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Obituary.
Publisher of the Chester Courant , to which property he would , by right , have succeeded , bad not his instability and eccentricities prevented it . —For the last fifty years , his life has been a lamentable scene of chequered events . InBirmingham ( with his partner Boden ) and at Manchester , Chester , Plymouth ,
and Dublin , he may be remembered as a master printer , and there are very few London or provincial printing-offices in the kingdom , where he has not occasionally wrought as a journeyman . For five years past , he practised a kind of itinerant or pedestrian pilgrimage , and frequently , since he had attained
his 70 th year , he walked from London to Chester and back , with a heart as light as his pocket—for under all adversities his temper was cheerful , obliging , and friendly . He was intimately acquainted with many of the first characters of the stage , particularly the fate Mr . Barry , Mr . Mossop , Mr .
Rider ( with whose father , as a printer , he was in partnership , in Dublin ) , ancl many others ; and , at the memorable Siratford Jubilee , Mr . Adams was distinguished as a brilliant character , from
Birmingham , in his own carriage , tho ' a few months after , such was the versatility of his blind fortune , that he sunk into the humble character of a distributor of play-bills to an itinerant company . He died in great poverty , and in a very obscure lodging . Lately , at Salisbury , at the Abbey
of the Augustine Nuns , at Amesbury , Sislei'Monica , a lady between 60 and 70 years of age : she had been some time ill , and what is remarkable , died on St . Monica ' s day , whilst the other Nuns were celebrating Mass in the Chapel . Her body was carried to Winchesterto be interred therein the
, , Roman Catholic burying-ground . Lately , Mr . Gustavus Vasa , the African , well known to the public for the interesting narrative of his life , supposed to have been written by liimself . ( Further Particulars in our next . ) Lately , I . ord Viscount Kingsland . Lately , at Bolsoverin Derbyshire ,
, Mr . Longford , who , among other eccentric provisions in his Will , left three shillings per week for the maintenance of a favourite little dog ; with an express desire , that on the day of hi ; interment , it mirrht be cloathsd with
as able-mantle , and attend his remains as one of the chief mourners , which accordingly was done with the greatest pomp and solemnity . " " Lately , at Cowbitt , Line , aged S 5 , Mr . A . Witsed , and , a few hours afterwards , aged 75 , Mrs . W . his wife , a very happy couple , who had often expressed' a
desire not to survive one another , but to be buried in the same grave . They had been married upwards of 50 years . Lately , at Bishop's Lydeard , Ann Westcombe , of that parish , by cutting her throat . Before this melancholy accident she was thought a pious woman ; she was sixty years old .
Lately , at Newcastle , J . Hedley , Esq . frank even to bluntness in his manners , yet not a little respected for the inflexible honesty by which he was characterised in all his transactions . As a man and a magistrate he has left a good name behind him : nor durst detraction itself say to him when living ,
' III hast thou done . ' Lately , at Newcastle , aged 37 , Mrs . Turner , wife of the Rev . W . Turner , suddenly torn away from the nurture of an infant family , and from all those
delights , the enjoyment of which on earth men call Happiness . Her premature fate is pungently regretted by her numerous friends ami acquaintance . Lately , at Willington , near Newcastle , Miss Wardell , a young lady not more distinguished for-personal attractions , than for her mental
accomplishments and amiable disposition . Lately , at Manchester , Mr . J . D . Meredith , a young gentleman whose virtues and amiable qualifications had not ye : arrived at meridian splendour . His death proves an irreparable loss to his relatives and friends . Lately , at Leeds , Ann Driver ,
mother , grand-mother , and great grandmother . to icS children , of whom 92 are now living . Lately , at Hull , aged 27 , Mr . W . Terncle , printer . —To those who can appreciate MERIT , by genuine worth cf character , and not by those tinsel distinctions which glitter cnly in the
imaginations of little minds , it is sufficient to say , that Mr . T . was a most valuable member of society , and one whose constant study and endeavour it Avas lo bless and meliorate the circle in which he incved .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Obituary.
Publisher of the Chester Courant , to which property he would , by right , have succeeded , bad not his instability and eccentricities prevented it . —For the last fifty years , his life has been a lamentable scene of chequered events . InBirmingham ( with his partner Boden ) and at Manchester , Chester , Plymouth ,
and Dublin , he may be remembered as a master printer , and there are very few London or provincial printing-offices in the kingdom , where he has not occasionally wrought as a journeyman . For five years past , he practised a kind of itinerant or pedestrian pilgrimage , and frequently , since he had attained
his 70 th year , he walked from London to Chester and back , with a heart as light as his pocket—for under all adversities his temper was cheerful , obliging , and friendly . He was intimately acquainted with many of the first characters of the stage , particularly the fate Mr . Barry , Mr . Mossop , Mr .
Rider ( with whose father , as a printer , he was in partnership , in Dublin ) , ancl many others ; and , at the memorable Siratford Jubilee , Mr . Adams was distinguished as a brilliant character , from
Birmingham , in his own carriage , tho ' a few months after , such was the versatility of his blind fortune , that he sunk into the humble character of a distributor of play-bills to an itinerant company . He died in great poverty , and in a very obscure lodging . Lately , at Salisbury , at the Abbey
of the Augustine Nuns , at Amesbury , Sislei'Monica , a lady between 60 and 70 years of age : she had been some time ill , and what is remarkable , died on St . Monica ' s day , whilst the other Nuns were celebrating Mass in the Chapel . Her body was carried to Winchesterto be interred therein the
, , Roman Catholic burying-ground . Lately , Mr . Gustavus Vasa , the African , well known to the public for the interesting narrative of his life , supposed to have been written by liimself . ( Further Particulars in our next . ) Lately , I . ord Viscount Kingsland . Lately , at Bolsoverin Derbyshire ,
, Mr . Longford , who , among other eccentric provisions in his Will , left three shillings per week for the maintenance of a favourite little dog ; with an express desire , that on the day of hi ; interment , it mirrht be cloathsd with
as able-mantle , and attend his remains as one of the chief mourners , which accordingly was done with the greatest pomp and solemnity . " " Lately , at Cowbitt , Line , aged S 5 , Mr . A . Witsed , and , a few hours afterwards , aged 75 , Mrs . W . his wife , a very happy couple , who had often expressed' a
desire not to survive one another , but to be buried in the same grave . They had been married upwards of 50 years . Lately , at Bishop's Lydeard , Ann Westcombe , of that parish , by cutting her throat . Before this melancholy accident she was thought a pious woman ; she was sixty years old .
Lately , at Newcastle , J . Hedley , Esq . frank even to bluntness in his manners , yet not a little respected for the inflexible honesty by which he was characterised in all his transactions . As a man and a magistrate he has left a good name behind him : nor durst detraction itself say to him when living ,
' III hast thou done . ' Lately , at Newcastle , aged 37 , Mrs . Turner , wife of the Rev . W . Turner , suddenly torn away from the nurture of an infant family , and from all those
delights , the enjoyment of which on earth men call Happiness . Her premature fate is pungently regretted by her numerous friends ami acquaintance . Lately , at Willington , near Newcastle , Miss Wardell , a young lady not more distinguished for-personal attractions , than for her mental
accomplishments and amiable disposition . Lately , at Manchester , Mr . J . D . Meredith , a young gentleman whose virtues and amiable qualifications had not ye : arrived at meridian splendour . His death proves an irreparable loss to his relatives and friends . Lately , at Leeds , Ann Driver ,
mother , grand-mother , and great grandmother . to icS children , of whom 92 are now living . Lately , at Hull , aged 27 , Mr . W . Terncle , printer . —To those who can appreciate MERIT , by genuine worth cf character , and not by those tinsel distinctions which glitter cnly in the
imaginations of little minds , it is sufficient to say , that Mr . T . was a most valuable member of society , and one whose constant study and endeavour it Avas lo bless and meliorate the circle in which he incved .