hereditary rights entrusted to himby your
Grace, than by a paternal anxiety to pro-
mote the interests of this College, the hum-
ble but sincere expression of their pro-
found respect for his Lordship's memory,
with their most dutiful and earnest request
to be permitted to offer the only tribute of
gratitude now unfortunately left them,
by attending his Lordship's honoured
remains to the place of interment.
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk,

Earl Marshal, &c. &c. &c.

His Lordship's remains having been
removed from Lower Grosvenor Street,
in private, on the 26th, reached Bury-
Hill, near Petworth, about one o'clock
on the following day, where his Lord-
ship's relatives and friends, together with
the Officers of Arms, assembled at two
o'clock, from whence the funeral pro-
ceeded to Arundel in the following
order:

-

-

- two

Two Mutes the Undertaker
Domestics with staves and silk dresses,
on horseback four mourning coaches
and four, in the three first of which
were the Officers of Arms, and in the
fourth the Pall-Bearers- -two Domes-
tics as before State Lid of Feathers
the Hearse, drawn by six horses,
followed by three mourning coaches and
four; in the first were: Henry Howard,
Esq. the son of the deceased, chief
mourner; his Grace the Duke of Nor-
folk, E. M.; the Earl of Surrey; the
Hon. E. Petre. In the 2d, Edward
Howard, Esq.; Lieut. Gen. Robert
Ballard Long; Henry Long, Esq.
Charles Long, Esq. In the 3d, Lord
Andover; Philip Howard, of Corby,
Esq.; Rev. James Dallaway, Earl
Marshal's Secretary; Rev. Peter Wal-
lond Moore. The carriage of the de-
ceased, with those of the different
branches of his Lordship's family and
friends, closed the cavalcade.

The Body being placed on tressels,
the service before the interment was
performed, after which the procession
being again formed, moved round the
church to the vault in the Fitzalan sepul-
chral chapel, where the body was depo,
sited, and at the conclusion of the ser-
vice his Lordship's style was proclaimed
as follows:

Thus it has pleased Almighty God to
take out of this transitory life unto his
Divine Mercy, the Right Honourable
Lord Henry Howard, Deputy Earl
Marshal of England, High Steward of
the city of Gloucester, and one of the
Representatives in Parliament for the
borough of Steyning, Brother to the
Most Noble Bernard Edward Duke of
Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary
Marshal of England.

During the service the church was
crowded to excess, by the inhabitants of
Arundel and the neighbourhood, and
the most respectful attention was mani-
fested by the congregation.

J.

JEFTON, William, of Wolverhamp
ton; Aug. 31; at the extraordinary
age of 108 years. He was a gardener,
and had for a number of years been
employed in that capacity in the family
of the late and present Mr. Molineux.
During his long life he enjoyed almost
uninterrupted good health and spirits,
and with the exception of his hearing,
which had of late become rather defec-
tive, retained full possession of his facul-
ties. On the day of his Majesty's Co-
ronation he presided at an entertainment
given to a number of poor persons, and
sung with true energy and feeling the
National Anthems of God save the King,
and Rule Britannia. The illness which
terminated his life was of short dura-
tion; for only eight days preceding that
event he was enjoying his cup at the
public house he usually frequented, the
Chequer Ball, and there exhibited his
failing strength in an ineffectual attempt
to amuse the company with a song.

JONES, Edward, Bard to the Prince
of Wales; after a short illness; aged 72.
He was a native of Merionethshire, in
North Wales, and published, about
thirty years ago, a work entitled "Re-
lics of the Bards," which contains much
valuable historical information; also a
collection of Welsh Airs, arranged for
the harp, an instrument which Mr.Jones
performed on after the manner of his
forefathers, that is, he played the treble
with his left hand, and the bass with the
right. Mr. Jones possessed a library
of rare books, both manuscript and
printed. He was a member of the
Royal Society of Musicians, the go-
vernors of which, on hearing that he
was totally unable to follow his pro-
fessional pursuits, granted him an an-
nuity of fifty pounds per annum; but
he only lived to enjoy the first payment
of the Institution's bounty.

JOHNSON, Edward, Esq., Comp-
troller of the Two-Penny Post Office,
Oct. 6, in Gerrard Street, Soho; aged
72. Throughout the whole range of
public or private life, it would, perhaps,
have been difficult to find a more per-
fect or a more useful character than the
late Mr. Johnson. In selecting the
objects of his beneficence he always
exercised so cautious a discrimination,
that he scarcely ever conferred a service
on one who was not deserving of it;
and he never held out a promise that
was not realised. His domestic arrange-
ments were at all times marked by a
warm-hearted and elegant hospitality,
which doubly endeared him to all who
had the happiness of his acquaintance.
But all these amiable qualities were
trifling when compared to the services
which be conferred on the public in his
situation of Comptroller of the Two-
Penny Post Office, the revenue of
which, by his sole exertions and arrange-
ments, increased to the amount of one
hundred thousand pounds annually,
while a most important accommodation
was afforded to the public by the rapid
facility which his plans have, during the
last thirty years, afforded to general
correspondence. Mr. Johnson had been
forty-six years in the service of the pub-
lic; and to his indefatigable exertions
the Inland Office is indebted for its pre-
sent admirable arrangements. During
the period in which he had been Comp-
troller, not one public complaint has
ever been brought against the Depart-
ment under his immediate superintend-
ence; and so anxious was he to benefit

the revenue and perfect the system of
his adoption, that it is known he sacri-
ficed his own interest to the public
good, as he had determined never to
solicit an increase to his very moderate
salary till he had accomplished his
"daily hopes, his nightly prayers"
that of raising the proceeds of his De-
partment to its present astonishing and
unprecedented revenue. His remains'
were removed Oct. 12, to the burying-
ground at Paddington, followed by a
train of friends, anxious to pay a last
sad tribute to the memory of departed
worth.

JOHNSTON, the Rev. Dr. David;
Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty for
Scotland; July 5th, at North Leith;
in the 91st year of his age, the sixty-
sixth of his ministry, and the fifty-ninth
of his incumbency of that parish.
During the period of sixty years, which
the Rev. Doctor performed the pastoral
duties of North Leith parish, he was
well known to have put his hand to
every good work that was going for-
ward, not only in the town of Leith,
the more immediate object of his charge,
but his benevolent and philanthropic
views extended to a fatherly care over
the Charitable Institutions of Edin-
burgh, towards which, through a long
and most active life, he rendered a ready
and effective assistance. In the foun-
dation of one of the best of those Cha-
rities, the Asylum for the Industrious
Blind, the extension of the resources
and benefits of which was to the last the
peculiar object of his anxiety and fos-
tering attention, an imperishable monu-
ment has been erected to his fame. Dr
Johnston was, and we believe had been
for a considerable time, the Father of
the Presbytery of Edinburgh.

K.

KEITH, Thomas, Esq., June 29, in
the New Road; in his 65th year.
Mr. Keith was Professor of Matheina-
tics, and author of many distinguished
works. He was born at Brandsburton,
near Beverley, in the county of York,
in 1759. His parents were enabled to
bestow on him a respectable education;
but by their death he was thrown, while
young, upon the world with but slender
pecuniary means, and he engaged him-
self in a family as a private tutor. After
spending a few years in this employ, he
was induced, from the precarious and

slender subsistence which was to be ob-
tained in the country, as well as the
favourable opinion which his friends
entertained of his acquirements, to seek
his fortune in London. He arrived in
the metropolis in the year 1781, where
he soon became known; and his merits
as a mathematician duly estimated, from
the many works which his indefatigable
industry produced. In 1789 he pub-
lished "The Complete Practical Arith-
metician." In 1791 an abridgment of
this work for the use of young students
appeared, but after passing through
several editions it was suppressed. To

the

"Complete Practical Arithmeti-
cian," a Key was afterwards added for
the use of tutors; and shortly after
wards, his "Introduction to the Science
of Geography." Besides these works,
Mr. Keith published, in 1801, an "In-
troduction to the Theory and Practice
of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry,"
a "Treatise on the Use of the Globes,"
in 1805, and the "Elements of Geome-
try" in 1814. He likewise wrote many
articles in the various mathematical
pamphlets which were published peri-
odically, towards the end of the latter,
and the commencement of the present
century. Mr. Keith superintended se-
veral editions of " 'Hawney's Com-
plete Measurer," " Paterson's Roads,"

Geography and History, by a Lady,
for the use of her Pupils," &c. &c. In
1804 Mr. Keith was appointed, by the
late King, to the situation of Secretary
to the Master of his Majesty's House-
hold. In 1810 to the "Professorship
of Geography and the Sciences," to her
late Royal Highness the Princess Char-
lotte of Wales; from whom, and from
her Royal Hignness the Princess Sophia
Matilda (who with many other distin-
guished personages received the benefit
of his instruction) he received the most
flattering marks of attention and re-
spect. In 1814 he was appointed by
the Archbishop of Canterbury to the
then vacant situation of Accountant to
the British Museum, the duties of which
he performed to the time of his death.
In the month of November 1822, he
was afflicted with an internal disorder,
which ultimately caused his death. He
ended his life with the most perfect
composure and resignation, and retained
almost to the last hour of it the exer-
cise of those strong mental faculties, and
of those kind and gentle manners, which
had so much endeared him to his family
and friends. Mr. Keith has left behind

him, nearly completed, a new work on
the "Science of Geography," intended
for the use of schools.

KEMP, Dr. Joseph; in London,
22d of May. He was born of respect-
able parents in Exeter in 1778; was a
Chorister in the Exeter Cathedral, and
was placed as a pupil with the late Mr.
William Jackson (then Organist of
Exeter Cathedral), who had the highest
opinion of his abilities. A's merit
frequently meets with unjust opposi-
tion, so did it early prove with Dr.
Kemp; his talents gained him the envy
of those who felt their inferiority; and
as he possessed the most acute feelings,
he determined on leaving his native
city. This he did in 1802, and went
to Bristol, where he was unanimously
elected Organist of the Cathedral. Dr.
Kemp had not filled this situation many
months before the members of the Bris-
tol Cathedral presented him with a
handsome gold medal, as a reward of
merit, for his exertion in improving the
choristers, &c., as well as for some Ca-
thedral Music he composed for them.
In 1802 he composed and performed
before the Members of the Institution'
for the benefit of Clergyman's Widows
and Orphans, an anthem, "I am Alpha
and Omega.' It was published. Dr.
Kemp was a remarkably fine organ and
pianoforte player, and never failed to
powerfully affect those who heard him.
In 1805 he married a daughter of the
late Henry John, Esq,, of the county of
Cornwall, by whom he had five chil-
dren. From this period may be dated
the commencement of severe afflictions,
which followed him in various ways to
the close of his industrious and labori-
ous life. From the first year after his
marriage his family suffered much from
sickness; and great prospects of suc-
cess (professionally) offering in various
ways in London, he went thither in
1807, where he met with many disap-
pointments. Being by friends advised
to take his degrees in music, he took his
bachelor's degree at Sidney Sussex
College, Cambridge, in 1808, and was
complimented by the Vice Chancellor,
the late Rev. Dr. Pearson, and the pre-
sent Duke of Gloucester, on his Mu-
sical Exercise performed on the occa-
sion, intituled, "The War Anthem, a
sound of Battle is in the Land," dedi-
cated to the Duke of Cumberland.
The favourable impression this piece
made, added to the acknowledgment of
his great talents, occasioned his being

allowed to dispense with the usual time,
deemed necessary to wait between the
degrees, as his doctor's degree was pre-
sented to him. in July, 1809 *, when
an anthem of his composition was per-
formed, entitled, "The Crucifixion."
From this time until 1814 he continued
in London, during which period he de-
livered several courses of Lectures, at
the Russel and other Institutions, in
which he explained his "New System
of Musical Education, proving the
Science to be a Science of Simplicity,
arising out of a Scale of Nature." He
also treated on Poetry, Elocution, and
the Drama. Dr. Kemp was, perhaps,
the first who brought forward a system
in England for teaching music simul-
taneously. These lectures were in
1810. Dr. Kemp was ever forward in
charitable exertions for his fellow crea-
tures; in 1811 he conducted a grand
concert at the Pantheon for the Portu-
guese sufferers, the band of which con-
sisted of upwards of 300 vocal and
instrumental performers of the first
English and Foreign talent, led by
Signior Spagnioletti. After residing
in London for seven years, Dr. Kemp's
health, at times, was much impaired.
In 1814 he revisited, with his family,
his native place, where he continued to
reside until 1818, when he thought it
advisable to go with his family to the
Continent. After living with them for
three years in France, he returned to
England, and took up his residence in
Exeter. From this period to 1824 he
continued there, exerting himself in his
profession, but for the last few years his
health had been sadly impaired, having
been afflicted with violent periodical fits,
the effects of which often prevented
him from attending his professional
duties. His severe trials never induced
him to murmur or complain; he ever
steadfastly put his firm trust in Divine
Providence, and never would be cast
down, although severely afflicted, and
always cheerfully bore the deprivation
of many comforts he denied himself
from economical motives. In April
1824, Dr. Kemp considering his pre-
sence in London on musical business
indispensable for the benefit of his

* It was the wish of the whole Se-
nate to present Dr. Kemp at once with
a Doctor's degree, only prevented by
the necessary form of three days Sup-
plicate.

family, risked the journey, although but
two days previous to the time he had
left a sick bed. This brought on a re-
lapse of his former complaint, and after
acute suffering in his head for upwards
of three weeks, he died at his lodgings
in London on the 22d of May 1824.
Dr. Kemp has left a widow, two sons,
and a daughter, to lament their loss.
Amongst his works we notice first
"The New System of Musical Educa-
tion, being a Self-Instructor," Part I.
of the work printed on upwards of 100
cards, the music referred to in which
are sonatas or fifty distinct exercises,
four lessons for the pianoforte or harp,
four lessons for the harp, and twenty
double chants in score, &c. We also
notice "Twenty Psalmodical Melo-
dies," dedicated, by permission, to the
Archbishop of Canterbury; "The Ju-
bilee," a Patriotic Entertainment, as
performed at the Theatre Royal, Hay-
market; "Siege of Isca," an Opera,
words and music by Dr. Kemp, as
performed at the Tottenham Street
Theatre; "The Vocal Magazine;"
"The Royal Review, and Register :"
"Illustration of Shakspeare ;" "Il-
lustration of the Lady of the Lake;"
Twelve Songs; also various Glees,
Duets, Trios, Songs, &c. too nume-
rous for insertion.

KNIGHT, Richard Payne, Esq.,
of Downton Castle, and formerly M. P.
for Ludlow; on the 28th of April, at
his house, in Soho-Square, in the 76th
year of his age. In his youth, Mr.
Knight's constitution was so peculiarly
delicate and feeble, that few hopes were
entertained of his ever reaching the years
of manhood. His father, accordingly,
would not suffer him to be sent to any
school, nor would he allow him to enter
on the study of the classical languages.
Before Mr. Knight attained his 14th
year, however, his father died, and he
was sent to school the following year,
where he made a most rapid progress,
and became a perfect master of Latin;
but during the first four years devoted
very little of his attention to Greek.
Part of this time he spent in travelling;
but though he probably intended to
make a more extensive tour, he remained
chiefly in Italy. In his eighteenth year
he sat down seriously to the study of
the Greek language, with which, in a
few years, he became profoundly ac-
quainted. He did not make study,
however, the business of his life, but
devoted his principal attention to the

management of his estate, and his ex-
tensive plantations and improvements
at Downton Castle, which he rebuilt.
He took great delight in hunting, and
was a bold rider; but to all other kinds
of field-sports he was totally indif-
ferent.

Mr. Knight possessed of all men the
most unruffled temper, and the greatest
equanimity of mind; but his writings
are far from evincing the same placidity
of character. His style is bold, ener-
getic, and impetuous, even on a subject
which, of all others, seemed most widely
removed from the confines of feeling and
passion, we mean his "Analysis of the
Principles of Taste." Mr. Knight's
quiet and even temper of mind, though
it does not appear in perfect harmony
with the bold and determined charac-
ter of his writings, was in strict uni-
son with all the acts of his life. He
was admired by his neighbours for his
exemplary conduct, beloved by his te-
nants for his kindness and indulgence to
them, and sanctified by the prayers
and blessings of the poor, to whom
he was a most liberal benefactor. He
generally read four hours every morn-
ing, and as many every evening, and
gave the rest of the day to active ex-
ertion, never being for one moment
idle. When the weather proved un-
favourable, he read all day, nor were
his eyes less patient of labour than his
mind. For the last period of his life he
wrote from the dusk of the evening
until ten or eleven o'clock, whilst
he remained in the country, which he
seldom left before Christmas. His
sight was not in the least affected
before he reached his twenty-fifth year,
when he was attacked by an inflam-
mation of the eyes in Italy, which
rendered him, ever after, near sighted.
Though in this there is nothing
strange, it appears still very extraordi-
nary that he should retain a perfect
sight for nearly half a century after-
wards.

Mr. Knight was eminently skilled
and generally consulted in every ma-
terial point of virtu and taste in the me-
tropolis; and erected a museum in
Soho Square for his splendid collection
of ancient bronzes, medals, pictures,
and drawings. He was also a poet,
and as such displayed vigour of mind,
with ease, learning, and taste.

He was

a well-qualified and gratuitous contri-
butor to the Edinburgh Review, his
ample fortune placing him above all

VOL. IX.

considerations of pecuniary recompense.
He was ready to afford information on
all subjects of learning which were sub-
mitted to his judgment; and his observ-
ations were always marked by intelli-
gence and acuteness. Mr. Knight was
anxious to cultivate the acquaintance of
those, who, like himself, were distin-
guished by their knowledge and talents
in the Fine Arts. Uvedale Price, Esq.
the author of Essays on the Picturesque,
&c. was his particular friend; he was
also very intimate with the late Sir Jo-
seph Banks and Mr. John Kemble.
Some literary communications which
took place between Mr. Knight and
Mr. Kemble on the state of dramatic
performances, and the estimation in
which actors were held in ancient
Greece (some of whom were ambas-
sadors, and even legislators), would,
if published, be found well worthy of
general attention, not only on account
of the theatrical taste of the present
period, but as meriting a place in the
records of general literature.

From

his deep researches into the most abstruse
and difficult subjects of Heathen My-
thology, some persons who were not
sufficiently learned to understand the
nature, application, and objects of those
researches, have supposed that Mr.
Knight's moral and religious principles
were feeble and unfixed; but whoever
has read the preface to his last produc-
tion, "The Romance of Alfred," must
have discovered how very erroneous
was that opinion. Mr. Knight repre-
sented the borough of Ludlow in several
successive Parliaments. In politics he
was a genuine Whig, lamenting what
he called "the wasteful profusion of
the British Governments," commencing
with that of Mr. Pitt, but he combined
loyalty to the Sovereign with a strict
regard to the rights and interests of the
People. In his manners he was re-
served, but not repulsive; warm in his
friendships, and social in his disposition.
He expired in the 76th year of his age,
unmarried, and leaving to the British
Museum (or in other words, to the
British public) his invaluable Collec-
tions (of 50,000l. value), including a
volume of drawings by the inimitable
Claude, which alone cost Mr. Knight
1600%., and bequeathing his other large
possessions to his brother T. A. Knight,
Esq. President of the London Hor
ticultural Society, and to his nephew,
T. A. Knight, Esq. jun.-Thus ho-
nourably terminated the life of a gen

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