.1825.] 
only upon high talents, and with a political 
consistency of which this ‘profession affords 
but few examples, he declined its -highest 
‘honours, in which he was calculated to 
have excelled every competitor. » It is with 
w# mélanelioly' satisfaction that we turn to 
the character-of a man ‘who; like Mr. Lens, 
embodied all ‘that was°amiable ‘and just, 
with talents and attaifiments ofithe highest 
orddtin 63 30+ to 9207 . 
) “GENERAL EARL CRAVEN =~ 
_» Entered. the» service on the, 4th, Sep- 
tember, 1793; as an ensign in the 45thFoot ; 
was appointed; on the:] 9th September 1793, 
Licutenant of Independents, and promoted, 
‘ on. the 28th September 1793, toa company 
in the 80th. Regiment, of Infantry. He 
was appointed, on the 3d of November 1793, 
Major in the 84th Regiment of Foot; ob- 
tained, on the 7th of, March 1794, a Lieu- 
tenant-Colonelcy in the same, corps ;...as 
removed. on the 25th of September 1794 
_to the 3d Foot, and on the 5th of Aug.1799, 
to the 40th Regiment ; and was placed, on 
the 24th of August 1802, on half-pay. He 
was appointed, on the Ist of January 1798, 
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Colonel in the army ; was made, on the 
‘Ist of January 1805, Major-General ; on 
the 4thof June:181}, Lieutenant- General; 
and was raised, on the 27th of May-1825, 
to the rank! of ‘Generals The remains of 
his Lordship were removed from Cowes-on 
Friday thé 4th inst:,in the Medlin steam- 
vessel, preparatory ‘to® their interment” in 
‘the family vault, Coombe*Abbey,“Warwick- 
shire. ; 
2 Dis ~ 
—— — 
MARY BANKS. 
This remarkable woman, who died lately 
at Carrick-on-Soar, in the 107th, year of her 
age, was the wife of a linen-weayer, and 
always employed herself in that branch: of 
manufacture. * She enjoyed her faculties to 
the last, and was seen at.market for herself 
a few days prior to her decease. ‘She! was 
the mother of many children——one of whom, 
ason, had made her a promise, at his father’s 
decease, not to marry during, her lifetime, 
which promise he faithfully. discharged?’ He 
is now inthe 75th year of his age, and 
avows his intention to marry after his mo- 
ther’s interment. : 
EAT SSIS TS EE: 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, axp DEATHS, 1 anp nran LONDON. 
CHRONOLOGY OF THE MONTH. 
‘ULY 20.—A destructive fire broke 
@F out at Messrs. Gunter and Co.’s piano- 
forte manufactory, in Pratt Place, Camden 
Town, which, with the timber in the yard, 
was entirely destroyed. 
, — A meeting was held at the City of 
London Tavern, for the formation of ase- 
ciety, under the designation of “ the Episco- 
pal Floating Chapel Society.’’ The Lord 
Mayor, Lords Bexley, Clarendon; and 
Calthorpe, Admiral Sir R. Keates, c.c.3.; 
Hon. Capt. Waldegrave, x.n.; W. T: 
Money, esq. M.p.; Z. M. H.-Martin, and 
J. Poynder, esqrs., with many other dis- 
tinguished characters, were present. 
_ 21.—A fire broke out on the premises of 
Mr. Rhodes, cow-keeper, on the banks of 
the New River at Islington, which destroyed 
several barns and ‘out-buildings. 
‘The anniversary dinner of the Surrey 
Dispensary was held at the London Tavern, 
C. Barclay, esq. in the chair, after which 
a subscription was made. 
The King has been most graciously 
pleased to send a donation of 100.guineas, 
to the Asylum for the Recovery of Health, 
at Lisson. ; 
'26.— An execedingly numerous meeting 
‘of the Clerkenwell Bible Society was held, 
at the Fiiend’s Meeting-house, St. John’s 
Street, Smithfield, to commemorate the 
twelfth anniversary of the society. 
°27.—The first stone of an episcopal cha- 
pel to be erected at Kilburn was laid, 
——= 
28.—The elegant pavilion at’ Lord’s 
cricket ground was destroyed by fire. 
29.—A fire, rendered truly melancholy 
by the loss of three lives, broke out at the 
house of Mr. Jones, in Cavendish Street ; 
the house was entirely consumed. 
Dr. Birkbeck delivered his first lecture 
at the new theatre of the Mechanics’ Insti- 
tution in Southampton buildings, on the 
general principles of mechanical. science; 
introductory to the scientific course to be 
delivered by the several professors. 
Aug. 2.—The King held a court. 
4.—The Enterprize steam packet quit- 
ted the Thames, and proceeded direct on 
her voyage to India, which it is expected 
she will perform in eleven weeks. , 
5.—The metropolis was visited by a tre- 
mendous hurricane, attended with a heavy 
rain, and great fears were entertained that 
considerable damage would be done to the 
craft on the river and other places. In St. 
James’s Park, it seems, several trees were 
torn up by the roots; in Hyde Park, also, 
considerable damage has been done. Mr. 
Lucas, a coal merchant, residing in Mil- 
bank-street, Westminster, had two of his 
barges sunk, filled with 40 chaldron of coals, 
situated immediately opposite his wharf in 
the roads; other barges also sustained 
great damage. At Lambeth Palace, seve- 
ral trees were blown down hear the Bi- 
shop’s-walk, and in Vauxhall-bridge road 
two sheds, belonging to Mr.. Childs, ‘a gar- 
dener, and a new brick wall, in the pos- 
session of Mr. Emery, shared a similar ae 4 
