At Salisbury, Mr. Trotman, jun. His death was occasioned by sleeping in damp sheets, when on a journey at an inn in Somersetshire.

BERKSHIRE.

On the 31st of January, the annual general meeting of the Reading Literary Institution Society was holden at the town-hall, and was very fully attended. J. E. Liebenrood, esq. president, in the chair. Mr. Martin Annesley, the treasurer, produced a detail of the receipts and expenditure of the preceding year; the result of which is as follows, £ s. d.

viz.

Balance of account in hand, Jan.

13

253 6 6

424

SOMERSETSHIRE.

$79 18 4

Leaving a balace in hand of 44 95 The president expressed the high satisfaction he enjoyed, in witnessing the advantages which this institution affords, and the plea sure which has been generally manifested by both the proprietors and subscribers; and concluded by congratulating the meeting on the present state of their finances, and the prospects which open to them of not only the permanancy but completion of their original plan. It was unanimously resolved that a sum not exceeding one hundred pounds be laid out in the purchase and repair of books, during the present year.

Mr. Holt, of Greenham, in digging his garden, has found, about one and a half feet below the surface of the ground, a curious wrought earthen pot, containing a large quantity of ancient coins, some of which are of as early date as Henry II. and many which he has not been yet able to ascertain the date of, are supposed to be much older. They are deposited in Dr. Lamb's museum at Reading, and may be seen by application to him.

Married.] At Reading, S. Walker, esq. of Garlick Hill, London, to Miss Clarke.

Died.] At Aldermaston, Mr. Harris, 76. At Willow House, Hurst, Mrs. Round, wife of Mr. R. and daughter of the late Rev. Mr. Skelton, rector of Warfield.

At Sulhamstead, Mr. Richard Soper. He was found drowned in a stream of water near his house. Verdict-Insanity.

At Faringdon, Mr. W. Cooper.

At Gey's-house, Maidenhead, aged 95, Lady Antonia Leslie, mother of Lord Lindores. At Reading, on his return from London to Bristol, colonel John Callow, of the king's own regiment of dragoons.

At Newbury, E. Withers, esq. senior al derman of that borough, 86.

MONTHLY MAG. No. 197.

Died.] At Bath, George Simon Crook, esq. 45. A very respectable member of that corporation, and sheriff of the city for the present year. Though for several months before he had been seriously indisposed, yet his dissolution at last was extremely sudden. He had only just partaken of a temporate meal, and was cheerful and pleasant, as usual, when the awful event happened. It is no more than a proper tribute of respect to his memory to add, that his death is most sin cerely deplored by all that knew him. Few men possessed more evenness of temper, urbanity of manners, or goodness of disposition, than marked the character of this amiable man. In his capacity as member of the body corporate, he was highly independent, liberal, and disinterested. Every plan suggested for the improvement of the city of Bath, or for the benefit of the public at large, invariably received his hearty concurrence, and had his most zealous support. As a medical man his abilities were confessedly excellent, and well cultivated; and the extensive practice, which, in connection with his respected brother, he for many years enjoyed, is an ample proof of the very general and deserved estimation in which his abilities were held. Mr. Crook was an enthusiastic admirer of the drama; and, without any prejudice to the duties of his profession, a frequent attendant on theatrical representations. He was an ardent patron and friend of all the professors of this interesting art; and was extremely well read in most of the works of modern dramatic writers; his remarks on which evinced no inconsiderable portion of accurate discrimination and good taste. Various unacknowledged specimens of his critical acumen and skill in these subjects, have met the public eye, and would confirm the truth of the preceding statement. In his family connections, Mr. Crook was sincerely beloved; he was a duti ful son, an affectionate brother, and a warm and faithful friend. On all occasions, both 2P of

of a public and private nature, his heart was ever open to the appeals of humanity; and a very honourable proof of his generosity was given, at the period of the late jubilee, when Mr. Crook, and his worthy colleague in office, Mr. sheriff Lye, liberated, from their private purses, all the prisoners confined for debt, in the jail of the city of Bath; an act of munificence and mercy, which, together with its authors, ought never to be forgotten.

Sir Charles Turner, of Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, bart. He was the second baronet of his family, born on the 28th day of Jan. 1773, elected representative in Parliament for the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull 1796, and on the 2d of September in the same year, was married to Miss Newcomen, the daughter of the late sir William Gleadowe Newcomen, of Carrickglass, in Ireland, bart.: sir Charles has died without issue: his lady survives him.--Richard Cope Hopton, esq. of Canon Frome, Herefordshire.

Richard Johnson, esq. late of Swaffham, Norfolk. James Douglas Richardson, esq. late of Bombay Lieut. Bernard White, of the 20th regiment, in the service of the East India Company, 23.-Thomas Hamilton, esq. 21.--Anna, relict of John Pigott, esq. of Brockley

Court, 92-Miss Williams, daughter of Captain W.-Henry Walter, esq. youngest son of the late Hanry W. esq. for some years chamberlain to the corporation of Bath.

At Clifton, Elinor, third daughter of T. M. Tabot, esq. of Fonrice Castle, Glamorganshire. Mrs. Herbert, sister to the late James H. esq. of Kingsley, Berks.

At Bridgewater, Mrs. Eliz. Sealey, daughser of the late Nicholas, S. esq. 77.

At Southstoke, Eliza Granada, only daughter of Isaac Beak, esq.

At Charmouth, W. Rowe, esq. 62. At the Lodge in Kingswood, Mr. Arthur Palm, 93, brother of Mrs. Walters, of Redminster, who is now in her 100th year.

DORSETSHIRE.

Married.] At Holt Chapel, near Wimborne, Mr. W. Reeks, jun. to Miss Sarah Habbard.

At Bincombe, near Dorchester, Mr. Cooper, to Mrs. Patience.

At Wareham, Mrs. Filliter, solicitor, to Miss Christian Brown.

Died.] At Spetisbury, near Blandford, the Rev. Edward Bindfield, curate of that parish. At Charlborough Park, Mr. Joseph Lockyear, upwards of fifty years park-keeper to Mr. Drax Grosvenor, and family.

DEVONSHIRE.

Married.] At Modbury, lieut. D'Arcy, of the 13th light dragoons, to Miss Mary Bartlett, daughter of N. Adams B. esq. of Ludbrooke.

M. T. Tucker, of Moreton Hampstead, to Mrs. Britton, second daughter of Andrew, Kingsman, esq.

Died.] At Weston-house, near Sidmouth,

John Stuckey, esq. 95. He has left the bulk of his fortune, above 6000l. per annum, to his relative, B. Bartlett, esq. of the General Post-office, nephew to Mr. Palmer, of Bath: Mr. Stuckey has likewise let 30001, per annum to Vincent Stuckey, esq of the Trea sury.

At Sidmouth, John Latouch, esq. one of the firm of Messrs. Latouche's bank, in Dublin. He had, for many years, declined any active part in business, and principally resided at his seat, Harristown, in the county of Kildare, occasionally visiting Devonshire. He married Miss Fitzgerald, by whom he has left four children: the countess of Llandaff, Mrs. Peter Dundas, and Messrs. Robert and John Latouche, members of the Imperial parliament. Mr. Latouch and Mr. Stuckey, of Weston house, near Sidmouth, who died on the same day, are said to have possessed property to the amount of nearly a million sterling.

At Barnstaple, Henry, second son of the late Stephen, Bencroft, e 9. of Southamptonrow, Bloomsbury, London, 14.

At Exmouth, in the 84th year of her age, Mrs. Mary Willis, late of Bath, a widow lady, of exemplary benevolence, liberality, and piety. She survived but a few weeks the loss of her only daughter, Mrs. Mary Cure, also a widow lady, late of Bath, after having lived together fifty-four years. In them were united the most pleasing cheerfulness and urbanity of manners, to the strictest attention to all the duties of sincere religion.

At Exeter, Mrs Mary Newbery, 81.John Gould, esq. of Derbyshire -Mr. James Prentice, only child of M. S. Prentice, esq. of Armagh, 19.

At Torpoint, Mrs. M'Fariane, wife of James M'F. purser in his majesty's navy.

CORNWALL.

Married.] At Helston, Samuel John, esq. of Penzance, to Mary Millett, eldest daughter of Thomas Grills, esq.

At Crowan, Captain Handwell, to Miss Fowl.

Died.] The Rev. Digory Jose, viear of Poughill, 78, an eccentric character, but a sincerely devout man.

At Truro, lieut. Henry Carthew, R. N. At Falmouth, Mr. Peter M'Dowell-Mrs. Pearce, of the Exeter Inn.

At Marazion, Miss Jane Cornish, eldest daughter of the late William C. esq.

At Bodmin, Mr. Blake, of Probus.-Eliza beth, wife of Mr J. Hamley, surgeon, 28.

At Helston, Miss Caroline Mousteven, daughter of the late Hender M. esq. 12. At St. Austell, Mary Rosoman, 95.

WALES.

Sir W.W.Wynn, bart. has given a building at Wrexham, sufficiently large to educate 500 poor children, on the Lancastrian pan, besides subscribing very handsomely towards the support of the institution.

Died.] At Pentre Parr, Carmarthenshire, Joshua Parr, M. D.

At Swansea, Samuel Hancorne, esq. collector of the customs in that port nearly twenty-two years.

At Castle Piggin, Carmarthen, Thomas Blome, esq. formerly a captain in the militia of that county, and for several years in the commission of the peace.

At Wrexham, Charles Massie, esq. 61. At Pick-hill, near Wrexham, Thomas Brereton, esq.

At Myrtle Hill, Pembrokeshire, Charles Gibbon, esq. 79.

At Beaumaris, Mrs. Rathbone, relict of the late Rev. Mr. R. late rector of Llangelynin, Carnarvonshire.

At Haverfordwest, Eliza Bateman, youngest daughter of the late William James, esq. of Sorston-house, Pembrokeshire.

Mrs Lloyd, relict of Thomas David L. esq. of Llwydiarth, Anglesea.

NORTH BRITAIN.

Married.] At Edinburgh, Alexander Brodie, esq. to Frances, youngest daughter of the late Richard Somner, esq. of Haddington.

At Oatlands, near Glasgow, George Palmes, esq. of Naburn, in the county of York, to Margaret Isabella, daughter of William Lindsay, esq.

At Lerwick, in Shetland, James Greig, esq. writer and collector of taxes there, to Miss Cecilia Heddell, eldest daughter of Francis H. esq. of Wresland, comptroller of customs for Shetland.

At Dumfries, the Rev. William Dunbar, minister of Applegarth, to Anne, fourth daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Burnside, of Dumfries.

Died.] At Angelraw, Berwickshire, John Hay, of Angelraw, esq.

At Port Glasgow, James Crawford, esq. At Glasgow, Richard Cross, esq. At St. Boswell's, the Rev. Mr. Scade, minister of that parish.

At Turriff, Ann Allardice, 100. At Stirling, William Telford, esq. cashier to the Stirling Banking Company, 52.

At Edinburgh, Mrs. Harrison, widow of Joseph H. esq. or Whitehaven. Miss Helen Duff, daughter of R. W. D. esq. of Petteresso.

In the parish of Inverhallan, district of Cowal, Mary Leitch, aged 102 years and four months. She had constant good health, and the exercise of her faculties, till within six weeks of her death. She married at 16 years of age, and had a numerous family. She was a householder for 82 years: four years ago she went to live with her daugh

ter.

At Baraton-house, George Ramsay, of Barnton, esq. There are few individuals in any station, who have had the good fortune to be distinguished by so large a share of general esteem as this gentleman. To an understanding naturally acute and com

prehensive, Mr. Ramsay joined the utmost benevolence of mind, which his ample fortune happily afforded him many opportu nities of recording in numerous acts of liberality, which, while they attest the. munificence of his disposition, greatly add to the sorrow so generally felt for his untimely fate. Mr Ramsay has been long known as the patron of every undertaking connected with the progress of the country, and his great command of capital enabled him to execute his plans on so large a scale, that his loss will be felt most severely by the numerous train of labourers and dependants, to whom he dispensed comfort and support.

Died.] At Fornighty, Nairnshire, Duncan Campbell, esq. It would be needless to enlarge upon the virtues which distinguished this worthy gentleman: suffice it to say, that, actuated with the purest patriotism, he was ardently solicitous for bettering the condition of the poor; and that with the warmest affections of the mind, he was the tender husband, the affectionate father, the steady friend, and the honest man. Living thus high y esteemed for the generous exercise of those amiable qualities which endear man to society, he died most sincerely lamented by those who had the gratification of his ac quaintance.

IRELAND.

Lately at Edgeworth's town, in the centre of Ireland, died, without a struggle, the widow Burnet, aged 116 and upwards. She had been wile to an honest laborious mason, and she was a woman of uncommon shrewdness and activity. The winter before last she was seen mounted on a ladder mending the thatch of her cottage. Though she was thus careful. of her worldly goods, she was uncommonly good-natured and charitable. Her mind was never fretted by malevolent passions. She was always ready to give or lend what little money she possessed, and she was careful to do these services to her distressed neighbours when uo witness was present; so that accident alone discovered some of her good decos and bad debts. In her habits of diet she was very temperate; she lived chiefly on potatoes and milk, and stirabout; never drank spirits, or beer, but sometimes drank a glass of sweet wine, of which she was tond. She was (like most other long-lived people) an early riser, and took regular but not violent exercise. For the last twenty years of her life she seldom :ailed to walk from the cottage where she lived to Edgeworth's town, a distance of about an Luglish mile over a rough stony road. She preserved all her organs of sense to the last; could hear what was said in a low voice, could distinguish the changes of countenance of those to whom she spoke, as she plainly proved by changing her topics of conversation when she found they did not please her auditors; her sense of smell had not failed; the sumner before her death she

took pleasure, as she said, in the smell of a rose, and shewed that she perceived the odour by asking where it came from before she saw the flower. Her intellectual faculties were at this advanced age acute and vigorous; she narrated with uncommon clearness and vivacity; and it was remarkable of her memory that it was not only retentive of things that had passed ninety years ago, but of recent facts and conversations. She had the habit, common to very old people, of continually talking of her approaching death, and yet making preparations for life. She was as

eager about the lease or the rent of her farm, as if she felt sure of continuing many years to enjoy what she possessed. She was very religious, but her religion was not of a meJancholy cast. The following epitaph is inscribed over her tomb. "Here lies, in hopes of a blessed resurrection, the body of Elizabeth Burnett, of Lignageeragh, born 1693; married 1733; died September 14, 1809, aged 116."-To the last day of her long life she preserved the use of her limbs, her senses, and her memory, which possessed the uncommon faculty of retaining recent circumstances, as well as those which happened in her youth. Every year added to the regard with which she was considered by the rich, and by the poor: thus she was a conspicuous example that virtue in humble life, can render the possessor as useful, respectable, and happy, as it could in the highest situation.

DEATHS ABROAD.

At Surat, in India, in the prime of life, captain Henry Young, of his majesty's 17th light dragoons, second son of the late bishop of Clonfert. This gallant officer distinguish. ed himself at the siege of Seringapatam, Assaye, and Vellore, receiving, while serving with the 19th light dragoons at the latter place, at the head of his regiment, for most meritorious conduct, the thanks of colonel Gillespie. In 1800 he returned to this county with his regiment, after an absence of eleven years; preferring however an active situation, he exchanged into the 17th light dragoons, then on their way to India, whither he proceeeded to join them, and on the day of his reaching quarters was seized with a fever, which, after seventeen days, terminated an existence honourable to his memory. The highest respect was paid to his obsequies, the whole garrison of Surat having attended his funeral.

At Araheim, in Holland, Matthys Bademaker, at the great age of 110 years. He ⚫ worked at his trade, as a shoemaker, until the age of 90. He was only once married, and had no more than two children, both females. Both of these however, having married, the old man died grandfather to 12 persons, and great-grandfather to 20, the eldest of whom was 21 years of age at the time of his decease. He retained his facul.

ties and health until within three weeks of his death. When King Louis visited Arnheim last year, he settled a pension of 400 guilders on him.

At Tyrrowah, in the Bundlecond country, in the East Indies, James Merriman, esq. lieutenant, adjutant, and paymaster, in the 26th native regiment, in the honourable East India Company's service. He was the youngest son of Mr. N. Merriman, of Marlborough; and was a gentleman of pleasing manners and amiable disposition; greatly regretted by all his officers, and every person who knew him.

On his passage to Madeira, the Rev. Lewis Roberts, the younger son of an opulent merchant settled at Lisbon. He was born in that city about 1772, and was brought up in the persuasion of the church of Rome, of which both his parents were communicants. At the proper age he became a member of a college of celebrity, where he was soon distinguished by the uncommon vigour of his mind, the fertility of his genius, and the aptitude with which he acquired all kinds of erudition. His passion for knowledge was unbounded; and he applied himself with unwearied zeal in the study of the classics, of ethics, of divinity, and all the higher branches of science. Having stored his mind with these important attainments, he did not disdain the lighter pursuits of literature. History, poetry, and the belles-lettres, opened a wide held to his imagination; and such was the facility with which he acquired the modern languages, that before he attained his twentieth year, he spoke and wrote with equal propriety and elegance the English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. Thus qualified to fill any situation with credit, he was induced, by the advice of a tutor who had early been intrusted with the care of his education, to become a catholic clergyman, contrary to the inclinations of his fami ly, who had hoped that his abilities might be displayed in a more active scene of life. His exertions in the pulpit challenged the ap plause of all who heard him; and while the public did justice to his oratorial abilities, bis private friends were not less delighted with the charms of his conversation, which was at once amusing from its variety, instructive from the information it afforded, and interesting from the simplicity with which it was expressed. Having established a high reputation as a preacher and a man of letters at Lis bon, he removed with his father's family to England, and settled in London. But though he henceforward resided principally in the British metropolis, he took opportunities of visiting Paris, Berlin, and other continental capitals, in the polished circles of which he was always an admired and a welcome guest. Fond of the pleasures of refined society, for which he was particularly calculated by the urbanity of his manners, the sweetness of his temper, and the brilliancy of a ready but ne

ver offensive wit, he still devoted the greater part of every day to the discharge of his professional duties, or the cultivation of letters. He was for some time an officiating minister at the Spanish chapel in Manchester-square; but the continued attacks of a pulnionary complaint, to which he was early subject, soon compeiled him to relinquish his situation as a regular preacher ; but, as often as an interval of health occurred, he willingly lent his aid in the catholic pulpits of this town. Whenever he did so the place of worship was crowded, and christians of all denominations listened with pleasure and edification to his discourses, which, free from bigotry and intolerance, and emanating from the true spirit of the gospel unadulterated, breathed the purest morality, and were delivered with all the animating warmth of impressive eloquence. In literary composition his abilities were not less conspicuous; and if the friend on whom falls the melancholy task of recording the merits of one whose premature loss he shall never cease to deplore, could, without a violation of the confidence reposed in him, declare what he knows on this subject, the public would discover, perhaps with surprise, how often they have been indebted to the elegant pen of Mr. Roberts. His modesty was extreme; and while most of his works were sent into the world anonymously, even their success did not persuade him to claim the praise to which he was justly entitled. He affixed however his name to an admired Defence of the Principles of the Church of Rome, which he conceived had been misrepresented in a pamphlet supposed to be written by an Irish prelate of high reputation, under the assumed title of "Melancthon." Every reader of taste who peruses that able answer, will observe in it the marks of a sublime mind, and will readily believe that the author had in him all the requisites of literary excellence. Ill health marred his fairest prospects; and the growing symptoms of decay, which neither the aid of medicine, nor the habits of extreme temperance, were able to arrest, induced him to try the effects of a warmer climate, and through the friendly recommendation of the chevalier de Susa, the Portuguese ambassador, he obtained permission to embark on board the frigate which conveyed Mr. Villars, his majesty's envoy, to Portugal. That gentleman soon discovered the uncommon qualities which distinguished his companion, and on their arrival at Lisbon, he offered him, in the handsomest manner, the situation of his private secretary. As the first wish of Mr. Roberts's heart was to serve his country, he did not allow even sickness and debility to be an apology for his declining a post for which his talents and his knowledge of the European languages rendered him so peculiarly fit. He cheerfully accepted the appointment, and devoted himself with un

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ceasing assiduity to the discharge of its duties How ably he fulfilled this important station, Mr.Villars (of whose liberality, good sense, and enlightened views, he always spoke with grateful praise) will, doubtless be ready to certify; while many eminent persons, both Portuguese and English, will confirm his tes→ timony. His weakened constitution sunk under the pressure of business; and the excessive heat of summer in Portugal compelled him, though most reluctantly, to take his leave of Mr. Villars und of Lisbon. turned in August last to England, a greater invalid than ever; and as winter approached, he determined to go to Madeira, with little hope of recovery, but anxious to save his family and his friends the pain of witnessing his dissolution. He embarked towards the end of October, on board the Larkins ; and, after interesting his fellow passengers by the admirable patience which he displayed under the increasing attacks of pain and sickness, and by the social spirits which amidst all his sufferings never abandoned him, he expired on the 13th of November, three days before the ship reached the Island of Madeira. Thus died one of the dest, wisest, and most accomplished, of men. His sentiments, moral, political, and religious, were great and liberal. His genius was luminous; his taste excel lent; his judgment sound; his wit playfuk; his learning profound and various; and his heart noble, generous, and affectionate. In one word, he possessed every quality which we admire in a public or love in a private character.

In the West Indies, in the 65th year of his age, sir John Bernard, bart. He was second son of the late sir Francis R. bart. governor of New Jersey and Massachuset's Bay; and succeeded, in 1779, to the title, which, as he died without issue, now devolves to his next brother, Thomas B. esq. of Wimpolestreet, and Roehampton, one of the vice-presidents of the Foundling-hospital, and well known for his attention to the various and numerous charities and useful public institutions of the metropolis.

At Vizagapatam, in the East Indies, Benjamin Roebuck, esq. (son of the late Dr. Roc buck, of Kinniel), of the honourable company's civil service. A more faithful and zealous servant the company did not possess; his active, well-informed, and enterprising, mind, amply stored with ancient and modern literature, was ever exerted for their and the public good. The mint of Madras, and the public docks at Coring, are monuments not less of his ingenuity than of his indefatigable and unceasing labours. Public and private charaty ever met a most liberal support from his hands. In mechanics, chemistry, and mineralogy, he had few superiors; in other polite and useful attainments his comprehensive mind had acquired very considerable know

ledge;