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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.

II. ECCLESIASTICAL.

Jan. 15, 1819.-Rev. J. Ward, D.D. to the Rectory of Birlingham, St Peter, Norfolk.

Rev. 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 Commons.

The Rev. Robert Alexander is nominated to the Archdeaconry of Down, vice Anderson.

Rev. 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 Alkinand, Shrewsbury,

Rev. H. Poynder, M.A. of Christ's College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Horne, Surrey.

Rev. J. Bullock, Rector of Radwinter, Essex, to the Rectory of Faulkbourn.

Rev. Robert Bathurst Plumptre, M.A. to the Rectory of North Goates, Lincolnshire.

50. Rev. J. Commeline, 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.

4. 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.

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III.-MILITARY.

Major Hugonin, 4 Dr. to be Lieut.-Col. Jan.21,1819 -Belli, 16 Dr.

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-Peebles, 9 F.

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-Rowan, 52 F.

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-Campbell, 45 F.

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-Walsh, 91 F.

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-Clements, 18 Dr.

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-Shaw, h. p. 13 F.

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-Lord A, Hill, 2 Dr.

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Cornet Mallony to be Lieut. by purch. vice Hoskins, 97 F. 6th Jan. 1812.

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. Lieut. A. T. Maclean to be Capt. by purch. vice Lt.-Col. Lawrence, ret. 23d Dec. 1818. Cornet Pott to be Lieut. by purch, vice Maelean

do. C. Fancourt to be Cornet, vice Brown do. N. Nash to be Cornet, vice Cockburn

21th.do. 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. Lieut. Cureton, from 20 Dr. to be Adj. and Lieut. vice Barra 7th Jan. 1819. B. Walrond to be Cornet by purch, vice Hunter 17th Dec. 1818. 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.

Ensign M'Don. Mathews to be Lieut. vice Richardson, dead 7th do. do.

Wm. Bellingham to be Ensign

S. Bonham to be Ensign by purch. vice
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Major Vernor, from 7 Dr. to be Lt. Col.
by purch. vice Carnie, ret. 24th do.
Gent. Cadet J. Robinson, from Mil. Coll.
to be Ensign, vice Moffatt, cash. do.
Major South to be Lieut.-Col. by purch.
vice Steevens, ret.

Capt. Hogg to be Major by purch.
Lieut. Rotton to be Capt. by purch.

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Ensign Summers to be Lieut. by purch.

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Wm. Kelly to be Ensign by purch. E. Warren to be Ensign by purch. vice Butterfield 26th Nov. 1818. Alex. Aitken to be Paym. vice Home, ret. 25th Dec. Serj.-Major Ring to be Quar. Master, vice M'Intosh, ret. list 31st do. Ensign Mahon to be Lieut. by purch. vice M'Pherson, dead 21th do. Gent. Cadet Campbell, from Mil. Coll. to do. be Ensign, vice Mahon

Lieut. Johnston, from 58 F. to be Lieut. vice Jones, h. p. 25th do. Assist.-Surg. Dr Mouat, from 24 Dr. to be do. Assist.-Surg. vice Pollock, h. p. Lieut. Van Batenburg to be Capt. by 24th Dec. purch. vice Jordan, ret. W. Balfour to be Ensign by purch. vice 31st do. Sayer, ret. Quar. Mast. Coulson, from h. p. to be Quar. Mast. vice Ross, ret. on full pay 25th do. Lieut. Cameron to be Capt. by purch. vice Forbes, ret. 31st do.

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Capt. Montague to be Major by purch. vice Fitzgerald, ret. 10th do. Surg. Kell, from 96 P. to be Surg. vice Flanagan, h. p. 96 F. 17th do. E. Kirwan to be Ensign by purch. vice Campbell

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do. Lieut. Soutar to be Adjutant, vice Mitchell, res. Adjutant only 7th Jan. 1819. 2d Lieut. Peele, from Kifle Brig. to be Lieut. by purch. vice Myddleton 31st Dec. 1818. Lieut. Macdonald to be Capt. by purch. vice Maxwell, ret. Ensign Macdonald to be Lieut. by purch. do. J. Mackintosh to be Ensign by purch.

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do. Lieut. T. Hoskins, from 11 Dr. to be Capt. by purch. vice Hare, ret. 24th do. Rifle Brig. 2d Lieut. Brownrigg to be 1st Lieut. by purch. vice Stewart

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1 W. L. R. Bt. Lt. Col. Torrens to be Lt. Col. by purch, vice Clifton, ret. Bt. Major Vyse, from 2 Life G. to be Major by purch. vice Torrens 14th Jan. 1819. Capt. Mills, from R. York R. to be Capt. vice M'Donald, h. p.

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17th Dec. 1818. Gent. Cadet. C. Maclean, from Mil. Coll. to be Ensign, vice Field, cash. 31st do.

Capt. M'Intyre, from 3 W. 1. R. to be Capt. vice Cradock, h. P., 7th Jan. 1819. Major H. B. Harris, h. p. 86 F. to be D. A. Gen. in Nova Scotia, with rank of Lt. Col. vice Duke, dead 17th Dec. 1818. Garrison. Lieut. P. Stewart, late Adj. of York Hospital, to be Town Major of Belfast, vice Fox, dead 24th do.

Com. Dep. Acting Dep. Com. Gen. W. Booth, to

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O'Halloran, from 30 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Ramus, h. p. 22 F.

Shadwell, from 35 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Rainforth, h. p.

Ellis, from 20 Dr. with Lieut. Norris, 9 Dr.
Collins, from 4 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Gregg, h. p. 6 W. I. R.

Bushell, ditto, rec. diff, with Lieut. Irving,
h. p. 5. W. I. R.

Sabine, from 21 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.,
Hammil, R. African Corps.

Orme, from 11 Dr. with Lieut, Allingham, 6
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O'Brien, 89 F. with Lieut. Kelly, 87 F.
Lloyd, from 88 F. rec. diff. with Lieut. Sou-
tar, h. p. 71 F.

Polhill from 1 Life Gds. with Lieut. Bullock,
h. p. 23 Dr.

Mallory, from 11 Dr. rec. diff. with Lieut.
L. M. Cooper, h.
p. 20 Dr.

Hannam, from 7 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Graves, h. p.

Reynett, from 45 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Schonfeldt, 73 F.

Cornet Bonnor, from 3 Dr. Gds. with Ensign and
Lieut. Abercromby, 3 F. G.

Trollope, from 2 Dr. rec. diff. with Cornet
Clarke, h p. 4. Dr. Gds.

Ensign Tudor, from 9 F. with Ensign Mahon, 50

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Clandinen, from h. p. 50 F. with Ensign
Clarke, 45 F.

Holland, from 4 F. rec. diff. with Lieut.
Warre, h. p. 83 F.

Gordon, from 63 F. with Ensign Stewart,
92 F.

Young, from 83 F. rec. diff. with 2d Lieut.
Driberg, h. p. 3 Ceylon Regt.

Stewart, from 92 F. with Ensign Gordon,
63 F.

Quar, Mast. Hall, 11 Dr. with Quar. Mast. Henderson, h. p. 6 W. I. R.

Assist Surg. Dr Ducat, from h. p. Meuron's R. with Ass. Sur. Napier, Sup. Ass. Surg. in East Indies.

Lukin, from 55 F. with Ass. Sur. Dr Mac donnell, h. p. 50 F.

Resignations and Retirements.

Lt. Col. Lawrence, 13 Dr.

Carnie, 12 F.

Steevens, 20 F.
Jordan, 60 F.
Clifton, 1 W. I. R,

Major Fitzgerald, 82 F.

Maxwell, 92 F.

Capt. Moreton, 2 Life Gds.

Forbes, 78 F. Hare, 97 F.

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Deaths.

J. Crawford, do. do.

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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 January 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.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE,

Extracted from the Register kept on the Banks of the Tay, four miles east from Perth, Latitude 56° 25′, Elevation 185 feet.

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Fair days 13; rainy days 18; wind, west of meridian, 25; east of meridian, 6,

Lowest ditto, 31st, 22.4

Highest 10 P. M. 4th, 42.6

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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 'clock in the evening. The observations in the first column are made on the Register Thermometer.

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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 April 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 herbicca (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 winter 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 on 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 Parliamentary Intelligence.)-The attention of the House has been called to a wiser measure, 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, in some degree, only a dead letter.

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Average Prices of Grain in Scotland for the Four Weeks immediately preceding

15th January 1819.

Wheat, 68s. 5d.-Rye, 51s. Sd.-Barley, 48s. 7d.-Oats, 29s. 4d.-Beans, 49s. 11d.-Pease, 50s. 74. Oatmeal, per boll, 23s. 10d.-Bear or Big, 41s. 6d.

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