268 · Obituary of confiderable Perfons; with Biographical Anecdotes. 2. John Woodroffe, R. of Cranham, c. Effex, to which he was prefented Mar. 26, 1735. 3. In Newman-freet, Owen Ridley, efq; late a colonel in the Eaft-India fervice. Mrs. Noverre, of Great Marlborough-str. At his feat a Theobids, aged 75, Anthony Keck, efq. fenior ferjeant at law. He was buried at Cheshunt, to which parish he had been a great benefactor by his conftant and extenfive charity. He has left furviving two fons: the eldest a clergyman, the other a merchant in Holland. His eldeft fon (who fat in feveral parliaments) and his only daugh ter, died before him. 4. At Nailfton, in Leicestershire, aged 82, Thomas Bentley, LL.D. fenior fellow of Trinity Coll. Camb. and rector of that parish. This living, which is in the gift of the crown, he has enjoyed near 40 years. He was proctor in bis Univerfity in the year 1748, when the Duke of Newcastle, the then premier, was inftalled chancellor, who prefented him to this living. He is faid to have died worth the accumulated value of his livings (which is above 2001, a year) fince his accef fion to it. He was nephew to the great Dr. Bentley; and published "Cicero de Finibus" in 1718, and "Cæfar's Commentaries" in 1742. In aukward imitation of his uncle Richard, he is faid to have attacked the Lainity of Taylor's famous "Mufic Speech," in 1730; criticifing anonymously in newspaper the first fentence, as an unusual contruction, without two infinitive words alter fore; which the Doctor vindicated in converfation, by authorities both ancient and modern. In 1741, an edition of "Callima chus," for fchools, was published by Thomas Bentley; and not by his truly great uncle, to whom it was afcribed in the first edition of the 66 Biographia Britannica." See the "Anecdotes of Bowyer," p. 62. This par ticular, we obferve, is corrected in Dr. Kippis's improved edition; where we are told alfo, that the completion of the great critic's intended edition of the Greek Teftament was the principal employment of the latter part of his life. He had colletted and collated all the manufcripts of Europe to which aecefs could be obtained For this purpose, his nephew (whofe death we now record) travelled thro Europe at his uncle's expence. The work was of luch magnitude, that ire found it neceffary, for the first time, to publish proposals for printing it by fubfcription. The whole was completed for publication, and he had received 2000l. in part of the fubfcription, all which he returned to the fubfcribers, when be took the refolution of not letting it appear in the world during his own life. The work was in the poffeffion of his executor, Dr. T. Bentley; and it is hoped that it will now fee the light. One generous literary action we can point out in the rector of Nalton, Tive collation of the famous Vatican MS. he in 1784 permitted Mr. Woide to tranfcribe, fr the ufe of his unparalleled edition of the Alexandrian copy of the New Teftement; which, we are happy to inform our readers, 19 nearly ready for the public, and will prove one of the ciofeft imitations of the orsginal MS. that the art of typography has produced. 4. At Clapham, John Wilfon, efq; formerly a grocer in St. Paul's church-yard, and many years one of his Majefly's commiffioners of lieu enancy for the city of London. Mrs. Mary Stonhoufe, fitter to Sir James S. bart. of Radley. At Stoke Newiugton, in the prime of her life, very fuddenly, Mrs. Freeman, widow of Mr. Henry Freeman, of Mark-lane, leadmerchant, who died 18 Nov. laft. 5. In Park- fireet, aged 79, the right bon. Lady Penelope Cholmondeley, dau. to James Earl of Barrymore, and retict of the late Gen. C. who died Oct. 13, 1773. 3 W. Smith, efq. of Braswell, Effex. 6. At Ba h. James Phipps, efq; M. P. for Peterborough. Mrs. Elizabeth Brooksbank, relict of the rev. Jofeph B. Mrs. Spinks, wife of Mr. S. fub-treasurer of the Inner-Temple. 7. In the 72d year of his age, at his feat at Chevening, near Sevenoaks, in Kent, the right hon. Philip Earl Stanhope. He fucceeded his father 1720-1, and married Lady Grizel Hamilton, dau. of Cha. Lord Burney, and fifter to Tho. Earl of Haddington. His life was an illustrious example of public virtue, and private integ ity, and his death is fincerely lamented by eis family and friends. He has left an only son, Lord Viscount Mahon, now Earl S. At Dudwick, Edinburgh, aged 76, Robert Fullerton, of Dudwick, lieut. gen. in the Ruffian fervice, and K. of the order of St. Oatharine. 8. At Richmond, Surrey, the hon. Mrs. Fitzwilliam. At his apartments at Hampton-court paJace, in his 76th year, Mr. Samuel Owens, of his Majefty's tennis-court at Hamptoncourt, and Whitehall, and father to the mafter of the Treafury coffee house. Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, late of Mofeley, near Birmigham, wife of John W. efq; of Warwickshire reg. of militia. At Enfield Highway, of a dropfy, Mrs. Pigot, fpinfter. 9. At Bath, aged 48, Sir Chriftopher Whichcote of Afwarby, in the county of Lincoln, bart. He was fon of Sir Francis Whichcote, bart. (M. P. for the co. Cambridge, temp. Geo. I.); by his fecond wife, Frances, relict of Sir Neville Hickman, bart. Sir C. W. ferved the office of High Sheriff for co. Lincoln, A. D. 1777; and, at the general election, 1780, was a candidate for the borough of Bofton, but without fuccefs. He married Jane, fole daughter of Tho. Whichcot, of Harpwell, efq; by his fecond wife, Jane, daughter and heir of John Tregagle, efq; by whom he left iffue Sir Tho. Which cote, the present bart. who married Mifs Diana Turoor (see vol. LV. p. 488), and one daughter, married to W. Manners, of Grantham, efq. 10. At Clapham, Mr. John Maßterman. 11. At Pomfret, co. York. W. Derham, efq. At Hadleigh, in Suffolk, the rev. Thomas Tanner, D.D. fon of Dr. T. formerly bishop of St. Asaph. He was educated at Chrift church in Oxford, and prefented January, 1741-2, to the united rectories of St. Edmund the king, and St. Nicolas Acons, in London, for that turn in the gift of the lord chancellor. In Oct. 1742, Abp. Potter gave him the rectory of Metham, in Surry, which he ceded, as he did alfo his parishes in the city, on being preferred by his Grace to the re&ories of Hadleigh and Monks-Eleigh, Suffolk; and Jan. 31, 1745, he was, by the Archbishop's collation, inftalled in the 40th prebend of Canterbury cathedral. Archbp Herring, on his primary vifitation in 1749, conferred on him the degree of doctor in divinity. Dr. T. in Jan. 1742-3, married Miss Potter, the third dau. of Abp. P. by whom, who deceased in April, 1779, he has left a daughter only, the lady of Richard Milles, efq; of North Elmham in Norfolk, and in three parliaments a reprefentative for Canterbury. On the 25th of Nov. laft the hon. Thomas Lewis Watfon, efq; eldeft fon of Ld Sondes, married Mifs M. their only daughter, (See vol. LV. p. 1005.) The Doctor was a great promoter of the in endei new edition of his father's highly useful work, "Notitia Monaftica," which, with very confiderable additions, is now printing at Cambridge, under the patronage of that univerfity, and the direction of the learned and induftrious Mr. Nasmith (see vol. LIV. p. 659.) 12. At Chesterton, co. Hunt. the rev. Mr. Trench, a gentleman univerfally refpected and efteemed for his moral, focial, and domestic qualities, being a devoxt divine, the best of hutbands, and the most indulgent parent. His death was occafioned by a contraction of the gullet, which, for fix weeks, deprived him of the leaft fnftenance, but by clyfters, warm bathing of the arms, &c. 12. In Piccadilly, Gen. Styles. In Bruton-street, aged 73, Edward Bacon, efq. He reprefented the city of Norwich in feveral parliaments. Near Windfor, aged 97. Mrs. Alice Yarbourgh, one of the annual penfioners on the Queen's lift. 13. In. St. James's-ftr. lieut. col. Chauvel, of the Middlefex militia. In Piccadilly, John Reeves, efq. formerly an officer in the guards. At Ilington, Mifs Elizabeth Hughes, 2d dau. of John H. efq; of Walthamstow. 14. At St. James's, Mrs. Bluworth, one of the Queen's bed-chamber women. Aged go, Mrs. Peachey, of Ormond street. 15. Wolfort Van Hemert, efq; of Old Broad-street, aged 82. Mr. Hughes, clerk of his Majesty's beer cellar. In the Crefcent, Bath, Geo. Burges, efq. At Bromley, Kent, aged 79, Mr. John Booth, fen, a famous fchoolmafter. The Countess of Arbuthnot. 17. In Hanover-fq. Solomon de Rocke, efo, Aged 82, Harry Webb, efq; of New Bond-ftreet, formerly his Majefty's attor. gen. In Kenfington-fq. aged 83, Mrs. King. Mrs. Willis, aged 65, fifter of Mr. Willis, of Sermon-lane, writing mafter. In Upper Seymour-ftreet, the Countess of Ferrers. She was of the family of Cotton in Derbyshire; and had been married to the prefent Earl F. upwards of 30 years. At Iflington, Mr. John Shield, formerly an eminent fchoolmafter there. Previous to his entering on that laborious and useful occupa tion, Mr. S. after having been well grounded in claffical literature at the university of Edinburgh, was engaged as an affiftant in a 270 Gazette Promotions.-Obituary of confiderable Perfons. eputable academy at Ware. At this time a capital school for young ladies was kept at Bington (and fuch feminaries were not then to be met with at every tenth houfe) by a Mrs. Science, wife to Mr. Thomas 5. a remarkably fcientific watchmaker. On the death of Mrs. Science, the school was carried on by a daughter of her former hulband's (who had been her affiftant) of the name of Barker. With this lady Mr. Shield becoming enamoured, a matrimonial union enfued; and the fchool for young ladies (which had fome time before greatly declined in confequence of old Science marrying a rich young heiress entrusted to his guardianship, a Mifs Hughes of Worcester, who had a fortune of 30,000l.), was converted into an academy for bays, which was carried on by Mr. and Mrs. Shield for a long feries of years with the Breateft reputation and fuccefs, as fome living fcholars now fhining ornaments in the literary world, fome alfo who have diftinguished themfelves in civil and military offices, and many more of the first eminence in the line of commerce, can testify. The death of his wife fome years ago, which had been praceded by that of a lovely daughter fnatched away by the small-pox when on the point of marriage to Mr. Church (nephew to the famous author Mr. James Burgh, and now an eminent furgeon at Iflington) having led Mr. S. to wish for retirement, he quitted the fchool, at a time when it was in full reputation, to feel comfort in a fecond marriage with a RICH old neighbour. How far he fucceeded in his wish, is not for us to tell. It may be fufficient to fay, that from the moment of his marriage he became an altered man. No longer delighting in the company of his former friends; his vivacity, his tafte for rational amufements, and no ímall portion of his natural good fenfe, feemed to have abandoned him. Wealthy himself, and that wealth joined to the greater fortune of an opulent wife, he has often lamented to the writer of this article (who was eight years under his tuition, was greatly beloved by him, and entertained for him an almost filial regard) that he dared not afk any old acquaintance to visit him; was debarred the liberty of amufing himself occahonally at a coffee house; and was unable to purchase a fhilling pamphlet, having frequently not the command of a fixpence of his own property The death of his amiable wife is recorded our left vol. p. 1010; and his own has followed within the short space of three months. Within a few years he loft two out of three fons (oue of them killed by a fall from a carriage); and his property now devolves to the only furviving child. 18. In an advanced age, John Heberden, efq; many years figner of the writs in the court of King's Bench, and bro, to Dr. H. At Walworth, aged 72, Mr. Shakelhaft. Lady Whitworth, widow of Sir Char. W. 19. In Hampshire, the hon. Mrs. Walter, dau, and at length fole heirefs of Geo. Nevill, Lord Abergavenny, first baron of England, wife of Abel W. efq. 20. Nine years old, Mafter Cha. Harrison, youngest fon of Benj. H. esq; treasurer of Guy's hofp. Mrs. Seaman, widow of Dutton S. efq; late comptroller of the chamber of London. 22. On Dowgate-hill, Jacob Hodgkinson, apothecary. The lady of W. Lowndes Selby, efq; of Wenflow, Bucks. 24. At Enfield, aged 64, Mrs. Benson, fpiniter. In Gerrard ftr. Soho, in his 65th year, Robert Bromfield, M.D. F.R.S. one of the phyficians of the British Lying-in Hospital. John Dagge, follicitor in Chancery, and attorney-at-law. 25. Mr. Willis, mafter of the Rofe and Crown at Edmonton, in confequence of a fall from his horfe, which he wantonly attempted to ride into a public-houfe at Chefhunt 2 or 3 days before, but received a violent contufion on his fcull from the lentel of the door. Cf an inflammation in his bowels, at York, Sir Tho. Davenport, kt. He was taken ill just after opening the commiffion. 26. J. Chevely, ef; one of the curfitors for London and Middlefex. 27. Mr. Obadiah Juftamond, F. R. S. and furgeon to the Westminster hospital. GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. Dublin Cofile, pointed of his Majefty's moft Dec. 23. St. James's, Jan. 7. Geo. Baldwin, efq; his Majefty's conful-genera in Egypt. Whiteball, Jan. 10. Joshua Gollelin, jun. (on the refignation of his father) greffier of the R. C. in the ife of Guernsey. The election of Ch. Anderlon Pellens, of Brocklesby, co. Lincoln, to be recorder of Gr. Grimiby, vice right hon. Earl of Catherlough, dec. approved. Alfo the election of Geo. Babb, efq; to be town clerk of faid borough, pice Will, Hildyard, elq. Carlton-boufe, Jan. 25. Mr. Jofeph Fry, and Sons-letter-founders to his R. H. the Prince of Wales. St. James's, Jan. 26. See Occurrences for St. James's, Feb. 2. His Sicilian Majesty was pleafed to honour Marshal Pagnateile, and Gen. Acton, with the order of St. Jennarius. Whiteball, Feb. 4. Benj. Pingo, efq; rouge dragon purfu vant of arms-York herald of arms, vice Geo. Fletcher, efq; dec. John Sinclair, of Uliter in Caithness, efq; and his heirs male, with remainder feverally to the first and every other fon and fons fucceffively of Hannah Sinclair, his eldest dau. and of Janet Sinclair, another of his daugh ters, and their respective heirs male. AVERAGE London Average Prices of Grain.-Theatrical Regifter. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from March 13, to March 18, 1786. Wheat Rye Barley Oats Beans s. d.js. d.js. d.js. d.js. d. 4 7/3 0/2 10/2 0/2 10 COUNTIES INLAND. 271 COUNTIES upon the COAST. Effex Suffolk Norfolk Hertford 02 014 82 102 1 Days & Bank Stock. reduc. confols. 28 1401 7069 70 69 704 89 104 Ditto | India 13 perCt 3 per Ct. Ditto 4 per C:f5 per Ct India India | S. Sea 1726 Confol. 1778. Stock. Ann. Bonds. Stock. 46s. pr 134 a 894 1044 1584 EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN MARCH,, 1786. Old Long, Short New 3 per Ct New 13 per C4 per Ct Excheq Lotte Bills. Tick Ann. Ann. 1751 Navy. Scrip. Scrip. Ann. 1777. 201 I 70 70 894 1043 2 140 3140 70€ 70 a 693 89 104 2C 134 159 70 80元 1243 201 159 4 hut 1704/30 89 II 1044 20 O O CO O O 16 104 20 134 fhuc 52 78 681 .1049 201 51 fhuc 693 104 201 13 51 104 20층 134 50 665 682 69 694 104 20 134 48 N. B. In the 3 per Cent. Confels, the highest and lowest Price of each Day is given; in the other Stock the higheft Price only. |