The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-27 00:00:00

DIED;

At Paris, on Sunday, the Slat of Mirth, Miss Berkeley, date-
ter of Robert lkrkeley, E'sq.ef Spetehley, Worcestershire.
Yesterday, George, the sixth son of Andrew Loughnan. of
Bedford-square, aged oven years.
At Edinburgh, on the 14th instant, Miss Louisa !lope,
daughter of the late Commissioner Charles Hope, of his Majesty's
Navy.
(In the 24th instant, at his house in Huntington], liens, is
1.6 telth year, NVilliam Ely, Esq. late of Canontiury, Islington.
On Thursday morning, at his house at Beaconsfield, Bola.
Harry Baker, Esq. in his 7Gth year.
On Tuesday last, at Malted aged 47, Mr. Wm. Haddock. In
early lite he was distinguished by the appellation of •• The Beata,"
and became suceensively a shoemaker, tallow-chandler, paw:-.broker.
sheriff's bailiff, keeper of a billiard-table and bowling.grecn,
stet, brewer, fanner, appraiser, auctioneer—and lastly, an atilt
keeper. Being ipoasessed ef the most lively imagination, he atm:net,
a just celebrity for the brilliant effulgence of his wit, and tot a pet-
feet originality of humour. In short, like the facetious Torick, be
was " a fellow of infinite jetit--of moat excellent fancy."
Hearn (31, Allt. HARBISOW.-011 Sunday last, at Striation
Park, in the .13th year of his age, Thomas lianionet Esq, F.l('.
I lonornry Secretary to the Royal Institution and African Lino*
Lion, Commissary to the University of l'anibridge, formerly a id-
tow of Queen's College, and Chairman of the Adjourn.' Quell
Sessions for the ('aunty of Surrey. Mr. Harrison was 41 WO.
crilinary man, and at the University gave certain premise et these
I talents which have since that time been metered, ar.cl acceded f..e
him in his most useful sphere a repthetion almest withou; :ego**
He was the senior mathematician of his year, or strti is Oiled at
Cambridge the senior wrangler. He afttrwatds amend the he.
was called to the bar, and went the Nonliern Circuit for a !I,'"
time ; but hating succeeded to a competent fortune, he married a
most amiable woman, who survive* him, gave up all lie legal FM-
peets, and settled at Streatham Park, the unte house which bv•
hinged to Air. Thrale; I.e then became a most active Magistrate.
anti, from the satisfactory manner in which be performed arty
' duty connected with the situation, was, on the vesignatioa el Nr•
Trotter, voted into the chair at the Adjourned Quarter Sessional'
the County of Surrey. To feel the whole of his merits, it in DIM',
vary to know the extent of his labours; and here it may not be '
of place to remark, that the average number of prisoners be trill
during the year was upwards of five hemluel; that as a enovad,
judge he hail no superior whatever; with a perfect knowleife
the law, be was most exact in taking evideece, which he stared
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r the Jury with the utmost fairness, and with a clearness and
eernment that made erety matter plain to the commonest aide'-1
I standing. Ile had the peculiar art of stripping every qtio,...
tr
• of the subtilty with which it hid been enveloped, and eq'
I ing every argument in plain and intelligible language. For oft
of intellect, combienl with indefatigable labour, and wbatload
I called a truly English understanding, it is doubtful if be 10
• day left his equal behind him.

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