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At Chatham, Mr, R. Noyes, to Mifs 
Mears. 
Died.] At Canterbury, in the 7oth year 
of his age, Mr. Henry Simmons, an eminent 
hop-planter, and one of the common-coun- 
cilof that city. In 1795 he ferved the office 
of high fheriff for the county.—In the early 
part of his life he carried on a confiderable 
linen weaving manufactory at Bridge, in 
Kent, but having refigned that bufinefs in fa- 
vour of a nephew, he fettled in this city, and 
became a hop planter of confiderable extent. 
His life was a continued feries of integrity 
and goodnefs of heart ; and he never expe- 
rienced greater pleafure than when an oppor- 
tunity offered of rewarding merit. Manyan 
individual has been raifed from obfcurity by 
his foftering hand. 
ters, three of whom are married; viz. Ann, 
to John Hervey, efq. of Folkftone; Mary, 
to Mir. Wm, Briftow, printer; whom he in- 
troduced into life, and had the fatisfaétion to 
fee fucceed lis predecefior, Mr. Alderman 
Smith, in the office of treafurer of the county- 
ftock for Eaft Kent 3 and who, being foon af- 
ter appointed an alderman, ferved the office 
-of mayorin 17°05; Hannah, to Matthew Wil- 
liam Sankey, efq. brewer, who alfo ferved 
the office of mayor in 1798, and who, on his 
coming into office had the honour te entertain 
his royal highnefs the Prince of Wales, the 
lord lieutenant of the county, and a great 
number of the neighbouring nobility and gen- 
try. Elizabeth and Sufan, his eldef@ and 
youngeft daughtere, remain unmarried —Till 
withinthefe nine months he had enjoyeda good 
fhare of health, and was remarkably chear- 
ful and active ; buta regular and gradual de- 
cay taking place, he viewed the approach of 
death with the gréateft fortitude and ferenity, 
giving the moft minute inftrudtiens refpedt- 
ing his funeral, which he defired might te 
decently condu€ted, but devoid of pomp; he 
employed the few laft days of his life in com- 
forting his family with the full affurance of 
his expectancy of future happinets 5 his facul-. 
ties only left him a ‘hort time before his 
death, which toox place witheut a groan or 
any fymptom of pain. 
Alfo at Canterbury, aged 81, Mrs. Mait- 
land, widow of the late Robert Maitland, efq. 
of Greenwich. Mrs. Sufan Jenkins, daugh- 
ter of the late Rev. Mr. Jenkins, reCtor of 
Weftbeer. George Downing, efg. of Lin- 
coln’s Inn, barrifter at law provincial grand 
mafter of free-mafons for the county of Effex, 
He was defervedly admired as a perfon in 
whom all the principles and virtues of a ma- 
fon and a man were confpicuoufly united. 
Mrs. Crofby, of Chitfield-court-lodge, reli@ 
of the late alderman Crofby. 
At Eythorne, Mr. Richard Makey, maay 
years a fchool-mafter there. 
At Barming, near Maidftene, aged 79, Wm. 
Rofte, efq. 
At Hougham, Mary Hatton Walker, wife 
of Mr. Thomas Walker, farmer. 
Kent—Suffex. 
He has left five daugh- 
[Nov. 1, 
At Vanburgh-fields, near Blackheath, aged 
57, Mrs. Madox, wife of Erafmus M. efq. 
At Felkeftone, Mr. John Stace, miller, 
aged 41. 
At Rainham, Mr. Henry Elvery. 
At Ickham, near Canterbury, Mrs. Southee. 
At Ofpringe, Mr. Fordred, of the Blue 
Anchor. 
At Maidftone, Mrs. Winter, a maiden lady. 
At Faverfham, Mr. Horn, deal merchant. 
At St. Dunitan’s, near Canterbury, in an 
advanced age, Mr. George White. 
At Borley Farm, Boxiley, Mr. Valeatine 
Hatch. : 
At Frinfted, aged $3, Mr. Richard Reeves, 
farmer. 
At Chatham, Mr. Sanders, mayor, many 
years cabin-keeper to the thipwrights in that 
dock-yard. Alfo Mr. W. Reader, fawyer, 
and Mr. Jofeph Parrot, fhipwright. 
At Ramfgate, Mrs. Duplock, wife of Mr. 
Jofeph Duplock, linen draper 
At Margate, Thomas Hawkins, efq. of 
Nafh Court, near Boughton. 
At St, Mary’s Cray, aged 79, Francis Aif- 
kel, efg. many years his majefty’s conful at 
Malaga. 
At Newland, near Ramfgate, Mifs Bed- 
ford, eldeft daughter of the late Gilbert Bed- 
ford, efq. 
SWSSEX. 
The principal farmers and corn-dealers have 
met, and unanimoufly entered into fundry re- 
folutions, binding themfelves to deal for corn 
only between the hours of twelve and two on 
each market day, and to expofe their famp!es_ 
for public fale at thefe hours in the Seflions 
Houfe. 
The public windmill intended to be ere€ted 
near Lewes, for the accommodation of that 
town, is to be completed by the a4th of June 
next. 
At a late general meeting of the Suifex 
Agricultural Society, 55 guimeas were adjudg-- 
ed as premiums to feveral induftricus and de- 
ferving poor men and women of certain de- 
{criptions; and 142 guineas to the five beft 
ploughmen of different kinds, 
Sir Thomas Carr, high-fheriff for this coun- 
ty, lately fent 312,cco gallons of prime 
wheaten meal to Suflex market, to be retailed 
in fmall quantities at 6d. per gallon under the 
market. price. 
‘The prizes of the Suflex Weftern Agricul- 
tural Society were lately adjudged at Egdean 
in the following manner, viz. 
Five guineas to Mr. Sianford, Broadbridge- 
heath, beft four-year old bull.—Three gui- 
neas to Lord-Egremont, fecond beft ditto.— 
Five guineas to Mr. Ponytz, beft three-year 
old bull.—Three guineas to Mr. Herington, 
Kirkfard, (econd beft ditto.—Five guineas to 
Mr. Redman, Pulborough, beft two-year old 
bull.—-Three guineas to Mr. Wood, Rickited, 
fecond beft ditto.—Five guineas to Mr. He- 
tington, beft three-year old heifer—Five- 
guineas 
