The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-09 00:00:00

WINDSOR, OcToes' s.

MS MAJESTY arrived at ma cottage, in Windsor
Great Park, on Monday evening het. The KtNo's
good health appear* fully confirmed by his aquatic
racu•sion. Hes MAJESTY takes daily exercise
amido the beautiful scenety by which he is sur-
✓ounded.
On Monday 1.. t Jotin BANNISTER, Erg. was
*worn into office as Mayor of Windsor, on which
occasion he was invested with the chain of office,
presented to the late Mayo and Corporation by his
moot gracious MAJESTY. 1 lii► erre Slimly was per.
formed by GEORGE Davis, E-q. Justice of the
Borough. The other Officers of ti.e Corporst.
were also sworn. The thanks of the Corporation
were voted to Mr. ECEI.STON E. the Chanibeilaim
Previous to the ceremony div.ne service was per-
formed at the Town°ll4ll by tl►t• Rev. Mr. DoLoy.
Oil this occasion the Ma) Of g ive a most elegant en-
tertainment to the Corporation, the Officers of the
Royal Horse Guard* and Sd Goarrls, and to many
gentlemen of the town and neighbourliimol. The
dinner consisted of turtle, venison, and every deli-
cacy ; many appro;itiate toasts were given, and the
eveuing was spew with the greatest conviviality.

Yesterday divine 'rewire win perf,rmed at the
Palace in Pall-mall by she Rev. Dr. S. (21..aaKr.
We understand the Address to the QUERN from
!Woking and iniliirtuous classes of shis town, has
olissmt• of two thonsalit rign itorrs, and in
all lik.-
bhood as many more wall be rade d.—( Sosiltamprox
Paper.)
An Address from the Inhabitants of Gosport has
been transmitted to Alderman WOOD, to be by him
presented to her Nl...it-Ay the QuEEN. We are in-
formed that it received, in the short apace of two
days and s half, 1,076 signatures from the male re-
sidents of that ancient town.

Thursday a very respectable soil numerous Meeting of
the Inhabitants of Kensington, was held at the Attain and
Fre T in that town, for the purpose of addressing her
MAJIIITT. The Chsir was taken at two o'clock, when Mr.
M P. for the County, addressed the Meeting at
considerable length, strongly "limiters log the present proceed-
ings against the Quits as a part of that system of oppression
which had so long ruled over the country. Mr. PITTIt
MOOR., M.P. also nildressod them, sod in the most earnest
manner called on them to te,iit the present proceeding%
which he cousidered one of the foulest mud basest cusspira.
ries ever brought forward in any country under soy circum-
stances. A series of Resolution., expressed in the usual
manner were then agreed to, as was also an Address to her
MAJFirrY. A number of Centlernes addressed the meeting,
and strongly urged the necessity of their being firm and
united in the cause of the QUEVI. A &rotation was ap-
pointed to wail on hie M T, to know when she would
be pleased to receive the Address.
_

Me. IVA LLACI performed Curio/anus for his own
benefit, at the Doncaster theatre, oil Monday
The Lord Bishop of itsphor (Dr. Maine), in his
late circular parochial violet. of his diocese, per-
sonally inspected thirty.twn churches, together wi.h
the glebe house.; held visitation in thirty-one
parishes; administered coofirmstiou to the young
persons of these v-vera I parishes, amounting In 4.000;
and courecroted four churches, two of which, from
their retnotemss have remaii.ed without co, secre-
t for forty 'ears —(Drblin Correspondent.)
Thursday Mr. Alderman NEWCOMB entered upon
the office of Mayor of Stamford fur the year en-
suing; on which occasion he was honoured with the
company of a large party at dinner at the Tetra
11 all.
Sir Thomas RYAN MARTIN, comptroller, Sir
Waal' I'EAEE said Sir !lomat Samoa% sur-
veyor., and the lion. Colonel STAPYLTOII, one of
the l'orniiiis,ioners of the Navy, ensile their annual
visit to Portsmouth last week, to iscipect the ordi-
nary, muster the dock-yard. &c.
PLYMOUTH. OCTOBER 5.-- Lord EKNOUTII
struck his flag on Saturday. sod sailed in the Lap-
wing for Southampton. from whence he proceeds to
tows,. COMUDOtiOre CAULFIELD hoisted a brocd
pendant.
Captain BIGLAND is appointed to the Bann ;
Lieutenant 11'111/WOIITM LLOYD is promoted to a
.siler, and sppoiuted to the Mirthless; Lieu-
tenant G. BLACKMAN, promoted to Commander,
and tippo;itted to the Raleigh; Lieut. ED. Poe-
t:ma promoted to Commander, and appanutid to
the tubnouth. Litut. W. J. H. JOHNSTONE is
promut.tl to a C ttttt mainler. Lieut. JOHN HUDSON
(h), to toe Flag Lieutenant to Sir CIi•SLES ROW-
LEY ; Mr. J. NAIRN E. Tuner of the Serene.
The fliorssm. 24. C vain ‘'sation. sailed on
Wednesday from Portsmouth for the St. Helens
station. The Wye. t7apt. FismEn. slid the
Brisk, Capt. J. W. MONTAGU, have reisir,.ed to
the Sheerness station ; and the Coneekon, Capt.
!Utmost., sailed for Plymouth, with seamen for
the Cambrian frigate.
The Orpheus, Mr. HENRY MiLME. master, sr-
rived at Portsmouth Irons the Mauritius on Wed-
neolay. whence she sailed no the 30th May. and
from the Cape on the 28th July. The Topes',
46, Capt. LUMLEY, was at the Mauritius. Sir
RICHARD Ktma arrived at the Cape. in the Min-
den. 74, Capt. l' *mhos, on the 40th July, and
was to sail in four or tire days fur England, in COIn.
patty with the Seringupstuat„ 46, a new Mote,
from flombaylcomarissided by Capt. WM. WA.-
POLE. late of the Cat kw. The Alludes left Trin-
comalee on the 518th May.
On Fads! Mrs. AITDDELTON DIDDULPII, gave
heeanuu& dinner to the Corporation of Desslagh.The
Member for the borough, J. W. Gamma, EN.
of (ism, with • nuather of fttruda, dined at the
C OVI II Inn j and ten other inns were opened, aud
numerous sod respectable parties rojoyld the trust.
Afer the cloth was withdrawn, and the usual toasts
drank, the Member. accompanied by Mr. HEATON.
Mr. COrNER WILLIAMS, and other Geoilemeo,
proceeded to call at the other Ismael.. where they
were received with app!suw. At the Black Lion,
sesend questions were put to Mr. GaIFFITII. as to
the pail he meant to tuke in the QUEEN'S case.
The Chan mum (the Rev. Ikon Jones, of Pes.r-
street),. ',wetted that he was he. obliged to tall
Ina biesid to order; the worthy Member had heels
elected on independent principles. w d it would be
deviating from those principb ato call ui him at
presort to state his opinions on liar great question ;
that upiniors might be altered by org ttttt rots lie
might heat in the Ileum of Commons, and los corr-
►t i t tient* might -miusider themselves slecrived. He
tl crefure would recommend the worthy Menthe, to
withhold his opinion mod called urou in the situ*.
lion lie was elected to an.

I'OLtCE.

"9111W•MINST.
SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
S.iiwrday • young gentleman attended at Dill Ake before
R. Riraie, Fag. the Sitting Magisteme, with the rigid cow
stable of St. Mary-le-Strand, who brought the Now.
hook from the watehlweire, ie which was Petered, " A
I:entireness charges • lady with altempting to drown her-
self in the Thames r•-I• e•planatiosi of this, the rating
pr.neleals• at ited„ that es the previous emitting, at rather
• late hour, a. he was goiwg .lowa Catherinesereet, Stroud,
he heard cries as of a woman in great distress, sad saw •
young woman standing iu a court, trysts* bitterly. He
•poke tt lit r, but she mitt .... rd cryiag ; sod while he
turned for a moment to speak to some persons who were
nob bins, she wan off iota the Strand amid dawn Norf
SIM 1. He pursued, bus she ran with uncommon 'peed, awl
when she gut to the bottom of the street she attempted so
throw herself over the woo railing into the liver, hot
fort•ostely her clothes imagist the railings, mid she was ',im-
pended by thews until he came up, snit, with Ilse assist-
nem of a watchman, extricated her from her perilous
situatime. She was taken to the watchhouse, where she was
extremely ill, and the ecosstahle loinivirly took her to his own
house, and his wife watched with her all night. le the
morning she lift her fur a short Stier, berme, as she
snpposed, removed every thiag dangerous from her
reach. Oa her retina to the room, however, she was
horror-atter* at finding the wretched girl attempting
to destroy herself by sticking pins Into her ibruat!—
Even is this singular manner she would have rtr (led her
purpose but fur the timely interferenre of the constables
Wife, He had been to her this woiriaing, rind she staled to
hint that Ler family was highly resoart able, nod that she
had been seduced lay a " certain Linke," ithe name was
handed to the Magistrate) who sow ikseitid her. Iler
hinds refused to notice her, and she gut ion the Guardian
Asylum, but they still continued inceurah!c, and at length
in an rill moment she listened to the delusive peraussions
of • *mese to pail Ilse Asylum, which she did. and went to
• house of illtaiwe near Catherine-street. Here, however,
she had only been Iwo or three days when, disgusted at the
depiavity she witnessr4, and dropsiting of a sermirilistion
with her friends,she determined to end her miseries by sui-
cide, and had come out fur that purpose when he found her
mist. She gave references to her family, who were of con-
siderable respectability. She was about le years of age,
(tingly handsome, and appeared to have been well
educated. His object in applying here was to know if any
thing could be done with her until her friends could he pre-
veiled upon to receive her, or she could he placed in some
proper asylum.
Mr. finale warmly complimented the young gesitlemao
for his humanity, and, after some conversation, it was ar-
ranged that the unhappy girl should remain in Out consta-
ble's until the necessary step• could be takes for her future
provision, the worthy Magistrate promising to do all in his
power in furtherance of the benevolent views of the appli-
cant.

wonsuir STILXVT.
EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION OF FORGED NOTES.

Ott Saturday this office was eteredingly crowded with
publicans and others, who 'Retailed to prefer changes against
Mom Bannister, who stood remanded for uttering and vend.
ing forged notes, purporting to be of the Bank of England.
Mr. Rooker, Solicitor to the Mink, attended on she part
of she prosecution, and also Mr. Glover, one of the In..
specters
Mr. Thomas Lambert, proprietor of the King's Arms
Tavern, in Merrifield.; Mr. Richard Josses, John's.ramr,
St. Luke's, hats. r; Mr. David Powell, of the Britannia,
Nclson-strcrt, Lime-lane, Southwark ; Mr. Wm. Moffatt,
landlord of the Mitre public-house, in Toole, street; and
Mr. Sharp, a tolorccouiat in Barbican, severally preferred
charge. &galled him.
Mr. Glover, the Rank Inspector, proved the whole of the
notes prodwerd to be forgeries in alt respects.
Mr. Benett asked the Prisoner if lie had any thing to say
In his defence The Prisoner observid, with great emphasis,
that he was the victim or a foul conspiracy.
Mr. Rooker said, that the nbaervat ion was insufferable, he
knew well lie had beets at Bow street under similar charges,
but was permitted to escape through the humanity displayed
no the part of the Bank. At the request of Mr. Rooker, the
Prisoner was remanded till next week, when more charges are
expected to be xbibited against him.

TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.

FEMALE HIGHWAY KOHHERS.

The Capt sin of a French trader lying in the River sp.
plied to the sitting Alderman on Saturday for advice in the
following ease:—He had arrived iu town lint a few days be-
fore with a cargo, two huodred pound's worth of which were
eggs; be took them to the Borungh market no the last
market slay, where he sold the greater part of them, sail re-
ceived the amount in Bank sutra. In the course of the
morning he bad drank rather liberally on an empty stomach,
which kuddenly and unexpectedly produced inebriation. He
put •Illeis money in a canvass bag, mid left the minket fur
the purpose of g • g home; but on his way through an
alley, called Nlaieleseterail court, he was beset by a pug of
name es, who counneueed a must violent attack upon him,
knocked him down, and use ..f deem tb,•,, knell out him suit
held him by she throat till the ushers refl.d his pockets of leis
bag and more than 1001. in money. lie gni enpled
to make every r possetele ter attract the notice of INIIIIIIM-
gers; but speaking milli', vent English, he was not under-
stood, and she women got clear sill wills him properly.
The Magistrate advised him to leave the numbers of the
elutes reed a &seri; of the 'et with the °dims, mad
promised that every endeavour .Wahl he made to trace them.

The North Carotins, of 74 gess, was larosefied M Phila.
drhillia oo the 7th of lasi lesootb.
The Britannia, or 1.20 guns, is expected to he
launched from Plymouth Dock-yrid oo the '2oth

The revenue canter thErtiwiekt. Lirut. READ
(a). was lust s frw days sis,cr, ou the 801 l rod
Calf rock, Coast of Ireland; the stores and crew
MPMI• _ _ _

Extract from a private letter 'tom Corfu, dated
September 8:—" It is now ofheially known that
Janias is iu the hands of the Turks, aid that
ALI PACUA has .hat himself up in a strong
fortress near that city. with a few of his followers.
As soon as the Turkish army appeared, At.a's Al-
Iraniau went over and joined them. The
Turkish fleet, consisting of acute formidable fro-
gates, be.itles corvettes and brigs, is now at anchor
off Bacintro, a harbour six miles from Curia.
We learn from Corfu. under date of the 26. h of
August. that the famous 'Ali, Poch& of Janina,
who loss fallen smiler the weight of the numerous
farces which the Porte had sent agaioot him, is ex-
pected every moment in Venice. Almost all
Epirus has spoutaueously submitted to the
Commander of the Ottoman fleet. The troops
of the Gland Seighor bare entered all the
strong places without staltisig a blow. Vili, the
sou of Ali. who commanded the fortress of Prevail',
situated at the cel.brated rock de Suly, too learning
the disasters his father. surrendered himself to
the Capitais Pada. Ali, who had still larked to
defeudiug hitttwlf, ha., it is and. lust all hopes on
seeing; I sell sirperreil, rot ouly by his troops.
hot even by his own childran. Parga, where Ali
had committed such cruelties, has also fdlltu into
the power of the Ottomans.—.(Mouirear.)
A seizure wee amide by the officers of the Customs
at Newcastle lust week. of 1.275 pounds of arum.
aufactured whom'. 40 pound. of tea. nod 89
pounds of smog. The article. were found conceal.
iiii bales of old rags, imported in the ship Maria
mod ,:rus, British-bode. from ; and from
the patio takru in pocking them. could °My hare
hers discovered on a strict examination.

FROM SATURDAY NIGHTS GAZATTS.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS. •

. .
R'ar•OfJire, October 6, ISIS.
Royal Regiment of Horse Goard.—Thogage
Geist to be Comet, by pup/base. vice (>tse►tlMtls
issuled—Commic.i 111 l dated September 22, MM.
11 lb Regionrot of Light Drag —Brevet Lireferint•Co-
loose! Michael ( haat.") to be Lieuteoatit-Colowel, by rec.
chit.e, vice Diggen., who retires—dated September II,•
pLiristrit int Alrell Davis, from half-ply of the 22J Light
l)r.goon•, to be Isenienaist, vire Itubirt Holling.rueth,
who • %chimes, receiving the d.flercisce--dated Septem.
her 2n, 1820.
18th I:aliment of Font—Lien)►want Oliver St. George lo be
Captain, by lowdown., vane Maxwell, who retire.--dated
as above.
En.ig•u John (,'.mph•ll, In he Licutenaul, by purchase, vice
St. Grurgeb.ll d as above.
Robert La Toorhe, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, Vita
Campbell—doted as above.
60th dittis—Qoortermlater John Keine, from half-pay of the
Regimesit, to be Quartermaster. vice Alexaude► Jobastots,
win• rarbseigrs—dated as %hove.
Clot —.Cockatoo, Gent. In he Ensign, without per.
vb.., vice Adolphus Grieve, dereased—laird a. above.
6711, ditin—Arindaisi-Surzeou to the Forces James French,
M.D. to lie Asmi.i..sot-Surgeon.•ice Gregg, whu.e appoint.
tarot has loco caiscelkd—ilateil as above.
901 h ditto—Enrico Alexander Stuart to be Lirotenant,
without porehare—dated a. obits..
Johnston, Grot. lo be Enisigii, vice Stunt—dated
ao'.hove.
Lieuttliasil ll,rtor Nbunni to he diljiitaut. vice Crawford,
appoiiiied to the Bth Royal V. ti ran Battaliuo—Jaded M•y
11, 1820.
2d Wu.' mills Regiment—Al.i.lant.Surgena to Ilse Forces
Hen, y V.rrsimus Hnskiss to be Surgeon, vice 'llsorna.
Mn. ray, aho ti tires spun half.pay—dated September 28,
1820.

10th Royal Veteran Battalion.
jjrntcnsnt John Henderson to be Aajutant. vire William
Barton., ob•i mourns to bis Curtner situation on the Re-
lireJ List—dated as above.
BR EV ET. _ _

Captain Henry Fm.kine Somerville (wenn., in command of
the Recruiting Service of the East India Company, at floe
Depot at Chatham), to have the local rink of Major
a■ long as lie may continue to do duly with the depot
dated September 28, 1820.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
To be Surceona to the Forres.

Surrerm Jam, a Elholt, from half pry, vice James William
Draken, who mires—dated Sirmember 28, MO; and
thereon Alexander ernadfoot, from half-pay 'Le-
gimeni--ilmtd as above.
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CO1•1111illi011 ill the 441 Somerset NSilitis. sirsedolty the Lord
Lieutenant of the Count, of SIAM. t.
Peter Davis Sheraton, Esq. to be 31ajor—dsted Auguot 14,

ISZD.

CoMatiasons in the Regiment of Sumex Militia, signed by
the Lord Liestemast of the Comity of Suss( x.
Major John Harry Willard to he Lieuienant-Colunel, vice
Nevlst fly, retired—dated September 28, 1840.
Captain William Lcavre to hr Major, vice Willard, pro-

muted—J.B4A Septembre 30, 1810.
liessienent %Vitham Gnstwicke Kivaesiae to he Cmptaiut

"lee Levers, promoted—dated as above.
Cootosisslons signed tut the Licatteneal owl High Sherif of
the Shertirdeas or Steteartry of K irelothrt e ht.
To he Vice- Lieuteoaal—Juhie Gor•itin, Esq.—dated Joly 20,

1810.
To be Depety-Lieutenants—Edward Boyd, Esq.; and Jamas
Stewart, E.q —dated August VI, 18t0; Alexaudir Mur-
ray, Esq ; Lieuteuant-Culonel William Newall Maxwell;
and Ruben Hannay, Esq.—dated September t, 1181 e.
Kirkeitilbeiglii slid Wigton.. Regimeat of Militia.
David Blair, jun. Gent. to be Surgeon, vice Christie, resigm

—dated July 3, 1820.
Corps of Kirkcudbright Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry.
Captain John Margin to be Major, vice More; resigned—
dated August 14,1820.
To be Captains—lientenent George Charles Jones, vice
Harlin, promoted; mid Sir Julio Gordon, Dart. to the
vacant Troop—bulb dated as above.
To be Lieutenants—Corort We'limn Kennedy Lawrie, vice
loses, promoietl—dated as above ' • and Corm t James
Herbertson, vice %Vallee liigbam Lawrie, resegtsed—bulb
dated as shove.
To be Cornets—James Donald, Gent. vice Ker, resigned—
dated Jour 30, 1820; and Julio M• 11 Man, Gent. vice
lierbertsou, promoted—dated August 14, 1820.

Cbasneissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Me County
of Perth.
Royal Perthshire Minna.
Ti he Captains—(..urge ‘Vright, Eul. vice Morison ap.
poiuled to the 21.1 regiment—olatril 0003.1 2, 1815 ;
Luid Charles Slung, •ice Mesizics, deceased—dated
May 17, 1819.
Tis be Eusigos—Robert Thomson,Geot vice Di lahoy—datetl
December 1, 1013 Robert Sheitier, vice M'l.ai blau, •p-
-pulsated to ilie Liar—dated Autrust 22, lb IS ; mod John
Robertson, Gent. vice Murray, deceased—Jet rd uguit 11,
1820. _ _

riliAlice Troop of Yeomanry Carilry.
Co►set Jamea Sharp to be lieutenant, by augnieutatiou of
the troop—datedly 1, 1840,
M..jor .1086, Retches So be Cornet, vice Sharp, promoted—
thitd as dwee.

The Cure Mark, to as Devises, 34fishery, and Mono ,
have all had over.ahmulant soppl.rs Mir week. The dew,
clarion has hems from 4s. to per ems. ler.
As • proof of tlw product of the I..st harvest, re ore lo-
formed, that two statute f laud, at kerth•mui,o,
yielded the extraordinary rmantity of 34 sat ks soda k'tlf
thrashed wheal, being snore than a load and a ha to ,o
acre.

At last PetersfielJ market, wheat was airrreJ at 141 pr
load. _ _

Catherine Hill fair, near Gnilaird, en Monday lasi,
erected in brilliancy moil nensbers my ferret yrar Ott wr
renwntber.

THE TVIII:

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NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. 1820.

VIRIDAV. OCTOBER a.
Sweepstakes • f 100;.. trick h. fr. A F.

Lird Romeo's Hoopoe, 7.1. 131 b... • •
Mr. Udey's f. by Wor'ul, 7sl,
Duke of Grafinoe's 7sl. 616
Duke of Purilasod's Mr. am, s.t. 811.
Eves ono Hoopoe.
Lord Suffield's Glos.,worat, Sit. 71b ...rt.'''. from Duke r
Porlautre Tires..., Ilst 41b. D. M. 100 Es.