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At Bath, in confequence of a flight puncture of a thorn in one of his fingers, which, inflaming, caufed a locked jaw, Dr. Ludlow. In John Street, Oxford-road, the reli&t of Japhet Twine, efq. late of the island of St. Christopher.

At Brompton, near Chatham, Kent, aged 84, Mrs. Dada.

In his 78th year, Mr. John Clarkson, of Market Street, St. James's. He had been upwards of 50 years ten nt to the late Richard Owen Cambridge, fq. of Richmond,

At Comrie-house, in Scotland, Andrew Clark, efq. of Comrie.

At his father's house at Eafter Bush, Mr. Alexander Robertson, eldest son of Wm. R. efq. of the General Register-house, and one of the fub-commissioners for printing the Parliamentary Records of Scotland, of which important work he lived to accomplish the earliest and most difficult part.

At Glasgow, after a lingering illness, in his 55th year, Mr. Wm. Pinkerton, jan. brewer, and late one of the magiftrates of that city.

George Stringer, an apprentice to Mr. Walker, millwright, Newcastle. His death was occafioned by fuffocation while defcending by a rope to fix a pump in a draw-well in Mr. Wilfon's yard, in High Frier-ftreet. Before he had defcended a few yards, the foul air overpowered him, and he fell to the bottom, whence he could not be extricated in fuficient time to reitore animation.

15. In her 67th year, the wife of Mr. Tenney, of Donington Wikes, co. Lincoln. At Ramsgate, Kent, Jas. Daniell, efq. of Wimpole-street, and formerly of the Madras establishment.

At Margate, aged 65, Mrs. Eliz. Stricker. Mifs Johofon, fifter of Thomas J. elq. of Whittlefea.

In childbirth, the wife of Mr. Jn. Duddell, of Bartholomew-lane.

The wife of Mr. George Hodgson, of Charles-street, St. James's-fquare, coroner for the county of Middlefex.

At Edinburgh, John Moir, efq. W. S. 16. In an advanced age, Mrs. Palmer, bookfeller, Bristol.

At Shrewsbury, aged 84, Mrs. Bannister. At her lodgings in Bath, the relict of Dr. Barwis, of Devizes.

In the 68th year of his age, and 35th of his miniftry, the Rev. Thomas Bell, one of the Relief minifters in Glasgow.

In Old-ftreet-road, aged So, Mr. Wm. Hodgman, formerly of Dover, Kent.

17. Mrs. Bree, of Arundel reet, Strand. Mr. Welth, horfe-dealer, Oxford-street. While attending the operation of a refined fpecies of human cruelty to dumb animals, that of nicking a horfe, the animal, not being properly fecured, and exasperated beyond bearing with fmart and pain, kicked Mr. W. in the flomach, whereby he was

thrown to a confiderable distance, and inftantly killed.

Aged 71, Mr. Robert Benner, of Easton, near Stamford, co Lincoln.

At Barton-upon-Humber, aged 67, Mr. Charles Empfon, fen. formerly an eminent farmer and grazier at Bonbv.

At his house at Bratton, Devon, Francis Baffett, efq. of Heanton-court. He was a defcendant of the Plantagenet Family, and reprefented the borough of Barnstaple in two fucceffive parliaments,

18. At Clifton, in her 23d year, the wife of the Rev. N. T. Heineken, of Brentford, Middlesex.

At Hammerfaith, aged 22, Mifs MaryAnne Wilfon, fecond daughter of Mr. W. of the Strand,

At her house at Walworth, Surrey, aged 72, Mrs. Elizabeth Stead.

Ms Jane Lambtor, daughter of the late Mr. Peter L. of Newcastle, matter mariner. Of apoplexy, in his 75th year, Robert Hubbard, efq. an eminent attorney, of Leicester. He was esteemed by thofe conneed with him as a gentleman of confiderable profeffional abilities, found judg rent, and strict integrity.

Suddenly, at Newport, co. Gloucester, Mr. John Clarke.

At Peterhead, Major John Ramfay, late of the Scotch brigade.

Killed by the bursting of his gun, his head being shattered to pieces, James Garland, fervant to Mr. John Clements, of Wick, co. Somerfer, aged about 21.

Mr. Hugh Findlay, merchant and postmafter in Edinburgh.

At Tours, in France, whither he went for the recovery of his health, Robert Eden, M. D. eldest fon of the late Mr. E. of Sunderland.

19. At Stamford hill, in his 77th year, Mr. Daniel Rell, an eminent coal merch, and one of the people called Quakers. His remains were depofited in the Quakers' burying-ground at Winchmore-hill.

At Bath, Mrs. Anne Scudamore, aunt to John S. efq M. P. for Hereford.

In South Lambeth, the relict of R. Dixon, efq, principal land coal-meter of London.-The wife of John Whitehorne, elg. of Charlton-Kings, co. Gloucefter.

Mrs. Walker, daughter of the late James Geddes, efq. of Kirkard, advocate, and relict of Mr. John Walker, merchant.

20. At Baldon, co. Oxford, the infant fon of Sir Chriftopher Willoughby, bart. Mr. Oliver, linen-draper, Holborn.

Aged 44, Mr. Nathanael Collington, of Empingham, late of Bairowden, in Rutland; who for 30 years lingered in blindnefs with most praiseworthy refignation.

Mr. Clement Leeds, of John-hill, Rat cliff-highway.

At Edinburgh, Lady Hamilton, of Rofehall, in Scotland.

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or an individual. Their Prussian Majefties paid him a visit during the courfe of his illnefs, a few months before his decease.

21. After a very thort illness, in her 18th year, M.fs Mayer, daughter of Mrs. M. and niece to Mr. Mountain, of the Northgate-ftreet, Gloucester.

At Admiral Scott's houfe in Southampton, Charles Winfton, efq. of Dominica.

At Milford, near Lymington, Hants, in his 21ft year, the only fon of Tho. Henchman, efq. of New Burlington-street.

21. At Berlin, the Pruffian Minister of State, Philip-Charles Count Alvenfleben. He was born at Hanover, Dec. 12, 1745. where his father was of the Privy Council of War, and his grandfather had been Minifter of State. The caft of his charac ter was principally formed during the feven years war, when he enjoyed a mutual degree of instruction with the two royal perfonages, the heir of Frederick William II. and Ins brother, Frederick Henry Carl, and where a kind of friendship commenced between them, which was cordially remembered by the Count to his latest years. After themifter, finish of his academical ftudies at Halle, in 1770, he commenced his public chara@er as a Jurift, in that of Referendarius in the Court of Chancery at Berlin, thus laying his foundation for a man of business. Jin. 1, 1774, he made his debût at the Pruffian Court, as gentleman to his Royal Highness Prince Ferdmand. On Sept. 29, 1775, he begun his diplomatic career, being appointed envoy-extraordinary to the Court of Saxony, and chamberlain to his Majesty. His extenfive knowledge and excellent qua lifications every where procured him both reception and confidence; and the avowed fatisfaction of Frederick II. was the reward of his exertions. The war of the Succeffion, in Bavaria, occupied a period in which Count Alvenfleben was the centre of communication between his Sovereign, the army, and the allied Electoral Courts. After 12 years exertion of thefe uncommon talents, he was appointed, in 1787, to an extraordinary miffion to the Count of France; and, in the begining of 1788, he filled the place of envoy-extraordinary to the Republick of the United Netherlands; and, at the conclufion of the fame year, he was in the fame character at the Court of Great Britain. In 1790 he was recalled from London, and was promoted to be a Cabine: and War Minifter on the ft of May, 1791. As a reward for his fidelity and exertions, in 1792, he was invested with the order of the Red; in 1793, with the Black Eagle; and, in 1800, promoted to the dignity of a Count. Befides the exercife of these important offices, he was not lefs frequently than willingly engaged in literature; as a proof of which, his "Obfervations on England," never printed, may be quoted as poffetting uncommon merit. His private benevolence was most confpicuous in the plan which he fet on foot at Berlin, for the fupport of aged and infirm fervants. He was first feized with a mortal difeafe in October, 1801; but the fame exemplary fortitude which fupported him in life, did not forf ke him in a long fickness and death. He was never married; but is still lamented by his numerous family; nor will it ever be forgotten by Pruffian Patriots what Alvenfeben has done for his country, either as a statesman

22. At his honfe in Duke-street, West, Samuel Arnold, Muf. D. a most refpectable ornament of the musical world. He had been ill for fome time before his death. His works are fo numerous, and fo well known, that hardly any eulogium can be neceffary on abilities which have been fo long and fo juttly admired. A trifle has often contributed more to fuccefs than even folid learning and extraordinary talents; and Dr. Arnold first distinguished himself in his profeffion by a little air that at once became popular through the nation. We mean "If 'tis Joy to wound a Lover," a lively and original melody that was immediately warbled by every tongue. Dr. Arnold, however, poffelfed fuch knowledge, tafte, and genius in his art, as muit have raised him high in public eftimation in proportion as his powers were developed. After Dr. Arne's great and merited fuccefs in Love in a Village," Dr. Arnold entered into an amiable competition with that great compofer in "The Maid of the Mill," an opera in which there is much mufick, and which procured him a confiderable degree of profeffional repute. The chief mufical pieces that have been brought forward at the Haymarket theatre, for a long courfe of years, were compofed by Dr. Arnold; and, being a man of very good fenfe, and well acquainted with life, he was enabled to enter into the spirit of an author's meaning. Hence all his compofitions, in addition to their acknowledged science, taste, and fancy, have the merit of being pecuharly appropriate to the fentiments which' they are intended to exprefs. A proof of the truth of this remark may be found in the younger Colman's musical dramas, all of which, with, we believe, the fingle exception of "The Iron Cheft," were compofed by Dr. Arnold. He was originally under the fuperintendence of the immortal Handel, and derived a taste for facred mufick from that fublime composer, as is apparent in the oratorios which Dr. Arnold has given to the world. In thefe oratorios there is a grandeur, dignity, and energy, not unworthy of a follower of fo great a matter. In this refpect, therefore, the talents of Dr. Arnold appear to rare advantage, to he not only acquitted himself with high credit in thofe folemn and august fubjects which relate to our religious duties;

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but in those tender, playful, and humourous compofitions which belong to the best of our public amufements. The "Maid of the Mill," the "Agreeable Surprize," "Incle and Yatico," the "Surrender of Calais," the "Shipwreck," and "Peeping Tom," will continue to delight as long as harmony continues to charm. In the higher tyle of compofition alfo, his fuccefs was great; and Dr. Brown's oratorio of "The Cure of Saul," compofed about 35 years ago, was confid red to be the belt production fince the time of Handel. His

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Shonamite Weman," one of his productions, poffeffes all the genius of earHier compofitions, with that additional fcience which he had derived from study and experience. The basis of his character in his profeffion, and in private life, was ́good sense; and it was this faculty which reftrained the luxuriance of imagination, and regulated his compofitions according to character and fentiment. He was focial and good-humoured, converfant with life, and ftored with anecdotes. There was no narrow-minded jealoufy in his nature towards others who travelled with him in the fame road to affluence and fame; and he always paid a liberal tribute to contemporary melit.

His admiration of Handel was unbounded; and, notwithstanding all his profeffional employments, he brought forward a magnificent edition of the works of that unrivalled compofer, liberally enriched with beautiful engravings. Dr. Arnold has left a widow, one fon, and two daughters. The fon has diftinguished himself by talents in literature and painting. By the death of Dr. Arnold there are two vacancies in the Chapel Royal, one in the office of organist, and the other in that of compofer. It will be difficult to fill either of thefe offices with a man of equal abilities. At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 29th, various friends met at his houfe; and, about 20 minutes before 10, the proceffion advanced from the Doctor's houfe to the Weft door of WestminsterAbbey, where the body was met by the gentlemen, children, and minor canons, and likewife by the gentlemen and children of his Majefty's Chapels Royal and St. Paul's. The body was afterwards received at the Weft door, and conducted into the middle of the choir, the members thereof fnging the Burial Service. On the body being received into the choir, it was placed upon treffels, and covered with a canopy of feathers, which being approached with due folemnity, the fervice for the day begon, and only differed from the ufual cuftom, that one pfalm, peculiar to the occafion, was fung, instead of the whole pfalms for the day. The first leffon was from the Book of Job; and the fecond, that which is ufually read at funeral ceremonies when the body is brought into the church. After the conclufion of the fervice, the body was

again carried down the middle aile, towards the Western porch, where the proceffion turned off, down the North aile, to where Purcell, Blow, and Croft, are interred. The Rev. Weldon Champnefs, presentor, then read the Burial Service, with that dignified feeling and appropriate expreffion which proved that he was gratified not only in infancing the deceased as a lamented friend but an exemplary Christian. At that part of the fervice which begins "I heard a voice from Heaven fay, write!" Dr. Calcott produced a dirge, exprefsly compofed for the occafion, and fung by Metfrs. Sale, Nie d, Leete, Dignum. Sedg wick, Stevens, Horsfall, &c. affifted by the children of Westminster Abbey and his Majesty's Chapels Royal. The expreffion of the words was fo ably aflisted by the concord of fweet founds, the local folemnity, and the effation of friendly for row, that the dirge, heard with the most awful filence, produced an effect inconceivable to those who have not witneffed the united exertion of friendship and talept paying their_latt tribute to departed excellence. The body was then configned to the earth; and, it being obferved that the lead of Purcell's coffin was vifible, and tangible to Dr. Arnold's, a friend remarked, that even death itfelf could not feparate heaven horn genius, Dr. A.'s merits as a mufician are too well known to require farther comment; and his respectability as a man is fully afcertained by the valuable and eftimable characters who attended the Order of the Procemion: The Chorifters of Westminster Abbey, his Majefty's Chapels Royal, and St. Paul's. The Lay-Vicars of the Three Choirs. The Rev. Weldon Champnefs, Precentor of Westminster Abbey.

The Plume of Feathers.

Dr. Pearce, Sub-Dean of his Majesty's Cha-
pels Royal.
The Body.

The Pall-bearers were:
Dr. Sir W. Parfons, Knt.
Dr. Ayrton,
Dr. Bulby,

Dr. Calcott, Dr. Smith, and Mr. Guile, B.M.

Chief Mourners: Mr. Rofe, Son in-law of the deceated,

Mr. Hudfon, Mr. Ayrton, and

Mr. Pye, Poet Laureat. Mr. Pillener.

22. In Old Burlington Street, Robert Thistlethwayte, efq. of Southwick place, Hants, and late M P. for that county.

At Deal, a young man of the name of Lilly fell overboard from a boat (in which were five men) working to windward, but, being an expert fwimmer, came up again, and made for the fhore, which be had nearly reached when he got into the furf, and, before any afliftance could be given, went down, and was lost.

Aged 72, the Rev. Henry Pratt, vicar of Orpington and St. Mary Clay, Kent.

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Mr. Hill, pawnbroker, Charing-crofs. At Paris, fuddenly, whilst giving a leffon on the violin, M. Guerillot, a celebrated performer on that inftrument.

ding or a halfpenny to the victor. She made the poor boys get up every morning at three o'clock and go out, without thit, fhoe, or ftockings, to fweep chimnies;

23 At the Quintan, co. Salop, Mr. Jas. when they came home, they were forced

Parkes, an industrious, honeft man.

Rev. Thomas Hunter, vicar of Almondbur, near Huddersfield, and chaplain to the Duke of Athol,

generally to fcour the stairs, and do every other kind of drudgery before they got their feanty meal. Two or three days pievious to her death, the fent for a Divine, to

Aged 73, the wife of Mr. Mark Gillam, adminifter the Sacrimzut to her; but on his of Cambridge.

Aged 84, the reli& of Mr. John Barron, formerly keeper of the Cardinal's Cap inn at Cambridge.

At Vienna, in his 8oth year, un verfully efeemed an regretted, Gen. Jeruingham, nephew to the late Sir George J. bart. of Coffy, co. Norfolk. He had ferved upwards of 50 years in the Imperial fervice, and was chamberlain to the Emprefs Maria-Therefa, and to the Emperors Jofeph, Leopold, and Francis.

coming, finding her very much intoxicated, and instead of being penitent railing at her neighbours, he took his leave, remarking, that it was not him the wanted. About an hour before her death, the ordered the carpet to be fpread, that the might look fomewhat decent when dead. She then ordered the boy to bring her a pint of hee; bat, being fomewhat tardy, the exclaimed, "You ***** dog, make hafte, or I fall be in hell before you come back!" He brought the beer, which the only tafted, beng rather wek, and thortly after expired. She took a confiderable quantity of 1 laudanum before her death, which accelerated that event. After her decease, till the day of her interment, the was publicly exhibited, the neighbours and paffengers withing to fee a monster, concerne ing whom they had heard fo much. fore her departure from this life, the con

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Thas ended the life of a woman who was a difgrace to her fex and to humanity, as well as the torment and scout ge of all who had the misfortune to have any connection with her. The honeft indig ation of the multitude was never difplayed more properly than at the interment of fo infamous à character. The most romantic magmation can fearce'y conceive a nove rid exit to an infanious and execrable life than the pen of truth defcribes en this occafion. It is to be hoped that the world contains but few fuch perfons, and that, when they do appear, they may only ferve to render vice more deteft..bie. Her remains were interred on the evening of the 28tb in St. Mary-le- Bone burying-ground. The body was borne by four men belonging to an undertaker, with two small sweeps to lowing as chief mourners. Next towed the old woman whom the had from the workhoule to attend her during her illnets. Th-latter

24. At her house in Swallow - Atreet, Mrs. Bridger, the chimney-tweeper, commonly known by the name of Mother Brownrigg. The fame morning, previous to her departure, the had taken a pint of gin. The conviction of her foreman, for his cruel ufage to Peter Cavanagh, a kidnapped child, for which he is fentenced to fix months imprisonment, made her, as the faid, low-fpirited, and therefore the/veyed her money to fome particular friend. drank harder than ufuat; for, at every ten minutes fhe had recomfe to her glafs to keep up her drooning (prits. She knew that the most be brought to trial next feffion, and (from what appeared on the trial of her foreman) what the had to expect. Since the death of Bridger, about nine or ten months ago, with whom the lived as a wife, and whofe name the bore, his cruel woman was, through intemperance, almoit constantly confined to her bed, having very bad ulcerated legs, the relicks of a cruel difeafe, which, through her bard, drinking, were like, to mortify. Every morning, during this period, before breakfast, the generally drank three or four glaffes of liquor, and a couple of pints of beer; the remainder of the day the fpent in like manner, in converfation with any perfon who came to enquire her ftate of health, and to whom the always complained that her fpirits were very low, and then would take a glafs from her hottle, which always ftood by her bedfide; fometimes, by way of amufement, she had one of her unfortunate apprentices brought to her bedfide, and having tripped him naked, would make shift, bad as the was, to fit up, and beat him in a most cruel and barbarous manner with a large stick, which the generally kept by her bedside for that purpose; at other times, when in good humour, fhe would have her apprentices brought to her hedfide, and made to box each other, giving a piece of plumb-pud

was in black, having been left the mournings which the deceased wore for her late hufband Bridger. The other distinguished perfonages, who formed the chef part of the cavalcade, were composed of the mobility, who followed, loudly vociferating very hidious mock lamentations, with ragged fleets of paper in their hands as fubftitutes for weeping bandkerchiefs. As the advanced to the place of interment, the concourfe rapidly increased, the name of Mrs. Bridger exciting univerfal curiofity. We may unequivocally affirm, that a prince could not have

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26. At Bourn, co. Lincoln, Mrs. Martha Layton, who many years kept the Bull inn. At Taunton, aged 42, Capt. W. Corfield, late of the 47th foot.

At his houfe in Pickering-place, St. James's, John Scott, eiq. one of the magiftrates belonging to the Police-office in Marlborough-ftreet. His death was rather fudden. While a tending tus duty at the office on the preceding day, he complained of heng, and retired home, where he was feized with an apople&tic fit, from which he in feme measure recovered, and lingered till feven o'clock of the fucceeding evening, when he expired.

27. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Wm. Paul, minifter of St. Cuthbert's.

Rev. George Hirst, D D. rector of Beaconsfield, Bucks, and formerly of Norwich. The living is in the gift of Magdalen college, Oxford; where he procceeded M. A. 1778, B. D. 1788, D. D. 1797.

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have more come through curiofity to fee him buried, than had the notorious Mrs, Bridger, until fuch time as he was configned to the earth, where we leave her fad remains, in order to give an account of the hardened manner of her death. There was a Mrs. Voyer, the widow of another chimney fweep, who fuppled the deceated with money in her wants, in confideration of having the bonfe, and fome trifling effects, together with the goodwill, after Mrs. Brieger's death. She owed Mis. Voyer gol, and as a kind of fecurity the depofited her leafe in her poffeffion. She fill continued to demand more money; and, having loft her cuftom, the commenced an artful project two days before her death; which was, to make over all her property, not excepting any thing, to a Mr. Woodward, for 451. without apprifing him that Mis. Voyer had a prior engagement. He paid her the money on the 211t, and on the 23d he came to take an inventory of her ef- i At Bristol, whither he had gone for the fects. Seating himfelf by the bed, the be- recovery of his health, of an inflammagan to ftate to him the articles which he tion of the lungs, aged 4 the Rev. Henry was to enumerate. When the came to Hunter, D. D. minifter of the Scotch mention the filver fpoons, which, the faid, Church, London Wall. He was born in were in the drawer at her bed-head, the Scotland, in 1741, and, after paffing through old nurse contradicted her faying, "Surely a regular coute of education at the College you forget; you made me pawn them laft of Edinburgh, was ordained one of the night; and you burnt the duplicate!" She Minifters of South Leith, in 1769. His exclaimed in a rage, "I'l make no more talents and the qualities of his heart foon of my will until the **** **** is turned raifed him to the highest pitch of popuent of the room!" When the inventory larity and it was with the fincereft regret was completely finished for that room, they that his congregation faw him removed went up ftairs, to take an account of what from them by a call from the Prefbyterian was there. She took that opportunity of Meeting at London Wall. This translation having her cloaths made up in a bundle, to the metropolis, however, opened a wider then took the ring off her finger, and range to his abilities; and thofe talents, made them be conveyed away privately to which in any fituation would have renfome perfon unknown, although they were dered him refpected and beloved, have twice before difpofed of. here raifed him to reputation in the literary world. Several fingle Sermons fuit introdused him publicly as an author. These were, on the ordination of O. Nicholson, M. A. 1775, 2 Cor. iv. 7, 8; on the study of the Sacred Scripture, Acts xvii. 11, in "The Scotch Preacher," vol. IV. p. 336; at the funeral of the Rev. George Turnbull, 1783; on the opening of the new meeting houfe at Walthamstow, in 1787, Rev. xxi. 3, 4; on the Revolution, 1788; "The Believer's joy," Acts viii. 39, in "The Scotch Preacher," IV. 63. Thefe and other mifcellaneous fermons were collected into two volumes, and published, with biographical illustrations. He alfo republished a trestife by the late Mr. Robert Fleming, in which were fome paffages fuppofed to be prophetical of the French Revolution. It was his "Sacred Biography," in three vols. 1786, three more 1792, 8vo, which arrested attention; and the feveral editions which it has already paffed through are proofs that its popularity still continues undiminished. The character of this work is already well known: an caly flowing fty le,

Mr. Eames, auctioneer, of Shitlington, co. Bedford. Going up to bed, at the Rev. Mr. Whitehurst's, vicar of Westoning, in the fame county, he fell, in a fudden fit, through the ftair-cafe window, and was killed on the spot.

At Aldeburgh, aged 62, the Rev. John Fairfax Francklin, rector of that parish, and of Earfham, both co. Norfolk. He was of Emanuel college, Gambridge, A. B. 1764; A. M. 1767.

Of a deep decline, the wife of Mr. Upton, apothecary, of Cheapfide, and fifter to Mr. Judd, of Stamford, co. Lincoln.

25. Rev. John Price, curate of St. Andrew's, Holborn.

At Aldwick, Suffex, Mifs Pechell, dau. of Sir Thomas Brooke P. bart.

Mr. Minnett, a gardener, of Millbank, Westminster. Reaching, on the 24th, for fomething on a high shelf in his ftable, he unfortunately fell backward, and frighted a horfe, who trod upon his belly, and, notwithstanding medical affiftance being procured instantly, he died this afternoon.

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