1808. ] 
- his flag on board the St. George of 98 guns 
at Plymouth, as Port-admiral, and in Octo- 
ber of the same year he married Mrs. Hurst, 
the widow of Hurst, esq. an army 
agent. He retained his command at Ply- 
mouth but a short time 5 for in the spring of 
1793 he shifted his flag into the Windsor 
Caftle of 68 guns, and on the 15th of April 
sailed with a squadron to the Mediterranean, 
where he acted as third in command under 
Lord Hood. In April 1794 Mr. Cosby was 
promoted to the rank of Vice-admiral of the 
White, on which occasion he removed his 
flag into the Alcide of 74 guns. He after- 
wards assisted in the capture of Toulon and 
Corsica, and towards the close of the year 
sailed fer England with a small squadron of 
ships of war, and a large fleet of merchant- 
men, under convoy from the Mediterranean 
and Portugal. On his arrival in England the 
vice-admiral struck his flag, but he com- 
manded the impress service in Ireland till the 
peace of 1801, since which period he has 
principally resided at Bath, as.a passive spec- 
tator of publicevents. The dates of his pro- 
tnotiens subsequent to those already men- 
tioned are as follow: vice-admiral of the red 
June 1, 1795 ; admiral of the blue, Feb. 14, 
1799; admiral of the white, Jan. 1, 1801 3 
and admiral of the red Nov. 9, 1805. 
[Further particulars of the Rev. Henry Ri- 
chards, D.D. rector of Exeter College, and vice- 
chancellor of that University, announced in No. 
167.—-He was born at Tawstock, a village 
in the north of Devonshire, in the month of 
March, 17475 and having been educated at 
Barnstaple school, was admitted a commener 
of Exeter College at an early age, in Mie 
Shaelmas term, 1763. Soon after he had 
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taken the degree of bachelor of arts, he was 
elected to a fellowship in that Society on the 
30th of June, 1767. He was admitted a 
master of artson the 26th of April, 1770; 
and, in compliance with the statutes of his 
College, proceeded to the degree of bachelor 
in divinity on the 9th of November, 1781. 
Having been constantly resident in Oxford, 
and engaged in discharging the office of tutor, 
during a long course of years, he was at length 
presented by the rector and fellows, on the 
13th of March, 1794, to the valuable rectory 
of Bushy, in the diocese of London, and 
county of Herts, at which place he soon af- 
ter began toreside. In this retirement, howe 
ever, he did not long continue, being recalled 
to the University on occasion of the death of 
Dr. Stinton, in whose room he was elected 
rector of Exeter College, on the 23d of July, 
1797. In the month of October, 1806, he 
was advanced to the office of vice-chancellor 
of the University of Oxford, to which also le 
was again nominated, and admitted, at the 
expiration of the year, in October last, Ip 
the discharge of this high and arduous trust, 
his conduct was such as in a very high degree 
to.conciliate the affection and esteem of the 
University 5 so that his loss is very generally: 
and sincerely lamented. His remains were 
privately interred in the chapel of his college, 
in compliance with the directions of his wiliz 
but the heads of houses and proctors followed 
him to the grave, as a just testimony of their 
regard for his memory, and respect for the 
office which he bore. After leaving a few 
legacies, of no very considerable amount, to 
some of his friemds, he has bequeathed the 
whole residue of his property to Exeter Cole 
lege. | 
PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES, 
WITH ari truer MARRIAGES and DEATHS; 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
Married.| At Middleton, near Darling- 
ton, the Rev. Charles Cowper, vicar of Stock- 
ton, and curate of Middieton, to Miss Sa- 
rah Catterson, daughter of Mr. Thomas Cat- 
terson of Boroughbridge. 
At Jarrow, William Wallis, esq. of South 
Shields, to Miss Hannah Brown, daughter of 
the Rev. Mr. Brown, of Shotley. 
At Bywell, Mr. Thomas Charlton, master 
of St. Nicholas charity school, Newcastle, 
to Miss Dorothy Turnbull, of Newtonhall. 
At Brampton, James Mounscy, esq. of 
MontTary Mac. No. 169, 
Woodbank, near Carlisle, to Miss Ewart, 
daughter ef the late Simon Ewart, esq. of 
Brampton. 
At Dorham, William Cooper, esq. to Miss 
Saikeld, eldest daughter of Mr. S. Surgeon. — 
At Newcastle, Capt. R. Fenwick, of the 
Mary Ann, to Miss Hodgson, second daugh- 
ter of Mr. H. of Chimney Mills —Mr. 
Henry Jefferson of Placca Mills, to’ Miss 
Harrison, 
At Hartburn, the Rev. Thomas Davidson, 
vicar of that place, to Miss Sarah Hall, of 
North Middieton, 
Died.) At Sunderland, Mr. George Easte 
Mm land, 
