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82 Mérs. Levi—Mr. Canner—T. Cadell, Efg.—S. Matthews. [Feb. f, 
Bookfeler--a man endowed with a refpe€a- 
ble thare of claffical knowledge, and gifted 
with brilliant talent. Of his general cha- 
“radter, it may be faid, that his ideas were en- 
Jarged, his mind intelligent, and richly cul- 
tivated; his principles generous and manly ; 
and his eloguence nervous and impretiive. 
He poffeffed fingular acutenefs and penetra- 
tion; and was the genuine friend of truth 
and rational liberty. In the relative duties, 
he was exemplary. He was «the author of 
that extenfively ufeful book, ‘* The Ship- 
mafter’s Afliftant, and Owner’s Manual :” 
and alfo of a little work, greatly efteemed by 
the admirers of typographic accuracy, and 
now become fcarce, intitled “* Elements of 
Punctuation ;” containing Remarks on an 
«« Effay on Punctuation, with Critical Ob- 
fervations on fome Paflages in Milton.*? He 
likewife affifted his late father moft effenti- 
ally in the compilation of that widely -cir- 
culated, important, and original work, in- 
titled ‘* The Elements and Pra@tice of Rig- 
ging, Seamanfhip, and Naval Taétics,” pub- 
lifhed in 2 vols. 4to. in 1794: as well as in 
feveral other publications-of great utility to 
the naval fervice of his country. 
At her houfe in Albemarle-ftreet, ad- 
vanced in years, Mrs. Levi, a rich Jewefs — 
This Lady formerly gave fafhionable enter- 
tainments; but within the laft feven years, 
the became a valetudinarian 5 and, during the 
latter part of her life, lived in fuch a reclufe 
manner, that even her neighbours did not 
know her. Her retinue, however, was fill 
retained, and the fame equipage Kept up as in 
her days of fplendour. The carriage ap- 
peared regularly every morning at the door, 
though it was feldom ufed. The laft time 
fhe appeared in public was at Bath, where her 
grotefgue appearance, and eccentric behaviour, 
were the daily topic of converfation in the 
Pump-room, &c. &c. Although fhe was 
ufually in town during the fathionable feafon, 
no one was admitted to fee her 3 and the fum- 
_mer was always paffed at her villas, at Rich- 
mond, in Surrey. Mrs. Levi died immenfely 
rich. Property was found at her banker’s, 
amounting to 125,0ccl. No will, however, 
has yet been found; nor is it known whether 
fhe had any relations to inherit her property. 
Ir. W. Canner, \ate City-Marthal. He 
was a native of Nottingham, where his father 
was, for many years, the principal diftributer 
of the Nottingham Journal, and who ap- 
prenticed his fon to a hair-dreffer, with very 
flight advantages of common education. He 
toon, however, by his -fkill and tafte, be- 
came the favourite hair-drefler of all the ma- 
caronies in that ~ gay town—for the term 
snacarony was then in high vogue. By the 
advice of forfie refpectable young men, his 
acquaintance, Mr. Canner came to London, 
where he foon acquired a large fhare of bufi- 
nefs, both as peruke-maker and hair-dreffer, 
which he carried on for feveral years in 
Wood-fireet, Cheapfide, but which he re- 
figned foon after he obtained the office of City- 
marfhal —in this, latter capacity, it is only 
doing him juttice | to fay, that he exerted him- 
felf with unwearied affiduity, prompt activity, 
and unimpeachable fidelity. 
In Bloomibury-place, T. Cadell, ef7. Alder- 
man of the City of London. He was anative 
ef .Briftol, and ferved a regular apprentice- 
fhip to the late celebrated Andvew Miilar, 
bookfeller, the patron of Thomfon, Fielding, 
and other meritorious authors. In 1767, 
Mr. Cadell fucceeded to the bufinefs, and 
was foon confidered as at the liead of his pro- 
feffions. Myr. Cadell followed the track of 
Aillar, and held out confiderable remunera- 
tions to Robertfon, Blackftone, Gibbon, 
Burn, Henry, and various other able writers. 
In 179%, he retired from trade, in the full 
poffeflion of his health and faculties, and 
with an ample fortune. Accuftomed, how- 
ever, to dn aétive life, he, with a laudable 
ambition, {ppehe and obtained afeat in the 
Magiftracy’ of London, being unanimoufly 
elected, ° March 30> 179%, “Alderman of 
Walbrook-ward. “At Midfummer, 1800, he 
was eleéted:to the Shrievalty of London and 
Middlefex. ‘To a confcientious attendance 
_ on the fevere duties of that ftation, (for he 
was never abfent a fingle Sunday from the 
Chapel of 6ne of the Prifons) he owed the 
foundation of that afthmatic complaint which 
has now terminated his life. ° He had dined 
out on Sunday, and returned in the evening to 
his own Tule apparently in'as good health 
as ufual, In the morning, a little before one; 
he rang his bell, and told his’ fervant that he 
was dying. A perfon was’ immediately dif- 
patched for medical ailiftance, but, before it 
arrived, Mr. Cadell had expired. ‘He had 
been, fe fome months, fubjett to fevere fits 
of coughing; by the effe&ts of one of which 
fits, his death was-probably occafioned. He 
had not long prefented to the Company of. 
Stationers, of which he had been thirty-feven 
years a Liveryman—a handfome painted win- 
dow, for the embellifhment of their Hall. 
Samuel Mathews, commonly called the 
Hermit; or, Wild Man of the Wuod, 
was latcly found murdered near his cave, 
on Sydenham-common. Three boys, whio 
had been often'to fee the old man, came 
a day’ or two after the murder, in queft 
of him 3 one of them crawled in, and found 
that their old friend was miffing, but that 
his bottle and bag were ‘there. They foon 
afterwards found the. body not far from the 
cave: it was pretty well covered with fern 
and furze, the old hat he ufually wofe was 
drawn over his face, which appeared bloody. — 
The jaw-bone of the deceafed was found to 
be broken in two3 a quantity of blood, ina 
coagulated ftate, was found in his mouth and 
throat, A large oak ftick, with a hook, feven 
inches long, and upwards, was found clofe 
the eye Bahar old man, faa a 5 #45 | 
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