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Malacostraca Podopthalmata Britannia, who, under the 

 article onProcessa canaliculata, tab. xli., thus notices what 

 had then very recently occurred : " Since writing the 

 above, I have received intelligence of the death of this 

 most zealous Zoologist, in whom science has lost an able 

 supporter, the world an accomplished gentleman, and his 

 friends a most valuable companion and correspondent. His 

 published works, and numerous papers, leave proofs of his 

 industry and research that will cause his name ever to be 

 remembered and respected by British Zoologists. We still 

 hope to see his observations on the British Mollusca and 

 Vermes, which have long been prepared for publication." 



His death was thus noticed in the Second Part of the 

 eighty-fifth volume of the Gentleman's Magazine, p. 281 : 



" Died on the 28th of August, 1815, at Knowle House, 

 Devon, in his 64th year, George Montagu, Esq., many 

 years a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Wilts Militia. He pos- 

 sessed talents of the highest order ; and as a writer of 

 Natural History, his name will descend to posterity with 

 praise and admiration. He had chosen a retirement in the 

 fine county of Devon, singularly beautiful, for the prose- 

 cution of his inquiries into the works of Nature ; and some 

 very rare MSS. were in preparation for the press at the 

 time of his death. Colonel Montagu was of very ancient 

 and honourable descent, being, on the paternal side, from 

 the family of Montagu, of Lackham House, Wilts, closely 

 allied to the noble houses of Manchester and Sandwich ; 

 and, on the maternal side, from the family of Hedges, of 

 Alderton, county of Gloucester, of whom Sir C. Hedges, 

 secretary of state to Queen Anne, was a distinguished orna- 

 ment. Colonel Montagu possessed a long correspondence 

 between her Majesty and her favourite secretary, which, 

 with the family estates of Lackham and Alderton, descend 

 to his son, George Montagu, Esq." 



