Star.
London, England, 1802-03-04 00:00:00

THE LATE DUKE OF BEDFORD.

His G nice bad been indifpofed with a cold lag
week, and on Friday he played at tennis. When
hi left off playing, he went into hil drellnproom
adjoining the tennis toast to take off his playing
drefs. In this fituation he was feized with a vio-
lint fit of coughing, which he in% (bort time found
had partienlArly affected the diforder with which
he was aillided. He then fent for Mr. PARKER, a
furgeon and apothecary of Woburn, who on his
arrival found the Rate of his Grace to be of fuch
a dangerous nature that he direaed Dr. KRIM, of
Northampton, to be fent for• Dr. KIRI arrived
on Saturday morning early, and deemed it necef-
fary to fend for more affidance to London.

When Dr. HALLIFAX and Sir JAMES EARLE
informed him of the neceflity of a fpeedy opera.
tion, he Paid, ,4 Very well ; but I mud previoufly
have two hours for Come neceirary arrangements
of my papers, &c. !" Retiring for this purpofe inb
to his Rudy, he wrote nearly the whole of that
time, and afterwards fealed up two large packets,
and addreffed them to his brothers, Lord JoHa
and Lord WILLIAM Rossitz.. His Grace then
came back to the Gentlemen of the Faculty, and
(aid, " Now, Sirs, I am at your ferrite : but pro-
bably it may be proper that I Should be bound, to
which I fhall alto cheerfully Submit." Sir JAMES
EARLE Paid, he relied upon the fortitude of his
Grace's mind, and therefore thought it not necef-
fary. The operation was then proceeded upon on
a couch, and took a much longer time, and conk-
quently infli&ed more acute fenfations to the pa-
tient, than were at fide looked for; however, they
were borne without a 'boggle, only two deep
groans being uttered by his Grace during the whole
courfe of this painful meet's. At the clofe of it,
the Duke &fired to be kit by all prefent, except
Dr. HA LLIFAX ; and fell into an apparent doze
for nearly an hour—when, ereaing up his head
Suddenly, he Paid, Doltor, I have (omcthing of
importance to communicate to JOHN, (meaning
his brother Lord Jona ); fend for him infirmity!"
His Lordfliip immediately attending, his Grace
gave him the information he wilted ; but added,
that his Solicitor, Mr. Gotobed, had beter reduce
it to writing, for fear of any millake ; which was
begun accordingly, but before it could be come
pleted, his Grace reclined his head acrofs the arm
of Lord Jona, and calmly expired. At this time
Lord Joke RUSSELL was leaning on his pillow.—
His Lordfltip in this trying moment was Co much
agitated that it was with the greated difficulty he
was kept from fwooning, and he was obliged to be
supported into another room.
Lord LAUDERDALE arrived at Wohnrn on Mon-
day night extremely ill on a bed in his chaife,
_ at-
tended by Dr. WARREN, his phylician. The Duke
could not fee him, and his Lordfhip remained on
his bed on the floor near the room where his Grace
lay till he died. Lord LAUDERDALE immediate-
ly left lb: Abbey for London.
The mourning for the Duke of Batman will
extend more generally through the principal fami.
lies of diflinaion than has been remembered on
any Similar occafion for a century pad ; it will in-
clude, as relations, the Maatsoitouoir, At's-
MAILS) SUNCIR, Toaaniorrox, Jeans', Kaprat.,
ADAIR, and BYNG families, betides thole of private
friends, which will greatly augment the mourn-
ful lid.