low, founder of the deaf and dumb school, a celebrated and popular preacher, and author of several judicious, well-written, and well-delivered sermons. He has left a widow and a numerous family ill provided for.

6th. This morning, about nine o'clock, captain Fitzgerald, of the marines, came to the Northumberland coffee-house, where he was well known and occasionally lodged, to ask for a bed. On being shewn to his chamber, he desired he might not be disturbed till six in the evening, stating that he had been up the whole of the preceding night. When the waiter went to call him at the appointed time, he found the captain, though yet warm, quite dead. A neighbouring surgeon was instantly sent for by the master of the house, who opened an artery, but without effect. The coroner's jury, after a very minute investigation of the circumstances, pronounced a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God." He had dined on the 5th at the Northumberland coffee-house, in company with a friend, in apparent health and spirits. He was a native of Ireland, and is supposed to have been about 33 years

of age.

9th. At her house in Somersetsreet, aged 76, after an illness of near three years continuance, which she bore with unexampled fortitude, the hon. Mrs. Rothe, widow of the late count R. lieutenant-general and colonel proprietor of the Irish regiment of his name, in the service of his most Christian majesty. She was the only daughter of Lucius Cary, fifth lord viscount Faulkland, by his second wife Laura Dillon, sister to Henry, eleventh viscount

Dillon, and to the present archbishop of Narbonne.

11th. At Ballenecanlig, near Dingle, in Ireland, the wife of rearadmiral Moriarty.

In his 79th year, the reverend Joshua Smith, of Holt, Norfolk, many years rector of that parish, and vicar of Gorleston, Suffolk. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Henry Briggs, who was 26 years rector, and chaplain to George II. and died in 1741, and was succeeded by another of both his names; on whose death, in 1750, Mr. Smith was presented by his wife.

13th. Miss O'Hara was seized with a fit in Drury-lane theatre at nine o'clock of Saturday the 11th. She was taken to Carpmeal's house, in Bow-street, where every attention was paid to her. Two medical men, Messrs. Rivers and Hunt, were called, whose aid however was without effect: she expired this morning about four o'clock. She was a beautiful, accomplished woman, and had scarcely attained her 22nd year.

15th. At West Woodhay-house, co. Berks, lady Sloper, relict of sir Robert. Sloper, K. B. and youngest daughter of the late lord chief justice Willes.

At Grantham, co. Lincoln, much lamented, on account of her benevolence to the poor, Mrs. L. C. Cust, only remaining sister of the late Sir John C. bart. speaker of the house of commons, and aunt to lady Brownlow.

16th. At Dover, John Smith, esq. elder brother to the general, who, when captain in the guards, and aiddu-camp to the late lord Sackville, by his valour and ability twice saved Hh 2

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the present duke of Brunswick from being killed or taken by the French. This gentleman, who was alike distinguished for benevolence and for an high sense of honour, to which he sacrificed his fortune, commenced his military career with uncommon promise; but, displeased at the manner in which he conceived his friend, the commander of the British forces at Minden, had been treated on that occasion, he gave up his commission in disgust, six weeks before the death of George the Second. To the feelings resulting from the exercise of benignity, Mr. Smith added the happiness to witness the high estimation in which society held the family with which he had enriched it. Sir Sidney Smith being his second son, the paternal property devolves on colonel Smith, of Walmer. Mr. Spencer Smith, who so ably conducted our interests at Constantinople, and who is now our minister at Stut. guard, is the youngest son. During many of the latter years of his life, Mr. S. resided in apartments excavated in the cliff, at no great distance from Dover Castle.

At Brighthelmstone, aged about 50, in consequence of her muslindress catching fire, in her bed-chamber, in the evening of Sunday the 12th, lady Warren, widow of sir George W. sister to the countess of Liverpool, aunt to the duchess of Dorset, and mother-in-law to viscountess Bulkeley. It appears, that had her ladyship given timely alarm to the servants, her life would most probably have been preserved; but so little apprehensive was she that it was in danger from the accident of her apron catching fire, she did not conceive it necessary even to ring the boll. The butler was first alarmed

by her screams, and on his entering the room, finding her ladyship in flames from head to foot, he caught her by the arm, and attempted to wind the curtains around her; but being linen, they immediately caught fire, and the whole side of the room was soon in a blaze. The servant at last succeeded in extinguished the flames, by rolling her ladyship in the carpet; but before this was accomplished, her arms, neck, and bo som, were burnt in the most dreadful manner.

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and both his hands were much burnt, and both his eye-brows were scorched. Lord and lady Bulkeley reached Brighton in sufficient time to attend the last moments of their muchlamented relative. When formerly a maid of honour, her name was Bishopp. She was a very amiable woman; and her husband, sir George Warren, has not been dead quite two years. Though possessed of an income of 11,0001. a year, he left her only with her jointure, which was short of a 10001. a year. The liberality and opulence of her family enabled her, however, to maintain her usual splendour. It is singular that the deceased lady and her husband exhibited allegations against each other in Doctor's Commons, and afterwards renewed all their conjugal endearments, and lived together till the death of sir George. Her ladyship was buried at Fareham, Hants, which has been the burial-place of the Bishopp family for many years.

18th. At his house at Chelsea, after a long illness, Mr. Topper, nearly 50 years footman to his majesty, and the person who prevented Margaret Nicholson from hurting his majesty when she made an attempt on his life at St. James's

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garden-gate, 1786, and for which, though repeatedly solicited, he refused to accept any reward.

21st. At Kirchberg, after a very short illness, both at the same hour, Frederick Everard, the reigning prince of Hohenloe, and the princess his consort, born a countess of Castel Remling. The former had reached his 67th, and the latter her 69th year.

22nd. At Montrose, Miss Ramsay, sister to sir Alexander Ramsay Irvine, bart. of Balmain.

23d. At her house at Richmond, Surrey, sincerely regretted, Mrs. Mary Ellis, relict of James E. esq. of North-street, Westminster.

At his seat of Tothill, near Plymouth, aged 70, beloved, admired, and revered by all ranks of people, John Culme, esq. He was, strictly and impartially speaking, a venerable old English gentleman; hospitable and hearty in his house; with his family, friends, and acquaintance, open, friendly, cheerful, and sociable; to his domestics and dependents a good master.

At his lordship's house in Grosvenor-place, Aune, countess of Upper Ossory, daughter of the late lord Raveitsworth, and first married to the present duke of Grafton, from whom she was divorced, and afterwards married to the earl of Upper Ossory. By the duke her ladyship had lord Euston and other children. She had likewise two daughters by the earl of Upper Ossory. The errors of this lady's youth were, according to the best of her endeavours, atoned for by a subsequent exemplary conduct. Her remains were interred in the familyvault in Bedfordshire.

At Kilmurry, near Thomas-town, in Ireland, aged 98, the countess

dowager of Carrick, sister to the earl of Shannon, and mother of the present earl of Carrick.She was married to the late earl of Carrick, 1745, and he died 1774.

25th. At Grenier's hotel, in Albemarle-street, Ralph Dutton, esq. brother to lord Sherborne.

26th. At his house at Hydepark corner, the wife of Drummond Smith, esq. Her death was occasioned by grief for the death of her sister, which brought on a violent fever. Lady Cunliffe is inconsoleable for the very recent loss of her two daughters.

At Elberfeld, in Germany, in her 25th year, and far advanced in pregnancy, lady Sykes, wife of sir Francis William S. bart. of Basildon-park, Berks, niece to the duchess dowager of Chandos, grand-daughter to the late, and niece to the present, lord Heniker. Through her amiable disposition, and motherly care of an infant son afflicted with the scarlet fever, her ladyship fell a victim, to the great grief of her family, relatives, and numerous friends.

March 1st. At Dresden, in her 34th year, the princess Maximilian of Saxony, born princess of Parma.

2nd. At Exeter, aged 100, Mrs. Mackenzie, mother of lieutenantcolonel M.

4th. At Springhall, in Scotland, aged 84, sir William Maxwell, bart.

6th. At Bath, Archibald Swinton, brother to the late lord Swinton, one of the judges of the court of session in Scotland.

At Brussels, aged 69, marquis Goswin de Fierlaut, counsellor of state to the emperor, formerly president of the privy council in Brabant, and knight of the imperial order of St. Stephen.

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7th. At Elberfeld, in Germany, of a scarlet fever, which he caught by attending on his lady, who died Feb. 27, sir Francis William Sykes, bart. leaving four infant children Their remains have been brought to London, and thence conveyed to Basildon park, Berks, where they were interred in the family vault. Sir William's father died on the 12th of January last.

At Clifton, John Clootwik, esq. formerly a governor in the Dutch East India Company's service, and brother-in-law to lord viscount Molesworth. His remains were deposited in the Abbey-church at Bath, near those of his wife.

In London, John Whitehead, M. D. an eminent physician; a celebrated preacher among the people called methodists; and author of a Life of the late reverend John Wes. ley.

Sth. The relict of Thomas Char. ter, esq. of Lynchfield, near Taunton, and sister to sir Charles Warre Malet, bart. of Willbury-house, Wilts.

9th. At her house in Hill-street, after a long illness of the bursting a blood-vessel in her head, Mrs. Blackwood, relict of Shovel B. esq. maternal grandson of sir Cloudesley Shovel, to whom she was married in 1767, and daughter of William, youngest brother of sir Stephen Theodore Janssen, bart. lord mayor, chamberlain, and representative in parliament of the city of London, who died in 1777. Mr. J. died 1768, having purchased of the Bingley family the manor of Cheshunt nunnery, which he left to this his daughter by his first wife; his daughter by the second was married 1778 to Lionel Damer, third son of the late earl of Dorchester, of Came

house, Dorsetshire, and only sur viving brother of the present earl, to whom Cheshunt Nunnery goes by her will; her house in town to Augustus Pechell, esq. a relation, and receiver-general of the customs; and a valuable collection of about 50 pictures at Cheshunt, made by her husband, to her nephew, W. R. Cartwright, esq. of Aynho, knight of the shire for the county of Northampton, on his paying 2,0001. to his two sisters.

10th. At Brighthelmstone, after a long and painful illness, in his 15th year, Henry Pomeroy, only son of lord viscount Harberton.

In his 29th year, Thomas Pitt, lord Camelford, only son of Thomas the first lord Camelford, baron of Boconnoc in Cornwall (so created Jan. 5, 1784), and late a lieutenant in the royal navy. He was born Feb. 25, 1775; and succeeded to his father's title and estates in 1793. This very high-spirited young nobleman, we are sorry to state, fell a victim to his own impetuosity, by a fatal shot, in one of those rencontres which the modern system of manners seems unfortunately to encourage; leaving a fatal example of the ill effects ensuing from that mistaken sense of honour which impels its votaries to acts never enough to be condemned, and which has deprived the world of many of its greatest ornaments. Lord Camelford was not only inclined to the more enlightened pursuits of literature, but his chymical researches, and his talents as a seaman, were worthy of the highest admiration. "Before the fatal meeting, I have been told” (says the rev. William Cockburne, in his Authentic Account" of his lordship's death), "that several overtures were made to lord Camel

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ford to produce a reconciliation, but they were rejected with some obduracy. The fact was, his lordship had an idea that his antagonist (capt. Best) was the best shot in England, and he was therefore extremely fearful lest his reputation should suffer, if he made any concession, however slight, to such a person. This This was the probable cause of the violent language which he is reported to have used, and the principal cause of the lamented meeting. After he fell, he is said to have expressed on the spot, what be afterwards strongly expressed to me, that he forgave his antagonist; and to the man who was called by his second to his support, he repeated several times that he was himself the sole aggressor. A messenger came to me about 8 o'clock in the morning of the 7th, to inform me of the sad issue of the contest, and of the spot where his lordship was left. After sending a short account to the marquis of Buckingham, and an express to lord Grenville, I hastened towards the place, and found his lordship already carried into Little Holland-house by the generous man who owns it. Mr. Knight the surgeon, and captain Barry, his lordship's most intimate friend, were by his lordship's bed-side, and Mr. Home arriving in a few minutes, we cut off his cloaths; the wound was examined by the surgeons, and immediately pronounced to be mortal. His lordship continued in agonies of pain during the fifst day; towards the evening it pleased God to moderate his torture; by the help of laudanum he got some sleep during the night, and awoke in the morning much relieved. His hopes revived considerably during the second day, and be conversed with some cheer

fulness. The surgeons, however, who were unremitting in their attentions, would never give his friends the slightest hopes. He lingered, free from acute pain, till the evening of Saturday the 10th, when, about half past eight, he expired without a pang. Thus died Thomas lord Camelford, in the prime and full vigour of life. He was a man whose real character was to the world but little known; his imperfections and his follies were often brought before the public; but the counterbalancing virtues were but seldom heard of. Though too violent to those whom he imagined to have wronged him, yet, to his acquaintance, he was mild, affable, and courteous; a stern adversary, but the kindest and most generous of friends. Slow and cautious in determining upon any important step, and, while deliberating, most attentive to the advice of others, and easily brought over to their opinion: when, however, his resolutions were once taken, it was almost impossible to turn him from his purpose. That warmth of disposition which prompted him, so unhappily, to great improprieties, prompted him also to the most lively efforts of active benevolence. From the many prisons in this metropolis, from the various receptacles of human misery, he received unnumbered petitions; and no petition ever came in vain. He was often the dupe of the designing and crafty suppliant; but he was more often the reliever of real sorrow, and the soother of unmerited woe. Constantly would he make use of that influence which rank and fortune gave him with the government, to interfere in behalf of those malefac tors whose crimes had subjected them to punishment, but in whose Hh 4

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