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1820.] Obituary; with Anecdotes of remarkable Persons.

John Greenside, esq. Cornfactor, and one of the oldest on the market.

At Wilton, near Ross, Herefordshire,
H. Platt, esq.

In Doughty-street, Harry Clarke, esq.
At Windsor, aged 82, Mrs. Starkin, for-
merly housekeeper at Frogmore to her late
Majesty.
May 29.
At Stepney, in his 72d year,
Thomas Marsh, of Mansell-st. Goodman's-
fields, a Member of the Society of Friends.

At Windsor, in his 35th year, Mr. Chas.
Wright, printer.

At Stafford, Mary, wife of the Rev. Rob.
Anlezark, and eldest daughter of the late
D. Warren, rector of Ripple, and Arch-
deacon of Worcester.

May 30.
At Camden Town, aged 38,
Mr. Geo. Monkhouse, of Charles-street,
Middlesex Hospital, chymist..

At Stoke parsonage, the Rev. Baily Wallis, D. D. rector of St. Mary Stoke, Ipswich, to which he was presented in 1782, by the Dean and Chapter of Ely. He was formerly of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, where he proceeded A. B. 1778, A. M. 1782, D. D. 1808.

Catherine, daughter of the late Richard Smith, esq. of Hill Moreton House, near Rugby, Warwickshire.

At Kensington, in his 41st year, Mr. Edw. Hayley, formerly of Long Acre and Kentish Town.

In Great Pulteney-street, Bath, Christian Louisa, daughter of the Hon. Paul Horsford, his Majesty's Attorney General for the Leeward Islands.

At Elvastone Cottage, Devonshire, in her 54th year, suddenly, Mrs. Sarah Cholerton, of Chadlestone, Derbyshire.

May 31. At Market Weighton, Mr. Bradley, the Yorkshire Giant: when dead he measured nine feet in length, and three feet over the shoulders.

In Thayer-street, Manchester-square, Walter Williams, esq. late Surgeon in the East India Company's service, Bengal Establishment.

At Kingsdown, near Bristol, the widow of the late Thos. Rickards, esq. of Clapton, Middlesex.

Lately. In Gloucester-street, Reginald Bellingham, son of Sir Bellingham Graham, bart.

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Bucks. At High Wycombe, in the 60th year of her widowhood, and 86th year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Heather, relict of Mr. Thomas Heather, Master of the Royal Grammar School at that place.

Glocestershire. The wife of J. Clerke, esq. of Bownham House, sister to Lady Mildmay, of Shawford, near Winchester.

Hants. At Wickham, near Fareham, in his 70th year, Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grindall, K. C. B.

Kent. At Dulwich, in her 27th year (having been married but five months),

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Martha Anne, wife of Mr. Edward Pattison,
Oxford-street.

Norfolk. In King-st. Norwich, in her 104th year, the relict of the Rev. Benj. Laney, formerly rector of Mulbarton, who was lineally descended from Benj. Laney, D. D. successively Bishop of Peterborough, Lincoln, and Ely, and who died in 1674.

Staffordshire-At Barlaston, near Stone, Mr. Keeling, the Artist.-He was considered the Vandyke of the county; and had, perhaps, within the last 30 years, painted more portraits than any other Artist within the same space of time.

Suffolk-The Rev. Dr. Baily Wallis, Rector of St. Mary Stoke, Ipswich.

Sussex-The Rev. Mr. Harvey, Rector of Walburton: he went out fishing, and it is supposed, being seized with a fit, fell into a ditch, as he was found next day drowned.

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WALES At his residence, near Haverfordwest, the Rev. Tho. Philips, M.A. Rector of Haroldston and Lambton, Pembrokeshire.

At Dolgelly, at a very advanced age, H. Parry, esq. Solicitor, father of the profession on the North Wales Circuit, and uncle to Chief Baron Richards.

SCOTLAND-At Port Glasgow, Mr. Hugh Richmond, one of the under Clerks in the Custom House of PortGlasgow. His funeral was attended by a party of Volunteers. He never recovered from the fatigue he underwent during the insurrection at Paisley, and from the bruises be received at Greenock on the 8th of April.

IRELAND The Rev. Mr. Murphy, Parish Priest of Ballyheige, in the county of Kerry, was found dead in his bed a few days ago, without having manifested any symptoms of indisposition on the day previous.

ABROAD At Faris, Col. Andrew Dennis O'Kelly.

At Paris, aged 65, the famous Count Volney, author of the Ruins of Empires, and of many literary and political productions. He was a native of Crayon in Bretagne, a member of the French academy, and a Peer, created by Buonaparte. Volney was a correspondent of the Literary Society of Calcutta, and has bequeathed 1200 francs of rente for ever, to found a premium for the best Essay on the Oriental languages, and particularly on the simplification of their characters. His funeral obsequies were performed in the Church of St. Sulpice on the 28th, and his remains carried thence to the cemetry of Pere Lachaise.

On board the Henry Wellesley (on his passage from Jamaica), aged 22, John Gregory Scott, esq.

At Copenhagen, the Icelandic poet, J. Thorlaksen, who had translated into his

native language Milton's "Paradise Lost," and Klopstock's "Messiah." He had received a sum of money from England (particularly from the Literary Fund, see pp. 464, 465.), and enjoyed an annual pension from the King of Denmark.

June 1. At Cheltenham, in her 72d year, Rachel Worsley, wife of J. Ireland, esq. of Hampton Lodge, Herefordshire. She was daughter of the late Gen. Merrick, and niece of the late J. Leman, esq. of Northaw, Herts.

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At Bonner's Hall, Bethnal Green, aged 32, Anna Maria, wife of Mr. R. Cranch, of Union-court, Broad-street, solicitor.

At Guernsey, in his 36th year, Lieu!. A. N. Napier, R. N., second son of the late J. Napier, esq. of Tintin Hall, Somersetsh., and brother to Major Napier, R. A.

At Rushall, Wilts, aged 75, Sir John Methuen Poore, bart. He was created a Baronet July 8, 1795, with remainder to the family of his brother Edward.

June 2. In Berner's-street, in his 70th year, Thos. Wakefield, esq. of Wendover, Bucks, formerly Commander in the India Company's service.

In his 48th year, G. T. Kent, esq. of Brick lane, Spitalfields.

After a few hours' illness, aged 25, Maria, wife of Mr. C. Bowen, of Providence-row, Finsbury-square.

lu Aldermanbury, aged 54, Anne, wife of Mr. W. Seabrooke of the Bank of England. June 3. In his 77th year, Mr. J. Jones, of Cullum-street, wine-merchant.

Suddenly, the wife of A. Seward, esq. of Norton-street, Fitzroy-square.

At Killina, near Dublin, in his 78th year, Sir James Bond; batt. of Coolamber, co. Longford. He was created a Baronet in 1794.

June 4. In Lower Cadogan-place, Jas. Preston, second son of J. S. Broadwood, esq.

In Harley-street, aged 16, William, eldest son of W. Dickinson, esq. M. P.

Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr. Hippius, of Hackney.

At Great Stanmore, Middlesex, Maria Caroline, daughter of Thos. Wyatt, esq. of Woburn-place, London.

In his 72d year, Francis Drummond, esq. of Sloane-street, late captain of the 98th foot, representative of the ancient and respectable family of the Drummonds of Hawthorndean, in the county of Edinburgh, North Britain. He has left three sons and three daughters to lament his loss; his eldest son is now lieut.-colonel in the 3d regiment of Foot Guards.

At Boxted, Essex, in her 89th year, Aune, widow of the late Rev. R. Cooke, formerly Vicar of that place.

June 5. At Springfield-place, Essex, in her 48th year, Mrs. Brograve.

In North-street, Fitzroy-square, in his 70th year, John Hughes, esq.

At Richmond, Amelia, daughter of E. Henning, esq. of Weymouth, Dorsetshire. At Hackney, in his 79th year, Mr. Jas. Curtis, formerly of Mangotsfield,

At Dublin, Mary Trye, wife of Thomas Lester, esq. of the Royal Fusileers.

At Torquay, in his 20th year, Henry Couchman, third son of Mr. Penrice, of Salford, Warwickshire.

June 6. Mr. Clegg, engineer in the artillery, who has had the direction of the firing of the cannon, on days of rejoicing, in St. James's-park, and of those on the Lambeth shore when the King went to meet his Parliament, preceded the Royal procession at a short distance, carrying the large signal flag on his shoulder to the man on the Lambeth shore to discharge the cannon, accompanied by an artilleryman, carrying a small white signal flag with G. R. on it. One of the King's footmen was conversing with Mr. Clegg upon the state of the weather, when Mr. C. fell · down and expired. The footman lifted his head up in his lap, and rendered every possible assistance. One of the blacks belonging to the military took off his turban and laid it under his head. The body was carried to the Star and Garter public-house, near the spot.

Aged 60, Mr. Robt. Newbald, of Kentroad, and of Potter's- fields, Southwark.

At Delrow, Herts, Lieut.-Col. Leighton Cathcart Dalrymple, C. B., of the 15th Hussars, second son of Gen. Sir Hugh Dalrymple, bart.

At Nelson Terrace, Stoke Newington, Amelia, wife of Mr. T. Bartlett, of Pilgrimstreet, Ludgate-hill.

Aged 73, Thomas Fowler, esq. of Court of Hill, Shropshire, and of Abbey Cwmhir, Radnorshire.

At White Windows, near Halifax, aged 70, Lydia, widow of Joseph Priestley, esq.

At Waterford, Wm. Newport, esq. the senior of one of the most ancient of all existing Irish Banks, a bank founded a century ago by his grandfather, and banded down through his revered father, late the respected patriarch of that city. Early in life he was a leading Member of the corporation, and served the office of Mayor in 1784. He was the younger and only brother of the Right Hon. Sir John Newport, bart. M. P. for Waterford.

At Chastleton, Oxfordshire, in his 90th year, Thos. Cranage, esq. late of Camberwell-grove, formerly a coal merchant at Hungerford-wharf, Strand.

Mr. John Black, of Epping, land agent and surveyor.

At Bath, Lieut.-col. Flint, late of the Hon. East India Company's Service, on the Madras Establishment. This Officer's distinguished services and gallant defence of Wandewash, are detailed in Col. Wilkes'. History of India.

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1820.] Obituary; with Anecdotes of remarkable Persons.

At Walworth, aged 33, Mr. Thomas Wilson, of Lower Thames-street.

On Richmond Hill, the widow of the late Rev. T. Broughton, Rector of Tiverton, Somersetshire, and of St. Peter's Bristol.

Aged 77, Mrs. Anne Hastings, of King's road, Bedford-row.

June 8. At Hastings, Sophia, wife of J. Townsend.

At Egremont House, near Harrow-onthe Hill, Rob. Hazard, esq. formerly of Tarriers House, Bucks, and of Kittery Court, Devonshire.

At Edinburgh, Hugh Warrender, esq. of Burnts-field, his Majesty's agent for Scotland, and Deputy Keeper of the Signet. At Ramsgate, after a few hours' illness, aged 86, Mrs. Elizabeth Tipping, widow. At Brighton, of an hemorrhage on the lungs, aged 47, George Knowles, esq.

In his 71st year, Robert Stone, esq. of Effra House, Brixton, Surrey, late one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county of Surrey.

Aged 71, Mr. Henry Wilson Mills, of Great Winchester-street.

June 9. At her brother's, at Camberwell, after many years of severe affliction, aged 25, Miss Frances Lutwyche.

At Aberdeen, aged 91, John Abercrombie, esq. formerly Chief Magistrate of that city.

At Dublin, at Lady Clarina's, in her 19th year, the wife of Rollo Gillespie, esq. late of the 20th Light Dragoons, her ladyship's second daughter.

Chas. Cock, esq. of Upper Keuningtonlane, Vauxhall.

In Bedford-road, Clapham, in his 53d year, Thos. Cunningham, esq.

At the Palace of Loo, in Holland, aged nearly 69, her Royal Highness Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess Dowager of Orange, mother to the King of the Netherlauds. She was born August 7, 1751. Her father was Augustus William, Prince Royal of Prussia; and she married, in 1767, Prince William V. the last Stadtholder of the Seven United Provinces, who died in 1806. The Princess of Orange resided a considerable time in this country, where she was much respected.

June 10. At Southport, a watering place in Lancashire, whither he had repaired for the benefit of the sea air, William, fourth son of John Close, esq. of Manchester, in the 19th year of his age. The most patient resignation, and great equanimity of temper during a long protracted illness, with highly polished, yet unaf fected manners, were traits in his character worthy of admiration.

The wife of Mr. Henry Stevenson, timber-merchant, of St. John-street road.

At Blackheath, George Hawks, esq. of Gateshead Iron Works, co. Durham.

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Aged 67, Mr. Z. Mallison, of Wendover. June 11. A Hinckley, Leicestershire, Isabella, daughter of the late Sir Alex. Kinloch, bart. of Gulmorton, East Lothian, Scotland.

In her 63d year, Elizabeth, wife of Sam. Rodbard, esq. of Evercreech, Somersetsh. At Bromley, Middlesex, in bis 70th year, William Man, esq.

June 12. In Maiden-lane, College-hill, aged 64, Mr. Stephen Griffin.

At Bath, the Hon. Miss P. H. Hutchinson, sister to the Earl of Donoughmore.

Mr Thos. Josolyne, of Harlow, Essex. He was Master of the Chantry House Academy at the above place near 40 years, In Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn-lane, James Goodchild, esq.

In Bedford-square, in her 50th year, the wife of Joseph Butterworth, esq. M.P. Aged 61, Mr. Wm. Barnfield, many years Vestry Clerk of the parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate.

Brevet Major Archibald M'Lachlan, of the Royal Marinss.

June 13. At Rawleigh House, Devonshire, aged 73, Justinian Casamajor, esq. of Potterells, Hertfordshire.

At Bird's Place, near Henley-uponThames, aged 59, the relict of the late Barrett March, esq.

June 15. In the city of Lincoln, at his father's house, aged 28, Henry Lee, esq. second officer of the Hon. East India Company's ship Charles Grant. After a continuance of 14 years in the Company's service, during which period he made seven voyages to the Indies and China, and when the highest professional perSous were directly within his reach, he died of one of those lingering complaints incident to change of climate ; — bewailed by his friends, regretted by his associates, and respected and beloved by all his shipmates; leaving behind him a character of a smart and active officer, of a generous friend, a useful and valuable member of society; combining in his conduct a strict enforcement of naval discipline, with a scrupulous and humane regard to the comforts of the seamen.

At Walthamstow, aged 49, R. Lee, esq. At Suffolk-place, Islington, in her 59th year, Mrs. S. Hutton, late of Newgatestreet.

In Montague-place, Russell-square, the wife of Mr. Serjeant Lens.

Eleanor Martha, eldest daughter of the late Thomas Dawson, esq. of Edwardston Hall, Suffolk.

At Bath, the relict of Jasper Leigh Goodwin, esq. late of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.

In James-street Covent-garden, Mr. Mat. Hewson, surgeon.

June 16. At Petersham, Lord Charles Spencer

In Cumberland-street, aged 18, Frances, the eldest daughter of J. Fitzgerald, esq. of Bredfield House, Suffolk.

June 17. In Manchester street, the widow of the Rev. Thomas Comyn, late Vicar of Tottenham, Middlesex.

At Blackheath, after a few days illness, aged 31, William Stanley, eldest son of the late George Hawks, esq. both of Gateshead Iron Works. He came to London to attend on his father (whose death happened on the 11th ..) during his illness, and will now accompany him to the grave.

Suddenly, Mrs. Elizabeth Shaw, aged 74, of the third fit of apoplexy, mother to Mrs. Fenn, of the ship on Launch, Limeh.

In Alfred-place, Bedford-square, in her 76th year, Mrs. Greensill, of Sun-row, Islington.

R. Prince Swallow, esq. of Hampstead. June 18. At Walthamstow, aged 81, the widow of Mr. Campen, late of the same place.

In his 73d year, John Fentiman, esq. of Kennington.

June 19. In Poland-street, the widow of the late Dr. Simmons.

In Soho-sq. in his 80th year, the venerable President of the Royal Society, the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, G. C. B. &c. The loss to Science by the demise of this excellent man and liberal patron will be long and severely felt. Sir Joseph had been for a long time labouring under a most distressing illness; for some years he had been deprived of the use of his lower extremities, and rendered so feeble as to be lifted from his room to

his carriage. He possessed a princely

fortune, of which he assigned a large portion to the encouragement of Science, particularly Natural History, private and public charities, and domestic hospitality. He was elected F. S. A. in February 1766; and (with the exception of the Earl of Buchan, who was elected only 14 days earlier) was the Father of that Society. He was elected F. R. S. in the May following.-A farther account shall be given in Our next.

June 20. At Caroline Park, Archibald Cockburn, esq. late of Cocken. Mr. Cockburn entered into the Faculty of Advocates in 1762, and was long Sheriff Depute of the county of Edinburgh. He was afterwards made Judge Admiral, and in 1790 was appointed a Baron of the Court of Exchequer, in room of Baron Stewart Moncrieffe, which he resigned in 1809, and was succeeded by Baron Clerk Rattray. It is rather remarkable, that four of the Judges of the Court of Exchequer have died within the last 19 months, viz.: Lord Chief Baron Dundas, Sir Geo. Buchan Hepburn, and the two preceding.

At Henbury Hall, Cheshire, in his 65th year, Thos Brooke, esq.

June 21. In Red Lion Court, Fleetstreet, Mr. Wm. Thorne, printer.

June 22. At Shabden, in Surrey, in her 76th year, the lady of William Oliver, esq. of Dinlabyre, Roxbro'shire.

June 23. At Eye, Suffolk, the Rev. Robert Malyn, 52 years Rector of Kirton, and since 1812, Rector of Thornham magna and parva, in that county. He was formerly of Jesus College, Cambridge, A.B. 1753.

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BILL OF MORTALITY, from May 30, to June 20, 1820.

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AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from the Returns ending June 17, 1820.

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Nottingham 70 040

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5 Durham 71 000

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Average of England and Wales, per quarter. 70 0143 10135 5125 9145

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Derby 72 800 040 625 752 6 Northum. 69
Stafford 73 100 043 527
849 2 Cumberl. 74
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73 148 1000 030 753 4 Westmor. 76
Hereford 67 650 032 228. 1047 1 Lancaster 71
Worcester 66 100 036 029 947 4 Chester 68
Warwick 70 400 037 028 651 O Flint
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75 800 0/29 628
72 000 033 148 244
68 500 035
025 242 6 Carnarvon 74 1000
0100 058 627 1040 6 Merioneth 75 6:50
000 032 723 4:00 0 Cardigan 67 1000
Montgomery 68 900 032 031 800 0 Pembroke 58
Radnor 66 400 035 227 0|Carmarth. 70
Glamorgan 73
Gloucester 67
Somerset 70
0 Monm. 70 900
Devon 72 900
Cornwall 76 300
Dorset 69 1100
Hants 67 100

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PRICE OF FLOUR, per Sack, June 26, 60s. to 65s.
OATMEAL, per Boll of 140lbs. Avoirdupois, June 17, 25s. 10d.
AVERAGE PRICE of SUGAR, June 21, 37s. 6d. per cwt.
PRICE OF HOPS, IN THE BOROUGH MARKET, June 26.
31. 15s. to

Kent Bags........... 31. 10s. to 41. 4s. Kent Pockets
Sussex Ditto........... 31. 3s. to 3l. 14s.
Essex. Ditto............................... 31. 3s. to 41. Os.

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AVERAGE PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, June 26:

St. James's, Hay 41. 4s. Od. Straw 17. 10s. 8d. Clover Ol. Os. Od.-Whitechapel, Hay 47. 48. Straw 14.12s. 6d. Clover74.10s.-Smithfield, Hay 4l. 7s. 6d. Straw 14. 12s. 6d. Clover 6l. 10s.6d.

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COALS, June 26: Newcastle 31s. 6d. to 38s. Od.--Sunderland, 32s. Od. to 41s. 6d.

TALLOW, per Stone, 81b. Town Tallow 63s. 6d. Yellow Russia 62s.

SOAP, Yellow 90s. Mottled 102s. Curd 106s.-CANDLES, 11s. 6d. per Doz. Moulds 13s. Od.

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