The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-28 00:00:00

7'HE EARL OP EGLINTON.

His Lordship di►d on Tuesday evening, after a painful
illness, which he bore with A hwiiiiide mid mignanimiej
which few could have evinced uo.l. r similar eircisinstancis.
Though the pain of i he distemper %bleb carried him off was
often oppressive and severe, lei it was never allowed to twin
easy in Aerial interruption so the exercise of his politic dot y,
which he continued io discharge till within a very short
lime of hie death, with a firmness soil alacrity even% lu what he
discovered during the MOM vigorous proud of WO
A lending quality in his Lordship's cli nailer, was iesolule
firmness to any purpose which he hid "ore form.-J. Ile was
not apt to enter into any enters. Me withoot due deliberation;
our was he inatiennee so forming his plass to the coonsels
and suggestions of others ; but having mice made up his
mind wish respect to any measure, he persevered in exe-
cuting it with ardour and deternsitiatiou, in opposition in
difficulties, and unpromising •ppearsuces, which would
hive damped or subdued less resuluie spirits. Impress
sec with a high idea of the iroportaisee of Isis official
character, he was no less keenly jealous in supporting
the dig.. ty of it, Ilion Coilocieut loos in discharging its
duties; mid instances have occurred, ill a loch he has
asses led and carried pa tuts, which he knew to he
right, with manliness and deeieiiiii, even in the face
of iliuse who were greatly his superiors in eivtleu•hority.
With respect to his munificence s•nl lilw•rahly, it is not
enough to say that they were such as hereon his character
ass ouloleman and Loidi Lieutenant. They were Aram lay
him to 411 extelit, and with an ease and sheeny which few
have discovered in similar stations. He wall ever New ird
in petronisiiig mud aiding ell underiaklues, connected with
the business or improvement of the county and his con-
tributions in behalf of charitable Minim loos were itoirmusly
ilberalandreadily bestowed; whale his patronage of thew,
- when convinced sat their props Orly, was in vise withheld
when solicited. His charity to the pour •t all times was
exemplary, but particularly in seasons of politic distress ;
and his servants end domestics will lung have occasion
• to hmtnt his kill, as a generous and kind simmer.—
For hospitably lie was pre.estsintutly distinguished. Easy
of steers., his house was always open to all who chose to
visit him, from motives of frieuilehip, business, or respect ;
every ■libation was 11413 to the comfort of his guests; end
they were often at a loss whether to admire most the spiels.
dour and elegance will, which they were enteriained, or the
ease and affability with which they were treated. [ls
Lordship's natural and acquire.) accomplishinente were
considei able. His eagle fur the flue aria, of which
he was always a ready patron, use highly refitted
and in some of them he was Ininsilf a proficient. It
is sail that he used aistnefitries to espies. a regret to
his private hi. ads, that his education bail been neglected m
yin' 6.1 t• 0 cf this timid iesdily he disco-
...seed either in comersasion or to business. His letters
ellew.M as rase asol accuracy of expressiou, and ht the saute
lines • clearness of perception and cumpto-hensiveueas of
ideas" wt'cti did him first credit. A great part of his tune
was olevootiol to public nuanese, in Winds be seemed to
take a pleasure, and In epistolary currespoudeoce sew
man cool.' be mine drive's!. And it &seises to bet
mentioned to his Lordship's praise. in those times when so
many of our nobility and gentry forsake their motile comas
try, that he spent almost the whole of Its time in the county
over which be pro-aided, welching over Is interests, ■nd
spending the revenue, of his large mimes is doisig good to
those around him. His Lordship died a few days after he
haul completed his eightieth year. When he succeeded
to the titles and •aisles of the Earldom of Efelistioi., he
was in • very infirm state of health; but by anemone to
a certain regimen, whirls he adopted and edbered to will, a
degree of firmness highly characierislic of his decissou, be
so far recruited his eietuditutioa, as to attain to au age at
which comparatively few arrive.

Accounts from Jalll4lol, of the 13cl of Ocrober.
represent the sickness with which that i.la d 1.a.1
been visited as uncommonly severe. Thr fatal s.
1.
frets among the troops had been very grew,. None.
teen Officers. besirb-s their wives 'lnd families. are
stated es having become sacrrtices tip its violence.
In the faintly of an officer belonging to the 50111
regimens. corisisting of nitre individuals. risen have
died. The loss iu uou-t•umtntssionrd 68. d nook and
file is said to gastrula to 500 men. Very fortunately.
the rainy season had comosienced. by which the at-
mosphere was greatly cooled, and the most sanguine
expectations were entertained of the island being
spry speedily restored to its former state of health.
The Offierts mud crews of the men of war ate repre-
sehted as enjoying good health.