58 
During the laft feafon the fol- 
lowing. fhips paffed the Sound, 
viz. 2405 Englifh, 2017 Danes, 
2389 Swedes, 2103 Pruffians, 172 
Papenburghers, 47 Hamburghers, 
107 Oldenburghers,139 Bremeners, 
191 Roftockers, 37 Lubeckers, 
2 Courlanders, 81 Americans, and 
31 Portuguefe. 
12th. Diep, at his houfe in - 
Norfolk-ftreet, Strand, Richard 
Brocklefby, Efq. M. D. Fellow of 
the College of Phyficians and of the 
Reyal Society, and one of theoldeft 
phyficians on the ftaff of the army. 
He was highly efteemed and re- 
fpected as a learned and able phy- 
fician, and as a truly benevolent 
and honeft man. Dr. Brocklefby 
ftudied and took the degree of 
M.D. at Leyden, where he proba- 
bly formed that friendfhip with the 
late Mr. Wilkes which continued 
to their lives end; and he attended 
him in confequence of his duel 
with Mr. Martin, 1763. Prepara- 
tory to his degree, he read, and af- 
terwards printed, at Leyden, 1745, 
4to, “ Differtatio inauguralis, de Sa- 
Sid and et morbofd.”? His next pub- 
fication was, * An Effay concern- 
ing the Mortality of Horned Cattle, 
London, 1746.” He was alfo the 
author of feveral papers in the 
Philofophical Tranfactions. The 
Doctor had one fon, who was a 
private pupil to Mr. Wakefield, 
after he quitted the academy at 
Hackney. 
26th. In Grofvenor fquare, in 
his feventy-firft year, John Wilkes, 
Efq. F.R.S. alderman of the ward 
of Farringdon Without, and cham- 
ROA of London. He was, in 
early life, colonel of the Bucking- 
hamfhire militia; M. P. for Aylet- 
bury, and Afrerwaras for the eounty 
‘of “Middlefex ; “elected” alderman 
a - 
ANNUAL OR EGIST ER, 
1797+ 
1769; fheriff..1771; lord mayor 
1774; and chamberlain 1779. His” 
exertions and intrepidity added le- 
gal fecurity to the liberties of Eng- | 
lifhmen. A further account of 
this diftinguifhed charaéter will _ 
be given in a tibfequent part of 
the volume. 
BIRTHS for the Year 1797. 
Jan. 1. Vifcountefs Deerhurft, a 
fon. 
Countefs of Aylesford, 
twins, a fon and a 
daughter. 
16. Vifcountefs Galway, a fon, 
. Vifcountefs Clifden, a fon, 
25., Lady Donne, a fon. 
Feb. 1, Lady Horatio Seymour, 
a fon. 
6. Countefs of Guildford, a 
daughter. 
Lady Rodney,.a fon. 
8. Countefs of Belfaft, a fon. 
1t. Countefs Temple, a fon. 
26. The wife of William Cur- 
rie, Efq. M. P. a fon. 
March 5. The wife of Alderman 
Coombe, M. P. a fon. 
12. Lady Burges; Baronefs, a 
daughter, 
The wife of Alexander 
Allardice, Efg. M. P. for 
Aberdeen, .a ftill- born 
male child. 
20.. The wife of Colonel Gra- 
ham, a fon. 
23. Couniefs of Mount Edge- 
cumbe, a fon. 
April 3. The lady of the Bifhop of 
St. David, a daughter. . 
11. Lady Amelia Gamon, a 
daughter. 
16. Lady Carrington, a daugh- 
ter. 5 
Lady Watfon, a daughter. 
May 18, 
