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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



luable article of commerce. Hating 

 done so much for the art of en- 

 graving, he resolved to direct his 

 efforts to encourage the art of paint- 

 ing in this country. To this eflaft 

 he undertook that superb edition of 

 Shakspeare, tlie originals of which 

 ■were exhibited in the Shakspeare 

 gallery. The expense of these 

 paintings was prodigious, and more 

 perhaps than any individual had 

 ever before embarked for such an 

 obje6t. It was rather singular that 

 he should live just long enough to 

 see the Shakspeare lottery disposed 

 of; for, on the day he paid the 

 debt of nature, not a single ticket 

 remained unsold.* Of his unbound- 

 ed liberafity let the council-cham- 

 ber of the city of London, the 

 court-room of the stationers' com- 

 pany, and the dining-room at the 

 sessions-house loudly speak. To 

 every benevolent institution he was 

 a generous benefa(5tor and attentive 

 guardian. Witness, particularly, 

 ** The royal Humane Society," and 

 the " Literary fund for the relief 

 of distressed authors ;" to both of 

 which he was for many years a 

 most worthy vice-president, and a 

 frequent attender at their meetings. 

 Of his private charities, were they 

 to be brought before the public, 

 the list would be abundant. His 

 remains were interred in great fu- 

 neral state, in the afternoon of the 

 nineteenth, in the church of Saint 

 Olave Jewry, where an excellent 

 funeral sermon was preached by 

 the rev. Robert Hamilton, LL. D. 

 vicar of that church, and rector of 

 St. Martin, Ironmonger-lane. The 

 following is a correft statement of 

 the procession : — 



Twelve city constables. 



Mace-bearer's attendant. 



Warden. 



* Vide Chronicle, page 366, for his admirable letter to Sir J. W. Anderson on 



this subject. ' , 



•" Mr. 



Two pages with wands, 



Beadle of school. 



A painting of St. Anne. 



Two boys. 



Two masters. 



Twenty-five girls. 



Mistress. 



"two house-stewards. 



Two porters. 



AVard Beadle. 



Twelve gentlemen of the common 



council, two and two,with S pages. 



, Two marshalmen. 



Two ditto. 



Two ditto. 



Two marshals. 



Mace and sword-bearer. 



Two porters. 



Lord mayor's chaplain (rev. Manlj 



Wood). 



Rev. J. B.Sanders, Rev. Dr.Hamilton. 



The lid of feathers. 



The Recorder, Sir Cha. Price. 



Sir John Eamer, Sir Wm. Staines. 



BODY. 

 Sir John Anderson, Mr. Alderman 



Le Mesurier. 

 Mr. Aid. Newnham, Lord Mayor. 



Mr. Aid. Boydell eleCt. 



Mr. Leigh Thomas, Mr. Jos. Boydell. 



Mr. Jones, Mr. Nicol. 



Mr. Harrison, Mr. W. Nicol. 



Sir W. Leighton, Mr. Aid. Shaw. 



Mr. Aid. Flower, Mr. Aid. Ansley. 



Mr. Aid. Smith, Mr. Aid. Hunter. 



Mr. Aid. Lea, Mr. Aid. J. J. Smith. 



Mr. Duxbary, SirM. Bloxham. 



Mr. Sloane, Mr. Moreland. 



Mr. Lavie, Mr. C^larke. 



Mr. Parker, JMr. Braithwaite. 



Mr. Salt, Mr. Miller. 



Mr. Blumer, Mr. Cread. 



Artists. Artists. 



Mr. Young, Mr. Smith. 

 Mr. Ryder, Mr. Rouse. 

 (The above gentlemen were sup- 

 ported by 32 pages, and were 

 followed by) 



