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At his apartments in Greenwich. Hofpital, 
aged 8r, Thomas Allwright, efqg. a captain 
on that eftablifhment. He ‘entered “into the 
royal navy in 1730-1, and, it is imagined, 
was the oldeft commmithoned officer in that 
fervice, He.was temarkable for his accurate 
and extenfivé knowledge of naval biography, 
infomuch that he was a fort of living chroni- 
cle of the maritime events of the lait feventy 
years. Wor was he lefs diftinguifhed by cha- 
ractteriftics ftill more worthy of regard; fince 
few have retired from this bufy fcene, fo ge- 
nerally revered fer his ferupulous integrity, 
fuavity of difpofition, and the zealous difcharge 
of religious and moral duties. A confpicuous 
inftance of his benevolence was exhibited in 
the proteétion he gave to the family of an old 
Shipmate and faithful fervant, who departed 
before him. They were brought up under 
his care, and became his only domed tics-: ands 
throughout the period of their former Cees, 
as well as during his long and tedious illnefs, 
ferved him with all the affeGtion and grati- 
tude due to fuch meritorious generofity. 
A fhort. time fince, near Brompton, died 
Mrs. Applebee, wife of Mr. Applebee, late 
of Putney-fchool. The cafe of this unfor- 
tunate perfon was truly deplorable. Mr. Ap- 
Plebee having fome time ago abfented him- 
felf from his {cliool, to avoid, as it is fup- 
pofed, the. importunity of creditors ;- his 
wife and fix children were foon after obliged 
to quit their home, in confequence of an 
execution ; and, being deftitute of every means 
Of MbbGtence: tool refuge in a public-houfe, 
in the neighbourhood of Chelfea, Here Mrs, 
Applebee, overwhelmed with calamities, was 
feized with a fevere ilinefs ; a phyfician’was 
calledin, and every aid afforded her; buta <o 
few days terminated her griefs and ber life, 
The caufe of her helplefs children, left almofk 
withouta fingle friend,has been liberally taken 
up by the committee of the fociety of ichool- 
~mafters. One or two they have already 
placed out; and they hope, with the afit- 
ance of a liberal public, to be able to fu- 
perintend the education’ of the younger 
branches, and afterwards to fee them placed 
into fuch fituations as circumftances will 
permit. 
In Red-crofs-fireet, Cripplegate, Mrs. Mar- 
garet Towers, on the 21 ult. after an illnefs 
of a few days, produced by a few minutes” ex- 
pofure to the weather, and by the feverity . 
of theceld. As fhe was eminent for moral 
worth s and was the widow of the Rev. Dr. 
Jofepls Towers, aman in no ordinary degree 
diflinguifhed for his amiable qualities, his 
difintereftednefs, his i integrity, and his cou- 
rage, for his produétions in literature, and 
his exertions in the caufe.of liberty ; 3 "it will 
fcarcely be judged © improper to enter “with 
fome degree of minutenefs into fome of the 
features of her charafter, ,.Extenfive was ‘the 
{phere of Dr. Towers’s. aGtivity, as well as 
that of his connetions ; but ihe was not her- . 
ldrs. Applebee.—Mrs. Margaret Towers. - 
iis [March , Y; 
felf accuftomed to move either ina wide or 2 
brilliant circle. The path, however, which” 
fhe did tread, fhe trod firmly and well. Daz- 
' zling is the chara&ter of the poetefs, of the’ 
heroine, of the female philofopher 5 a broad, 
a fteady, and a falutary luftre it may alfo dif- 
fufe; but fuch examples fuit not the imita- 
tion of ordinary powers and general circum- 
ftances. Let. a furvey be taken of the ave- 
rage number of the accounts of the dead :- 
and it will be found, that too much refpeé& 
is paid not only to the glitter of external 
circumfiances, but to extent of acquaintance 5 
and not only to extent of acquaintance, ‘but 
to ornamental accomplifhments 3 and not on- 
ly. te ornamental accomplifhments, but to 
intelleétual attainments; and that” mere 
eminence in moral worth, the moft eligible 
and the moft elevated of all diftin@tions, if 
unaccompanied by the fplendour. of talents, 
of circumédinces,-‘or- of attainments, has 
rarely been crowned with a merited wreath 
of applavfe. Thofe, who enjoyed the plea- 
fure of the friendthip’ of Mrs.'Towers, © will 
readily acknowledge the fidelity of the pre~ ’ 
fent portrait; though it is fketched by the 
rapid pencil of an affli€ted fon. It is at once 
the tribute of affection, the debt of grati- 
‘tude, the offspring of truth —Poflefling: a 
found judgment, a quick apprehenfion, a re- 
tentive memory, Mrs. Towers ‘had all the 
mental qualities,- which are requifite for the — 
correét difcharge of the domefttic duties. ‘Of 
one of the great fecrets of human happinefs, 
of one of the primary means of retaining 
that fenfibility which is teo often confined to * 
the {pring and fummer of life, fhe main-" 
tained full peflefion: a numerous acquaint- 
ance fhe fhunned and-difliked s the friendship 
ofa few fhe fteadily: cultivated, and fondly 
cherifhed. An enemy of artifice, a lover of 
trath, cheerful, 
ceremony, and attentive without fervility,” 
the was by them fincerely and warmly be-— 
loved; and her lefs was deeply felt. Her 
mind was pure: her wifhes were moderate, 
With. refpe&t to diet, fhe was abftemious ; 
with refpeé to drefs, unoftentatious. In the 
love of amufement, fhe was temperate and 
difcriminating. In the ‘virtues of perfever-. 
ance and diligence, fhe had perhaps no fuperior. © 
With the habits of frugality: fhe: combined 
the fpirit of generofity ; and fhe was,” in 
truth, one of the very few individuals, who » 
have fearcely a fuffcient portion of felf-love. 
By that fortitdde, which the difplayed on 
the pillow of ilinefs and of death, fhe was © 
charaéterized through life. -»Im devotion the 
was fervent: to religion her attachment was ~ 
ardent and unalterable. Her mind ‘was il- 
luftrated by: her ‘countenance. 
quick movement of her. dark eyes,and from ” 
the expreffion, as well‘as general regularity, 
of her features yi. was, wher ‘fhe-was in- 
ompany, very frequently -(perhaps*I Grom 
ayy 
lively, refpeétful without _ 
Interefting — 
from-the colour. in her checks, from the ~ 
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