house of Anhalt, was son of Prince Frederick Erdmann, of Anhalt Pless, and was born the 30th July, 1778; he succeeded, on the abdication of his brother, Duke Ferdinand, to the Princedom of Pless, in Upper Silesia, in 1818, and to the Duchy of Koethen, in 1830. He married, the 18th of May, 1819, Augusta, daughter of Henry XLIV., Prince of Reuss-SchleizKoestrizt, but had no issue. The Duke died on the 23rd ultimo, aged 66. By his demise, the branch of Anhalt Koethen becomes extinct. Duke Leopold Frederick, Chief of the house of Anhalt Dessau, has caused letters patent to be published, for taking possession of the Duchy of Anhalt Koethen, subject to an arrangement to be entered into with Duke Charles of Anhalt Bernberg. Anhalt Koethen forms part of the principality of Anhalt, in Upper Saxony, which up to the recent death of the Duke Henry, formed three Duchies-Dessau, Bernburg, and Ko then. Armitage, Emma, wife of the Rev. E. H. Armitage, 7th December. Arthur, Charles Virey, Esq., Lt. Bombay Cavalry, second son of Sir George Arthur, Bart. Atherly, Arthur Pelham, Esq., Vicar of Heavytree, Devon, 20th Nov. Atkinson, Mary, wife of Matthew Atkinson. Esq., formerly of Temple Sowerby, co. Westmoreland. Baker, Sophia, relict of William Baker, Esq., of Bayfordbury, Herts, 6th Deccember, aged 89. Baldrey, Elizabeth, relict of the Rev. Christopher Jeaffreson Baldrey, of Longborough, co. Gloucester, 10th December, aged 78. Barnes, John Samuel, Esq., of Keynsham bank, Cheltenham late of St. Petersburgh, 15th December, aged 72. Barrett, Sarah, relict of John Barrett, Esq., of Park-place, Westminster, 11th December. Basset, Mrs., relict of the Rev. John Basset, 13th December. Beard, Thomas Fuller, Esq., of Kensington, 26th Nov., aged 75. Bell, Jessie Temple, wife of John Bell, Blackburn, Captain Isaac, late of the 41st Blackmore, Mrs., of Eton-square, 8th Blackwood, Charles, son of Capt. Charles 84. Bonnycastle, Sir Richard Henry. Recent accounts from Canada announce the death of this distinguished officer. He was born in 1791, the eldest son of the late Professor Bonnycastle, of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, and early obtained a commission in the Engineers, with which gallant corps he served at Flushing, in 1808; in the American War, from 1812 to 1815; at the taking of Castine, and with the army of occupation in France. He received the honour of knighthood for his services at the defence of Kingston, in Canada, whilst in command of the militia and volunteers, who defeated the insurgents at Nepanee and Hickory Island, in 1838. At the period of his decease, Sir Richard was Commanding Engineer in Canada West. He recently published valuable works on the Canadas and Newfoundland. Boydell, Charles, Esq., of Queen-square, Bloomsbury, 30th Nov. Brackenbury, Sir John M., Knight, of Raithby Hall, co. Lincoln, 30th Nov. Sir John Macpherson Brackenbury, Knt., was eldest son of the late Richard Brackenbury, Esq., of Aswardby, co. Lincoln, by his marriage with Miss Janetta Gunn, of Edinburgh, and descended immediately from Sir Robert Brackenbury, the famous Lieutenant of the Tower, temp. Richard the Third. The De Brackenburys were founded in England by Sir Perse de Brackenbury, one of the companions in arms of William the Conqueror. Sir John, who served in early life in the Light Dragoons, filled the office of English Consul at Cadiz for many years, and received the honour of Knighthood from her Majesty on his retirement in 1845. He had previously, in 1830, been invested with the insignia of the Guelphic Order, and for a short period, was Consul for the King of Hanover, for the province of Andalusia. The deceased Knight, married, in 1801, Miss Nichelson, daughter of William Nichelson, Esq. He was elder brother of Lieut. Col. Sir Edward Brackenbury, Knt., of Skendleby House, co. Lincoln. Branscomb, Sarah, relict of Sir James Branscomb, Knt., 11th Dec., aged 70. Brydges, Mrs., of Catherine-place, Bath. The remains of the late Mrs. Brydges, of Catherine-place, were, on the 4th ultimo, very privately removed thence, for interment in the vault belonging to her great uncle, the Rev. Dr. Parker, founded during his incumbency for forty years of the living of St. James's, Westminster, and which terminated with his life, in 1802. The first occupant was his wife, Mrs. Griffin Parker, (sister and heir of Griffin, Lord Howard de Walden, and Baron Braybrook,) who died at Bath, Nov. 1799. (Vide obit. Gent's Mag.) Mrs. Brydges was the only surviving issue of Captain William Parker, and ward of her uncle, who, with her aunt, adopted and brought her up "with the tenderest care and affection;" and she was extensively known, esteemed and regretted. Her father and husband's mother were buried there. A marble monument and tablet are erected in the Chapel, to the memories of Dr. Parker and his wife, and their brother-in-law, le Comte de Walderen, Knight of the Teutonic Order, ambassador for twenty years from Holland to this country, &c. Brocket, William B., son of Stanes B. Brocket, Esq., of Spains Hall, Essex, 10th Dec., aged 21. Brown, Andrew, Esq., son of the late Major Andrew Brown, of Philadelphia, aged 75. Browne, William Ruddle, Esq.. of Chis ledon, Wilts, 13th Dec., aged 59. Bullen, Anne, only surviving dau. of the ton, the senior Puisne Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland, was born 14th of Oct., 1760, the second son of Francis Burton, Esq., of London, by Anne, his wife, youngest daughter of James Singer, Esq., of Barnes Elms, and great-great-grandson of George Burton, Esq., of Bedworth, co. Leicester, younger brother of the famous Robert Burton, author of the "Anatomy of Melancholy." Early in life Mr. Burton was sent over to Ireland, in charge of the business of an eminent London law firm, and became, in consequence, known to Mr.Curran, through whose advice he was induced to reside in Ireland, and to adopt the bar of that country-to which he was called in 1792. His career was one of signal success, at a period too when such surpassing excellence prevailed in the Irish legal courts. In 1806 he obtained a silk gown; in 1818 was raised to the rank of first sergeant, and in two years afterwards, succeeded, on the resignation of Judge Mayne, to a seat in the Court of Queen's Bench, which he continued to occupy till his decease, with the highest honour to himself, and benefit to the country. As a Judge, he fully sustained the high character he acquired at the bar. At times, when the country was convulsed by party, and an oblique spirit found its way even to the administration of justice, none ever accused Judge Burton with tampering with his high trust. No man's reason was less swayed by party feeling; and in the many political questions which came before him, none could truly say that he contemplated any in the light of a partisan. Mr. O'Connell always regarded him as the most constitutional Judge on the Bench. Justice Burton married, in 1787, Miss Anna Andrews, and by her, who died 10th March, 1822, he had an only dau., Eliza Felicia, who married, in 1819, John Betty West, Esq., Q.C., and M.P. for the city of Dublin. Callander, Harriet, relict of Kenneth Callander, Esq., of Craigsforth, co. Stirling, 8th Dec. Mr. Campbell, J. S., Esq., M.D., of Weymouth-street, 2nd Dec., aged 49. Campbell, James, Esq., at Hampton Court, 4th Dec. Canning, Mrs., relict of Henry Canning, Esq., British Consul-Gen., at Hamburgh, 8th Nov. Carthew, Mrs., of Kensington, 7th Dec., aged 79. Carver, Mary, relict of James Carver, Esq., Surgeon, of Whymondham, Suffolk, 2nd Dec. Cathcart, the Countess Dowager of, 14th Dec. Charlton, Thomas, Esq., of Strood Hill, near Rochester, 10th Dec., aged 68. Chassereau, James D., Esq., of Upper Gloucester-place, 17th Dec., aged 69. Cobbett, Thomas, only surviving brother of the late William Cobbett, 30th Nov., aged 87. Cockburn, the Mariannas, wife of MajorGen. Sir James Cockburn, Bart., and dau. of George, 13th Viscount Hereford, 9th Dec. Cocks, Theston Harriet, sister of the late Earl Somers, 11th Dec. Cogan, Robert, Capt. Indian Navy, 26th Nov., at Hammersmith, aged 49. Colbeck, Thomas, Esq., of Claremontsquare, 9th Dec., aged 78. Cole, Capt. H. D., only son of the late H. W. Cole, formerly of Brunswick, 16th Nov. Collins, Thomas, Esq., of Stockwell, Dec. 8th, aged 70, Corrie, Mrs., of the Island of Trinidad, 9th Dec., aged 54. Coward, Mrs. John, of Islington, 2nd Dec. Cowper, Lieut.-Col. C.B., 18th Regiment, 6th Dec. Crosfield, George, Esq., of Liverpool, 15th Dec., aged 63. Curteis, Herbert Barrett, Esq, of Wind mill Hill, and Peasmarsh-place, Sussex, M.P. for Rye, 13th Dec., aged 55. Creed, Miss Elizabeth Anne, 12th Dec, at Norfolk-Crescent. Dalbiac, Lieut.-General Sir James a Charles, K.C.H., 8th Dec. This eminent officer was the eldest son of the late Charles Dalbiac, Esq, of Hungerford-park, Berkshire. He was born in 1776, and entered the army as a Cornet of the 4th Dragoons, in 1793. Passing through the various grades of the British service, he became Lieut.-General in June, 1838. He acted with the only regiment in which he ever held a commission during the campaign of 1809, and was at the battle of Talavera. He and his dragoons were also among the most renowned at Los Santos, Llerena, and Salamanca; his regiment, for its gallantry, bears "Salamanca" on its standards. From 1822 to 1824, General Dalbiac held the command of the northern district of Goujerut, in Bombay. In 1831 he was knighted, and in the same year he presided at the Court-Martial held at Bristol after the riots. Sir Charles represented Ripon in Parliament, from 1835 to 1837. He had married in 1805 Miss Dalton, the eldest daughter of John Dalton, Esq., of Sleningford Hall, Yorkshire, by whom he had an only child, Susanna Stephani, married the 29th December, 1836, to the present Duke of Roxburghe. Dallas, Lady, relict of the Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice Dallas, 2nd Dec. Dalrymple, William, Esq., formerly of Norwich, 5th Dec., aged 76. Dawson, Major Robert, Bombay Army, fifth son of the late John Dawson, Esq.. of Mossly Hill, Liverpool, 1st Dec., at Brussels. Deason, Margaret Jane, youngest dau. of the late Rev. Thomas Deason, Rector of Whitworth, 11th Dec. De Butts, Arthur, fellow of Oriel College, and fourth son of Lieut.-General Sir Augustus De Butts, R.E., 18th Nov. Dibdin, the Rev. Thomas Frognall, D.D. Rector of St. Mary's District Church, Bryanston Square, Vicar of Exning, Suffolk, and Chaplain to Her Majesty; was the son, by his second marriage, of Captain Dibdin, a gallant officer in the British Navy, and brother of the famous Thomas Dibdin, the inimitable nautical poet. Dr. Dibdin mentions, in his own memoirs, that his father was the Tom Bowling of his uncle's writings. The Doctor himself lost his father when a child, and he was educated under the guardianship of his uncle. After passing through various preliminary schools, he became a student of St. John's College, Cambridge. From his earliest schoolboy years, Thomas Frognal Dibdin displayed that taste for ancient books and antique lore, which formed the delight and ornament of his after life. On leaving college, he became a member of Lincoln's Inn, and, having married, settled with his family at Worcester as a special pleader. He, however, soon quitted the legal profession for the Church, and was ordained a clergyman in 1805. He then commenced that career of pecular authorship which produced the Bibliomania," the "Decameron," the Bibliographical Tour," and many other works, brilliant in research, style, and decoration. His books, indeed, had all popularity, and were all of curious and unique fame. As a minis 66 66 ter of the Church of England, Dr. Dibdin was active, zealous, and effective in the performance of his duties, His "Sunday Library" enhanced his clerical reputation, as did, also, other religious publications. After being for twenty-four years the respected Rector of St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, Dr. Dibdin died on the 18th instant, in his 72nd year. Dixon, Francis S. Clare, relict of Capt. Dixon, at Greenwich, 10th Dec. Dobson, Lady, relict of Sir Richard Dobson, and sister to Sir William Purves H. Campbell, Bart., 11th Dec. Doyle, Sophia Anne, relict of Lieut-Gen. Sir Charles W. Doyle, 10th Dec. Driffield, the Rev. Charles George Thomas, Vicar of Prescot, co. Lancashire, 10th Dec., aged 77. Duckworth, Samuel, Esq. This gentleman, one of the Masters in Chancery, died Dec. 1st, after a severe illness, in Paris. He was son of the late Mr. Duckworth, a Solicitor, of Manchester, and brother-in-law of Mr. Justice Coltman. In 1835 he sat in Parliament for the borough of Leicester, and supported the Liberal party. He received the appointment of Master in Chancery in 1839. Duncombe, Thomas, Esq., of Copgrove, co. York, died at his seat, near Knaresborough, on the 7th Dec. He was younger brother of Charles, First Lord Feversham, and great grandson of Thomas Brown, Esq., of the City of London, who inherited the great fortune of his brother-in-law, Sir Charles Duncombe, Lord Mayor of London in 1708, and assumed the surname of Duncombe. Mr. Duncombe, of Copgrove, married, in 1795, Emma, eldest dau. of the late Dr. Hinchliffe, Bishop of Peterborough, and by her, who died in 1840, has left four sons and three daughters, the eldest of the former being Mr. Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, M.P. for Finsbury. Dyke, the Dowager Lady, 27th Nov., at Devonshire-place, aged 72. Her ladyship was daughter of Robert Jenners, Esq., of Chislehurst, Kent, and widow of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Baronet, of Lullingstone Castle, by whom she had no less than thirteen children, the eldest being the present Sir Percival Hart Dyke, Bart. Eden, Lieut. Charles, Indian Navy, youngest son of Gen. Eden, Esq., of Greenwich, lost with the Hon. Comp's. steamer Cleopatra, in April. Edmeston, James, Esq., at Hackney, 12th Dec., aged 89. Elliott, Philip, Esq., M.D., late of Neath, 5th Dec. Elmhirst, Richard, Esq., of West Ashby Grove, formerly Lieut. Col. of Militia, and J. P. and D. L. for co. Lincoln, 12th Dec., aged 76. Elrington, George, Esq., Commander R.N., 22nd Nov., aged 64. Elwes, Mary Anne Sophia, wife of Capt. Dudley, C. C. Elwes, of Brigg, co. Lincoln, 9th Dec. Erskine, David, Esq., of Cardross, 28th Nov., aged 75. Evans, Maria Hodge, wife of Robert R. Evans, of Fern Hill, co. Carmarthen, 22nd Nov. Farran, John, Esq., for thirty years Sec retary to the E. I. Dock Company, 12th Dec., aged 80. Fauntleroy, Robert, Esq., of Wandsworth, 8th Dec., aged 82. Fenwick, Christopher, Esq., formerly of Earsdon, co. Northumberland, 13th Dec., aged 77. Firman, Mary, eldest dau. of the late Thomas Pierson Firman, Esq., of Fermount, co. Tipperary, 14th Dec. Fisher, Francis, Esq., of Woburn-place, 27th Nov. Fittler, Elizabeth, relict of James Fitler, Esq., A.R.A., 8th Dec. Fitzgerald, Henry, Esq., Captain in the Austrian Cavalry, fourth son of the late Richard Fitzgerald, Esq., of Muckridge House, co. Cork, 26th Nov. Fleming, Mrs., relict of Edmund Fleming, Esq., of Cookham-grove, Berks, 6th Dec. Frane, George, Esq., late Assistant Receiver General of the Customs, 17th Dec., aged 65. Fry, Mrs. Henry, of Clapham, 2nd Dec., aged 68. Galloway, Alexander, Esq., of Clermont terrace, 20th Nov., aged 72. Gardiner, the Right Hon. Frances Margaret, Baroness Gardiner, 8th Dec., aged 34. Her Ladyship was fourth daughter of Lord Dinorben, and wife of the present Lord Gardiner, to whom she was married in December, 1834, and by whom she had no issue. Garratt, Susan, dau. of John Garratt, Esq., of Bishop's Court, Devon, 23rd Nov. Gideon, Julia, wife of Lewis Gideon, Esq., of St. Helena, 25th Nov., at St. John's Wood. Goad, Lieut. S. T. A., of the 20th Bengal N. I., 10th Oct. Gower, Robert Lewes, youngest son of Robert Frederick Gower, Esq., of Glandovan, co. Pembroke, 13th Dec. Grant, Mrs. Robert, of Moneymusk, co. Gray, John, Esq., late Town Clerk of Barrister-at-Law, 23d Nov. Green, Susan Emma Brook, dau of Charles Green, Esq., of Liverpool, 11th Dec. Griffith, W. Keats, Esq., of Windsor, 25th Nov., aged 59. Grover, Capt. This gallant officer was educated at Soho, under Dr. Barrow, contemporary with Sir John Moore, and earned a high reputation for military scientific skill. His fairest fame, however, rests on the circumstances which connect him with the indefatigable Dr. Wolff. By him the mission of the worthy Doctor to Bokhara was projected, and his chivalrous conduct in raising the Stoddard and Conolly fund is well known. To his exertions Dr. Wolff owes the preservation of his life, by the intervention at Bokhara of the friendly power of Persia. It is much to be feared that his energy in the cause contributed to his early death, since after the event he appeared to gradually lose his voice, and to fail in bodily, though never in mental faculty. Captain Grover died at Brussels on the 5th instant. Hadsley, Miss Maria, at the Priory, Ware, Herts, 4th Dec., aged 70. Hall, Robert, Esq, of Cork-street, 14th Dec. Hall, Benjamin, Esq., of Shepherd's Bush, 24th Nov., aged 80. Hallett, William, fourth son of the late Rev. Charles Hughes Hallett, of Higham, Kent, June, at Sydney, N. S. W., aged 37. Hallewell, Katherine Martha, third dau. of Edward Gilling Hallewell, Esq., 2nd Dec., at Clifton. Hallifax, Miss Frances, youngest dau. of the late Rev. Robert Hallifax, Vicar of Standish, 11th Dec. Hames, Major Weston, late of the 2nd Hawkins, Hester, wife of Francis Hawkins, Esq., M.D., and third dau. of Mr. Justice Vaughan. Hay, the Hon. Samuel. This gentleman, a Captain in the army, and Equerry to Queen Adelaide, died on the 25th Nov., at Cliffe Hall, Wiltshire, in his 41st year. He was the third son of William, fifteenth Earl of Erroll, by Alicia, his second wife, daughter of Samuel Eliot, Esq., of Antigua, and grandson of VOL. V., NO. XXI. James, Earl of Erroll, who officiated as Constable of Scotland at the Coronation of George the Third, in 1761. During the ceremony it is related that his Lordship neglecting, by accident, to pull off his cap when the King entered, apologised for the omission in the most respectful manner, but His Majesty entreated him to be covered, adding, "that he looked on his presence at the solemnity as a very particular honour." Captain Hay, whose death we record, was born the 9th of January, 1807; and married, in 1832, Louisa, only child of the Hon. Capt. Duncombe Pledell Bouverie, R.N., by whom he leaves no issue. His eldest brother, James, Lord Hay, fell gallantly at Waterloo, and thus the succession to the honours opened to the next brother, William George, late Earl of Erroll. Haynes, Richard, third son of Robert Haynes, Esq., of Great Glenn, co. Leicester, 22nd Nov. Headley, Mary Isabella, third dau. of Henry Headley, Esq., 15th Dec. Hebden, Miss Harriet Coates, 9th Dec., at Liverpool. Hesse, the Elector of. William II. Elector of Hesse, was born on the 28th July, 1777. He succeeded to the Electorate on the death of his father, the 27th of February, 1821. He had married, the 13th February, 1797, Augusta, daughter of Frederick William II., King of Prussia, by whom he had two daughters, one of whom is Reigning Duchess of Saxe Meinengen; an only son, Prince Frederick William, co-Regent of Hesse since 1831, and now his father's successor, as Elector. The late Elector, five months after the death of his consort, espoused in Morganatic wedlock, Emily, Countess of Richenbach-Lessonitz, who survives him. His Royal Highness died at Frankfort, on the 20th instant, after a few days' illness. The Duchess of Cambridge is of the family of, and first cousin to, the deceased Elector. Hicks, Marianne Barne, wife of Henry Parnell Hicks, Esq., co. Gloucester, 7th Dec., at Brighton. Hill, Sarah, relict of the Rev. Thomas Hill, at Liverpool, 4th December, aged 86. Hunter, T. Orby, Esq., late of Crowland Abbey, co. Lincoln, 13th Dec., aged 73. Ireland, Mrs. Caroline Frances, at St. James's-street, 16th Dec., aged 69. Irvine, Sir Gorges M., Bart. This estimable gentleman, the representative of one of the most ancient families in the empire, died on the 21st Nov., having H |