fome few defects, and with much folemnity, he addreffed the audience nearly in the following words: Ladies and Gentlemen, "Within thefe very few hours I have been feized with a terror of mind I never in my life felt before;-it has totally defiroyed my corporeal, as well as mental faculties. I mut, therefore, request your patience this "night request, which an old man of EIGHTY-NINE years of age may hope is not unreasonable. Should it be granted, you may depend this will be the LAST night, unless my health fhall be entirely re-established, of my ever appearing before you in fo RIDICULOUS a fituation." This affecting addrefs from an old favourite of the town, of at least 89 years of age, met with enthufiaftic reception; which feemed to give new life to his drooping fpirits. He foon recovered, and the play went on with applaufe to the end. It is recalled to mind on the prefent occafion, that Leveredge, the finger, fung on the stage at the age of 96. Saturday 12. The feffions at the Old Bailey, which began on Wedoelday, ended; when nine convicts received fentence of death; twenty others received fentence of transportation; fix to be whipt and kept to hard labour in the houfe of correction; two to be imprifoned in Newgate; 4 to be publicly whipt, and 19 difcharged by proclamation, Sunday 13. At fix this evening arrived in town his Excellency the Marquis de la Luzerne, the new-appointed Ambalador from the Court of France. His Excellency alighted at his predeceffor's houfe in Piccadilly with all his fuite. Monday 14 This morning the five pirates condemned at the late Admiralty Seffions, viz. Thomas Johnfon, John Rofs, and John Thompson, alias Cattnam, for piratically invading on the high feas, on the coaft of Angola in Africa, the Purveycufe fchooner, Jean Baptifte Louis Bourgois mafter, and fealing and failing away with the faid fchooner and the apparel, value 2000l. the property of perfous unknown; Henry Parfons and George Steward, mariners on board the Eaft-India fhip called the Ranger, for piratically endeavouring to combine with others to make a revolt on board the faid fhip, then on the high feas, Edmund Ellifton Efq. commander of the faid thip, being then on board; were hanged at Execution-dock. They were hardened wretches: who feemed to meet the gallows without any concern. Tuesday 15. At a general court of Chrift's Hofpital, the treasurer reported, that he had received from Henry Hoare, Efq. a benefaction of 2001. as likewife another of the like fum from Tho. Mapftone, Efq. At this court, in confideration of 31 years faithful fervice of the ate M. Court, an annuity of 401, a year was fettled on his mother for life, the being near 76 years of age. This morning their Majefties came from Windfor to the Queen's Palace, to refide during the winter. Their Royal Highneffes the Princes and Princeffes are alfo removed from Windfor and Kew to their respective refidences for the winter. Wednesday 16. The Marquis de la Luzerne, ambaffador from the Moft Chriftian King, had his firft private audience of his Majesty to deliver his credentials. As had likewife the Count St. Martin de Font, Envoy Extraordinary from the K. of Sardinia.-To which they were refpectively introduced by the Marquis of Carmarthen. Three malefactors, condemned in laft December Seffions, were this day executed on the gallows before Newgate, viz. George Smith and Francis Warner for feparate burglaries, and John Greenaway for fheepftealing. They behaved as became men in their fituation. The other fix were refpited during pleasure. Thursday 17. About twelve, as a gentleman and two ladies were returning home, they were robbed between Hyde Park Corner and Knightf bridge by fix villains armed with cutlaffes, who took from the gentleman 15 guineas and fome filver, and from the ladies five guineas and fome filver, but refuted their warches. Kin's Bench, Monday 28. This morning Ld. George Gordon was brought up, to receive the fentence of the Court upon two convictions; 1ft, On an information for libels on the Queen of France and Monf. Barthelemy; and ad, On the criminal juftice of this country. His Lordship did not plead himfelf, as ufual, on this occafion; but trufted his caufe to the care of Mr. Wood and Mr. Dallas, who left nothing unfaid which could in any manner tend to mitigate his punishment; nor did the Attorney General fay a word more than the duty of his office required, to aggravate it. The court with great perfpicuity pointed out the nature and tendenty of the offences for which his Lordship was to receive judgement, and then proceeded to pass sentence, which was, for the first indictment, three years imprisonment against his Lordship; and for the fecond, two years; at the expiration of which he is, befide paying a fine of 500 1. to find two fureties in 2500l. each for his good behaviour for fourteen years, and himself to be bound in a recognizance of 10,0001. His Ldp. both in drefs and appearance made a very grotefque figure. He was wrapt up in a great coat, his hair lank as ufual his beard at leaft 3 inches long-and his countenance folemn and fanctimonious-He received his fentence feemingly with great humility. BIRTHS, BIRTHS. 7. At Wrawby, Jn. Manby, efq. of Bead's LAMELY, Right Hon. Lady Vernon, a hall, corde, de, cos inritt-Maria Cliffe, danghter. F.8. Great Duchefs of Tuscany, a prince. 11. Lady of Wm. Taylor, efq. a fon. 14. Lady of the Hon. Fred. Lumley, a fon. 15. Lady of the Hon. John Byng, a daugh. MARRIAGES. ATELY, at Durham, Francis Burton, ftock, to Mifs Halhead, eldest daughter of Nicholas H. efq. late of that place. At Altringham, co. Chester, Mr. James Hyde, of the Eaft India-houfe, to Mifs Hadfield, daughter of Jn. H. efq. of Manchester. At Dover, Mr. Tho. Gibbs, merch. of Dartmouth, to Mifs Jane Laming, of Margate. At Woodbridge, Rev. Mr. Skeeles, late fellow and tutor of Pembroke-hall, to Mifs Sufan Mortlock, fifter of John M. efq. M.P, for Cambridge. Rev. John Nicholi, rector of Remenham, co. Berks, to the Hon. Mifs Mary Rower, ad daughter of the late Lord Vise. Afhbrook of the kingdom of Ireland. At Batterfea, Rev. Edw. Evans, vicar of Nun Ormfby, co. Lincoln, to Mifs Walkin, game, of Kenfington. Hurft Johafon, efq. to Mrs. Furlong, niece to Tho. Herne, efq. of King-ftreet, Holbora. Mr. Geldard, of New Bond-ftreet, to Mifs Horncastle, of Broad-street. Jan. 1. At Greenwich, Edw. Alien, efq. of Church-street, to Mifs Tapfill, of TurpinLane, both in that town. Rev. Jofeph Brookbank, of the City-road, to Mifs Shripton, of High Wycomb At Walcot-church, Bath, Wm. Richards, efq. of Penglais, co. Cardigan, to Mifs Anne Rivett, youngest daughter of the late Tho. R. elq. of Derby. At Bath, Richard Lowndes, efq. of Liverpool, to Mifs Dobfon, only daught, and heir efs of the late Dr. D. At Kinordy in Scotland, Archib. Grant, efq. jun. of Monymusk, to Miís Mary Forbes, daugh. of Major John F. of New. 3. John Bailey, efq. of Caftle-ftr. FalconSquare, to Mifs Shaw, only daughter of Mrs. S. of that place. In Cheshire, Tho. Pitt, efq. of Charles-str. St. James's, to Mifs Legli, daught. of Henry Cornwall L. efq. of High Legh, co. Chester, 4. At Queen-fquare chapel, Bath, J. R. Baker, fq. of the luner Temple, to Mifs Page, of Catherine-place. 6. Mr. Thomas Lee, of Walworth, to Mifs Clariffa-Anne Keys, of Charles-itr. Weftm. Alex. Woodward, efq. of Liverpool, wine merchant, to Mifs Overend, daughter of the late Geo. O. efq. of Fanglofs. 6. At Queen-fquare chapel, Bath, the Rev. John Blanchard, mafter of the academy in Nottingham, to Mifs Anne Hofkins, 2d daugh. of Abrah. H. efq. of Burton upon Trent. GENT. MAG, January, 1788. of Glanford-bridge, Lincoln. At Wheatfield, co. Oxford, Rev. James Relton, of Queen's College, and vicar of Shir burn, to Mifs Rudge, eldest daughter of Rev. Mr. R. rector of Wheatfield. 8. Mr. Haywood, of Bread-treet, to Mifs Mann, of Red-lion-fquare. ro Rev. Jn. Butler Sanders, M.A. fellow of Worcester Coll. Oxf. and lecturer of St. Olave, Old Jewry, to Mifs Sarah Markett, niece to John M. efq. of Meopham, Kent. 11. Rev. Mr. Reynolds, vicar of Besthorp, co. Norfolk, rector of Toxwood, and chaplain to the Earl of Winterton, to Mifs Barrand, of Rathbone-place. T. Pickard, efq. of Eloxworth, co. Dorset, to Mifs Harriet Woodley, fecond daughter of Wm. W. efq. of Stratford-place. 12. Mr. John Davies, of Bagnigge Wells, to Mrs. Sufannah Wilfon, of W. Smithfield. At Kenfington, Mr. Charles Wilfon, wine and brandy merchant, of Bishopfgate-street, to Mifs Dalley, of Kensington. Mr. Buckler, of the Poultry, to Mifs Pepell, of Lincoln's-inn-fquare. At Rochester, Mr. Willet, of Dover, to Mifs Tomlyn, of St. Margaret's Bank. Mr. Northcote, goldfmith, of Berkley-ftr. Clerkenwell, to Mifs Cowley, of Fetter-lane. 13. At Machynleth, Wm. Parflow, efq. B.A. of Corpus Chrifti Coll. Camb. to Mifs Jane Jones, of Garthmill, co. Montgomery. 14. Abraham Meilo, efq. fon of Arnold M. of Fenchurch-street, to Mifs Anne Saun ders, daugh. of Tho. S. efq. of Highgate. Mr.Caftance, of Lynu Regis, upholsterer, to Mifs Holman, of Downham-market. By fpecial licence, at Kuklington, co. Nottingham, Edward Miller Mundy,efq. of Shipley, M.P. for Nottinghamshire, to the Right Hon. Lady-dowager Middleton. At Huntingdon, Enfign Searle, of the Huntingdonshire militią, to Mifs Elizabeth Caryer Vickery, of that place. At Buxton, Mr. Geo. Smith, of Watlinge ftr. to Mifs Goodwin, of Cowlow, co. Derby. 16. By fpecial licence, Rt. Hon. Ld. Fetre to Mis Juliana Howard, youngest daugh, of Hen. H. efq. of Gloffop. 17. Mr. John Calvert Clarke, of Barbican, to Mifs Martin, of Charterhouse-square. Mr. Matthew Knight, of Lodor, co. Dor fet, to Mifs Davies, daughter of Rice D. esq. At Lambourn, Berks, Mr. Jn. Rider, fen. farmer there, to Mifs Catherine Durdy, dat. of Jn. D. efq. of Durdy-hall, near Lambourn. At St. Giles's church, Sir John Hatton, of Long Stanton, co. Camb. bart. to Mifs Bridgham, daugh. of Mr. B. an American refugee. They came from Boulogne together for that purpofe. The lady is about 17 years of age. 18. At Croydon, Surrey, Charles Hofkins, efq. of the Hundred Acres, to Mifs Elizabeth Evans, of Croydon. Geo Geo. Moore, efq. of the Excife-office, to Mrs. Meagor, of Howard-ftr. Strand. 19. Mr. Folder, of Shacklewell, to Mrs. Hutchinfon, widow ofthe late Mr. H.attorney. Jn. Frederick Bellamy, efq. to Mifs Maria Waller, of Gerard-ftr. Soho. 20. At Bolton, Mr. J. Nicholfon, to Mifs Jennings, of Scorton. At Dover, the Hon. Hen. Pomeroy, M.P. in the Irish parliament, to Mifs Mary Grady, daugh. of the late Nich. G. efq. of Limerick. 21. At Haftings, Suffex, Rev. Mr. Gordon, of Wefterham, to Mifs Lutman. 22. Mr. Francis L'Eftrange, purfer of the Middlefex Eaft India-man, to Mrs. Mary Saxton, widow, of Streatham, Surrey. A: Bristol, Anth. Henderfon, efq. of Lincoln's Inn, and fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, to Mifs Sophia Bull, youngest daugh. of the late John B. efq. of that city. 23. By fpecial licence, at Dunsboroughhouie, Ripley, Surrey, the Hon. Sir Francis Drake, bait. admiral of the Blue, to Mifs Onflow, only daughter of Geo. Onflow, efq. many years M.P. for Guilford, Surrey. Mr. Bawtree, brewer, of Wivenhoe, co. Effex, to Mifs Ram, of Colchester. 24. At Maiden Bradley, Wilts, Mr. Geo. Evil, woollen-draper, of Bath, to Miss Sarah Ledyard, eldest daughter of Sam. L. efq. clothier, of Road. At Walthamstow, Stephen Wilfon, efq. to Mifs Jane Mafon. Baker John Sellon, efq. of Figtree-court, Temple, LL.B. and fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, to Mifs Dickinson, of Great Ruffel-treet, Bloomsbury. At Lancafter, Charles Gibfon, efq. to Mifs Charlotte Wilfon, yourgeft fifter of Dan. W. efq. of Dalham Tower, co. Westmoreland. At Derby, Mr. James Cramond, to Mifs -Anne Simmons Smith, youngest daughter of A. S. S. efq. of Spa-houfe, near Derby. Mr. Quaw, of Metchin, co. Lifex, furgeon, to Mifs Hewitt, of Dulwich. Mr. Duff, of Iflington, to Mifs Miller, of Newington-green. 26. Sir John Rous, bart. M.P. for Suffolk, to Mifs Wilfon, only daughter and heiress of the late Edw. Warter W. efq. of Bilboa, co. Limerick, Ireland. Mr. Evans, jun. bookfeller in Paternofterrow, to Mifs Hamilton, daugh. of Mr. Archibald H. printer, of Falcon-court, Fleet-ftreet. By fpecial licence, at Fallodon, co. Northumberland, Sam. Whitbread, efq. jun. to Mifs Grey, daught. of Sir Cha. Grey, K. B. T. Mr. Wm. Hammond, of Southgate, to Mifs Mary Cath. Whitehead, of Newington-green. was extremely poor, he left him at the age of fourteen, and went to Berlin, where he paffed feveral years, in want, very often, of the ne ceffaries of life. At length a Rabbi, who hel been acquainted with his father, employed him in copying manufcripts; and foon after, a wealthy Jew gave him an apartment and diet in his houfe. He now had an opportunity to indulge his inclination for study. A Jewish fchool-mafter at Berlin, with whom he became acquainted about this period, put into his hands an Hebrew tranflation of Euclid. This gave him a taste for mathematics. Soon after this he began to frudy Latin; and at length found himself able to read a Latin tranflation of Locke's Treatife on the Underftanding. After this his knowledge increafed rapidly, and in 1755 his "Briefe ucher die Empfindungen" gained him great repu tation as a writer. He had afterwards a confiderable fhare in the "Letters concerning Modern Literature" (Bricien die neneite Litteratur betreffend), and in the "Allgcmeine Deutche Bibliothek," a literary fournal, published at Berlin. His philofophical writings were collected and published at Berlin in 1761, in octavo; and a little before before his death, viz. in 1785, appeared the First Part of his "Morgenstunden; oder Vorlefungen uber Dafeyn Gottes:" that is to fay, "Morning-hours, or Difcourfes on the Exiftence of God." Befides the works we have already mentioned, he was author of an "Efay (printed in 1764) on the Evidence in Metaphyfical Sciences," (Abhandlung neber die Evidenz in Metaphyfichen Witlentchaf ten); and of a German tranflation of the Pfalms of David, published in 1783.-A portrait of this excellent man may be found in Lavater's work on Phyfiognomy, and likewife in the VIIIth volume of the "Allgemeine Bibliothek," abovementioned. Aug..... At Fulda, Dr. H. F. Ziftler, profeffor of phyfic in the University at that place. Dec. 28. At Padua, aged 74, Dr. J. Della Bona, firft profeffor of phyfic, and phyfician to the hofpital of San Francefco Grande, in that city. 1787. April 4. At Vienna, aged 63, J. J. Von Wall, M.D. Dec.... Douglas, efq. a gentleman well known on the turf, poffeffed of an eftate of 5 pl. a year, and brother to the Rev. Jas. D. author of the "Nenia Britannica," &c. rector of Litchbarrow, co. Northampton, and chaplain to the Prince of Wales. Dec. 26. By a fall from his horfe, near Lowther's-town in Ireland, Henry Hethrington, efq. of Caffidy, co. Fermanagh ; a gentleman greatly esteemed, and univerfally lamented, by a numerous acquaintance. His brother, Chriftopher H. efq. was killed in a fimilar manner, and within a few perches of the fame fpot. They were both in the 33d year of their age.-Mr. Henry H. being prefident of the Ballynamallard Hunting Club, capta n captain of the Lowther's-town Volunteers, maitea of three different Free-mafon Lodges, was escorted to the grave by opwards of 200 Free-mons, dreifed in all their regalia, with white gloves, hat-fearfs, &c. and his own Company of Volunteers, and all the Members of the Club, amidst the greatest concourse of people ever affembled on fuch an occafion. Ledy, Rev. Father Robert Hickmann, a monk of the abbey of St. Hubert in Ardonne, Icentiate of phyfic in the University of Louvaine, and co.refponding member of the Col 1e of Phyficians at Nancy. Some years afte: he had embraced the monadic life, he begn to tudy phyfic, and in 176 was admittol a licentiate in phyfic at Louvaine; foon ater which, he obtained from the Pope a bill. permitting hun, though a monk, to przftife as a phyfician; and his practice becime very extenfive. He was diligent in obCervation, and has left behind him a number of manufcripts on medical fubjects, one of which, on the epidemics of the Ardonnes, is ia the poffeffion of the Royal Medical Society Paris. At Paris, in his 83th year, M. le Compte d'Argental, the Di ke of Parm.'s ambatlador Verfilles. Hi death was occafioned by a fill out of bed tv o days before. The evening preceding the :cident, he was in arufual spirits, in company with M. de Polignac and Mademoifelle de Corteille, and made an imprompte on them, in eight or ten verfes He was the intim te friend of Voltaire, and Ce protector of the celebrated actor Le Kair. At Waterford, R. v. Alex. Alcock, M.A. archdeacon of Lim re. In Curie-ftreet, Dublin, Mrs. Margaret de Bahetiere, daughter of the late Charics de la B. colonel of dragoons on the Irish ef I blifhment. She was born at Ghent during te Flemish wars under King William, in the year 1695, and retained all her mental faniries. At the feat of Cha. Evans, efq. in the Ifle of Anglesey, Wm. Hughes, efq. of Neuodd, in Anglesey, and late of Chelfea in Middlx. At Corney, co Cumberland, aged 24, the Rev. Mr. Fisher, 52 years rector of that parifh. His predeceffor, the Rev. Mr. Benson, hal it 60 years; the rectory has therefore had only two incumbents for the last 112 years. At Hales-Owen, co. Worcester, aged 91, Mrs. Sarah Green, widow, the oldest inhabrant in that parith By her death feveral eftates (now very improveable) fall into the Lyttelton family, which, it is remarkable, had been taken on leafes, during the abole gentlewoman's life. when the was only five and twenty, in confequence of her then good state of health, and the appearance the bore of living to a good old age. At Snettifham, co. Norfolk, Nich. Styleman, efq. in the commiffion of the peace. At Beiton, co. Rutland, aged 79, William Kilbourn, father and grandfather to 89 children; and three days after, Tho. K. hi. brother, aged 24. At the feat of Wm. Burch, efq. in Norfolk, aged 84, Chą. Paxton, efq. late commiflioner of the revenue in America. He fuffered greatly by perfecution in the late war in that country, for his attachment to tife British goverament, both in his fituation and property; and was no lefs diftinguired, for his hofpitality and fervice to the British troops, than benevolence to individuals. Rich. Doridge, of Elfordleigh, near Plymp ton, efq. He ferved the office of high theriff for the county of Devon-in 1771. At Hexham, co. Northumberland, in an advanced age, Geo. Delaval, efq, of Babington. At Blenheim-park, Oxt. Mr. Rich. Smallbones, more than 30 years park-keeper to the late and prefent Dukes of Marlborough. Charles Greenwood, efq. alderman of the borough of Wallingford, Berks. Mr. Jn. Small, merch, in Bafinghall-Areet. A his father's houfe, Charing-crofs, aged 22. Mr. Hen.-Geo. Vigne, miniature-paitor. Mr. Hen. Wichell, groceriu Lothbury, one of the common-council of bread-street ward. J. 1. Mrs. Parry, wife of Peter P. efq. of Piftiil, near Holywell, co. Flint. At Renton-house, in Scotland, Sir John Home. of Renton, bart. At Wallingham, co. Norfolk, the Lady of Juftly Hill, ef. of that place. At Queensferry, David Crawford, of Catronbank, captain-lieutenant in the late 83d regiment At Kilmarnock, aged 105, Janet Allan, being born on that day John Nibet fuffered martyrdom at the crofof Kilmarnock, in the reign of Charles II. About four years ago, her fight returned in a great meature, after it was long dim by reason of age. She went to kirk and market till within a few days of her death, and retained her fenfes to the laft. 2. John Philips, efq. of Duke-ftr. Weftm. formerly a brewer in Peter-ftreet. At Bampton, co. Oxford, aged 32, Mrs. Eliz. Snell, relict of the Rev. Tho. Snell. 3. Rev. John Quiteville, of Eaft Langdon. He was walking home in the evening with a friend from Sutton, near Dover, in appa ent good-health, but fuddenly dropped down, and expired without a groan. He was minifter of Gufton and Weft Langdon, and rector of Eaft Langdon. The former preferment is in the gift of the Archbishop, and the latter in the gift of the Earl of Guildford. At his feat at Danby upon Yore, co. York, Simon Scroop, eíq. At Bath, Duncan Grant, efq. of Forres, in Scotland. 4. Rev. Edw. Chefter. M.A. vicar of Kelvedon and Eaftford, Effex; to which he was prefented by the Bishop of London, 1758. P Mrs. Bent, wie of Mr. B. bookfeller in Paternofter-row. 5. At her houfe in Great Ormond-street, Mrs. Ward, a widow lady. After a few days illness, Mr. Fifield, grocer and tea-deler in Clouceer-ftr. Queen-fq. 6. At 6. At Richard Davenport's, efq. at Courtgarden, co. Bucks, Mifs Mary Sanxay, of Cheam, co, Surrey. Rev. Edw.Tyrwhitt, M.A. rector of Wickham Bishops, vicar of Bromfield, co. Effex, and prebend of Chiswick, in St. Paul's Cath. from 1755; and brother to the late learned Tho. T. eiq. who died Aug. 15, 1786. Mrs. Thompson, of Bury St. Edmund's, wife of T. efq. major in the Ruffian army now ferving under the command of his Excellency Merihal Count Romanzow. At Dundee, Mrs Wedderburn, relict of Rob. W. efq. of Pearflie. In Charles-ftreet, Berkley-fquare, James Holford, ciq. At his mother's houfe in Johnson's-court, Fleet-ftreet, after many years fevere illnefs, Mr. Wm. Mitchell. 7. Near the Hermitage, Capt. Smeaton, in the Irish trade. In Hoxton-fquare, Mrs. Conder, relict of the Rev. Dr. C. late tutor of the academy at Homerton. Mifs Marlow, youngest daughter of Rev. Mr. M. rector of Trocton and Luckford, co. Suffolk. Aged 92, Alex. Kershaw, efq. of Heikinhall, co. Lancaster. 8. At Cambridge, Mrs. Lettice, wife of Mr. L. B.D. late fellow of Sidney Coll. and daughter of John Newling, efq. one of the aldermen of Cambridge. Mr. Tho. Fearnley, of the Old Artilleryground Spital-fields. Mis Mary Wrottefley, youngcft daughter of the late Sir John W. bart. additions to the epifcopal palace--For many years had the fee of Hereford been the object of Bishop Harley's wishes, and the fummit of his views in this world. He ob tained it; and, in little more than two months from the date of the King's appointment, he has had his final tranflation from the King of kings.-His Lordship was the 87th bishop of Hereford from Putta, the first bishop of that fee, confecrated in 680.-His remains were interred, with great funer.1 pomp, at rampton-Brian, on the 9th in?. At Enfield Highway, Mrs. Weston. At the house of her fon-in-law, efq. in the Crefcent, Bath, after a long conMonk, finement with the palty, aged 68, Mrs. Snee, relict of John S. efq. an eminent merchant of London, and daughter of Mr. Mason, distiller at Deptford, by his first wife. Her fortune, which is confiderable, devolves to her only daughter, Mrs. Monk. レ - 1c. At Croydon, Mifs Sayer, daughter of Mr. Serjeant S. At Stanton Wick, Bath, John Adams, efq. one of the juices of the peace for the county. At Hamburgh, in his 72d year, Nichol: s Gottlieb Lutkens, efq. one of the fenators of that republic. clair, in the fervice of the East India Com11. In Whitcombe-ftreet, Capt. Jas. Sin pany. On account of a claim this gentlemen had fet up to the title of Earl of Caithness, the noble Lord who bears the title declined voting at the late election for one of the fixteen peers of Scotland till his right to it had been afcertained by law; but death having removed the claimant, his Lordfhip is left in quiet poffeflion of his title. At Brompton, Mrs. Lacy, wife of Mr. L. late patentee of Drury-lane Theatre.. At Paddington, of the gout in his head and ftomach, Col. John Peters, who was born at Hebron, in Connecticut, in June 1740. He was defcended from a brother of Hugh Peters and Gen. Thomas Harrison, and, on his mother's fide, from John Phelps, efq. characters well known in the last century to Cromwell and Thurlow. Nevertheless, Colonel Peters took an active and zealous part, in 1776, against the American rebellion, and in Canada raised the regiment called "The Queen's Loyal Rangers," of which he was appointed commandant by Lord Dorchester. By his loyalty he lost his property; by his patience and fortitude Le fupported his mind under a long illness, and yielded up his life with alacrity. He left a wife and eight children at Cape Breton, to lament the lofs of an af fectionate husband and father, and of a generous and benevolent friend. His remains wei interred on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at four in 9. At his feat near Kington, co. Hereford, of a complaint in his bowels, which baffled the efforts of four phyficians, the Right Hon. and Right Rev. John Harley, D.D. bishop of Hereford, dean of Windfor, and register of the most noble order of the Garter. He was confecrated in November laft, and installed, by proxy, in December. His Lord hip was born on the 26th of September, 17:8; marrie: Roach, daughter of Gwynne Vaughan, ef. of Trebarry, co. Radnor, by whom he ha iffue,-1. Edward, born Feb. 20, 1773; 2. John, born Dec. 31, 17745 and two daughters, Frances and Martha. He was heir apparent to the prefent Earl of Oxford. He was collated to the archdeaconry of Salop in January 1760; and refigned it on his collation to that of Hereford in 1769.-His Lordship was ill but a very short time, and died much lamented by the people of Hereford, and the gentlemen of the county. He had come to the refolution of repairing and making confiderable additions to the noble Cathedral at Hereford, by his own family contributions and his intereft with the nobi-the lity and gentry of the county; had drawn a plan for that purpose, and received the approbation of the Archbishop of Canterbury; and actually engaged Mr. Wyatt to go down early in the fpring, and alfo to make afternoon, in the New Burying-grounnd of St. George, Hanover-fquare.-"Rebellion and Loyalty are alike fatal to fome families, and alike profperous to others." Mrs. Bentley, wife of Mr. B. laceman in Bedford-ftr. Covent-garden. Aged |