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William Borrer, Esq., who was at that time residing there; but 
shortly after the birth of his son, he removed to Hurstpierpoint, only 
a few miles distant. 
The education of the subject of this notice was there commenced, 
at a mixed school, where he showed great industry and perseverance, 
and made rapid progress in his studies. 
At the age of 18 or 14 he was removed to a school at Carshalton, 
in Surrey, conducted by Mr. John Morphew, a man of sound 
religious principles, with which he thoroughly imbued his pupil, 
and thus laid the foundation of that piety and uprightness for which 
in after-life Mr. Borrer was particularly distinguished. 
At this school he continued little more than one year, and then 
returned to his home. This appears to have been the only portion 
of his education during which he received any assistance from 
others ; but being exceedingly fond of reading, and of a very studious 
disposition, he neglected no opportunity of improving his mind, and 
he eventually became not only a most deeply-read divine, but also 
attained no mean proficiency in French and Latin, as well as in 
Greek, which latter language, from some prejudice, he was forbidden 
by his grandfather to be taught at school. 
His father at this time wished him to become a farmer, like 
himself; but his own desire was to commence life as a physician ; and 
these discordant views neutralized each other; so that though his 
father gave him a farm, and guaranteed him against loss, he did not 
succeed in raising in his son any desire of devoting himself to agri- 
culture. 
Mr. Borrer was now frequently, and often very arduously, engaged 
in carrying on business for his father, who was very profitably 
employed in contracts for the supply of hay, corn, &c., for the use 
of the large body of troops at that time stationed at Lewes, Brighton, 
and other portions of the south coast. 
In the course of the transaction of business of this nature, 
Mr. Borrer, performing all his journeys on horseback, devoted his 
attention especially to the natural productions of those districts ; 
and, wherever his father’s engagements might lead him, he never 
neglected any opportunity of collecting, examining, and preserving 
all attainable specimens. 
To this study he had, in fact, a bent from his earliest years; and 
his brother, Mr. John Borrer of Portslade, who was only some two 
years his junior, states that he does not remember the time when he 
was not enthusiastic in his love for flowers, and in his admiration of 
