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200,0001. fince it is known he had lodged 80,000l. in the English funds, and brought home with him 100,000. in Danish bills. He declared on his death bed that he did not know any relation, and that it was out of his power to name an heir to his great wealth. Inquiries are fet on foot to difcover the proper heir; and a young woman, who fays fhe is a fecond coufin by the mother's fide, has appeared; but attempts are making to discover a nearer relation. Aged 22, Philip Shelley Sidney, efq. of Penfhurft, in Kent. While paddling in a canoe,which he brought with him from Nova Scotia, it fuddenly overfet in the large pond before the caftle. Notwithstanding there were three perfons on the fpot, one of them Mr. Sidney's brother, the unfortunate young gentleman, though an excellent fwimmer, by being entangled with weeds, funk, and was not found till nine hours after the accident.

At the palace of St. Afaph, Mrs. Bagot, wife of the bishop of St. Afaph, and daughter of the late Henry Edward Hay, governor of Barbadoes.

At Xanten, near Aix-la-Chapelle, M. De Pauw, the anthor of three ingenious French works, intituled, "Refearches on the Americans, theEgyptians and Chinese, and the Greeks," and uncle of Anacharfis Cloots.

On the continent, Madame Roffi, the celebrated dancer, who performed a few years fince at the Opera-house here.

At Paris, Le Monnier, the French aftronomer. He was one of those on whom the journey made to the north, in 1735, for the admeasurement of the globe, principally rested.

The right hon. Nicholas lord Cloncurry, baron of Cloncurry, in the county of Kildare, and a baronet. His lordfhip was eldest fon and heir of the late Patrick Lawles, efq. of Cloncurry, who left iffue, befide the lord Cloncurry, one daughter, Margaret, countefs of Clonmell, (who married, June 23, 1779, the right honourable John Scott, earl of Clonmell, late lord-chief-juftice of his majefty's court of King's Bench in Ireland, and has iflue by his lordfhip, who died June 23, 1798, Thomas lord Earlsfort, now earl Clonmell, born Auguft 15, 1783, and lady Charlotte Scott, born May 11, 1787.) Lord Cloncurry, in the early part of his life, was of the Romish perfuafion.

Sept. 1ft. Gen. Lafcelles, colonel of the 3d or king's own regiment of dragoons, and groom of the bedchamber to his majefty. He was a very refpectable character through life. The celebrated Mifs Catley,* who had been fo diftinguished in the circles of wit and gallantry, Ived with him many years, and attached herfelf wholly to him, with the utmoft fidelity. It is believed that he at length privately married her.

Elizabeth countefs Ferrers, wife of the prefent earl F. She has left one fon, the prefent lord viscount Tamworth.

8th. Arthur Robinfon, efq. for merly treasurer to the prince of Wales, and lately managing the af fairs of the dukes of York and Clarence. Returning from the North in a stage-coach, about three miles from Stone, in Staffordshire, the ve hicle was upfet, in a torrent, occa fioned by the heavy rain, and Mr. Robinfon, his wife, and fervant,

* For an account of this lady, fee our Annual Register for 1789, p. 226. ¡VOL. XLI. F

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three out of fix paffengers, were drowned.

11th. At Cagnart, in his 37th year, Maurice Jofeph Maria, duke of Montferrat, brother to the king of Sardinia, born Sept. 13, 1762.

Samuel More, efq. aged 74 years, fecretary to the fociety for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce; a place which he had held with great ability upwards of 29 years.

John Kenrick, efq. a bencher of the Middle Temple, and formerly member for Blechenly.

20th. Lady Hales, wife of fir John Hales, bart.

24th. The lady of fir John Cox Hippelley, bart. daughter of the late fir John Stuart, bart. of Allan Bank, in the county of Berwick.

26th. The right hon. Willoughby Bertie, earl of Abingdon, and baron Norreys of Rycote; and high fteward of Abingdon and Wallingford. He was born January 16, 1740; fucceeded his father William, the third earl, June 20, 1760; married July 7, 1768, Charlotte, daughter of the late admiral fir Peter Warren, K. B. and had iffue, (by her ladyfhip, who deceased Jan. 28, 1794,) lady, Charlotte Bertie, born October 12, 1769; died Jan. 11, 1799. 2. Lady Amelia, born Jan. 6, 1774; died in May, 1784. 3. Willoughby, lord Norreys, born Feb. 8, 1779; died an infant. 4. Lord Norreys, now earl of Abingdon, born in April 1781. 3. Lady Louifa Anna Maria Bridget, born March 8, 1786; and another daughter, born October 18, 1788. He was educated at Geneva, and imbibed fome of the democratic principles of that republic. He generally oppofed the measures of administration; and his frequent

speeches in the house of peers were peculiarly eccentric. In 1777, he published "Thoughts on Mr. Burke's Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America," which was read with confiderable applaufe, and anfwered in a style of the most exquifite irony, by an anonymous writer, in another anonymous pamphlet. This pamphlet went through five editions, and was, in 1780, addreffed a fixth time in "Dedication to the collective Body of the People of England, in which the Sources of our prefent political Distractions are pointed out, and a Plan propofed for their Remedy and Redress." "A Letter to Lady Loughborough, in confequence of her Presentation of the Colours to the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Affociation, with a public Letter to the Univerfity of Oxford, 1798." It was customary with his lordship to fend copies of his fpeeches to the different news-papers, which brought him into a difagreeable fituation; for, having, in one of them, made a violent attack on the character of Mr. Sermon, an attorney, the court of King's Bench fentenced him to a few months imprifonment, as the publisher of a libel.

In the 59th year of his age, William Withering, M. D. fellow of the royal focieties of London, Edinburgh, and Lisbon.

Oct. 1ft. In his 68th year, at Vienna, count Leopold Palffy, imperial chamberlain.

8th. Sir Tho. Hayward, knt. late an officer of the honourable band of gentleman penfioners; upon quit ting which he received the honour of knighthood in May last. He has left a widow, who is daughter of the late fir James Harrington, bart. of Penifound, in the county of Mon

mouth;

mouth; and an only daughter, who inherits the greatest part of the property by the will of her late uncle, Henry Southby, efq.

Thomas Bromley lord Montfort. He was born Feb. 11, 1733, and fucceeded his father Jan. 1, 1755. He married Feb. 29, 1772, Mary Ann Blake, by whom he has left feveral children.

Aged 40, The reverend fir John Bankes l'Anfon, bart. and, Nov. 4, his remains were interred in the family-vault at Corfe-caftle, of which parish he was rector, having, in February laft, fucceeded his father, fir Thomas, who had enjoyed the living 51 years.

Lady Anne Howard, fifter to the earl of Carlifle.

Major fir George Dunbar, bart. of the 14th regiment of light dragoons, at Norwich. He deliberately put an end to his existence in the public street at noon-day, by hooting himself through the head. In Germany, lady Elizabeth Luttrell, fifter to the duchefs of Cumberland.

In Italy, the most famous of its poets, Abbé Marini, a Milanefe, the author of a poem, intituled, "The Morning: or, The Fashionable Day."

At Prague, the cardinal Bathiany, prince primate of Hungary, who, by his will, has appropriated 38,000 florins for the expenfes of his funeral; and who has, among many other ufeful legacies, bequeathed his ftores of wines and provifions, eftimated at 300,000 florins to the emperor's magazines. He has appointed his brother, by the father's fide, the count Theodore Barthiany, heir of his immenfe poffeffions. It is thought that the primateship will remain va

cant for two years, and that the
crown will enjoy, during that pé-
riod, its immenfe revenues.

Nov. 13th. Michael Dodson, efq. of Bofwell-court, Lincoln's Inn Fields, barrifter-at-law, He was nephew of fir Michael Fofter, and published an edition of his reports.

Right hon. lady Martha Daflwood, wife of the rev. James D. of that place, and fifter of the hon. and rev. Francis Knollis, of Burthorne, in the county of Gloucefter.

General George Morrison, colonel of the 4th or king's own regiment of foot, and the oldest staffofficer in the fervice, having been appointed quarter-mafter-generál in November 1761.

18th. In her 72d year, Mrs. Parker, wife of Dr. William Parker, rector of St. James's, Weftminster, and fifter of the late lord Howard, on whofe death fhe became a ba

ronefs in her own right, but never

affumed the title.

23d. Lady Knatchbull, wife of fir Edward K. bart. M. P. for Kent.

Charles Erskine, earl Kellie, vif count Fenton, and a captain in the Fifeshire fencible cavalry. The late earl fuccceded his brother Archi bald, 8th earl, 1797, and is facceeded by Thomas Erskine, efq. of Cambo, his coufin. The earl of Kellie is the premier viscount of Scotland.

At Buckeburg, after à fhort and painful illnefs, in her 39th year, her ferene highnefs Juliana Wilhelmina Louifa, princefs dowager of Schaum burg Lippe, regent and guardian. This princefs was lifter to the landgrave of Heffe Caffel, and one of the brightest ornaments of her sex and age. In many of her public and private actions the imitated the

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illuftrious Frederick the Great: like him, the rofe early in the morning to work in her cabinet, in the affairs of ftate; and there was hardly a petty law-fuit the judgement of which The did not revife. Like Jofeph II. fhe travelled all over the Continent, for obfervation and inftruction; the fruits of her travels fhe applied to the good of her fmall dominions, which travellers will find more cultivated and improved than the countries which furround it.

Sir John William de la Pole, bart. of Shute, Devon, and Colleton and Colcombe-caftle, the refidence of fir William.

Mark Robinfon, efq. fenior rearadmiral on the fuperannuated lift; a gentleman of the moft diftinguished merit in his profeffion. He was born on St. Mark's day, 1722, O. S.; and, at the age of fourteen, entered into the fervice of his country.

Dec. 7th. Hon. lady Forbes, of Cragievar.

Lady Affleck, relict of fir Affleck, bart. late an admiral in the royal navy.

Sir David Ogilvy, bart, of Barras. 19th. Lady Mack worth, relict offir Herbert Mackworth, bart. of Gnoll-castle, fifter of the late Robert Trefufis, efq. and mother of Mrs. Drake.

In his 89th year, fir James Napier, knight, F. R. and A. SS. and formerly infpector-general of his majefty's hofpitals in North America."

Philip Affleck, efq. admiral of the white; a zealous and brave officer; a firm advocate, both in theory and practice, for the Chriftian religion; an honeft man, and a faithfully affectionate friend. He was made captain in 1759, rearadmiral, 1787, vice-admiral, 1793, and full admiral, 1795.