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began to exert an unfavourable 
influence upon his temper and 
understanding, and he was occa- 
sionally plunged into melancholy, 
‘and bewildered with false con- 
ceptions. To these sources of 
mental disquietude may probably 
be added a local pressure on the 
-brain, discovered on dissection. 
The baleful action of these com- 
bined causes at length impelled 
him to raise his hand against his 
own life. The coroner’s jury, 
with perfect justice, denominated 
the act, that of znsanity ; and the 
public, even including most of 
those who usually differed from 
him in political sentiments, joined 
in lamenting, as a general loss, 
that.of a man, whose ruling pas- 
sion was the faithful discharge of 
the most important duties. 
8. Catherine Henrietta Countess 
of Bandon, inher 48th year. 
9. Clement Tudway, esq. M. P. 
for Wells, to which he was first 
elected in 1761. 
10. Lady Metcalfe, widow of 
Sir T. Theoph. Metcalfe, bart. 
11. The Rev. John Yorkington, 
D. D. Master of Clare Hall, Cam- 
bridge. 
At the Cape of Good Hope, 
Elizabeth, wife of the Governor, 
Lord Charles Henry Somerset, and 
daughter of Viscount Courtenay, 
aged 49. 
12, Lady Pennyman, widow of 
Sir J. Pennyman, bart. 
20. Willium Hutton, F.A.S.S. 
aged 92,at St. Bennett’s Hill, near 
Birmingham. This person, ori- 
ginating from the humblest class 
in society, and brought up in se- 
vere labour, by native talents and 
industry, acquired a share of lite- 
rature, which he applied to the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
composition of a number of works, 
especially of the topographical 
kind, that conferred upon him a 
degree of celebrity. Of these 
were, * A History of Birmingham,” 
of which three editions have been 
published ; ‘ The History of 
Derby ;” ‘The Battle of Bos- 
worth Field ;’? ‘‘ The History of 
the Roman Wall;”? and various - 
short tours. He also wrote an 
*« Account of Courts of Requests ;” 
a ‘** Dissertation on Juries,’’ and 
other useful tracts. He had the 
misfortune of being one of the 
sufferers at the Birmingham riots, 
his house and a great part of his 
property being destroyed. He 
became master of an independent 
fortune, and passed his old age in 
philosophic tranquillity. 
21. Lady Harriet Ackland, wi- 
dow of Col. Ackland. y 
22. Lady Callander, widow of 
Sir John Callander, bart. 
. 23. Rev. Dr. Joshua. Toulmin, 
pastor of an Unitarian congrega- 
tion, at Birmingham, known by 
various esteemed theological and 
historical writings. 
25. Sir Mordaunt Martin, bart. 
aged 75. 
26. Sir Gervase Clifton, bart. 
aged 71. ; 
30. Lady Clavering, widow of 
Lieut.-gen. Sir John Clavering. 
October. 
2. The Rev. Colin Milne,LL.D. 
eminent as a preacher and a bo- 
tanist. In the latter capacity he 
became known as the author of 
a * Botanical Dictionary,” 1770; 
“ Institutes of Botany ;” and 
«Indigenous Botany.” Vol. i. 
1793, published in association with 
