and had seen some active service; at Aix-la-Chapelle, John
Burke, Esq., the compiler of the "Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary
of the Peerage and Baronetage of the United Kingdom," "The Commoners of
Great Britain," "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the landed
gentry of Great Britain and Ireland," "A Genealogical and Heraldic
History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England," "A general
Armoury of England, Scotland, and Ireland," republished under the
title of "Burke's Encyclopaedia of Heraldry," "Heraldic Illustrations,
comprising the Armorial Bearings of all the principal Families of the
Empire, with Pedigrees and Annotations," "The Royal Families of England,
Scotland, and Wales, and the Families descended from them." This learned
and laboriously-compiled collection of heraldic works gained for the
author great and well-merited fame.

At Brompton, a western suburb of the great metropolis, died Madame
Guizot, at the age of eighty-three. This lady was a native of France,
but joined her son, who was exiled with his king, Louis Philippe, whom
he had served too faithfully, but faithlessly to his country. Madame
Guizot was a lady of indomitable will, and abounding charity; she was
most remarkable for her unconquerable and zealous attachment to the
Protestant Church of France.

In April several very eminent persons were removed by death: among them
was Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, LL.D., F.S.A. He was the author of several
works of considerable reputation: "The History and Antiquities of the
County of Cardigan;" he united with Captain Smith in producing a book on
the subject of the costume of the early inhabitants of these islands. He
also published "A critical Inquiry into ancient Armour as it existed
in Europe, but particularly in England, from the Norman Conquest to the
Reign of King Charles the First, with a Glossary of Military Terms
of the Middle Ages." Several arch geological works were subsequently
written by him, and he left behind him the reputation of a profound
antiquarian.

In May, the death of some valuable persons took place. Baron Ashburton,
who, as a cabinet minister and a financier, and in one instance as a
negotiator, earned distinction. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, of Haddington,
distinguished as a writer, especially in the region of fiction; also Sir
William Hotham, Admiral of the Red.

June saw an equal number of famous men laid low. Among them none was
more remarkable than Tom Steele, an