in Boston in 1818, graduated at Cambridge in 1838, studied medicine, and took his degree in 1841. He went to Paris to pursue his studies, but soon abandoned medicine and devoted himself to the study of languages. He made himself master of French, Italian, German, and Modern Greek, and studied the Sanscrit and other Oriental languages. He was absent from home at this time eight years. He visited Europe a second time, and extended his travels to the East, and visited Egypt. He returned to Boston, and in October, 1854, left Boston for a third visit to Europe; but his health soon failed him. He had collected a large library of rare and valuable works, which he bequeathed to Harvard College.

Jan. 24. In New Orleans, La., Hon. Joseph Walker, from 1850 to 1854 Governor of Louisiana.

Jan. 15. — In Cincinnati, Ohio, Hon. Timothy Walker, aged 53. He was born in Wilmington, Mass., in 1802, graduated at Cambridge in 1826, taught mathematics at the Round Hill School, Northampton, for three years, entered the Dane Law School in 1829, and after a year's study there went to Cincinnati, where he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice. In 1833, in connection with Judge Wright, he established a Law School in Cincinnati, which in 1835 was united with the Cincinnati College, he continuing a Professor, and having for a time the exclusive charge of it. In 1842 he was appointed President Judge of the Hamilton Co. Common Pleas, to fill a vacancy, and after leaving that post became editor of the Western Law Journal. His instructions to the students of the Law School were embodied in his well-known "Introduction to American Law." He received the degree of LL. D. from Harvard College in 1854.

May 4. In Boston, Mass., Dr. John Collins Warren, aged 77. He was born in Boston, Aug. 1, 1788, was a pupil in the Latin School, and a successful competitor for a Franklin medal the first year those medals were distributed. He graduated at Cambridge in 1797, studied medicine with his father, Dr. John Warren, and spent several years in study in the hospitals of London and Paris. On his return he commenced practice in Boston, and soon attained the highest rank in his profession. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in Harvard College in 1806; and in 1815, on the death of his father, was made full Professor, and so continued until his resignation in 1847, from which time until his death he was Emeritus Professor. He was one of the originators of the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Asylum, and for nearly thirty-six years he was at first the sole, and subsequently the principal Surgeon, in daily attendance upon its wards. He was President of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1832 to 1836, when he declined a re-election. He was a member of various scientific and philosophical societies on both sides the water. During the later years of his life he devoted much of his time to the study of the Natural Sciences. His museum of specimens in comparative anatomy, osteology, and paleontology was very extensive; and he had, probably, the most perfect skeleton of the Mastodon giganteus of North America known to be in existence. He published and distributed at his own expense his work on the mas todon of this country, and issued an enlarged edition a few weeks before his death. In 1854 he published a "Genealogy of Warren."

April 9. In Philadelphia, Pa., Thomas I. Wharton, Esq., an eminent member of the bar of that city.

March 18. In Charlestown, Mass., Paul Willard, Esq., aged 60. He was born in Lancaster, Mass., graduated at Cambridge in 1817, studied law in Worcester, was admitted to the bar in Middlesex in 1821, and opened an office in Charlestown. In 1822 he was appointed Postmaster in Charlestown, and held that office for seven years. In 1823 he was elected Clerk of the State Senate, and was re-elected for seven successive years. He was intrusted by his fellowcitizens with various municipal offices.

Jan. 30. In Easthampton, Mass., Rev. Payson Williston, D. D., aged 92, for more than half a century Pastor of a Church in that place, and said to be the oldest graduate of Yale College.

Feb 16. In Canandaigua, N. Y., Hon. Alvah Worden, a prominent lawyer and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1846.

April 3. In New York city, Gideon A. Worth, aged 72, a skilful and sagacious financier, and of incorruptible integrity. He had been cashier of various banks, and at the time of his death was President of the New York City Bank.

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Oct. 3. In London, Eng., Right Hon. Sir Robert Adair, aged 92, a persona and political friend and kinsman of Charles James Fox. He passed some years at Westminster, and completed his studies at Göttingen, returning to England in 1790. He was a member of Parliament in 1802, and again in 1806 and 1807; was Minister to Vienna in 1807, and Ambassador to Constantinople from 1809 to 1811. From 1831 to 1835 he was Minister to Belgium. He was a Privy Councillor, and received the highest diplomatic pension (20007.).

Sept. 27. In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng., John Adamson, Esq., aged 68. He was known as the author of The Life and Writings of Camoens," and was devoted to literary and scientific pursuits and to antiquarian research.

Nov. 25.-On board the Ulm, in the roadstead of Messina, Admiral Bruat, late Commander-in-chief of the French fleet in the Black Sea. He was born in 1796, and entered the Naval School at Brest in 1811. He was made a Rear-Admiral in 1816, Vice-Admiral in 1852, and Admiral in 1855. He was appointed, in 1845, Governor of the Marquesas, and soon after Governor of all the French establishments in Oceanica. In 1853, he took command of the French Channel Squadron, and in 1854 became second in command of the Black Sea Squadron. When Admiral Hamlin returned home, he took command of the Allied Squadrons.

Nov. 27. In Lincoln, Eng., Robert Bunyan, aged 80. The last male descendant in a direct line from John Bunyan, author of the "Pilgrim's Progress." Dec. 16. Near Lymington, Eng., William Frederic Chambers, M. D., late Physician to her Majesty, aged 69. He was for many years one of the Physicians to St. George's Hospital, and his lectures" on Practical Medicine" were pub

lished in the Medical Gazette.

Dec. 27. In London, Eng., Josiah Condor, aged 65, formerly proprietor and editor of the Eclectic Review, and for many years editor of the Patriot. He took an active part in the public movement of the Protestant Dissenters.

Nov. 19. At Brighton, Eng., Thomas Copeland, Esq., aged 74, Surgeon Extraordinary to Her Majesty. He was the author of several medical works, among which a "Treatise on Diseases of the Hip-Joint," and "Observations on the Symptoms and Treatment of Diseases of the Spine," are much valued. Dec. 20.- At Denbeis, near Dorking, Eng., Thomas Cubitt, Esq., aged 69, the eminent builder. He reconstructed Osborne, in the Isle of Wight, and was employed as builder in other works of great magnitude connected with the Crown. Sept. 8. In the attack on the Redan at Sebastopol, Lieut. Col. William Holland Daniel Cuddy, aged 41. He entered the army in 1833, joined his regiment in India, and served there until 1841. He afterwards served with distinction in the Chinese War. He was present in most of the engagements during the late war, and was a most experienced and efficient officer.

Aug. 31. In Swansea, Wales, Lewis Weston Dillwyn, Esq., aged 77, President of the Royal Institution of South Wales, and honorary member of many societies at home and abroad. He was the author of several valuable works on Natural History, and communicated at various times to the Royal Society pamphlets upon the subject of Fossil Shells and Plants. He was also a contributor to the Zoological Journal.

Nov. 9.-- In Clifton, Eng., Rev. John Eagles, aged 71. He was an accomplished critic on Art, and was known in the literary world as the author of the "Sketcher," in Blackwood's Magazine.

Sept. 25. In Southampton, Eng., Admiral John Gifford, aged 90. He entered the navy more than seventy-five years ago, and was present at the relief of Gibraltar, in 1781. He was in many important engagements, and served with distinction. He became a full Admiral in 1841.

Dec. 31. At Melbourne, Australia, Sir Charles Hotham, aged 50, CaptainGeneral and Governor-in-chief of the Colony of Victoria.

Sept. 18. In Durham, Eng., James F. W. Johnston, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., Reader of Chemistry and Mineralogy in the University of Durham, aged 59. He published several valuable works, the most celebrated of which are "Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry and Geology," and "The Chemistry of Common Life." He was also a contributor to the Edinburgh Review and Blackwood's Magazine.

Dec. 22. In Edinburgh, Scotland, Count Valerian Krasinski, one of the most distinguished members of the Polish emigration. He wrote several volumes of history and made some translations of Polish literature.

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Aug. 23. In Bath, Eng., Henry Lawson, Esq., Fellow of the Royal and Astronomical Societies, aged 81. He manifested a scientific taste at an early age, and in 1796 was one of the original members of the Askesian Society. member in turn contributed a paper, which was printed in Tilloch's "Philosophical Magazine," and the society fulfilled the objects of its founders until superseded by the formation of the Geological Society. He formed an Observatory in his own house, and in 1846 published an account with plates, entitled, "The Arrangement of an Observatory for Practical Astronomy and Meteorology." He received a medal from the Society of Arts for his "Reclinea," a convenient chair for the observation of the zenith stars. In 1847 he published a brief" History of the new Planets," and in 1855 a pamphlet "On the Advisability of Training the Youth of Britain to Military Exercises, as productive of National Safety. He also published other valuable pamphlets.

Dec. 30.-Near Woburn, Eng., John Martin, Esq., F.S.A., aged 64, Librarian to the Duke of Bedford. He devoted his life to literary pursuits, and edited many well-known works, among which are "Illustrations to the Waverley Novels," "Poems of Sir Walter Scott," "Vicar of Wakefield," "Gray's Elegy," &c. Oct. 5. In New South Wales, Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell, aged 63, Surveyor-General of that Colony, and Fellow of the Royal and Geographical Societies. After serving in the Peninsula, he was sent back to survey the battlefields of the Peninsular War. In 1827 he surveyed Eastern Australia, a report of which is to be published by the Australian Legislature. He was the inventor of the "Boomerang Propeller" for steam-vessels, upon which he published a lecture in 1853. He was knighted in 1839 for his discoveries and surveys. Nov. 24. Near Chantilly, France, Louis Matthieu, Count Molé, formerly Prime Minister of Louis Philippe, aged 75. When 25, he published a Moral and Political Essay, which attracted the notice of Napoleon, who appointed him to a high post in his empire. In 1812, he was named Supreme Judge and Minister of Justice, and was subsequently named President of the Council of Regency. On Louis Philippe's accession to the throne, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, and finally he became Prime Minister. After the overthrow of that government he reappeared for a time during the Presidency of Louis Napoleon, as Auditor to the Council of State.

Oct. 22. -- In London, Eng., the Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth, aged 45, 8th Bart. of Pencarrow, Cornwall, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, Member of Parliament for Southwark, and a Deputy Lieutenant and Magistrate of Cornwall. At the age of 13, he succeeded his father in the Baronetcy. He was sent to the University of Edinburgh, and subsequently to a German university. He was still in his minority when he made his first appearance in public at a Cornish County meeting, in the agitation of Parliamentary Reform. in 1831, and his juvenile speech was marked by his earnestness in support of that measure. In 1832, and for many subsequent years, he was returned to Parliament. December. - At Brighton, Eng., Rev. Robert Montgomery, aged 48, the author of "The Omnipresence of the Deity," " The Messiah," and many other Poems.

Sept. 8. In Edinburgh, Scotland, Robert Muller, the celebrated pianist and composer.

Sept. 15. In Geneva, Switzerland, General Sir George T. Napier, K.C B., Colonel of the First West India Regiment, aged 72. He was the second son of Hon. George Napier and Lady Sarah Lennox. He entered the army at an early age, and became Captain in 1804. In 1809, he was present at the capture of Martinique, for which he received a medal. He next served in the Peninsula, and was Aid-de-camp to Sir John Moore, at Corunna, in 1809. At the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, where he led the storming party, he lost his right arm. He became a Major-General in January, 1837, and during that year was appointed Civil and Military Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. While there he enforced the abolition of slavery, introduced and cherished a new system of schools, commenced several great public works for opening the country to trade and commerce, improved the management of the revenue, and paid off the colonial debt, and did other things equally important. He also warded off the Kafir wars for nearly seven years. On his return in 1844, he resided chiefly at Nice, and in 1849 was offered, by the late King of Sardinia, the command of the Sardinian

army, which he declined. He became a Lieutenant-General in 1846, and General in 1854. Aug. 30. At Notting Hill, Eng., Feargus Edward O'Connor, Esq., aged 59, formerly Member of Parliament for the County of Cork, and afterwards for Nottingham, and leader of the Chartists. He was born in 1796, at Dangan Castle, County of Meath. In 1832, being one of the supporters of O'Connell, he was returned to the first Reformed Parliament, for the County of Cork, and in 1835 was again returned. In 1847, by means of a newspaper called "The Northern Star," he had acquired confidence as a popular leader of the Chartists. In 1852, while a member for Nottingham, he began to exhibit symptoms of insanity, which so much increased that he was for the last two years kept in close custody.

Nov. 19. — In Paris, France, M. Paillet, aged 59, a distinguished lawyer at the French bar.

Dec. 25.-In England, Peter George Patmore, aged 68. He was the author of numerous works, and contributed to the leading Magazines and Periodicals of the day. He also edited several works, among which were the "New Monthly Magazine." Hazlitt's "Liber Amoris" is addressed to him, as are also some of Charles Lamb's epistles.

Oct. 5. In London, Eng, Rear-Admiral William Henry Percy, aged 67. He entered the navy in 1801, was made Captain in 1810, and attained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1846. He sat in two Parliaments for Stamford, from 1818 to 1826, and was appointed a Commissioner of Excise in 1828.

Sept. 16. Near Windsor, Eng., Signor Benedetto Pistrucci, aged 73, Medallist to her Majesty, Member of the Academy of St. Luke, at Rome, of the Royal Academy of Arts, at Copenhagen, and of the Institute of France.

Near Nov.- At Amiens, France. Marcel Jerome Rigollot, M. D., an eminent physician, and President of the Society of Antiquaries of Picardy, aged 68. In 1813 he joined the army, where he was intrusted with the care of several hospitals. He organized the Custom-House Hospital at Mayence, where typhusfever was making great ravages, and faithfully performed his duties until the end of the war. He filled many important offices, and was the author of several valuable works upon Natural History and Antiquarian Researches.

Dec. 18. In London, Eng., Samuel Rogers, F. R. S., F. S. A., aged 92, the distinguished poet. He was born July 30, 1763, at Stoke Newington, in Middlesex. His first publication, "An Ode to Superstition, and other Poems," was in 1786. "The Pleasures of Memory" appeared in 1792, and his third publication, the "Epistle to a Friend," in 1798. In 1814, he went abroad a second time, to enjoy more fully the works of Art, and on his return published his "Italy." He afterwards wrote several minor poems. The last thirty years of his life he spent in the cultivation of the Fine Arts and in the society of his friends, among whom were found the most eminent men and women of the times.

Dec. 6. At Frankfort, Germany, Baron Anselm Rothschild, the eldest brother, and regarded as the founder of the great financial house, of the Rothschilds. Dec. 14.- In London, Eng., Charles De Laet Waldo Sibthorp, Esq., aged 72, Member of Parliament from Lincoln, and distinguished in Parliament for his Conservatism and for his devotion to Protestantism.

Nov. 28. In London, Eng., Rev. James Thomson, of Wales, aged 87. He edited an edition of the Spectator, and wrote the biographies of the authors, which are still prefixed to many editions of that work. In 1802, he commenced his contributions to the "Literary Journal," in connection with his brother, Rev. Thomas Thomson, the late celebrated Professor in the University of Glasgow. Nov. 11.-In London, Eng, Right Hon. Thomas Wilde, Baron Truro, a Privy Councillor. He was celebrated as one of the best pleaders at the bar, and in 1820 was one of the counsel for Queen Caroline on her trial in the House of Lords. He filled many offices of distinction, and on the formation of Lord John Russell's Ministry, in July, 1850, was made Lord Chancellor, and created a Peer, which office he held until 1852, when the Earl of Derby succeeded to the head of the government.

Near Nov. In Beyrout, Turkey, Lady Emmeline Charlotte Elizabeth Wortley, aged 49. She published many volumes of Poetry, and also "Travels in the United States during 1849-50," and a "Visit to Portugal and Madeira."

Dec. 12. In Liverpool, Eng., Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., F.S.A., aged 75. Although engaged in commercial business, he devoted himself to classical pursuits, and was a member of various literary and scientific societies.

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May 3. - In Paris, France, Adolphe Charles Adam, aged 54, an eminent composer of music.

May 16. --In Grahamstown, South Africa, John Armstrong, D. D., first Bishop of Grahamstown, aged 42, consecrated Bishop of this newly formed Diocese in 1853. He was the author of many Sermons and Tracts, and one of the founders of the Church Penitentiary Association.

Feb. 17. -- John Braham, Esq., the veteran vocalist, aged 82. He was born in London, in 1774, and was by descent a German Jew. He made his first appearance at Covent Garden, in 1787. His original name was Abraham.

Aug. 14. In Clapham, Eng., Rev. William Buckland, D. D., aged 72, Dean of Westminster. He devoted much time to scientific pursuits, particularly to the study of Mineralogy and Geology, and published several valuable treatises upon these subjects.

Jan. 30.-In London, Eng., Rev. Theodore William Alois Buckley, M. A., aged 30. He was celebrated at an early age for his scholarship and his varied acquirements. He edited and translated a great number of works, and contributed largely to some of the leading periodicals.

Aug. 16.- In London, Eng., Henry Colburn, Esq., the eminent publisher. He not only published but originated many periodicals, among which were "The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal," "Literary Gazette, a Journal of the Belles Lettres, Arts, and Sciences," "The Court Journal," and "The United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Gazette." The works of many of the eminent novelists of the day were first published by Mr. Colburn; among others those of Bulwer, D'Israeli, Theodore Hook, Marryatt, and James. June 4.-- Near London, Eng., Sir Alexander Crichton, M. D., aged 93. He was for many years Physician in Ordinary to the Emperor Alexander I. of Russia, and also for a long time to the late Duke of Cambridge. He was the oldest Fellow of the Royal Society, having been elected in 1800.

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In Paris, France, Jean Pierre David (d'Angers), aged 65, the celebrated sculptor, and a pupil of the celebrated painter of the same name. April 3. In London, Eng., Right Hon. George Robert Dawson, of Londonderry Co., Ireland, Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Customs, aged 55. He was born in Dublin, was educated at Harrow, and at Christ Church, Oxford, where he gained the first classical honors. He represented his native county in Parliament at the age of 25, and continued to do so until 1830. He was the first " Orange member who was induced in 1828 to alter his opinion as to the necessity and policy of Catholic Emancipation, and frankly to own his change. He married a sister of Sir Robert Peel. He was one of the Privy Council of George the Fourth, and held other important offices during that reign.

Aug. 9.At Windsor Castle, Eng., Sir John Milley Doyle, aged 75. He entered the army in 1794, served in the Egyptian campaign in 1801, and afterwards in the Peninsular war, from 1809 to 1814. For his services in both these campaigns, he received a medal, and cross and clasp of gold, besides being invested with several honors of knighthood. He was appointed a Military Knight of Windsor in 1853, and afterwards Sergeant-at-Arms to her Majesty Queen Victoria.

June 23.-- In Berlin, Prussia, Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian envoy at that court. Jan. 8. In Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, John Ferguson, of Cainbrock, one of the wealthiest commoners of Great Britain. His estate amounted, at his decease, to one and a half millions sterling. He held largely of various stocks in the United States. He was for some years a resident of Philadelphia, in the United States, and engaged in mercantile pursuits there.

May 17. In Yorkshire, Eng., Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, aged 54. He was the second son of King William the Fourth and Mrs. Jordan, and the last survivor of the four brothers.

June 20.-- In Paris, Tancred Florestan Roger Louis Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois, reigning as Sovereign Prince of Monaco, under the title of Florestan 1. He was born in 1785, and succeeded his brother as Prince

of Monaco in 1841.

Jan. 12. -- Near Dorking, Eng., Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge. aged 71. He graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1808; in 1810 was made Under Secretary of State for the