tumes of the principal characters in the Waverley novels. A liberal subscription has been raised towards the repairs of St. Saviour's church, and to prevent the demolition of that sacred and beautiful relic of antiquity, the "Lady's Chapel," in which Gower, the poet, was buried. A comedy, grounded on an episode in the Life of Frederick the Great, from the pen of a titled authoress, will probably appear after Easter. General Belliard, the French Ambassador at the Court of Belgium, lately dropped down in the park at Brussels in an apoplectic fit, and expired on the same day. The General was in the sixty-third year of his age, and one of the oldest and most distinguished officers of the French army. His death caused great grief to King Leopold, who entertained for him a sincere friendship, and was in the habit of consulting him daily on the state of political affairs. Among the lamented deaths to be this month recorded, is that of the illustrious and munificent Dr. Bell. He had the high gratification of seeing his system of educa tion universally adopted. He had resided some time in India, was Prebendary of Westminster, and Master of the Sherborne Institution, Durham; and, in the course of his long and virtuous life, had accumulated great wealth, which he munificently disposed of to various National Institutions, to the amount of 120,000l. His remains were interred with becoming pomp in Westminster Abbey. The Countess of Rossi, during her last professional tour to Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, realised the sum of 8,000l., after paying the whole of her expenses, which were very considerable. The Countess is now residing at the Hague, with her husband, the Prussian Chargé d'Affaires. A masked ball was given at the Russian Court on New Year's Day, which was attended by 22,894 persons!!! Mr. Serle's new play of the "English Merchant," in which Macready will sustain the principal character, will shortly be produced at Drury Lane. The first of the soirées of the Royal Society has been held at the President's apartments in Kensington Palace, at which upwards of five hundred persons were present. His Majesty has presented the King's College with a model of the human frame, of the size of life. Another new theatre will shortly be erected in the precincts of the Savoy, under the immediate patronage of Lord Holland, who, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, has alone the power of granting a license within his immediate district. Gilbert Stuart Newton, and Henry Perronet Briggs, Esqrs., have been duly elected Royal Academicians, in the room of John Jackson, and James Northcote, Esqrs., deceased. A meeting to petition Parliament to revise the existing laws respecting the major and minor theatres, has been held at the City of London Tavern-Edward Lytton Bulwer, Esq., M.P., in the chair. We are rejoiced to see Mr. Bulwer lending his name and talent to such a cause. Among the marriages that are likely to take place within a short period, are those of Sir Edward Deering, the distinguished musical amateur, to the daughter of Lord Kensington; Sir Frederick H. Bathurst, to Miss Smythe, daughter of Mrs. Watt Smythe, and niece to Mrs. Fitzherbert; and Mr. Byddulph, of Chirk Castle, to Miss Owen, of Shropshire. The names of Capt. Villiers Shelly, and the Hon. Col. Abercrombie, are also mentioned in the list of those who are likely soon to form wealthy alliances. Works in the Press, &c. Tales and Conversations for Children of all Ages, by Mrs. Markham, Authoress of the History of England. Rodolph, a Dramatic Fragment. Picture Melodies, being Illustrations, Musical and Poetical, of several of our National Pictures. Songs of the Exclusives, being a Sequel to the Songs of Almack's. Kidd's Guide to the Surrey Zoological Gardens, with Illustrative Engravings, by G. W. Bonner. Richard of York, or, the White Rose of England, an Historical Novel. The Adventures of Barney Mahoney, by T. Crofton Croker. Santarem, or, Sketches of Society and Manners in the Centre of Portugal. The Feast of Kenilworth and Poet Life, a Tale from the German of Tieck. Dr. Chalmers' New Volume on Political Economy, in Connection with the Moral State and Moral Prospects of Society. A Diamond Pocket Dictionary of the French Language, with English Interpretatives, and the Pronunciation of all doubtful Words, from Catineau. By Lady Landford, of Glasgow, "Stories from the History of Rome," addressed to a little boy. Practical Hints on Landscape Gardening, with some remarks on Architecture as connected with Scenery-with Plates. By W. S. Gilpin, Esq. Poland, and other Poems. Illustrations of Modern Sculpture, consisting of highly finished engravings after drawings from the finest works of the most eminent Sculptors, with Prose Descriptions and Poetical Illustrations. By T. K. Hervey. A new edition of the Poetical Works of Mr. Leigh Hunt, selected and revised by himself, with the addition of a new poem of some length, the first he has written for years. The volume will be published by subscription—a handsome octavo volume, price one guinea. BIRTHS.-MARRIAGES.-DEATHS. BIRTHS. OF SONS.-The Lady of the Rev. Alfred Utterson. The Lady of Astley Paston Cooper, Esq.-The Lady of P. H. Turner, Esq.-The Lady of Hugh Owen, Esq., M.P.-The Lady of Charles Drummond, Esq.-The Lady of Bernard Brocas, Esq.The Lady of George Palmer, Esq.-The Lady of John Latham, Esq. OF DAUGHTERS.-The Lady of R. C. Taylor, Esq.-The Lady of William Mackworth Praed, Esq.-The Lady of the Rev. Edward Philip Cooper.-The Lady of W. Hughes Hughes, Esq., M.P.-The Lady of the Rev. Joseph Fenn.- Lady Woodford.— The Lady of Lieut. J. H. Johnston, R.N.The Lady of Sir William Curtis, Bart.The Lady of Captain Ellis.-The Hon. Mrs. W. Coventry.-The Lady of the Rev. C. B. Davies.-The Lady of Sir C. G. Carrington. The Lady of East Clayton East, Esq. MARRIAGES. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Romney, to Mrs. Cholmondeley, relict of the late G. J. Cholmondeley, Esq., and half-sister to Viscount Sydney. The Rt. Hon. Viscount Marsham, eldest son of the above-mentioned noble Earl, to Lady Margaret Montagu Scott, sister to the Duke of Buccleugh. At St. James's, the Hon. Mr. Russell, to Lady Charlotte Parry, youngest daughter of the Earl of Limerick. At St. Pancras, Kennett Dixon, Esq., of Tavistock Square, to Juliet, second daughter of Sir E. B. Sugden, M.P. At St. Bride's, Capt. James Vetch, of the Royal Engineers, to Alexandrina, daughter of Robert Auld, Esq. At St. Pancras, Capt. Charles Dalton, Royal Artillery, to_Mary, daughter of the late John Duncan, Esq. At Salisbury, the Rev. Francis Evans, M.A., to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of the Rev. John Bowle. James Mander, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, to Catherine, daughter of Geo. Robinson, Esq., of Richmond. By the Hon. and Rev. Fred. Hotham, Chas. Woodcock, Esq., of Park Crescent, to the Hon. Louisa Edmonstone, relict of Sir Chas. Edmonstone. At Oswestry, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Bt., to Mary, daughter of T. N. Parker, Esq. At St. James's, J. H. Boyer, Esq., to Margaret, only daughter of Major Mercer, of Argyll Place. At Alnwick, by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle, H. W. Askew, Esq., of Cumberland, to Lucy Percy, third daughter of the Bishop of Carlisle. At Marylebone, by the Lord Bishop of London, P. Cruikshank, Esq., of Cornwall Terrace, to Charlotte Maria, daughter of J. V. Purrier, Esq., of York Terrace. By the Lord Bishop of Meath, H. Garnet, Esq., to Louisa, eldest daughter of Col. H. Wade, late of the Rifle Brigade. DEATHS. At Torquay, W. L. Fox, Esq. At Dyrham, Sir George Abercrombie Robinson. At Yote's Court, Kent, aged 20, the Hon. Frances Elizabeth Byng, twin-sister to Viscount Torrington. At the Rectory House, Trowbridge, the Rev. G. Crabbe, the celebrated poet, in his 73d year. At his seat in Hertfordshire, Admiral Peere Williams Freeman, in his 92d year. His Majesty was the predecessor of the venerable officer as Admiral of the Fleet. At Everton, Yorkshire, in his 73d year, A. C. Gordon, Esq., Capt. 91st Reg. Foot. At Bath, the Hon. Sir Francis N. Burton, twin-brother of the Marquess of Conyng ham. In Chester Street, Grosvenor Place, Charlotte Catherine Vere, daughter of Lieut.-Col. Disbrowe. At Orleans, J. Leigh Bennet, Esq. At Roydon, Norfolk, the Rt. Hon. Lady Margaret Cameron, widow of the late Governor Cameron, and daughter of James, Earl of Errol. At Shooter's Hill, Jane, wife of Lieut.Gen. Cuppage, Royal Artillery. George Mackintosh, Esq., of Geddes and Hilton, in the counties of Ñairn and Inverness, to Charlotte Hayes, youngest daughterbert of the late J. W. Fulton, Esq. By the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, the Hon. Chas. Ashburnham, Attaché to the British Embassy in Paris, to Sarah Joanna, second daughter of Wm. Murray, Esq., of Grosvenor Street. The Rev. Francis Folliott, of St. John's College, Cambridge, to Fanny Maria, daugh- || ter to Wm. Raymond, Esq. At St. Martin's, by the Rev. C. Benson, Master of the Temple, Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bart., to Isabella, daughter of the late T. W. Carr, Esq. In Harley Street, aged 39, the Rev. RoDownes. At Cheltenham, P. F. Parke, Esq. In Brook Street, Madame La Comptesse di Vandes. In York Place, Portman Square, Edward Sharpe, Esq., late Chief Justice of the Island of St. Vincent. In Bernard Street, Russell Square, in his 74th year, Joseph Shepherd Munden, Esq., the celebrated Comedian. At Dover Street, Col. W. C. Campbell. The Dowager Lady Pole, aged 74. At Torquay, Miss Law, eldest daughter of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. Published by Whittaker & Cin La Belle Assemblee. N 88/nen Series for April, 1532 I root Impressions may be had of M. Ginaghi, 23, eckspur St & all Beck & Printsellers in Town & Countr FOR APRIL, 1832. ILLUSTRATIVE MEMOIR OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Brichen, which subsisted in honour and lustre till the reign of King James IV., when James Barclay, of Kippo, died, and left only one daughter, his sole heir, Margaret Barclay, domina de Arngosk et Balvaird, who brought her estates to her husband, Sir Andrew Murray, second son of Sir William Murray, of Tullibardine, paternal ancestor to the present Duke of Atholl." Sir Andrew, in his marriage, "did not quarter the arms of the Barclays with those of the Murrays, but composed them by placing the cross patee of the Barclays betwixt the three mullets, as may be seen in the south aisle of the collegiate church of Tullibardine, which was founded by this gentleman, after he possessed the estates of Arngosk, Balvaird, and Kippo." The family of Tullibardine are a junior branch of the Sutherland family, descended from Friskin de Moraviâ, first Earl of Sutherland, who was the ancestor of the houses of Atholl, Dunmore, and Mansfield. Sir William's eldest son and successor, THIS lady, wife of the Right Honourable || powerful family of the Barclays, Lords of William David Murray, Viscount Stormont, eldest son and heir-apparent of the Earl of Mansfield, is a daughter of Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., M.P., of Hebburn Hall, || in the county of Durham, Esq., one of the late representatives in Parliament of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Ellisons, like many other families of our old and wealthiest stocks, were originally indebted to the enterprising spirit of commerce for their importance. They were settled, and in the enjoyment of extensive influence, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, at least three centuries back. Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., was sheriff of that town in 1544, and mayor in 1549-posts of honour which have been held by several of his posterity. Descended from him, through a long line of ancestors, was Henry Ellison, of Hebburn Hall, in the county of Durham, Esq., who married Henrietta, daughter of John Isaacson, Esq. The eldest son, by this marriage, was Cuthbert Ellison, Esq., born on the 12th of July, 1783. He married Isabella Grace, daughter and coheir of Henry Ibbetson, of St. Anthony's, in the county of Northumberland, Esq. By that lady, he had a family of seven daughters; of whom Louisa, now Viscountess Stormont, was the third. Her Ladyship was born on the 2d of July, 1809, and married shortly before the completion of her twentieth year. Sir David Murray, of Arngosk, married Dame Janet Lindsay, daughter of John, || Lord Lindsay, of the Byres, ancestor to the Earls of Crawford, by Dame Helen Stuart, his wife, daughter of John, Earl of Atholl. By this lady, he had three sons: Sir Andrew, the heir of the family; William, of Letterbanachie, paternal ancestor of the present Earl of Mansfield and Viscount Stormont; and David. Of the pride of ancestry, the Murrays, Earls of Mansfield, are well entitled to boast. For many ages, they have been in possession of the barony of Arngosk, alias Forgey, || in the county of Fife; an estate which, in yet more ancient times, belonged to the family of Friseley. "From the Friseleys, the said barony of Arngosk and dominium of Forgey were transferred, by the marriage of the heir-female, to the Barclays, of Kippo; a branch of the once great and No. 88.-Vol. XV. Sir Andrew Murray married, in 1547, Dame Janet Graham, daughter of William, Earl of Montrose, by whom he had four sons: Sir Andrew, one of the gentlemen of the bed-chamber to King James VI.; Sir David, of Gospertie, who was raised first to the honour of Lord Scone, and afterwards to the dignity of Viscount Stormont; Robert, bred to the service of U |