The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

DEATH OF SIR .14.11118 JPGRIOOR, z.c.8., gs.

We have to tamed tho death of her Majesty's
Physician Extraordinary, which event took place on Good
Friday, at his redder, is Harley-err Cavendish-roue.
Sir James bi•Grigor was born at Cordele, Strathspey, In-
verness-shire, in April, 1771, consequently be wee In his
88th year at his decease. He was educated at Marischal
College, Aberdeen, where he took the degree of Master of
Arts, and of which institution he lived to be twits elected
Rector. From Aberdeen be repaired to Edinburgh, wire
he studied under those distinguished men, Black, Monro
sad Gregory. •He entered the army in 1793, as surgeon of
the 88th Regiment, and accompanied it en the continent
ender his Royal Highness the Duke of York. On the return
of his regiment in 1798 it was immediately ordered
off to the West Indies, to serve under Sir Ralph
Abercomby. From the West Indies, in 1800, he proceeded
to the Bast Indies as chief of the medical department of the
Anglo-Indian army. Upon his return to this country, in
1804, he devoted himself to literary pursuits, and published
his Medical Sketches ef the Expedition to Egypt from
India." In 1807 he was again appointed chief of the medi-
cal department in Wachs:en. After the performance of the
very arduous and painful duties attached to this office, in the
exertion of which he obtained the highest praise, as recorded
la the &priors of Sir Eyre Coot., upon whom devolved
the command of the army after the departure of Lord Chat-
ham, he returned to this country, end wee appointed
tor of hospitals for the Portsmouth, Severn, and South-West
districts, and again occupied himself with the pen, giving to
the medical profession the mutts of his exporters on firer,
On the retirement, in 1811, of Dr. Freak, be was qe
chief of the medical department of the any
Fn'ina
thtPeninsals, under the command of the Duke of Wi=
ton, and it is a circumstance worthy of note, end
equal coedit on the liberality of the Commonage-In-Chid, and
on the seal end ability of the medical akin, that for the
first time the services end merit" of the batter were noticed in
the public despatches of the Duke, fa the mime manner r
those of their companions in arms. On the return of the
army in 1815 be received from his Sovereign the honour of
knighthood, and wee placed at the head of the medial de-
' pertinent of the army, as Director-General, receiving at the
same time several foreign orders of merit. As proofs of the
esteem in which he was held by the medical °Moue of the
army, it may be zesatiord that a service of plate
of the value of 1,000 press was presented to him, and his
portrait by the late J. Jackson, Itt.A., was presented to
i Lady ll'Origor. The subject of this *kart needs no for-
• thee ealogium than that which appears in the Wellingtca'e
• despatches, where it is said :—" I have every reason to be
satisfied with the manner in which Dr. WOrigor sendneted
the department under his directions ; and I rounder him one
of the most cods riot., able, and successful public servitor
' I have ever met with " Sir James was a manlier °freers'
• yarned and sores societies, both at home and arced.

The North British papers record the death of Mr.
John Jack, of Elgin, formerly a distinguished merchant and
shipowner,and remarkable for hie disposition to mutat in-
dustrious rid deserving men requiring support in commencing
and carrying out business. From the sums mute we have
intelligence of the death of William Curio, Esq., of Unthill,
formerly of the East India Company's Service, who on his
return to his waive land, passed a long retirement in
promoting the support of all around him. In politic. Mr.
Canis wee a diskls4 Meier
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