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vast number of tales, some of which were 

 translated into English. He also translated 

 into Dutch some of Shakespeare's plays, and 

 certain selections from modern English poets. 



Aug. 26. HUGO, Madame ADELE FOUCHEE, 

 wife of the poet and novelist, died at Brussels, 

 aged about 62 years. In 1822 she was married 

 to Victor Hugo, an attachment having sprung 

 up between them in childhood, and through 

 life she was ever his constant and devoted 

 friend and companion, rejoicing with him in 

 the days of his prosperity and afterward shar- 

 ing with him and brightening his exile. In 

 1863, she prepared a life of her husband under 

 the title " Victor Hugo raconte" par un temoin 

 de sa vie " (2 vols.). 



Aug. 28. MOHAMMED, ISHMAEL KHAN AGA, 

 an eccentric Persian gentleman residing in 

 Paris, died in that city, aged about 78 years. 

 He was the son of a distinguished Oriental dip- 

 lomatist, who, having been sent by the Shah of 

 Persia on a mission to the English authorities 

 at Bombay, was accidentally killed in a riot 

 through the wanton carelessness of some Eng- 

 lish officials. Through the Shah, the son re- 

 ceived a pension of 5,000, which was regularly 

 transmitted to him for the last forty years of 

 his life. He lived in the Rue Rivoli, opposite 

 the Tuileries, dressed in rich Oriental costume, 

 and was a regular attendant upon the opera 

 and theatre, but allowed himself no associates 

 or correspondents,, living in the strictest se- 

 clusion, though occasionally admitting mem- 

 bers of the English and Persian Legations as 

 visitors. In a quiet way he assisted the public 

 charities, but his desire seemed to be to shroud 

 himself in mystery. 



Aug. 30. SMITH, GEOEGE, D. D., an English 

 Wesleyan preacher and author, died at Cam- 

 borne, Eng., aged 68 years. , He was the son 

 of a carpenter, and was educated in a Lancas- 

 terian school. One of his first productions was 

 a lecture on the " Chronology of the Book of 

 Genesis," which was soon followed by an essay 

 on the "Origin and Antiquity of Alphabetical 

 Characters." Then came the " Religion of An- 

 cient Britain historically considered." After 

 some years he published his " Sacred Annals," 

 whtch have been reprinted in this country 

 and " Lectures to Local Preachers," in parts, 

 which were imported from England. Dr. 

 Smith's most popular work, however, is his 

 " History of Wesleyan Methodism," which has 

 furnished much of the most valuable matter in 

 Dr. Stevens's History. 



Aug. . BEY, Dr. CLOT, an eminent phy- 

 sician of Marseilles, France ; died there, aged 

 75 years. He had acquired a well-merited 

 reputation by his success in establishing medi- 

 cal instruction and practice in Egypt. During 

 the last ten years he lived in France in retire- 

 ment, but had long been associate of the most 

 important academies of Europe, and Com- 

 mander of the Legion of Honor. 



Aug. . CATTEEMOLE, GEOEGE, an eminent 

 English water-color artist, died in London, 



aged 68 years. lie was born in Norfolk. 

 When quite young he excelled as a draughtsman, 

 and contributed some fine drawings to " Brit- 

 ton's Cathedrals." At the age of thirty ho 

 commenced exhibiting at the "Water Color 

 Society," continuing do so for twenty years. 

 He particularly excelled in wild, romantic pic- 

 tures, depicting with great taste scenes from 

 the civil wars. Among scriptural subjects, his 

 best work is " Christ Preaching on the Steps of 

 the Temple." He received a medal at the 

 French Exhibition of 1855. 



Aug. . WAAGEN, GTJSTAV FEIEDEICF, a 

 German author and art critic, died at Copen- 

 hagen. He was born in Hamburg, February 

 11, 1794. He began life as an artist, but, in 

 1813, laid aside his pencil for the musket, and 

 served as a volunteer in the Prussian army. 

 Retiring from the war, he resumed his studies 

 in the galleries of Berlin, Dresden, Heidelberg, 

 and Munich, establishing himself in the latter 

 city in 1820, where he published his first work, 

 a pamphlet on the Egyptian mummies. In 

 1823 he was appointed director of the Royal 

 Gallery of Paintings in Berlin, and, in 1832, of 

 the portrait gallery of the new Museum in that 

 city. In 1844 he delivered a course of instruc- 

 tion at the University of Berlin, on the his- 

 tory of art. In 1837 he published an elaborate 

 work on " Art History and Criticism in Eng- 

 land and France." In 1854, "Treasures of 

 Art in Great Britain," followed by a supple- 

 mentary volume in 1858. He was also the 

 author of other volumes upon art, and a variety 

 of miscellaneous essays. 



Sept. 17. MAJOEIBANKS, EDWAED, Sen., an 

 English banker, partner in Coutts's Bank, died 

 at Greenlands, Bucks County, aged 94 years. He 

 was born in Lees, Berwickshire, and educated 

 at the University of Edinburgh, where he was 

 a favorite pupil of Dugald Stewart. Subse- 

 quently he obtained a scholarship at Baliol 

 College, Oxford, but did not reside there, hav- 

 ing been taken into the banking establishment 

 of his relative, Thomas Coutts. In 1797 he be- 

 came junior partner of the firm, and forty 

 years after was senior partner, holding that 

 position for a period of thirty-one years. He 

 was a man of determined energy of character, 

 firm in his integrity, and genial in his nature. 



Sept. 19. SEFTON, JOHN, a celebrated Eng- 

 lish actor, died in New York City. He was 

 born in Liverpool, January 15, 1805, and was 

 educated for the bar, but preferred the stage. 

 His principal reputation was attained as a low 

 comedy actor, and in the representation of 

 certain characters in that line he had no su- 

 perior either in England or the United States. 

 He began his professional career at the age of 

 sixteen. In the year 1827 he came to this 

 country, and was engaged for two seasons at 

 the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Mr. 

 Webster, of the Adelphi Theatre, London, had 

 written a comic drama called "The Golden 

 Farmer," and he presented a copy of it to his 

 friend, Sefton. This drama contains the great 



