by the death of her mother, Mrs. Rich, focceeded to an eftate of the yearly rental of 5000l. By a codicil in the will, Mr. Milnes took the furname of Rich, being now known chiefly by the title of Richard Rich, efq. Lady Warren was at Thornes houfe on a vifit at the time, and performed the last duties to her departed friend. The funeral took place on the 18th, near Wakefield. As early as fix o'clock the proceffion proceeded for the place of interment, about 2 miles from Thornes houfe, where a family-vault was erected fome years ago. The proceffion confifted of a hearfe and fix horfes, and two coaches with fix horfes followed. The hearfe was driven by Mrs. Milnes's own coachman, and two pofilions; 36 fervants, each carrying a flambeau, also attended the funeral. The wife of Mr. Smith, hofter, on the High pavement, Nottingham, and daughter of the late Mr. Alderman Howitt. Aged 72, after a fhort illness, Mr. S. Wife, many years organift of St. Mary's, Nottingham. Aged 75, Mrs. Spottfwood, of Lincoln, a maiden lady. The ce At Edinburgh, Ifabel Car, fervant to Mr. Mathewfon, type-founder. The sports of Hallowe'en have been defcribed by the fafcinating Burns; but, whether in a way to deter from indulgence in them, admits of a doubt. That they have in more than one inftance terminated fatally, we have heard; that they did fo in the prefent initance, is too evident. We give the following particulars from authority, and our informant trufts that they will prove a warning to inconfiderate youth, to betake themfelves to amufements more rational, and lefs likely to be attended with unplea fant confequences to themselves. remony of fewing hempfeed on Hallowe'en is known to most of our readers. This young girl would needs keep her Hallow-e'en on the 8th; and, notwithstanding the earnest remonstrances of her matter, who represented the impropriety and abfurdity of prying into the fecrets of futurity, The would not be diffuaded from fowing her hempfeed on that night. About 10 The accordingly went into the foundery alone, with a fight in her hand, which the placed on one of the tables while the performed her incantations, She walked through the shop feveral times pronouncing aloud the words ufed on fuch occafions; and fo anxious was the to fee fomething, as the termed it, that (having feen nothing) The gathered up the feed to fow it a fecond time. In the course of this fecond fowing,. according to her own account, a tall meagre figure prefented itself to her imagination! She shrieked aloud, and ran immediately into the house, all the doors being open. After relating what the had feen, the went to bed, placing the Bible under her head! She rofe on the 9th, and went through the labours of the day in apparent good health, but in the evening feemed fomewhat timid: the, however, had her fupper as ufual, and went to bed without any fymptoms of fear. Next morning the was called, but did not anfwer; again fhe was called, but till na anfwer. A daughter of Mr. Mathewfon's then rofe, went to her, and found that she was very fick, and that she had been fo during part of the night. Tea was ordered for her; but before it could be prepared, the was feized with a ftupor; the pulle became funk, the breathing difficult, and the hands fwollen and blackish. A medical gentleman was inftantly called; he faid it was an attack of an apoplexy, which fhe could not furvive more than ten mi❤ nutes; and in rather less than that time the expired, the blood bursting from her nose, mouth, &c. The furgeon, on being in formed of the tranfactions of the night of the 8th, was clearly of opinion, that the impreffion made on her imagination by the fancied apparition was the caufe of this fatal catastrophe. At the Gun tavern, Brighthelmstone, a gentleman whofe name is Camp, from Northampton, where he left a wife and five children. He arrived in a post chaise at the New Inn there, at eight P. M. on the 9th. He appeared very unwell, and retired to bed foon after his arrival, la the morning, on leaving his room, he feemed much worfe, and betrayed evident fymptoms of mental derangement. Mrs. Henwood, the miftrefs of the house, on beholding his unhappy ftate, humanely ventured to interrogate him regarding the caufe of his illness, and to recommend inmediate medical advice. To which he re plied, gazing wildly about him, that it was a nervous affection under which he laboured, and which had afflicted him feven days. To many other questions that were put to him, he answered fo incoherently, that they confirmed the suspicions entertained of his faculties being deranged. On being afked if there was any friend of his in Brighton that he would wifh to fee, he mentioned the name of Mighel, a grocer, in North freet, who was inftantly fent for. In the interim he appeared in a most agonizing paroxism of mental distress, beat ing his forehead with his hands, and fre quently exclaiming, "Oh, my poor chil dren, I fhall never behold them any more!" On the arrival of Mr. Mighel, he immediately recognized him, became more compofed, and at length told him, that he came to Brighton for the purpofe of embarking in one of the packets for France. He foon after, with Mr. Mighel, left the New Inn, and in the courfe of the day had his luggage taken to the Cuftom-house that it might be infpected and shipped in the regular way. In the evening, the weather proving tegi petuous, 1 pestuous, the packet which was expected te fail deemed it rather imprudent to venture out to fea in an increafing gale of wind, put into Shoreham harbour, and Mr. Mighel accompanied his difordered friend to the Gun-tavern, in confequence of its being nearer to the water's edge than the inn he left in the morning, that he might not have fo far to walk, to embark, in cafe the weather admitted of the packet failing in the courfe of the night. On reaching the Gus, the landlord told them that all their beds were lett, conceiving from the genteel appearance of Mr. C. that he would not be fatisfied with the accommodation of one of his back rooms. Mr. C. however, requested to fee them, which the landlord complying with, a double bedded room was foon after engaged; Mr. C. obferving, that though he should fleep but in one bed, as he liked the room, he should pay for both, rather than any other person should fleep there. They then defcended the stairs and entered one of the parlours, where Mr. C. took fome to:fted cheese and bread, and drank fome brandy and water; and on Mr. Mighel's leaving him, he called the chambermaid, and retired to his bed-room. In the morning, about nine o'clock, Mr. Mighel called at the Gun, and enquired after his friend, and was informed by the landlord, that he had not arifen from his bed. Mr. Mighel left the house, and about an hour after called again, received nearly the fame answer, and again left the house; not deeming it prudent to disturb his friend. About eleven o'clock, the landlord, who had noticed the disordered state of his guest the night before, began to be alarmed at his non-appearance, and ordered the chambermaid to rap at his bed-room door. The chambermaid foon after returned, and told him that the had done as he defired, but could obtain no answer from the gentleman within. The landlord now hurried up stairs himfelf, and on reaching the door, would have opened it, had it not been secured on the oppofite fide. He, however, hoping to awaken his gueft, ftruck the door with fome violence, accompanying the noife he made with a loud enquiry, "if he would rife, or take his breakfast in bed?" but to which, no answer was returned. The landlord, extremely alarmed, at length defcended to the kitchen, and declared his fufpicions, that fomething very unpleafant had taken place in the ftranger's room. After fome deliberation, it was thought adviseable not immediately to break open the door, but to obtain a ladder, and, as there were no curtains to the windows, to reconnoitre from without the appearance of the room. A ladder was inftantly procared, and on a perfon's afcending to the window, the unhappy man was difcovered hanging by his neckcloth from the lath aver the foot of the bed. An attempt was now made to enter at the window, but that being firmly fcrewed on the other fide, it refifted their efforts, and they gained admiffion by demolishing the door, and beheld Mr. C. as above described, his knees refting against the foot of the bed, and his feet on the floor, but quite dead; and, from the stiffness of his joints had probably been fo for many hours. It appeared, from the lath of the other bedstead being broken, that he had first made the attempt to deftroy himself there, but finding it too weak for his purpose, had recourse to the other, where he but too fatally fucceeded. Coroner's verdict, Lunacy. 11. At Longworth, Berks, in his 90th year, the Rev. James Williams, D. D. rector of that place. He fucceeded, in May laft, Dr. Hoare, late principal of Jefus college, Oxford, in whofe gift the living is. He proceeded M.A. 1739, B.D. 1747, and D.D. 1769. At Bloxham, co. Oxford, the wife of Mr. Shorter, furgeon and apothecary, and dau. of the late Dr. Burford, of Banbury. At Bath, the relict of the Rev. Thomas, Pollock, LL. D. late rector of Crittleton, in Wiltshire. Rev. John Gill, of Avon-Daffett, Warw. In Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, Dunald Murray, efq. 12. Suddenly, after returning from a ride, T. Webb, efq. of Eaft End-houfe, and Cromhall-court, co. Gloucefter. 13. In the evening, in her 41ft year, the wife of Richard Saumarez, efq. of Newington-Butts, brother to Admiral Sir James S. and daughter of the late Governor Le Mefurier, of the island of Alderney; a woman whose amiable manners and cultivated understanding procured her, while living, the respect and affection of all her friends; and whofe distinguished piety and perfect refignation, during a long and painful illness, afford the only confolation to an afflicted husband, and will fhine as an example for the emulation of feven children. Aged 52, the wife of John Hooper, elq. of Bentinck-freet. At Long Buckby, co. Northampton, age 59, Mr. Edward Swinfen, an eminent furgeon and apothecary, Rev. Pell Akehurst, M. A. many years fellow of King's college, Cambridge, and rector of Buckland, Herts; B. A. 1763, M. A. 1771. The living is in the gift of the provoft and fellows of King's college. At her house in Windfor, aged 89, the relift of the Rev. J. Sumner, D. D. many years provost of King's college, Cambridge, and mother of the prefent provolt, Humphry Sumner, D. D. who is this year vice-chancellor of Cambridge university. 14. On Ham common, the widow of Col. Gardiner, of Bell-houfe, Hants. 15. In her 29th year, the wife of Mr. H. Philips, of Bury-ftreet, St. James's. At At Kendal, in Westmoreland, George Romney, efq. one of our most celebrated portrait-painters; the "eminent painter" to whom Mr. Hayley's very admirable Epiftle" was addreffed. At Bath, after a lingering illness, the wife of Col. Maifter, of Hull. At Canterbury, aged 88, Mr. George Knowler, formerly a furgeon and apothe cary in that city, where he ferved the ofce of mayor in 1759 and 1763. Two of his brothers (Charles and Thomas) rose to the rank of rear-admirals of the navy, and died at a very advanced age. Greatly Limented by all who knew ber, the wife of Mr. Charles Worley, of the Crown inn at Blandford. At St. Petersburg, aged 64, John GottSieb Georgi, member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in that city, and knight of the Ruthan order of St. Anne. He was a native of Pomerania; was a very able mineralogift; and is well known to the publick by his "Travels through the RufDan Empire." 16. William Coney, eíq. of Winchefterplace, Pentonville. At Balcomb, Suffex, the relict of the late Owen Clutton, efq. On his voyage to Leghorn, Rob. Cappe, M. D. of York. 17. At Pelty France inn, co. Somerfet, of an apoplexy, on her return from Cheltenham, the wife of Wm. Pipie, efq. of Widcomb, near Bath, and filter to Jeffery Allen, efq. M. P. for Bridgewater. At his houfe of Huntfield, Clydefdale, Lieut.-col. John Macdonald, of the late 81ft regiment of foot. On Sloane terrace, Samuel Taylor, efq. fon of the late Charles T. eiq. of Marridge, in Devonshire. Suddenly, on-board the Mercator, of Hull, at that time lying in Yarmouth roads, on her outward-bound paffage to L'Orient, Capt. Bowden, matter of that ship, and proprietor of Sam's coffee-houfe, Church-fide, Hull. 18. At Froftenden, the Rev. Chrifto. pher Smear, rector of Froftenden and Chillisford, and perpetual curate of Wangford, co. Suffolk. While on a vifit at the houfe of Thomas Compton, efq. of Hopton-Wafers, Thomas Pardoe, efq. of Faintree, near Bridgenorth, who ferved the office of high theriff of Salep in 1791. Mrs. Champain, of Upper Wimpole-ftr. At his chambers in King's Bench walks, Temple, Robert Alderfey, efq. one of the benchers of the honourable Society of the Inner Temple. Mr. Shepherd, a horfe-dealer, in the Borough. Riding a very reftive, unruly hofe up the Newington road, the animal mide a fudden plunge, threw him over his head, and bruifed him fo dreadfully as to occafion almofl inftant death. 19. At Gillwell-houfe, near 'Waltham abbey, Walter Grenfell Chinuery, fecond fon of Wm. C. efq. of the Treafury. Aged 81, Mr. Thomas Fawley, of Liacoln, late an officer in the customs. Mr. Hart, attorney, of Bourn, co. Line. Aged 91, Mr. Thomas Goodwin, of S George's street, Lincoln. At Parkgate, aged 114, à poor woman, named Chriftian Modeity. At Portsmouth, on her way to the South of France, Mrs. Tyriell Barnes, niece to the late Right Hon. John Hely Hutchinfon, of Ireland. At Wincanton, Mr. John Deane, brather of Thomas D. of the White Horie, and fon of John late master of said house. John Horner, ef. of Bucklersbury. 20. Suddenly, Mifs Sarah Morrison, of Salisbury-ftreet, Strand. in Cooper's-row, Mrs. Gaywood, late of Peckham, Surrey. Aged 74, the widow of Mr. John Fairchild, joiner, &c. of Lincoln. At Caiftor, Mr. John Ebblewhite, a reputable schoolmafter. At Leyton, Effex, Jn.-Ch. Berthon, efq. In his 68th year, Mr. Burton, of Portman-ftreet, Portman-fquare. In his 65th year, Henry Parry, eiq. of Monmouth. In the morning of that day he was walking ab.nut the town, con verfing with his friends, in his usual manner; and retired to reft in apparent good health. In the middle of the night he rang his bell, and, on his daughter approaching him, faintly exclaimed, as he held her hand, "I am afraid it is all over with me!" and expired without a groan. 21. At Dunmow, Effex, aged 48, Mt. James Johns, late of Littlebury, miller, who had retired from bufinefs but a lew months with an ample fortune. Very fuddenly, whilft on a vifit at the houfe of a friend in Hull, Mr. Wm. Davys, timber-merchant, of Swark Ron, Derby. Aged 82, the Rev. Samuel Hunter, upwards of 62 years curate of the Ifle of Walney, co. Lancaster. At Alnwick, the eldest fon of Nathanael Davifon, efq. late his Majefty's conful-general at Algiers. The wife of James Keir, efq. author of the Chemical Dictionary, &c. &c. of Hilltop-houfe, Welt Bromwich, co. Stafford. 22. Aged 72, the widow Spolton, of Stamford, co. Lincoln. At Fulbourn, co. Cambridge, aged 80, Mr. Thomas Oflar, an opulent farmer. The wife of the Rev. A. Robertfon, Savilian profeffor of geometry in the Univerfity of Oxford. 23. Mr. J. Butler, of Great Everfden. Near the Stones' end, Southwark, Mr. Claridge, bricklayer, who was killed by a fall from a scaffold. At Highgate, Mrs. Margaret Woodifield. 24. Mr. 24. Mr. Ward, farmer and grazier, of Donington, co. Lincoln. 25. Aged 79, the widow of Mr. S. King, wholefale brewer, of Lincoln. In the 64th year of her age, whilft fit ting in a chair, and in the prefence of her family, the wife of James Oakes, efq. alderman or chief magistrate of Bury. About 8 o'clock in the morning, at his houfe in Dover-street, Edw.-Huffey Montagu, earl of Beaulieu. His lordship was in ill health for feveral years previous to his decease; and his death was owing to the decay of nature, being in his 82d year. A princely fortune goes by will to distant relations, &c. The bulk of his eftates, it is fuppofed, are bequeathed to Mr. Huffey, of Golden fquare. Mr. Montagu, his nephew, now in the Eaft Indies, will poffefs the eftates at Ditton park, Bucks. A natural daughter is faid to be handfomely provided for; and 2001. a year has been fettled on an old fervant, who was 25 years in his lordship's fervice. He was the eldest fon of James Huffey, efq. of Westown, co. Dublin, by Catharine, daughter of Richard Parfons, vifcount Rofs; and marrying Ifa bella, eldest daughter and coheir of John Montagu, duke of Montagu, and relict of Wm. Montagu, duke of Manchester, on the death of his father-in-law, took the name and arms of Montagu; in 1753 was installed K.B.; in 1762 was advanced to the peerage of Great Britain by the title of Lord Beaulieu, of Beaulieu, co. Hants, to him and his heirs male by his faid wife Ifabella; and in 1784 Earl Beaulieu, of Beaulien. He reprefented the borough of Tiverton. He had iffue, John Montagu, born 1747, and Ifabella, born 1750, died 1772. His feats are Ditton park, Bucks, and Beaulieu, Hants. It is remarkable, that his lordship died poffeffed of the lands granted to his own and his lady's ancestors by the Conqueror. Between 8 and 9 o'clock of the morning of Dec. 2, his remains were removed in great funeral pomp to the family vault at Beaulieu, Bucks. The hearfe was drawn by fix of his own horses, and followed by three mourning coaches; the family coach brought up the rear. The whole were decorated with efcutcheons, and other enfigus of departed grandeur. In the first coach were carried the coronet and cushion of purple velvet, richly embroidered. All the retinue attended the funeral. 26. Of a violent fever, aged 39, Mr. Jn. Hepworth, merchant, and one of the piefent fheriffs of York. At Bywell, Northumberland, William Fenwick, efq. Of the fearlet fever, after an illness of ro days, aged 33, the wife of Jofeph Strutt, efq. of Derby; and, on the 28th, of the fame difeafe, her infant daughter, aged 13 months. At Deal, the Rev. Thomas Pennington, D.D. one of the fix preachers at Canterbury cathedral, rector of Tunstall, Kent, 1766, and of King(down, near Sittingbourn, by dispensation, fame year. He was of Christchurch; M. A. 1754; B. and D. D. 1770. (See vol. LXVIII. p. 259) 27. Mr. Cockrill, butcher and maltster, of Gayton. Returning home from the market, in company with three other perfons, in pafling a stage-waggon in the nar row paffage between the bridge-foot and the Cock's Head public-houfe, in Cottonend, he got entangled in the tilt of the waggon, and was dragged off his horfe, whereby he was fo dreadfully bruifed that he died in two hours. At Spondon, near Derby, aged 95, Mr. Wm. Barlow, proprietor of the Derby and Nottingham ftage-waggons. 28. At Bridgnorth, aged near 100, Mr. Richard Davis, baker. This afcetic being was not known to have left his honfe for near 30 years. At Avening, co. Gloucefter, in her 8th year, much lamented by her very numerous relatives and friends, the wife of Thomas Clutterbuck, efq. of that place. In his 74th year, the Rev. Wilfrid Clark, of Standing Stone, co. Lancaster, 40 years vicar of Wigton. He had officiated in his parish-church hat day, both at morning and evening fervice, and was walking to Moorthwaite, a place in that neighbourhood, to baptife a child; when, meeting a young woman, he complained of fickness, and requested her to let him lean upon her fhould; but, at the moment the was offering him the requested fupport, he fell down, and died instantly. 29. At Bath, Thomas Williams, efq. of Temple-houfe, Berks, M. P. for Great Marlow, and the first member of the pres fent new parliament who has died fince the general election. He was alfo one of the first vice-prefidents and firmeft fupporters of the Literary Fund. Mrs. Hame, of High-ftr. Mary-la-Bonge, In her 29th year, of a decline, the wife of Mr. Cha. Rixon, Great Hermitage-ftr. She At Willenhall, co. Stafford, aged 74, Mrs. Bridget Kempfon, reli&t of Willis K. efq. of Bilton, and daughter of the late Walter Gough, of Oldfallings, efy. was born Feb. 16, 1728; and has left a fon, Rev. Gough-Willis K. of Chrif church, Oxford, and two daughters, Marthe, relict of John Beebee, of Willenhall, and Bridget, married to Mr. Symmons, of Jamaica. 30. In her 84th year, Mrs. Farley, of Bradley's-buildings, Bath. At Sibley, near Bofton, co. Lincoln, aged 87, Mr. Abraham Marshall, the oldeft per fon in that place. In Boar's Head court, Gracechurch-fr. Mr. Joha Lightfoot, fuck-broker, At At Cardigan, after three days illness, in his 41ft year, Mr. Edward Savage, late of Bristol. Mr. Alexander, of Rochester, one of the people called Quakers, and concerned in the Herring fithery. Walking very quick, in the evening, over the draw-bridge at Dover, he received fo violent a fhock on the cheft, by running against a post in the centre, that he almost immediately expired. This dangerous obftacle has fince very properly been removed, as the bridge is little more than four feet across. Lately, at Heffe Caffel, Baron Julius, Gurgen de Wittorf, a fingular inftance of merit exalted by patronage and exertion. From the toth year of his age, being born at Zell in 1714, to the period of his death, he had been in the fervice of five fucceffive Landgraves; firit as a page, and after wards as an officer of dragoons ferving in the campaign upon the Rhine in 1734 After leaving the army, he became maiter of the horfe; then chief master of the court, filling this office under three Landgraves. He afterwards became chief mafter of the horse; and, before the conclu fion of his public career, minifter of ftate, upper chamberlain, commandant of Marburgh,knight of both the Pruffian Eagles, &c. At her house in Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, of an afthma, aged 71, Mis. Staintby, relict of John-Alexander Stainfby, efq. a counsellor in the Court of Chancery and a commiffioner of bankrupts (to whom he was married Nov. 15, 1760; vol. •XXX. p. 542); a lady whofe goodness of difpofition and funvity of manners placed her high in the esteem of her acquaintance and affection of her friends. She was the daughter of Dr. Pierce Dod, one of the physicians of St. Bartholomew's Hofpital (who died in 1754, vol. XXIV. p. 357); from whom and her husband the inherited a very large fortune, the bulk of which the has bequeathed to her worthy friend and executor, Nathanael Conant, efq. (with the reverfion of about 20col. a year to his fecond fon); feveral confiderable legacies to his children; and many fmaller ones to different acquaintances. In Burlington-ftreet, Rear-admiral Samuel Graves (fuperannuated). At Stoke Newington, aged about 8, Mrs. Grizeli Hoare, widow of Samuel H. efq and one of the daughters of Mr. Jonathan Gornell, formerly partners and emiBent and refpected merchants in London. She was a good, charitable, and truly reIpe&able woman. At Hornchurch, in Effex, aged 56, Edward Nokes, by trade a tinker, which he followed zealously till about fix weeks before his death. His apartments pourtrayed fymptoms of the most abject poverty, though at his death he was found to be poffeffed of property to the amount of between five and fix thousand pounds. He had a wife ar Ly |