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In Leadenhall street, Mr. Jas. Fitch, 55, Mrs. Tonyn, wife of the Rev Mr. T. rector of Alvechurch, 33.

In Judd place, New road, Sarah, relict of John Elwes, esq. of Portman square.

In Hanover street, Capt. J. Prince, of the Coldstream Guards, son of Lieut. Gen. P. 27. In St. James's Palace, Mr. Eldred, 99. He was page of the presence to King George II. and his present majesty.

In Old Burlington street, Jane, relict to
Chas. Waite, esq. 80,

In Staples Inn, the Rev. Thos. Lee, 71.
In Skinner street, Mr. John Wallis.
In Norfolk street, Strand, Horatio Mar-

telli, esq.

Isabella, second daughter of Sir Fras, Blake, bart.

In Mansfield street, General Sir John Floyd, bart. colonel of the 8th Lt. Dragoons and governor of Gravesend and Tilbury forts, In Ratcliffe highway, Mr. John Skirven, printer, 65.

Mr. Mathew Brown, late of St. John's square, printer, 71.

In the Temple, Myles Walker Hall, esq.

barrister.

In Woburn place, Wm. B. Smith, esq. of
Harborough Castle.

In Brunswick square, Mrs. Gooch, 85.
In Euston square, Geo. Helder, esq.
In Prince's street, James Shaw, esq. son
of the late Dr. S. of Russel square.

In Edgware Road, Rebecca, wife of Rearadmiral Pater.

In Gloucester place, Peter Cherry, esq. 84.
Capt. Geo. Bulley, R. N. of Heavitree,

Devon, 36.

In South Audley street, Alex. Brodie, esq. father-in-law of the Marquis of Huntley.

Lieut. Gen. Wm. Souter Johnston. This

officer was at the siege of Quebec, in 1759, and distinguished himself in the memorable battle of Bunker's Hill, where he was severely wounded. He was the undisputed heir to the title of Marquis of Annandale ; and has left a widow and three young child ren totally unprovided for.

In St. Thomas's Hospital, John Hooper, one of the state prisoners tried with Watson, Preston, &c. for high treason. His remains were interred at his request by the side of Cashman, whose activity in Spa-fields. brought him to the gallows.

At Hampton Court Palace, Lady Caroline Herbert, relict of Chas. H. esq. and sister to the late Duke of Manchester, 82.

At Hammersmith, the wife of Wm, Keene, esq.

In Duke street St. James's, Count Zenobio, 55.

At the Dissenters College, Hoxton, the Rev. Robert Simpson, D. D. 27 years theological and resident tutor at that seminary,

71.

LORD WALSINGHAM.

Died at Windsor, THO. DE GREY, Baron the son of Chief Justice de Grey, (on whom WALSHINGHAM, F. R. S. His lordship, the title was conferred) was born in 1748 and he was appointed a groom of the bed-chameducated at Eton and Cambridge. In 1772 ber, and returned to parliament for Lostwithiel in 1780, at which time he was under secretary of state to Lord George Germaine and a commissioner of trade and plantations. In 1781 he succeeded to the family honours and estates; from 1787 to 1794 he held the for about 20 years chairman of the Comoffice of joint post master general, and was mittee of the House of Lords. In the discharge of this duty his lordship, though fre indefatigable; and when his health comquently suffering from the gout, was most pelled him about a year ago to resign it, a well merited pension was settled upon him. In 1772 he married the only daughter had issue. of the first Lord Boston, by whom he 1. George, born 1776, majorMatilda, eldest daughter of the late Paul general in the army, married in 1804, to Wilts; 2. Thomas, born 1778, prebenCobb Methuen, esq. of Corsham House, Elizabeth, youngest daughter of the Hon: dary of Winchester, married in 1802, and Rt. Rev. Dr. Brownlow North, Bishop of Winchester; 3. Georgiana, born 1773; 4. Charlotte, born 1775, married in 1806, to Wm. Gosling, esq. of Roehamptom; 5, Augusta Mary, born 1780.

RT. HON. GEORGE Rose. Died Jan. 13th, at his seat Cuffnells, Treasurer of the Navy, President of Board Hampshire, the Rt. Hon. GEORGE ROSE, of Trade, Clerk of Parliament, Keeper of the Records in the receipt side of the Exchequer, one of the Lords of his Majesty's Privy Council, an Elder Brother of the Trinity House, Verderer of the New Forest, Hants, and M. P. for Christchurch, which he represented in several parliaments. He was the son of the Rev. David Rose, of Lethnet, in Scotland, by Margaret, daughter of Donald Rose, of Westerclune; and descended by his father from the ancient family of Rose of Kilravoc, in the county of Nairn. He was born in the county of Brechin, but was educated in England, from the early age of four years.

He commenced his active career as steward and was afterwards purser in the royal navy. His talents for business and financial knowledge, recommended him to the favourable notice of the Earl of Shelwhile a member of the administration which burne (afterwards Marquis of Lansdown) succeeded Lord North's. Through the influence of that nobleman he was appointed one of the secretaries of the Treasury, but resigned the office on the formation of the

On the subsequent elevation of Mr. Pitt, who Coalition between Lord North and Mr. Fox. had enjoyed opportunities of appreciating the

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talents of Mr. Rose, the latter was replaced in his office and continued as senior to hold that important situation with a seat in parliament for many years. He retired from office with Mr. Pitt in 1801, and afterwards returned with that illustrious statesman to participate in the toils of office as joint pay master general of the forces. The death of his patron in 1806 once more removed Mr. Rose, but on the retirement of his opponents he was appointed to the office of treasurer of the navy, which he held till his decease. Latterly, the important office of President of the Board of Trade was chiefly executed by the Right Hon. Frederick Robinson. The lucrative situation of Clerk of the Parliament was several years since conferred on Mr. Rose (with the reversion to his eldest son, George H. Rose, esq. M. P. for Southampton, and now Minister at the Court of Munich,) as an ulterior provision, and in consideration of his long, faithful and important services. Of the other situations above mentioned, that of President to the Board of Trade was gratuitously executed by Mr. Rose; that of Verderer of the New Forrest, little more than nominal; and the Keepership of the Records, but of slender emolument.

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As an old and respected inhabitant of this county (says the Hampshire paper) we are called upon to speak of him as a private man. The lists of subscribers to the various patriotic and charitable institutions of the county, are the best proofs of his benevolence, which prompted him to be always ready to contribute to them, and his unostentatious and unobtrusive interference wherever he could be useful, proved the urbanity of his manners. As a private friend he was steady and sincere, and whilst he was remarkable for never making promises or even holding out expectations that he did not know he could realise, he was ever ready to assist his friends when fair opportunities offered. This is a tribute due to him from one who knew him well, and from his early residence in the county. Of his public acts we shall only notice, that he was a great promoter of the fisheries, which give employment, food, and wealth to the kingdom. He was the patron of Friendly Societies, and, as such, brought in several bills to protect and render them permanent; and, grafted on them, he encouraged the institution of Saving Banks; and, as Treasurer of the Navy, he introduced such wholesome regulations as effectually protected seamen from the rapacity and frauds of navy agents, to which they had been long subjected. In short, his whole life was active, laborious, and useful, and his death will consequently be felt and regretted. He had attained his 73d year. ADMIRAL SIR RICH. ONSLOW, BART.

Mr. Rose possessed considerable literary talents which were displayed to great advantage in 1777, when he superintended the publication of the Journals of the House of Lords in 31 folio volumes. In 1794 he became executor to the venerable Earl of Marchmont, who bequeathed him his large collection of books, manuscripts and coins. The Dissertation on Doomsday Book in Nash's History of Worcestershire, is from the pen of Mr. Rose, and he was author of the following tracts:-" The Proposed System of Trade with Ireland explained," 8vo 1785.-" A Brief Examination into the Increase of the Revenue, Commerce and Manufactures of Great Britain," svo. 1796-of which a new edition with considerable additions was published in 1806-" Considerations on the Debt of the Civil List." svo. 1802" Observations on the Poor Laws and on the Management of the Poor in Great Britain," 8vo. 1805-" Observations on the Historical Work of the late Rt. Hon. C. J. Fox," 4to. 1809.-"Letter to Lord Melville, respecting a Naval Arsenal at Northfleet," 8vo. 1810-" Observations respecting the Public Expenditure and the Influence of the Crown," svo. 1810.-" Substance of his Speech in the House of Commons on the Bullion Committee," 8vo. 1811.-"His Speech on the Corn Laws, in 1814, and on the Property Tax in 1815, were likewise printed, but, we believe, not with his authority.

Mr. Rose affords a striking instance of what may be accomplished by industry and integrity, by which he raised himself from obscurity to opulence and the highest offices

in the state.

Died, at Southampton, Sir RICHARD ONSLow, bart. admiral of the red, and lieutenantgeneral of marines, and the oldest admiral in the British navy, with the exception of the Earl of St. Vincent. He was the second son of Richard, brother to Arthur Onslow, esq. who so long occupied the chair of the House of Commons, and his mother was the daughter of Charles Walton, esq., and niece to the admiral of that name, celebrated for his concise dispatch respecting the destruction of a Spanish squadron off the coast of Sicily in 1718. Like most of our distinguished naval officers, Sir Richard commenced his professional career at a very early period of life, and was made lieutenant in 1758. In 1761 he was promoted to the rank of commander, and in the following year made post into the Humber of 40 guns, which was soon afterwards unfortunately lost on the Hasborough

* After achieving this gallant action, he wrote the following letter to Sir George Byng, commander in chief on that station: Sir, We have taken and destroyed all the Spanish ships and vessels that were upon the coast, the number as per margin. I am, &c. George Walton."-It is singular enough, that, as appears from the original, still preserved at the Admiralty, no names whatever were inserted in the margin, having through haste been omitted.

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Sands while convoying the outward-bound Baltic fleet. In 1766, he was appointed to the Aquilon frigate of 28 guns, and stationed on the coast of Guinea and in the Mediterranean till about 1770. In 1771, Capt. Onslow, in the Diana of 32 guns, accompanied Sir George Rodney to the Jamaica station, where he remained for the usual period. His next appointment was in 1777 to the St. Alban's, in which he served in the squadron under Lord Howe, at Sandy Hook, in July 1778, and accompanied that officer in his expedition to Rhode Island in quest of the French fleet. Towards the close of that year, he was dispatched to the West Indies with a squadron, under Commodore Hotham, for the purpose of reinforcing Rear Admiral Barrington, who, with this accession of strength, undertook the reduction of the island of St. Lucia-a conquest which the British fleet and army maintained in spite of the repeated attempts of a much superior force, under Count D'Estaing, to preserve it. In 1779, the St. Albans being unfit for further service without repair, Captain Onslow returned to England, and was appointed to the Bellona of 74 guns, in which, in July 1780, he took the Dutch ship of war the Princess Caroline, of 54 guns and 300 men. In 1782, the Bellona was attached to the fleet sent out under Lord Howe for the relief of Gibraltar; and in the partial action which took place in October with the united French and Spanish fleets near the Straits, Capt. Onslow was stationed in the line as second to Vice-admiral Milbanke; but this division was so slightly engaged, that the Bellona had not a man killed or wounded. Peace soon followed, and Capt. O. does not appear to have been again employed till 1790, when he was appointed to the Magnificent of 74 guns, one of the fleet intended for Channel service, and equip ped through apprehension of a war with Spain on the subject of Nootka Sound. That alarm having, however, blown over, he quit ted his command. In 1793, he was promoted to be rear-admiral of the white, in 1794 rear of the red and vice-admiral of the white, and in 1795 vice-admiral of the red.In 1796, he was for a short time port-admiral at Plymouth, and was soon afterwards appointed second in command of the fleet under Admiral Duncan in the North Seas. In the sanguinary engagement of the 11th of October, 1797, with the Dutch fleet off Camperdown, Admiral Onslow, in the Monarch of 74, highly distinguished himself. That ship commenced the action by beating down in the most gallant manner on the enemy's rear, broke through their line, passed under the Dutch vice-admiral's stern, and engaged him to leeward with such effect that he was obliged to strike. This conquest, however, was not accomplished without severe loss, the Monarch having 36 men killed and 100 wounded in the conflict-a number more considerable than any other British ship

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except the Ardent. Her prize was the Jupiter, of 74 guns, and 550 men, the commander of which, Vice-admiral Reintjies, died of his wounds soon after his arrival in England. For his gallant conduct in this action, Admi ral Onslow was created a baronet; he also received the thanks of both houses of parliament, and was presented by the Corporation of London with the freedom of the city, and a sword of the value of 100 guineas. Sir Richard retained his command in the North Sea fleet, but without any farther opportunity of distinguishing himself till 1799, when he resigned it. In 1799 he was promoted to be admiral of the blue, in 1804 of the white, and in 1805 of the red. He has since received the honour of being appointed lieut.general of marines, and created Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

MR. ROBERT PALMER.

Died, Dec. 25, at his house in Lower Belgrave Place, Pimlico, Mr. ROBERT PALMER, the father of Drury-lane theatre, 61. If we may believe the chronicles of 1790, he was the son of a private in the Guards, who, having served in Germany under the Marquis of Granby, obtained, through his recommendation, the appointment of bill-sticker and door-keeper to Drury-lane theatre. The latter office he held till his death, which happened about 1786. It is the vice of the preconcealing the obscurity of early life, when sent day to rob biography of its moral, by emerged from that obscurity, is a proof of in fact the very circumstance of having superior talents, industry, or merit. Among the causes which induced Mr. Robert Palmer to chuse the theatrical profession, was no doubt the extraordinary success obtained by his brother John, who, as it is well known, expired on the stage at Liverpool while performing the character of The Stranger. The first appearance of Robert was at the Haymarket theatre in the part of James, in Foote's comedy of The Bankrupt; and at that theatre, with the exception of one season, he continued ever since. After obtaining an engagement at Drury-lane, he was for many years employed in subordinate parts, till his spirited personation of Harry Harmless, in Mrs. Inchbald's comedy of I'll tell you what, rescued him from obscurity. On the secession of his brother, who undertook the management of the Royalty, now the East London theatre, and the death of Mr. Dodd, he succeeded to their principal parts. Possessed of no mean share of native humour, he was very happy in brisk footmen, and in characters of a coxconical nature.Lord Foppington, Clodio, in Fop's Fortune; Dick, in The Confederacy; Prompt, in The. Heiress; and others of a similar cast, were his forte; but in my Lord Duke's servant, in High Life below Stairs, he peculiarly excelled. De Wilde's portrait of him in that character, is a faithful likeness; and the engraving of that picture, published in Caw

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thorne's theatre, is now highly valuable as a true representation both of the man and the actor, His father Philip, in The Castle Spectre, was also entitled to great commendation; and he performed Falstaff with no small applause. In robbers and desperadoes he was not equally successful. A few years since, he undertook a Dibdin-like entertainment called Portraits of the Living and the Dead, written by Cherry, at the Lyceum, which he repeated several nights to brilliant houses.

Palmer was one of the last survivors of the school of Garrick. There was no affectation in his manner; he was contented to take the characters simply as the author designed, and always filled the outline with spirit, if not

with an exuberance of original humour. He was a social, good-humoured, and goodnatured man, and the designation of Bob Palmer from his brother performers, was no proof of hauteur or reservedness. It must be mentioned to his honour, that on the destruction of Drury-lane theatre by fire, when several of the performers announced their intention to provide for themselves as well as they could, hopeless of seeing the theatre reerected, he declared that "sink or swim, he would stick to the old planks, and never desert his commander Sheridan." He married early in life Miss Cooper, the daughter of an eminent tradesman in Cecil-street, with whom he enjoyed all that happiness which springs from reciprocal affection and esteem.

PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES

IN THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND, ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY.

BEDFORDSHIRE.

Marrried.] At Leighton Buzzard, the Rev. R. G. Andrews, head master of Grantham school, to Jane, only daughter of the Rev. John Wilson.

BERKSHIRE.

Died.] At Abingdon, Mr. Benj. Petry, 55. At Tilehurst, the Rev. O. A. Jeary, formerly minister of Rodborough Tabernacle, Gloucestershire.

At Greenham Lodge, Charlotte, daughter of A. J. Croft, esq.

At Cranhill, Mrs. King, and the following day her husband, Mr. K.

House is expected to undergo improvements in consequence of the handsome donation lately presented to its members; and a fine bridge of one arch is already designed to cross the Cam in a line with the centre of the new building, or Fellows' Apartment, of King's College.

Died.] At Cambridge, the Hon. and Rev. Charles Fox Maitland, youngest son of the Earl of Lauderdale, 24.-Mrs Wagstaff, wife of Mr. W. of Huntingdon, 65.-Mr. Charles Wagstaff, 55.-Mrs. Wilson, 85.

At Ely, Mrs. Bragg, wife of Francis B. esq. high bailiff of the Isle of Ely, 64.-Mary,

At Bishopsgate Cottage, Eliza, wife of wife of Mr. John Cropley, 62. George Powney, esq.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

Married.] At Eton, the Rev. John Moore, rector of Llantree, Devon, to Anne, daughter of the Rev. Wm. Roberts.

Died.] At Great Marlow, Mrs. Lovegrove, 77.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Very important improvements are about to be made in the buildings belonging to several of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge. Bennet, or Corpus Christi, will be considerably enlarged by the formation of an entire new court and entrance opposite to Catherine Hall. In a line with this new building, it is intended to erect the Fitzwilliam Museum, to occupy the space between Bennet College and Bennet-street. A number of old houses belonging to King's College, commencing at Bennet-street and terminating at the Senate House, will be pulled down. The house and walls in front of Trinity and St. John's will be removed, and thus afford ample space where it is so much required. In this case, it is believed that the part of Free court which belongs to Caius College and at present renders the street so narrow opposite to St. Michael's church, and also the houses near the Senate House, belonging to the same college, will also come down. Peter

At March, Mr. J. Cox, 47.

At Triplow, Charlotte, danghter of the Rev. B. Berry.

At the vicarage, Chatteris, Felicia Chatfield.

At Newmarket, Mr. J. Newman,

CORNWALL.

It is asserted, that in a borough town in the north of this county, the poor children who are bound as parish apprentices, are actually put up to auction, and knocked down to the best bidder. At one of these sales lately, a fine hardy boy was bought for 51. whilst another less favoured brought only

5s.

Died.] At Truro, Thos. Nankivell, esq. one of the oldest burgesses, and a partner in the Cornwall bank, 69.—Mr. Wm. Wood, architect, 74.

At Mylor, Peter Pocock, esq. lately commander of a packet on the Falmouth station, and youngest son of the late N. Pocock, esq. of Great George-street, Westminster, 28.

At Philleigh, the Rev. T. F. Bedford, rector of that parish.

At St. Germain's, Mrs. Congdon, 90. At Marazion, Mrs. Vivian, youngest sister of John V. esq. of Portland-place, London, 57.

Cheshire-Cumberland-Derbyshire.