Star.
London, England, 1816-11-12 00:00:00

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EATRAORDINARY CHARACTER.
Yesterday se'ratight, es ga m
.Cromwell, of Ha-
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jgentsith, a =lister, aloe wer, a Coal•nierchant, Rues
Pe believe, engaged in other business, was returning
from the Corn Market. in Mark-lithe, on horseback,
he was taken mown It is supp ised that h s objecs
was to call iiron a Customer in Tottesill4sten.cimit•
toad. As he was pasting through the neiglihattliood
of Bedford square, he was observed by several. perl
sons to sit with difficulty on his Moe. On Iris arri-
val in Tottenham-court road, he reeled so much that ,
• two men seited the.reins of his horse and got him off.
He had strength and articulation sufficient to utter
4‘ corn chandlers." whith he repeated, and noshing
else; which, together with signs, the people assisting
him. understood to be to take him there, which they
• aeconlingly did: The *master of the shop, wholinew
him; was from home and in the country %Isis wife did
not know him, and he therefore was treated with no
More aoentian trim he than Malignity dictated. He
remained in the shop.' and a'crnwa Was collected in
consequence, his dress ant bespeaking him a man of
wealth or respectability, till he could he zemoved to
;the paiish workhonse. However, some gentlemen
passing by. chance rec gnitril him, arid knowing him
to be wealthy, thought it right' to search his person
in the presence of several witnesses, when they found
-hank notes to the amount of 413th). which they de-
wired at a banker's. A• surgeOn vies sent fur, who
attended said examined him. anddiclared that in his
opinion he had been dying during-the last two houra,
In consequtnce of the breakit g cf a bloddiessel,sup.
pissed to be near, his heart. On making impiety 'th
account for the accident and sudden death, as he ap-
peared in the m outing to be enjoying his usual good
health. and also when be went to the Corn Market,
it appeared that some time since he sold a main 1000
quarters of malt ; SOO of them had been delivered ;
some of the sacks had been o'ajected to by the man,
and Mr. C. in answer said, as lie made objections he
should not have any more. In the mean time, malt
rose coosiderably in price; .the man insi•ted upon
bating the whole of the quantity of malt delivered to
him be had.agreed for, and Mr. C. refused. The
man took Counsel's opinion how to act in the busi.
aerie who advised the man to tender the purchase-
Nair art and demand the temaining 700 quarters of
milt at the original prices agreed upon before a wit-
ness, which the man did on Monday at the Corn.
market, which put Mr. C. into a violent passion, and
it was observed that he never was heard to utter so
natty owl's. It was during this violent paroxysm of
passion that he is supposed to have br'. ken the blood-
vessel. There is no doubt lie has • di. d immensely
rich. It said that he was worth 4200.000. He was
75.yeart,•old, and has been accumulating property
eta a great number of years. living himself at the
most trilling expense. Ile fiequently bought his
clothes in Muncnouth•strett, and wore them as lons
a: they would hang together; his breechetwere very
greasy and ragged ; his stockings usually contained
many b des ; in fact, ire could lint be distinguished
by his Jr +is from !lie men. In the summer mado
he was frequently up at three o'clock, attendingtas
and assisting. in loading the brick carts. &C. His
Wealtli did slot improve or alter him in his conduct,
manners, or mode of riving.
He provided plenty of forth. houie, but k
was in a very rougtt style—fat pork, fat bacon. attf
sometimes p.itilti y. Fits bog-feeders and other men
sat at table with him in their working-dress if a
fr*RJ Ihirpt ned to dine t, ith hm, his men were m ide
comp iny ior thrm, and lie did not deviate from his
daily plan, althi,ugh lie hart compaily. of helping his
men first, cb.ergeing they were his best friends.—
Althoog h l..rge slims were constantly passing
though his hands, lie did not keep cash at a ban-
ker's. He made up small bank notes in parcels,
amounting to 4100, and tied them up with common
pieces of string : he carried large sums about him.—
Lie delighted in telling his origin and progress;
shish gas, when he first went to Hammersmith,
that of a labouring man at a malt house.* He com-
menced brewer in nvei y small way, and used to
pike the beer out himself in a barrow. The Creek
Brewhosse became his property and the surro.mding
premises. Mr. Cromwell had been married, and had
Opt son. His wife had been dead a number of years.
his son died about three years ago. • Although Mr.
C. did not allow himself the comforts of lite, or even
in some instances the common necessaries, Yet he was
by ao means void of feeling or affection towards
rs. A younker brother died a few years since,
leaving four children unprnvided for; be sent them
to a boarding school, and provided for tnem otherwise.
-;-tHe was also remarkable tor the kind and disinte-
rested manner in which he came forward to hail any
unfortsmate offender against the laws, where absolute
milasiriality was not in fault. The alleged father of a
bastard child, or the party in a boxing match aceused
of an assault, was sure: to find a friend in need in the
person of told Cromwell; and although he was nut
very scrupulous in his enquiries into character, he
used to boast that he never lost any thing by his
good nature. He did not refuse to go several miles
on such an errand, and was very punctual and hide.
fatigable in his attendance. His ragged and uncouth
appearance frequently tacked some curious dialbotes.,
between him and such Magistrates at did not.knOW
; and when questioned cavalierly is to hii
petty, Mused •to pill not' Atinserniti mutant of
*a-notes, and aloe to ".contli WA-nails" With Ms
flippant questioner, loathe lo n»dM iimutemeat of
tllubyeastanders. tat;sofilvitightiothers; who
liifelobe one at ketimillow):tfrid the' Mier' at Milian),
ambeirs to hitimmeesoiiioperiy.') The brother at
Hounslow was WOO 4tioder.atedge when Oft tate
otkis brother and hie o** gigesd loci was unbilliced.
Ale pigs were•feedirig areutatitai.; Iloth'brotliers
ant tied; and eqoany yeeinitic in manners.
Alsoutfour o'ciatents suit t y riiil:ning; the aciah
bouthood 'of Carnally Matket Vailtheown into the
gveitest vlisternatigin rn consequence of a are;
hiving been .discovered" 4 the l'iOnsu of Mr.' A;
Reid, it toymang No.' f4lffeadMieet, who had only •
shored in, on the pieced Mina halt pass
font a'clock the ilk e'lo4 • Ainss.2„.
rived, Mit was o the fur of the
galltel,' bat neaertbdtess protected • the adjoining.
hou.sit ::-/kieras eibeti:foliftel air ieyi ihortly after.
• lint not before t Ut,GUeYtad.r;nnttuonicsted it-
belt le the bonito of 5e5iTe..1441.1..44 ittd:itunt ad.
;unit*. :•.`Thefist 'beam( Tat sued,.a and
„ii tlttr'fivriitus~ clietrattol4.l,!o,lbll
of Jae abet two
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