1821.] • Dr. Bancroft—Mr. Hargrave—Mr. Morgan. 
tlie stage, and afterwards depended on her 
literary labours, which being of the first order 
of merit, she became a great public favourite. 
Her successive works obtained great popu¬ 
larity, and many of them yielded considerable 
emolument. The following is a list nearly in 
the order of their publication .—Appearance 
is Against Them—the Widow’s Vow—Such 
Things Are—the Midnight Hour—All on a 
Summer’s Day—Animal Magnetism—the 
Child of Nature—the Married Mau—the Hue 
and Cry— Next-door Neighbours—Young Men 
and Old Women—Every One has His Fault 
—The Wedding Day—Wives as they were and 
Maids as they are.—Lover’s Vows, altered 
from Kotzebue—Wise Man of the East—and, 
To Marry or Not to Marry, all of which ap¬ 
peared between 1785 and 1805. In the year 
1806 she was engaged to edit a new edition of 
the British Theatre, with biographical and 
critical remarks. This was followed by a 
collection of farces on the same plan, and 
the Modern Theatre in ten volumes. Mrs. 
Inchbald w as also no less successful in novel 
writing than in her dramatic compositions. 
Her “ Simple Story” is characterized by its 
touches of nature and spirit of its language 
and incidents, in which some of the leading 
circumstances of her life are supposed to be 
delineated. She afterwards published a novel 
called “ Nature and Art,” equally remarkable 
l'or the spirit of its composition, but more par¬ 
ticularly distinguished for its display in her 
own elegant manner, of the principles of civil 
liberty. Of her conduct through the world, 
ns a woman of honour and correct principles, 
there is but one opinion among ail who knew 
her. Her manners were artless and fascinat¬ 
ing, and she was received in the best circles of 
society. In her theatrical engagements she 
maintained an unblemished character. Her 
acquaintance highly esteemed her worth, and 
her connexion with Mrs. Sid dons and Lady- 
Derby strengthened into friendship. This 
distinguished lady, a short time previous to 
her death, delivered to an intimate female 
friend the only copy she had ever made of her 
diary, with an injunction that it should be 
destroyed. It was represented to her that a 
compliance with this request would be an in¬ 
justice to her literary fame ; but with delicacy 
she observed that what she had written, might 
if published, hurt the feelings of those who 
survived lrer, she thereforeansisted on making 
the sacrifice, and the work w-as accordingly 
destroyed. Her remains were deposited in 
Kensington Church-yard, agreeably to her 
request in her will, by which she bequeathed 
a respectable property to Covent Garden 
Fund and her friends,] 
Lately at Margate, 76, Dr. Edward Bar¬ 
tholomew Bancroft. This gentleman was 
bred to physic, and being admitted to his de¬ 
grees, was when young, physician to the 
army. In this capacity he resided for some 
time in the West Indies, and w-as afterwards 
a fellow- of the College of Physicians. He 
w as the author of several useful works, among 
which is an Essay on the Natural History of 
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Guiana, in South America, 8vo. 1760. He 
did not confine himself to books on his own 
profession, but in 1770, he published the His¬ 
tory of Charles Wentworth, a novel, 3 vols. 
In 1794, Experimental Researches concerning 
the Philosophy of Permanent Colours, and 
the best way of producing them by dyeing, 
calico printing, (fee. of which an enlarged 
edition was published in 1813, and it is a 
work held in high estimation by manufactu¬ 
rers and experimental philosophers; also an 
Essay on the Yellow' Fever. Dr. B. entered 
into the dispute respecting the military inquiry, 
and published a letter to the commissioners 
on their fifth report, and a refutation of various 
misrepresentations, published by Drs. Mac- 
gregor and Jackson. 
Lately, Francis Hargrave , esq. a gentle¬ 
man bred to the bar, who ou many occasions 
displayed great legal learning and abilities; 
but he w r as chiefly celebrated for his antiqua¬ 
rian researches in English law. He was first 
knowm for his defence of a slave brought from 
the West Indies, who was declared free by 
the court of King’s Bench. He published the 
case with the speeches of the counsel, and 
determination of the judges. In 1774, he 
published a Arguments in defence of Literary 
Property.” He w r as first employed in a new 
edition of Stale Trials, in 2 vols. folio, and in 
1787, published “ A Collection of Tracts 
from Manuscripts relative to the Laws of Eng¬ 
land.’’ “ The jurisdiction of the Lord’s 
House of Parliament, considered by Lord 
Chief Justice Hale, 4to, 1796.” “ Juridical 
Arguments and Collections, 2 vols. 1797-9.” 
“ Address to the Grand Jury of Liverpool, 
1804.” He was also concerned with Mr. 
Charles Butler in a hew edition of the sta¬ 
tutes at large, and of Coke upon Littleton. 
Mr. H. was a King’s counsel, and Recorder 
of Liverpool. Being unable to pursue his stu¬ 
dies by ill health, and having expended a 
considerable sum in the purchase of scarce 
law books and MSS. he applied to Parliament 
for aid, and 8001. was unanimously voted for 
the purchase of his collection, which is depo¬ 
sited in Lincoln’s Inn, and kept for the use of 
the students. 
[The Rev. Thomas Morgan, LL.D. whose 
death we have recently noticed, w T as born at 
Langharn, a small town in Carmarthenshire. 
Alter a residence there of some years, his 
father removed with his family, to Moriey, 
near Leeds. Mr. M. received an excellent 
classical education at the grammar school of 
Hatley, and on attaining his 15 th year, was 
entered a student in Hoxton college. Under 
the able tuition of the professors of that esta • 
blishment, Mr. M. continued six years, a year 
having been allow'ed him in addition to the 
usual course of academical studies. Having 
availed himself of this favour, he left the 
college with ample testimonials of proficiency 
and good conduct, and was chosen assistant 
preacher to a congregation at Abingdon, in 
Berkshire. He did not continue there longer 
than three years, for a vacancy occurring by 
thc death of the minister of the Presbyterian 
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