Star.
London, England, 1808-01-20 00:00:00

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the b'th o(Ja-
nuary 1908, present the King's Most Excellent Ma-'
jesty in Council.
Whereas it is expedient in the present state of the
subjects of her most Faithful Majesty, and during the
interruption in commercial . correspondence between
Great Britain and Portugal, that claims should be
permitted to be given for Portuguese property brought
in and detained by his Majesty's ships of war and pri-
vateers, his Majesty is pleased, by and with the ad-
vice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby,
ordered, that claims for Portuguese prupel ty, given
by persons duly authorized by the owners, or by the
Consul or other person authorized by the Portuguese
Minister resident at this Court, shall be admitted in
the High Court of Admiralty, and it is further order-
td, that immediate restitution shall pass of all such
property as shall appear by the bills of lading or other
documents found on board Portuguese ships, coming
from Portuguese settlements to the ports of Portugal,
to belong to her moat Faithful Majesty, or to any of
her subjects residing at the date of this order in
the Brazils, or in any foreign settlement belonging
her Crown, or in England, or in any country in
amity with his Majesty, upon a general claim for.
every such ship and goods, given by the Consul un.
der the authority aforesaid :
And it is further ordered, that the property of the
subjects of her most Faithful Majesty, at the date of
this order, residing in Portugal, either belonging to
them separately or jointly with subjects residing in
the Brazils, or other places before mentioned, shall
be pronounced to belong as claimed, upon a general
claim given for the same on board such Portuguese
ships as aforesaid :
And it is further ordered, that the property last-
mentioned, as well as all other property, under pri-
, claims already given or to be given, and pro-
:ounce(' to be Portuguese property, and belonging to
persons resident in Portugal at the date of this order,
11 remain subject to his Majesty's further orders;
in the mean time, shall be put into the joint cus-
of agents to be named on behalf of his Majesty,
on behalf of the Portuguese Minister resident at
, Court, or of any claimant ; and that such parts
thereof as are perishable, or which it may be other-
.: expedient to sell, shall be sold by the aforesaid
:gents, under commission to be issued by the High
of Admiralty, and the proceeds thereof depo-
. in the said Court : and the Right. Honourable
Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury,
_ Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty, and the Judges of
High Court of Admiralty and Courts of Vice-
.dmiralty, are to take the necessary measures hereiri
them shall respectively appertain.

W. FAWIODIrit.

ST. JAMES's, JANUARY 18, 1808.

day Monsieur ADL SSSSS RO Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Sweden, had a private
audience of her Majesty:
To which he was. introduced by the Earl of Morton, Lord
Chamberlain to her Majesty, and conducted by Sir Stephen Cot-
- Knight, Master of the Ceremonies.
WHITEHALL, JANUARY 19.
Knee has been pleased to grant to the Rev. CIARLIS
Clerk, Master of Arts, the place and dignity' of a Preben.
of the Free Chapel of St. George, in the Castle of Windier,
by the death of Doctor John Lockman.
KING has also been pleased to grant to the Rev. EDWARD
VrOPIRRI DOWDZRWSLL, Doctor in Divinity, the place and
of a Canon of the Cathedral Church of Christ, in the
rniversity of Oxford, void by the the Translation of the Right
reverend Father in Goa Edward Venabiss, late Bishop of Car-
to the Arcidepiscopal See of York.
CARLTQN-HOUSE, JANUARY 18.

: PRINCE of WALKS has been pleased to appoint the Rev.
ERICK WILLIAM BLOMBERG, A: M. Chaplain in Ordi-
to be Clerk of the Closet of his Royal Highness, in the
of the late Dr. Lockman.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

ORDNANCE-OFFICE, JAN. 16.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.
iutant Ernest C. Wilford to be Second Captain. Dated De-
Iber 29, 1807.
Immissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Salop.
Shropshire Regiment of Militia.
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Hall, and Simnel Richaid- s, Gents. to be Ensigns. Dated
..ary 1, 1808.
Immissions in the Dorsetskire Regiment of Militia,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant.
Andrews, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Keddle, resigned.—
Dated January 2, 1808.

(lam Lee, Grent: to be ditto, vice Smith, resigned. Dated
luary 4, 1808.
2vans, Gent. to be ditto, vice Coin, promoted. Dated
,inuary 5, 1808.

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