482, 
Minories, baker. Ee was a kind, indulgent 
fetoer, a firm and faithful friend; and it 
might be truly faid of him, that he ‘* never 
faw an old friend with a new face.” 
At Reigate, Surrey, aged about 76, R. 
Peirie, M.D. a gentleman generally efteemed 
by all who knew him, for his integrity, phi- 
lanthropy, and profeffional abilities. He 
graduated at Edinburgh in 1756, and on that 
eccafion publifhed a diflertation D. Morbillis ; 
and in 1762 was admitted a fellow of the 
Cellege of Phyficians of that city. Ale was, 
for a long: time, im confiderable practice at 
Tancoln; and, from 1775 till 2782, held the 
poft of pbyfician to the Tower of London, 
He had lived, retired from praétice, at Rei- 
gate, feveral years prior, to his death 5 but 
was always ready, while his heaith permit- 
ted, to affift his neighbours, with his profef- 
fional advice, gratis. ; 
fr. Alex. Watt, matter of the fhip Simon 
Taylor Weft-Indiaman, and fon to Mr. Da- 
vid Watt, fhip-owner, of Savage-gardens, 
Tower-hill. ‘He fhot himfelf, in a hackney 
coach, at the door of the Gray’s inn coffee- 
houfe. It appeared, on evidence, that the 
deceaied had fhewn fymptoms of infanity 
within the laft three -years ; among other in- 
ftances, were mentioned his {napping a loaded 
piftol at his brother, in the Bedford coffee- 
irg his hands full of bank notes, carelefsly 
in his coat pockets; that he was looked up- 
on, by feverai of his acquaintance, as crazed ; 
that Capt. Brifbane, of the Goliah, of 74 
guns, always ftyled him ¢* his mad friend ;” 
that he neglected his fhip duty, with which 
it was not thought fafe to truf him any 
more; that the caufe was thought to be 
owing toan attachment he had entertained 
for a young woman, whom he lived with, 
contrary to the wiihes of his family; that 
he always bore a good character; that he 
was in the 28th year of his age, of genteel 
and afiable manners. The deceafed and his 
brother William dined at the Gray’s inn cof- 
fee-houfe, after which they drank twe bot- 
tles of wine anda glafs of brandy grog. The 
deceafed wifhed to perfuade his brother to ac- 
company him to Covent Garden playhoufe ; 
but the brother refufed, being obliged to be 
on board his fhip at an early hour next morn- 
ing. “The waiter was ordered to calla coach, 
which came, and the deceafed entered. His 
brother wifked him ‘good night'’’ The 
coachman put up the fteps and fhut the door, 
thes aiked the deceafed where he fhould 
drive to. He received no anfwer; but faw 
the deceafed take off his hat, lay it near 
‘him on the feat, and put fomething to his 
eyes, He foon afterwards heard the report 
of a piftol, and faw the deceafed fall on his 
left fide. ‘The dvor was opened, and the de- 
ceafed was found quite dead; the ball enter- 
ing over the right eye, and lodging in his head. 
Drowned, in the canal facing Chelfea col- 
lege, about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, Ais 
hi. A. Staker, an amiable young lady, in her 
Deaths in and near London, 
[ Dec. 4, 3 
2ft year. Her mother is a widow lady, hav= 
ing a fon, who is abroad in the fervice of his 
country. She took lcdgings at No. 9, Up- 
per Eaton-ftreet, Pimlico, where fhe refided a 
few months, for the benefit of her daughter’s 
health, of whom fhe was remarkably fond ; 
and every fine day generally took a walk in ~ 
the gardens of Chelfea college, commonly 
called the Water Garden, On the fatal day, 
the mother and daughter walked there as 
ufual ; and, after fome time, fat down on 
one of the benches. The mother complain- 
ed that the place was rather cold; on which 
the deceafed replied, ‘* 1 will run and find a 
Warmer fituation.”” She then got up, and 
ran down the green, which went aflope to- 
wards the water. Her mother, thinking 
that fhe ftaid longer than was neceflary, 
went in fearch of her; but not finding her, 
became alarmed, particularly as there was no 
other way out but the one they come in at, 
She therefore ran to fee if the deceafed had 
returned, but meeting two gentlemen who 
were going Into the garden, they aflured her 
the did not go out that way. The alarm be- 
ing given, Mr. Garthfhore came with a boat- 
nook, and, in a little time, hooked her 
cloaths, and the young lady was taken out 
of the water lifelefs, and brought into the 
infirmary, where every method preferibed by 
the Humane Society was ufed without effeet. 
C. Fone, eg. At appears that Mr. T. 
Beft, an officer inethe army, had lodged af 
Ibbetion’s for fome days, and was on the eve of 
departure to join hisregiment. A poft-chaife 
was at the door of the hotel torecéivehim. His 
particular acquaintance and friend, the above 
Lieut. C. Jones, of che Eaft India Company’s 
fervice, had in the mean time called on, and 
was to accompany Mr. Beft te the country. 
Their piftols were lying on the table, ready 
to be put into the pockets of the poft-chaife. 
In the courfe of a converfation about high- 
waymen, excited by their intended journey, 
Lieut. Beft took up one of the piftols, to 
fhew how he would a, if ferioufly atracked, 
by any of that fraternity. At this period, 
the piftol unfortunately went off, and fhot 
Lieut. Jones through tae body. Herenpon 
Lieut. Belk, wild and diftraGed, ran for affift- 
ance into the coftee-room, where he was the 
firft to announce the fatal cataftrophe which 
had happened. Neo time was loft in carrying 
his wifhes into effect. Mr. lbbetfon ran to 
the furgeons, Ford and Heavifide, who, with 
commendable alacrity, were at the dying 
man’s bedfide in an inftant after; but human 
aid was, unfortunately, of no avail. After 
exchanging forgivenefs with Lieut. Befty ae- 
claring, in the moft generous manner, that 
his death was merely acciden‘al, and that he 
felt more for his friend than for himfelf, 
Lieut, Jones expiredin lefs than an hour after 
the accident had taken place, but in full pofs 
feflion of his fenfes. He was a maniof po+ 
lifned manners, of a refpe&table family, and 
had returned: only a few months before from 
the Eaft Indies, ~ 
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