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{>ortunitles of visiting Paris, Ber- 

 in and other continental capitals, 

 in the polished circles of which he 

 was always an admired and a wel- 

 come guest. Fond of the pleasures 

 of refined society, for which he 

 vris particularly calculated by the 

 urbanity of his manners, the sweet- 

 ness of his temper, and the bril- 

 liancy of a ready but never oflFen- 

 sivewit, he still devoted the f yeat- 

 er part of everyday tothedischarge 

 of his professional duties, or the 

 cultivation of letters. He was for 

 some time an officiating minister 

 at the Spanish chapel in Manches- 

 ter-square ; but the continued at- 

 tacks of a pulmonary complaint, 

 to which he was early subject, 

 soon compelled him to relinquish 

 his situation as a regular preacher; 

 but, as often as aninterval of health 

 occurred, he willingly lent his aid 

 in the Catholic pulpits of this 

 town. Whenever he did so, the 

 place of worship was crowded, and 

 christians of ail denominations, 

 listened with pleasure and edifica- 

 tion to his discourses. In literary 

 composition his abilities were not 

 less conspicuous, but his modesty 

 was extreme ; and while most of 

 his works were sent into the world 

 anonymously, even their success 

 did not persuade him to claim the 

 praise to which he was justly en- 

 titled. He affixed, however, his 

 name to an admired Defence of 

 the Principles of the Church of 

 Rome, which he conceived had 

 been misrepresented in a pamphlet 

 supposed to be written by an 

 Irish prelate of high reputation, 

 under the assumed title of " Me- 

 lancthon." Ill health marred his 

 fairest prospects; and the growing 

 symptoms of decay, which neither 

 the aid of medicine, nor the habits 

 of extreme temperance were able 



to arrest, induced him to try the 

 effects of a warmer climate, and 

 through the friendly recommenda- 

 tion of the chevalier de Susa, the 

 Portuguese ambassador, he ob- 

 tained permission to embark on 

 board the frigate which conveyed 

 Mr. Villars, his majesty's envoy, 

 to Portugal. That gentleman 

 soon discovered the uncommon 

 qualities which distinguished his 

 companion, and on their arrival 

 at Lisbon, he offered him, in the 

 handsomest manner, the situation 

 of hisprivatesecretary. He cheer- 

 fully accepted the appointment, 

 and devoted himself with unceas- 

 ing assiduity to the discharge of 

 its duties. His weakened consti- 

 tution sunk under the pressure of 

 business; and the excessiveheatof 

 summer inPortugalcompeliedhim, 

 though most reluctantly, to take 

 his leave of Mr. Villars and of 

 Lisbon. He returned in August 

 last to England, a greater invalid 

 than ever;and as winter approach- 

 ed, he determined to go to Ma- 

 deira, with little hope of recovery, 

 but anxious to save his family and 

 his friends the pain of witnessing 

 his dissolution. He embarked to- 

 wards the end of October, onboard 

 the Larkins; and, after intereeting 

 his fellow passengers by the admi- 

 rable patience which he displayed 

 under theincreasingattacksofpaia 

 and sickness, and by the social 

 spirits which amidst all his suffer- 

 ings never abandoned him, he ex- 

 pired on the thirteenth of Novem- 

 ber, three days before the ship 

 reached the island of Madeira. 



At Vizagapatam, in theEastln- 

 dies, Benjamin Roebuck, esq. (son 

 of the late Dr. Roebuck, of Kin- 

 niel) of the honourable company's 

 civil service. A more faithful and 

 zealous servant the company did 



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