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learned man descended from pa- 

 rents in humble life, and destitute 

 of early advantages in education, 

 acquired a high reputation in orien- 

 tal literature, and made himself 

 known by various publications in 

 that department. 



27. Viscount Hamilton, son of 

 the Marquis of Abercorn. 



28. Rt. Hon . William Eden, Ba- 

 ron Auckland. This nobleman was 

 the third son of Sir Rob. Eden, 

 bart. of West Auckland, in the 

 county of Durham, and was 

 brought up to the bar. In 1772 

 he published his valuable work in- 

 tituled "Principles of Penal Law ;" 

 and in that year quitted the legal 

 profession for tlie post of Under Se- 

 cretary of State. He was returned 

 M. P. for Woodstock in 1774, 

 and in 1776 was appointed one of 

 the Lords of Trade. As a mem- 

 ber of the House of Commons, he 

 distinguished himself by his atten- 

 tion to public business, and took a 

 leading part on several important 

 subjects of internal regulation. 

 He was one of the commissioners 

 deputed in 1778 to America for 

 the purpose of reconciling the co- 

 lonies with the mother country, 

 and after its failure he engaged as 

 a writer in the dispute. In 1780 

 he accompanied the Earl of Car- 

 lisle to Ireland as his chief secre- 

 tary, and had a great share in the 

 establishment of a national bank in 

 that country. After his return he 

 was made a privy counsellor, and 

 in 1786 was sent as minister- 

 plenipotentiary to the court of 

 Versailles for the purpose of nego- 

 tiating a commercial treaty. Se- 

 veral other important concerns 

 were also entrusted to his manage- 

 ment, in which he acquitted him- 

 self with great ability. In 1788 



he went as ambassador extraordi- 

 nary and plenipotentiary to the 

 court of Madrid; and, on his re- 

 turn in 1789, was raised to the 

 dignity of an Irish peer. Soon 

 after, he was nominated ambassa- 

 dor to the Seven United Provinces, 

 and by his negotiations exerted 

 himself to promote the indepen- 

 dence of that country, and its con- 

 nection with Great Britain. He 

 returned thither in the same capa- 

 city in 1792, and in the following 

 year was raised to the British peer- 

 age. He vigorously supported the 

 measures of Mr. Pitt's administra- 

 tion both by speech and pen ; and 

 his various services received the 

 reward of a pension. His lordship 

 married in 1776 the youngest 

 daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, of 

 Minto, by whom he had a nume- 

 rous issue. 



31. Sir Na^h Grose, knt. late 

 one of the judges of the Court of 

 King's Bench, in his 74th year. 



June. 



4. Viscount Lascelles, eldest son 

 of the Earl of Harewood. 



6. The Rt. Hon. John Mon- 

 tague, Earlof Sandwich, joint 

 Post-master-Geiieral and a Privy 

 Counsellor, aged 71. 



Lady Catharine Frances Monta- 

 gue Scott, fourth daughter of the 

 Duke of Buccleugh. 



7. Eliza, wife of the Hon. Pe- 

 ter Boyle Blaquiere. 



9. Sir T. Carr, knt. 



10. Caroline Watson, an emi- 

 nent engraver, in her 54ih year. 



11. Lady Emily Harvey. 



13. John Ley, Esq. deputy- 

 clerk of the House of Commons, 

 in his 82nd year. The house, when 

 informed of his death, paid an ho.* 



