what Portia was to Cicero. [A sad slip this!] I do not compare a modern statesman to that father of Roman eloquence, (sanctified by all honours of history and time,) except in height of political importance, and in the certain existence of this sweet domestic feeling. That you may know part of the link that binds me to him, besides his kindness, and the circumstances of fortune, see him with me at Tivoli, before the lower, tremendous cascade, which is out of view of the town, though, if you look up, you just catch the Sibyl's temple. We were standing alone and silent before it, just so far distant as not to be stunned by the noise-' And here,' he said, 'it flows on-always majestic, always great; not caring whether it has audience or not; with no feelings of rivalry for power! Here is no envy, no exertion for an effect. Content with its own grandeur, no vanity, no amour propre are here. If you were to tell this to our diplomacy or politicians, of the dexterous, ambitious, politic Metternich-of him who dared that audience of a day with Buonaparte, at Dresden, and is reproached by Lord Grey with having so entirely deceived himof Prince Metternich in society-the gay, the quizzing Metternich--they would never believe, or would sagely ridicule the tale; but it is this Metternich that I love, who, when dressed for the ambassador's party, his equipage and attendants waiting, at half-past ten at night, on my sole call, at my suggestion could change his dress, take me to his daughter's room, where she was at her little supper, at her husband's bedside, who was ill with slight fever, persuade his 'Marie' to put on her bonnet and cloak, and come with us to see the Colosseum by the moonlight that was then shining in purest lustre, where we stayed till, on our stopping at the French ambassador's, he found it was twelve o'clock. He had then to make a slight change of dress, but I had none with me, and declined entering, and was therefore getting out of the carriage to return in my own, which had followed me with Edward. Prince Metternich, however, would not permit it, but desired me to remain with his daughter, and conduct her home, which I then did."

Lawrence returned to England in 1820. Before he arrived, the death of West left vacant the presidency of the Royal Academy, and he was chosen to fill it without opposition. He held the office until his death, which took place suddenly, Jan. 7, 1830, produced by ossification of the heart, a disease which has prematurely cut off many men of genius.

Sir T. Lawrence was a mirror of good fortune. No Englishman is to be mentioned who rose so rapidly to fame, or retained so uninterruptedly to the last the eminent position he first attained. In point of fact there is neither pause nor blank in his career. In his case we have no stages of merit struggling with difficulties, and succeeding after a hard battle. He shot up starlike, and moved brightly on in a sphere which was never once dimmed or crossed by rain or clouds. The most distinguished characters, not of his own country, but of the age in which he lived,-kings, heroes, statesmen, orators, and poets,—their wives, daughters, favourites, and children, vied with each other in becoming the subjects of his pencil and the friends

of his leisure hours. His employment was incessant up to the day of his death, and his prices always high, and yet he was not rich: on the contrary, he was frequently in a state of pecuniary embarrassment, though in the receipt of an income estimated at between 10,000l. and 15,000l. a year. This proved a great drawback to his happiness. In accounting for it, we must not conceal, on the one hand, that in money matters at least he was the careless son of a careless father; and, on the other, that that father and his family, both when he began life and long afterwards, caused heavy drafts upon his purse-a burden never to be adverted to without this addition, that, heavy as it proved, Lawrence never was heard to murmur at or complain of it. He also spent a good deal of money on his gallery: his collection of paintings and drawings was valued at 50,000l. It was more than once hinted, when his difficulties became known and talked of, that he gambled; but this was not the case, he was merely improvident. His own account of the matter, in a letter to his friend, Miss Lee, is intelligible enough :

"I have neither been extravagant nor profligate in the use of money; neither gaming, horses, curricle, expensive entertainments, nor secret sources of ruin, from vulgar licentiousness, have swept it from me. I am in every thing, but the effects of utter carelessness about money, the same being I was at Bath. The same delight in pure and simple pleasures, the same disdain of low enjoyments, the same relish for whatever is grand, however above me, the same admiration of what is beautiful in character, the same enthusiasm for what is exquisite in the productions, or generous in the passions of the mind. I have met with duplicity, which I never practised, (for this is far removed from inconstancy of purpose,) and it has not changed my confidence in human nature, or my firm belief, that the good of it infinitely overbalances the bad. In moments of irritation I may have held other language; but it has been the errata of the heart, and this is the perfect book which I could offer, were my being now to end."

In considering Lawrence as a painter, the first thing we are strongly impressed by is the poor education he received, and the great merit he, notwithstanding, displayed. He appears to have been almost self-taught,-attended no lectures, made no voyage to Italy, spent no years in copying the old masters, but started, brush in hand, when only a boy, and painted on, without stopping, as taste and tact directed, until death snatched him away. His natural talent must, therefore, have been great. Much of his extraordinary success is, doubtless, to be attributed to the prevailing characteristics of his style, which are seen at a glance, and always captivate. They are, graceful drawing, great delicacy of touch, and a sweet tone of colouring. He was the artist of modern society, and painted to please. If he seldom moves the mind deeply, he almost always gratifies good taste, leaving behind the impression of being one who depicted in a high and happy manner the natural and accomplished traits which, when united together, may, perhaps, be said to distinguish all that is most perfect in the best society of modern times.

taking his final leave of the British empire in the East in 1831, he was requested to sit to Chantrey the sculptor for his statue, which has since been erected at Bombay. Upon his return to England, be entered the House of Commons as member for Launceston, and made himself conspicuous by the opposition he offered to the Reform Bill. But though his character was highly respected, and the matter of his speeches good, he did not shine as an orator. Not the least of his defects as a public speaker was his Scotch accent, which, notwithstanding his early removal from his native country and long residence abroad, continued strong to the last. He put up for Dundee, and also for Carlisle, at the general election in 1832; but being successively defeated at both places, retired to a seat near Windsor, and occupied himself principally in writing until his death, which took place April 30, 1833.

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We have now to speak of Sir John Malcolm as an author. His principal works are, a History of Persia, in 2 vols. 4to; a Sketch of the Sikhs, in 8vo; Sketches of Persia, in 2 vols. 8vo; and a Memoir of Central India. At the time of his death he was occupied with a Life of Lord Clive, which has since been finished by another hand. Of these performances, it is but moderate praise to report that they are highly thought of, and extremely valuable. His History of Persia stands by itself in our language. His Sketch of the Sikhs made the English nation intimately and thoroughly acquainted with a new people, whose habits and customs are peculiarly strange and interesting; and his Memoir of Central India displays the talents of an experienced statesman and accomplished scholar. Besides the statue in St. Paul's, he has also a monument in Westminster Abbey-a double honour enjoyed by no other of our public men.

WILLIAM BABINGTON, M.D. F.R.S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Born May 21st, 1756. Died April 29th, 1833. Eminently distinguished for science, beloved for the simplicity of his manners and the benevolence of his heart, respected for his inflexible integrity, and his pure and unaffected piety.

In all relations of his professional life he was sagacious, candid, diligent, and humane. Firm in purpose, gentle in execution; justly confident in his own judgment, yet generously open to the opinion of others; liberal and indulgent to his brethren, but ever mindful of his duty to the public. To record the admiration of

so rare a union of intellectual excellence and moral worth, and to extend to future generations the salutary influence which his living example can no longer diffuse,

this monument has been erected the public subscription of his contemporaries, A. D. 1837.

High as is the praise conveyed by this memorial, it is not exaggerated: few men ever united professional and personal worth in a higher or happier manner, than William Babington, M.D, who was born at Portglenon, on the banks of the river Ban, near Coleraine, in Ireland. His father, a clergyman, having a large family of sons, distributed them amongst the various professions, and made choice of that of medicine for William, who was apprenticed at an early age to a practitioner in Londonderry. Having completed his articles, he repaired to London, and became dresser to Mr.

had spent some time at Haslar and Winchester hospitals, the apothecary at Guy's resigned, and he was induced to try how far the impression produced by his talents and steadiness while a student in that establishment, would avail to obtain the vacant place. His youth was a great objection to his success, but the sense entertained of his merits being strong, he applied for and obtained the situation. We next find him assisting Dr. Saunders in his lectures on chemistry, and distinguishing himself by his attainments in that science. He purchased, newly-arranged, and disposed of in lots, the Earl of Bute's celebrated collection of minerals, and published in 1795 his "Systematic Arrangement of Minerals, founded on the joint consideration of their chemical, physical, and external characters." In 1799 he produced an extension of this work, under the title of a "New System of Mineralogy." Two years after this, having obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine, he gave up his situation at Guy's, and began to practice as a physician in Freeman's Court, Cornhill. Being elected one of the physicians to Guy's, he lectured on chemistry in that hospital, and brought out in 1802 his Chemical Lectures. His practice increasing, he removed into Basinghall-street, and ere long into a large house in Aldermanbury. Here he associated himself with various persons distinguished by their love of mineralogy, and set on foot a subscription to enable Count Bournon to publish his elaborate monograph of the Carbonate of Lime. These meetings, which were well attended, led to the institution of the Geological Society, of which Babington was an early and always a zealous promoter, making many presents to its museum, and contributing various papers to its printed Transactions. He filled the office of vice-president of this Society three times, and that of president in 1822. In this exemplary manner prosecuting his profession with diligence, ability, and success, and devoting his leisure to study, and the society of learned and accomplished men, and on every occasion turning the influence he possessed in society

to the service of the useful sciences, he continued to enjoy uninterrupted health and universal consideration until the year 1831, when the fatigue of his various occupations induced him to move westward, with a view of securing some relief from the pressure of his extensive practice. His patients, however, followed him to Devonshire-street, Portland-place; and the calls upon his time continued as heavy as ever. During the prevalence of the influenza in 1833, his zeal made him more than usually active in attending the afflicted. Exposure to the evening air after leaving a large meeting gave him a cold, which brought on the distemper, and put a period to his life at the honourable age

of seventy-seven. Perhaps few men ever came before the public, who deserved the praise of being useful and benevolent in a more eminent or decided manner than Dr. Babington. He possessed universally the esteem and affection of his patients, and, above all, of his professional brethren. A contemporary paid him a proud but just compliment, when he observed, that "Babington never rose by depressing another." To those who desire to possess further evidence of his virtues, we refer to the tribute paid him by Dr. Gooch, in the Dedication of his work on the Diseases of Women, published in 1828.

Elfwius, Alwinus, Alwius, or Alwy, after 1015; died before 1035.

of Canterbury, 604; afterwards expelled by the sons of Sebert; succeeded to the metropolitan see, 619; died, 624.

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5. Waldher, or Walther, after 685.

6. Ingwald, about 704; died about 744 or 5.

7. Ecgwlf, Egulf, Engulfe, Egwolfe, or Egnald.

8. Wighed, Wighet, Wigeth, Wigherus, Wihelrus, Wigetus, Sighah, or Sibbeh, 754.

9. Eadbright, Filbrith, Eadbricht, Eadbert, or Edbertus, 761.

10. Eadgar, or Edgar, 789.

11. Kenewalchus, Cenwalh, Kenwald, Coenwalchus, Kenwalk, or Kenewalkh, 773. 12. Eadbaldus, 784.

13. Heathobright, Hecbert, Heathoberht, Eathoberht, Herebert, Hadobricht, or Eadbert, 795; died, 802.

14. Osmund, Osemund, or Oswyn, 802; died before 816.

15. Æthelnoth, Eathelnot, or Ethelmoth, 816. 16. Ceolbryht, Ceolbrichtus, Celbertus, Ceolbertus, Celebertus, or Cerebertus, before 830.

17. Deorwlf, Cerulphus, Cernulph, Dernulfus, Rehulfus, Ceorulfus, or Cerolf, 841.

18. Swithulf, or Swytholf, 851.

19. Heahstanus, Eadstanus, Etstanus, Ælfstan, Ealhstan, or Eastan, 860 or 898-900.

20. Wulfsius, Wulfsige, Wulsius, or Wulfius, 900. 21. Ethelwardus, or Edelwardus.

22. Healhstanus secundus, Etstan, Ealstan, or Elstan, after 926.

23. Theodredus, Theodoricus, or Theodore the good, 938 and 947.

24. Wulfstanus I., Wistanus, or Leofustan, 922. 25. Brithelmus, Brichthelm, Byrhthelme, or Brithemus, 958.

26. Dunstan, 958, Archbishop of Canterbury, 959; died, 988.

27. Ealhstanus III., Ælfstanus, Estanus, Ealfstan, Athelstan, or Elfstan, succeeded Dunstan, and was bishop more than 30 years.

32.

Elfwordus, Ailfward, or Ailword, also called Elfimord, Elfunord, Elfward, and Alword, kinsman of King Canute, before 1035; died 1044.

Robert, 1044; translated to Canterbury, 1051; driven from England, with other Norman bishops, 1052; died at Gemetica, in Normandy, 1070.

33. William, 1051.

34. Hugh de Orivalle, or Orwell; died of leprosy,

1084.

35. Maurice, 1085; died, 1107.

36. Richard de Belmeis I., or de Beaumes, called also Beame, Beamor, and Bearvis, 1108; died, 1127.

37. Gilbert Universalis, 1128; died, 1134. 38. Robert de Sigillo, 1141; died, 1151, or 52. 39. Richard de Belmeis II.; died, 1162. 40. Gilbert Foliot, 1163; died, 1187. 41. Richard de Ely, Fitzneal, or Nigell, son to Nigellus, Bishop of Ely, 1189; died, 1198. 42. William de Sancta Maria, 1198; resigned his see, 1221; died, 1224.

43. Eustace de Fauconberge, 1221, one of the King's Justices; died, 1228.

44. Roger, surnamed Niger, called also Roger le Meyr, de Byleie, and de Bileye, 1229; died, 1241.

45. Fulk Basset, 1241; died, 1259.

46. Henry de Wengham, chosen 1259; consecrated 1260; died, 1262.

47. Henry de Sandwich, 1263; died, 1273. 48. John de Chishul, 1273; died, 1280. He was Treasurer of England, and had been Dean. 49. Richard de Gravesend, 1280; died, 1303. Ralph de Baldock, or Baudake, elected 1304; consecrated, 1306; died, 1313. He was Lord Chancellor.

50.