quaintance, the Rev. Mr. Darell, of Leicesterhelds, many years Rector of Ibstock in Leiceftershire, and of Oopingham in Rutlandshire, and Lecturer of St. Lawrence Jewry; he was a man endowed with the moft exemplary vir tues, and a true chriflian; and if humanity, benevolence and charity are the traits of fuch a character, they were combined in him, in whom the afluent have loft a worthy friend, and the poor a generous benefactor.

5. Between five and fix o'clock, at his house in Berners Street, Oxford-road, Henry Kitch en, Efq. Alderman of Farringdon Within.

On the 18th of December laft, at Antigua, the Hon. Thomas Jarvis, Prefident and Chief Judge of the faid inland.

A few days ago, at Newnham, near Oxford, Mr. Charles Blizard, farmer, aged 107. He was one of the moft corpulent men in the county.

8. At Darlington, in Yorkshire, the Lady of Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart.

By advices yesterday from France, we learn, that on the 26th of January last, died at Befancon, in France, John Bagnall, jun. Efq. fon of John Bagnall, of Early Court, Berkbire, Elq.

Laft week, the Lady of Charles Anderfon Pelham, Efq. at his feat in Brocklesby-park, Lincolnshire.

A few days fince, in Ireland, Colonel Stop ford, brother of Lord Courtown.

Samuel Wale, Efq. Profeffor of Perfpe&ive to the Royal Academy.

10. At his houfe in Edward-ftreet, Cavendish Square, Lieut. Gen. Theodore Day, in the 87th year of his age.

Mis. Hunter, wife of John Hunter, Efq. Member of Parliament for Leominster, a lady whofe amiable qualities will never be erafed from the memory of thofe who had the pleafure of her acquaintance, and whose death humanity will feel and regret.

12. At his houfe in New Broad-ftreet Buildings, W. Tennent, Efq.

13. At his feat at Kelton, near Bath, Sir Cæfar Hawkins, Bart.

Lately on her journey towards the South of France, where the was going for the recovery of her health, the amiable Mifs Oliver, for whofe death her wear ralions are inconfolable. By her friends and the poor the is much lamented, as urbanity, fweetnets of manners, and a general pol tenefs, were diftinguished traits of her character, and her cha rity was unbounded. She was daughter to the late Robert Oliver, Efq. of the county of Limetic, in the kingdom of Ireland, and defcended (by both father and mother) from a train of ancestors who had been for many generations, loyal and d finterested subjects, and honett members of fociety, both in the Parli ament House, and on every trying occafion.

14. Edward Chellyn, Efq. Proctor in Doctor's Commons, who for feveral years had retired from business.

At York Houfe Twickenham, James Whitchurch, Efq.

15. At Fern-hill, in Worcestershire, the Rev. Mr. Boyce, Rector of St. Bury, in Gloucestershire.

Mr. Allen Member in the laft Parliament for Bridgewater, was on Sunday last drowned in the Serpentine River, Hyde Park.

16. Rivers Dickenfon, Efq. of St. John's Street, Clerkenwell.

In an advanced age, at Eltham, Henry Ingrame, Efq. formerly a Major of dragroons.

At Beverly, after a fhort illaefs, the Rev. Thomas Conftable, Rector of Sigglefthore, and Archdeacon of the East Riding, Yorkshire,

17. In Warwick-ftreet, Golden Square, Jofeph Edmondfon, Efq. Mowbray Herald Extraordinary at Arms.

After a tedious indifpofition, Mr. Thomas Beckwith of York, F. A. S.

18. At Wood's Seat, near Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, Mrs. Anna Manley, fifter of John Manley, Efq.

At Bath, after a short illness, John Bindley, Efq. formerly one of the Commiffioners of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise.

19. Mr. Horfman of Kentish Town, who was on Saturday morning the 11th inft. fo inhumanly maimed and mangled. Mr. Heavi fide, who attended him from town, trepanned him in feveral places, but from the firft gave no hopes of his life he opened his head yefterday, and found very fufficient caufes for his death, independent of thofe injuries that were previously objects of fight.

At his apartments in Windfor Caftle, the Rev. Dr. Boftock, fenior Prebend of the Collegiate Church in that town.

At Bath, Thomas White, Efq. of Lin

coln's Inn.

At Woolwich, Thomas Powry, Efq. Clerk of the Works there.

20. At his apartments in the Foundry at Woolwich, P. Verbruggen, Efq. Cannons founder to his Majefty.

21. At his houfe in Harley Street, Caven. dith Square, Lawrence Sulivan, Efq. many years Chairman of the East India Company.

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Jan. 10. John Heppell, Morkwearmouth Shore, Durham, coal fitter. William Allan, Sunderland, near the Sea, Durham, baker. Peter Daniel Hervey, Union Court, Broad Street, merchant. Henry Atkins, Laurence Lane, Cheapfile, builder. Richard Greenwood, Elbow Lane, London, cyder-merchant.

14. John Bowls, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, grocer. Will am Sll, Liverpool, merchant and arch maker Abraham Wavell, Wentworth Street, Chrift Church, Sitalfields, tallow chandler. Robert Butler and John Archibald Stevenfon, King Street, London, merchants and factors. Geo. Atkinton, Alderfgate Street, goldfim th.

17. Stephen Hodges, of the Strand, linenThomas Lowthorp, Silver Street, Westminster,

draper.

Westminster, Middlesex, victualler, Nathaniel Welthorp, of Harwich, Efex, fhip-chand ler. William Hayden, of Langanten, and Edward Hayden, of Lirmartie, Brecknock, tanners. George Score, of Andover, Southampton, innholder.

21. John Henry Richard, late of Manchefter, Lancaster, merchant. Thomas Oyflon, of Durham, hardwareman. Thomas Laughter, of Great Charles Street, Birmingham, Warwick, refiner. William Taylor, of Alford, Lincoln, grocer. John Taitt, of Swallow Street, Oxford Street, Middlefex, upholderer. Jofeph Hemming, of Peter Street, Bloomfbury, Middlefex, vintner. Francis Edge, late of Potters Bury, Northampton, mer

chant.

28. Elizabeth Woolf, of the Minories, London, haberdasher. James Smith, of

Hornchurch, Effex. butcher.

31. Thomas Leach, of Tower-hill, London, haberdasher. Richard Chaffers, of Orpington, Kent, maltter, and brewer. William Baldwin, late of Barming, Kent, hopmerchant. Anthony Porungton, of Alford, Lincoln, cordwainer and merchant. James Baker, of Birmingham, Warwick, buttonmaker. James Cunning, of Bristol, linendraper. Thomas Hanfon, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, druggift and grocer. William Scholay, of Kingiton upon Hull, linendraper.

Feb. 7. Thomas Barrow, Wigan, Lancahire, innkeeper. Jofeph Saul and Mary Saul, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, button

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carpenter.

11. William and James Maffey, of Lymm, Chetter, cotton manufacturer. James Matfey, of Lymm, Cheller, fhopkeeper. Robert Peckham and William Bartholomew, of Auttin Friars, London, merchants. William Alldridge, of King-flreet, Bloomibury Middiefox, and William Jofeph Alldridge, of Lower Tooting, Surrey, dealers. Valentine Haley, of Union court, Broad-freet, London, merchant. Henry Burden of Leachdale, Gloucestershire, wharfinger. Thomas Banff, of York, fadler.

14. George Charlton, of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant. James Collier, Choubent within Atherton, Lancashire, nailor. John Rowe, Falmouth, Cornwall, thop-keeper. Thomas Whywall, of Bafing-lane, London, tobaccon ft. John Bruce, of Aringdownftreet, Panton-fquare, Middlefex. John Muirhead, of Andover, Hampshire, thop. keeper.

18. Thomas Ward, of Redcross-fireet, Mint, Southwark, Surrey, cabinet-maker. Francis La Bron, of Pontefract, Yorkshire, innkeeper.

21. Thomas Cotton, of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, corn-merchant. James Griffiths, of St. George's, Hanover Square, Middlefex, cheesemonger. Nicholas Weatherby, of Gateshead, Durham, woolen-draper.

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His Birth-Anecdotes of the Family. SAMUEL Johnson was the son of Michael Johnson, a bookfeller at Litchheld in Staffordshire; a very pious and worthy man, but wrong-headed, pofitive, and afflicted with melancholy, as his fon, from whom alone I had the information, once told me his bufinefs, however leading him to be much on horfeback, contributed to the prefervation of his bodily health, and mental fanity: which, when he staid long at home, would fometimes be about to give way; and Mr. Johnfon faid, that when his work-fhop, a detached building, had fallen half down for want of money to repair it, his father was not lefs diligent to lock the door every aight, though he faw that any body might walk in at the back part, and knew that there was no fecurity obtained by barring the front door. "This (fays his fon) was madness, you may fee, and would have been difcoverable in other instances of the prevalence of imagination, but that poyerty prevented it from playing fuch tricks as riches and leifure encourage." Michael was a man of ftill larger fize, and greater Brength than his fon, who was reckoned very like him, but did not delight in talk ing much of his family" one has (fays he) fo little pleasure in reciting the anecdoces of beggary." One day, however,

hearing me praife a favourite friend with partial tendernes as well as true esteem; Why do you hke that man's acquaintance fo, faid he? Becaute, replied 1, he is open and confiding, and tells me ftories of his uncles and coufins; I love the light parts of a folid character. "Nay, if you are for family history, fays Mr. Johnlon good-humouredly, I can fit you: I had an uncle, Cornelius Ford, who, upon a journey, topped and read an infeription written on a one he faw ftanding by the way-hide, fet up, as it proved, in honour of a man who had leaped a certain leap thereabouts, the extent of which was specified upon the ftone: Why now, fays my uncle, I could leap it in my boots; and he did leap it in his boots. -I had likewife another uncle, Andrew, continued he, my father's brother, who kept the ring in Smithfield (where they wrestled and boxed) for a whole year, and never was thrown or conquered. Here now are uncles for you, Miftrefs, if that's the way to your heart." Mr. Johnfon was very converfant in the art of attack and defence by boxing, which fcience he had learned from his uncle Andrew, I believe; and I have heard him defcant upon the age when people were received, and when rejected, in the fchools once held for that brutal amusement, much to the admiration

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