Obituary.

Wolfe had taken Quebec ) . On the staff being re-established , which obliged the brave Gen . Conway ( the oldest officer then in the service , and who , by right , was entitled to the command , ) to act under him , hi was , Jan . 22 , 1793 , again appointed to the command of the army in Great Britain .

Besides Gen . Conway , the following were Amherst ' s seniors ; the Duke of Gloucester , Sir George Howard , the Duke of Argyle , the Hon . John Fitzwilliam , and Sir Charles Montagu . On the 10 th of February , 1795 , the command of the army being given to the Duke of Yorkan offer of

earl-, dom , and the rank of field-marshal , were made to Lord Amherst , who then declined accepting them ; but , on the 30 th of July , 1790 ' , accepted the rank of field-marshal . His Lordship had not , from bad health , been able to attend his duty as gold-stick in waiting on the King for more than two years

past . The name of Sir Jeffery Amherst was as much dreaded by the enemies of Great Britain as it was revered by his countrymen . The honour of the nation , whose battles he fought , seemed to be the predominant principle throughout his military career . Hewas a

. firm disciplinarian , but he was the soldier ' s friend ; a man of strict ceconorny , always sober , and leady , at all times , to hear and redress the complaints of tlie army in general . No ostentation of heroism marked anv of

his actions ; but the whole of his conduct evinced the firm simplicity of a brave mind , animated by the consciousness of what was due to himself and to his country . As commander in chief , it has been said that he was induced , by the sweets of office , to retain his situation longer than his strength

permitted the active execution of its duties ; but , as his Sovereign saw no reason for his resignation , and as his country could not be dissatisfied that the post was held by one who had . hazarded his life in her defence , ancl added to her triumphs , such complaints must be considered as the mean

offspring of envy and malevolence . That be occtnionaily employed the patronage cf his situation in promoting his friends , is not to be mentioned with reproach . It is the allowed privilege of most public situations ; and it may be fairly asserted , that l * . e took every

opportunity of giving clue advancemen t to distinguished talents , and always endeavoured to support the dignity of the service . He has at length submitted to an enemy whom none can resist ; and the laurels he reaped will for ever flourish round his tomb . Lord Amherst married , . first , Jane , daughter of Tho .

Dalyson , Esq . of Manlon , co . Lincoln , " who dying Jan . 7 , 1765 , he married , secondly , March 26 , 1767 , Elizabeth , grand-daughter of Lucius-Henry , fifth Lord Viscount , Falkland , of the king-r dom of Scotland . The family of Amherst is supposed to be descended from Hamo , a Saxon

baron , who was sheriff of the county of Kent in the . reign of King William the Conqueror . Hamo , his descendant , was bishop of Rochester ; and Hamo , in the reign of Edward the Third , wrote himself Hamo de Hurst . The genealogy has been regularly traced from the rei of Richard the Second . His

gn Lordship ' s remains were interred in the family-vault in Seven Oaks church . The funeral service was performed by the Rev . Mr . Curteis , the rector . The coffin was covered with black velvet , and . on the plate was inscribed his

name , age , and title . The ceremony was attended with little parade . At his apartments in York-street , St . James ' s-square , in his 55 th year , the Right Hon Harvey Redmond Morres , Lord Vise Mountmorres . . He put an end to his existence by shooting himself through the head . By the

direction of 'lie bullet , it appeared that he had put tlie pistol into his mouth ; ' he had another in his pocket , loaded ; and , by every account , it is obvious that he had made preparations for this violentact ; he had paid the few bills that he owed , and had conversed in a way that gave his acquaintance reason to

believe that he had for several days deliberated upon the suicide he accomplished . He had some apprehension that his mind was likely to be deranged , and consulted with Dr . Turton , the day before , on the subject , asking him if he would recommend Dr . Willis . Dr . T . concurred in the

propriety of sending for that gentleman . In consequence , Lard M . wrote to Dr . W . desiring him to attend him the following morning , at ten o'clock , and Dr . T . by agreement , was to wait on him an hour after , it appeared that his Lordship did not go to bed the