The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-02-13 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL ECONOMY.

Another of those reductions unasked for by the
country, and which is in fact intended why to
spare those who have eftorlloBlS salaries, has beets
ordered in all the Dock-yards. On Saturday
evening an order arrived at Plymouth to reduce
the wages of the workmen three shillings per week.
The order expresses that to prevent • discharge,
the artificers should waft fewer hours, as by this
diminution of time they will be pre►ented
from earning too meek ! The workmen the►e-
fore how attend from a quarter past eight in the
morning, to twelve; and trom a quarter !vast two in
the afteruooo„ to fire. Such hours were never be-
fore known in the duck-yard. It is a curious feet,
that if a company of shipwrights did, on a good
job, earn 36.. or 40•. per week, the men were never
paid the excess above 30,. per week ; while, on the
contrary, if on it bad job, they earned 20s. only,
that exact money was paid. It is also intimated,
that no more apprentices will be allowed, and that
the yard is to reduce itself by discharges, deaths,
&c. &c.

It is understood at Plymouth, that the estahli.h.
meat at Deptford yard is to be broken up, with
the exception of the situatious of the Master-.hip-
wright arid Storekeeper, who are to reinaiu to look
after the stores, of which a vast quautity has sect'•
mutated there. It is said that upwards of VOO
families were supported at Deptford, by sup-
plying the arbutus with the uectasary articles of
life.

EDINBURGH, FZIRVART 9.

PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH.
Wedbostlay M eztraordsoary mectieg of the Peesbytety was
belt, when the choice of the Kirk Semiou of St. Cathleen's,
aoisioatiug the Rev. Robert Garioa, miaisier of Latium,
to be =Mister of the Chapel of Rumor that parish, was duly
approved, sal his settle eat is the said chapel appointed to
lake plate oc Thiamin!, the Ind Mitsui ; the Rev. Hairy
Grey to preach sad preside me the occasion. The Petah,-
levy afterwards ordained Mr. Robert Carr to be sal•letee of
the Presbyterian cougregation of Mary putt, Ceetberlaud.
The soilice of a motion, by Ike Rev. A. Thomeoa, fee a
Presbyterial iuguiry Into the extent of sedition sad blasphe-
my alleged to prevail within the buena of the Presbytery,
which Maud. fur the next ordinary wetting of the Penh).
tab it expected to come ou oo Wednesday, the Seib lust.

JURY COURT.
In our paper of ISth December last, a ease which etreil•d
a eessiderable degree of lateens was reported. It one an
adios. of damages at the instance ofJoho Campbell. Esq. of
Blairball, late &leather of Parliament fur the 11.irlesig
Iriel of burghs, against Thomas Murray Allan, Esq. of
Seutatown Park, fur slandering and defaming his diameter
by !IMO, him a Isar—an harrowers impostor—and • black.
guard. Damages laid at io,oont.
The Jury (wood the issu.• proved, and awarded sae &Wi-
ling of damages.
lIIr. Campbell afterwards moved the Court Is sward the
tests of suit to him This audios was followed by ammuter
ore, ua the part of Mr. Allan, also claiming mists.
Both =otiose were ably argue.l on Tuesday •ed yester-
day, aad the Court ii.cod.d, that each party ought to hear
his ow■ tams, nod dismissed the motions on bulb sides.--
( AdtabwryA Mar.)