The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-01 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

War-Office, March 30, 1818.
Id Regiment of Life Guards—G. A. Reid, Gent. to be Cor-
net and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harley, who
retires—Commission dated March 7, 1818.
William Burrows, Gent. to be ditto' by purchase, vice
Chalcroft, who retirts—dated March 12, 1818.
sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant So. Henry
John &ton, Bart. from the half.pay of the 52d Font, to he
Lieutenant, vice Frascia G. Bradshaw, who exchanges,

receiving the differeuce—dated as above.
15th Regiment of Light Thadouns—Cornet William Elton,
from the half-pay of the Regiment, to he Cornet, vice
John Henry Loft, who exchanges, receiving the difference
—dated as above.
19th ditto—Assistant-Surgeon James Dunne, from the half-
pay of the 5.3 d Fool, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Holier,
appointed to the 63d Regiment—dated as above.
20th ditto—Lechmere Cuore Russell, Gent. to be Curvet,
by porchiae, vice Willson, promoted—dated as above.
23d ditto--Lieutenasit George Walter Prossor to be Captain
of a Troop, by perches', vice Cux, who retires--dated
January 24, 1818.
Cornet Adolphus Moffat Bo yard to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase vice Proaser—dated as above.
Richard. Wright. Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
Bayard—dated as above.
Royal Waggon Train—.6e rgeon William Dyer Thomas, M.D.
from the half-pay of the 57th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice
Thomas Wynne, who exchangea—dated March 12, 1818.
let Regiment of Foot--Ensign James M'Gregor, from the
half-pay of the Regiment to be Ensign, vice Rowland
Savage, who exrlianges—dated as above.
30th ditto—Lieutenant Alexander Campbell MacDougal,
from the half-pay of the 211 d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
John Gowan, who exchanger, receiving the difference—
dated as above.
32d ditto—John George Campbell, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Darroch, who retires—dated as above.
00th ditto—Captain Adam Alexander Wood. from the 4th
West India Regiment, to be Captain of a Company, vice
Stepney, who exchanges—dated as above.
620 ditto—Asaistaol-Surgetin Edward Holier, from the 19th
Light Dragoons, to be Assistant-Surgeon vice John

Horne, who relives upon half•pay of the-53,1.F0ut--dnied

. . . .
as above.
69th ditto—lieutenant Francis Dickson, from the half.pay
of the 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant, •ice henry Older-
shaw, who exchanges, receiving the difference—dated as
above.
70th ditto—Lieutenant James Hunter, from the half-pay of

the Regiment, to Lieutenant, vice Richard Amenityum,

who exchanges, receiving ibe'difference—dated as above?'
79th ditto—Ensign David Matheson to be Lieutenant, II itb.
oat purchase, vice James Cameron, dcceased—dated u
above.
Volunteer Paul Hughes to be Ensign, vice Malbeson--41ated
u above.
100th ditto—Lientenant John Williams to be Captain of a
Compaq, by purchase, vice Steele, who retires—dated as

above.

En; zu Thomas Kerr to be Lieutenant, by parehane—rice
Williams—dated as above.

4th'ili;;rliedi;

Slopes! Rawson Step-

Rey, from ilw 60th Foot, tor be Captain of a Compauy,
vice Wood, who exehaugee—dated u above.
HOSPITAL STAFF.

Hospital-Assistant Andrew Gibson, from the half-pay, to be
Hospital.Assistaat to the Forces, •ice Nicoll, deceased—
dated as above.
MIAMIAN DU W.

The exchange between Lieutenant Finch, from the half-
pay of the 13th Light Dragoons, and Lieutenant Saunders,
of the 20th Light Dragoons, is cancelled.
Captain Thomas (oodricke Peacocke, of the 55th Font,
is to have the rank of Captain in the Army from the 25th
October, 1814.
The appointment of Mr. R. B. Russell to the (lornetcy iu
the 20th Light Dragoons, is in succession to Lieutenant At-
kinann, mid not vice Willson.
The slate of the commission of Lieutenant John Mahon,
of the oth Foot, is 12th February, 1818, and not 12th Ja-
nuary, 1818.
The commission of Captain Wedderloirn, as Adjutant in
the Coldstream Regiment of Font Guards, has hr.o ante-
dated to the Bth January, 1818, but be is nut allowed to re-
ceive any back-pay.
The commission of Major Delancey, of the Ath Light
Dragoons, has been antedated to the 24th October, 1817,
but lie is not allowed to receive any back-pay.
The commission of Lieutenant Lloyd, sit the 3.1 Dragoons,
has heels antedated to the 14th May, 1817, but he is nut al-
lowed to receive any hack-pay.
Thr appointment of Lieutenant Black, to Willey of the
74th Foot, has been antedated to the 24th March., 1817.

The commissions of she under-mentioned Officers have
been antedated to the 25th December, 1813, but they are
nut allowed to receive any haek.pay :-
Ist Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Hon. 0. Bridge-
man, Thomas Stirkc, Charles P. Ellis, Janice Simpson,
and Edward Clive.
Coldstream Foot Gnarls—Lieutenant and Captain William
_ .

Grimstrad, and B. Lord Nudism.
3d Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain Alexander Frail,
John H. Stapleton, C. 0. Prendergast, and R. F. G. Cum-
berland.
Tim Christian nemesia' Lieutenant Armstrong, or the bsth
Foot, are Francis Wheeler.
The commission of the Reverend Charles Johann Lyou,
B.A. to be Chaplain to the Farces, is dated 12th August,
1910.

►lr. Henry Pierard, late a Lieutenant in the 47th Foot,
who was sentenced by a General Court-Martial, held at
Bombay in the month of July, 1814, to be cashiered, is re-
instated is los former rauk in the 4711 a Foot.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. nide' and H. Rogers, of Kinptoo-upon-H nil. plumb-
ers, March 21, IBlB.—T. Wheeler mid H. Wheeler, of Chel-
tenham. Gloucester, smiths, .1 y 31, 1818.—M. &seta'
and J. Hodson, of aseapside, Loudon, Mallow's, Starch 23,
1818.—J. Palma and T. Palma, jua. of Woottose.litideredge,
Gloucester, paper-makers, Sept. 29, 1814.—G. Shaw, of
Halifax, and J. Strafford, of Causeway is Warley, Halifax,
York, surgeons, Dec. 31, 1817 —W. H. Johnson and .1.
Whitehead, of Manchesier, drysalters„ March 4, 1819.
T. Telibutt, sea. and T. Tahitian jun. of Gray's-lux, Mid-
dlmex, allorncys at law, March 7, 1818.-1. Hawkins and
W. Ileraintau, of Bristol, Saltimongers, January 31,1818.
T. Galliff, of Leeds, and .1. Nevins, of London, merchants,
March 1, 1818.—S. Reynolds and Was. Reynolds, of Shad.
Thames, Grilling-street, Southwark, rope-makers, March
30, 1818.—A. Houle and Wm. Scaminell, of Rraynes-row,
Spa-Fields, St. James, Cleikenwell, Middlesex, chasers,
March 27, 1818.

BANKRUPTS.
Robert Clio!dere, of George-street, Oxford.atreet, Middle-
sex, arcivaller, to surrender. April 4,7, and May 12, at
ten, at t;sildliall, Loudon. Attorney, Mr. Parnell, Chords.
street, Spitiifields.
Junes Bull, of Bristol, victualler. In surrender, April 14,
15, and May 12, at our, at the Rash Tavern, Bristol. At-

tornrys, Messrs Tonle nnil ater,ifirl.l, ray'A io,n.fgorarib.
Loudon; non' fir Johns Cornish, Small-street, Bristol.
3lary Ann W 41.011. of eilllen, Sontharouton, mercer, to
surrender, April 10, at
one, nt the Bed I.lou Attorneys, 31..5..ri5.
Alexander and Butane, New Inn, I attlllloll ; and Mr. PArldou,
Farelsane.
lVilliam Padgett, tale of Vnlixhall, Surrey, grocer, to sur-
render, April 4,7, nis.l May 12, at ten, at All, Lou-
don. Attorney, Mr. Ellis. Broad street-Wilding.,
Charles Coles, of Ditchano-Ginve, Southampton, and of
Fleet-street, 1.01/1114)11, stationer, to surrender, Apo SI 7,14, ism]
May 12, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, 31.. Beverley,
Garden.euurt, 'lf rni ple.
John Rowdily, late of Axminster, Devon, baker, to surren-
der, April 22,23, and May 12, al eleven. at the George Inn,
Axminster. Attorneys, Mr. Henry Knight, Axminster; anti
Messrs. Alexander and Ilolme, New-lan, London.
John Colley West, .1- Bristol, broker, to aurresider, April
21,22, and May 12, nt twelve, at the Commercial Rooms,
8ri.a..1. Attorneys, 31.. Allen, Clifford's-Inn, London ; and
Mr. I'. %V. Fry, Axbridte, S