The Duchess of Glocester ...
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

Trrhe Daicers of Glocester arrived at the reaidenece of the Piintess Augusta about two o'clock, to remain a short thie, In conlsequlence of I-Ter Royal Hlighness being indlisposed The Princesses soonl after receivedl visits from-a their Royal brothers, the Dukes of Clarence and Sussex ; tie latter re- mained near two hours. Thca Duke of Sussex arrived at !his resi(lence in the King's Palace, Kensington, last lWed- nesday, from a visit to Colonel WVildinan, at h1is seat in Sufrolk. Sir Charles Stmart an ive(d on Saturtlay eveninim, at lhe Ear'l of f{ardwicke's residence, in St. James's-lqtiare, from I Paris. Mr. Secretary Peel officio ted at the meeting of the Loras of the Privy Couineil on Friday .or the nominiation of bhe SherifFs for the present year, for the Earl of Harrowby, as Lor(d Presidlent of the Council. the noble Earl being abroad. This was the first nmeeting for the nomnination of Sheriffs whichi the noble Earl has been absent fromn since he has becn tho Lord President. Late intelligence from Laguayra mentions, that Baron dle Shack, the distinguished botanist and(I agent of the I Austrian Government, in. collecting specimens in natiural history through Gregiana ani( Brazil, (leparted this life there on thc Ist of September. The seedls he senit to New York froni time to timec have been usefully employed by the Hlorticuiltural Society, anid thI# proprietors of the Lin- ni-can Gardlen. Lo-RD CLEaRoMNT.-COURT Ou CtfAt'CFRY.-Yesterdfty (Nov. 9), Mr. Thomas Flanagan, of Sligo, applied to the iLord Chancellor, and presentead some papers wvhiclh he saidI were pet-itions fromn the inhabitants of Dundalk, for the re- mnovaI of Lord Clermoont from the commission of the peace, on the ground of two convictionis against his Lordlship for assaults. The Chancellor promised to have the matter iivestigatedI.-Dublin Morning Po9st. Private letters state, that the ex-Oueen of Hayti arrived at Florence on the 21st ult. She is accompanied by her two daugh- ters, who arc perfectly black, but genteel in appearauce, and ,.vell edtucated. An English lady travels also with her, and several Fnelish servants, but none of her domestics are either Ne.'roee or Mulettoes. She intends to pass the winter in Tuscany. Sir W. Franklin, Chief Justice at Madras, tdied at Cal- cittta the 19th of May. Sir F. Macnaghten, Chief Justice, whe was ahont to retmrn to L;ngland in the Sir rdward Pnage,, was, by the deathi of Sir Christopher Puller, obliged to defer his departure. It is a remarkable fact, that Sir Christopher Puller enjoyed his ap- pointment exactly thesatne numberof days only as his predecessor, Sir F. Blopsett. MAr. John Campbell, late Quartermaster of the .2d1 Regiment, was on Thursday last installed with] the uisual ceremonies in St. George's Chlapel orne of ilis Majesty's Poor Knights of Wisdsor, vice Captain Riches deceased. From whiat is very currently reported, it seems to be al- mnost beyond doubt that an attempt will be nmadle to eftet a change in the representation for Northumiberland at the next eleetion.- Newcastle Ch,renicle. Mlr. Ffrencit St. George, of Tyrone-house, will be a candidate for the representation of the county of Galway at the next election. Air. St. George has a powerfil freehold interest of his own, and will, it is said. be aupperted by some of the strongest in- ere'ts in t:'e ounty.-_oneoa7gikt .Journal. WVe hear that the Rev. William Venables Vernon, one of the Canon Residentiaries of York Cathiedral, is to vacate the living of Bilptfhospe, and to be presented bh the Archbishop to Whel- drakc; and that the Rev. Willizai I-enry Dixon, Prebendary of Ripen, is to have the living of Bishoptihorpe.- fakefield Journal. Admiral Sir Johbi Beresford, who lately met with the shocking acci(lent at Southampton, is, we are happy to say, recover- ing fast.-Salisbury Joanrnal. Captain Coeciraine, on one occasion, in Russia, walked 96 miles in 32 hours, with mueh rain falling part oftihe time. At Yarmouth the watchiicin cry the state of' the wind durine the night:-" North-northi-east is the wiiti !-North-north- east !" and so on. Ott thc niglitoftthe 2d instant a vessel came on shorenear Hartland Poinit. As there was no person on board, it is supposed the crew must have abandoned her, Isut they have not yet beei hear(d of: she was laden with fruit, and hias gone to pieces- rflXs0 B'ititn. Oni Saturday last, the Fox, Admiralty cruiser, comnmand- ced by Lieutenant Strong, R. N., captured of i'the Needles, the In. dusttru, of Cowes. having on board 793 casks ef contraband spiritR, and thiree bales of tea, and has lortiged the same in His Majetity's Custom-house stores at this part. Avlmore, the master, tipwards cr 70 years of age, anti two others of the crew, taken on hoard, have been committed to Dorchester castle. This is one of the most va- noable seiziires that has been madtc on this pant of the coast for up- wards of 20 years. The craft, as well as the manner i wivtictX her cargo was eanncealed undet limestone, wa-as most deceptive, notwith- standing, it coulti not eltide the vigilance of this active an(i fortunate officer.-.Sl,erborne Jouz rnal. * The Wlhite Horse, rond-side inn or public-house, just throlugh ensingtorl, and at the limits of WVarwick, now Lord Hol- land's, house, is no more. It was celebrated as tl,e place to which Addison frequently retireil, and is said to have written many of lis ' Spectators" tiere ; anti travellers ;tiong the great western.roatd will well remn ember it, as it stood out into the roaid, and had an old fashioned projectinig sign. The sign, however, is not lost. A new house was built behind the old one, and it is now just opened, the old one having been levelled with the grovnd, and the whole extent of its foundation added to the road, which is thereby greatly irn-. proveel. A correspondent, referring to the dreadful fire in Fleet- street, suggests " that the vehicles which convey the engines from the different offices, tnight be made so as to return as waggons or carts, to talke clarve and carry into storehouses for the purpose, the good articles, &c., which might be saved from the tdestructive element; and that not only the sufferers, but the insurance office, mn.ight be materially served by the saving of the property from the claris of the numerous depredlators who constantlv attend these alarmning misfortunes." The Asia convict-ship has sailed frotm Cove for NTew | South Wales, lihvin-g o: board the police-constables found guilty of Imar,slaughter at the Spring Assiszs of Allarvborough. About a fortnight ago, a disciple of Johansia Squtbcott who resides in s; neighbouring village, ainounced that he had beets in heaven, and had received a commission from his patyoness, that her male followers shoulti heticeforth wear tileir beards unshaven - and so.c of the deluded men may now be seen with a fortmight's beard.-DLnnr.ster Gazette. A lamentable example of intolckant bigotry was last week tlisplayed in the neighbourhood of Perth. Al 15- 1.2- ayoung English lady of great fortune and accomplishments, died at the resi- dentcesofanobleman. The dayappointed fbr the funeral proving extremely wet, his ,ortshi1ip solicited from the parish mihister the use of the church, wilich is contiguous to the cementry, for the ac- comissodation of the attendants iwhile the burial servicc was read, but the cleigyman peremptorily refused this very humble reqnest.- Dundec Advertseer. A fire broke out on board the Enzerald, Prinigle, on Silnl- day last, when moored offtthe Custom-house Quay. Northi Shie'ds lit was discovered from the Excise-office, and-thie alarmi given, when, with the assistance of thc crew of the Flcetreood, of London, and others, it was got inder withiout mnuch danmage. It origiinated in the cabin.-.On Fitdav night last, abeut twelve o'clnck, thei weter.cori. mill at Chester-lt-Street, in the occupation of' Messrs. Cloudaco, :tiiitti, and Wright, was discovered to be on fire. The flames were tlieni bursting through the doors, &c., vwhen a great number of the inhabitants promptly repaired to the spat, to render any assistance in their Power. No water-engine being in the town, some of ther-i immedliately went to Lambron-hall, and brought the engine belong. ipug to J. G. Ltmbton, Esq., Ai.P.; bitt too late to render any as- stetance to the mill, as the roof and upper lefts fell in a little after two o'clock, and every thing, excepet th water-whecis, was destroy. ed. T'he loss isestimatedat from 1,4001. mo 1,6001., to pact ofwhichi was iinsured. In the lofts of the nuil there wereat the time 60 sacks Of flour, it great quantity of dressed wheat, and upwards of n0 bolls of corn. The machinery was all new about four-or five months Rince.-ANewca,tkCroile On Th ursday morning, as a mail namedt Cropp wvas walking at the bottom of the Marsli at Southampton, he sew ia the svater what he supposed wasR pair of troqisers. bt-aeaiin~ it, he found, to hio horror,3 a flmale child, wape uD -whiels" some deprtived wretchi-mocst have left there.Aniuetwshd. oon the body, and a verdict returned of " Foundr nd.' bei JoUrnal. - HOCKaNG SUICID5.-v esterday morning an elderlygeu. tIliian, who had3 resided for the last few days at the Belle Satfvagaw inn, Lutgate-l.i1l, was' found, by a waiter therc, Iing in-his bed- w ith his throat cut in a dreadf1ul manner. An alarm was imine- dtiately gtvern, anti medical assitantie procured; but it proved of no' avail, as the vital spark hnd fled. A razor, with which thefatal act is supposed to have been corlimitted, was fobnd lying by lils sidle. Thc deceased was a man of very steady habits. and on Sun., dlay evening retired to rest as usual about ten o'clock, andon the followring morning Wag 'fousi-ag above described. .-From-some pa. - pers found inlhis- -packet, his--name was ascertaineal to- be Ll Icceased was n clergymasm. -W