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Gallant Naval Exploit.
The Times, 1824-08-10T00:00:00

[From the fH?npiirce Tel .In our last we adverted to the accounts latel received fom the Mediterraneao, by which it appeared that the boats of his Majesty's Rship Ni4, Captaiin the lion. Robert Spencer, had succeedcd in destroying an Algerine vessel of war, under the batteries of Bona. We arehappy tohaeit in our power togivenow a more detailed accountof this eveat, written by an officeron the spot. The writer "We anchored aftor dark pretty close off the town, and the boats were seit away under command of Lieutenant Qain.' Owing to the darkness, and to the boats having taken a circuitous route, they did not reach the town until iatcs and then got on board a large lo.gun brig of war; they soon set ner in a blaze. At dav-light she had burned to the water's edge, she soon blew upandsunik in deep water, so that by seven in the morning there was no vestige of her left in sight. She was stronely moored head and stern with chains, at the distance of 20 yards fromn the fortn est, on which were mounted 40 pieces of cannon, none of which were furtlher than canister range, and some within her own length. Thegarrison consisted of 400 men, who were stationed with misketry at the embrazures, which looked dawn on the brig's decks: in short, the position was one of extra- ordinary strengthi. Nevertheless, the good order and regularitv of our men, and the judicious manner in which the approach was made, were suchI, that they got alongside, or nearly so, unperceived ; not a whisper was heard tiDl the enemy's first discharge of grape-shot, whiclh was answered by three cheers. A terrible fire was from thisi moment kept up, but Lieerenant Quin and his gallant companions did not leave her till she was iairly on fire fore-and-aft. and so hot that they were obliged to return to the boats. Not one was killed, and only a few slightly hurt. Strict orders were given by Captain Spencer, who suspected her situation to be what it proved, not to at- tempt bringing out the vessel; and it was fortunate that his orders on tnis point were imperative, since, had any discretion hbeen left, an endeavour to cut her out would have heen made, which, considering the manner ,n which she was secured to thie walls bV chains, must haveled to the uselessdestruction o' many valuablelives. The brig was enttirely empty, and in consequence floated so high out of the water that she was boarded with difficulty; but every thing was so well ar- ranged previously, that no confusion took place, and in all its parts no enterprise could ever have becn more complete and satisfactory in its results." GA LL4AT IA VAL Xp OIr.
Hackney-Coaches.
The Times, 1824-10-08T00:00:00

TO TIIE E'DITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,-As onc *rho, from experience, is convincedl that some alteration in the present system of regulating hack- ney-coach fares is necessary, in order to preven.t not only the imposition, but the insu.t to which all persons, and particularly ladies, are constantly exposed, I read with much pleasure a letter in your paper of this morning sug- gesting a remedy. Any change nust be for ihe better; but a much easier, and, in my opiRion, more efficacious one, struck me on throwing my eye over that letter; and that is, that either on the exterior or interior of the door of every hackney-coach, there should be affixed a card stating the fares from the standl to all the public places and leading streets in the rnetropolis. It might be objected that this could be easily removed, but it might be so inserted in the panel as to make the removal difficult; or a small penalty would always make the coachmani take care that it is in its place, as lie has it in his power to see that it is there wlen the party is stepping out of the coach. 'fhe easy reference to this card would, I apprehend, be an effectual check upon the extortion of the coanliman. A CONSTANT READER. Oct. 7. HACKBVEY-COACHES.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-11-01T00:00:00

DIED. On the 29th ult., at Tottenham, awed 77, William Forster, 2 member of the Sooiety of Friends. After a short illness, James Ludlam, Esq., of Haselbury, in tbt, county of Somerset, late of Homerton, Mliddlesex. On Frh3ay, the 29th ult., at his house in Kennington-lane, Maty- Atnne, the wife of Mr. Richard Wright.
Sporting.
The Times, 1824-07-01T00:00:00

( From the Ason 7ts of Sportinpad Fa;yGlGaizet-c.) The months ef.Mav and Juie are hightv iiteresting to theSports- man, particularly to the shooter; not, howeve-, on account etf any active employment they may afford him, but inasmuch as his future hopes materially depend on the kind of weather that occurs during this period. Grouse are, in a great degree, an exceptiop, as the breeding seaoon fbr these birds may be calculated a month e?.rlier at least than that for either the partridge or the pheasant. Grouse, also, trom their nature, as weU as frv' the circurstance of their nesr. being formied among aimost impenetrable heath or ling, are Icss liable to be influenced hv the wfather. and cannot fail to be abuntant. in regard to partridres aadl pheasants, which are morc gen-rally stread o'ver che face of the country than -rouse, it has been '.rp eAtl observed, in ouir annals, that the welfare of the tising ~~ ~ ~ ~ ,i.~J-& nd n the stAte of the wea- ther during dternonnth of Aiay _nd Jane. This period cannot be too dry for the breeding of these birds, however unrnpopitiorus sucha state mav be to the hopes of the husbandtmn. The earlier part of the spring was, grenerally spealuing, cold anC et ; but towaris the latter end oftApril, the weither bec:ame very fine, interrupted occasior,ally by well-timed showers, which, hop - ever they might annoy the pedestrian, could not fail to hc highly gratifying to the agriculhurirt and the grazier. The weather in the early part of Mfay was unconmmonly ?ne; and, on the 7th of this month, at half-past eleven in the evening, the writer listened with delight to a i.umber of tnightirnrales in \N hittlebury Forext. These tdeliglrtful warblers seldom p,oceed mrir.h farther north than this place; buit they appeared more nuurerouLtr than usual on this occa- xsion, ;,nd the writer was therefore disposed to consider it as an earnest of a fine seasen. That annual visiter the corn.crake was tearti rather earlier thtast usual. Ott the northLwest coast, little rain fel! daring the month of lav titougit itn tile woore tuthttern parts rto want of this refreshing fluid was experienced, ot the niglrts oi the l9di and 20b of iMay, very severe frosis occurred, so nmch so indeed, am to dcatrry all the early potatoes in Lancashire and i1L neighbourhood, wvhith were not pro- tected by the weather; it was dry in these parts till the 30Lt, when sonic drizzling rain fell Sl'ORG rhc. FIELD.SPORTS FOkJ JUIA.
Suicide In A Watch-House.
The Times, 1824-09-01T00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST..-Mongay afternoon, an inquest washeld at the Three Tuns, Belton-street, Long-acre, before THOMAk STIRLIN,G Esq. Coroner,on the body ofa young woman, who comn- miuted suicide in St. Gilcss watch-house, on Fridav night last. The beadle deliveed the name of the deceased to the Coroner as " Jane Bennett," but intimated that he had been unable to procurc any information for the Jury relative to her connexions. rhere was nothing particuar in the case; the wretchel woman seemed to have destroyed herself in a fit of intoxication. The Jury returned a verdict-" That the deceased committed the act in a state of temporary derangement, brought on by excessive drinking." The Coroner then drew up a document to the vestries of the united parishes of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and SL George, Bloomsbury, which stated-'r That the Jury empanelled to in- quire into the death of Jane Bennett, who hanged herself in the watch-house of the said united parishes, having, in consequence of a memsage, visited the watchlihouse, and gave it as their opinion that the watch-house was inadequate to the confinement of sixty persons, which number they understood had beein frequentiv confined there, and .hat numerous instances of suicide had taken place in the watch- house, whicit, in the opinion of the Jery, ought to be built on a areer scale, ansd in a more airy situatton." Rather a sittgular accident took place after the jury had deliveredi thteir rer4tict. An announcement was nafle to thejutry that a young wvoman, wio kniew something of the deceased person had been tound, on which slie was introduced to the jury, under tie name of Jane Bennett. The resemiiblance between lier and the deceaseAi was so great that a hoax was suspected. The witness was then aworn, wben it appeared that she had been confined with the deceased in the watch-house, and had been drink- tog porter with her and Ann Smith at the public-house in Broad- street, St. Giles's. It tturned out that the name of the deceased was not known, and that the jury had been sittingupon the bodyofpoor Jane Bennett, who waa now a witness before them, and who made a most candid confession that she was an unfortunate woman. The Coroner was therefore obliged to erase the nante from the inquisition paper and the document he hiad drawn up, and to insert "on the boe of a woman unknown." A he Coroner said it reminded hint of a late occurrence at Isling. ton, where an inquest was held on the body of an individual whose me was not known, .t in the course of examination she was meis- taken fo another person, w,hose name was applied to her, ane the deceased was buried by the friends of the person missing. The fri .nds went into mourning, but subsequently the individual for whom the deceased was taken made her appearance. SUICIDE IN A 1VATCHI MOUSE,
Consistory Court, Tuesday...
The Times, 1824-12-08T00:00:00

'lbe 4),jOner,t In this c3se was not completed to-day. The facts havl-hg6more than once already before our readers; and we shall reserve anyrJ account of thcem until sentence is given. CONSISTORY COURT. TUESnAY. DEc. 7. lAT7.Y AnAT.7O & r-
The regulation of Committ...
The Times, 1824-05-29T00:00:00

The regulation of Uomimttees onpxriv.e Dus seems uKciy tospring from the investigating spirit -and zeal of Mlr. Hsusr. That gentleman, in a speech on.Thuriday night, described the manifold vices to which- those Committees are, subject by their present co.nstrtiction.arid,mode of proceed- ing. The local grievances arisiog from these causes over the country e%ceed all belief, to say. nothing, of .the scandil which. attaches to a system of conducting business in the Committee-room, according. to which merbers are ' previ. ously_capvasse& or hastily pressed in ta decide questions, of- which they are eitlier 1otal1y i noraiattt. : btban all their knowledge from one of the parsies interested. W'.e agrea wvith the Right Hon.. the Foreign Secretary, that the bare description of the practice will serve-a -little to restrain -it, and for a twhilc,, tillamoreeffiecttllbarrieris imposed;- Jr. CANINo, however,allowedthe truth of-A?r. Husirs state. ment, and-thesoundnessofhis principles. Theagitadtonsf the question will therefarchavedonemuchgoodanidaSperiaI Committee is to be formed,this session to p,rovide a:legal re medy for the evil. It was suggested that the practice of voting on a question without hearing the argtlments on either side prevailed in other places as well as in committee-rooms; yea, even in the honourable,House itself. The'evil;, where. ever it e3ists, requires reform: we may however observe, that the cases are different. Gentlemen. may bave so studied public questions, that thev have nothing tnore to learn re- specdni thexm from a debate; whereas, the merits of a pri. vate bil can never be known' by general teading.
Barbadoes papers received...
The Times, 1824-07-01T00:00:00

Barbad-oc7 p3perS recei,ved yestertay are full of the pro- on e W.'est India question uvhich took- place in &nr-ent about the middle of March. The spirit of the. ._ is not yet (if we_mayjudge-by -their nelvspa : .....a. pers) prepared to rece!ve contenely the propos5iions of the Government, or eordially to cQOperate in the tneaisure5 prescri edby it, i r6du 'gr:dj' ttl tha-Ago ia the re- lation'of whiteitan.hnd->x^wfegro, neat&eiceptlohhas been taken -to thc speee-vith ishic'i Ir',At iriim introduced eh_mibJect to-the-House oP-( otiihfon 'inso ch for the poliev which it recommended, as for the jokes indulged in by the Right HMon. Gehtlemab.' iCer:tinly, 'on this point weymay be .suffered'ol rbmark, ihat mnaking every allowanec (anid weare dispo$ed-to make 1thefdlltst allowanee) for the feari and distresses'of the.West Indian 'body,, the .domi- neering langnage employedi,by the gentlemen of Jamaica particularly, who threatened .England with something like a revolt of her colonies 'if she persistsd in.meddling withi the condition of the slaves, thig language could have been ;inet by onl one o'two answers: there wasno alternative but to rebuke it severely, or good-humouredly'to laugh at it. Mr. CAN.NI?G chose the second method, and in our opinion he -as right; since it was the mildeest treatment he could exercise towards men carried by a mornentary paroxysmn of irritation to the entertainment of designs, or, More properly speaking, to the use of language, (for it could bc -nothing more), which their better judginent and returning self-possession wvould soon enable them to dis- avowv' as equally unprovoked and unprofitable. The Bar- badoes Editor feels some alarm at xvhat be calls " the good c uiderstandinig betwcen the Wrest India body xe6i- t teng in London, and the Saints," wlich lihe seems to tegard as a CC very ominous" circumstance. lVe are, on- the olher hawl, truly rejoiced to hear that suchl a eorsummqtion has been effected; for really, consi- tcring the violence of the above parties in their previous hosti Ity towards eaclh other, we hiad been used to think, that so far as the slave question wvent, there *vas' very little, if any, understanding, to be boasted of betwveen them. Wis&onm here, as in most-cases, lies equidistant from the ex-remes of enthHsiasm and of selfisiness. The state of tile world generally makes it impossible- that the bondage of the Nfegro can cxist to its actual extent, or 'in its present form, for ever; but surely the Negro must, by very dif- ferent mneans -from that of sudden emancipation, .be rendered more liko the rest of the world, beforc he can be fitted to enjoy it.
Public Debt Of Portugal.
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

(From 0 Popul4r, a PortugueRe oeriodical m,hii-t;- n,A Paper monev in circulation . Bonds (Padiroens de Juros Rcaes) I,oans made by the Bank of Lisbon and pri- vate individuals Documents of the Public debt audited by the comnmission, and receipts given for debts not iJilireas. 8,000,000 7,500,000 1,400,000 yet auttited .5.. 600,000 Arrears owing to the public offices . . . 1,000,000 22,900,000 Loan Bonds bearing interest of 4 per cent. 1,500,000 of 5 per cent. .2.000.,000 of 6 per cent., Ist loan 3,200.000 of t per cent., 2d loan . . . 1,800,000 of 6 per cent., 3d loan . . 600,000 of S per cent., arrears of interest . . 1,200,000 33,200,000 N. B. The above s,uin of 33,200,000 Alilreas, at the par of o pence, is cqual to 9,337,5001., and at the present exchange of l1vd's inst, between London and Lisbon (50. pence), is equal to 6.td5,8331. 6.4. Rd. The bonds of the Portuguese Loan contracted in London are now aelling here at 93, and those of the loan contracted at Limbon, which bears tuic same interest of 5 per cent., ttell at Lisbon at 73. PUBLIC DEPT (F PORTUGAL. DEPARTINEXT OF TIUE EXCHEUJER.
Theatres.
The Times, 1824-04-20T00:00:00

.titer tne tragedy ot Virginin*s, which, considering the hilarity that usually prevails in the gallery at this mirthful sesbon, was ii- tened to with more than ordinary attentioR, a new " tale of enchant. ment," denominated Zoroaster. or The Spirit of the Star, was last night produced. The story cannot challenge praise, either for se- rious or comic interest. It turns on the fortunes of' Gebir, the son of an Egvptian shepherd, who having, through the influence of Zo. roaster, High Priest of Isis, obt3ined " sovereign sway and mas- tery" over the genii of the harp of Alemnon, gives loose to the most unbridled ambition. Not content witis imperial rank, which he causes the genii to confer on him. he pravs for immortality. This lastdeemand enrages Zoroaster, who destroys his palace, and thrusts hiini ferth a wandering outcast. He is seized with remorse, and ac- knowledges the justiceofhisfate; but after his virtuehas been severe- ly tried by Zoroaster, he is again restored to favour, and receives the hand of Pamina, Queen of Memphis. This lady's family had been unjustly driven from the throne, and she was reared, while yet her connexion with royalty was unknown, in the tents of Gebir's father. A mutual attachmenit grew up between her and Gebir ; but the latter, when he became powerful and wealtbyl slighted his early esga emenL The Princess, after sufficiently ringhtenimg her un- wortny lover, pities and forgives him. The story Ls, in fact, a mere vehic e for th introduction of some beautiful scemery, a pretty dance, and one or two tolerably good processions. Roberts has been very succes6ful in several fanciful arcbitectural scenes. Gebir's tIagic Palacce, and the Hall of Pleasure,are excellently painted: the latter is peculiarly fine. But Stanfield has decidedly carried away the palm from all his com.petitors; and a series of moving scenes, Eastern and European, paintedby him,cannot be viewed without strong a miration of his genius. The piece was well THEA TRES. DRtJRV-,ANV.-
Court Of Chancery, Friday...
The Times, 1824-07-24T00:00:00

LAW sEpORT. tn tnis cause, which has been for niany years.beforethe Court. and in which the main question was the legidmacy of the plaintiff, a decree had been obtained in his favour. The present petition is a bill of review, which is prayed upon special matters which have since come to the knowledge of the defendant respecting the marriave of the parents. Air. KNIGHT moved, on behalf of the defendant, that the papers and documents which he had deposited in the AlaRter's-office, under the common 6rdermade in the cause, might be delivered back to him to aid hin in bringing on his petition. 31r. HEALD opposed the motion, and trusted tbat the ,o6rd Chancellor would at once dismiss the bill of review.- The spedial matter, as he well knew, and was perfectly sure of the fatt, coold not be made out. It consisted of proofs wlhich the defendant said he had obtained of anothier marrinee, being the third wlhich be lhad discovered, whicih was had in Philadelphia,when he had overwtvhelm. ing evidence to showv that the father of the parties was in a distant part of the world. .lMr. Ho wE: said thaat he boped hislearned friend would not per; siet in asserting that he was quite sure of that concerning which he (lir. Hbrne) fclt as sure of the contrary. Hlis client was prepared with official documents which would command as much attention from the Court as the evidence wthith was to be pro. duced by his learned friend-namely, a register ofa marriage certi- fied by the American Consul resident there. Mr. HEAID said that there was no affidavit of the fact: it rested on the a.ssertion of the defendant. MIr. HoiNtE said that there was an affigavit regularly filed, and therefore he must again request his learned friend to be less hasty in his assertions. The LoitD CIHAN CELLO5 doubted as to the possibility of bring- ing in thia new matter, the object of which was to obtain a new trial tinder a bill of review. If they would hand him up the bill, and an oflice copy of the affidaLvit; he promised to tell them what should be done with it to. morrow morning, and he would fix some day for the peremptory hearing. As to the papers, which must of eourse be considered until the dlecision as papers necessary to the cause, he did not see how hle could allow them to be given up to a party in the cauSe. He woul, give directions, however, to have them placed in thc hands of a clerk oftlhe court, so that the defendant might be able to use any ilformation wyhich they contained in the course of argu- men. COURT OP CHANCERY, FumwtV, Juvv, 2a. GORDON V. GORDOS.
Letters received yesterda...
The Times, 1824-08-04T00:00:00

Letters received yesterday from Paris, announce the fol- loving new arrangemcnts as about to take place in the French Ministry .--M. CLER3ONT TONNEBRE, Minister of Marines to succeed M. de CHATAuLYBRXAND, aS Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Duke (le DOUDEAUVILLE, tranisfer- redfrom- the Management of the Posts te the Ministry of Marine; M. de ROChEFAUCAULD to succeed the Duke de )DOUDEAUVILLZ in the department of the Post-office.
The Late Fires.
The Times, 1824-11-22T00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF TYIE T1IMES. - Sir, T.be fact sta.ed bh 31r. White, the distric-urveyor of St. itr)lcfths ar is'4j ,ri,l., iereiZti4r: to. tMe public,' by aclwoustrating, as.c vi so far. xi ret t&tlintit ensiueOfl -stinna thi Building ,Act -iiiny be sLd4t& haive haiits-propeKia eht." ltml- leave to-add,A.bait it a3p s -to.me to, bealso ver.erastim..n.s other view, to vl,icil ihat' gttlemaui has notftde;LrtedImc as it regards (lid presadums usallnsy paidfor.iu-w rsub- jdct whlich I mn iTcti:led tojblnlt deserves rnidre lcoasidkratiom tanz itbhacyet seii'vd.- The number of houses. VlMr. lhite:statoes be nidre t6h6.30014 and considering the superior desciiptionn.of h6ies' of -vhi&c that di_- trict ;arincipally consibsts their value, I supjoce-!vld Sbe much unt- derra ci at Ni,0l&,0D0. -Noiv, supposcng -mi to be al insured. thc.annual premium and duty ould ath ttht tO i., while the' real annual loss br fire is prbabSly Dot.j,0dfAL. h1t -is, .the - cost- or insitranee i5 as 1-to 40)0, svhile shekis> b ody 35 't to 1f,3OD. .This is surely out of all proportion. It may, perhaps, -be said,-'that tloughi the. prerniumn of 2".,per cent. easy be too Jeich for thp mnodern streets and squares *oF hec best parts of the tew-, wherethe provisions of Ehe RuildingAct,. together wvith the introclucti-n of stone staircases, stuccoed, walls, and other imnp-.ovements, reduce the risk to almost nothing, yeit i is too lowr for the old,shxops and warebouses of th -tradirg part, wberc, as long experiencekhowa, thcegreat losses chieflYv occar and that am insurance -comupany cannot make. a fair profit wiebotit ba.3not she good risks as wrell as the bad. But the answer to this is easv:. ft ,n not denied that the business of insurance ought to be profitable; but surel v the profit ought not to be made'6- ta2ing-osne rnair fer tie Rsaftty aff6rded-to another. Every mast shoul payfr the nreserva- tion of his own property: every insur=nnC snhould b efFected-cxa eesnms-ps'oportioued to the ri,k- and -a scale-should -be formred, founded onexperience, by which the pretnium should,bereduced on good dwelling-housts,ituilt ih the-modern vsvy, antI itr gsod&situa- tions, and increatsed, if ncessargS on those buik3ings wliich,bein.g of older date, in crowvded situations, and used for the purponee of trade or-eifntf4GtUre, are comparatfvcly more exposed to destruction by fire, 'and therefore-oughi to be aecounted hazardous, and gbatgetl accordIsgly. This trincdple appears to me-so obviously true, tbat I -havc lon.g wondered [hotv i happens that the Direcrors ot eheser eral Fire-ories~ d not see -tt3 reasontblenesi and act upon it. I can 'ardlr suppose- that they ste its jueeice, asfi yet refuse to adopt it: if t-ey do,- hey ought to be opposed by a new company, wbo, I have no dorba might rnake a handsorme profit bg insuring all the liese par- of lfieh metropolis at&t 6,net cent. ---- - -W. S. HeftntTs-tark. Nov. .I?. THE LAWE F!IIE.