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cot is employed as the sculptor ; 

 and the following inscription is to 

 be engraved on the marble : 



" Sacred to the memory of 

 Lieut.-Gen.William-AnneVillettcs, 

 (second son of Arthur Villettes, esq. 

 his Majesty's Minister Plenipotenti- 

 ary at the Court of Turin, and to 

 the Helvetic Cantons, ) who, during 

 a period of thirty-three years, ren- 

 dered essential service to his coun- 

 try, at Toulon, in Corsica, at Mal- 

 ta, and in many other places. In 

 consideration of these services, he 

 was appointed Colonel of the 64th 

 regiment of Infantry, and Lieute- 

 nant-Governor and Commander of 

 the Forces in Jamaica; but, while 

 engaged in a tour of military in- 

 spection in that island, he was seiz- 

 ed with a fever, and died near Port 

 Antonio, on the 13th of July, 1808, 

 aged 54! years. — A worthy member 

 of society was thus taken from the 

 public ; a valuable officer was lost 

 to the King's service; and the Island 

 of Jamaica was deprived of a man 

 well calculated to promote its hap- 

 piness and prosperity. His resi- 

 dence there was indeed short ; yet 

 his manly but mild virtues, his dig- 

 nified but affable deportment, and 

 his firm but conciliating conduct, 

 had secured him the confidence and 

 esteem of the whole community. 

 " The sculptor'd marble shall dissolve 

 in dust, 



And fame, and wealth, and honours, 

 pass away ; 

 Not such the triumphs of the good and 

 just, 



Not such the glories of eternal day." 



At Cronroe, I. Ambrose Eccles, 

 esq. a character of the highest re- 

 spectability. A profound scholar, 

 a perfect gentleman, he was an or- 

 nament to society. As a critic he 

 was distinguished amongst the com- 

 mentators on Shakespeare. On the 



qualities of his heart, it is not, at 

 present intended to expatiate. We 

 shall only observe, that perhaps a 

 purer spirit never stood before the 

 throne of the Almighty than that 

 of the subject of this article. Per- 

 haps a better husband, a better fa- 

 ther and in every respect, a bet- 

 ter man never existed. But full jus- 

 tice will, we trust, yet be done to 

 his memory. Kothing more is now 

 intended than an hasty sketch of his 

 life and character. After a regur- 

 lar course of education, in the col- 

 lege of Dublin, he went to the Con- 

 tinent. Here his stay was not long. 

 From France he proceeded to Italy, 

 but ill health limited his tour in 

 that interesting country. From 

 Rome he returned to Florence, 

 where he studied the Italian lan- 

 guage with great assiduity and suc- 

 cess, under a celebrated professor. 

 But he was soon compelled by the 

 state of his health, to return home. 

 On his way, he paused in London, 

 where he contrived to reside some- 

 time, associating with some of the 

 remarkable literary characters of 

 the day. With the late Dr. John- 

 son he boasted no intimacy, but 

 he had met him at Tom Davies's, 

 and paid the most respectful atten- 

 tion to his conversation. Some of 

 his opinions and remarks, which 

 had impressed themselves deeply 

 upon his memory, he used to take 

 pleasure in repeating. Revering Til- 

 lotson, he was surprised to hear the 

 doctor call him *' a pitiful fellow.'' 

 But he was still more astonished to 

 hear him acknowledge, " long after 

 he had been employed in preparing 

 his Shakespeare for the public eye, 

 indeedaveryshorttimebefore it issu- 

 ed from the press, that he had never 

 yet read the plays of Beaumont and 

 Fletcher." Preface to the plays, Lear 

 2 S 2 and 



