The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-02 00:00:00

JOSEPU GEORGE HOLMAN,_ ESQ.

We feel 'deep regret in being obliged
,to con-.
firm t, c tiCconnlS in the American Papers, an-
nouncing the death orthis Gentleman. The me-
lancholy event is stated to have•happened on the
14th of August,. at a,watering-place, called Rock-
away, L0:4.; Island. This account is corroho-
rated by the postscript of a letter from Liverpool,
of the 29111 tilt. %Vhieh says, " I am sorry to in-
form you their we have just received intelligence
here from America of the death of Mr. I.loLmAn
on the 24tli of August, owing to M le%er. :S3
Moose. MISS LATIMFR; and Mr. SAUNDERS, of
the same Theatre, were stropk dead lay iighrniog.."
The Miss LATIMER, One of the sufferers by this
lamentable event,. is supposed to-be Mrs. tIOL
mAN, who was an admired singer, and had not
long before been married to Mr. lisoLmAN. The lat-
ter dre'atiftil calitnity is said tO have happtired only
two trays before his death —The following is
.given as a brief record of the history of this Gen-
tleman •
" He was a native of riagland, and a descendant of Sir
JOHN HotmaN, Bart. of Warlieworth Castle, Banbury.. He
received the' early- part of his education at the Academy,
Sotto-squase, London. In 1750, he entered Queen's College,
Oxford, and such, was the e, timat ion in which he was held,
that he received the honours of the University after he be-
came attached to the theattical corps. While at school he
distinguished himself by his scenic exhibition, and GaarocK,
who there witnessed his representation of [Model, pronounced
most favourably of his performance. His first appearance
on a public,stage was in the character of Romeo, at Covent-
Gat deb Theatre, in the year 1784. His reception is said to
have been in the highest degree- flattering, and fully justified
the expretatioos of his friends. He went to America in 181 a,
since which time lie has uninterruptedly pursued his histrionic
career in that country. The abilities of • Mr. HOLMAN as an
actor are .sufficiently declared by his maintaining a powerful
rivalship with KEmeLE ; and his Lord Townley will long
be remembered with admiration by the lovers of the drama.
He was diitioguished as a gentleman and a scholar ; and
by the urbanity of his manners, and the force of his talents,
greatly
contributed to enhance the character of his p. ofes-
The virtues of his heart are known to all with whom
lie was in habits of intercourse. The principal of sir. Hot.-
HAN's writings for the stage wet e—..lsr/iad and at.Honte,- The
Votary q/ Wealth, IP/eat a Blunder, Lave gives the Alarm,
and he Gazttte Eztraordivar:y.7°
The Proprietor of-this Paper had long been
upon the must amicable footing with Mr. Hot-
MAN, whose conduct in any rank of life would
have done honour to his talents, attainments, and
Character. He was a Scholar and a Gentleman,
animated in .temper, but courteous in his man-
ners, without the least ahoy of hVpocrisy. The
slightest appearance of indignity would -rouse
him,, but he was equally zealous in every office Of
friendship and bumauity. No man excited a
stronger interest among his friends,and tlie at-
achmentS of the School followed him throult life.
Att.unfortunate dispute aid, the Ptoprietors of
Covent-Garden. in which he was considered as
the chief agent and dirvctor, deprived him of that
station on the Lobito') Stage which he had long
held with credit to himself, and highly to the
gratification of.the public. As a dramatic Writer
be possessed considerable ability. - His plots were
iverl managed, his characters well. formed, and
his dialogue tcrseand-eleiant. Upon the whole,
he was a favourite of NaOire, in person and in mind,
his character altogether was adorned by cultiva-
tion, and intellectually and morally- considered,
with allowance for human imperfections, was well
fitted to be an ornament to. his ptofession and
to Society in general.

Vaccination it appears bas nta,de stich
progress
at Amsterdam, that out of popillntion of 200,000
souls, in the first qu'rter of 1817, not one"ii"
vid,ial was attacked vt lib the small-pox.
A new steam packet, the Prince of •Cobottrg,
sailed from Hull 14$t week, with passengers for
Loudon.