The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-05 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
TRINITY-HOUSE. LONDON, April 8,182 G.
NORTH CHANNEL.

NOTICE is hrreby given, thrt on Me Sae of May, or nt
pew thereitter as the Weather will admit, a Black Beacon
Buoy, with &Wand Ball, will be moored in the place of that now
lying at the West Moose ;
And, at the Rime time, or as soon after as the Weather will
admit, a Black Beacon Buoy, with a Staff and Bail, will he laid
oo the East End of the Ounfleet Sand, at the Eastern Entrance of
the Selo, instead of the Buoy now there, which will be taken
By order,

J. HERBERT, Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
TRINITY-110MR, LONDON. AgqlB,
SOUTH AND QUEEN'S CHANNELS.
NOTICE is herehy given, float on the Bth of May, or as
soon thereafter as the Weather will permit, a Black Beacon
Buoy. with a Stiff and Ball, will be laid at the West Mouse, in.
stud of the Buoy now there, w...ieh will be taken away.
A White Beacon Buoy. with a Staff and Ball. will be moored
where the West Panssnd Buoy DOW lies at the wi
ll be
of the Queen's Channel.
The Red Beacom Buoy on the Pansand will be removed, and a
Black and White Chequered Buoy. without Staff or Vane, moored
in as place. Thus all the Buoys on the North hide of the Queen's
tbannel will be White, or partly so.
On the West Last. at the Western Entrance of the Born Chen.
nel, a Black Beacon Buoy, with a Staff and Ball, will be laid, in-
which of the Baoy now there, which will be taken away.
By order,

J. lIERBERT,

EAST INDIA 1101151, Nen 11, Imo,
Win Oaf of Directors of the United C.oorptn, of
Merchants of Enema trading to the East Indies do heresy
gist Notice.
Thu a SPECIAL GENERAL COUR? of the said CO3l.
PANV will be held at their House, in Leallenhall.street, on
FKIIMY, the Sth instant, at Eleveao'cloek in the forenoon, for
the purpose of laying before the Proprietors a Draft of a Bill now
before Parliament, "tor defraying the Expenses of any additional
Naval Force to be employed in the East Indies."

ELECTION of WItLIAM WARD, Esq. —A
PUBLIC MEETINti of the FRIEND!: of Mr. WM.
WARD win take place at the City of London Tavern' on
FRIDAY, the Mb lootant. to determine upon the messureebeet
calculated to Seems tbe Return of that Gentleman to Parliament,
so one of the Reprooontatives for the City of London, at the ap.
ruching Election.
The Chair to be taken at Two °Timis precisely.
CHARLE§ PRICE.

Chairman of the Committee.
Committaataitia, City of London Tavern,
May 4, 1826.

ILONDON INSTITUTION.—A COURSE of LEC-
=Res on ASTRONOMY will commence TO.
°SHOW (Saturday). at One o'Clock, by STEPHEN LEE,
LA.B , and will be continued every Tuesday and Saturday, at the
watt boar, until completed.
SAM. LUCK RENT, Hon. See.

AFRICAN INSTITUTION, established for the
peewee of PROMOTING the CIVILIZATION of
AFRICA. for the SUPPRESSION of the SL AVE-TRA DE, &c.
WI Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, K. 0.,
Patron and Pessident, in the Chair.
Tbe TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY MEETING of this
IN3TITUTION will be held at the Freemasons' Hall, Great
queso.street. Lincoln's Inn.fields, on 1•11 IDA V, the 19th inst.,
at Twelve o'lloek, to receive the Report of the Board of Direc-
tors, to elect Direeton for the ensuing year, and for other business.
By ceder of the Hoard,
WILLIAM EMPSI)N. Sec. A.I.
The Chair will be taken at Half-past Twelve o'Clixk precisely.
Tickets far the admi,i.ion of ladies and Gentlemen rosy be had
on application in the Office of the institution. in Fludyer-street.

INCORPORATED LITERARY FUND SOCIETY.
Coda the immediate Patronage of his Majesty.
The ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of this institution will
be celebrated In Freemasons' Hall, on WEDNESDAY NEXT,
tbe 10th of May, when
His Grace the Duke of SOMERSET,
The President of the Institution, will take the Chair.
The Nobility, and Friends-of Literature in general, are earnestly
and respectfully invited to concur in the objects of a Society, the
particular object of which is to relieve Men of beaming and Genius
in distress, who Lave benefited the Public by their writings.

STZWAIIIDII. 1
The Right lion. Loyd Gltmonhy J. G. Lockhart, Esq.
The lion. Henley Eilen R. Marshal, Esq.
Sir John Malcolm, 0.C.8. The Rev. Dr. Morris
Richt Hon. the bard Mayor A. L. Prevost. Esq.
The Rev. H. H. Haber The Rev. Dr. Richards
John Capel, Esq. The Rev. I)r. Russell
Dr. and G. F. Stratton, Esq.
L. A. de la Chaurnette, Esq. IT. Wilson, Esq. M.P.
Thomas Halifax, Esq.
Ticints, 24e. each, to be had oil the Stewards; also at the Chem.
ben of the Society. 4, Lincoln's inn-fields ; and at the Bar of the
FrOMIIIINIMI. Tavern.

M ENSIOEF(O) COMPANY.—At
held at theAt CityOoerfteral 50ineeV::; of
(in conformity with the Deed of Association) on TTIIURSDAY,
the 4th of May. 1826.
JOHN PETTY MCSPRATT, Esq. in the Chair.
The Report of the Directors having been read—
The following Resolutions were moved, and carried unani-
mously, vls.:
That the Report now read, be received, and entered on the 51i-
mute of the Company, as approved by the Proprietors ; and that
the name be printed, and a Copy thereof sent to each Proprietor.
That it be recommended to the Court of Directors, to permit
the Shareholders, who have not yet executed the Deed of Assorts.
ties, and also those Persons, who, having executed the Deed, but
have not yet paid the Call of 3/. per Share, ordered on the 21st of
February lest, to execute the Deed and to pay the Call on or be-
fore the 4tb of June next.

That the cordial Thanks of this Meeting he given to the Di-
rectors, fee the great zeal and attention which they have bestowed
in the administration of the Concerns of the ('ompany.
That the Thanks of the Meeting be given to the Auditors.
That the Thanks of the Meeting be given to the Secretary, for
his frau attention to the interests of the Company.
net the cordial Thanks of the Meeting be given to the Chair-
man, for his able and impartial conduct, in presiding over the Bust.
twos of the Day.