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In his 70th year, the rev. Matthew Woodford, archdeacon of Winchester, a prebendary of that cathedral, and rector of Crawley and Calbourn,. in Hampshire.

Edward Brome, esq. of Town Malling, Kent,

At Islington, David Donald, esq. aged 68, formerly a planter, of the parish of Hanover, in Jamaica.

Lately, in his 83d year, Joseph Dover, esq. of Dickleburgh, Suffolk. At Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, in his 64th year, the rev. W. Har ris, twenty years a preacher in the Baptist persuasion.

At Kilkenny, George Shaw, esq. uncle of Robert Shaw, esq. M. P. for the city of Dublin.

At Hearne Lecs, in Kent, Mrs. Sarah Adley, in her 77th year. Her death was caused by the prick of a pin which, after producing the greatest agony for several days, terminated in a mortification.

In his 63d year, the rev. Richard Wainman, rector of Boddington, Northamptonshire.

At sea, captain Southward, of the ship Sumpton, of Whitehaven.

Mrs. Peel, wife of Lawrence Peel, esq. of Ardwick, near Manchester.

At Binfield, general William Rowley, colonel of a battalion of the 60th regiment, and youngest son of the late sir William Rowley. At Armadale, in Skye, captain Duncan M'Dougill.

At Lethindy, in the Strathspey, Lewis Grant, esq.

In Charlotte-street, Portlandplace, in his 71st year, the right hon, earl Deloraine. Ilis lordship having left no male heir, the title becomes extinct.

In his 55th year, Aaron Harrell, esq. of Brick-house, near Malden.

Mrs. Temple, wife of Thomas Temple, esq. brewer, Kingston upon Hull.

At Weeton Park, near Bever ley, in his 70th year, John Hudson, esq.

At Hull, aged 63, Mr. John Marshall, late of Cottingham. He has left the greatest part of his property, several hundred pounds, to the minister and churchwardens of St. Mary's in Hull, the parish of Sut. ton, Cottingham, and several adjoining villages, for the use of the poor, to be laid out in bread.

While travelling in the Northampton stage-coach, near MarketStreet, Hertfordshire, on his way to London, James Wilson, esq. of Kendal, a magistrate for the coun. ties of Westmorland and Cumberland.

In his 42d year, Aburne Palmer, esq. of Uppingham-place, Rutland. At Brighton, aged 74, old Harry Batchelor. He was the driver of the first post-chaise ever used for hire in that town.

Suddenly, on his return from church, at Carlisle, Mr. M. Wil kinson, drawing and writing master.

Mr. Nash, attorney, at Abingdon, and one of the coroners of Berkshire.

On-board the Ganges, lieutenant Law, late of the 77th regiment, and son of the rev. Dr. Law, archdeacon of Rochester.

At Lynn, aged 60, 60, William Bagge, esq. merchant; and on the second day following, Mrs. B. his widow, aged 46.

At Aughton, near Ormskirk, aged about 100 years, Mr. R. Brighouse, leaving a a widow to whom he had been married 70 years. Mr. Hoyle, attorney, of Rother.

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At Brighton, James Hawkins, esq. surgeon, of Croydon.

At Peterborough, aged 54, Mr. Thomas Fisher, brother to the bishop of Exeter.

At Chumleigh, John Fewings, aged upwards of 90. This man was of the occupation of a tinker, but he presented a singular contrast to the dissolute life of this description of itinerants. He was never known to take a dram, nor was he ever seen in a state of intoxication; and until within a year or two previous to his decease, he followed his employment without the assistance of glasses. At this advanced period also he would walk five or six miles, with his tools on his back, to do a job, and return the same day.

Oct. 1. Henry Thurlow Shadwell, esq. of Ringmell, Sussex.

2. In Doctors-Commons, Mrs. Anne Sturt, many years governess to young ladies.

The rev. Dr. Sturges, one of the prebendaries of Winchester, and chancellor of that diocese.

3. At the marquis Townshend's, Richmond, Surrey, the right hon. lady Charlotte Bisshopp, wife of capt. Bisshopp, of the guards, and eldest daughter of marquis Townshend.

5. At Ightham Court Lodge, Kent, Richard James, esq. receiver-general for the county, and many years colonel of the West Kent militia.

At Malvern, Shukbrugh Ashby Appreece, esq. of Washingby-house, Huntingdonshire, eldest son of sir Thomas Hussey Appreece, bart.

Mr. Thomas Priestley, of Halifax, inspector of the woollen manufac. ture, of bruises received by falling into a well nearly 60 feet deep.

Mr. Stanwix, formerly of the Bath and Bristol theatres.

6. At Port Dundas, in his 26th year, Mr. J. M'Kenzie, a celebrated performer on the union-pipes.

8. At Brighton, captain and ad, jutant Duval, of the royal South Gloucester militia.;

9. Mrs. Windus, wife of Mr. Arthur Windus, Bishopsgate-street, in her 66th year.

At Chester, in his 76th year, Dr. John Ford, late of Old Bond street, member of the Royal College of Physicians, and fellow of the Linnæan Society,

At Glasgow, Mrs. Mair, wife of John Mair, esq. Friday-street, London.

At Brighton, Mr. Thomas Pel latt, jun. son of T. Pellatt, esq. of Ironmongers' Hall, London.

10. In his 73d year, Peter Ains. worth, esq. of Hally well, near Bolton, Lancashire.

In Brook-street, Grosvenor. square, Washington Cotes, esq.

Mr. Wm. Lindley, of Scholes, near Halifax-Oct. 17, Mrs. Lind ley, his widow-and Oct. 24, Mr. J. Law, the brother of Mrs. Lindley. The two latter were execu. trix and executor of Mr. Lindley, and had no reason, at the time of his death, to suppose that their own was so near at hand.

11. In Staple Inn, Holborn, Mr. John Tobbet, attorney at law, aged 72.

Alured Henry Shove, esq. of Lin. coln's Inn, a commissioner of bankrupt, and recorder of Queenborough.

12. In Nottingham-place, the right hon. Thomas Wynn, baron Newborough, in the 72d year of his age. His lordship was first married

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to lady C. Percival, daughter of the earl of Egmont, by whom he had one son, who died. His second marriage was with an Italian lady, by whom he has left two sons, one in his fourth, the other in his fifth year.

After a short illness, at his father's house, in New Bond-street, aged 22, Mr. W. Hooper.

At Edmund Castle, near Carlisle, aged 91, Thomas Graham, esq. father of James Graham, esq. M. P.

Burnt to death, Mrs. Grosett, wife of Schaw Grosett, esq. of Rodney-place, Clifton.

13. Mr. John Wright, printer, of St. John's-square, in his 42th year, after only two days illness. He caught a cold while on a shooting party, which brought on a violent fever, that occasioned his death.

14. At Denmark Hill, Charles Hamond, esq. of Milk-street, Cheapside, aged 59.

12. In St. James's-walk, Clerk. enwell, George Friend, esq.

17. At Berwick, capt. John Macdonnell, many years comman. dant of the invalid corps of that garrison, aged 85.

At Stepney Causeway, capt. David Watt, aged 73; and five days afterwards, Mrs. Watt, his widow.

In Manchester-buildings, West. minster, aged 84, Thomas Hearncs, csq.

At his house at Wotton Court, Kent, aged 58, the rev. Edward Tymewell Brydges, late claimant to the barony of Chandos. He has left no issue; but is succeeded in the claim by his brother, Samuel Egerton Brydges, esq. F. A. S. of Denton, in Kent,

George Prettyman, esq. son of the rev. archdeacon Prettyman, and nephew of the bishop of Lincoln.

18. In her 75th year, at Mears Ashby (and buried in the family burial-place at Brockhall, in the county of Northampton), Mrs. Katherine Thornton.

At the Castle Inn, Salt Hill, the hon. Wm. Bligh, second son of the earl of Darnley. He had been removed from Eton to the above inn, for the greater convenience of attendance, and the accommodation of the earl and countess of Darnley, who remained with him until all hopes of recovery were over.

19. At Bristol, aged 66, the rev. J. Gent, vicar of Stoke Neyland, Suffolk.

20. At Bath, lieut. col. Romney. 23. In his 80th year, James Brooke, esq. of Rathbone-place. This gentleman was well known to the chief wits of his time, and was particularly intimate with Johnson, Garrick, Churchill, Wilkes, Lloyd, Murphy, &c. &c. as well as with most of the bon-vivants of his early days, though his own habits were always very temperate. He possessed considerable literary talents, which were chiefly exercised in numberless political pamphlets, prologues, epilogues, songs, &c. Mr. Brooke conducted the North Briton, after it was relin. quished by Wilkes, till the final ter mination of that once popular work.

George Wragg, esq. of Mans

field.

At York, Mrs. Pegge, relict of the late Samuel Pegge, esq. of Whitehall.

26. Aged 82, Arthur Onslow, esq. collector of the customs at

At Bristol Hotwells, Henry Liverpool.

27. At the Cape of Good Hope, of a bilious fever, Andrew Barnard, esq. secretary to that colony; a situation which he had filled with great credit, from the commence. ment of lord Macartney's government, in 1797, till the restoration of the colony to Holland by the peace of Amiens; and to which he was again appointed by the late ministry, under the government of lord Caledon. Mr. Barnard was son to the late Dr. Barnard, bishop of Limerick, in Ireland, and married lady Anne Lindsay, sister to the earl of Balcarras and the countess of Hardwicke, who survives him.

Mr. James Wright, oyster-dea. ler, in Flower-de-luce court, Fleet. street.

At North Shields, Thomas Frank, esq. of the North Shields and Tyne. mouth volunteers.

At Cairnmuir, Scotland, the hon, Mrs. Cranstoun.

Mrs. Mingay, wife of Dr. Min. gay, at Windsor.

28. At Hedingham Castle, Essex, aged 46, Mrs. Elizabeth Majendie. At Camden Town, Edward Bay. lis, M. D. aged 58.

29. The rev. Mr. Gilbert, of Kentchurch, Yorkshire. He was out a cock-shooting, with some friends, near the Goitree, Monmouthshire: on proceeding down the side of a wood with one of them, and being a little advanced before him, by some accident his friend's gun went off, and lodged nearly the whole charge in the side of the back part of Mr. Gil bert's head, tearing away his ear. The unfortunate gentleman in stantly fell! and the feelings of his friend may be imagined, but

cannot be described, on beholding the dreadful spectacle his la cerated head presented. He was conveyed to a farm-house, where he lingered three days, and then expired. He was 45 years of age, and universally beloved and respected.

At Canterbury, the rev. Joseph Price, B. D. vicar of Littlebourn.

30. At Chichester, in her 99th year, while in the act of drinking a glass of wine, Mrs. Mary Poole, relict of the late William Poole, esq.

Thomas Hibbert, jun. esq. of Upper Wimpole-street.

31. At Deal, in his 83d year, George Lawrence, esq. his majes ty's naval officer at that port.

Lately, Mr. Bayley, hatter, of Marlborough, on his return from the Isle of Wight. He died in the coach, about four miles from Nowbury.

Mrs. Mary Allcock, of Aby, near Louth, aged 100 years and six months.

In an advanced age, at Bath, John Michael Farquharson, esq. of Whitehouse, in Scotland. He had resided many years at St. Petersburg.

At Berwick, in his 82d year, Mr. Alexander Fleming, formerly sergeant in the 25th foot, and lately sergeant major of invalids, at Berwick. He had been a sergeant in the army ever since the battle of Fontenoy.

At Woombridge, Salop, Mary Heywood, aged 112.

At Brough. Mrs. Brown, aged upwards of 80; and, on the next day, Mr. B. her husband, also at an advanced age. They were taken ill on the same day, died within

twelve hours of each other, and were buried in the same grave.

In Lincoln's Inn Fields, the rev. C. Juliens, chaplain to his excellency the Sardinian ambassador.

At Margate, in his 71st year, Lewis Agassiz, esq.

At Sevenoaks, Mrs. Richardson, wife of major-general Richardson. Miss Florence Jones, third daughter of J. Jones, esq. of LlaBarth Court, Monmouthshire.

At Gloucester, Joseph Pierce, esq. superintendant of the ordnance business in the county of Wilts.

In Pound-street, Belfast, a poor woman named Johnston, aged 123; her brother, who is still alive, is 100; and his wife of the same age. At Nantwich in Cheshire, aged 72, Samuel Hodgson, esq.

At Beaconsfield, in an advanced age, the widow of the late general Haviland.

At Berwick, T. S. Smith, by cutting his throat. We mention the death of this wretched mortal on account of the singularity of his case. He was, originally, a poor carpenter; but, by the death of an uncle, became possessed of property to the amount of 1000l. a year, which, by saving and scraping, he increased to 1500l. a year. For several years, however, he was so strongly impressed with an idea that he should die a beggar, that life became a burthen to him, and he resolved on self-destruction : about a month before his death, he attempted it by means of laudanum; but, unwilling to expend the money for the necessary quantity, he esca ped the intended effect.

At Lanark, aged 88, James Wilson, commonly called Kingson, the well known companion of all classes, as a guide to the Falls of the Clyde.

In Walsall workhouse, Peter Danks, aged 104.

At Snaresbrook, Essex, Mrs. Mary Faulkner, wife of Mr. B. Faulkner, of that place, late of Fleet-street, wine-merchant. She had just set down to dinner, was observed to change, and expired in a few minutes, without a sigh.

Whilst eating his supper, aged 77, Thomas Ives, forty-two years clerk of the parish of St. Peter, Northum berland.

At his apartments in Greenwich Hospital, lieutenant Peter Van Court, the oldest lieutenant of that place, as also in his majesty's service; he having been promoted to the rank of lieutenant on the 25th of December, 1747. He was in his S6th year.

Mr. Godfrey Hill, secretary to the Middlesex Hospital.

At Kingston, near Forfar, on the 6th ult. old John Maxwell, at the advanced age of 107. He retained his senses to the last, and, only a few hours before his death, gave directions as to his funeral. John was four times married; and, before his death, directed that he should be buried at Mains of Strathmartine, where his first wife was interred.

Jeffery Smith, esq. late of Hor. sleydown, and a captain in the River Fencibles.

At her house at Bath, in her 87th year, Mrs. Ravenhill, relict of the late T. Ravenhill, esq. of Cheshunt, Herts.

At his house, Great Russelstreet, Bloomsbury, S. Greig, esq. commissioner for the navy of his Imperial majesty the emperor of all the Russias, and officiating Russian consul-general in Great Britain, aged 29.

At Croydon, Robert Harris, esq.

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