The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-08 00:00:00

THE COLCHESTER MALT DISTILLERY

R. W. W. SIMPSON received direc-
tions to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at the Mart,
Lond•+n, in the month of OCTOBER next (unless an acceptable offer
should be made in the meantime by Private Contract),
A valuable MALT DISTILLERY, capable of manufacturing
300,000 gallons of spirits annually, advantageously situate on the
navigable river Colne, contiguous tot he excellent Market-town of Col.
chester, in the county of Essex. Thepremises, which are most substan.
tially built, and in perfect repair throughout, comprise brew-house,
fermenting.room, and still-house cf large dimensions, excellent
water and windmills, spacious spirit store, bullock-houses for 181)
beasts, two capacious granaries with drying kilns, stabling for 16
horses, large coal house, wharf, &c. Also two commodious fa-
mily residences, and several cottages. The plant and utensils are
judiciously arranged and in excellent condition. They consist of
a mash-tun to wet 100 quarters, lob-tun, four coppers, gauging
respectively 4,700, 4,485, 2,500, and 1,253 gallons; 16 •ast.irnn
fermenting backh, averaging 4,137 gallons each ; two tiers of
coolers, each 60 feet square, with refrigerators ; two wash-stills,
gauging 4,793 and 2,71$ gallons ; two low wirse.stills, gauging
2,373 and 1,454 gallons ; worm-tubs and worms, condensing ap,
paratus, &c., steam.engine of eight.horse power, eight pairs of
stones and one pair of rollers, six spirit vats to contain 25,1100 gal-
lons, two spent wash backs, pumps, and other appropriate apps-,
rains. Colchester now enjoys the advantage of a steam communi.
cation with tire metropolis, who' eby great facility is afforded for
the shipment of goods to the London markets.

Particulars are in preparation ; and may shortly be had of
Messrs. Philbrich and Savill, solicitors, Colchester; at the Mart;
and of Mr. W W. Simpson, Bucklersbury.

VALUABLE SUGARJAAMNADICCOFFEE PLANTATIONS,
R. W W. SIiVIPSON has received direc-
tions to SELL by AVCTION, at the Mart, London,
in the month of October next,

The WINDSOR FOREST SUGAR ESTATE, an exceedingly
valuable Freehold Property, advantageously situated in the parish
of St. David and Port Royal, in the upland part of the island of
Jamaica, a remarkably healthy and fruitfuldistrict, lying en both
sides of the Yallahs River, at its junction with the Negro River,
and extending nearly to the summit of the ridges on either side.
It contains altogether 3,262 gems, consisting of about 36# acres in
canes (in excellent order, with a proper proportion pleaded for the
ensuing crop), about 500 acres well adapted for the cultivation of
coffee (which grows spontaneously), being adjoining the well-known
coffee plantations of Bloxburgh, Woburn Lawn, Cedar Valley,
Monklands, &c.; about 500 acres in provision grounds, part culti-
vated by the labourers on the estate, part let to the owners of the
adjoining estate at neatly 9.05. currency per acre, and a great por-
tion well adapted for the growth of coffee; the remainder of the
estate is in initiate, guinea grass, and wood land. The works in-
clude a good residence, mill.house, boiling and still houses, all in
excellent repair, 87 negro-houses, and an ample extent of provi-
sion grcunds for the location of a great additional number of la-
bourers; together with 9.5 mules, SO head of working cattle, carts,
wains, and every requisite appendage Ibr the proper cultivation of
the estate. There is a pen, containing 90 acres, belonging to the
estate, situate at Seven-Mile Stone. This valuable property is
watered by the Yallahs River, Negro River, and Banana River ;
besides many other fine rivulets and springs. There is an excel-
lent carriage road to Yallahs Bay, which is only 13 miles distant,
from whence the produce is shipped to England. The climate and
soil arc most saluto'oea, the thermometer ranging from 70 to 75
degrees during the day, and the temperature proportionably lower
at night.

Particulars and plans are in preparation, and, in the meantime,
applications may be made to Messrs. Jordaine, Shaw, and Co., 34,
Abchurch.latie, London ; Messrs. Atkinson, Hosier, and Co., Ja-
maica; and Mr. W. W. Simpson, IS, Bucklersbury.