wound in his head, which he had 
received in falling. A surgeon was 
immediately sent for ; but all his at- 
tempts to restore animation proved 
ineffectual. He died unmarried, 
leaving no relation, except an aunt, 
who is between 80and 90 years of 
age. He was buried in the chancel 
of his church on Sept. 24th.—In him 
the Society of Antiquaries have sus- 
tained a very great loss; able, at- 
tentive, indefatigable, he was always 
alive to their business, of which he 
was a perfect master, and which he 
executed not merely as a duty butas 
a pleasure. He was also an occa- 
sional contributor to their “* Ar- 
cheologia.” His explanation of a 
Roman altar and tablet found at 
Tinmouth castle 1783, appeared in 
their vol. VILI. p. 326; and in vol. 
XV. he communicated ‘An Inven- 
tory and Appraisement of the Plate 
in the Lower Jewel House in the 
‘Tower, anno 1649,” from the ori- 
ginal MS. in his possession (p. 271.) 
Hiis personal friends have lost a 
cheerful, pleasant companion, ever 
‘willing to communicate information, 
and to assist their researches after 
scarce and valuable books and prints, 
of which he had athorough know- 
ledge. His collection of both is of 
great value. In it are some copies 
of rare portraits, drawn by himself, 
in a manner that perhaps renders 
them little less valuable than the ori- 
ginals ; and never was he happier 
than when he had an opportunity of 
making.a present either of a scarce 
pamphlet or print to any intimate 
friend to whom he knew it would 
be particularly acceptable. A small 
silhouette likeness of him is in the 
frontispiece to his history of New- 
castle. _ 
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year of his age, Edward Lord Thur- 
low, baron of Ashfield, &c. He was 
born in 1735, and was son of the 
rey. ‘Thomas Thurlow, rector of 
Ashfield, Suffolk, who died 1762, 
by his wife Elizabeth Smith, and 
brother to Thomas late bishop of 
Durham, who died in 1791. After 
remaining some time at Cambridge, 
which the vivacity of his conduct 
obliged him to leave, he came te 
London to pursue the profession of 
the law, with whose studies he blended 
the gay and sensual amusements 
of the metropolis. He was called to 
the bar in 1758, and rose into pro- 
fessional notice by a circumstance 
not generally known. Sir Fletcher 
Norton (at that time, and perhaps at 
any time, the first zst prius:lawyer,) 
who not only made the bar but the 
bench tremble, was, in a solemn ar- 
gument, opposed, beat down, and 
overpowered, hy the manly resolu- 
tion and intrepid spirit of the young 
lawyer. This circumstance made a 
great noise at the time; and_ his 
prowess rendered himan object not 
only of applause but of wonder. 
Indeed, it was a principle of his 
early life, that to a¢t with confi- 
dence was to win regard, and to dis- 
play courage was half the battle. 
He pursued this notion, as it might 
serve his purpose, to the end of his 
days. ‘Theable manner in which he 
pleaded the Douglas cause obtained 
him the silk gown. THe was certain- 
ly one of the soundest lawyers of 
the age in which he lived, and reach- 
ed the highest honour of his profes- 
sion. He was in May 1770 ap- 
pointed selicitor general, and in 
1771 succeeded sir William de Grey 
first lord Walsingham, as attorney 
general ; and was chosen member for 
‘Tamworth, At first he made little 
orno figure in the senate, but, at 
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