566 
At Greenwich, 77, Mrs. A. Martyr. 
In Boreham, Essex, 67, Rebecca, widow 
of John Mellersh, esq. of Shalford, Surrey. 
The Right Hon. Thomas Steele, aged 70, 
formerly a. distinguished member of par- 
Hiament, and a very active and celebrated 
member of Mr. Pitt’s administration. 
At Blackheath, 81, Mr, Peter Young. 
In Gower-street, Bedford-square, George 
Jourdan, esq. 
In Kentish Town, 72, Mrs. Greenwood, 
widow of Thomas G. esq. 
At Ham Common, Elizabeth Mary, wife 
of Capt. Booth, 16th King’s Hussars. 
Tn Colebrooke-row, Islington, 67, Mr. 
John Haydon. 
At Peckham, 63, Mary, widow of 
William Codner, esq. 
In Ludgate-street,. Eliza, widow of Gen. 
Keith Macalister, j 
At Wimbledon, Mrs, Meyrick, widow of 
James M. esq. : 
In Highbury-place, Mrs. Smith, widow of 
Jabez S. esq. of Stoke ‘Newington. 
George Augustus Buuverie, esq. Auditor 
of the Excise. j 
At Kensington-house, Julia, wife of 
Major Johnstone, 14th rest. 
‘Mr. Joseph Yellowly, many years a re- 
spectable stationer of Gracechurch-street. 
At Kew, Miss Tunstal/, many years 
housekeeper to the King, at that place. 
This lady's clothes caught fire, and her 
person was so dreadfully burned, that she 
expired on the following day. 
At Deptford, John Mason, esq. a ma- 
gistrate for Kent and Surrey. 
In Grafton-street, John T. Vaughan, 
esq. 
ig Brunswick-square,84, Hardin Burnley, 
esy. father-in-law of Joseph Hume, esq. 
M.P. ) 
In Great Prescot-street, 72, MM. L. 
Newton, esq. 
In Sydney-place, Camberwell, 28, 
Caroline, wife of J. H. Fletcher, esq. 
In High-street, Mary-le-bone, at an ad- 
vanced age, Mrs. Blathwayt, widow of 
William. B.. esq. of Dyrham-park, Glou- 
eestershire. 
Charles, son of Charles Barclay, esq. of 
Clapham Common. 
In the Fleet Prison, Mr, G, Picket ; he 
had been confined there since 1800, tor 
pretended contempt of Conrt, a subject 
which calls for legislative interference. 
In Aldermanbury, Mr. W. Paiy, chief 
clerk to the magistrates of Guildhall. 
' In Upper Wimpole-strect, Mrs. Bridges, 
widow of Lieut. Gen. B. 
‘At Twickenham, Lady Catherine Marley. 
In Bolt-court, Fleet-street, 56, Mr. 
William Walker, late proprietor of the 
York hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. 
Tn Old Palace-yard, 63, Frances, widow 
of H. Bankes, esq. m.P. for Corfe Castle. 
In Qneen-square, Robert Raynsford, esq. 
chief magistrate of the police office, 
Deaths in and near London. 
{Jan. 1, 
Queen-square.—Mr. Raynsford for many 
years acted at Shadwell office, and was 
removed to Hatton-garden, and lastly to 
Queen-square. He was related to some 
noble families, and highly respeeted by all 
who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. 
He was between sixty and seventy years 
of age. } 
At Port Eljiot, Cornwall, 63, John Eart 
of St. Germains.. He succeeded his father, 
Edward, in 1804, and was twice married, 
but, dying without issue male, he is suc- 
ceeded ‘in his titles and estates by his 
brother, the Hon. Wm. Elliot. The pre- 
sent earl was member for Liskeard, in the 
representation of which a seat is yacant. 
Charles Grant, esq. one of the directors 
of the East India Company. Mr. Grant 
was a native of Scotland, and, having by 
his parents been well educated, was sent 
to London to make his way in the world. 
Here he was taken into the counting- 
house of a gentleman of the same name, 
who had interest in the East India House, 
and procured Mr. Grant an appointment in 
the civil service of the company. In this 
Mr. Grant continued many years, and 
made an easy fortune. Me also acquired 
such an extensive knowledge of the com- 
pany’s concern, and of the political eco- 
nomy of India, which was afterwards of 
great service to him in his future life. 
On his return, he found Mr, Pitt in pow- 
er, and communicated to him such in- 
telligence as was of service. By his in- 
terest he was elected, in the year 1794, 
one of the East India directors, a situa- 
tion which (except during the years he 
was out by rotation,) he has held ever 
since. He served as a deputy chairman, 
and chairman, and was extremely active 
in both capacities. Soon after bis return 
from India, he. was elected member of 
parliament for one of the districts of Scots 
boroughs; and some time after, having 
purchased lands in the county of Inver- 
ness, he was elected representative. for 
that county. In parliament lie invariably 
voted with Mr. Pitt’s friends. Mr. Grant 
left several children ; his eldest son has 
filled several places under government, 
and.is a member of the privy council ; his 
second son is a barrister at law. 
At Woolwich, Lieutenant-general Bailey 
Willington, after a service of fifty years 
in the royal artillery, He entered into 
that corps as second lieutenant in 1771, 
rose to be first lieutenant in 1779, a cap- 
tain in 1782, major by brevet in 1791, and 
soon after major in the corps; lientenant- 
colonel by brevet, 1794; and lieutenant- 
colonel in the corps 1799. In 1804 he 
attained the full rank of colonel. He'was 
promoted to be a major-general 1810, and 
licutenant-general 1819, 
At his castle, at Amerongen, near the 
Hague, Rynan Doderich Jacob de Girkill, 
earl of Athlone, in Ireland. ‘This noble- 
man 
