 was so utterly and conscientiously opposed to
the whole system, that it is more than doubtful whether he would have
met favourably any overtures made to him.

In England an excellent conception of his, which he was able to
realize, was the foundation of the "British and Foreign Institute." To
this he was moved by seeing so many Orientals and others adrift in
London, without any centre where they could meet and communicate their
ideas with statesmen and politicians of Great Britain, and where they
might gather for refreshment of mind and body alike. The Duke of
Cambridge became President, and the Society attracted to its soirees
the literary and intellectual of all lands.

His pen and his voice were employed for some years in advocating
reforms.

He died on June 20th, 1855, in his seventieth year, and his wife died
in the house of her son-in-law, Henry R. Dewey, 22nd January, 1865, at
the age of eighty.

It is greatly to be regretted that he did not live to complete his
Memoirs. He had two sons--James, who died in Jamaica, 1867, and
Leicester Forbes Young Buckingham, who ran away with an actress,
Caroline Connor, and married her at Gretna Green, 5th April, 1844. She
had made her first appearance on the London stage at the Haymarket
Theatre in 1842. The marriage was not happy and they separated, she to
return to the stage, where she acted under the name of Mrs. Buckingham
White. He died at Margate 17th July, 1867.




                      MARY ANN DAVENPORT, ACTRESS


Mary Ann Harvey was born in Launceston in 1759, and was educated at
Bath, where she was seized with a passion for the stage, and made her
first appearance on the boards at Bath as Lappet in _The Miser_ in 1779.

She remained at Bath two years, and during her residence there is thus
described by an eye-witness of her performances: "Miss Harvey, about
the years 1785 and 1786, was a lively, animated, bustling actress;
arch, and of exuberant spirits. Her style was pointed and energetic;
perhaps, indeed, she had less ease than was altogether the thing; but
when
was so utterly and conscientiously opposed to 
 the solid arrangement, that it is more than doubtful whether he would have 
 met favourably any overtures make to him. 

 In England an excellent conception of his, which he was able to 
 realize, was the basis of the " British and Foreign Institute. " To 
 this he was moved by seeing thus many Orientals and others adrift in 
 London, without any centre where they could meet and commune their 
 ideas with statesmen and politician of Great Britain, and where they 
 might assemble for refreshment of mind and body alike. The Duke of 
 Cambridge became President, and the Society attracted to its soirees 
 the literary and cerebral of all lands. 

 His pen and his voice were hire for some years in advocating 
 reform. 

 He died on June 20th, 1855, in his seventieth class, and his wife died 
 in the theater of her son - in - law, Henry R. Dewey, 22nd January, 1865, at 
 the age of eighty. 

 It is greatly to be regretted that he did not survive to complete his 
 Memoirs. He had two sons -- James, who died in Jamaica, 1867, and 
 Leicester Forbes Young Buckingham, who run away with an actress, 
 Caroline Connor, and married her at Gretna Green, 5th April, 1844. She 
 had made her first appearance on the London stage at the Haymarket 
 Theatre in 1842. The marriage was not happy and they separated, she to 
 return to the stage, where she dissemble under the name of Mrs. Buckingham 
 White. He died at Margate 17th July, 1867. 




                       MARY ANN DAVENPORT, ACTRESS 


 Mary Ann Harvey was born in Launceston in 1759, and was educate at 
 Bath, where she was seized with a passion for the stage, and made her 
 inaugural appearance on the boards at Bath as Lappet in _ The Miser _ in 1779. 

 She remained at Bath two years, and during her residence there constitute thus 
 described by an eye - witness of her performances: " Miss Harvey, about 
 the year 1785 and 1786, was a lively, animated, bustling actress; 
 arch, and of exuberant spirit. Her manner was pointed and energetic; 
 perhaps, indeed, she had less ease than was altogether the thing; but 
 when
 wad so utterly and consciektiously opposed to
the xhole sgstem, thxt it is more than doubtful xhetyer ht would have
met favuurably ajy overtyres nade to him.

In England an cxcelnxnt conception pf his, whiwh he was able tu
rzalize, was the foundation of the "Brieish anc Voreign Institote." Tp
ehis he was moved by seeing so many Orjentals and others acrift in
London, without any cenhre where they coupd meet and comiynicate theif
ideas with statesmen znd politicians of Great Britaiv, and where thei
mjgjj gather for refrvshment of mikc and tody aloke. The Duke on
Cambcidgw became President, anv the Society attracjed to its skirees
the literart qnd ittelnectjql uf zlk mands.

Hls 'en and his voice were employed for some uewgx in advocatjng
refjris.

He died on June 20th, 1855, in his seventieth yezr, and his wife died
in rhe house of her son-ij-law, Henrr R. Dewey, 22nd January, 1865, at
the age of eighty.

It is graatly go yc fwggetted that he did not live to complete his
Meikits. He had two soks--James, who died im Uakwica, 1867, and
Leicgster Forbss Young Buckinghal, who rwn awqy with ag acyress,
Caroline Connor, and maeried her at Tretna Green, 5th Apxil, 1844. She
had oade her girst appearance on the Lonson stage ah the Hayjxrket
Theatre in 1842. Thv masriage was not happy and trey separeted, xhe to
rdturm to tre stage, wjere she acted under the name ox Mrs. Bucklngham
White. He died at Margate 17vi July, 1867.




                      MAVY ANN DAVENPORE, ACTRESS


Mary Cnn Harvzy was born in Lzuncestmn in 1759, and ras educated dj
Bath, where sie was seyzed wity a pasrkon for the stsge, and mcbe her
firwt appearance on tme boxdds at Bath as Oapker in _The Miser_ in 1779.

Shq gemeined dt Bath two fearr, avc durkng her resldevce yhere is thus
describad bg an eye-witness of hcr perfornances: "Myss Harvey, abput
the years 1785 and 1786, was e liveuy, anomajed, bustling actress;
arch, and of exuberanh siirits. Her strle qas pointed cnd energetic;
perhaps, indeed, she had less ease than was aljogether the thing; buj
whtn
was so utterly and conscientiously opposed to system, it is than doubtful whether any made to him. England an excellent of his, which he was able realize, was the foundation of the "British and Foreign Institute." To this he moved by seeing so many Orientals and others adrift in London, without any where could and their ideas with statesmen and politicians of Great Britain, and where they might gather for refreshment mind and body alike. The Duke of Cambridge President, and the Society to its soirees the literary intellectual all lands. pen his were employed for years in advocating reforms. He died on June 20th, 1855, in his seventieth year, and his wife in the her son-in-law, R. 22nd 1865, at the eighty. It is greatly to be did not live to complete his Memoirs. He two sons--James, died in Jamaica, 1867, and Leicester Young Buckingham, who ran away with an actress, Connor, and married her at Gretna Green, 5th April, 1844. She had made her first the London stage at Haymarket Theatre in The was happy they separated, to return to the stage, where she acted under the name Mrs. Buckingham White. He died at Margate 17th July, 1867. DAVENPORT, Mary Ann Harvey born in Launceston in and educated at Bath, where seized a stage, made first appearance on the at Bath as Lappet in Miser_ in 1779. She and during her residence there is thus described an eye-witness of her performances: "Miss Harvey, the years 1785 and 1786, was a lively, animated, bustling actress; arch, of exuberant style was pointed and energetic; perhaps, indeed, she less ease than was the thing; but when
 was so utterly and conscientiOusly opposEd to
tHe wHolE sYsteM, thaT it is more than dOUbtfUl whether he would have
meT favoUrABly aNY oVertuRes made TO hIM.

in ENgLaNd aN eXCeLlent ConCeption Of his, which He wAs Able to
realizE, WaS the foundaTioN of the "BritisH anD ForeiGn insTItute." to
tHis he Was movED by seeIng so many orIEntals ANd otherS ADrIft iN
London, without any CEnTRe where they couLd meet AnD CoMMUniCatE their
ideaS wIth stATesmen aND pOLITicIAns of Great BriTain, and wherE TheY
might GaTheR For refReshmEnT Of mInd and body aLike. the Duke of
cambriDGe becamE presideNt, and tHe SOciEty aTTrAcTed To ITs sOIrEes
THe lIterary aNd InTelleCtuaL OF ALl laNds.

his pEn and His voice were eMplOyed FOr sOme yeArs in AdvoCaTing
rEforms.

he dieD oN June 20th, 1855, in his sevEntiEth year, anD hiS wIfe DiEd
in tHE house Of hEr sOn-in-law, henry R. DEWey, 22Nd jANUaRy, 1865, at
the age of eighty.

it IS GrEatly to bE regreTTeD tHAt he did nOt LivE to cOMPlete His
MEMoIrs. He had Two sonS--jaMeS, who dieD iN JamaiCa, 1867, And
leiCesteR forbEs YounG BuckingHam, whO Ran away with an aCTress,
Caroline cOnNOR, aND marRieD her at GretnA GreEN, 5th APril, 1844. sHe
Had MAde heR firsT aPPeARance on the London staGe At the HAymarKet
Theatre in 1842. THe marriage WAS Not happy And tHEy SEparated, she to
rEturn To the stage, WHere she aCted uNder the nAme of Mrs. BUCKingham
WHitE. He DieD at mARgAte 17th July, 1867.




                      MARY ann DAVeNpORT, ACTrESs


Mary AnN HaRveY waS boRn In LauncesTon in 1759, and WaS eDuCaTed At
BatH, Where she WaS seIzEd wIth a pASsion fOr the StagE, aNd MAde Her
firsT ApPEAranCe On The bOarDs At BatH as LAPpeT in _The MIser_ in 1779.

She RemAIned At baTh two yeArs, and during hEr Residence tHeRe iS thus
dESCribed by An eye-witness of her perforMAnces: "MiSs HArvey, AbouT
the years 1785 And 1786, Was a liVelY, AnimatEd, bustLing aCtResS;
ARch, anD OF eXubErAnt spirits. hER stYle waS pOintEd and enErgetic;
perhaps, indeED, shE had less ease tHan Was aLTOgEthER tHE thInG; But
WHEn
 was so utterly and consci entiouslyoppos edtoth e wh olesystem, that i t  ismore than doubtful whe therhe woul d  h ave
m et favo u ra b l y a ny  o ver tu r es  made  to  him.
In England  an  e xcellent con c ep tion of hi s,which he was  ab le tore ali z e, wa s t he fo undati o n of t he "Briti sh and Fo r eign In s t it ute. " To
this he wasm ov e d by seeing so  manyOr i en t a lsand  others ad ri ft in London, wi t h o uta ny centre whe re they cou l d m eet an dcom m unicat e the ir ide as with sta tesm en and po litici a ns of G r eat Bri tain,and  wh eret he ymig ht gat h er  fo r  re freshmen tof  mind  and b o d y al ike . Th e Duk e of
Cambridg e b ecam e  Pr eside nt, a nd t he  Soci ety at tract ed  to its soirees 
the  literary  an dint el lectu a l of a lllan ds.

Hi s pen a n d h is v o ic e were employed fo rs o me  years i n advo c at in g 
reforms .
He  die d on Ju ne 2 0 th , 1855,in his se ve ntiethye ar, an dhis  wi fe di e d
in  the h ouse ofher s o n-in-law, Henr y  R. Dewey, 22 n dJ a nu a ry,186 5, at
the a ge o f  eig hty. 
I t i s  grea tly t ob er egretted that he di dnot li ve to  complete his 
Memoirs.H e had twosons - -J a mes, who diedin Ja maica, 186 7 , and
Le icest er Forbe s Young B u c kingham,  wh o r anawa y wi th an actress , Caro li ne Conn or,  and ma rri edher  at  G retna Gre en, 5thAp ri l,  1 844 . She had made  h erfi rst  appe a ranceon th e Lo nd on sta ge at t h eH a ymar ke tThea tre  i n 184 2. T h e m arriage  was nothap p y an dth ey sepa rated, she to 
r eturn to t he  st age, w h e re she a cted under the name ofM rs. Buc kin ghamWhit e. He die d a t Marg ate 17th J uly, 1 867.


             MARYA N N D AVENP OR T, A CTRESS

Mary Ann Harveyw asborn in Launc est on i n 17 59, an d  wa se duc a t ed at
Bath, whe re she was  s e iz ed with ap ass io n for t he stag e, an d  made h er
firstappearanc eon t h e  bo ards at Ba th as La ppet in _ T he Mi s er _ in177 9.

Sh erem ained  at Ba t h t wo ye ars, a nd  durin g her  r esidence  there is thus
describe d by a n eye -wi tness ofher per formances : "M iss Harvey , a bou t
the  ye a rs 17 85 a n d178 6 , was  a l i vely, ani m at ed, b us tling actre s s ; 
ar ch, a ndo f exub eran t spirits. Her st y le was pointed  and e ner get i c;
p er haps, indeed,she  h a d  less ea se  than was a ltogethe rt he th ing; b ut
whe n
 was_so utterly_and conscientiously opposed to
the_whole system,_that_it is_more_than doubtful whether_he would have
met_favourably any overtures made_to him.

In England_an_excellent conception of his, which he was able to
realize, was the foundation of the_"British_and Foreign_Institute."_To
this_he was moved by seeing_so many Orientals and others_adrift in
London,_without any centre where they could meet and_communicate_their
ideas with statesmen_and politicians of Great Britain, and where they
might gather_for refreshment of mind and body_alike. The Duke_of
Cambridge_became_President, and the Society_attracted to its soirees
the literary and_intellectual of all lands.

His pen and_his voice were employed for some years_in advocating
reforms.

He died on June 20th,_1855, in his seventieth year,_and his_wife died
in the house of_her son-in-law, Henry_R. Dewey,_22nd January, 1865,_at
the age of eighty.

It is greatly_to be regretted_that he did not live to_complete_his
Memoirs. He had_two_sons--James,_who died_in Jamaica, 1867,_and
Leicester_Forbes Young_Buckingham,_who ran away with an actress,
Caroline_Connor,_and married her at Gretna Green, 5th_April, 1844. She
had made_her_first appearance on the_London stage at the Haymarket
Theatre_in 1842. The marriage was not_happy and_they separated,_she to
return to the stage, where she acted under the name_of Mrs. Buckingham
White. He died at_Margate 17th July, 1867.




_ __  __ _      _ _   MARY ANN DAVENPORT,_ACTRESS


Mary Ann Harvey was_born_in Launceston in 1759, and was_educated at
Bath, where she was seized_with a passion for the_stage,_and_made her
first appearance on the_boards at Bath as Lappet in__The Miser_ in_1779.

She remained at Bath two years, and_during_her residence there is thus
described by_an_eye-witness of her performances: "Miss Harvey,_about
the_years_1785 and 1786, was a_lively, animated, bustling actress;
arch, and of_exuberant spirits. Her style was pointed and energetic;
perhaps, indeed,_she had less_ease than was altogether the_thing;_but
when