The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-18 00:00:00

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The litt and .2d dirkitens of the 2d battalion of the Rifle MI.
guile rotb.trked, on the 1001 insew,r, nn hoard the Cam and
and the i division ni the salts' corps etottorked
on the 1101 instant, on bounl the Sovereign transport, at Cork, for
.Volta.

A detachment, conainting of officers and private% belongirg to
different Regiments in the West Inilie.. embarked, on the It'im
instant, at Cowes, for the purprete of joining their respective
Glop,
The list divi‘ion of the depot of the ii9ih Regiment of Infan'ry
has arrived, on board tilt Zephyr transport, at Chatham, Iran
Tyn.nnnuth.
THE JNDIAN AII3I Y.
Head-spurner.. Calcutta, July ?7.
• tIENEItAI. Olt OCR.
Hie Majesty has been plerwed to appoint Major. General .Iwiper
Nicholls, C. 14. le the Staff of the Army nerving in the Cast In•
dice, nice 31160,430 w. Sewell, iho has resigned.
By Order of his llkaiellitney the Commander-In-Chief.
THOMAS 1•311 A HON, Col. A.G.

THE OfFrItEaONING FUND.
Fort 11.1!Um, July 29. 1021 S.
The novernor•Centwei in Conseil is pleated to direct that tire i
following extract of a general leger from the Honorable the Conn
of Dire:tors, in the Military Department, under date the nd
Maret, 1825, be published in them' Orders :
" Para. 2.—With reference to apr orders on the future succession '
of officers in the benefit or the Off.teekoni,l Fund. we tint) it ne-
cessary to direct, that the amount If the annual advance to he made
to officers who may rurcerd to halltshares between the tat of May,
1e24, and tha lrt of May, 021, shell Le the name as they would
have received on the old system, namely, 1543/. from the Fund. an
long as they would have continual nn the junior list, end that 7501.
shall be the amount of the advance front thz date when they would
have passed through this list t %hit, frat advance, 4001. is to be
made by the Fund, and UM front ewe Treasury.
"3. Those who succeed IL lag.. 011argi alter the lac May. IMO.
and who will not be entittesitO M. benefits of compensation for the
diff,rence between half and a fitff share, are to receive an advance
front the fund at the rate or 411 W. per annum.
WILLIAgI CASEAIF;NT, Lient—Colonel,
Smeary to Onvt. Military Dept."

Yesterday the Lord Mayne held a Court of Aldermen at Guild'
hall, for the purpose of hearing the several appeals against serving
ward offices, to - which persons had been elected on fit. Thomas's
day lut.
Was. BQ LI. AND, Esq., one a the Common Pleader% nf the City.
attended, and moved the Court to direct precepts to he issued
for linpanelling Juries to &CS CU the value of sundry premises
wanted for the purposes of the new Fleet-market; whirl) V/411
complied with, and a Mayor Court was appointed to be liLltl on the
9111 Feb. for the purpose.
The 'Mints of the Court were unanimously voted to the Rev.
li. C. Dillon, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for the sermon preached
by him at St. Lawrence Church. on Plough-Sunday last.
The Count referred the presentments of the Inquests of the
several wards to the Aldermen thereof, to give the requisite direc-
tions ; and those parties wbo were presented for carrying on trade,
nut being free of the City, were referred to the Chamberlain.
Precepts for licensing victuaNers within the City were directed
to be issued as usual, and the 7th of March appointed for the
purpose. . . .. .

The Court way occupied * eonsiderable time in hearing and de-
termining appeals against setting the offices of constable and
inqueitman.
Several persons were admitted and sworn into the office of broker,
others allowed to be admitted, and scone, on their petitions, dis-
charged.
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Licenses were granted to ettaLundertakers.
NEIV CATIIOI.IC ASSOC'IATION.

(From three Dablin Rreniir;r Port of Saturday.]
A Nleettlig of this Body was held at four o'zlock to-day in the
usual place of assembly, the rorn Exchange,
LIME PLt NS.F.T T, Esq. in the Chair.
Mr. CuR NAN acted as Secretary, and read the minutes of the
lot day's proceedings.
Mr. O'CoNge&t. reported, from the dinner committee, that a
satisfactory proposal had been made by Mr. Hayes, of Dawoon.
Street. for that purpose, if the Rotunda Rooms should be procured
to, the occasion; Mr. Hayes had offered 50/. for the use of the
rooms for the Hight. He moved doss letters bn wri!ten to the Duke
of Leinater, and the Earls of Cnarleinnnt and Leitrim, Directors of
the Rotunda, with respect to the offer of Mr. Hayes. Mr. O'Con-
nell Teem.' to his motion fur &committee, contradicting the charges
brought by Ur. John Wilkes, jun. candidate for Sudbury, against
the Catholic religion. He had received letters front different parts
of England, stating that Mr. Wilkes was a person with some little
money and a great deal of bigotry, who was seekiiig to traffic by a
►eat in Parliament. He hoped she Meeting would agree with hint
in tearing ouch a Juan in hie liabLemlfr4nie valet -mrstOrnitstke.

country but ha was from Mr. ieers'aice,7n
alliance, not any talents he poutessed, had placed him. %Vhose sun
Mr. Dawson was, he (Mr. O'Connell) knew not, nor cared; all
that wan ever known of him wu, that there be was, in otii:e. with
all the insolence of which he seemed perfeCtly tilled. }le concluded
by moving that the order for a reply to .11r. Wilke'', on the books,
should be rescinded.
Mr. Lawr Ess seconded the motion with pleasure, at he con.
ceived Mr. D'eonneH's valtsakle ttm would belt).* in rais'ng such
• fellow from the obscurity to whisk he uughr to be consigned.—
Carried.
Mr. O.CONNELL gave notice that at the next Meeting he would
bring forward a motion For tbe appointment of two persons in each
pariah to collect the sew Catholic rent. ( Dear, hear.)
Some conversation took place retarding the funds and expentti-
ture of this Association.

Mr. O'CONNELL said, that as Secretary to the Dinner Com-
mittee, he had sent letters of invitation to attend of the sixty-nine
Peers.

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Mr. Stt EU. wished to have it distinctly understood that not only
was the Association which was to meet on Monday totally uncon.
nected with what was commonly culled the " New Association."
but was quite as distinct from the former body known by the mune
of the " Catholic Association," and suppressed by Am of Perlis-
ment.
Mr. CouwaY, as Secretary, reported from the Education CSII3
mittee that several letters had been received front the Bisbops
the Prelates were now in town, it was likeiy the committee would
have a full Report to lay before the Association within a short
period.
Mr. if)'Cos NELL thought the enumeration of the people would
be of service to the purposes of education ; he would therefore
now give notice of a naohog, that a returo of the population, be
made from each parish.
Mr. LAWLESS was called to the Chair. thanks were returned to
Mr. Pluukttt, and the meeting adjourned to this day three weeks.