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to the task . He was handsome in his manners , upwards of six feet high , thin , but muscular , strong , active , and capable of enduring great fatigue ; of a dark complexion ; and died at the age of 54 . He spoke the . German , French , Dutch , and English languages with equal facility .
Lady Bridget Tollemache , who so lately paid the great debt to Nature , was the daughter of the late Lord Chanchellor Northington , and possessed all the wit , frankness , and good humour , of her father . Her bans mots and repartees , original , and appropiated , have been circulated in all the periodical publica-.
tions for these last twenty years . Nor have Princes , Peers , orCominon-Coiincilmen escaped the brilliancy of her talents . Since the days of Oueen Anne the Court has not been without a female wit , who , in a great measure , relieved , that gravity which is too frequently the
result of forms and ceremonies . Dolly Kingdom was the acknowledged Wit of that Augustan age . She was succeeded by Kitty Davis , who was one of the Maids of Honour to the late Queen . Lady Dowager Townshend
succeeded Kitty Davis ; and Lady Bridget took the chair some time before the demise of her predecessor ; but who will succeed Lady Bridget ? Time alone must determine , as at present there appears to be no candidate , nor even one in training . Lady Bridget , however , had a better
character than even her wit gave hershe had a good heart , with an active well-judging mind to put that goodness in practice : many instances could be given . of this , and many more , for which though hid from the eyes of the world , she now , we trust , will " be rewarded openly . "
The following little circumstance will illustrate her manner of doing a polite and benevolent action . About eight or nine years ago , the daughter of a respectable widow of fashion , though in genteel , yet not affluent , circumstances , had an invitation to pass the summer with a Noble Lord ' s
family at Tunbridge . The Lady , tho ' she saw it would be a very advantageous opportunity for her daughter , evaded it on principles of economy . Lady Bridget heard of it , and waiting upon ihe young Lady , insisted on her going
into the country , at the same time requesting , in the handsomest terms possible , that she would become her banker for two hundred pounds , which she had no manner of present occasion for . The money after some reluctance was accepted . The Lady joined her noble friends at Tunbridge , and the consequence was
this—a Noble Duke , as amiable in private life as elevated in his rank , frequented the house where she was on a visit . He was so struck with her charms and accomplishments , that after a few visits he proposed marriage , which being accepted , was solemnized as soon as ever the parties came to toivn for the
winter , and they have ever since lived together , according to every appearance , in the utmost harmony and connubial affection . In addition to this little trait of Lady Bridget ' s character , we are sorry to hear it talked of in so many circles , that she was so much straitened in her
circumstances , as to be under pecuniary embarrassments in her last moments . We trust this report is unfounded ; and we are inclined to believe it so , as by the death of her brother , the late Earl of Northington , she came into the
possession of a very good fortune , and she always conducted herself so , in fhe arrangements of her household , as seemingly to live within her income . If the report should be unfortunately true , her private bounties must be still greater than were imagined , and her friends less .
Sir Hugh PalliserBart . who died , on the 19 th of March last , at his seat at Vache , Com : Bucks , was admiral of the White , master and governor of Greenwich Hospital , governor of Scarborough Castle , and one of the elder brethren of the Trinity House . This gallant officer was born at Kirk Deih- ;
g ton , Com .: York ( and not in Ireland , ai has been erroneously slated . ) The Irish branch of the family settled there early in the last century ; and Dr . Phillips , ( afterwards Archbishop ofCashel ) was tutor to the famous Mr ! Locke . ( 'Sterne belonged to theEnglish branch . ) Sir Hugh Palliser early distinguished
himself in the naval service ; and , in 174 S , onboard the Captain , in a desperate action in the Mediterranean , with a frigate of superior force , received the , fhot in his leg which brought him to his end ( with two balls in his body ) by the
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Obituary.
to the task . He was handsome in his manners , upwards of six feet high , thin , but muscular , strong , active , and capable of enduring great fatigue ; of a dark complexion ; and died at the age of 54 . He spoke the . German , French , Dutch , and English languages with equal facility .
Lady Bridget Tollemache , who so lately paid the great debt to Nature , was the daughter of the late Lord Chanchellor Northington , and possessed all the wit , frankness , and good humour , of her father . Her bans mots and repartees , original , and appropiated , have been circulated in all the periodical publica-.
tions for these last twenty years . Nor have Princes , Peers , orCominon-Coiincilmen escaped the brilliancy of her talents . Since the days of Oueen Anne the Court has not been without a female wit , who , in a great measure , relieved , that gravity which is too frequently the
result of forms and ceremonies . Dolly Kingdom was the acknowledged Wit of that Augustan age . She was succeeded by Kitty Davis , who was one of the Maids of Honour to the late Queen . Lady Dowager Townshend
succeeded Kitty Davis ; and Lady Bridget took the chair some time before the demise of her predecessor ; but who will succeed Lady Bridget ? Time alone must determine , as at present there appears to be no candidate , nor even one in training . Lady Bridget , however , had a better
character than even her wit gave hershe had a good heart , with an active well-judging mind to put that goodness in practice : many instances could be given . of this , and many more , for which though hid from the eyes of the world , she now , we trust , will " be rewarded openly . "
The following little circumstance will illustrate her manner of doing a polite and benevolent action . About eight or nine years ago , the daughter of a respectable widow of fashion , though in genteel , yet not affluent , circumstances , had an invitation to pass the summer with a Noble Lord ' s
family at Tunbridge . The Lady , tho ' she saw it would be a very advantageous opportunity for her daughter , evaded it on principles of economy . Lady Bridget heard of it , and waiting upon ihe young Lady , insisted on her going
into the country , at the same time requesting , in the handsomest terms possible , that she would become her banker for two hundred pounds , which she had no manner of present occasion for . The money after some reluctance was accepted . The Lady joined her noble friends at Tunbridge , and the consequence was
this—a Noble Duke , as amiable in private life as elevated in his rank , frequented the house where she was on a visit . He was so struck with her charms and accomplishments , that after a few visits he proposed marriage , which being accepted , was solemnized as soon as ever the parties came to toivn for the
winter , and they have ever since lived together , according to every appearance , in the utmost harmony and connubial affection . In addition to this little trait of Lady Bridget ' s character , we are sorry to hear it talked of in so many circles , that she was so much straitened in her
circumstances , as to be under pecuniary embarrassments in her last moments . We trust this report is unfounded ; and we are inclined to believe it so , as by the death of her brother , the late Earl of Northington , she came into the
possession of a very good fortune , and she always conducted herself so , in fhe arrangements of her household , as seemingly to live within her income . If the report should be unfortunately true , her private bounties must be still greater than were imagined , and her friends less .
Sir Hugh PalliserBart . who died , on the 19 th of March last , at his seat at Vache , Com : Bucks , was admiral of the White , master and governor of Greenwich Hospital , governor of Scarborough Castle , and one of the elder brethren of the Trinity House . This gallant officer was born at Kirk Deih- ;
g ton , Com .: York ( and not in Ireland , ai has been erroneously slated . ) The Irish branch of the family settled there early in the last century ; and Dr . Phillips , ( afterwards Archbishop ofCashel ) was tutor to the famous Mr ! Locke . ( 'Sterne belonged to theEnglish branch . ) Sir Hugh Palliser early distinguished
himself in the naval service ; and , in 174 S , onboard the Captain , in a desperate action in the Mediterranean , with a frigate of superior force , received the , fhot in his leg which brought him to his end ( with two balls in his body ) by the