The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-06 00:00:00

TIIE ARilt.

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The undermentioned services. due the 24th ult. will be in course
of payment on the 14th instant, vise. —Unatteched Pay of timers!
Officers ; Royal Bounty.

The Lord Lieutenant hat been pleased to make the following
promotion in the Royal Rucks or King's Own Militia 't
—Major
John Charles Pigott_to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Sir William
Young. Bart. dereasa ; Captain Benjamin Vaesar to be Major,
Vice Pigott ; by commissions bearing date 24th March, 11k25.
Backs Gazette. •

We are happy to observe that a public meeting is about
to be called in this city for promoting education in Greece.
We undcrtand that the Society, which is to be a ladies'
one, is most respectably patronised ; and that Sir James
Mackintosh (if not Mr. Brougham also) is expected to be
present, and take part in the proceedings of the meeting.—
Edinburgh Paper.
INTILLIGENCE.--QUalltity of Copper Ore sold
at Prol, March 31, 1,775 tons—Average produce, 6g.-
Quantity of fine Copper, 116 tons S cwt.—Amount of sale,
10,465/. 6s.—Average standard, 131/. Dia.—There are
9,2.56 tons of Copper Ores for sale at Redruth this week.
A Cork Paper states, that nine vessels will sail from that
port for Quebec in the course of this and the ensuing
month, with 2,000 emigrants and their families.
Wednesday evening, a water-guard boat and crew were
lost off Kilcortiane, near Loops-head. They were return-
ing to land, after boarding a vessel coming up the river,
when a quarrel arose amongst them, and the boat having
upset in consequence of the confusion, all hands, consist-
ing of six men and the chief boatman, perished. No as-
sistance could be afforded from the shore, or the vessel
they had left, as it had proceeded too far a-head at the
time. Irish Obserrer.
An inquest was yesterday Lehi before Thos. Higgs, Esq.
at the Barley Mow, Mount-street, on the body of' Edward
Ca-ti, an old man, who died in the Infirmary of St.
4;eorge's parish, from the effects of intoxication. The
J.iry found a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God."
Monday a frightful accident happened at the west end
of Prince's-street. The horses in a hackney chariot
having started off without the driver from the westward of
Maitlard-street, galloped furiously along till they came
is contact with the hack of r. cart laden with stones for
builtlM7. The collision was so great that the pole of the
chariot was broken—one of the horses was thrown down,
ant had a lc' severely hurt by a wheel passing over it;
and the other had its chest much lacerated by one of the
stones, which was actually broken in two by the shock.-
31,-eery.
Our H. nry VI. endeavoured to recruit his empty coffers
New
; anti in a patent, naming several persons as
New Operstars," it was remarked, " the happy hour
wa; drawing nigh, and by means of the stone, which the
ism e, sl!ould soon be master of, he would pay off all the
Chit of the nation in real gold and silver." It was not
n nvit in those days that the Philosopher's Stone might be
•sddy obtained by the mere turn of a Wheel, wide!' any
p rsor: rosy prove who steps into either of Carroll's o:fices,
Lg. (, ; 7, Charing-cross ; or 26, Oxford-street, for
a )h.are of the Four Prizes of 20,000/. now in the Wheel'
at I artunr, and which must be all drawn Next Tuesday.