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13. At Maeftricht, Mrs. Barclay, wife of Rob. B. efq.

16. At Florence, after a fhort illness, in his 70th year, the Marchionefs Giovanna, dowager of Albizi, grand mistress of the houshold of the Archduchefs of Tuscany.

At Brick Farm, Surrey, Edw. Taylor, efq. 19. Mifs Eliz.-Maria Gore, daughter of Jn. G. efq. deputy-lieutenant of the Tower. 20. At Edinburgh, Gen. John Houston, in the fervice of the States of Holland.

21. At Oftend, aged 107, M. George de Drufina. He was born in France, but had been upwards of 80 years in the fervice of the Emperor of Germany.

22. At Northfleet, near Gravefend, of the dropfy, Mrs. Richardfon, wife of Mr. Daniel R. mafter of the Mitre Inn at Chatham.

24. At Fulham, Mrs. Ripley, wife of the Rev. Mr. R. and daughter of the Rev. Mr. Pemberton, of Trumpington, Cambridge.

26. At Bath, Sam. Teuth, efq. of Hackney. At Watford, Jofeph Dalmeida, eiq. At Bath, of the gout in his ftomach, Mr. Wm. Kettle, many years purveyor of Chatham Dock-yard.

27. In Warwick-court, Warwick-lane, Newgate-street, Mr. Fra. Blyth, printer. Suddenly, at Upper Tooting, aged 57, Mr. Matthew Winter.

Aged 102, Mademoiselle Jun, a nun of the Urfuline order at Bourdeaux. She had led an auftere religious life till he was 100 years old, and it was with regret that he obeyed the pofitive orders of her fuperior to keep her room on account of her age.

Peckham,

28. At Idridge, co. Suffex, efq. formerly high-fheriff of that county.

29. Mr. Cha. Pugh, printer of the Hereford Journal. He went to bed in liquor at Ibbetfon's hotel in London, and fetting the candle under the bed, was fo miferably scorched before afliftance could be given, that he could not furvive it.

Mrs. Dyer, wife of Wm. D. efq. of Queen Anne-street East.

30. At Tottenham, Floyd Peck, efq. At Welbury, co. York, aged 80, Rev. Wm. Dawfon, 40 years rector of that parith.

Mrs. Patten, wife of Rev. Dr. P. rector of Childery, Berks.

At Great Geary's, Effex, in her 60th year, Mrs. Ibbetson, fen.

31. At Clifton, near Briftol, in her 26th year, after a very long and painful illness, fuftained with patience and refignation, Mifs Deborah Freeman, eldest daughter of Jolm F. efq. of Letton, co. Hereford. The many and fine accomplishments the poffeffed, joined with the most amiable difponition and pleafing manners, formed an exalted character; endeared her to her friends and acquaintance; and render her death a real lofs.

At the Hotwells, Briftol, Edm. Bott, efq. of Christ Church, Hants, barritter at law, paymaster of Exchequer bills, and F.A.S.

At Hammersmith, aged 19, Mits Mary Folgham, 2d dau, of Mr. Jn F. of Fleet-ftr.

June 1. At Ludlow, in her 86th year, Mrs. Levett, widow of the Rev. Rich. L. of Blithefield, co. Stafford, and daughter of the late Cha. Walcot, efq. of Walcot, co. Salop. In Bolton-row, Lady Gray, widow of Sir George G.

Mrs Stiles, wife of Wm. S. efq. a commiffioner of the customs.

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At his houfe in the Adelphi, much lamented, George Heffe, efq. The manner of his death renders the circumftance ftill more About two o'clock in the unfortunate. morning he came home, and went into his library, where it appears he wrote five letters, which were found upon the table, addreffed to the following perfons: Mrs. H. fen. his mother, Mrs. H. jun. his wife, Mr. Agar, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Woodman. After which, he charged very lightly one of his own travelling piftols, and, putting it into his mouth, difcharged it. The ball went thro' nis head, and was found upon the fopha. The report was not heard by any of the fervants of the house. About eight, the maidfervant went in to open the windows, and feeing a man's leg on the fopha, on opening the door, the ran down to tell the valet that fome man had broke into the houfe. coming into the room, he immediately perceived it was his mafter, who was lying at his length on the fopha, with the piftol in his right hand, acrofs his breaft. The letters abovementioned were on the table, with his watch, and a penknife. On the day preceding, Mr. H. had dined with Lord Gage; whence he went to the club at Phillmore's, and, on leaving that, immediately went home. The whole evening he was remarkably thoughtful; and for many weeks paft had fhewn fymptoms of an altered mind. The Coroner's Inqueit brought in their verdict, Lunacy.-Mr. H. had, very early, a propensity for gay life. About ten years fince, he was a fubfcriber to a box at the Opera-houfe; and, by his good-natured, obliging manners, had gained a footing in very polite circles. H's mind found a gratification here; and he would have done well if he had been contented with their flattering reception, without exceeding, to vie with the great, thofe limits for avhich his fo tune was ill proportioned. The Prince of Wales, who, within these two or three years pait, received Mr. H. at his table with His ufual affability and condefcenfion, frequently mented that this gentleman did not poffefs an income fuited to his polite habits; and, in order to mend his fortune, his Highnets went fo far, in conjunction with the Duke of York, as to obtain for him the agency of one of the India regiments.-Gaiety of temper, and uncommon vivacity of heart, invariably characterifed the late Mr. Helle. Within a few weeks, however, thefe qualities were totally obfcured, by a marked appearance of melancholy, and a gloomy habit of mind. The fudden tranfition was noticed by a few of his

friends,

friends, to whom he in confidence commu-
nicated the cause. His pecuniary affairs,
from deep play, had, it feems, sustained a
fhock of the most momentous nature, and
'from which he expreffed his apprehenfion
that he could not speedily extricate himself.
Suicide is fuppofed, at this period, to have
been the refolution of his mind; for in that
interval, prior to his commission of the act,
he affumed his wonted display of spirits, as if
he were deliberately determined to meet a
fate which every one who knew him muft
pathetically lament, and thofe who knew
him not, fincerely pity.-This gentleman,
early in life, had the most flattering profpects
before him. His father bestowed on him
a finished education, and gratified him
with every indulgence of a gentleman's life.
By his intereft with the then paymasters-
general of the forces, Lord North and Mr.
Cooke, in whofe office the elder Mr. H. held
a fituation of confiderable emolument, he was
fettled on that establishment; and, after fix-
teen years official affiduity, had come to the
potletion of a net income of 6ool. per ann.
By his father's death, a few years fince, he
obtained an additional office in the Commif-
fary of Mufters department at the Horfe
Guards; which, in time of war, has attach-
ed to it confiderable advantages. He was, in
the late war, agent to fome of the German
auxiliaries engaged in the British fervice;
and had, at the time of his decease, the agen-
cies of the 7th, 44th, and 75th regiments of
infantry, independent of a great number of
agencies of an individual defcription: fo that
his official income amounted annually to the
fum of 150cl.-In 1780 he married the
daughter of Mr. Gunthorp, a Weft India
merchant in the city; an acquifition which
produced him a lady of exquifite beauty, re-
fined manners, and liberal fortune. About
three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. H. were, by a
lady of diftinction, introduced to the Prince
of Wales at Brighthelmstone.

His Royal

Highness, at that period, though a stranger to his perfon, knew, by report, the accomplifhments of his character; and fhortly after this introduction, honoured him with a particular fhare of his company and converfation. Mr. H. was not a member either of White's or Brooks's; the other fathionable clubs at St. James's he often vifited; his run of play was in general fingularly lucky; his adventures moftly confiderable. In perfon he was remarkably well proportioned, and in deportment eafy and genteel. His years were approaching to 40. He has left no flue.

3. A his lodgings on the North Parade, Bath, after a few days illnet, in his 75th year, Wm. Strickland, efq. of Eeverley.

In Brianftone-street, Portman-fqu. Christ.
Parker, efq. brother to Adm. Sir Peter P.
4. Mrs. Malo, wife of James M. etg. of
Moorfields.

At Cambridge, aged 70, Mr. Webb, fenior of the choirs of King's, Trinity, and St. John's Chapels, in that University.

At Marlborough, on his way from Bath, whither he had been for the recovery of his health, Sir John Lindsay, K.B. rear admiral of the Red, to which latter rank he was raifed in September laft. He was a younger fon of the late Sir Alex. L. bart. of Evelick, co. Perth, by Æmilia, fourth daughter of David, fifth Viscount of Stormont, and brother to Sir David L. bart.; to whom his uncle, the Earl of Mansfield, has given the place of Cuftos Brevium in the Court of King's Bench.-Sir John's remains were removed from his houfe to Westminster-abbey, on the 16th inft.; the proceffion was as follows:

A horfeman in full mourning,to clear the way.
Two horfemento conduct the standard-bearer,
with banner, and the arms difplayed.
Sixteen horsemen, two and two.
A footman, with the state lid of feathers.
A hearfe, with the body, drawn by fix horses,
attended by eight truncheon men.
Six coaches and fix, with the pall-bearers, &c.
Sir John's private chariot.

When the body reached the Weft door of the
Abbey, it was met by the Rev. Dr. Bell, and
the officers of the church, and conducted to
the North aile, where the funeral fervice was
performed in a private manner, and the corpfe

was interred near Lord Chatham's monument.-The coffin was covered with crimson velvet, with an infcription upon a brafs plate, above which was a ftar of the order: "Sir John Lindsay, Knight of the Bath, Rear-Admiral of the Red, died June the 4th, 1788, aged Fifty-one."-He was installed in 1772.

At his houfe on Blackheath, aged 64, And. Edhouse, efq. late col of the 13th reg. of foot.

5. At his houfe in Aldermary Church-ya. of the gout in his stomach, Dr. Robert Tomlinfon, fenior phyfician of Guy's Hospital.-It is remarkable that his coachman, a very old fervant, died a few days before his master. Mr. P. Theoph. Schirr, merch. Cannon-str. At the Shephoufe, Glouc. Jn. Morris, efq. At Coltishall, Norwich, Hen. Smith, efq. brother to the master of Caius Coll. Cambr.

At Chefhunt, advanced in years, Mrs. Lewin, relict of L. efq. and mother to the Lady of Col. Craig, of the fame place.

6. In Ruffel-ftr. Bloomsbury, Benj. Wilfon, efq. F.R.S. formerly an eminent painter; of whom we hope to receive fome memoirs.

In Old Palace-yard, Weitminft. aged 87, Ashley Cowper, efq. who has been above 65 years clerk of the Parliaments. He was the third and youngest fon of the once famous Spencer C. younger brother of William Eart C. lord-chancellor, who was made a judge of the Court of Common Pleas upon the accetion of the late King, but died in about a year afterwards.

At Bath, Mr. Tho. James, banker there. At her father's house at Dover-place, Newington, Surrey, Mifs Maria-Frances Lee.

Mr. Townend, many years an eminent Silverimith, &c. in Fleet-ftreet. He was well, and meatured for a new coat in the morning;

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rode on horseback to Clapham in the evening; complained, as foon as he alighted, of a pain in his ftomach; went to bed, and expired in a few minutes.

7. In Aldermanbury, aged 80, Mr. Robert Markland, furgeon and apothecary.

Daniel Booth, efq. of Hatton-street, and of Hutton-hall, Effex. He was fon of Mr. Dan. B. who was formerly factor in London to the Weavers of Canterbury, (of whom there are many, principally defcended from French refugees,) and lived and died at Hackney.He was chofen a director of the Bank in 1761, in his father's life-time; was deputygovernor in 1777 and 8, and governor in the two following years; fince which time he has been conftantly a director. He bought the manor of Hutton-hall, near Brentwood, of the late Hen. Hall, efq. for about 22,000l. He had iffue three daughters; one married to Sir Hen. Hoghton, bart. by whom she has two fons; another married to John Raymond, efq. a director of the South Sea Company, who has eleven children; and the third died, unmarried, fome years fince.Mr. B. was taken fuddenly ill at the Bank, and furvived a very fhort time. He is faid to have left 50,000l.

At Cambridge, Rev. Tho. Green, M.A. of Trin. Coll. and Woodwardian profeffor of foffils. He was deprived of the ufe of one fide by a paralytic ftroke, as he was fhooting in Huntingdonshire laft autumn, and with difficulty brought home to his college; and though he went thence to Bath, found no relief from its waters. His goodnefs of difpofition, and his botanical knowledge, make him regretted by all who knew him.

he could be relieved, that he lingered about 30 hours, and then died.

At the Hythe, Colchester, Tho. Wilshire, efq. collector of customs.

At Dalziel, near Hamilton, aged 90, Jas. Hamilton, efq. of Browncastle. The fports of the field were his delight. He was the best shooter and angler in the county.

10. In Portland-place, Rob. Butler, efq. 11. Near Norwood, in Surrey, Mr. Bacchus, potter, in Thames-street.

At Saling-grove, Effex, John Yeldham, efq. in the commiffion of the peace, deputylieutenant, and late receiver-general for that county, and agent for the eftates of Guy's hofpital. He married the cldest daughter of the late Mofes Griffith, M.D. by whom he he had two fons and a daughter.

At Northampton, Rob. Atkinson, efq. formerly a captain in the 10th reg. of dragoons. 12. Mr. Rob. Cumin, profeffor of churchhiftory in the Univerfity of Edinburgh.

13. At Lincoln, in his 47th year, Frederick Difney, efq. of that place, late major in the army, and second son of the late John D. efq. of Lincoln. His remains were interred at Swinderby, in that county.

At his lodgings on Forty-hill, Enfield, aged 57, Mr. Jn. Lewis, an eminent comb-maker in Paul's Ch.-yard.-Bleft with good circumftauces from fuccefsful bufinefs, and happy in valuable children, the lofs of his wife, about four years ago, had such an effect on his spirits, that, from a temporary relief in small quantities of brandy, he had retired to indulge the excelles of folitary inebriation, to which he fell a martyr, leaving nine children, fome of them infants, to lament his example more than his lofs.

14. Wm. Grove, efq. of Old Broad-street. At Banbury, co. Oxford, in her 32d year, Mrs. Snow, wife of Mr. Jofeph S.

At Teddington, Mrs. Alexander, relic of John A. efq. late of Putney.

9. At Lynn, aged 85, Tho. Sommerfley, efq. fenior alderman of that place. During 60 years he was a member of the corporation, his fervices to the publick were inflexibly upright and difinterested. He was mayor in 1743, and in the year of his prefent Majefty's acceffion. With the firmeft mind he Suddenly, at Stone-Euston, Cha. Hippifley breathed the pureft fentiments of independ-Coxe, efq. captain in the Somersetih. militin. ence; and, as a public man, never availed himself of influence, or fought to controul others: all perfonal distinction he ftudiously avoided. In private life, retired from bufinefs 25 years ago, his reading and converfation were elevated, and of the moft liberal caft. Unvaried calmnefs of temper preferved him chearful to his laft. He exercifed a daily, unceafing attention to indigence and the calls of diftrefs; and, by the uniform tenor of a long life, he leaves to the prefent age an inftance of human nature poffeffed of the most rare and excellent virtues.

At Nottingham, Mr. William Bright, of Mansfield, lieutenant and furgeon in the Nottinghamshire militia. He had been fpending the evening of the 7th inft. with his brother officers of the regiment, and on leaving them to go to bed, the candle he took into his room, unhappily caught his thirt, and thence communicating to other parts of his clothes, he was to inhockingly burnt before

5. At Chefhunt, after a very long and painful illness, Rich. Cooke, efq. late a linendraper in Houndfditch, brother of Wm. C.efq. of Woodford, who died June 21, 1787, and father of the first lady of Nath. Barnardifton,eiq. In Bolton-street, Piccadilly, Mrs. Black, relict of Tho. B. efq.

At Richmond, Mrs. Paterfon, relict of Major P. of the Royal Artillery.

16. At his houfe in Prince's-ftreet, Edinburgh, the Rev. John Dryfdale, D.D. one of the minifters of the Tron Church, Edinburgh, dean of the Chapel-royal, and principal clerk of the Church of Scotland.

After a lingering illness, the Rev. Peter Moore, fenior vicar of Lincoln Cathedral, vicar of Walton, and perpetual curate of Nettleham, co. Lincoln.

At his villa on St. Catherine's Mount, Norwich, aged 63, John Chambers, ef 4. barrister at law. He had been many years elected

fteward

Prices of Grain.-Theatrical Regifter.-Bill of Mortality.

Sam. Ingle, Trin. Coll. Rev. Tho. Hole, Peter Houfe, J. Cha. Beckingham, and Jof. Banks, of Trinity Hall, adm. LL.B.

Geo. Allan, efq, fellow commoner of Trinity Hall, adm. B.A.

Jn. Tench, B.A. and Hamlet Harrifon, B.A. of Brazen Nofe Coll. elected fellows thereof. Rev. Hen. Harrington, M.A. of Queen's College, prebendary of Wells, rector of Haynford, co. Norfolk, &c. admitted D.D.

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Mr.Molefworth,of Queen's Coll adm. LL.B. for which he went out grand compounder. Mefirs. Lockton and Wyutle, admitted fellows of Pembroke College.

Rev. Gen. Galkin, M.A. of Trin. Coll. Oxford, rector of Sutton with Mepall, in the Ifle of Ely, rector of St. Mary, Iflington, and fecretary to the Society for the promotion of Chriftian Knowledge, accumulated the degrees of B.D. and D.D.

from June 16, to June 21, 1788. COUNTIES upon the COAST.

I2

512 03

22 010

Effex
Suffolk
Norfolk
Lincoln
York
Durham

5 70 12 612
5 32 11/2
5 72 72

Northumberld. 5 53

6 Cumberland

Weftmorland

Lancashire

5 713

02 51 103

93

00 5 104

02

03

62

71 103

5 103

93

02

04

74

6

3

22 I

59

00 02 III

02 62 03

02 102 2:3

5 70 0/2 8'2 14 I 5 6 02 912 212

WALES, June 9, to June 14, 1788.

I

I

710

6'3

June

June

5 80 02 9/2 13

THEATRICAL

DRURY LANE.

2. The Country Girl-Deferter of Naples. 3. The Jealous Wife-Duke and No Duke. 4. Hamlet-The Lyar.

5. TheWeft Indian-All the World's a Stage 6. The Plain Dealer-The First Floor. 7. Trip to Scarboro'-Rich. Cœur de Lion. 9. The School for Scandal-Ditto. 10. The Committee-The Humourist. 11. The Winter's Tale-The First Floor. 12. NewWayto pay Old Debts--The Waterman Conftant Couple-Richard Coeur de Lion. June COVENT GARDEN. 2. The Duenna-Poor Vulcan!

13.

3. The Follies of a Day-Tom Thumb.
4. Bold Stroke for a Wife-The Deferter.
5. Marian-Animal Magnetifm-Farmer.
6. Midnight Hour-Marian-Animal Mag.
9. Marian-Maid of the Oaks-The Farmer.

REGISTER.

HAY-MARKET.
10. The Suicide--Agreeable Surprise.
11. The Beggars' Opera-Mayor of Garrat.
12. The Chapter of Accidents-Comus.
13. Agreeable Surprife-Peep.ng Tom.
14 The Suicide-Comus.

16. Summer Amusement-Village Lawyer.
17. I'll tell you What!-Peeping Tom.
18. Seeing is Believing-Tit for Tat-Agree.
19. Difbanded Officer--Flitch of Bacon. [Surp.
20. Seeing is Believing--Son-in-Law-Agr.
21. Chapter of Accidents-Comus. [Surpr.
23. Inkle and Yarico-The Author.

24. I'll tell you What!--The Son-in-Law.
25. Summer Amufement-Village Lawyer.
26. The Span fh Barber-Mayor of Garrat,
27. The Son-in-Law-Peeping Tom.
28. Chapter of Accidents-Agreeab. Surpr.
30. Summ. Amusem.-Beggar on Horseback.

BILL of MORTALITY, from June 3, to June 24, 1788.