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land, whence, after remaining a few months, it proceeded to Minorca, where it continued until the evacuation of that island in 1802, when it returned to Ireland.

Lieut.-Colonel Coghlan received the brevet of Colonel in 1805, and in August of that year, his health, which had been greatly impaired by his services in the West Indies, was so much a.fected by the damp climate of Ireland, that as there was no probability of the regiment being removed from that country, he was reluctantly compelled to retire on half-pay. Colonel Coghlan left the 82d regiment in the highest order and best state of discipline, after having cominanded it upwards of nine years, the senior Lieut.-Colonel (Wetherell) having been on staff employ all the time he belonged to the regiment.

In the course of six months Colonel Coghlan was enabled to report himself ready and anxious to be employed in any way the Commander-in-Chief might think proper; but for some years he remained unemployed.

In July, 1810, he was promoted to the rank of Major-Generai, and in a few days after appointed to the Staff of Ireland, where he remained for some years; and in 1819 he obtained the brevet of Licut.-General. United Scrvice Journal.

CONEY, Mr. John, engraver; August 15th, 1833; in Leicester Place, Camberwell New Road; of an enlargement of the heart; in his 47th year.

As an engraver, Mr. Coney, from the fidelity and firmness, the spirit and rapidity of his execution, may be considered as the Piranesi of England.

He was born at Ratcliffe Highway, and was apprenticed to the late Mr. Byfield the architect, but never followed architecture as a profession. At the age of fifteen, he made his first drawing for sale. It was a view of Westminster Abbey, and it found a purchaser in Mr. Orme the printseller. In 1815, he published his first work; a series of eight views of the exterior and interior of Warwick Castle, drawn and etched by himself.

About the year 1816 he was engaged by Mr. Joseph Harding to draw and engrave the fine series of exterior and interior views of the Cathedrals and Abbey Churches of England, to illustrate the new edition of Dugdale's "Monasticon," edited by Sir Henry Ellis. VOL. XIX.

These plates occupied the attention of Mr. Coney for fourteen years, and are executed with consummate skill.

In 1829, Mr. Coney commenced a series of " Engravings of Ancient Cathedrals, Hotels de Ville, and other public buildings of celebrity in France, Holland, Germany, and Italy, drawn on the spot, and engraved by himself: with illustrative descriptions by Charles Heathcote Tatham, Esq." It was originally intended to be in Twelve Parts, but only eight were published. In 1831, Mr. Coney commenced another similar undertaking, half the size of the first work, intituled, " Architectural Beauties of Continental Europe, in a Series of Views of remarkable edifices civil and ecclesiastical, in France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Italy, engraved by J. Coney from his own drawings, taken on the spot, with descriptions and historical illus trations by H. E. Lloyd." This handsome work consists of twenty-eight large plates, and fifty-six vignettes.

A view of the interior of the Cathedral of Milan, the same size as the larger work, has been published since Mr. Coney's death, for the benefit of his widow, who, we regret to hear, is left in indifferent circumstances.

Mr. Coney was employed by Mr. Cockerell the celebrated architect, to engrave a very large general view of Rome, and another plate as a companion to it, which has not yet been published.

Mr. Coney engraved numerous plates for the account of the Law Courts at Westminster, lately erected by Sir John Soane. Several of Mr. Coney's drawing have been lately sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby.

Mr. Coney was twice married; but never had any children. - Gentleman's Magazine.

COOMBS, Brigadier John, of the Hon. E. I. Company's service; Oct., 1833.

In 1800, Mr. Coombs arrived at Madras, as a cadet on the East India Company's Madras establisment. He joined the cadet company, commanded by Captain Charles Armstrong, at Chingliput; was promoted to Lieute nant on the 15th July in the same year, and appointed to the 1st battalion 1st Native Infantry, which he joined at Seringapatam, in April, 1801. was shortly afterwards detached in command of three companies, to form the native infantry part of the escort under

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Lieut.-Col. Shee, attending the Mysore princes and families to the Carnatic, on which occasion his conduct received the approbation of the Commandant of the escort. On his return to Seringapatam, he was appointed, under the orders of the Duke of Wellington, then the Honourable Colonel Wellesley, to the cominand of the honorary escort attached to his Highness the Rajah of Mysore, which charge he held until his corps took the field with the division of

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"Trichinopoly, 10th March, 1812.

"MY DEAR SIR,- A ruling principle in my conduct, during my services in the army, has always been to search for merit, and, to the extent of my power, to bring it into public view, and reward it. I shall consider myself fortunate, if I am always as correct in that prac

against the Bullum Rajah. He was present, in command of the light infantry of his corps, at the assault and capture of Arakerry. In 1802, he was appointed acting Adjutant of his corps; in June, 1804, Adjutant to the 1st extra battalion; and in November following Adjutant of the 2d battalion 23d regiment. In December, 1806, he was promoted to Captain; and in June, 1807, appointed Deputy Judge Advocate to the Mysore division of the army. Lieutenant-General Hay Macdowall succeeded to the chief command of the army in October of the same year; and Capt. Coombs, who was placed on his personal staff as Aide-de-camp, remained with him until his departure for Europe, when he assumed charge of the office to which he had been previously appointed, Assistant-Quartermaster-General to the Mysore division of the army, and was in the actual fulfilment of its duties, when, consequent on the disturbances in the army, he was ordered to join his corps in the Ceded Districts.

The following letter was addressed by Lieutenant-General Macdowall to Major-General Gowdie : - " Captain Coombs, Assistant-Quartermaster-General in Mysore, has acted as my Aidede-camp since I assumed the command of the army. He is a young man of very fair promise, and possesses great quickness, application, and intelligence. I beg to recommend him especially to your notice."

Captain Coombs was immediately employed in the command of a detachment sent out to expel some freebooters who had recently infested the district, and to protect the borders against their incursions; a service he executed to the satisfaction of the authorities. He afterwards joined the other battalion of his regiment in the southern division of the army, and was selected by Major-Gen. Wilkinson, commanding it, to officiate as Judge Advocate.

ment of you to act as Judge Advocate. " Yours, &c.

(Signed)

"W. WILKINSON."

On the nomination of the Hon. William Petrie to be Governor of Prince of Wales's Island, in 1812, Captain Coombs was appointed his Aide-de'camp and Private Secretary; in which station he accompanied him, and was, soon after his arrival, appointed TownMajor: this situation he continued to hold, under three succeeding governors, until August, 1825, when having obtained promotion to a LieutenantColonelcy, on the new organisation of the army of the 1st of May, he returned 'to Europe for the benefit of his health.

In 1814, being the senior officer on the island, on the departure of Colonel Shuldham for Bengal, Captain Coombs held, for several months, the command of the troops. In 1817, he was selected by the government of Prince of Wales's Island for the charge of a political mission to the state of Acheen, then under the agitation of a recent revolution, and in a state of great misrule and anarchy. He was directed to proceed to Bengal, and submit his reports and the result of his mission to the Supreme Government, and was honoured by very flattering approbation from that high authority; and was again deputed, in concert with Sir Stamford Raffles, and as joint agent with him, to adjust all future relations of the British government with the state of Acheen, and to remain as resident with the king in the event of negotiating a treaty with that state. On quitting Prince of Wales's Island, in August, 1825, he was highly com. plimented by the government, and was gratified by a testimonial of personal regard and esteem from a number of his friends, in the presentation of an address and an elegant piece of plate. After serving in India for a long period with honour and distinction, this

excellent officer was, whilst in command of the force at Palaveran, assassinated by a havildar, under the influence of opium. The brigade was returning from an inspection, by the general commanding the division, in ball-firing. It was then dusk, but not dark; and the Brigadier, ere turning off to his house, had stopped to see the brigade pass. He was then about ten paces distant from the rifle company of the 5th, when a shot was suddenly fired. The unfortunate Brigadier reeled in his saddle; and, attempting to dismount, staggered and fell into the arms of Lieutenant Mackenzie, the Adjutant of the regiment, (who had galloped up to his assistance,) exclaiming "that he was shot!" He was immediately conveyed towards his house; and while on the road, asked for a mouthful of brandy and water. This was given to him; and, in the act of swallowing it, he expired. - United Service Journal.

CRAWLEY, Admiral Edmund; near Bath; Nov. 4. 1834; in the 20th year of his age.

We learn that this officer entered the service as Midshipman in May, 1769, at the early age of 13, on board the Senegal, Captain Sir Thomas Rich, Bart., on the Halifax station. Sub. sequently we find him transferred to the Kingfisher, Capain George Montagu, and afterwards to the Fowey, Romney, and Europe.

In May, 1778, he was made Lieutenant into the Cornwall, 74, Captain Timothy Edwards, on board which ship he continued to serve till she sunk at St. Lucia, in June, 1780. He was then appointed Second Lieutenant of the Solebay, Captain Everett, employed on the Irish station, North America, and in the British Channel. From March to December he was acting Commander of the Savage sloop of war, on the coast of America and in the West Indies. He was then appointed First Lieutenant of the Prince George, Captain Williams, bearing the flag of RearAdmiral Digby, at the period when his present most gracious Majesty commenced his naval career on board that ship.

After obtaining the rank of Master and Commander in September, 1782, we find him in command, successively, of the Carolina, Albrione, and Wasp, on the American station and in the West Indies. During the eventful period embraced by the above dates, Captain

Crawley was an active participator in the various actions and naval enter prises which took place under Rodney and other commanders, for the maintenance of our maritime ascendency in the West Indies, and to support the operations of our land forces in the great colonial struggle in North America.

On the occasion of the Spanish Armament in 1790, Captain Crawley obtained his post rank in the Scipio, 74, but did not further serve in that ship. In 1795, Le commanded the Adventure, 44, and proceeded to Quebec in charge of a large convoy, which he conducted there without the loss of a ship, and received a letter of thanks from the committee at Lloyd's for the able manner in which this service was performed. On his return he was placed in command of the Lion, 64, and joined the Channel division under Admiral Christian, forming one of the ill-fated expedition under that officer to the West Indies. In the same ship he subsequently joined Admiral Duncan's fleet on the North Sea station, where he continued till June, 1797; when, owing to his health becoming affected by a long series of nearly thirty years' active service, and feeling with much acuteness the circumstance of the mutiny at the Nore, (though the Lion was the last ship to join the mutineers,) he, after its suppression, solicited to be superseded. This terminated Captain Crawley's services afloat.

He was, however, appointed agent for prisoners of war at Stapleton, in March, 1805, which situation he continued to hold till promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral in October, 1809. Owing to severe personal suffering, which rendered him physically incapable of duty afloat, he was compelled to forego the gratification of offering himself for service as a Flag-Officer; but to the latest period of his life he continued to feel the liveliest interest for the welfare of the naval service. A curious incident occurred in the career of this officer: during his service as captain, he once commanded a ship of the line of which his own father was the purser.

Rear-Admiral Crawley obtained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1814, and was advanced to that of Admiral of the White on his present Majesty's accession to the throne. On retiring from professional duty he made Bath his

residence, near which city he died on the 4th of November, in the 80th year of his age, bearing to the grave the esteem of all who knew him. - United Service Journal.

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DALLAWAY, the Rev. James, M.A. and B. Med., Vicar of Lether head, Surrey, and of Slynfold, Sussex; Secretary to the Earl Marshal, and F.S.A.; June 6th, 1834; at Letherhead; aged 71.

Mr. Dallaway's grandfather, John, a native of Aston in Warwickshire, resided at Brimscombe in the parish of Stroud, having settled in Gloucestershire about 1720; and dying in 1764, was buried at Minchinhampton. His wife was Rebecca, daughter of William Bradley and sister to the Rev. James Bradley, D. D. Astronomer Royal (whose epitaph, also at Minchinhampton, will be found in Bigland's Gloucestershire, vol. ii. p. 13.) His eldest son, William Dallaway, of Brimscombe, Esq. was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1766, and died in 1776. James, the youngest brother, was a banker at Stroud, and died in 1787, leaving by Martha, younger daughterof Richard Hopton of Worcester, Esq. (descended of a most ancient family in Shropshire) one son, the subject of the present memoir, and two daughters.

The Rev. James Dallaway was born in the parish of St. Philip and St. James, Bristol, Feb. 20. 1763; and having passed his youth at the Grammar School of Cirencester, under the Rev. James Washborne, became a scholar on the foundation of Trinity College, Oxford. Here he made himself well known for his English poetry, some of which was characterised by great sweetness and facility of versification; but the same talent, when mingled with the dangerous tinge of satire, was destined to become fatal to his early prospects. When his time had arrived to be elected Fellow, his name was passed over, without any reason assigned; but the cause was generally supposed to have been some satirical verses upon an influential member of the Society.

With his future prospects thus blighted, he left the University, having taken his degree of M. A. Dec. 3. 1784; and went to serve a curacy in

the neighbourhood of Stroud, where he resided at a house called "The Fort." At a subsequent period he resided in Gloucester; and about the years 1785 to 1796 he was employed as the Editor of Bigland's Collections for Gloucestershire.

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Mr. Dallaway's first publication was "Letters of the late Dr. Rundle, Bishop of Derry, to Mrs. Sandys, with introductory Memoirs," 2 vols. 8vo. 1789. In the same year he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries; and in 1792 he published in 4to. Enquiries into the Origin and Progress of Heraldry in England, with Observations on Armorial Ensigns." This was dedicated to Charles Duke of Norfolk, E. M. a circumstance which introduced him to the notice of his Grace, who was ever after his warm and constant patron. Through the Duke's introduction he was appointed Chaplain and Physician to the British embassy at the Porte, where Mr. Liston was then ambassador. He had previously taken the degree of Med. B. at Oxford Dec. 10. 1794. After his return he published, under the auspices of the Marquis of Bute, "Constantinople, ancient and modern, with Excursions to the Shores and Islands of the Archipelago, and to the Troad, 1797," 4to. This was pronounced by the great traveller Dr. Clarke to be the best book written on the subject. He at the same time announced that he had in contemplation to publish " The History of the Ottoman Empire, from the taking of Constantinople by Mohammed II. in 1452, to the Death of the Sultan Abdulhamid in 1788, as a Continuation of Gibbon;" but this he did not accomplish. In 1802 he communicated to the Society of Antiquaries an Account of the Walls of Constantinople; which is printed, with four plates, in the " Archæologia," vol. xiv. pp. 231-243.

In 1792 he wrote the Introduction to Naylor's "Collection of Coats of Arms borne by the Nobility and Gentry of the County of Gloucester."

On the 1st of Jan. 1797 Mr. Dallaway was appointed Secretary to the Earl Marshal, which office brought bin in close connection with the College of Arms, but did not constitute him a anember of the Corporation. He continued Secretary until the death of his patron in 1815; and was re-appointed to it by Lord Henry Howard, who, in 1816, was nominated Deputy Earl Marshal; and upon his Lordship's death, in 1824, a bill having passed to enable the present Duke of Norfolk to execute the functions of his office in person, Mr. Dallaway was a third time appointed to the official situation of Secretary to the Earl Marshal. In 1799 the Duke of Norfolk presented him to the rectory of South Stoke in Sussex; which he resigned in 1803, on his Grace procuring him the vicarage and sinecure rectory of Slynfold, which is in the patronage of the see of Chichester. In 1801, in exchange for the rectory of Llanmaes in Glamorganshire, which had been given to him by the Marquis of Bute, he obtained the vicarage of Letherhead, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester. The two benefices of Letherhead and Slynfold he held until his death. In 1811 he also obtained the prebend of Hova Ecclesia in the cathedral church of Chichester; which in 1816 he exchanged for that of Ferring; the latter he afterwards resigned in 1826 to the late Rev. Edmund Cartwright, on that gentleman's succeeding him in the editorship of the History of Western Sussex.

In 1800 Mr. Dallaway published in 8vo. "Anecdotes of the Arts in England, or comparative Remarks on Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting, chiefly illustrated by Specimens at Oxford." In 1803 he edited, in five volumes, 8vo. "The Letters and other Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montague, from her original MSS. with Memoirs of her Life." In 1806 be published in 8vo. "Observations on English Architecture, Military, Ecclesiastical, and Civil, compared with similar Buildings on the Continent, including a critical Itinerary of Oxford and Cambridge, &c., and Historical Notices of Stained Glass, Ornamental Gardening, &c."

In 1816 Mr. Dallaway published a work entitled "Of Statuary and Sculpture among the Ancients, with some account of Specimens preserved in England," 8vo.; all but a small portion of which perished in the fire at Mr. Bensley's printing office..

Previously to this time, in the year 1811, Mr. Dallaway had been engaged, by the late Duke of Norfolk, to edit at his Grace's expense "The History of the Three Western Rapes of Sussex," for which very ample collections had been made by Sir William Burrell, and de

posited in the British Museum. The first volume, containing the Rape and City of Chichester, was published in 1815; the first part of the second volume, containing the Rape of Arundel, appeared in 1819; the Rape of Bramber he relinquished to the late Rev. Edmund Cartwright, F. S. A., who published it in 1850.

In 1821 Mr. Dallaway privately printed, as an accompaniment to thirteen etchings by Mrs. Dallaway, two letters descriptive of the vicar's garden at Letherhead, addressed to his friend, R. Duppa, Esq., a very lively and animated description of a beautiful spot.

In 1823 he communicated to the Society of Antiquaries, " Observations on the first Common Seal used by the Burgesses of Bristol," printed (with a plate) in the " Archæologia," vol. xxi. pp. 79-87.

In 1824 he published in 4to. "A!!liam preestre Redivivus. Notices of Ancient Church Architecture in the Fifteenth Century, particularly in Bristol; with Hints for Practical Restorations."

An article from his pen, entitled "Bristol in the Fifteenth Century," appeared in "The Retrospective Review," new series, vol. ii. in 1828; and we perceive that these several papers have been recently reprinted at Bristol, under the title of " Antiquities a of Bristow in the Middle Centuries, including the Topography by William Wyrcestre, and the Life of William Canynge." This last was an essay by Mr. Dallaway, read at the Bristol Institution in April, 1831.

In 1826 Mr. Dallaway superintended, for Mr. Major, the bookseller, a finely embellished edition of Walpole's "Anecdotes of Painting," which includes Vertue's "Memoirs of the English Painters and Engravers." However accomplished in his acquaintance with art, and refined in his taste, Mr. Dallaway may have been, it cannot be concealed that he was by no means calculated for either a biographical or a topographical historian; and both this work and his History of Sussex abound with marks of haste, carelessness, and inaccuracy.

His last work was an extended and revised edition of the work of 1806 on "Architecture in England;" this was published early in the year 1834.

Mr. Dallaway was an occasional correspondent to " The Gentleman's Ma

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