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Mining In Brazil
The Times, 1824-12-15T00:00:00

Pablic attentionl.aving-been peculiarly directed towar&s the new unlertakintfor worting the mines of Brazil, a few extracts from those authors who have written on-that country and its rich native productions, may not be unac- ceptable. The followin; are frem Southey's -History -of Brazil;and are founl in that section of it which relates to the province of Minas Geraes. in which the valu%hle.metals are principallv said to abound:- " liumps of nativegold were often founa from 20 to. 100 oitavas (one-eighthpaitofan ounce) in weigiht; afew of which weighed frorm O to 300 oitavas, and'one it is asserted of 131b."..S... hey's 2raz4, page 68, Vol. ?8. " The modes of minini haping been En impyrfrct, it has not Un. reasonably been thought that!when more scientificmeans are adopt- ed, Brazil is likely to yield more gold than at any forner time. Buit improved mcthodsi w.ll require an outlay whiich can only be -advrnced by Government, or by companier pesseswed of great capital when they commence their operations."-M4bh page. 28, vol. 3. et it was the opinion of scientific men that hitherto only the surface of the earth had been searched, and that the veins were still fer the most part untouchrl."-Ibid', page 826 volz & " River mining, howqver, was the easiest anA the moat effectually performed: it was, therefore, the commoaess. But thegreater pact of those streams which were known to be auriferous had been wrought.. The mountains wcre more tempting, bet required much greater labour; a few bracos, if the vein was good, enriched the na. venturers for ever; and in the early days of the mines, the high .grounds attracted men who were more enterprising and persevering ~i t Thc whole sum of gold extracted trom the captaincy, calcu- a.ced upon the qdantity registered and flfthed, and upon the mode. rate computation that only a fifth of the whole h Ld been ^landes- ttnely eSxporte d, has been estimlated at 45,000,060L sterling."'-Ibid, MIThfNG IfV BDZAt4L.
Births
The Times, 1824-06-08T00:00:00

B[IMg.. On Monday, the 7th instint, at Croom's-hMi, Greenwich, the lady of CaptLain Cruickshank, of a daughter. Orb Friday last, at Strand-on-the-Green, Kew-bridge, Mrs& B3. I!. Smart, of a daughter. On the 5th instant, at Cheshunt, the ladv of Thomas Todd Wal- ton, Esq., oF the Foreign Post-office, of a son. On the 4th instant, at Briges, in the Netherlands, the ladF of Thomas Gibson Brewer, Esq., of a daughter.
The Storthing, or Parliam...
The Times, 1824-09-08T00:00:00

The StoTrthing, or Parliament of Norway, was prorogued by the lxc on the 9th ullt- T1he speech fromn the throne, and that in reply to it by the President, have been publishe(d at length: they are of a mriingledl character, containing many expressions of mutual good-will ; but betraying, in regard to a question ot' the highest interest, and unider the forms of superabundant courtesy and decorumn, a feeling on one side of deep dissatisfaction, and on the other, of calm and resolute self-respect. 'I'he KING has repeatedly urged upon the Storthing, the necessity of granting, wbat the consti- tution of Norway has refiused, an absolute veto to the So- vereign. This prerogative appears, indeed, at firstsight, to be essential to the existence of a kingly Government; since, without it, the Prince is excluded from even a negative share in the power of legislation. This, however, is more thle aspect of thiings as they appear upon the surface, than wlhen they are thoroulghly understood. Can the veto ever be excrcised without producing the most lively agitatioll throughoiut the counti y ; or without placing the Sovereign in open an2I nanifest opposition totthe wishes of his subjects, the great bodly of whoin would oin such an occasioni make comnmon) cause with their representatives? In England, wlhere the veto is absolute, wlho, for a whole century, has ever seen it brought into play ? Wlhat Mlinister wonld dare to recommend to his Sovereign the employment of so o(dious a power? We are the more surprised at Kinig C.Anrs> Jo.-,, of Bwod.n attolohing -suh infinite in- portance to this prerogative, because he has shown himself in many instances a man of practical sense, and capable of dliscrimninating between real and fictitious value. Whatever difference may exist in the attributes of their executive governments, a limited monarchy, and an absolute repub- lic, come nearer to each other in the nature andl distribution of' their legislative powers, than men in general bavc supposed. In both it is the national feeliigwhich legis- lates, and the interposition of a veto, except in cases where public opinion is much divided, would carry with it such an air of separate interests and objects from those of' the nation, that the person txercising the royal authority would hardly wish to make the same use of it again. Tile desire expressed by CHARLLS JoHN for the institu- tion of orders of nobility among his subjects appears upon the face of it to be more consistent witih the real waflts of a Constitutional Monarchy ; but there, likewise, the States of Norway have shown little deference to the Royal solici- tation. On the closing of this session the KtNrO adllits that many useful laws have becn passed, and is in his turn congratulated by the Storthlng on the increasinig prosperity and general happiness of the Norwegian people.
It is gratifying to obser...
The Times, 1824-12-30T00:00:00

It is gratifying to ebserve how the press, or at least the respectable part of it, precedes the ordinary authorities of the land in the correction of abuses. It is llow some time since we stigmatized prize-fights as brutal exhibitions, disgraceful to the country, and abstained, in consequence, tromn giving any account of them. The practice imme- diately drooped, anid many subscribers to what was called the Pugilistic Club withdrew their names. I'he Judges have at length followed the currenit of public op.inion, de- nounced boxers and their abettors as guilty of a breach of the peace, aud pointed out how they may be rendered amenable to the law. We have no doubt bit that the opiaiion of Judge BuauourH is that of his learned bre- threp,on the bench, who may have conferred togetlher on the occasion. If Magistrates and Grand Juriesi tberefore, will do their duty, public prize-fighting is at an endl; and it caii bardly answer to the combatants to sell their blood in private circles. The first step of the Magistrates should be to discover, as they easily may do in any case, the pub- lic-houses at which the fights have been planned, and to deprive these, without pity, of their licences. The next hS, to apprehend the two combatants for an assault upon each other, and their seconds and supporters as aiding in the breach of the peace; and to proceed against all these with the utmost severity. It is true that neither of the mea- sures recommended is of a preventive nature-they follow the commission of the offcnce: but they have the merit of being less liable to evasion. Therc can be no doubt, after the fight has taken place, in what- county the brech of the peace was committed: the combatants cannot then step back from one county to another, to avoid theoperation of the law. Magistrates should make constables do their duty, in simply and quietly rendering themselves caiable of identifying the combatanits and their ruffian attendants; and Government should stimulate the lagistrates, through the dread of seeing their names erased from the commis- sion: for, noNv that the Judges stand pledged for the sup- prcmsion of the evil, they slhould not be deserted by the po- litical authzorities of the state.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-06-12T00:00:00

SIR,-Seelng in your paper of this day, in the report of the pro- Ceedings of the house of Iords, that the Earl of Tadderdale pre- sented a petition from " The London .Mechanics flNtltttions" in i:avour Or the E:quitabl oan Bill, I must request of you to con. tradict this statement, as no petition whatever has emanated from that body of men nor are they at all dedirous of so sknalizing themselves. T am Sir. vno, mrost nhall..t. - London Mechanics' Institution. JAS. FLATHER, See. la, ruruival's-inN, 11th May, 1824. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Marriages
The Times, 1824-06-21T00:00:00

On Tuesday; the 15th inst., at Wzlcot-church, Bath, by the Rev. G. Barry, William Mathett Esq.. Captain in the West Suffolke Militia, to Mary, only daughter of the late Mfajor George Gordon, of the 2d \Vest Tndia Regiment, and niece to the late Lieutenant..Genera ff. M. Gordon, formerly Lieutenant-Go- vernoraTf SJienrsery, &c. The bride was given away by Lieutenant. On Friday, the 18th inst.. at Fulbam church, 'Mr. Alfred Turner, of Red Lion.square, to Emily, youngest daughter of Robert Taber, Esq.,of rook-re On the 19th inst.; William ETenry Mackey, Esq., solicitor, Brad- ford, Wilts, to Charlot eddeat daughter of Richard Jordan, Esq., 5.0D., of South-street, Finsburv-sowtre.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-06-21T00:00:00

DIED. On Friday las; at New-cross, Deptford, Charlotte, only daughter of the late Thom is Lewis, Esq., of Turnhani-green aged 24. On Wednesday, the 16th inst., to the inexpressible gnef of her famnily, Diana Blizabeth, wife of Sir Brodrick Chinnerr, Bart., of Flintfieldl, coanty Cork, and daughter of the late George Vernon, Esq., of Clontarf.casdle, near Dublin. OnThursdaymorning, thel7thinst., at G;aston, in Rutland- shire. aged 56, the Honeurable George Watson, uncle to the present Lord Sondes. On the 9th inst., st Oxford, after a lingering iUness, William Tubb, Esq., in the 61st year of his age.
To Pawnbrokers and Others...
The Times, 1824-09-04T00:00:00

0ff9 PAWNBROKERS ant Otbers.-LOST, a GOLD TL WATCH aknd GOLD CHAIN, with TUREF. GOLD SEALS, maker's name 'Evans,' Sweeting's-.alley. Twvoof the seal4 haRve the initials V. 13. upon them the third seal Is an antiqlue head of Cicero. Whoever bas found the same, and wvill tnke! It to Mr. 0. I 1* Cannon- rows Westminster, sliall receive TEN GUINEAS REWARD. 1 RAND MAQ-UE-RA-DE. MA RGATE THEATRRE, Thursday next, September 9, under the mar,agement of the same committee as the late Masquerades at the Arcyll Rooms. For tickets apply at the office of Mr. Charles Wright. parade, Margate; anid at tne OpQra Coloinade, London. h-Mr. Fentum, of the Strand, Awill attend with his extensive wvardrobe. C HILE LOAN,-The FIFTH HALF YEARLA DIVIDEND on the above LOAN, rwtlieb becomes due on the 30th Instant} wlrl be PAID by M.essrs. Hullect Brothers and Co. at their Cou-ndnghoduse, 102, Leda)dbenxh^acll-treet, on that aind every sMuc- ceeingda iSndys xcOre) etwenthle hours ofl10 nd 2esclock. The dividend warrants, wlth a list thereof in numerical order, must h~ left fior exarination one day previous to the application for pay- 1nst,tt-Lcndor., Sept. S, 1824s.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-12T00:00:00

Sir,-Beingpersuaded that it is only to inferm you of any act of inhun,anity to gain for it an insertion ant exposure in your ;aluable paper. I beg leave to -nention that a wager was laid last lTuesday, the Yth instant. hetween two butchers of Leadenhall-market, to trot their horsea 611 miles uiponi the Easex road for 50 sovereigns: one horse was knoeked up in returnin, and his throat cut on the public road at Bow: the cromd and conr.jsion which this occasioned was -o vreat, that a poor woaman becomiing alarmed lor the safety of ber little boy, who bai not ret, raed fiom school, went into hysterics, antd died in the course of an hour. I understand the other horse was so mnuch distresscd, that it died the satne evenina. Such transaeimti Poon thie public resdi.which tend tubrutalize the niurd. and endan- ,ter the lives of fjHs Illj:fstv'e subjects, call imperiously for the inter- ferene ot aurnt1itv.- f ,,- --, c . nh t -v-nt A CONSTTANTR.EADER. Now. 11. TO THIE EDITOR OF THE TIAIES.
Court Of Chancery, Saturd...
The Times, 1824-11-15T00:00:00

Ld W REPORT. I 1 111- "At Ulnea a bilt upon a bondi excuted jointly by thie t.e=se husband of tlhe derendeaLt, togethter with the Marquis and anrcnionesa of Hastings, for paying oft, with intermediate interest, {annn-ity granted by that nobleman to the p!aintiff 'IThe defend. was sued in the character of administratrix * and the mnoney, by ee eflect of pr-ceeding, in anothez cause of Ridge v. Ridge, had tiadlIts way into the hands of the Accountant-General; thc bill gel dismis 'by the Blaster of the Rolls. The consequencc of ;ich whieasd naturally follow .ns an ordler to transfer the nioniev ithe ? ee e f the Accesntant_.Ge,eralt f.Uhc SOLte&S3R-on2AL. mnade an application to the Court to ibm the par froin removing the fund, becanue an appeal was ding, having been already signed. ~.Ir. TItEsLovE opposed the mnotion, because no decree had yet COSheC LouD CUt-tSCET T.OR Put aside the entire merits, of whichi taod not become him to spenk, and resolved thiepresent question thN,pontof ractice,whether an appeal could be taken niticeof:against It eree whien was not yet reduced to writing. Pis Lordship's opinion thed tQ be opposed tothat prnpositlon,from the general order of pro- of ings. Thepracticeinrthellouseof Lords was so directly opposed au , that, amidst the wildness and irregularitv of appeals from an- *trkingibom, he had sometimes seen with regret, that parties, after S3Fah dav5' proceedings had been entertained, were sent back to ob- aim that decree against whlich they appealed, wi:h the entire charge he costs, before anothier appeal coutld be brought. unless it ppcared that the respondent had been as negligent as themselves. i* Lrdshup expatated in a tone of earnest coniplaint against that } , e of esnducting suits which had crept into this Coust, whereby it happesed that from3 begning to enid of almost every suit, and at every step and cheage in it, charges were made and retorted of irre- gularity', iltmsttrialitv, irrelevance, and every thing else implying licentiosness and neglect in the pleadings. Ylules had been made and multiplied al:rost to infinity to correct and regulate the proceed- ngs; an.:l if they were not now conluctetd in a proper manner, it must be mainly attributed to counsel, in whose honour con- sisted almost all the checkJ and sectirity which the Court could l:ve that those orders were not neglected or abused. In say- ing this, he did not wish it to be untlerstood, that in his belief coun- sel didl not act conscien ouslyin 99 cases out ofa hundred. Withi- out absolutely fixing the point of practice notv in dispute, his Lord- ship directed tbat the money should remain in the hands of the Ac- eountant 1General nntil a fortnight afer the filing of the appeal, sub. jeCt to such order afterwards as the Court upon reotion should make. Q COURT ?F CHANCERY, SATURDAY. Nov. 13. ~, *lL -- -..- STMIS V. R1DGE.
Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-07-01T00:00:00

7'71o0".S HaVn,rnond Te,-ri was opposed bv iMlr. HA rATf, on be.-i half of AIr. Henry Collard, one of his Majesty's Distributors ofi Stamps in the disirict of Rast Keen.r Thc insolvent, it appeared, ha,d been in the employ of Mtir. (ol. lard, as sub-distributor and agent In whom he reposed great confi- dence; but it appeared, in the ens3, that he became a very consider- aMe dlefaulter, and it was on the ground of this deficiency that the present opposition was raised to the defendant's discharge. On Ihis examination bv Mllr. HgATf R, the insolvent,admitted that he horrowed ,-101. of a '11 rJed'rey,with Avhom he deposited a box;oen- taiiming the will ot hisL grandtmother, and other documents relative to his own anti his family's aftairf. On reference to this schedlule, it app2ared, that no mention or Al- lusion was made of these papers, as required by act of Parliament. *Ie denied that he told Mr. Jetfrev, that the will contained a be. quest from his grandmother to hint of 1,800. 3 per CenL (Con- sols, or that he received any vmioney from him axt the time he made the deposit. AMr. HEATH called Mr. Jeffrey, who had been st!blpinaesl to pro. duce the box: but he refused to be sa*orn, unleess his travelling ex- penses were first paid. Ilis demand, however, was sucehi that the other party would not consent, aind Mr. Ieath therefore proceeded with the insolvent, who went on to state that thie original rill was in the box. but he had not administered to it for want of funds. He never wvent bv the namie of Terry, but was known only by the name of Thomas Hamasond. Ile hat advertised his present apt)hication in his proper name, adding, that he was sued as rhomnas Hamniond. His debts amounte d to upwards of 5,0001., but for 3,0001. he had never received any consideration. Mlr. 1E, rAs.-Do vou mean to impute to Mr. Collard, that he has received money on' yoor account ? Insolvent.-I (lo not mean to inpute it to himi. I think it very likely he did in mv absence. The insolvent went oh to state that he had disposed of lj7001. of statiups to divers persons, for which he had not been paid, buit he appeared unable to name any one with whom he had transactionq of thisdescription. .Mr. HE,EA,lt submitted that the insolvent liad mis.-described hiim- self, and that he mnuit re-advertise. The onus lay on him to pro- duce tile will, &c., as it was evidently a docutnent available tinder his assignments. TIhe learnedl gentleman informed the insolvent that he weuld be xpecteld to produlice all certificates, accounts, SC. as he might expect a fuU a: d particular examination. The CotnT acquiesced in ttie suggestiolns of the learned counsel, and the case was adjouriied 5tre (lie. "he in.olvent was titen remande-A to his former custody. INSOI,VENT flRfTbt' COTJT. JITt, n16.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-07-06T00:00:00

JAMAICA PAPERS. [From the Jamaica (Courant, D4ay 26. PANAMA, APniIL 27. Gcneral Bolivar was at Tntxillo Iii advanced guard at Pativilia; he has under his command 800) (olominbians,.and 2,000 Peruvians. The regiment of Tacedores, 1,000 strong, sailed from this port, on the 25th, for Guayaquil; they were accompanied by spare trans- poTts, in order to take in 2,000 men at Guanaquil, and would pro- ceed Inimediately aftersards for Truxillo. SANTA MIARXHA, MIAY 22. Callao has again .fallen into thc hands at the SPaniards through treachery - crOOpE are sending oiT from all parts ior* Peru ; and I fear the. efaire of the Patriots do notappear to prosper,. His MIajestv'9 cutter Grecean, from Carthazena, but last from Santa Martha, anchiored at Port Rbyal yesterday* shc has brought over 2 passengers, and upwardt of 100,000 dollars.
Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-07-30T00:00:00

sto7h 47z Seene, who had been. befbre the Court oh&a:former da' ;wat; ingl brought uip this.nsornlng. le was oppoksed by fr. ZArlr for essrm t}arratt' and*; Co., ban.l;4r a; Ireccrtcdri and deferded by Sr; CooK.E It appeared upon. the bnier exaltniitoii, that the -insolvent Was- Afarmer in Vrecoishire, and dealt, in cattle in part- nersiunpwitthaperstin named Jones. He stated that he had Made over his propertv,. bvwnrranttof'attorne toeobn Davis, hiafatter.; in-law, btW theCotirt not being safsffed withf is accodnt of thig .ranlsactinni, ordeteed thb'case to stand ovea toihave tSravis prodticedv An affidaivwisrinow putin from Jones,.statr<g that the Insolvent onlr owed DaVis-20l. whien he gave htim thie warrant of atontey. John Davis was then exarained, and stated that he was the fs'. ter-in t-law ofthoinsolvent. He hadbeen a farmer for 58 years, but haviagJlatelykiitired from business, he sold off his stock, and the insolvent narchased part of it. Witness made several advasecs on account of insolvent, and finding-in December last that he was not going on prosperouslyi he insisted on his giving him a warrant of attotey, upon wrhich he entered up.judgment a few months agb. The produice of the sale of the insolvent's gtock was 1771. It did not li. quidate the vwhole sum due to witness, including the sums for which I he had made himself liable on th)e insolvent's account. He was then examined verv minutely as to thie particilars of the transactions of which he had spoken, but his account was both urTsatisfactory of itseIf, and at variance with that of the insolvent. The C0 r U , after henrinr counsel on both sides, observed, that it would he a waste of time to dilate upon a caqe which, take it upon either of the contradictory statements of te insolvent or his father. n.lArw, wasevidentlv-a fraudulent one from first to last. They there- f6ore ordered the insolvent to be remanded within the walls for 18 ca- lendar monthRi .9rtnp.son Betill was opposed by rflr. POLL.OCX for Win. Parker. r. appeared that the insolvent, wwhen sited by illr. Parker. iook defence to the action,-aud afterwards brought a writ of error, for tie purpose of puttinig him to expense. Ile was therefore re- manded fbr seven months within the walls.. The CoURT, when disposing of some unopposed cases, observed, that-they bad received anonymous letters from some of the credi- tors but they wished it tn be understood, that if creditors had any complaint to nmake, thev must conie forward and do it in the regular way. as the Couirt would never p'by any attention to communications of this descriDtion. ISSOLVE~T'DEBTORStCO!gFRs TilutsuAV; JuLT 29;
Hops.
The Times, 1824-11-15T00:00:00

1O THE EDITIOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,-In reply to the inquiry of " A Subscriber" in your paper of thc 7th inst., I would be- leave to sy, that from a somewhat close attention te the subject, I take the average annual consumption of the article of hops to have been for soiel few year-, past from 130.i00 to 140,000 bags, which, in the manner the duty is calculated, would give as snany pounr(s sterling annual cluty. Whether the late alteration in the laiw in favour of private brewing will occasios any increase of consumption, remains to be seen. I am. Sir. vonr verr ohediont AN OLD BREIVER. November 10. 110P.S.