The assemblage of rare animals at the Society's menagerie in the Regent's Park, now constitutes a most interesting exhibition. Zerafa, meaning the elegant, is the Arabic term, for the Camelopard, or Giraffe. A bust of La Place, the astronomer, is to be placed in the library of the French Institute, at the expense of government. After a severe storm on the 8th of October, a number of aerolites, weighing from three quarters of a pound to four pounds each, fell near Ballestok in Russia. A new work by the author of Tales by the O'Hara Family. By Mr. Emerson, a History of the Greek Revolution, from its commencement in 1821, down to the period of the battle of Navarino, with Maps, Plans of Fortresses, &c. From drawings made by J. Theophilus Lee, Esq., under the immediate inspection of Lord Ingestrie, Two Plates of the Battle of Navarino. Longinus, a Tragedy in Five Acts; the Funeral of the Right Hon. George Canning; Lines to the Memory of Sir John Cox Hippis of the Inner Temple, and formerly of Brazen Nose College, Oxford. It is useful to know that, by placing an unstop-ley, Bart.; and Poems, by Jacob Jones, Esq., ped bottle, or more open vessel, if convenient, containing strong sulphuric acid, in any part of a room, the moisture of the air becomes rapidly absorbed, and its salubrity conequently improved. An extraordinary instance of abstinence from food is recorded in the Italian journals. Anna Garbero, a woman living at Raiconiggi, about forty miles from Turin, has taken no nourishment for two years. Her appearance resembles that of a skeleton, covered with shrivelled parchment. Rousseau's MS. Herbal, consisting of eight small folio volumes, neatly bound in vellum, is yet in existence. A pleasing odour exales from the volumes when open, and neither the leaves nor the flowers of the plants have lost their brilliant colours. The work is valued at 300 guineas. Their Majesties of Sardinia lately stood sponsors to a noble child, baptised Charles Felix Joseph Marcius Christinus Denis Paul Francisde-Paule Bernardin Anthony Raymond Gaëtanus Jean Nepomucemis Andrew Avellin Mariusdes-Miracles Diego Peter d'Alcantara. This young gentleman's pretty little signature would be quite a treasure amongst the collectors of autographs. Rossini is about to produce a new opera, founded on the story of William Tell; the poetry by Jouy. Works in the Press, &c. The Ladies' Monitor, or Letters and Essays on Conduct, Morals, Religion, &c., addressed to Young Ladies, by Lady Jane Grey, Queen Katharine, &c. In one handsome octavo volume, The Masque, or Prose and Verse, from New and Original Sources By Mr. Blaquiere, a third volume on the Affairs of Greece. George Godfrey, a Novel. Yesterday in Ireland, by the Author of Today in Ireland. Sketches of the Irish Bar. A complete and elegant edition of Lord Byron's Poems, in four pocket volumes, with engravings, by Finden, and wood-cuts by Brooke. By Mr. Leigh Hunt, a quarto volume, under the title of Lord Byron, and some of his Contemporaries. Aphorisms from Shakspeare, by Mr. Oakeley. The second volume of Britton's Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London, with seventytwo engravings. Ornithological Musings, a Poem, in Blank Verse, by Mr. Jennings. Seven Years of the King's Theatre, by Mr. Ebers. A new and improved edition of Debrett's Peerage. A second edition of the Revolt of the Bees, with a new Preface, and a Dedication to the Emigration Committee. In Royal 12mo., with a Frontispiece. A History of the Roman Empire, under Constantine the Great, by Mr. M. Brydges. An Exposition of the Morning, Evening, and Communion Services, and the Liturgy of the Church of England, in Thirteen Lectures, by the Rev. T. Patteson. Biographical Notices of the Apostles, Evangelists, and of the Saints; with Reflections adapted to the Minor Festivals of the Church, by the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. One vol. 8vo. A volume of Parochial Sermons, by the Rev. R. Denn Hampden. Personal Narrative of the Peninsular War, by the Marquess of Londonderry. By the Rev. George Retford, M.A., the Memoirs and Remains of the Rev. John Cooke, late Pastor of the Independent Congregation at Maidenhead. A Collection of Crests of the Nobility and Gentry of the United Kingdom, engraved by Necle, Taylor, &c. Travels in Sicily and the Lipari Islands in Russell, or Our Way in Town, by Mr. Surr, December, 1824; illustrated with Views and author of A Winter in London. The Opera, a Story of the Beau Monde. The Third Series of Sayings and Doings, by Theodore Hook, Esq. Sallathiel, a Story of the Past, the Present, and the Future. Tales of Passion, by the author of Gilbert Earle. Costumes, from Drawings on the Spot, by a Naval Officer. Marriage, an Essay, in one elegantly-printed volume, octavo. By the Rev. H. C. O'Donnoghue, of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Domestic Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Earl of Dunraven. A new volume of Tales, by the author of May you like it. BIRTHS.-MARRIAGES.-DEATHS. OF SONS. The lady of Lieut. Colonel F. S. || daughter of the late Strickland Standish, Esq., Miller, C.B. The lady of Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. The lady of Sir Francis Sykes, Bart. OF DAUGHTERS.-The lady of the Venerable Archdeacon Hill.-The lady of William Henry Blaaw, Esq.-The lady of Capt. W. H. Foy. Mrs. Cornwell Baron Wilson. The lady of Lieut. Gen. Murray.-The lady of Captain Harry Jones.-The Hon. Mrs. Barrington. MARRIAGES. The Rev. John Gustavus Handcock, Rector and Vicar of Tishany and Abbey Shrule, nephew of Viscount Castlemaine, to Frances Flood, eldest daughter of the late J. H. Jessop, Esq., of Doory Hall, county Longford, and grand-daughter of the late Sir Frederick Flood, Bart. The Rev. Charles Porter, third son of the late Dr Porter, Bishop of Clogher, to Penelope, eldest daughter of the late Robert Fleetwood, Esq. At Arundel, Lieut. Col. Long, to Sidney, second daughter of Arthur Atherley, Esq. At St. George's, Hanover Square, William Wright, Esq., of Eyton Hall, Essex, to Eliza Anne, third daughter of the late Lieut. Colonel Donaldson. At St. Mary-le-bone, George Best, Esq., Barrister at Law, to Mabel Anne, daughter and heiress of the late J. B. Hollings, Esq., of Eaton Hall, Staffordshire. Wm. Little, Esq., R.N., to Anne, youngest daughter of the late W. Edwards, Esq., of Hendre House, Denbigh. At Hemel Hempstead, J. D. H. Hill, Esq., of Grassenhall Hall, Norfolk, to Margaret, second daughter of E. J. Collett, Esq., M.P., of Lockers House, Hertfordshire. John Priaulx Armstrong, Esq., youngest son of T. St. George Armstrong, Esq., of Garry Castle, King's County, to Emma, daughter of T. Priaulx, Esq., of Guernsey. At Ilfracombe, the Rev. Roger Hitchcock, to Martha, third daughter of the late, and sister to the present, Sir John Gibbons, Bart. Thomas Henry Hele, eldest son of T. H. H. Phipps, Esq., of Leighton House, Wiltshire, to Hester, only daughter of the late W. Hall, Esq., of Oxford. Robert Raikes, Esq., Jun., of Welton House, Yorkshire, to Eleanor Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Rear Admiral Paget, C.B. At Ripley, near Harrowgate, Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, Esq., M.P., to Henrietta, youngest daughter of J. Atkinson, Esq., of Maple Hayes, Staffordshire. At Harrow, the Rev. Lundy Foot, of Holly Park, to Harriet, eldest daughter of the Rev. Wm. Cunningham, Vicar of Harrow. At Kilfane, Henry B. Archer, Esq., to Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Hon. W. T. Chamberlain. John, eldest son of Major General Humfrey, to Louisa Howard Studholme, youngest daughter of Lieut. General Hodgson. Sir John Gerard, Bart., to Monica, only of Standish Hall and of Sizergh Castle, Westmoreland. At St. George's, Hanover Square, W. E. L. Bulwer, Esq., of Heydon Park, Norfolk, to Emily, youngest daughter of Gen. Gascoyne. M.A., of New Sidney Place, to Eliza Swinner At Bathwick Church, the Rev. Wm. Kevley, ton, third daughter of Capt. T. S. Dyer, R.N. William Wells, Esq., to Susannah Adams, only child of the late W. Adams, Esq., of Cricklade. DEATHS. Joseph Planta, Esq., F.R.S., principal Librarian of the British Museum, aged 84. Rear Admiral Percy Fraser. At Portsmouth, Colonel Phillott. At Blythe House, Hammersmith, aged 65, Joseph Genevieve de Puisaye, Count de Pui saye. At Capel, aged 37, Baron de Staël, son of the celebrated Madame de Staël. At Cranbourne Lodge, aged 74, David Park, Esq. At Valetta, Lieut. Colonel Wylly, C.B., late commanding His Majesty's 95th Regiment. Aged 79, the Rev. Wm. Cornwallis, A.M., formerly Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and 50 years Rector of Wittersham, Kent, and Vicar of Elam. At Bushy Hall, Yorkshire, aged 82, the Rev. George Marwood, Senior Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral of Chichester, and Vicar of Amfoot, Hampshire. Aged 35, Captain R. W. Yates, R.N. In Portland Place, Hammersmith, aged 75, William Belsham, Esq., the historian. At Bletchington Park, Mary, wife of the Rev. J. T. Drake, Rector of Amersham. Aged 64, the Rev. J. Hildyard, Vicar of Bonby and Horkston, Lincolnshire. At Dunmore House, aged 14, J. C. Murray, eldest son of the Hon. Alexander Murray, and nephew to the Earl of Dunmore. At Richmond, Elizabeth, Duchess Dowager of Buccleugh and Queensbury, aged 85. Aged 85, Sir William Bruce, Bart., of Stenhouse. At Ladywood House, near Birmingham, Lady Essington, relict of Sir Wm. Essington, Bart., K.C.B. In Portland Place, General Ross, Governor of Fort St. George. At Cheltenham, aged 57, Thomas Wilson Patson, Esq., of Bank Hall Lancashire, and of Wotton Park, Staffordshire. At Brighton, Susannah Maria, wife of J. P. Berjew, Esq. At Southend, aged 41, Capt. Forster, R.N. In Baker Street, aged 76, Mrs. Baldwin, relict of Wm. Baldwin, Esq. Aged 15, Sarah Maria, youngest daughter of the late Rev. W. Payler, M.A., Vicar of Patrixbourn, Kent. OR AND FASHIONABLE COURT AND MAGAZINE. NEW SERIES, No. XXXVIII., FOR FEBRUARY, 1828. EMBELLISHMENTS. A Portrait of LADY BURKE, engraved by DEAN, from a Painting by WEST. TO SUBSCRIBERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. "Patience, a Tale for Wives," is on our accepted list. Why have we not heard again from Brook Street, Lambeth? The packets from our much-valued friend at Esher have duly reached their destination. "An Ode to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, on the Change of Ministry,” evinces much talent in the youthful writer; but, as political poetry rarely, if ever, harmonizes with polite literature, we are under the necessity of returning the MS. When inquired for, it may be had at our publisher's. The arrival of the "Fairies" was greeted with much pleasure. Should not our most kind friend at Birmingham have received a private communication from us, before this can meet her eye, she may rely upon a letter in a day or two. There will also, very soon, be a packet for her in Southampton Row. "Old Hannah" has again made her appearance-an old friend with a new and improved face. "Lines on the Ruins of Walberswick Church, in Suffolk, are, with many other poetical favours, from various quarters, unavoidably postponed. "Helena of Altenberg, Part II.," in our next. We shall attend to the suggestions of " W. C. S.” Has "J. B." of Yoxford, forgotten the hint we gave him ?” A communication will speedily be forwarded to "S. A." of Bungay. Also to "S. W.S." of Norwich. The " Elegy on a Dead Parrot," by "JUVENIS," is inadmissible. PRINTED BY SHACKELL AND BAYLIS, JOHNSON'S COURT, FLEET STREET. FEBRUARY, 1828. |