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On Friday morning last, after a painful
illness, Mr.. JAMES M'KEAN, late Bur-
CESS of this Borough


At North East, Md. on the I'd inst, SA-
RAH WEBSTER, infant daughter OF w m.
c. Deputy, aged year and 9 days.


Amidst the Infant throng how heavenly bright
our darling SARAH shines-fair star OF light.
Short. vet how pleasing, was her visit here
She's now rcmov'd to grace a oblersphere.
There, while thy much loved parents mourn be-


low,
Thou. bappy babe, shall not our sorrows know
Eternal Joys are thine, and endless days,


And thy employment thy Redeemers praise.
On Saturday the 22d ult., ROBERT
HAMILTON, Esq, of this Borough, in the
7lst year Of his age.


We are called upon, from time to
time. to mark and lament the inroads OF
death upon the circle around lis, and to pay
the last melancholy tribute to the memory OF
those who but little while before were ia
m;liar to our view. We feel all the melan-
cboly sensations such task is calculated
to awaken in recording the decease OF ROB
ERr HAMILToN,-a gentleman who, during
half century, has been known among us
as a useful and meritorious citizen, Kind
and hospitable neighbour, and truly up
right and honest man. In that lon period
Mr.. Hamilton has filled various important
official stations under the General and state
Governments: In the first, by the appoint
ment of Washington, whose favour, itself
was praisc, and under whose banner he SER
we'd during the revolutionary war at the bat
ties of Trenton and Princeton. AS public
officer, and especially as magistrate, he
was distinguished by a firm, energetic, and
impartial performance of his duty and ne
! now lives in the recollection OF the people OF
this Borough as the most efficient and use
fnl conservator of the peace, that we ever
| had.


| Afewyears since, Mr. H. removed from VIII
mineton to his farm on the Delaware, where
he contipued to reside until the last 5 months
ofhis life in the conscientious exercise every
private duty. No one can forget, t,who has once
witnessed, the kind and generous warmth
with which he welcomed the numerous Wis
itants at his hospitable dwelling. All M
feelings were ardent, but it was the warmth
.f an honest heart, above meanness or guile
and If ever he had enemies, as few there ar'
who have not, it was his good fortune to out
live every unknd feeling, and to breathe hi
last amid the regrets and esteem OF all. \
an arbitrator and an experienced and up
r;eht man of business, he was the peace
maker, the counsellor and adviser OF nj