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in the duchy of Silesia, and were 

 by the religious troubles, expatri- 

 ated to Li vonia.in the time ofCharles 

 11th and 12th of Sweden, where 

 they were admitted into the ancient 

 corps of nobles of Livonia. Sir 

 Jacob, and his brother the baron, 

 are the only brancheswho were sent 

 very young to this country, and na- 

 turalized. Sir Jacob married the 

 only daughter of the right hon. 

 Edward Weston, of Somerby-hall, 

 Lincolnshire, and grand-daughter 

 of the right rev. Stephen Weston, 

 D. D. late Bishop of Exeter. He 

 was a true christian, a sincere friend, 

 most benevolent to the poor, and 

 anxious to afford them every aid in 

 his power, both spiritual and tem- 

 poral. He is succeeded in his title 

 by his only son, now sir James 

 Weston Wolff. 



At Lawrenny-Hall, Pembroke- 

 shire, in the 80th year of his age, 

 Hugh Barlow, esq. M.P. His name 

 was originally Owen, and he mar- 

 riedmissCrespigny, theonlydaugh- 

 ter of Mr. C. formerly M. P. for 

 Aldborough, Suffolk. He repre- 

 sented the boroughs of Pembroke, 

 Tenby, and Wiston, upwards of 34 

 years, having beenelected in 8 suc- 

 cessive parliaments. Li promoting 

 both the general and individual inte- 

 restsof his constituents, he was zea- 

 lous and persevering. The duties 

 arising from his public station he 

 discharged with fidelity, and his pri- 

 vate life was uniformly devoted to 

 the exercise of those rare and esti- 

 mable qualities which win irresisti- 

 bly the good opinion and affections 

 of all ranks of society. The spirit 

 of party never even attempted to 

 depreciate his merits. No man 

 possessed more friends — no man 

 better deserved them. He died 

 in a good and honourable old age, 

 esteemed, beloved, and lamcnled. 



At Boddewran, in the parish of 

 Heneglwys, in the county of Angle- 

 sea, Rich. Williams, at the advanc- 

 ed age of 103. He had been blind 

 upwards of six years, but his sight 

 was restored a short time before his 

 death, and he had also four new 

 teeth. 



At Newton, King's county, sir 

 Michael Smith, bart. late master of 

 the Rolls in Ireland, and many years 

 a baron in the court of Exchequer. 

 Sir Michael is succeeded in his ho- 

 nours by sir William Smith, a ba- 

 ron of the Exchequer. By sir Mi- 

 chael's death, a pension of 2,700/. 

 which heenjoyedas a retired judge, 

 ceases. 



At Edinburgh, Isabella, countess- 

 dowager of Errol, mother to the 

 late and present earl of E. — Miss 

 Henrietta Hope, daughter of the 

 late hon. Charles Hope Weir, of 

 Craigie Hall. — James Frazer, esq. 

 principal secretary to the bank of 

 Scotland. 



The Rev. Duncan Mackay, late 

 acting chaplain of his majesty's 

 troops on the establishment of Ma- 

 dras, in the East Indies. Having re- 

 turned from India some years ago, 

 with a moderate fortune, he chose 

 to express the respect which he al- 

 ways retained for that ancient seat 

 of learning where he had received 

 his education ; his attachment to 

 that district of Scotland, where he 

 was born ; and his desire to help for- 

 ward virtuous and indigent young 

 men of genius, during the course of 

 their academical studies, by found- 

 ing a new Bursary in the United 

 College of St. Andrew's, and vest- 

 ing the patronage thereof in his 

 chief, lord Reay. Having commu- 

 nicated his intention last summer, 

 and corresponded with the college 

 upon the subject, he lately lodged 



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