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mitactiMers, and tradesinen, was lately 

 Iield at Leicester, Tliomas Cooke, esq. in 

 tlie cliair, to ctmsider of tiic propriety of 

 petiiiouiiig parliarucut tor a repeal of tlie 

 Insolvent Debtor's Act. It was resolved 

 unanimously to petition. — (See the article 

 Liindon.) 



3Iarrittl.] Julm Hames, esq. of Leices- 

 ter, to Mr.<. Elizabeth Carter, of Scraploft. 

 — Mr. D. Bates, of Tliurmeston, to Rlivs 

 A, Greaves, of Leicester. — Mr. Cart- 

 ■wriglit, to Rliss Burrows, boili of Lough- 

 borough. — The Kev. J. Roberts, of Mel- 

 ton Mowbray, to Miss Heath, of Totncs. 



Died.] At Leicester, at an advanced 

 age, Mrs. Spencer. — In (he Swiues'-iuar- 

 ket, Mrs. Ball.— 63, Mrs. Hunt. 



At Loughborough, 66, Mr. W. Buck.— 

 26, Mr. J. Renals. — 'ij. Miss C. Spencer, 

 highly esteemed and regretted. 



At Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 40, Mr. T. 

 Adams. 



At Market Harborongh, Mrs, Sarah 

 Butcher, highly and deservedly esteemed 

 and regretted. 



At Wimeswould, 85, the Rev. R. Thur- 

 man, deservedly regretted.— At Owston, 

 65, John Heycock, esq. 



At Danett's Hall, near Leicester, Ed- 

 ward Alexander, m.i). after a series of in- 

 tense and protracted sufferings, which 

 were borne with exemplary fortitude and 

 resignation. As the particulars of his dis- 

 tressing case cannot properly be detailed 

 here, it will be sufficient to remark, that 

 his disorder, which had long been making 



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consolation, or to relieve their necessities, 

 as their lespective stituations and circum- 

 stances might require. In the perform- 

 ance of his professional duties he was 

 sti icily conscientious. No respect of per- 

 sons did he shew; the rich and the poor 

 partook impartially of his care and 

 assiduity. To the latier his services were 

 gratuitous ; and likewise, in a considerable 

 degiee, to others, who could not, without 

 dif&ciiliy, afford to make him a suitable re- 

 muneration. His bountiful hand was 

 ever open to the claims of the indigent and 

 the oppressed; and, in all the relations of 

 life, the same ardour, the same upright- 

 ness and inlegrity, the same unwearied ac- 

 tivity, distinguished his conduct. A re- 

 maskable sweetness of disposition, and 

 strosig intellectual powers, were, in him, 

 combined with uncommon "singleness of 

 heart.'' His ruling principle was lovp 

 to God, displayed in a warm and disin- 

 terested love of man, wliolly free from 

 party spiiit and narrow distinctions. 

 Devotion was hit delight, studying the 

 Scriptures his dearest cniployincnt, and 

 his hope rested on the mercies of God in 

 Christ. Perhaps Ur. A. did not entirely 

 agree with any denomination of Chris- 

 tians : but serious reflection, and patient 

 investigation, led him to a full conviction 

 of the truth of the leading tenets of Unita- 

 liaiiisni ; and, from the tune of his settling 

 in the vicinity of Leicester, he joined the 

 congregation assembling at the " Great 

 Meeting" in that town. In politics, he 



i nsidious approaches, first manifested itself embraced the liberal side of the question, 



in June, 1810, and soon began to wear a 

 formidable aspect. A state of pecnliaiiy 

 painful and complicated disease gradually 

 ensued, which clouded all the bright pros- 

 pects his successful medical career had 

 opened to his view, and compelled him to 

 relinquish the practical part of an occnpa- 

 tion to which he was exceedingly devoted, 

 and admirably adapted. The few inter- 

 vals Dr. A. was permitted to enjoy of 

 comparative ease from agonizing pain, 

 were usually passed in reading, medila- 

 tion, and domestic society. Theology and 

 medicine were the subjects to which he 

 principally directed his attertion. On 

 these he liad, for many years, read much, 

 and thought still more. His purity of 

 character from early life, his extraordinary 

 moral worth, as well as knowledge and 

 skill in his profession, have rarely been 

 equalled. Nor washisardentand vigorous 

 mind satisfied with the exercise of his 

 medical functions only. Rising above 

 every selfish consideration, he carried into 

 his practice the most exalted christian vir- 

 tues. He was not merely the able physi- 

 cian, but the8yiii|ialliizing friend and com- 

 fi-rlcr of his patients. He listened to their 

 wauls and sorrows, was prompt to aid 

 thtui by his advice, to poui lu the balm of 



and was always the firm and strenuous ad- 

 v.;cate of civil and religious freedom, 

 "Every* project for the benefit of his coun- 

 try, and ihe advancement of knowledge, 

 liberty, and truth, obtained his zealous 

 support." His judgment of those who dif- 

 fered from him was uniformly candid and 

 generous; and never did he retain the 

 slightest malevolent or unkind seniiment 

 against per-onsfrom whom he had experi- 

 enced undeserved or injurious treatment. 

 The subject of this brief, imperfect oitliiie, 

 was the younger son of the late John Alex- 

 ander, M.D, of Halifax, was born Nov. 

 the 25th, 1767, and received his classical 

 education at Hippesholm school, which then 

 was, and still is, under the superintendence 

 of the Rev. Richard Hudson, who, (or more 

 tlian half a century, has officiated as after- 

 noon lecturer at the parish church in 

 Halifax, Dr. A. possessed the advantage 

 of being well initiated in the various 

 branches of his profession, during his early 

 youth. At the usual period, he went lo 

 London to pursue his anatomical studies, 

 and there became a pupil of the late Sir 

 William Blizard. Having accomplished 

 his object in the metropolis, he repaired to 



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Edinbiirj;h ; 



