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fortune, which, in confequence of his frugal 
habits of living, has rapidly increafes fince 
the year 1791. The latter end of that year, 
Mrs. Holland, a lady of fingular beauty, and 
elegantly accomplifhed, cied of a decline at 
the age of 27, leaving three amiable children, 
two fons and one daughter. The latter died 
in December, 1792. Mr. Holland then gave 
up houfe-keeping, and though he continued 
principally to refide at Iflington, in the pur- 
{uit of health and amufement, he made fre- 
quent excurfions to Brighton, Ramfgate, 
Cheltenham, and other waterisg places, and 
alfa to Briftol, where he continued till his 
death, in partnerfhip with twoof his brotaers, 
_ Meffrs. Peter and George Holland, eminent 
and wealthy dry-falters of that city. Inthe 
month of June, 1799, while he was on his 
ufual vifit to, at, and from Briffol, he was 
feized with an indifpofition of the ftomach 
and bowels, which required the utmicf « forts 
of the medical art to relieve. From the ac- 
count with which Mr, Holland, on his return 
to Ifiington, furnifhed the writer of this hafty 
fketc, every thing was done by Mr. Blagdon, 
at {sruto!, that appropriate remedies, and the 
notvre of the cafe would allow, but the con- 
ftitution of the deceafed, neverthelefs, re- 
ceives, at that time, a fhock that he cid not 
live co recover. He was conftiutionally fub- 
ject to aceitain degree of fcorbutic diatufes, 
that probabiy rendered the flow of his fpirits 
unequal, and caufed him, at times, to be, 
in a peculiar degree, ** fubje&t to the fkie 
influences; he, however, was a gentleman 
who poffeffed confiderable abilities, and his 
ming beisg imbued with the principles of 
piety (which he often ufed. to blefs God had 
been infufed into his mind from his earlieft 
years), no wonder that he was diftinguifhed 
by the exact-els, punctuality, and integrity, 
of his trasfaétions Refpecting his * tight- 
nef; about the che®,” and how far that mo- 
yal malady might occafion him to lay the tax 
upon income to heart, will be beft underftood 
fiom his own declaration, for he has often 
frankly iaid, ** I deprecated the war at irs 
commencement. I have deeply depicred its 
deftru€tive progrefs, and I own that I am 
vexed at being conitrained to pay fo much 
money, which you know I love, to aid the 
proiecution of a warthat Tabhor 3 a war that, 
in my opinion, its proje€tors are unabie to 
profecute w.th fuccefs, or to conclude with 
honour to my country.” 
SURREY. 
At the affizes for this county, held at 
Guildford, Ann Vines was tried for having 
put Efther Dandy, her miftrefs’s infant daugh- 
ter into a copper of boiling water, whereby 
her d.ath was occafioned She was found 
guilty of manflaughter only, fined, and or- 
dered to be imprifoned fix months. 
At thefe affizes a caufe at nif prius came on 
before a fpecial jury, on an a¢tion brought by 
Mr. John Shawe, againft{ a Mrs. Baker, for 
the breach of a marriage contract. . This lady 
had lately atrial for a fimilar breach of promife 
to a Mr. Achefon, of Shaftefbury. She isa 
Surrey—Sufex—Hamp/hire. 
[Sept. 1, 
widow, nearly 70, and poffeffed of a fortuné 
of 30,cool. After a long trial, a verditt w 
given in her favour, the ludge declaring that 
Mr. Shawe nut have had fomething more in 
view than the comforts of matrimony, when 
the age of the woman was confidered. 
Married.] At Richmond, Lieut. Colenel 
Nightingale, to Mifs Fiorentia Darell, daugh- 
ter of Sir Lionel Darell, bart. 
The Rev. James O'ive, of Merton, to 
Mifs Phebe Ames, daughter of Levi Ames, 
efq. an alderman of Briftol. 
At Kingfton upon Thames, Vice- Admiral 
Bligh, to Mifs Golightly, of Ham-Common. 
At Streatham, Richard Sawyer, efq. fon of 
the late Anthony Sawver, eiqg. M. P. for Ly- 
Mington, to Mifs Son Shrapnel. 
Died.| At Farnham, Mr. John Knight. 
At Mickleham, the Rev. Tho. Filewood, 
SUSSEX. 
At Lewes affizes three privates belonging 
to the 18ch regiment of foot were convitted 
of having affaulted and feverally ravifhed 
Maian Bennet, a girl of 17 years of age, at 
Weftvourn, on the 3d-of June lat They 
were left for execution. Marv Faylor, who 
was at the fame time capitaliy convi&ted of 
a burgiary, was reprieved. 
NMarried.| At Brighton, Mich. Mofeley, 
efq. of the Inner Temple, to Mifs idle, fitter 
of “ir. Idle, of the Strand, wine-merchant. 
Died ] At Midhurft, aged 34, Mrs. Mafon. 
At New-Timber, near Brighton, Lewis 
Newnham, efq. a King’s Counfel, and bro- 
ther to Nath. Newnham, efg. alderman of 
London. 
At Brighton, Wm. Henry Coefvell, efq. 
HAMPSHIRE. 
A farmer, who at Winchefter market about 
three weeks before, afked col. a load for his 
wheat, and refufed 46]. fold the fame for 20}. 
on the late fall in the price of wheat. 
At Winchefter affizes five prifoners were 
capitally conviéted, one of whom was only 
thi:teen years of age. They were all re- 
pricved 
At thefe af—fizes an action was brought 
againft Peter Barfuot, efq. a magiftrate, by a 
pauper of Droxfield, for falfe :mprifonment, 
It appeared that the poor man had a wife and 
fix children, and from the preffure of the 
times was obliged to feek for fome rebief from 
his parifh, and thaton Sundzy 5 when he went 
to the parifh officers to afk for relief, one of 
them tok off nce at bis @epping into. the 
veftry, and immediately collared, and turned 
him out; he furcher infifted on the poor man’s 
begging his pardon, which he would not do, 
The officer tben applied to Mr. Barfoot, whe 
committed the poor man te Bridewell for 
feven days; and after he had brought this 
action againft him, lie threatened to pull 
down the cottage he had built with his owa 
hands onthe foreft of Bere. —-The jury gave 
a verdict of fifty pounds damages, to the en- . 
tire fatisfation of every one prefent. 
Married.| At Winchefter, William Vine 
Dumper, of Bithopftoke, to Mifs Rood, of 
Allington, South Stoneham. i: 
