20. The hon. Mrs. Catharine Talbot, mother to the prefent earl Talbot. 29. Lady Vincent, relict of fir Francis Vincent, bart. and fifter to the countefs dowager of Tankerville. 35. Lady dowager Stourton. At the age of fourteen fhe was married to Robert Edward lord Petre, by whom he had one fon, father to the prefent lord; afterwards the married Charles lord Stourton, by whom fhe had no iffue. February 4. Dr. John Andrec, fenior licentiate of the college of phyticians, and one of the two projectors and inftitutors of that noble charity, the London Hofpital, in the year 1740. Mrs. Cordon, wife of Mr. John Cordon, of Eaftwood. She was undreffing herfelf, in order to .go to bed, whither her husband had retired about half an hour be ore, when the unfortunately fet fire to one of her ruffles; in endeavouring to extinguish the flames, fhe fet the other in a blaze, and that commu. nicated to her clothes, head-drefs, &c. Her cries awakened Mr. Cor 7. Anne countefs of Strafford. A little before Christmas, her lady-don, who inftantly got out of bed, fhip had the misfortune to be terribly burnt by her clothes taking fire as the was fitting too near the fire fide. The fright which this accident occafioned threw her into fits, and at length brought on her death. She was fecond daughter of the celebrated John duke of Argyll, and fifter to lady Greenwich and lady Mary Coke. Lady Strafford is one - of the conftellation of beauties deferibed by Mr. H. Walpole, in his Epistle to Mr. Eckardt, the painter. The crefcent on her brow difplay'd, Lady Camilla Wake, wife of Mr. Wake of Bath, and aunt to the earl of Tankerville. 9. Sir William Chapman, bart. The title is extinct. His grandfather, fir John Chapman, knight, was . and with great prefence of mind wrapped a blanket quite round her, which had the defired effect, but not before fhe was much fcorched. A furgeon and physician were fent for from Nottingham, who brought with them the neceffary aids on fuch occafions; and there is no doubt but her life would have been faved, had not the flames much injured her bofom, from whence, a few months ago, one of her breasts had been cut off for a cancerous com plaint. This brought on a speedy mortification, that put a final period to her miferics. 19. Lord vifcount Kilcourfie, only fon of the earl of Cavan. The countefs dowager Gower, aged 84, of a mortification occafi oned by her clothes taking fire as fhe was standing by the fire, three weeks ago, when her crics brought her butler to her affistance just time enough to extinguifh the flames by rolling her up in the carpet. 20. Philip Honywood, efq. of Markes-Hall, Effex, a general in the the army, colonel of the 4th regiment of horfe, and governor of Kingston upon Hull. He was nephew to the late fir Philip Honywood, K. B. and reprefented Appleby in feveral parliaments. At the battle of Dettingen, in 17435 he was defperately wounded, as he was alfo at the fkirmish of Clifton, in 1745. 20. Sir Rowland Winn, bart. of Noftail, in Yorkshire. 22. Suddenly, at Mr. Cowden's, in the King's Mews, where he was upon a morning vifit, capt. James Battersby, a native of Ireland. He commanded the flank companies of the 29th regiment on the unfortunate expedition under general Burgoyne. Tremblingly alive to a fenfe of honour, he could not endure the leaft furmife of indignity. The foldier and his weapon ruft alike with inactivity. His martial fpirit frequently involved him in difputes. Under profecution for feveral breaches of the peace, he, who could fimile at captivity in a military prifon in America, could not brook confinement in a civil gaol in London. That he had a ferious fenfe of the enormity of the crime he committed on himself, a paper, fuperfcribed with his own hand, found ftuck upon the point of the penknife (which he had taken up unobferved in the houfe he was in, and with which he perpetrated the act of defperation) will fhew. It contained the following words and marks: "An apology (if any there can be) for fuicide. Death before difhonour!!!" Captain Battersby was an officer on half-pay, and had lately fought a duel with young Mr. Drummond. (See Vol. V. p. 103.) The coroner's inqueft fat next day on the 1785. body, and brought in their verdict Lunacy.. 27. Charles Cary, viscount Falkland; fucceeded by his grandfon Henry Thomas Cary, a cornet of horfe March 1: Lately, lady Arabella Denny, aunt to the marquis of Lanfdown, foundrefs of the Magdalen Afylum in Dublin, and the only female member of the Dublin Society for promoting arts and ag riculture. 2. Hon. Mrs. Trevor, fifter to lord Trevor. 7. Right hon. fir Arthur Brookes, bart. a privy-counsellor, and M. P. in Ireland. 9. Hon. Mrs. Drax, wife of Henry Erle Drax, efq. and aunt of lord St. John, of Bletfoe. 14. In Ireland, lord Temple town. 16. Rev. fir William Anderfon, bart. 23. At his apartments in Careyftreet, Lincoln's Inn, count O'Rourke, defcended from the fovereigns of O'Rourke's county, now the county of Leitrim, in Ireland. Oliver Cromwell ftripped this family of an estate worth 70,000l. per annum. The count had been in the Imperial and French fervice, and had the order of St. Louis conferred on him by the French king for his bravery. He had prefented a memorial to the king in confideration of his family being ftripped of fuch an immenfe fortune (which is in part now in the crown) to allow him a penfion. April 14. William Whitehead, efq. poet laureat, register and fe cretary of the knights companions of the most honourable order of the Bath, author of the Roman Father, the School for Lovers, feveral prologues, poems, fongs, &c. &c. (H) 150 15. Sir John Dyke Ackland, bart. He is fucceeded in the title, and part of the estate, by his uncle, now fir Thomas Dyke Ackland. 18. Oliver Cromwell, jun. only fon of Mr. Oliver Cromwell, an eminent attorney in Effex-ftreet. He was born Sept. 24, 1782. His father is now the laft male defcendant from the great Oliver. -The hon. Mrs. Margaret Murray, fifter to the earl of Mansfield. Laft month, M. Diderot, one of the greatest mathematicians of the age. 11. The counters of Aldborough, lady of the earl of Aldborough, of the kingdom of Ireland. She was on their journey to London from their feat in Suffolk, and was seized with an apoplexy at the Crown at Brentwood, where they had lept the preceding evening, and expired immediately. 24. Samuel Houfe, a publican, in Wardour-ftreet, celebrated by the name of Sam Houfe, and one of the moft extraordinary characters of modern time. Amongst many other fingularities, he never wore a coat nor a wig, nor was ever found in bed (except when ill) after four in the morning. Though blunt and uneducated in his manners, he was just and honeft in all his dealings, and his word upon all occafions facred. He early efpoufed Mr. Fox's party upon principles of patriotifim, which his conduct indifputably evinced; as he was not only active in forwarding his intereft, but frequently, entertained, at his own expence, thofe of that party who would eat buttock of beef, and drink porter in Wardour-ftrcet. He was never embarraffed in the prefence of any man;, and though he frequently called upon the great, and was admitted into their prefence, he never changed his drets, And fay to all the world, "This was an Oddity." 24. The reigning duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin. 35. Samuel Blackwell, efq. M. P. for Cirencefter. 27. Prince Leopold of Brunfwick. See p. 34. May 9. The duke de Choifeul, the late celebrated premier of France. His corpfe was buried, at his own requeft, in a particular spot of his Park; where he has ordered a male cypress tree to be planted, and another of the female kind, when the last tribute to nature is paid by his furviving confort, whofe remains are to be laid next to his for New Romney, and alderman of Tower Ward. 19. Lieutenant-general fir Robert Rich, bart. colonel of the 4th regiment of foot. 29. Andrew Coltée Ducarel, efq. LL. D. F. R. and A. SS. commiary and official of Canterbury, &e. June 7. George earl Pomfret. 9. Lady of the rev. hr Thomas Boughton, baft. 29. Harriet viscountefs Mountgarret. Julv. Dorothy vifcounters dowager Powerfcourt. 1. General James Oglethorpe, the oldest general in England, aged 87. 5. Charles earl of Portmore. 6. The bishop of Lubec, duke of Holftein-Oldenbourgh. 10. Lady Audley. Matthew lord Fortescue. 17. Margaret Cavendish Harley, duchefs dowager of Portland. 23. Sir Henry Tichborne, bart. 27. Mrs. Jenkinfon, mother of the right hon. Charles Jenkinson, and of Mrs. Cornwall, wife of the right hon. Charles Wolfran Cornwall, fpeaker of the house of com 18. Sir William Robinson, bart. brother to the lord primate of Ire land. Lately, at Lyons, the hon. and rev. lord Edward Seymour, dean of Bath and Wells, brother to the duke of Somerfet. 19. Maria Antonietta, queen of Sardinia. October 7. John lord Dormer, aged 93. 9. Rev. fir John Cullum, bart. 12. General Cuthbert Ellifon, aged 91. 18. At Naples, the right hon. Humphry Morrice. 21. Henry Robert Trevor, bro ther of viscount Hampden. 22. Robert Henley Ongley, lord Ongley, late M. P. for Bedfordhire. 29. Sir William Wake, bart. late M. P. for Bedford. 31. His ferene highness the landgrave of Heffe Caffel. November 5. Sir Walter Blount, bart. 6. Prince George of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, brother to the queen. 10. Sir Alexander Dick, bart. 11. George lord Elibank. 14. Sir George Coghill, bart. M. P. for Newport, Cornwall. Mr. John Henderfon, of Co vent-garden theatre. lis. efq. to be commiffary of the commiffariat of Caithness and Sutherland. John Temple, efq. to be con 30. Countefs dowager Cornwal- ful general to the United States of America. See Public Papers. December 2. cote, bart. Sir Gilbert Heath 6. Mrs. Catharine Clive, the celebrated actress. 9. John Baptifta Cipriani, F. R. A. the celebrated painter and defigner. 11. Anne countefs of Corke and Orrery. 12. The princefs Charlotte Wilhelmine of Heffe Darmstadt, confort of prince Charles of Mecklenbourg Strelitz, brother to her majesty. 18. Sir Charles Frederick, K. B. PROMOTIONS in the Year 1785. January 12. Ralph Woodford, efq. late envoy extraordinary to the court of Denmark, to be commiffary to treat with the commiffary of the Catholic king concerning new arrangements of commerce, purfu ant to the definitive treaty concluded between the two crowns at Verfailles, the zd of September, 1783. 21. Sir Charles Middleton, bart. Edward Hunt, John Henflow, Geo. Marth, George Rogers, William Palmer, William Campbell, Edward Le Cras, John Laforey,. Henry Martin, Charles Proby, and Henry Duncan, efqrs. to be commiffioners of the navy. February 9. The earl of Glendore, to be a privy counsellor of Ireland. 15. John Pownall, efq. to be a commiffioner of the customs. Hon. John Luttrell, to be a commiffioner of the excife. 19. John Campbell Sutherland, March 13. The earl of Bective, fir Skeffington Smyth, bart. and David Latouche, efq. to be privy counsellors of Ireland. April 14. Mr. William Caflon, to be letter-founder in ordinary to his majesty. 19. The earl of Leven, to be high commiffioner to the general affembly of the church of Scotland. 20. The honour of knighthood on James Douglas, efq..conful general at Naples. 23. Mr. Frederick Polydore Nodder, to be botanic painter to the queen. 25. The rev. Thomas Warton, B. D. of Oxford, to be poet laureat. 30. Matthew Goffet, jun. efq. to be vifcount of the ifle of Jerfey. James Stewart, efq. to be commiflary clerk of the commiffariat of Dunkeld. May 14. Thomas Stevenfon, efq. to be ferjeant at arms in ordinary to his majefty. June 1. Marquis of Carmar. then, to be governor of the islands of Scilly. 25. Charles Whitworth, efq. to be minifter plenipotentiary to the king and republic of Poland. James Walker, efq. to be marfhal of the King's Bench. -Alexander Chriftie, jun. clerk, to be the commiffariat of Lauder. July 20 Richard Bourke, otherwife De Burgho, efq. to be a baro net of Ireland. |