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and integrity, which uniformly di- 

 rected all his dealings with others. 

 In 1800, having realized an inde- 

 pendent fortune, which was then 

 considerably Increased by the death 

 of a near relation, he withdrew 

 from business, giving up the manu- 

 factory and property connected 

 with it to his son, and retired to 

 Sevenoaks, where he resided till the 

 death of his wife, which took place 

 in 1805. He then returned to pass 

 the remainder of his days with his 

 son at Greatness. About this time 

 his memory began to fail him ; it 

 was the only symptom he exhibit- 

 ed of old age, and was probably oc- 

 casioned by his intense application 

 to studies of an abstruse nature, at 

 an earlier period of life. In the 

 year 1792, when the mania of the 

 French revolution had nearly ob- 

 tained a footing in this country, and 

 it became necessary for every one 

 to testify their attachment to the 

 constitution, his name appeared al- 

 most the first upon the list of those 

 public spirited men, who, at that 

 critical juncture, established the as- 

 sociation at the Crown and Anchor. 

 He was blessed with a good, though 

 rather delicate constitution, which 

 had never been impaired by intem- 

 perance, or enfeebled by disease ; 

 and he had the enviable felicity of 

 attaining to an advanced age with- 

 out suffering from any of the Infir- 

 mities which usually accompany 

 that period of life, being able to read 

 the smallest print without the assist- 

 ance of glasses. He possessed a 

 highly-cultivated understanding, 

 andaconsiderableportion of general 

 knowledge, refined by an exquisite 

 taste ; the upright independence of 

 his character and his high sense of 

 honour, were manifested in every 

 occurrence of his life. He had a 



strong sense of religion and piety, 

 and a sensibility and tenderness of 

 feeling that rendered him ever alive 

 to the misfortunes of others. In 

 addition to the many Christian vir- 

 tues which he exercised, the most 

 prominent feature of his character, 

 was an unbounded liberality and be- 

 nevolence towards those who need- 

 ed his support; his purse was ever 

 open to encourage and assist young 

 artists In their professional pursuits. 

 To rescue merit from distress, and 

 tobringlnto activeand useful exer- 

 tion, talents, which would otherwise 

 have been lost, he was ever fore- 

 most tocontrlbutehisklndness which 

 to all those employed in bis service, 

 uniformly shone forth upon every 

 occasion, amply providing for the 

 comforts of those who had grown 

 old In his employ. To the poor he 

 was a kind friend and benefactor, 

 and no one was more deservedly 

 esteemed In the neighbourhood 

 where he resided: the respect which 

 attended him through life was equal- 

 led only by the sorrow which ac- 

 companied him to the grave. He 

 was buried at Christ Church, Spltal- 

 fields, and has left a son, who suc- 

 ceeds him in the business, and one 

 daughter, who was married in 1791, 

 to Edward Rudges, esq. 



At Wratling Park, aged 85, gen. 

 Hall, col. of the Old Buffs, a bro- 

 ther of the late John Hall Steven- 

 son, esq. of Skelton Castle, York- 

 shire, and grand nephew of the first 

 lord Lowther, viscount Lonsdale. 

 He was one of the oldest officers In 

 his majesty's service, and aid-de- 

 camp to the marquis of Granby, at 

 the battle of Minden. 



AtHarleston, aged72,Mr. Hen- 

 ry Tllney, master of the Mathema- 

 tical Academy in that town, which 

 he had conducted for many years, 



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