Remarks on Mr. Wefley's Defence of the Proteftant Affociation; in which controverfy he is thought to have had the advantage. Defence of his conduct in the affair of the infurrection in Munster, 1787. to most of his brethren, established, by his very able and eloquent writings, that the Roman Catholicks of Ireland might, confiftently with their religion, swear that the Pape poffeffed there no temporal authority (which was the only condition on which certain indulgences were granted to them), he became the favourite and friend of al. moft the whole of the eminent political and literary characters in that kingdom. He was, about that time, attacked by Dr. Woodward, the then Proteftant Bishop of Cloyne; and his reply, which confounded the Bishop, is a mafter-piece of wit, argumeut, delicate irony, and admirable writings of the Rev. Arthur O'Leary, &c.; ting and was not lefs remarkable for the rapidity with which it was written (in lefs than eight hours), than the point of animadverfion which pervaded the whole. His other productions were of a various and mifcellaneous nature; and several effasions are fuppofed to have come from his pen which he did not think it neceffary or perhaps prudent to father. He was a man fingularly gifted with natural humour, and poffefsed great acquirements. He wrote on polemical subjects without acrimony, and on politicks with an unprecedented degree of conciliation. To an Irish bishop, who challenged him to prove the existence of Purgatory, he meekly anfwered, "The question is not capable of demonftrative proof. Let the affair remain as it is. Your Iordship may ga farther and fare worse!" About 18 years fince, when a confiderable number of nocturnal infurgents, of the Romath perfuafion, committed great exceffes in the county of Cork, particularly towards the tithe-proctors of the Protestant clergy, he rendered himself extremely usefu', by his various literary addreffes to the deluded people, in bringing them to a proper fenfe of their error and infubordination. This laudable conduct did not efcape the attention of the Irith Government; and induced them, when he qouted Ireland, to recommend him to min of power in this country. For many years Le has been refident in London, as principal of the Ro. man Catholic chapel in Soho-fqmate, where he was highly eftinrated by people of hus religion, and pronounces, two years firce, the funeral oration on Pius VI. before the Duchefs of Devonshire and a great concourse of the Englifu Nobility. This venerable clergyman mingled true piely with convivial talents, which to many would appear rather inconfiftent. He was always cheerful, gay, sparkling with wit, full of anecdote and merry stories; and never, in company, fuffered his avocation to operate fqueamishly or churbably on the hiarity of thofe around him. In the language of his own Church, let us fay, Requie,sat in face! His works are, Severd Addreffes to the Catholicks of heland. Review of the important Controverfy between Dr. Corrol and the Rev. Meilrs. Wharton and Hopkins. Fatt fermon at St. Patrick's chapel, Soho, March 8, 1797. A collection of his mifcellaneous tracts, in 1 vol. 8vo. "A Defence of the Conduct and Wri written by himself, in answer to the illgrounded Infinuations of the Right Rev. Dr. Woodward, Bishop of Cloyne, 1788," 8vo. The Bishop, in his controverfy with Mr. O'Leary, acknowledges that he represents matters trongly and eloquently; and that, Shakspeare like, be is well acquainted with the avenues to the buman beart; and Mr. Wefley calls him an arch and live'y writer. Histlyle was voluble, bold, and figurative; but deficient in grace, manliness, perfpicuity, and fometimes grammar; but he was distinguished as a friend to freedom, libe. rabty, and toleration; and was highly conplimented on this acount by Meilis. Grattan, Flood, and other members of the Irith parliament, in their public fpeeches. On the evening of the 13th the remains of this amiable and much-regretted clergyman were removed to St. Patrick's chapel, Soho, a place founded by his zeal, and confecrated by his talents and virtues. Next morning the chapel was hung with black; and on the pall, fpread over the cotlio, were feen the emblems of the Ronan Catholic faith, with the cap and other infignia of the religious order to which the de ce fed had belonged. High mods wis celebrated by the chaplains with becoming iolemnity, and the Grand Die wis performed in the most fublime flyle of facred mufick by Mr. Webb, who prefided at the oan, accompanied by an orchestra filled with the fiuft vocal performers of the Catheed e perfuafion in London; among whom were particulady noticed Mr. Ketty, Mr. Dignum, Mr. Danby, and Mr. Vins. But, however imprestive the funeral-fervice was, and though every heart ßrongly vibrated to the plaintive rotes, yet the triumph of eloquence came laft, and forced from every eye the guthing testimony of real forrow: the Rev. Mr. D'Arcy, from Dublin, a'cended the pulpit, and delivered homieli in a stram of truly pathetic oratory, of which we cannot speak in terms of warmer praise than by faying that it was worthy of the very revered character which he strove to pourtray. He enlarged on the memorable events of a life devoted to the cause of Religion and Hamanity, to national national services and private beneficence. It would be injuring fuch a master-piece of composition to enter into details from memory, or defscribe it otherwise than by its effects. The strong emotions of the speaker were felt by the whole audience; he alternately melted them into tears for the dead, and' elevated their fouls to heaven. The reporter of this affecting scene will not relate, in the usual language of funereal but empty panegyrick, how many mourning-coaches attended the corpse to the grave; he can fay, with the fullest conviction of its truth, that a congregation of nearly 2000 real mourners concurred in this tribute of regret for the lofs of so great and fo good a man. He is gone to receive the reward of his admirable exertions; and may the bright example of his virtues direct and animate others in the fame career! It is impossible to give a lift of the Roman Catholic clergy who attended on this occafion; but it would be an unpardonable omiffion to leave out the names of the Bishops Douglas and Huffey, and of the Rev. Mr. Gaffey, the Rev. Mr. D'Arcy, the Rev. Mr. Lee, the Rev. Mr. Coghan, and the Rev. Mr. Devereux, who were among the chief mourners. We must alfo add the names of Col. O'Kelly, Dr. Kennedy, Metīrs. Keatin, Mr. D. O'Connor, Mr. Harley, and Mr. D. O'Leary, who took a diftinguished part in the proceffion to St. Pancras, where the body was interred. He had lately been in France for the recovery of his health, and returned only two days previous to his death. At Stourbridge, aged 90, Mr. Iddins, formerly an eminent timber-merchant, Mr. E. Cox, auctioneer, of Northampton. Aged 89, Mrs. Elizabeth Rudkin, widow, of Uffington, near Stamford. The body of Henry Bailey, labourer, aged 73, was taken out of the river Mole, near Cobham mill, Surrey, drowned. After the coroner's inquett, his remains were buried in Cobham churchyard. 10. At Cobham-hall, Kent, of a fever, the Hon. Lady Catharine Bligh, eldest dau. of John Earl of Darnley. The loss of a mott amiable and accomplished child, poffeffing, with the sportive tenderness of years, many pleasing qualities and talents in a state of unusual maturity, can only be appreciated by her asticted parents, whe have so many reasons to lanient it. The wife of Mr. Brathwaite, hofier, of Nottingham. In his 31st year, Mr. Robert Verden, attorney, of Long Sutton, co. Lincoln. At her mother's house in Percy-street, Miss Elizabeth Rose, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Wm. R. of Chiswick. Mrs. Beaumont, wife of Mr. B. apothecary, Villiers-street, York-buildings. At his house in Mark-lane, aged 61, John Shoolbred, eq. The fon of Mr. Smith, proprietor of a filk-manufactory at Homerton, unfortunately perished while skaiting. He was only 7 years of age. When we confider how little caution the repeated accidents by cloaths catching fire and incautious skaiting inspire the upper ranks with, we Aged 81, Mr. Tilbury, linen-draper, cor-do not wonder the lower continue to be ner of Albemarle-ilreet. At Woolwich, in his 89th year, John Cockburn, efq. 67 years in the service of Government. He was paymaster-general of his Majefty's forces at the battle of Dettingen, and upwards of 50 years storekeeper of the ordnance at Woolwich. At Paddington, John Colborn, esq. first clerk of the Army Pay-office, Whitehall. At Walworth, Mr. John Cruikshanks, merchant and Aock-broker, Birchin-lane. At Heckfield, Hants, the daughter of Sir John Harrington, bart. At Saffron Walden, aged 78, Mr. John Parker, land-Reward to several gentlemen. Aged 95, Mr. Harper, of Thorp-Wil loughby, near Selby. At Athborne, Robert Longden, esq. in the commiffion of the peace for the county of Derby. 9. At Greenwich, Kent, aged 77, Thomis Dunnage, efq. At Tunbridge, in her 23d year, Mifs Learmouth, eldest daughter of Alexander L. efq. of Parliament-street. At Croydon, Surrey, aged 42, Mrs. Cherlotte Matthews, relict of Wm. M. ctq. of Green Lettuce-lane, Cannon-ftreet. At Beverly, Mr. Edward Hobson, of the Dog and Duck inn there, duped by ring-droppers, &c. &c.; or that the numerous fatal accidents of every kind do not make parents and others more guarded against such dangerous ammusement, 11. At Knightsbridge, Mr. John March, the celebrated dentist. He was born in Sweden, of humble parents. It is probable that his address and courage obtained for him the commiffion which he held many years in the French army, during which service he was wounded in his foot. He afterwards went through a regular course of anatomical and chirurgical studies; and, having chofen for himself that branch of furgery to which he ever afterwards devoted his life, he went first to Ireland, and thence to England, in both which countries he established an unrivaled and unprecedented reputation. Some of the most eminent professional men, among whom were Mr. Sharp, the late Mr. Pott, and John Hunter, bore repeated teftimony to his accomplished skill. Of its importance he was fully aware, and is faid to have occafionally received from the nobility, on whom he placed his chief reliance, greater payments than were ever before made to any one in his line of practice. To alt those whose circumstances would other. wife wife have precluded them from his affiftance, and particularly to artists and profeffional men, of whatever kind, his house, heart, and hand, were at all times open, and his abilities always gratuitonfly at their command. He poffeffed a capacity of extraordinary comprehenfion, and a temper of equal firmness. He had, by mature study, imbibed the principles of the most celebrated philfophers of past ages, and he incorporated them with his opinions and his life. His manners were polite, but, like his afpect, commanding; and his difcourse was that of a Spartan. He carried to an extreme of rigour his estimate of vice and virtue. He neither forgot an injury or a benefit; the latter he repaid by unbounded exertions of liberal friendship, which no length of time could abate or diminish; the former he punished by ceafing from all communication with the perfon from whom it arose. In reading the characters of men, Pufillanimity met his contempt, Fraud his abhorrence, Talents his protection, and Virtue alone, in whatever station, his respect. By a fall from his horse, within a quarter of a mile from his own house, the Rev. Mr. Rydge, son of the late Mr. R. of King iton, near Portsmouth. Aged 87, the relict of John Fremantle, elq. formerly fecretary of the customs. At Haflings, the relict of Thomas Blinhall, efq. of Clarendon, Jamaica. At Edinburgh, in an advanced age, Mr. Anthony Woodhead, præses of the society of Solicitors at Law in that city. At Duddington-house, David Dundas, efq. At Fulftow, near Louth, aged 31, Mr. Wm. Ludlham, a respectable farmer, &c. At Ripley, Surrey, in his 58th year, Mr. William Rocket. Mr. Northman, a young gentleman of Bond-ftreet, while skaiting on the Serpentine river, about 6 this evening, unfortunately advanced on a part of the ice which was yielding to the thaw, when both he, and his companion fell in. The latter extricated himself with fome ditficulty; but Mr. N. funk, and perished under the ice. His body could not be found toll dragged for, and, as foon as brought to land, was immediately placed in a warm bath, where every mode used in fimilar cafes by the Royal Humane Society was adopted by Mr. Doratt, a very skilful and intelligent gentleman, but, we are forry to say, in vain. 12. In Ruffell-place, the third fon of Wyndham Knatchbull, efq. The wife of Mr. Morris, of Northumberland-Areet, Strand. In her 62d year, the wife of Mr. Storks, gent. of Nottingham. 13. At Gainsborough, Mr. John Beaumoot, mufician. Alfo, aged 83, Mr. Alexander Blyth, baker. Aged 78, Mr. John Johnson, sen. of Hull, formerly of Welton. Aged 57, Wm. Baugh, ground bailiff to Sir George Beaumont's colliery at Coleorton; a man much respected and greatly regretted by the workmen. In Great George-street, Bath, the widow of W. Lewis, esq. of Alderley, co. Glouc. In Southwark, in his 42d year, Mr. J. Neawood, an eminent furgeon. After a long and painful illness, Mrs. J. G. West, of Albion-ftr. Blackfriers-road. At Kirkhill, in the 50th year of his age, and 29th of his ministry, Dr. Alexander Frazer, minifter of that parith. 14. At Colchester, aged 61, Mrs. Round, wife of John R. esq. of that place. Thofe who were favoured with her friendship will moft cheerfully bear testimony to the urbanity of her manners; and the numerous poor, who have so frequently experienced her bounty, to the benevolence and generosity of her disposition. At Ipswich, in bis 68th year, Lieut. Jn. Barker, of the E. Suffolk militia, in which he had borne a commiffion more than 20 years. Aged 69, Mr. Alderman Rayment, who served the office of mayor of Stamford, co. Lincoln, in 1784. Aged 80, Mr. Thomas Hawkins, a respectable grazier, of Burton-Lazars, co. Leicester. He was taken fuddenly ill in the evening, and died before midnight. 15. In the prime of life, Major Henry Vaughan Lane, formerly of the 84th foot, and late of Cork, in Ireland. After dancing fome time at the ball at Gloucefterhouse, Hotwells, on the 12th instant, he complained to his partner that he was fatigued, and fat down; when he was immediately feized with a paralytic stroke, and conveyed to his lodgings, 'where every medical afsistance was rendered without effect, and he expired this morning. At Bath, after a lingering ilinefs, Tho. Caldecot, efq. of Holton-lodge, Wragby. At Col. M'Kenzie's house, in Queenstreet, Edinburgh, Mrs. M'Kenzie, wife of Col. Alex. M. commander of the 78th foot, and fiffer to Lord Seaforth. At Bath, in her 32d year, Lady Charlotte Nares, wife of the Rev. Edward N. rector of Biddenden, in Kent (to whom the was married at Henley March 16, 1797), and third daught. of the Duke of Marlborough. 16. Aged 85, Mrs. Oakley, of Exeterrow, Birmingham, aunt to Sir Charles O. of Shrewsomy. In his 75th year, Mr. John Walford, of Garlick-hill, apothecary, and 22 years a member of the Court of Common Council for Vintry ward. Mrs. Lucy Tims, late of the Black Horse in Goodman's-fields, London, and daughter of the late Mr. Lord, of Loughborough. 17. Mr. James Slarck, mafter of the Gloucefter hotel in Piccadilly. The wife of Mr. Savage, of the Red Hartinn, Fetter-lane. In In Downing-street, in her 82d year, Mrs. Elizabeth Ancell, relict of Mr. Thomas A. of the Secretary of State's office. In St. George's-place, Surrey, in her 85th year, Mrs. Cuckow. Aged nearly 72, George Hutton, esq. the oldest merchant in Liverpool, it being a greater number of years fince he commenced merchant there than any other. At her apartments in Kenfington palace, Mrs. Stephenfon. In his 70th year, Mr. John Freeman, of Stanford court, co. Hereford. Mr. Thomas Bellors, of Langtoft, near Market Deeping. He was seized with the prevalent fever a few days betore, and had been married only a few months, On the 19th, Mifs Nidd, eldest daught. of the late Mr. John N. of Gedney, co. Lincoln (who died in November last), and niece to the above Mr. Bellars. Alfo, lately, Mr. Bellars, of Gedney, uncle to the above; all of the same epidemic diforder. At Louth, aged 58, Mr. Jn. Pemberton. At Breadfall, co. Derby, in his 80th year, Mr. Page, formerly of fome celebrity for his medicine in the cure of confumptions. In her 53d year, the wife of Richard Bower, efq. of Welham, co. York. At Broughton, near Edinburgh, in a very advanced age, Mr. Robert Thomfon, coufin of the immortal Scotifh Bard, the author of "The Seafons," &c. He followed the profeffion of a gardener, and was a man of great integrity and primitive fimplicity of manners. In North George-street, Dublin, Samuel Dick, efq. an eminent merchant, one of the oldest directors, and lately a governor, of the Bank of Ireland, whose property is eftimated at upwards of 400,000l. 18. This afternoon, about 4 o'clock, an elderly woman, of the name of Powell, was accidentally burnt to death, by her cloath.s catching fire, at ber lodging in Walden'scourt, Cherry-tureet, Birmingham. At her brother's house, in Harley-ftreet, the Hon. Mifs Primrose Elphinstone, dau, of the late Lord Charles E. In the prime of life, Thomas Plummer, efq of Gray's-inn-square. At Uttoxeter, the relict of Rich. Hayne, efq. of Athborne-green-hall, co. Derby. Aged 38, the wife of Capt. Wray, of the Egginton, of Hull. Very fuddenly, aged 64, Mr. Chriftopher Rheam, of Bilton, near Hull. He had been from Bilton to Hull in the morning. 19. At Birmingham, aged 100, Mr. Spozzi, father of the late Mr. C. S. In France's-street, Edinburgh, Mary, Clara Lady Elibank. Buried, at Rotherhithe, in the familyvault in which were depofited the remains of Prince Lee Boo, of the Pelew islands, the wife of Capt. Wilson, of the Warley East Indiaman, 1 in his 63d year, of a bloody flux, in con20. At his house in Southampton-row, sequence of a cold taken at the last anniverfary-dinner at the Charter-house, the Rev. master of the Charter-houfe fchool. He and learned Samuel Berdmore, D. D late prended over that illustrious seminary az years, and refigned his office in 1791. The many eminent scholars who derived their in truction from him afford the most uneel gent taste. The writer of this short acquivocal proofs of his great erudition and count can bear the most honourable teftihe illuftrated the antients; he felt their mony to the fpirit and energy with which beauties in a manner peculiar to himself. he looked forward to the important office As a remuneration of his public fervices, of mafter of the house; but Diis aliter vifum eft. His mibi dilectum nomen, manefque verendos, He had just published "Specimens of literary Resemblance in the Works of Pope, Gray, and other celebrated Writers, with critical Observations, in a Series of Letters" [to the Rev. Peter Forster, rector of Hedenham, Norfolk], first published in the cellany, 1793. His remains were interred European Magazine, and one in our Mifin the Charter-house on the 30th. At her apartments in St. James's palace, after excruciating fufferings from a cancer in her mouth, the Hon. Miss Eliz. Jeffreys, one of the maids of honour to the Queen. Major Winter, of the artillery, who had come to town from Woolwich, to appear at the Old Bailey as a witness in behalf of Gov. Wall, just as he had stepped from his carriage, and was afcending the steps leading to the court, fuddenly dropped down in a fit, and was taken to the Rofe coffee houfe, where he expired in two or three minutes. He was married to a fifter of Mr. Dadman, of Deptford, and has left to children. 21. At Aih, near Wrotham, aged 92, x min named Cellard, who was born and expired in the fame houfe, from which he had not paffed one night during his long life. 22. At Cher fey, Surrey, Laurence Porter, efq, a confiderable brewer. 23 At Elvington, co. York, aged 85, Mrs. Sanderton, widow of Mr. James S. and mother of the late Sir James S. bart. London in 1791. who ferved the office of lord mayor of 2.5. At Mr. Coutts's, in Piccadilly, of a dropty in the bram, aged 2 years, Lord North, the only fon of the E. of Guildford. Mr. Cox, a very eminent and refpečtable copper p'ate-printer in Bream's-buildings, Chancery-lane. A: Lawcaiter, Mis. Warwick, wife of Thomas W. efq. banker, AVERACE Wheat Rye Barley Oats Beans AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from the Returns ending Jan. 16, 1802. [95 INLAND COUNTIES. 1. d. s. d. MARITIME COUNTIES. Wheat Rye Barley Cats | Beans. 75238 71 s. Effex 039 627 238 4 Suffex 2 Suffolk 77 1000 044 619,233 Northam. 74 600 000055 041 420 444 9 4 19 152 924 850 6 5 81 964 054 2125 600 0 Hereford 73 6/57 643 624 1043 Worcest 83 043 045 830 1145 Warwick 82 Wis 8 I 200 047 226 351 5 67.800 042 626 658 0 400 036 926 641 7 Berks 73 Oxford 1 Angletea oo Carnarv 85 400 049 431 000 York 69 845 641 1120 5143 Durham 70 700 • 836 20 5000 Bocks 026 000 Montgo. 76 1000 051 218 0,00 0 Cardigan 73 1000 036 016 000 Radnor 82 5100 0:45 0125 3100 0 Camart. 68 800 041 68 400 0 050 600 000 72 5100 040 420448 036 1117 Cornwall 75 40 Dorfet 100 75 300 043 734 1048 6 Hants 73 900 042 10 27 146 10 AVERAGE PRICES, by which Exportation and Bounty are to be regulated. 31. OS. cd. to 5l. gs. od. Aver. 41. 25. 6d. Aver. 11. 155. 3d. Average Price of SUGAR, computed from the returns made in the week ending Jan 20, 180z, 15 425. Id per cwt. exclufive of the duty of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great-Britain. Beef Mutton Veal SMITHFIELD, Dec. 28. To fink the offal-per ftone of 816. COALS. Newcastle 43s. od. to os. ed. Sunderland, 40s. 6d. to oos. od. |