170 Burning of York Minster.-Theatrical Register. soon in a blaze. The spectacle at nine o'clock was awful. The interior of the vast building was a mass of fire, glowing with the most intense heat, and reflected upon Great fears the beautiful stained glass. were entertained for the east window, but the approach of the fire was stopped by sawing asunder the beams of the roof, and pushing the rafters into the burning abyss. The flames raged furiously, until the roof had fallen in, and about twelve o'clock all fears of their extending themselves had vanished, but the engines continued to play throughout the day and the night following. They were unable to reach the roof, owing to its height, otherwise they might have been more serviceable. The damage may be summed up thus:-The roof of the choir quite gone, the wood-work on each side consumed, the organ entirely destroyed, many monuments broken, and the communion plate melted. On the other hand, the east window is entire, the screen uninjured, although immediately below the organ, the records in the vestry, the horn of Ulphus, the coronation chair, and the brass eagle, are saved, and the wills in the Prerogativeoffice are in safety. The portion of the roof which has fallen is 222 feet in length; and to restore the Minster to its recent state, 80,000l. will probably be required. What increases the regret occasioned by this really national calamity is, that the act was the work of an incendiary named Martin, a tanner by trade, who had latterly been hawking about pamphlets, and had prophesied the burning of York Minster. He left York the same morning; a reward was offered for his apprehension, and on the 7th of Feb. he was taken near his native place, Hexham, in Northumberland. He was immediately conveyed to York, and committed to take his trial for having wilfully set fire to York Minster. He made the following voluntary confession:-"I set fire to the Minster in consequence of two remarkable dreams. I dreamt that one stood by me, with a bow and a sheaf of arrows, and he shot one through the Minster door. I said I wanted to try to shoot, and he presented me the bow. I took an arrow from the sheaf and shot, but the arrow hit the flags, and I lost it. I also dreamt that a large thick cloud came down over the Minster, and extended to my lodgings; from these things I thought that I was to set fire to the Minster." co:ding to subsequent disclosures made by Martin, he concealed himself in the Minster after prayers on Sunday afternoon, watched the ringers out in the evening, and in about an hour after went into the bell-chamber and struck a light. He had no dark lantern. He cut the bell-rope off, and having doubled and knotted it, and tied it to the frame outside, used for cleaning the windows, he put his light out. "I had not one until the clock struck half-past one, all which time T Ac Day singing hymns. At half-past one I [Feb. took the knotted cord, got over the iron gate of the south side aisle, and on coming to the great door in the prayer-place found it locked. I then fastened the cord on one side, and got to the top of the door and let myself down in the inside. The first thing I did was that of getting all the books that I could, and cushions that were necessary, piled them up in two heaps, and set one pile on fire at the Archbishop's throne, and the other at the right hand side of the organ; but before I set it on fire, I scrambled up the pulpit side, and cut off the gold lace all round the pulpit, with my razor, and after that I cut off all the silk velvet I could get. When half-past two o'clock struck, I lighted my fires; that at the Archbishop's throne burnt very fast, but the other burnt very slowly. I stayed half an hour in the place watching it. At three o'clock I started out, and went on my journey." A public subscription has been commenced to repair the Minster: 10,000l. has been already received. THEATRICAL REGISTER. ITALIAN OPERA. Jan. 31. This fashionable house, about which there is always such a deal of nonsense talked and written during the recess, opened this evening with Rossini's "La Donna del Largo;" and introduced to an English audience the talents of Madame Pisaroni, Signora Monticelli, and Donzelli, all of whom possess great merit. The opera was followed by Scribe's admirable two-act ballet, "La Somnabule," the scenery for which has been painted by Mr. W. Grieve of Covent Garden Theatre. Notwithstanding the general expectation of another O.P. row, we are much pleased to say there was but little uproar. DRURY LANE. Fel. 5. A farce by Mr. Peake, called Master's Rival, or a Day at Boulogne. The, plot is one of very common dramatic occurrence: a servant dressed in his master's clothes making love to a lady; and his final exposure. It succeeded very well. Feb. 21. A three act historical drama, the joint production of Messrs. Morton and Kenney, called Peter the Great, or the Battle of Pultowa. It is full of incident, is better written than the generality of modern dramas; but the character of Illo, the miller's wife, acted by Miss Love, requires much pruning of its numerous indelicacies. It was very well received. COVENT GARDEN. Feb. 3. A three act comic piece called The Widows Bewitched, was well received, but has since failed. La Quarantaine, a one act vaudeville, by Scribe, furnished part of the plot. 1829.] Theatrical Register.-Promotions and Preferments. Feb. 5. Mr. Bishop introduced an opera of his own poetry and music called Yelva, which was vehemently condemned. ADELPHI. Feb. 9. A piece called The Red Rover, founded on Cooper's novel, and written by Mr. Ball. Very successful; the scenery very excellent. SURREY. Jan. 29. M. G. Lewis's romantic drama of the Wood Demon was very effectively and splendidly produced as an after-piece. Feb. 13. A new piece founded on the incidents of Bampfylde Moore Carew, which has succeeded extremely well. Some of the finest dramas of the London Stage are nightly exhibited here; and acted with much correctness and taste. The Royal Theatres have no cause to complain of this encroachment; the example was set by their descending to the petit pieces of the Minors. Mr. Elliston perseveres in his intention of gratifying the public with the series of his 171 popular comic characters. We are sure they will reward him handsomely for the delight he gives. His talents deserve crowded houses and respectable audiences. PAVILION, WHITECHAPEL. Since the unfortunate destruction of the newly erected Brunswick Theatre, the inhabitants of the commercial part of the Metropolis have been obliged to content themselves with the poor accommodation of this small play-house. But the performances are highly calculated to attract since nightly one or other of the sterling comedies or deep-toned tragedies of the British Drama are produced. Actors and actresses of first-rate ability cannot be expected; but they really have some very creditable hands: Mr. Freer in tragedy is a host, and Miss Hallande in comic and lady-gentleman characters, succeeds very well. On the 9th of Feb. a new piece was introduced, written by Mr. Somerset, and called Maurice the Woodcutter, which, for excellence of plot, and richness of incident, might very successfully be transplanted to the Royal Boards. PROMOTIONS AND PREFERMENTS. East Grinstead-Visc. Holmesdale, vice the Royal Staff Corps.-Major Henry Du Unattached. - Brevet Lieut.-Col. Geo. Dairs Willson, 4th Foot, and Major Rob. Wallace, 1st Drag. Guards, to be Lieut. Colonels of Infantry. Feb. 2. Hugh Duke of Northumberland, to be Lt.-Gen. and Gen.-Governor of Ireland. Feb. 4. Captains and Brevet-Majors Rich. Jones and J. E. Jones, to be Lieut.-Colonels.-Royal Engineers: Capt. H. W. Vavasour, to be Lieut.-Col. Feb. 9. Lieut.-Col. Edw. Purdon, Royal African Corps, to be Lieut.-Col. Feb. 11. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby to be Lord Lieut. of Carnarvonshire. Lieut. James Stuart Brisbane, son of the late Commodore Sir James Brisbane, to be Commander. Capt. Schomberg to command the Melville, 74, at Portsmouth; and the Hon. Capt. Waldegrave to command the Seringapatam frigate at Chatham. Members returned to serve in Parliament. Plymouth-Adm. Sir Geo. Cockburn, reelected. Whitchurch-The Hon. J. R. Townshend. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. Rev. J. M. Turner, to be Bp. of Calcutta. Rev. J. Bond, Romansleigh R. Devon. Rev. Lundy Foot, Longbredy R. co. Dorset. Rev. T. Jones, Creaton R. co. Northampt. Rev. P. M'Vean, Ch. at Muckairn, Argyllsh. Rev. T. Moseley, St. Martin's R. Birming- Rev. W. Mousley, Cold Ashby V. co. Northampton. Rev. E. P. New, Northmore P.C. Oxon. Rev. J. Pearson, Ch. at Kilmenny, Argyllshire. Rev. J. Prowett, Heigham R. next Norwich. Jan. 22. In Upper Gower-street, the wife of J. H. Standen, esq. a son.-25. At Millbrook, the lady of Sir Cha. Dalrymple, a dau. -The wife of Wm. Blundell, esq. of Crosby-hall, Lancashire, a dau. 27. At Knowle House, the wife of Edmund de Pentheny O'Kelly, esq. of Clongory, a son.-28. At Hooton Pagnel House, near Doncaster, the Lady Louisa Duncombe, a son.-29. At Mappertonhouse, Dorset, the lady of Sir Molyneux Hyde Nepean, bart, a dau.At Balls Park, Herts, the wife of the Rev. Rob. Ridsdale, a dau.- -At Rhone Hill House, co. Tyrone, the wife of Wm. J. Greer, esq. a son.- -30. At the lodgings, University College, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Rowley, the Master, a son. Feb. 2. At Oxford, the wife of Dr. Ogle, a son. -At Gordon Castle, the seat of the Duke of Gordon, the wife of James Duff, esq. a dau.4. At Stansted Rectory, Suffolk, the wife of the Rev. S. Sheen, a son.- -5. In Guernsey, the wife of the Rev. C. W. Stocker, Principal of Elizabeth College, a son.-12. At Ashford-hall, near Ludlow, the wife of Captain Litchfield, R. A. a dau -At Upper Sheen, Surrey, the wife of Col. C. S. Fagan, C.B. a dau.— 18. At Crouch-end, the wife of Christ. J. Magnay, esq. a son.-19. In Upper Montagu-st. the wife of Fred. Solly Flood, a son. MARRIAGES. -At Jan. 21. At Bath, the Rev. E. Dewdney, to Emily, youngest dau. of Lady Eleanor Lindsey.- -22. At St. George's, Hanover-square, the Earl Cornwallis, to Miss Laura Hayes.- -At Ashwick, Somerset, W. Peard Jillard, esq. of Oakhill Cottage, to Mary Anne, eldest dau. of the Rev. James Tuson, Rector of Binegar.- At Pontefract, Robert Smith, esq. to Esther Anne, eldest dau. of Edw. Trueman, esq. banker. 27. At St. George's, Hanover-square, Lieut.Col. Wyatt, First Life Guards, to Martha, widow of the late Cynne Lloyd, esq.Wickham Market, Suffolk, the Rev. Geo. W. Hughes Ridsdale, to Leonora, dau. of the late Rev. Joseph Eyre, Rector of St. Giles, Reading.- -At Trinity Church, St. Marylebone, Lieut. John Wainewright, C.B., Lieut.-Governor of Portsmouth, to Eliz. second dau. of S. Powell, esq. of Upper Harley-street.-At Westbury-uponTrym, Alfred George, esq. of LawrenceWeston, to Eliza, second dau. of W. Edwards, esq. of Salisbury.-31. At Kensington, Robert Thew, esq. Major Bombay Art. to Jane, eldest dau. of Robert Forbes, esq. of Kensington.-At Chelsea, J. Carter Wood, esq. of Westminster, to Julia, only dau. of the Rev. Thos. R. Wrench, Rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill.- -At Camberwell, Lieut. J. H. Sloley, R.N. -At Miss Emma Gribble, of Walworth.Walthamstow, Capt. Alex. Lighton, to Rebekah, dau. of the late Wm. Terrington, esq. of London. At Cambridge, Robert C. Sutton, esq. of Well Hall, Eltham, Kent, to Miss Wooding, formerly of Herne-hill, to Dulwich. At Poplar, Francis Whishaw, esq. to Frances Matilda, dau. of Capt. Spowers, of Blackwall. Feb. 2. At St. James's, the Rev. Walter Davenport Bromley, of Baginton, Warwickshire, to the Lady Louisa Dawson, dau. of the Earl of Portarlington. At St. Marylebone New Church, the Rev. Chas. Edw. Hutchinson, Vicar of Beddingham cum Firle, to Lucy, the second dau. of John Cayley, esq. of Wallington, Surrey.-3. At Marlston, Berks, Capt. Versturme, only son of Sir Louis Versturme, of Bath, to Anne Elizabeth, only d. of late Benj. Bunbury, -George, eldest esq. of Marlston House.son of Samuel Newton, esq. of Croxton Park, Cambridgeshire, to Charlotte, dau. of Gen. Onslow, of Staughton House, Huntingdonshire. 4. At Frome, John Yeoman, esq. Capt. and Paymaster of the Second Somersetshire Militia, to Miss Scamels.-5. Lieut. W. Halsted Poole, Royal Art. to Eliz. only dau. of Rich. Francklin, of Montague-place, esq.- 10. At Crediton, the Rev. W. Molesworth, Rector of St. Breoke, &c. Cornwall, second son of the late Sir W. Molesworth, bart. to Frances Susanna, third dau. of the late James Buller, esq. of Downes, Devon.- 12. At the Rectory, Marylebone, the Rev. Robert Anderson, to the Hon. Caroline Dorothea Shore, third dau. of Lord Teignmouth. At Marylebone Church, the Hon. H. Stafford Jerningham, eldest son of Lord Stafford, to the eldest dau. of the late Edw. Howard, esq. F.R.S. and niece to the Duke of Norfolk. 1829.] [ 173 ] OBITUARY. LADY WILLOUGHBY D'ERESBY. Dec... At Whitehall, aged 67 the Right Hon. Lady Priscilla-Barbara-Elizabeth Burrell, Baroness Willoughby d'Eresby, dowager Lady Gwydir, and (with her sister the dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley) joint Hereditary High Chamberlain of England. Her Ladyship was born Feb. 14, 1761, the second but eldest surviving daughter of Peregrine third Duke of Ancaster, by Mary daughter of Thomas Panton, of Newmarket, esq. At the age of eighteen she was married Feb. 23, 1779, to Peter Burrell of Beckingham in Kent, esq, who was knighted in 1781, succeeded bis uncle Sir Merrick Burrell as a Baronet in 1787, and was created Lord Gwydir in 1796. On the death of their brother Robert fourth Duke of Ancaster, July 8, 1779, this Lady and her sister Lady GeorgianaCharlotta, afterwards Marchioness of Cholmondeley, became his coheirs in the Barony of Willoughby d'Eresby and the office of Great Chamberlain of England. The abeyance of the Barony was terminated in favour of the lady now deceased on the 18th of the following March; the right to the Great Chamberlainship has remained divided between the sisters, Sir Peter Burrell being in 1781 appointed to execute the office as Deputy, and since his death his son the present Lord Gwydir. Her Ladyship's issue by Lord Gwydir, who died in 1820, were three sons and two daughters: 1. the Right Hon. Peter-Robert Burrell, who has since 1820 borne the title of Lord Gwydir, and is now the eleventh Lord Wil loughby d'Eresby. He married in 1807 the Hon. Clementina-Sarah Drummond, heiress of Lord Perth, and has a son and three daughters; 2. the Hon. Lindsey Merrick Burrell, who married in 1807 Frances, youngest daughter of James Daniel, esq. and has eleven children; 3. the Hon. William-Peregrine-Peter; 4. the Hon. Charlotte Elizabeth, who died young; and 5. the Right Hon. Elizabeth Julia-Georgiana, married in 1826 to John, present and second Earl of Clare. SIR GILBERT EAST, BART. Dec. 11. At Hall-place, Maidenhead, aged 64, Sir Gilbert East, second Baronet of that places Sir Gilbert was the elder son of Sir William the first Baronet, by Hannah second daughter of Henry Cassamajor, Sir Gilbert's will has been proved in Doctors'-commons. It contains some very eccentric directions respecting his dogs, horses, and parrots, from which the following are abridged : every dog belonging to me at my decease, be it where it may, shall be kept in every respect as well as during my life, shall be fed with milk, barley or oatmeal, or sea biscuit and tripes, &c., and I leave 75. a week for each dog; and a trusty, honest person shall look after them and attend upon them, which, together with any kennel-furniture when wanting, shall be an extra payment over and above the weekly allowance, as shall also medicines. I do not allow of any one dog to be killed because old or infirm under a false notion of charity. And further any horse or mare belonging to me at my decease, shall have each a run for life, with every possible care and attention paid to them, but most particularly in winter, when I will, that chaff, bran, and bay, be daily and plen tifully given to them, and a warm shed or sheds for them to shelter themselves in, be provided, and that they be allowed to run in my meadows at Fifield particularly; I bequeath 8s. per week for the maintenance of each horse, mare, or gelding. Further, any parrot that may to me belong shall, at the decease of Eleanor Mary East, be made over to Martha Hack, who I trust will in every respect take the greatest care of, on the same plan of keeping and feeding as practised whilst I was living, with the quarterly sum of 157., making 601. per year; and at the death of said parrot only 207. per year for life shall be paid unto Martha Hack or the successor actually appointed. A cage similar (being iron) to the present ones, shall be provided at the expiration of every two years for the parrot aforesaid. "My remains shall be put into a cedar coffin, lined top, bottom, and sides with Russia leather, and shall be placed in a coffin made of best wrought iron, and painted three times inside and outside with black paint, and then em 174 OBITUARY.-Capt. Sir Wm. Hoste, Bart. bellished with armorial and funeral devices richly. Camphor and spices shall be put into the cedar coffin as much as possible. The body to be placed in the family vault, Witham, Essex. I shall give no very particular directions as to the procession, &c.; but it ought to be performed in a dignified and solemn manner, with banners, &c." Sir Gilbert's funeral was conducted in a style of grandeur seldom exceeded. His remains were deposited in the family vault at Witham in Essex, in which parish he was lessee of the tithe, held of the Bishop of London. In the chancel is the monument of Sir Gilbert's grand father, "William East of the Middle Temple," who died in 1726. It has a Latin inscription, describing his family connections. The chief mourners on the recent occasion consisted of three nephews of the deceased,-Mr. East Clayton, Colonel Clayton, and Mr. Augustus Clayton. Sir Wm. Jolliffe, Mr. Jolliffe, Mr. Gilbert-East Jolliffe, Mr. Berners, and other more distant relations of the family, were present. SIR H. V. Darell, BT. 1828. In his 60th year, Sir Harry Verelst Darell, second Baronet of Richmond in Surry, a Senior Merchant on the Bengal establishment, and Com-' mercial Resident at Etawah and Calpee. Sir Harry was the only surviving son of Sir Lionel Darell, Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, and M.P. for Heydon, who was created a Baronet in 1795, by Isabella, daughter of Timothy Tullie, esq. another East India Director. On the death of Sir Lionel in 1803 (at which time there were some notices of him in our vol. LXXIII. p. 1090), his son now deceased, inherited the title. Sir Harry married, June 2, 1809, Amelia-MariaAnne, only daughter of William Beecher, esq. and had issue, Sir Harry-FrancisColville, born in 1814, who has become bis successor; and other children. CAPT. SIR WM. HOSTE, BART. Dec. 6. In London, at the house of his father-in-law the Earl of Orford, aged 48, Sir William Hoste, Bart. PostCaptain in the Royal Navy, K.C.B. and K.M.T. The naval service of England has sustained a great loss in the death of this distinguished officer; and although this loss would have been more felt a few years ago than now, when the country is enjoying a state of profound peace, yet our gratitude for past services, and [Feb. our admiration of high talents, unwearied zeal, and beroical bravery, should make us eqnally anxious to pay every tribute of respect to the memory of him who has served his country so well, as though he had been snatched from us, like Nelson, in the very act of achieving great and memorable deeds. The family of Hoste was originally of Bruges in Flanders, where the name occurs in the list of the city magistrates as early as 1359. James Hoste, son of Jaques who had been governor of Bruges, was one of the Protestants driven from the Low Countries by the persecutions of the Duke of Alva, and settled in England in 1569. From him the officer now deceased was sixth in descent; being the second but eldest surviving son of the Rev. Dixon Hoste of Godwick in Norfolk, by Margaret daughter of Henry Stanforth, esq. of Salthouse in the same county. The career of Sir William Hoste in the navy, was commenced as Midshipman under the protection of the immortal Nelson, at the commencement of the French revolutionary war; and he served with that great commander in the Agamemnon and other ships, till after the expedition against Teneriffe; when his patron transferred him to the care of Capt. Ralph W. Miller, commanding the Theseus of 74 guns. The following are extracts from Nelson's correspondence relative to his protégé, previous to the latter attaining his sixteenth year : To the Rev. Dixon Hoste, Godwick, Norfolk, Feb. 14, 1794:-" You cannot, my dear Sir, receive more pleasure in reading this letter than I have in writing it, to say that your son is every thing which bis dearest friend can wish him to be; and is a strong proof that the greatest gallantry may lie under the most gentle behaviour. Two days ago it was necessary to take a small vessel from a number of people who had got on shore to prevent us; she was carried in a high style, and your good son was by my side." To the same, May 3d.-" The little brushes we have lately had with the enemy, only serve to convince me of the truth I have already said of him; and in his navigation you will find him equally forward. He highly deserves every thing I can do to make him happy." To Mrs. Nelson." Hoste is indeed a most exceeding good boy, and will shine in our service." In August 1798, Mr. Hoste succeeded the Hon. T. B. Capel in the command of la Mutiné, the only small vessel attached to Nelson's squadron in the battle of the |