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The Marquis Of Hastings.
The Times, 1824-07-13T00:00:00

EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED MALTA, Ji2WE 1:-. " Our Governor, the tilarquis of fastings, with his fawily, ar- rived here on the 7th i"at.: -since when business has been almost at a stand, in consequence of lthe rejoicings for his arrival. The people seem to expect amore benefit under his governmentthan it is possible can result. But that some improvement will follow, we haveeno J"116M&ge ApZ-" --% - A- - -uch f 01 ei4 and A"h9[&ierAces %permiL The only changes hitertoetade af- fecting commerce, are &xing the current value of the Spanaih dol. lars at Ill A ranr, and reducing the dutier on foreign1 sugars and cof- fee from bout oi per centL to 2 per cent. ad .oaIorern? Thhe Governor had, at Naples, an interview with the Mlinister Ztedici, concerning tie diminution of .he quarantine, in Sicily and Naples, on ships from Auau; and with some prospyct of success. On tife day of his arrival, the Hind sloop of war arrived with a convov from Alexan- dria; antd instcad of the usual quarantine of 18 davs, he ordered 30 days to be performed. It reallyr s -a surprising ti)ing that the British Government permits the direct introduction of cotton wool from Egypt. It isnot at all improbsible that the plague may be in- troduced i here; for the cotton, of itself a most susceptible article, comes froim a countr= where the plague rages with violence. At Cairo the deaths are 300 per diem. The natdves are quite mad about onr new GJoverhor: they say they consider him as their deli- vemr; but they are much too sanguine in their expectations." THE MARQUIs OF I.ASTINGS.
MR. PARKINS AND MR. SEAGO...
The Times, 1824-08-12T00:00:00

MR. PARXINS AND MI. SBEAnOOOf-Otir kcpdrt of tjds case, which occurred on Tucitla 2it the JIAttt6 yarden joliee~ofllec, omitted a statement made by Air. Seagood's solicitdr, at the latter part of the exanlination in Avswer to Ali. Parkins's charge of re. Sevi tg a stolen doX. Tile tliciior said, that lli. Se.,;ood bdlns at iains, it wes ored to hill fo sic by the oser id t !nade inquiries froln that hostler, as well is fom the head hostler, !i consequence of the kind of dog, how the inan becanme postemsd of It, lHe was assured bv.,botrh that the dog had beengiven by gentleman's coachmian (lide master not permittidng hi tolkeep itn to the person wlho nowv wished to sell it. Ai1r. SeagoGd was atiended in by geleman who was present when thcse inquiries wrere ; and that gentlernan subseqttently purchased the dog tbr Mir. ieagoo, ,and brought it to him to London. A short time afterwards it wlasO c la m ed b o Mr. Parkitn.'s servant, and in consequence Atr. Seagosivolnteredto call on Air. Parkins at WValker's Hotel. The solicitor ar proceeding to state what took place at thin inter- vw,when Ite was stopped by Ar. La ng,who said that le had stated quite enough, ant he saw no imputation whatever on defendant's RECOGNizi.qG AN oLD ACQUAINTANCiX.-A New York paper says-Two pedestrian travellers having very harmoniously Pa.sed through Pennmylvaiinla, arrived together at Philadelplia and white sitting at a tavern drinking; one of them suddenly darted is hiand into the breeches pocket of the other,snatched 'his watch and money, and ann off The fleeced traveller1 unablt. to overtake Ilia ronuiyh companion, left Philadelhlira fo6r this ciy ; and enjoying tile 4th of July il a maniner rather riotous, Ite wastakt4n upsand put into llde wel], when lo and beholti, amoag n hunidrct feldbw-prisoners, gnized the thief, 1af.s conlsanion through -Pennsylvania who h. dl been unprinoned flrsirnliar disorders. .He ga 5r thealata and upon searching, his watch was found ; and thus hr being yin priuecd him ielfo l recovered the mwXt ipabhe part o,f bist tolen property.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-02T00:00:00

Sir,-Your readiness at all times to expose the impositions of men in power, induces me to trouble you with the following observations. You are tully aware, thlat by an act passed in the last session of Par- lianient, various law stamps were repealed, and that in conacquence, the parchment or paper on whichi Ruch stamps were impressed be- came a uselss comnioditv until allowed by the Commissioners of Stamps; but I think no one could have expected, that because the Legisature has tboughlt proper to discontinue the use of law.stamps, the parchment and paper forms on which they were impressed would become forfeited to AMessrs. the Commissioners of Stamp-duties and their servantn. Such, however, is the fact; for in answer to petitions on the subject addressed to the Board, it has been replied, that only large skins of parchment will be returned to the law.stationer; so tha,t in addition to many other articles which might be enumerated, (and however low he might keep his stock, they would be very nu. merous), he is robbed of several resmij of paper, the printing only of whicb,for declaration counts,has cost him avery considerablesum,and that merelv because the Legislature has thought fit to discontinue the use of fourpenny stamps on those articles. I am a young beginner, VMr. Editor, and therefore I cannot but feel this supplemental enactment by the Commissioners of Stamps (fbr the legislature has said noithinz whatever about the forfeiture of paper, &c.) an extremely oppressive and unjust one. fnaconclusior, I beg t~ ask, whetheia plazit die (if I may so term it) ghtnot satly be used to efface th stamp duties allowed to thepublic. and thus satisfy the demands of Governnent, and the tradesW-nan's property be restored ?-I am, Sir, Your's obedientlv. A LJ,AW-5TATIONER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Drury-Lane Theatre.
The Times, 1824-12-13T00:00:00

Mr. Sapio appeared, for the first time, on Saturday night, as Pi tnee OrZando, in the opera of The Cabi-et By assuming the two cburac- ters of the Seraskier and Printce Orlardo, this gentleman has placed himself in direct competition with Mr. Braham. He has seized the bow of Ulysses, and he certainly manages it with skill and dexterity. Mr. Sapio's style is any thing but a borrowed one. He deUghts in tasteful ornament; but that ornament i8 neculiarly his own. We were verv much pleaced with the manner iri which he sang his first air, " The beautiful maid." lt is a beautiful melody, and no part of its beauty was obscured by Mr. Saplo's perforlanee. In the " Polacca," a most difficu t composition, he was extremelp tuccessful, but, in our opinion, not so successful as to authorize a third repetition of the air. Indeed, we ean hardly conceive any ex.. cellenee sufficiently brilliant to call for so distinguished a mark of approbation. This hyperbole of praise, we are apt to think, is, in general, the creature of injudicious p2rtisans-not the offipring of those whose severe but unbiassed opinion is really va. luable. The first part of the " Polacca,' was 'sung with great spirit by Mir. Sapio; in the second part, with the ex. ception of the running passage, he was not so happy. We here wanted the bold, vigorous, full, and decisive tone, which Braham uniformly pours forth. rhere is - swagger in Alr. Sapio'e gait. and a redundancy In his action, which he would do well to correct. They are as offensive to good taste, as the utter tameness and immobility by which the general run of singers are distinguished. liss Stephens was a very delightful Floretta. Her singing was delideus, and the light playfulness of her acting was quite characteristic of the merry and kind-hearted .fil de cAiarabre. ffer song, " he bird iyonder cage," was most emphatically encored, It exhibited . rare u3nion of vocal and comic talent. Her rival in ithe affections of Whimsim,lo was well supported by Ms. H. M*ghem This lady les. no inconsiderable degiee of comic Dower: perhaps it is on thbs account that she Is not mnore frequently brought forward. Mr. Downe appeared ou these boards, for the seconrd time, in the chazcac ter of Peter. It was a listless performance. If the lessee of this theatre wishes to have all Ar. Mtunden's rharacters murdered, se. riatitn, he could not have selected a more competent executioner than AMr. Downe. Hariey rattled throwgh the character of W7him. .icufo in a most amusing style: it is an ad libitnm part, and the actor made thie most of the latitude which was given him. Browne's Marquis de Grantd Chateau was weU dressed and well acted. Efrftarm-In our notice of Drurv-lane Theatre on Saturday, for "stifling" dialogue, read " trifling" dialogue. DRURY-LA2E THEATRE.
Court Of King's Bench, We...
The Times, 1824-05-04T00:00:00

LA W irREPORT. 1fie LORD GRIEF JUSTICE sat to.day to dispose of the .fiw causes remaining in the paper. None of them possessed any im- portanee or interest except to the parties. At the rising of the Court, the whole paper, except " the King v. Thurtell," posponed last weck, was cleared. ARCHES' COURT, 15ONDAY, MIAY 3. This being the first day of ternm, no business was tran.sacted be- yond the continuation of some assignations, &e. Philip C. Toker, Esq., and Join Annand, Esq., were admitted into the number of Procurators-General exercent in this Court, in virtue of a rescript from his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, addressed to the Right Hon. the Judge. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. WESTMIM7STERI MAY 3.
Law Report.
The Times, 1824-05-05T00:00:00

.11r. LITTLEDALE, flow Mr. Justice Littleda!e, this morning i took the necessary oaths, first as sergeant at law, and then as one I of the puisne justices of the Court of King's Bench, before the Lord Chiancellor, in. his private room. Lord Chietf Justice Abbott, we unt .,ood, was also preScit. erER v. WAssRD. Immediately after the LoRDt C1ANCELLOR came upon the bench this ease was e.dll]e on. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL proceeded, in support of' the arpl-. eanon for a r.ew trial, to reply to the arguments on the other side and did not conclude antil t,-e Conrt vas .about to rise. The LoR1) CHANCELLOR said he would endeavour to discharee his duty in this ease to-morrow mon ing. His Lordship complained that ever sincr the year 1773 this Coart had been imposed upon by aome 01 the parties. LA IV R?E PORT. COURT OF CHANCERY, I I;EsD1, MTav 4. TU. SEVW aIDGE.
By the Columbia packet, a...
The Times, 1824-09-29T00:00:00

tsy the Co!urnbia packet, arrived at Liverpool from N'e York, papers to the 2d in!tantbave been received. Under the head of Ncw Orleans, August 3, it is stated On the vague authority of a passenger in the Doohy schoonerfrom Tampico, that letters had arrived at the latter place from Campeachy, with intelligence that General SAN. 5X&;A, who had been intruisted by the Mexican Governu:ent with the command in the psovioce of Yucatan, had seceded from the lJeican federation, and had made an arrangement with the Spa. niards, by which tho trade with Havannah was opened. This state. ment, in itself deserving little or no credit, is wholly overthrown by the faeL that the Forte frigate-, whicih has arrived in 1ngland, sailed long subsequent to the date assigned to the departure of the Doro. thy from Tanpico, and brought n5o intelIgence of the nature above-mentioned. Other arrivals oe recent date had taken place ,at New York, both from Campeochy and Havannah, places leeply interested in the trutlh of the information, but which 'sre wbolly silent on the subject. The advices from lHavan- 'slh are to the 19th of August. They state that the British -sloop of war Bcho was at Havannah, where she had been taking active measures for the suppression of piracy, which was sald to be increasing among the group of islands in the neighbourhood of 1a.' tanzag, Independently of the avowed Bucaniers, it is insinu ated that depredations of a little less lawless characterare committed On the trading ves3els, by the ships bearing the name of Colombian privateers, and that many of these are wholly indebted to North American capital for their outfit. This constitutes a very old ground of acouxation against the trading part of the com. niunity in the United States, and is probably not without 'foundation in the present instance. One fact is clear, that the ex:reme activity wvith which the privateering system has been carried on has alnaos! trholly destroyed the coating trade of the rs]d of Cuba. These papemcontain accountts frotn Buenos Ayree to the 7th of July, being fire daya later than the arrivnaa in Eng. land direct, but mention no events not previously known bere.
Mr. Fauntleroy.
The Times, 1824-11-30T00:00:00

'-, ~t - I Frot ACoir-enondnt,t Although Mr. Fauntleroy shrunk ivith apprehension from iprpearing in the chapel at Nowgate on Sidiay, last, yet he went through the service with considerable firm- ncss; but, on being conveyed back to his apartment, his feelings overcame him, and be sunk on a chair in much agitation. A; glass of wine having been giv?lf to him, iwil after shedcing a few tears, he was relieved, anti he has maintiied ?t degree of' composure and tranquillity of mind eiver since, which astonisnes those N'ho bave visited him. The intbrview with his sister on Saturday, although most zpoignan ty istressing-to tbem both at the time, has, It is said, proved the source of very groat satisfaction fd Afr. Fauititerey; it is also said that his sister's spirits haSve been wu4hAielievid by havinig seen him: she parted from: hih, howevr; -without being aware that slhe should visit him no move,. as it was d'eemed prudent not to apprize her of the fatal day on,which he was to suffer. He was visited yesterday by his son, his brother, rfr. Forbes, Mr. ArIayhew, and his kind and excellent religious instructor, -the Rev. Mr. Springett, who was with Ihim during nearlv' the whole of the day, anid who will atted hbim to the scaffold. Au1Ch having .been said on the subject of its Wing the duty of Mr. Fauntleroy, before he left tlio wo eld, to affird a complete development of every circumstance connected wvith the afflairs of the bank- ing-house which might be iavolved in ally intricacy, one of his frien(ds had some communication with him on this point, when he declared that he had already given all the information that he supposed wouldl be important; yet he *as-ready to enter into 'every explanation thatiaight be required,'afthough, considering himself on the borders of eternity,he could have desired that his thoughts might be as much as possible abstracted from the concerns of the present life. Itwas intiynated to him that there existed certain difficulties in the accounts which it was in his power alone to elucidate; he replied, that if the bcoks were brought, he woxttd c cerfully devote one of the few hours whicn renainod'to hflh, for the purpose of throwing light 'uporn parts of the that had hitherto been obscure. The books .were ,acordizly yeste.rday sent for; ttnd sitting do vnS4'ilis solicitor, w ith very remarkable composure, he entered into the~ detail of each circumstance that re- quired explanation with that clearness, 'which he hoped would be well understood, and deenietl satisfactory. Thiroughout yesterday he maintaine4 an extraordiuiary measure of self-possession and serenity,and his friends con- fideutly anticipate his being able to meet the awfitl trans. action of this morning with becoming fortitude. --it. -,dU.LVTL,&fioy,.
The commercial world will...
The Times, 1824-04-02T00:00:00

The commercialworld will perceive, by ourjournal of this day, 'that we faithfully described the vices, and pro- phetically atiticipated ihe fate, of the proposed Chamber of Commerce. The scheme' is very preperly relinquished. It received moital wounds from various quarters, the readi- gst execution, probably, being inflicted by Lord LIVER- rooi's letters, of wbich we gave intimation yesterday. Its proaehed 'the- meeting yesterday, even in this rage for meeting and public speaking, being very thinly attended. It is new alniost useless to repeat the arguments used in favour of the institution. It was said that there were Cham- bers of Commerce at the outports, and therefore why not in the metropolis? Might not the outports argue iu the like manner-There is a Parliament assembled in London, why may not we have' a similar institution? 'With- out, however, defending the provincial Chambers of Comnmerce, we can see reasons why such may be esta- blished in the outports, which reasons do not apply to the metropolis. Foreign intelligence passes tArough the ports and to the capital: it explodes in the latter place. *But it may be useful to institute a bndy with power to col- lect the tenour of that intelligence in transit a, as soon as it reaches a port from. vhich vessels may be on the pointpf departure, and wvhich it would be injurious to detain. In Manchester also, or Sheffield,-if tbere are Chambers of Commerce in those and other inland towns,-it may he ob- served that tbe subjects on wlhich the Chamnbers will have to deliberate must be matters springing up out of the ma- nufacture of the place: but in London, which is the centre of all manufactures, each baving a separate interest, how can any single Chamber represent all their wishes, and satisfy all their desires ? Fcf.ext,mple, the introduction of foreign wool is iljurious to the native grower, and bene- ticial to the clothier; what would a single Chamber of Commerce make of such a ease as his.? But what sur- priscs us most is, that it should have been supposed that foreign Chambers of Commerce were esteemed by the natives beneficial to trade. They are the subjects of con- tinual execration. Their operation upon cornierce is by many reputed to be as injurious as the great revenue raisecl in lEigland is upon our mercantile transactions.
The Marquis De LA Fayette...
The Times, 1824-08-19T00:00:00

lF'rom a New ork p;per of the 24th u11 During the last sessicn of Congress, while the Hon. Mr. Lloyd was at Vashington, he addressed a leucr to the Mlarquiis La Fayette, inviting him to reside at h1is house in Boston during his visit to that city. The following is the Illarqssis's answer:- ' Paris, Alav 29, 18e14. " ly dear Sir,-I have with the most lively sense of gratitude received yourkind letter from Washington, .d anticipate the happy day when it will be in my power to present you, under the hospitable root to which you are pleased to invite me,nmy very a1ectionate thanks. While I have tonmourn tle loss of many intimate friends and compa. nils of' my younger days, I feel a peculiar and most pleasing gre- tificaLiOR tO had it their posterity sentiments congenial to those with which thtey had honoured me. No feelings of that kind can be mziore welcome to me than in the renewal of my old acquaintance with the darling child of my f'riend Sam. Breck, now become vour worthy lady. Present her my tender and grateful resrectts. What- ever be the pact of the United States where I will hnd myseli on my attaining the beloved shore, I shall not lose timie in mv eagerness to revisit tile city of Boston, and answer the flattering inivitaion I have lately received. Y'ou do justice to the delight I shall feel at the sightof tltc felicity and prosperity w'hich tas been the die re- ward of' a virtuous revolution Iundedl On the principle of true li- berty and seltgovernis entL NVith thefond hops to have before long tbe pleasure to take you by the hand, I beg you, my dear Sir, in lthe mean wilile to accept my best acknowlcdgments. hiigli regard, and sincere attachments, " LA FAYETTE." THE AlARQUIS DR LA FAY'ETTE.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-26T00:00:00

Sir,-l feel considerable regret at the necessity of my noticing the letter of a correspondent in your paper of this dav, under the signa- thre of " G. H.", because I consider that writer has improperly and indecorouslv obtruded upon public attention what does not concern the public_the prvate mercantile afLairs of an individual, Ile copies a paragraph from your paper of thc preceding day, relative to the present state of the iron trade, which paragraph he states applies to me, and then proceeds to show that it does not so apply, and that I ought to have contradictet! it. -I must here obterve, thiat owing to a particular circumstance I did not see Vle Times newspaper of Friday, nor did I hear of the paragrapli but had the casc been otherwise, and I had both rcad the paragraph and heard of it, I should not have deemedi any contradiction necessary, because my name was not mentioned, and the statement altogether was evidently erroneous. I will only add, that your correspondtent has nmisrepre. sented the advance that hls been made in the price of iron dluring the last twelve months, as well as the nature and extent of my con- nexion with the iron-works of South Wales. I believe it will not be deried that the iron trade has experienced as great if not a greater de- gree of depression since the peace than any branch of the mnanufac- turing interest of the country; and although the long-loeked-for changelhas but recently taken effect, the condition of the immense population employed in the iron-works has been materially benefitted by a liberal advance of wages to every description of workmen. I am. Sir. vour mnost hrlipnt - - ____ - Will. THOMIPSON. Upper Thames-strect, Oct. 23. TO THE EDITOR OF TIE TIMES.
Court Of Common Pleas, Gu...
The Times, 1824-12-20T00:00:00

I Before Lord Ckigef Justice fBT and a Comrnoiz Juir. ' This was an action of trespasn alleged to bave.been comraftted by defendant in pulling down part of preninea4elonging to the plaintiff Pait of tbese premisea donsjgted of imeTetiasf the, ol Liondon wall; upwards of 159 feet long and 14 Mide, situathbetr,eem W1riiic.k.- lane and Newgate. The trespass coitplained d? was thetaking a'ay some of the bricks and making a stabl Iht the lower part of tho vwal. It was preved on the part of the plaintiff, that this wall had abutted apon, and was used as, a p3rtof the bIiilding, in the erec. tion of an inn, which has stood there, aan4been In the plaintiff's possession, for several years. It was also glven as proaf ofplintiff'l right, that he had made a sort of garden. and sowed neede on the top of the wall for a length of time. For the defence it was con- tended, that this prpperty had never been clained by plaintiff ; that he kad refused to pay tithes for it, as beng altogether useleea to him. The Loiua CHIrr JUSTICE.-Tithen for what? For the seeds I suppo5e. (A lough.) Air. Sergeant TADDg-14o, my Lord; they have misch better tithes in London than those on seeds. A Juror.-No doubt they have, but f wish ve had no titlses at all. The case then proceeded, and the jury, afEer hearing the defen- dant's evidence, and the reply, gave a verdict fortheplaltlff._da- mazes ls the defendant undertaking to put the plaitff 'a premises in the state he had found them. cOtitflp no COURFO PLEAS. Y,? 1>ALIt fl*' SRIEARMAV V. ELSThg.