The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-03 00:00:00

JAUrs stmmoN's, zr(2.

We lately anaohnced 'the death of this very re-
spetlable Gentleman. The following biographical
sketch of him is taken from that respediabie paper
the Kentil.4 Urrald
a On Thursday last, at his residence, in (lid
Pala. e Verd, London, aged (16. .lames Simmons,
Esq. Senior Alderman and It presentative for the
City of Canterbury. In a long and alive life,
he distinguished himself as a firm and persevering
friend to his native city ; devoting a great part of
his attention to its improvements and prosperity.
In the rape/live branches of business in which he
has been engag-d, he Misplayed a very superior
ability. and sound jadgm.nt ; and, by indefatigable
attention and inditstry, amassed an extensive for-
tune, which enabled Irrn at all times to exercise his
liberality and public spirit fir the benefit of Canter-
bury. Among the numberless instances that have
occurred, we shall meition the following, which are
alone suffit ient to prove his re:tard. In the year
I 79n, he cultivated, at an expence of more than a
thousand pounds, that beautiful promenade, the
Dungeon Field, solely for public a..commodation
and, as another instance of his aetive spit it, he pro-
posed, patronised, and has hitherto supported, the
sixpence of plans, &c. for cutting a navigahle canal,
from the sea to this city; an un 'ettalceg, which
must in the end have beets attended with very im-
portant benefits. Indeed, by his lamented death,
the city has lost a benefact r, and, as a rhlie cha-
raner, one of its brightest ornaments. lbe last tes-
timony of gratittt le and confidence, which he cape-
rieneed from his fellow citizens, was, by being una-
nimously elected a Representative in Parliament
for their ancient city • an honour thus handsome*
and deservedly conferred upon him, he felt !Act a
man ; and, when ele&ed, a id: •ss id them in the m' se
pathetic language, w.th his usual energy. His po-
pularity at this moment. appeared to overwhelm
him with gratitude; and his ch&et was the general
theme of admiration t bat, alas ! the web of life was
newly span, and their hopes destroyed; for scarcely
bad he wttnessed this new sem, than Ire ceased to
live." _ _

Ndr.dL INTRLLIGENCE.

M. 1.

This morning sailed His Majesty's sloops Rat
wing and Adelphi, with dispatches for Lord Col-
lingwood and A imiral Sir J. Duckworth ; and the
St• Oily cutter, for Plymouth.
The titeList of 50 guns, Copt. Hazeley, made
sznal, yesterday tnorning, for a convoy to the
East Indies; she is fitted to take out Lord Ca-
{
.don, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Lord
Muftis eapear.i. n t .sloaday, to tike his passage
in the Maims ingce, lion. Captain Elliott, fur
Bengal.

PLYMOUTIit, JAM ii.

Sailed the Rtelbre,:yr gan.brig, Lieut. Harrison,
to the Etstw ad, with the h lope tender; the Nimrod
cutter, with orders for tie Channel Fleet ; Careerist,
Lieut. Derby, to the We,tward; the C 0,4 .trtre cut-
ter, wi'h the Plevouth and SNNSCS Oak tranvosts ;
and a convoy to the Eastwa-d.
Came in the fr.virAith frigate from Woolwich,
with states for the Dock-yard ; the ship Ann, Capt.
Arn.strong, with timber, for ditto s:se wie4earit,
with a convoy from the We-4ward ; the linheits,
Hutchinson, from Greenlck. with ram for this port;
the Amnican ships Golden Age. Capt. Vye, from
Faro and Valencia. with !.randy and eine, for this
port, foe orders, detained by the Hoop Roars pri.
!cam ; and the Pattntrias, Capt. Niorrictiew, with
wine and brandy, from Barcelona, t oreers ;
the Portuguese brigs Parraninento, Felix, l.orn Am.
sterdam. with cheese, iron, &c. for Lisboa. detained
by the Thome, and Joh* privateer. The boar'
!IMMO Uecos, from Lisbon, with cotton, detained
by the Hero prOlateer.
Sailed the C i•iatrict armed brig. with a feet of
coasters, ice. under convoy, to the Eastward.

Vat.4OUTY, JAN. 30.
Sailed the Ifsonbfr armed ship, with a Beet of
coasters, kc. to the Eastward. His Majesty's ship
Grasshopper, has the signal dying for a convoy to
the tle.literranaan.

DIAL, Frs. I.
Arrived His Majesty's ships Fora, trim Ply
mouth; and the Darailear, with a convoy, from
Portsmouth, which are sailed for the River.

The Hnn. &Au India Company's ship, Centlerlend
which sailed irom the Downs yesterday, put back
last night, by contrary wind, and sailed again this
morning, with the Henry Akin:toss, for the East
Indies; FeTheste, Crawley, y, for Madeira London
Packet. M•Dougall. for Philad,lphia ; and several
other onward-bound vessels, atc. to the Westward.
Wind N.N.E. blows hard.

The Jens French cutter privateer, is captured
by the Cratur sloop of war, and sent into Yar-
mouth.

Thirty Thousand Pounds certain for the First-
drawn Picket the next day of drawing, To-morrow,
4th- Fstkoressiry. There is no instance to be found in
the History of Lotteries, of so rich a Wheel as the
present, vi;.. Two Prizes of 30,0001. each, eo,oool.
and Two of 5,0001. each ; al.o Four of 1,0001. and
numerous other Capitals, &c. The (indrawn Tick-
ets and Shares arc on sale at Hooos and Co.'s
Olces,Cornhill,Oxford.street,andSt.Jaries'e-strtet.
Through t' • spir;tel and juiicious condult of the
044111211 .11. i B.•nch of Magistrates a: the Quar.
tee Session. at Kirton, aided by the unremuttd
elections of the Juaices in the neighbour-
hood of Brigg, the whole of the banditti (tour in
number) that committed t'i.• daring robbery in the
hon:e of Mr. For, of Rye-hill. Lincolnshire, on the
Ifith last, ate discovered. and committed to the
Castle of Lincoln, fee trial at the ensuing Assizes.
They wzre labouring men of Brigg, of the names
of .Semsei Grainge► (alias Sarcervieu), Heitry Casts,
Cho*. Metcalfe. and 7.fibs F:,,oss4. They left
Brigg together about five o'clock that evening for
Rye-lull, where they arrived about eight, committed
the robbery, and returned to their homes about
' eleven, without meeting any person on the road.
Grainger was apprehended at 15t.gg; Coats at Lie-
coin ; Metcalfe at Hull ; and Fteentan er Borten•
water-side. It is well ascertained, that -! cy form
the whole of the gang that has for a length of tint.
alarmed the Ito:theta part of that couoty,