end of the chapel, those of the royal family Of the his family, with a contented and gratefulmind. At Sidmouth, Devonshire, whither he had At Kentish Town, in his 94th year, Charles Grignion, who flourished in this country, as an historical engraver, upwards of half a century. He had the good fortune to pass a portion of his early youth at Paris, in the study of the celebrated Le Bas; and, though his stay with that artist was but short, yet it was of sufficient duration to enable him to imbibe such sound principles as laid the foundation of a style at once energetic and elegant. Having commenced his career in this school, he could draw as well as engrave; and, as he possessed that rare talent in his art, the power of giving a free and faithful translation of a picture, the quality and cast of his productions were bold and original. His engraving was not an imitation of Audran, of Edelinck, or of Fry; it was the emanation of a natively vigorous mind, skilfully directed by a familiar study of the ablest models. His best works not only possess in an eminent degree, whatever constitutes character and expression, as the print he engraved from one Hogarth's series of election pictures abundantly proves, but they partake of that happy carelessness of execution, which is as much a characteristic beauty in the style of painting or engraving as it is in that of poetry. As Mr. Grignion advanced in life, his pure old fashioned style was superseded by a more imposing, a more finished, but a less intelligent This revolution in engraving threw him into obscurity, and reduced him to poverty; but a few artists and lovers of art, to whom his virtues and his talents were equally dear, by a prompt and efficient subscription, smoothed the path of his declining age, and enabled him to close his days in the bosom of MONTHLY Mag, No. 206. manner. ber for Staffordshire, he supported the coalition He whom the search of fine with rapture moves, Disains the pedant, though the muse he By nature formed with modesty to please, [Further particulars of the late Sir gen This was was a merchant in the Virginia trade, which he began with a very inconsiderable capital; but his rigid honesty and dexterity in business, having recommended him to some great mercantile houses, they adopted his interest, and by liberal loans enabled him to extend the circle of his commerce: from this assistance the house of Baring soon rose to consideration, in a city where wealth and talents for business are estimated at their proper value. With parental fondness Mr. Baring watched over the education of his son, in order to render him a complete man of business, till he was sent to a reputable school under a Mr. Coleman, the author of several mathematical treatises. It was here he acquired the talent for which he was must distinguished; for in calculations made on the spot, admitting of no previous study, he was certainly considered as unequalled. Upon the death of his father he was esteemed a most worthy successor; and the richest houses, and the most wealthy heiresses, at the east-end of the town, considered him as a desirable partner. He at length married the daughter of Mr. Boston, an opulent merchant. Mr. Baring, from a proprietor, having become a director of the East India Company in the year 1784, canvassed the Cornish borough of Grampound, and took his seat in the House of Commons. The nation was then just beginning to recover from the effects of the American revolution, and Mr. Baring had the honour of being consulted by the Premier with respect to be means to be adopted on this occasion. His wealth, talents, and activity, augmented his favour and importance with Mr. Pitt's administration. He was considered as one of the strongest links of the monied aristocracy; and was created a baronet in 1793. It is well known that the system of this country, with regard to all its foreign possessions, has ever been that of exclusive monopoly; accordingly, when the whole body of English merchants demanded some participation in the East Indian traffic, Sir Francis came forward as the advocate of the company. He insisted that their heavy expence and their actual public services composed a debt, to the discharge of which an eternal monopoly of the East India trade would scarcely be sufficient! It is needless to add, that the charter was again renewed; and the relief of the bdey of English merchants, from what their petition called "oppressive monopoly," was left, like other evils, to the gradual effect of time, or the shock of some revolution. In 1796, upon Sir John Jervis being rewarded with a peerage, and vacating his seat for Chipping Wycombe, Sir Francia Baring was elected for that borough; and at the general election in 1802, he was again returned for the same place. Sir Francis was esteemed as not less amiable in domestic than in public life. Although of a grave cast of mind, he was not without a relish for social enjoyments, and was, till within a few years past, seldom absent from the parties and entertainments of his friends. The routes of his lady were reckoned among some of the most brilliant in town; but he preferred the more tranquil enjoyments of a domestic circle, to those gay, but promiscuous, assemblies. His table was such as became his wealth, and bi solid hospitality was perfectly suitable to the opulent character of an English merchant. His talents were of a very superior cast, and highly improved by reading. Few men understood the real interests of trade better; and it may surely be added, few men ever arrived to the highest rank and honour of commercial life with more unsullied integrity. At his death, he was unquestionably the first merchant in Europe; first in knowledge and ta lents, and first in character and opulence. His name was known and respected in every commercial quarter of the globe; and by the East India company, and other public trading bodies, he was consulted as a man of consummate knowledge and inflexible honour. Throughout his long and respectable life, he acted on those steady principles which seldom fail to raise men to opulence and credit, although they may not always enable them to shine with such superior lustre. One obstruction Sir Francis Baring had to contend with from his earliest days, an incurable deafness. By the usual helps, however, be contrived that this should very little impede his communications, and both in Parliament, and as chairman to the East India company, his opinion was so highly valued, that every pains was taken to prevent the subject in debate from suffering by his infirmity. His private, as well as public life, if faithfully delineated would form a most instructive les son to the mercantile world, and a lesson par ticularly necessary at a time when so many seem to forget or despise the genuine attre butes of an English merchant, and aspire st sudden and unsubstantial wealth and credit by the paltry speculations of mere fraud and low cunning. On the contrary, the soundest principles and truest policy laid the founda. tion of Sir Francis Baring's fortune and character, and guided him in all his transactions. In future annals he will rank with the ilus trious names of Gresham, Firmin, and Bay nard, men who have formed the English che racter, and to whom English commerce is ia debted for its superiority. PROVINCIAL 1810.] PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, Communications for this Department of the Monthly Magazine, properly au thenticated, and sent free of Postage, are always thankfully received. Those are more particularly acceptable which describe the Progress of Local Improvements of any Kind, or which contain Biographical Anecdotes or Facts relative to eminent or remarkable Characters recently deceased. NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. MARRIED. At Alnwick, Mr. Robert At Heworth, Mr. Joseph Carr, to Miss At Newcastle, Mr. Wm. Henzell, to Miss At Monkwearmouth, Mr. Barker, to Miss At Bridekirk, Mr. Thompson, of Work- Died.] At Monkwearmouth, the Rev. At Snapclose, near Stanhope in Weardale, At Billingshield, Miss Stephenson, daugh- At Hexham, Thomas Jefferson, surgeon, 83.-Mrs. Ridley, wife of Mr. Thomas R. 45. At Gateshead, suddenly, Mrs. Adamson, 64.-Mrs. Foulchorp, 86. At Sunderland, Mr. John Belwood, carrier between that place and Stockton. Mr. Isaac Richardson, of Newcastle. At Newcastle, Mr. John Young. Mrs. Crozier, 80.--Miss Matthews, daughter of John M. esq.-Mr. Robert Carnaby, 85.Mrs. Harper, wife of Mr. Richard II.-Mrs. Sarah Latimer, 65.—Mrs. Catharine Henzell, widow of Mr. Charles H. 73.-Mr. John Tweddle, S4-Mrs. Eleanor Chicken, 83.Mr. James Davidson, 77.-The Rev. Mr. Armstrong.-Catherine Senhouse, daughter of J. Wood, M.D 9. At Durham, Mr. Thomas Wilby. At Calvo, in Abbey Holme, Mrs. Saul. A West Boldon, Mr. Robert Emmerson, At Easington, Mrs. Scott, relict of Mr. On board the Alexander of Newcastle, Mr. At Stockton, Mr. John Phillips, master of the Isabella and Nancy, of Dunbar,--Mrs. At Claypeth, Mrs. Elizabeth Wade, wife" At Corbricge, Mrs. Margaret Glazenby, 87." At Blaydon Bourn, Dorothy, wife of Mr. CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. In the next session of parliament applica An island made its appearance on the 30th At a late meeting of the Kendal Agricul Married.] At Whitehaven, Mr. Wilson At Kirklinton, Mr. Thomas Wilson, of At Wigton, Mr. Joshua Rigg, surgeon, to At Egremont, Mr. Peter Tyson, to Miss At St. Bees, Mr. John Tydiman, to Miss At Bromfield, Mr. Joseph Adamson, of Thornby End, to Miss Esther Wiggin; and at the same time, Mr. Joseph Dand, of Monk's Low, to Miss Frances Wiggin, sister of the above lady. At Carlisle, Mr. Christopher Robson, of Abbey Lanercost, to Miss Mary Cowan.Mr. John Johnson, of Holm Cultram, to Miss Ann Bowman.-Mr. Thomas Bell, of Thursby, to Miss Mary Bailey. Died.] At Beckermont, Mrs. Frances Caddy, 68. At Allonby, Esther, wife of Mr. John Beeby, 46. At the Lodge, near Workington, Mr. George Hudson, who, after residing thirty years in the West Indies, had just returned amongst his friends. At Workington, Captain John Jenkinson, of the ship Bacchus.-Mrs. Falcon, wife of Mr. Michael F. and daughter of the late Henry Fawcett, esq. At Eskat, near Whitehaven, Miss Jane Stainton, daughter of Mr. Thomas S. of that place, in her 26th year. It is remarkable. that Mr. Stainton has buried two sons and a daughter within the last three years, all in their twenty-sixth year. At Sutton, Fell, 40. near Wigton, Mr. John At Hutton, aged 56, of a pleuretic complaint, the Rev. Solomon Lewthwaite, rector of that parish. At Dissington, aged 66, the Rev. Timothy Martin, 33 years assistant minister of St. Nicholas Chapel, Whitehaven. At Crosby, near Maryport, Miss Mary Nicholson, daughter of Mr. John N. 16. At Lakerigg, near Kendal, Mr. Thomas Gaskell, whose abilities as a bone-setter were universally acknowledged. At Carlisle, Mrs. Hannah Dixon, 63.Mr. Edward Roads, 44.-Mr. Thomas For ster, 69.--Mrs. Sarah Latimer, 65.--Mr. John Simpson, 73.-Frances Turner, 78. Elizabeth Riddley, 71.-Elizabeth, wife of John Greenup, 74.-Mrs. Ann Jefferson, 68. Mr. John Coulthard, 79-Mr. Nicholas Bailiff, 48.-Jane, wife of Mr. Robert Hodg. son, 59.-Elspet Jordon, 80.-Mr. Wm. Melvin, 64-Margaret, daughter of Mr. James Rate, 18. At Kendal, Mrs. Gaskell, wife of Mr. Thomas G.-Mr. T. Armistead, 26. At Penrith, Mrs. Elizabeth Todd, wife of Mr. Isaac T. 61.-Ann, wife of Mr. John Ireland, 70.-Mrs. Ann Manham.-Mr. John Henderson, father of Mrs. Blyth, of the Salt.tion inn, 78.-Mary, wife of Mr. Josiah Wilkinson, 68.Mrs. Elizabeth Knubly, 76-Mrs. Davison.-Catherine, daughter of Mr. Joseph Routledge. At Whitehaven, Mr. Josiah Lewthwaite, attorney. Miss Isabella Scott, 25.-Robert Barrow, esq. master of the Defence revenue cutter, 72.-Mr. John Lancaster, 71. At Douglas, Isle of Man, the Rev. John Kewley, minister of St. Matthew's Chapel in that town. In his 59th year, James Quirk, esq. of Knockalloe-moar, Isle of Man, a member of the House of Keys. At Powter How, Keswick, Mr. Joseph At Patterdale, the Rev. John Bushby, 50. At Kirkdale, Mr. John Ainsworth; and a few days before, him John, his only son aged 12. At Alston, Mr. John Lee, of Penrith. YORKSHIRE. Thirty-four vessels from the port of Hull, were engaged in the whale fisheries last season. The total number of fish taken was 448-210 tons of fins-1257 butts of blubber and 5120 tons of oil. Married.] At Marton, B. Budd, esq. one of the Justices of the Peace for the North Riding, to Miss M. Clifford. At Ripon, J. H. Askwith, esq. to Miss Catherine Harrison, daughter of the late Dr. H. At Kirkleavington, John Tearby, esq. of Poppleton Lodge, near York, to Miss Jolly, of Worsall, near Yarm. At Whitby, Thomas Weatherall, esq. of Trinity College, Cambridge, to Mary, eldest daughter of Colonel Brown, of Newton House. At Doncaster, W. J. E. Adlam, esq. of the Royal Fusileers, son of Lieut.-colonel A. to Miss E. H. Birdsall.-James Yorke, esq. of Oundle, Northamptonshire, to Miss Shipton, of Selby.-William Moore, esq. of the Breek, eldest son of Colonel M. of Brook well, to Harriet, youngest daughter of the late Daniel Dyson, esq. of Willow Hall, neat Halifax. Died.] At Darley Mill, near Pately Bridge, Mr. Henry Clint, 97. At Austwick, Mr. J. Willis, 92. At Sheffield, Mrs. Goodwin, wife of Mr. John G.-Mr. Thomas Nicholson-Mrs. Calver.-Thomas Oliver, son of Mr. Samuel Harmar, 17.-Mr. Jonathan Crosland.-Miss Downs. Mr. Christopher Ibbotson-Mr. John Middleton, 43-Miss Mary Braithwaite, daughter of Mr. George B. At Sowerby, Miss Consett, daughter of the late Peter C. esq. of Brawith. At Leeds, Mrs. Parkinson, relict of Mr. P. surgeon. At Halifax, Catherine, youngest daughter At Richmond, John, only remaining child of Mr. Thomas Smith, bookseller, 19. At Chapel Allerton, near Leeds, Mary Coape, second daughter of Samuel Hamer Oates, esq. 22. A At Malton, Mr. Edward Barnby, jun. of the firm of Walker and Barnby, 31. At Loftus, near Whitby, aged 101, in the full possession of her faculties, Mary Toas, of that place, who was not more remarkable as an instance of jongevity, than as being the stock from whence have sprung a numerous and healthy race of descendants; she being at the time of her decease, the mother, grandmother, great, and great great grandmother of upwards of one hundred individuals, all of whom are now alive. At York, Mrs. Garth, relict of William Bowler G esq. of Blackwell, near Darlington, 30.-Thomas Plummer, esq. solicitor, 69.Mr. Thomas Richardson, of the Falcon Inn, 43. Mrs. Mary Harrison, 75.-Mrs. Stabler, 48.-Mrs. Elizabeth Brook, 84.-Mrs. Stedhart, 71-Mr. William Jenkinson, 71. At Thorpe, the Rev. Samuel Newton, upwards of 50 years minister of the dissenting congregation called the Old Meeting, 78. At Wood End, near Thirsk, S. Crompton, 60. At Doncaster, Mrs. Doncaster, 65.-Mr. Moorhouse, 43. At Hull, Mrs. Wray, wife of Captain William W-Mr. James Wright, 57.-Mrs. Mary Bellamy, of London, 39.-Mrs. Barker, widow of Mr. Thomas B. 75.-Mrs. Stephenson, wife of Mr. S. chemist and druggist, 28. Mrs. Cheny, wife of Mr. Edward C. 40. -Mr. William Shillito, 60.-Mrs. Soulsby, wife of Mr. Edward S. 26.-Aged 85, Mr. Thomas Turner, collector of the dock dues at this port. The early part of Mr. Turner's life was spent at sea, he having entered into the service as clerk on board a King's vessel, in 1735, when only ten years old. He was eighteen years clerk on board different vessels; and afterwards purser, seven years in the Sapphire, and fifteen in the Juno, of 32 guns each. He went into the William and Mary yacht, as clerk, in 1740, and was on board her when the mother of his present Majesty was brought over and landed at Greenwich. In July 1755, he went clerk in the Royal Caroline yacht, which, in the succeeding May, took his late Majesty on board, at Harwich, and landed him at Helvoetsluys, and in September brought him back to England, being the last time his Majesty visited his continental dominions. He was also on board the same yacht when she brought over her present Majesty to England. At the commencement of the works for a dock at Hull, in 1774, Mr. Turner was appointed collector of the dock dues; an office which he filled up to the time of his death, in a manner highly honourable to himself, and satisfactory to his employers. LANCASHIRE. Married.] At Sephton, the Rev. Thomas Turner, of Childwell, to Miss Moss, of Great Crosby. At Manchester, Thomas Brown, esq. of Maidenhead Thicket, Berkshire, to Mary Ann, only daughter of Captain Simmons, of Barton. Mr. Thomas Duxbury, attorney, to Miss Baron, of Cheetham-bill. At Liverpool, Edward Crudgington, esq. to Miss Pusey.-Captain John Hewartson, of Ulverston, to Miss Towers, only daughter of Mr. James T. of Newland, near Ulverston. The Rev. Richard idley, son of Sir Matthew White R. bart. to Miss Johnson, only daughter of the Rev. R. P. Johnson, of Ashton upon Mersey. At Childwall, Thomas Kilburn, esq. of London, to Miss Ward, second daughter of Joseph W. esq. of Summerhill. Died.] At Liverpool, Mr. Timothy Bates eldest son of Mr. B. of Sowerby-bridge, near Halifax, iron-founder. He was conversing with a gentleman on the Exchange, when he suddenly fell down, and immediately expired. -Mr. Robert Cowell, 72.-Rachael, wife of Mr. George Robinson, 31-Miss E. Metcalfe. Mr. William Coulbourn, 64.—Mrs. Corran, 84.-Mrs. Hamilton, widow of Robert H. esq. of Manchester.-John Thomp son, esq.-Captain R. Winter.-Mr. Thomas Taylor, 33.-Mr. William Fleetwood, 58.Mr. John Toft, junior, 20-Mr. Thomas Marsden.—Mrs. Margaret Matthews, 96.Captain Harper, of the 4th West India regiment, 45.-Mrs. Gibson, formerly of Whitehaven, 87.-Mrs. Dorothy Smallwood, 69.Mr. John Fletcher, formerly master of vessel out of Maryport.-Mrs. Gerard, 54. At Rufford, Mr. Thomas Norris, 34. At Little Bolton, Mr. William Carter. At Blackburn, Mis. Chew, wife of Mr Abraham C. surgeon. At Everton, Miss Martha Greene. At Moffat, on her return from a visit in Scotland, Mrs. Turner, of Warrington, relict of William T. esq. At Birch Hall, near Manchester, Jola Dickenson, esq. 84. At Goosnargh, Mr. George Eccles, 62. At Bootle, Martha, wife of Thomas Went, esq. of Barbadoes, 29. At Walton Breck, Henry Waite, esq. of Jamaica, 40. At Bankfield, near Poulton in the Fylde, Mrs. Harrison, wife of Richard H. esq. At Preston, Captain Grundy, of the 32d regiment of foot.-Mr. Thomas Litherland, engineer, $7.-Mr. William Milner, at◄ torney. Robert Fletcher, esq. late lieutenant-colonel of the 3d regiment of Lancashire militia. Mrs. Fisher. At Warrington, Mr. R. Smith, of the house of Smith, Snowden, and Co. 39. At Manchester, Mr. George Peel, of the house of Peel, Williams, and Co-Jane Norton, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Bayley, 23. At Padiham, Mr. Hugh Baldwin, the younger, late professor of music in Liverpool. He had been, like his father, completely blind for many years; he was educated at the Blind Asylum of that town, was of an ami able |