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London, England, 1831-10-19 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 12.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knight-
hood upon Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Esq., of the Inner Temple,
Barrister-at-Law, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic
Order.

CROWN-OFFICE, OCT. 18.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT.

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BOROUGH OF DORCHESTER.—The Hon. Anthony Henry Ashley
Cooper, of Grosvenor-square, in the parish of St. George, Ha-
nover-square, in the county of Middlesex, in the room of Lord
Ashley, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

WAR-OFFICE, OCT. Is.
sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards.—Cornet R. S. Wardell, to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Call, who retires; Serjeant_
Major H. Ash, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Adjutant,
with the rank of Cornet, Tice Linskill, who resigns the Adjutancy
only. Oct. IS.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant E. W.
Walker to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Burton,
who retires; J. B. Glegg, Gent. to be Ensign and Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Walker, Oct. 18.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Licut. T. Gordon to be Captain, with-
out purchase, vice Fraser, deceased, March '2O.

14th Foot-Z-Lieut. A. Ormsby to'be Adjutant, vice Graham,
who resigns the Adjutantcy only, Oct. IS.
46th Foot—A. Men zies, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Bennett, whose appointment has not taken place,
Oct. 18.

98th Foot—Captain A. C. Gregory to be Major, by purchase,
vice Hopkins, who retires ; Lieut. W. Roberts to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Gregory; Ensign W. Edie to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Roberts ; G. B. Smyth, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, viceFalie„Oct 18.

MEMORANDUM.—The half.pay of the under-mentioned
Officers has been cancelled from the 9.4 th September, 1831, they
having accepted a commuted allowance for their commissions ,
Deputy Assistant-Commissary-General James M. Simpson ;
Deputy Assistant-Commissary-General W. W. Yeates.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, OCT. 13.
Corps of Royal Engineers—Gentleman Cadet A. F. Campbell,
Gentleman Cadet F. A. Yorke, Gentleman Cadet A. C. Orlebar,
Gentleman Cadet C. F. Skyring, to be Second Lieutenants,
Oct. 5.

Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln.
C. Wenn, Esq. ; J. Wray, Esq. ; J. Gardiner, Esq., to be De-
puty Lieutenants.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wilts.
Wilts Militia.
G. Theobald, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Jackson, resigned,
Sept. 14.
Yeomanry Cavalry.
Corsham Troop—N. Fuller, Esq., to be Captain, vice Methuen,
resigned; P. M. Methuen, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Fuller,
promoted, Sept. 17.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset
Taunton Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry.
W. Beadon, Gent., E. Sweeting, Gent., to be Lieutenants;
P. H. Rodberr Gent., to be Cornet, Oct. 5.

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
WILLIAM HENRY KEMPSTER, Kingston-on-Thames,
wine.mcrchant.

THOMAS KNIGHT, Stanmore, Middlesex, victualler.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.

JAMES GIBSON, Northwich, wharfinger, from July 12 to
Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Northwich.

BANKRUPTS.

EDWIN SANSOM, Oxford-street, straw hat-manufacturer,
to surrender Oct. 25, at nine, Nov. 18, at twelve, and 29, at ten,
at the Court of Commissioners. Bull, Ely place, Holborn.
CHARLES ROBERTS, Liverpool, miller, Oct. 29, 31, and
Nov. 29, at one, at the Clarendon-buildings, Liverpool. Gaudy,
Liverpool; Chester, Staple-inn, Holborn.
SARAH COX, Bath, boarding-house-keeper, Oct. 25, 26, and
Nov. 29, at ten, at the Christopher Inn, bath. Fisher, Castle-
street, Holborn.
CHRISTOPHER CATTLE, Whixley, Yorkshire, cattle-
dealer, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, and 29, at eleven, at the King's Arms-
inn, York. James and Battye, Coleman-street, London ; Wood
and Newton, York.
WILLIAM BOOTH, Salford, Lancashire, grocer, Nov. 7,
8, and 29, at ten, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Johnson and
Wetherall,Temp'e, London; Booth and Harrison, Manchester.
LEWIS LEWIS, Piccadilly, china-dealer, Oct. 28, at one,
Nov. I, at three, and 29, at one, at the Court of Commissioners.
Abrahams, Clitford:s-itin, Fleet-street.

JOHN JONES, New-r'oad, Whitechapel.road, stationer, Oct.
28, Nov, 4, at one, and 29, at eleven, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Evitt, Price, and Lucas, Haydon-square.
ROBERT THOMAS, Glyn, Glamorganshire, cattle-dealer,
Oct. 23, 29, and Nov. 29, at twelve, at the Rummer Tavern,
Bristol. Jenkins, Bridgend, Glamorganshire; Beverley, Tern-
lam-buildings, Inn.
WILLIAM SHAW, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, victualler,
Nov. 3, at seven, 4, at eleven, and 29, at ten, at the White Hart
Inn, Huddersfield. Lever, Gray's Inn-square ; Baker, Hudders-
field.

THOMAS HENRY WEBSTER, Forebridge, Staffordshire,
builder, Oct. 28, :11, and Nov. at twelve, at the Swan Inn,
Stafford. Webb and Hiern, Stafford ; Clowes, Orme, and Wed-
lake, Inner Temple, London.
THOMAS HARPER, Stroud, Gloucestershire, coal-dealer,
Oct. 29, 31, and Nov. 29, at ten, at the tipper George Inn, Glou-
cester. King and Son, Serjeant's-Inn, London ; Chadborn,
Newham.

ROBERT NEWMAN, Old Cavendish-street, Cavendish.
square, victualler, Oct. 25, at one, Nov. 1, at twelve, and 29, at
one, at the Court of Commissioners. Glynes, America-square.'
GEORGE JOSEPH SKILBECK and JOHN SLATER,
King-street, Cheapside, Manchester-warehousemen, Oct. 25, at
one, Nov. 1, at twelve, and 29, at one, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Whitelock, Aldermanbury.
JAMES FOX, Gravesend, Kent, cheesemonger, Oct. 25, at
twelve, Nov. 4, at eleven, and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Com-
missioners. Rixon and Son, Jury-street, Aldgate.
JOHN RA WLING, Kelton Mill, Cumberland, miller, Oct.
28, 29, and Nov. 29, at eleven, at the office of Mr. Hodgson,
Whitehaven. Falcon, Temple, London; Hodgson, Whitehaven.
THOMAS SCOTT, Manchester, commission-agent, Nov. 7,
8, and 29, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester. Bent, Man-
chester; Milne, Parry, Milne, and Morris, Temple, London.
RICHARD STRONG, Thomas-street, St. George's in the
East, baker, Oct. 25, Nov. 2, at eleven, and 29, at ten, at the
Court of Commissioners. Reynolds, University-street, Fitzroy-
square.