Here they are, in regular order, for
convenience of future reference:
(1.) Mr. Michael Vanstone is now residing at German Place, Brighton, and
likely to remain there, as he finds the air suits him. He reached London
from Switzerland in September last; and sold the Combe-Raven property
immediately on his arrival.
(2.) His ordinary habits of life are secret and retired; he seldom
visits, or receives company. Part of his money is supposed to be in the
Funds, and part laid out in railway investments, which have survived
the panic of eighteen hundred and forty-six, and are rapidly rising in
value. He is said to be a bold speculator. Since his arrival in England
he has invested, with great judgment, in house property. He has
some houses in remote parts of London, and some houses in certain
watering-places on the east coast, which are shown to be advancing in
public repute. In all these cases he is reported to have made remarkably
good bargains.
(3.) It is not easy to discover who his intimate friends are. Two names
only have been ascertained. The first is Admiral Bartram; supposed to
have been under friendly obligations, in past years, to Mr. Michael
Vanstone.
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