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DEATH OP THE MARCHIONESS OP HASTINGS . —The decease of this noble lady took place at Kelburne-house , the seat of the Earl of Glasgow , on Thursday , the 9 th January , at half-past eleven o ' clock , P . M . Her ladyship died in perfect peace , and apparently without pain . Her medical attendant is of opinion that the immediate cause of her death Was water on the brain , and that this disease was the result of extreme mental anxiety and distress . The noble deceased was , during life , distinguished bthe virtues
y best fitted to shed lustre upon her exalted rank Although accustomed , during a large portion of her life , to mingle in the scenes of elevated life , and eminently qualified to enjoy as well as to refine and adorn them , her ladyship , since the decease of her noble lord , has lived in the retirement of her ancestral domain at Loudoun Castle , in Ayrshire , where the exercise of benevolence and the happiness of contributing to make others happy has been the solace of her widowhood
, and of even more poignant sorrows . In the circles in whicli her ladyship has been intimately known , her memory is embalmed in the feelings of esteem , admiration , and attachment , whicli her amiable and noble qualities could not fail to inspire . The remains of her ladyship repose at the famil y burial place in Loudoun Park . Her ladyship , Flora Mure Campbell , was born in August 1780 , ancl on the 28 th of April , 1786 , succeeded to the famil y honours as Countess of Loudoun of Loudoun
, Baroness , Farrinyean , and Mauchline , in the peerage of Scotland . The Countess was married , on the 12 th July , 1804 , to Francis , first Marquis of Hastings , who died on the 28 th November , 1826 , leaving five children—the late lamented Lady Flora , smce deceased ; George Augustus Frederick , present Marquis of Hastings , married on the 1 st August , 1831 , to the Baroness Grey de Ruthyn ; Lady Sophia Frederica Christiana ; Lady Selina Constance ; and Lady Adelaide LaviniaThe
Augusta . Marquis is now , of course , Earl of Loudoun , ancl combines , in his own person , an English marquisate , a Scottish and an Irish earldom , with the subordinate titles attached to each . The deceased marchioness was Vice-Patroness of the Royal Freemason ' s Charity for Female Children . During her noble husband ' s life she was most active in her protection of it ; and on her retirement into private life ,- often spoke of the Fraternity , and of their charities in particular , with much interest .
January 5 . —BROTHER THE REV . JOHN HODGKIN , Vicar of North Melton , Devon , whose death was oecasioned by the following melanchol y accident . On Tuesday the 31 st day of December last , he was returning home from South Molton about six o ' clock in the evening , and when within a quarter of a mile from his house , his horse suddenly sprang off , and he fell backwards from his saddle , which caused a contusion of the brain ; a female was near the spot at the timeand assistance
, every was speedily procured : he was heard to speak for the last time , and to say " I shall die ; " he lingered in a state of insensibility until the Sunday following , when death put an end to his sufferings . By his death , all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance have sustained a severe loss he was a kind husband , and affectionate father , and for his many acts of charity and kindness to the poor , his loss will be long deeply and severely felt by them .
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DEATH OP THE MARCHIONESS OP HASTINGS . —The decease of this noble lady took place at Kelburne-house , the seat of the Earl of Glasgow , on Thursday , the 9 th January , at half-past eleven o ' clock , P . M . Her ladyship died in perfect peace , and apparently without pain . Her medical attendant is of opinion that the immediate cause of her death Was water on the brain , and that this disease was the result of extreme mental anxiety and distress . The noble deceased was , during life , distinguished bthe virtues
y best fitted to shed lustre upon her exalted rank Although accustomed , during a large portion of her life , to mingle in the scenes of elevated life , and eminently qualified to enjoy as well as to refine and adorn them , her ladyship , since the decease of her noble lord , has lived in the retirement of her ancestral domain at Loudoun Castle , in Ayrshire , where the exercise of benevolence and the happiness of contributing to make others happy has been the solace of her widowhood
, and of even more poignant sorrows . In the circles in whicli her ladyship has been intimately known , her memory is embalmed in the feelings of esteem , admiration , and attachment , whicli her amiable and noble qualities could not fail to inspire . The remains of her ladyship repose at the famil y burial place in Loudoun Park . Her ladyship , Flora Mure Campbell , was born in August 1780 , ancl on the 28 th of April , 1786 , succeeded to the famil y honours as Countess of Loudoun of Loudoun
, Baroness , Farrinyean , and Mauchline , in the peerage of Scotland . The Countess was married , on the 12 th July , 1804 , to Francis , first Marquis of Hastings , who died on the 28 th November , 1826 , leaving five children—the late lamented Lady Flora , smce deceased ; George Augustus Frederick , present Marquis of Hastings , married on the 1 st August , 1831 , to the Baroness Grey de Ruthyn ; Lady Sophia Frederica Christiana ; Lady Selina Constance ; and Lady Adelaide LaviniaThe
Augusta . Marquis is now , of course , Earl of Loudoun , ancl combines , in his own person , an English marquisate , a Scottish and an Irish earldom , with the subordinate titles attached to each . The deceased marchioness was Vice-Patroness of the Royal Freemason ' s Charity for Female Children . During her noble husband ' s life she was most active in her protection of it ; and on her retirement into private life ,- often spoke of the Fraternity , and of their charities in particular , with much interest .
January 5 . —BROTHER THE REV . JOHN HODGKIN , Vicar of North Melton , Devon , whose death was oecasioned by the following melanchol y accident . On Tuesday the 31 st day of December last , he was returning home from South Molton about six o ' clock in the evening , and when within a quarter of a mile from his house , his horse suddenly sprang off , and he fell backwards from his saddle , which caused a contusion of the brain ; a female was near the spot at the timeand assistance
, every was speedily procured : he was heard to speak for the last time , and to say " I shall die ; " he lingered in a state of insensibility until the Sunday following , when death put an end to his sufferings . By his death , all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance have sustained a severe loss he was a kind husband , and affectionate father , and for his many acts of charity and kindness to the poor , his loss will be long deeply and severely felt by them .