When the vast reduction of taxes in the year just terminated is taken into the account, it is truly surprising to see how nearly the whole produce of that year approaches to the produce of the preceding; and if the separate items of taxation existing in both years were alone compared, the result would be an increase in the year 1822 of nearly a million. It is to be observed, that this result indicates a transfer of the burthen of taxation from that part of the community which is least able to bear it, to a class which is more capable of sustaining the burthen. It proves, that if the agriculturist is unfortunately depressed, the manufacturing population are undoubtedly prosperous. The consumption of exciseable articles must have been very greatly increased indeed, when, notwithstanding the reduction of the duty on Malt (so large an item in the account), the whole decrease in the produce of the Excise for the Quarter just terminated, was only 98,8817. The main diminution of the Quarter was in the Assessed Taxes, a circumstance naturally to be expected from a variety of causes at present in operation. We have the satisfaction to state, that the concerns of the Regent's Canal continue to improve in a degree that must be highly gratifying to its proprietors; the tonnage for the past year amounting to upwards of 266,000 tons, being an increase of nearly 110,000 tons beyond the tonnage of the year preceding. Wednesday, Jan. 15. Interment of a Lascar.—As the generality of our readers may not be acquainted with the ceremony observed in performing the burial rites of this description of foreigners, we subjoin the following which took place in Britton's burial-ground, Church-lane, 808,711 Whitechapel, in presence, notwithstanding the roughness of the weather, of an immense concourse of persons, whose curiosity led them to the place. The remains of the deceased (a man) were wrapped in a sheet, and deposited in a plain wooden shell painted black, and was carried, with the lid loose upon it, in a blanket, by four of his countrymen, and followed close in the rear by several others from the Lascar Barracks, Cannon-street-road, St. George's-in-the-East, to the place of interment, where it arrived about eleven o'clock. On approaching the grave, which was about five feet deep, they laid down the coffin, and having formed themselves in a circle round it, took off the lid, uncovered the corpse, and having sprinkled several handsful of fine earth over its face, replaced the lid, and fastened it down by means of three common nails only. They then took the blanket from about the coffin, and let the latter gently into the grave, which they instantly commenced filling with the clay, some by means of shovels, and others with their hands, for they would not allow a grave digger to take any part in the transaction. The grave being smothered in, they sprinkled water over it from an earthern vessel, and burying a shovel at the feet of the corpse, spilled down by it what remained of the water. A handkerchief was then spread at the head of the grave, and on that was placed a paper, containing about half a pound of moist sugar, and several apples cut into square pieces. Over this they all stood, and muttered some words, as if by way of prayer, and thus the ceremony ended without the attendance of a clergyman of any persuasion whatever. They sit up in their turns, two at a time, provided with lights, and implements of defence, for several nights. PROMOTIONS 1823.] [81] PROMOTIONS AND PREFERMENTS. GAZETTE PROMOTIONS, &c. War-office, Jan. 3. 77th Reg. Foot: Brevet Lieut.-Col. Murdock Hugh Maclaine, to be Lieut.-Col. vice Bromhead; Captain George-Parish Bradshaw to be Major, vice Maclaine. The Gazette of Jan. 7, contains the ceremonial of the Investiture of Maj.-Gen. Sir T. Pritzler with the ensigns of a Knight Commander of the Bath. War-office, Jan. 10. Royal Reg. of Horse Guards: Lieut. F. W. C. Smith to be Capt. vice Jebb, who retires. NAVAL PROMOTIONS. To the Rank of Post-Captain.-Captains Lord Henry Thynne, Hon. Frederick Spencer, Archibald M'Lean, John Theed, James H. Plumridge, Charles Nelson, George Tyler, and John Francklyn. To the Rank of Commander.-Lieutenants T. Bourchier, J. Lowry, D. J. Woodriff, Edwin L. Rich, A. Kennedy (B), E. M. Harrington, C. Hope, H. R. Moorsom, W. Moriarty, and R. Chamberlayne. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Rev. Reginald Heber, M. A. to the Bishopric of Calcutta. Rev. George-Lewes Benson, Vicar-Choral of Salisbury Cathedral. Rev. J. Barrow, Lopham R. Norfolk. Rev. J. Boyle, Wereham and Wretton Perpetual Curacies, Norfolk. Rev. J. P. Carpenter, Cleder V. Cornwall. Rev. J. W. Darby, Wicklewood V. Norfolk. BIRTH Lately. At Badminton, Lady Elizabeth O'Brien, dau. of Duke of Beaufort, a son and heir. The wife of Captain Stanhope, of Badcock, and Bellevue Lodge, Richmond, a dau. - Hon. Mrs. J. T. Leslie Melville, of Wimpole-street, a dau. Dec. 25. At Holkham, Lady Anne Coke, wife of W. Coke, esq. M. P. a son and heir. Dec. 30. At Winchester, the lady of Sir H. Rivers, bart. a son. -The wife of J. A. Hodson, M. P. a dau. S. Jan. 2. At Winchester College, the lady of Rev. David Williams, a dau. Jan. 4. At Foot's-cray cottage, Mrs. Coryton, a dau. Jan. 5. At Routh, the wife of Rev. J. Lister Hutchinson, a son.-At Shamrock Lodge, Belfast, Mrs. Wm. Boyd, jun. a son. Jan. 11. Mrs. E. Bush, of Trowbridge, a son. Jan. 22. In Grosvenor-place, the Countess of Uxbridge, a dau. MARRIAGES. July 18, 1822. At Bombay, Lieut. Geo. Frankland, son of Rev. R. Frankland, Canon of Wells, to Anne, dau. of late Thos. Mason, esq. of John-st. Bedford-row. Lately. At Madras, Anstruther Cheape, GENT. MAG. January, 1823. esq. of the Civil service, to Caroline-Matilda, 2d dau. of Dan. Neale, esq. of the Supreme Court. Dec. 16. At Dublin, Richard Heywood, esq. banker, of Manchester, to Jane Ma gee, gee, D.D. 2d dau. of Archbishop of Dublin. Lately. Rev. Robert Aitcheson, of Over [Jan. -2. Jan. 1, 1823. Mr. Charles Hedgeland, architect, of Exeter, to Miss White, of Silverton.-H. J. Montefiore, esq. of Kennington, to Sarah, dau. of D. Mocatta, esq. of Woburn-place.-Thos. Baker, esq. of Ditton-place, Kent, to Anne-Everist, dau. of W. Camfield, esq. of Groombridge.Edward, son of E. Everard, esq. of Middleton-house, Norfolk, to Anna-Theodora, dau. of St. Andrew St. John, esq. of Gayton Hall. -At Durham, Charles Andrews, esq. 13th Light Drag. to Eliz. Anne, dau. of W. Cooke, M.D.Wm. Henry Heysham, son of R. T. Heysham, esq. of Hinton-house, to Esther, dau. of A. F. Nunez, esq. of Belmont Park, both co. Hants.Rev. T. Blythe, of Knowle Lodge, near Warwick, to eldest dau. of late Dr. Ellis, Rector of Leadenham, Lincolnshire.John Lainson, esq. of Bread-street, London, to dau. of T. B. Barrow, esq. of Forton Lodge, Hants.——Capt. Bryant, Judge Advocate General of Bengal, to Mary-Anna, dau. of late H. Churchill, esq. of Gloucester-place; and Major John Craigie, Deputy Secretary to Bengal Government, to Emily, her sister.- -6. Rev. H. Lacey, of Plaistow, to Sophia, dau. of late J. Suig, esq. of Bridgnorth.—7. Lieut. H. I. C. Mimardiere, of 15th Reg. of Madras Native Infantry, to Elizabeth-Anne, dau. of Dr. Harcourt, of Kingston, Surrey.Robt. Dugdale, esq. Solicitor of Wareham, to Susannah, dau. of late Tim. Chinchen, esq. of Swanage.-9. J. G. Crabbe, esq. of Shedfield, to Elizabeth, 4th dau. of late R. Welland, of Lympstone.--Rev. T. H. Walpole, of Sutton Valence, Kent, to Sarah, dau. of Capt. W. A. Meriton, of Peckham, Surrey.- -John Ward, esq. of Christ College, Cambridge, to Anne, dau. of Sam. Merriman, M.D. of Brook-street.C.W. Phillips, esq. of Sutton, to Sarah, dau. of late W. A. Jamison, esq. of Newington, Surrey. 10. At Trowbridge, Thos. Timbrell, esq. to Louisa, dau. of W. Webber, esq.. Rev. John-Addison Coombs, of Manchester, to Eliza, dau. of T. Wilson,' esq. of Highbury-place.-11. S. P. Pratt, esq. late of Tottenham, to S. M. dau. of W.Hodgson, esq. of Upper Bedford-place.— 13. AtCheltenham, Capt. Budgen, of the Rifle Brigade, eldest son of Thomas Budgen, esq. of Holmsdale House, Nutfield, Surrey, to Wilhelmina-Caroline, dau. of Mrs. Moore, of Twickenham, and granddau. to the late Sir Stephen Janssen, bart.- -Charles, son of Thos. Penfold, esq. to Catharine-Mary, only dau. of late Benj. Chrees, esq. both of Croydon.-14. At Wybunbury, co. Chester, James Sparke, esq. Surgeon at Newcastle-under-line, to Mary, only dau. of John Tremlow, esq. of Hatherton.-16. At Hampstead, Thos. Beckwith, esq. of Bedford-place, to Eliz.-Sophia, 2d dau. of late J. Spottiswoode, esq. of Spottiswoode. 1823.] [ 83 ] OBITUARY. MARQUESS OF DROGHEDA. Dec. 22. In Dublin, aged 92, Charles Moore, Marquess and Earl of Drogheda, Viscount Moore, Baron of Mellefont in Ireland, Baron Moore of Moore Place, co. Kent, K. P. Governor of Meath, and of King's and Queen's Counties, a Field Marshal in the Army, Col. of the 18th reg. of Hussars, and Constable of Maryborough Castle. This venerable Nobleman was born June 29, 1730; succeeded his father as sixth Earl and eighth Viscount, Oct. 28, 1758, at which time his father, together with his brother, the Hon. and Rev. Edw. Loftus Moore, were lost at sea, in their passage to Dublin; and Feb. 15, 1766, married Anne Seymour, eldest daughter of Francis 1st Marquess of Hertford, K. G.; and by her (who died Nov. 4, 1787) had issue, 1. Charles, born Aug. 23, 1770. 2. Lord Henry (Joint Muster Master General in Ireland). 3. Isabella, died 1787. 4. ElizabethEmily, Countess of Westmeath. 5. Mary, married Alexander Stewart, Esq. uncle to the present Marquis of Londonderry. 6. Gertrude. 7. Alice, died 1789. Anne, died 1788. 9. Frances, wife of Rt. Hon. J. Ormsby Vandeleur. 8. In 1762 he obtained the 18th reg. of Light Dragoons, of which he remained Colonel until their late disbandment. He was one of the original Knights of St. Patrick in 1783, and in 1791 was created Marquess of Drogheda. Having been Muster Master General, and Master of the Ordnance, he was, in 1797, appointed Joint Post-Master-General of Ireland; and Jan. 17, 1801, was created an English Peer, by the title of Baron Moore, of Moore Place, co. Kent. His Lordship is succeeded by his eldest son Charles, who not being in sound health, the management of the estates devolves on Lord Henry Moore. The remains of this venerable Noble man, on the 3rd January following, arrived in Drogheda, in a hearse splendidly decorated, and drawn by eight horses. A number of carriages followed, in which were the mourners, the bearers, and the domestics of the deceased. The funeral procession was met at the entrance of the town by the Mayor and a numerous assemblage of the Corporation, in their robes, who attended to pay their last tribute of respect to the departed Nobleman, who was the oldest freeman of their body; and, in compliance with his Lordship's will, the members who attended were provided with scarfs and hatbands. Almost all the Clergymen of the town and the immediate vicinity attended in their gowns. The procession moved to St. Peter's Church. The chief mourner was Lord Henry Moore, second son of the deceased. The other mourners were, the Rev. Henry Moore, Ponsonby Moore, Esq. R. Moore, Esq. and the Rev. C. Moore. The Bearers were, Sir Henry Meredyth, Bart.; B. T. Balfour, Esq.; the Mayor, the Recorder, Major Cheshire, Ralph Smyth, Esq. Dominick O'Reilly, Esq. and the Rev. J. Bagot. The Duke of Gordon, and Earls of Carlisle and Fitzwilliam, are now the only survivors who were in possession of their titles at the accession of Geo. III. COUNTESS OF MACCLESFIELd. Jan. 1. At Shirburn Castle, co. Oxon, aged 62, the Rt. Hon. Mary Frances, Countess of Macclesfield, wife of the Rt. Hon. George fourth Earl of Macclesfield, LL. D. and F. R. S. Captain of his Majesty's Yeomen of the Guard, and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Oxford. Her Ladyship was dau. and co-heiress of the Rev. Thomas Drake, D. D. many years Rector of Amersham, co. Bucks; and married, May 25, 1780, to the present Earl, then Viscount Parker, and has left an only daughter Maria, married Nov. 13, 1802, to Thomas Lord Binning, only child of Charles 8th Earl of Haddington. Her Ladyship had issue, two children; one son, who died young; and one daughter, the present Lady Binning. Her Ladyship's remains had sepulture in the family cemetery at Shirburn, on Monday the 13th January. LADY BLANTYRE. Dec. 29. At Lennox Love, the Rt. Hon. Catharine Stewart, Dowager Lady Blantyre, widow of Alexander, 10th Lord, and mother of Robert-Walter, present and 11th Lord Blantyre. Her Ladyship was daughter of Patrick Lindsay, of Eaglescairney, esq. by Margaret, daughter and heiress of Thomas Halliburton, of Eaglescairnie, an ancient branch of the noble family of Halliburton, Lords of Dirleton. She was married to the late Lord in 1773; and by whom, who died in 1783, she had issue, 1. The present Lord. 2. Patrick, Lieut.Col. 19th foot. 3. William, Maj. 1st reg. foot guards, severely wounded at the battle of Waterloo. 4. CharlesFrancis, Barrister-at-Law. 5. Margaret, wife of Rev. Andrew Stewart, Minister of Bolton. HON. 84 OBITUARY.-Hon. J. Rodney.-Sir H. Mannix.-Don F. A. Zea, &c. [Jan. HON. JOHN RODNEY. Jan. 4. At Cheltenham, aged 24, the Hon. John Rodney, youngest son of the late Rt. Hon. Lord Rodney, and brother to the present Lord. He was born March 26, 1798. By his demise every member of his noble family has been plunged into the deepest affliction; for he inherited all the amiabilities of his lamented sire, and possessed, in an eminent degree, every virtue that could adorn a Christian. He was as beloved as he is now deeply deplored; and every one who knew him will ever cherish his memory with respect, and shed a tear on bis being called so early to a celestial life. His remains were deposited in the family mausoleum at Old Alresford, with all the pageantry due to his distinguished rank. SIR HENRY MANNIX, BART. Lately. At Eastwood, Pembrokeshire, aged 83, Sir Henry Mannix, Bart. of Richmont, co. Cork. This highly respectable gentleman was born at Cork in the year 1740, and descended from a family celebrated, during a long period, for loyalty and attachment to the best interests of their country. At the ferment produced by the American war, the voice of his native County called him to the command of the Glansman Cavalry, a corps which, under his able superintendance, was soon famed for discipline and propriety of conduct, As a Magistrate, he was a most useful member of society-few have been more active, or possessed more zeal and talent. His ability attracted the attention of his Grace the Duke of Rutland, during whose Vice-Royalty, Sept. 4, 1787, the dignity of Baronet was conferred upon him. When that terrible crisis, the French Revolution, threatened to overwhelm the Throne and the Altar, his personal courage and military science were the theme of universal praise. The latter period of his life was passed in dignified retirement and the exercise of the best virtues of a country gentleman; many will long have occasion to regret the friendly hospitality with which they were received at his mansion. His loss will ever be most severely felt by his afflicted relatives, and those who were honoured with his friendship and acquaintance. DON FRANCISCO ANTONIO ZEA. Nov. 28. At York House, Bath, aged 51, Don Francisco Antonio Zea, the Columbian Ambassador. He had the satisfaction, in his last moments, of having with him his family (from whom many years of his life he had been ne cessarily separated), Madame and Miss Zea having arrived a few weeks since from Paris to join him. He was a native of the province of Antioquia, in New Granada, now part of the Republic of Columbia. Great part of his life had been spent in Europe. Under the former Government of Spain, and previous to the revolution breaking out in South America, he held at different times several offices under the Spanish Government. The revolution in his own country drew him to the side of Bolivar, whose constant companion and assistant in the great work of liberating his country he was for many years, until his mission to Europe in 1820. At the time of his quitting Columbia he was VicePresident of the Republic, and he had the satisfaction, before taking his departure, of presenting to the Congress the project of the constitution of his country, which was afterwards adopted in all its leading particulars. M. Zea was a man of considerable talent, and of scientific and literary attainments. His remains were interred in the Abbey Church, having been previously taken to the Roman Catholic Chapel, where high mass was celebrated. DR. EDWARD ALEXANDer. Nov. 27. Edward Alexander, M. D. of Danett's Hall, near Leicester, after a series of intense and protracted sufferings, which were borne with exemplary fortitude and resignation. As the particulars of his distressing case cannot properly be detailed here, it will be sufficient to remark, that his disorder, which had long been making insidious approaches, first manifested itself in June 1810, and soon began to wear a formidable aspect. A state of peculiarly painful and complicated disease gradually ensued, clouded all the bright prospects which his successful medical career had opened to his view, and compelled him to relinquish the practical part of an occupation to which he was exceedingly devoted and admirably adapted. The few intervals Dr. A. was permitted to enjoy of comparative ease from agonizing pain, were usually passed in reading, meditation, and domestic society. Theology and medicine were the subjects to which he principally directed his attention. On these he had, for many years, read much, and thought still more. His purity of character from early life, his extraordinary moral worth, as well as knowledge and skill in his profession, have rarely been equalled. Nor was his ardent and vigorous mind satisfied with the exercise of his medical functions |