Obituary.

whole night . At six in the morning his apothecary ' s man brought him a medicine which he had sent for . Dr . W . arrived punctually at ten ; Lord M . saw him from the window , and , at the very moment , as if the appearance of Dr . W . was . the signal , the unfortunate Nobleman dispatched himself .

His father was the first nobleman of the family ; created a baron in 1756 , and advanced to the dignity of a vise . 1763 . His Lordship was a liberal and active supporter of the fund for relieving authors in distress ; and was a goodnatured , intelligent man , fond of talking , but more from the prevalence of

strong animal spirits than vanity . It is certain that for several years he had many strange habits which seemed tending to insanity . He had , by a course of prudence amounting almost to parsimony , created , in fact , a very easy fortune ; for , from a very small , encumbered estatehe is said to leave a

, clear 5000 ) . a-vear . The coroner ' s inquest , on the clearest proofs , brought in their verdict Lunacy . His Lordship ' s remains were conveyed to St . James ' s chapel in Tottenham-courtroad , and there decently interred .

There is reason to suppose that he died without making a will , nothing of the sort having been discovered among his papers . Lately , at his palace at Chichester , the Right Rev . Sir William Ashburnham , bart . D . D . the venerable bishop of that see , and recorof Gestling , in

Sussex . His Lordship was the father of the English bench , and the only bishop not appointed by his present Majesty . He was grandson of Sir Denny A . of Bromham , Sussex , the lirst baronet of the family , son of Charles his second son by his second wife , and nephew of Sir William , who

died 1755 . He was born 17 .. ; admitted at Bene't-college , Cambridge , 1728 , where he took the degrees of B . A . 1732 , M . A . by mandate ^ 733 , and D . D . 1749 ; was elected fellow 1732 ; presented to the rectories of Garnston and Cromwell , co . Nottingham , which he exchanged for Bexhill Sussex

, , which he held with the deanry of Chichester , to which he was promoted in November , 1741 . He was also , 1737 , chaplain of Chelsea-hospital , and chaplain in ordinary to the King ; residentiary of St . Paul's , 1753 , hut never took possession ; and became bishop

of Chichester 1754 , ° * ' translation of Bp . Mawson to Ely , with licence to hold his livings in commendum for three years . He preached before the House of Commons , Nov . 5 , ^ 1745 , from Matt . vii . 15 ; at th « special assize held at , C ' iichester for the trial of the smugglers , Jan . 174 S . Job » xix . 14

— 16 ; before the House of Lords , May 29 , 1751 , 1 Sam . xii . 24 ; before the Society for propagating the Gospel , 1760 , Rom . i . 16 ; before the Governors of the London-hospital , , 176 4 , Ps . ciii . 7 . He married Margaret , daughter of Thomas . Pelham , of Let » es , Esq . by whom he had a son , William ,

admitted at Bene- ' t-college , 17 .., M . P . for Hastings , and deputy-keeper of the great wardrobe ; and two daughters , who lived with him unmarried til ! his death . Sir Denny A . married a daughter of John A . grandfather of the first Lord A . His remains were deposited in the family-vault at BattleSussex .

, The very numerous attendants on the funeral were , on their return home , next day , thwarted by some untoward circnpistances . A few miles from Battle , the coach andhearse horses were so affrighted by the tempest , and a fireball that fell near them , that it was judged prudent to return with them to

the above place ; and , on their entering Brighton , the day after , an assistant to Mr . Weller , the undertaker , had his thigh broken , through the obstruction of a waggon , at the bottom of

Northstreet . Lately , at Cambridge , after a long illness , in his 63 d year , the Rev . Richard Farmer , D . D . ' F . B . and A . SS . master of Etnanuel-college , principal librarian of the public library in that university , some time prebendary of Canterbury , which he resigned on

becoming one of the canons-residentiary of St . Paul , London , chancellor of the diocese of Litchfield and Coventry , and prebendary of Worcester . He was bom at Leicester in 1735 ; was admitted to the degrees of B . A . 1757 , M . A . 1760 , B . D . 1767 , and D . D . 1775 ; elected master of Emanuel

college , on the death of the Eev . Dr . Richardson , March , 1775 ; in the same year , principal librarian , on the death of ( he Rev . Dr . Barnardiston , master of Bene't-college . He served the office of vice-chancellor in the years 1775 and 17 S 7 ; and was much respected for Ilia liberality to . the poor , and the