Jbeaths in and near London* 
[Nov. t, 
SQO 
At Clapham* Salem Harris^ of Ab- 
church-lane. 
Mr. y. Lerdon, son of Mrs. L. of Oxford- 
Street ; his death was occasioned by his shirt 
communicating with the candle when going 
to bed, by which he was so much burnt, that 
be survived but four days. 
In Ciaven-street, aged 74, the Hon. Louh 
brother to the late Earl of Fife. 
Chrhtie, eiq. ofHoddesdon. 
Mrs, Anne Greeny of Hadley, Middlesex. 
At Mr, James Davidson’s, Fish-street-hill, 
the Rev. John Banister, several years pastor 
ef a respectable congregation of dissenters at 
Wareham, Dorsetslfire. 
Mr. W'diiam Collet^ of Kernel Hempstead, 
Hertfordshire. 
In the :27th year of her age, Frances Eliza, 
wife of Mr. Charles Farebrother, of Beaufort- 
hujldings. 
jctn Butcher, esq. of Southwark, in the 
73d year of his age. 
At Glasgow, a few weeks ago, of water in 
the brain, the amiable James Grabarn, the 
Scottish poet, author of the poems of the 
Sabbatli, the Birds of Scotland, and the Geor¬ 
gies. Grown wary with the unprincipled 
turbulance of the bar, he forsook it, and ac¬ 
cepted of a presentation to the church of En- 
oland, in the neighbourhood of Durham. 
Here he retired, contented with the little 
stipend which the place afforded, hoping to 
regain his health in the exercise of a function 
so congenial to his mind. For some time 
past he complained much of a pain in hrs 
bead, and a heavy swimming in his eyes, 
which rendered exertion of either body or 
ralrd painful. He went to Durham in the 
spring of last year, where, by his amiable 
disposition and powers of eloquence, be made 
himself beloved beyond the range of those 
whom he was appointed to instruct. Here 
be resided, making occasional excursions 
amongst the regions of poetical fancy, and 
isichfully discharging the duties of his pastoral 
dfiice. 
la Grafton-street, Dublin, aged 78, Mr. 
Samufi JFbyte. whose rare and various merits 
as a teacher, during the long course of his 
professional life, entitle him not only to the 
applause, but co die gratitude, of his ccuniry. 
Ht introduced a more regular and refined, and 
2 t the same time a more generally useful, sys¬ 
tem of educatmOj than had Before his time 
been either known or adopted: a system 
which he concinueu to improve upon to the 
very last hour of his life. Amongst those 
who now figure most in arts and arms ; stattrs- 
men, warrids, orators, and poets —the Wel¬ 
lesleys and the Sheridans, trace the first open¬ 
ing of their powers to his cultivation. 
At Kammersmith, in the 79th year of her 
age, Mrs. Gn-ver, relict of the late Montague 
C. esq. of that place. 
Mrs. BlacHctil, relict of E. E. esq. of 
Levvtshaaij and daughter of the late Rev. Dr. 
E<en- 
Aged 54, C. Burre-ws, esq. of Paddington^ 
At Epplng, aged 55, Mr. y. Evans. 
At Richmond, of a cancer in her breast^ 
Miss Ann Waterman. 
Haf-riet Elizabeth, wife of Mr. J. Kennard^ 
of Red cross-street, Cripplegate. 
Wm. Sa’zver, esq. cornfactor^ in Savage Gar¬ 
dens. He was seized with an apoplectic fit 
at supper, and expired immediately. 
At the vicarage-house, Lesbury, the Re-zt* 
Perceval Stockdale, vicar of Lesbury and 
Loughton, Northumberland, and a writer of 
eminence, of whom in our next we hope to be 
enabled to give a further account. 
At Malvern Wells, Lady Louisa Hartley^ 
wife of W. H. Hartley, esq. and sister to the 
Earl of Scarborough. 
Mrs, Mary Stnithf of Lower Grosvencr- 
Street. 
Aged 65, of a stroke of the palsy, with 
which he was seized on the 20lh ult. Mr. 
yeseph Vitton, of Brick-lane, Spitalfields; 
for goodness of heart, readiness to oblige, and 
liberality in assisting a friend in need with 
his purse, this well-known worthy character 
has left few equals. 
At Dromore, aged 87, T)r. Percy, bishop 
of that diocese, an excellent prelate, and a 
veteran in literature- He was related to the 
family of the Duke of Northumberland, and 
was many years domestic chaplain to the late 
duke. By his virtues and talents, more 
than by his connections, he was raised to the 
bishopric of Dromore, which he possessed 
for a long period, and the duties of which he 
discharged with exemplary zeal and true 
Christian charity. No man was ever more 
ready to relieve distress, to administer com¬ 
fort, and to interpose his kind offices when¬ 
ever they were solicited, it is hardly ne¬ 
cessary to say how much English literature 
has been indebted to the researches of this 
elegant scholar, who recovered from obscu¬ 
rity, and has preserved from oblivion, many 
beautiful remains of genius, which he gave 
to the world under the title of “Reliques of 
-'Ancient Poetry.” In some that were mere 
fragments and detached stanzas, Dr. Piercy 
supplied the deficiencies, and formed into a' 
whole, by congenial taste, feeling, and ima¬ 
gination. The beautiful old ballad of *' A 
Friar of Orders Grey,” upon which Go’d- 
smith founded his interesting Poem of “ The 
Her.mit,” was among the remains of anti¬ 
quity, which Dr. Piercy completed in this 
manner ; and he is the avowed author of the 
affecting song of “ Oh Nannie will thou 
gang with me.” For the curious anecdotes 
and literary information, to be found in the 
edition of the Tatler,” with notes, pub¬ 
lished in six octavo volumes, in the yeiif 
17S6, the public are principally indebted to 
this prelate, who was a warm friend to li¬ 
terature, and a zealous patron of unprotected 
genius. He died at a very advanced period 
of life, and has lel't a reputation not only un- 
bkaaiffi^id, but of exemplary purity and active 
benevolence* 
