a 
1800.] ~ 
he had been playing feveral hours with a 
friend at a game of chefs, when defigning 
to walk out upon a balcony on the firft floor, 
which had unfortunately been removed a 
few days before, and which circumftance he 
had forgotten, he fell to the ground. The 
¢onfequences were, a diflocation of the fpinal 
vertebra of the back, and his death, after the 
eourfe of three days. He married Mifs Ives 
of Norwich, and by her has had ten lovely 
children, all living, two of them twins, but 
a few months old. Their happinefs was a 
theme of pleafure to all who knew them, and 
Mr. Bofanquet was not only a moft affectionate 
hufband, a mof fond and.aftectionate father, 
an excellent fon and brother, but likewife 
a gentleman of the fineft literary attainments. 
Under all the circumftances of this tragical 
cataftrophe, few accidents of fuch a nature, 
have been attended with circumftances more 
deeply affecting. : 
At Camberwell of a decline, Mr. Stephen 
Day, partner with Mr.Bunwell ,Bedford-ftreet, 
Covent-garden, aged 39 years. He was dif- 
tinguifned by extraordinary talents for bufinefs, 
by aclear and difcriminative underftanding, 
unremitting induftry, unyielding perfever- 
ance, and active enquiry, joined to the ftrict- 
eft integrity and the*moft facred regard to 
truth. He was gentle, friendly and bene- 
volent, exemplary in all the relations of life, 
and firmly attached to the principles of reli- 
gion. At twelve years of age he came an 
errand-boy to Bedford-ftreet, where his good 
qualities gradually raifed him to a fhare in the 
bufinefs, in the management of which he had 
for many years taken a leading part. He has 
left a wife and one daughter. 
Sir Godfrey Webfter, Bart. and M.P. for 
Wareham ; in a paroxyfm of phrenzy, he put 
an end to his exiftence, by fhooting himfelf 
through the head, at his houfe in Hanover- 
fquare. Seven thoufand per ann. reverts to 
Lady Holland, in confequence of the death 
of Sir Godfrey. That Lady’s property pro- 
duced 17,000 laft year, and this year it will 
produce nothing. The fudden change of for- 
tune is fuppofed to have embarrafled Sir God- 
frey exceedingly, and together with his do- 
meftic afflictions, to have been the caute of 
his committing fuicide. 
At the age of $3, Mr. Benjamin Kenton, 
ene of the wealthieft citizens of London. 
He formerly kept a tavern, in Whitechapel ; 
he then became a wine merchant in the 
Minories, and went very largely into the trade 
of exportingPorter. By his induftry and fru- 
gality he had accumulated a fortune of nearly 
300,000]. He has left no immediate defcend- 
ant, but one grand-fon, who was but little 
in his favour. His legacies were as follow :— 
To John Cofes'. . ~ wt + 29,000 
Mr. Till, Executor . . + «+ 2,000 
Mr. Baldwin, ditto . . . 2,000 
Mr. Watts, ditto . . « +» 2,000 
Mr. Holford ditto . -« .- - 2,000 
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The Chamberlain of London 
MONTHLY MAG. No, 60. 
2,000 
1,000 
Mr. Bofanquet-Sir Francis Buller: 
597 
Alderman Harley . + ¢ + 1,009 
Miri Waldo ai feiiniia lm Gia sagt ie GOD! 
Mr. Vaughan di ea Palaaheat ee Oo 
Mr. Smith (the grandfon) per ann. 800 
The Vintners Company « . 4,000 
Blind Charity of Chrift’s Hofp. 20,000 
Chrift’s Hofpital: 2°. 6 («1459 ,000 
St. Bartholomew’s ». « «9 + 5:000 
Bethlem and Bridewell. . . 5,000 
Lying-in-hofpital » . + + 2,000 
Philanthropic . . + + + «, 1,508 
Ady liane) > ariel cmtret Manan =" (La FOO 
Foundling . . - a ko 4 25 OO 
Suddenly at his houfe in Bedford-fquare, on 
the 4th of June, the Hon. Sir Francis Buller, 
Bart. in the 55th year of his age, one of the 
judges of the court of King’s-bench. In his 
death the profeffion has loft a worthy and 
learned member, one whom it has been faid 
nature defigned for a lawyer. 
moted to the dignity of the coif, and ele- 
vated to the magifterial bench ata very early 
period of his age, we believe in a manner 
unexampled: but thisis the age of young men, 
whether ftatefmen, generals, or lawyers. 
Judge Buller was the fecond fon of James 
Buller, efg. of Morval, in the county of 
Cornwall, a reprefentative for that county, 
by Jane, daughter of Allen, earl Bathurtt. 
The parliamentary intereft of his father was 
well known, and may very well account for 
the fon’s rapid rife to an eminent rank in his 
favorite profeffion. After being educated at 
Winchefter fchool, he entered a member of 
the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar 
in Eafter Term 1772. In November 1777 
was appointed a King’s Counfel, and the 27th 
of the fame month was made judge of the 
Chefter circuit. Upon the death of Sir Richard 
Afton in 1778, he was, at the inftance of Lord 
Mansfield, made a judge of the Court of 
King’s-bench,which ftation in June 1794 he 
refigned on account ill health, and was re- 
moyed to the court of Common Pieas, from 
which place we underftand he was about to 
refign alfo; having his Majefty’s leave on the 
(core of his declining health. His profeffional 
debut did not in any manner foretel his future 
elevation, his profpe&, except for the extra~ 
neous aid abovementioned, appeared as dull as 
his ftudy at the time, which was that of the 
fcience of a fpecial pleader. In this he had 
for mafter the prefent judge Afbhurft, who for 
profeffional erudition has been placed on the 
highett fcale. If therefore it is become the 
fafhion to make fpecial. pleading an introduc~ 
tion to the better part of the profeffion ; thefe 
two great men may be faid to have eftablifhed 
that fafhion. Mr. Erfkine, after laying down 
his fword, wielded a pen at this gentleman’s 
defk. The conduét of this diitinguifhed 
magiftrate has generally had the air of inflex- 
ibility of opinion and fentiment, but it 
cannot be forgotten that he once wanted that 
calmnefs and firmnefs which greatly become 
- and adorn the magiftrate, difpenfing and: ex- 
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plaining law and juftice fram the bench. It 
was at the famous trial of the Dean of St. 
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