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and died without issue. Colonel Smith died 21st September, 
1859, at his house in Park Street, and was buried near his wife in 
the churchyard of Pennycross. 
54. James Cremer Bellamy, M.R.C.S., Sa. on a bend cotised arg. 
three crescents of the first. Mr. J. C. Bellamy was son of Dr. 
George Bellamy — a member of a family long connected with the 
town of Plymouth — by his wife, Mary, younger daughter of Peter 
Franklin Cremer, of Plymouth. With his brother, Peter Franklin 
Bellamy, he was brought up to the medical profession. The two 
had common scientific tastes, working zealously together in the 
investigation of the natural history of the Plymouth district, and 
collected a valuable anatomical museum, which is now in King's 
College, London. Mr. J. C. Bellamy was born in Plymouth, and 
practised as a surgeon at Yealmpton. He was an active member 
and office-bearer of the Devon and Cornwall Natural History 
Society, and of the Plymouth Institution ; and our Museum is 
largely indebted to him. He wrote several works, the most im- 
portant being the Natural History of South Devon, published in 
1839 ; and the Thousand Facts in the History of Devon and 
Cornwall, published in 1850. He was the first discoverer of the 
glutton as a member of the English cavern fauna. He died May 
12th, 1854, aged 41. 
55. Sir Stephen Love Hammick, Bart., m.d., &c, &c, Paly of 
four or and vert, a bord. erm. charged 'with seven hurts ; on a chief 
az. a lion pass. arg. ; with the badge of a baronet. He was 
descended from a family long-seated in this neighbourhood. His 
father, Stephen Hammick, was an alderman of Plymouth, and his 
mother was Elizabeth Margaret, only child of John Love, Esq., of 
Devonport. Sir Stephen was an eminent physician, being a 
Eellow of the College of Surgeons, and a member of the Senate 
of the University of London from its formation. He was the 
first Surgeon of the Royal Naval Hospital at Stonehouse, and was 
created a Baronet for his professional services 25th July, 1834. 
Sir Stephen, who was an early member of the Plymouth Institu- 
tion, was succeeded by his second son, the present Rev. Sir 
St. Yincent Love Hammick, Bart, m.a., Vicar of Milton Abbot, 
near Tavistock. 
