The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-15 00:00:00

DIVIDENDS.

Oct. 6. N. Humble, Liverpool, merchant, at one, at the George
Inn, Liverpool.
lct.6. A. West, Ramsey, Huntingdon, grocer, at twelve, at
the Crown Inn, St. I'm, Huntingdon.
Oct. 6. T. Hill, West Sinith6eld, grocer, at twelve, at the
Bankrupts' Court.
Oct. IS. R. Green, Selby, York, banker, at twelve, at the
White Home Inn, York.
Ott. 7. C. Thick, Shaftesbury. Dorset, meltster, at Oen& at
the Grosvenor Anna Inn, Shaftesbury.
Oct. S. J. Taxer, Bristol, woollen-draper, at two, at the 'orn-
mercial Booms, Bristol.
Oct. 7. J. Spear, She&eld, York, merchant, at eleven, at the
Angel Inn, SlArtHeld.
Oct. 12. T. Field and J. D. Vivier, Kingston.upon. Hull, mer.
chants, at eleven, at the Dug and D,tck Tavern, Kingston-upon-
Hull.

No►. 13. T. Colbeck, il'estbouse, W. Ellis, Castletield, J.
Wilks, stew Burley, W. 11oldsworth, Bradford, and J. Holds-
worth, Morley, all in York, flax-spinners, at tw,lve, at the Bank-
rupts' Court.
lkt.'lll. J. Longworth, Livcrpool, joiner, at one, at the office
of Mr. Leather, Solicitor, Lord-street, Liverpool.
Oct. 11. L. Davies and J. T. Dorlin, Liverpool, timber-mer-
chases, at one, at the office of Mr. Leather, Lord-street, Li-
verpool.
Oct. 9. 1. Ablest, Buckkrsbury, fustian-manufacturer, at eleven,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
Oct.ll. 'll'. Brown and A. Walter, Bristol, merchants, at elle,
at the White Lion Inn, IttistoL
CEIITIFII'ATES.—OcTonra
W. Price, Fetter-lane, optician.—T. Cr•urtitope, Rothrrhithe,
Surrey, boat-builder.—N. W. Symonds, Crutchcd-Irian, mer-
chant.

l'A RT RF. 11l PS DISSUILI' FD.
T. Jordan and J. Strachan, Bristol, tailors.—l. Hubbard and J.
Trod, 'l'urnagain-lane, Fleet-market, composition-ball-makers.—
J. G. Bearan, S. Ilk Murky, and T. !Teacart. Cheltenham, apo-
thecaries, ete.--W. Battey and E. Battey, Stafford, boot-makers.—
T. Moore and W. Croulson, Wigan. Lancaster, iron-merchants.—
M. Lockley and C. Pritchard, Birmingham, milliners.—J. eon-
worth and J. Bass, Warwick, linen.draptra.—%V. Walker and
W. Henwood, Limehouse-hole. Poplar, sail-makera.—J. flay,
K. Clay. and W. TllOllllOl, Nuneaton, ‘Varwt,A, ribbon-manu-
liutureia.—J. Horton, J. ilelliwell, J. Barker, and W. Bright,
St this d, button-manufactuters.

NAVAL IN7'ELLIGPNCE.

Last week the Nary steam-vessel Meteor, of 100 bone power,
stationed at Portsmouth, for the purpose of towing vessels up and
down the harbour, brought the Resistance, 46, from her moor.
logs lower down the habour, and the Gibraltar, 110, alongside the
Dock-yard, in fine style, against the tide. Commissioner Shitid
attended on board the Meteor, to witness the effect of the enceilent.
machinery. She has taken the Dragon, 74, in tow, and proceeded
I to Milton].
The Dotterel had gone back to the Ray of Fundy, to cruise
against smugglers. The Semarang, Captain Sir W. Wiseman, had
arrived at Halifax only a short time before the Jupiter. Major_
General Sir H. Douglas will proceed in her.almost immediately, re
' assume the Government of New Brunswick. The crews of the Ju.
' piter and Semarang were both remarkably healthy. The Admiral,
it was reported, intended to remain at Halifax until November,
wnen he would proceed to Bermuda.
The Blossom, Zl, has again been commissioned at Woolwich,
by Captain licchey, whom, it may be recollected, was Lieutenant
of one of the discovery ships, employed in the Northern expeditior.
It is reported that Captain Beechey will be employed on a voyage
to the South Pole, but the immediate object of the undertaking has
not yet transpired. The Blossom is now in dock, undergoing a ge-
neral repair, and it is intended the shall be doubled, with a view to •
strengthen her.
Commander Montagu, of the Rifleman, has been made Captain
and Lieutenant Webb, of the Jupiter, is promoted to the rank of
Commander, and appointed to the former ship. Lieuteuant
Quin, of the Naiad, is pmrnoted to the rank of Commander.
Messrs. F. B. Jackson and 11. W. Hill, Midshipmen, of the Salis-
bury, are made Lieutenants.