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rcct, of a decline, aged 4 years, 

 the youngest d-trigliter of Sir Richard 

 Carr Gl)nn, bart. 



Ctli. At the Prince of Wales's 

 Coftee-house, in Conduit-street, 

 Hanover-square, Francis William 

 Barlow, esq. M. P. for the city of 

 Coventry, and captain in the first 

 regiment of dragoon guards. 



In Harley street, Cavendish- 

 square, Mrs. Jones, widow of the 

 bishop of Kddare. 



7tli. At her house in Bruton- 

 strcct, aged 78, Lady Walpole, wife 

 of baron W. of Wolterton, Norfolk, 

 and only surviving daughter of Wil- 

 liam, third duke of Devonshire. 



At his house in Berkeley-squarej 

 in his 69th year, the most noble 

 William Petty, marquis of Lans- 

 down, earl of Wycombe, viscount 

 Calne, baron Wycombe in England, 

 earl of Shelburne, viscount Pitzraau- 

 rice, baron Dunkcrron in Ireland, 

 K. G. 1782, and a general in the 

 army. Born May % 1737 ; M. P. 

 for Chipping Wycombe, 1761 ; suc- 

 ceeded his father, John, the late 

 earl, May 10, 1761 ; created mar- 

 quis of Lansdovvn, county of So- 

 mersct, Nov. 30, 1804; married 

 Feb. 3, 17G,}, lady Sopliia Carteret, 

 daughter of John carl Granville, by 

 lady Sophia Fermor, daughter of 

 ,Thomas earl of Pomfret, and by her, 

 ■who died Jan. 5, 1771, had issue 

 John Henry earl of Wycombe, born 

 Dec. 6, 1705 ; and William, who 

 died, .tan. 27, 1778. Wa married 

 secondly, July 19, 1779, lady Louisa 

 Fitzpatrick, daughter of John carl 

 of Upper Ossory, who died Aug. 7, 

 1789, by whom he had Henry, born 

 Jniy 2, 1780; and Louisa, born 

 Dec. 8, 1781, died young. His 

 lordship was of the privy council, 

 and commissioner of trade and plan- 

 tations )7GJ ; took his seat in the 



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Irish parliament 1764; appointed 

 aid-du.camp io the king, 1760, 

 with the rank of colonel of foot, 

 and major-general of his majesty's 

 forces in 1765. He was secretary 

 of state under lord Chatham's se- 

 cond administration, but resigned 

 in consequence of the affairs of Cor- 

 sica. In the administration df the 

 marquis of Rockingham, he was se- 

 cretary of state with Mr. Fox. On 

 the death of the marquis, 1782, he 

 succeeded to the premiership, as first 

 lord of the treasury, and introduced 

 Mr. Pitt, then only twenty-two 

 years of age, to the office of chan- 

 cellor of the exchequer ; but this 

 administration, which brought about 

 the peace of 1782, was not of long 

 duration, having been obliged to 

 give way to the coalition ministry 

 of Lord North and Mr. Fox. 



His lordship filled a large space 

 in society, as a statesman, an ora- 

 tor, an accomplished gentleman, an 

 excellent landlord, a liberal patron 

 of the arts, and a most amiable man 

 in private life. He was considered 

 a deep politician, but his state of 

 health has not, for a considerable 

 time- permitted him to take an ac- 

 tive part in the business of politics. 

 The house and gardens in Berkeley- 

 square were purchased by his lord- 

 ship in 17G5, from the late earl of 

 Bute, for 23,0001. in an unfinished 

 state. His extensive entailed estates, 

 both in England and Ireland, 

 amounting to more than 35,0001. 

 per annum, devolve on his eldest 

 son, who succeeds to the titles of 

 marquis of Lansdown, carl of Wy- 

 combe, and earl of Shelburne ; but 

 10,0001. per annum, and nearly 

 100,0001, in specie, are willed to 

 his other son, lord Henry Petty, the 

 present chancellor of the exchequer. 

 His remains were deposited in. the 



family 



