serve, which he should have directed to his heart. Animated by his courage and example, the Swiss flew to arms, when Geisler was killed by Tell, and the Austrians completely expelled from the country. THELLUSON, (PETER, ISAAC) a native of France, though many years resident as a merchant in England, died in 1798. Having acquired a vast fortune, he disposed of it by will, in the following extraordinary manner. Having a property of 700,000l. he left in legacies to his wife and children not quite 100,000l. The residue he left to trustees to accumulate and be laid out in the purchase of estates in England, till all the male children of his sons and grandsons are dead. But all who may take under this will must adopt the name of Thelluson. The term of accumulation cannot be less than from 90 to 120 years. If it should terminate at the first period, the property would amount to 35,000,000l; and if at the latter to 140,000,000l. And if, at that remote period, he should have no lineal descendants, the estates are to be sold, and the money applied to the Sinking Fund, un-, der the direction of Parliament. The heirs at law have since applied to the court of Chancery to set aside the will; but, after long and learned arguments, it was fully established. THEODORE, (KING OF CORSICA) was the son of Anthony, baron de Newhoffand de Stein in Westphalia, who marrying a daughter of a merchant, thereby incurred the displeasure of his relations, and was obliged to emigrate into France. By the interest E e 2 interest of the Duchess of Orleans, he obtained a place at the court of Lorrain. Theodore-Stephen, his son, was born at Metz, and brought up by the same illustrious lady. He was, for some time, in the suit of the famous Baron de Gortz, the Swedish minister; but when that intriguing statesman was executed at Stockholm, he went to Madrid, and entered into the Spanish service. Soon after this, he married a Spanish lady by whom he had a son, who was afterwards known in this country by the name of Colonel Frederic. Theodore next went to France, and had some transactions with Law, the Scotch adventurer. Being at Leghorn in 1736, he was encouraged by the English ministry to go over to Corsica, and head the malcontents against the Genoese government. It was on March 15, 1736, that Theodore landed, having been conveyed thither on board of an English vessel from Tunis, with a passport from our consul there. His attendants consisted of two officers, a secretary, a chaplain, and a few domestics, and Morocco slaves. Various were the opinions of the Corsicans respecting this extraordinary visitor, who announced himself Lord Theodore. He was conducted to the bishop's palace; and from the vessel that brought him, were debarked ten pieces of cannon, 4,000 firelocks, 3,000 pair of shoes, a great quantity of provisions, and coin to the amount of 200,000 ducats. Two pieces of cannon were placed before his door, and he had 400 soldiers posted for his guard. He created officers, and, among the malcontents, distributed the arms and the shoes he had brought with him. He con ferred the honour of knighthood on one of his chiefs, appointed another his treasurer, and professed the Roman catholic religion. This extraordinary man, with an agreeable person, had resolution and strong natural parts, and was capable of any enterprize. He was then about fifty years of age. Shortly after his landing, the chiefs of the Corsicans publicly declared to the people, that it was to him they were to be indebted for their liberties; and that he was arrived in order to deliver the island from the tyranny of the Genoese. The General Assembly offered him the crown, not as a sudden act, into which they had been surprised, but with all the precaution that people could take to secure their freedom and felicity under it. Theodore, however, contented himself with the title of Governor General. In this character he assembled the people, and administered an oath for preserving eternal peace among themselves; and severely did he exact obedience to this oath. He was again offered the title of king, he ac- cepted it; and on Sunday, the 15th of April 1736, was crowned King of Corsica, with a lau rel crown, and received the oath of fidelity from his principal subjects, amidst the acclamations of his people. The Genoese, alarmed at these proceedings, declared Theodore and his adherents traitors; but Theodore having mustered an army of 25,000 men, was enabled to make head. against his enemies, and captured the city of Bastia. He greatly relied on some foreign powers for support; but England and France strictly 1 enjoined their subjects not to assist the malcontents. Theodore, however, received large sums of money, and instituted a military order on the island, called " The Order of Deliverance ;" but the failure in the expected succours soon altered the face of affairs. He therefore resolved on quitting the island, but first appointed deputies to manage affairs in his absence. He went in disguise from Corsica, and after visiting different places, came to Naples, where he was seized and confined in the fortress of Cueta. On obtaining his liberty, the unfortunate Theodore repaired to England, where he was reduced to the most wretched state of poverty, and thrown into the King's Bench Prison for debt. Being released by an act of insolvency in 1756, he gave, in a schedule, the kingdom of Corsica, as his estate to his creditors, and died at his taylor's in the December of the same year. At the expence of a private gentleman, a marble monument was erected to his memory in St. Anne's Church, with the following inscription" Near this place is interred Theodore, king of Corsica, who died in this parish December 11, 1756, immediately after leaving the King's Bench Prison, by the benefit of the act of insolvency; in consequence of which he registered his kingdom of Corsica for the use of his creditors. The grave, great teacher to a level brings } TITIAN, TITIAN, or TITIANO, the most universal ge. nius for painting of all the Lombard school, was born at Ĉador, in Friuli, a province of Venice, in 1480. His uncle placed him under Giovannui Bellini, by whose instructions, and his own genius, he made a wonderful progress. But though he had adopted Bellini's stile, which was stiff and laboured, when he beheld the works of Giorgione, he altered his manner. He also contracted an intimacy with that great artist, which continued till Giorgione grew jealous of Titian's talents, and then their friendship subsided. Titian was the best colourist of all the moderns, and the most eminent for history, portraits, and landscapes. His reputation rose with great rapidity, and there was hardly a distinguished personage in Europe who did not think it an honour to send him some testi mony of esteem. The Emperor Charles V. created him a knight, and granted him a pension. He also frequently supplied him with considerable sums of money, signifying upon these occasions, "that he did not mean to pay him the value of his pictures, because they were above any price. To enumerate the variety of works executed by this admirable artist would be endless; but there are two which are particularly spoken of as inimitable: viz. "The Last Supper," in the Escurial, in Spain; and the other, "A Representation of Christ crowned with Thorns," at Milan. He died in 1576. TYNDALE, (WILLIAM) a most zealous English reformer, memorable for having made the first English version of the Bible, was born on the borders |