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vortex of politics by Mr . Fox and his party ; but never could be induced to become the supporter of their , cause through thick and thin , like most of the characters connected with that party . When Ihe great even's of the French Revolution first burst upon mankind ,
Mr . Adair was struck with awe and surprise . He did not , like Mr . Fox , with the enthusiasm of folly , proclaim it at once ' the most glorious fabric ever raised by human wisdom and integrity ;' nor did he , with the enlightened foresight of a Burke , predict all ihe horrors which have since spread consternation
and misery over so many parts of the globe . Mr . Adair waited for Hie silent warning of time , and the awful progress of events . His mind was at length satisfied that a mighty mischief had broke forth , which portended nothing but ruin to every state that admitted the baneful principles upon which that
revolution was founded . He , however , endeavoured , as much as possible , to secure a comfortable provision for Mr . Fox ; for whom , notwithstanding all bis political errors , he could not avoid feeling a personal attachment . He was , therefore , one of the most zealous promoters and active conductors of the
subscription for the relief of Mr . Fox ; tvit withdrew from his party when he discovered that . hey were Ihe eager pattons of Gallic principle , and became the firm supporter of the measures of the present administration in the war against France , persuaded that , at such a critical time , he could not more effectually support the . British Constitution .
Such was Mr . Serjeant Adair ; and , though the public may lose a more flowery orator , they cannot lose a mure sincere friend and a more disinterested patriot . ¦ On the 27 th of July , the chapel-bell of Lincoln ' s-inn began toiling at ten o ' clock ' in the morning , and continued
until eleven , when a hearse and six drove up to the late Serjeant ' s house in Liucoln ' s-inn-fields , followed by iwo mourning-coaches and three private carriages . The coffin , covered with black velvet , and ornamented with gold lacquered escutcheons , was placed in the hearse . ¦ The mourners in the first coach were , the clergyman who performed the last solemn office , the clerk , and two relations ; the second held the
Serjeant ' s clerk , the associate to trie Chief Justice of Chester , the butler , and the private gentleman . The first carriage was that of G . Egerlon , Esq . to whose : ady the Serjenm was trustee ; the others were private friends ; but not a single lawer ' -i carriage appeared . The procession moved up the west side
of Lincoln's-inn-field- ; into Holborn , and onwards 10 J 3 unb . il -fields buningground , where he was interred , near the ashes of his father and mother . Lately , at his bro . her ' s house , in St . Andrew's Square , l- ' . d . nburgh , Charles Steuart , Esq . formerly receiver-general of his Majesty ' s customs in
America . He was born at Kirkwall in Orkney , on the 21 st of May , 172 . 5 , the son of Charles Steuart , the Sheriffclerk of that county , a station in the law which is more honourable than lucrative . He received his earliest education at the grammar-school of Kirkwallwhich was then taught by
, Murdock Mackenzie , who rose to distinguished eminence as a marine surveyor ; and died latelyata very advanced age . From the seminary of Murdock Mackenzie Charles Steuart was removed , in 1737 , to the University of
Edinburgh , where he studied mathematics under the still more celebrated Colin Maclaurin , an eminent disciple of Newton . The Chancellor of . he Exchequer , Mr . Grenville , appointed Charles Steuart surveyor-general ' Df the customs in North America ; an office of trust
which he discharged , during the difficult time ofthe stamp-act , with the approbation of his superiors , and thi applause ofthe people . On the establishment of the Board of Customs at Boston , he was appointed receivergeneral of Ihe customs in North America ; an . office which he executed so
as to gain additional character . In 1769 , he returned from America ; and was , by Ihe continued troubles of the times confined . hereafter to Britain . After a few days illness , at his house near Hermitage-stairs , Wapping , in his 69 th year , Mr . John Livie , a gentleman well known in the literary world
for his deep and accurate knowledge of the learned languages . His small but beautiful and correct edition of Horace will be a lasting monument to his memory ; and the benevolence and integrity of his character must render his loss 2
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Obituary.
vortex of politics by Mr . Fox and his party ; but never could be induced to become the supporter of their , cause through thick and thin , like most of the characters connected with that party . When Ihe great even's of the French Revolution first burst upon mankind ,
Mr . Adair was struck with awe and surprise . He did not , like Mr . Fox , with the enthusiasm of folly , proclaim it at once ' the most glorious fabric ever raised by human wisdom and integrity ;' nor did he , with the enlightened foresight of a Burke , predict all ihe horrors which have since spread consternation
and misery over so many parts of the globe . Mr . Adair waited for Hie silent warning of time , and the awful progress of events . His mind was at length satisfied that a mighty mischief had broke forth , which portended nothing but ruin to every state that admitted the baneful principles upon which that
revolution was founded . He , however , endeavoured , as much as possible , to secure a comfortable provision for Mr . Fox ; for whom , notwithstanding all bis political errors , he could not avoid feeling a personal attachment . He was , therefore , one of the most zealous promoters and active conductors of the
subscription for the relief of Mr . Fox ; tvit withdrew from his party when he discovered that . hey were Ihe eager pattons of Gallic principle , and became the firm supporter of the measures of the present administration in the war against France , persuaded that , at such a critical time , he could not more effectually support the . British Constitution .
Such was Mr . Serjeant Adair ; and , though the public may lose a more flowery orator , they cannot lose a mure sincere friend and a more disinterested patriot . ¦ On the 27 th of July , the chapel-bell of Lincoln ' s-inn began toiling at ten o ' clock ' in the morning , and continued
until eleven , when a hearse and six drove up to the late Serjeant ' s house in Liucoln ' s-inn-fields , followed by iwo mourning-coaches and three private carriages . The coffin , covered with black velvet , and ornamented with gold lacquered escutcheons , was placed in the hearse . ¦ The mourners in the first coach were , the clergyman who performed the last solemn office , the clerk , and two relations ; the second held the
Serjeant ' s clerk , the associate to trie Chief Justice of Chester , the butler , and the private gentleman . The first carriage was that of G . Egerlon , Esq . to whose : ady the Serjenm was trustee ; the others were private friends ; but not a single lawer ' -i carriage appeared . The procession moved up the west side
of Lincoln's-inn-field- ; into Holborn , and onwards 10 J 3 unb . il -fields buningground , where he was interred , near the ashes of his father and mother . Lately , at his bro . her ' s house , in St . Andrew's Square , l- ' . d . nburgh , Charles Steuart , Esq . formerly receiver-general of his Majesty ' s customs in
America . He was born at Kirkwall in Orkney , on the 21 st of May , 172 . 5 , the son of Charles Steuart , the Sheriffclerk of that county , a station in the law which is more honourable than lucrative . He received his earliest education at the grammar-school of Kirkwallwhich was then taught by
, Murdock Mackenzie , who rose to distinguished eminence as a marine surveyor ; and died latelyata very advanced age . From the seminary of Murdock Mackenzie Charles Steuart was removed , in 1737 , to the University of
Edinburgh , where he studied mathematics under the still more celebrated Colin Maclaurin , an eminent disciple of Newton . The Chancellor of . he Exchequer , Mr . Grenville , appointed Charles Steuart surveyor-general ' Df the customs in North America ; an office of trust
which he discharged , during the difficult time ofthe stamp-act , with the approbation of his superiors , and thi applause ofthe people . On the establishment of the Board of Customs at Boston , he was appointed receivergeneral of Ihe customs in North America ; an . office which he executed so
as to gain additional character . In 1769 , he returned from America ; and was , by Ihe continued troubles of the times confined . hereafter to Britain . After a few days illness , at his house near Hermitage-stairs , Wapping , in his 69 th year , Mr . John Livie , a gentleman well known in the literary world
for his deep and accurate knowledge of the learned languages . His small but beautiful and correct edition of Horace will be a lasting monument to his memory ; and the benevolence and integrity of his character must render his loss 2