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Custom-house Volunteers.

Lieutenant Richard John Williams to be Adjutant, vice Bishopp,
resignea. Dated August 23, 1409.
Tho uas Cupe, ent; to be Ensign, vice Bicknell, resigned.—
Dated as above.

Excise Office Volunteers.

Captain Thomas Burton to be Lieutenant• Colonel, vice the Hon.,
Augustus Phipps, resigned.
Lieutenant J. T. Catherwoed to be Ca; ain, vice Mahew, de-
ceased.
Lieutenant R. Leete to he ditto, vice Jackson, promoted.
Ensign Richard Morgan to be Lieutettax., s,ce ..atlterwood, pro-
moted.
Ensign Thomas Richards to be ditto, vice Leete, promoted.
Ensign A. M. Dufour to be ditto, vice Edwards resigned.
Robert Burton, Gent. to be Ensign, vice I eadbeater, promoted.
Gabriel Riddle, jun. Gent. to be ditto, vice Seabrook, promoted.
William Malia, Gent. to be ditto, vice Morgan, promoted.
James Brown, Gent. to he ditto, vice Richards, promoted.
All dated July 19, 1809. •
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Bedford.
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John Campbell, and Rowland A. Emirs. to be Deputy Lieu-
tengnts. Dated Sept. SO, 1809.
Bedfordshire Militia.

Lieutenant James Robert Storrs, from the Lanark Militia, to be
Captain. Dated Sept. 25, 1809.
Charles Wright Hyne, Gent. to be Surgeon, vice Turley, deceas-
ed. Dated Sept. 7, 1809.
2d Regiment of Bedfordshire Local Militia.
Wm. Watkins and Richard Cripps, Esqrs. to be Captains. Da-
ted August 2, 1809.
Willi:int Endtrsby, and Charles Brown, Gents. to he Lieute-
nants. Dated as above.
Commissions signed by the Lord'Lieutenant of the
County of Lincoln.
Royal South Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia.
Christopher Peacock, Esq. to be Captain. Dated October 26,
1809.
John Holland. Esq. to be ditto. Dated October 27, 1809.
Royal North Regiment of Lincolnshire Militia.
Thomas Read Abe, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Oct. 2, 1809.
Taylor Ord, Gent. to be ditto. Dated October 3,1809.
John Joseph Hayer, Gent. to be ditto. Dated October 4, 1809.
Henry Iredale Carter, Gent to be Ensign. Dated as above.
John Gregson, Gent, to be Ensign. Dated October 5, 1809.
George Burnell, Gent. to be ditto. Dated October 6,1809.
Lindsey Regiment of Lincolnshire Local Militia.
John Richardson, Esq. to be Captain. Dated October 4, 1809.
Ist Troop of North Wold Yeomanry Cavalry.
Philip Skipworth, Gent. to be Lieutenant, and [homes Odl:ng,
Gent. to be Cornet. Dated October 4, 1809. ,
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Salop.
1- Ist Corps of Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry.
Cornet Thomas Meire and Cornet George Jeffreys to be Lieute-
i yam. Dated September '.:9, 1809.
William Belk, and William Parsons, Gents. to be Cornets.-.-!-
liatvd as above.
Hales Owen Yeomanry Cavalry.
Cornet Richard Bloxidge to be Lieutenant, and George datel
l::![uuther%, Gent. to be Cornet. Dated Oct. 18, 11128.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
s per Cent. Cone. kw money 691 70—account 701.
On►nium qi prem.—Exchequer Bills Ss. prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

Bank Stock 275 274 41
S per Cent. Red. 69f, 69
3 per Cent. Cons. 70 69ii
4 per Cent. 84i 84
S per C. Navy 101 i 102 101+
L. Ann. 18 9 16thst

India Stock 1961
India Bonds 28s. 295. pr.
Eacheq. Bills, 9s. 12s. pre.
Lottery Tickets £22.155.
Cons. for acc. 70

The Violet, Captain DARE, arrived at Plymouth
from Boston, in America, on Monday last, in ballast.
We regret to state, that the Violet was not permitted
to load a cargo for this country, in consequence of the
determination of the American Government to en-
force the Non-intercourse Act with the utmost rigour.

We stated some time since that an Expedition had
sailed from Sicily and Malta, to take possession of the
Seven lonian Isles—invited thereto by the principal
inhabitants. We have pow the satisfaction to state,
that advices have been received, announcing that a
part of this object has already been accomplished—,
Zante, Cephalonia, and St, Maure, are in our posses-
sion ; and Corfu, which is the chief of these islands,
was not expected to offer any resistance.
It was reported yoterd4y aftet noon! on the nutho-

f

rity of letters said to have been received from
bra liar, that the consent of the Supreme
Ceuta , the Southern Pillar of Hercules, had al -r 1,(g-r)
committed to the care of this country, and ga7r4:-.;, I
by a British force. This impregnable fortress met2.l
indeed be a most valuable acquisition, boll. in a urn.
mercial and military point of view, and would give
us the entire command of the entrince to the Medi.
terranean, but we have not been able to find that tl e
report rests on any good foundation.—Letter, tcre
indeed received from Gibraltar by a private slip ;—.
but such as we have seen are occupied entirel)
the expectations entertained of soon hearing of a ravai
victory. The following is one of them :
" GIBRALTAR, OCT. 2E.
lc By a vessel which arrived here a few hours since,
I learn that a battle between the French fle(!t. leaving
Toulon,. and the ships of war under Admiral Lord
Coulrecwoon, was expected every hour. It seemed to
be evident that the French fleet would venture to sea,
and the British were on the alert to give them a warm
and hearty reception.
A day or two before this vessel left the English
fleet, a small ship had been captured that had Lecn
sent out to reconnoitre our Fleet, and make obserra-
lions. The transports were destined to Barcelona,
and were laden with stores and provisions for act,: r•
r ison. They were very numerous.

44 We are in expectation every hour of having sotne
account from the British fleet announcing the vicu,. y,

eg Trade continues here very bad and flat indeed,
and dry goods are cheaper with us than in England."
Accounts have been received frem the head-quar.
tens of the Spanish army of La Mancha, datet:
Elena, the 19th October, which are by no means of an
encouraging nature. Indeed, they are exactly such a%
any one who has paid attention to the aff.its of that
country must have been prepared to expect. A 13riii,41
traveller, who remained a few days there, s-y ; " The
Spaniards have done no gocd, ncr ever moil!, until they
are better governed. I must, toities, observe, tiva
nothing can be much -worse than the govvrrrnent
of the army; for the Spanish CI-facts :tre vki y bad;
and this state of things is the more t 2, be lamented
as, from every informatics I have been able to obtain.
nothing could be more unequvccal than the disposi-
tion of the •whole mass of the people to resist the
French. They have no Government equal to the task
of calling forth their energies, or guiding their exec.,
tiont with effect." - •

It is reported that ten thousand troops, cavalry and
infantry, with a large detachment of the waggon train,
are to be immediately embarked for Portugal.—lf
this be correct, the design that wls lat.ly entertained
to bring away the Britizh Army from the'Peninsulai
must have since been abandoned. Buti:we do not
believe these troops to be destined for Portugal.— It
is far more probable that they are destined for Ccrfa
,or for Guadaloupe ; but in either case the expedition
may call at Portugal, perhaps to take with it a part
of the troops now on the Peninsula.

Yesterday his MAJESTY, Princesses AuousTA and
SOPHIA, accompanied by Lady CRANLEY, Generals
SPENCER, FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, took their
usual rides in Windsor Park, and returned at twelve
o'clock to the Palace.

The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH took an a7ritlg
to Frogmore Lodge.
The Princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER arrived a:
Windsor on Monday, on a visit to their MAJEsTIES.
The Princess AMELIA, we are happy to hear, is
somewhat better. There was alconsultation of Phy.
sicians last week at Windsor, upon her Royal High-
ness's case.

The Duke of YORK had an interview yesterday wilt;
the Prince of WALES, at Carlton-house.

Sir DAVID DUNDAS held a public day, yesterday,
at his Office, in the Horse Guards, :end gave audience
to a numlier of Military Officers.
The report of Lord PALMERSTON'S appointment to
a seat in the Cabinet is erroneous, as is also the state.
ment of Mr. DUNDAS SAUNDERS having accepted a
place in Scotland.
VACANT SEATS IN PARLIAMENT•-4The following
seats are now vacant :

Abit gdon—By the decease of Mr. Knapp.
Buckinghamshire—By the Marquis of Titchfield suceedin;
the Duke of Portland.
Camelford—By Lord Henry Petty succeedirg the Marqu;* cf
Lansdowne.
Ceckermouth—By Lord Lowther, made a Lord of the Admi.
ratty.
Dunwich—By Mr. S. Barns, made a Lord of the Treasury.
Durham—By Mr. R. Wharton, nude Secretary to the Trea.
su ry.
Newport, Hants—By Sir A. Wellesley, created Viscount Wel-
lington.
Northampton—By Mr. Perceval, made First Lord of the
Treasury.
Oxfordshire—By Lord F. Spencer, made a Commissioner o'
the Board of Controul. _ _ _

Scarborough—By Mr. C. M. Sutton, Judge-Advocate.
Tiverton—By Mr. R. Ryder, made Secretary of State.
Edinburgh—By Mr. Dtandas Saunders, made President of tL.
Board of Controul.
Dowppatrick—By J. W. Croker, made Secretary to the Adm.-
rah y.
Queen's County—By Mr. W. Wellesley Pole, made Secraary
of State in Ireland.

ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Esq, of Blythswood, i
elected Lord Rector of the. University of Glasgow.
The late Lord Mot/sox has left his widow, I,;qly
McmsoN, for her life, his house and valuables in Sey-
mour-place, and the whole of his magnificent 1.,1:ae
and jewels.
The French lugger privateer Eteile, of 14. roc,
ten of which were in the hold, and 48 men. has I),:en
taken and sent into Portsmouth by the EUItYA LCI,
Hon,,-
Capt. DUNDAS. She was on lur tir3t cr.iizos
and had not made any capture. Very 'little au taw
1
nition was found on board her, it having been he
inteution of the crew to make all captures by boarL' iiii,g•