Yesterday afternoon about...
The Times, 1824-01-10T00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon about two o'clock, the Duke of York arrivtd in town from the seat of the Eall of IVest- lnorlailtl, in Northamptonshire. Ol' Wednesdlay evening last, Mrs. Isaacson, a poor wo- mnan residinz at No.4, Meard's-court, Dean-street, Soho, wassafelv delivrered of three childlren, two girls and a boy. The Duke of Somerset has sutbscribed 251. to Lord Esskine's monument, accompanied by this just eulogitum on his character-that he did so in tebtimony of his respect for his brilliant talents, and more especially for the firm- ness and courage with wvhichi he maintaiined the indepenid- ence of the Bar. INCREASING TRADE OF LrvEmtpoou.-From the 1st of January to the 31st of December, 1823, inclusive, 9,507 vessels have reportea inwards at our Custorn-house_rinamely, From foreign ports and Ireland ..927 Coasters .38b O 9,507 YEARS. VESSELS. TONS. AVERAGE. 7,795 In 1823 ....... 9.507 .. 1,120,114 ..... 117_ 9,571 3,310 1822 ....... 8,916 .. 1,010,819 ..... 113 _ 8,916 Increase .591 . 109,295 The number of vessels and amount of tonnage reported inwards, in the year ending December 31, 1822, was greater thani that of anv other year since the rise of the port. WVe have now the gratifying pleasure of announcing over that year an excess of nearly six huntIred vessels. COVE NT-GAtD eN THEATRE.-The popular little co?nedy called Simpion and Co. was performed last night at this theatre. Ir is well acted in parts; Miss Chester and Alrs. Gibbs are good but, as regards the principal feature, it is not so strong as at Djrurv. lane. Mr. Farren's fortc, indeed, lies in the querulous old rogues , I'cler Simpson is too-good humoured a fellow to be in his way. Dow- ton and Terry are the men for passion; Farren shines in pecish. ness. As Dowton is the personification of gout, so 'arren seems de. voiretl with iheumatism. His stage aspect is always a mixture of the ill-treated and the cruel. He looks like a frog whose pondl has gone dry; or like a tom-cat, who is growing gray mnd forsaken. Now. these gifts tell admirably in the bitter bachelors of the draina, but not in a pleasant family man like our friend .Ur. Simpson. Terry is wliimsical in the part, but Farren is fantastic. Terry would bite off a nan's nose by accident ; but Farren chews it when he had done, Terry is prim, but capable of a mo- dest hilarity. Farren is a stick of horse-radish, soaked in salt and vinegar. N'emight ciscussa couple of bottles, and a song, with the original Simpson ripon occasion; but, Farren has not fellowship in his whole composition to be prologue to a pint. Notwithstani ing, however, that Pcter Simpson is a little out of his best wav, Mr. Fatrren plays the character cleverly, and like an actor. He is too angular and too harshi; but his by-plav inakes the people laugh, and his stiffness is accompanied by a per ect respectability. The piece upon the whole wasfavourably received, and by one ofthefull- est audiences that we have seen at Covent-garden this season. MAIELANcHOL.Y SHIPWltEci.-Ve experienced aisother violent gale of wind on Thursday night last, during which, we re- gret to state, that the Florazby, Captain NIrade, which sailed hence on the 27th ulL. for Rio de .laneiro, was totally wrecked on the rocks ef the Great Ornishead, and only one person (John Williams) was saved. The rest, fourteen in number, including the captain (Wade) and two passengers, a MIr. Brandao and Lr. Thomas Guest, of lllanchester, met a watery grave. The melancholy event took place about. five o clock on Friday morning. No part of the caTgo, we ua- derstand, is likely to be saved, as the vessel lhad gone to pieces.- Li7verpool Coulrier. Thc Liverpool Advertiser has the following article:- -Ycsterday we receiv.d letters from Dmerara of the 21st of No- veib:r, which state, that on. that day the trial of Snilth caded,. and that the sentence of the Court was to be made known on the The following "c Notice" has appeared in the Db1ins Gazettc :-The Right Hon. Richard Viscount Powerscourt, de- ceased, did by his last will, bearing date the 8th day of October, 1822. give and bequeath unto the Reverend Cbarles Simeon, of Trinity College, Cambridge, the Hon. and Rev. Edward Wing- field, and Sergeant Lefroy, the sum of three thousand pounds, to be by them expended, as may seem best to them, in portions of one thousand pounds in each-namely, one thousand pounds for his poor countrymen in Ieland, for the purpose of supporting missiQparKes to preach the glad tidings of salvation to this benighted people_-one thousand pounds for the same purpose in India--one thousand. pounds for the poor blacks, in and arriving at and in the island romnd Sierra Leone. He also desired that his executors might antd shoald, at their discretion, spend in the service of his Lord, I aster, and Redeenmer, a sum of two thousand pounds annuallv out of hls estates, until liis son Richard should attain the age of twenty.one years. And of said will he appointed his brother the Honourable and Reverend Edward Wingfield, and Robert Earl of Roden, e-ecutors." On Wednesday morhing, about four o'clock, tbree men, with theirfaces and hands blacked, entered the house of Mrs. Wbit- tingliam, WVest Country Coffieehouse, Parliament-street, by means of a rope ladder. Mrs. Whittingham, being alarmed, went down stairs, when she was immediately seized, knocked down, and very ill treatea. A knife was held to her breast, with threats to despatch her if sie gave the alarm.. They then forced her into the front par- lour, where they rifled her pocket-book, and took away 301. They had with them a dark rantern, and had been regaling themselvesfor some time in the house. On going away, they turned back to carry offtwo battles of spirits. They also took tw hams with them, and made their escape before she could give any alarm, though there were three men sleeping in the house.-Liverpool Courier. I AcciDENT AT THEf LATE FIGHTl'-lt is with great re- gret that vwe have to record several most melancholy accidents, wbeich took place in the course of the dav. Previously to the com- mencement of the fight, a considerable portion of the temporary galleries in front and to the right of the grand stand, on which were upwards of 1,500 persons, fell with a tremendous crash; aid suon atterwards the remainder, with about 2,000 more, gave wvay. ft is not in the power of language to give a picture n1' the scene of dis. order and distress which ensued; the numiber of broken limbs was very great, and we have heard that two or three are not likely to sarvive the injuries they sustained; but we arenotable;'from the lateness of the hour, arid the bustle and confusion which prev4ils, to ascertain particulars.- Worcester Journal. We lament to state, that not, fewer than one hundred persons were injured during the fight, by the falling of the temporarY iustiOgs en the race-course, and that two are dead, and seventeen in- Worcester infirnrary, with broken linibs, &c., and 6ihers at diifier- ent inns and public houses-rforning9paper. MAr.t BOaOUGo"-.TREPT.-Yesterday James Walsh . was held to bail upon a charge of attempting to rob the E%eter Mail on IJonday evening last, at the Glocestereoff'eehouse, in P1cc dilly.