The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

No. 7,219.

sALE OF CORDAGE AND STORES.
OFFICIP OF QIIIINANCR, PaiLmon, Jac 26, IBM. 1
Tor Prowitql (*err of Ma Mgjesty's Ch &voice do
4,lbreire I,akt,
The :rel. will txpta• to SALE by PUBLIC AUCTION, at
Lee o; hart, Portsinautb, on TIIUItriDAY sad FRIDAY,
~e :4 aniS4 et rAmary, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, a

Asmity of
OLD AND OBSOLETE STORES,
‘ .nsisung of about twenty-two tons of Tarred YersaNnlaid from
w ind used Cordage, about eighty-live toss of old Rope and
; :...lt .Wads in Paper Stuff, fifty sets of new Tbill and Chain
~., Ihrue,,. twe oy sets of used ditto, sixty-three Hammocks,
iwrnitng. Olviol•te Tents and Camp Kettles, old Blankets,
~ it l
1,,,,,.., ~,tt t.. 0011, 31 wit and Bowsprit, together with about one
,wd er.ti Ott.) Lots of Fire Wood, as wilt be expressed in
• atzwrlca, wh,ch m3l be had at tins Office, and at the Office of
(4....n.1ttce.13,.:t•a01ith.
fat wi.ok to be ‘,.etoeti on the Sun Wharf, between the hours
td ding sail threc D'aock, on the three working days ptecedtng

vie dale^ A
deposit of 2.N. Roods cent. in cash. or Bank of Er_igend notes,
be required upon all the Lots, except the Fire Wood, which
O
be paid tor on the fall of the bammt'?.
lly order of the Board W. GRIFFIN. Seesetsry.

NAVY -01'1? IC E. January 28, 182 e.
rl 4tir. Pight Ilonnuralde the Lords Commissioners of sea
fileiesty's Treasury juiving appointed Money for the pay-
meet of lialf-pay to Sea Officers, ham the let October to the Slat
December, 1625. according to hie filejeatls Establishment in that
I.ehal;'., these are to give Notice that the several Payments will
1)24;.:, to be made at the Pay-office, by the Treasurer of his Ma-
iss.y 'a Navy. at Ten o'clock io the Morning on the following days.
v.:. :--1./rt the 6th, 7th, and 11th of FEBRUARY to Admirals,
vet their Attorneys; oe the 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, and
FEll /WARY to Lieutenants and Chaplains, and their
‘ t on the 16th and 17th of FEBRUARY to Masten",
PUTIOTS, and their tt=s.
• - • the Lists will be the fine and tbied Wed.
wry month, Mansell persons map then awl Week attend
what may become payable to them, and bring with than
ds required by Order in Council of 30th July, 1819, the
,inns ot which were published in an Advettisemet.t from this
ItF ;13!c I 16th September, 1819, and may be procured at the
the Treasurer of the Navy ; and in ease any of the said
I siesild not be able to &mud themselves, but employ At-
e. that purpose, the said Attorneys are to produce similar
,v.ii from the persona they are employed by.
t.'. Officer( are abroad on leave, their Agents are to produce
Copies of such Leave beforethe Half-pay call be paid.
.1 d as by Act of Parliament, passed in the 35th year of his late
Reign, intituled, " An Act for establishing a more easy
.) •.1 expedidoes method for the Payment of Officers belonging to
;as Majesty's Navy." it is enacted, by the 20th clause of the said
As, "that if any Commissioned or Warrant Naval Officer, who
shall be entitled to receive half-pay, and shall be desirous to receive
be paid the same at or near the place of his residence, he may
apply to the Treasurer of his Shijesty'e Navy in Lemion to have
s• di half-pay paid at or near the place of his residence, &c. in the
:Janne: pointed out by the said Act." And by a further Act,
i.3ASett in the 56th year of his late Majesty". Reign, intituled,
•• An Art for enabling the Officers in his Majesty's Navy end
it eir Representatives to draw for and receive their Half-pay," it is
rn3c.ed by the Ist and 3d clausesof the said Act, " that if any
feicer in his Majesty's Navy, who shall b: entitled to receive any
• it., of money for or on account of his half pay, shall be desirous
or drawing a Bill of Exchange for the same, upon the Commis-
sioners of his Majesty's Navy, instead of receiving the Game by
Remittance Bill. hooka!) signify such desire by letter to the Ma-
ll-et of his alejeety's Navy ; and that if any Officer in his Ma-
jesty's N.,v, who shall be entitled to receive any sum of money for
or on account of half-pay, shall b. desirous of having his halt-pay
'mid to him by extract., at any of his Majesty's dock-yards, where
clerk.; for the payment of wages for the Navy shall reside, instead
of receiving the same by Remittance Bill or Bill of Exchange, he
it to apply either to e pecer Clerk st the Nav Pay Office in
London, oe at the Pay °Bicep
at such dock-yard, signfyiog such
his desire."
Notice is hereby farther given, that the Half-pay ending the
31-• December last will eommence.paying on the 6th of FE 8R1.7.
APY, and all persons desirous re dearth!, for, or cf having their
hair-par remitted to them, may apply as above directed.
Mem—Bills of Exchange drawn under or by virtue of the Act
abare recited are not liable to the Stamp Lhity.
is persons residing out of his Majesty's dominions are entitled
tt the privileges of this Act.

1‘-
'1: a MEETING held at the Mansion-House, Lon-
don 21kb Jsnuary,

The Eight lion. the LORI) 11l XYoli in the Chair :
Besotted unanimously, That the very distressed condition of
these persons in Spitaltields who depend on the Silk Manufacture
for their support calis for public coinmiseration and relief.
Resolved unanimously, That it has been ascertained by an loves-
Beano., undettaken by dime of the Government, that up toga-
turday last 7.721 looms were nnemiployed, which furnietreesub-
ststerce to 4,110 n fam.lies, containing upwards of 211,000 persons.
To these are to be added some thousands of persons who are de-
pendent upon the regular employment of these looms. The amount
of wages which bar in consequence been withdrawn from this dis-
trict is probanty not less then 10,0 W/. per week.
Remind unanimously, Thnt the present distress does not origi.
nate from any imprudence in the unfortunate weavers, but from
changes in the trade over which they have no control.
Ronlved unanimously, That a subscription for the relief of the
distressed 'Weavers in Spitalfields be now opened.
Resolved unanimously, That the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor,
the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, Mr. Alderman Wood,
Jilt Alderman Barran, Mr. Alderman 'Thompson, Ti. M. Roths-
child, Fol., John Ham, Esq., Thos. Gibson, Esq., Oliver Hatch,
ESA.I., Alexis Doxat. Egg., E. Dneent, Esq., J. J. Bu'tress. EP q..
J. H. Mills, Esq., James Hill, Esq., John Ames, b:sq., R. In.
ieby. Esq., 11. Fulton, Esq., John Ballance, Esq.. William
itell, Esq., Thomas Stokes, Esq., and R. Bennett, Esq., be a
I •tyntrittee to carry the above Resolutions into effect, with power
to aid to their numbers.
Emitted unanimously, That William Hale, Esq., is requested
to ,reept the mince of Treasurer; and that Subscriptions be re-
ceived by the Treasurer, the Committee, and at all the Bankers of
the Metropnli•.
Resolved unanimonsly, That the grateful thanks of this Meet-
ing be prevented to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Ches-
ter, tor his r ady attention to assist in alleviating the distress now
existing an.onp his parishioners, and among the inhabitants of the

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atijuinlng parishes.
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Meeting be
conlislly presented to the Right Honourable the Lord 3layor, fee
his kind permission to hold this Meeting at the klaosion-horse,
and for the benesolent interest he his taken in the proceedings of

thn day.
The following Subscriptions wcre then immediately entered

£lOOO 0

Ilse Majesty -
The Right Hen. the
Lout Mayor
Tie Bight Rev. the
Lord Bishop of
brae, . 25 0
James Veve end Co. . 1011
Itoxst end Co. . lUD
A. N. Ilaidonand and
Sons - -
P. and N. Gar.dolfi and

Morrie Prermt nod Co. XlO3 0
.1. J. E. De berre. Esq. 2& U
Burnand and Co. 25 011
James t'asenowe and Co. 50 0
William Hale. Esq. - 50 0
Roth‘ehild, Esq. 100 0
Alderman Garrett - 10 0
Alderman Luca, - 10

100 0

Altlenr,..n Thompson - 10 0
John lapel, Eiq. . 10 0
Joseph Vans. Esq. - 6 0

- -
co.- - .
- - 100 0 1
At a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, held at WEAViRS'
'HALL, London, January 30, 1020,
The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of CHESTER in the Chair,
The following Gentlemen were added to the Committee :
T. F. Batton, M.P. George Stokes David Reid
(I. C. (Henn James 310ffig Joseph Moulder
Robert Banbury. Charles Filicia J. Butterworth, 31. P.
Thomas James James Hodgson John Richards
Ambrose Moore Chabot, Esqra. John Dubois
John Woollam Sir F. lksanges, John Parasite
Charles Adams Knt. Francis Giles
Lens Smith Edward Meyrick Joseph Vasa
John Grout Alphonsis Posse Peter Bedford
11... res Head W. H. Grieve Samuel West
William Smart Routh I. Heywood, Esqrs.
J.Daughbrey, Emits. John Homes, Esqrs.
And also the Reverend the ClerFy of St. hotolph, Biehopagate;
St. Matthew, Bethnal-green ; Chnstchureh, Spitalfields t St.MllO7,
Whitechapel ; and the :Minister of the French Protestant Church,
Threadneedle-stmt.
And the following additional Subscriptions were announced:—
John Motteux, Esq. £lOO 0 Esstntan and Hill - .£l5 0
"doom, Stanger, and Co. 30 0 John Stokes and Sons 30 0
Henry Fulton, Ei.q. 10 0 An Original Contributor
I
Amen, Atkinson, and Co. 30 0 to the IlasSeltlS Poor,
H. and R. Burnett - 30 II per the Morning Post 20 0
J. J. Buttress - 10 0 Mr. John Phipps - 5 0

WINES AT REDUCED PA
LONDON AND WESI
SPIRIT COMPANY, N
fin', Church.

OCRS. FOR CASH ONLY.
IMINSTER WINE AND
;o. IG, Strand, opposite St. Mar-

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Per Fovea.
Pon. Vintage 1829 • 2716 to 309.
lotto Crusted -36 e. 425.

Per Dozen.

Claret, Lafitte and 31ar-
gaux 72a. to 96s
Sparkling Cham-
agne . 725. 841.
Dopand Creaming of
the Not quality - —s. Wk.
St. Percy, dry and spark. 725.
Chablis - fat,
Ilersnitage,Rcd and White 465.
Moselle, Sauterne, &c, fies.
Foreign Liqueurs of all kinds.

Ditto i to II years in
bottle - 43$

herrirPale&Brown 275. 361.
La. Amontillado - 425. 463.
lladeira, West India 365. 425.
Do. Ear India . 461. —60 s.
I;vccllos. 365. —42 a.

Teneriffir, Lisbon. V i•
donia,/t Mountain Mrs. 3fa.
Claret, St. Julien - • —48 a.
Superior sin, 144.; Jamaica I
Si: Dona puked in $ bootie

m, 1:n.; Brandy, 265. per gall.
gratis... Battle, at MU I4ice.