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Rh "As a preacher of the word of God, the archbishop had always been regarded as eloquent, graceful, and persuasive, displaying great zeal and piety in all he uttered, and was sure to enlist the undivided attention of his hearers.

"In person he was tall and commanding, and remarkable for his graceful deportment and ease in conversation. No one ever approached him familiarly without being pleased with him, or without an increased respect for his person. His piety was of the highest order. No one could look upon him without being impressed with the idea that he was a true prelate of the church. Ever unostentatious and unassuming, his great aim was to do good to all men, seeking the will of his great Master. His study was to please Him, regardless of the world, which would willingly heap upon him its choicest honors, did he not studiously fly from them."

9th. At Rhinebeck, N. Y.,, M.D., aged 57, an eminent physician. Dr. Beck graduated at Columbia College in 1813, at the head of his class. He completed his medical studies in 1817, and commenced practising at New York, where he soon became distinguished. In 1826, he was appointed Professor of Materia Medica and Botany in the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons; but some time afterwards he exchanged the chair of Botany, to which Dr. Torrey was appointed, for that of Medical Jurisprudence, which he continued to hold, with that of Materia Medica, till the time of his death.

On board the steamer California, on her passage from Panama to San Francisco, Hon., delegate to Congress from Oregon Territory.

12th. At New Haven, Conn., Hon., L.L.D., aged 86, late Chief Justice of the State of Connecticut. He was for many years Professor of Law in Yale College.

13th. At Bucksport, Me., Hon., aged 77, formerly Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Hancock Co.

14th. At Tonawanda, N. Y.,, aged 70, a chief of the Senecas, generally known among the whites by the name of John Blacksmith. He was a most determined and fearless defender of the rights of his brethren against the encroachments of the "pale face," and his name may be found attached to several important treaties at Washington. He was a zealous opponent of the land speculators, and frequently came in contact with them in courts of justice; and on one or two occasions, actually forced some of them to leave the Indian territory. He was