to preferve that harmony between them upon which the honour and happiness of both fo effentially depend. And for the refpect fhewn this Court, by the communication of a late requifition figned T. Tomlins, &c. for the calling a Common-hall and defiring the opinion of this court, &c. See p. 532. This afternoon a duel was fought behind the Foundling hofpital between Lieut. Harrifon of the Marines, and M. Harman Van Berken ham an officer in the Dutch fervice; when after marking out the distance of eight paces, Mr. Berkenfham fired first and miffed; Lieut. Harrifon's bullet grazed the cheek of his antagonist, who infifled on firing again, which he did without effect, and Lieut. H. fired his fecond piftol in the air. The feconds interpofed, the parties were reconciled, and both went home good friends. Thursday 16. Two failors left Portfmouth with each a guinea in his pocket. In the foreft of Bane they were robbed of their money, and refolved to retaliate on the first they met. They did fo. A fingle gentleman in a poft chaife, on demand, gave them his purfe with eight guineas. They took two, and returned him the reft, giving him the reason for what they had done. He told them where he was to lodge, and defired them to call upon him. They did fo, he treated them with a fupper, gave them a guinea, and defired them, if they fhould be robbed again, never to recruit in the fame way, as the next perfon they robbed might not fee the matter in the fame light. Friday 17. This day advice was received of a fevere engagement between a piratical floop, named the Doggeribank, Capt. Shepherd, of 24 nine and 12 prounders, and 80 men, and the Lark lugger, Capt. Plaine, of only 14 fix-pounders. The Lark gave chace from five in the morning till nine when the came along fide the pirate and received her fire. This morning about feven o'clock Mr. Munro, of the 16th rég, dragoons, and Mr. Green, with their feconds, met in a field near Batterfea-bridge, for the purpose of fettling a difpute which took place a few evenings fince; they took their ground at the diftance of about fix yards; they then fired three piftols each, the last of which wounded Mr. G. in the fide; the feconds interfered, and afked Mr. G. if he was fasisfied; he faid not, unlefs Mr. M. made him a public apology;-that, Mr. M. faid, he now would not do. Mr. G. replied, "then one of them muft fall." They again took their ground, and fired each two piftols more; one ball entered Mr. Munro's knee, and Mr. Green received a thot which has fince proved fatal, the ball entering a little above the groin. Monday 21. As Mrs. Lawton, of Walthamflow, was returning with another lady from Woodford, the was attacked in Wooditreet, Waltban ftow, by a fingle highwayman, well mounted. While he was demanding the ladies money, the coachman, who on firft difcovery of the man before they turned out of the high road had affured his mistress the should not be robbed, jumped from his box, and collared the robber; and, armed only with a clafp knife, notwithflanding his two loaded piftols, by the afiftance of the neighbourhood, who heard the fcuffle, fecured him, and he was committed by Mr. Juftice Bertie to Chelmsford gaol, to take his trial at the next affizes. A handfome fubfcription was immediately made for the coachman by many gentlemen prefent at the examination, befides the many offers for the highwayman's horfe, which was a very good one. We think it our duty to infert this event at large, for the encouragement of fervants during the courfe of the enfuing winter, when fo many depredations may be apprehended. The like praife is due to the bricklayer's labourer who, armed only with a kitchen poker, took on the Stratford road, the Saturday before, a footpad, who, not content with robbing the paffengers in a poft chaife, robbed the driver at its return, who, giving the alarm at the Bell ale-houfe, where the labourers were of drinking at their pay table, was the means apprehending one of a very dangerous gang. About five in the afternoon the powder mills at Ewell blew up. The explosion was felt at more than 12 miles distance, and many people were terrified by the apprehenfions of an earthquake. A letter from Helder, in the port of Amfterdam, of the 20th inftant, mentions the burning of the Rhynland man of war, without being able to learn how the accident happened. Some people perished in endeavouring extinguish the flames. Monday 27. Seaton's prize at Cambridge, the fabject of which was HOPE, was this year adjudged to the Rev. Mr. Hayes of Trinity college, and one of the Uthers of Westminster school. Tuesday 28. Eleven malefactors were carried from Newgate and executed at Tyburn. It is really a melancholy reflection on the police of this country, that, notwithstanding the boafted levity of our laws, more people are cut off annually by the bands of the execu tioner than in all Europe befides. The papers are filled with little elfe but robberies and villainics of oue kind or other, not confined in a manner, as formerly, to the metropolis, but practifed all over the country, where the goals are full of felons. About the beginning of the prefent month, a grand illumination was exhibited at Hanover, on the return of the Bp of Ofhabugh to that city from a late journey, & Ariking proof how much that Prince is elremied and belived in Germany-laminations are rare in that country. The laft exhibited in Hover was in honour of Prince Ferdinand's glorious victories over the French, "DR. WATKINSON in his temper and manders was mild, placid, and humane. He had improved an excellent understanding by a familiar acquaintance with ancient and modern literature, and to the accomplishments of the fcholar he joined the arbanity of the gentleman. The book of nature he perufed, and could delineate living manners acutely at the fame time that he investigated abftract truth with logical precifion. His attic vivacity ferved to enliven, whilft his general acquaintance with fcience ferved to enrich the focial hour. No affumed confequence, or faftidious fplen, ever obfcured his talents; but he poffeffed a power far beyond the chemist's boaft, that of tranfmuting acquaintances inte friends: all who knew him, loved him, for his virtues were as endearing as his manners. In his profeffion as a phyfician, he fought not to draw the notice of mankind by broaching bold conjectures, or adopting ideal fyftemis, but whilst he invariably purfued truth, merit by firm and fteady fteps was conducting him to celebrity. His premature death reiterates a doctrine, alas! too fatally proved, quantum eft in rebus inane!” The following is a copy of the will made by my dear brother, John Thomas, efq; I alfe bequeath unto him whatever fyms may be due to me from the agent of the ft regiment of guards, referving a fufficient fum to pay my debts, which are inconfiderable; and I alfo give and bequeath unto him all my books and bousehold furniture, and every thing of which I am now poffeffed. 1 give and bequeath to Thomas Hobber, my fervant, sol. which I requeft my brother will pay him. What debts may be now owing I requeft my brother will immediately discharge. FRED. THOMAS." Wednesday night, Sept. 3, 1783. "P.S. I commit this into the hands of my friend Captain Hill, of the 1ft regiment of guards." Mrs. Vigor (fee p. 806.) died at Windfor on Friday, Sept. 12; and her lofs will be feverely felt by the neighbouring poor, amongst whom he was conftantly fearching after pro per objects for the exertion of her charity and benevolence. Together with great chearfulnefs of mind and equality of temper, the retained an uncommon quickness of apprehenfion and vigour of understanding to the time of her death. Having lived much in the world, and being well acquainted with books, her converfation was the delight of all who had the pleasure of knowing her: of the vivacity of her wit and her talents for obfervation, the public have had a specimen in a volume of Letters from a Lady refiding in Ruffia, to her Friend in England;" which she was in a manner obliged to publish, to prevent a Ïpu-, rious and incorrect copy from being obtruded on the world. At a time of life remarkable for apathy and indifference, the poffeffed a degree of fenfibility, and a tenderness of feeling, approaching almoft to weakness; numberless examples of which will occur to her friends on peruting this faint sketch of a moft amiable and engaging character. X--N. BIRTHS. ADY of Ri. Aldworth Neville, Lieut. Col. Thomas the evening previous to his Sept. 26. cq; M. P. for Reading, a fon fatal interview with Col. Cofmo Gordon (fee p. 805.), and which has fince been proved at Doctors Commons: London, Sept. 3, 1783. "I am now called upon, and, by the rules of what is called honour, forced into a perfomal interview with Co!. Cofmo Gordon. God only can know the event; and into his hands I commit my foul, confcious only of having done my duty. "therefore declare this to be my last will and teftament, and do hereby revoke all former wills, &c. I have made at any time. "In the firft place I commit my foul to Almighty God, in hopes of his mercy and paron for the irreligious fep I now (in compliance with the unwarrantable customs of this wicked world) put myself under the neceffity of taking. "I leave 150l. in bank notes, inclofed, to O.1. Lady of Sir Geo. Cockburne, a dau. 6. Lady of Robt. Smith, efq; a dau. 10. Lady of the Bp. of Lincoln, a dau. at the Deanery-houfe, St. Paul's. 14. Countefs of Roseberry, a fon. At Windfor, rev. Dr. Davis, of Eton school, to Mifs Harrington, of the fame place. Sept. 23. Mr. John Harrifon, of Cowick, Yorksh. aged 101, to Ana Hephenftall, aged 98. 24. At Purbright, Surrey, right hon. Sir Robt. Wilmot, bart. to the hon. Mrs. Byron, relict of the hon. Mr. B. 08. 6. John Mackay, efq; agent, of Fludyer-ftr. to Mifs Ann Thomfon, of Bedford. 7. Jas. Whyte, efq; of Denbies, in Surrey, to Mifs Cath. Hildyard, youngest dau, of the late Sir Rob. H. bart. of Wipeftead, co. York. Capt. Prickett, of the 77th reg. to Mifs Wyvill, only dao. of Hale W. efq; of York. 9. David Murray, efq; neph. to Ld Elibank, to Mifs Harley, fourth dau, of the right hon. Tho. Harley. Capt. Maud, to Mifs Mary Gervais. 10. Mr. J. Davies, mafter of BagniggeWells, to Mrs. Mitchell. 11. Mr. John Egerton, of Whitehall, to M.fs Mary Davis, of Holborn. H. Delborough, efq; of the general poft-office, to Mifs Luther, of Frith-ftr. Soho-fqu. 13. Mr. Chrift. Clarke, of the Inner Temple, attorney, to Mifs Stretch, of Twickenham. Wm. Cracraft, efq; of the exchequer, to Mifs Hawkes. At Ealing, in Mi'dlesex, rev. Mr. Geo. Pickard, younger fon to Jocelyn P. efq; of Bloxworth, co. Dorfer, to Miss Payne, dau. of Edw. P. efq; of Ealing. 15. At St. Martin in the Fields, Mr. Wentworth, draper, of Godalming, to Mifs Lee, dau. of Mr. L baker, of the fame place. 20. At Old Windfor, Hor. Churchill, efq; of the first reg. of foot gun, to Mifs Modigham. 22. Rev. Mr. Uhthoff, to Mifs Farrer. 23. At St. Helen's, Bishop gate, Jn. Peter Du Roveray, efq; merch. to Mifs M. Bonnard. Rev. Allen Fielding, V, of Shepherds-Well, Kent, fon of the late celebrated Henry F. efq; to Mifs Fielding, of Canterbury. Mr. Knight, of Cliff, near Rochester, to Mifs Charlton, of Canterbury. LA DEATHS. ATELY, Mofes Bafs, efq; coroner for the county of Bucks. In his 80th year, rev. Dr. Philipps, of Colby, in Pembrokeshire. At Wormley, Mrs. Cooke, relict of the late Mr. C. of Broad-ftr. merchant. She has left 10,000l. in different legacies amongst poor families, and her fervants, and 1000l. to the Afylum for female orphans. On her paffage to Bengal, on board the Eglington East Indiaman, Mr. Cargill (late Mifs Brown), the celebrated finger. Capt. Kerret, aged 82, formerly in the Ruffian trade. At Stockton, aged 87, Mr. Smith, furgeon. At Tacheim, in the duchy of Magdeburgh, Andrew Buchols, aged 115, who had been a foldier from his youth, and ferved at the battle of Malplaquet. Mr. John Wilson, of Newcastle upon Tyne, aged 105. Rev. Langton Freeman, M.A. R. of Bilton, co. Warwick. Mar. 27. At Bengal, Sam. Touchet, efq; July 3. At his feat at Harleyford. co. Bucks, Wm. Clayton, efą; M. P. for Marlow, and uncle to Sir Robert, bart. His death was occafioned by a fall from his herfe, whereby the fpinal marrow being injured, he remained alive only four days, perfectly fenfible and free from pain all the while, only complaining that both his arms were broke (which was not however the cafe, but the upper half of his body totally lifeless), and at last expired without a pang. His eldest fon fucceeded to his feat in parliament. Aug. 29. At New-York, aged 61, Frederick Baron de Hackenberg, major-general in the fervice of his ferene highness the Landgrare of Heffe, and knight of the most honourable order Pour la Vertu Militaire. Sept. At fea, upon a cruize, off Weymouth, where he was ftationed, Capt. John Hope Bowers, mafter of the Oreftes loop. At Chefter, Mr. John Golborne, engineer to the River Dee Company. At Rochester, rev. Peter Wade, M.A. one of the minor canons of that cathedral from 1737, R. of Cowling, V. of Boughton Monchelsey, Kent, and in the commiffion of the peace for that county. At Chrift-Church, Surrey, Mrs. Han. South, in her 88th year. Sept. 13. At an advanced age, Mrs. Ellis, relict of the rev. Mr. E. and fifler of the rev. J. Harrifon, R. of Steke Rochford, co. Line. 15. After a fhort illness, at his feat at Girlby in Lincolnshire, Tho. Lifter, efq; aged 57. He married a lady of the name of Baker, by. whom he left no iffue. He ferved the office of high fheriff for the county of Lincoln 1756. 18. At St. Petersburg, Monfieur Euler, the greatest mathematician fince the days of Newton and Leibnitz, He acquired his high fame under the patronage of the King of Pruffia, who made him prefident of the royal academy of fciences at Berlin, but having had fome differences with that monarch, he applied to the Emprefs of Ruffia, who gave him the fame honourable charge in the Imperial academy of St. Peterburg, with a prince'y provifion, When he left Berlin he was fucceeded by a gentleman from Turin, in Piedmont, called Signor La Grangia, who ftill holds the place of prefident in the faid academy of Berlin, and has given repeated proofs of the moft tranfcendent abili ties in every branch of the mathematics. The first prefident of the royal academy of Sciences at Berlin was Maupertuis, the great antagonist of Voltaire. Euler was made prefident after the deceafe of Maupertuis. Some memoirs of b'm will be acceptable. 21. Wm. Willon, efq; of Ainswo:th, 24. At Armagh, right hon. Walter Huffey Burgh, lord chief baron of the exchequer in Ireland. He was of an ancient family in. the county of Kildare; was educated in the college of Dublin, and there firft diftin guifhed himself by the verfes he wrote on He the 'King's marriage. The reft of his time, till he came of age, was spent in the manner ufual with fpirited young man who look forward to the poffeffion of a good estate; but in that profpect he found kimfelf, by the imprudence of his father, fo difappointed, that he was obliged to fell his horfes and dogs, and betake himfelt to the study of the law. came to London, remained one year in the Temple, and went only twice to Westminster hall; and on his return to Ireland his other year's attendance at the Temple was dif penfed with, and he was admitted to the Bar, where he fo diftinguished himself, though furrounded by men of great abilities, that in twelve months he became of the first rank in practice, and the third year he made 5000l. by his profeffion. The Duke of Leinster brought him into Parliament, and he there obtained a decided fuperiority. On the Irish difcontents he furrendered his gown of PrimeSerjeant, and, on a change of measures, ac'cepted the office of Chief Baron. About a year ago he loft his wife, for whom he had. the most unbounded affection, and he had the additional mistoitune to find his only fon an idot, on which account he lately refused a peerage. He was of the moft fpotiefs public and private character, with an imagination as 1.ch and plenteous, and a judgment as found and quick, as any man ever poffeffed-but it would be as impoffible to convey in words the extent and harmony of his voice, and the grace of his elocution, as to give an idea on paper of the powers of a great performer on a mufical inftrument. He died in the flower of his age, not being forty years old, after having gone through the duties of the Barthe Bench-and the Senate,-beloved, refpected, and lamented by all his countrymen. The provifion for his children is worthy the people of Ireland, with whom generofity is a characteristic virtue. A penfon of 2000l. per ann. with benefit of furvivorship to the whole of the children, who are three daughters and one fon. The family eftates are estimated at 2000l. per ann. the receipts of which will be appropriated to the payment of debts, during the minority of the boy, and discharge the debts, said to amount to 24,000l. including the incumbrances left by his father. In Marshallea prifon, Alex. Frazer, efq; of the 69th reg, in his 32d year. He ferved the whole war in America. 25. In her rorft year, Mrs. Cotes, of Woolfthorpe, near Belvoir-Caftle. At Rye, in Suffex, Wm. Davis, efq; collector of the customs at that port. At Enniskillen, on the N. W. circuit, hon. Godfrey Lill, efq; one of the justices of the common pleas in Ireland. He married Mifs Bull of Chichester, by whom he has left two daughters, one of them married last year to Lord Caftiestewart. 26. Andr. Lindegren, efq; iron merchant. 27. In King-ftr. Covent-garden, Mr. Randali, furgeon and apothecary. His death was occafioned by a wound he received in his thigh, in confequence of a duel fought at a tavern in the Piazza, about seven years fince, when the feconds were fo inhuman as to fuffer the com batants to difcharge their pistols across a table clofe to each other. At Chifwick, Alex. Weatherstone, efq; 28. Mr. Martin Booth, in his 50th year, an eminent bookseller at Norwich, and one of the common-councilmen for Mancroft ward. 29. Mr. Holt, late dep. fecretary to the E. I. Company. His lady died in the course of laft month. See p. 804. At Wapping, aged 76, Capt. Cork more. At Wapping, Mrs. Ann Protier Mapper. ley, a maiden gentlewoman in opulent circumftances, and in her 70th year. At Wareham, rev. Jas. Adamfon, R. of Barton St. Andrew and Siolely, and perpetual curate of Weft Dereham, all in Norfolk. In Leman-street, Goodman's-fields, Cafpar Greventrop, efq; fecr. to the late Ld Chefterfield, aged 90. 30. In College-ftreet, Weftm. Lieut. Jas. Braidley, aged 96. He had lived on a pension from government ever fince lofing his legs in battle between the French and Allies in Queen Anne's wars. At Newbury, aged 69, Jac. Stocomb, efq; 08. 1. Hon. Mrs. Law, 3d dau. of the late Ld Falkland, and lady of the rev. Dr. Law, archdeacon of Rochester, and R. of Weftmill, co. Herts. In Hanover-fqu. the rt. hon. Lady Delaval, lady of the prefent Baronet. She was buried in Weftminfter-abbey with great funeral pomp Oft. 11; and the following character was drawn up by a fpectator of the ceremony: SACRED Be this monumental infcription As an honour to bumankind, As an ornament to her fex, How inconfolably diftrefsfal Who loved her, honoured her, and doated on her; At being deprived of fuch a bleffing, Melting benevolence, Whom religion taught to live and die. Not only a private, but a public lofs Virtue had placed her splendid throne, Surrounded by all the Graces. Poffeffed of the most extenfive knowledge, With the most modeft diffidence; The The greatest fincerity Endeared by the greatest complacency; Of which no one could better judge: Reader! were lately living truths; Strew never-fading flowers 2. Of a paralytic ftroke, at Deal, in Kent, aged 62, Robert Lynch, M. D. an eminent phyfician of Canterbury. He was eldest fon of the late George Lynch, M. D. and was' fome time fellow of C. C. C. Oxford, and one of Radcliffe's travelling physicians. Mr. Jas Cunningham, late pilot to the fleet under Ld Howe's command in America, and an American loyalift. 3. At Guilford, Surrey, Jn. Randale, efq; Mr. B resford, of Paddingt. n, aged 81. 4. Mrs. Bulkeley, wife of Mr. Edw. B. of Fleet-ftreet, druggift. 5. At Leicester, in her rooth year, Mrs. Bancart, who could read without fpectacles till within a fortnight of her death. She buried her husband in 1765. aged 104. Tho Croft, efq; brother to Steph. C. efq; 6. At her fon's at Badger, near Shifnal, in Shropshire, Mrs. Browne, a lady of the most amiable and refpectable character. She was the relict of Ifa. Hawkins B. efq; well known for his intellectual and literary abilities; by whom he has left an only fon, the prefent high fheriff of Shropth re 8. Lady of Sir Wm. Deffe, knt. of Maningford-Bruce, Wilts, and late clerk of the cheque to the band of penfioners. Mr. Alex. Keyfer, jun. one of the twelve Jew brokers in London, At Epfom, Martin Wright, esq; son to the late Sir Martin W. who was one of the juftices of the court of king's bench from Nov. 1740, to Feb. 1, 1755 His death was occaboned by the hoofs of his horfe sticking in a fwamp during a hunt; by which accident he was fuddenly difmounted, and the horfe falling on him, fo injured his back as to affect the Spinal marrow. He was conveyed to his house, and had just time to make a will; after which *** The remainder of this Obituary, and Chriftened. he was seized with a universal pally, and expired without a groan. 10. At Bow, Capt. John Pickett, one of the elder brethren of the Trinity-Houle.. Right hon. Lady Ann Dufgn, wife of Ger. D. elq; in New King-ftr. Bath, and fitter to the late E. of Hyndford. At Dublin, Henry Brooke, efq; barrackmafter of Meilingar, co. Weftmeath, who gained great reputation as a writer, by the "Farmer's Letters" published in Ireland during the rebellion, in imiration of Swift's "Dapies's Letters." He was alfo author of " The Fool of Quality," a novel of mere than tolerable merit. His dramatic works, of which the most celebrated are, "Guttavus Vasa, 1738," and "Earl of Ellex, 1761," were culiacted, with his other writings, in 4 vols. 8vo. 1780. 11. Mr Fraifer, fugar-baker, St. Mary-Hill. At Lymington, Nich. Langley, efq; At Beak bourn, Kent, aged 82, rev. Wm. Bedford, M. A. vicar of that parish from 1726,. and rector of Smarden from 1727. At Sandwich, Mrs. Boys, wife of Wm. B. efq; F. A.S. mayor. 12. At Hammersmith, Mrs. Sheen, of St. . Paul's coffee house. Mr. Annibal Paulhan, fugar-refiner. Rev. Mr. Stephenson, lecturer of St. Helen's.. vicar of Sutton Courtenay, and other of the free grammar fchool at Abingdon, Berks. 13. J. Brome, cfq; of Town-Malling, Kent. In her 48th year, after a short illness, at. Fizwalter-Houfe in Effex, the hon, Catherine. Heneage, relict of George Heneage, of Hainton, co. of Lincoln, efq; and filter to the right hon. Lord Petre. This lady, eminently poffeffed of all the virtues which render her sex amiable, furvived her husband fearce nineteen months. See our Mag. vol. LII. p. 151. 14. Lady Frankland, moth, of Sir Tho. F. At Wooburn-Farm, in the parish of Chertfey, co. Surrey, Mrs. Southcote, aged 85, reliet of Philip S. efq; She has left her eftate at Wooburn to Lord Hetre; the bulk of her fortune and eftates, amounting to 4000l. per ann. to Sir Wm. Jerningham, bart. Wooburn was one of the first places improved according to the principles of modern gardening, and laid the fundation of a taste which is admired by all true lovers of that science. Mr. Southcote was a defcendant of Judge Southcote, of Q. Elizabeth's time; the aft male heir from whom, Mr. Edward Southcote, a clergyman of the church of Rome, died a few years fince. Mrs. S. was a dau, and coheir. of Sir Jn Andrews, bt. 26. Sir Cha. Turner, bart. M. P. for the city of York; of whom more fixall be faid. the usual Lifts, are unavoidably defer, ed. Bill of Mortality from Sept. 30, to Oct. 21, 1783. Males Whereof have died under two years old Peck Loaf 25. 42d. |