The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-02-24 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTION%

War-Offlo!, Feb. 23, 1813.
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16th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Major James Hay to he
Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase. Dated Feb. 18, 1819.
Captain George H. Murray to be Major, vice Hay. Dated as
above.
11th Regiment of Foot, Captain John Hamilton to be Major,
by purchase, vice M‘Gregor, promoted in the 46th Foot.—
Dated as above.
19th Ditto, Lieutenant-General Edward Morrison, from the
ev,:th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Campbell, appointed to the
command of the nd Regiment. Dated Feb. la, 1813.
324 Ditto, General Alexander Campbell, from the 13th Foot, to
he Colonel, vice General Ogilvie, deceased. Dated Feb. 13,.
1813.
60th Ditto, Lieut.-General the Hon. Charles Hope, from the
7th Dragoon Guards, to be l'olouel-4,ommandont of a Batta-
lion, vice Lieut.-General Morrison, appointed to the com-
mand of the 13th Regiment. Dated Feb. 15, 1813.
13th Royal Veteran Battalion, Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Archibald
M,Donnell, from the 9Yd Fuot, to be Lieut.-Colonel. Dated
Jan. Y 5, 1813.
Brevet Major George Langlands, from the 74th Foot, to be
Major. Dated as above.
STAFF.
Car

aptain William Willermin:ofthe Royal Staff Corps, to be
Deputy.Quarter-Nlaster-Ceneral to the Forces serving in the
Island of Ceylon, with the rank of Major in the Army, vice
Lieutenants Colonel Edwards, who resigns.

HOSPITAL STAFF.

Ins_pector of Hospitals William Ferguson, from the Portuguese
Establishment, to be Inspector of Hospitals for General Ser-
vice. Dated Feb. 18..1813.
Deputy-Inspector Francis Burrowes, to be luvector of Hospi-
tals in Portural only, under the command of Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir William Carr Byresford, vice Ferguson. Dated as
above.
Doctor Charles Forbes, Physician to the Forces, to he Deputy-
Inspector of hospitals, vice Burrowes. Dated as above.
Assistant-Surgeon Dwyer, M. D. from the 6th Foot, to be Phy-
sician to the Forces, vice Forbes. Dated as above.
Surgeon Thomas Walker, M. 1). from the .5.2 d Foot, to be Phy-
sician to the Forces, vice Wright, deceased. Dkted as above.

NORTIIERN CIRCUIT.
Mr. Baron Tnomsosi. Mr. Justice LE BLANC.
CITE OF YORK. —S.te urday, March 6, at the Guildhall of the said
City.
YottasuntL—The same day, at the Castle of York.
LANCASUINE—Saturday, March 20, at the Castle of Lancaster.

CHESTER.
ROBERT DALLAS, Esq. FRANCIS BARTON, Esq.
114"TGOMERVSPIRE —Saturday', April 3, at Pool.
DENBIGIISIIIRE— Friday, April 9, at Rathin.
FLINTIMIRE—ThUIIiday, April tri, at Mold.
CRESMRE—Wednesday, April 21, at the Castle of Chester.
CARMARTHEN.
&Amur,. IlErwooe. Serjeant at Law. Jona 115.4LevY, Esq.
CAIiDIa:AN - Wednesday, A prig i.
HAvravottowest —Ttiewlay, April 19. • •
CARMAILTHEN—Monday, April 19.

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NORTH WALES.
Haan laYretrta, Esq. WIT. KrARUM, Esq.
Awcr.y.cry—Taesday, March 90,• at Beautuarls.
CARNARVONNIIIRE—AIanday,
,April 6. at Carnaryon.
MERlONaTaafttall—Saturday, April 10, at Bala.

BANK Rif pm.

S. Stanfield. Duke-sireet,Grmvenor-souare, tailor, to sur-
render Feb. ‘26, March R, April 6, at Gnildled). Attorney,
Mr. Palmer, Gray's Inu-sqoure.
M. ILyerell, Belmont, Lancashire, calico-printer, Marc& 11,
13, April 6, at the Star Ins, Minteltester. Attornics, bletirs.
Sharpe, Eccles, and Crick, Manchester; and Metes. Milne
and Parry, Temple.
4. Norio' M.-Mary Axe, broker, March 2,9, April G. at
Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Jam/be, llolbhrti-conrt, Gray's lee.

L T. Silk and J. Duncan, Earl-street. Blackfriarsonerchants,
Feb. 27, March 9, April 6, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Tur-
pin, George-yard, Lombard-street.
G. Morgan, Poland-street, Oxford-streel, victualler, Feb. 27, :
March 2, April 6, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Bousfield, 800- 1
verie-street, Fleet-street. HOUSE OF COMMONS.' -
T. &vans, Drury-lane, victualler, Feb, 27. March 9, April 1
6, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Castle, Cursitor-street, Chan-'
cery-lane. The House was occupied until a quarter past five
L. Holloway, Cumberland-row, Kenningtoa-green, emelt- in ballotting for Election Committees.
saddler, March 2,9, April 6. at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. 1 Mr. WHITBREAD presented a Petition from
Brewer, Chancery Chambers, Chancery-lane.
A. Burley, Sittiugbourne, Kent, milliner, March 2, 9. April ! some witnesses who had been summoned to attend on
6, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, Messrs. Sweet and Stokes, • the Committee appointed to enquire into the return
BasingbalLstreet• j for Great Grimsby, complaining that the money they
DIVIDENDS.
March 18, T. Bennett. Liverpool, merchant-March 16,J. C... bad received to defray their expences had been scarce..
Hancock, Haymarket, grocer-March 27, 'l'. Hutt, Deism, Is sufficient to cover the expences of their journey,.
Middlesex, Wbroker-May 8, 6. Donadieu, Temple-pl.ll.coet.,
~ that they had, in consequence, beets left destitute,
Blackfriars'-road, blue-maker-March Yn. .1, Addington,
tenbam-cour:-road, tallow-chandler-March 22, .1. Munrhouse,•
without the means 9f returning to their habitations.
Stockport, Cheshire, broker-April 3, J. Robinson. Bri,tol, I Tne Petition having been read,
victualler-March 22, G. Baker, Yeovil, Sumersetshire, mercer i M..r. WHITBREAD said that the usual mode of •
-March 22, J. Lytle, Chard, Somersetshire, ironmonger-March ; ,
fo, T. Bayliss, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, dryer-Marc)) proceeding in such a. case was to appoint a Commit-,
27, J. Maser, son, and J. hiavor, jun. Leadenhall-street, insu- tee to„iand, in consequence of
ranee-brokers-March 20, F. W. Bowser, G. Overton. and L. nquire into the facts,
Oliver, Hirwain. Brecknockshire, iron.inasteis- April 7ii,
o'.ll. .
es
. ctltesary sum.
report,-t0 order the claimants to supply the ne-
Gore,jan. Cheltenham, plumber-March 97. J. Widuell,Though it might not be possible for the
born, potter-March 16, J. Butterworth, Abchurch-lane, Iwo- claimants to afford the money in the present instance,
ker-March 27, C. Sankey, James-street, Covent-garden, cheese..
a~M-Mayen 27, J. blacks 2noOnlikkai nuskJfientor-Mardi he sitosto Moils that tge . Petition be referred to a
. is,. steam, Bettad•Jto4letwor liosocasbise,annen-asaineacturey , Committee._ .
-April 3, R. Dawdling, Wapping-wall, cooper-March 20,':. ,
Eastman, Clement's-lane, merchant-April 3, J. Jameson, M The SPEAKER saida- : 2 the case was extremely de-
bledon-place, Tavistock-square, merchant-March '27, E. lies- serving of the consideration of the House. What.
man. Hackney, baker-Mnrch W, J. Brook, Mahon, York- ever the House might do in this case, however) must ,
shire, grocer--March 6, T. Boremau, Bunhill-row, calien-gla-
, ser-Mar..ll IS, W. Coles, Mincing-lane, broker-March Pi, be new, and he hoped that the Committee, .if ap-
-IE. Ledger, Kin -street, Cheapside, warehouseman-March 19, pointed, would enquire into the subject in such a
.1. Gannon, Salford, Lancashire, brewer--March 19, J. T. Pa-
Li., , manner, that not only the present case, but all fue
tience, llttry St. Edmund's, builder-March 20. R. Wilson,
vcrpool, farrier-March 16, N. Down,On, St. Ann's-lane, Fos- Lure cases of the kind, might be provided for. •
ter-lasie warehouseman-March 16,1. Stone, Lower Halliford, : After a few words from Mr. WHITBREAD, a
Middlesex, farmer-March 16, B. Cooke, Manchester, mer- ;
chant. i Petition was presented to enquire into the subject RC..
CE RTIFICATES.-Mottcn 16.
J. Erewerton, jun. Oxford-W. Wright, Rochester, Kent, : cord
Mirit.gN%Iy'.HITBREAD presented a Petition from. •
innkeeper-T. Moody, jun. Suaith, Yorkshire, draper-D. Dol-
by, Leeds, drys alter- W. Lavender, °Xenon, Chester, cotton- ' certain Christians, in favour of liberty of con.
spinner-3. Baily, Brentford, stage-coach-master-G. Thorny- science.
son, Liverpool, bookseller. ,
I The names of the Committee to enquire into the •
T. 'Bowen and .1. S. Bore, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, plumb-' Election for Tregony were called over, viz. :-
ers-J. Robinson and T. Broome, Stockport, Cheshire. corn- I Lord Viscount Clive, Messrs. Brownlow, Dove-
-1 dealers-J. Knight and R. Medland, Liskeard. Cornwall, coin- tondshaw, lira
'Wyatt B. Shaw, H. Thornton
mon-brewers-J. Dirt and J. Raven6ill, Little Russell-street, ! 9 9
Drury-lane, linen-drapers-J. Rock and T. Spittle, Wednesbury, M. H. Beach, Cotter, Pringle, Pointz, Horrocks,
Staffordshire, whitesm.ths-J. Cusin and E. Dubois, Richmond- .
The Committee was sworn, and retired. Crawley, Tierney, and Calvert. .
buildings, Soho. watch-case-makers-A. Northen and W. Tal-
hot, Holloway, water-proof boot-top-manufacturers-S. Wood-1 .
gates aud fl. Badgery, Prince's-street, Leicester-fields, tailors- 1 Mr. WHITBREAD said, that of the persona
ls. T. Williamson& W. Cooke, Chelsea,•chemists. • who had signed the Petition he had presented, there
. was not one who had not read and considered the
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT: Petition which they had subscribed. He hoped as
-nes- I much might be said of the more voluminous Yeti-
HOUSE OF LORDS, }'Ell. 21. I Lions which would be presented on the• same subject.
The oaths were administered to Earl Grey and Among the signatures was the highly respectable elle
the Earl of Cardigan. t of Mr. Wyvill. •
The Earl of CO URTOWN presented a Petition . Sir W. CURTIS said, he had to present a PEti-.
from the Protestants of the County of Wexford,' tion from more than 60,000 inhabitants of this Me.
against the Catholic Claims; but objection being . tropolis, against what was called Catholic ;iiiiancipa- .
made by the Lord Chancellor, that the names ap.. * tion. Among the persons who had signed this Peti-
peered to be all in one hand-writing, the Petition . tion, there were many who could read, and write
was not received. ; too, as well as the Honourable Gentleman, Mr.
Lord Viscount FALMOUTH presented a Peti- ' 'Whitbread.
den against the Catholic Claims from the Corpora-1 Mr. WHITBREAD explained. •
tion of Penzance.-Ordered to lie on the table. 1 Mr. CHRISTOPHER SMITH said, that it was
Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH presented a Peti- the custom at the place where the Petition lay for
tion, to the same effect, from the Inhabitant.; of the signatures, to ask any one who presented himself to
Ward of Billingsgitte, which; having first been read sign, whether• he had read the Petition, and if he
short, was then read at length, in consequence of a answered in the negative. to recommend him to read
suggestion of the Duke of Norfolk. it before he signed ; and he did not doubt thats the
Lord Viscount SI DMOU'f II wished to know ' greater part of those who signed it had read it.
whether the Noble Duke had any objection to the Sir J. SHAW said a few words on the same side.
Petition. ' The Petition was then brought up.-
The Duke of NORFOLK said, he understood the''- Mr. BARING said, that the meeting in pursti-
Noble Viscount wished to have all the Petitions of . once of the resolutions Sf which this Petition had
this nature read at length. Ire did not object to the , been drawn up, was convened in the most obscure
Petition, which was expressell in classical and cur- j manner possible. As half a dozen people at the
red language. lie remembered when he was in the : Crown and Anchor would come forward with, 66 WO
House of Commons, it was observed by a facetious ;111e People of England :"-so this Petition, the sig-
Member, that the then Alderman' of the Ward of naturei to which had been obtained by piacarding the
Billingsgate not only expressed the sense. bitt the walls of taverns, and other disgraceful methods,
language of his constituents. The pre..ent Petition, was brought forward, as the Petition of the Cities of.
however, showed that a considerable improvement London and NVestmitister. -In so large a city a Peti-
lad since taken place in that quarter. • (ion on any subject would by such means get a long
. Lord Viscount Si DMOUTI.I deprecated the sere.. string of names; but it was much to the honour 0,
tiny that was applied to these Petitions, and which the city of London, that it had not
had never before been applied to Petitions within .his i 'public actin the senseless cry wh '
parliamentary remembrance. ' If was sufficient if he was sorry to say, principally,
Petitions were eipressecl in decent and respectful I Sir W. coin; said, the meet
language, and to apply a more ,evert scrutiny to couvetted,and attended by person,
them, tended to dliicourage the people from petition- and that 90 out of 100 signed. it
lug. • the meeting had been held.
The Duke of NORFOLK adverted to the scenes ' Sir F. SURDE'rt said, that as
exhibited in the-year 1780, arising from the ferment numerous meeting which had beat
then excited in the minds of the people, and contend- yard, had tome to ?violations in
ecf be was justified in 'looking with a watchfol eye to thelic Claims,-tilear, hear n

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rich had been raise4l,
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wing was publicly
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to Westminster, a
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favour of .the Ca.
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