DEATHS. and third son of the late Sir Richard pointment which he held up to the time Westmacott. Jan. 8. At the house of her brother (the Rev. T. W. D. Merest, Rector of Wem, Salop, aged 68, Elizabeth, wife of Hyde Salmon Whalley-Tooker, esq., of Hinton House, Hants, and Norton Hall, Somersetshire. Nov. 15. At his residence, Park-street, Westminster, aged 68, William Whately, esq., Q.C., one of the Benchers of the Inner Temple. He was a warm Conservative and zealous Churchman, being a constant attendant at the meetings of the Church Building and Additional Curates Societies, and taking a leading part in Church matters in his parish, St. Margaret's, Westminster. He married, August 18, 1831, Elizabeth Martha, widow of the Rev. Lord George Henry Spencer. Sept. 10. In Hyde-park-square, Mary Isabella, youngest dau. of Lady Whitehead and of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Whitehead, K.C.B., of Uplands Hall, Lancashire. Nov. 8. At Shirley, Southampton, at an advanced age, Lieut. -Col. George Wilkins, C.B., K. H., late Rifle Brigade. The deceased entered the Army at the close of the last century, and served in Ireland during the rebellion in 1798, being wounded at New Ross. He also served through the Peninsular war, and at Waterloo, where he was wounded, and in consequence was obliged to retire from the service in 1817. He had received the gold medal for his services at Salamanca, and the silver war medal, with two clasps, for Vittoria and the Pyrenees. Nov. 6. At Roydon, from an accident, aged 77, Brodie McGhie Willcox, esq., M.P., of Portman-square, and Roydon Lodge, near Ware. He was an extensive shipowner, and had been managing director of the Peninsular and Oriental Company from its commencement, and on the death of the late chairman was elected to succeed him. He was first returned for Southampton in 1847, and belonged to the Liberal party. April 2. At Charlton, Kent, aged 86, Gen. Sir George Whitmore, knt., K. C.H., Colonel Commandant Royal Engineers. The deceased entered the Royal Academy at Woolwich at the age of 14, and four years afterwards received his first commission. He subsequently served with his corps at Gibraltar, the West Indies, Malta, and the Ionian Islands; in the year 1846 was appointed colonel-commandant of the Royal Engineers, an ap of his death, and attained the rank of General in the Army in 1854. Previous to 1846 he had been Lieutenant-Governor of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. Aug. 27. At Llanenddwyn, Merionethshire, aged 51, the Rev. John Williams (ab Ithel), Rector of that parish. He was born at Llangynhafel, Denbighshire, on the 7th April, 1811; was a Member of Jesus College, Oxford, B. A. 1834, M. A. 1838; and sustained in succession the ministry of the parishes of Llanfawr, Denbighshire, Nerquis, Flintshire, and Llanymowddwy, Merionethshire. It was only a few months before his death that he was preferred to the Rectory of Llanenddwyn by the Bishop of Bangor. an Mr. Williams was at once an excellent classical scholar, and a thorough master of the language and literature of his native country, to which from early period of life he had devoted his talents and his time. He usually offi. ciated as one of the examiners at the Welsh College of Llandovery. No man laboured more untiringly or more successfully in editing Welsh manuscripts, and in the elucidation of the various branches of Celtic archæology. His works have been highly appreciated among the scholars and antiquaries of all countries. Mr. Williams was one of the founders of the Cambrian Archæological Associa tion, established in 1846, and edited its journal, the Archæologia Cambrensis, for several years. He was also the editor of the Cambrian Journal, published under the auspices of the Cambrian Institute, from its commencement until his death. For the series of works produced under the direction of the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Williams edited the "Brut y Tywysogion; or, The Chronicle of the Prince of Wales," and the Annales Cambria, both published in 1860. His last work was "Barddas; or, A Collection of Original Documents illustrative of the Theology, Wisdom, and Usages of the Bardo-Druidic System of the Isle of Britain. With Translation and Notes." 1862. Oct. 18. At Rose Bank, Great Malvern, aged 86, Lady Wilmot, widow of Sir Robert Wilmot, bart., of Osmaston, Derbyshire. June 6. In Grosvenor-street, aged 52, the Right Hon. Robert John Verney, Lord Willoughby de Broke. DEATHS. The deceased was the son of the Rev. Robert Barnard, by the Hon. Louisa, dau. of John Peyto, thirteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke. He was born at Lighthorne, Warwickshire, where his father was Rector, October 17, 1809; he was educated at Eton, and succeeded to the title and estates Dec. 16, 1852, on the death of his uncle, Henry Peyto, fifteenth Lord, when he took the name of Verney. He married, on Oct. 25, 1842, Georgiana Jane, third dau. of Major-Gen. Thomas William Taylor, of Ogwell, Devon, by whom he has left three sons and four daughters. As joint master of the South Warwickshire hounds with the Hon. Mr. North, the deceased Peer was very much liked, and in all the relations of life earned the respect of those with whom he was brought in contact. May 31. At Hill House, Windsor Forest, aged 72, Gen. Sir Thomas Willshire, bart., G.C.B. The deceased was born near Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1789. Sir Thomas may, without much exaggeration, be said to have passed his whole life in the army; for he was born with the regiment in which his father was Paymaster, and, by a gross abuse practicable in those days, was enrolled an officer of the regiment before he was five years old; and, partaking his promotion in turn, was a lieutenant at six! Fortunately, the baby grew into a noble officer. In 1807 he was a captain, and served in Whitelock's disastrous attack on Buenos Ayres, and was greatly distinguished among the brave men who fought there. His father and two brothers were also engaged on this occasion. In 1808 Thomas Willshire served with his regiment in the Peninsula, and endured great hardships in the retreat to Corunna. In 1809 he was at Walcheren, where he lost his father; and in 1812 he returned to Spain, where he served till the end of the war, received two severe wounds at Salamanca, and gained the brevet rank of Major for his distinguished conduct at the assault of San Sebastian. His brother John, who had been wounded at Buenos Ayres, was there shot through the lungs, and died a few days after the action. Major Willshire commanded a brigade of light companies at the passage of the Bidassoa, and at the battles of Nivelle and Nive, in 1813, for which he was afterwards promoted to the rank of brevet Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1818 he went with the Thirty-eighth to the wilds of South Africa, where during four years he held a responsible command on the frontiers of Kaffir-land. In this command he penetrated far into the African wilds, and built a frontier fort, called Fort Willshire. But his service in Southern Africa was chiefly distinguished by the defeat of the Kaffir chief and prophet, Makanna, in his attack upon Grahamstown, and the consequent abandonment by the Kaffirs of the extensive territory between the Keiskamma and Great Fish Rivers, which was added to the Colony. In In 1822 he proceeded to Bengal with his regiment, but was soon after promoted to a regimental majority in the Forty-sixth, which occasioned his removal to the Madras Presidency, where he served against the Mahrattas; and in 1827 he became Lieutenant-Colonel in the Second Queen's Royals, which he brought into so high a state of discipline as to elicit warm praise from the various inspecting officers. His regiment was often pointed out as a model one, and as a reward he was, in 1838, made a C.B. the following year he commanded the Bombay column of the army of the Indus, in which he served under Sir John Keane during the whole Affghan campaign. He was present at the siege of Ghuznee, where he earned the K.C. B., and commanded the force that captured the fortress of Khelat, in November, 1839. For this brilliant exploit, performed by a coup de main, with little more than a thousand men, against a stronghold of immense strength, garrisoned by thrice that number of one of the most determined races in the East, he was made a Baronet, and received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. At the conclusion of the Affghan war, in 1840, Sir Thomas Willshire, when in command of the Poonah brigade, was struck by a coup de soleil, and he was obliged to resign his command and embark for England. His health having been restored, he was appointed to the command of Chatham, and he discharged the duties of that position for five years. Sir Thomas resigned the command of Chatham in 1847, on attaining the rank of Major-General, after which time he was not actively employed; but in 1849 he was appointed to the Colonelcy of the Fifty-first Light Infantry. The gallant veteran enjoyed the repose he had earned by such a long series of active services, DEATHS. with the love of his friends and the respect of all who came into connection with him; his faculties, except his sight, remained unimpaired until he was struck with apoplexy, on returning from Divine service, on the 27th April last. Sir Thomas married, in 1848, Annette Lætitia, dau. of Capt. Berkeley Maxwell, R. N., and has left issue. The military decorations of the deceased were the Peninsular medal with seven clasps, the Grand Cross of the Bath (with which he was invested in 1861), a silver medal for Ghuznee, and the first-class Star of the Dooranee Empire, conferred upon him by the Sove reign of Affghanistan. Aug. 31. At his residence, Onslow Hall, near Shrewsbury, aged 93, John Wingfield, esq. The deceased was born at the White Hall, Abbeyforegate, Shrewsbury, July 18, 1769, and was the son of Rowland Wingfield, esq. (who died in 1818, at the advanced age of ninety-one years), by Mary, dau. of Sir Walter Bagot, bart., of Blitheford, Staffordshire, sister of the first Baron of that name, and of Lewis Bagot, D.D., Dean of Christchurch, successively Bishop of Bristol, Norwich, and St. Asaph. Mr. Wingfield, about the year 1788, entered the army in the Fourth Light Dragoon Guards, and retired as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1807. During many years he held a prominent position of esteem among the inhabitants of Shrewsbury and the surrounding neighbourhood, and in the endearing character of a husband, a relative, a master, a neighbour, and friend, his consistent conduct and unassuming acts of kindness secured to him the attachment of all who had the satisfaction of his acquaintance. Col. Wingfield, in 1824, served the office of High Sheriff of the county of Salop, having previously, in 1821, filled that of Treasurer to the Salop Infirmary. The proximity of his residence to the county town caused him to take an interest in the local business of Shrewsbury, of which he was a burgess by descent, and he was for many years a member of the old Corporation. In 1833 he was elected Mayor of the town, and on his inauguration he gave a sumptuous entertainment to a numerous body of the inhabitants. He was also a Trustee of the Royal Free Grammar School, founded by Edward VI., and of the municipal charities, of St. Chad's and St. Alkmund's Churches, Allatt's School, and other in stitutions in the town. He married, October 17, 1811, Mary Anne, only dau. of the Rev. John Rocke, of Shrewsbury, and Clungunford, Salop; who died May 2, 1859. He leaves no issue. July James Beaumont Winstanley, esq., of Braunstone, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. The unfortunate gentleman had suddenly disappeared from his house in a state of mental derangement. He was traced from place to place on the Continent; about the middle of July his corpse was found at Coblentz, having apparently floated down on the current of the Moselle. Dec. 21. Hephzibah Lancella Frances, wife of William de Winton, esq., of Tymaur, Brecknockshire, and second dau. of the late Right Hon. Sir Lancelot Shadwell, Vice-Chancellor of England. Oct. 27. At Hillingdon-end, Uxbridge, aged 74, Eliza, Dowager Lady Wiseman. Nov. 19. At Norwich, suddenly, from disease of the heart, aged 56, John Wodderspoon, esq., assistant Editor of the Norwich Mercury, and author of numerous works of antiquarian research, chiefly connected with the county of Suffolk. Nov. 11. At Shirley, Sonthampton, Diana Harriet, wife of Frederick Luard Wollaston, esq., of Shirley, and of the Middle Temple, and second daughter of the late John Sperling, esq., of Dynes Hall, Essex. May 2. At the Vicarage, Isle Brewers, aged 66, the Rev. Joseph Wolff, D.D., LL.D. The deceased was the son of a Rabbi, and was born at Weilersbach, near Forchheim and Bamberg, in the year 1795. Being of a studious disposition, he learnt the Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages, while still a Jew, in Halle, Weimar, and Bamberg. He was early converted to Christianity, through his acquaintance with the Count of Stolberg an 1 Bishop Seiler, and he was baptized by Leopold Zolda, Abbot of the Benedictines of Emaus, near Prague, in Bohemia, on the 13th of September, 1812. In 1813 he commenced the study of Arabic, Syriac, and Chaldean, and in that and the following year he attended theolo gical lectures in Vienna, having for his friends Professor Jahn, writer on Biblical archæology, Frederick von Schlegel, the poet Werner, and Hofbauer, the General of the Redemptorists. From 1814 to 1816 Joseph Wolff was, by the DEATHS. liberality of Prince Dalberg, enabled to pursue his studies at the University of Tübingen, which were chiefly directed to the Oriental languages, more particularly Arabic and Persian, as well as ecclesiastical history and Biblical exegesis, under Professors Stendell, Schnörrer, and Flatt. In 1816 he left Tübingen, and among others visited Zschokké, Madame Krudener, and Pestalozzi in Switzerland. He also spent some months with Count Truchsez and Madame de Stael-Holstein, at Turin, delivering lectures in their circle on the poetry of the Bible. He arrived in the same year at Rome, and having the patronage of the Prussian ambassador, Niebuhr, the historian, he was introduced to Pope Pius VII. He was first received as a pupil of the Collegio Romano, and then of the Collegio Propaganda, from 1816 to 1818; but in the latter year, his religious views having been declared erroncous, he was expelled from Rome. Joseph Wolff now retraced his steps to Vienna, where, after advising about his scruples with Frederick von Schlegel, Dr. Emanuel Veit, and Hofbauer, he was prevailed upon to enter the monastery of the Redemptorists at Val-Saint, near Fribourg; but he did not remain there long, and not being able to convince himself of the truth of Romanism as taught there, he left Val-Saint, and came to London to the late Mr. Henry Drummond, M.P., whose friendship he had formed at Rome. He soon avowed his conversion to Protestantism, and placed himself for the study of Oriental languages under Dr. Lee, of Cambridge, and for theology under the late Rev. Charles Simeon. After a suitable preparation he commenced his travels for the purpose of proclaiming the Gospel to Jews, Mahomedans, and Pagans, and of making researches among the Eastern Christians, thus preparing the way to missionary labours for the conversion of the Jews and Gentiles. He was thus occupied from 1821 to 1826, in Egypt, Mount Horeb, and Mount Sinai, where he was the very first missionary who gave copies of the whole Bible to the monks and Bedouins. Thence he went to Jerusalem, where he was the first missionary who preached to the Jews in Jerusalem. He afterwards went to Aleppo and Cyprus, from the latter of which he sent Greek boys to England to be educated, and continued his travels in Mesopotamia, Persia, Tiflis, the CriVOL. CIV. mea, where he visited the Caraites, near Baghtsche-Serai, preaching to the German colonists as well as to Russians, Mahomedans, and Jews, returning through Turkey to England, a journey that occupied him from 1831 to 1834. On In 1826 he formed the acquaintance of Lady Georgiana Mary Walpole, a daughter of the second Earl of Orford, and was married to her in 1827 by the Rev. Mr. Simeon. Shortly after the marriage they went to Jerusalem, when, leaving his wife at Malta, Wolff proceeded to search for the Ten Tribes. He went to Alexandria, Anatolia, Constantinople, Armenia, and Khorassan, in which place he was made a slave, but was ransomed by Abbas Mirza. Thence he pursued his journey to Bokhara, Balkh, Cabool, Lahore, and Cashmere. He then went by land from Loodiana to Calcutta in a palanquin, preaching on his progress at 130 stations. From Calcutta he went to Masulipatam and Secunderabad, and was seized by the cholera near Madras. his recovery, he left Madras, in a palanquin, for Pondicherry, visited the successful mission in Tinnevelly, went to Goa, Bombay, Egypt, and at last returned to Malta. In 1836 he journeyed to Abyssinia, where, at Axum, he found Dr. Gobat, the present Bishop of Jerusalem, who was very ill, and brought him back to Jiddah. There leaving him, Dr. Wolff proceeded to Sanaa, in Yemen, where he visited the Rechabites and Yahabites. He next proceeded to Bombay, and afterwards visited the United States of North America, where he preached before the Congress, and was made Doctor of Theology. He was ordained deacon in 1837 by the Bishop of New Jersey, United States, and priest in the following year by the Bishop of Dromore. He made a second journey to Bokhara, in order, if possible, to effect the liberation of Col. Stoddart and Capt. Conolly, the particulars of which are fully detailed in his "Mission to Bokhara." In 1845 he was presented to the Vicarage of Isle Brewers, and he held that benefice up to the time of his death. Lady Georgiana died Jan. 16, 1859; and on the 14th of May, 1861, Dr. Wolff married his second wife, Louisa Decima, youngest daughter of the late Rev. James King, of Staunton Park, Hereford. Among the writings of the deceased may be mentioned, his "Journal of Missionary Labours, 1827-1838;" his E E DEATHS. "Mission to Bokhara, 1843-1845;" a second series of "Researches and Missionary Labours ;" and his most recent work, an Autobiography," which attracted much attention when first issued, and has been since reprinted. Feb. 12. In Dean's yard, Westminster, aged 94, Miss Elizabeth Woodfall, the daughter of Henry Sampson Woodfall, the first publisher of "The Letters of Junius." She was of great age-ninety-four-born, therefore, before Junius had made his first appearance, and long before the United States of America had existence. As she resided with her father until his death in 1805, she may be considered as the last direct authority on the subject of those letters. Though not unwilling to converse about Junius, she really knew but little concerning that mysterious personage that was not known to all. The Woodfalls have been, more or less, connected with literature and literary men for two centuries. This venerable lady was well known and highly respected by a large circle of friends. Her firm health and active habits enabled her to a very advanced stage of life to take daily walks, to call on her acquaintance for objects of friendly intercourse or for charitable purposes. She had been long resident in Westminster, having accompanied her brother, the late George Woodfall, esq., F.S.A., when he took up his residence in one of the prebendal houses in Dean's yard, for the advantage of educating his three sons at Westminster School. The eldest, Mr. Henry Dick Woodfall, was his successor in business as a printer, and also as a resident in Dean's-yard, where his aunt found a comfortable home for the remainder of her life. The youngest son is a physician in London. The Dean and Chapter of Westminster kindly assented to Miss Woodfall's known wish to be buried in the cloisters, and the funeral service was performed by the Dean. Nov. 14. At Mapperley, near Nottingham, aged 95, Ichabod Wright, esq., the eminent banker of that town. The family of the Wrights have been long connected with the town of Nottingham, where they appear to have carried on for several generations the business of ironmongers. The grandfather, father, and uncle of the gentleman now deceased, established the bank which has been so successful as to have raised the family to the highest consideration. In the course of time these two generations departed and the banking business passed to a son of each; John Wright, the cousin and partner of Ichabod, established the ironworks at Butterly, among the most extensive and prosperous in the kingdom. The deceased, who was born Jan. 28, 1767, was the eldest son of Mr. Thomas Wright, by Mary, daughter of Mr. John He was adSmith, of Nottingham. mitted a freeman of the town in 1791, and his was the second name on the burgess roll at the time of his decease. In his younger days he took an active part in local matters; and one of his first appearances in public affairs was being present when the foundation-stone was laid of the General Hospital in 1782, eighty years ago. When the South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry was formed in 1794, he was appointed Captain-commandant of the four troops, and in 1808 he succeeded Colonel Elliott in the command of the Nottingham Volunteers, a force organized in 1798, when threats of a French invasion were rife. His interest in both services continued long after his official connection ceased, and when the present rifle corps, the "Robin Hoods," was formed, he presented the Mapperley Cup as a prize for the best marksman. In political matters the deceased never very actively interfered, though on one or two occasions be acted as nominator of candidates for the county representation. As a business man he ranked high, and his social qualities were such as to win him the esteem of those with whom he was brought in contact. Though his ances tors were Dissenters, he was himself a member of the Church of England; and it was mainly through his liberality that the present church at Carrington was erected. He was an active supporter of the public charities, contributing, not only liberally from his purse, but interesting himself personally in their management and success. retained possession of his faculties till the last; and his out-door activity during the last few years was a subject of surprise to all those who were acquainted with him. He married on the 28th of January, 1794, Harriett Maria, daughter of Mr. Benjamin Day, of Norwich, who died on the 21st of January, 1843, and by her had three sons and ten daughters. One of his sons is the wellknown translator of the Inferno of Dante; another is married to the Hon. Theodosia Denman, daughter of the late and sister of the present peer; and one He |