1801.) 
At his lodgings, in Upper Marybone ftreet, 
aged 99, Mr. T. Leander, mufician. 
In Park-lane, Mrs. Read, widow of the 
late H. Read, efq. of Crowood, Wilts. 
In Edgar buildings, the lady of 
ef. 
In Golden-fquare, the lady of W. Aber- 
cromby, efq. of Glafsaugh. 
At Cobham, aged 75, Mr. H. Crawter. 
At Repley, aged $2, Mr. ‘T. Harrifon. 
In Pall Mall, W. Heberden, M. D: many 
years fellow of St. John’s College, Cam- 
bridge; he removed to London about the 
year 1750, having prattifed phyfic before in 
' Cambridge. He paffed rhrough a long courfe 
with the higheft reputation, as well for 
profeffional fkill, as for exemplary morals, 
and the liberal patronage of {cience and lite- 
rature. 
At Kennington, the Rev. H, Perfeét. 
At St. Alban’s, aged 85, of which fhe had 
been an inhabitant full 40 years, Mrs. M. 
Edwin, a moft refpectable fupporter of the 
Prefbyterian meeting in that town. She was 
the widow of Humphry Edwin, efq. fon of 
Sir H. Edwin, Alderman of Tower Ward, 
and Lord Mayor of London, in one thoufand, 
fix hundred, and ninety-eight. 
Alfo Mrs. Leicefter, widow of the late 
Rev. Mr. Leicefter, vicar of Hempnall, Nor- 
folk. 
In his 28th year, Mr. Charles Brome, en- 
graver. ‘This young man gave every promife 
of being a valuable member of fociety, and 
a very diftinguifhed artift. - His father was 
‘originally a linen draper in the Hay-mar- 
ket, but has, for feveral years, retired upon an 
honourably acquired competency, into Nor- 
folk’; where his wife and himfelf have lived 
te lament the lofs of their two fons. The 
eldeft, after having been fettled in a refpec- 
table line, and married to an eftimable wo- 
man, died of a decline about three years ago. 
The fecond fon, the fubjeé of this little me- 
moir, was well educated, and at about 14 
years of age placed as a pupil to Mr. Skelton, 
the engraver. His manners were engaging 
and attraCtive, his mind grateful and affeéti- 
onate, and his conduct correét and manly. 
As an artift, he gave promife of attaining fu- 
ture eminence. He drew accurately, and 
engraved in a clear and tranfparent ftyle. 
His portrait of Mr. Pitt, from Owen, is well 
marked, and a ftrong refemblance: He fome- 
time finite began a print from a beautiful pic- 
ture of Contemplation, by Romney, which 
his premature death prevented his compleat- 
ing. He was fond of bathing, and the latter 
end of laft April went one morning at a 
very early hour to bathe in the Serpentine 
river. As he fwam very well, it is probable 
that he gotover fome of the fprings, and that 
the exceilive cold produced the cramp. A 
gentleman fome hours afterwards walkiag on 
the bank, and feeing his cloaths, fuppofed 
shat fome oge was drowned ; and Om fearch- 
Carrol, 
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ing the pockets, féind a letter addreffed to 
him at his lodgings, where he immediately 
gave information. Drag-nets were provided, 
and fearch made, but the body was not found 
until the following day. 
Aged 81, J. Gape, efg. one of the oldett 
benchers of the Middle Temple, and of the 
moft ancient and refpe€table private family 
in the town. 
Aged 45, Capt. D. Hotchkis, of the navy. 
He entered into the fervice at eleven years of 
age, and being a perfect feaman, was made 
lieutenant after four years and a half fervice. 
He was a fkilful artillerift, and invented a 
cannon on new principles, which has under. 
gone a trial before the officers of Artillery at 
Woolwich. During the tempeftuous outs 
ward bound voyage of Admiral Chriftian, the 
Royal Oak, with 750 Britifh feamen, in the 
moft perilous fituation, was, on account of 
_ his great nautical knowledge, left entirely ta 
his management and faved. 
Sir John Swin Dyer, who, in a fit of in- 
fanity, fhot himfelf with a piftol. He had 
become melancholy fince the death, laft fum- 
mer, of his only brother, whom he affe@ti- 
onately loved. His melancholy increafed by 
the abfence of his fon, who went out Aid 
de Camp to Sir R. Abercromby, in the ex- 
pedition to Egypt. He was difappointed of 
letters which he had, for fome time, impa- 
tiently expeéted, and which did not arrive 
till -two days after this.unfortunate event. 
One day he abruptly faid to his fervant, 
<¢ Who do you ftare at? IT am‘not out of my 
mind. If you are, Iam not.” Various other 
fymptoms of increafing derangemént were 
alfo remarked. He had placed himfelfin a 
chair, put the muzzle of the piftol in his 
mouth, and difcharged the fhot through his 
head. The report was heard by his fervant 
in the room above, who came down and 
found his mafter expiring, Sir John was 
formerly a colonel in the guards. His cha- 
ra€ter as a matter, a father, a brother. anda 
Friend was truly excellent and exemplary. 
Mifs M. Hudfon, daughter of Mr.R. Hud- 
fon, of St. Paul’s Cathedral ; of rare and ad- 
mirable talents, confiderable literary attain- 
ments, and ready fkill in mufic ; and of truly 
moral and religious qualities. She may be faid 
to have perifhed a martyr to filial duty, never 
relaxing from her affiduities, to a valuable 
mother, long and feverely afflicted. 
At his houfe in Mansfield ftreet, in his 87th 
year, of a cancer in the tongue, Gen. T'ra- 
paud, Col. of the 92d regiment of foot, and 
the.oldeft general in the fervice. He was 
related to the Marfhal Turenne, the Duke 
of Bouillin, the Duke de la Fore, and others 
of the French nobility. His family came to 
this country early in the reign of queen Anne,- 
His father having had a regiment in France, 
her Majefty gave hima regiment of dragoons, 
which he commanded in Portugal. The Ge- 
neral feryed under his late Majefty in the bat- 
tles 
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