At Basford, in Staffordshire

At Basford, in Staffordshire, the seat of her son, George Blount, esq. the hon. lady Blount, widow of Sir Walter B, bart. of Mawley Hall, co. Salop. Her ladyship going into the dining room a few minutes before the rest of the family, her cloaths caught fire, and she was so terribly burnt before she could receive assistance, that she expired almost immediately.