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the native than the European sub- 

 jects of Great Britain in India. 

 His death will be felt in that quar- 

 ter of the globe as a misfortune 

 to an empire ; for the impression 

 was universal, that his cliaracter 

 was such as must ensure his re- 

 turning to them in an elevated 

 rank, and their regret will be pro- 

 portionate to the good they had a 

 right to anticipate from a measure 

 that would have placed power in 

 hands so fitted for its exercise. 



The eminent services of general 

 Close in India were not rewarded 

 by any honours : but some time 

 after his arrival in England he was 

 promoted to the dignity of a baro- 

 net, a distinction which he is said 

 to have chiefly owed to the friend- 

 ship of the noble earl who presides 

 at the Board of Control, and who, 

 when governor of Fort St. George, 

 had the fullest opportunity of see- 

 ing and estimating his character. 



22. Henry Clifford, esq. bar- 

 jister of Lincoln's Inn. He was 

 the second son of a brother of lord 

 Clifford, and possessed great legal 

 talents. He was especially conver- 

 sant with the law of elections, 

 and perfectly understood the ma- 

 nagement of them. He was always 

 a zealous advocate for popular 

 rights and liberties, and latterly 

 made himself particularly conspi- 

 cuous in the O. P. contest. His 

 adherence to the Roman Catholic 

 religion in which he was bred, de- 

 barred him the highest honours of 

 his profession, and might perhaps 

 be the cause of his falling into 

 those indulgences which shortened 

 his life. 



23. Nicholas Schiavonetti, esq. 

 an engraver of great eminence. 



Samuel Foart Simmons, M. D. 



aged 64, Physician extraordinary 

 to the king, F. R. S. and F. S. A. 

 and member of several foreign 

 academies. Dr. Simmons was a 

 native of Sandwich, and received 

 a considerable part of his educa- 

 tion abroad, which gave him a fa- 

 miliar use of the French language, 

 and introduced him to many fo- 

 reigners of medical and literary 

 eminence. He studied medicine 

 at Edinburgh and Leyden, at the 

 latter of which universities he gra- 

 duated. He settled in London in 

 1778, and making himself knowa 

 by several well-received publica- 

 tions, was elected physician to the 

 Westminster General Dispensary, 

 and rose to considerable practice. 

 Being at length chosen physician 

 to St. Luke's hospital, he thence- 

 forth chiefly confined himself to 

 cases of insanity, in which he ac- 

 quired great reputation, and was 

 one of those who were called in to 

 attend upon his Majesty. A de- 

 clining state of health caused him 

 to resign his situation in that hos- 

 pital in 1811, on which occasion 

 he received the most honourable 

 marks of approbation from the 

 governors. Dr. Simmons was a 

 man of a mild and liberal charac- 

 ter, of retired habits, and chiefly 

 intent upon professional improve- 

 ment. 



25. The right hon. Richard 

 Fitzpatrick, a general in the army, 

 colonel of the 47th regiment, and 

 M. P. for Tavistock. He was a 

 younger brother of the earl of 

 Ossory ; secretary to the duke of 

 Portland when lord lieutenant of 

 Ireland ; and secretary at war in 

 1783 and 1806. He was distin- 

 guished for his proficience as a 

 scholar, and his poetical talents. 



