After it had been depending several years, it was at last, to the deep regret of all who knew him, by the chicanery of the lawyers of the opposite side, and the remissness of his own, carried against him; and his expences having been very great in supporting for years his possession, he found himself re — duced from an estate of near three thousand pounds a year, to little more than five hundred. He had six children: four sons, and two daughters. His eldest son died of grief in two months after the loss of the cause. The second, now the eldest, is a me-lancholy man. The third is a cornet of horse. The fourth is unprovided for; but all three are men of worthy minds, and deserve better fortune.

The daughters are remarkable for their piety, pa-tience, good jjeconomy, and prudence. They are the most dutiful of children, and most affectionate of sisters. They were for three years the support of their father’s spirits, and have always been the consolation of their mother. They lost their father about four years ago: and it is even edifying to ob-serve, how elegantly they support the family-repu — tation in their fine old mansion-house, by the pru — dent management of their little income; for the mo — ther leaves every household care to them; and they make it a rule to conclude the year with discharging every demand that can be made upon them, and to commence the new year absolutely clear of the world, and with some cash in hand; yet were brought up in affluence, and to the expectation of handsome fortunes; for, besides that they could have no thought of losing their cause, they had very great and reasonable prospects frem Mr. Calvert, an uncle by their mother’s side; who was rich in money, and had besides an estate in land of 15001. a year. He always declared, that for the sake of his sister’s children he would continue a single man; and kept his word till he was upwards of seventy; when, being very infirm in health, and defective even to dotage in his understanding, Bolton his steward, who had always stood in the way of his inclination to have his eldest niece for his companion and ma-nager, at last contrived to get him married to ayoung creature under twenty, one of the servants in the house, who brought him a child at seven months; and was with child again at the old man’s death, which happened in eighteen months after his mar-riage: and then a will was provided, in which he gave all he had to his wife and her children born, and to be born within a year after his demise. This steward and woman now live together as man and wife.