The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 2d division of the 75th regiment of Foot has receiv,
orders to march this day from iViudsor to Gesport, to en
bark for Ireland.

The 31st (Huntingdonshire) regiment of Infanta• 3
ordered, on the arrival of the ;Sth regiment in Dublin, t.
embark for Portsmouth.

The 42d division of the 21 battalion of the 3d regitr.er'
of Guards will arrive this day at Windsor from 11,
mouth.

The 17th regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers), which
marched on the loth inst. from the Regent's Park Barracks,
I arrived yesterday at Canterbury.
The Ist division of the 75tb regiment of Foot erobarld
from Gosport on Tuesday for Dulin.
The 15th (the King s) resiseent of Light Drageont
(Hussars), which marched in two divisions on the 9th and
10th inst. from Kingston, will arrive at Bristol this day and
to-morrow, to embark for Ireland.

The troop of the 14th Light Dragoons, commanded
by Major Bedrock, which has been stationed at Frome
for the last twelve months, marched from that town on
Monday, on their way to their head-quarters.—Beta
Journal.

MAJOR-GENERAL MACQUARIE.
The late Major-General Macquarie entered the service,
as an Ensign, on the 9th of April, 1777, in the tth regi.
went of foot. He was appointed, on the lath of January,
1761, a Lieutenant in the 71st regiment of infantry, ar.d
was placed on half-pay in 1784. He wu appointed, on the
25th of December, 1757, a Lieutenant in the 77th foot,
and, on the 9th of November, 1788, Captain in the saute
He received, on the 3d of May, 1796, the rant of Majot
by Brevet, and obtained, on 12th March, 1801, a Majority
in the 86th regiment of infantry. He was appointed, on
the 7th November 1801, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, and
on the 30th May, 180.5, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 72d
17e meat. . .

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01 the 25th July 1810, he was promoted to the rank
of Colonel, and, on the Viet February NI 1, to that of
Brigadier-General. He was appointed Major-General on
the 4th June, 1813.
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Major-General Macquarie was appoinud, on the Ch
April, 1809, Governor of New South Wales.

A gentleman boat-shooting last week up the river Stour,
about two miler from Harwich, shot a beautiful heron,
which had Eistened on its leg a piece of copper, with the
following inscription :—" Major Itlhou, Diellington, Nor.
folk, 15•23, No. 50." After being twice wounded, be
escaped on the mud, wheat he defended himself with much
vigour against a famous water-dos that was sent after hint
upwards of 1.5 infante', frequently plunging the deg"
head into the Ouse, which at length succeeded in gettin;
the neck into his mouth, and thus vanquished his powerfu:
and fierce adversary. A heron, bearing the above inscrip-
tion, was, we understand, shot some time since in leer.
many.—Berry Gazette.
PARISH T/LADING.—The year Isl 6 was a period cf
great distress. In a parish in the country, of which th.:
majority of the working inhabitants were either agricul'
tural or shoemakers, the people were generally in want&
employment. " Buy leather," was the general cry, "ad
give people work, that theyanay maintain themselves." A
parish meeting was consequently held, at which the Fin-
, cipal inhabitants were present, and entered into resolutions
for carrying on the shoe-making business. A manager was
engaged ; leather was bought ; and the people were set to
work. For some time all went on well. But, when the
currier's bill was presented, and the accounts came tope
balanced, it was discovered that the concern was in debt,
that it had been badly managed, and that it was necessary
to give it up. This, however, was not the whole of the
evil. In the same parish resided sevetal small master
shoemakers, who, by the greatest industry, were enables' to
carry on trade, and maintain large families. In a shoe
time these men must have been totally ruined, had the
parish persisted in the plan, as it was impossible that they
could enter into competition with the parish concern, whit
could make up its losses from the poor rates. The esta-
blishment of the concern had the effect of lowering the
price of shoes one shilling per pair, which thy never
recovered.
The iron trade, it is said, during the whole extent of
the late war, was not impeded by greater difficulty in the
procuring of iron than at the present period. Pigs hare
advanced nearly twenty per cent. and bars have folloyrd
in almost the same ratio. Advances are, at each quarterly
meting of the masters in this important branch, expected
to fellow the preeeding.—Bristol Paper.