_ an interval of rest. 
“¢ Diary” to: expire. 
CHRONICLE. 
gallery for as many hours, without 
He took pride 
in this exertion, which brought him 
more praise than profit. It wore 
down his constitution, which was 
naturally good; and when other 
papers, by the division of labour, 
produced the same length of details, 
with an earlier publication, he 
yielded the contest, and suffered his 
Since that 
time he employed his talents iti va- 
rious publications. He sought, in 
the decline of his life, to be appoint- 
_ ed remembrancer of the city, an of- 
fice for which he was peculiarly 
qualified : but private friendships 
- and superior interest prevailed.— 
_ Mr. W. possessed all the virtues of 
private life that endear a man to so- 
ciety, and was particularly distin- 
guished for his literary talents.— 
Unfortunately for himself and his fa- 
imily, he placed all his hopes on the 
most precarious species of property, 
and became the proprietor of a 
newspaper, which his talents raised 
_ to eminence :—the paper fell, and 
-with it fell his hopes. 
Though dis- 
_ appointed, he was not to be diverted 
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4 
from his favourite pursuits. He was 
constant in his attendance at the bar 
of the house of lords, which he had 
visited so lately as July 27. Al- 
_ though he was far advanced in life, 
é 
he was active, animated, and in full 
_ possession of his mental faculties, 
ms 
_ siderable waste 
# 
without the appearance of any con- 
of his physical 
Strength. To a large family, eftirely 
dependent upon his industry, his 
_ death is, therefore, an unexpected, 
deplorable, and aflli¢ting event.— 
s His remains were interred on the 
¢ 6th, in St. Margaret’s church-yard, 
* 
_ yiear-chora) of the cathedral church 
—- 
‘estminster. , 
2d. Aged 68, Mr. John Saville, 
515 
of Litchfield. Pre-eminent were 
his abilities as a vocal performer, 
from the rare union of feeling with 
science,—of expression with skill. 
The commemoration of Handel, and 
the remembrance of Saville, will 
live together. 
At Dorking, Surry, in his 76th 
year, John Hoole, esq. of Tender- 
den, Kent ; formerly auditor to the 
Kast India company, but had re- 
tired upon an annuity ; avery amia- 
ble and estimable man in his private 
character, a respectable member 
of the republic of letters, a gen- 
tleman of taste, a reputable author, 
and a good scholar. He first dis- 
played his poetical talents in an 
elegy on the death of Mrs. Wof- 
fington, the celebrated actress. He 
translated the works of Tasso, 
Ariosto, and Metastasio, if not 
with congenial fervour of imagina- 
tion, yet with correctness, elegance, 
and taste. He was author of three 
dramatic pieces, the tragedies of 
‘6 Cyrus,” ‘* Timanthes,” and 
‘¢ Cleonice, Princess of Bythinia.’? 
The first two pieces were derived 
from Metastasio. They were per- 
formed with tolerable success, par- 
ticularly the tragedy of ‘** Cyrus,” 
the fable of which is very interest- 
ing, aiid which was animated by 
noble sentiments, well expressed. 
This play had the advantage of be- 
ing supported by the talents of 
Powell, in the zenith of his fame ; 
by those of Smith, when he wasagreat 
favourite with the public ; and by 
those of Mrs. Yates, when she was 
in the maturity of beauty and thea- 
trical repute. The tragedy of 
** Cleonice” was by no means suc- 
cessful. Indeed it fell ‘a victim to 
severity of criticism, which has ca- 
priciously suffered many worse per- 
formances to enjoy a better fate. 
Lb? Mr. 
