We understand that the bo...
The Times, 1824-10-09T00:00:00

We understand that tbe borough of Poole will be styongly contested at the next general election, and that the Hon. William Spencer Ponsonby intends coming forward as a candidates-Dorsct C'lronilec. Several spirited merchansts and shipowvners of this prt (Liverpool) Ihave announced the establishment o' a line of packets to sail betwreen Liverpool and Kingston, Jamaica, on the 1st and 16th i of every p-nonth throughout the year. Ve trust that so spirited an I undertaking wili prove saccessfuL-Liverpool Courier. OFFICE Folt TH{e LATE Kio OF FPiCANCE.-A comme- 1 morative offie for the late King of France took place yesterday, at Townsend-street. Dr. Aiurray officiated, and read high mass with the most imposing and impressive effect. AMany of the parochial clergy were in attendance. The congregation were so numerous, that long before the office for the dead commtenced, the body of the chapel was crammed to repletion. The greater part of the crea of: the chapel was oecupied by the paraphernalia of the funeral obse. quies. A coffin, covered with a rich pall of black velvet, was placed in the centre, " the likeiess of the kingly crown" and other insignia of royalty, were placed upon and beside it. Four large cahtdelr,a of pyramidlnalc shape, lit up with variegated lamps, stood on either side of the coaffn. The several appropriate .lecorations, used on sSiilra occasions in France, were called into requisition, and the whole ceremiony was conducted with great pre- cision and very creditable correctness. The coup d'?ri? was exceed- ingly striking, arnd the solemnity was altogether performed in a style and manner worthy the occalsion which the clergy and congregation had. assembled to commrnemnorate. M any foreigners were present, principally Frechnen natura ly anxious to pay the tribute of their oyalattach ment to the memory of deprted royalty.-Dublin Free- mne,Ls Joturnah1. LOGAN RocK.-An attempt is at last made to restore this celebrated stone to its fonner pinnacle of worder and surprise. Lieutenant Goldsmith commenced his operations on Tuesday last, with about 30 able seamen by landing the requisite anparatue from boats beneath the cliff. . Tne..weight of the rock has been recently found to be seventy tons, to lift which a triangle is erecting over it of proportionate strengtb, with tackle, blocks, &c., of the first mng. nitude. It is only three feet from its original site. It was disturb- ed on the 8th of April lase.-Evening paper. Lusus NATuRi.-A remarkable change has taken place within a quarter of a year in the colour of a bulfinch, in the pos0, session of Alessrs. Loving andWigneHl,drapers, of Uppingham. The bird, the colour of which was, as usual, a variegation of gray,red, and whiee, has changed entirely to a deep black, presenting a very singular appearane . The bird continues apparentuy in good health, and,attracts a number of visiters-Stamford Merctiry. French notes, explanatory of tLhe t-t of anEnglish au- thor, are sometimes highly diverdog. In this we have an instatceof a note upon a work in which the words "purlieus of St. Gilea's" odeur, which the French translator explains, by saying that they sig- nify "Cettssiuereserrer deuoembrees dfeio-ets roynicr, et our ieoudlles Istp:nprietiire a droll de chasse."_l" Certain iatnds disnmermberea from tho royal forests,, and ois.which the oroprietor has right of chase.") The translator ha;s foand -the word purlieuso explained in so/me old dictionary. The word.was originally confined to the sense which the Ircnchrnan aseribedae.it. On travelling in Iceland, an Englishman would almost be tempted to believe that alMl the zclergymen are baronets, as the names Sira John, Sira Tho'nas, Sirae arcus, &c., arecont4tantly ringing in his ears; butill ancient Scottish writings we not only find " Sir, " or " Schiri preiiied to the names of persons of different ranks, bat it appear to bave'been given as a tide to ordinary priests, tiR after the peziodi,icih&erefortnation. We find the same addition given toclergymen ifiiEd glaid-in Shakspeare's timne. L4W STABtrs.--The act of Parliament for the reduction. of various law stdiips comes into operationon lendaynext by which the.pablic will b,e materially benefitted, particularly by the Ec&ie- siastical Courts on ncopies of wills alofie, thc saving to-the pablic will be a deduction of a sbilng on evey folioo4f 0 worde. -