84 
At Streatham, 80, Mrs. Lambert. 
At Upper Tooting, 83, Mrs. Wilson, re- 
lict of the late C. Wilson, esq. 
At Epsom, 74, Mrs. Pilgrim. 
In Argyle-street, 75, 7’. Randal, esq. 
In King-street, Portman-square, 18, Mr. 
Charles Celarius Fitzgerald. 
In Charter-house-square, Mrs. Jene 
Bridges. 
In Dean’s-yard,Westminster,79, Richard 
Bevin, esq. 
At Hackney, Mrs. Ann Goodbehere, wife 
of the late J. G. esq. and niece of the late 
alderman of that name. Her death was 
occasioned by part of her clothes being sud- 
denly drawn through tke bars of a grate 
while stirring the fire. An inquest was 
held on her body the same evening, when 
the jury returned a verdict of “ Acciden- 
tal Death.” It must be evident, on the 
slightest consideration, that if this lady 
liad fortunately happened to have beeh 
instructed in the principle of the ascent of 
flame, and had lain down at the commence- 
ment of the accident instead of maintaining 
an erect position, by which the combus- 
tion not only accumulated, but ascended 
to the throat, face, and head, no fatal 
consequences could possibly have ensued. 
This principle, upon which we have long 
insisted, and which we first promulgated, 
has been the means of saving many lives, 
under circumstances similar to those of 
Mrs. Goodbehere. If the parties stand 
erect till the flames have acquired a cer- 
tain intensity, even rolling in a carpet 
often does more harm than good 
[Thomas Whately, esq. whose death we 
lately noticed, was the son of a clergyman, 
the Rev. Mr. Whately, of Derby, who had 
fiiled the civic chair of the corporation three 
successive years with characteristic dignity, 
urbanity, and reputation. Born of a good fa- 
mily and highly respectable parents, Thomas, 
the subject of this notice, had received a libe- 
ral education ; after which, suitably with his 
inclination, he was apprenticed to the medi- 
cal profession, and became fellow apprentice 
with the celebrated author of the ‘ Botanic 
Garden,’—Dr. Darwin. Naturally attached 
to studious habits and the pursuits of anato- 
mical and literary information, Master 
Whately cultivated every opportunity for his 
mental improvement, examined his principles 
by the nicest scrutiny, and formed his judg- 
ment upon the foundation of ocular truth. 
As he advanced to manhood, he progressively 
enriched his mind, which, as a physiological 
student, he considered of the first importance 
to his present and future interests ; so zealous- 
. ly, indeed, that his intense application induced 
a nervous head-ache, which continued, in mo- 
dified degrees, to the last moment of his life. 
Perseverance, led him forth into the world, 
endued wits a yreat store of valuable know- 
ledge. As a botanist, he was particularly 
distinguished : he invented an improved plan 
Mrs. Goodbekere,—Thomas Whately, esq. 
. tions. 
[Feb. 1, 
for the better management and more durable 
preservation of plants in sand and paper, which 
met with the sanction and approval of the most 
eminent votaries o: Linnzeus, and testimonies of 
its utility are recorded in the best and latest 
works on botany and horticulture. Free from 
the versatile aid pre-disposing influence of 
hospital associates, be passed the several ex- 
aminations of the colleges, societies, and cri- 
tical ordeals in Scotland and England with so 
-much advantage, that he gained the coun- 
tenance and friendship of men of letters and 
medical fame. Thus honoured, he was en- 
couraged to persevere yet more diligently, 
and he gleaned the scattered fragments of 
science like a wise husbandman. London, 
which has the strongest claims for practice 
and experience, now began to invite Mr. 
Whately to exercise his talents in pharmacy 
and the more scientific branches of physical 
operations.. This apostrophe in bis life gave 
him further chance of acquiring celebrity, 
and brought his surgical skill into deep and 
forcible action. The quickness, ease, and 
certainty of Mr. Whately’s performances on 
his patients, in the most difficult cases, de- 
cided his choice of confining himself wholly 
to surgery. Hence his fame spread widely 
and justly among the afflicted, and his eleva- 
lion as a surgeon became maturely and ho- 
nourably established in the highest circles. 
As a writer, he was signalized by the several 
works which issued from his pen, and which 
are consulted by students on account of their 
character for practical and experimental 
utility. They are principally—a work on 
* Ulcers’—the ‘ Tibia’-—‘ Strictures’—‘ Poly- 
pus,? with improved foreeps—‘ Necrosis,’— 
and some other tracts and papers, periodically 
inserted in medical publications. Mr. Whate- 
ly and Sir Everard Home, lor some time 
carried on a paper controversy, which ended 
by proving that his method of treating stric- 
tures caused less pain to the sufferer, and was 
equally felicitous, perhaps more, in perform- 
ing speedy and permanent cure, than the 
noticed baronet’s. Mr. W. was a great and 
constant friend to the poor and afflicted, both 
with his advice gratuitously and his benefac- 
He was tke friend of Christianity, and 
acted up to its dictates by his uniform ex- 
ample and daily walk. He was formerly on 
the most intimate terms of friendship with 
the reverend Mr. Newton, with whom he 
corresponded for many years. He was thrice 
married, and his seven children and young 
and amiable widow, who have survived him, 
were his habitual and indulgent pride. Fond 
of domestic retirement and the study of phyto- 
logy, in the cloisters of leaves and beautiful 
flowers, he avoided the ostentatious glare of 
the fashionable world ; and latterly led a re- 
tired life at Isleworth. ] 
Lately, at Burcote, Salop, 94, 1}. Sadler, 
esq. the last of an ancient family, who had 
resided at that place in uninterrupted suc- 
cession during the last two hundred and 
thirty-eight years 
At 
