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Friday. This day, Mr. Flint came 

 tt> the stand, with a new horse- 

 whip, which he applied to the co- 

 lonel's shoulders with great activi- 

 ty, in the presence of a crowd of 

 ladies. All the gentlemen in the 

 place, indignant at this gross and 

 ▼iolent outrage, hissed and hooted 

 him. He was arrested by order of 

 the lord mayor, and several magis- 

 trates, who were present, and given 

 into custody of (he city riinners, un- 

 til he can find bail, himself in lOCOl. 

 and two sureties in 5001. each. Co- 

 lonel Thornton is also bound over to 

 prosecute the party for the assault. 

 25th. This evening, about half 

 past 8 o'clock, departed this life, at 

 Gloucester-house, after a long ill- 



highness 



William 



ness, his royal 



Henry duke of Gloucester, to the 

 great grief of their majesties and all 

 the royal family. 



About noon his highness received 

 the sacrament, which was admi- 

 nistered by the rev. Mr. Duval. The 

 dachcss and his children communi- 

 cated with him. Monday, his phy- 

 sicians, doctors Vaughan, Bayley, 

 Heywood, and Charlton, attended 

 to examine the body, when it was 

 ascertained, that in addition to the 

 •tone, there was a very great decay 

 of the liver. There was besides a 

 gradual decay of the intestines, 

 ■which latterly had affected his lungs 

 »o materialiy,that he could not speak 

 without extreme pain and dillicully. 

 His illness lasted seven weeks. The 

 doke, finding his end approaching, 

 beckoned to his medical attendant 

 Mr. CharKoii, who immediately 

 leaned on the bed. His highness, in 

 ^ Tcry low tone, (the powers of ar- 

 ticulation being nearly exhausted) 

 •aid it was his dying request that 

 his body might not be embalmed ; 

 and this wish he rei)catoU to ^)rince 



'William, who promised it should be 

 complied Avith. The duke of Glou- 

 cester was born Nov. 25, 1743, and 

 married Sept. 6, 1766, to Maria 

 countess dowager of Waldegrave, 

 and daughter of sir Edward Wal- 

 pole, K. B. by whom he has left 

 issue, prince William Frederick and 

 princess Sophia ; and had another 

 daughter, Caroline Augusta Matil- 

 da, born June 24, 1774, who died 

 INIarch 14, 1775, and was buried ia 

 St. George's chapel, Windsor, where 

 his royal highness requested to be 

 deposited. He was second son of 

 the late prince of Wales, and bro- 

 ther to his present majesty. Hig 

 royal highness was elected a knight 

 of the most noble order of thegarter, 

 and installed in 1762; soon after 

 which he was appointed ranger of 

 Hampton-court Park. A few days 

 before he was of full age, Nov. 17, 

 1764, his majesty was pleased *o 

 grant to him and his heirs-male, the 

 dignity of a duke of the kingdom of 

 Great Britain, and of an earl of the 

 kingdom of Ireland, by the name, 

 style, and title of the duke of Glou- 

 cester and Edinburgh, and earl of 

 Connaught. He was admitted into 

 the privy council Dec. 19, 1764; 

 and, Jan. 10, 1765, took his seat 

 in the house of peers. He was ap- 

 pointed colonel of the 15th regi- 

 ment of foot; and, on the death of 

 his brother the duke of York, l\ada 

 grant of the custody of the lodge' 

 and walks in Cranbourn Chase, in 

 Windsor Forest. In 1768 he was 

 constituted major-general and colo- 

 nel of the 3d. regiment of foot- 

 guards. In 1770, promoted to the 

 rank of major-general, and to the 

 command of the 1st regiment of foot- 

 guards. In 1771, appointed war- 

 den and keeper of New Forest; and, 

 in 1772, advaiKcd to the rank of 



gencivil 



