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but soon after the civil wars, and immediately upon the issue of the fatal battle of Worcester, fled to the West Indies, where most of them since remained. At a very early age his lordship discovered those shining talents which elevated him in life. After making the tour of Europe, on the general election of members of parliament in 1768, his lordship became the representative for the borough of Shaftesbury, and served in the successive parliaments of 1774, and 1780, for Camelford and Plympton. In 1772 his lordship received the honour of the order of the Bath, and died senior knight of the order. In 1774 he was appointed captaingeneral and governor in chief of the Leeward Islands, and continued in that station until 1775, when his lordship returned to England, and was appointed clerk of the board' of Green Cloth, in which depart ment he remained during the existence of it. In October 1795, his lordship was advanced to the peerage of the kingdom of Ireland, and created baron Lavington; which title, in consequence of his lordship's dying without heirs, is now extinct.. In 1795 his lordship was again elected a member of the British par liament for the borough of Woodstock; and in 1801 was again appointed captain-general of the Leeward Islands, and sworn a member of his majesty's most honourable privy council.- Lord Lavington married mademoiselle Francoise Lambertine, baroness de Kolbel, of a noble Saxon family, daughter of Frederick Maximilian baron de Kolbel, a general in the imperial service.

At his apartments, in Tottenhamcourt-road, in the 76th year of his

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age, Mr. John Walker, author of a Pronouncing Dictionary of the English language, and of several other works, of acknowledged excellence, on grammar and elo. cution.

Mr. John Mirehouse, of Mire Sike, in Loweswater, Cumberland, in his 102d year. A provincial journal informs us, that, on Octo. ber 19th, 1805, which was the anniversary of his birth, and the completion of his century, this per. son received a very numerous party of his neighbours (all his juniors") seated in a new oak chair, and cloathed in a new coat, which, he pleasantly observed, might, with care taken, serve his life-time. He possessed in an eminent degree all his faculties, sight excepted. His memory seemed perfect to the last; for he occasionally spoke with the same accuracy of recent transactions (a singular circumstance!) as he had been accustomed to do in relating occurrences of former times, which he had either witnessed himself, or heard detailed by contemporaries at a period so remote as that of at least ninety years. The deceased was married in the 21st year of his age, and was the father of five sons and one daughter. He was of a remarkably cheerful disposition; and, during the course of so long a life, it is not known that he ever had the least disagreement with his neighbours or acquaintance. His funeral was attended by an immense concourse of people, all emulous of shewing their respect to the memory of one whom they had individually esteemed while living, and whose death, though "in full time," deprived their vicinity of so venerable an ornament; and also for the example of one who had kept inno

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cency, and taken heed unto, the thing that is right; such as (alone) shall bring a man peace at the last." His family furnishes such an instance of longevity as is scarcely to be met with. His father and mother were born within a month of each other. The former died at the age, of 95, leaving a widow of the same age, who attained her 100th year. He had three sisters, each of whom died in her 82d year; and a fourth sister, Mrs. Margaret Longmire, widow, of Trush bank, in Loweswater, died on Tuesday, July 14th, in her 93d year.

3. The marquis of Granby, son and heir to the duke and duchess of Rutland, at their graces' house, in Lower Grosvenor-street, at the age of two months. His coffin weighed a hundred and a half. The inside was lead, next oak, and the outside mahogany, covered with crimson velvet, and richly orna. mented with clasps, coronets, cherubim, and handles of solid silver. In King-street, Rotherhithe, Mr. John Scarth, stock-broker.

At St. Andrew's, Alexander Frazer, merchant, and late postmaster of St. Andrew's, in his 84th year.

In her 70th year, at her house in York-place, Sarah Cavendish, baroness of Waterpark, relict of the late right honourable sir Henry Cavendish, bart. Her ladyship was heiress and only child of the late Mr. Bradshaw, of Cork, whose estates and name descended to the honourable Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw, her ladyship's second son. Her ladyship has left eight children, four sons and four daughters sir Richard Cavendish, now baron Waterpark, Augustus,

George, and Frederic; the baroness de Ville, lady Musgrave, countess of Mountnorres, and lady Kilmaine. Lady Waterpark, in early life, was one of the most cele brated leaders of fashion in Dublin. The second fancy ball given in that city was by her ladyship, who appeared as the Enchantress Fatima, with her four daughters as atten. dant Sylphs. For some years she devoted herself to painting, in which she was an adept, as well as in every other elegant fashionable ac complishment, but since sir Henry's death has lived very retired; he died 3d of August, 1804, and that day three years her ladyship followed him. The present lord Waterpark is married to miss Cooper, and has eleven children.

6. At Bishopsbourne, Lincolnshire, the rev. Henry Montague Davis, A.M. rector of that parish, and vicar of Fynsford, Kent.

8. At the Retreat, near Danbury, Essex, Thomas Michael Nowell, esq.

9. In Great Ormond-street, Samuel Pole, esq.

Aged 87, Angus Fletcher, esq. of Duans.

At Calwick, John Port, esq. of Ham, Staffordshire, aged 71.

10. William Norris, esq. of Halifax, Yorkshire, aged 74 years.

In his 67th year, Edward Dixon, esq. of Horsely house, near Dudley, banker, and late high sheriff of the county of Worcester.

11. Elizabeth Bickett, of Northumberland - street, Newcastle, aged 103. She enjoyed good health till within six months of her death.

12. At Derry-hill Farm, King's County, Ireland, the right hon. lady Rossmore.

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Of a paralytic stroke, aged 68, James Carter, esq. of Addlestone, near Chertsey.

13. At Hackney, Daniel Fisher, D. D.

15, The right honourable baroness Howard de Walden and Braybrooke, in her 60th year.

Mrs. R. Powell, 'of the Haymar ket Theatre. She played the preceding evening in both comedy and farce (Errors Excepted and The Critic), and with more than usual vivacity. She was the widow of Mr. Powell, of Covent-garden Theatre, who died Oct. 21, 1798, almost as suddenly, after per. forming in Lovers' Votes. She was also sister to Mrs. Ward, late of Covent-garden Theatre. 18. At Gosport, Woodd, esq.

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19. At Brighton, Richard Johnson, esq. of the civil service of the honourable East-India company.

Mr. John Gordon, copper-plate printer, Berkeley-street, St. John's

square.

At Killester House, near Dublin, sir William Gleadow Newcomen, bart. principal of one of the oldest banking-houses in Ireland, and many years M.P. for the county of Longford.

At Kensington Gravel-pits, lieutenant-colonel Parkhill, of the 34th reginient.

23. At one o'clock in the morning, at her house at Brompton, the duchess of Gloucester. Her highness complained, about twelve o'clock, of a violent pain in her stomach, and desired to be left alone; but her attendants visiting her a short time afterwards, she seemed very faint and low, and soon expired without a groan. She had

attained her 70th year. When she married the late duke, (Sept. 6, 1766) she was dowager countess of Waldegrave, and the most beautiful woman of her day. It being contrary to etiquette for one of the royal family to marry a British subject, the duchess was not received at court. The immediate occasion of the duchess's death was an effusion of water into the cavity of the chest. Her highness had been in. capable of much exertion lately, but did not complain of serious indis. position until Wednesday last. She was the daughter of sir Edward Walpole. Her highness has left issue the present duke of Gloucester and princess Sophia.

William Allen, esq. of the seal office, Temple.

At St. Albans, in her 82d year, Mrs. Baskerfield, widow of the late alderman and father of that borough.

24. Maurice Mears, esq. a ma. gistrate for the county of Montgomeryshire.

25. At Tunbridge Wells, the hon. Mrs. Beresford, wife of the archbishop of Tuam.

Mrs. Sealy, wife of Mr. Joha Sealy, of Lambeth, aged 54.

Mr. Reynal, of Newcastle-place, Clerkenwell, many years principal supervisor at the stamp-office.

At Southfleet, Kent, in his 21st year, Peter Rashleigh, esq. of 0. riel college, Oxford.

26. Suddenly, while serving in his shop, Mr. Stinson, liquor. dealer, in Newgate-street.

27. At Camberwell, in his 72d year, Mr. Isaac Auber.

28. In her 59th year, Mrs. Leonora Thomas, lady of John Thomas, esq. of Great Baddow, Essex. She

wasniece to Charlotte late duchess dowager of Athol.

At the South Parade, Queen's Elms, Brompton, J. Albert de Milne, esq.

At Clapton, the lady of Edward Brocksopp, esq. of Savoy-gardens. 29. At Winchester, in his 78th year, James Rivers, esq. brother to the late rev. sir Peter Rivers Gay, bart. prebendary of that cathedral.

At Denton, Norfolk, Samuel Blackwell Henley, esq. formerly of St. Petersburgh, merchant.

John Willett, esq. of Pontefract. 30. In his 53d year, Mr. Bartholomew Nelson, merchant, of Lynn.

Mr. James Nicholson, of York; supposed to be the best performer on the pipe and tabor in the king dom.

31. At Bedfont, the wife of Wil. liam Reed, esq.

In her 90th year, Mrs. Langford, relict of John Langford, esq. of Worcester.

In her 26th year, the lady of lord William Stuart, son of the marquis of Bute. Her ladyship was daughter of the first lord Hawarden, of Prior Park.

Lately died, at Rome, aged 82, Henry Benedict-Maria- Clement, Cardinal York, calling himself Henry the IXth of England. He was born in that city, the 26th of March, 1725. [See a more particular account of this illustrious person, p. 825.]

At New York, captain Daniel H. Braine, of the ship Frances, then seven days from Greenock, to which port he had performed 34 voyages.

Of a decline, M. Perregeaux, banker, of Paris. VOL. XLIX.

At the Bush, Robert Trotter, esq. of Castlelaw, postmaster-general for Scotland.

At Bristol Hotwells, the reverend Dr. Berkeley, dean of Tuam, and son of the late celebrated bishop of Cloync.

The reverend Harry Purlewent, B.D. rector of Brampton, Northamptonshire.

At New Miller Dam, near Wakefield, the rev. John Lonsdale, vicar of Darield.

The right honourable lady Phaire, relict of Robert Phaire, esq. of Daphine, county of Wexford, and sister to the earl of Mountnorris.

At Cheltenham, captain Thomas Holmes Tidy, of the royal navy.

Mr. John Webster, late of Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool, aged 73 years. He was 30 years steward to the right honourable the earl of Sefton.

Captain Forrest, of the Eton volunteers, and governor of the Poor Knights of Windsor.

W. Seymour, esq. many years steward to the duke of Norfolk.

Mr. Quintin Kay, of Ludgatehill, aged 80, an eminent uphol sterer by his will he has left 300%. ̧ per annum to charitable purposes in Doncaster. He has also bequeathed 10,000l. to a poor carpet weaver at Leeds.

Mrs. Bagge, wife of Thomas Bagge, esq. of King's Lynn, and niece of the late Henry Lee Warner, esq. of Walsingham Abbey, in Norfolk. Mr. Bagge's constitution received so severe a shock from this melancholy event, that he only survived the loss of his wife four days,

In the 79th year of his age, at his house on Merchant's Quay, Limerick, Silvester O'Halloran, esq. PP surgeon

surgeon and M.R.I.A. He studied physic and surgery, in Paris and London, and made a rapid progress in his studies, as he published the first of his works before he was 21 years of age. He afterwards wrote different treatises, medical and political; and a general history of Ireland, down to the close of the 12th century. He was highly learned in the Irish language and ancient laws.

At Troy House, near Monmouth, Lewis Richardes, esq. many years steward to his grace the duke of Beaufort.

At Cobham, in Surrey, Mrs. Sturt, once a distinguished character among the fashionable circles.

Mrs. Simmons, late of St. Mar. garet's parish, Ipswich, in her 100th year.

At the Broadstone, Ireland, Mr. Crobally, aged 128 years! Till within six weeks of his death he, had never experienced two days illness.

T. Watson, esq. Staplesford Ab. botts, Essex.

At Bocking, Essex, Mr. J. Reeve, aged 61, who has left a wife and twelve children to deplore his loss.

Mademoiselle Defroiziers, one of the first-rate actresses of the Theatre Française. She died of a decline, in the 31st year of her age.

At St. John's, Antigua, the relict of the late lieutenant-colonel Carter.

On-board his majesty's ship Pitt, in the East Indies, Mr. Robert Talbot, midshipman, second son of Robert Talbot, esq. of StoneCastle, Kent.

Aged 80, the rev. James Graves, vicar of Thorp Basset, near Mal ton, and of Gonhill, in Holder

ness, and 28 years incumbent of the perpetual curacy in the colle. giate church of St. John's, Beverley,

At Margate, James Macpharlane, M.D. formerly professor of physic in the university of Prague.

In an advanced age, at Tunbridge, the reverend Henry Austen, At Chelsea, Mr. Philip Coles, of Duke-street, Adelphi.

At Biddlesford, Isle of Wight, Mr. William Fearnside, of Mar. sham-street, Westminster.

Sept. 1. In his 84th year, Mr. John Duffin, fan-maker, in St. Martin's-le-grand. He had been 70 years resident in one house.

At Winchester, in an advanced age, the rev. Mr. Woodburn, vicar of Romsey, Hants.

2. At Shepherd's Bush, in her 29th year, the wife of Mr. Wm. Barber, solicitor, Old Broad-street. Mr. S. Duperoy, banker, New Basinghall-street.

At Bath, in her 65th year, Mrs Minshull, wife of John Minshull, esq. of Swansea, sister to the late, and aunt to the present earl of Craven.

At Abb's Court, Surrey, the right hon. countess dowager of Bathurst, mother to the present earl, and second daughter of the late Thomas Scawen, of Maidwell Hall, esq. by Tryphena his wife, only child of lord Wm. Russel

The celebrated and facetious far. mer Thomas Hagerty, of Moy, county Clare. He had completed his 107th year about a week before, and had then never known sickness, but retained all his faculties in great vigour.

At Paris, the celebrated poet, Le Brun, a member of the Institute,

3. At Ipswich, in an advanced age, Miss Clara Reeve. She was

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