APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. I. CIVIL. Jan. 30, 1819,-The honour of knighthood conferred on W. W. Doveton, Esq. late Lieut.. Col. of the St Helena volunteers. do do II. ECCLESIASTICAL. Jan. 15, 1819.-Rev. J. Ward, D.D. to the Rectory of Birlingham, St Peter, Norfolk. Res. J. Hoole, to the Curacies of Taynton, St Peter's, and Taynton, All Saints, Lincolnshire. 23. Rev. Christ. Wordsworth, D.D, Rector of Lambeth, is appointed Chaplain to the House of Coinmons. The Rev. Robert Alexander is nominated to the Archdeaconry of Down, vice Anderson. ev, Robert M. Miller, M.A. and domestic Chaplain to Lord Beresford, to the Vicarage of Dedham, Essex. Rev. J. Wightman, M.A. to the Vicarage of St Alkmand, Shrewsbury, Rev. H. Poynder, M.A. of Christ's College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Horne, Surrey. Rev. J. Bullock, Kector of Radwinter, Essex, to the Rectory of Faulkbour. Rev. Robert Bathurst Plumptre, M.A. to the Rectory of North Goates, Lincolnshire. 30. Rev. J. Commelinc. M.A. to the Vicarage of Norton, St Phillip's, with the Chapelry of Hinton, Rev. J. Cubitt, to the Rectory of Hunderclay, Suffolk. Rev. Wm. Piguenit Wait, to the Livings of Chewsteke and Norton-Walreward, Somerset. Feb. 1.-Mr Allan of Errol has presented Mr James Grierson, preacher, to the church and parish of Errol, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Dow. The Associate congregation of Hamilton gave an unanimous call to the Rev. Alexander Waugh to be their pastor. 2. The Associate Presbytery of Edinburgh met in the Old Church of North Leith, and ordained Mr James Harper, preacher of the gospel, minister of the Associate congregation of North Leith. 1. The Rev. John Maclauchlan, minister of Alva, was admitted minister of the church and parish of Wemyss, vacant by the death of the Rev. George Gib. James Johnston, Esq. of Alva, has presented Andrew Bullock, A.M. to the church and parish of Alva, vacant by the translation of Mr Maclauchlan to the parish of Wemyss. Capt. Stewart, h. p. 96 F. to be Major, Jan.21,1819 -Wedderburn, Coldst. Gds. do do -Baccock, 14 Dr. do do -Mackay, 68 F. do do -Haiperton, 7 F. do do -Tomkinson, 16 Dr. do do Napier, R. Art. do do Webber, ditto do do Wells, R. Eng. do do -Mackworth, 15 Dr. do do Thomson, R. Eng. do do Lord Hotham, Cold. Gds, do do Moore, Gren. Gds. do do do do -Cameron, 21 F. do do Orde, h. p. R. Art. do do -Brereton, R. Art. do -Stewart, h. p. Rifle Brig. do do 2 L. G. Lieut. c. Barton to be Capt. by purch. vice Moreton, ret. 20th Dec. 1818. Cornet and Sub-Lieut. Collins, to be Lieut. by purch. do. c. Phillips, Gent. to be Comet and SubLieut. by purch. do. 8 Dr. Lieut. Fraser to be Capt. by purch. vice Brittain 7th Jan. 1819. Gent. Cadet Sir Fra. Vincent, Bt. from Mil. Coll. to be Cornet by porch, vice 17th Dec. 1818. 11 Brevet Major Blanckley, from 23 F. to be Capt. vice Bowers 30th do. Capt. Crawford, from h. p. to be Capt. vice Duberly, cancelled • 17th do. Cornet Mallony to be Licut. by purch. vice Hoskins, 97 F. 6th Jan. 1819. A. W. Bishop to be Cornet by purch, vice Clarke, prom 17th Dec. 1818. C. S. Malet to be Cornet, vice Mallory 6th Jan. 1819. 13 Lieut. A. T. Maclean to be Capt, by purch. vice Lt. Col. Lawrence, ret. 230 Dec. 1818. Cornet Pott to be Lieut. by purch. vice Maelean do. C. Fancourt to be Cornet, vice Browy do. N Nash to be Cornet, vice Cockburn 21th da. Gent. Cadet W. Elton, from Mil. Coll to be Cornet, vice Pott 31st do. M. Milligan to be Cornet by purch. vice Petrie 17th do. 16 Lieut. Cureton, from 20 Dr. to be Adj. and Lieut. vice Barra 7th Jan. 1819. 18 B. Walrond to be Cornet by purch, vice Hunter 17th Dec. 1818. 20 Cornet C. A. F. Ellis, from 9 Dr. to be Lieut. by purch. vice Atkinson do s. Cook to be Cornet by purch, vice Douglas, prom. 14th Jan. 1819. 4 F Ensign M.Don. Mathews to be Lieut. vice Richardson, dead 7th do. Wm. Bellingham to be Ensign do. 9 S. Bonham to be Ensign by purch. vice Scott 17th Dec. 1818. 12 Major Vernor, from 7 Dr. to be Lt. Col. by purch. vice Carnie, ret. 24th do. 19 Gent. Cadet J. Robinson, from Mil, Coll. to be Ensign, vice Moffatt, cash. do. 20 Major South to be Lieut.-Col. by purch. vice Steevens, ret, de. Capt. Hogg to be Major by purch. do. Lieut, Rotion to be Capt. by purch. do. Ensign South to be Lieut. by purch. do. M. Dalrymple to be Ensign by purch, do 21 Capt. D. M'Gregor, from 95 F, vice Wal ler, h. p. Lieut, Cresser, from h. p. 7. F. to be Pay. master, vice Mackay, ret." 14th Jan. 1819. 32 Capt. Dillon to be Major by purch. vice Calvert, prom. 72 F. do. Lieut. Belcher to be Capt. by purch. do. Ensign Birtwistle to be Lieut. by purch. J. Palk to be Ensigh by purch. do. 33 Capt. M'Intyre to be Major, vice Colclough, dead 7th do. do do 111.-MILITARY. Major Hugonin, 4 Dr. to be Lieut. Col. Jan.21,1819 Belli, 16 Dr. do do -Mitchell, Rifle Brigade do do Wemyss, 50 F. do do -Gabriel, o Dr. Gds, do do -Thomas, 27 F. do do -Peebles, 9F. do do -Cameron, 3 F do do -Rowan, 52 F. do do -Campbell, 45 F. do do -Walsh, 91 F. do do -Clements, 18 Dr. do do Shaw, h. p. 13 F. do do -Ld. C. Fitzroy, Gr. Gds. do do -Lord A, Hill, 2 Dr. do do -Browne, h. p. 23 F. do do -Fitz-Clarence, h. p. 24 Dr. do do Capt. Wilkie, 92 F. to be Major do Lane, R. Art. do do -Wood, 4 F. do -Shaw, 4F. do do -Baynes, R. Art, do do -Pidgeon, 71 F. do do Macpherson, 42 F. do do -Gray, Rifle Brigade do do -Nickle, 88 F. do do Sandilands, Coldst. Gds. do do -Knight, 33 F. do do -Barton, 12 Dr, do do Shedden, 52 F. do Townsend, 14 Dr. do do -Dundas, R. Art. do do -Weyland, 16 Dr. do dd do do. do. 33 F. Lieut. Baraillier to be Capt. 7th Jan. 1819. Capt. Gascoyne, from h. p. 3 Gar. Bn. with Capt. Ensign Summers to be Lieut. by purch. Campbell, 54 F? do. - Mackworth, from 7 F. with Capt. Major, 13 Wm. Kelly to be Ensign by purch, do. Dr. 41 E. Warren to be Ensign by purch. vice M'Intyre. from 71 F. rec. diff. with Capt. Butterfield 26th Nov. 1818. Myddleton, h. p. 56 F. 49 Alex. Aitken to be Paym. vice Home, ret. Stack, from 54 F. with Capt. Fitz-Gerald, 25th Dec. h. p. 88 F. Serj.-Major Ring to be Quar. Master, vice Lieut. Lang, from h. p:56 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. N'Ivtosh, ret, list 31st do. Lawrence, 13 Dr. 16 Ensign Mahon to be Lieut. by purch. Mackay, from 21 F. rec. dift. with Lieut, vice M‘Pherson, dend 2ith do. Ibbotson, h. p. 103 F. Gent. Cadet Campbell, from Mil, Coll, to Major, from 55 F. with Lieut. Craigie, 30 be Ensign, vice Mahon do. F. Lieut. Johnston, from 58 F. to be Lieut. O'Halloran, from 30 F. rec. diff, with Lieut. vice Jones, h. p. 95th do. Ramus, h. p. 92 F. 53 Assist.-Surg. Dr Mouat, from 24 Dr. to be Shadwell, from $5 F. rec. diff. with Lieut, Assist.-Surg, vice Pollock, h. p. do. Rainforth, h. p. Gregg, h. p. 6 W. I. R. 31st do. Bushell, ditto, rec. diff, with Lieut. Irving, 71 Quar. Mast. Coulson, from h. p. to be h. p. 5. W. I. R. Quar. Mast. vice Ross, ret. on full pay Sabine, from 21 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. 25th do. Hammil, R. African Corps. 778 Lieut. Cameron to be Capt. by purch. vice Orme, from 11 Dr. with Lieut, Allingham, 6 Forbes, ret. 31st do. Dr. Capt. Montague to be Major by purch. O'Brien, 89 F. with Lieut. Kelly, 87 F.: vice Fitzgerald, ret. 10th do. Lloyd, from 88 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. SouSurg. Kell, from 96 P. to be Surg. vice tar, h. p.71 F. Flanagan, h. p. 96 F. 17th do, Polhill from 1 Life Gds. with Lieut. Bullock, 88 E. Kirwan to be Ensign by purch. vice h. p. 25 Dr. Campbell do. Mallory, from 11 Dr. rec. dift. with Lieut. Lieut. Soutar to be Adjutant, vice Mit L. M. Cooper, h. p. 20 Dr. Graves, h. p. Reynett, from 15 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. 31st Dec. 1818. Schonfeldt, 73 F. Lieut. Macdonald to be Capt, by purch. Cornet Bonnor, from 3 Dr. Gds. with Ensign and vice Maxwell, ret. do. Lieut. Abercromby. 3 F.G. do. Clarke, h p. 1. Dr. Gds. do. F. 97 Lieut. T. Hoskins, from 11 Dr. to be Clandinen, from h. p. 50 F. with Ensign Capt. by purch. více Hare, ret. 24th do. Clarke, 45 F. Rifle Brig. 2d Lieut. Brownrigg to be Ist Lieut. by Holland, from 4 F. rec. diff. with Licut. purch. vice Stewart 25th do. Warre, h. p. 83 F. 1 W. I. R. Bt. Lt. Col. Torrens to be Lt. Col. by Gordon, from 63 F. with Ensign Stewart, purch, vice Clifton, ret. 21th do. 92 F. Bt. Major Vyse, from 2 Life G. to be Young, from 83 F. rec. diff. with 2d Lieut. Major by purch. vice Torrens Driberg, h. p. 3 Ceylon Regt. 14th Jan. 1819. Stewart, from 92 F. with Ensigu Gordon, Capt. Mills, from R, York R. to be 65 F. Capt. vice M'Donald, h. p. Quar, Mast. Hall, 11 Dr. with Quar, Mast. Hen17th Dec. 1818. derson, h. p. 6 W. I. R. Gent. Cadet. c. Maclean, from Mil. Assist. Surg. Dr Ducat, from h. p. Meuron's R. Coll, to be Ensign, vice Field, cash. with Ass. Sur. Napier, Sup. Ass. Suig. 31st do. in East Indies. 2 Capt. M'Intyre, from 3 W. I. R. to be Lukin, from 55 F. with Ass, Sur. Dr Mac Capt. vice Cradock, h. p. donnell, h. p. 50 F. 7th Jan. 1819. D. A. Gen. in Nova Scotia, with rank Lt. Col. Lawrence, 13 Dr. Carnie, 12 F. Steevens, 20 F. Jordan, 60 F. 24th do. Clifton, 1 W.IR, Com. Dep. Acting Dep. Com. Gen. W. Booth, to Major Fitzgerald, 82 F. be Dep.Com. Gen. 18th do. Maxwell, 92 F. Med. Dep. Hosp. Assist. R. Russell, from h. p. to Capt. Moreton, 2 Life Gds. Forbes, 78 F. be Hosp. Assist. 25th do. Hare, 97 F. Deaths. 18th Jan. 1819. I 1th Jan, 1819. Brevet Major Blanckley, from 23 F. with Capt. Major Colelough, 33 F. Bowers, 13 Dr. Capt. Carter, 8 Dr. 14th June 1818. Capt. Meares, from 2 Life Gds. rec. diff. with Jones, 19 F. Langton, do. 15th Feb. 1818. 13 Dr. Russell do. 6th June. -Pinekney from h. p. 99 F. with Capt. Ha Gray, 1 Ceylon Regt. milton, 5 F. Stratton, Royal Art. 22. Oct. 1818. Cameron, from h. p. 79 F. with Capt. Dar Wynecken, Foreigy h. p. late Germ. Leg. rah, 21 F. 18th do. Hay, from 43 F. rec. diff. with Capt. Le Lieut. Richardson, 4 F. 27th Dec. 1518. Blanc, Rifle Brig. D. Campbell, 19 F. 9tb Jw 1$ 19, do. Lieat. D. Macdonald, h. p. 30 F. 8th Feb. 1818. Ensign Baldwin, 17th F. 1st July 1818 Taylor, 53 F. 22d May, 13th June. J. Markay, do. 17th June. 4th do. Holmes, 59 F. 220 July. 15th June. Nason, 60 F. 27th Dec, Med. Depart.--Staff-Surg. Van Malsen. Assist.-Surg. Hooper, 19 F. Hosp.-Assist. Pickell 8th Nov. Morgan, 1 W. I. R. 22d Oct. Chaplain Rev. R. B. Verchild, at St Kitts, 17th Oct. METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. THE commencement of the present year has very much resembled that of 1817. The weather throughout the whole of January has been variable, and sometimes stormy. The changes from frost to thaw were frequent and rapid, and sometimes accompanied with violent winds from the west and south-west. On the whole, however, the season has been hitherto rather open than otherwise. The mean temperature has declined scarcely one degree since December, and is nearly one degree higher than that of Ja. nuary last year. A very unusual fluctuation took place in the barometer on the 16th. On the morning of that day it stood at 29.8, and by the morning of the 17th it had sunk to 28.7, being one inch and one-tenth in 24 hours. There was nothing in the state of the weather, here at least, to account for such a sudden depression. The mean range of the mercury for the month is almost precisely the same as that of the corresponding month of last year. For an explanation of the additions to the following abstract, we refer our readers to the second article in our January Number. 31st, 4th, METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, Extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25', Elevation 185 feet. JANUARY 1819. Extremes. THER METER. Degrees. Mean of greatest daily heat, 42.5 Maximum, 11th day, 52.0 cold, 33.3 Minimum, 31st, 21.0 temperature, 10 A. M. 38.2 Lowest maximum, 35.0 ...... 10 P. M. 36.8 45.0 .......... of daily extremes, 37.9 Highest 10 A. M. 14th, 46.5 ..............10 A. M. and 10 P. M. 37.5 Lowest ditto, 19th, 30.5 .t daily observations, 37.7 Highest 10 P. M. 4th, 48.0 Whole range of Thermoineter, 286.0 Lowest ditto, 31st, 26.0 Mean daily ditto, 9.2 Greatest range in 24 hours, 14th, 17.0 .........temperature of spring water, 41.1 Least ditto, 4th, 1.0 Inches. Mean of 10 A. M. (ternp. of mer. 14) 29.422 Highest 10 A. M. Ist, 30.360 ............ 10 P. M. (temp. of mer. 44). 29.390 Lowest ditto, 9th, 28.860 ............ both, (temp. of mer. 44) 29.406 Highest 10 P. M. 1st, 30.324 Whole range of Barometer, 12.038 Lowest ditto, 25th, 28.690 Mean ditto during the day, .191 Greatest range in 24 hours, 16th, 1.100 .night, .197 Least ditto, 30th, .050 ................in 24 hours, .388 HYGROMETER. Degrees. HYGROMETER. Degrees. Leslie, Highest 10 A. M. 14.0 Rain in Inches, 3.372 0.0 Evaporation in ditto, .975 12th, 17.0 Mean daily evaporation, .031 ............ Lowest ditto, 25th, 0.0 Leslie, Mean 10 A. M. 6.8 Anderson, P. of Dep. Highest 10 A. M. 5th, 44.6 10 P. M. 6.5 ...Lowest ditto, 31st, 22.4 both, 6.7 ................ Highest 10 P. M. 4th, 42.6 Anderson, Point of Dep. 10 A. M. 33.8 Lowest ditto, 31st, 92.4 ......... 10 P. M. 32.7 ............... Re. Hu. Greatest 10 A.M. 29th, 100.0 both, 33.3 ..........Least ditto, 23d, 72.6 ... Relat. Hum, 10 A. M. 86.4 ......Greatest 10 P.M. 25th, 100.0 ............................... 10 P. M. 87.1 ...Least ditto, 12th, 74.0 both, 86.6 Mois. 100 cu. in. Greatest 10 A.M. 5th, .204 ......Grs. mois, in 100 cub. in, air, 10 A. M. .146 ........Least ditto, 31st, .097 ->......................................... 10 P. M. .139 ..................................Gr. 10 P. M. 4th, .191 ......................... both, .142 ...........Least ditto, 31st, .097 Fair days 13; rainy days 18;'wind, west of meridian, 25; east of meridian, 9th, 29th, METEOROLOGICAL TABLE, Kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Caltonhill. N.B.-The Observations are made twice every day, namely, at eight o'clock in the morning, and eight e'clock in the evening. The observations in the first column are made on the Register Thermometer. Jan. 1 M. 31 30.209 M. 39W. Frost, fair, M. 34 28.65 M. 42 JW. Showers and Jan.17{ .654 6. 41 Sinod sunsh. SM, 321 .957 M. 41 N. W. Fair, dull 29.970 E. 45} brisk sunsh. 18 UE. 129.343 E. 37 | brisk cold M. 26 . 150 M. 34 Chle. 19 Frost, dull .128 M. 40 Cble IM. 26 20 .107 E. 36 imod Day frosty 1 4:29.747, 4. 16 (S. W. Mild, rain M. 98 28.916 M. 56 N. Dull, snow, .9208 12 ) high forenoon 21 frost M. 2828.789 M. 35 S. W.Frost, snow, ..5.. 45 Sbrisk sunshine 22 .78 €. 36 ) high rain even. M. 341 .81.1. 11S. W. M. 32 .92 M. 38 S. w.Suns. morn. Mill, shwry 23 29.128 E36 high vull aft. M. 311 .51 M. 41) Calm CM. 29 ,269 v. 35 Chle. Cold, rain, 24 .871 6. 56 high and sleet V. 491-5.72 M. 12 s: W. Frost morn. M. 3 .871 M. 38 S. W. Heavy rain, 25 .751 C. 12) high shwrs, day .871 E. 36 ) high sleet even. 10 M. 38. 219. s. M. 31 28.871 M. 38 E. Cold, sn. and 26 28.669. 15 v high Showery (E. 29.172 E. 38 brisk sleet, even. .81 M. 15 V W. Stormy, M. 31 .366 M. 37 UE. Dull, rain, E. 29.19E, 40 v high rain, snow ,404 E. 39 Shigh snow 393 M. 41S. W. Shars. inorn. M. 32 .391M. 37 UE. Rain and E. 28 . 130 €. 11 (high fair day LE. .3.37E. 36 /high lieet .354 1. 12NW. .240 M. 39 S. E. M. 31 UE. Mild, sunsh. M. 31/28.907. Rain all day M. 97 30 .201 M. 36/Cble. Frost, fair, E. .38 E. 38 ) mod dull Ju. 31 .265 M. 11 N. W. Storiny,rain | 51 M. 271 .344 M. 33 N W. Keen frost, SE 37 ) high snow E. .162/E. 41 s'mod sunshine .67 M. 36 N. W. Frost, snow, .!02. 10brisk fair Quantity of rain, 3.501. UE. 12 M. 32 13 M. 3: 15 16! 28 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Soon after the date of our last, the weather resumed the mildness of the preceding months, the slight covering of snow disappeared on our low grounds, and for some time there has been very little frost or rain, but a clear and cloudy sky alternately, with a temperature often as high as 45° of Fahrenheit, more pleasant than we often find it in A. pril or even the early part of May. The German Tamarisk unfolded its buds about the end of December, and by the beginning of this month the shoots were two inches long; the Snow-drop appeared about the 5th January, and was in full blow by the 16th ; and the blossoms of the Erica herbucca (an early flowering heath) began to open about the end of the month. The land, except soils naturally very wet, is almost everywhere ready to receive the spring seeds, an operation in which some progress has already been made, while the sowing of wheat after turnips has proceeded throughout the vinter with very little interruption. Neither corn nor meat markets have varied much since the middle of last month ; in the former some little advance may be expected when sowing becomes general, especially as foreign wheat must be excluded from our ports by the quarterly average about to be announced ; but the feeder who purchased stock at the high prices of the autumnal markets has but an indifferent prospect of being repaid. The season is particularly favourable for the early lambs, as it has all along been, even e our mountains, for their dams and other kinds of grown sheep. The first of the Agricultural Petitions has been presented to the House of Commons, and received in such a manner as to put an end to all anxiety on the subject in the minds of those who are hostile to further restrictions on the Corn Trade. (See our Parlementary Intelligence.)—The attention of the House has been called to a wiser measare, the correction of the returns of prices, and of the method in which the quarterly averages are calculated. Without greater accuracy in these matters, the corn laws must be, some degree, only a dead letter. February 15th. VOL. IV. A a CORN MARKETS.-Edinburgh. Oatmeal. 1819. Quar. Potat. B. & P. Meal.) Loaf.p.peck 1819. Bls. Peck. Bolls. Peck. s. d. s. s. d. $. s.d. s. s.d. d. d. d. S. d. s. d. 3 33 410120 26 0 20 10 Jan. 201 584 33 40 37 10) 11 Jan. 19 440 1 7 64 0 33 43 0120260 20 IO 271 60132 40.37 26) 42017 62 1 4 61 53 4212026020 10 Feb. 72 1 4 Feb. 3 501 31 6 40.37 10 9 381' 1 dverage Prices of Grain in Scotland for the Four Weeks immediately preceding 15th January 1819. Wheat, Ges. 5d. -Rye, 51s. 8d.-Barley, 183. 7d.-Oats, 29s. 4d.-Beans, 19s. 11d. Pease, 50s, 74d. Oatmeal, per boll, 23s. 100.-Bear or Big, 11s. 6d. |