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sation passed among the company, 
which excited laughter, and Mrs. 
M. was seized with a cough, pro- 
ceeding from the tea flying into her 
lungs, which was so violent that she 
burst a blood-yessel, and soon ex- 
pired, leaving a family to lament 
the misfortune. 
Suddenly, at his house, the sign 
of the load of hay, near Hampstead, 
Middlesex, the eccentric Joe Davis, 
Known by the appellation of * The 
host of Haverstock-hill.”” The pub- 
lic are well acquainted with the 
character and eccentricities of this 
huge man, whose caricature has 
Jong figured in the windows of most 
ofthe print-shopsin the metropolis. 
He used to offer copious libations to 
Bacchus early in the morning, and 
continue in a state of intoxication 
the whole of the day. It was in 
these happy moments that he amus- 
ed his company by his eccentrici- 
ties, clad in a gorgeous court-<ress, 
His house was frequented by stran- 
gers of all descriptions, whom curio- 
sity led thither ; and it was not un- 
common to see the carriages of no- 
blemenand gentlemendrawn up at 
the door, forthe visitants to gratify 
their curiosity with a view of the 
celebrated host. He died as he had 
lived, in the arms of the jolly god; 
for, having spent another of his 
happy days, he at night threw him- 
self prostrate in the bar, and, this 
being no novelty, remained there, 
‘unnoticed, till bed-time, when he 
was found dead. 
Edmund lord viscount Pery. His 
lordship was born in April, 1719 ; 
married, first, June 11, 1756, Pat- 
ty, youngest daughter of John Mar- 
tin, esq. who. died without issue ; 
and, secondly, Oct. 27, 1762, Kli- 
zabeth Vesy, eldest daughter of 
John Denny, lord Knapton- (by 
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Elizabeth eldest daughter of Wil-, 
liam. Brownlow, esq. by the lady 
Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter cf * 
James the sixth earl of Abercorn), 
and sister of Thomas the first vis- 
count de Vesci, and had issue two 
daughters viz. Diana-Jane, born 
Oct. 27, 1764, married, June 2, 
1784, Thomas Knox, eldest son of 
Thomas viscount Northland ; and 
Frances, married, in January, 1789, 
Nicholas Calvert. His lordship was 
the eldest son of the rey. Stackpole 
Pery, and grandson of Edmund 
Pery, esq. of Stackpole court, in 
the county of Clare, whose family 
came originally from lower Brita- 
ny. His lordship was chosen 
speaker of the house of commons - 
of Ireland in three successive par- 
liaments, viz. March 7, . 1771, 
June 8, 1776, and Oct. 14, 1783. 
He resigned his high oflice Sept. 4, 
1785, owing to his increasing in- 
firmities, with a farewell address, 
and received the thanks of the 
house of commons, who uwnani- 
mously moved an address to his ma- 
jesty, that he would be graciously 
pleased to confer on him some sig- 
nal mark of his favour, in return 
for his long and faithful services. 
His majesty was pleased to grant 
him a pension of 3000I. per annum, 
and raise him to the peerage, by the 
title of viscount Pery, of Newton 
Pery, in the county of Limerick. 
His lordship dying without issue. 
male, the title becomes extinct ; his 
personal and acquired property de- 
volves to his two daughters aud co- 
heiresses ; but the family-estate, 
amounting to 8000]. per annum, 
descends tohis nephew, the earl of 
Limerick. He was born in Lim- 
erick, in 1719, of an ancient. fami. 
ly ; and, applying himself to the 
practice of the law, soon arrived at» 
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