206 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. 



Mr. Francis, wise and steady 

 principles of government, an 

 exact obedience to the authority 

 placed over him, an inflexible in- 

 tegrity in himself, and a firm 

 resistance to all corrupt practices 

 in others ; crowned by that 

 uniform benevolent attention to 

 the rights, properties, and wel- 

 fare of the Natives, which had 

 been the leading objects in his 

 appointment." 



Mr. Francis was occasionally 

 a member of Parliament, though 

 sometimes he failed. In 1806, 

 at the recommendation of Lord 

 Grenville, his Majesty invested 

 him with the Order of the 

 Bath, and added Sir Philip to 



his titles. In person he was 

 thin, well formed, and above the 

 ordinary stature. His features 

 were regular, and his eye keen, 

 quick, and intelligent. Till with- 

 in a few years of his decease, he 

 possessed a remarkable degree 

 of bodily activity. He left be- 

 hind him a son and two daughters. 

 When between 70 and 80 he 

 married the daughter of a clergy- 

 man ; but though the disparity 

 of years was great, his sole 

 motive was to procure a com- 

 panion worthy of his society, 

 which object he accomplished 

 to the utmost gratification of his 

 hopes. 



SHERIFFS. 



