Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-01-13

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tune.
The London Observer, of Nov.
l6, contains the subsequent addition
al particulars:
We by no means vouch for the fol
lowing extraordinary statement which
is copied from a country paper.
" We lately gave an account of an
immense fortune being left to youth
by a gentleman who had accidentally
met him in stage coach, on his way
To school, at Shrewsbury. We have
now before us letter on this subject,
from gentleman in Cambridgeshire,
dated October %, from which we ex-
tract the following particulars:
Il delayed this letter till | could
give you some particulars of the most
extraordinary Of all Extraordinary
affairs that ever came to my know
ledge. The young man who has been
spoken Of in the Newspapers, as hav-
ing had fortune Of 500, OO0l left him.
is one whom / know very well. as
well as his family. They are respcc-
table farmers at Chippenham. near
Newmarket, and their farm is part Of
the Thorpe estate, of which Mr.. W.
is receiver by appointment of the
Court Of Chanrery. When the IT,
dings were first made public here. it
was considered as joke upon the
father Of the young man and after
it began in some slight degree to be
credited, no one could think it posi-
bic that the property bequeathed was
so immense as it has since proved.
The accounts you have seen in the
papers are pretty correct, as far as
they go,with the exception of this par
ticular. The person who left the
property never knew the family: nor
the fortunate object Of his bounty, a.
ny further than seeing him going to
and from the Shrewsbury schno!. But
now for the amount. The Duke of
Devonshire's income is 233.0O0I. a
year, and that of the Duke Of Rutland
Ie6. O0Oi. by rent roll. The income
left TO this youth, is more than double
that of these two Dukes Mr.. W.
the receiver above mentioned. and
who is gentleman of great rcspecta-
bility. was requested on Thursday by
the father of the youth. to 60 to Chip.
pcnham Immediately to meet the IA
mily. and he staid with them till Sa-
turday. l have had much converse
ton with him since OH the matter. 1t
appears the person who left this pro-
prrty was named Develneaux: that
he lived reClusc and was little known.
in the funds have been found millions.
his property not one or two. MIR.
w. says. but millions. The estate in
Spain is valued at 100000. a year
the Scotch estate immense. besides an
estate of great value in the West In
dies. There is not Sovereign in
Europe but what is indebted to him,
and that to an immense amount
Scarcely loan that he has not a
share in. or a Nobleman's estate in
Great Britain involved. but this man
has a claim upon. Whatever yon
may think of this statement, it will
soon be found to be true. Mr.. w. !
says it is a property OF dangerous a
mount for it is more than sufficient
to overturn the State. | am sorry to
add, that within the last few days the
favored youth (who is about Is years |
of age) has taken to his bed, and can
not be persuaded to get up. 1t is
feared that his good fortune has affect
ed his mind, and great uneasiness and
alarm are felt for him. In my next
YOU shall! know more"
Drury Lane Theatre.
A successor to the management OF
this Theatre. in the room OF the la
mented Mr.. Raymond, has at length
been appointed, and the public. we
think. will be satisfied with the nomi-
nation. Yesterday the committee
announced to Mr.. Henry Erskine
Johnson. that he was selected by
them to fill the office of Stage Mana
ger, and last night the intelligence
was officially promulgated in the
green room Of the Theatre.
Sudden Death.
On Thursday the 10th ult. died at
Bow wood, the seat of the marquis
of Lansdown, Mr.. Broad, for nearly
forty years stewart in the marquis's
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