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 890 CARTER. which raised him many enemies among his brethren, who by their connivances, caused the censures of their church to fall upon him. Hewas remarkably zealous in promoting the affair of the Irish remonstrance of their loyalty; and wrote, at some length, in defence of it. A complete list of his writings is to be found in Ware's Account of the Writers of Ireland. THOMAS CARTER, AN eminent musical and yocal performer, was a nativeof Ireland, but left that country at a very early age, and was patronised by the Earl of Inchiquin. After visiting various countries for the better perfecting himself in the intricacies of his art, he arrived at Naples, where he was much noticed by Sir William and Lady Hamilton. Here he became celebrated for the great effect with which he sung the beautiful little ballad of Sally in our Alley" He was also celebrated for a eapriccio, commencing with the words Fairest Dorinda," in which he united all the elegancies of musical science, with the most humorous comic expres sion. In Italy he finished his musical studies, but where he proceeded to next we are not informed. He visited " the clime of the east," and passed some time in India, where he conducted the musical department in the theatre at Bengal; but the intense heat of the climate so greatly affected the health "of this child of song," that he was obliged to bid adieu to a clime, " where every voice is melody, and every breath perfume," and Ay to Albion's genial skies, to endeavour to regain that health he had lost in delighting others. In 1793 he married one of the daughters of the Rev. Mr. Wells, of Cookham, in Berkshire, by whom he had two children, but did not live long to enjoy the plenasures of a domestic life, or contribute to the happiness of the circle that surrounded him, as he died of that unrelenting disease, a liver complaint, (which he is supposed to have