Star.
London, England, 1821-02-28 00:00:00

FROM LAST WORTS GAZETTE.

(Ws Gazette announces that's Majesty will hold a Draw-
ing-Roan at Beckingham Palau* on Thursday the 22d of Minch.
It aim mod= Addresses to his Majesty from Northumber-
Mod, Worcestershire, Berkshire, Cambridge and Ely, Mary-
la-bonne, the &udents of Mr. Brookes's Anatomical Theatre;
from Lanark, Kilkenny, Fermoy, Soutliweid, and the Church
of Scotland established in India.—lt likewise announces that
the King has conferred the honour of Knighthood on John
Webb, Esq. Director-Geueral of the Ordnance Medical Depart-
ment at Woolwkhl.
At the Court at Carlton House, the 25d of February, 1821,
present, the Kings Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas there was this day read at the Board, a Memorial
from the Commisslotwn for discovering the Longitude at Sea,

In the words following, viz.
.1 Whereas by an Act of the 58th year of his late Majesty
King George the Third, intitpled' At Act for more effectually
discovering the Longitude at Sea, an encouraging attempts to
find a Northern Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
and to approach the Northern Pole ;* and byinother Act of the
present Session of Parliament, to amend the said Act, it is pro-
vided, that for the encouragement of persons who may attempt
the said Passage, or approach to the Northern Pole, but not
wholly accomplish the same ; we, the CatlunisiWaen for
Tering the Longitude at Sea, may by our Memorial propose to
your Majesty in Council, to direct and establish proportionate
rewards to be paid to such person as _aforesaid, wbo shall first
have accomplished certain proportions of the said Passage or
Approach:
And whereas it appears that the progress of discovery has al-
ready advanced on the Northern Coast of North America, and
within the Arctic Circle, as far u 113 degrees of West ogi-
tilde, se thereabouts, from Greenwich : but has not arrived
Northward, according to any weS.authenticated accounts, so far
ar $1 degrees of North Latitude :
We, your 31entorialists, beg leave most humbly to represent
these particulars for your Majesty's consideration, and to sub-
mit. with all humility, whether your Majesty may not be gm.
cloudy pleased to establish the following scale of rewards, to be
allotted according to the intentions of the said Acts :
I. To the first ship belonging to any of your Majesty's
subjects, or to your Majesty, that shall reach the Lon-
giaide of 1:74 deg. West from Greenwich. by sailing
within the Arctic Circle - 000

To the first )14 as aforectid, that shall reach the Longi-
tude of 150 deg. West from Greenwich, by sailing
within the Arctic Circle, a further sum of - ,C5',000
To the first ship as aforesaid, that shall reach the Pa-
cific Ocean by a North West Passage, the further
sum of - - - - - - XlO,OOO

2. To the first ship as aforesaid, that shaU reach to 83
deg. of North latitude - - - £l,OOO
To 85 deg. a further sum of - - £l,OOO
To $7 deg. a further sum of - - - £l,OOO
To 88 deg. a further sum of - - 2E1,000
To 89 deg. or beyond, a further sum of - - £l,OOO
And if your Majesty should graciously approve these propo-
sals, we farther, with all humility, submit whether your Majesty
would not be pleated, by your Order in Council, to revoke,
cancel, and annul his late Majesty's Order in Council, of the
19th March, 1819, establishing the scale of rewards therein con-
tained, for the accomplishment of certain proportions of the said
Passage or Approach?
His . ajesty, having taken the said Memorial into consider-
ation, was pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council,
to approve thereof ; and his Majesty doth hereby establish the
scale of rewards proposed in the said Memorial, &c. &c.

MEMBERS 11111.71NILD to SERVE H sills rammer rAat.uuturr.

Borough of New Ron—Francis Leigh, of Roaegarland, in the
county of Wexford, Esq. in the room of John. Carroll, Esq.
who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Borough of Plynapton-Earle William Gill Paxton, of Wat-
ford Place, in the county of Herta, Esq. in the room of Alex-
ander "Wawa Esq. who has accepted the Clikern Hundreds.
Shire of Dumbarton—John Buchanan, of Ardoch, in the room
of the Right Honourable Archibald Colquhoun, deceased.

Commission signed by the Viee-Lieutenant of Staffordshire.
William Debank amey4 Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Commission in the Cumber Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry, signed
by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.
Samuel Ellis Bristow', Gent. to be Cornet.
BANKRUPTS.

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Peter Smith, sea. sad fun. and William Smith, Banaden, near
Bolton, Lancashire, muslin-manufacturers, to surrender March
16, 17, and April 10, at nine, at the Garrick's Head, Foun-
tain-street, blanchester. Attornfis. Mr. Shaw, Ely-place,
Holborn ; or Mr. Smith, Spring-garckens, Manchester.
Thomas Ker, late of the Strand, boot ind shoemaker, March
6, 17, and April 10, at ten, st Guildhall. Attorney, Mr.
Stevens, Grays Inn-square.
Francis Deakin, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, grocer,
March 21, at seven, at the Office of Mr. Samuel Beale, Up-
ton.upon•Severn, 22, and April 10, at elevena at the White
Lion Inn, Upton-upon-Severn. Attornies, Mr. Platt, New
Dowell-corn, Lincoln's Inn; or Mr. Beale, Upton-upon-
Severn.
John and Caleb Rogers, Plymouth coachamakers, March 14,
15, and April 10, at eleven, at the King John. Tavern, Exeter.
Attondes, Messrs. Andros and Alderson, Chancery-lane; or
Mr. Print, Creditor, Devon.
Arthur Oates Hebdin, Parliament-street, woollers.cleth and stuff
merchant, March 6,7, and April 10, at eleven, at the Court-
' house, Leeds. Attornies, Mr. Wilson, Greville-street, Hat-
ton-garden ; or Messrs. Smith and Moore, Leeds.
John Harrisson; Sandwich, woolstapler, March 12, at seven,
13, and April 10, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury.
Anomie', Mr. Kennett, Dover; or Messrs. Lodington and
Hall, King's Bench-walk, Temple. •
Joseph Turner, Rotherham, Yorkshire, engineer, March 22,
93, at four, ad April 10, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Ro•
therham. Attornies, Mr. Taylor, ohn-street, Bedford-row;
or Mr. Badr, jun. Rotherham.

Benjamin Tuck, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, draper, March
12, at four, 15, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Thrap-
ston, and April 10, at eleven, at the George Inn, 'Trapston.
Anomie', Mr. Murphy, Wellingborough; or Mr. Forbes,
Ely-place, Holborn.
John Morgan, late of Bedford, draper, March 14, 15, at six,
and April 10, at twelve, at the King's Arms, Bedford. At-
tornies, Mr. Britton, Old Broad-street ; or Mr. Fisher,
• Bedford.
John Richards and William Badham, Barnyard, Herefordshisti,
dealers in corn, March 15, 16, and April 10, at twelve, at
the Crown Inn, Worcester. Anoraks, Mr. Taylor, Bar;lio-
lomew-close ; or Messrs. Bay and Badham, Bromyard.
Henderson Skiff, Whitby, linen-draper, March 8,9, and April
10, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Whitby. Attendee, Mr.
Watson, Whitby ; or Messrs. Bell and Brodrlck, Bow
Church-yard.
Edward Priddon, late of Horneastle, Lincolnshire, minter, March
8, at six, 9, at eleven, and April 10, at six at the Bull Inn,
Horncastte. Attarnici, Mr. Norris, Johii-street, Bedford-
row; or Mr. Parker, Manmade.
DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL.
March 17, R. Hodgson, Fleet street, oilman, at one. March
op, W. P. Meeker, Basinghall-street, merchant, at ten. March
eO, G. Payne, Newgateatreet, hatter, at eleven. March 17,
R. WUllams, Salisbury, linen-draper, at one. March 20, J.
Lachlan, Great Alit-street, Goodman's•Selds, shlp-broker, at 11.

DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY.
March 24, W. Tomlinson, Hinckley, Lekesterddre inn.
keeper, at eleven, at the Bulls Head Inn, Hinckley. )larch
es, T. Crump and T. Hill, late of Kidderminster, carpetena-
nufacturers, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Hartlebury,
Worcestershire. March 21, J. Miller, Norwich, druggist, at
four, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. March 16, Charles C.
Wrathell, Lancaster, dealer in coals, at eleven, at the Royal
Oak, Lancaster. March 24, R. Myers and J. Holmes, late of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, linendrapen, at eleven, at the George
Inn, Newcastle. March 26, W. Ratcliffe, jun. Wetheriey,
WarwickElre, farmer, at one, at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
Worcester. April 3, J. Kilshaw, jun. late of Leeds, tallow-
chandler, at eleven, at the Royal Oak Inn, Lancaster. March
se, T. Lind, late of Menthol*, Staffordshite, carpenter, at
eleven, at the Roebuck Inn. Newcastle-under-Lyme. Much
22, J. Hewitt, Bolton-le-Moors, money-scrivener, at five, at
the Swan lan, Bolton-le-Moors. March it, W. &ebbs, late
of _Leek, Staikerishire, innholdet, at one, at the Rn Lion Inn,
loik. March '26, J. W. Ashwell, late of Colchester, grocer,
at eleven. at the Red Lion, Colchester. March 26, B. and G.
Crawcbaw, LIMA Yeckabire,.carpet-manbctunn, at clem,