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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



dlescx, in his 47th year, Mr. 

 Richard Siiett, coiiicdianj of Drnry- 

 lanc theatre. About a fortnight 

 ago he was attacked with an apo- 

 plectic fit, from which he partially 

 recoTcred, and retired to Chelsea 

 for the benefit of his health. Na- 

 ture seemed quite worn out. He 

 had been a long time in a lethargic 

 state, a disorder which he inherited 

 from his father, who died in a simi- 

 lar way : but latterly he grew much 

 worse, and hastened his end, it is 

 believed, by some habits of intem- 

 J3erance, Ilis di>;position was ami- 

 able and harmless ; he was every 

 one's friend, and the unfortunate 

 always shared his mite. As an aftor 

 he will long be remembered. In the 

 ludicrous line of comedy and broad 

 farce, his Dicky Gossip, Billy Bus- 

 tle, Weazle, and Endless, were ini- 

 tnitable, and will probably never be 

 excelled. He made his first appear- 

 ance in Loudon, on the boards of 

 the abovemeritioncd theatre, which 

 house he had never since that time 

 left, till Death summoned him 

 hence. On the morning of the 1 5th, 

 at half past 11, his remains were 

 removed from his house in Denzcll- 

 strcet, Clare-market, for interment in 

 theburying-ground on thcnorthside 

 of St. Paul's cathedral. He was 

 taken to the grave in a hearse and 

 four, attended by seven moilrning- 

 coaches and four, filled with 22 of his 

 theatrical brethren, two soiis of Mr. 

 Suett, Mr. Skellett, of Drury-laiie, 

 surgeon ; the attorney to the de- 

 ceased ; Mr. Asperue, of Cornhill, 

 and another particular iViend. It 

 was intended to iiavc honoured the 

 remains of poor Suett with a funeral 

 anthem at his interment, and the 

 king's boys and the voca! performers 

 of the theatres were prepared to as- 

 H<t on the occasion. It was, how- 



ever, discovered that the unavoid** 

 ble expences of the cathedral, in 

 fee."!, &c. would amount to near 401. 

 The design was therefore abandon- 

 ed, and the corpse was consigned to 

 its last home without a requiem. — 

 The funeral having been announced 

 in the morning papers, public cu- 

 riosity was much excited ; and it 

 may be added, that Dicky Gossip 

 brought a crowded audience to the 

 last. The funeral service was per- 

 formed by the rev. Dr. Fly. The 

 father of the deceased had some of- 

 fice in St. Paul's cathedral, and he 

 himself received the rudiments of 

 his musical education as one of his 

 majesty's choir. 



6th. At her house on Ascot- 

 heath, of a paralytic stroke, Mrs. 

 Fielde, relia to the late Paul F. 

 esq. of 8tansted Bury, Herts, re- 

 corder, and some time M. P. for 

 Hertford. She was found speechless 

 by her servant, oh calling her in the 

 morning of the 4th, and continued 

 in a state of insensibility till her 

 death. She was sister to Mr. 

 VVowen, of Hurst, Berks. 



In consequence of a wound in the 

 groin, which he received in a duel 

 w ith Mr. Romncy, on the 3d, in the 

 King's park, Mr. Lecky, son of W, 

 L. esq. once M. P. for the city of 

 Londonderry, a youth of promising 

 talents. They were both students 

 attending the medical classes in the 

 university of Edinburgh. 



8th. At his house in college- 

 street, AVestminster, aged 81, col. 

 Teesdale. 



i^ih. At Aberdeen, aged 72, 

 captain William Byers, formerly of 

 the 103d foot, commanded by gen. 

 sir Ralph Abercrombie, and late 

 adjutant of the Aberdeen volun- 

 teers. 



1 4th. At Copenhagen, aged six 



v.ceks. 



