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1807.] 
the severity with which they were used, 
M. Deiolme gives m nany w onderful instances, 
and the jnfliction o this punishment by the 
hands of the confessor having soon after chis 
become general, it was submitted to even by 
princes, nay, wotnen became subject to 
€astigation from the Monks, which Ied to 
great abuses. In 1787, he published, “ An 
Essay, containing a few Strictures on the 
Union of Scotland with England.’ = ‘Phis 
work consisted of tavo parts, the first of which 
gave a plain, concise, perspicuous view of the 
relative state of England and. Scotland, 
from the time of Edward ]. to the uaion in 
1707. This part forms an excellent intro- 
duction to the history of that union, by De 
Foe. The second part related to Iveland, and 
was partly written by anvtlser hand, and gave 
a view of the procedure respecting the irish 
propositions, and earnestly recommended an 
incorporating union between Great Britain 
and Ircland. In 1788, he published a quarto 
pamphlet containing ‘* Observations relate 
to the Taxes on Windows and Lights.” Mr. 
Delolme in this little Few Pesprit, appeared 
to be extremely well satished with his own 
observations, and ran on to a great length, 
turning and re-turning the playtul images of 
his fancy, pleased to think that his readers 
would be at least diverted if not vinstructed. 
He very seriously proposed in Neu o/ the 
window tax, aduty on the tonnage of houses 
should be “subst:tuted, which he thoughs 
extremely eligible. He also proposed-to re- 
Move the cattle market from Smitufield, to 
some place in tue fierds near St. Pancras, and 
humanely advised that water should be pro- 
vided for the poor, thirsty, tortured cattle, 
exposed for sule in that detestable place. Jn 
~1789 he printed a pamphiet, containing 
‘© Observations on the late National. Em- 
barrassment.”> ‘Fhese observations. !related 
to the King’s illness, and they contained an 
ingenious explanation of the rights ef the 
heir apparent, and some acute remarks on tne 
conduct, respectively of the contending par- 
ties In the cvurse of the proceedings oa that 
business’ his pamphlet was soon after- 
wards answered anonymously, ana M:De- 
lolme met with a formidable antagonist, 
who treated him somewhat cavalierly. Mir. 
Delolme had a surprizing extent of know- 
ledge on ail subjects, and was warthy of 
rivallipg Mr. Burke in the variety of his jl- 
Justrations. He was remarkably temperate 
and simple in his mode or living, and pos- 
sessed an admirable temper with a strong 
turn for humour; indeed, all his conversation, 
even on the mest serious subjects was marked 
by something of an arch shrewdness. 
not much sacrifice to the graces in. point of 
dress and personal delicacy ; but his company 
was always valuable on account of tue scores 
of his mind. During his residence in En- 
gland, it bas been said, notwithstanding his 
Superior abilities, he suffered many coniiicts 
Deaths Abroad. 
_ she was disabled, 
He did” 
2b 
to which poor authors are’ Hable, with a 
conSiderable degree of irritability. 
At Paris, in the 85th year of her age, the 
Right Hon. Lady Anastasia Stafford Howard, 
Baroness of Stafford, only surviving daa abies 
and heir of William, Earl of St turds who 
diel ia 1734. She was sule heir of the: body 
ef Sir Williatn “Howard, Viscount Stafford, 
the only married younger sono the present 
Dake of Norfolk's ancestor, Thonas,\Howard, 
Baril of Arundel She was also-sole: heir: of 
the body o that Viscounc’s wite, Mary Stafe 
ford, Rarouess of Stafford, and through her, 
sole’ heir or the body of Edward, “the Jasr 
Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, hereditary 
Lord High Constable of En J abee who was 
the sole heir of the body of King Kdward the 
Third, youngest son of ‘Thomas Plantagenet, 
of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, ant of 
his wife, Lady Eleanor Bohun, chiest daugh- 
ter and co-heir of the last Humphrey Bobun, 
Earl of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton, 
and Lord High Constable of England; and 
whose younger sister was wile of Ring Henry 
tne Fourth, but from whose bod» there was 
an entire Pare of issue, on thye death of her 
grandson King Henry the ‘ixth —Notwith- 
standing the ac ‘cumulation ofthe Piantagenct, 
Bohvrn aa Stattord heirsnip, which became 
centred in Lady Anastasia: Stafford rheward, 
by the attainder of her 
ancestor, the Las Mafford, Duke of Back. 
ingham, in the reign of King Henry the 
Eighth, from: possessing any ot the family 
diznities, except the Stafford Barony. She 
died without having ever been married, Her 
heir. is. «in Wikliam Jerniagha m, Baronet, 
whose graydmott rer vias sister af the vefore- 
mentioned Wihbaar Bart of Stafford 
At Bareche; in the Kast Iadies, of which 
district he was Chief Judge and M Lsgistratey 
Jonn Speaser , sq. liaving passed 36 years of 
his life in India, ia the service of the East 
India Company. Mr Spencer aas the soa 
of John Spencer, esq racmerly Provisicnal 
Governor of ?éagal, to whee plan acd cown- 
sels the Company were mdebced in the year 
1759, sor tie pogsessien of Surat Casthe, and 
tue cervitory thereby acquived. 
Capt. R. Keat, of the Royal Marines, he. 
longing to His Majesty’s ship tre, Canoous, 
At the head of asmall detachment of that 
corps, he rell, on the ev- ning of the 27th uf 
February last, in an unsuccessful attack upon 
a strong hoid iu possession of the Turks, in 
the Island of Prota,. agar Constantinople, 
He was the second svn ot Sader Kent, esq. 
late Mayor ef Cork He entered inte the 
Marine Corps at an early period of lite, in 
which he se ved wit credit (ar %6 years. 
During the late war he served on board La 
Pomone, under Sir J. BL Warrea, Bart. and 
was with him on the -QGuiberon expedition. 
He afterwards was appointed Adjucant te the 
Division of eaibupiied and served'in that si- 
tuation untii the conglusica of the wat. In 
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