The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-14 00:00:00

STAFF.

Major Alexand,.tr Nisb'ett (Assistant Quarter-Master-Gene-
ral) to. bean Assistant Quarter-Master-General, with the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, vice Donkin,
appointed Quarter-Master-General to the Forces serving
in the Mediterranean:
HOSPITAL STAFF.

Temporary Hospital-Mate John Williams to be Hospital-
Mae for General Service.
The King's German I.egion.
Ist Regiment of Dragoons, Joseph Cruice, Gent. to be Cor-
net, vice Reden, whose appointment has not taken place.
, • Royal East India Volunteers.
Ist Regiment, Ensign Michell Greenaway to be Lieutenant,
vice ‘Vouticock, resigned. Williain Cresswelj, Gent. Rio
'be Ensign, vice Greenaway.
AI.EMORANDUM.

Ensign Philips, of the 82d Foot, is superseded, being ab.
scnt without leave.

ERRATUM in the Gazette of the 14th ultimo.
Cape Regiment.
For, To be Ensign—George Sutherland. Gent. vice Baird,
promoted, read, To be Ensign George. Sutherland, Gent.
vice Buchanan, promoted in the 4th Ceylon Regiment.
Commissions in the following Regiments of Local Militia,
sigred by his MSjesty.
To be Adjutant to •he Ist Carmarthenshire Regiment—James
Weller, Gent. vice Thomas, resigned.
To be Ensign to the Elginshire Regiment—Abraham blowlei,
Cent. vice Kay, resigned.
Commission in the Royal Cornwall and Devon Regiment of
Miners, signed by the Lord -Warden.

To be Ensign—E. H. Owen Joneb, Esq. vice Millett, 're-
signed.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
• of Lincoln.

Holland and Boston Regiment of Local Militia.
To be Lieutenant-Colonel—,William Rodgerson, Esq. vice
Duggan, promoted.
To be Major—Edward Hill, Esq. vice Rodgerson, promoted.
Lindsey, Kesteven, and Lincoln Regiment of Local Militia•
To be Captain-Edward Fowler, Esq.
To be-Lientenants—William Brockelsby, Cent. Robert Ni-
cholson, Gent.

•• • . •.
AtterlveS, Me.tsrs. Barrett and Wilton, Valich:ste • ; or
Messrs. Willis, fairthorne, and Clarke, Warnford-e)tiri,
London.
Isaac Dye, of Gray's-fun-lane; Middlesex, vittualler, May
is, [6, and June 23, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney,
Mr. H.ckney, Bearbintler-lane, Mantion-laouse. ' •
William Douglas, of Ware, -Hertfordshire, cheesemonger,
May [9, at one, 29, at nine, and June 23, at ten,,at Guild.hall, London. Attorney, Mr. Parton, VValbrooki Lon-
don.
Daniel Owen, of Red Bank and Helcy, both near Chorley,
' Lancashire, chemist, June 6,7, and 23,. at eleven, at the
Globe Tavern, Liverpool. Attornies,. Messrs.• Crump
and Lodge, Liverpool ; or_Mr. Liattye, Chancery-lane,
London.
John Baptist Austin, late of Tower-Royal,
,London, and of
• Bear-street, Leicester-fields, but now of Kentish Town,
Middlesex, druggist, May 15, 26; and June 23, at twelve,
at, Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Matthews and Randal},
Castle-st rept, 1 lulborn; •
Joseph William Monrow, of Gosport, pork-butcher, May
25, at one, z 6, at,. eleven, and. June 23, at one, at the
_ India Arms Inn, GOsport. A ttormes, Messrs. Lleasdale,
Alexander, and /blue, Newl.lnn, London ; or Mr.
Cruickshank, Gosport.
Thomas Kay, of Birmingham, fa tor, May 21,22, and June
23, at eleven, at the Shakspeare Tavern, Birmingham: At-
tornies, Messrs. Webb and Tyndall, Birmipgam.
Edmund Cooper, of Hendon, Middlesex, carpenter, May
19, 2G, and June 23, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney,
Patton, Cross-street, Hatton-Garden.
William Atkinson, of Austin-friars, London, merchant, May
15, 26, and June 23, at one, at Guildhall. Aitornie4
Messrs. Palmer, Tomlinsons, and 1110i1.15011, t: I
Court, Tl;roginor ton-street.
Thomas Harrison, of Camomile street, London, stationer,
May 15; J one and 23, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attor-
Ines, Messrs. !Evitst and 'Rixon, H.iydon-square, Mi-
nnfieS.
John Cooper Wallis, of White-horse-yard, Coleman-street,
London, farrier, • May. 15, 27., and tune 23,. at eleven,' at
Attoriurs, Messrs: Swain, Stevens, and
Maple, Old Jewry.
DIPIDENDS.
June 9. Frederick Wager, late of Uxbridge, Middlesex,
clothier, at twelve, ill uildhall.
Julie 30. Krchartt ltas,ll, of Shoreham, Kent, shopkeeper, at
twelve, at Guildhall, London.
June 9. John Brown, Lite of Long-lane, Bermondsey, Surrey,
' tanner, at twelve, at Guildhall, London.
June 9. Richard Ashby, of Uxbridge, Middlesex, innkeeper,
at twelve, at Guildhall.
lune,2. Witham Barrett,- of Broad-street, London, merchant,
at one, at Guildhall.
)tine 2. John Ginger, of Piccadilly, /Middlesex, -bookseller.
and stationer, at l be, at Galldnall.
May 9. Jonathan Nicholson, or High-street, St. 'Giles,
Middlesex, bookseller, at one, at
Julie z. John Kirton, of Gray's Inn, Middlesex, scrivener,
at one, at Gutiuhall.
use 5. tviiiiani ii.urt;oU n , of NorWich, linen-draper, at four,
at 'he Raiiipant Horse 100, Non.vien.
June 6. Thomas' Middy Kerrison, nt Norwich, banker, at
ten, at the hulk's Head Inn Norwich:
June zo. William Roniiison, of Mancliester,cottOn-spiimer,
at eleven, at the Star Inn, klaiicheSter.•
.[To be c- atinueu 3

EDINBURGH, MAY 7.

Yesterday a fire was discovered in a house in the
Pleasance, between three and four o'clock lo the af.
termion, which Was confined to the room in which
it broke ont ; but, we regret to state, was not._ex-
tinguished before a fine boy, of six, years of age, was
burnt to death. It was occasioned by the children
carrying fire beneath a bed, which communicated
to the clothes.

On the sth inst. the Danish ship Gratis, of Drab m,
frordthence to Cork, with fir 'timber, was wrecked
on Shvtland, and of nineteen persons, of which the
crew consisted, four only wire saved. This was a
ship of between seven and eight hundred tons.
,The
greater part of the cargo was saved.

On the afternoon or the 26. h ult. John Wright, a
jTurneyman baker, was unfortunately drowned in
the river Nit!), about two wiles below Datufrieq,
whilst bathing.—His body was found about three
hours after the accident.

On Saturday last, a line boy about four years of
age, fell into the mill-lade at Cathcart mill, acid
was downed. The accident was' not discoverd till
too late for using-any means for his recovery.

By an accurate calculation, it appears that Great
'Britain, in the course of the last•year, produced
600,060 packs of wool, weighing 2401 b. per ,pack.
Wilell-BUONAPARTR, using his influence over the
Northern Powers, prevailed upon, or rather com-
manded them to shut their Ports against us, he con-
ceived that he should reduce.us to the greatest dis-
tress for ship-timber, hemp, and other articles which
we have usually been in the habit of receiving from
~them. We have now, however, a store of hemp
adequate, as we hear, for three years consumption,
and it is not a little' curious, that this very Power,
which was to reduce us to such distress, has been
forced to apply to this Country to purchase hemp,
,which she cannot obtain from Russia by sea, and
which she is too remote fr&n Russia to procure by
land. With respect to tiniber,.the shutting of the
Ports of Russia and Norway has induced us to have
recourse to our own Colonies of Canada, NOva,
Scotia, .and New Brunswick; and so abundant is
the supply derived from them, that it is in con-
templation, as our Readers will see by the following
Letter to the Merchants of Liverpool, to impose an
additional duty upon all timber imported from any
other Ports except the Colonies we have mentioned.
It is scarcely necessary toiremind our Readers, that
the contrary would have been case had we been in
want of timber, or found our Colonies incapable of
supplying us. We should then have diminished
the duties on foreign timber imported.
office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Whitehall, 3d May, aro.
" SIR, Having laid before the Lords of the
Committee of_ Council for Trade and Plantations, •
the Memorial of the Association
_of British Ship
Owners in the Port of Liverpool, on the subjea of
imposing an additional Duty on the Importation into
this Kingdom:_of Timber from any other ports or
places, except the• British Colonies of Canada, Nova
SCotia, and New BrunsWick ; I am dire6ted to ac-
quaint you, that this subjea has already been se-
riously and attentively considered by the Lords'of
Ibis Committee ; and that their Lordships have,
after mature deliberation, resolved to submit to the
consideration of Parliament a Bill for increasing the
Duties on Foreign Timber imported.
" I am, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble Servant,
" W. FAWKENER."
" John Gladstone, Esq. &c. &c. &c."