Dec. 10-Brevel-Capt. W. Brooke, 48th f. maj. J. Staff Lieut. Col. T. B. St. George, 63d foot, in- 31-Royal Reg, of Artillery-Maj, gen. and JAN. 7-8th Reg. Light Drag.-Lieut. col. H. G. 23d Reg. Foot-Capt. W. Lambton, major, by 44th Ditto-Licut. col. C. B. Egerton, from 89th 71st Dilto-Lieut. gen. F. Dundas, from 94th f. 94th Ditto-Lieut. gen. J. Lord Forbes, from 3d -17-91st Reg. Foot-Capt. J. Blainey, major, UNIVERSITY PROCEEDINGS AND The following gentlemen are admitted to the Mr. Metcalfe, B. A. of Merton coll., is elected scholar of Queen's, on Mr. Mitchel's foundation. Nov. 23. Mr. Isaac Bonsall, B. A. and Mr. John Williams, both of Jesus col, elected scholars of that society." The following subjects are proposed for the Chancellor's prizes for the year ensuing, viz. For Latin verses, NG Corinthus."-For an English essay, The Love of our Country.” The Vice Chancellor has received a donation of £20, which will be given to the author of the best composition in English verse on the following subject: “ John the Baptist."-The first and last of the above subjects are intended for those gentlemen of the university who have not exceeded f ur years from the time of their matriculation, [1044 and not completed seven years. Nov. 28. In convocation, the following gen tlemen, who had been nominated to succeed to the office of Select Preacher on the 10th of Oc tober next, were approved by the House, viz. Mr. Shepherd, of University; Rev. Mr. Cople Rev. Dr. Landon, Provost of Worcester col.; Rev. ston, Fel. of Oriel; Rev. Mr. Moor, of Magdalen; Rev. Mr. Conybeare, of Christ church. trell, Esq. gent. com. of Oriel, and eldest son of Exhibitioners of Balliol col. Dec. 1. In congregation, the following gen 3. Rev. Rob. Chambres Jones, M. A. Probationary Fel. of Jesus col., admitted actual Fel. of that society.. nybeare, M. A. and Student of Christ church, elected to the office of Saxon Professor, vacant 8. In convocation, the Rev. J. J. Coby lapse of time. 24. Saturday, the last day of Michaelmas Term, the following gentlemen were admitted-Masters of Arts, Rev. J. Piddocke, Christ Rev. Wm. Wilson, ditto; Rev. S. Evans, Oriel church; Rev. J. Rich. Tetiow, Queen's coll.; coll.: Mr. J. Loveday, Brasenose coll.; Hon. G. Eden, Christ church. Bachelors of Arts, Thos, Scott, Esq. Queen's coll.; Mr. Ed. Croker, Ex eter coll.; Mr. H, Dillon, Worcester col. The whole number of degrees in the Term 36; Honorary M. A. 1; B. A. 36; B. M. 1. was, D. D. 1; B. D. 3; B. C. L. 5; M. A, col. in this University, is presented to the vicarage tuted to the vicarage of Stratton St. Margaret, Jan. 7 The Hon. and Rev. A. Grey, M. A. translation of Thomas Bishop of Rochester to the to the twelfth Prebend of Durham, 'void by the See of Ely. lately made in the statutes, Bachelors of Arts who Nov. 20. The Bishop of Bristol held his first 10451 University Proceedings and Promotions. ordination in Trinity col. chapel, when the following gentlemen were ordained Deacons :-Mr. Chas Rich. Prichett, B. A. of Trinity; Mr. B. Pullan, B. A. Fel. of Clare hall; Mr. Robert Aniezark, B. A. of Christ col. "The Christian Sabbath" is the subject for the next Norrisian Prize Essay. The Right Hon. J. C. Staart, Earl of Dumfries, is admitted at Christ col. Nov. 22. Rev. E. J Burrow, M. A. of Magdalen, elected à Fel: of that society. * (1040 of Little Gransden, Camb., vacant by death of Rev. R. Smith, domestic chaplain to the Duke Rev. Dr. King, preacher at Gray's inn, is promoted to the bishopric of Rochester. Rev. B. E. Sparke, D. D. late of Pembroke The Declamation silver cup at Bene't col., ishall, Dean of Bristol, is presented, by the King, this year adjudged to Mr. S. Hawes. 25. Rev. Jos. Parson elected a Sen. Fel. of Clare hall. Dec. 1. J. Hornby, Esq. of Peterhouse, admitted B. in Civ. L. 2. T. Turton, Esq. M. A. elected a Foundation Fel. of Catharine hall. 15. The Senate, in full congregation, conferred upon Rev. Dr. E. D. Clarke, the title of Professor of Mineralogy.This is the first instance of such a professorship in our university. 16. The following gentlemen are admitted to the under-mentioned degrees :-Doctor in Physic, Th. Ch. Morgan, Esq. Peterhouse.Bachelors in Civil Law, Rev. Robt. Spranger, and Rev. Abel Wainewright, Trinity-hall. - Masters of Arts, Rev. J. Rowe, Pembroke, Rev. J. Cooke, Catharine-hall, and Rev. J. Pomeroy, Trinity col.-Bachelor of Arts, Mr. Ch. Hill, Jesus col. 31. The Bishop of Lincoln held an Ordinary at Buckden, on Sunday se'nnight, when the following gentlemen were ordained:-Priests, S. T. Bloomfield, B: A. Sidney coll. Cambridge; J. Relph, B. A. St. Peter's col. ditto; W. Slatter, M. A. Christ church, Oxf.; E. H. Warriner, M. A. Lincoln col. ditto; John Griffin, B. A. Deacons, Wm. B. Wroth, Baliol col. ditto.. B. A. St. John's coll. Cambridge; D. Jenks, B.A. St. John's col. ditto; G. Crabbe, B. A. Trinity col, ditto; H. Clarke, B. A. Queen's coll. ditto; John Sell, B. A. Magdalen coll. ditto; J. Newport, B. A. Worcester col. Oxf. The Hulsean prize is this year adjudged to Mr. John C. Hobhouse, B. A. of Trinity coll. for his dissertation on " The Origin and Intention of Sacrifices." is the Jan. 14. "The Conquest of Canaan subject for the Seatouian prize poem for the pre sent year. The Rev. Wm. Thorpe, late of Caius coll. has been instituted by the Bishop of Ely to the vicarage of Stetchworth, in this county, on the presentation of R. Eaton, jun. Esq. The Rev. T. Strangeways, perpetual curate of Wilton, is instituted to the vicarage of Charlton Adam, void by death of Rev. S. Gatehouse.. The Rev. J. B. Stuart, M. A. late of Welford, has been instituted, on his own petition, to the rectory of Grappenhall, county of Chester, vacant by death of Rev. P. Halstead. The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to pre- The Lord Chancellor has been pleased to pre- to the valuable rectory of Leverington, in the isle Rev. Dr. Ramsden, Deputy Regius Professor The Earl of Chatham, Governor of the island of Jersey, has presented the Rev. M. Dupré, B.D. Fel. of Exeter col., Oxf., to the living of St. John's, in that island, worth 1201. per annum. The Rectors and Fel. of Exeter col. have been unanimous in their opinion, that the living in question is tenable with Mr. Dupré's Fellowship, but Mr. Darell, (a native of Jersey), has appealed from that decision to the Bishop of Exeter, visitor of the said college. Rev. P. Columbine, D. D. is instituted to the rectory of Little Plumstead, with the rectory of Whitton, with Brundall annexed, in Norfolk, vacant by death of Rev. Wm. Leigh, late Dean of Hereford, on the presentation of Mrs. Leigh and Miss Frances Harriet Leigh, of Herefordstreet, May Fair. Rev. H. Dixon has been licensed, by the Archbishop of York to the valuable perpetual curacy of the parish church of East Ordsley, near Wakefield, on the nomination of the Earl of Cardigan. Rev. W. W. Layng, M. A. vicar of St. Lawrence in the city of York, has been lately instituted to the united vicarages of Great and Little Harrowden, Northamptonshire, on the presenta tion of Earl Fitzwilliam. At an Ordination, held by the Bishop of Winchester, at Farnham, J. Deacon, B. A. of Brazenase, was ordained a Deacon. Rev. T. Castley, M. A. Fel. of Jesus col., Camb., has been presented, by the Master and Fels. of that society, to the valuable rectory of Cavendish, Suffolk, vacated by death of Rev. Rich. Waddington. Rev. M. E. Welby, M. A. chaplain to Baroness Howe, is empowered, by dispensation, to hold the vicarage of Long Bennington, with the rec tory of Newton, in the county and diocese of Lincoln; the former on the presentation of the King, and the latter of his father, Sir Wm. Earle Welby. Rev. Mr. Britton, master of the grammar school at Durham, has been presented by the Dean and Chapter of Durham to the living ef Rev. Mr. Baverstock snc-A Bossall, Yorkshire. ceeds Mr. Britton as minister of the chapelry of Crossgate, Durham; and the Rev. Mr. Clark, Minor Canon of the cathedral, succeeds Mr. Baverstock in the living of Billingham. The Bishop of Bath and Wells has been pleased to nominate and license Rev. John Townsend to the perpetual and augmented curacy of Glastonbury. Bankrupts and Certificates, between December 24, 1808, and January 17, 1809, with the Attornies, extracted correctly from the London Gazette. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Jones, W. Great Portland Street, coachmaker. BANKRUPTS. Dec. 24. Chambers, W. Lincoln, currier. Att. Elgie, Lincoln. Crawford, J. Hoxton, money scrivener. Att. Basset, Bennet Street, Blackfriars Road. French, M. George Street, Portman Square, wine merchant. Att. Hackett, Chancery Lane. Att. Chapman, St. MilGreen, J. Hackney, builder. dred's Court. Hayes, W. Kilburn, Middlesex, brickmaker. Att, Humphries, Clement's Inn. Howard, J. J. Lower Eaton Street, surgeon. Att. Rich, Ratcliffe Cross. Jones, G. Liverpool, bookseller. 4. Munou, Liverpool. Laing, G. London, merchant. Att. Caton and Brumell, Aldersgate Street. Mansell, J. Burkinshaw, G. and Fielding, J. Sheffield, saw manufacturers. Att. Rimington and Wake, Shef field. Wells, W. Linney Place, Queen Street, Bloomsbury, working jeweller. Att. Edwards and Lyon, Great Rus sell Street. Wilkes, W. Birmingham, malster. Att. Lowe, Birmingham. Dec. 27. Blackburn, W. Leeds, woolstapler. Att. Battye, Chancery Lane. Edwards, W. Bristol, cordwainer. Att. James, Gray's- Gash, J. Parker's Row, Bermondsey, victualler. All. Haydon, L. late of Edgware Road, formerly of Wandsworth, Mills, J. and Rich, J. Lewes, merchants. All. Pember, Sellars, B. Little Hulton, Lancashire, innkeeper. Att. Dec. 31. Dewhurst, P. late of Preston, slater and flagger. Att. Bleas dale and Co. New Inn. Dutton, W. Liverpool, grocer. Att. Blackstock, St. Mildred's Court, Poultry. Harrison, J. P. St. Bees, Cumberland, cotton manufac- Harvey, R. Woolwich, baker. di. Allan, Frederick's Hayes, J. Oxford, grocer and tea-dealer. Att. Young, Heaven, W. Nailsworth, clothier. Att. Pullen, Fore Hunt, J. Liverpool, haberdasher and hosier. Att. Black- Marshall, T. Scarborough, vintner. Att. Bonsfield, Bou→verie Street. * Jan. 3. Poore, J. of Mill Lane, Tooley Street, Southwark, Jan. 10. Anderson, J. Stockport, Cheshire, draper. Att. Br Chancery Lane. Barlow, W. late of Stockport, Cheshire, timber chant. Att. Edge, Inner Temple. Douglass, J. Loughborough, Leicestershire, mercha Att. Bleasdale and Co. New Inn. Frost, T. late of Leadenhall Street, stationer. Att. and Co. Haydon Square. Lockwood, G. Huddersfield, Yorkshire, woollen-dr Swain and Co. Old Jewry. Willson, R. H. Wakefield, Yorkshire, factor. 4. T lor, Southampton Buildings. Jan. 14. Att. Blackstock, St.E Birchall, J. Liverpool, butcher. dred's Court, Ponitry. Budden, H. Little Chapel Street, Westminster, carper Att. Latkow, Wardrobe Place, Doctors' Commons. Fraser, T. Well Street, St. Mary-le-Bone, coach-spe manufacturer. Att. Pinero, Charles Street, Cavend's, Square. Geriman, W. Bristol, tiler, plaisterer, and builder, & James, Gray's Inn Square. Glazier, E. Lea Bridge, Middlesex, publican. A. To butt and Shuttleworth, Gray's Inn Square. Jefferys, H. Melcombe Regis, Dorsetshire, linen-drapet! Att. Syddall, Aldersgate Street. Kinder, S. late of Manchester, now of Heafield, Derby. shire, clothier. Att. Jackson and Judd, Stamford, La colnshire. Raistrick, S. Idle, Yorkshire, clothier. Att. Evans, Ht. Ainsworth, T. Blackburn, cotton manufacturer, Askew, J. New Bridge Street, straw-hat manufacturer. Blachford, D. Lombard Street, Jaceman. R. Lombard Street, laceman. Chowne, Exeter, linen-draper. Clark, J. Houndsditch, brass-founder. Danson, G. and Walmsley, J. Liverpool, merchants. Elliott, Winchester Street, merchant. Forster, G. Easter Dichesfield, Northumberland, miller. Fossey, J. Dunstable, straw hat manufacturer. Garton, H. Nottingham, hosier. Graham, W. Liverpool, merchant (firm of Lancelot and William Graham and Co.) Hawksey, W. Liverpool, merchant... Henry, H. Liverpool, tailor. Holden, J. jun. Salford, Lancashire, dyer. Houghton, of Liverpool, merchant (firm of Barton and Jones, R. C. Duke Street, Aldgate, painter. Millington, J. and J. Hounsditch, glazier, Mills, J. T. of the Maze, Southwark, coal-merchant. Paul, W. sen. Reddish Mills, Lancashire, calico-printer. 1 STATE OF TRADE. Lloyd's Coffee House, January 20, 1809. A letter from New York, dated 13th ult. as the following paragraph. "Our destiny fixed-the embargo is to be continued-nd the ruin of the country completed! On his subject, no doubt can be entertained he fact is too clearly demonstrated by Mr. Gallatin's letter in this day's Gazette, on which letter Mr. Giles has framed a bill em racing all the secretary's principles; which bill, we have no doubt, has already passed into a law. What is to become of us?"What, indeed, is to become of American traders?— How are they likely to gain a subsistence for themselves and families, since their rulers have completely stagnated the current of the country's commerce?-Let the United States beware of compelling Britain to seek in another part of the world a supply of those commodities, which she has hitherto purchased of them. South America is now open to us; and what may we not expect to derive from a country, the soil of which produces all the luxuries of life, the mines of which contain more than is necessary to satiate the appetite of the most greedy avarice?--The virtuous king of Sweden has been compelled to shut his ports against us; we are, however, confident that not only the Swedes, but the other northern nations will 'ere long most sensibly feel the effects of a cessation of that intercourse, upon which their very existence, in a great measure, depends. A communication from Archangel, dated October the 1st 1808, gives the following par ticulars respecting the trade of that port. The trade of this place compared with that of other Russian ports, has been very considerable this year; in consequence of which the prices of several articles were pushed up to an unexpected height; such asof flax from 85 to 90 roubles; allow 80 to 85 ro, hemp 75 to 80 ro. bristles 40 ro. mats 170 ro. linseed 14 to 15 ro. rye 10 to 10 ro, and wheat to 9 ro.-Owing to the want of tonnage, so few ships being arrived to carry off the goods brought to market, the stock remaining on hand is very considerable, and consists of 30,000 poods of yellow candle tallow, sent hither from Petersburgh; 500,000 poods of bar iron; 30,000 poods of train oil; 13,000 chetverts of wheat; 500,000 mats: 3000 poods of candles; 80,000 barrels of tar; 3000 poods of pease; 15,000 poods of ryeflour; 10,000 barrels of pitch; 10,000 chet verts of linseed; 5000 poods of hemp, and 2000 poods of flax. The new crop of rye is said to be excellent; that of wheat and linseed is also very good, but rather scanty. reports concerning the flax are different; but * The rouble is equivalent to 4s. 6d. sterf. The of hemp we have no information whatever.Some contracts for next year have been already made for potashes at 34 ro. and for hemp at 43 ro. and we are also assured that soap tallow has been bought on delivery at 45 ro, and rye at 7 ro.-We calculate upon wheat fetching about 7 10. during the winter, bar iron 155 copeks, mats 125 ro. tarro. pitch 65 cop. linseed 9 ro. and flax 50 ro.--The exportation hence of wood remains subject to the same restrictions as before. During the last year 125 vessels have sailed from Archangel." It appears that a number of our enemies' vessels are cruizing in the Indian seas, and have made many valuable captures, to the detriment of our East-India company's trade. This has been made, we understand, the subject of a memorial to the admiralty. In consequence of the present situation of Spain, the wool of that country bears at this time the enormous price of about 12s. per lb, instead of its former price of 5s. or 6s. The effect of this state of the wool market is, an immediate and very considerable rise in superfine cloths and kerseymeres: the advance on the former is not less than 3s. per yard, and kerseymeres in proportion; some talk of its being double this rise. The monopolizers of tallow, though they may receive a temporary advantage by raising its price, will ultimately be considerable losers, as oil has been substituted for candles in the kitchens, even of the great, and the consumption of tallow has decreased within the last month exceedingly. Oil has also been generally adopted throughout the country in stables, &c. as well as in dwelling houses.-The East-India company will put up at the ensuing March sale, besides those goods already declared: tea bohea 300,000; congou and campoi 3,350,000; pekoe and souchong 200,000; singlo and twankay 750,000; hyson-skin 100,000, and hyson 300,000 lbs; total 5,000,000 lbs: on Monday, March 6, 1809; prompt the 16th June following. They have also declared for sale on the 30th of March, 228,000 lb. of cinnamon, 92,000 lb. of nutmegs, and 15 chests of opium: on the 11th of April, 1400 tons of saltpetre and 622 bags of pepper. They have postponed their sale of indigo from the 13th of March to the 8th of May. Orders have lately gone down to Norwich, which, besides affording constant employment to the manufacturing poor for nearly twelve months, will diffuse upwards of £40,000 in earnings, exclusive of the money circulating for combing and spinning. We have received a communication with a statement of the quantities of cotton imported into Britain, during the last two years; from authentic documents: this with some others will be comprised in the inquiry alluded to in the first article of the present number... * In the afternoon there was a remarkable storm of rain and sleet, which covered every thing with ice. The Average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock Stock, and Fire Office Shares, in Jan. 1809, at the Office of Mr. Scott, 28, New Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London. Grand Junction, £128 to £130, extra div. of £2 nett for the last half year. Neath Canal, in Glamorganshire, £230 to £234, dividing £15 per share per annum.-Monmouthshire, £107 10s. dividing £5 per share per annum, nett.— Wilts and Berks, £28 per share.-Kennet and Avon, £4 premium on £20 shares.-Ashby de la Zouch, £21-West-India Dock Stock, at £164 per cent ex. div. of £5 per cent. nett for the last half year.-East-India Dock, £125 108. per cent. --London Dock, £117 per cent. ex, div. of 2 per cent. nett for half a year.-Commercial Road, £114 10s. per cent, ex. div. of £2 10s. nett for the half year. Globe Insurance, £111 to 111, ex, div. of £3 per share nett for half a year, |