George Dance, an English architect and artist, son of a distinguished architect of the same name, born in 1741, died in London, Jan. 14, 1825. He had already secured a reputation when he was commissioned in 1770 to build Newgate prison, which was his principal work. He afterward built the Giltspur street Compter and St. Luke's hospital, and in 1789 the Guildhall. Among his minor works are the Shakespeare gallery, Pall Mall, now the British institution, and the Bath theatre. The W. side of Finsbury square is also by him. He was one of the earliest members of the royal academy of London, and was until 1815 professor of architecture to the society, although he never delivered any lectures nor exhibited any of his drawings at its exhibitions. From 1811 to 1814 he published a series of portraits, chiefly profiles, of the public men and artists of the day, engraved by William Dan-iell. He succeeded his father as city surveyor upon his death, Feb. 8, 1768, and held the office till 1816, when he resigned in favor of his pupil W. Montague. He was buried in St. Paul's, near Wren and Rennie.