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[From the New England Cof...
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

[From tlle New England Coff e-bouse.]-Liverpool, Oct. 14.-Arrived, the ('ortes from New Vork ;sailedI Sept. 8. The ifannibal Aratlinson, at New York; Halcyon, Wooster, at Phi- ladelpbia, Beividera, Hobson. at Baltimnore; Indian, ('hief, Hlux-n phrey ; Lefmidas5, Stcycns, fronm Havre; and Edward Qlzrsnell, Hawkins, at New York, tie Pacific, Maxwell, off New York; the ve.stor, Lee, is hourly expected. A short time since a gentleman of very rcspectable ap- pearance went over our magnificent Catthedral, and after viewing its numerous beauties, still lingerod, and seemned loth to depart. At length herequesteti to be leftalone, which was grantes. Heiibme. diately hurried to the spot where Thomas-i._3Beke was murdlered, ad prostrated himself otn the large stone where it is said bh expired. The gentleman repeatedly crossed himself, and engaged in earnest prayer for a very considerable period, until the person who bad the care of the Cathiedral interrupted his devotions by requesting him to withdraw, a the hour was late. This thegentlpman, who oas a fo. reigner, an evidlently of respectability, complied with, observing to hla guide, t& hat he, being a Potestant, could not enter ilto his feel ings.-Canterbu,y paper. A gentleman namend GTignouix, residling at Miramont, shot his servant dead on the niglht of the 24hi of September. The de- ceaseAth as a fine young nian, only 20 yeats of ag . Among nany causes assigned f'or this txtraor(dinary mdurder, t hemost revalent is, that ths rash act Wasres petrated throughi lealouy of his wife, who is represented as a very beautitVrl workan, and as having been much attached to the unfortunate deceased. nE.cw dir Moidi. tr ldvertisenan t.-na few days iviil be publisheed, byLuptan Ref,1,Cmhill, a-nt iuscribed (by permission) to I f Mlost GraLciouis MAjkesty, Friendslzup, 0/flrinzg, or the Annullal Reniere,s. bra nvr ; a Cihristmas Present aind New Y'ear's Gift, for 1625. The illustrations, 20 in nuniber. are engraved in the first style of the art byMlersrs. Hleathi, Fry, Cooke, &C.; after deslgos by Mlessrs. 31Vestall and SLOthard, Sir Jloshua Reynolds, 5 urillo, Claude , &c. ; and( will include, in aiddition to thc usual f:ofeign view5, a series of British vignette scenery, whiceh will be regularly conitinued. The literary de.partment contains an interesting variety from the popular plens of M'Iss Edgworth, Mvrs. Opie, L. E. L., the author of the '6improvissric~"ev. T. Dale, and various aniony- mous, conitributions fo distinguislhed authiors This volumne has bee,[n inp,re,paraLion for mnany mionths, and is published on the mnost lier lscl Iit will be verv tastefully fitted tip in a case, embossed from dies sunk for the exptiess puirpose, and containing finely exe- cutel medallions of' H-omer, Virgil, Shakspeare, anid Milton. A few proof' im-presions of the 'plates %vill be taken off os;India paper, ter which an earl applicationi wVif be niecessary.
Lord Belgrave And The Che...
The Times, 1824-10-25T00:00:00

[The following letter of his Lordship contains a sort of delara. tion that he is no longer a *Vhig: at all events, he must b e. verv rmilk-and-water one, to have been frightened by the declaration latelr put forth by the Club. The air of Trentham (the seat of Lord Stafford) is, we car readily imagine. not so congenial te Wrhirgiam a-, the atmosphere of his paternal domain of Eaton-abbev :*i (From the Chcster (Ylsronicle.) Sir,-I have received the communication you w erc good enough to forward to -me on the subject of the annual meeting of the Che- shire 'W hi; CIb on Alonday next, and I feel myself called upon, from the objections I entertain to the intended proceetirg to tMou- ble yvou with this letter, in justi5c to myself, and in fairness towards the Club. Although, Sir, I fully thinik that public meetings and discussions out of Parliament are not only to be tolerated, but ame highlv useful on particular meaLsures and occasions, I have yet alwPays feit averse Im-self to attendanee at political clubs and periodical meetings; but it is a great additional objection to my mind where, as in the present instance, itis attempted to form a precise standard of principles, par- ticularly at a time when most political differences are rather differ- ences of degree, than of principle. With respect to the matter contained in the resolutions. although I amn far from thinking the present system the most perfect that could be devised, and should be glad to see any me.ans adopted by which the Hou-.e of Commons might become a more effectual con- trol upon mismanagement and abuse, vet I am too little confident of tne successful results of most experiments that have been sug. rested, to be asanguine reformer; and I should certainli, thiok a necarrenc' to triennial P.trlimnemnt d tle of the ws,lsJ doubtful cape. rfrients that could he tried teith that vieze. I do not wish, Sir, to enter into detailed opinions which would be difficult to state so as not to be liable to misconceotion and cavil; but as I have, as far as regards mnyself (particularly as a member of the l.egislature), a verv decided o;biection to abstrict declarations of opinion generally, onutof Parliamcnt, it would be anonfest ienon. si.t ncy on my part to continue to belonig to thc Club. Trusting that some practical syi:em of reform, which it will be consistent with my opinions to support, mav result front the united talent and respectability of the numeroas inemnbers who compose tbe Club, I have the honour to subscribe myself; Sir, your obedient servant. (Signed) BELGRAVE& Trer.tham, 7th OctL, 1824. To the Secretary of the Cheshire Whig Club. LORD BELGRAJ F AJND THE CHESHIRE WHIC. CL I !.
London, Tuesday, Septembe...
The Times, 1824-09-07T00:00:00

The Paris papers of Saturday, which arrived last night, contain no political newE of the slightest importance. AVe are told in the Journal des Debats, that M. de CHATrAU- 3nmn&ND was expected to arrive from Switzerland on the previous evening. Such an event can create no greatsensa- tion either in Paris or elsewhere. The noble Viscounit may now enjoy his ease, or continue his movementsmwithout any detrimenit to the public service, or any derangement of bis private affairs, since he has been relieved fromn inditing diplomatic despatches by his kind colleague VILLELE-from writing articles for thejournals by the Censorship-and from maintaining his wife by the hospice of the Duchess df AN- GOULESI E,intowhichlMadamede CH AT eauBIUAND has lately entered. The state of the KING'S health seems, by the re- ports in these journals, to have suffered no alteration. His MA.eSTvr, besides transaetingbusiness with some of his Mi- laisters, is said on Saturday to have given several private audiences. The Ultra papers mention, that Prince Gus- TAVtUS, of Sweden, passed Strasburg on the 30th ult., travelling under the name of Count IrTERsIouRG. We Seonld suppose that his old title now. would be the best in- cognito-at least it would be so in Sweden. FBEIxCH FuNDS.-PAB-S, SepL 4.-Five per Cents., 101. 65.; Bank Stock,- 1,900.; Neapolitan five per cents. in ducats, 87k.; in f=acs, go. 60. Rentes d'Rl-pagne, 19; Royal ~panish Loan, 56i. Bxchange on London, one month, 25. 10.; threce months, 24. 95.- eoa4. rs Awntqer. i-ue LONDO.V, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1824L
The Swedish And Norwegian...
The Times, 1824-10-29T00:00:00

LIondon, Oct. 27 1824. Sir,--The Swedlsh Board for the administration of affairs that concern the coasts and sear, having officially announced tome, that a beacon has been erected upon the Bjorn Rock, or so called Bjern Kleppan in Oregrunds Grepen, the summit of which rock is 1C feet above the surface of the water, the said beacon being of the following dimensions and appearance,-The shape of the beacon is octangular ; its height from its base to its pinnacle is 41 feet, covered with boards which are tarred and painted red; upon the pinnacle of the beacon isr fied a pole, 12 feet high, to which are attached two barrels, apart from each other, which are painted white; this bea- con bears N. W. by W. 3j/ German miles from the Oreskar light- bouse, ard E. S. B; 3i German miles from Eggegroands Kase, by a true or corrected compass,-yoi wil oblige me by making thie circumstance known at lloyd's, for the information of mariners. I have the honour to be, with great respect, Sir. Your most obedient setvant, Per Proc. CHA$. TOTTIE. 0. WVESTIN. John Bennett, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's. THB SWEDISH AND NOR WEGIAN CONSULATE.
Hamburgh Papers.
The Times, 1824-11-09T00:00:00

Lettexs from the Levant say that the nreck Bishop of Naxos had sent some time ago an act of submission to the Capitan Pacha, and that the central Government of Greece has lately caused that prelate to be arrested and brought to Napoli di Romania, to be put upon his trial for this proceeding. STOCKHOLM, OCT. 22. His Majesty has addressed a letter to the Board of Customs to the following effect:- " Considering that the penalties attach dto certain offences against the Tariff are too severely punished by confiscation of ship and cargo, his Majesty has been pleased to approve the proposal malie by the Board, and to order accordinglv- " That if a foreign article, the iniportation of which is prohibited, ihoul,, contrary to the regulations, be brought in a vessel not be- longing to the country where the article is produced, thiS article, if the Captain hlas duly entered it, shall be sequestered, and sold by suction for home consumption on paying ot the duties: one half of the proceeds to be divideQ between the Crown and the in- former, and the other half given to teic owner; but both the ship and the remainder of the cargo shall be exempt from confis- cation. But if a foreign Captain brings goods from any country whatever, which are either prohibited, or it allowed to be imported, are not duly enteredl on his arrival, but concealed, this shall be con. sidered as an attempt to smuggle, and be punished acconring to tlc ealatiag laws. " The employing of false papers to introduce goods not produced in the countrv to which the ship belongs, shall be pun-shed as now, with confiscation of the slip and the goods which, however, shiall not extend to that part of the cargo produced in the country to which the ship belongs, and the importation of which is no violation otthc law. The use of foreign vessels to convey Swedish produce be- tween Swedish ports shall continue to be punished by loss of ship and cargo." HAMBRURGI PePERS. ---------- r.0- T.'T?AVTZ'PIIP'rl 0- 'Al
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-09-24T00:00:00

tAdvertitement.1-It is more than 14 years since alottery scheme like th^ preRent, contAining 200,0001. in prize money, was decilled all in onc day; the revival of the plan see:nc to have giveni ve7y general itisfzedtion. Four 20,0001. prizes and 34 other capitals will form a rich drawing for o-ne day (Tuesday. Oitobe 5); and if Bian sells kic u suial p roportion of themTt, his offices will be covered with placards on the following day. lie sold three 20,0001. prizes and 14 other t ninis in thc ver, last Lottery. YAdrertiasenent.J-IAZARtD nand Co. are the contractors for the p,resent popular Lottery. The scheme, to be drawn the 5th of kctober, contains feur prizes of 20,0001. and 34 other capitals, all to be drav,m on that dav, when the immensesum of 200,0001. will be distributed to the public in a few htours: there are no blanks, every nurnber being entitled to SI-. azard and Co. soli three twenty thcustands last lottery, and all three in shares, at their old establish- ed iicefis, Royal Exchange-gate; 28, Cornhill; and 324. Oxforld strect. enid of Regent-street. Hazard and Co. have agents in all the Mr.idcpal country towvns. [Advertisement.1-T1he saLisfaction diffised in Ml1essrs. SIVE- 'rsio.ur's contracts, incontestably proved by the increased nunmbeT ed tickrets disposed or, renders it almuost avverfiuons toinvite the pub- be to their offices, as they mnay justly obOerve their principles are ij,diiialy adopted and copied by others, viz.,-giving alargenuin. *ter of capital prizes, wbIch somebody is sure te gain, whilst every peron is sure to get back 51. per ticket at lest, ebarees in proportion and four of 20,tYO1.. with 34 otIer capitals, will be drawn in one da.y (5th October), being in all 200,0001. prize monev, wvhich may aow be obtained at the fortunate offices of Measzs. J. and J. Sivy wrisht, 37, Cornbill. 11, Holbor3; and 38, lisyusmrket; where they sold seven oapitals last Lotteryr and No. 17,74S, 20,0001.1 tAdrertisemnent.1-be hutidityof stmosphere,travelling,changc of climate, ttud a .nxiety. feve8,^ccOuchemcnts%:&.c, often cause thc human lhair o fal off, bcioine rcy, and total baldness; which may be prevented by u$sing RoWvAN 5T9AfASSA1t OTL-a vegetable waduction, restores in redun'danty th-tOrczesse rpvage(l fzom the head of besuty by- fever, anxiety or accoucihenitent; an4 in all ciases, fromn Whatsoever cause atising, w ,ere this graceful ornamenit falls into de- cay, Operates as an infualible specific; and impartg the inmet fasCt- naixrg amd delectable appeaprance to the hair of ladies, gentlemen, and chjldren. It elso produces5 whiskers, eyebrows, &c.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-09-29T00:00:00

iAdventisement1l-The New frfintlely 1fMagealne for October will contaiA-Rcullura, a Poeem, by Thomas Campbell, Esq., and 22 other original articles. Printed for Hr. Colburn, 8, New Bur. lin t n street. rZdrertisement.]_Tbe London, itfAfazine for October contains a very Interesting paper on the personal character of Lord Byron, from private and authentic sources-Walladmor, Sir Walter Scott's Germ?an novel-Reply to Blackwood's Magazine, &c. Published bv Taylor and flessey. 1Advertiscment.]-HAZARD and Co. are the contractors for the present popular Lottery. The scheme, to bc drawni next Tues- day, contwins four prizes of 20,0001. and 34 other capitals, sll to be drawni on that day, when the immense sum of 200,0001. will be distributed to the public in a few hours: there arc no blanks, every number being entitled to 54 Hazard and Co. sold three twenty thousands last Lrottery,and all tbree in shares, at their old.establish- ed offices, Roval Exchange-gate; 26, Cornhrll; and 324, Oxford. street, end of Regent.street. Hlazard and Co. have agents In all the principal country towns. IAdvertisement. _"Take afarewell chance before the expiration of Lotteries," is the recoitimendation of CA.RROLL tO liiq friends and customers, and a bettcr scheme cannot be offered to their no- tice than the pTesent, where no delav will be experienced, as the whole, amounting to the immense auit of 200,0001., will be dlecided in one day, (Tuesday next), when the four prizes of 20,0001. and Y4 other capitals of 2,0001., ,I001., 5001., &c., will be distributed to the public. The last whole ticket prize of 20,0001. ever sold to the pubnic as sold by C__RROLL; being one ef the four prizes of 20,0001. lately sold by him in the short space of four months at his forunate .t.ces, 19, Cornhill, 7, Charinig-cross, and 26, Oxford- street. [Advertisement.]-PIDDsNG and Co.'s office, No. 1, Corslhill, still proves the focus of attraction, the public are impelled there by the never-to-be-forgotten instances of extraordinary luck--onc gen- tleman of LeadenhaUlstreet obtained five capitals thers within 25 months, two of them different 20,0001. ! another gentlernan pur- chased two shares of 20,0001. in two succeeding Lotteries, (the last share sold by Pidding and Co. in one, and the first in the next); he had also two other capitals there a 1,001. and .a 6001.: these and r,any similar occurrences, tbouag sounding like tales of romance, are absolarely :acts. There are now four of 2,00o1., with 34 other capital,, all to be decided next Truesday, 5th of Octoher. Pidding and Co. hope many of these will be distribated at their offices, No. ' 3. South-bridge. Edinburgh, and the lucky corner, No. 1, Cornhill, Iloadon.
Hackney-Coaches.
The Times, 1824-10-07T00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF YiE TI;E3. Sir,-Having recently returned from Paris, I have often thought of-drawving the attention of tllc public to the dif- ference in the prices of conveyance in hackney-coacbcs in the two capitals. I observe I H." has agitated the subject first; but as he dloes not point out the great differcnce in price, allow me to cqntrast the fiare by the hour at Paris and here:-'The first hour at Paris is 2 francs, or ts. Sd.; every succeedling one 1 franc, or is. 8d. In London,.the back-ney.coach^men are allowvetl Ss. an hiour for the tbreo first hours, and %s. for the succeeding ones thus the fare for three lhours' use of a coachl in L6odon is 9s.-for the same tirne in Paris, 4s. 2d. Certainltv the coachmnen at Paris expect something a boi-e, but supposing you give 4. (wlich is more than they expect), the charge for the ihree hours would be onlyCbne half of what it is with uS. Let me ,sk what can warF'nt this great difference? Tiieir coaches arc eertainly eleaner than our's, and( besides are obligea to carry sixt persons, whereas an additional shilling folth cc T.Pe,rsqdZ laove four is demandled by our's. Iagree be t .c"1., that, from the extent of London, it would not Ibe tacticable to adopt the Parisian mode of payinig by the ourse or single journey ; but why should an additional 6d. be demanded for every seconid mile, wlhich continuallY Perplexes the public .especially the ladies, even when they know the distance, and is the source of more altercation andl imposition than anv other circumnstance connecte(d with the coaches ? Surely- Is. a mile must be an ample recom- pense, if less is not sufficient. I have only further to re- mark, that with suchl a class of men nothinlg should be left to discretion; and within the last three months an indlefinite charge for luggage has been insisted on, andl by the dleci- sion of some magistrates, granted; thouglh suchi a demand wvas never in the contemplation of the framers of the Hackney..coach eXcts, nor wvas it ever demanded till after ile last prorogatioll of Parliament. I take the liberty of pointng out these great diffierences to those wvho have the r * ruw1eay thera, and am, &c., IV. J?L4CRNRVY.COACHES.
Fire In Fleet-Street.
The Times, 1824-11-17T00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,-I am iuch surprised at atother misstaternent being in5r=ted in yoer paper of t-day-name-i', ti,at I Was absent when the ann f'rtunate fire took place at my house, in Fleet-6treet I beg to in. fbrm you, I was unhappily in the house, with the whole of rny fa. inily, except Mrs. B9nd; and it was with the greatest difficulty that I escaped with my litb: having entered the lower pare of the house te awaken thc maid-servant, with whom, I am happY to say, I effected her and my own escape through the house of M1r.Alattres, where the other part of myfaniily had escaped before mue. Such wa6 the suddenness of the fire, I had not time to save an article of ry property or clothing to cover myself, neither did any person in my hou,e. I must likewics add, that io carelessness, to my knowklede took place through any of the servants; neither lo I know th'at the fire originated frorn the gas, or what caused it: all appeared perfectly safe when I retired to bed about 12 o'clock on Saturday nitht. Your insertinzr the abore, =,ifl g}i ........... O _A _.. - T. BOIND. I I1 Ilect.street, Tuesday evening, N Kov. 16. FIRE i.T kFLER_STREE _ _?-7-Z T
Frauds Of American Master...
The Times, 1824-04-01T00:00:00

The following is a letter from Lieutenant Flutchinson, command- ing his Alajesty's brig Plum per, with respect to someAmerican ias- ters apparently attempting the loss of their vessels:_-. c LJis Majesty's brig Pltnsper, Galway Roads, March 27. Gentlemen,-I beg to acquaint you, that the Americian shihp Governor Tomnkins, from New York, laden with flax-seed staves, &c., cargo consigned to Mlessrs. John and James Biirke, 4k 1vay, ar.d insjrcd at Llioyd's, got on shore nn the rocks off Kilkoigan Point, in this Bay, on the morning of MIonday last, the22d inst.: at day light, f sent the boats and men from this brig to her assist- ance, who found her beating on the rocks, with neither bWats or anchors down, or any preparations made for getting her off, her rudder unshipped, and nearly all hands drunk. IWe ihnmediately got two anchors out to heave tier off, and at 10 a. m. succeeded, and brought her safely into this anchoragc, by the sole assistance of the officers and crew of his Majesty's brig Plumper, under mv com- mand. I further beg to state, this is the third American vessel, since I have been stationed here, that has, throglih carelessness, got on shore with an apparent intention of losing their vessels. (Signed) " WILLIAM HUTCHINSON, To the Committee of Lloyd's. Lieutenant and Commander." FRAUDS OF AMJfERI CAN MAsT-RS OF SHIPS,
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-04-21T00:00:00

:3ir,-an errnneous statement in your journal of yesterday,relative to Mlr. Wagstaff, under sentence of death for forgery. has CXCiEed a wisli that thefauts of his case should be laid before the public and I am iaduced to hope that the same motive wlicil led to the mention of it, will ensure the publicity of the following- short account of hi m. In the year 1813, an agent in town, who ha(l fully possessed the confidence of the house in which Mlr. Wag.taff, sen.,;was a partner, absconded with 7,0001. their property; and the unfortunate convict, when little more than I 5 years ofage, was in conseqnence injudiciousl v appoiRted to succeel him in that situation. The embarrassments occasioned to thie firm by the disbonesty of their agent, and their successive losses awndl sacrifices in the sale of goods, eventually led to the adoption of a ruinous system of raisinz money by accomitnoda- tion bills, which brouglt young \'agstafr in connexion with clia- ricters of scheming and desperate fortune. By becoming the dupe ot persons of this description, the dificulties of himself and his father (who in 1821 hadl taken into their hands the business in town) wfere increased, and thle result was a bankruptcy, from wihich, con- scious that thieir examinations would never be satisfactory to their creditors, they absconded. ram enabled to assert of my own knowledge. that he hid not. at tle age of IS, or at anv other period of his life, 15.0001., or anv other sunl of mioney left hini by a relative; and I can ilso contradict the statenlent, tthat on his marriage (which occurred in 1818, and not when he becamne of age) lie received a large fortune with Izis wife. The portion bhe brought him was 500L It has been said, that this 3young man has within eiglit years dis. sipated 50,0001. Tlhe few dcbts proved under the commission, and the wel-known econoMIcal habits of his father, himself, and their family, fully warrant ine in giviing a positive denial to the t uth of this statement. htery one connected with the bankruptcy cmn attest tise truth of what I assert. Wl'ith respect to the mention of his having berrowed large sums of n:oney frown his friends, eqital falsehood has prevailed. Person- ally acquainted wvith nearl v every member of his fantiHy, I know that no complaint of this niattire either has been or can be preferred against either him or his father. The crime of w1hich Mr. W agstafrhas been convicted cannot jus- titty the putblication of any misrePreSeltatiOns to his prejudice: atid in the hope von will thinl: that if anv mention is made r- secting htinm, facts alonc ougitt to be given, I have ventuired to trouble you Witil the foregoing accotint, and should be obliged by vour giving it a place in yotsr paper. lost obedientl'v vours. W. B. I eIPle, April !U, 1824. TO TIIE EDITOR OP Tl E TIMES.