The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-03 00:00:00

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Captain Wm. Sargent, late of the Mutiny, who distin-
guished himself at Algiers, is promoted to the rank of Pod
Captain.—Lientenaists Alex. A. Sandilands, Roger
and James Burton (6), have been promoted to the ra
Commander; Lieutenants W. Brett and T. E. Hinton are
placed on t►e List of Soperaennated Cissisennders.—Tho
following thirteen Midshipmen have been promoted to the
rank of Lieutenant : Messrs. Hon. G. D. Ryder, C. Mad-
den, H. Richmond, F. A. Wilkinson, J. Grant (6), W.
Lowry, C. E. Toter, R. Beaumont, T. Wood', W. Critchlll,
J. Wainwright, Hun. W. Keith, and W. D. Haatings.—Mr.
R. Malcolm is promoted to the rank of Surgeon; Mr. J.
Jervis to be Assistant• Surgeon ; Mr. W. H. Bond to the

of Parser, and appointed to the Bann.—Cayit ilidat Ball la
appointed to the Drake, and Capt. &add's& WIN* Nur-
giatta.—Lient. James Bray to command Hsi 11101401119
Lieut. Hutt. W. Keith is appointed to the Egeria; Mr. Gol-
iath, Purser of the Queen Charlotte; sad Mr. G. Maher,
Parser of the Tamar.

The PRINCE RECENT'S stag-hounds will meet
this day at Bedfont Turnpike-gate ; and on Fri-
day at Maidenhead Thicket—each day at teu
o'clock, if hunting weather.
The celebrated horse Jupiter, by Sir Oliver, i■
now the property of Mr. UNUBRUILL, horse-dealer,
near this towm_rsheeirebary Paper.)
A considerable deal of baisinews was done oil Ss.
turday on the Stock Exchange. The 9 per Cent.
Consols were, in the course of the morning, as high
as 691 ; but declined to 691.
By a recent regulation, the island of Mauritius
and its depentleticies, are placed under the, orders
of the Admiral commanding at St. Helens.
A recent letter from the Cape of Good Hope
mentions, that Captain CHAPMAN, in the Navaho,
was ordered to explore the Great Fish River, or Rio
d'tnfante, in South Africa.

The ()etas xnd Aorthamptort transports sailed
from Port.mutailt on Saturday morning forLivetpoul,
to take on board settlers for the Cape of Good
Hope.

The Journal des Debars contains an Ordi-
nance issued from Carlton House by his Royal
Highness the PILINCB REGENT, concerning the
organisation of the General Assembly of the States
of Hanover. It is therein ordained that the General
Assembly of the States shall in future be composed
of two Chambers, and be formed partly of Members
who shall personally have the right of sittibg
the Assembly, and partly of Deputies elected.
The two Chambers 'ball enjoy the same rights and
attributes, and all the propositions which shall
catenate from the Cabinet. Ministry *hall be ad-
dressed to the General Assembly of the States.
The Members of the two Chambers shall pro-
fess sloe of the three Christian professions which
the Act of the Congressof Vienna has plae.
ed absolutely upon the same footing ; they shall
have accomplished their 45th year, and shall
be possessed of an independent fortune in cases
where their employment does not give them
ally a right of sitting in the assembly. The Ordi-
nance then gives a personal hereditary vote iu the
First Chamber to Members who hove formed a low.
jorot consisting of landed property, situated within
the kingdom, yielding 6,000 crowns amigol net re-
venue, and not encumbered by mortgage. The
Deputies of the equestrian order, chosen for
the duration of each assembly of the States, shall
possess a net revenue of 600 crowns, arising from
landed property within the kingdom, Bud not en-
cumbered by mortgage. The Deputies from the
freeholders in the Second Chamber shall have a
uet revenue of 300 crowns, arising from landed
property within the kingdom. The other Deputies
chosen for the Second Chamber shall possess a oat
revenue of 300 crowns, arising either from landed
property' situated within the kingdom, or from
capital eniltk4ed within the kingdom.
A complaint is made in the Josstnei des Debars
against the Marquis DEssoLut, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, for his having, on the 10th of
November Wilt Vied a Treaty, by which he
recogniaii ra debt et seven millions of francs elflike.,
ed for 40 yaw btebe Dey of Austen, and refteeßii
htevery successive Government within that time.
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a;')d ev;n by the Duke of itturciten. The Mar:
qui+ Deffshux, however, as if to purchase the
tnendship of Algiess admitted the claire, soda hint
is thrown out that the Ministers who advised the
KING to upprote the Treaty have nisdaimickw
brim respoirsibilr%the which an inspeachthent .will
proballty be pfelbitod naiad theta The- satire of
the claim is not mastiomed.