... WAR OFFICE.-April 4. - - r - V i_. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guird- Licutenanit Frede- ricl CharIcs Grifliths to be Captain, by purchase, vice fDavies, who ?? U illiam Braidlingi to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice GriffithsRichard Danil to lip Cornet, by purchase, vice Bratsdling; all dated 5th April 1831. S3i Regiinec1t o0fbfa' ?? Vincentt 'William 'Ricketts to be Licuicnunt, by purchase, vice ...

... FROMP THE LONDON GAZETTE. fro WtITERALLf, JAN. 10. f The King' has been rleased to grant unto the. Reverend pr George Davys, NJ. A. the Deanery of the Cathedral Church of Chester, void by the promotion of Dr Henry J'hillpotts, w. late Dean thereof, to the See of Exeter. - The King has also been pleased to present the Reverend William Nicholas Darnell, B. DI-to the Rectory of Stan. hope, in the ...

... i'RESBYT'ERY OF EDINB URGEI. ?? S 'I- -MBL . EIB15s1r TO CENInRAI. AStStCEy. Yesterlday the Presbytery, at its ordinary meeting, pro- v ceeded to appoint Commissioners to rep-esent them in .iL ensuing General Assembly, when the following ministers were unanimously chosen, viz. Dr Buchanan,. Mr Som- a mervillc, Dr Lee, Dr Mluirhead, Dr Anderson, and Dr- J' k Dickson. r Dr Buchanan then ...

... MIs is . - . - lLEETH DISPENSARY AND EDINBURGH AND Is LEIT'H HUMANE SOCIETY. I - . I .. . . . . - , Friday the annual meetirng of this institution was held in the Excliangc Buildings ; JamQes -Vishirt, Esq. senior. t Magistrate of Leith, ard one of'the Society's Presideaty, in e t tlhe chair. 0 t. A report of the Society'sproceedings during 'the past yearf' tl es was read by the Secretary. It ...

... PRliV1LEG*. . . _ At. . ?? If we haid any doubts on thepiaio principle of right and reason, that'th., power of itidefiriite imprisonment or fine claimed by the Upper House o'f the Legislatu're wag` tyran- nous and unjust, and if legal,.fbafit ioght to be abolished; it is quite impossible to doub~t ihat) in its ordinary exhibi- tions, it' is calculated to inspieany feeliig rather than reve- ...

... A I6GVIASIl I It R-ELECTION. tz.dl- thur'div the ?61ih of M~ay, beion' the day filtel for ellect- ticy in min i- of` 15.rliamen!n fir tbhe cotn ty of' A rgyli IAnnii- im-ioivi boily af the most respectablefrhodt 55tlbd lat !i uerary for that poopose. Oit he, mojton of' r Camnp. hell (iii Strict tar, ?? by M`r Fletcher of Dhi ottos., Mrd C~arlphelfIof Soit ti.hid was innanimotisly. cho-en I'ves ...

... Finland rty to ff103 DA F - AfO-XiD,$-rX.JL{tY .2-o L 7--1 I Since our last, probably in pttwigto.LardAtiorp'r S the motion for giving precednen.- over.,al1'othdi iteriklte tai )r House to 11!3 bill, tlie C.mwnteie ha. N 1 lliidale'r iof l progress in the f By.ecrcn s pe sq. r. P our Private'Ltder;It willtbe sieoi ?? t'hldeioE'ccdtbW a Qc Sir Friday evenin -atjthe o ofde.W i , I q s IT ,, ?? 4 ...

... DISSOLU'kON OF piALIAMENT. e - '(Frtn athe Courier qf Thursday.) Ure were 61niabled la]t night 'to a finotnce' in diur Second Edition, that ha interview he 'weir. then 'ie m and bis Ministers had 'been bighly satisfaiCtory,' and that a determination to dissolve the Parliament had -been eome 'to, with his Majesty's concurrenlce. This gratifyin* fact is theiffore k j'i i by this 't'ie ih biost ...

... SOUYN D INTEVL.G1, Nt, : I ~tn 2, lpeg .AieM rray, Aberdeen 'it f -Sulri. .WlC a tzic, IUndee,.utheat - of - Suped), (iunolirghlarn, Petersburgh, anld - Gratitude. Bmuce, do, North -Sea, w'bhe't 'henp ?? Msrvl orry-Kinghorn, do. Innlen, (lo not -Aliexr.*Savivn, Rkeknulff, do' leith, deal, ltv. So. >Glasgow, Kerr, do. Glasgow, an s ei i- Euphemia,- Gregory, Pzllau; Duudeefli s of :Naiad, ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS-September 1g. Lord RADJNOR presented.two petitions. praying Forthe o'-uodction ,oF poor laws into Irelandi and one in favour O; reformnt which the Noble Lord read-at length. - Lord KIN G said, that the petition expressed.the opinion -A great mass of the people in this country, and that it bte well for their Lordships to consider, of that opi- ?? a-id not to go on in such a ...

... A ltntx-1, e2-. .ED .-L ?? . ,0 . ?? I 1ON AY - JANUSAY 17. ?? ; -! S. 9' . -.AL Secsnd. Edini Of-, the MERCURY,- ?? tli !S ?? Lndon acid -Fosreigmai Nire:qsc, is piblishrd're.gttl -Sn 1- e ORDAY, THURSDAY, an dSATURtDAYXI.f; Fur let : ?? C i - ecio. .. .. - -sbo-. a. Tie l Coi zei of Friday contais a letter from iver to dated tbe preceding night, containing thse following intel. ?? ie l ...

... F(ItFA R ElEC1IO0N. The Cornmittte (the 1Right lon. -iL Goulburn, Ciair. man) met this morning (Wednesdav), at one o'clock, td try the merits of the petition presented agninst tlie return of the I ord Advocate forrthe Forfar district or burghs. Mr Harrison and Mr Sergeant Spankie are Counsel lirr the pFtitioner, raid Mr Adam and Mir Sergeant Heath for the sitting Member. The petition wees ...