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the cause of his death not uninteresting to 
those who study the theory of the human 
mind. He was in fact but ‘*a painted 
Sepulchre,” for, notwithstanding he had the 
appearance of the bleom of health, and was 
-really active, strong, mainly, and tall, beyond 
his years, it was discovered after his death, 
that he was, and perhaps had been the whole 
or his life, materially diseased in the most 
important organs of the animal economy. 
His father and mother, though afflicted 
beyond the power of description at the melan- 
choly death of this, their only son, consented, 
with the view of benefiting mankind, that 
his body should be opened ; which was done, 
two days after his decease. The result was, 
the discovery of a mass of morbid derangement 
Seldom found in one subject, and more par- 
ticularly in one, who during life had the 
appearance of the deceased. ‘* On opening 
the chest it was discovered that considerable 
effusion had taken place in both the right 
and left thoracic cavities, extensive and firm 
adhesions had been formed between the lungs 
and the pleura of the ribs. On examining 
the heart it was found that the pericardium 
was closely united to it over its whole sur- 
face; a morbid peculiarity, of very rare 
occurrence, and which was probably the 
More immediate cause of death. The heart 
itself was considerably larger than is usual. 
Theliver too was increased ro twice its natural 
size, and by its augmented bulk had forced 
the stomach to take a very oblique position.” 
Besides these, other parts were diseased, 
which might be the effect of debility in 
consequence of long confinement; but the 
above will be sufficient to shew, the physi- 
ologist and the metaphysician, that the mind 
and habits :ould not be otherwise than af- 
fected by such a material mal-organization 
of the viscera. To those who are acquainted 
with the delicate and complicated formation 
and movements of the human frame, it will be 
rather a matter of wonder that this you’h ex- 
isted so long, than that he died so early in life, 
He wasconfined to hischamber forseven weeks, 
and for the last three to his bed; his pulse 
was one hundred and twenty ina minute, ge- 
neraily regular, full and strong, latterly 
quicker, at intervals irregular, the digitalis 
was copiously administered, the bowels were 
kept constantly open,and he was net permitted 
to take any cther nourishment than milk 
diluted with one half water. He behaved 
with surprising courage and fortitude during 
his illness, scarcely uttering a complaint; 
two nights before his death, when he supposed 
no one heard~ him, he exclaimed ‘* death 
comes soon indeed.”” His mother, though 
herseif in a state of extreme cebility, watched 
at his bed-side day and night with the most 
exemplary maternal affection. The last 
words he spoke were a few seconds before 
he breathed his last, when he lifted up 
his eyes to his mother’s face, and said, ** wipe 
my face, and then I shali die.” - He expired 
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Account of the late Mr. Themus Pomeroy, jun. [Feb.1, 
without a groan. This youth was, during his 
life,and remained to his last hour, of an irrita- 
tle habit. He had the best private education 
that could be given him, but though possessed 
of an excellent capacity, he could not bring 
himself to use sufficient application to make 
any very great proficiency in those studies 
which require much intellectual labour and 
abstract attention. Had he been placed in a 
public school, it is probable his death would 
have been hastened by the coercive measures 
adopted in those seminaries of learning to 
force attention and application. Though 
his temper was such that he would not, 
or probably could not, suffer with patience 
under any controul; yet he at the same time 
possessed a generous, honourable, and inde- 
pendent spirit, that spurned at every thing 
which had the appearance of selfishness, 
meanness, or deceit. ‘The writer hopes it 
will not be objected to this short memoir, 
that it would have been more appropriately 
placed in a Medical Journal; the philo- 
sophical enquirer will properly appreciate 
the value of those communications from 
which it can be traced that the organization 
of the body has affected the operations of - 
the mind. 
[Further particulars of Earl Grey, whose 
death was announced at p. 600, of vol. 24. He 
was born in the year 1729, and was the younger 
son of a junior branch of avery illustrious north- 
ern family, the chief of which was created 
Baron Grey of Werke, by King James I, 
After having received a suitable prefatory edu- 
Cation, he entered into the army, and served 
on the Continent, asa subaltern in Kingsley’s 
regiment when not more than nineteen years 
of age. He obtained permission to raise an in- 
dependent company in 1755, and in January 
1761, was promoted to the rank of a field offi- 
cer. Having obtained a commission as lieute- 
nant-colonel, ke accompanied General Hodg- 
son in one of the expeditions planned during 
the administration of the first William Pitt, 
and commanded the g8th regiment of foot at 
the capture of the important fortress of Belle- 
isle. ‘This regiment, however, being dis- 
banded on the return of peace, he retired on 
half-pay, determined to resume his profession- 
al avocations on the appearance of a new war. 
But his merits were not in the mean time 
wholly overlooked, for in 1772, a period 
when there were but few promotions, he was 
fortunate enough to obtain the rank of colo- 
nel in the army, which was succeeded by 
the app intment of aid-de-camp to the King, 
Colone] Grey, eager to distingsish himself 
in the scene of warfare that presented itself 
on the continent of America, arrived in that 
country about the period of the evacuation of 
Boston. He was secon distinguished by Ge- 
neral Howe; and as he had seen more real 
service than most of the officers of the same 
standing, he was appointed to a separate com~ 
mand, and invested with the rank of Ma- 
jor General, a few months previously ta 
which 
