The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-22 00:00:00

DIED.

On Friday last, at his house in Lower Brook-street,
Gtosvemr. square, John Pratt, Esq. in the 73th year uf
his age.
Last week,. at Liverpool, Miss Payne, eldest daughter of
the 1-4te Mr. Payne, of the Mews Gate.
At Richmond, tn the 13th inst. after a long and painful
illness, Mr. Knight, late a wuoilL.n.droper in .he Strand.
On Sunday, the 53th test. at his lodgires in Manches-
ter, G. Walmsley, Eq. la cof the Fist Re);11) Dra-
goons, in which Regiment he faithfully server: his King
and country during a rriod of 45 years.
On Sunday, March 6, atter a short illness, tl:e Rev. T.
Bentham, I .t. Student of Christ Church Orta,l, wog Rec.
tor of Swanton Newark, bl.4tolk. He was son of the ate
Rev. Dr. lien him, Canon of C.rlst Church, and reegius
Professor of Divinity. His death is most sincerely la-
mented by all who knew him.

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PRINTS, BOOKS or PRINTS, ENGRAVING-TOOLS, 4.ltc.
By Mr. RICHARDSON,

At his Haase, No. 31, the Corner of Villers-street, in the
Strand, on THURSDAY, the 24th Instant, and the Two
following Evenings, at Six o'Clock,
A 'Well-chosen • COLLECTION of PRINTS,
11. from Sir Joshua Rey noids, Angelica Kauffman, Mor.
land, &c. by Baitoluzzi, Burke, Dickenson, Earlom, S. W.
Reynolds, Rykuid, J. R. Smith, Wards, Watsons, lc. many
of them l`roofs and in Colours, private Plates, dec. ; an Etch-
ing of the Death of Major Pierson, by Mr. Heath j Prints to
Boydell's Shakespeare, first Impressions. Richardson'sEmble.
niatical Figures, 4 Vols.; Lavater's Physiopnotny, 11 Numbers,
a Volume certiaini-g several thousand Specimens of Engra-
ving in Portraits, Draisery, Landscape, &c.; Engraving-Tools,
&c of Mr. THOMAS TROTTER, Engraver, deceased.
To Ire viewed on Wednesday the 23d, and the Mornings of
the Sale-days. Catalogues to be had of Mr. Clarke, Bookseller,
BoulstseLt. ; and oi Mr. Richardson, No. 31, Strand.

By LEIGH, SOTHEBY, and SON,
On THURSDAY, the 2 tth inst. and Seven following Days
(Sunday ex red) at Twelve oClock,
A VERY VALUABLE COLLECTION of
BRJKS, the Duplicates of a distinguished COLLEC-
TO it's LIBRARY, brought from his House in the Country.
The Books in goneral aro in a very fins Condition, and
amongst them are many Editioncs Principes. -
'l'o be vi.-wed on Monday 11famh 21, when Catalogues (price
6d.) may be had at the Place of Sale.

MODERN BOOKS, MANY IN ELEGANT BINDINGS,
STATIONARY; &c.
By Mr. BARNETT,
.At his spacious Rrsoms, Queen-street, Golden square, on
THURSDAY, March 24 1803, at Twelve,
A SMALL COLLECTION of MODERN
..71. BOOKS, many of them fine Editions, with beautiful
Plates ; among which are Gibbon's Roman Empire, 12 vols
I lame'. England, with Smollett's Continuation—Grey's Hu-
dibras—Gellie .'s Greeco-.-Tookes DiversiOns of Purley—Lord
Chesterfield's Letters—the Dictionaries of Lempriere, Boyer,
Ainsworth, and Moreri—Parkhurit's Greek and Hebrew Lexi-
cons—the Works of Pope, Walpole, Bolingbroke, Dryden,
Collins, Cowper, Gray, Tasso, Thomson, Rousseau,
Also, a few Lots of Stationary.
May be viewed prior to the Sale ; and Catalogues had
at the Rooms, and at the House Agency Office, Portland-
street.

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