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Dr. FRENCH, C.B.—Dr. James French, C.B., Inspector- 
General of Hospitals, died recently at his residence in 
Lanarkshire. During his professional services in the 
army for nearly forty years he was in active employ. He 
served with the 4th Regiment in the Peninsula from May, 
1812, to the end of that war in 1814, including the battles 
of Salamanca and Vittoria, siege of the Castle of San 
Sebastian, passage of the Bidassoa and of the Nivelle, 
and actions of the Nive in December, 1813. He also 
served in the American war at the battle of Bladensburg, 
and in all the operations before Baltimore and New Or- 
leans ; and with the 49th throughout the war in China, in- 
cluding the capture of Chusan, storming of the heights 
and forts above Canton, taking of Amoy, sortie and re- 
pulse of the night attack on Ningpo, and capture of Cha- 
poo, Woosung, Shanghae, and Chin Kiang Foo, and invest- 
ment of Nankin. | 
WE have to record the death of two gentlemen since our 
last issue, well known in literary and artistic circles. Mr. 
ROBERT BELL, the author of a novel called “ The Ladder 
of Gold,” and editor of an edition of the British poets, and 
a contributor to periodical literature for more than thirty 
years. Mr. Bell was beloved by all who knew him, and 
his loss will be severely felt by a large circle of friends, 
and more especially by those less fortunate than himself in 
the paths of literature—Mr. C. H. BENNETT, the graceful 
and humorous artist, has been taken away from us at the. 
early age of thirty-seven. His recent contributions to the 
pages of Punch will long be remembered. Mr. Bennett 
has left a widow and young family. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
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DANGEROUS Toys.—Dr. Divers, Lecturer on Natural 
Philosophy at Charing cross Hospital, has rendered a pub- 
lic service in writing to the 77zmes, to point out the extreme 
danger of placing chemical toys in the hands of children, 
proved by the terrible accident which lately occurred at 
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