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intentions . To prevent a lawsuit it was referred to arbitrators , to give a proper satisfaction to the disappointed lady , who awarded her 300 I . Though this sum could be no great object to a man of Mr . M ' s wealth , he suffered the circumstance to prey upon his mind , till he was at length induced to the rash act

of terminating his existence . Lately , Michael Downs , Esq . of Piccadilly , one of his Majesty ' s Justices of the peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster , whose loss will be severely felt by his family , and a very numerous acquaintance . His conduct as a istrate was trulhonourableand

Mag y , , as a private friend , he merited and secured a general esteem . He was upright in his transactions , and , what is most uncommon with a man for many years in public life and extensive connection , the inviduous tongue of slander never reached him—he had the good will of

every one . At Battle Abbey , Mr . Ingall , in the hundred and seventh year of his age , ninety years of which he resided in the capacity of a butler at the above place ; but had retired a short time before his death , which happened on the Jth of April

. At Dublin , aged 10 S , Mr . Edward Farral . He preserved his faculties till within a few days before he died : and his death was like the lamp going out for mere want of oil , as his memory continued strong to the last . He was a living register of facts , and could

recount faithfully the most remarkable events in Ireland for above a century . His mode of life was generally between the two extremes , being neither too free nor too abstemious . Lately , at his Lordship ' s house , in town , in the sixtieth year of her age , the Right Honourable Louisa Lady

Willoughby de Broke : her Ladyship was a daughter of Francis Earl of Guildford , and sister to the present Bishop of Winchester . At Altrincham , Jane Newell , at the advanced age of 8 j . She lived with the present Mr . Poole , surgeon , and his father 73 yearsand was nurse to the

, , children of both families . She had been for several years incapable of service , but was kept in the house , and had a servant to take care of her . She was attended to the grave by the father and

son , both of whom she had nursed from their infancy . At Northampton , Miss Eleanor Douglas , a maiden lady , in her 95 th year . Notwithstanding her great age , she never made use of spectacles ; and , but a few days previous to her death , remarked to a friend , that she could not

recollect having been ill a single week during her whole life . She was sister to the present Bishop of Salisbury , and also to Sir W . PL Douglas , of Springwood-park , in this county . At his lodgings , in Broad-street , Carnaby-market , Mr . Tureene , wellknown inthe musical world asan eminent

performer on the violin , and lineally descended from the celebrated Marshal Turenne . The fate of this unfortunate person affords an additional instance of the obscurity to which merit is but too frequently consigned , for want of powerful patronage . Notwithstanding his extraordinary eminence in his profession

, and his illustrious birth , he was so reduced by the vicissitudes of fortune , as to be compelled to exist upon a scanty allowance from the French refugee chapel , with the earning of his industry

in the laborious task of playing country dances . In the 58 th year of his age , Mr Nicholas Browning , many years a member of the common council for the ward of Cripplegate Without , and senior warden of the company of bakers . At Newcastle , James Hubbald , Esq .

Lieutenant-colonel of eastern battalion of Middlesex militia , now quartered in that town . Mr . Hubbald was a gentleman highly respected , valued , and beloved , by every officer of the regiment , as well as by every individual who had the pleasure of his acquaintance . He was in the commission of the peace , and

a deputy Lieutenant-colonel of ihe above regiment upwards of 25 years . At the same place , in the S 2 d year of his age , Mr . Edward Moseley , one of the aldermenofthe corporation . As a magistrate , he was equally beloved and respected , and the general tenor of his life was suchas to render his loss

uni-, versally regretted . At his house in Gloucester-place , Portman-square , aged 40 , Sir William Molesworth , Bart , of Pencarroiv , in Cornwall , and M . P , for that county in two oarliaments .

“The Freemasons' Magazine: 1798-04-01, Page 71” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 24 May 2025, django:8000/periodicals/fmm/issues/fmm_01041798/page/71/.
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LONDON: Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY,. Article 4
PROCEEDINGS OF A GREAT COUNCIL OF JEWS, Article 5
HAWKESWORTH ON ROBERTSON'S HISTORY. Article 10
COLVILLE. Article 12
THE LIFE OF XIMENFS, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 18
WISDOM AND FOLLY. Article 26
LONGEVITY. Article 30
ORIGIN OF THE LAND-TAX PLAN. Article 31
HORRID EFFECTS OF DISSIPATION. Article 32
RULES AGAINST SLANDER. Article 32
THE STORY OF APELLES. Article 34
SISTER OF MR. WILKES. Article 34
SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 35
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THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 42
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MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 49
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 50
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REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 64
OBITUARY. Article 69
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intentions . To prevent a lawsuit it was referred to arbitrators , to give a proper satisfaction to the disappointed lady , who awarded her 300 I . Though this sum could be no great object to a man of Mr . M ' s wealth , he suffered the circumstance to prey upon his mind , till he was at length induced to the rash act

of terminating his existence . Lately , Michael Downs , Esq . of Piccadilly , one of his Majesty ' s Justices of the peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster , whose loss will be severely felt by his family , and a very numerous acquaintance . His conduct as a istrate was trulhonourableand

Mag y , , as a private friend , he merited and secured a general esteem . He was upright in his transactions , and , what is most uncommon with a man for many years in public life and extensive connection , the inviduous tongue of slander never reached him—he had the good will of

every one . At Battle Abbey , Mr . Ingall , in the hundred and seventh year of his age , ninety years of which he resided in the capacity of a butler at the above place ; but had retired a short time before his death , which happened on the Jth of April

. At Dublin , aged 10 S , Mr . Edward Farral . He preserved his faculties till within a few days before he died : and his death was like the lamp going out for mere want of oil , as his memory continued strong to the last . He was a living register of facts , and could

recount faithfully the most remarkable events in Ireland for above a century . His mode of life was generally between the two extremes , being neither too free nor too abstemious . Lately , at his Lordship ' s house , in town , in the sixtieth year of her age , the Right Honourable Louisa Lady

Willoughby de Broke : her Ladyship was a daughter of Francis Earl of Guildford , and sister to the present Bishop of Winchester . At Altrincham , Jane Newell , at the advanced age of 8 j . She lived with the present Mr . Poole , surgeon , and his father 73 yearsand was nurse to the

, , children of both families . She had been for several years incapable of service , but was kept in the house , and had a servant to take care of her . She was attended to the grave by the father and

son , both of whom she had nursed from their infancy . At Northampton , Miss Eleanor Douglas , a maiden lady , in her 95 th year . Notwithstanding her great age , she never made use of spectacles ; and , but a few days previous to her death , remarked to a friend , that she could not

recollect having been ill a single week during her whole life . She was sister to the present Bishop of Salisbury , and also to Sir W . PL Douglas , of Springwood-park , in this county . At his lodgings , in Broad-street , Carnaby-market , Mr . Tureene , wellknown inthe musical world asan eminent

performer on the violin , and lineally descended from the celebrated Marshal Turenne . The fate of this unfortunate person affords an additional instance of the obscurity to which merit is but too frequently consigned , for want of powerful patronage . Notwithstanding his extraordinary eminence in his profession

, and his illustrious birth , he was so reduced by the vicissitudes of fortune , as to be compelled to exist upon a scanty allowance from the French refugee chapel , with the earning of his industry

in the laborious task of playing country dances . In the 58 th year of his age , Mr Nicholas Browning , many years a member of the common council for the ward of Cripplegate Without , and senior warden of the company of bakers . At Newcastle , James Hubbald , Esq .

Lieutenant-colonel of eastern battalion of Middlesex militia , now quartered in that town . Mr . Hubbald was a gentleman highly respected , valued , and beloved , by every officer of the regiment , as well as by every individual who had the pleasure of his acquaintance . He was in the commission of the peace , and

a deputy Lieutenant-colonel of ihe above regiment upwards of 25 years . At the same place , in the S 2 d year of his age , Mr . Edward Moseley , one of the aldermenofthe corporation . As a magistrate , he was equally beloved and respected , and the general tenor of his life was suchas to render his loss

uni-, versally regretted . At his house in Gloucester-place , Portman-square , aged 40 , Sir William Molesworth , Bart , of Pencarroiv , in Cornwall , and M . P , for that county in two oarliaments .

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