ty, relict of the late Col. Áhmuty, of Crusetown, co. Meath. Jan. 26. In Colebrook-row, Islington, aged 74, Thomas Jackson, esq. At Bury St. Edmunds, of a typhus fever, aged 26, Mr. Joshua Smith, eldest son of John Smith, esq. an eminent surgeon of that town. Devoted, not less by inclination than by the choice of his friends, to the medical profession, he had added to extensive and well-digested reading, the knowledge and practical skill acquired by a sedulous attendance and regular course of study in the best schools of surgery and pharmacy. In the few years during which he had taken a part in his father's extensive practice, he gave ample proof, that the advantages which he had enjoyed had been turned to good account. His skill, and delicacy, and humanity, were the certain earnest of that eminence to which he would have attained, had it pleased the All-wise Disposer of events to lengthen the period of his useful and active life. More especially towards the poorer class, who now deplore his loss with unfeigned regret, he displayed in his professional character that patient kindness and liberal consideration, which ought ever to mark the intercourse that subsists between the parochial poor and their medical attendants. It was in the persevering discharge of this duty that he contracted the infection, which in a few days terminated fatally. To his family and personal friends his loss is irreparable. But they will find some consolation in that general sympathy, which at once attests the individual worth of him who has excited it, and shows how highly the medical profession is exalted in the public esteem, when to the necessary qualifications of judgment, patience, and skill, are added the conciliating deportment of a gentleman, and the active benevolence of a Christian. Jan. 27, At Bentley Priory, Stanmore, in his 64th year, John James Hamilton, the Most Noble the Marquis of Abercorn, K. G. &c. So anxious was his Lordship to prevent the anxieties of his friends, that he forbade his domestics ever alluding to his illness in the slightest way; and, to prevent the parade of physicians attending him at his country seat, he constantly came to town to meet them three times a week; but appearances becoming still more alarming, Dr. Pemberton and other members of the Faculty were summoned to attend their patient at the Priory. His Lordship is said to have suffered much previous to his demise.-The funeral of this distinguished Nobleman, who was a Peer of England, Ireland, and Scotland, distinctly, took place at Stanmore Feb. 5. The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Clonmore, Sir Charles, Sir Edward, and Sir John Hamilton, followed as chief mourners, at tended by the Bishop of London, Dr. Pemberton, Rev. Edward Bower, Sir George Hill, and Major Humphreys. The funeral service was performed by the Rev. A. F. Chauvel, in the most solemn and impressive manner. An immense concourse of persons of the neighbourhood paid their respectful attendance on the occasion; among whom were considerable numbers. of the labouring class, who for many years had owed their chief support to the benevolence of the Marquis.-Lord Hamilton, the only son of the late Marquis, died some years ago, leaving au infant son, now in his 8th year, who, of course, succeeds to the estates and honours of his grand father. Lady Hamilton is now the second wife of the Earl of Aberdeen, and has also presented a son and heir to that noble family. Jan. 29. At Maidstone, in his 69th year, Thomas Day, esq. M. D. It is very difficult to give the character of a man in whom was centered every thing that is good and excellent; because such a character to those who did not know the man would be construed as flattery, or at least as the eulogium of those to whom he happened to be particularly known. But the writer of this has only to appeal for the truth of what he asserts to the whole of the County and its neighbouring parts, and indeed to a much more extended distance. As a Christian, and a devoted adherent to the Established Church, no one was more zealous. In point of benevolence, charity, candour, and universal philanthropy, he scarcely had his equal. As a friend, he was most faithful, ardent, and sincere; cheerful in his disposition, and in his habits most temperate. As a Physician, his patience was never exhausted, in developing the cause, however hidden it might be, of the complaint of his patient. His judgment was as acute as it was sound; and so happily concentered in him were the physician and the friend, that he rarely visited the bed of sickness without administering comfort and benefit to the patient, and never left it without impressing upon those about it their admiration of his skill, his tenderness, benevolence, and friendship. To the poor, his advice and attention were always cheerfully and gratuitously given; and to others who employed him, the remuneration which he most wished, and which he most satisfactorily felt, was that of relieving the complaint and attenuating the sufferings of his patient. - As a husband and a father, let appeal be made to those respective and disconsolate relations who now survive to mourn their irreparable loss.. -- In Lincoln's Inn Fields, aged 83, Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny, bart. (so created Oct. 5, 1805), D. C. L. for nearly half a century Receiver-general of Droits of Admiralty. He was also Director of the "South Sea House, &c. He married, in 1764, the daughter and heiress of Joseph Clerke, esq. by whom he had issue WilliamChampion, who succeeds to the title. After a short illness, in her 77th year, Mrs. Frances Clarke, wife of Mr. William Clarke, law-bookseller, Portugal - street, Lincoln's Inn. During a long and active life she had often been afflicted with severe bilious attacks, which she bore with exemplary piety, fortitude, and resignation. She was a tender wife, a kind mother, and a firm friend; her loss is sincerely lamented by all her acquaintance. Such was her activity, though the mother of 16 children, that she in the last year of her life rode many times on horseback. Feb. 2. At Leyton, Essex, to the inexpressible regret of her family and friends, Sarab, wife of Joseph Cotton, esq. deputymaster of the Trinity House, and whose loss will be deeply deplored by all who knew her. Feb. 3. At Hedingham Castle, Essex, in her 81st year, Mrs. Elizabeth Majendie, widow of the late Rev. Dr. John James Majendie, Canon of Windsor. Feb. 7. Aged 75, Mr. George Cuit, of Richmond, in Yorkshire, who was justly designated when living as an ingenious artist," and very warthy man. A more particular account shall be given in our next. Feb. 8. At the Vicarage House, at Anwick, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, the wife of the Rev. R. D. R. Spooner, vicar of that parish. Feb. 13. At his house on Dulwich Common, in his 86th year, Percival North, esq. of whose excellent character we shall in our next insert an authentic memorial. At the house of Miss Cottin, in Wimpole-street (where he was in attendance upon the wife of Rev. George Thackeray, D. D. Provost of King's College, Cam bridge), suddenly, aged 57, Sir Richard Croft, bart, M.D.-At the Coroner's Inquest held in the evening, Dr. Thackeray deposed that he, Dr. Thackeray, was on a visit at his sister-in-law's; and that Sir Richard being in attendance on Mrs. Thackeray, and appearing much fatigued about eleven o'clock on Thursday night, was prevailed upon, after many intreaties, to retire to rest. He appeared anxious to get up at any time they might call him to attend Mrs. Thackeray; she having exhibited symp toms of approaching delivery. About two in the morning he, Dr. Thackeray, was awoke by a noise, which he thought was like the falling of a chair, but took no further notice: and in about an hour afterwards he was awoke by the servant-maid, who told him that his wife was in labour. He went down stairs immediately, to knock at the door of the room deceased slept in, and found it a-jar; he went into the room, and found the deceased lying on the bed ou have been these proofs of Royal kindness Feb. 22. In his 61st year (at the house of his brother, the Rev. A. Lawrence, Chaplain of his Majesty's Ho-pital, Haslar, Gosport), William Read Lawrence, esq. late major in the 72d regt. and brother to Sir Thomas Lawrence, R. A. &c. Beloved and reverenced by his soldiers, to whom he was a friend and father, and most highly regarded by all his brother officers in the different regiments in which he had served, at the Helder, in Egypt, at the taking of the Cape, and the Isle of France, &c. he returned in May 1816, after many years ab-ence from Europe, with a constitution completely worn out by long ser vices in warm climates, to spend the remainder of his days with his only surviving sister (married to the Rev. R. R. Bloxam, D. D. of Rugby, Warwickshire), and brother, to whom his loss is irreparable. Feb. 6. Died, in his 80th year, Luke Flood, Esq. of Maryland Point, Essex, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, and of the Tower Royalty of London. "He had the singular felicity of being universally beloved, although a public man, and of dying in peace with all mankind. He was very highly respected by every class of society, especially so by a large circle of affectionate friends. He will be inconsolably lamented by a numerous train of meritorious pensioners, who looked up to him as their never-failing benefactor. The peculiar serenity of his temper, united with an active and obliging disposition, excited the admiration of every company, and gained him the willing love of all. As a man he was most honourable; as a friend most kind and sincere; and as a Christian he was a bright and virtuous example to the world. He lived to do good; he died to inherit the joys and rewards of eternity. Among his public legacies, he has bequeathed to the Charity School of his native parish 1000l. and 50%. for the children; he has likewise left 4007. to Meggs's Alms-houses, besides which 247. for the immediate relief of the twelve poor widows therein, &c.; and to his confidential servant 100l. &c." The above account of the deceased appeared in a Morning Paper. It is very just as far as it goes. But of such a man much more might be said, something more ought. The legacy of 1000%. to the Charity School ought to be particularly mentioned on account of its wise provisions. It is to be invested in the funds, and to accumulate for seven years. The interest is then to be divided annually amongst such boys apprenticed out of the school who shall have completed the term of their servitude (seven years), and shall produce satisfactory testimonials from their Masters of their fidelity and diligence, and from the Ministers of the Established Church of their regular attendance upon divine worship. The deceased, though an unknown, was a most liberal alms-giver. Since his death it has been discovered that he bestowed in private charity more than 3007. each year. This was perhaps nearly onethird of his income: yet he was able to be thus kind to the poor by being severe to himself; by denying himself many pleasures, and abstaining from all superfluous indulgences. Many and important were the public trusts that he held, none was there that he either neglected or betrayed. The treasurership of his native parish was alone sufficient to find employment for all his leisure large were the receipts, large the disbursements; and such was his accuracy, that the most rigid scrutiny could never detect an error (though purely accidental) in his accounts. Of wilful mistakes, no one would ever suspect him, such was the universal sense of his integrity. This situation, now become exceedingly irksome, he formally resigned a few months before his death; but he continued (for want of a successor) to discharge its du ties to the last. When he gave-in his resignation, the Trustees of the Parish came to the following resolution, and caused it, and what is connected with it, to be fairly written on the blank leaves of Hewlett's Bible: "Parish of St. Mary, Whitechapel, Nov. 26, 1817.-. At a meeting of the Trustees, Resolved unanimously, That, from a high sense of his meritorious services, and in token of their gratitude, a Bible be presented to their Treasurer, Luke Flood, Esq.; Esq.; and that Mr. Hay, the Upper Warden, do provide the same." "This Book was provided and presented to him in compliance with the above resolution. Being in the Commission of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, he had both the will and the power, in the discharge of his Magisterial duties, upon many occasions essentially to serve his Fellow Parishioners, particularly in all parochial affairs. He was for many years Treasurer of the Parish. In this office he succeeded his most intimate friend, Samuel Hawkins, Esq. whom he had greatly assisted in the performance of the very arduous business attached to this situation. To this office, therefore, he brought much Experience, much Ability, and, what was more estimable than all, incorruptible Integrity. In Nov. 1817, now in his 80th year, of mind perfectly sound, and in health remarkably vigorous for his age, he was pleased to retire from the heavy responsibility of this office, that he might be more at his leisure to devote the remainder of his days to the service of his Maker, and to prepare for Eternity. On his retirement, carrying with him the ap probation of the wise and the good, he was urged to declare what token of Parochial regard would be most acceptable to his feelings: he made choice of this Book, because he prized his Bible above all earthly treasures: because, guided by the Heaven-revealed doctrines and pure precepts of this Holy Book, he had hitherto endeavoured to preserve his conscience void of offence towards God and towards man, and to keep himself unspotted from the world: because now, more at his ease, and less distracted by the cares incident to all as long as they continue in the flesh, he was assured that a more intimate act quaintance with this Book would gild the evening of life with hope and joy, would lighten the many infirmities of old age, would smooth the bed of sickness, and tranquillize the hour of death. To LUKE FLOOD, Esq. this frontispiece is gratefully inscribed and dedicated by the Trustees of the Parish of St. Mary, Whitechapel, not only in testimony of his Worth, and in gratitude for his many Public Services; but that his posterity may be informed in what kind of estimation their Sire was held, and, won by his example, may be incited to pursue the same career of Active Virtue. "DANIELL MATHIAS, M. A. Rector. Renter Wardens, "JOHN SMITH, Vestry Clerk. "Whitechapel, Anno nostræ Salutis 1817." When the above was written in fairness and in justice to the character of the living, little was it thought that it would so soon be used in commemoration (as if it were) of the dead. Death did indeed come suddenly upon him; but it did not find him unprepared. He had neither spiritual nor temporal things" to set in order" Like a true Christian, be calmly resigned himself to the will of his Maker, and was serenely composed. In him was exemplified "the latter end of the righteous." METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for February, 1818. By W. CARY, Strand. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. Jan. Feb, 37 41 37 29,80 fair 11 40 46 35 50 fair [at night 42 fair, whstorm 12 32. 13 32 40 33 F. 1 36 42 35 41 34 29, 30 fair [in morn snow & rain foggy 4 28 35 30 03 cloudy 52 fair 32 8 21 28 29 27 $9 29 30,00 foggy 29,97 foggy 90 foggy 21 44 45 40 ,93 rain 22 23 27 33 28 92 foggy 24 26 32 32 50 foggy 25 BILL OF MORTALITY, from January 27, to February 24, 1818.1 AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from the Returns ending February 17. INLAND COUNTIES. Wheat Rye | Barly | Oats Beans s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Middlesex 92 250 Huntingdon 82 600 044 430 MARITIME COUNTIES. Wheat Rye Barly Oats Beans s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 77 737 039 629 950 4 88 800 045 749 9 Essex 4 Kent 431 046 4 Rutland 75 600 039 626 653 81 800 8 Northum. 67 Average of England and Wales, per quarter. 85 1151 1145 3128 6154 4 Devon Aggregate Average Prices of the Twelve Ma Cornwall 89 800 ritime Districts of England and Wales, by Dorset 85 1100 044 928 270 which Importation is to be regulated in Hants 86 200 040 526 Great Britain........ 86 049 10 45 6'27 251 2'49 PRICE OF FLOUR, per Sack, February 23, 75s. to 80s. OATMEAL, per Boll of 140lbs. Avoirdupois, February 14, 33s. Od. AVERAGE PRICE of SUGAR, February 18, 49s. 1d. per cwt. PRICE OF HOPS, IN THE BOROUGH MARKET, February 23: Kent Bags 221. Os. to 25. 10s. Sussex Pockets....... 24. 10s. to 27. 10s. 221. Os. to 251. Os. Essex Ditto........ .251. Os. to 271. Os. Farnham Ditto......... 281. Os. to 341. Os. Sussex Ditto AVERAGE PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW, February 23: St. James's, Hay 41, 6s. 6d. Straw 21. 10s. 3d. Clover4l. 17s. 6d.--Whitechapel, Hay 5l. 2s. Od. Straw 24. 11s. Od.-Clover 6l. 10s. Od.-Smithfield, Hay 5. 10s. Od. Straw 21. 8s. Od. SMITHFIELD, February 23. To sink the Offal-per Stone of 8lbs. Beef...................... Mutton ...4s. Od. to 5s. Od. ...5s. Od. to 6s. 4d. .... 5s. Od. to 7s. Od. .5s. 4d. to 6s. 4d. Lamb....... Somerset 93 200 049 728 Monm. 93 200 51 4 25 57 7 600 92 800 44 10 27 1000 47000807 COALS, Feb. 23: Newcastle 36s. Od. to 43s. 9d. Sunderland 35s. Od. to 37s. Od. TALLOW, per Stone, 8lb. St. James's 4s. 8d. Clare Market Os. Od. Whitechapel 4s. 8. SOAP, Yellow, 100s. Mottled 110s. Curd 114s. CANDLES, 12s. 6d. per Doz. Moulds 14s. |