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Biographical Memoirs of Eminent Persons. 



[Dec. 



second editions were published of each of 

 the others. 



M. Dumont died at Milan, in the month 

 of September or October last, on his return 

 to his native city. His remains were to be 

 conveyed to Geneva, and interred beside 

 those of M. C. Pictet. 



MRr TERRY. 



Of Mr. Terry, a very respectable actor, 

 and, not lon^ since, one of the proprietors 

 of the Adelphi Theatre in the Strand, our 

 biographical materials are, at present, ex- 

 tremely slight ; yet, possibly, tlie remainder 

 of this page may not be unsatisfactorily de- 

 voted to his memory. 



Daniel Terry is said to have been born 

 at Bath, about the year 17S0. From a boy 

 he was fond of the stage, and was accus- 

 tomed to spend his sixpences and shillings 

 in procuring the gratification whicli it 

 afforded, ^^hen Elliston first appeared on 

 the Bath boards, he became desirous not 

 only to see, but to act ; and, in after years, 

 the desire was never quenched. However, 

 he was articled to Mr. M'^yatt, the architect, 

 with whom he remained for a term of five 

 years. The profession of an architect, 

 without money and without patronage, pre- 

 sented a barren prospect, and, in his eye, 

 the stage liad lost none of its attraction ; his 

 first efforts were in private tlieatricals , after 

 which, under the auspices ef the veteran 

 Macrcady, he made some experiments at 

 Sheffield. There he remained a few months ; 

 but his ambition was not gratified, his sa- 

 lary was low, and in lliO.3, lie returned to 

 his architectural pursuits. Tlien, lie thought 

 it was better to starve in a profession that 

 he did like, than in one that he did not, 

 and again he went upon the stage. From 

 the close of J 804, or the comnicnce.ncnt of 

 1805, till the autumn of 1800, he was at- 

 tached to Stephen Kemblc's company at 

 Newcastle, &c. Thence he proceeded to 

 Liverpool, where he made great progress 

 in his adopted profession, and in public 

 favour. In the winter of 180!) he suc- 

 ceeded Meggott as a leading actor at Ediu» 



burgh. While in that city, lie became ac- 

 quainted with IMr. Ballantyne, the printer 

 of tlie Waverley novels, and tlie proprietor 

 of a Scotch newspaper. In tliat paper he 

 had the credit — or discredit — of writing the 

 dramatic criticisms. Mr. Ballantyne in- 

 troduced him to Sir Walter Scott, and, 

 through the interest of Sir Walter, he ob- 

 tained an engagsment at tlie Haymarlfet 

 Theatre, wliere he made his ddbiit as Lord 

 Ogilvie, on the 20th of April, 1812. Hav- 

 ing remained there two seasons, he came 

 out at Covent Garden in September, 1813. 

 In consequence of a disagreement on salary, 

 he left Covent Garden, and went to Drury 

 Lane, where he remained, generally passing 

 his summers at the Hay market, till the 

 autumn of 182.>. In conjunction with Blr. 

 Yates, he tlien purchased and opened the 

 Adelphi Theatre. The concern proved emi- 

 nently lucrative ; but Sir Walter Scott was 

 understood to be security for his share of tlie 

 purchase money ; and, on the failure of 

 Constable, the bookseller, with whom Sir 

 Walter was intimately connected, some 

 difficulties arose which J\Ir. Terry was not 

 prepared to meet. If we mistake not, he 

 disposed of his share of the property to exo- 

 nerate Sir Walter, and went over to the 

 Continent. There grief and despair preyed 

 upon his mind. After a time he returned 

 to England ; but illness had committed 

 dreadfid ravages on liis constitution, and 

 he expired under a stroke of paralysis, on 

 the 23d of June last. 



While in Scotland, Mr. Terry married 

 Miss Nasmyth, daughter of the celebrated 

 landscape painter, and herself an artist of 

 considerable merit. 



As an actor, ^It. Terry possessed consi- 

 derable originality, force, and correctness. 

 iVs Dentatus, in the play of Brutus, he 

 almost divided the applause of the house 

 with Kean. Amongst his favourite and 

 best played parts were Sir Fretful Plagiary, 

 Sir Oliver Surface, Sir Peter Teazle, Sir 

 Adam Contest, Simpson, the Green Man, 

 JNIephistophiles, &c. 



MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



A FRESH impediment to field labour has occurred, in a sudden change of the weather to 

 severe frost, with a deep covering of snow. M'^heat sowing on all heavy and wet soils has 

 been retarded beyond the latest usual period ; and the labour of stirring such lands has been 

 most distressing to the horses. The difliculty of covering the seed, both from the state of 

 the surface, and the excessive embarrassment of weeds and couch has been great. On 

 more heavy soils, the young wheats have yet scarcely appeared, and the prospect of a good 

 crop is by means encouraging. On the dry and more favoured, the young plant appears 

 luxuriant and strong. It is generally remarked, that an universal breadth of the " golden 

 crop" will be sown this season for very obvious and distressing reasons, granting the seed 

 can be got into the eartli, a process which, however, cannot be completed within the pre- 

 sent month. Such have been the difficulties and obstructions of this protracted harvest, that 

 on the far grsater part of the heavy lands, not a plough had entered, until giving the last, 

 or seed furrow, a disadvantage of no slight consequence. In our last we had supposed that 

 the harvest must have been generally g;uhered and completed by the first week of the pre- 

 sent month ; but we no'.v hear from various counties, that not only was there much of the 

 spring crops abroad on the 20th inst., but even barley and oats then standing uncut, an 

 occurrence seldom witnessed in any part of England. The intervals of fair wja'hcr during 



