DEATHS.-August. to Oxford. An University was of all places in the world most adapted to a mendicant like Demetriades; for he had no sooner tired out one set of benefactors than another succeeded, and the young men, caught by a few words of Greek, and the abject condition in which this native of a country endeared to them by every classical association, presented himself, rarely refused him assistance. In the summer of 1807, he made an excursion to Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, and Winchester; in that of 1809, to Cambridge. By the severest penury and most rigid self-denial, he contrived to scrape together sixpences, shillings, and half-crowns, to the amount of more than a thousand pounds. He left all he died possessed of to the four patriarchs of the Eastern Greek church at Constantinople, on condition that they offer up prayers every Saturday and Sunday for 100 years for himself, his father, mother, brothers, and sisters. His executor is a gentleman of respectability at Reading, in whose hands he had deposited money for his funeral expenses, which were not to exceed eight pounds; and also for his occasional wants, from which fund he drew with great sparingness and compunction, and only when he was unable to draw on the compassion of others. But for the humane visits and directions of some gentleman of this place, he would absolutely have been suffocated in filth, for he had no idea of that English virtue called cleanliness. He had a great antipathy to any portrait being taken of him. This was effected, however, some time since, by stratagem; but he consigned all the parties concerned in the contrivance, more particularly the artist, to perdition, and excommunicated them in the names of all the saints of the Greek Church; which written excommunication he caused to be exhibited in some of the shops of the city of Oxford. He was about five feet high, always wore a long brown great coat, closely buttoned; and half-boots; walked rather stoopingly, with a stick, and had a red blotchy face. Whatever he received was laid by, and not one penny, except eighteen pence a week for lodging, was ever expended by him for years. He lived upon the victuals given him by those who, perhaps, had at that moment no money to offer him; and even of late when confined to his bed, no power of remonstrance or persuasion could induce him to expend more than an occasional penny for a roll, or two-pence for a little brown sugar, of which he was immoderately fond, and upon which latterly he chiefly lived. Demetriades was buried in Oxford on Tuesday last, and attended to the grave by his executor and a gentleman of the University, who had taken considerable interest in him. 28. At the house of her grandson, in Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, aged 88, Mrs. Potts. Lately, At Brougham Hall, the seat of H. Brougham, esq. M. P. on herjourney from London to Scotland, suddenly, in the prime of life, lady E. Elliot, daughter of the first and late earl of Minto, by Maria, eldest daughter of sir James Amyand, bart.; and sister to the present earl. Colonel Campbell of Glenlyon. He was grandson of the laird of Glenlyon, who commanded the military at the massacre of Glenco. Colonel Campbell entertained the belief, then universal in the Highlands, that punishment of the cruelty, oppression, or misconduct of an individual, descended as a curse on his children to the third and fourth generation. In 1771 he was ordered to superintend the execution of the sentence of a court martial on a soldier condemned to be shot. A reprieve was sent, but the whole ceremony of the execution was to proceed until the criminal was upon his knees, with a cap over his eyes, prepared to receive the volley. It was then he was to be informed of his pardon. No person was to be told previously, and col. Campbell was directed not to inform even the DEATHS.-SEPT. firing party, who were warned that the signal to fire would be the waving of a white handkerchief by the commanding officer. When all was prepared, and the clergyman had left the prisoner on his knees in momentary expectation of his fate, and the firing party were looking with intense attention for the signal, colonel Campbell put his hand in his pocket for the reprieve, and in pull ing out the packet the white handkerchief accompanied it, and catching the eyes of the party, they fired, and the unfortunate prisoner was shot dead. The paper dropped through colonel Campbell's fingers, and clapping his hand to his forehead, he exclaimed, "The curse of God and of Glenco is here; I am an unfortunate ruined man." He desired the soldiers to be sent back to the barracks, instantly quitted the parade, and soon afterwards retired from the service. SEPTEMBER. 1. At Kennington, aged 62, Wm. Webb, esq. Aged 63, Dorothy, second daughter of the late m. Wiseman Clarke, esq. of Ardington. -The right hon lady Jane, wife of sir Walter James James, bart. of Langley hall, Berks; fourth and youngest daughter of Charles first and late earl Camden, by Elizabeth, daughter and sole heiress of Nich. Jefferys, of the Priory, county of Brecknock, esq.; and sister to the present marquis Camden, K. G. She was married to sir Walter, April 25, 1780, and had issue two sons and four daughters. 4. In his 70th year, Henry Woodthorpe, esq. town clerk of the city of London. - At his seat, Castle Howard, county of York, Frederick Howard earl of Carlisle, viscount Howardof Morpeth, baron Dacres of Gillesland, K.G. &c. His lordship was the eldest son of Henry, fourth earl of Carlisle, by his second wife, Isabella, daughter of William, . fourth lord Byron, who died Jan. 22, 1795; he was born May 28, 1748. Being intended for public life, he was early sent to Eton college, where he was the contemporary of Haré, Fox, and of the duke of Leinster. Here too he also formed a particular intimacy with Mr. Storer, who engaged his attention and rivetted his friendship so much, that they were considered the Pylades and Orestes of Eton. From Eton his lordship went to King's college, Cambridge, and afterwards repaired to the Continent, making a grand tour of Italy, France, &c. During his travels, he was, although not a peer of Scotland, elected one of the knight companions of the order of the Thistle, and was invested with the insignia thereof, Feb. 27, 1768, at Turin, the king of Sardinia representing his Majesty on that oc casion. On the expiration of his minority, he returned to England, and, his father having died Sept. 4, 1758, took his seat in the House of Peers in 1769, and became one of the gayest noblemen of the capital. Possessing a small but elegant figure, in which symmetry was happily blended with agility and strength, he shone one of the meteors of fashion. At this period, his lordship and Mr. C. Fox were considered as two of the best dressed men of their times. He commenced his political career in 1777, by being appointed, June 13, treasurer of his Majesty's household, and sworn member of the privy council. In April 1788 he was chosen, on account of his acknowledged moderation, one of the commissioners to treat upon the means of quieting the disorders subsisting in his Majesty's colonies, plantations, and provinces in North America. With the rest of the commissioners, among whom were governor Johnstone and Mr. Eden, afterwards lord Auckland, he went to America; but he returned without being able to render any service to his country. On the 6th of November 1779 he was appointed DEATHS. SEPT. a lord of Trade; on Feb. 9, 1780, made lord lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire; and in Oct. following appointed viceroy of Ireland. On this occasion he was accompanied by his friend Mr. Eden, who, in the capacity of secretary, managed the interests of England in the Irish Parliament, at this peculiarly arduous and critical period. His administration was accompanied with many circumstances calculated to conciliate popular favour and improve the condition of an unhappy people. A national bank was established, and many excellent plans formed and bills passed for increasing the trade of Ireland. About the end of March 1782, an entire change of administration taking place, Ireland fell to the share of the duke of Portland, a nobleman at that moment one of the most popular men in the kingdom. This event occurred when lord Carlisle was negotiating the repeal of so much of the statute of George Istas affected the legislative independence of Ireland, and was accompanied with some circumstances that rendered his recall particularly disagreeable. The Irish Parliament, however, on the 15th of April, passed a vote of thanks to him" for the wisdom and prudence of his administration, and for his uniform and unremitted attention to promote the welfare of this kingdom." Upon the demise of lord Rockingham, ford Carlisle received the honourable appointment of steward of the household; and he soon after obtained the more dignified one of lord Privy Seal. In 1789, during the disputes relative to the Regency bill, in consequence of the severe illness of his late majesty, lord Carlisle took an active part against the restrictions imposed on the heir-apparent, and when it came before the House of Peers, Dec. 23, 1789, his lordship, in a brief but elegant speech, asserted the claims of the prince of Wales. In 1793 he was honoured with the order of the Garter. In 1794 he published a "Letter to lord Fitz william, in reply to his Lordship's two Letters," and in 1798 a spirited tract entitled "Unite or Fall," for general distribution. At a very early period he cultivated a taste for poetry. Many of his compositions may be found in "The Foundling Hospital for Wit;" and, "The Asylum," both published by Mr. Almon. Four poems written by his Lordship were published in 1773 in a 4to volume; the first of these was an ode on the death of Gray; the second and third, verses destined for the monument of a favourite 66 spaniel; and the fourth, a translation from Dante. The Ode appears to have been written in 1771, when the noble author had scarcely attained his twenty-third year, and contains a recapitulation of all the works of that rapture-breathing bard. The translation from Dante contains the story of count Ugolino. In 1783 appeared The Father's Revenge, a Tragedy, and other Poems," 8vo; and a new edition, 4to, 1800. This tragedy is founded on an incident so interwoven with our passions, and followed by a punishment so disproportionate to the offence, that human nature shudders at the catastrophe. The scenery, consisting of palaces, gothic chapels, &c. with a view of mount Vesuvius in the back ground is grand, suitable to the occasion, and calculated to inspire awe; while the dramatic characters are formed to keep up the interest and prepare the mind for some important event. Some of his lordship's friends applied to Mrs. Chapone to prevail on Dr. Johnson to read and give his opinion of this tragedy, which he did in a letter to that lady, dated Nov. 28, 1783; printed in Boswell's Life, vol. II. p. 470. A limited impression of the 4to edition of this tragedy, decorated with engravings from the pencil of Westall, was circulated by the noble author among his friends. In 1800 appeared his tragedy of "The Step-mother;" in five acts. The plot of this is less involved than that of the former; DEATHS.-SEPT. but the catastrophe is equally shocking. In the one we behold a parent presenting the heart newly torn from the bosom of her lover to the agonized sight of a distracted daughter. In the other, we find a father and son, instigated by a cruel and revengeful woman, inflicting mutual death. In 1801 appeared a splendid edition, from the press of Bulmer, of the "Tragedies and Poems of Frederick earl of Carlisle, K.G." In 1804 he addressed some lines to the archbishop of York, on inclosing the tomb of archbishop Grey with a beautiful gothic railing of cast iron. In 1806 he published Verses on the death of lord Nelson; and in 1808 "Thoughts on the present condition of the Stage, and the construction of a new theatre,' anonymous. His lordship also wrote some lines advising lady Holland not to accept of the snuff-box left her by Napoleon. In the "Hours of Idleness," published by lord Byron in 1808, his noble relative's works are said "to have long received the meed of public applause; to which, by their intrinsic worth, they were entitled." This forms a striking contrast to lord Byron's subsequent asperity. On his coming of age, lord Byron, wishing to take his seat in the House of Lords, wrote to lord Carlisle to introduce him. At that moment Byron was engaged in writing his satire "The English Bards," &c. and he introduced these lines into his manuscript: "On one alone Apollo deigns to smile, And crowns a new Roscommon in Carlisle." Lord Carlisle, however, declining to introduce his relation into parliament, Byron substituted the following heartless sarcasm on his relation's age: "No more will cheer with renovating smile The paralytic puling of Carlisle." And speaking of his tragedies, he says: "So dull in youth, so drivelling in his age, His scenes alone might damn our sinking stage: In 1804 his lordship presented to the dean and chapter of York, for the embellishment of their Minster, a beautiful window of painted glass, purchased during the troubles in France, from the church of St. Nicholas at Rouen. In 1811 his lordship presented to York Minster another beautiful window of stained glass in a pure gothic style. His lordship's Museum at Castle Howard abounded with antiques of all kinds, while the gallery, 160 feet long, contained a noble collection of pictures, medals, and spars, collected at a great expense. On the 12th of March 1770, his lordship married Margaret Caroline, daughter of Granville Leveson Gower, first marquis of Stafford. She died Jan. 25, 1824. By her he had issue George, present earl; and nine other children, six daughters and three sons. 5. At Stamford-hill, aged 85, Mr. Wm. Sanford. At Chelsea, aged 84, Frederick Matthew, esq. At Blandford Forum, aged 27, of pulmonary consumption, Eliza beth, eldest daughter of Mr. Mason Chamberlin. 6. At Norwood, aged 61, Sarah, the wife of Thos. Scott, esq. banker, of the firm of Esdaile and Co. Lombard-street. -At Ditchingham lodge, in his 82nd year, col. James Capper, formerly of the East India Company's service, and comptroller-general of the army and fortification accounts on the coast of Coromandel. He was the author of " Observations on the passage to India through Egypt and across the great Desert," 4to, 1784; Observations on the Winds and Monsoons," 8vo, 1801; "Observations on the Cultivation of Waste Lands, addressed to the Gentlemen and Farmers of Glamorganshire," 8vo, 1805; “Meteorological and Miscellaneous Tracts applicable to Navigation, Gardening, and Farming," 8vo, 1809. At Portsmouth, on her return from France, aged 27, Emma Maria, wife of George Bosville Wentworth DEATHS.-SEPT. Stackpoole, esq. of Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. 7. At his seat, Weston, county of Stafford, in his 64th year, after a painful and lingering illness of nearly two years, the right hon. Orlando Bridgeman, earl of Bradford, viscount Newport, county of Salop, baron Bradford of Bradford, county of Salop, and a baronet. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Henry first lord Bradford, by Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Simpson, esq. he was born March 19, 1762, and was educated at Cambridge. On the 29th of May 1788, he married Lucy Elizabeth Byng, daughter of George fourth viscount Torrington, by whom he had issue viscount Newport, who succeeds to the titles, three other sons and two daughters. 8. At Sotterley hall, Suffolk, in his 80th year, Miles Barne, esq. He was born in Grosvenor-square, May 22, 1746, O. S. the only son of the late Miles Barne, esq. by his first wife Elizabeth, sole daughter and heiress of Nathaniel Elwick, esq. of May-place, in the parish of Crayford, Kent, and some time governor of Madras in the East Indies. He served the office of high sheriff for the county of Suffolk in 1790, and in the following year was returned to parliament for the family borough of Dunwich, for which he continued to sit till the general election in 1796, when his second brother, Snowden Barne, esq. was chosen in his room. From that time he resided almost constantly at Sotterley, in retirement, seeing very few persons excepthis nearconnexions andrelations. Though penurious in some points with regard to his own comforts, he was very liberal with regard to those of others, of which numberless and irrefragable proofs might be advanced. Having died a bachelor, he is succeeded in his paternal estates, which are situated in Suffolk, and in the City of London, by his next brother of the half-blood, Barne Barne, esq. late commissioner of the Tax office; and he has devised those which he inherited from his mother, to his youngest brother, the rev. Thomas Barne, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, and late rector of Sotterley. 9. At Aldeburgh, in her 76th year, the wife of John Tempest, esq. and only surviving sister of Henry the late duke of Buccleugh and Queensbury, and grandchild of the great duke of Argyle. 12. At Chelsea, at the house of her father-in-law, the rev. Thomas Clare, Mary Palmer Bishop, of Walton Oaks, Surrey, daughter of the late rev. Samuel Bishop, formerly head-master of MerchantTaylors' school. At Richmond, aged 35, Mrs. Wellesley Pole Long Wellesley. On the 19th the remains of this amiable, unfortunate lady were removed from Richmond, on their way to Draycot, in Wiltshire, the seat of lady Tilney, there to be deposited in the family vault. His grace the duke of Wellington was to join the mournful procession on Thursday at Chippenham, within five miles of Draycot. Aged 65, sir Thomas Stepney, eighth baronet, of Prendergast, county of Pembroke, and groom of the bedchamber to his royal highness the duke of York. He was the younger of the two sons of sir Thomas, the sixth baronet, by Eleanor, only daughter and heiress of Thomas Lloyd, esq. He inherited the title in October 1811,on the death of his elder brother sir John (who was M. P. for Monmouth, and for many years envoy and minister plenipotentiary at the courts of Berlin and Dresden, and who died at Vienna); and married at Edinburgh, June 8, 1813, Mrs. Russell Manners. They had no issue; and the title is extinct. Sir John, the third baronet, having married Justina, daughter and heiress of sir Anthony Vandyke, the deceased sir Thomas was fifth in descent from that justly-celebrated painter. 13. At Brompton, aged 83, Mary, widow of Wilshire Emmett, of Wharton-place, Kent, esq. She was |