The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-03 00:00:00

DIED.

At his residence, Lower Clapton7lAiiddlesex, aged 85, JACOB
CLEM ENTS, Esq. Deceased, when a lad, resided in Aylesbury,
and his life is remarkable for a continuation of good fortune,
which never forsook him. His first start in life was an engage-
ment at the King's Head Inn. Aylesbury, as a pot-boy and
errand-lad. Here, by his Industry and perseverance, he soon
became a great favourite with those by whom he was employed,
as. also, by the persons wh frequented the inn at that time ;
and he shortly saved himself XIS, with which he started to
London, as the term is, "to seek his fortune." Here he at once
obtained a situation as waiter in an hotel much frequented by
stock-brokers : from servant he soon became the master and
owner of the house, from landlord to banker, and from bank
upon 'change, returning it is said, the enormous amount of
one million per week, and, eventually, realizing a fortune of
.43300,090.

On the 22nd ultimo, at her residenee, Field-street, Everton,
after a lingering illness, Mrs. JOHN BRIDGE CLARKE.

Same day, Mr. EDWARD NELSON, of Aughton, near
Ormskirk, late of Manchester.

On the 24th ultimo, at her residence, All Saints'-lane, in the
78th year of her age, MARY COPE, widow of the late Mr.
James Paskin Cope, joiner, of this town.
Same day, aged 33 years, Mr. ROBERT HUDSON, book-
seller, Lancaster.
Same day, at Orris Mount, Isle of Man, aged 9 nine years,
LEONORA ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of the late Mr.
ARTHUR C. KAYLL. _

On the 25th ultimo, at his residence, Brempton, aged 89 years,
BOYLE ARTHUR, Esq., Captain in the 2d Somerset Regiment.
Same day, a.t his residence, Broadstone-hill, Oxfordshire,
aged 56 years, the Rev. RICHARD GODDARD.
Same d ,y, aged 14 months, JOSEPH, son of Mr. GORE,
smith and wl eelwright, Pumpfields.
Same day, in her 94th year, Mrs. JANE BROWN, of Blundell-
street. She was the daughter of a soldier, and born between
Hoylake and Boutle.bay on a return voyage from the West
Indies, her father having been serving these in what she called
the " Old Brickdust" Regiment. Her parents had eleven sons,
who, with herself, were brought up in the army. She was twice
married, and brought up seven sons in the army also. All the
above relatives, with the exception of one son and her latter
husband, died in the service of their country. She was twice
wounded, was present at the retreat of the late Duke of York,
and boasted that she had twice brought home peace to "Old
England. She exhibited symptoms of previous courage, and
was till very lately in p ssessiun of all her faculties.
On the 25th ultimo, at Shrewsbury, at the house of her son-
in-law, the Rev. David Winstone, aged 95 years, PHOEBE,
relict of T. WALL, Esi., formerly of Tenbury.
Same day, aged 26 years, THOMAS, only son of JOHN
DAVIES, Esq., of Rosc, mmon-street, Everton, after a pro-
tracted illness, borne with exemplary patience and re:ignation:

Same day, aged 2 years and Hi months, VICTORIA SARAH
ANN, the beloved child of Mr. SAMUEL TILLING, licensed
victualler, Bevington-hill.
Same day, at his residence, Rock Ferry-park, aged 62, RICH-
ARD WILLIS, Esq. formerly of Whitby, Yorkshire.
Same day, WILLIAM LOWNDES, Esq. of Oldhouse-green,
near Congleton.
_ _

Same day, at Wakefield, aged 83, Mrs. ELIZABETH STOCKS.
Fame day, at Armthorpe, aged 1 0, Mrs. SARAH BATTY.
On the 27th ultimo, aged 63, Mrs. MARY LOVET.
ame day, st Mrs. Jones, 13, Marybone, aged 22, AMELIA
WILLIAMS.

Same day, at Blackpool, awfully sudden, Mr. JOHN HOLT,
dyer, of Halifax. He had just eaten a hearty breakfast, and
was walking on the beach, when he fell, and immediately ex-
pired.
Same day, at Wakefield. in his Both year, SAMUEL STATTE
Esq. surgeon.
On the _Bth ultimo, at Eldon-terrace, Tranmere, JANE, the
wife of ROBERT ALEXANDER, I sq.
On the 2gth ultimo. at Walton•on-the-Hill, AGNES, the
beloved wife of WILLIAM LOCKWOOD, Esq. deeply and sin-
cerely regrett.d.
On the 311th ultimo, aged 7 years, WILLIAM CROSS, eldest
son of Mr. 11. SUd)LOW, Birkett-street. _

Same day, at Egremont, MARY, second daughter of Mrs.
SII A RPLES, of the Egremont Hotel.
Same day, JANE, widow of the late WILLIAM VAUGHAN,
of this town, aged 71 years.
Same day, at Tavistock-place, London, in his 7'st year,
FRANCIS BAILEY, Esq., F.R.S ~ and President of the Royal
Astronomical Society.
Same day, after a ghost illness, aged 36 years, Mr. CHAS. G.
HADFIELD, of this town.
f her brother, Mr. Jchn
On the 31- t ultimo, at 5, Northumberland-street, Toxteth-
,e agedrc,i
residyearence
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Gouldie. Mount Vernon, aged 37, Miss ECM-MAI IA GOIULDIE.
parOkr: tMhre 1 s 3PiiiiieNtan°tW, ac tlgh
Same day, in the sath year of her age, at Waterloo, near,
Liverpool, CATHERINE, wife of Mr. THOS. LLOYD, timber:
etnce of h• r sister, Mrs. Nichl:son 42
m esracmh ae odt,
Jay, Ch .et stthe
er Chester-street.
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Juv, nal-street, Miss HOPWOOD, in her 72nd year.