Star.
London, England, 1809-01-04 00:00:00

HINTS

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-1741,

On the mode of conducting the Medical Duties of the British
Army, and on the Constitution of a Board for the direction
thereof ; with some Remarks on the comparative utility and
advantages of General and Regimental Hospitals, &c.
mihi nullo diicrimine agetur.

(Continued from Me SrAR of Friday lust.)
Having finished what was intended to be said on !
the subject of General Hospitals, we proceed to offer i
some hints on the present state of Regimental Infir- 1
maries, in doing which, we shall have occasion to advert
to the stat'o i and duties of Regimental Surgeons, as'
well as to those of Inspectors and Deputy Inspectors
of Hospitals lately established.
In the cOurse of these Remarks, we have more than
once hinted, that Regimental Hospitals, on fixed sta-
tions, and in times of peace, would almost supersede
the use of General Hospitals, both at home and
abroad. We here beg that this observation may be
clearly understood, as only applicable to Regimental
Hospitals, on an ample scale and liberal establish-
ment.

Within these few years, the system of Regimental
Hospitals has been improved in several respects.—
Many very general defects and material imperfections,
nevertheless, still exist, which render Regimental Sur.
geons often unable to provide that relief and accom-
modation for the sick of their corps which their situ-
ation demands, and which they are-supposed to be
entitled to.

The Barrack Hospitals in Great Britain are con-1
trived on an inadequate scale, and are generally defi- 1
cient in every species of room and accommodation. I
Being mostly constructed for the reception of the sick
of regiments in the highest state of health ; that ie.
in the proportion of five sick in one hundred men, or'
fifty sick in a battalion of one thousand. This, with
very few exceptions, will be found to be the scale on
which these hospitals are usually built in this country.
It is, we believe, generally admitted, that this propor-
tion is smaller than the average numbers of men re-
quiring medical assistance and confinement, in the
generality of regiments, among whom must be inclu-
ded, punished and itched men, who are kept, apart,
and the most trifling sores ; and although the ordinary
ratio of sick in regiments is not greater than
two_and-a-half or three in one hundred, yet it will be
found that the former proportion is most usual. But
if it be even granted that the usual number is as low
as four in one hundred, it must be evident, that an ad-
dition of one fourth to the sick list would completely
' fill all the Hospitals of the construction above stated.
Now, it is not unusual for regiments to have an in-
crease of sick in the year, amounting in one Italf Or

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and dll es of the Surgeon
are peculiarly lirerent,
and the relation in which be-is placed to the Com-
and
Officer not at all defined. He is entrusted
with the tare of the sick, and is presuMed, from the
ordeal of his examination, to be equal to the charge,
and, being responsible for his Department, ho should
be more exempt from military controul than the Other
Officers, as far as is consistent with military discipline.
Besides the subordination in which the Regimental
Surgeon is placed to his Commanding Officer, with
a weighty responsibility for all medical duties, he is
t present subject to the orders of the Medical Board,
_and more immediately to those of the Inspector g••
neral, to whom he is obliged to send weekly and
monthly returns, besides a detailed account of his
medical practice. He is also subject to the orders of
the District Inspectors, whose authorities, being as yffe
undefined, are, in a manner, unlimited. The duties
aqs sao!ladns siq OI suodas put info} 3u Lia!atte Saaao
and labours of the Surgeon, therefore, are various; and
the official detals of his practice exhibit themost con-
vincing documents of his diligence and ability.--.-He is
"engaged in resisting the continual attack of disease, in
progressind result of his operations on the disorders
which esent themselves in the way of his duty. His
professional abilities are thus brought amplyto thetest.
The Commanding Officer exhibits no proof of this na.
tore, at least he is not called on to adduce any criterion
of his talents, which it is hoped would be unnecessary.
Yet it is greatly to be regretted that Officers should
be appointed to the command of Regiments without
any regard to their qualifications for so important a
station, of the melancholy effects of which we have
abundant and daily_ instances. The Surgeon, it is
presumed therefore, from what we have said, is al-
-1
ways equal to his duty ; while the ability of the
Commanding Officer can in general be only esti.
mated by conjecture. From the variety and respon•
sibility of the Surgeon's duties, it does not appear
that the interference of the Commanding Officer in
the strict Medical parts thereof, can be either proper
or useful, for which reason their relative jurisdiction
and prerogative should be more accurately defined,
since encroachment, on eithet side, may be productive
of baneful effects. The peculiar and heavy respon-
sibilities imposed on the Commanding Officer for all
the duties of the regiment, with little exception, render
•t necessary that he should also enjoy great power and
prerogative ; and this being, for the most parr, inexpli.
citly defined, if not tempered with becoming zeal and
prudence, will be liable to be exerted with great in-
jury tpwards individuals, and to none with more dele.
terious consequences, than when unduly directed
nwards the Surgeon in his official capacity. The
Commanding Officer should not impose any unneces-
sary labours, nor in any manner encroach on his time,
either by summoning, him onsfrivolous pretences, or
otherwise ; on the contrary, every aid should be ren-
dered him in the execution of his duties, and in the
furtherance of his views for the good of the sick.
(To k continued.)

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three fourths of their ttsuai numbers, -it will follow,
that, oUstkh occasions of additinnal sickness,. in an
Hospital calculated for fifty, With the barracks com- ,
pletely occupied, twenty or thirty sick men will be
left without accommodation'. For an increase of
sickness, therefore, there does not appear to be a suf-
ficient provision in Barrack Hospitali, which would
seem to have been erected throughout • the kingdom
with as great mathematical exactness to the size of
the barrack, and without regard to climate, as if the
proportion of sick of the British army could, byofficial
mandate,bereduced to a just and unvarying standard.
Bsicies a general deficlmcy of space in Barrack .
Hospitals, a great want of other conveniences is often
complained of ; yet great pains appear to have been
taken to impress on the public mind a belief, that the
system and equipments ofregimental troops are in every
respect as they ought to be, although it admits of no
doubt that few or none of' them in the kingdom are s )
complete as could be wished. The Surgeon is coolly
instructed never to croud his patients, ' evry man to
have at least the space of five feet allotte4to his bed,
and each man a bed to himself, but not a word is ,
said about the size of the Hospital, or whether its di-
mensions will allow of the space necessary for each
patient. Besides a sufficient number of Wards, every
regimental or detached Hospital should have the fol-
lowing rooms and offices :
A' Surgery for each Corps. Washing Houses.
A Serjeant's Room ditto. Cooking Houses.
A Nurses' ditto ditto. Bathing House.
An Hospital store-room do. Dead House.
The Wards for sick should never be larger than
from 30 to 36 feet long, and from 18 to 20 feetbroa
The height should be at least I 2 feet. A ward of this
size would afford good accommodation for twelve
patients, and would be more warm and comfortable
than if it were of a larger size.
The Serjeant of the Hospital, as well as the or-
derly men, should be exempt from all military duties,
and under the entire direction of the Surgeon. As it
is important that the Serjeant be a man of some edu-
cation and respectability, an allowance should be
granted to him sufficient to render the situation accep.
table—his duty is always active, often disagreeable :
and there are many who, on no consideration, woulci
voluntarily undertake it. His pay ought to be, at
least, equal to that of the Nurse. For nearly equal)
reasons, the situation of Orderly-men is in most regi.
ments a service of disgrace, not ordinarily of choice.
Wheiva man has become unfit for any military duty,i
and is otherwise useless, or unsightly, he may be very!,
; properly converted into an Orderly-man for the Hos.
i pital. His pay is 4d. per day—his duty "to assisr
the Nurse •by attending the sick, administering the
I medicines aniitomforts, and keeping the Wards clean"
' for fifty or sixty patients.
The framer of the code of ' Instructions to Regi-
mental Surgeons', although he has strongly incul-
cated many wholesome lessons of ceconomr, has omit-
ted, not without symptoms of design, the mention of
several essential requisites for Regimental Hospitals.
The duty of the Hospital cannot be performed with
justice and comfort to the sick, and with satisfaction SURREY DISPENSARY.—The letter in this raper of
to the Surgeon, under the existing regulations, with-
Friday last, had been sent to the press previous to the
numbers having been declared. Had Dr. TArreaa
out the permanent appointment of a Cook, a Surgery. sALL's friends been content with publishing the gross
man, and a Clerk or Steward's Assistant. numbers on the poll, that letter should have closed
Next to the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, all farther animadversions on the subject for ever.
no Officer is of greater importance to the welfare of Unsatisfied with that, however, they have dissected
the corps than the Surgeon. In the hands of these 1 the members, and claimed a majority of 167 of the old
two Officers, his M-tjesty places the health and disci-
votes. Dr. BLEceortovou reasserts that the majority
of the old votes, as far as can be made out, was clearly
pline of the whole. It is essential, therefore, that with him.
Custom—Ziessete,rdwaasy achyargeoungd nib"; 'difflasitacted " a persons
both of them be men of sense, humanity, and expe.'
'brokerw.M sNatsiothriHe couts,
rience. As their respective duties are important andwith defrauding them of sums of money, received to pay duties for
responsible, they should not be fettered in the execution goods shipped for Russia, which duties were not paid, and the
of them by foreign interference ;and as they ought to goodslt seized in consequence. Mr. Cur* attended for the -
ti..ir, and explained the Act of Parliament provided in this
be both equally interested in the health and effective- case, which made it a transportable offence, and callil forward
Pugh and Mr. Pavev, . who proved giving the derendipt
ness of the Regiment, their respective labours should Mr'
, Ist. s.. for this purpose, which had not been paid. Several
be unanimous, and co-operative. I tiemen from the Custom-holm proved the goods being seized for
The Commanding Officer, from the influence of . want
of the duties being paid. Mr. Ally, as Counsel for the de. Ifenuant, sad he had several objections its make tothispZe '''''
ehnet, had
he
d baili ufldoran reserveyain the dtewfenhcie trial.
which
the
favour, money, or length of service, arrives at the lion, but as Mr. Gurney hid come prepared with a large volume
summit of regimental rank, without being called on ; tho fAt
heee smoe
at' PI, att.;
na.' e ,
for any proofs of natural or military knowledge. He , diately entered into, the defendant in £4OO, and his bailains ,c-ross'e.
may, or may not, be fit fur his situation. He un- i
eac.Z.man, who stated himself to be a coal-dealer at Kiddermin
surre t
exan but
titnhaetievidence not being complete, he WAS committed
on
dergoes no examination or trial for the purpose of LC', UM charged with forging and uttering Bank of England
ascertaining his professional talents, previously to his notes
being entrusted with the charge of the health and MAataottovou-sTatur.—Yetterday a man of a venerable
Grui.., was charged with setting fire to a
discipline of, perhaps, 1000 men, besides the con-
house, No. 3, New Road, Sloane-street, and
appearance, named
troul of all the officers. The Surgeon, who, in point meat therein. Richard Vincent stated,'that burning one aPart•
he was landlord of
of real importance to the State, may be supposed less the ab )ve housfe,thand the prisonerd. and his son his lodgers. La
'hrhis, boa 'ever, he refused
lto do, and swore lie we aPotairtki
valuable than the Commanding Officer, is neverthe- !
ou g t
h consequence
ppr to give qeuarthe!pom
neirsptvositiinong of
to his
a ttehnant9) he
less obliged to submit to an examination before he ' 11731ents•ii
suech
ause
tnannerreatliegawvoeuthed leave it, and he he conducted him•
believe be would carry his threat into effect Abery
out 1S Iril"3'On to
be permitted to assume the duties of his station, al- seulfrnint
though his sphere ii subordinate to the Commandino.
b the same night, the prosecutor's wife was awaked by ° d°4:lllg
knocked at his door. A considerable time elapsed before he an-
Officer. This appears to be an incongruity, and smell offal.; when she proceeded to the prisoner's rt a atra
-
signs of distraction as
ver that he bad been in a sound sleep. He then arosd stu
would- SEM to chew that a greater degree of conse-
, swered, and not until she had knocked repeatedly di
he dtiscoveredhis back-idroorn was in fames, he appcs red use tshdweischtfi
quence is attached to the duties and qualifications ot
the Surgeon, than to those of the Commanding Offi-
ettd•d to
an dtbe6nSfoolrlccidtorhforh.tthe Sun t
by their exertion,, soon put an end to the conflagration. The'
e
sufficiently consternation,
xculpatead hintf exhibiteda°
many
ter, although every one knows that, in point of com-
Oril all suspicion ; and he and his
parative utility, a bad Commanding Officer is, in
man artteeseiidli
every respect, infinitely more injurious to the health circumstances
o that gntle'ng
ire
the
and discipline of a Regiment, than the post ignorant groufnd of theprisoner's threat. It appearing, howeYetrgeithamt all
stae
nce of
in
.the room was his own, and from the' circtim.
and inexperienced Surgeon. A good Commanding his activity us putting out the dames, it could hardly be
Officer saves, and greatly abridges, the labours of his intention to conunit so foul a crime, the 'Magistrate was the Sur n.severe in-
duced to discharge him wick a • reprimand.
geo
I Stienwei.u.—Yeste dray J. Hourt, labourer on the canals, pea
It has been &Iliad essential to discipline that the charged with stealing two kedge anchors in Bow Creek, from
Surgeon, in common with every other Offler of the Re. te ba d
k fgesor belonging to Mr. Mills, bargeman, and was fully co • •
1.
gimenf, should be alike subordinate to thtsCommand. THAMES Pot rex Orricr.—Yesterday Ch. 4.ftsphrr .8 ,
ing Officer, and subject to his orders, without any ex- Frenchman, was charged on suspi,:ion of havit.g robbed so:ne shia
ception having been made in regard to the peculiar in the Stream of a quantity of seatten's app At el, coppkr nadir
bolts,
and sheatbin
g,and was committed for re-examination. 9
nature of his duties. In the ranks of the other Officers WVITICHATEL—Yesterday Seris;A Nerd, warcdrobe.keeper there is a certain 'and regular gradation, and the re. the Royalty Theatre, was re-exalitined, charged with • at
ritealang a gip-amity of dresses belonging to the rim-formers. ' Slati Was (WI
spective Odes are more or less definnsl. The rank socank:t mi.


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FROM. I,,AS'I' NIGHT'S 4AZ ETT.E.
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ADMIRALTY:OrieI; JANUARY 3.
Vice Admiral Lord citilingwepd has, with his let-
ter of the 2.5 th of October last, tranirnitted to the ho-
nourable William WMesley Pole a letter from Cap-
tain l'earse, of his Majesty's sloop the Halcyon, giv-
ing an account of the capture of the whole .of a con-
voy belonging to the enemy tinder ;he town of Dia-
mante, on the Bth of Septeoer;'hy the above doop,,
the Weazle, Captain Preschtt, and a Neapolitan
galley, with a detachment of the British army under
the cogsrnatta tlf.iiitiltenant Colonel lierycg.
.Lord Collingwood commends the steal and dexte-
rity of C'aptains Pearse and _Prescott, as also the 4i...,
lit), with which the eO-operaticut of-the army was con-
dutted on the above enterprise, whiCh was atchieved
without any.lois en our part.
' N. ,13: MO pastifittlaxx of the above affair are -l'ort-
tained 'in the letterand inclosure from Lieutenant Ge-
, neral Sir JOhn Stuart, inserted in the Gazette of the
'Pith Ult.
Copy, of a Letter from Captain Thomas Harvey, of his Majesty's
. Ship the Standard,. dated int Corfu, Stith Lune tees, to vice-
. Admh-al Lord CoUingwood, Commander in Chief in the Me- 1
illterrantan, and transvalued by the latter to the Hdnourable
W. W. PAO&
. , • 'Mk Lord—At daylight. this morning I fell in with
la Voir), Italian gun:boat, commanded by Ensign
de Vii&seau Mieheli Mangin, carryin4 an iroh four
"Quads", with to mot well armed. I,le la Legera,
lli,Excach dispatch boat, with a well-armed crew of
14 men, was wiih la Volpo. At nine, the wind
tailing, I sent the Pinnace with Lieutenant Richard
' Cull, and the eight-oared cutter with Captain Nitholls
of the Royal hGrates, (both volunteers) in chace.—
After two hours rowing, the weather very hot, they
approached la Vcdp, who commenced a fire of mu.s.
ltiz..iry on them, Ighish was returned with the swivels,
.riff, when near, sirith muskets. On the boats ap-
• - prtlaching each quarter to board, the gun-bout pulled
.410 t.; round, and 'fired at the cutter both round 'and
grape ; the boats dashed at him, when he struck,
and was taken possession of by' Captain Nicholls ;
tieutenant.C4ll immediately pushed on in "chace of
la Legera. Some time previous to this I- had di:-
pitched the Tafel, with Lieutenant John Alexander,
te be ready to cut her off ; Which affording him the ,
opportunity of obliging her to run on shore about
tour miles northward of Cape St. 14ary, the crew
Nein:ea on the rocks above. her? and endeavoured to
"itirttat the yawl'iaPprbath ; but she was taken pos-
.anaiion of .by Lieurehant Alexander, who was imme-
., iately after joined byl.ieutesant Cull and Captain
t
.114911 s r, they towed her put under a fire of musketry
from the shore' which ' j.r.ks• tosurped by Our. Marine,
lit iheVoats Vieth spirit_ ,'• one of the FrenAmen.
leaf VIIIVI 'killed. -Ft'letitiCh Eiisign de Vaisseau was
miaow in.la Legere. ' I was 'mach gratified on the
-ttrln ti
little.
ip 4iuttiog we had not suffered.
. 'AI this affair?
.the,ptliantry and good con-
tact 6f the officers and men ,conserned gave me very
linlift satisfatiOn ; 15oth"Caplain Nicholls and Lieu-.
-IdslurcAlleptakr•ift higirteritii of the assistance they-
'ditfrolls Mears: Hunts • and -Parker, Master's
tesaiike Standard. , ' .• _ •
. outisier Moni4eZniipile ifiliPeao;on the Staff
itreciiieritl DOugelet-(ji Corfu,. was taken in la Volpo.
.Fitt both *itch. I ant; etc. (Signed)
- - _ TURMAS HARVEY.

PAJLITARY PROMOTIONS. • .
.• L IVAR-OFIFICE, JAN.-3. I
root 114g1 Eavt ,o(Jjght Pritglions-740e01.en444'Wil1m Wetter. 1
from attte mai, to be Lleiiteinou, by purchase, vice Wal.;
lit, promot44. \ 7 ... ,
S4th flitte,--Lieutenant T. Valiant, from the 6ith Foot, to be
'Aunt...U.o4, N ice Inetricilio, iii.filianits.
gith ,D;rlo,--William, Coles,. fiAkt. to be Coen at, by ruches:4
' *al& '": eCk. i*.ls piiitifeted. .
fie
10th %Regiment 'of Wag-V ict beorge Bevan to be Lieutenant,
uitibout lintchale,Nfice -, Who resigns t• Allen, Gent.
•to he. Ensign, vice Bsva endliehtenant -- Speedy to be
itllufluii,,iiise spite;wo4t,tegkOs.
it& ')/tco.-41. 1111Cdt, (Relit. Ito be Ensign, without purchase,
- vile Brady, whit 'ent 'has not taken idice.
14:41, Ditto—l iettieninit I: Stalkart, from the 84th Foot, to be
, Lientesar.t, .Diet Smith, who exchauges, and Crawford,
;'©'ens, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Harrison, pro-
Motet!.
*fib Ditto--George Aryl:trams Charleton, Gent. to be Ensign, by
pur:hase, vice Fleetly, promoted.
33d Ditto—Captain William Lambron to be Major, by purchase,
'' *lce Quip, whiiretires, and Lieutenant John Orrock, to be
Oseptaia 0 a Company, vice Lawbton.
41stililitto—Bertoit Bender, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
• ie.ce Lane, Who retire.
43t1t Ditto--.Liiutenant James Campbell to be Captain of a Com.
'.firoy, Without pUrehase, vice Anderson, appointed to the 4th •
Royal Vet4itt Battalion. .
48th DittO--;Ensign Roger Downes, from the Limerick County
Militia, tis be be Elliott*.
Sibb Ditto—Junes Johnston, Gent. to be linsign, without pur-
chase, vice Fattetson yam/voted.
Stith Ditto—Ensign Redmond Brough to be Lieutenant, vice
Hodder, deceased.
38th Ditto—Ensign Abrahaqvirisp to be Lieutenant, vice Steele,
clexaseda and GentLeman Cadet lotus Crouse, • from the Royal
`'Military" Cell-ge, to be Ensign, vice Briggs.
6:.tti Dint —lieutenant Japwe'logiis, froni the .14th Light Dra-
-*satins,. to be fleattaant, vice Valiant, who exchanges, and
/linos 'llionte, Geut. tobe Eusigu, without purchase, vice-E.
• Gor.!on, Foniotcd.
67th Do:to—hesign Georges Ilaryour, from the Stil rem, to be
• lieuteremt, without purcii4.l, vice Arthur, 'appointed to the
56th Foot.
14114 Ditte—Finsign Charles Stewart to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
3vice I'itiq,2oll, promoted.
Tdth Oleo- -John Algeo, Gent. to be Er.sivi, by purchase, vice
Cameron, pc:iv:toted. • • • .
80th Ditto—A.W.stant-Surgeon William Browne to be SKIMS,
• 'ice Christie, -...he resigns.
8401Ding—*-Lieutotant George Charles Smith, from the 17th
foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Staikart, who exchanges.
huh Ditto—Lieutenant John •Coniter, from the Royals, to be
Adjutant, (with the rank of Lieutenant,) vice Bourne, who on-
'tins the Adjutancy only.
Sas:opine —Ensign ---- Campbell to be Lieutenant without
ptit'c base, vice D'Aguilar, appoiuted .kdjataut ; William Ria.
%aril White, Gent. to be tusign, vice Campbell.
9!St Ditto—L.:viten= CharleiHandine, from Half-pay of the 1
late Ist Regiment of the Irish Brigade, to be Lieutenant, vice
Alexander Campbell,who exchanges.
58th Ditto--Quarter Master-Strjeant Joseph Smith to be QUarter-
Viiter, vice T.lipMpson, who resigns.
lid Wait Ir.dia Regiii.:nt—Henry burry, Gent. to be Ensign
. ' whetant purchase, yiee Timms, who resigns.
The King's German Legion. -
10 Battalion of the Line—Cadet Socrjeant Augustus de 011 en to
• be Llslgn, vice Hartmann, prom tined.
Southern Carps of Manz Yedositeki Infantry-,Jimes Kewley,
'Qent. to be Ensign, vice Ceitku, Appointed toktio Royal Manx
)tencibles,

- • MESIORANDUM-
Lieutenant Irwin) of the Oat Wut linde Regiment, orkiiwoe au-
.lo6rsctled bitheGuLtte of the 1 bitatioireolber 180 V, ls seinatated
in hi, Rank.
ERRATA
Jts the-,Gazettete of the 2 itis September and 2tith November last.
*4-1,- •
.. • :)o —tor VwLuiacer nwayur to toi..nbign, read V olun
Jo.
•
leerm ow.—
sllburd Swayuc to be Eissign.


30th Regiment of Foot.
,tor Andrew Perry, Gent. tabs Wasine.pszataist,
Agee--Read AndTer iPprit (kt, .4tbe 4BO, 4! puutt
chase vice M gee.
0111:0ANC11411881tir Daman 31.
Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Major-General and Colonel Edward Stephens to be Colonel-
Commandant, vice Manley, deceased. Dated Dec. ld, 1808.
' Lieut. Col. Flower M. Sproule to be Cokelel, vice Stephens.
Major W. P. Colebreoke to be Lieutessant-Colonel, vice Sproule.
Brevet Major Prancis Bey to be Major; vice Colebrooke.
Second Captain Charles H. Godby to be Captain, vice Rey.
First Lieut. Chas. P. Deacon to be Second Captain, vice Godby.
Second Lieutenant Phipps V. Onstow to be First Lieutenant, vice
DeacOn.—All dated as above.
To be Second Lieutenantsr-Gentlevnan Cadet Jolt Townsend,
vice Ellison, promoted. Dated Dec. 21, 1909.
Gentleman Cadet Thomas l'enach, vice Strangways, promoted.
Gentleman Cadet Charles Drawbridge, vice H. Wyatt, promoted.
Gentleman Cadet Hugh Morgan, vice Godby, promoted.
All dated as above.
Conunission in the Dorsetshire Regiment of Militia,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant.
Charles Courtin, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Gray, rt signed. Dated
Dee. 19, 1809.
Conunissions in the Norfolk Militia, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant.—Eastern Regiment.
Hanson Berney, Esq. to be Major, vice Wodehouse, resigned.
Dated Dee. £,lBOB. •
Sharrock Dawson, Esq. to be Captain, vice-Ingersoll, resigned.
Dated as above.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
William Jones, of Great Portland-street, Portland-place, Middle-
sex, coaclunaker, dealer and chapman.
BANKRUPTS.

James Dawson, of Tottington, within the parish of Bury, Lanca-
shire, innkeeper, dealer and chapman, to surrender January 16,
at five, January 17, and February 14, at eleven, at the White
Horse Inn, Manchester. Attornies,hr. Wiglesworth, Gray's-
Inn-square, London ; ur Mr. Parker Bury.
John Smith, et Nottingham, mercer, dealer and chapman, Jan,
18, 19, and Feb.l4, at one, at the Punch Bowl, iu Peeklane,
Nottingham. Atte:Meg, Messrs. Bigaby and Wells, Notting-
haw.; or Messrs. Barters and Martin, Furuivals Inn, London.

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LONDON .frfAVETW.
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FROM ma LONDON GAS:P=4 Dezember SI.
Average Price of Corn in fngland.lo49les, ii.o. ta.e returns
ending the 24th of December, ISM. • . .
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Cieti. Beans. Pease.
s. d. I I
s. d. a. d. Is. U. s. d.I s. d.
90 10 I 59 0 44 5 I 83 9 I 6.5 2 182 11)
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns made
In the week ending the 23th day of December is 52a. :id. per cwt
RKIURN kitICE of GRAIN on board Ship as under:. 4.
'Wheat ' tiffs to 78. boilers 130$ to 148
Fine 80s to Res Suffolk, —s 150 s
Superfine B4s to 861 Grey Pease 50. to 66s
Fine White 87s to 90s Beans, new 60.:o le:
Rye 464 to 82s Ditto, old 004 to 786
Barley 36s to 44. Ticks, new • 50s to sti4
Fine . . 48. to —s Ditto, old 00$ to 73a
Malt 68s to 80$ Oats - 32.351 to 42s
White Prose 915 s to 125 s Polasuis 144 s to 4t's
Rape Seed 501. to 531. per Last. Fite flour 00s to 85s per Sack
Oil Cake at the Mill 181. 18s. per thousand.
Carraway 45s Od. to 48s Od per Cwt.
Coriander 14s Od to 16s. Od ditto.
Red Clever 40s. 04 to 12tis Od ditto.

White ditto 50s Od JO 12G$ ditto.
Trefoil 8s Od to .52s Od
• Rye Grass Od to 50s Od ditto.
White Mustard Seed 10s ud to 14s 01. per Bushel.
Broom ditto 123 Od to 173 mi. ditto.
Turnip - - 10/3 Od to 18s 041. ditto.
RETURN of WHE4T in Mark-lane, including only trom the
19th of December to the 24th of Dec. Total 3,93 u quarters.
Average 965. 3td.-Is. 20 higher than last return.
A RETURN OF FLOUR,
From the 17th of December to the 23d of December.
Total 10,491 sacks-Average 845. .I;,d.
Os. lid. lower than last return.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
SAGS. LOCKETS.
al. Os. to SI. 12s. Kent .31. los. to 51. 124
01. -s. East Kent 01. €l5
31. Os. to 31. tes. Susses 31. ss. to 41. 4s
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
. ST. JAMT.S'S.
Hoy Jl. :is. to 61. 12s. Ilay 51. ha. to 41.
Straw 11. 16s. to 21. 2s. Clcver 61. 10e. to 71. 14
Straw IL Its. to al. Or
SMITHFIELD MARKk:I, JANUARY 2.
To slnk the Offal per stone of 81b.
Beef . So. Bd. to Ss. 2d. Veal 4s. 4d. to 6s. 4d
Mutton 3s. bd. to Ss. 81 Pork ss. Od. W Us. AO
HEAD 01 CATTLE THIS DAT.
Beasts, about 290;1-Sheep, 14,900.
Calves, 200-Pigs, :300.
NEWGATE AND LEADENALL MARKET.

Kent
L'et Kent
Sussex

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Ver stone art bib.by the carcase. „
Dec f 3s. Od. to 4s. 4d. Veal 3a. 4d. to As. #ll
Mutton :A. Od. to 4s. 6d. Pork 56. Od. to Gs. fill
GOAL MARKET, January 2.
Ships at Market Ships sold
10 Newcastle Coals 5 Es. 6d. tip 609 ed.

At Somerford Hall, the Seat of Roger Swetenham, Esq.
CLshire, ou the Yt st idt. the Lady of Major Clement Archer, of
the 16th, or Queen's Light Dragoon% of a son.
At Perth, the wife of Mr. 1 homes Hill. bookseller, of a son,
being her eleventh son, and thirteenth child.
baturday, in Upper Guildford-street, the Lady of Stephen
Gaseke, Esq. of a daughter.
On the 29th ult. at Wolverton, Pucks, the Lady of the Hon.
and Rev. A. B. Cathcart, of a daughter.
At Cruckcrhazu, Devon, the Lady of Captain Raymond (for•
merly Paymaster of Detachments at kiilsea,) of a son.

lARRIED.
On Monday last, at Bath, George Rickards, Esq. of Charlotte-
row London, to Frames, secoild daughter of the late Rev. Dr.
Kettilby,' of Sutton in the Caunty of Bedford.
Monday sc'nnight, at Beavoinster, Dorset, the Rev. William;
Rose Holden, A. M. Fellow of W °motet. College, Oxford, to
Miss U•celeieh, of Beamin'ter.
John Mule fplcuke, Esq. of Edinburgh, to Miss Henrietta
Tansley, daughter ut l.rcut. cant it musky, of the oth Royal Vete-
ran Ist:slim, at Cumberland Fort, Portsmouth.
Monday, at St. James's Church, Mr. Thomas Choek, junior,
.of Hertford, to Mary, third daughter of the late Air. Stewart, of
-lexeciek-street, Soho.
At Carlisle, Win. Priestly, Esq. of Halifax, to Miss Paley,
daughter of the late Dr. Paley, Archdeacon of that city.
At Kinsale, Captain Hamilton, of the sth Regiment of Foot,
to ?sass Pratt, daughter of Jeremiah Pratt, Esq.

DIED.
At ten o'clock on Monday evening' at his house in brafton-
street, the Marquis of Sligo, ist his 59d year. Hs is succeeded in
his Wes and estytes by kis only we, lard Westport, now Marquis
of Sligo.
At Edinburgh, on the 234 alt. Thomas Cairns Kerr, Esq. late
purser of the Lady Castlereagh Indianian, and youngest son of the
late William Kerr, Esq. of the General Post Olilce.
Sunday se'nnight, at his house at Catisheld, near Fareham,
Rear-Admiral Edward O'Bryen, who so gallantly broke the line
when Cornmandini the Monarch, in the memorable action tom'
Casperdown.
At Htdl, on the 15th alt. very suddenly, of a fit of apoplexy,
Robert Lee, Esq. Collector of the Excise of that port.
On th let ult. at Belem, near •Listion, Edward Moore,'Esq.
of the 18th Dragoons, and Brevet Major to the Hon. General
Charles Stewart.
Friday evening last, aged 61, Captain John ,Bouchier, Lieute-
nant Governer of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich.
Lately at Bath, of a gradual decline, the Rev. Samuel Abraham?, •
:'I.A. formerly fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and curate
of Fitz-h...Ati, NAnersetbhir.•
Saturday sennight, at his house, in Clifton, rusfir.tutoept
A.D. late of Pembroke College, Orford. -••-
M niday se'unight, of a e,eadin at the none,,ased plant
la, bets, daughter of M-. Francis Grace of., the Crews Ape
Chartbury.
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ECCLESLVKIICAL.MI4,4C4ppOICAL PROMOTIOXS.
Tueiday se'nnight, the Right Hon: Archibald Colquhoun cf
Killermoni and Clathick, Lord Advocate of Scotland, was admit-
ted Lord Rector of quilwor pfavtriity.
Qn the 244 ult. the UniverOty of St. Andrew's .anntessied tho
Degree of Doetor in Divinity on the Rev. Patrick Robe►tson,
Ministo of-k4diesten, in tbt Yresbytery of Pesblr .'
The Rev. John Nett, of St. John's college,Oxferd,U.resented
to the vicarmit of St. GileS's, in th.: room of the Rev. Dr. frea,
reatisa•
Vb. gilt. John Salter, A.M. has been instituted to the I/image
of Stkoatou St. Margaret, Wilts. on the presentation of the war-
den anal Follows of Merton dollege, Oxford, on the Lutninatiou
of tfte Lord 'Bishop of &arum.

SALE BY

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AUCTION.

At the Custom-House, Newhaven, on Monday, the gth day of
January, 1809, at fskveu o'Clock In the Forenoon precisely,
in sundry Lots:
rir E FOLLOWING GOODS,
For Dvaleri,and Others—About 14 Ch..t.iror.s of
For 'Private Use only.
About 216 Gallons Brady, 7 Ditto Ruin, 497 Ditto Geneva.
Samples of the above Goods may be seen at the Custoso-House
the morning of the day of sale.
Tv...my-five per Cent. deposit will be required.
At the London Tavern, Foxhole-street, Plymouth, ou !Today,
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the lath January next,
I'HE FOLLOWING GOODS, viz.—
1010 Barrrls New French Flour, a quantity of Beef, Pork,
Bread, Calava ices, Peas, Cables, Hawsers, and gigging; Culls,
new Rope of sizes, hails, Iron lung Guns and Carronadts, Car-
riages and Slides, Shut, Ballast, Anchors, and a variety of useful
manufactured Iron, iron-bound Lragers,Half-leagers, Puncheons
and other Cas'cs, Harness Tube, about ten Tons French .N.Tuiket
Lead Balls iu barrels, IV Barrels Glinpowder, Cartri
Musi.ets, Pistols, Felt and Leather Regimenr.d Caps, Catou.:ll-
- Belts and Slings, Brandy, W'ir.e, Oil, and a variety of other
valuable and serviceable Articles and Ships Stores, as will be ex-
pressid .11( ataitgues, now landing out of the French frigate
Thetis, capturrd by and con lemn:d as i.tize to his Majesty's ship
AxtrttirST, MIC 114 EL Stir eon a, Esq. Commander.
Alt(rwr.rd t.,r Fxpertatien,
Atout 100 Tills. Red Bourdi:aux Wine, of excellent quality.
30 Tons of Salt
Fur llome Consumption,
About 150 Bushels Calavances. I 6 4pars.
16 tvtaaa. I Hawsers and Pieces Rope.
24 Tier:es and 49 Barrels prime Irish Mess Provisions.
Also, the Fcench chassuAnaree la DIIAGENCE, burthen about
40 Tous, a liria Lardy little vessel, fur the Coasting Trade, lately
captured by his Majesty's ship SAT %/R N, and in company of ins 'Ma-
jesty's ship ADosis.
For viewing, and further information, apply to
Mr. JOHN HAWK.ER, Merchant,Plymouth.
Plymouth, Dec. 25, 1808. .

21.2V11-t.Ok.LEI: Ali() 11,‘1, 1..113-kAA Y •
liy Mr PLURA,
On the Premises, in Lanadown.Cresarant,- by order of the Execu-
tor,. On Monday, )iimary 9, and Two following Days, at
Nemo o'Cleek,
"HE well-known and much-admired LIBRARY
-a- of Mrs CRAYE3, deceased, (widow. of Admiral GRA FS),
containing about 1400 Volumes in various languages, in history,
Biography, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Natural History,
Arts and Sciences, Poetry, Divinity, Plays, &c. including the"
niott esteemed honks that have lately been published, bound in.
rich mad elegant bindings ; and the whole in the best condition.
Atnong the many worthy of note are,
I)ugdale's Works, 15 vols. unifornt—Ceremonies Relies:uses,
9 vu'A.--Montlaucon, 15 vols.—Mackliat's Bible—Boydell's
Shakspeare--Bowyer's History of England--Grose's Worksr-
Prince's Worthies of Devon—Albin, Pennant, Gilpin, &c.-1401-
I)ciii's Heads, and other Books of Eta Engravings—The,atrum
Urhium—Hissoire Naturclie de Buffon, &c. 36 toms, 4to.
Also, on Thursday, January 12, at El.ven tiClock,
on the Premises'
The exensive SIDr.II,OARD of PLATE.
About two thousand four hundred ounces, comprising articles
suitable to a genteel establishment.
The whole to be viewod on Friday and, Saturday preceding the
sale. Catalogues 6d. each, to be had at Meyler and lion's Library,
Bath ; in London, at Mr. G. Robinson's, Paternoster-row : at
356, Strand ; at Mr. Gulch's, printer, Bristol ; and on the day of
viewing at the place of sale, frost eleven to three.
The capital Freehold House, Garden, Coach-hp9ae, and four-
stall Stable, 6, be Let.--Apply to Mr. R. Clarke. attorney. Bath.

- - -
SHAREV IP NAVIGABLE CANALS and other CONCERNS
on SALE by ntivATE CONTI&ACT, by Mr. scorr. •
GRANI) ' /UNCTION, Morimouth, Wiles and
Barka, and Kennet and Avon Cunals.--British, Globe, and
Rock Alssarance, an? West Nli,lelcivs "Water Works; East
India, and Commercial Road Stock.
'11:e neat Monthly Sale of Canal Property, &c, will bean gri-
day, February !ld —No. 48, New Bridge-street.

SOUTH ISADDESLEY, NEAR LYMINGTON, HANTS_
In inch Lots as will be determined on previous to the Sate, on
Thursday, the 12th day of January neat, at the Angel Inn, in
Lyinino on, at '1 welve e'Clock itt Noon (unless previously
IJisposed of by private Contract, of which due mime will be
given),
ALL that capital LEASEHOLD MANSION.
HousE, with the Stables, Double Coach House, and all
other ree,...isite attached and detached Offices, with the Shrubbery
iadjoining the same, late the residence of John Walter, Esq. de-
ceased, tcirthqr with about 90 Acres of Arable, Meadow, and
Pasture Land, held for the life of Wm. Mitford, Esq. and a capi-
tal walled Freehold Garden, containing about two Acres well
stocked with choice Fruit-trees, and a Freehold Field, containing
About fiSur Acres, adjoining the state. And also the following
sevta-arteasehold Estates, held for the life of the said Writ.
Mitford, Esq. YiZ.—An Estate, containing about t(l6 Acres, in
the occupation of Mr. Edward Withers as tenant at will. One
other Estate, containing about 111 Acres, tit the occupation of
Mt'. Drover as tenant at wiji; npd one other !:state, containing
about 117 Acres, in the occupation of Air. Robert Pinn.tli. as
tenant at will.

The Whole is situate at Son*, /4a44ei157.11\1114 Pad* al
Boldre, in the County of Southarnetart,witho aboar three milts
of Lytnincton.
For furthA• _particulars and to treat for the a*te by Prirratel
Contract; apply to Thomas Becizley, Esq. 1-yrningtim •' at to
Harbin, Ringwood, and fur a view of the Premises, apply at the
Mansion.
N. B. Any person whiling to treat for the .Mamion, may be
sllteortunod.ited with the whole, or such parts only of the Lands
as may be most agree:4oe._

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FOR srmers. suutamonWs.f.gU.BLAlNS,
' Dr, STEBRB's OPODELDOC.
The name " F. Newkery, No. 45, St. Paul's," is engraved of
the stamp, round the WrAYPLi• of oachlsuite, which, if ea,
fully attended to by kurcilasers, will prevent
posed upon by the numerous comaerftito in tow: and
to wtoich its succesaaa given TIM.
TT islar supericir to all ether exterpal vplieation;
in the Crei ' of Bruises, Sprains Rheumillisms,-.84e, on, in
Cramps or Numbness, in 4tiffnessatiti, Weakness of the Jointt,
wea as in pi-rioting Circulation in the Limbs when in a part-
lytic state :, it is alto the best remedy for Chilblains, it
L., a 44,,,0ns and applied plum, oti with a rledget of hut wH
moistened with it, anal ties on the part affected wilt a rac. It i! I
likewise, frcm its penetrating quality, of admirable sert ice in 6, I
arAiOunts ;4;4 10 al cctaiplainti to which kikyrigeßeoF subj;at, uti •
no stable mould be without k.
Sold only by F. Netvbery and !ions, No. 4.5, !k. Paul's Church-
yard, four dour. from the corner of Cnrapside, London, price
4s. lid. a bottle, duty inclutiud ; and, by their aipuintinent, by
Bacon and Co. Oxford-street; Wade, Old Bond-Ai-tit ; 1,1,6
said Co. Coelcapur-street ; Wad, 1101"ile`r°"/, hultKarn; kaa
441, Royal Exchange; Dirt y and Co. lowchuroh-yard; Kara,
Ludgate-street ; Clarke, and Bowling and Co. Borough.

IOLIC•
TO 19 fiE NOBILI l'Y, GES"I'RY, AN)IJ P
IN C;
Oft SCiLOMON prepgris -his ABSTFR.
11 .GiciT LOTION, fur FillOic use, which by ease* of yeifn
has been the wonder and admiration of itis private itatients ! It
the most elegant, frame% mild, safe and valuable Liquid orW4st,
for Souybutie Anci utber eruptior,s. It gently restores the ski: to
a kgree of fail mss and imply beyond.the powers of description,
Ladies may rely that it renders the face fair anti delicate, anal re-
moves every kind °f lush), tan, sunburn, or freckles, which, frees
long illness, or fatigue generally produce ; in *Ft, it is the only
cosmetic a Lidy Car. use at her toilet with ease add comfort, to.
gentlemen have recourse to ihen shaving is become a dreadful
tr,eration by an emit lye disease on the face.. It tsy je used
t. put the smallest hated, fur a more sovereigu seintidy cannot Ist
devised for even the most delicate from
Ladies and Gentlemen may rely on the good *With* of this
Abster:ent, as the best clearer and beautiller of the skin. ' It Also
removes speedily, without priiu.or trouble, AU kinds of pinipkt,
tetters, ring-worms, spots, redness, swellings cr carbunel. s of ate
Nose, Lliorchte, and every species of eruption on the susilte of
the human body.
The Alostergent Lotion. never fails of success wilt those who
give it a fair trial, and as its price evidetitly skews that oo private
emolument is sought for by that proprietor, so Also may the public
be sonvinced that nothing but a certainty of its Auceela could
in-
duee Dr. Solomon to hazard the good opiuioik he is heutsuretl wl.l
by all r4ukb, iu pres, aiiig them with this elegant
Note-2t Government stamp is pasted ca each bottle, with at
name and pl.we of abode of the proprietor; ibex," Sarnl.Sclumou,
Liverpossi, eortraved tlisreiu, to counterfeit wliich.is felony, ane
punishable with death.
Er- The itleAt respectable references are given, but by the oar-
acylar*.ire of ploty .pertioni, ln.a c.iee, will be ptiablisltetl of thou
who use the Abstergtmt Liaten.—'l he Lotion maybe Lad to. every
r espapeible medicine vend* tuethe Unit: 4:Kingdom.

. .
4LENOVA.TED 'HEM.Ta.
IT has been toe frequeiltly the subject of just and
gcnqs• r‘Pil44l4olll, that siren tlistiztate of the elements of
the medical art ;wise ngerel tht ',solves as candidates for
public patronage in the proftiaioa aphyr.ic. For the purpose of
doing jtoiciee to the result of our studies and experience, and to
prevent us front being elasaq among t hose enmities whose imps.
dent pretettsions have, unfortunately" for society, been toe &You,-
ably F.: ceived, we beg leave to autunit to the liberal and enlight-
ened, a faithful statement of our pursuits and acquirements.
After hay ims'rec eiVed a regular trsrslsrai Cdllll33lprl,7lS Or papas
of Messrs. Grindal and Blizard, sv hose lectures and practice we
carefully attended, as Profesors and burgeons of the London Hos-
pital, we entered ourselves as Stlidentill in. that justly celebrated
school for me ;lea' acquirements, the Royal College of Edin-
burgh, and were iustructcd in tliktliffetent braniles of Anatomy,
Surgery, the Theory aud Practice of Physic, Cliptistry, Mid"
wifety, Botany, &c. &c. stc by :kose =Anent PrOltU4.lll, Drt.
Momo, Oregory., Black, Hamaltora, Duncan, and Rutherford.
We trust we shall no; be deemed- presumptuous in saying, that
our proteiency and acquirements are not Mounaideralk. I isving
' for a long series of years made VP.N4k.REAL COMPLAINTS,
and the various diseases of DEBILITY, the particular obiect of
• our studies and practice, it will, we hope, be kflowed that we have
acquired superier knowledge of their treatment and care. la
slight and secenrcues of infection, a perfect re-establishment is
completed in the short period of two bays, and ha thole of the
u 'nmet 4ovs w teeacy, where ham practialUe4abslwr failed of sue-
c.ass *proper perseverance ht. owe plan ufatitnatipt ensures to the
patier.t a safe and radical cure.
Amidst Vie ta,:lancituly.var:ety of disorders which are the ef-
fects of a habitloug.aral most unhappily pursued by the youth of
both sexes, there are none spore alarming or pure'distressing.tlfin
those defirk-ncies and debilities which frequently prtesot ur eve-
'bitter the matrimonial state. To such persaus it must be a coa-
soliug refection to know that they may now, by a new and infal-
lible mode of treatment, be resin., .1 to that greatest of all human
blessings a strong, nastily, and vigorous conatltudon. In all eget
of Debility, from whatever cause arising, as well as in every spe-
cies of Venereal infection, we may lje cousurted by patient' of
either sex with the greatest secrecy ac 4 honour Hours of coo•
suitation at home from ten to three, and from six is the cveniag
till ten at night.
Patients in the country are requested to state the yard:3kt' of
their case, age, and general habit of:living. Ste. incl, ing. a remit-
tance-for advice and medicines, when the same will be given or
ent to any part of the kingdom. To ensure that secrecy so es-
sential to our tindertaking,the postage of hitters may be added to
the account for medicines.