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of mankind. His first composition 
for Drury-lane theatre was ‘* The 
Doctor and Apothecary,” which 
was performed on the day of his 
death. 
19. Sir Hugh Palliser, bart, ad- 
miral of the white. 
21. In his 77th year, sir Bends 
Rookwood Gage, bart. ot Hengrave, 
co. Suffolk, and of Coldhamhall. He ° 
was the eldest of the two sons of 
John, second son of sir William 
Gage, bart. by his wife Elizabeth 
daughter of Thomas Rookwood, 
esq. of Coldham-hall, On the 
death of her father she became 
sole heiress of all his estate. Sir 
Thomas married, 1747, Lucy 
daughter of William Knight, of 
Kingesby, co. Lincoln, esq. by 
whom he has issue a son, Thomas, 
his successor, and three danghters. 
2. Lady of sir Thomas Parkyns, 
bart. 
25. At Ranelagh the countess of 
Crequy Canaples, widow of Hugues 
comte de Crequy Canaples, of Or- 
ville, in the province of Artois. 
She was daughter of Edward Comer- 
ford, of Leeds, Yorkshire, M. D. 
28. Lady M:ldmay. 
At Berne, in Switzerland, where 
he had long been retired from 
motives of ceconomy, after consi- 
derable expenditure on parliament- 
ary eleétions, and afterwards, by 
preference of situation, for health, 
Spencer Compton, eighth earl of 
Northampton, in wiih title he 
succeeded his brother, in 1763. 
He married first Jane, daughter of 
Henry Lawton, esq. of North- 
amptonshire, who died in 1767, 
leaving issue a son Charles, born 
1760, and a daughter, Fiances, 
born 1758. Tis second lady was 
Mi:s Anne Houghamy His Jord- 
ship was appointed one of the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1796: 
grooms of his majesty’s bed. 
chamber, Nov. 25, 1760 ; elected 
recorder of Northampton, Nov. 1, 
1763 ; and constituted lord-lieute- 
nant and custos rotulorem of ‘the 
county of Northampton, July 19, 
1771 5-and president of the Ge- 
neral Hospital and Preservative So- 
ciety of the county. He is suc- 
ceeded by his only son, Charles, 
ninth earl. 
Much lamented, the rev. Benja- 
min Sowden, minister of the Eng. 
lish Episcopal Church at Amster- 
dam. He was justly esteemed 
for his learning, his extensive | 
acquaintance with science, and the 
amiable qualities of his heart. A dis- 
cussion of his father’s having written 
or published jady W.Montague’s let, 
ters, which be only possessed, may be 
seen inthe Gentleman’s Magazine, 
vol. Lxtv. His father printed five 
sermons: 1. on the fast, 1747 ; 
2. on the death of the prince of 
Orange, 1750; 3. at the funeral of 
the rev. Barthomew Loftus,t751 ; 
4. Ordination, 17523 5: on the 
death of king George II. 1760. 
April 3. At the Hague, countess 
de Welderen, sister to lord Howard, 
and Mrs, Parker, the wife of compte 
de Welderen, many years minister 
from Holland to this country. 
10. Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 
bart. 
12. At the George inn at Bridge- 
water, on her way to the Hotwells, 
aged 19, lady Anne-Maria Mon- 
tague, daughter of the late and 
sister of the present duke of Man- 
chester. i 
13. At his seat at Whitwell, co. 
York, aged 31, sir Bellingham 
Graham, bart. He was son of the 
late sir Bellingham, and has a sister 
marracd, abroad, to col. Greville. 
16, Suddenly, James, 10th lord 
Somerville 
