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ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. 



Rfv. W. Boycott, jiin. to the Rectory of Wheat- 

 sere Burgh, St. Peter, Norfolk.— Rev. R. Buller, 

 to the Rectory of Laineath, Cornwall. — Rev. W. 

 B. Mack, to the Rectory of Horsham, Suffolk. — 

 Rev. J.JHampden, to the Rectory of Hinton Mar- 

 tel, Dorset. — Rev. R. Ward, to the Rectory of 

 Stanton, Norfolk. — Rev. J. B. Sams, jun., to the 

 Rectoiy of Fakenhara, Suffolk. — Very Rev. Dean 

 of York, to the Vicarage of Weaverthorpe, York- 

 shire.— Rev. J. H. Cottrill, to the Curacy of St. 

 George's church, Newcastle-under-Lyrae. — Rev. 

 P. Gordon, to the Rectory of Hackford, Norfolk. 

 — Rev. F. E. Arden, to the Rectory of Borrough, 

 Norfolk. — Rev. C. Green, to the Rectory of Bury 

 Castle, Suffolk.— Rev. T. G. Parr, to Vicarial stall 



attached to prebends of Brewood, Adbastoo, in 

 Lichfield cathedral. — Rev. E. S. Remington, to 

 the Vicarage of Wirksworth, Derbyshire. — Rev. 

 W^. Moore, to tlie Rectory of Brinsfield-cum- 

 Cranham, Gloucester. — Rev. A. Neate, to the 

 Rectory of Aloescot, and the Vicarage of Shilton, 

 Oxford.— Rev. H. Cleveland, to the Rectory of 

 Barkston, Lincoln. — Rev. Dr. Goddard, to a Pre- 

 bendal stall in Salisbury cathedral.- Rev. J. 

 Crosthwaitc, to the Rectories of Barlavington 

 and Egdean, Sussex. — Rev. J. S. Stockwell, to 

 the Vicarage of North Newton, with the chapel 

 of Little Knoyle, Wilts.- Rev. W. F. Powell, to 

 be Chaplain to the Duke of Sussex. — Rev. A. M. 

 Campbell, to the Living of Paddington. 



POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS. 



The Marquis Conyngham to be governor, cap- esq., to be Hanoverian consul at Jersey, and R. L. 

 tain, and constable of Windsor Castle, in room of Jameson, esq., at Cork. 

 £arl Harrington, deceased. — Francis de St. Croix. 



CHRONOLOGY, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, ETC. 



CHRONOLOGY. 



September 29. Alderman Crowder elected Lord 

 Mayor for the ensuing year, and on Wednesday, 



30. Messrs. Richardson and Ward, the new 

 sheriffs, were sworn into office at Westminster, 

 before the Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer. 



October I . The Governors of Christ's Hospital 

 gave notice, that in lieu of the fifty jClO blind pen- 

 sioners, established by Mr. Hetherington's charity, 

 they shall be enabled, in future, to extend the an- 

 nuity to upwards of 500 persons, owing to the very 

 munificent additions made to Mr. Hetherington's 

 original fund. 



— A meeting of the malt trade, held at the 

 York Hotel, for taking into consideration the 

 heavy and \-exatious taxes on malt and beer [up- 

 wards of .£8,000.000 1!!], when, alter great discus- 

 sion, it was unanimously agreed to petition par- 

 liament for an abolition of all duties on those 

 articles, or otherwise a considerable reduction 

 and simplification of the mode of assessment.* 



3. A young female presented herself before R. 

 Broughton, ewq., at Worship-street, tn obtain an 



• The abundance of wholesome fond for the 

 People is the best security of their allegiance and 

 their corttcnt. Comfort is the greatest anti-radi- 

 cal princii'le in Europe. Let the powers that be, 

 duly consider the aamirable properties of this 

 specific, which never fails them among the com- 

 paratively great ; and wtigh well the advantages 

 of admiiiintering a larger portion of it to the mid- 

 dle and lower classes. In the remotest periods of 

 history the poor peunle of this country have always 

 been habituated to the social and invigorating en- 

 joyment of malt liquors ; but now they caimot get 

 a glass of good beer without the liability of pay- 

 ing the monstrous duty of ]7!> per rent, or of 35s. 

 in the pound, and at such a rate how can they be 

 able to purchase llr 



order of settlement for herself and children in the 

 parish of Spitalfields. She said that her nama 

 was Matilda Pickering, and her husb.And was now 

 a prisoner in the Fleet for " contempt of Chan- 

 cery."* Mr. Broughton immediately signed an 

 order for settlement, with a recommendation to 

 the overseers to take care of the unfortunate 

 woman I 



4, News arrived of peace having been signed 

 between the Russians and Turks.f 



10. By the abstract of the yearly revenue, pub- 

 lished this day, it appears there has been a de- 

 crease on last year, from the year preceding, of 

 the sum of .£146,442. 



12. The Recorder made his report to his Ma- 

 jesty, at Windsor, of the prisoners capitally con- 

 victed at the last Old Bailey sessions, when three 

 were ordered for execution. 



13. His Majesty presented a valuable collection 

 of rare minerals to the British Museum. • 



15. Parliament prorogued to December 10. 



— The Dolphin frigate, used as a bulk for the 

 safe keeping of theconvicts, at Chatham, suddenly 

 sprung a leak, swayed over, and went upon her 



• About six months ago she had the misfortune 

 to have a share in a very large property bequeath- 

 ed to her by an uncle, amounting in value to 

 nearly .£30,000. This was thrown into the equity 

 court. Chancery, and a " bill" was filed against 

 her husband, to which he was required to put in 

 an answer. Unable to raise the sum to pay the 

 fees, a " Writ of Rebellion" was immediately 

 issued, which has kept him In prison two months, 

 without any provision for himself or family, who 

 are now in a state of comparative starvation III 



f By this treaty the passage through the straits 

 of Constantinople and the Dardanelles from the 

 Black Sea into the Mediterranean, &c., is de- 

 clared free III 



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