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Edinburgh, he distinguished him- 

 self by several publications, of 

 which the following were the most 

 considei'able : — Observations on 

 the Structure and Functions of 

 the Nervous System. The Struc- 

 ture and Physiology of Fishes. 

 A Description of all the Bursae 

 Mucosae of the Human Body. Exr 

 periments on the Nervous Sjstem 

 witli Opium ami Metalline Sub- 

 stances. Three Treatises on the 

 Bi-aiUj the Eye, and the Ear. Ob- 

 servations on Crural Hernia. The 

 Morbid Anatomy of the Gullet, the 

 Stomach, and the Intestines. Ob- 

 servations on the Thoracic Duct. 



8. The Hon. Henry Erskine, 

 brother to Lord Buchan and to 

 Lord Erskine, and long the leader 

 and ornament of the Scotch bar. 

 He was considered as one of the 

 heads of tlie whigs in Scotland ; 

 and his powers in conversation 

 were not less distinguished for 

 their brilliancy, than his profes- 

 sional talents for their soundness 

 and sagacity. 



14. Aged near 70, the Right 

 Hon. JohnPhilpot Curran. Hewas a 

 native of the comity of Cork, and 

 after completing his education at 

 Dublin college, he was called to 

 the Irish bar, and by his splendid 

 talents was soon brought into no- 

 tice. He obtained a silk gown 

 under the administration of the 

 Duke of Portland ; and in 1784 

 he acquired a seat in the Irish 

 House of Commons, in which, by 

 his sportive humour, he seconded 

 the efforts of the popular party in 

 favoAr of the national freedom 

 and independence. As a lawyer 

 he was not particularly distin- 

 guished by the extent of his know- 

 ledge, or the depth of his re- 



searches ; but there were scarcely 

 any on the Irish bench who equal- 

 led him in addressing a jury. 

 Some of his speeches in defence 

 of his unfortunate countrymen 

 have been published, and are fa- 

 vourable proofs of the warmth of 

 his eloquence. During the vice- 

 royalty of the Duke of Bedford, 

 he was made Master of the Rolls, 

 in which he distinguished himself 

 for clear and correct decisions. In 

 1815 he accepted a pension of 

 3,000?. a year, settled upon him 

 on resigning his office ; after 

 which he passed the rest of his 

 life chiefly near London. 



15. In Bedfordshire, the Right 

 Hon. St. Andrew Lord St. John, 

 Baron St. John of Bletso, in his 

 59th year. He represented the 

 comity of Bedford for nearly 25 

 years previous to the death of his 

 elder brother, whom he succeeded. 

 He married the eldest daughter 

 of Sir Charles Rouse Boughton, 

 by whom he left a son and heir, 

 and other children. 



16. At Soleure, in Switzei'land, 

 Gen. Thaddeus Kosciusko, the brave 

 but unfortunate defender of the 

 liberty of Poland. 



November. 



6. To the inexpressible grief of 

 a whole nation, died in child-birth, 

 the Princess Charlotte Augusta, 

 daughter of his Royal Highness 

 the Prince Regent, and consort of 

 Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg. 

 The particulars of this lamentable 

 event will be found recorded in 

 the pages of our Chronicle. 



7- At Windsor, in his 91st year, 

 John Andre de Luc, a member of 

 the Royal Societies of London and 



Paris, 



