ther, would be only amufing the Reader with a rude and imperfect sketch of a picture that deferves to be drawn at full length. We fhall content ourfelves, therefore, barely with a few touches, and leave his portrait to be finished by the hand of fome able mafter. The Earl of Offory had a very graceful perfon, and, without concerning himself much about drefs, made always as good a figure as any nobleman at court. He had a martial air, and that eafinefs of addrefs, which is natural to thofe who perform their exercifes well, and have been much used to them. He poffeffed, in a high degree, all polite accomplishments; he understood mufic well, fpoke and wrote French and Italian perfectly, underfood most of the modern languages, and, with all the qualities that recommend a man in a court, had all the talents alfo of a man of bulinefs. His courage was truly heroic, and rofe, upon all occafions, in proportion to the danger; but it was the effect of his high fpirit and good fenfe, and not at all of a hafty difpofition, for in his behaviour no man was more cautious or more mo

deft; and though, when he thought it neceifary, he spoke with great warmth and freedom, yet he never did this unprovoked, and was very eafily reconciled, provided he thought his antagonift fincere. His generolity was boundlefs, but at the fame time was exerted to noble purposes and upon proper occafions. When he was commander in chief of the English Brigade, and had the naming the officers of fix regiments, he fhewed his difinterestedness in preferring men of merit freely, and at the fame time directed his fecretary, Mr. Ellis, of Pall-Mall, to take nothing for their commiffions; and, as he was by this means deprived of a confiderable perquifite, his Lordship though himself obliged to make it up to him out of his own pocket. In a word, his virtue was unfpotted in the center of a luxurious Court; his integrity unblemished amidst all the vices of his times; his honour untainted through the courfe of his whole life; his reputation general with all parties at home, and fo diffufed abroad, that he received the ftrongest marks of confidence and efteem from perfons of the highest rank in every nation in Europe; and had the honour of entertaining, at his own houfe, all foreigners of diftinction that visited the court of England in his time. Neither has this juft tribute to his high virtues and many amiable qualities been confined only to

the short period of his life, the fame felicity has attended his memory. Such as have written of Irish concerns have commended his prudence in the government of that kingdom, of which he was twice Lord Deputy; thofe who have treated of maritime affairs have extolled his courage and conduct on board the fleet; and foreign hiftorians have recorded the great fervices he performed in Flanders; nor even in these times, when men are too apt to take things in wrong lights, and to impose their own conceptions on pofterity for history, has there yet appeared a writer so regardless of truth, or of his own character, as to venture a ftroke of cenfure on that of Lord Offory.

The Reflefs Lover, a Dramatic Tal. R. Belmont was a young gentle

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man, defcended from a very refpectable family in the Weft of England. He had been early placed in the army, where his conduct procured him the esteem of his fuperior officers; but a lawfuit for a very large eftate, which his father had been involved in for feveral years, prevented the latter from supplying his fon with the neceffary fums for purchafing preferment in the military prófeffion; fo that, after being engaged in most of the great actions during the laft war in America, and repeatedly wounded, this worthy young man found himself, when the general pacification had taken place, a lieutenant upon halfpay.

Though naturally of a moi amicable difpofition, his mind was fenfibly hurt at the many worthlefs objects which had been placed over his head; and the perfidy and ingratitude he had met with from fome of his companions had contributed not a little to diminish his philanthropy, and put him out of humour with mankind.

During the time he was abroad upon his country's fervice, he had conftantly correfponded with a young lady, called Clarinda Courtly, with whom he had been acquainted from his childhood; his father, just before he returned to England, died, and left him about 300l. a year and a fuit in Chancery; Clarinda alfo by the death of a near relation had been left a fortune of 15,000l. but the accumulation of riches feemed to have made no alteration in her fentiments for Belmont. On his arrival in London, therefore, he affured himself he fhould find in his beautiful mifirefs a full recompenfe for all his forrows, difappointments, and fufferings.

Clarinda

Clarinda conftantly fpent the winter with her aunt, lady Woodville, a rich middleaged widow, who lived in a high ftyle, and kept what is ufually called the belt company. This lady's diffipated way of life made fuch an impreffion upon the volatile difpofition of Clarinda, that the foon adopted the fashionable follies of the age; and, in confequence of being befet by a croud of admirers, became one of the moft finifhed coquets of the weft end of the town.

In this clafs, the was found by her lover, when he prefented himfelf to her at lady Woodville's; and he was not fo blinded by his paffion for her, but he faw too plainly, with regret and aftonithment, the alteration which had taken place in her behaviour! but, though her manners were corrupted, her beauty was improved, and he fenfibly felt the influence of her charms, while his esteem for her continually decreased.

In the course of his vifits, he contracted an acquaintance with Mr. Mildmay, a man of fortune, honour, and integrity; who paid his addreffes to Mifs Mordaunt, a fenfible accomplished girl, who had been in town fome time on a vifit to lady Woodville. Mildmay, who perfectly knew the world, presently faw that Belmont was a worthy disappointed man, and, pitying his fituation, took fome pains to remove the gloom which clouded his temper. Among the coxcombs who frequented lady Woodville's, was Sir Peter Plaufible, a compound of vanity, impertinence, and affectation: but his attention to the ladies over-balanced his faults, and he was a great favourite with the 'fair fex in all the polite circles.

To this fop, and fome others of the fame flamp, Belmont found it difficult to behave with common civility, which Clarinda perceiving, like a true coquet, fhe determined to play him off, (as the phrafe is) by appearing partial to the wretches he fo much defpifed. This proceeding gave him uncommon uneafinefs, and he refolved a thousand times to part from her for ever, but difcovered, almost in the fame inftant, how ill qualified he was to put his intentions in execution.

About this period a circumftance happened, which added not a little to his chagrin Lady Woodville was fo ftruck with his paffion, that the infenfibly became a rival to her niece, and, finding Belmont take notice of her affiduities, embraced several occafions of expreffing her paffion for him, with so small a fhare

of delicacy, that he was much disgusted with her folicitations.

After a variety of vexations, he one day ventured to expoftulate with Clarinda upon the confiderable alteration he perceived in her character. He told her, that, if her complaifance was lefs extenfive, her merit would be greater; that, though the had often confeffed a regard for him, he had no affurance but the might do the fame to every one else; that, if he was grown jealous of all the gentlemen of her acquaintance, it was because they were all kindly received by her, more particularly that confummate coxcomb, Sir Peter. She rallied him with great good-humour upon his illfounded fufpicions, and affured him Sir Peter was her utter contempt and averfion; that Belmont's fplenetic difpofition made him fee things through a falfe medium, and that it was only from a principle of common civility, that the ever liftened a moment to the converfation of the people who appeared to have given him fo much difquiet.

He kiffed her hand a hundred times, on this declaration; begged pardon for his doubt of her fidelity, and promised to be less suspicious for the future.

Lady Woodville, who narrowly watched her niece's conduct, fome time after this, got poffeffion of a letter from Clarinda to Sir Peter, in which, the treated the character of Belmont with the most poignant ridicule, and exaggerated his mifanthropic temper to fuch a degree, that he appeared a monster of rudeness and ill-nature. This epiftle, fhe flattered herself, would turn to her advantage, by convincing Belmont of the perfidy of his miftrefs; and the feized the first opportunity to furnish him with the information fhe was fo defirous to communicate. She excufed herself upon this irkfome occafion, by declaring the could no longer bear to fee the continual wrongs which were done him by the unworthy object of his affection: That fhe doubted not she had poffeffed him of an undeniable proof of Clarinda's infidelity, and, fqueezing his hand, whispered with a fmile, that, if he could be fmitten with any other eyes, fhe, perhaps, could offer fomething to give him confolation.

The agitation of his mind was fo great, that he made little reply to her Ladyfhip's kind expreffions; he left the room abruptly, and haftened to Mr. Mildmay, whom he acquainted with the fatal intelligence he had just received; he abused the fex in the most extravagant

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terms; execrated one part of them for being mischievous and wicked, and the other for not hating with that inveteracy which vice ought to infpire in all virtuous minds. He afferted he had never met with any thing but injustice, treachery, and ingratitude; and that he was refolved to Hy into fome defert, and avoid the approach of every human being. Mildmay endeavoured to perfuade him he might be by fome means impofed on, and with difficulty prevailed upon him to feek a perfonal interview with Clarinda.

He proceeded without lofs of time to Lady Woodville's, previously declaring to his friend, that nothing thould prevent him from breaking with her for ever, as he should be his own tormentor ever

to regard her more. He could hardly contain his tranfports, when he ap proached her Clarinda pretended, with an air of great diffimulation, to fympathife in his perplexity, and defired him to explain the caufe of it; which he did without referve, and was much furprifed to find her receive his upbraidings, and look at the letter he produced, with a fmile of complacency. After a fhort converfation, the had the addrefs to perfuade him that the letter was forged, and the base contrivance of fome malevolent perfon, who wifhed to deftroy the good opinion he had fo long entertained of her. He heartily withed to believe what his mifirefs afferted, but his judgment contradicted his inclination. She prefently faw his embarraffiment, and, afluming a grave air, told him he did not deferve the love the had for him, and requested to know, if her heart inclined another way, why the fould defcend to the bafenefs of diffembling with him? She blamed her weaknefs, in a foft tone, for retaining any favourable fentiments for him, and lamented the had not fixed her esteem upon an object more deferving of it.

Thefe expreffions threw him into a paroxyfni of joy: He made a number of apologies for having fo much fenfibility, and extravagantly declared he fhould have been much happier, if she had poffeffed neither rank nor fortune, that he might by a difinterefted facrifice of his heart, have made reparation for the injuries of fuch a fate, and have had the fatisfaction of feeing her enjoy every thing from the abundance of his love.

They parted upon the best terms imaginable; and, as the nuptials of Mifs Mordaunt and Mr. Mildmay were to be celebrated in a few days, he flattered

himself with prevailing on Clarinda to give him her hand at the fame time.

Scarce had he enjoyed a fhort period of tranquillity from thefe pleasing expectations, when the law-fuit, to carry on which he had confiderably involved himself, came to a final hearing: A circumftance he had impatiently wifhed for, as he affured himself of gaining his caufe, from the juftice of his claim. Upon this head, however, he reckoned without his hoft; for, what with the chicanery of the council and the iniquity of his antago nift's witneffes, he had the unspeakable mortification to find the matter decreed against him by the Lord Chancellor. He was little prepared for this ftroke, which feemed to threaten him with inevitable ruin.

As he walked down the Park, Tuminating upon his misfortune, he fuddenly met Lady Woodville, who after a fhort introduction, condoled with him upon the lofs of his caufe, and, to his further furprife, afked him if he was invited to Clarinda's wedding with Sir Peter, which the informed him was to take place the next day. He had not power to answer this mortifying queftion, before the Baronet and his mistress joined Lady Woodville. Belmont could hardly fupport himself at this incident; but his grief gave place to refentment, on feeing Sir Peter hand the two ladies into their carriage, and drive off with a loud laugh.

He haftily repaired to the St. James's coffee houfe, and penned a billet to the Baronet, &c. of whom he demanded immediate fatisfaction. He had just difpatched this note, when he received one from Mr. Mildmay, intreating him to come immediately to Lady Woodville's on a matter of importance. As he had refolved never to enter the house again, he answered his request in thefe words:

I'm forry, my good friend, I cannot attend you at the place you men tioned. A circumftance has happened which obliges me to leave town with the utmost expedition., I fhall probably fee you no more. May you and your lovely bride be ever happy. Adieu! Betrayed on all fides, oppreffed with injuftice, and wounded, where the heart moft exquifitely feels, I'm going to abandon a city where vice reigns triumphant, and to fearch out fome retired corner of the world where it is no disgrace to be a man of honour.

BELMONT.

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profeffion, and the happy effects of a life of
induftry, integrity, and virtue, attended her
dying hours.7th, At Limerick, John
Bouchier, of Oakfield, Efq;-11th, In Wil-
liam ftreet, the Rev. Henry Moxam, A. M.
-In Bishop-street, Mifs Margaretta Hume.
In Kevin's-port, Mrs. Graydon, lady of
Lieut. Alexander Graydon, of the 44th reg.
now in Boston.- --I 13th, At Millmount, Co.
Kilkenny, Mrs. Colles, relict of the late al-
derman William Colles, fincerely lamented.
-At Bath, Mrs. Stackpole, lady of William
Stackpole, of the Co. Clare, Efq;-20th,
At Cork, the Rt. Hon. Cadwallader Lord
Blayney, baron Monaghan, commander in
chief of his Majefty's forces, in the province
of Munster, Lt. Gen. and Col. of the 38th
regiment of foot. His Lordship is fucceeded
in title and estate by his eldest fon, aged
about fix years, now Lord Blayney. At Tul-
low, Co. Carlow, the lady of the Rev. Francis
Hopkins-On Milltown-road, Santry Frances,
Efq;21ft, Thomas Ufher, Efq; furveyor
of the North-wall.-At Rofs, Mifs Totten-
ham, daughter of Charles Tottenham, Efq;
M. P. for the borough of Bandon.22d, In
Sackville-ftreet, the lady of Edward Sneyd,
Efq-In Great Ship-ftreet, Henry Cope, Efq;
barrister at law, fincerely lamented.-Har-
rifon Rofs Lewin, of Fortfergus, Co. Clare,
Efq-In Dame-ftreet, lady King, lady of
Sir Anthony King, kt. and alderman.-23d,
In Euftace-ftreet, Mrs. Cunningham, lady of
Alexander Cunningham, Efq; an eminent
furgeon.24th, In Kildare-place, lady
Parfons, relict of the late Sir Lawrence Par-
fons, bart In Dame-street, Mr. Samuel
Powell, an eminent printer, fincerely la-
mented.-28th, At his houfe in Mary-ftreet,
James Trant, of the Co. Cork, Efq;-29th,
At Galway, Michael Chievers, Efq;-At his
houfe in Anne-street, the Rev. Dr. Charles
Dodd, fincerely lamented. Dec. 1ft, Mrs.
O'Reilly, lady of Dowell O'Reilly, of Dor-
fet-treet, Efq;-At Corbally, Co. Kildare,
Mifs Kathrens, daughter of Samuel Kathrens,
Efq-In London, the Rev. Thomas Mofs,
nephew of the late Dr. Mofs, founder of the
Lying-in-hofpital.4th, Mrs. Gore, lady
of Henry Gore, Efq; Col. of the battle-axe-
guards. On Arbour-hill, George Stack pole,
Efq;-Ambrofe Power, of Barrettown, Co.
Tipperary, Efq; brother to the Hon. Mr. Ba-
ron Power. This gentleman was murdered
by a number of White-boys, on the 26th of
November laft, for which the Lord Lieutenant
and Privy Council have offered a reward of
cool. for taking them.13th, Mrs. Jane
Clutterbuck.-At Lifdowny, Co. Kilkenny,
Maurice Keating, Efq;-At Bith, the Rev.
Thomas Pigot, D. D. Vicar of St. James's.

late William Eofter of Kilmaurry, Co. Meath,
Efq;-In Thomas-ftreet, Mrs. Foulkes, relict
of the late Gerrard Foulkes.-At Cork, late
David Bruce, Efq,--28th, Mrs. Ann Rolls, of
Great Cuffe-street, relict of the late Samuel
Rolls, of Bally fir, Co. Cork, Efq.

PROMOTION S.

ROGER be Juftice

of the Peace for the Co. Donegal,-
The Rt. Hon. Henry Flood, to be one of the
Vice-Treasurers of Ireland, (the Rt. Hon.
Charles Jenkinson, promoted.)-Murray Ki
threns, of Cottage, Efq; to be a Justice of
the Peace for the Co. Dublin.-Thomas Ben-
nis, Efq; to be a Coroner for the Co. Dublin.
-The Rev. Robert Clarke, L. L. D. to the
Deanry of Tuam, (the Rev. Dean Letablere,
deceased.)—Major-General Pitt, to be Col.
of the 3d Horfe, or Carabineers.--Major-
General Keppell, to be Col. of the 12th dra-
goons.-Major General Cunningham, to be
Col. of the 14th foot.-Col. Weft, to be Col.
of the 58th foot.-John Bennett, Efq; re-
turned Member of Parliament for the borough
of Castlemartyr.-Richard Foot, of Milford,
Efq; to be a juftice of peace for the Co. Cork.

-The

The Rev. Richard Cane, to be a juflice of
the peace for the Co. of Meath and Kildare.
-James Horan, Efq; elected an alderman of
Dublin, (William Forbes, Fíq; deceased.)—
Gorges Edmund Howard, Eiq; to be folerer
to the commisioners of his Majesty's revenue,
(Charles Caldwell, Efq; refigned.).
Hon. Hugh Skeffington, to be major of the
third regiment of horle.-John Prances, Elg
to be captain of the 2d bore.--John O'Mai,
Efq; to be a truflee of the linen manufacture,
(Earl of Antrim deceased.)--Robert Ros,
Efq; to be a trustee of the linen-manufacture,
(Lord Blayney, deceased.)-Thomas Bennet,
of Ballyloghan, Efq; to be a juftice of peace
for the Co. Carlow.-John James, of Bally-
chriftall, Eiq; to be a justice of the peace
for the Co. Wexford.--George Rochfort,
Efq; knight of the fhire for the Co. West-
meath. John Hill, Efq; to be Lieut. Col.
of the 9th foot.-The Rt. Hon. Lord Cler-
mont to be governor and cuftos rotulorum for
the co. Monaghan, (Lord Blayney, deceased.)
The Rev. Benedict Arthur, to be a justice of
the peace for the Co. Dublin.--The Hon.
John Crosbie, Efq; elected member of parlia
ment for the borough of Athboy, (General
Blyth, deceased.)-Thomas Knox, Efq; to be
a governor and cuftos rotulorum of the C..
Tyrone.Henry Prittie, of Kilboy, Co.
Tipperary, Elq; to be a justice of the
peace for the Co. Limerick, King's Co. and
Tipperary.

BANKRUPT S.

AMES Baxter and Mils Jane Forfier, of

ners.-Thomas Lewis, of the city of Dublin,
baker.-Thomas Mitchell, of Kilkenny, dii-
tiller.-James Savage, of the city of Dublin,
linen-draper.-James King, of the city of
Dublin, mercer.-George Begg, of the city
of Dublin, merchant,