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The Times, 1824-10-14T00:00:00

SRtc ALl.ANCE BRITISH and FOREIGN LFE and FIRE ASSUR- ANCE COMPANY, 4, Nelw-court, St. Swithls-lane, London. Estabilished by Act of Parliament. CAPITAL-S,000,)OO0 Starling. BOARD oft DIR.CTORS. PRESIDENTS. John Irving, esq. MI. P. N. hi. Rothschild esq. Prancl:s Baring, esq. Moses bMonitefore, esq. Sa4uuc;1 Gurney. esq. DIRElTORS. Js. Alemander. esq. 3tI. P. Cliaries Oreenlwood, esq. G. H. BLrnett. c-q. James He ate, 'All. es'i. Charle. Bvlan, esq. *WilIamt H'oward, esq. Jobn Bowden, esq. John IHnes, csq. i. P. Arehlibald Camnpbeall, esq. WIlliam Kay, esq. Wltilim Cr-awfvord, esq. Oswald Smith. esq. Timnothy A. Curtis, esq. 1l. M. Thornton, esq. Francis Cresswell, esq. Thomas Wilson, esq. Auditorr -T. P. Buxton, cs. J. P,' Charles Campbell, esq.; Thomas hiastcrm.nn, esq. Ssnkere-Messrs. Smith, Payue, and Smiths; NMessrs. Hoare, Baraett, anid Co. Actuary,' Renjamin GompeYtz, esq.lF.R.S. Secretary, Andrew Ham;'4tOIIe csq. Superintondent of slarine Assuralice. ;r,Zdcrlc Secretan, esq. Physician, John R. Iliime, I. D. r een-str55t. CeuRcil, Laneelot Shadwell, esq.-Solieitor, Jo,ui NM. Pearce, csq. Surveyor, Thomas Alinson esq. Perey-street, ;5dford-square. ERSONS I Estah4ls ed March 1824. oieswt 13IERSO1 S e_cting either Lfet or Fire Th,9.icies vith the Alliance Comparny will enjoy the followVng Imporfan1t and Miiklng advalitaies:- 1. Perfect Security.-The capital of ?so,00,000. under the Imme- diate mnaisgenieset of the above Board of Directioni, is pledged for the aecurity .f the assured. 2. Honour and Liberality In thie Settlemenit of Losses.-The well known character of the Members of the Direetion affords on this head every possible security. 3. Nloderate Premiums of Assurance.-The Rate3 of the Prenltlfins of AsstiraneC, for the greater part of Life, wvill be found lower than those in use iu rnost respectable o)lioes. The Premiums of Assurance on ire are the same as those which are den.anded by the first class of asurance companies. 4. Participation of Profits by the Assured, both in Life and Fire.- The Profits of the Life Departmzent, appropriated to the assured, wvill be applied either to the reduction of the rate of the future premium to be paid on the pulley, or to the increase of the sum assured onl the life, as shall be most agreeable to the assured; the party to mnake his chole at the time the proposition for assurance is milade. The profits .3f the Flre Departmen t, appropriated to the assured, will be ilstri. buted at the close of each successive period of S years, in the form of a per-centage on the premiums which have been paid. d. Parties who obtaini the settlemenit of losses frem fire are not thereby deprAved of their right to participate In the profits of the 6. The xctended scale on which the society is formed gives rise to the expeetation that the profits to be divided will be large. Londfn. A. HAI LTON, Sec.
In some of our recent pap...
The Times, 1824-05-04T00:00:00

In some of our recent paprrs we have given, from the Paris journals. accounts of disturbances at Charenton, occasioned by certain gross outrages committed upon some of our countrymen at that plaee by the French. The following are authentic particulars of what ha5 taken place :The late affair at Charenton WaS com- menced by the charbonniers and boatmsn, who, it appears, have an inveterate hatred to the Englishmen at the factory, not only as Bng- lishnien, but fromn the immense wages they tarni, which enables I them to detach their wives and women from them, giving rise ta everlasting disputes and quarrels. For many months past no Eng- lishman has been safe alone, opportunities being looked for to attack him cin masse; and it was upon one of these occasions that a gene- ral attack was made by about 40 men from the manufactory, who cleared the streets of between 200 and 300 men, most of whom were driven into the river. The eendarrnerie took the part of the French, rLnd lodged three of the Engli.shmen in prison, upon which the whole of the manufactory struck, and. declared to the proprie- tors no more work sholild be done until the Englishmcn were re- leased. Mr. lWilson, the proprietor, went to the police at Paris, and returned with the Procureur du Roi and more gendarmes, re- leased the Englishmen, and took up many of the Freneh, who are in prison, and among others a man named Poloi, who had been for- merly p groom to M^lr. Wilson, and who had been instrumiental in creating the riot-a very dangerous character ; and it is said, fromu the depositions taken, he wDIl be transported at least. It is generally believed it will not end here, such is the generalhatred: the students of the 13cole Veterinaire have been locked up by the professors, and they declare their determination of getting out to attack them. The samne spirit shows itself am ong the artiilery at Vincennes, having lately beca engaged in several rows in the Park. A poor English wonnan, within a month of her confinement, was k;nocked down and beat by fouir Frenchmen last week. An English boy going for milk the other orning, was refused at two places, and at the third was knocked down andi kicked out of the house, with the appellation of - Anglair. Mlany men were lying dangerously hurt. Thomas Colly had his skuUl fractured bya boat-hlook, and XVlUiat Walker his arms broken; and an English child neatly killed.. A plan was detected two-daxys agoD for 500 or 600 men from the Fauxbeurg St. Antoine to Join the* ir.habilants of Charenton, upon whbich proper Imeasures were taken tg supprcss it.-Evecingpeper.
London, Tuesday, May 18, ...
The Times, 1824-05-18T00:00:00

The French papers of Saturday, which arrived yesterday, are chiefly filled with a report of the proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies on the previous day. On that day the Minister of the Interior introduced the project of law for extending the duration of Parliament to seven years, and establishing ani integral instead of a partial renewal at every election. His Excellency explained the grounds and defended the policy of the measure, in a speech of con- siderable length, beginning with the extraordinary declaration, that eve. since the publication of the charter, its necessity had become the subject of discum.ion; or, in other words, that the charter was no sooner published, than a violation of one of its most important articles was contemplated. The 51inister of War, in the same Fitting, introduced the project of law for recruiting the army which had passed the Chamber of Peers. The discussion was then resumed on that part of the budget which includes the mo- nopoiy of tobacco. The commission appointed by the Chamber of Peers to examine the project of law for the reduction of the renP has elected for its reporter the Duke de LLvrs. The health of the PoPE is said to be completely re-established. FRENCH FUINDS.-PARIS, May li.-Five per Cents. opened at 104. 65.; closed at 104. 65.s: Bank Stock, 1,f197. 50.; Neapolitan, 5 per cents. in ducats, 95;.- in francs, 101.50.; Spanish Rentes, l7.; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 65. Exchange on London, ..dne month, 25. 25. ; three months, 25. In.-Consi: Authenlique. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1S24
Eccentric Character.
The Times, 1824-08-21T00:00:00

At the close of the assizes for York, there was often geen wander- ing about thc streets an elderly gentlensaan, who attracted the gaze of half the inhabitants of that ancient city by the extreme singularity of his dresr and appearance: he was about five feet ten inches in height, and appearedto be abov fiO years ofage. Hehad along white beard, which evidently had not feared the edge of a razor for many ears; lie wore a drab-coloured hat, made of a very uncommon .ind of beaver, and in a very unusual form -that part of it which fits on the head was nearly globular in shape, and was surrounded by a brim of such enormous magnitude, that even John Fox could not have seen it witlioUt feeling an emotion of envy. The colour of his coat, which came down to his ancles, was liglht-brown - the buttons of'it were very large, and, like angels' visits, were "few and far between ;" the pockets of it appeared of capacity suffRcient to cartyoff ten such dinners as are usually eaten in these degenerate days. I-}is waistcoat, whiclh kad a flap as large aiid as long as any waistcoat that ever was exhibited at Court in the best days of lace anti embroidery, seemed to be made up sf scraps of plumage belong- ing to various birds, and also of scraps of skins belonging to various animals, and was a vest of far more colours than any philosopher has yet discovered in the tints of the rainbow. His stockings were of a blackislh brown worsted ; they haJ red clocks; and v:hat added still more to their singularity, were studded pietty t,hickly ,with lar.ge diamond spots of the same colour. The breeches of this eccentric being-for it may be necessary to observe that lie really did wear bteeches-did. not appear to derive any as- sistance from buttons or suspenders: they were tied together down the legs by an uninterrupted succession of rosettes, which, if they were not very ornamental, appeared at least to be very useful. His shoes. qf which the soles were of great consistency, were formed of untanned yellow leather: so that ftoin the head to the foot this gentle- man formcd one of the strangestspectacles we ever beheld. The name of this individual, who crtn find a parallel in none but himself, we un- derstood to be Hirst. He resides at Rocliffe, near Snaith, in thc M'est Ridingof "ork, and is possessel of considerable properry. He amuses hinself, and trightens his neighbours, by riding on a bull; and we are informed, that heabsolutelymadehisappearance, mount. ed antd dressed as vre have described, at th^ last Doncaster races. He also drives about in a wicker carriage of his own manufacture, in which he boasts that there is not a single nail. " Tam dulce est digito monstn:ri, etdiceriHie est." ECCENTRIC_CIIARI.CTER.
London, Tuesday, Septembe...
The Times, 1824-09-21T00:00:00

'rhe Paris Ultra papers of Saturday, like those of the preceding (lay, are bordered with black.. This sign of mourning sufficiently indicates the nature of the details with which they are fille(l. In another column we have given the most of those details which possess any interest for the English reader. All thc public bodlies present have ad- rircscsd the new KTNG. They seem generally puzzled, whether to make their condlolensee or congratulation the most extravagant-whet!ter to express their regrets or their itopes, their praise of the past or their confidence in the future, in the most unmeasure(l terms. It is sai(d that on Tuesday (this day) thc remains of the late KING wvere to he transported to St. Denis, where the interment will take place in ahout a month. CHAltLES X. and the Royal Family can theln return to the Tuileries, without lvaing any riyal attraction in the fuuneral state ex- hibition of their deceased rel.,tive. The Archbishol) ol PAnis has issue(d an ortder to his clergy to off'~r up prayers for the repose of his late MAJESTYS soul. 'ITo fan their pious zeal in this lanitlable exercise, he recounits what Louis XV III. cldl for them: he then urges thesn to do something for him, by tolling thetn that their present scrvice, thioughl slight, will be of more valie to his de ceasedl MAJ ESTY now, than all their blood shed formerly in defence wouldl have been. 'T'he,e are thoiiny points, on which we presnme not to state any opinion. !.(OvD(.V. TUESD.4yi SEPTkI1BER 21, 1:'24.
Capture Of Pernambuco.
The Times, 1824-11-05T00:00:00

LExtrWat`of'.a letter from Captain James Norton, Comn- manader of the Imperial Brazil brig of war lMet7te y; to a friendl in London,-date4 Pernaml)uco, Sept: 20. "C Iwas appointed to the Netiseroy (Captain 'aylor be- ing disembaketd) on the 20th of August: we sailed from 'Rio de Janeiro under the command of Commodore Jewett, to join Lord Coehrane off Pernambuco, eand on our arrival founmd his Lordship hail'summoned the place, and bom- barded it on refusing to surrender. Two days after our arrival, General Lirna entered Santo Antonio and Bea Vista, driving the Pernambucanos into the Receiff'e. The Per. nambucanos took the precaution to break dlown the bridge, so that the Imperialists could not follow up their success. X repaired on board the Commodore, and pointed out to him the necessity of moving the ships in, so that we could act against the farts, to which he consented. I im- medL:tely pushed the ATetheroy in, and commenced firing on the forts; and next came the Piranga, at a little dis- tance outside of us, and opened her fire, wlich was kept upI till sunset. Next dlay we began, again, and on closing our firing, a letter was sent on board from Manoel Carvalho, the purport of whichl was offering the following termns: " ' . That he and bis friends should be allowed to de- part unmolested, he paying their passage. 2 ' 9. That no otle shiound be prosecuted for his political opinlion. " ' 3. That the officers and troopy should retain their eommissions, until the pleasure of the Emperor was known.' This letter was forwarded to General Lima, who woulld not listen to it, and at last it was decided that I should land with the officers, seamen, and marines, and storm the Receiffe and forts; which I am happy to say we did, andl opened the bridge to the Imperial troops, and we were entire masters of the Receiffe and forts in less than four hours. " Manoel Carvalho has taken refuge on board the Tweed, English man of war: we have demanded him, but they would not give hiim up; but still we think they will, or send him to Rio de Janeiro for the decision of the British Admiral. General Barros and the principals ase not yet taken. "I hope You will be able to make out this confused ac- count; but- . have not a minute to spare to make a fair copy, as the boat is now waiting t'or this letter." CAPTURE OF PERNAMBUCO.
The evacuation of Spain b...
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

The evacuation of Spain by the Frencil troops, or rather the diminution of the French Army of Occupation, seems to be a subject of considerable anxiety to the counsellors of both CHARLES and FERDINAND. On the project beinlg made known to the latter, he is said to have remonstrated, and to have tendered fresh propositions for the continuance of the invaders. A patriot King, certainly ! wvhio desires to protract his reign by ineais of foreign bayoniets. The French Charge d'Aff'ires at Madrid, and the commander of the French troops, Counit Div Eo., are said to have inforined hrs Spanish Majesty of the intention of redacing the anny; and to have added, that those who remained in the fortified places, siuch as Cadiz and Bareeloia, would not ihterfere ir, the concerns of the Penjisula beyond the precincts of their garrisons. 'T'his, we suppose, is meant to lead to the inference, that tile people of Spain are as free as if no foreigners were among them ; but if such were-the faCt, *vhy should-the foreigners remain at all ?
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-12-10T00:00:00

Sir,-The invulnerability of cc Fisblrnigers'-hall," or tbe Crock. odile Mart for gudgeons, fiut-fisb, An.}pigeons, is likely soon to be put to the proof. *rhe principle movuaNia actor in this " Hell" is now under indictment, ciarged with bavingkhad a sahre in the lowly one of No. S, King-street, St. James's and unless, like the rest, it is compromnised, (which, for the sAiat bumauity, let us hope will not be the case), the trial vill come on in a few days. An ac- tion is also pending against the same party;tvhern the penalties gought to be recovered for ndnies gained by illegd gami;;g at the "ffal"arestatedtobcI60,00G1L This "Hell" has recently comnmenced the infernal tnrdeagain after a short vacation of about two months, during the whele of which time, the 'Procureurs" to it,, who are broken men of fashion. ble notoriety, have been very active. lMelton-Mowbray, Brighton, Cheltenhamn, and other places of high and wealthy resort, have been isited in their turns, and itis pompoaslyasnd delightedly announced ;hat no lcas a nunber than two hhnchd nnames of young nobility znd gentrv are down upon the black list as admissible to this "Hell"_1 beg pardon, to this " Qub tl !" as itis called. Trembleye parents, lest your fond hopes in those wiho ril be the representatives of your bonours and estates be blasted for ever in this gigantic house of ruin, andthat all devolve upon deluded, infatuated visiters to it. It wll, it must prove. the grave of many a foftune, imind, and honour, lke otber " Hees" have beeD, Over which the very same ,t-is wbo keep this have heretofore uresiged. It would be shocking to setyour ancsentpatrimonieshandeddown to you by your forefathers, melt away like snow before the sum, to en- rich a ci-dlevant fishenonger and an ex-waiter of a Fare " BeU.' Their fortunes already are immense, created by the sanme means, but composed of these lest by many, some of whom haveE met with violent deaths, and others are now struggling with wretchedness and dernsdr. 1 - Ri v .. _ - EXPOSITOR. London, Dee. S. TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES.
The abundance of money at...
The Times, 1824-04-13T00:00:00

The abundance of money at this time, and the want of useful objects on which it may be expcnded-or rather, we should say, the want of disposition to search for useful ob- jects-leads very much to the abuse of that powerfutl instru- ment, and to the employment of it to purposes actually in- jurious to the country. Mr. CANNING might well censure the facility with wlhich loans are or might be made on the British Exchange for the most atrocious purposes of des- potism, provided only, good security could be given. But the mischief begins really nearer home; and it might in justice be complained, not only that money would be sup- plied from henice for the most criminal foreign purposes on the slightest hope of gain, but that it is al!o employed here in objects essentially injurious to the community at large. Every paper teems with new projects-projects, be it ob- served, not for extending our commerce, for perfecting our manufactures, or improving our agriculture, from which the nation would (lerive bencfit-but projects, the ten- dency of whichl is to nourish a species of internal warfare, wherein, as one portion of British subjects cannot gain but by the ruin of another, the State will derive no advantage. There is at present a rage for Docks and Dock Companies. Now, if the extension of docks would multiply the number of vessels ceming to them, we should say, by all means aug- inent your docks. But has it ever occurred that a home- ward-bound vessel wanted room in a secure (lock ? The public will have observed in the papers, various accounts of the new St. Catherine Docks. We believe that in the for- mation of these, there is both much private misery inflicted, and also, if we are rightly informeed, the needless desecra- tion of a sacred place. But these are not the views in which we are at present disposed to consider the sub- ject. On the first mention of the Docks, the dlock- shares of other companies sunk. Here, therefore, is British capital making war upon Britishlcapital-British subjects destroying eaclh other, and the State is no gainer. Nothing whatever is produtced by this conflict ; not a blade of grass, nor a bale of goo(ds. Mr. CANNING regretted that Government had no means of preventing British capitalists from supporting the cause of foreign despotism, from the hope of interest: but we think that Government might control the domestic mischief which we here point out. One class of His Miajesty's subj lcts is as (lear to him as another ; and when any project is on foot of such a charac- ter that its success would be a mere transfer of property without augmentation, those who have their capital already investtd should be protected, botlh from a feeling of hu- manity and a sense of justice; and the new adventurers shouldl be atdvised, and that strongly too, to seek out other channels for the employment of tileir wealth. Thus would the State benefit, both by the security of the old possessors and the spirit of enterprise infused into the rising adventurers.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.-Madam...
The Times, 1824-05-11T00:00:00

RURY-LANE THEATRE.-Madame VESTRIS has the honour of if frmO3ig the Nobility. Gentry, and Public generally, that her BENEFIT is appolnted to take placeonG FridaY,the g8th of 1ay Ibheing the last night of her aPpearing at this theatreX. vhen wUIl be p rfornred (for the first ti-me thetc 15 years) ShaksPeare' Ylay osf THR T IEMPEST. Prospero (for thisnight onlyl, Mr.MaeteadY; Arlel (for the first time), Mad. Vestris Miranda, Miss Stephens. Be- tween the play and ftrce variety of songsV to conclude with the turlettl of GIOVANNl in LONDON. Don Glovanni, Madame Vestrls tilelast nisht of hlerever playing that parti LeporCilo. Mr. Hiarley. Tickets and p laces mayrbe hrd of Mr. Sprirg, at the bsoeoffiee, from 10 till 4: and of Madame Vestrls, I Curzon-street, Mayfair, between the hours of I and 5. SIGNOR R0SSINI's CONCERTS.-ALMACK's.- k Signor ROSSINI resa tfilybegs leave to Inform the Nobility and Gentry that his IR5T CoNCeRT wvill take place at the above Rqoms on Friday, the 14th of Mlay, under the Patronaxe of 1Her Excel- lencyCountessLeven, hlarchioness of Conynghani, Marehlioness of Cholmondeley, Mia chionijas of Lansdownre, Countess of Jersey, Countess Bathurst, Countess of Sefton, Countess Cowper, Cotntess of Morley. Lady Gwydir, rnd the Hon. MNrs. Hope. The second concert will be on Friday, tnle lith of June: subscriptions to both, 2 guineas. Signor Rosilnl Is most happy to have it in his power to announce that M11adameQCataiani has most obligingly offered her assLstance on this cc.asion,as well as tte following eminent artists:-Madanme Pasta, Madame Renzl de Begnls, Signor Garcia, Signor Remorini, Signor Curlonl, and Signor de Begnls. Vouchers issued by the ladies patroni- esses to be exchanged for tickets at the Opera office, 105, Qundrant. ING's TlEATRE.-MEdame CATALANI.--The K onl'tNilght of the Seasonat Playhouse Pries-.-For the FIENE- FIT ot Mtr. KELLV, on Monday, Miay 17. The entertainments of the qvening will commence with the first part of nosshisni much adnlired operaentitled IL TURCO SN ITALiA. Principal perforniers-Ma- dame Rolizi de Begnis Signor Remorini. And Signor de Begnis. The band to be led by Signor Spaginoletti. At the end of the opera, Madame Catalanl wvill sing. tor the first time, :ilozart's aria martiale. I Non Andral Farfalon Amoroso.' from the opera of 11 Xozze di Figaro. After which, by permission of R. W. Elliston, esq. the Drury-lane CoFnpany wvill act the petite Etnglish ecomedy of SIMPSON and Co. Simpson, r. Terry. Mrs. Bronley, Mlss CNhester, of t7e Theatre Royal. Covent.gaden. At the conclusio of the piece, MSadande Catalanl vill sing one of her most p>pular airs, and alco the national anthem of ',od save the King.' 'l o conclude with the grand ballet of LE SO,Si:E dtOSSIAN. or ossia-nws Dream in which the principal dancers and the wvhole corps de balet will dance. Boxes to Ie taken only of MXr.Kelly, 13, Great Itusseil-street, Covent-garden; and Mr, 5f 12
Births
The Times, 1824-09-20T00:00:00

BIRTHS. On Fridav, the 17tb inst., at Epsoan, Alrs. Henry Pownall, of a daugbter. On the lfth inst., Mrs. Shaw, of Elv-place, of a daughter. On Wednesday, the 15th insL, at the Grove, Pcckhatn, the lady of J. Lucas, Esq-, Qf Charleston, South Carolina, of a daughter.