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Deaths in and near Londonl 



[Nov. 1, 



At Iflington, after a long and painful ill- in the charafter of Mandane. Her appear- 

 nefs, which {he bore with exemplary forti- ancc was that of a meteor. It dazzled from 

 tu'le, Mi. Cal:i, ageil 67. excefi of brilliancy every fpcfla'or IJJothing 



In child-bed, of a ftill-born fon, in her was fpoken of, and nothing liftened to, but 

 a6th year, after endming, for fixteen days, the exquifitely beautiful Mifs Phillips ; and 

 v.'ith uncommon patience, fortitude, and rcfig- certainly a more captivating form, more fimplc 

 nation, the moll excruciating and inceflant and unaifefced manners, move graceful and 

 pain and torture, the removal or relief of yet timid depurtment, never appea' ;d on the 

 •which (ieft'^d the uijited /kill and ett'orts of ftage. She pofTefTed the mo ■ fedutVive ex- 

 feveral of the mnft eminent of the faculty, preffion without the cunfciuufncfs of beauty, 

 Mn S^ah Bciote, vsi.e of Mr. John B. fur- and Vv-ith the moft glowin^; firmnefs and tone 

 geon. Sec. of Thcobald's-road, Red Lion- of health ihe blended the fineft delicacy of 

 fquare ; a truly worthy and amiable young aftion. Her fuccefs was unbounded. She 

 lady, whofe early death, in the prime of made a fort of epoch in the theatre, and 

 youthful life, and in the enjoymcint of the was purfued and idolized by the town. She 

 utmoO- domeftic happincis and human felicity, pafled over to Ireland in the fummer, and was 

 is unaft'ecledly regretted by th' Iniall circle of equally a favourite there. In an evil hour 

 realfricnJs to whom fhe had endeared herfelf fhe gave her hand to a Mr. Crouch, a mid- 

 by the iffedlionate warmth of her friendlhip, fhipman, whofe ihowy perfon and addrefs won 

 and the integrity and chearfulnefs of her dif- her firft affections. They were married at 

 pofition and manners. On the 13CI1 of Twickenham church; and in that union flic 

 March, 1796, then in her l6th year, ihe found nothing but mifery. Still retaining all 

 embarked at Gravefend for Ireland, to rtfide the attra£lions of her perfon, ftill the favou- 

 ■with her fa her, Mr Grindley, then furgeon rite of all who had eyes and cars — flattered, 

 of the Devon and Cornwall regiment of fen- believed, and perfecutcd, by the highell and 

 cibles, fcrving in that kin^^dom, but now molt fplendid gallantry, it was not to he won- 

 furgcon, &c. in Marfham-ftreet, Wcilminftcr. dcred at, that, with the fecrct load upon her 

 Verv early in the morning of the zot'.i, the heart of iU-ufage at home, ihe fought for hap- 

 brig Diamond, Captain Killar, on board of pinefs with the moll dazzlmg and illuftrious 

 .which lire was a palfenger, was captured in of lovers. She feparated from her husband on 

 the Channel by Lc Coureur, a French brig j the occafion, but made him a provifion to 

 tut, providentially, about nine o'clock the which he was not entitled by his conduft.— 

 fame morning, while in full fiil for a French The peculiar chaiaiEler of Mrs. Crouch, as a 

 prifon, his Majefty's fhip l-'orcupine. Captain pertoruier, was, that fhe joined talents, almoft 

 Draper, hove in fight, and recaptured the in an equal degree, which are rarely to be 

 Diamond, with tlie French brig ; and, at'ter met with in the fame perfon j /he was equal- 

 giving the necefTary fecurity for the payment ly goo.t as a lyric artifl ana as an aclrefs ; /he 

 of the cuflomary falvagc-duty, Cajitain Kil- was equally luper^or both as a finger and a 

 lar was permitted to proceed on his voyage to fpcaker ; and fhe was the only heroine of the 

 Covic, where he arrived the next day Mrs. Englifh opera who had the addrefs in the dia- 

 Boote was in Ireland during the whole of the logue to keep up the impreiiion and influence 

 •late rcbe. lion there, but chiefly refided in the which her long had maue. it was a rare and 

 Ibuthern and weftern parts (over a great part peculiar excellence, for it belonged to hertclf 

 of which fhe had travelled), where the ex- alone. For fome years pall her fiiie powers 

 cefl'cs conimitttd by the mifguided and deluded have yielded to indifpnfition,. and with the 

 jnfurgents were lefs violent than in the prudence which good fcnle always didlatcs, 

 northern and eaftern parts ; and returned to /he retired from her profefiion. Her refigna- 

 England in July i8oi, and refided with her tion in her laft illiiefs was moll exemplary.— 

 father till her marriage, June 4, 1S03. Her She was told that her rec very was beyond 

 remains were interred in the church-yard of the power of human fkill. She then called 

 St. Bride's. Fleet-lbeet. to her bedfide her friends, told each of them 



At Brighton, Mrs. Oouchf late one of the what fhe wilhed to be done a.ter her deceafe, 

 chief orn iments of Drury-lane Tiieatre, and concluded by befeeching that they would 

 •whofe beauty and t lents have been a fubjecl think of it no more, but leave her to the re- 

 fer admiration and praife to every poet and fignation of a contented fpiric. She died in 

 Clitic for he lafl five and twe,ity years. She her 44th year. 



■was the daughter of Mr. Phillips, a lulicitor, In the Do'A-ns, on his p.aflage home from 

 who mixed with his profellional purfuits a re- the Eaft Indies, Mr. Robert yirtiithnot, who 

 gard tor the fine arts, and who vv.is the author was principal fecretary to the Hon. Frederick 

 of feveral pamphlets, which attracted coiiii- North, governor of Ccylcn, but obligeil to 

 derable notice. Mil's Phillips, at an early age, quit his ftation from an ill ftate of health.— 

 dilplayed fuch powers of voice, and fuch a His filler, Mifs Arbuthnot, was three days 

 natural tafle lor mul'ic, that he determined to waiting at Danford tor his arrival, and apart- 

 cultivate the talent, for it w'as not then the ments were prepared in town for him, his 

 /afhion to obtrude on the public the bantlings wife, and daughter. This gentleman was 

 of the nurfery. Mifs Phillips made her firft coufiu to our pvsfsnt Minifter at CoJiflantU 

 appearance ia her eighteenth year, la 1780, nopk. 



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