brought up to the Irish bar, and became professor of the civil law in the University of Dublin; but entering into parliament, he chiefly engaged in political life, and, though descended from a Roman Catholic family, distinguished himself by his violent opposition to the Catholic claims. He published various tracts on Irish polities, and from the places which he obtained, appears to have been regarded as an useful auxiliary in the government of that island.

14. Richard Malone, Lord Sunderlin, of Ireland. After sitting in parliament for two Irish counties, he was raised to the peerage in 1785. The title became extinct at his death.

15. Sir Simon Le Blanc, a Judge of the Court of King's Bench, in his 68th year. He was of high reputation in his legal and judicial capacity.

17. East Apthorp, D. D. Prebendary of Finsbury, in his 84th year. This learned divine was a native of Boston, in New England, whence he was sent for education to Jesus college Cambridge. He returned to America as a missionary, and founded an episcopalian church at Cambridge N. E. He published there several sermons, and having at length quitted his church and returned to England, he engaged, under the sanction of Archb. Secker, in a controversy with Dr. Mayhew of Boston, on the mission of bishops to North America, and on the conduct of the society for propagating the gospel in foreign parts. He was collated by the primate to the vicarage of Croydon, where he diligently performed the duties of a parish priest, and published

a variety of works, among which were "Letters on the prevalence of Christianity before its civil establishment, with Observations on Mr. Gibbon's History of the Decline of the Roman empire." This work is respectably men. tioned by the historian, who, however, speaks of it as only preparatory to a notice of himself. Another of his publications was, "Discourses on the Prophecies," preached at Dr. Warburton's Lecture.

18. Lord Arthur J. Hen. Somerset, M. P. for Monmouth, and brother to the Duke of Beaufort, in his 37th year.

23. Thomas Johnes, esq. of Hafod, M. P. for Cardigan, and Lord-lieut. of the county, aged 67. This gentleman rendered himself well known by his creations of picturesque beauty, and his extensive improvements around his mansion, and by the treasures of art and literature which he collected in it, and which induced him to give to the public translations of Froissart's and Monstrelet's Chronicles, and the travels of Brocquiere and Joinville, illustrated by many curious appendages.

26. Geo. Hardinge, esq. Justice for the counties of Glamorgan, Brecknock, and Radnor, F. R. S. and F. S. A. in his 72d year. He was distinguished for his wit and learning, which last he acquired at Eton and Trinity college, Cambridge; and was much admired both at the bar and from the bench. the bench. He largely contributed to the "Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century," with many of the subjects of which he was intimately acquainted. He

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Royal Society, and to several other learned bodies; and he was among the first founders of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, of which he became president. This truly respectable person was not less distinguished by qualities of the heart and mind, which warmly attached to him all his acquaintance, and rendered him in advanced age an object of equal affection and veneration. He re

tained the capacity of enjoying the best pleasures of life to its very extremity, and sunk without a struggle under the inevitable decay of nature.

60.

22. General Cunningham, aged

Lady Wray, relict of Sir W. U. Wray, bart.

Sir Alex. Mackdonald Lockhart, aged 40.

24. Sir Rob. Staples, bart. Ireland, in his 76th year.

27. John Peachey, Lord Selsey, in his 68th year.

Lately. Lady Diana Fleming, widow of Sir M. le Fleming, bart. Vice-Adm. James Alms.

July.

2. Sir John Dyer, Lieut. Col. of Artillery, whose death was occasioned, whilst on field duty, by endeavouring to stop the carriage of a brother officer whose horses had taken fright in the absence of the coachman. He was struck on the breast by the pole, and the carriage ran over him.

Mary Baroness Nolken, the widow of Baron Nolken, the Swedish plenipotentiary, in her 75th year.

3. Hon. Wm. Augustus Townshend, M. P. for Whitchurch.

Lieut. Gen. the Hon. Sir Brydges Trecothick Henniker, bart, son of the late Lord Henniker.

4. At Paris, of an apoplectic attack, Arthur Annesley Earl of Mountnorris, aged 72.

Richard Watson, D. D. Bishop of Llandaff, aged 79. This eminent prelate was born at Heversham near Kendal, in Westmoreland, where his father, a clergyman, was master of the free grammar school. After domestic instruction, he was entered at Trinity college, Cambridge, where he distinguished himself by assiduous application to his studies. He was elected a fellow in 1760, took the degree of M. A. in 1762, and was elected professor of chemistry in 1764. He became one of the head tutors of the college, and in 1771 obtained the professorship of divinity, to which the valuable rectory of Somersham is annexed. This academical elevation was entirely the result of his industry and talents, and during his residence in the university, no member of it conferred more reputation on that seat of learning than himself. As moderator at academical exercises, he equally displayed his urbanity, and his acuteness, and elegant use of the Latin language. He rendered his chemical lectures highly interesting by clear explanations of the principles of the science as then received, and by ingenious and useful experiments. In the divinity chair he exhibited great extent of research, with a candid and liberal spirit. Of these qualities he gave a signal

a signal proof in his "Apology for Christianity," being a series of letters addressed to Mr. Gibbon as a reply to his attacks on that religion in his Decline and Fall, which the historian himself declared to be the most polite and liberal of all those by which he was encountered, and a perfect contrast to the polemical exertions of some of his antagonists. His "Collection of Theological Tracts selected from various Authors for the use of the younger Students in the University," likewise displayed the enlargement of his sentiments with respect to controverted points of Christian doctrine.

Dr. Watson, who published a sermon entitled "The Principles of the Revolution Vindicated," had openly taken his part in the state as well as in the church; and when the Rockingham administration was formed in 1782, he was raised through the recommendation of the Duke of Rutland, to whom he had been tutor at college, to the episcopal bench in the see of Landaff. With this bishopric, the poorest in the kingdom, he was allowed to hold his other preferments, among which was a valuable rectory presented by the Duke of Rutland; and upon the whole, his church emoluments were considerable. He now entirely renounced his chemical pursuits, as a sacrifice to his prelatic dignity; but he collected in five small volumes all his essays and experiments relative to the subject, some of which were papers in the Philosophical Transactions communicated by him as a member of the Royal

Society. These volumes were very favourably received, and are yet perused with advantage, notwithstanding the great change in the theory of the science.

His open and zealous attachment to the political principles of the whigs was probably the cause why, during a long possession of the prelacy, he was never translated from Landaff when the influence of that party had declined.

His episcopal functions could scarcely be exercised in a see where there was no place of residence for a bishop, yet he delivered and published occasional charges to his clergy. He also continued to give to the world tracts on, important subjects, affording matter for literary and political memoirs which would fill an interesting volume. The high regard with which he inspired his academic pupils, was evinced by a considerable accession to his fortune from a bequest of Mr. Luther, of Essex, to whom he had been tutor. He passed the evening of his life chiefly at his seat of Calgarth in Westmorland, where he actively employed himself in rural decorations and agricultural improvements. His manners were simple, with much equality of temper. He left a numerous family.

5. At St. Cloud, near Paris, Mrs. Jordan, a celebrated actress, considered as unrivalled on the English stage for perfect nature with arch simplicity in comic characters. With foibles in her conduct, she possessed a generous and benevolent heart.

7. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, whose character and talents have

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for a long course of years kept him in the eye of the public as one of the most remarkable persons of his time. He was born in 1751, at or near Dublin, and was the fourth son of Thomas Sheridan, known for his powers of declamation as an actor, and as a successful instructor in elocution. Richard passed the early years of education at Dublin, whence he was removed to Harrow. He appears to have obtained no particular distinction at school, being naturally disposed to indolence, and trusting more to the impulse of genius than the habit of application. His connections naturally familiarized him with the theatre; and the attractions of Miss Linley operated with so much force upon him, that after having won her by a duel, from a rival, he was rewarded with her hand. She quitted the stage on this union; and it does not appear what was Sheridan's plan for maintaining a family, till in 1775 he brought out his pleasant comedy of "The Rivals," at Covent-Garden. Its first reception was like a failure; but by judicious alterations it gained the public favour, and gave the author precedence above the ordinary play-wrights of the time. The "Duenna," which soon followed, obtained a popularity even beyond that of the Beggar's Opera, being performed 75 nights during the season. He now pushed his connexions in fashionable life; and the brilliancy of his wit, with the charms of Mrs. Sheridan's conversation, brought ready visitors to their convivial table. support this expence, he joined in the purchase of Garrick's share

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in the Drury-lane patent, and brought on the stage an altered play of Vanburgh's. In 1777 his dramatic powers were exhibited in their full lustre by the composition of "The School for Scandal," a comedy which, perhaps more than any other of the modern drama, revived the witty age of the English theatre. It was performed with the most complete success, and still commands crowded audiences in its turn of representation as a stock play The "Critic," written upon the model of The Rehearsal, exhibited a very amusing specimen of his talent in humorous satire. Although he derived considerable profit from his productions, and from his share in the theatre, his stile of living always went beyond his resources, his expenses being entirely unrestrained by economy, or by any delicacy in contracting debts which he had no means of discharging. By friends who thought highly of his abilities, he was therefore advised to exercise them in the more fertile and extensive field of politics. By his efforts he obtained a seat in parliament for the borough of Stafford, and he closely attached himself to the opposition against the ministry of Lord North. When that was overthrown in 1782, and was succeeded by the Rockingham administration, Sheridan was gratified with the post of undersecretary to Mr. Fox. His friends being shortly unseated by the death of their leader, he lost his place; but when the Shelburne party was defeated by the Coalition, he re-entered the official corps as secretary to the treasury. As a parliamentary orator he had

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