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Lately, in Tylney-street, May-fair, 70, 
Sir Henry Charles Englefield, bart. ¥.R.S. 
&c. a gentleman much distinguished for 
his philosophical, pursuits, and -his know- 
ledge of the fine arts. The family is of 
great antiquity, and derived its name from 
the village of Englefield, in Berkshire, 
The subject of this memoir was the eldest 
son of the late Sir Henry Englefield, and 
succeeded his father in 1780; but the title 
is now extinct, Sir Henry Englefield was 
an experienced chemist, a profound anti- 
quary, an able mathematician, and a 
finished classic. His critical taste was of 
the first order, and his interesting manners 
endeared him to the first circles, both as a 
scholar and a gentleman, He was elected 
Fellow of the Royal Society in 1778, and 
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 
the: following year. Of this latter society 
he proved himself a valuable and efficient 
member; and his contributions to the 
Archeologia bear ample testimony to his 
high attainments in the study of antiqui- 
ties. He was some time vice-president, 
and afterwards president; but, haying 
been disappointed in his re-election, he 
retired from all active concern in the 
affairs of the society. Besides various 
papers, which have been inserted in the 
‘Transactions of the Royal Society, the 
Archeologia, and the Transactions of the 
Linnzanu Society, and several periodical 
journals, he has published, ‘* Tables of the 
apparent place of the Comet of 1661, 
whose return was expected in 1779, with 
a new Method of using the Reticule Rhom- 
boid,” 4to. 1788; “‘ Letter to the Author of 
the Review of the Case of the Protestant 
Dissenters,” 1790; “ On the Determina- 
tion of the Orbit of Comets, according to 
the Methods of Father Boscovich, and 
M. de la Place,” 8vo. 1792; and a “* Walk 
through Southampton, with Plates of its 
Antiquities,” 1801; and, lately, a splendid 
work, entitled “A Tour through the Isle 
of Wight, with Plates,” &c. Sir Henry 
died in his 70th year, His remains were 
removed from the metropolis to Englefield, 
where they were interred with great pomp 
in the ancient family vault. 
In Westininster, 56, Mr. Peter Finnerty, 
awriter and reporter ip the respectable em- 
ployment of the Morning Chronicle, the 
motley circumstances of whose history pro- 
cured him many friends and enemies. He 
was first brought before the public by the 
miscreants Concerned in an infamous pub- 
lication called The Satirist ; and, judging of 
him by his antagonists, we may fairly con- 
elude that he was an amiable and honour- 
able man. On another occasion Mr, F. 
suffered for freely exposing the adminis- 
tration of Lord Castlereagh in Ireland; and, 
in Lineoln gaol, experienced the tortures 
which clerical magistrates are capable of 
inflicting on the victims of their power, 
The treatment which Mr. F, experienced 
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Deaths in and near London. 
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on this occasion excited the sympathy and 
indignation of the country. At the same 
time it must not be dissembled, that during 
the time in which Mr. F. was an associate 
and very active.reporter for the press, un- 
warrautable liberties have oftem been 
taken with public proceedings, the public 
contidence grossly abused, and the efforts 
and useful ambition of many good men 
rendered unavailing. Whether Mr. F. 
was the agent of the Morning Chronicle 
who made it. subservient to his own pigues 
or policy, we know not, but that paper has 
suffered in its public.character for many 
years for its palpable sins of omission, and 
tor the parenthetical insinuations of some 
of its reporters, of whom Mr, F. was 
known to be the most active. Thusan 
able and eloquent speech, clearly the; best 
ata meeting, was often cut off with “ Dr. 
— spoke,” simply because some 
dislike existed in the mind of the reporter, 
and which he imparted. to bis brethren. 
We have not room for details, but this aud 
similar practices are notorious, aud; they 
have tended to bring, the newspaper-press 
into much discredit. . We cannot wonder 
that patriotism is baffled if the aseendancy 
of the press, its best bulwark, is constantly 
exerted against every new labourer. in 
the service of his country, andif we are to 
be served only by those who flatter, coax, 
or bribe, the reporters for the press. To 
what extent this bad spirit has operated, or 
how far Mr. F. may have been,a, party in 
fostering it, we do not affect to determine; 
but it is notorious that it has long existed, 
and has been of late years a growing evil; 
and, therefore, deserves to be thus noticed, 
that it may be corrected. Mr, Finnerty, 
was the son of a tradesman) of ‘Loughnea, 
in Galway. At an early age he) was. cast 
upon his fortunes in Dublin; and, having 
been brought up as a printer, in 1798,;he 
succeeded Mr. Arthur O'Connor as the 
printer of the celebrated) paper, “* The 
Press.” After a series\ of _ persecutions 
he removed to London, and entered into 
an engagement on the Press, as parlizmen- 
tary reporter, Having become acquainted 
with Sir Home Popham, when the expedi- 
tion Yo Walcheren took place, he sailed 
with Captain Bartholomew. from, Wool- 
wicn. for the purpose of writing the history 
of that expedition. Arstrange exercise of 
power, however, prevented. him carrymg 
that object into effect, and, after a delay 
of some weeks, he returned to England; 
and,.on being tried for a libel, »was. sen- 
tenced) to a long term of imprisonment. 
and imprisoned at Lincoln, 
ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS,’ 
Rev. Henry Brereton, to the Rectory of 
Hasslebury. 
Rev.. J. M. Glubb, to the perpetual 
curacy of Saint Petrox, Devon. 
Rev, A. F: Lloyd, to the rectory of 
Instow, Devon, 
Rey. 
