DR. R. LAURENCE, ARCHBISHOP OF CASHEL.

THIS eminent divine is a brother of the late learned and benevolent Dr. French Laurence, who was M.P. for Peterborough, and one of the executors of Mr. Burke. Dr. R. Laurence was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford; of which college he was a member at the same time with his brother. He took his degree of M.A. there in 1785, and removed to University College. At the latter college he, in 1794, accumulated the degrees of B. and D.C.L. The first step to his promotion in the church was taken in 1804, when he was appointed to preach the Bampton Lecture. This duty he performed in so masterly a manner, that the archbishop of Canterbury gave him the rectory of Mersham, in Keut, a living of considerable value. In 1814, the chair of Regius Professor of Hebrew, in the University of Oxford, being vacant by the death of Dr. White, Dr. Laurence was chosen to fill it, and the choice gave general satisfaction. Dr. Laurence has recently been raised to the archbishopric of Cashel; an appointment, which certainly does honour to those by whom it was advised, as they could have been actuated by no political motives, but solely by a desire at once to reward distinguished merit, and to place in the see of Cashel a pastor capable of giving to his flock an example of virtue and of Christian charity. The charge which his grace has delivered to his clergy, in which he inculcates the duty of somewhat more than external piety, and of discarding an intolerant and persecuting spirit, affords a happy omen of the beneficial consequences which may be expected from his benevolent and enlightened exertions. The works of Dr. Laurence are, "An Attempt to illustrate those Articles of the Church of England, which the Calvinists improperly consider Calvinistical, in eight Sermons, preached before the University," 8vo. 1805; "On Singularity and Excess in Philological Speculation, a Sermon before the University," 8vo. 1807; "A Dissertation on the Logos of St. John," 8vo. 1808; 66 The Metaphorical Character of the Apostolical Style considered, in a Sermon preached at the Visitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury," 8vo. 1810; "Critical Reflections on some Misrepresentations in the Unitarian Version of the New Testament," 8vo. 1811; "Remarks on the Systematical Classification of MSS. adopted by Griesbach, in his edition of the New Testament," 8vo. 3 D

VOL. II.

1814; "The Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration, contrasted with the Tenets of Calvin, an University Sermon," 8vo. 1815; "The Doctrine of the Church of England, upon the Efficacy of Baptism, vindicated from Misrepresentation," 2 parts, 1816, 1818; "Authentic Documents relative to the Predestinarian Controversy, &c. with an Introduction," 8vo. 1819; "An Ethiopie Version, recently discovered, of the First, usually called the Fourth, or Second Apocryphal Book of Ezra, translated into Latin and English, with Remarks," 8vo. 1819; and "The Book of Enoch the Prophet; translated from an Ethiopic MS. in the Bodleian Library," 8vo. 1821.

LIEUT.-GENERAL LAURENT

WAS born at St. Amand, in 1750, and is one of those who are called Soldiers of Fortune, having risen in the army by his merit. He was a common soldier at the commencement of the Revolution, and, having performed acts of extraordinary bravery, rose to the rank of brigadier-general in 1794. In this quality he served in the different armies, and was named commandant of the Legion of Honour in 1804. He was employed in the department of Gemappe till 1812. During the war with Russia, he commanded the third brigade of National Guards, and marched with his corps to Magdeburgh, the defence of which was confided to him. At the latter place, Napoleon raised him to the rank of general of division, in July, 1813. On the return of Lonis, General Laurent was created a knight of St. Louis, and military commandant of Montmedi; where he was in 1815, when Napoleon re-appeared. He retired from the service in pursuance of the ordinance of the 9th of September,

1815.

COUNT DE LAURISTON

Is the son of a general officer under the ancien regime, and a descendant from the family of the celebrated Law of Mississippi notoriety, and was born in 1768. He embraced the military profession at an early age, and served constantly in the artillery, in which he obtained a rapid promotion, owing as much to his activity as to the friendship of Napoleon, whose aid-de-camp he was,

and who employed him on several important missions. He commanded, in 1800, in quality of brigadier-general, the fourth regiment of flying artillery, at la Fère. In 1801, he was chosen to convey to England the ratification of the preliminaries of peace, and was received with enthusiasm by the people of London, who took the horses from his carriage, and conducted him in triumph to Downing-street. After the death of the Duc d'Enghein, he happened to be in the same anti-chamber, at the court of Napoleon, with M. de Caulaincourt, and the conver sation having turned on the business lately performed by M. de C-, Lauriston told him, in a spirited manner, "The first consul has too much esteem for me to employ me in such a transaction." The conversation grew warm, but Napoleon interfered, and forbade them to carry the quarrel any further. Thongh displeased with the reply of Lauriston, Napoleon did not dismiss him from the service, but sent him on an insignificant mission into Italy. He contrived, however, that these two officers should not again meet in his presence. When Caulaincourt quitted his post of ambassador at Petersburgh, to make room for Lauriston, he did not await, as usual, the arrival of his successor, but took his departure the same evening, so that their carriages crossed each other on the road. M. de Lauriston has been in every campaign of importance, in Spain, Germany, and Russia. In 1809, he penetrated into Hungary, and took the fortress of Raah, after a bombardment of eight days. On the 6th of July, he decided the victory in favour of the French at the battle of Wagram, by coming up to the charge at full trot, with one hundred pieces of artillery. In 1811, he was appointed ambassador to Petersburgh. The object of his mission was to obtain the occupation of the ports of Riga and Revel, and to exclude English ships from the Baltic. This mission having failed, M. de Lauriston was employed in the Russian campaign, and, after the taking of Moscow, was sent with proposals for an armistice to the Emperor Alexander, which were rejected. After the disastrous retreat from Moscow, he commanded the army of observation on the banks of the Elbe, and during three months defended that river with a small force, prevent. ing the enemy from penetrating into Hanover. After having fought with great valour at the battle of Leipsic, be retreated to the bridge between that town and Lin