CHRONICLE. 
4. Sir John Sheffield, bart. in 
his 73rd year. 
9. Rev. Claudius Buchannan, 
D. D. distinguished for his Orien- 
tal knowledge, and his exertions 
in promoting the propagation of 
Christianity in India. 
14. The Duke of Dorset, in 
his 22nd year. His death was 
owing to a fall from his horse in 
hunting. 
22. Smithson Tenant, esq.F.R.S. 
professor of chemistry in the uni- 
versity of Cambridge. His death 
was occasioned by a fall with his 
horse into the fosse of a small 
fort near Boulogne, where he was 
waiting for a passage to England. 
Mr. Tenant, who had attained 
a high reputation in chemical 
science, was the son of the rev. 
Calvert: Tenant, vicar of Selby, 
Yorkshire, where he was born in 
Noy. 1761. He displayed an early 
taste for natural and experimen- 
tal philosophy, and studied che- 
mistry under Dr. Black, at Edin- 
burgh, where he went for the 
study of medicine. In 1782 he 
was entered of Christ’s College, 
Cambridge, where he acquired 
the elementary parts of mathe- 
matics and enlarged his mind 
_ with almost every branch of ge- 
_neral knowledge. After tra- 
 velling in the continent, he was 
elected fellow of the Royal So- 
ciety ; and fixing his residence in 
London, he pursued his philoso- 
“phical inquiries without attach- 
ing himself to any profession. 
In 1791 he communicated to the 
Society an analysis of the car- 
bonic acid, which established his 
reputation asa chemist. He re- 
newed and extended his travels 
abroad, and on his return took 
chambers in the Temple, which 
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were thenceforth his established 
residence. He took the degree of 
M. D. at Cambridge in 1796, 
and had some thoughts of prac- 
tising; but possessing an inde- 
pendent fortune, and being very 
versatile in his pursuits, he avoid- 
ed any absolute engagement of 
his time. Of his further chemi- 
cal inquiries the most consider- 
able results were, a paper on the 
nature of the Diamond, another 
on Emery, and an analysis of 
crude Platina. In 1804 he was 
honoured with the Copley medal 
for his discoveries in chemistry. 
Mr. Tenant was distinguished 
by a peculiar cast of character, 
composed of feeling and imagina- 
tion, with a particular vein of 
humour, which rendered him 
singularly the delight, as well as 
the admiration, of his friends. 
His high reputation caused him 
to be elected to the professorship 
of chemistry at Cambridge in 
1813, where he delivered a course 
of lectures, which were nume- 
rously attended. His remains 
were interred at Boulogne, ac- 
companied to the grave by most 
of the English residents. 
23. At Gottingen, Mr. Villers, 
author of an esteemed work on 
the Reformation of Luther, and 
other valuable publications. 
24. Lady Kenyon, aged 29. 
Sir John Thorold, bart. many 
years M. P. for Lincolnshire, in 
his 81st year. 
26. Sir W. Warden Shirley, 
bart. in his 43rd year. 
The Rev. Sir Robert Shirley, 
bart. 
Lately, Sir T. Meredyth, bart. 
aged 45. 
Hon. Mrs. Napier. 
Adm, Robert Deans. 
