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vernment in opposition to vague theories and innovation. His powers as a companion were particularly distinguished both for intelligence and humour, as far as the unassuming nature of his disposition allowed it to appear.-With such qualities, it is not surprizing that he should have had among his friends and admirers persons conspicuous for their rank, taste, and love of whatever is estimable and meritorious, by whom his memory will be long held in respect and veneration.

CAPTAIN MILLER.

Most Horrible Event. - The Murder of Capt. MILLER, late Paymaster and Agent to the STAFFORD MILITIA, and Suicide of Lieutenant FLEMING.

Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Mr. Gale, April 13, 1817.

Pray call immediately on the friends of Capt. Miller, and inform them of the fatal accident hereunder related. Poor Capt. Miller, it seems, arrived yesterday by the subscript on coach, at the Heathfield Arms, near the Madhouse, at Fivehead, where I visit as a Magistrate. This morning he visited his old friend, Lieut. Fleming, at Fivebead house, where they dined toge her in the most friendly manner, retired soon after to Mr. Fleming's bedroom, and in less than a quarter of an hour the explosion of pistols were heard, and those two old friends were immediately found lifeless. This is a brief relation of this horrid business. I have seen the bodies, the place, &c. this afternoon, and, after every examination of the circumstances, have no doubt Lieut. Flemjng first murdered his friend, partly by a sword, and lastly by a pistol-shot, and then murdered himself. J. GALE.

Captain Miller, (eldest son of the late Henry Miller, esq. many years agent victualler at Gibraltar, and of Topsham, Devon; and brother of the Rev. John Miller, of Blackheath, Kent.) was an Officer in the 65th Regiment of Foot upwards of 20 years; served at the memorable battle of Bunker's Hill, and throughout the greatest part of the American war, until himself and the skeleton of the corps returned to England to raise a new regiment; and in the year 1790 left the regular army, and purchased the Adjutancy of the Staffordshire Militia of the late Earl of Uxbridge, by whom and the whole Regiment he was most justly appreciated as an excellent officer, a most honourable man, and, above all, a most exemplary Christian, which the whole tenor of his life amply testified.

Capt. Miller received, on the 9th instant, a very pressing letter from Lieut. Fleming, entreating him to go down, stating he could not live long, and wished much to see his old friend before he died. The

Captain therefore left town on Friday, to perform the last act of humanity, as he thought, to one whose views through life he had always promoted. — Alas! that such a man, in the evening of his valuable life, should meet with such a cruel fate for bis too great anxiety for an old companion in arms, is indeed a shocking reflection for his relations and friends; but they must bear it, and say, with pious resignation to the wisdom of Heaven, The ways of the Lord are inscrutable, and past finding out. Some exemplary punishment ought to be inflicted on the conduc. tors of a private receptacle for the care of maniacks, for having suffered one in their house to entertain a friend as above stated, without having a proper guard to watch his motions; and moreover to have loaded pistols and a sword in his possession.

DEATHS.

1816, TN the prime of life, Capt. Chas, Jan. 18. Dudley, of H. M. 22d Light Dragoons, sincerely and deeply regretted; one in whom were centered all those qualities that at once adorn human nature, and bind man to man-a true Christian, a firm Patriot, a brave and intelligent Officer, and a warm, sincere, and affectionate friend. His remains were attended to the grave on the following day by all the military officers, and many other of bis late friends, under the usual ceremony.

Tho' deep the wound thy cruel loss has given,

And o'er us all a cloud of sorrow shed; Thy well-known virtues-sure the gift of Heaven, [fled. Raise all our hopes to where thy spirit's For ah! if truth we here are taught t' applaud,

Celestial grace is now thy soul's reward.

[Java Government Gazette, Batavia, Jan. 20, 1816.]

Oct. 29. At Sierra Leone, of a fever (the effect of the climate), in his 42d year, R. G. Hogan, esq. L. L. D. Chief Jus tice and Admiralty Judge of that colony. He had been appointed to that situation in the month of March last, and during the short period in which he fulfilled its duties, he secured the universal esteem and admiration of all classes of society. As an enlightened friend of humanity, he uniformly encouraged every attempt to correct the enormities arising from the traffick in slaves; but the prudence that tempered his zeal, prevented it from hurrying him into rash or injurious measures. He was possessed of very considerable literary acquirements; and his excellent taste, united with an enlarged and comprehensive mind, caused his so

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Dec. 31. In the West Indies, Lieut. George Thomas, of his Tajesty's ship ligris. Though but arrived at the age of manho, he displayed an example for the Christian, the son, the other, and the friend. His father was formerly a Lieutenant-colonel in the army.

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1817, Jan. 19. A Grenada of the yellow fever, Jeremiah Jellicoe mpson, esq. attorney general of that island.

Feb. 8. A Antigua, in his 77th year, Hon. Edward Byam, Judge of the Court of Vice-admiralty, President of his Majesty's Council, and a Brigadier-general in the West Indies. More than 50 years of his valuable life were devoud to public duties, which were uniformly discharged with distinguished disinterestedness, intelligence, and assiduity. His public and private virtues endeared him to al ranks of people in the colony over which he had so long presided; and have rendered his loss to them. his family, and friends, irreparable. He is succeeded by the Hon. T. Norman Kerby.

Feb. 10. At Malta, John Erskine, esq. comptroller of army accompts.

Feb. 11. At Antigua, in her 22d year, Louisa-Jane, wife of Lieut. Morgan, 1st West lodia regiment, and eldest daughter of the late Mr. F. Hobson, of Wordsley, Staffordshire.

Feb. 26. Mr. Robert Wilkinson, of Grosvenor-street.

Feb, 28. In the East Castle-street, Bridgnorth, co Salop, aged 61, Mrs. Henrietta Rhodes, a single lady, only daughter of Nathanael Rhodes, gent. formerly of Cann-hall in that town. She at all times assumed an air of gaiety and cheerfulness till near the close of life; and possessed a comprehensive mind, endowed with considerable literary attainments. In early life she was author of several small poetical pieces, which were presented to some of her select friends. She translated a small Work written by her nephew, which she edited, with a Novel. In 1811 she published the novel of "Ro-alie, or the Castle of Montalabretti," in four small volumes, with the "Led following extract in the title-page: through a sad variety of woes :"-of the merits of this Work the publick were divided in opinion. In 1814 she ushered

into the world her Poems and Miscella peous Essays, in a thin royal octavo, consisting of 80 pages. This little Work she published by subscription: the subscribers were uumerous, consisting of many of the first nobility and gentry of the land; such a profusion of illustrious names is rarely to be seen, being princi pally obtained through the interest and connexions of a few particular friends in The higher circles, who were much devoted to her welfare. These Poems cannot be said to exceed mediocrity; but those in imitation of Bp. Percy's "O Nanny wilt thou gang with me," and the answer, with that on the word Romantic, are not with. out their merits. The account of Stone henge is curious, ingenious, and interesting. The detail of the Druidical remains at Burcote was a newly-dressed-up performance from the original account drawn up by a person on the spot, who presented her with a perusal thereof. She shone forth in aoimated zeal for her Naval Friend at the contested election for the borough of Bridgnorth in 1784; but he was the unsuccessful candidate. Several families of distinction in that neighbourhood always shewed her great kindness and at tention; and though she resided in the midst of benevolent and respectable neighbours, she lived a recluse and solitary being in a great measure, owing to her unhappy and changeable disposition, a temper unforgiving and relentless, with a mind possessed of strong and violent prejudices.

Feb.... At Grenada, Lieut. Humphrey Grey, of the Royal York Rangers, son of Mr. B. Grey, of Kilkenny.

March 2. At Low Mill, near Egremont, aged 75, Thomas Birley, esq. late of Kirkham, Cumberland.

March 3. At Northallerton, aged 100, Mrs. Dorothy Dodds, formerly of Yofforth,

March 5. At Morley, Watson Scatchard, esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the West riding of the county of York.

March 8. At Doncaster, in her 80th year, Mrs. Dunhill, relict of the late John Dunhill, esq.

March 11. At Hull, Miss Newton, dau. of Wm. Newton, esq. of Stagwoodhill, Huddersfield.

At Tickhill, aged 76, Geo. Bates, esq. March 12. Aged 73, Captain James Kempthorne. Bristol Paper.

In his 82d year, Philip Sandys, esq. of Azerley, near Ripon, Yorkshire.

The wife of Dr. Jarrold, of Manchester. March 13. At Edinburgh, Lt.-col. John Ainslie, of the East India Company's service.

At Kirbymoorside, aged 50, Mr. Wm. Lister, attorney at law, son of the late Wm. Lister, esq. of Ayton, near Scar borough.

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Aged 87, Mrs Egginton, relict of Gardiner Egginton, esq. of Hull.

March 14. At Wrexham, Mrs. Fryer, relict of John Fryer, esq. of Aldermanbury, and Taplow, Bucks.

In his 35th year (a very awful instance
of the uncertainty of buman life), Mr.
James Gibson, printer and bookseller of
Malton. He went to York assizes as a
witness, in apparently perfect health, was
suddenly seized at his inn during the
evening, and died the following morning.
He was most exact and punctual in all his
transactions as a tradesman, and in all his
public duties: a cheerful companion; a
warm, sincere friend; never forgetful of
benefits received; and exemplary in all
the relative duties of life.

At Greenock, in his 43d year, John
Colquhoun, M.D.

At Riverford, Hugh Ross, esq.

At Exeter, on a visit to an intimate acquaintance, aged 79, Mrs. Mary Barnard Barclay, of Lympston, Devon. She was related to the ancient family of Barclay, of Urie Castle in Scotland; and after experiencing various vicissitudes in life, which she bore with great fortitude, she resided for many years in the village of Lympston, highly respected for the urba nity of her manners, and mild disposition, which procured her the affectionate esteem and regard of all her acquaintance.

March 15. In Bolton-street, Piccadilly, of an inflammation in the bowels, aged 71, John Nesbitt, esq.

Fielding Wallis, esq. father of the wife
of Captain Campbell, R. N.

In Tottenham court-road, in his 64th
year, Mr. Arthur Freake, apothecary.
At Bath, Sir Richard Hankey, formerly
of Fenchurch-street.

At Chelsfield, Kent, aged 74, Rev. Pe-
ter Coryton, D.D. late fellow of All Souls,
Oxford, prebendary of Peterborough, and
rector of Chelsfield, and St. Dunstan's East.

In Richmond Barracks, near Dublin, Ellen, Lady Dunboyne, wife of Lord Dunboyne, second cousin to the Earls of Westmeath and Clare, and to the Countess of Glengall and Lady Dunally, &c.

March 16. At Colchester, aged 31, Amy, wife of Lieut. James Lugar, of the East India Company's Service.

At Stanwix, aged 73, W. Woolmar, esq. of the General Post Office, London, superintendant of mail coaches, Carlisle, and surveyor for that district, which office he had held for upwards of 30 years,

March 17. James Birch, esq. of the Middle Temple.

Charles Streater Ellis, esq. an eminent solicitor, of North-street, Westminster.

Aged 86, Mr. Jos. Lazarus, upwards of 50 years an inhabitant of Cree Church Lane, Leadenhall-street.

At Bampton, co. Oxford, aged 44, Mr. Joseph Steede.

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March 18. In Coleman-street, in his 53d year, Henry Cohen, esq.

At his house, in Vernon-place. Bloomsbury-square, in his 74th year, Charles Combe, M. D. F. R. S. and S. A. of whom some account will appear in our next Number.

Awfully sudden, whilst at tea with his family. Rev. Thomas Bayley, rector of King Stanley, co. Gloucester, and formerly fellow of Jesus college. He proceeded B. A. 1782, and M.A. 1785.

In his 18th year, William, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Mecklethwaite, of Iverage Hail, near Leeds.

At Docking, Norfolk, Mary, wife of Rev. H. J. Hare.

At Bristol, aged 80, Mrs. Sterne, relict of William Sterne, esq. late of Salisbury. March 19. George Wood, esq. of Broad-street buildings.

At Topsham, Mary, wife of Henry Cox, esq.

Mrs. White, of the Hermitage, near Woking, Surrey, relict of Joseph White, esq. Jate solicitor of the Treasury, and eldest sister of Wm. Chamberlayne, esq. of Weston Grove, near Southampton.

March 20. Aged 65, the wife of J. Cooper, esq. of Park house, Highgate.

At his brother's house, in London, Mr. Wm. Chrishop, upwards of 20 years a master in his majesty's navy.

In Upper Wimpole-street, Mrs. Boyce, widow of the late Lieut.-col. Boyce, and eldest daughter of the late Sir Abraham Pitches, of S reatham, Surrey.

In Berkeley-square, in his 75th year, Mr. John Walker.

Near Kingsbridge, J. Torring, jun, esq. At Hitchin, Herts, aged 53, Rev. Mr. Williams, a Dissenting minister at that place.

In her 76th year, the Right. Hon. Lady Carteret, of Haynes House, co. Bedford.

At Uxbridge, at a very advanced age, Mrs. Darby, relict of the late Rev. S. Darby, rector of Whitfield and Breadfield, Suffolk, and the only daughter of the Rev. Dr. Jortin.

At Colchester, in the prime of life, Sturgeon Smith, esq. In returning from West Mersey the preceding Friday evening, his horse threw him with such violence as to produce a Contusion of the brain.

At Chedder, in the prime of life, Mr. James Star, surgeon; whose open manners, generous disposition, and friendly kindness, will leave a lasting regret upon the minds of all with whom he was acquainted.

At

At Wisbech (at the house of his uncle Robert Hardwicke, esq.) aged 22, William Hardwicke, only son of Col. Hardwicke, commanding the Bengal Artillery.

Aged 66, Mr. Marmaduke Mallison, for the last 30 years overseer and constable of the township of Norland near Halifax. March 21. Wm. Jackson, esq. of Bar bican, spice-merchant.

In Thayer-street, at an advanced age, Barbara, widow of Thomas Taylor, esq. of Consay-house, Durham, and daughter of Sir Thomas Tancred, bart. of Brampton, Yorkshire.

At Islington, Mrs. Underwood, widow of Robert Underwood, esq. late of Tottenham. Elizabeth, wife of Rev. Wm. Bolland, Vicar of Swineshead, Lincolnshire.

At Greenhill, the residence of her brother J, Lane, esq. Mrs. Manby, widow of Aaron Manby, esq. formerly of Kingston, Jamaica,

March 22. At Clapham, in his 67th year, R. Hudson, esq. formerly Captain of the Houghton East Indiaman.

In his 82d year, John Wheatley, esq. of Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire.

Aged 105 years, Mary Nightingale, of Hare-street, Herts; she retained her faeulties to the last.

At Cullumpton, Devon, on his way from Sidmouth to Clifton, Wm. Chisholm, esq. of Chisholm.

At Aberdeen, Mary Christian, eldest daughter of Sir Harry Niven Lumsden, of Auchindoir.

March 23. At Brompton, where she had gone for the recovery of her health, in her 22d year, Miss Rhoda Auther.

In New Norfolk-street, Mrs. Brooke, relict of F. Brooke, esq. late of Ufford, Suffolk.

At his father's house, in Upper Seymour street, in his 28th year, G. Paterson, esq. of the East India Company's Service.

At Woolwich, in his 44th year, Lieut.eol. Foy, of the Royal Artillery, who married a sister of Lord Courtenay.

At Clapham, in her 69th year, Mrs. Crompton, widow of the late Sam. Crompton, esq. of that place.

Aged 94, Francis Macfarlane, esq. of Cowley-place, Dublin; also on the 25th, Mary his widow.

At South Shields, aged 67, Chas. Cockerill, esq. Attorney at Law. To strong patural abilities, he added a perfect knowledge of his profession; and the conscientious manner in which he discharged all its duties, added to the liberality and benevolence of his diposition, ensured him the confidence and esteem of all who knew him.

March 24. At Brighton, aged 67, Robert Robinson, esq. late of Sutton, Surrey. Mis. Langford, of Haydon-square, Mipories.

In Tonbridge-place, John Dunbar, esq. late of Penang.

March 25. In Caroline-street, Bedfordsquare, aged 50, Richard Harding, esq. late Purser in the East India Company's Service.

Capt. Martin Demay, of Colkins, Kent.

At Newbold Pacy, Warwickshire, Sarah Wightwick, wife of Wm. Little, esq. daughter of the late Thomas, and sister of the late John Wightwick Knightley, esq. of Offchurchbury in the same county.

March 26. At Barnes-green, Surrey, aged 88, Mrs. Mary Athawes, a maiden lady, in whom the poor have lost a kind benefactor.

At Trowse-ball, Norfolk, in bis 78th year, Gen. Money, Colonel of the East Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry,

At Cononly-ball, near Skipton, Yorkshire, in his 78th year, Johnson Atkinson Busfeild, esq. formerly of Queen's college, Cambridge, where he took a high degree. He was Register of the West Riding, and the oldest magistrate and Deputy Lieut. of it; and the respect in which he was held by the freeholders of 100l. per annum in that large and opulent division of York shire, may be estimated by the manner in which he was chosen to fill the valuable and honourable office of Register. He has left three sons and one daughter, to remember the virtues, and mourn the loss, of the best of fathers and the most upright of men.

Aged 63, George Barbor, esq. of Church Stilehouse, Fremington, Devon.

At Worksop, Mrs. Alderson, relict of the Rev. Christopher Alderson, rector of Eckington and Aston.

At Salisbury, aged 70, Mrs. Bradley, widow of the Rev. John Bradley, vicar of Faringdon, Berks.

In his 79th year, Thomas Hamilton, esq. of Mulnagore lodge, county Tyrone, Ireland.

March 27. At Halliford, Middlesex, Josiah Boydell, esq. well known as an eminent encourager of the Arts, and himself a very superior artist. He was a man of mild and unassuming manners, strict integrity, and great benevolence. On the establishment of the Corps of Hampstead Volunteers in 1803, Mr. Boydell, who had been the first in command of the Hampshire Association (disbanded about a twelvemonth before), and had been extremely active in the formation of the new corps, was unanimously elected Lieute nant Commandant. After having been many years a partner with his truly pa triotic uncle, Mr. Alderman John Boy. dell, he succeeded not only to the extensive business, but to the civic gown va cant by his uncle's death in 1805. His health being considerably impaired, he resigned the office of Alderman in 1809.

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In 1811 be was elected Master of the
Stationers' Company; but since the ex-
piration of that year, his strength and
spirits have been gradually and visibly
declining.

In York place, aged 39, Harriet Sarah,
wife of John Stracey, esq.

At Gillingham, Dorsetshire, in his 57th year, Rev. Christopher Erle.

Betty Caroline, wife of Wilson Aylesbury Roberts, esq. of Bewdley.

At Newport-street, Southsea, Caroline, daughter of Lieut. Edward De Montmorency, R. N.

Mrs. Saville, relict of Mr. Saville, vicar choral of Lichfield Cathedral.

At Barnstaple, aged 67, Mrs. Marshall,
relict of Charles Marshall, esq. of that
place.

March 28.
At Kew, aged 59, Mrs.
Longcroft, widow of the late Thomas
Longcroft, esq. of Havant, Hants.

In his 84th year, the venerable John
Turner, A. M. Archdeacon of Taunton,
Canon Residentiary and Prebendary of
Milverton, the first in the Cathedral
Church of Wells.

March 29. In her 41st year, Mrs.
Sarah Hawes Dowley, of Plaistow Green,
Kent, eldest daughter of the late Robert
Nicholson, esq. of Loam Pit Hill, Kent.
In his 72d year, T. Atkins, esq. of Walt-
hamstow.

At Broxbourn, Herts, aged 54, John
Smith, esq.

At Eton College, in her 68th year, Mrs.
Tew, wife of the Rev. Edward Tew, Vice
Provost of Eton College.

Mr. Joseph Long, surgeon, of Broad-
stairs.

In London-street, Fenchurch-street,
aged 69, Henry Marshall, esq. of Quarry
Hill, near Wigton, Cumberland, and of
Byndley's estate, St.Thomas's in the Vale,
Jamaica.

March 30. At her nephew's, (Mr. D'Egville, Great Marlborough-street), aged 76, Mrs. Samuel, relict of the late Dr. Samuel, of High-street, Marylebone.

At Brompton Crescent, Robert Robert

son, esq.

Aged 68, William Townend, esq. of Tanshelf, Pontefract.

March 31. In Cumberland-place, Rt. Hon. Lady Frances Douglas, wife of Hon. John Douglas.

In his 46th year, Thomas Reeve, of Serle's-place, Carey-street, solicitor. Suddenly, by the bursting of a bloodvessel, Dennis de Berdt, esq. of Clapton,

Middlesex.

In Panton-square, in his 79th year, Col.

B. Fish.

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Mr. Hamilton Green Parslow, solicitor, Thornbury.

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LATELY In Maddox-street, Hanoversquare, Rev. Roe King, 38 years rector of Witchampton, Dorsetshire.

In his 61st year, Rev, Alexander Suter, of the Wesleyan connexion.

In consequence of a slight prick on the finger, which was followed by the formation of abscesses, producing so much constitutional irritation as to destroy life, Mr. Thomas Archer, of Guy's Hospital, son of the late W. Archer, esq. of Walden, He was indefatigable in the prosecution of his studies; and in him the profession has to lament the loss of one who promised to be a valuable member.

Aged 76, Mrs. Saure, relict of the late
Dr. Saure, of High-street, Marylebone.
In Vauxhall-road, aged 72, the widow
of the late Capt. Gooding, R. N.

Mr. Thorne, one of the partners in the
Freemasons' tavern.

Bedfordshire-Suddenly, aged 56, Rev. R. Buston, rector of Great and Little Barford, and twenty years Master of the Latin School at Wymondham, Norfolk, from which he had not long retired. He was a man of profound erudition.

At Toddington, Mary, relict of Mr. Hicks, late surgeon of that place.

Berks At Pangbourn, Rev, Mr. Longuet, a Roman Catholic priest, and teacher of the French language at Reading. He had been to visit the family of T. Morton, esq. a few miles from that town, and though pressed to pass the night at the house of that gentleman, he, set out on his return between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. His body was found next morning lifeless, and shockingly mangled. One man is in custody on suspicion of having been concerned in this atrocious murder.

At Scarletts, James L. Perrott, esq.

Bucks Mr. Summerfield, the favourite pupil of Bartolozzi, and the engraver of

Rubens and his Wife" from the picture by that master in the possession of the Earl of Aylesford. Like many other children of Genius, he was unfortunate.

At Newport Pagnel, George Pitt Hurst, esq. an eminent solicitor,

At Langley House, aged 81, Thomas Stone, esq.

Cambridgeshire-At Dallingham, the relict of Rev. Mr. Symonds, late rector of Sketchworth.

Cornwall-Aged 25, Rev. Thomas Phillips, LL.B. son of Rev. Nicholas Phillips, of Bodmin.

At Penryn, Christopher Robinson, esq. At Govena House, aged 72, Edward Fox, esq. a distinguished member of the Society of Friends,

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