906 Births and Marriages of confiderable Perfons. to occupations of fo inferior a nature. But it is not fair to undervalue his merit on account of the hardness of his fortune. That he came forth in the Political Herald, as the bitter and determined enemy of a brother adventurer of his, connected with this country, and who is fuppofed to govern it, has excite great indignation among us panders of power in Scotland; but let it be remembered, that the worst that can be faid of Stuart is, that he was a violent fatyrift, and flopped at nothing to pull down a man whom he confidered as a chief advocate for abfolute power in this country and nation, whilft at the fame time he continued the integrity of his political creed. But of the fycophants of D-, it I shall conclude this fketch with an expreffion of his own, in his famous letter to me, about Robertfon: "He might, indeed, have no title to be "vain; but he could not fubmit to be fer"vile, and if hoftile and angry individuals "fattened rudely upon his name, he deserved not, I think, to be cenfured as either unjust "6 or cruel, if he rebuked their littler efs, and "pointed with fcorn to refentments which "they could not grat fy, and to arts whica "they durft not avow.' P. 811, read Mrs. Barwick. may be affirmed, that thearty derides them in Sept. Pin defpifes them in his heart, derides them in his conduct, and has taught them to expect that he will leave them in penury and contempt whenever another Temple shall be erected on the platform of royal favour. wear For my own part, gentlemen, after more than twenty years of confiftent conduct, I may be permitted to fay, that brown and fcarlet, or buff and blue, have no charms in my eyes, independent of those who them; and I will venture to fore-tell, that when our Auguftus fhall have obtained the plenitude of power, by the corruption of our manners, and the content of a degenerate people, he will loathe, as Octavius did, the vile fteps by which he afcended to the fupreme power, and will prefer the old friends of the commonwealth in Afiaticus, Pollies, Virgils, and Horaces of future days, to the bluering unprincipled hounds that came in with him full-cry to the death of a conftitution of free government, which will remain in flory the admiration, and the fubject of regret to furrounding nations, and to the latest posterity. Thefe fentiments, gentlemen, do I freely venture to exprefs, while one may yet venture to fpeak or to write in this degraded country. Unconne&ed with party, I defire to thew on the one hand, my respect for HIM whom the conftitution has placed at the head of this nation; and, on the other, that I will not toop to please him by the facrifice either of my opinions or my attachment to that form of government, which has been lately destroyed hy the late mifcondut or endeavours of those who ught to have united to fave it by honeft and lawful means, when they were in their power. Concerning Dr. Stuart's family, I think it unneceflary to fay any more than, what I have reafon to believe, he was a gentleman by birth, as well as in character, and that he was the fon of a learned father, and a worthy mother. He was born in the year 1742, a year which the whimsical author of the Tableau de Paris has fet forth as productive of men of a fervid genius, remarkable for the peculiary of their character, and of their puriuits. BIRTHS. Rincefs Frederic. confort to the King 18. of Denmark's brother, a prince. 07... At Laudon castle, the lady of Vife. Maitland, a fon. 3. Lady of Sir Carnaby Haggerfion, bart. a dau. 8. The lady of Clement Sam. Strong, efq; of Pancras-lane, a fon. 13. Lady of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a dau. 23. The wife of Mr. Henry Field, apo thecary in Newgate-ftr. a fon. Mar. A MARRIAGES. T Calcutta, Stephen Caffan, efq; of the Supreme Court, to Mifs Mears, dau. of Capt. M. late commander of the Brilliant Eaft Indiaman, loft about four years ago at the island of Joanna. Alfo, Robert Sanders, efq; to Mifs Keble. Lately, at Bofton, New England, Thomas Lindal Winthrop, efq; to Mis Temple, dau. of the hon. John T. conful, from the British court at New York. Edward Trapp P.lgrim, efq; to Mifs Mitchell, youngest daughter of Thomas M. efq; of the Navy-office. Aug. 10. At Christchurch, Surrey, Francis Hammond, etq; of Burrows-buildings and Rotten-bar, to Mifs Stacy, of the former place. Sept... Rev. J. Ambrofe, LL.D. of Liverpool, to Mifs Falkener. 7. At Godalming, Mr. Maline, shopkeeper there, to Mifs Kid, of Guilford. 21. At Liverpool, rev. John Ambrose, LL.D. to Mifs Falkner. 23. At Edinburgh, John Mill, efq; of Fearn, to the hon. Mrs. Falconer, widow of George F. efq; of Phefds. : 26. W. Frafer, efq; to Mifs Farquharfon. Mr. Charles Heath, to Ms South. 28. Rev. P. How, M.A.' to Mifs Wyberg. M. Auguftine Touffaint, to Mifs Sutanna Carver, youngest dau. of the late Mr. C. of Tottenham High-crofs. 2 30. Lambert Malachi, efq; to Mifs Re dish. 02. 1. At Bath, Jas. Trant Fizgerald, efq; only fon of Sir Richard Fizgerald, bart. of the kingdom of Ireland, to Mils Dalton, only Marriages and Deaths of confiderable Perfons. only dau. of the late Robert D. efq; of Thumham-ball, co. Lanc A Pocklington, Mr. John Ferry, attorney, to Mifs Hewet, dau. of the rev. Mr. H. of the fame place. At Whitehaven, Archibald Douglas, efq; of Edderftone, to Mifs Jane Gale, youngest dau. of the late John G. efq; of Whitehaven. 3. Rev. John Let ice, D.D. vicar of Peas Marsh, Sufex, late fellow of Sidney Coll, Camb. to Mifs Newling, only dau. of John N. efq; alderman of Cambridge. 5. By special licence, Sir Samuel Fludyer, bast. to Mifs Wefton, dau. of Robert W. efq; and niece to the D. of Montagu. Mr. Robert Buchanan, callico-printer, of Crayford, to Mifs Watter, dau. of the rev. Mr. W, rector of Crayford. At Knareiborough, E. Brisco, efq; to Lady Anne Gordon, dau. of Lord Aberdeen. At Wakefield, Jonas Brown, jun. efq; of Kington on Hull, to Mils Eliza Smpfon, niece of Lady Armytage of Wakefield. 7. Mr. W. Clarke, attorney at law, of Staple inn, to Ms Enfor, dau. in law of Too. W. efq; of Hexton, Middlesex. John Pemberton, efq; to Mifs Henrietta Wilkinfon. 10. A Birstall, co. Leic. Mr. Smith, of Broard's-in, attorney, to Mifs Oxley, grand daughter of Sam. Oliver, efq; of Birstall. 11. Samuel Goodman, efq; of Ely-place, to Mifs G een, on y dau, and heiress of Matthew G efo; late of Villiers-street. 12. E. Ogden, efq; of Cattle-hill, Shaftefbury, to Mifs Goldart, of Wigmore-fr. Mr. Tho. Ventum, enfign in the Middlefex militia, to Mils Hamet Crossley, of Waltham crois. 14. W. Paterfon, efq; of Great Ormondftr. to Mifs Callandar, niece of David Millegan, efq; of Nicholas-lane. 16. Mr. William Harper, of Macclesfield, to Mis Agatter, dau. of Paul A. cfq; of Aldermanbury. 907 children, and maintained his family by his own labour and fome little independency which he poffefied. He always enjoyed the best ftate of health, and it is not unlikely that he might have lived fome years longer, had it not been for a fall, in which one of his legs was broken in three places, which occafioned his death. He had all his teeth, and all his hair, a few of which only were grown grey; and he enjoyed all his faculties to the laft. This old man is a proof that an advanced age is not confined to the Northern climates. At Florence, Sir Horace Mann, K.B. envoy extraordinary and minifter penipotentiary to that court. Aug. 12. At Shavington-hal', Shropshire, Mary Lacy Vifcountets Kilmorey, aged 78. She was the third dau. of Washington Earl Feriers. 21. At Mortimer, co. Berks, aged 71, Mrs. Hunter, relict of Henry Launey H. efq; of Beech-hall, in that county. 22. In Portman fq. Mrs. Anne Des Biffon. 23. At Nantwich, Mrs. Maddocks, reli& of the late Mr. Plant M. On the 24th, Mr. John Hallel, her brother. And on the 27th, Mrs. H. his relict. Mr. Robinfon, of Bond-ftr. At Hommerton, aged 82, Ifrael Ifaacs, efe; the laft of the body of merchants who in 1746 advanced to Government two millions at a day's notice. 24. Aged 71, rev. W. Hammett, rector of Horitead and Coltishall, Norf. worth 300l. per annum; form.rly fenior fellow of King's coll. Camb. At Kensington, Mrs. Brown, relict of Launcelot B. efq; of Hampton Court. At Norwich, rev. Richard Eglington, rec tor of Thimblethorp, and of the confolidated living of Shar ngton cum Saxlingham, in Norwich. Mrs. Haweis, wife of the rev. Tho, H. of Aldwinkle, co. Northampt. In Queen's row, Pimlico, aged 73, Mr. Willam Glasford, formerly of the navy pay office. 25. Mr. Samuel Crefwell, fexton of St. 17. Rev. Mr. Fothergill, of Durham, nephew to the provolt of Queen's coll. Camb. to Mifs Bathurst, of Nortolk-ftr. Strand. Rev. R. Hughes, of Aldenham, Hants, to Mary's parish, and many years a confiderable Mifs A. Reid. printer and bookseller, at Nottingham. At Margate, Mr. Ware, coachmaker, of London. 19. Mr. Thomas Fonnereau, fon of Z. P. F. etq; deceased, to Mils Harriet Hanfon, of Reading. At Stansted Abbate, Mr. John Kirkby, of Rye-houle, to Mifs Maria Fairfax, of the Bull-inn, Hoddesdon. 21. George Guy, efq; to Mifs Bond. Sam. Barker, elq; of Lyndon, co. Rutl. to Mifs Haggitt, of Rushton. DEATHS. June the parish of St. Joannes de Godini, 26. Of a paralytic ftroke, Richard Hippifley Cox, etq; of Stow Eafton, co. Som. Jate reprele tative and colonel of militia for that county. At W. Cammel, rev. Edw. Aubrey, rector of that parish. At Hempnall, co. Suff. aged 59, Mr. W. Thirketle, univerfally refpećted for his hof pitality and generofity. Rev. Mr. Hearne, reator of Little Snoring, co. Norf. aged 46. 27. In his St year, at Bolton-hall, co. York, Christopher Dawson, efq. Mrs. Ogle, wife of Wentworth O. efq. 908 Obituary of confiderable Perfons; with Biographical Anecdotes. 29. At Rochefter, Mr. F.fher, printer and bookfeller, and one of the aldermen of that corporation; editor of a very ufeful History of that city, 1772, 12mo, of which he was preparing a new edition, in 2 vols. with improvements. In Red Lion-court, Fleet-ftr. Mr. Rob. Brooke, merchant, late of Gibraltar. In Scotland, the rev. Mr. William Scott, minifter of the Cofpel at Kirkpatrick-juxta, in the 87th year of his age, and the 51ft of his ministry. 30. At Hampstead, Mrs. Popè, wife of Simon P. efq. Sept... At the German Spa, Mifs Danby, fifter to the lady of Gen. Harcourt, and dau. of the rev. Dr. Danby. At Wandsworth, Mr. Peter Burchard, an eminent dyer. On his paffage home from India, Capt. Thomas Thomfon, of the late 98th reg, and laft on the Beng 1 eflablishment. At Philip's Norton, Somerfetfhire, within a few days of 80, the rev. Henry Harris, M.A. 47 years vicar of that place. At Boulogn, on his way to the South of France, where he was going for the recovery of his health, Beaumont Craigge, efq. Near Exeter, John Andrews, efq; of Hillhoufe, co. Gloc. 6. At Tunford, Herts, the lady of Robert Harris Cooper, efq; Portugal merchant. In Bedford-fq. the wife of Cuthbert Fifher, efq. 7. Edward Stabler, efq; merchant; one of the aldermen of York, and mayor of that city in 1779. La Walcot-place, Lambeth, John Loveday, efq; formerly a flationer on Fish-freet-hill. At his feat at Lantryhid, co. Glamorg. Sir Thomas Aubrey, bart. He fucceeded bis eldest brother John in 1767, and is fucceeded in his title and eftate by his eldest fon, John A. cfq; M.P. for the county of Bucks, and one of the Lords of the Treafury. 8. At Hickney, Robert Lewin, efq; fecretary of the Bank, aged 81. He had been 63 years in the fervice of the Governor and Company of the Bank, and 42 years fecretary. At Walmelly, Lancash. Mr. Purvis, a gentleman farmer, formerly in the navy. He went a volunteer with Lord Anfon round the world; and was one of the perfons left on the island of Tinian, when the Centurion drove out to fea. At Woolwich, in her 71ft year, Mrs. Mary Fletcher, relict of the rev. Mr. F. formerly of Rochefter. The wife of Mr J. Chatfield, of Croydon. 9. At Stamford, Chriftian Hervey, efq; of Betchworth, Surrey. 12. In her 86th year, Mrs. Catherine Jones, o Clomendo, Llanvarras, co. Denbigh; wh fe intrinfic piety and goodness added luftre to her ftation, and will make her ever remembered by a numerous circle of poor, whom he relieved. At Cricket-lodge, the wife of Adm. Hood, dau. of the rev Dr. Weft, and niece to the late Lord Vifc. Cobham. 15. At Kew, Solomon Kendrick, efq; Ruffia merchant; formerly conful to Ruffia. 21. At Edinburgh, Sir Robert Maxwell, bart. of Orchardon. 23. In Powis-place, Mifs Lewis, dau. of Mr. L. who built the place. At Penn, co. Bucks, Mrs. Ruxton, wife of Capt. R. and dau. of Gen. Haviland, who commanded in the Weft of England during laft war. Mrs. Coltman, wife of Thomas C. efq; of Hagneby, co. Linc. 24. Lady Poole, wife of Sir Ferdinand P. bart. Mr. Francis Severn, brother to Mr. S. apothecary, of Carnaby ftr. Mrs. Rachael Schellenger, reli&t of Mr. S. linen-draper of Piccadilly. At Wefton, the feat of W. Man Godfchall, efq; Dr. Spence, physician of Guilford, and F.A.S. Edinb. He was thrown from his horfe foon after he mounted to return home, by which he received fuch a concuffion of the brain, that, notwithstanding the efforts of two of the faculty, who immediately attended from London, he languished till next day, and expired, having only recovered his fenfes and speech for a fhort time. 25. At Bath, Edw. Ives, efq; of Titchfield, formerly furgeon on board Admiral Watfon's fhip in the Eaft Indies, and author of "A Voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and a Hiftorical Narrative of the Operations of the Squadron and Army in India under Vice Adm. Watfon and Lord Clive, 1755-6 7, &c." 1773. 4to. Mrs. Aikin, wife of Mr. A. of Covent Garden theatre. 26. Mrs. Price, wife of Mr. P. of Eluf ton, near Bedford. 27. At the Duke of Chandos's, at Avington, Hants, Thomas Jeffreys, efq; a commiffioner of the customs. The lady of Baker, efq; lately returned from Bofon in New England. 28. At Clapham, in his 61ft year, the rev. Dr. Mayo. Rev. Mr. Ruxden. 29. In South ftr. Marybone, in his 78th year, Mr. Bennett, 58 years a tallow-chandler in Drury-lane. Mrs. Davis, wife of Mr. D. proprietor of Bagnigge Wells. In Crutched Friars, in her 34th year, Mrs. Jane Myers, wife of Dr. M. phyfician to the Finfbury Difpenfary. She fuftained with exemplary fortitude, with calm, gentle refignation, a lingering and painful illness. Her memory will be appreciated while humanity and benevolence are commended.The diftreffed repine, the orphan fuffers, as fhe was effectually the cherishing friend of both. Mr. Malachi Heath, of Lympstone-hall, half 1 Obituary of confiderable Perfons; with Biographical Anecdotes. half brother to the hon. Mr. Juftice Heatb. At Prefton-castle, near Hitchin, Robert Hinde, efq; late captain of the royal regi ment of light horfe, whofe "Difcipline" he published in 1778, 8vo. He retired on half pay, having at that time a wife and 12 children alive, the eldeft in the army. 30. W. Halhed, efq; one of the directors of the Bank. 08. 1. At Rumford, Mrs. Glover, relict of the late Capt. Alphonfus G. 2. At Lyndhurst, Hants, the lady of James Barber, elg. In Cornhill, Capt. Daniel Clark, late commander of the William Pitt Eaft Indiaman. Of a violent fever, Mr. Woolley, only fon of the late Mr. W. hofier in Cheapfide. At Falmouth, Mr. Hitch, fon of the late Mr. H. bookfeller in Paternofter-row. He was in the celirium of a fever; and, taking opportunity of his fervant's abfence, leaped out of a two pair of ftairs window, and ran into the fea, where he was drowned. Mr. Walford, of Stanmore. At Laytonstone, Mr. James Menetone, hip-builder. On the 2d of O&. departed this life, which had been a life of care and anxiety, in St. Michael's fquare, Southampton, Mrs. Margaret Rogers, the wife of Ge rge R. efq; a gentleman much esteemed, and refident in that place. She patted her last twenty years amidit the fociable and amufing fcenes (the chearfulness of which the helped to increase by her domestic parties) in that hofpitable and pleasureable fpot. She was married very early, and might have feen her childrens' children: but, as that was not the happiness of her deftiny, fhe had the more leifure to wait on the interefts and welfare of her near and numerous relations, of whofe profperity fhe never loft fight, living or dying. Fifty years rather increafed than diminished the ardour of her attachment. She performed all the duties belonging to her ftation-of a daughter of a wife (during fix and forty years) of a fifter-affectionate to all, of near or remote kindred-and in the rank of her friends. Her confcience never upbraided her with doing too little. "Who knew her, "knew; who lov'd her, tell." She had a countenance full of fuavity, except when the put on the frown of dif pprobation. It was a pity it could not be concealed; for it looked like momentary ill-nature without being it. She was not the flave of drefs, of fafhion, or pinion. "What a fine woman must the have been when he was young!" obferved a judge of merit, perfonal and intellectual, in that neighbourhood. There was great meaning and expreffion in her face; not of beauty, but perhaps of fomething better. She was above the middle fize, and rather corpulent than thin. Her manners were engaging. She had a ready and natural elocution, with an understanding improved by reading the best authors, and by keeping good company. 909 She had an eafy turn, and an ufeful one it is, 2 At his feat at Elden-hall, Suffolk, the In fome 910 Obituary of confiderable Perfons; with Biographical Anecdates. fome depredations committed on an English merchant fhip, that he exacted from that prince this conceffion, "That one of his of ficers had been guilty of a very great fault, which tended to embroil him 'with his chiefeft and best friends, wherefore he should never more ferve him by fea or land; and hoped the King of England, his mafter, would look upon it as the act of a fool or madman, and he would take care nothing should happen again of the like nature, that they might be better friends than ever." Which declararation was published. by order of the Lords of the Admiralty, May 22, 1751. He alfo about the fame period concluded friendly treasies with the fates of Tripoli and Tunis. On the rupture with France in 1755, this officer was fixed upon to conduct the fecond expedition against Goree, and was at the fame time invefted with the command of the land-forces deftined for the enterprize: and though his fquadron experienced feveral misfortunes during the paffage, upon his arrival, Dec. 28, 1758, he employed his time fo well, that Monf. St. Jean, the Governor of Guree, furrendered at difcretion the next day. After this important fervice, in which the first befiegers had failed, Commodore Keppel threw a reinforcement into Senegal, and, fecuring fome other African fettlements, returned to England, and in the March following arrived at Spithead, from whence he fet off for London, by defire of the King, to receive his thanks in perfon. He next fignalized himself under Sir Edward Hawke, when he defeated the French fleet under M. Conflans. The action was fought off Belleifle, on the 20th of November, 1759; on which occafion Mr. Keppel, in the Torbay of 74 guns, fingled out the Thefeus, one of the fineft fhips belonging to the French, mounting the fame number of guns, but of larger calibre, and carrying 100 men more than the Torbay, and engaged her fo clofely that the funk. In reward for his fervices in this action, he was, in February, 1760, made Colonel of the Plymouth divifion of marines. The conqueft of Belleifle being concerted, Commodore Keppel was appointed to command the navy force on this expedition, and failing from Spithead March 29, 1761, effected the reduction of the citadel of Palais, the capital of the island, on the 7th of June following. On the declaration of war with Spain immediately after, Commodore Keppel was felected to command a divifion of the fleet under Sir George Pocock, on an attack against the Havannah. This fervice was fo effectually done, that Sir George, in his letters to the Admiralty of the 14th July and 19th Aug. 1762, obferved, "That Commodre Keppel executed the duty entrusted to him with an activity, judgement, and dilgence, which no officer could furpafs." After the place furrencered to the British arms, Mr Keppel was very fuccefsful in taking many valuable French and Spanish prizes; and in the November of that year he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Blue-On July 20, 1765, he was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, in which poft he continued till December, 1766; on October 18, 1770, he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral of the Red; on the 24 h of the tame month he was advanced to the Vice Admiral of the White; on the 3d of Feb 1776, he was constituted Vice Admiral of the Red; and Jan. 29, 1778, advanced to the rank of Admiral of the Blue; and on a later promotion made Admiral of the White.-On April 22, 1782, he was created a Peer of Great Britain, by` the title of Viscount Keppel; and was at two different periods fince Farft Lord of the Admiralty.Refpecting his fervices during the late war, while he commanded the Channel fleet; and the charges preferred againft him by Sir Hugh Pallifer, together with his acquittal, and the marks of honour that followed, they are too recent to be adverted to. We muft however add, that on every occafion he approved himself the friend of the meritorious, and the feaman's protector; and that no officer in the fervice poffeffed the love of the navy equal to himself. 3. At Stone-hall, Tho. Streatfield, efq. At her houfe at Ewell, Surrey, Mrs. Thomfon, fifter to the late Sir Thomas Cave, fometime M.P. for Leicestershire. Mrs. Maitland, wife of Mr. M. hair. merchant, of Warwick-fir. Golden-fq. At Auchinbragate, in Strachan parish, co. Argyle, John Ferguson, farmer, in his 108th year. 5. After a long and painful illness, Mrs. Shaw, wife of Mr. S. of White Friars, printer. In Harley-fr. the lady of John Kenrick, efq. 6. Mr. Maxey, druggift, in Paternofter-row. 7. At Kilmarnoc, in Scotland, Mrs. Hunter, mother of Robert H. efq; merchant of London. 8. At Great Brickhill, Bucks, George Pauncefort, efq; only fon of the late Edward P. efq; of Early-court, Berks. At Chigwell, Hugh Atkins, efq; of Austinfriars. 10. James Maddocks, M.D. phyfician to the London Hotpital. At Hertford, of a paralytic ftroke, Mrs. Bradley, relict of the late, and mother of the prefent, Nathaniel Braffey, efq; banker, in Lombard-ftr. Mr. Hubbard, musician, of Goodge-freet: going along Berners- ftreet, he was fuddenly taken ill, and in a few minutes expired. At Exeter, Mrs. Gilbert, reli&t of Mr. G. many years lieut. gov. of Jersey. 11. In Brownlow-fireet, aged 88, Mr. Benjamin Cooper, upwards of 60 years work ing tilversmith. At Norwich, after a lingering illness, Horace Hammond, D.D. one of the prebends of that cathedral, rector of Heyfley and Great Bore |