pursuance of the charter of Bury, had attended divine service on the day of his decease, had holden a court for the election of an Alderman for the year ensuing, and had dined with the body corporate; but did not appear perfectly at ease; and, having retired at ten o'clock, expired in about an hour and a half.

Sept. 1. At Melton, Mary-Anne, only dau. of Lieut.-Col. White, late of the East Suffolk militia.

Sept. 3. At Southwold, the infant dau. of Sir George Crewe, Bart. of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.

Sept. 13. At Bury, aged 93, Susanna, widow of Ashley Palmer, esq. and sister to Sir Thomas Gery Cullum, Bart She was the eldest dau. of Sir John the fifth bart. by his second wife Susanna, dau. and coheiress of Sir Thomas Gery, Master in Chancery. She was married to Mr. Palmer in 1775, and left his widow in 1792.

Sept. 14. At Ipswich, aged 78, Mr. Thos. Wilson, one of the free burgesses, a steady and consistent supporter of the independent interest of that borough, and a truly honest

man.

SURREY.-July 1. At Walton, aged 67, highly respected, Brown Young, esq. of Watling-street, son of the late Lake Young, esq. and elder brother to the late Rev. Robert Young, LL.D. rector of Braybrooke in Northamptonshire, who died in last October. (See our last volume, part ii. p. 389.)

Aug. 22. At Horsham, Elizabeth, wife of John Scott, esq. of Parliament-street. Aug. 27. At Banstead Park, aged 57, Hen. Leigh Spencer, esq. late of 7th Royal Fusileers.

Sept. 3. Aged 76, Alex. Urquhart, esq. of Long Ditton.

Sept. 4. At Pengewood-cottage, Norwood, aged 22, Sarah, wife of Alfred Bowyer Clayton, esq. architect.

Sept. 19. W. Turner, esq. of Woodcotlodge.

SUSSEX.-Aug. 16. At Brighton, aged 67, Wm. Parkyns, esq. formerly of Reading. Aug. 24. At Eastbourne, aged 47, John Ayton, esq. of Russell-place, Fitzroy-square. WARWICK.-Sept. 8. At Rugby, Abrah. Caldecott, esq.

Sept. 16. At Longbridge-house, Elizabeth, relict of Osborne Staudert, esq.

WILTS.-July 25. At Langley Burrell, Eliz. wife of Rev. Robert Ashe, the Rector. Aug 20. Aged 82, W. Clare, esq. of Devizes, who, previously to the election of Mr. Adye, served the office of Coroner nearly half a a century.

WORCESTERSHIRE.-Aug.... At Evesham, in his 80th year, W. Bonaker, esq. senior member of the Corporation, and for upwards of twenty years Coroner for the borough.

Francis Walker, esq. of Staunton. Aug. 21. At Pleremore, Wm. Trafford, esq. second son of late John Trafford, esq. of Trafford Park, near Manchester.

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Aug. 31. In her 85th year, Martha, relict of Robert Hancock, of Brislington and Worcester, dau. of late Rev. Robert Wilmot, of Tewkesbury.

Lately. At the Blanquetts, near Worcester, aged 48, Thomas Best, esq. the antagonist with Lord Camelford in the duel behind Holland House, March 7, 1804, which proved fatal to his Lordship. Lord Camelford, it was stated in a pamphlet published in his defence, was principally urged to the meeting by "an idea that his antagonist was the best shot in England." A coroner's jury returned a verdict of "wilful murder against a person or persons unknown." The same year had not elapsed when, on Christmas day, Best married Lady Emily Stratford, daughter of the late and niece to the present Earl of Aldborough. She afterwards eloped from him, when in the King's Bench, with a Mr. Henry, to whom she was subsequently united. Mr. Best, whose fortune consisted chiefly of West India property, when very young became deeply involved, and was for some time an inhabitant of the King's Bench rules. He has left a son who is a Captain in the army.

Sept. 17. At Blockley, aged 40, Charlotte eldest daughter of late Rev. Elisha Smith. YORKSHIRE.-Aug. 20. At Bridlington Quay, aged 19, Eliz. fifth dau. of late Rev. Isaac Tyson, Vicar of Adlingfleet, and granddaughter of late John Milnes, esq. of Flockton-hall, near Wakefield.

Aug. 28. Mr. James Dunwell, of Brekenfoot, near Harrowgate. The deceased, though only 24 years of age, weighed upwards of 40 stone, and was supposed to be the fattest man of his age in England.

Lately. At Stockton, aged 61, Wm. Metcalfe, esq. formerly of Maltby, in Cleveland. At Bolton, aged 34, Mr. Chas. Hamilton, the celebrated Irish giant. He was the tallest man in the kingdom, being without shoes seven feet six inches high. Mr. H. was a native of the County of Downe, and has only travelled a short time.

Sept. 16. At Hull, aged 72, John Alderson, esq. M.D., Senior Physician to the General Infirmary at that town, whose extensive experience and acknowledged abilities had long placed him at the head of the profession in that part of the country. For a period of above 40 years, there is scarcely a public Institution of Hull which has not experienced the benefit of his intelligent and active exertions; and among the last public acts of his life, was that of laying the foundation stone of the Mechanics' Institute, of which, as well as of the Hull Philosophical Society, &c. he was a warm and active patron.

WALES.-Aug. 26. At Bathatera Park, Ruthin, aged 43, Sarah, wife of Thomas Downward, esq.

Sept. 1. At Orielton, Charlotte, lady of Sir John Owen, Bart. M.P. and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Pembroke. She