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furmounting of obftacles, he became mafter 
of a fufficient ftock of that language to en- 
able him to appreciate - Lord Coke’s maxim, 
that « ‘fatius eft petere fontes quam feétari ri- 
vulos.”” He fucceilively, impregnated him- 
felf with all the metaphyfical difquifitions 
that have emanated from the fertile brain of 
man to puzzle and perplex his fellow crea- 
tures; mot even forgetting Kantianifm, as 
elucidated by Fichte, whole book he fudied 
with matchlels perfeverance to endeavour to 
find in it fome pofition that was at the fame 
time intelligible, ufeful, and true: but he 
was quite untuccefsful. Though he was a 
man of very found underftanding, and had 
much rightneis in his way of thinking, yet 
be never could be perfuaded that on fuch a 
fubject the only way of coming at correét 
notions was by an appeal to his own unfo- 
phifticated experience, and that every theory 
that was bottomed on any other foundation 
was purely illufory, and calculated only to 
diftract and lead the mind into error. His 
mind was however captivated and enfnared 
by the faife notions he had imbibed from 
reading; and he would perhaps have been 
difappointed to find that vulgar experience 
muit be the bafis of all true ideas on the fub- 
ject, and that every thing that had hitherto 
been written relative to it turned purely 
upon the meaning of words. Mr. W. wasa 
moft perfectly worthy and amiable man, of 
great good nature and amenity of manners; 
and his lofs has been a fource of the feverett, 
and will be of the moft lafting, affliction, to 
his friends. 
At her houfe in iS Sieg EhS, Mrs. So- 
phia Thomafine Blathwayt, only furviving fitter 
of the late Genera! B. 
In George-fireet, Portman-fquare, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Gordon, 30. 
At Brompton, Sir Sobn Dillon, 72. 
In Portland-place, Mrs. Fodrell, of Sall, 
in the county of Norfolk, wife of Rickard 
Paul J. efg. and niece of Sir John Lambe, 
Bart. of Great Meiton, in the faid county. 
Her death was occafioned by the burfting of 
a blood veffel. 
In Upper Grofvenor-ftreet, Mi/s Thomafine 
Wedderturn, younge% daughter of John W. 
efq. 
In Fitzroy-fquare, Ars. Franks, relict ‘of 
William F. efq. of Percy-freet. 
In Fitzroy-ftreet, Fitzroy-iquare, Ars, 
MM‘ Morris, wife of Samuel M. efq. 27. 
In Stamford-ftreet, Blackfriars, J7rs. Ren- 
nie, wife of John R. elq. 
‘In Bruntwick-fquare, Mrs. Rees, wife of. 
the Rev. Abraham Rh. LL. D. 
At Carleton Houfe, Mr. Macartney, foot- 
man to His Royal Highnefs the Prince of 
Wales. . 
+ At her houfe on Clapham Common, Mrs. 
Davenport, widow of John D. efq. 68. 
In Leadenhall-ftreet, Mr. Fofeph Swift, 
father of the Leatherfellers’ Company, 89. 
In Upper Harley-fireet, Mrs. Dickinfon, 
Marriages and Deaths in and near London, 
[May i, 
wife of William D. efg. M.P. for Somes- 
fetfhire. 
Dr. Turton, many years one of his Ma- 
jefty’s phyficians, 7o. 
In Thayer-ffreet, Manchefter-fquare, Irs. 
Scully, wife of Denys S. efq. and daughter 
of Ferdinand Huddlefton, efq. of Sawfton- 
hall, Cambridgefhire. 
In Portiman-{quare, Lady Fitzgerald. 
Tn Sloane-fireet, Henry Thorpe, ¢fg. captaim 
in the fourth We India regiment, and affift- 
ant adjutant-general, 26. 
At Wandiworth, Frederic Habn, efg. one 
of the dire¢tors of the Pheenix Fire-office. 
In Meard’s-court, Soho, Henry Francis 
Count Bulkeley, formerly Colonel Proprietaire 
of the Irifh regiment of Bulkeley in the 
fervice of the King of France, 64. 
At. Paddington, William Garthjbore, efq- 
M. P. for Weymouth, and late one of 
the Lords Canmnifioners of the Admi- 
ralty. His death was oceafioned by a dropfy 
in the brain, which contained upwards of 
vhalt a pound of water.—Further particulars 
will be given in our next. 
At Chelfea, Mrs. Pallant, widow of Mr. 
P. formerly an attorney of Ipfwich, 99. , 
At his houfe, in White Lion-ftreet, Spital- 
{quare, Alexander Gsoudge, efg. one of the’ 
city paviours, 58. He ferved his appren- 
ticefhip to the late Mr. James Hedderly, pa~ 
viour to the Hon. the Eaft-India and New 
River Companies, who, on the expiration of 
his apprenticefhip, took him into partnerfhip 
without a premium. In1774, Mr. Hedderly 
retiring-from bufinefs, to relide on his eftate 
at Applethaw, refi gned it entirely to Mr... 
Goudge, who, together with his induftry and 
unremitted attention to bufinefs, realized a 
confiderable fortune. No man more adern- 
ed the {phere of life in which he was placed 
than he. It was his fupreme happinets. to 
diftribute a large part of his income to the 
poor and friendicfs. 
At his houfe, in. Wild-fireet, near Clare- 
market, Mr. Bernard Cgplen, beokfeller and 
fabecconif, 63. He -was known to the 
world many years ago as a confidential fer- 
vant of the hiftorian-Edward Gibbon; who, 
at his death, bequeathed him an hand!fome 
aniuity. His converfation was entertaining, 
as he had been for many years the follower 
of that gentleman in the different parts of 
Europe; and his friends and acquaintance 
regret dum. 
peatenty, at his houfe in Coventry ftreet, 
Mr. Beaie, for many years a re{pectable i ine 
habitant. His death is fuppofed to have 
been caufed by a too quick flow of blood, 
which prevented refpiration from mental 
exertion. itis remarkable his fon, who had 
been partner for fome time with Mr. B., a 
young gentieman of very amiable manners, 
expired as fudden! ly about four months fince, 
leaving a wile, with an infant (alfo deceated 
lately) to lament his lois. Mrs Beale has: 
therefore the ingular misfertune to have ie 
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