ASIEINOLE, ELIAS, a celebrated antiquary, was b. at Lichfield on the 23d May, 1617. In 1633, when only 10 years of age, he commenced the study of law, and five years after, he was admitted to practice as a solicitor in chancery. During the civil wars, he embraced the side of the royalists, and was appointed captain in lord Ashley's regiment, and comptroller of the ordnance; but at the same time exhibited his love of study by joining Brazenose college, Oxford, where he sedulously applied himself to mathematics, natural philosophy, astronomy, and astrology. In 1646, he became acquainted with sev eral famous astrologers; amongst others, William Lilly, whose conversation had a great charm for him; and in 16,30, lie published a work of Dr. Dee's, to which he subjoined a treatise of his own. Continuing with singular perseverance his researches in this dim region of superstilk,us philosophy, be was enabled, in the course of two or three years, to issue his 7heettrum (itymkent Britannicurn, which procured for him a high reputation, and the friendship even of men like John Selden. In 16,38, appeared his Wag to 13,Ws, a work on the philosopher's stone—the last lie published in connection with astrology. At the restoration of king Charles various honors and emoluments were conferred upon him. In 1682. he presented to the university of Oxford a very fine collection of rarities, which properly, however, belonged to certain persons of the name of Ttadescant. In this transaction he exhibited a rather mean ambition to exclude the rightful owners of the cabinet of curiosities from participating in the honor of the gift, and posterity has unfortunately gratified his wish by calling, it the Ashmoletin museum. Ile d. May 18, 1602, leaving behind him a large quantity of MS., a considerable portion of which has since been published.
Jgrrunt, ah American philanthropist, was b. at Champlain. in the state of New York. in 1704. He was educated with a view to the Christian ministry; but eventu
ally became editor, in Washington, of a monthly magazine called The Repertory. In this periodical he advocated the views of the African 'Colonization society for founding a colony of liberated negroes on the west coast of Africa. In 1821, he published a life of the Rev. Samuel Bacon. who had fallen a victim to an unsticcessful attempt to realize these views in the previdus year. Learning the difficulties which surrounded a second attempt at planting a settlement in Africa, A. resolved to devote himself to the good work. Receiving an appointment as one of the agents of the African Colonization society, he conducted at body of liberated ncgroes from Baltimore, and landed at cape Mesurado, the scat of the infant colony, in the autumn of 1822. Dr. Ayres and tilt other agents of-the society having meanwhile abandoneo the sett cement flow severe illness, he assumed the superintendence of affairs as the sole representative of that body. Here, for more than six years, he devoted his powers and his hie to the establishing, on a fair and solid basis, this colony. so full of hope for the American negro. He showed great courage and tact in opposing the united forces of the natives at the outset of his man agement, and no less ability in after-negotiations With the chiefs by IN Inch the colony very considerable accessions to its territory. Ills health at length becoming 'sadly impaired, he bade adieu to the settlement, then recently called Liberia, in Mar., 1828, and landed at New Haven, Conn., in a state of great exhaustion. After a 1 rief revival, he relapsed, and d. on the 28th Aug.. 1828, in his 35111 year. His remains were honored with a public funeral. A memoir of his life, by R. It. Gurley, appeared at Wash ington in 1333.