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‘and Surrey.’ He has left a large 
fortune, which he has chiefly be- 
queathed to public charities: 10,0001. 
to the Westminster Lying-in hos- 
pital, donations equally liberal to 
several others, and the residue (sup- 
posed to be 40,0001.) to St. George’s 
hospital. 
aist, At his house in Stafford- 
* row, Pimlico, aged 89, Ri- 
chard Yates, esq. the celebrated 
eomedian ; his reputation in the 
parts of old and grotesque cha- 
Facters especially, was eminently 
great. He was remarkuble for pure 
and chaste acting up to the words 
of his author with @ scrupulous 
attention; the more remarkable, 
as performers of this cast of acting 
frequently introduce their own hu- 
mour, with what may be called the 
licentia histrionicad of the drama. He 
excelled also in teaching or making 
anactor, ina higher degreé, per- 
haps, than any one of his time. 
He was married, first, to a woman 
who was rich ; secondly, to Miss 
Anna Maria Graham, who had 
been introduced to his tuition by 
Mr. Garrick, and with him she 
first came on the stage at Birming- 
ham. Mr. Yates died suddenly. He 
had been very well,asusual,for some 
time, and had breakfasted heartily. 
_ Having ordered eels for dinner, 
when, unfortunately, they could 
hot be had, his warm and hasty 
temper could ill bear the disap- 
“pointment; and from anger he 
worked himself up to rage. His 
housekeeper, zealous to please him, 
went out a long way, and brought 
"a ere she returned, exhausied 
th fatigue of spirits, he had 
leaned-his head upon the table, and 
she found him dead. 
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This day a storm of thunder 
Iste was remarkably tremendous 
in the western part of Sussex. At 
Pulborough a barn was set on fire 
by the lightning, and entirely con- 
sumed. Luckily it contained only 
seven quarters of oats. In the neigh- 
bourhood of the above place, the 
peas in the fields were considerably 
injured by a heavy fall of hail,which 
accompanied the thunder. 
zh, _ Northampton. The following 
(“™* dreadful accident happened a 
few days since to Mr. J. Robinson, 
herse-breaker, in Peterborough : 
having a@ young colt in training, 
the animal began on a sudden to 
plunge, by which means the rider 
was thrown from his seat with such 
violence, as’ to separate the ribs 
from the back-bone. . The unfor- 
tunate man is attended by an emi- 
nent surgeon, and there are hopes 
of his' recovery. 
* Afew days ago, asa groom was 
combing a race-horse in the neigh- 
bourhood of Beverley, in Yorkshire, 
the animal became so irritated as te 
catch hold of the man’s side with 
his teeth, and tear away the flesh 
in so shocking a manner, as to ren- 
der his bowels and entrails visible. 
The poor fellow’s recovery is much 
despaired of. 
oth On Saturday the sheriffs of 
* London and Middlesex ap- 
peared in the Exchequer chamber, 
to render into court their estreats, 
levies, captions, &c. and to answer 
an officer called the opposer, for 
the crowns Several of the sheriffs? 
officers, no doubt, being engaged 
about their country houses and 
their carriages, had forgoiten to 
make any returns, in consequence 
of which the sheriffs were ordered 
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