1806.) 
1800, and the almof ‘immediate reduction of 
all officers ferving under him, as well as a to 
tal alteration of his plan. The caufes, ef- 
fects, and bearings, of this circumftance he 
has given to the world ina mo difpafionate 
and fenfible pamphlet lately, publifhed. He 
was, however, upon a change of Adminiftra- 
tion in 1861, again appointed Commiflary-ge- 
neral, upon the deceafe of Mr. Motz, in 
Enyat, to the Army then preparing to retura 
to England, upon the conclufien of the Peace 
of Amiens: the ditficulties which aroie upon 
the articles of that peace protra¢ted the 
term of Mr. L.M.’s fervice confiderably, and 
extended it to Malta, Naples, &c. and gave 
him the opportunity for new exertions of his 
talents, zeal, and difintere(ted integrity; all 
of which he again demonitrated to a degree 
almoft unparalleled. He had publithed, in 
1799, “+ The Britith Commiflary,” dedicating 
it te Generals Walmoden and Dundas, his 
military patrons. This is a work of great 
theoretic and practical utility, and the ‘only 
one publifhed in the language which gives 
any difplay of this moft efrential, important, 
and expenfive branch of national fervicee— 
Truth, it has long been proverbially fajd, is 
Rot always, nor every where, welcome! and 
. Accounts” 
’ fent rulers. 
Northumberland and Durham | 357 
the publication juft mentioned had a differ 
ent effe&t with ¢hofe whom it concerned than 
might have been expected; it having preba- 
bly been the occafion of the author being paf. 
fed over in the promotion which followed the 
retirement of Sir B. Watfon at Chrittmas 
Jaft, and to which by profeffional rank, hey, 
ftood entitled; in cunfeguence ef which he 
publithed, about a month before his. deaths 
‘¢ {wo Letters to the Commifiioners of Army 
in which he has ‘‘a round unvarnithed tale 
delivered,” that may bé fairly expected ta 
become a fubject of public enquiry by the pre~ 
How far the death or the au- 
thor may have obicured the requifite evidence 
and teftimonials, time alone mult determine. 
—Mr. L. M. has left one-daughter and four 
fons} the eldeft is a captain in the Army; 
the fecand a lieutenant in the Blenheim, new 
in the Eait Indies, and the two others are 
youths. Mr. L. M. joined to a ones 
knowledge of bufinefs the warmeft feelings of 
friendfnip, and the fulleft demonftrated con- 
viction of the truths of Chriftianity, by. tne 
precepts of which his whole life was regue 
lated. | 
PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES: 
WITH atu THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS; 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
% .* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received. 
Ee 
NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
Married.} At Wolfingham, Mr. Edward 
Jackfon, tanner, te Mifs Allifon, daughter of 
Timothy A. Efq. © 
At Berwick, Mr. William Davidfon, fpirit 
merchant, to Mils Hannah Smith, daughter 
of Mr. John S, cabinet maker. 
At Sunderland, Mr. James Hall, to Mifs 
Shepherd. —Mr. “Michael Hodgfon, fail-ma- 
ker, to Mifs Burdon. 
At Newcattle, Mr. Edward Walton Wea- 
therley to Mifs Morton, daughter of the late 
Mr. John M. maltfer. 
Died.| At Newcaftle in his 45th year, 
Andrew Young, M.D. and Feliow of the 
Royal College of Phyficians in Ecinburgh 5 
a man who was extraordinarily fuccefsful ie 
ing an extenfive practice in that town and 
neighbourhood, Undera blunt, though can- 
did and honeft addrefs, he poflcfled a matt feel- 
ing and benevolent heart; and whaiever his 
failings might be; he enjoyed the confidence 
and good will of all men who knew him. If 
his eccentricities eftranged any one from him 
who had formerly pofiefied his friencthip, no 
_ ene could ever impeach the honour or inte- 
grity of his cenduct ; for theugh the Dofttor 
“ould not bear ‘f the proud man’s contumely,”™ 
; : 
ftill he was ‘¢ the poor man’s friend.” Bein 
a member of the Newcaitle Loyal Volunteers 
he was interred with military honours, in Eat 
Andrew's church-yard, and was alfo attend- 
ed to the grave by moft of the furgeons and 
phyficians refident in the town.—Mrs. Mfabel- 
ja Greaves, wife of Mr. Thomas G. clock and 
atctnece 4t—Mr. fohn Jefferfon—Mr. 
Thomas Reid, grocer, 25.—Mrs. Eliz. Lay- 
lor, widow of Mr. Luke ‘IP’. §0.—Mr. George 
Humble, publican, 53.—Mrs. Ann Maddifon, 
widow of Thomas MM. joiner, 103. 
At Darlington, Lieutenant Patrick Gibfon | 
‘of the Royal Independent invalids. 
He was 
upwards of 43 years in his majelty’s fervice, 
qo of which he ferved in the Sth foot, 
Died.| At Bithopwearmouth, ‘Robert Al- 
len, efq. 66, 
At Saltholme near Stockton, Robert Chil-- 
ton, €1q.5: 7 1s- 
At Be rwick, Mr. Walter Wilfon, many 
years a teacher in that town, 71. A 
At Whittle, near Alnwick, Mrs. Bell, wike 
of Mr. Henry B. 
At Startforth, near Barnard Caflle, Mr. 
Joba Bowman, viho formerly kept the peat 
there, 34. 
At sunderland, in the poorshonte, 2 Barbara 
Uow, 
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