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‘sive parliaments till the ‘dissolution in 1807. 
He ‘formerly ‘used often to ‘speak in parlia- 
ment, and never rose but to promote or to sug- 
“gest ‘some ‘object of ‘public ‘utility. Every 
thing he uttered was marked ‘by good ‘sense, 
‘observation, knowledge of the world, and sin- 
cere patriotism. ‘There was, however, some- 
thing peculiar in his manner, and his mind 
having a strong bias towards religion, he fre- 
quehtly ‘mingled ‘passages ‘from Scripture ‘in 
his speeches, which subjected him to the 
Fidicule of those whose dispositions were Yess 
serious; but the known rectitude and benig- 
nity of his ‘character always secured him the 
attention and respect of much the greater 
number of his’hearers. In his parliamentary 
career, it was his principle to support admi- 
nistration whenever he conscientiously could : 
but he never gave one vote with Lord Notth 
during the American war, uniformly dividing 
with the opposition’on every question that had 
any relation to it. When’Mr, Pitt first mov- 
ed ‘for a‘reform in parliament, ‘Sir ‘Richard 
voted in favor of that measure. “In ‘1784 ‘he 
also supported Alderman Sawbridge, and in 
1797, Mr. Grey ona similar occasion. He 
joined for'a time in favour of the former con- 
test with Franee; but we at length find him 
voting against the continuance of the war, as 
the wished a‘stop'to ‘be put to ‘the €ffusion of 
human ‘blood. In 1800, the knight of the 
shire for Salop seconded a’‘motion made by the 
late Sir Willian Pelteney, for leave to bring 
in a bill to'prevént the inhuman sport of bull- 
baiting. In 1802, when Mr. Dent moved 
the second reading of a similar bill, he besped 
leave to “speak in ‘behalf of a race of poor 
friendless beings Who'certaitily could tiot speak 
for ‘themselves. “After quoting several ap- 
posite passuges fromthe Proverbs of Solomon, 
and the writings of Sir Matthew Hale, ia 
opposition to ‘cruelty to brute creatures, he 
jocularly observed, that ‘as the gentlemen 
of Ireland had been $0 favourable to their 
own bulis he Wwas-sure they would be no less 
indulgent to ours.""* Sir Richard supported 
Mr. Addington’s administration, and expressed 
his approbation of the address to the king on 
the renewal of hostilities. The public and 
private charities of the deceased baronet were 
very liberal and-extensive 3 and what is still 
better they were administered in the “true 
spirit of the gospel, with tenderness and 
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* Sir Richard carried his consideration for 
his servants and domestic animals, particularly 
his horses, to a degree not yery, common at 
the present day. It is afact, that after being 
set down atthe House of Commons, which he 
very regularly attended, if the weather either 
was or threatened to be bad, he would direct 
his coachman to return immediately ; and 
rather than keep his domestics and horses ex- 
posed to its vicissitudes, he would himself 
brave its inclemen¢y; at all hours, in a walk 
from Westminster to his residence, at thy very 
extremity ef Upper Harley-street, 
“Sec 
Account of the late Sir Thomas Pasléy, Bart. _ Wan. 1, 
recy. The ‘great tegularity which ‘per- 
vaded his household’and numerous domesti¢s 
exhibited a pattern highly wofthy of the 
‘imitation ofall others in the like station 6f 
life; at the samie time that his munificente 
and hospitality in the entertainment ‘of his 
‘friends were quite of the old ‘English stamp. 
His ‘paternal estate he laid out with great 
taste, insomuch that Hawkstore is one of the 
greatest ornaments of the county in which it 
is situated, and the admiration of all visitors. 
Sir ‘Richard was never married, so that his 
title and estates descend to his eldest brother, 
now Sir John Hill. * 
At his seat, near Alton, Hampshire, Sir 
Thomas Pasley, batt. admiral of the ‘white, 
74. He was the fifth son of James Pasley, 
esq. of Craig, in the county of Demtries, 
North Britain, by Magdalen, daughter of 
Robert Eliot, esq. of Middleholm “Mill, in 
the county of Roxburgh. He was born at 
Craig, on the 2d of March, 1734, and hav- 
ing, from his early youth, entertained a strong 
predilection for the naval service, he éntered 
in 1752, as a midshipman om board the Gar- 
land frigate. Very soon afterwards, he re- 
moved into the Weasel floop of war, at that 
‘time under orders for the Jamaica station, and 
in which he served successively under the cap- 
tains Cockburn, Webber, ‘and Digby. The 
‘latter being appointed to the Biddeford fri- 
gate, took with him Mr. Pasley, for whom 
le had conceived a strong’ attachment, and 
promoted him to the rank of acting lieute- 
nant. The frigate was soon ordered to Eng- 
land, having on board 500,0001._ in bullion. 
As soon as the vessel arrived at Portsmouth, 
Mr. Pasley, with a proper escort, was dis- 
patched to London with the treasure. Hav- 
ing lodged his valuable charge in the bank, 
he returned to Portsmouth without delay, 
and embarked on board the Dunkirk,’ to 
which Captain Digby had been appointed du- 
ring his absence. This ship was one of those 
which proceeded, in 1757, on the unsuccess~ 
ful expedition to the coast ef France; and, 
though its issue was so ill calculated to pro- 
cure either honour or promotion for those 
who were engaged in it, yet the merit of Mr. 
Pasley had so powerfully attracted the notice 
of his commanding officer, that, on his re- 
turn to Portsmouth, he found a commission 
as an established lieutenant lying there for 
him, by which he was appointed to serve on 
board of the Roman Emperor fire-ship. He 
was very soon afterwards tranferzed from this 
vessel, at his own special request, into the 
Hussar frigate, commanded by the celebrated 
captain Elliot, with whom heremoved to the 
Bolus of 36. guns. In this ship he assisted 
in the capture of the Migponne, a French 
vessel of 20 guns, which, with her consort, 
the Blonde, of $6, the ASolus fell in with off 
the coast of France; but, as the enemy im- 
mediately crowded all the sail they could set, 
the latter was fortunate enough teescape. In 
the year 1760, the ZZolus was enor 
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