PROMOTIONS, PREFERMENTS, &c. SHERIFFS APPOINTED FOR 1841. Beds.-A. Macnamara, of Eaton Bray, esq. Berks-J. J. Bulkeley, of Lindon-hill, esq. Buckingham-Thomas Newland Allen, of the Vache, Chalfont St. Giles, esq. Camb. and Hunt.-J. Marshall, of Elm, esq. Cumb.-J. R. Walker, of Gillgarron, esq. Cheshire-J. Ryle, of Henbury-hall, esq. Cornwall-Postponed. Derb.-J. B. Bowdon, of Southgate-house, esq. Devon-J. C. Bulteel, of Fleet, esq. Dors.-Sir R. P. Glyn, of Gaunts-house, Bart. Glouc.-J. W. Walters, Barnwood-house, esq. Lanc.-Sir T. B. Birch, of the Hazler, Bart. Oxstead, esq. Sussex-Sir Rich. Hunter, of Patching, Knt. Warw.-Kelynge Greenway, of Warwick, esq. Wilts-Ambrose Hussey, of Salisbury, esq. Worcester-T. C. Hornyold, of Blackmorepark, esq. Yorks.-F. W. T. V. Wentworth, of Wentworthcastle, esq. WALES. Anglesey-R. T. Griffith, of Garyeglwyd, esq. Breconshire-W. H. Bevan, of Glannant, esq. Cardigan.-David Davies, of Cardigan, esq. Carm.-J. W. Philipps, of Aberglasney, esq. Carnarvon-D. W. Griffith, of Hafodydd-Brithion, esq. Denbigh-Henry Ellis Boates, of Rose-hill, Wrexham, esq. Flint.-Llewelyn Lloyd, of Pontriffith, esq. Glamorg.-Joseph Martin, of Ynistawe, esq. Merion.-John Williams, of Bron Eryri, esq. Montg.-J. Vaughan, of Rhos Brynbwa, esq. Pembroke.-Geo. Roch, of Butterhill, esq. Radnor.-Postponed. GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. July 27. Sir W. H. Maer Naghten, of the Civil Service on Bengal estab. Bart. Envoy and Minister from the Government of India to Schah Soojah-ool-Moolk, to accept the insignia of the first class of the Dooranee empire. Oct. 6. Sir N. Harris Nicolas, Knt. Commander and Chancellor of the Ionian order of St. Michael and St. George, to be a Grand Cross of the same order. Jan. 25. Knighted, Robert Horsford, esq. Solicitor-gen, of Antigua. Jan. 26. Bedfordshire Militia,-Wm. Astell, esq. (Col. of the late Royal East India Volunteers) to be Lieut.-Colonel.-Wm. Richardson, Capt. R.N. to wear the cross, of the first class, of Isabella the Catholic, conferred for his services in support of the troops of the Queen of Spain, while in command of H. M. S. Clive, on the coasts of Catalonia and Valencia. Feb. 1. Major-Gen. Sir Thomas Willshire, K.C.B. to accept the insignia of the 1st class of the Dooranee empire.-Major Edw. Vicars to accept the cross of the 1st class of the order of San Fernando, and the insignia of a Knight of Isabella the Catholic, conferred for his services from the siege of Bilbao to the 4th May, 1837. Feb. 4. John Montagu Pulteney Derbishire, a minor, eldest son of Stewart Derbishire, of Montreal, in Canada, esq. by Elizabeth Eugenia-Maria, dau. and heir of John Montagu, of York-st. Baker-st. esq. to take the name of Montagu only, and bear the arms. Feb. 6. Lt. Col. C. Carmichael Smyth, C.B. to accept the insignia of the third class of the Dooranee empire. Feb. 11. Knighted, Thomas Erskine Perry, esq. a Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Bombay. Feb. 12. William Martin, esq. to be Chief Justice, Wm. Swainson, esq. Attorney-gen. and Wm. Spain, esq. Commissioner for Lands, in the colony of New Zealand.-Samuel Viscount Hood, in compliance with the will of the late Charles Tibbits of Barton Segrave, co. N'pton, esq. to use the surname of Tibbits in addition to all titles of honour, and bear the arms of Tibbits quarterly, with those of Hood. Major-Gen. Sir Joseph O'Halloran, K.C.B. of the Bengal army, to be G.C.B. Feb. 15. John Forbes, esq. M.D. F.R.S. (Physician Extr. to Prince Albert) to be Physician in ordinary to her Majesty's household. Feb. 16. Charles Waybrow Ligar to be Surveyor-gen. of New Zealand. Feb. 17. William Robinson, esq. to be one of H. M. corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice T. Gray. Feb. 19. James Annesley, esq. (late Consul at Barcelona) to be Consul at Amsterdam; John Story Penlease, esq. (late Consul at Amsterdam) to be Consul at Barcelona; Henry Augustus Cowper, esq. (late Consul at Parà) to be Consul at Pernambuco. Feb. 22. The Earl of Chichester, Viscount Duncannon, and the Rt. Hon. Sir Geo. Grey, Bart. to be three of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England.-Willoughby Shortland, esq. to be Colonial Secretary at New Zealand. Dame Jane Eliza, widow of Sir William Russell, Bart. in compliance with the will of Wm. Hunt Prinn, of Charlton-park, co. Glouc. esq. to take the name of Prinn instead of Russell, and bear the arms. Members returned to serve in Parliament. Monmouthshire.-C. O. S. Morgan, esq. Richmond.-Hon. Geo. W. Fitz William. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Rev. Stephen Barbut to be a Prebendary of Rev. W. Acton, Westwicken P.C. Camb. Rev. St. V. Beechey, Christ Church, Thornton Rev. T. R. Bentley, St. Matthew P. C. Manchester. Rev. G. H. C. Bidwell, Bessingham R. Norf. Rev. J. Bluck, Walsoken R. Norfolk. Rev. C. H. Borrer, Hurstpierpont R. Sussex. Rev. R. C. N. Brackenbury, Blocklesby R. Linc. Rev. J. Brown, Batcombe cum Upton Noble R, Rev. H. Busfield, Coley P.C. Yorkshire. Rev. J. W. Charlesworth, Woodhead P. C. Rev. T. L. Claughton, Kidderminster V. Rev. W. Dalby, Compton Bassett R. Wilts. Rev. G. Dawson, Woodleigh R. Devon. Rev. M. H. Goodman, Wilcot V. Wilts. Rev. J. Little, Streatley and Sondon V. Bedfordshire. Rev. J. Macauley, Bovey Tracy V. Devon. Rev. Milner, Penrith V. Cumberland. Rev. D. C. Stewart, Hutton Roof P.C. Westm. Hon. and Rev. A. Wodehouse, West Lexham R. Norfolk. CHAPLAINS. Rev. T. Brockman to the Marq. Camden. CIVIL PREFERMENTS. Rev. T. W. Peile to be Head Master of Repton School. Rev. J. Waltham to be Second Master of Heath School. Arthur Mozley, B.A. Oxf. to be Assistant Master of English Lit. at King Edw. School, Birmingham. David Roberts, esq. Philip Hardwick, esq. and John Chalon, esq. elected Royal Academicians. BIRTHS. Dec. 18. At Laggan cottage, Ness Castle, Inverness, the Hon. Mrs. Wm. Fraser, of Saltoun, a dau.-28. At Cliffe-hall, Yorksh. Lady O'Brien, a dau. Jan. 10. At Southampton, the widow of H. G. Cary, esq. of Tor Abbey, a dau.-20. At Umberslade, Mrs. Bolton King, a dau.22. At Knightsbridge, the wife of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, a dau.-At Luffness, East Lothian, the Hon. Mrs. George Hope, a son.- -23. At Stoke Damerel, Devon, the wife of W. Woolby Cavie, esq. a son and heir. -In Park-st. Grosvenor-sq. the Hon. Mrs. Butler Johnstone, of Corehead, a son.-24. In York-st. Portman-sq. the lady of G. Cochrane, esq. a son.-28. At Clifton, the wife of Major-Gen. Berkeley, a son.-30. At Sneaton Castle, the wife of Charles Saunders, esq. a dau.-31. At Sedbury Park, the wife of Roper D. R. Roper, esq. of Heighington, co. Durham, a son.-At Adlington Hall, Cheshire, the wife of the Hon. and Rev. Augustus Cavendish, a son. Lately. At Morne Park, Ireland, the Viscountess Newry and Morne, a dau. still-born. -In Edinburgh, the lady of Sir Wm. MaxMaxwell, Bart. of Monteith, a son and heir. -At the Palace, Tuam, the lady of the Hon. the Bishop of Tuam, a dau. Feb. 1. At Hatton, Middlesex, Lady Pollock, a son. At Harwich, the wife of Edward Digby, esq. R.N. a son.-5. At Gleveringhall, Suffolk, the Hon. Mrs. Vanneck, a dau. 11. In Hertford-st. Mayfair, the Lady R. Greville, a son and heir.-24. The wife of W. J. Thoms, esq. F.S.A. a dau. MARRIAGES. Nov. 12. At Chisledon, Wm. Ruddle Browne, esq. to Anne-Nicolson, dau. of L. Lee, esq. Bath, and niece to the late Gen. Sir Wm. Nicolson. 16. At Bycullah, William Henry Bradley, esq. of the Bombay medical est. to EleanorLawrence, eldest dau. of John Simpson, esq. of Tilston, Jamaica. Dec. 5. At Oporto, Edwin J. Johnston, esq. Consul for that city, to Martha, eldest dau. of E. Rumsey, esq. M.D. Jan. 9. At Naples, Mr. Richard Valentine, of Palermo, to Mary-Ann, eldest dau. of Alphonso-Matthey, esq. Assistant Commissary General. 11. At Brighton, Mr. Thomas Moores, Farringdon-st. to Isabella, second dau. of the late Wm. Hutchinson, esq. Earby Hall, Yorkshire. 13. At Paris, Arthur Douglass, of Hoaretown-park, New South Wales, only son of Dr. Douglass, of Havre, to Emily, eldest dau. of Rear-Adm. Sir Salisbury Davenport, K.C.B. 15. At Frant, Saml. Newington, esq. second son of Charles Newington, esq. of Highlands, Ticehurst, Sussex, to Georgiana-Oakely-Malcolm, sixth dau. of the late Major-Gen. Alex. Beatson, of Henly, Sussex. 19. At Eatington, Warwickshire, the Hon. Henry Hanbury Tracy, second son of Lord Lord Sudeley, to Rosamond-Shirley, granddau. of Earl Ferrers, and sister to Viscount Tamworth. 20. At Plumstead, Norfolk, Mr. Timeus, of Bedford, to Georgiana, fourth dan, of the late 21. At Hopesay, Salop, the Rev. James R Brown, Perpetual Curate of Knighton, Radnor, to Anne-Sarah, eldest dau. of the late Thomas Green, esq. of Stoke House.--At Ashford, Middlesex, Francis Thomas Allen, esq. youngest son of John Allen, esq. of Walcot, Bath, to Miss Cadbury, of Feltham Hill. -At St George's, Hanover-square, George Francis, esq. of King's Langley, to Jane, dau. of the late John Lafont, esq. of Barnes lodge. 25. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, Alfred Harrington, esq. of Southend, to EmilyFrench, dau. of the late John Barry, esq. of Montague-st. Russell-sq. 26. At St. George-the-Martyr, Queen-sq., the Rev. Joseph Irvin, Vicar of Brompton, near Scarborough, to Christiana-Louisa, dau. of Thos. Massingberd, esq. of Beckingham, Notts.At Lakenham, near Norwich, Henry Brayne, esq. of Clapham, Surrey, to Elizabeth, youngest dau. of William Taylor, esq. of Great Yarmouth.-At West Hackney, Frederic-William, fifth son of the late Mark Marsden, esq. R.N., to Sarah-Anne, only dau. of John Tulloch, esq. of Bow.--At Hackthorn, Edwin-George, youngest son of G. R. P. Jarvis, esq. of Doddington Hall, Lincoln, to FrancesAncotts, eldest dau. of Robert Cracroft, esq. of Hackthorn and Harrington Hall, in the same county.At St. Giles's, Camberwell, Mr. George Simpson, of Crawford-st., Bryanston-sq. to Sophia-Anne, second dau. of John Harris, esq. of Camberwell, and granddau. of the late Alderman John Harris, of Bristol. 27. At Trinity Church, John Henry Briggs, esq. eldest son of the Accountant-gen. of her Majesty's navy, to Amelia, eldest dau. of Luke Hopkinson, esq. of Bedford-row.At Compton Bishop, Somerset, H. A. S. Payne, esq. of Hutton-court, to Kate, third dau. of P. Fry, esq. of Compton-house.- -At Churchover, Warw. Robert Johnstone Douglas, esq. of Lockerby, Dumfriesshire, to Lady Jane Douglas, fourth dau. of the Dowager Marchioness of Queensbury.- -At Dinder, near Wells, Henry Fred. Barnes, B.A. youngest son of the late Capt. George Barnes, Ind. N. to Emily, only dau. of the late Rev. Richard Lloyd, Rector of St. Dunstan-in-the-West. -At Tillington, John Inman Fincham, esq. of Portsmouth Dock Yard, only son of John Fincham, esq. of Chatham Dock Yard, to Eliza, youngest dau. of Edward Tooth, esq. 28. At Pattingham, Andrew Wight, esq. of Leamington Prior's, and of Ormiston, co. of East Lothian, N.B. to Louisa-Mary-Catharine, youngest dau. of Thomas Boycott, esq. of Rudge, Salop.- -At Cheltenham, George Taylor, esq. to Christian Elizabeth Campbell, youngest dau. of the late Keith Jopp, esq.Joseph Pim, esq. of Wandsworth, Surrey, to Marianne, dau. of the late Robert Were, esq. of Poole.- -At St. James's, Nathaniel, son of the late Joseph Cumberlege, esq. of Bombay, to Sophia, widow of Gen. Bradshaw, of Yorkter. Regent's-park.At Bishopwearmouth, the Rev. John A. P. Linskill, A.B. son of Wm. Linskill, esq. late of Tynemouth-lodge, to Isabella, dau. of the late Lieut. John Raleigh Elwes, of the 71st regt. and dau.-in-law to J. Brown, M.D. of Sunderland.-At St.George's, Han.-sq. Capt. Clark, late of 2d Life Guards, to Mrs. Hitchcock, West Stowell-house, Wilts. 30. A Bath, Alexander Edwards, esq. of Pontypool, Monmouth, to Emily, only dau. of Robert Clarke, esq. of Bath.- At Paignton, Francis John Gillard, son of William Gillard, esq. of Upper Brixham, to Isabella-Louisa, eldest dau. of the late Wm. Pilcher, esq. of Dartmouth. Lately. At Bristol, Mr. Hewett, late of Ax minster, Devon, to Jemima Herbert, dau. of S. V. Lloyd, Capt. of the Second Queen's; niece to Lord Chief Justice Eyre, late of the Common Pleas.At Marylebone, George, eldest son of the late George Stephenson Wintour, esq. Capt. R.N. to Harriet, dau. of Lieut. T. Renou, R.N.At St. James's, Col. G. L. Goldie, C.B. 11th regt. to Elizabeth, dau. of the late Rev. A. Thistlethwayte, Rector of West Tytherley and Broughton, Hants.-At Oldcastle, co. Meath, the Rev. Henry Hugh O'Neill, of Knoctemple, Cavan, to Sarah, dau. of the late Thomas Battersby, esq. of Newcastle, Meath.At Charlton, Lewis H. J. Tonna, esq. to Charlotte-Elizabeth, relict of the late Capt. Phelan.-At Florence, Strachan J. Popham, esq. second son of the late Adm. Sir Home Popham, to Jane, dau. of Col. A. Campbell, of Ardchattan, Argyleshire.- At Bangalore, Gregory Haines, esq. Lieut. 18th M.N.Í. to Jane, dau. of Major-gen. Sir Hugh Gough. At Tillington, R. Blagden, esq. of Albemarle-st. London, to Emma, youngest dau. of John Ayling, esq. of Tillington.-At Aberdeen, Charles-Frederick Gibson, esq. of Holybourn, Hants, Lieut. 70th regt. to Barbara, dau. of the late Alex. Fraser, esq. of Aberdeen. Feb. 1. At Gillingham, Dorset, Chas. Trinder, esq. of Devizes, to Frances-Allen, widow of Chevalier de Romestin, and youngest dau. of the late H. B. Deane, esq. 2. At St. George's, Hanover-sq. Stewart Marjoribanks, esq. of Bushey Grove, Herts, to Lucy, relict of William Lord Rendlesham, and dau. of the late E. R. Pratt, esq. of Ryston, Norfolk.At Brighton, R. B. Williams, esq. of Portland-pl., to Clara-Margaret- Westenra, third dau. of T. Darby Coventry, esq. of Greenlands, Bucks, and Kemp-town.-At Greenwich, Robert-Henry, son of Col. Forman, to Frances-Seymour, second dau. of Lieut. J. W. Rouse, R. N. of Greenwich Hospital.At Huntspill, near Bridgewater, Charles John Dene, esq. of Barnstaple, solicitor, to SophiaFrances-Mary, only dau. of the late F. Jeffery, esq. of Berbice.- -At Wells, Rev. W. Nevins, of Bridstow, Heref. to Caroline-Anne, youngest dau. of John Willis, esq. of Woodbury Cottage, near Wells.At Bristol, James Beatty, esq. of Rock Lodge, co. Sligo, to Margaret, youngest dau. of the late John Booth, esq. of Lava, co. Leitrim.-At Long Ashton, T. W. Garlike, esq. of Rickmansworth, only son of T. Garlike, of Wickwar, Glouc., to Lucyesq. Anne, dau. of J. W. Chadwick, esq. of Long Ashton. 3. Wilmot Seton, esq. to Maria, only surviving dau. of the late A. S. Ramsay, esq.At Halesworth, Suffolk, the Rev. T. Medland, Vicar of Steyning, Sussex, to Fanny, third dau. of the late Robert Crabtree, esq. 4. At Battersea, the Rev. Richard Bellamy, Rector of St. Mary's, Blandford, to MargaretAnn, third dau. of the late Joseph Eade, esq. of Hitchin.- -At Clifton, Edward Vimpany, esq. to Mary, widow of Henry Colesworthy, esq. of Honiton, only child of the late James Ames, esq. of Bath.At Heavitree, William-Robert, second son of the Rev. Dr. Warren, Portview, to Emma-Bussell, eldest dau. of the late Major De Mey. 5. At Trowbridge, W. Fowler, esq. of Devizes, to Mary-Webb, third dau. of Wm. Stancomb, esq. 6. At St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, Thomas Musson, esq. grandson of the late Rev. Bartholomew Musson, Rector of Bagington, to Eliza, third surviving dau. of the late William Gosbee, esq. Lydd, Kent.-Henry Stroud Barber, esq. only son of the late Capt. Benj. Barber, E. I. Co's. service, to Mary, second dau. of the Rev. H. J. Parker, Rector of High Halden, Kent. OBITUARY. EARL SOMERS. Dec. At Brighton, aged 80, the Right Hon. John Somers Cocks, Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor, of Eastnor castle, co. Hereford (1821), second Lord Somers, Baron of Evesham, in Worcester (1784), and Baronet (1772), Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire, and Chief Steward of Hereford. His Lordship was born on the 6th May, 1760, the eldest and only son by the first marriage of Charles first Lord Somers, by Elizabeth, sixth daughter of Richard Eliot, esq. sister to the first Lord Eliot, and aunt to the present Earl of St. German's. At the general election of 1790, he came into Parliament for the borough of Reigate (for which his father was for many years a Member), and he was rechosen in 1796 and 1802. He voted at first with Mr. Pitt; but in March, 1791, on occasion of the dispute with the Empress Catharine, he declared that minister had entirely lost his confidence. In 1804 he spoke in favour of the abolition of the Slave Trade; and, in 1805, he addressed the House in favour of the impeachment 14th of Lord Melville. He succeeded to the peerage on the death of his father, Jan. 30, 1806. In the same year he was in the minority in favour of the Roman Catholic claims. He also voted in favour of Parliamentary Reform, on the decisive division of the 14th April, 1832. Previously to the alterations made by the Municipal Reform Act, his Lordship was Recorder of Gloucester. His Lord Somers was twice married. first wife, to whom he was united on the 19th March, 1785, was Margaret, only daughter of the Rev. Treadway Russell Nash, D.D. the historian of Worcestershire, and editor of Hudibras ; she died Feb. 9, 1831, and his Lordship married secondly, June 3, 1834, Jane fourth daughter of his uncle, James Cocks, esq. and widow of the Rev. George Waddington. That Lady survives him. By his first marriage he had issue, three sons and one daughter: 1. the Hon. Edward Charles Somers Cocks, a Major in the army, slain at the assault of Badajoz, in 1812, in his 27th year; 2. the the Right Hon. John now Earl Somers; 3. the Hon. and Rev. James Somers Cocks, a Prebendary of Hereford and Worcester; and 4. Lady MargaretMaria. GENT. MAG, VOL. XV. The present Earl was born in 1788, and married in 1815, Lady Caroline Harriet Yorke, fourth daughter of Philip third Earl of Hardwicke, by whom he has Charles-Somers Viscount Eastnor, born in 1819, and three daughters. His Lordship is Colonel of the Herefordshire Militia; and, as Viscount Eastnor, sat in the present Parliament for the borough of Reigate. GEORGE, FIFTH EARL OF ESSEX. A monument to the memory of the late Earl of Essex (of whom a memoir was given in our number for June, 1839) has been erected in the private chapel belonging to the Capel family, in the parish of Watford. It was placed there by the Countess Dowager, with the sanction of the present Earl. The monument, which is mural, and remarkable for simple elegance of design, and beauty of execution, is the work of R. Westmacott, jun. It bears the following inscription, from the pen of Lord Holland, who knew him long and intimately; and whose kindness of disposition and liberality of sentiment were quite congenial with his own: To the memory Of George, fifth Earl of Essex, who was Born on the 13th November, 1758; succeeded His father on the 5th March, 1799; and Died on the 23d April, 1839. Religious, compassionate, and charitable, He maintained in his public conduct The rights of conscience And the principles of freedom, Against exclusions, intolerance, and corruption; And he cultivated in private life Founded, in his instance, in kind affections; From various acquirements of art, It has been remarked, that "Those who knew him will appreciate how justly their lamented friend deserved this record of respect and attachment. They will, however, regret that the limits necessarily prescribed to an epitaph forbad a more detailed mention of his excellent qualities. It is not intended to enter into any lengthened narrative, but we cannot permit the opportunity to pass, without adding a few lines to the above summary of his worth. "By the decease of Lord Essex, the Liberal party lost a valuable and most consistent supporter. He took no share in the debates of the House of Lords; 2 S 314 OBITUARY.-Earl of Essex.-Dr. Alexander, Bp. of Meath. [March, but, for a long series of years, his name appeared in every division whereby the happiness of the people was to be promoted; and his signature to every important protest against misrule. Rising superior to the prejudices of his order, he gave his determined opposition to the Corn-laws. Convinced that the chief security for good government consists in an educated people, he not only supported all measures for public instruction, but provided ample means for local schools on his own property. He took the most anxious interest in the repeal of the laws against the Dissenters and the Catholics; and was strenuous in support of the great principles on which Lord Grey's administration was founded, watching with delight the advance of every measure for the security of constitutional government. "It was a remarkable feature in his character, that age was not accompanied with its usual timidity and indecision. To the last he manifested his devotion to the cause of progressive reform, and bitterly lamented every instance of lukewarmness or backsliding. "In private life, he enjoyed the most sincere and affectionate attachment. His hospitality consisted not in large convivial assemblies; his parties were small, and selected with the nicest discrimination. They comprised men the most eminent in the state, in the learned professions, in science, literature, and art. To these meetings his own presence gave a peculiar charm. He had lived much in the world, and had been no inattentive spectator of the eventful period of the last sixty years. His perception was quick, his memory singularly retentive, his style of narration remarkably pointed and pleasing. His correct and highly cultivated taste was conspicuous in all his arrangements, and his encouragement of the fine arts was munificent. His manners were graceful, accomplished, and entirely unassuming; his politeness was of the best order, consisting not in mere compliance with conventional usage, but in habitual attention to the feelings and wishes of those about him, and in a punctuality which extended to all his engagements. "Those who enjoyed the privilege of associating with him, will never forget the warmth of his attachment, and the sincerity of his friendship."-From the Morning Chronicle of Sept. 9, 1840. DR. ALEXANDER, BP. OF MEATH. Oct. 21. After a protracted illness, the Right Rev. Nathaniel Alexander, D.D., Lord Bishop of Meath, and a Privy Coun cillor for Ireland, cousin to the Earl of Caledon. He was the eldest son of Robert Alexander, esq. elder brother to James first Earl of Caledon. He was one of the early pupils of Dr. Samuel Parr, when that eminent scholar kept a private school at Hanmore, together with his brother, the late Henry Alexander, esq. M.P., and their cousin Monsey Alexander. Some of his subsequent correspondence with Dr. Parr is printed in Parr's Life and Works, by Johnstone, vol. viii. pp. 305-317. He afterwards entered of Emanuel College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1783, M.A. 1787. He was the senior Bishop upon the Irish bench, having been consecrated Bishop of Clonfert in 1801. He was translated to Down and Connor in 1804, and to Meath in 1823. The Bishop of Meath is said to have died exceedingly rich. He married Anne, daughter of the late Right Hon. Richard Jackson, and by that lady, who died in Aug. 1837, he had issue six sons and four daughters. The former were-1. the late Ven. Robert Alexander, Archdeacon of Down, who died in 1830, having married in 1813 Catharine, youngest daughter of the late Right Hon. John Staples, by whom he left a numerous family; 2. the Rev. James Alexander, who married in 1833 Miss Doppin; 3. Nathaniel Alexander, esq., who married Sophia, widow of J. Young, esq. and daughter of William Hickey, esq., and has issue; 4. Henry Alexander, esq. barrister-at-law; 5. George, in the Bengal Civil service, who married in 1833 Miss Molloy; and 6. William, in the same service, who married in 1834 Janet, eldest daughter of Brig.-Gen. Charles Dallas. The daughters are-1. Anne, married in 1813 to the Rev. John Molesworth Staples, brother of her brother's wife; 2. Mary; 3. Eliza, married to John Nicholson, esq.; and 4. Henrietta, married to Robert Smythe, esq. RT. HON. WILLIAM WICKHAM. Oct. 22. At Brighton, aged 79, the Right Hon. William Wickham, D.C.L. This gentleman (a pedigree of whose descent from William Wickham, Bishop of Winchester in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, will be seen in the Collectanea Topographica et Genealogica, vol. iii. p. 371) was the elder son of Henry Wickham, of Cottingley, co. York, esq. some time Colonel in the 1st Foot Guards, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of the Rev. William Lamplugh, of Cottingley, Vicar of Dewsbury. He was sent Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss |