Obituary.

ed upwards of 15 , 000 ! . among whicl : are St . Bartholomew's , Bethlem , Lying-in , St . George ' s , Small Pox , and St . Luke ' s . To two Charity-Schools ( a Boy ' s and Girls ) 500 I . each , in tho parish of St . Luke ; also to the repairing of the goalat Bedford , 30 ol . and towards the buildbg of an Infirmary at

the above place , 4000 I . and towards the maintenance of it , 4000 I . more . The many legacies left to old acquaintances , friends , rectors , curates , and tenants , and distant relations , are incredible . At Boston , in New England , Thomas Russel , esq . —The most honourable testimony to the merits of this

gentleman , is conveyed in the following extract of a letter from a worthy Professor at Cambridge , in New England , to a much esteemed public character in this metropolis : " In a letter , dated Feb . 20 , you recommend the laying-out of the sum of 50 I . annually for new and valuable books ; and say that it would

not be amiss to consult the liberalminded Russell , the Maecenas of the arts and sciences , on the subject . Alas I the liberal minded Russel is no more I He died about ten days before your letter came to hand , more regretted by the universal publick of these states than any man ever was since the settlement of the country . Every man ' s countenance was expressive of this sentiment .- " I have lost a friend ! " This

was the sentiment in every man ' s mouth in the capital : " Boston never met with such a loss in the death of any individual I" I myself join in the general sentiment , that there could happen but one death in the United States which would be considered a greater loss to the country , and that is Washington's .

The conduct , of ihe citizens of Boston evinces the justness of my remark ; for , although Mr . Russell was'not in any office of the government , but a private citizen , yet the civic honours paid to his memory were greater than were ever known among' us . On the day of his funeral , the citizens of Boston

suspended their ordinary occupations , closed all their shops and stores in the town and warehouses on the quays ; the ships hoisted their colours halfmast high , and the theatre was shut up , while a sort of gloomy amazement pert-aded the whole city . The five societies of which he was president proceded the corpse , while such a concourse of mourners followed it as was never

seen at a funeral m this country . These expressions of mourning were not because he was the richest man amongst us , butbecause he was the best . Besides the eulogies from almost every pulpit in the capital , seven societies , of which he was either president or member appointed an orator for the purpose of

pronouncing .. particular eulogium . I was spoken to by several individuals for that office ; my answer was , " I may possibly write what you wish , but I ant certain I never can deliver it . " They therefore appointed my colleague , Dr . Warren , who pronounced it last week , to a crowded audience , in one of our

largest public buildings . And I should not be surprized if they erect a monument to his memory , so dearly was this good man beloved , and so desirous are the people of honouring the virtues of Thomas Russell . In the public loss ! smother my own as far as possible ; but I shall miss him almost every turn in

this fugged road of life . In some things he was my fulcrum . As an agreeable friend and acquaintance , his loss is to me , and my family , irreparable . His death was rather sudden . He had been drooping for some months , but still

followed his business . And it was not more than ten days before his death that he was at my house at Cambridge . He kept his chamber but a few days ; and dropped off apoplectic . He was 56 years old , and is thought to have died worth 140 , 000 ) . sterling , all which he acquired by his own honest industry

as a merchant . He was as judiciously ' liberal as he was rich ; and , what is much to be regretted by the publick , he died without a will . His vast property ( forthe country ) will be divided , according to our laws , between his widow and his four children . By the next ship I will send you the public oration

pronounced on this worthy character , with some other pieces : by which you may see that this plain private citizen has received honours from-a virtuous people which a monarch might envy . ' Mr . Russel neglected his health by persisting in his very active course of life when he ought to have relaxed

and gradually retired from business . The late Rt . Hon . William Burton Conyngham ( Vide our Obituary of last month ) was the munificent patron of Mr . Murphy who has lately published the Journey to and Description of the Monastery of Bataiha , in Portugal ; and