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religion wliich regulated the whole 

 of lier conduct, strengthened the 

 amiable and gentle qualities of her 

 disposition, and made her submit 

 with meek resignation to the divine 

 will, through the whole ofthe severe 

 probation which she was to endure 

 in this life to prepare her for a 

 better. 



At Kentish Town, in his ninety- 

 fourth year, Charles Grignion,vvho 

 flourished in this country, as an 

 historical engraver, upwards of half 

 a century. He had the good for- 

 tune to pass a portion of his early 

 youth at Paris, in the study of tlie 

 celebrated LeBas; and, though his 

 stay with that artist was but short, 

 yet it was of sudicient duration to 

 enable him to imbibe such sound 

 principles as laid the foundation of 

 a style at once energetic and ele- 

 gant. Having commenced his 

 career in this school, he could draw 

 as well as engrave ; and, as he pos- 

 sessed that rare talent in his art, the 

 power of giving a free and faithful 

 translation of a picture, the quality 

 and cast of his productions were 

 bold and original. His best works 

 not only possess in an eminent de- 

 gree, whatever constitutes charac- 

 ter and expression, as the print he 

 engraved from one of Hogarth's 

 series of election pictures abun- 

 dantly proves, but they partake of 

 that happy carelessness of execu- 

 tion, which is as much a character- 

 istic beauty in the style of painting 

 or engraving as it is in that of 

 poetry. As Mr. Grignion ad- 

 vanced in life, h is pure oldfashioned 

 style was superseded by a more im- 

 posing, a more finished, but a less 

 intelligent manner. Thisrevolution 

 in engraving threw him into ob- 

 scurity, and reduced him topoverty ; 

 but a few artists and lovers of art, 

 to whom his virtues and iiiii talenti> 



were equall ydear, by a prompt and 

 efficient subscription, smoothed 

 the path of his declining age, and 

 enabled him to close his days in the 

 bosom of his family, with a con- 

 tented and grateful mind. This 

 venerable engraver resigned his 

 life without any pain or struggle. 

 AtSidmouth.Uevonshire.whither 

 be had gone for the recovery of 

 his health, the right honourable 

 George Legge, carl of Dartmouth, 

 and viscount Levvisham. He was 

 called up as a baron to the House 

 of Peers in 1801, during the life- 

 time of his father, and appointed 

 president of the Board of Control 

 in the same year. In ).804<, he 

 succeeded his father in his titles. 

 He was lord chamberlain to his 

 majesty, and a knight of the 

 garter; and was born October 2nd, 

 1755 ; was educated at Oxford, 

 and obtained the degree of M. A. 

 in 1775. In 1774, he was returned 

 M. P. for the borough of Ply- 

 mouth ; and, in 1780, for Stafford- 

 shire; and, two years after was 

 appointed one of the lords of the 

 bedchamber to the prince of 

 Wales ; and, in 1789, lord warden 

 of the Stanneries. In 1783, he was 

 nominated oneofthecommissioners 

 of Mr. Fox's new Board of Ad- 

 miralty, who were to be assisted 

 by a subordinate board of nine 

 directors. In the summer of 1807, 

 he resigned the colonelcy of the 

 loyal Birmingham volunteers, on 

 account of ill health. While 

 member for Staffordshire he sup- 

 ported the coalition administration, 

 and voted for Mr. Fox's India bill. 

 His lordship wasaman of the mild- 

 estand most amiable manners. He 

 married Frances, sister to the earl 

 of Aylesford, by whom he had a 

 numerous family. He is succeeded 

 in his title and estates by his son 



