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grace was carricd to the tomb shoul. 
der high, by the Kilmun volunteers ; 
upon entering which it was laid next 
to the duchess. All then returned 
from the vault except those of the 
family, who, after remaining for a 
few minutes, went on board captain 
Hamilton’s cutter, and proceeded to 
Ardincaple, A salute of nine guns 
was fired on their going ashore. 
The brig and the other cutter also 
fired a salute upon leaving Holy 
Loch. 
The outer coffin was covered with 
crimson silk velvet, and had two co- 
ronets, one at the head and another 
at the foot. ‘The following is the 
inscription :— 
Field Marshal 
JOUN DUKE OF ‘ARGYLL, 
‘Se. Sc. Fe. 
_ Died 25th May, 1806, 
Aged 83 years. 
The mourners wore sashes, with 
a large knot upon the right shoulder, 
and another at the left thigh. 
JUNE. 
5th. This morning, about three 
o'clock, a fire broke out at the Key 
hotel, Chandos-street, Covent gar- 
_ den, which in ashort time was burnt 
tothe ground. The house was a 
bagnio of the first description, and 
the most frequented of any in the 
metropolis. The following circum. 
“stances came out before the coroner’s 
jury, sitting on the body of a 
gentleman who perished in the 
flames. he inquisition was taken 
on the 6th, at the White Lion, Hem. 
ming’s-row, St. Martin’s-lane, before 
Anthony Gell, esq, coroner for 
Westminster. 
George Thorpe, waiter at the 
Keybagnio, stated that the deceased, 
4i3 
with a lady, came to the house 
(which was kept for the present by 
a Mr. Hamerton) at twelve at night, 
on the 4th of June; the gentlemaa 
appeared to be very much ine- 
briated; and, after having been a 
short time in the house, supper was 
served up in a bed-room. After 
the cloth had been cleared, the gen- 
tleman said he should go, but the bell 
rung soon after, for the chamber- 
maid to assist in undressing the lady. 
The deceased, on the maid’s euter- 
ing the room, was lying prostrate 
on the floor, by the bed-side. The 
chamber-maid left the raom at a 
quarter before three o’clock, anda 
quarter after three, witness heard a 
violent screaming. He repaired to 
the landing-place on the first floor, 
where the lady, in her chemise only, 
was standing with a candle, the 
bed-room being in one entire blaze, 
She begged of the witness to save 
the gentleman ; but the flames issued 
so rapidly from the room, that he 
durst not attempt to enter. The 
house was divided, and in that part 
where the fire broke out, none but 
the deceased and his companion 
slept, except a domestic in the attic 
story. It wassome time before tha 
other part of the house caught fire; 
and cousequently by the alarm 
which the witness and the chamber- 
maid kept up, the other companies 
had time for flight. 
Jane Devaynes, (who stated her 
name tobeso, but who has forseveral 
years been known about the theatres 
by the names of Kemble and Stirling} 
stated, that she was in company 
with the deceased at the Key. Her 
first acquaintance with him was ace 
cidental, on Whitmonday last; 
since which time he had almost daily 
visited her, at her apartments in 
York-street, - Mary-le-bone. He 
came 
