Miss Charlotte White, sister to Sir John J. At Downton, Wiltshire, Edward Dering, Esq. eldest son of Sir Edward Dering, Bart. to Miss Nevil, eldest daughter of Sir Richard Nevil, Bart. of Barford-house, Wilts, and M. P. for the Borough of Wexford, Ireland. Thursday was married at Clifton church, Bristol, Clement Debbing, Esq. of the county of Middlesex, to the Right Hon. Lady Charlotte Butler, of Clifton, sister to the Earl of Lanesborough. Thursday, at Buckingham, Emanuel Reeves, Esq. of Winslow, to Miss E. W. Harvey, only daughter of Matthew Barnard Harvey, Esq. of Witham, Essex. Saturday, at York, Captain Samson, son of the late Dr. Samson, of Beverley, and Captain in the West York Militia, to Miss Anna Story, fourth daughter of George Story, Esq. Bishop of Wearmouth, in the county of Durham. At St. Edmund's the King, William Hubbard, Esq. of Lombard street, to Miss Grace Pawditch, second daughter of the late Thomas Pawditch, Esq. of Peckham. On Tuesday, at Cardington, in Bedfordshire, || the Rev. John Foster, Vicar of West Thusrock, in Essex, to the Right Hon. Emma St. John, eldest daughter of the late Lord St. John. At Edinburgh, Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, of Stirling Port, to Miss Janet Dundas, second daughter of Major-General Thomas Dundas, of Carron-Hall. On the 14th ult. Prince Eugene Beauharnois, (son of the Empress Josephine of France, by her former husband) to the Princess Augusta Amelia of Bavaria. DEATHS OF CELEBRATED CHARACTERS. latives and friends, for whilst his high character for public wisdom inspired all those who enjoyed his society with a filial reverence, the gentleness of his manners, his kind and unaffected atten tion, the candour and indulgence with which he received the opinions of others, the modesty with which he delivered his own, and his freedom from every appearance of selfishness, procured from all around him an affection, mingled with respect, such as is in general felt only by children for their parents. It is with much pleasure that we can add, that his life was as prosperous and happy as it was long. His prosperity he owed not to any efforts to promote his own interest, but to his well-earned reputation alone; and his happiness was derived not from the enjoyment of what are usually called the pleasures of life, but from the love and reverence which he saw depicted on every countenance which approached him, and from the consciousness that he had merited the esteem and gratitude of his cotemporaries. On his quit ting the Chair of the House of Commons, in the year 1785, he was raised to the Peerage; and a pension of 30001. a year was at the same time, by the unanimous desire of the House, and without any solicitation on his part, settled upon him for life. In Clarges-street, Piccadilly, that venerable ornament of literature, and respectable member of society, Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, in the 89th year of her age. Her understanding and scholastic attainments, if she had been of the other sex, would have qualified her for a distinguished station in the world; and her purity of morals and religious principles would have disposed her to execute its duties with unimpeachable integrity. She had a strong turn towards Poetry; but in all her compositions she endeavoured to make Poetry subservient to the interest of Virtue. Her first Lately, Viscount Perry, who was born at Lime- poetical effusion that appeared in print, was, we rick, in the year 1719, of an ancient family; || believe, the beautiful "Ode to Wisdom,” which and applying himself to the practice of the law, was originally introduced to the public in the cesoon arrived at the head of his profession, a situ-lebrated novel of "Clarissa." She afterwards preation which he maintained till he was called to the Chair of the House of Commons, in the year 1771. The dignity with which he filled that important post for many years, his profound knowledge of the Constitution, his temper, his firmness, the mildness of his deportment, his urbanity, his independent spirit, and, above all, his scrupulous impartiality, are still remembered with gratitude and admiration, for a legislator and a statesinan, in which capacities he eminently distinguished himself. He was peculiarly qualified by prompt sagacity, enlarged views, unwearied industry, and extensive and well arranged information. In private life, he was truly the idol of his re sented a volume of Poems to the world, all of which are characterized by sentiment, tenderness, || delicacy, moral energy, philosophic elevation, and fervid poetry. This lady wrote two papers in "The Rambler;" one "On Religious Superstition," and the other entitled "The Voyage of Life," which appears so uniform with the style of sentiment of the work in general, that they might be taken for the production of the revered author of that admirable work. The work, however, for which she is most distinguished, is a translation of "Epictetus," which has justly placed her upon a rank with the first scholars of the age. Her introduction and notes to this work, display pure taste, deep erudition, and a philo sophic power of reflection, congenial with that of the original author, whom she has, with so much elegance and precision, introduced into British literature. But Mrs. Carter, possessed of all the softer virtues, as well as the talents and attainments that adorn the human character; she was as ardent to promote the interests of humanity, as to cultivate those of learning, and a desire to spread the influence of a philosophy, which, in addition to the dictates of religion, might tend to reconcile man to the evils inseparable from his condition, was her principal inducement for giving a translation of "Epictetus." Mrs Carter was esteemed by a very large circle of friends, and those friends were of the most amiable and valuable description; among the chief of whom is the venerable Bishop of London, at whose house she was one of the most honoured guests, and whose virtues she held in the highest respect. gate-street, and married a most amiable woman, Miss White, the daughter of a gentleman in extensive business; and never was there more perfect and uninterrupted felicity than they enjoyed until her death, about five years ago. He served Sheriff of Middlesex in the memorable year 1784, the commencement of Mr. Pitt's career, when he stood against the House of Commons, and dissolved the Parliament that he could not govern. We need not call back to the recollection of our readers the vehement and bitter contest which took place all over England; and no where with more acrimony than in London and Middlesex. Upon that occasion, though the Whig principles of Mr. Skinner were perfectly known, and that his intimate friend Mr. Byng, candidate for the County, and Mr. Sawbridge, for the City, were most violently opposed, Mr. Skinner conducted himself, as Sheriff, with such clear integrity, as to draw from the enemy of his known opinions the most unequivocal approbation. He was elected Alderman of Queenhithe, in 1785, and Lord Mayor in 1795. On Thursday night, Thomas Skinner, Esq. Alderman of the Ward of Queenhithe, at his house in Aldersgate-street.-Mr. Skinner was born at Brentford, on the 14th Jan. 1787, so that he had just completed his 69th year. He received his education at Ealing, and served an apprenticeship to a Mr. Williams, an upholder, in Newgate-street. Mr. Skinner was happy to relate from what a small beginning he raised himself by an honourable course of industry to the splendid fortune of which he died possessed.grity, to hold the reins. In 1757 he began business for himself in Alders He has left behind him two sons and five daughters to lament his loss, which to them, as well as all his friends and neighbours, is irreparable. He was a most virtuous patriot; and the last moments of his life were cheered by seeing the dawn of a brighter day to England, by the appointment of men to office, worthy for their talents and inte |