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Cromwell of Ilaimncrsinith, a 

 malster, a brewer, a coal-incr- 

 chunt, and engaged iu other bu- 

 siness, was returning- from the 

 oorn-market in Mark-lane, on 

 horseback, he was taken unw ell. 

 It is supposed, that his object was 

 to call upon a customer in Tot- 

 tenham-court-road. As he was 

 passing through the neighbour- 

 hood of Bedford-square, he was 

 observed by several persons to sit 

 with difficulty on his horse. On 

 his arriving in Tottenham-court- 

 road, he reeled so nmeh, that two 

 men seized the reins of !iis hurse 

 and got him oft', fie had strength 

 and articulation sufficient to utter 

 " co.rn-chandler's," wliich he re- 

 peated, and nothing else ; which, 

 together witli signs, the people 

 assisting him understood to be to 

 take him there, ^vhieh they ac- 

 cordingly did. The master of the 

 shop, wlio knew liim, was from 

 home and in the country : his 

 wife did not know him, and he 

 therefore was treated with no 

 more attention from her than 

 humanity dictated. He remained 

 in the shop, and a crowd was col- 

 lected in couseciuence, his dress 

 not bespesking him a man of 

 wealth or rcsj:)ectability, till he 

 could be remoAcd to the parish 

 workhoufee. However, some gen- 

 tlemen passing by chance recog- 

 nized hirn, anJ knowing himto be 

 wealthy, thought it right to search 

 his person in the presence of se- 

 vitral witnesses, when tliey found 

 bank-notes to the amount of 

 13001. which thsy deposited at a 

 banker's. A surgeon was sent 

 for, who attended and examined 

 him, and declared, that in his 

 opinion he had been dying during 

 the la.st two hours, in conseciuence 

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of the breaking of a blood-vessel, 

 supposed to be near his heart. 

 On making inquiry to account for 

 the accident and sudden death, as 

 he appeared in the morning to be 

 enjoying his usual good health, 

 and also when he went to the 

 corn-market, it appeared, that 

 some time since, he sold a man 

 1000 quarters of malt 5 300 of 

 them had been deliveicd ; some 

 of the sacks had been objected to 

 by the man, and iNIr. C. in an- 

 swer said, as he made objections, 

 he should not have any more. In 

 the mean time malt rose consi- 

 deiably in yjrice ; the man in- 

 sisted upon having the whole of 

 the quantity of malt delivered to 

 him he had agreed for, and IMr. 

 C. refused. The man in eonsc- 

 (juence took counsel's opinion how 

 to act in the business, who ad- 

 vised the man to tender the pur- 

 chase-money, and demand the re» 

 maiuing 700 quarters of malt at 

 the original price agreed upon 

 before a witness, which the man 

 did on Monday at the corn-market, 

 which put INIr. C . into a violent 

 passion, and it was observed, that 

 he never was heard to utter so 

 many oaths. It was during this 

 violent paroxysm of passion, that 

 he is supposed to have broken the 

 blood-vessel. There is no doubt 

 but he has died immensely rich. 

 lie was 75 years old, and has 

 been accumulating property for a 

 great number of yeai's, living 

 himself at the most trifling ex- 

 pense. He frequently bought his 

 clothes in Monmouth-street, and 

 wore them as long as they would 

 hang together ; his breeches were 

 very greasy and ragged ; his 

 stockings usually contained majiy 

 holes J in fact, he could not be 



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