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‘tor fome years its paftor, 
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cciety, declining no duties, but ftrenuoufly * 
and cheerlully- exerting himfelf to fulfil all. 
In the year 1792, on-the death of Dr. John 
Rofs, of learned and worthy memory, he was 
advanced to the’ fee of Exeter, with great 
fatisfaction toa church and diocefe who were 
anxious for his return, and whofe experience of 
his eminent virtues and ability, atrorded them 
the ftrongeft affurances of finding in him a 
pious, vigilant, and affectionate paitur ; and in 
this expectation they were not difappointed. 
Their only fubje& of regret is, that thty were 
foon deprived of his paternal care, and this 
at a period when much public benefit might 
fiill have been expected from his continued exer- 
tions, with equal zeal and prudence, to im- 
prove the fervice of parifhes, and the condition 
of the inferior clergy. The diffolution of this 
excellent prelate (who was not more refpeftable 
in public than amiable in private life) may, it 
is feared, have been haftened by diftrefs of 
mind, fot the lofs of three fons within a fhort 
period ; the eldeft of whom, the gallant colonel 
Buller, died in confeqaence.of a wound which 
he received in the fervice of his country, in 
january, 1795. 
; Deaths Abroad. 
On the zd of May latt, at- Calcutta, in- 
Bengal, after a few days’ illnefs, Sir James 
Was fon, kt. one of the judges of the Supreme 
Court of Judicature. Sir James was the fon of 
a Prefbyterian minifter, who was for many 
yes conneéted with a congregation of Pro- 
eeitant differters, in the borough of Southwark. 
He was educated for the miniftr ry, atthe aca- 
demy, then at Mile-End, under the care of 
Dr Conder asd Drz Walker. When his aca- 
demical ftudies. were completed, he fettled 
with a congregation at Gofport, and officiated 
He there married a 
young lady of good fortune, either in poffetiion 
or expetation. About the fame time he en- 
tered himfelf at one of the inns of court, aban- 
doned the miniftry, and devoted himfelf to the 
ftudy of the law. He was, in due courfe, ad- 
mitted a barrifter, received a diploma. of Doétor 
en a fellow of the Royal 
In the exere:fe of his profefiion,' he 
t.averfed the weftern circuit, and in confe- 
quence was chofen record_r of the borough of 
Bridport ; and, ahout the commencement of 
My Pitt’s adminiftration, its reprefentative in 
parlianrent. His politics and thofe of his con- 
ftituents weré then in unifon. He, however, 
maintained his attachment to Mr. Pitt long 
after his conflituents were led to ehrertain an 
unfavourable opinion both of him and of his 
meafures. Myr. Watfon (who had beeh ap- 
pointed. a ferjean it} divefed his views to the 
Supreme Court, in India, and Jong afpired 
to the office. of a judge. ia the puriuit of this 
abjeét he was very zeaious in his endeavours to 
attiact notice at the India Houfe, and uniformly 
deyored to the fuppoit of minifterial meafures, 
Society. 
Deaths Abroad, Fe. 
[Jan 
Upon the death of Mr. Jones, to whom he muft 
have proved a very unequal fucceffor, he was 
appointed to the office of judge; but he died 
immediately after his arrival at Calcutta. What 
was the true caufe of his death has not -yet 
been afcertained; but the event was very un 
fortunate to a large family, that depended upon 
the attainment of an objeé&t which he had lung 
purfued. His practice in this country was 
never very confiderable ; and as he had reafoa 
to expect the office of judge, when a vacancy 
occurred, he probably never paid much attention 
to it. His abilities were neither mean nor 
diftinguifhed. He was never very affiduous in 
his application to bufinefs. Having one object 
in view, he laboured to attain it, by entering; 
on all occahions, with ardour, into India politics, 
and by an uniform fupport of the meafures of 
adminiftration. His natural difpofition was 
amiable ; and he appears to have been fincerely 
Jamented at Calcutta. 
In the Weft-Indies there haye lately fallen 
victims. to the fword and difeafe, no lefs than 
216 Britith officers, among whom are Lieu- 
tenant-Colonels Malcolm, Innes; Riddell, 
Campbell, Whitwell, Afhton, Gamell, Baillie, 
Gilman, Scott, Hardy, Count de Billion ;— 
Majors Edwards, Wilfon, De Ravigne, Al- 
croft, Armftrong, Chriftie, Lakenwith, De 
Hellimer. 
At Surinam, Thomas Chriftic, yun. Eg: 
late partner in the houfe of Moore and Fo 
Finfbury- fquare. 
IRELAND.” 
The linen manufa@tures of this country have 
neatly attaincd the acme of perfection ;— 
and the damafk table linens of Uliter are not 
only inthe firft repute in the iflands of Great 
Britain and Ireland; but are adopted by fami- 
lies of the firft raak in every European coun= 
try, as fpecimens of unrivalled elegance. 
The mott elegant ornamented devices in 
heraldry are now fuperiorly executed in the - 
Trifh linen loom, and our manufactures of cam-= 
bric rival the moft famed fabrics of Cambray. 
The principle of Count Rumford’s fie~ 
‘improvements, extending to various important 
objeéts of domeftic economy, the cure‘of imoky . 
chimnies. the ufe of ovens and fleam. boilers, 
as a fubftitute for dreffing meat by fire, is be~ 
ginning to be generally a¢ted upon in this 
country. , i 
It is difficult to {peak in terms of fufficient 
panegyric of the unanimity and {pirit or loyalty 
which, on the late critical jun¢ture, pervaded alls 
ranks end denominations of Irithmen. The. 
army, militia, yeomanry corps, &c, ev'nced 
the greateft gallantry, and a determination to 
march in queft of the invaders. 
The Attornies’ corps of Dublin have parti- 
cularly diftinguifhed themfelves, and given a 
grand impul ife of zeal and ardour to the whole 
national TOKcess! | 
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