The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-12 00:00:00

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Lieut. MATTIV,W LIDDON is appssinteil to the
reek of Commander. Our renders will rerollect
th.t this gellent Officer seconded the efforts of Cstr-
lain I'ARRY, in his last Arctic voyage, hut the eti-
quette of the, service would not wink of his being
promoted then, as Gloom PAIRILY could not be
rode Pout Cispiniii (unless by it special Order in
Council) until he had served one year us Coln-
mititder, :IA which his just expired.
Capt. T Wattle, is appointed to the' Driver; *Mort at
Portsmouth for the Coilaii of Africa; Capt. Colfl.ld to the
Ilaraeoata. fit tint to seenmoany the U!111.11, Cast. Owen, no a
pof the Ent Cent of Africa; Hon. Capt. G. Tee-
total', aiml Lient. C. Parker (b) in the Redsolos
Jobs White (6) ro commend the Sylvia ; Lieut. Joseph Wil-
liams to the Preventive Seem..? iit Ireland; Mr. Goble to be
Pay*" of the AilArwrbeebet Mr. W Bell to be Purser of the
Redwing; Mr. Loney to be Porter. Mr. J.Caehrane tube
Samteme, and • Mr. James Gerrit, to • be•Aesititant•Sorgeon
of the Drivers Mr. Ttivenas Keaton to be Parser of the
Tees, as a professional remnueestion for the indnetre sed
labour rtieptavert in his Treatise On the Sidereal and Plone•
key Parts of Neediest Astronomy.

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DUB L.
A meeting took place at Bkehitestli early on Saturday
asorning last, between Lieutenant K— and Mr.
surgeon of a regiment now enspluyed oa Foreign !terrier.
when the latter gentleman was wounded through the body
at the second ire.
Oa the wounded akin being tooveyed to tows, we un.
Mirestand that Mr. Copland Hntebineow was sent for to et.
toad bTrn, and we hues heard that be ►es given hopes of
lit recovery.
Tfl R WRATH NR.

The weather during the *I.OW 'part of last week was
mild soil pleasant, hot on Ssteedey, the wind hewing goo..
round to the north, it because mid, and during the whole of
iiieweenlag and Sunday morning we had an uninterropled
fall of rain and sleet, with •at r g gale of wind, wheels M.
genes blew a perfeet hurricane. The hills in this neiglillimr.
hood and .the opposite coast of Fife were covered with seem.
A keen frost set In on Sunday might, and yesterday Mime.
• ing ilea wan to be *ern on the pools sad channels.
the stores no Saturday night, 'several ship in Leith=
were unable to Me out the gale, and ma further sip the
Prhh for warty; one of them, however, laden with flag, Went
*above at Newhaven ei,ly on Sunday looming; where her cargo
• •was landingdoring the day, bnt as the wind got moderate in
illie'afterunon, and continued so, she wan got off, and has
been brought into the basin; her hall has esperieuesd con-
siderable damage.--(Erfnburgh POW.)

The Stock Market is, at present, not so much
under the influence of political events, as the
scene of a contest between two pones, which shall
raise or depress the funds. One party (that fur a
rise) is accumulating stock for the supply of the
public, The others, who foresee that this specu-
lation. if retried too far, must driest itself,- by
producing u scarcity of money, are parting with
.All the stock they posses, is order to bay it again
:'we their own term., when, the aprcolators for is rise
"Ire mutter a conspulsion tohiiag,ilitjrlt to market.
Jiess.Admirel Lord Coorif..Lgarrivrd on Satur-
day morniog at Portsmouth, mid homed his fl sgin
the Semiramis. Capt. Husatssoa, as Commander-
in-Chief on the Irish stfivao. His ,Lordsl►ip will
sail, to assume his commondi.ahasit Thursday swat.
The Plies/rots ill accompany. the SentiransixtoCort.
The •Phatio,a, Mitt and' ChietefrOM tieniin at
Spithead, for home service; the l'ees will siil. in a
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few days for the. East India station ; the.bleesty-shill
Aattne into Portanamolt harbour, to be. pafd off.
The Iphieenia waits for orders to.procred to the
.Itonst of Africa ; the Brazen is refitting at Spit-
/ hesil„ for Channel service. The Wye. Copt.. P.
,i;Ftsues, arrived at Portsmouth ua Wednesday
from Chathain, with 160 volunteer seamen for the
"ships tilting out at Portsmouth. The Rosario,
ktept. MARYATT, arrived on Wedneiday front a
"ternise. The Wye sailed agatu au. Soturdoy for the
The American' brig Dryade, which Ares put
...under quarantine at the Motherbank, sia the trial
vb., for having lost two melt of fever, oil her pas-
rake from Virginia,. aid which-oast suspected. to be
of • maligliaiit natant., was .en
,Saturday. released.
.sod proceeded to .Cowes to dischorge her cargo of
tobacco into French tinsels, which are there waiting
td convey it to'llevre.
Of the great quaritities• of tobacco smuggled
into Ireland, the forger portion is porchosed in
London by French sod 'Flemish speculators, who
• by exporting it avoid the• ashes upon its manu-
facture in Ibis canntry, and can thus undersell the
fair trade.'7,- and • tit the same time obtain a large
• •At a meeting tit 014 Down, on the Ist inotunti
the fisio. Caption WALDEGRAVE bring to the
Chair, arid the Host. and Right Rev. she Lord
~Bialnip of Ow:it:twin, Sir .J. C 41 ireistaY,
Rare. the Rev. Dr. STeimituiseo, and a eirusirierzt-
ble number of the Clergy and'other friends rd. the
object bring present, enolutians were passed for. the
foloonion tit 111 new branch of the Somerset. A *Ai-
1-nay . glibly Society; for that oreighlaonrhocal ; and
more thou 60/. were received for tient benevolent
.purpose: the Right flop. Earl Wararcaays: hat-
ing kindly cs 1111 l nonicated his acceptance of the'
Presidency of the li.stiintrt;u.
Saturday ve'iiiiight a boat with five men wail
off P'orilaeol in s wile of whirl, endeavouring to
reach. the shore, but could not ; ,the men .on: the
.beach tied a rope to a annuli spirit tub, Portland
dog went Of wills the NI) in his mouth. the torn
by that means securest the rope to their boat, and
were dragged solisar.
Yebtettlay ttttt riiiog ar'sinight, during the high
wind, wii iinniessar Lotolcirrly.poplor, at the north-
COfflet of ilor Fellows golleir,St„ Jolo.'s College,
Oxford, was blown slows.. The tree was our of Ow
firieht of that species in the kisestom : its girth was
15 fret 4 inches, its height very considerable, and
it is supposed to lie shout JLNO years old. A swal-
low was found in the hollow of the trunk,' in a tor-
pid stare,
Ass accident occurred to the lion. Sir CHARI.C3
PAGET. its the eVrtili.e of sotorthiy tit
Deals, which tior,,,truca to ripinuntrit consequence,.
Sir Citastva, heron; arsrvead to reltoivi lu. lisoad
petulant. ;was drasrws., ski,tentiwinadsog the gets, pf
going tits board. said, .;icrompastied by his -body's..
the Hat. Bititttel.F.‘ outwit-Ail; hits 10,1,
which was soon after swamp. d. pied starl
meat aui youseqoesice tied beyond a tisotelitkil
efellier • of all. that were is, the.' boat, with . their
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