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hearted, the 16th of January last, at 
Halle. 
- Ersch was one of those laborious profes- 
sors with which Germany, more than any 
other country, so much abounds. He was 
continually sought after and consulted ; and, 
notwithstanding the occupation and toil with 
which he was almost overpowered, he still 
found time for satisfying the reiterated de- 
mands made upon his various knowledge. 
Nor can we conclude this short notice with- 
out wishing, in justice to his memory, that 
means may yet be found for finishing the 
very voluminous and useful encyclopedia—a 
work so much wanted in Germany, and the 
commencement of which was so arduously 
undertaken by Ersch and his coadjutor, 
MONSIEUR GALLOIS. 
Monsieur Gallois, a member of the French 
Institute, in the class of Political Economy, 
was formerly known, in England, as well as 
in his own country, as an active revolution- 
ist. In 1798, he was sent over to negociate 
an exchange of prisoners with the English 
government ; but, from some cause, with 
which we are unacquainted, his mission 
failed of success, and he was even forbidden 
to reside in the metropolis. 
After his return, M. Gallois was, in 1799, 
made a member of the Tribunate. He is 
eonsidered to have exerted himself very ef- 
fectively in procuring the elevation of Buo- 
naparte to the imperial dignity ; and parti- 
éularly in drawing up an instrument for the 
purpose of rendering that dignity hereditary, 
In 1805, he made an official report on the 
letter which had been written by Buonaparte 
to the King of England. It was, we believe, 
for that service that he received the cross of 
the Legion of Honour. After the Tribu- 
nate was dissolved, he entered into the legis- 
lative body. In 1815, he was named, with 
M. Lainé, and others, one of the commis- 
Sioners to inspect the papers relative to the 
negociations of France with the allies. The 
report of the commissioners was, that peace 
alone could save the country. 
On the last night of the year 1813, M. 
Gallois was one of the deputies who were 
appointed to present the compliments of the 
season to Buonaparte, who was then in mo- 
mentary danger of perdition, and who was 
pleased to treat the deputation as traitors to 
his state and power. M. Gallois, however, 
remained at his post in the Assembly, and 
was one of the first to acquiesce in and pro- 
mote the abdication of his fallen master. In 
the month of August following, he expressed 
himself with great energy in favour of the 
liberty of the press; observing, that none 
but despots need fear it, orwould lay it under 
restraint. 
When Buonaparte returned from Elba, 
M. Gallois finally retired from public life. 
He died at Paris, on the 6th of July, be- 
queathing a rich library to the Institute. 
He is known as the translator of Filangieri’s 
work on the Science of Legislation. 
Biographical Memoirs of Eminent Persons. 
LOcr. 
DR. HOOK. 
The Rev. Dr. James Hook, Dean of 
Worcester, &c., was the eldest son of Mr. 
James Hook (musical composer for Vauxhall 
Gardens, for nearly half a century), and 
brother of Theodore Hook, Esq., the well- 
known author of Sayings and Doings, and 
various other popular works. 
Educated at St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford, 
Mr. Hook entered into Holy Orders. 
Previously, however, to that important 
epoch of his life, he is said to have written 
for the stage, in 1795 and 1797, a comic 
opera, entitled Jack’ of Newbury ; and ano- 
ther dramatic piece, Diamond Cut Dia- 
mond ; but we are not aware that either of 
these productions has been published. 
Mr. Hook married, in 1797, the second 
daughter of the late Sir Walter Farquhar. 
He had also the good fortune to be patro- 
nized by one of the members of the Royal 
Family; and, through a combination of for- 
tunate circumstances, aided by merit and 
talent of no common order, he rose rapidly 
in the church, obtained a lucrative living, 
became one of the King’s Chaplains, a 
Prebendary of Winchester, chief Deacon of 
Huntingdon, and Dean of Worcester ; and, 
in all probability, had he lived a few years 
longer, a mitre would have encircled his brow. 
Amongst Dr. Hook’s clerical publica- 
tions, we find—Anguis in Herba, a Sketch 
of the True Character of the Church of 
England, 8vo. 1813 ;—A Sermon preached 
at St. George’s, Hanover Square; with a 
Correspondence between Earl Grey and 
the Author on the subject of it, 1812 ;—~ 
and a Charge to the Clergy of the Arch- 
deaconry of Huntingdon, 1816. 
The correspondence between Earl Grey 
and Dr. Hook, mentioned above, arose 
from the circumstance of the preacher hay- 
ing stated some opinions respecting the 
Roman Catholic Question. Lord Grey ani- 
madverted upon those opinions with great 
severity ; and Dr. Hook replied with equal 
pungency. 
The Rev. Dean died at Worcester, om 
the 5th of February. This event was thus 
respectfully announced in the Worcester 
Journal of the following day :—“* We have 
the painful task of recording the death of 
our worthy Dean, the Rey. Dr. Hook, 
whose courtesy and hospitality endeared 
him to all ranks, during his comparatively 
short residence at the deanery. He ex- 
pired yesterday, between twelve and one 
o’clock, in the 56th year of his age.” The 
consignment of his body to our parent 
earth, in the succeeding week, was, also, 
thus honourably recorded :—‘* The funeral 
of our late lamented Dean, Dr. Hook, took 
place on Tuesday, in our Cathedral. The 
whole of the Choir, the Minor Canons, 
the Lay Clerks, the Prebendaries, the Arch- 
deacon, and the Lord Bishop of the dio- 
cese, were in the procession. The pall 
bearers were Lords Foley and Deerhurst ; 
Colonel Davies, M. P.'; Sir Anthony Lech- 
