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Dr. Clarke married in 1806 two sisters, the daughters of Sir Wil- 

 liam Beaumaris Rush, of Wimbledon ; and the former fixed his resi- 

 dence for some time at Lewes, where he formed an extensive mu- 

 seum, a large part of which he subsequently presented to the Uni- 

 versity of Cambridge and other public institutions. Having built 

 Novington Lodge on the Stantons estate, he settled there during 

 the remainder of his life, devoting himself chiefly to rural pur- 

 suits, and especially to practical horticulture. He inti'oduced from 

 Russia the Kohl-rabi, now so extensively cultivated for the use of 

 dairy-farms ; and we are also indebted to him for several important 

 additions to the varieties of apples and other fruits. He was an 

 active Magistrate while his health allowed him to perform the duties 

 of that office, but for several years past he had been an invalid and 

 was confined within doors : he died at Novington on the 3rd of 

 January in the present year, at the age of 73. 



Philip Derbishire, M.D., was for many years a Medical practi- 

 tioner in the metropolis, but subsequently retired to Boulogne. He 

 became a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1806, and died at 

 Boulogne, on the 15 th of February in the present year, in the 84th 

 year of his age. 



The Rev. Edward Duke, M.A., F.S.A., was the representative of 

 an ancient family, originally settled in Devonshire, but whose seat 

 was in the year 1578, by the purchase of the estate and manor of 

 Lake, transferred to the county of Wilts. Mr. Duke was born in 

 the year 1779, and after taking the usual degrees at Oxford, re- 

 ceived holy orders in 1802. For a short period he occupied himself 

 with the duties of his clerical profession, first at Turkdean, and 

 afterwards at Salisbury ; but after his succession to the family pro- 

 perty in 1805, he appears to have devoted himself chiefly to anti- 

 quarian researches, many of which were carried on conjointly with 

 his friend Sir Richard Colt Hoare. For some years he was a fre- 

 quent contributor to the pages of the ' Gentleman's Magazine ' on 

 subjects chiefly relating to the antiquities of the county of Wilts ; 

 and he also published several volumes connected with this his 

 favourite pursuit. He was long one of the most active Magistrates 

 of his county, and Chairman of one of its Courts of Quarter Sessions, 

 being possessed of a considerable amount of legal knowledge ; and 

 was also familiar with the best works in the various branches of na- 

 tural history. His library was valuable and extensive, and for many 

 years he was at much pains and expense in collecting every Wilt- 

 shire author that he could obtain. He married in 1813 the daughter 

 of Henry Hinxman, Esq., of Ivy Church near Salisbury ; and died 



