Prince Polignac, the Fren...
The Times, 1824-09-10T00:00:00

Prince Polignac. the FrQech Ambassador, transactod bu- siness yesterdlAy withi Mr. Secretary Canniing, at the Fo- reign-office. 'r'ho principal officers of the late King of the Sandwicli Islands came yeSterday to the Foreigirfirffce, for the purpose, it was under.stood, of taking 'leave of Mlr. Canninig. The Chgfleellor of the Exchequer cAmne to town yester.. daL'from.Sud(brdoke, taiid returned there in the evening. Letfers were received ye-sterdlay from Boigota, datedf the 29thl of Juiie, whiich glate that Colonel Campbell, the jutnior Bsi iish Commaission~er, wias to proceed in a few dlays for Eniglanid, for the purpose of makinig his report to thke Government on thte state-of-the Colombia-n Repiniblic. It is mrentioned in otie-of~ the French papers, that the Abbe Meminais, notor4ous in Franice for his sdltrarnontane principles, is to be riasdo a Cardinal. If siuch be the case, the Abbe must gain thie.. at in ofpposition t.o the wishes of the Frenceh Government. Lord Byrdn,. lilke *his predeeeasors Napoleon andl Dr. Johnson, it appears,'hta also tiad his Boswell, in the personi of Captain Medwin, a' cousini of the late" Percy Bysshe Shelle4. '1'hjis gealvemnan, who, we understand is distin- guiishedl fior his literary -dttainmients, vvent to Italy in the auturoii of 1821 for the beneft of- ftii hiealth, andI residinig f'or a coitsiderable pei-iodl with Lord B3vron at Pisa, oni thie mnost Ibhihiiar terms, was in the daily hiabit of' noting dowii hiis rmonversationus for hiis owni amusement, andi as curious mnatter for private refereiice. *He alleges, that aIlthuughi the various commnunications were miade to himi withouit aniy in- joneition s to secrecy, they woculd not ha:ve beets giveni toi tlht world hadl it iiot been for the destruction of hils Lordsliip's owni memoirs, whichi hie conisitlers to have beeti thie inhlerit- alice of the pqblic, andt their suppre.,sion a serious loss. LordI Viscount Hampd-en died yesterdlay inorning. His Lordship hiad enjoyed his title onlly a few days, anid is succeeded irn thie entailed vstntet by George, Earl of Buckinghaniahire. ElNI. risti OpEaA-fiousE.-Tlte nrielodramret of Der, Frei- whizwas acted at Ehis thjeatre last nighit. TIhe olnly InOVIElY in the entertainment was the rcprtsentation oft Agnes by Miss Pa;on. This is the character which was formierly appropriated to Miss Ste- phens. Hlapp,ily it Is one whiere the opportuniities of' siiiging are mny atd the demiand for actinig inconsiderable, Ina this resipect it suitsylthe two perfonners to) whoir, it ha,-s been hanidedi over. whooer mnovementsand mainners on tihe tage areas destitutcofeascorgrace, a,; their musical talents agre distinguished, and their style of singing sweet, niatural, and impressive. We hiave to often had occasion to state-our opinion on Mliss Paton's vocal powers, that it would be su- perfluhits to enter kto. ally criticism of' her last night's pertbrmnance. Suffice it to sayv that her niode of representing the part of Agnee waLs so satisfactory, that the audience shtowed no symptoms of regret at its transfer inito her hands. ,'[he ship (Jolumbvuv, of the butdren of 3,697 register toils, was launchied alt Quebecon thie 1th of.fuly,with 6.0ttO tons of dmb,er on boardi; shte wa.8expecteit to stail for Loindon abouit thec 1st heptein-. her. Shie was lautnched without damiage, anid appeared lperfectly, esfe. Extract of a letter fromn a magistrate of Falmouthi, Ja- moaice,dated 30th.fuly :-- Since I wrote w vou. I attended the trials ot the ringleaderst of the rebellion in Hlaaovre. 'I'hcy had been con- cerring their plans ever sinice Christmas ; their intention was to rise oni Sunday niighit the 13thi of June,tnu-der the white people ott the dtf- ferent planvtnions,and possess themselves of their arms and ammnuni- tion, by which nieansthey expected to take the towns and the runt- tr-y from thie wvhites . fortunately it was-discovered, anid the mnilitias wsseiuibled on Friday, the I Ith. whichi confoundedt tkeir ireasures anid usade most of themn draw hiack and pretend they had fiotlitirg to do with ItL This has saved thec lives of mianv that would haive beeFt coat up ou the 13th ; three of thte chiiefs dlestr'oyed theunselvet rather thar, suretinder afier being surrounded: 14 were condemned to deathi, all executed but onie ; thr,je Ed transportationi, a great many equially g,uilty released, in the liope thecy tonay see their error. The slavc.s in this partof thie LIland are in e.state of great agitation." SIMUC.saLssNu.-An 'xteniisvt! seizaTrewasmvatdeon 'ruer- dav' at Queen'qsEIrs. Ttle articles consisted of brandy,rturn,rand hollands, French silk, tea, tobacco, and sinuffi, anad are estimated at the value of 2,0001. Th'lese were all dione'up itt thte neatest mannier its packets, with ani outside envelope of brosny hiollaad. The seizure was made uponi premises used for the purpoises of stabling, antici s. tuatetd at the back of York-place, Qut-en's Elmst, andt also near the new Chuchb,,Chelsea. A gAllant Atdniral who resides at n0 great diarsce tme Apaley-tiouse, anid was then on the preimises, was seized whilst In the act of motintinig liis horse, whichi has for some timqe stood at livery in the above-mentioned stables. A brief' expila- naition, however, released himn from the Etemporary restraint to which he had beensubjected. Mlany hitherto respectable individuals in the parishi of Chelsea are salti to be iinpicateel in thils affair. Tuie dis. covery of an itmcoivtplice was the cause of the seizure.-.Eveotingpaper. Cow Es, Sept. I.-A rviost meclanceholy accident has, just happened here. As Charles Latttbert, Esq., of Osborm-house, andI tids second son, a youth of about IB years of' age, were bathin in i maciihine, the youthi, whio cottld swliii but little, got out ofhi&de'pfi,' anti sank to rige no more ! Hi-s fthiler in endeav'ourttng to sttve him, would have beeni drowried also, ht5d not the guide got hiold of h-inti jmtst as he~ was sinking. Tne body was brought ult bya 1'ouIg tman, a gentleinan's servant, wlto dlivea several timei, and at cngth succeeded in flndinig it. It lhad been above an hiour under water, and the vital spark was gonie. It is not easy to dlescribe the feelingm Of the parent and two brothers4, wi-o; were eye.witnsese of thie dredd- ful catastrophe. FATAL DULL. AT STRASltURG.-Oln the` 9thl Ult. thle Viscount W'A., Lieiutenant in the 1st Regimesnt of F'rench Dragoonls, and nephew of a miinister, fought a. duel withi Alr. Von Clowitz, ani officer in the Bavarian service. Unforitisnately the Viscount was so severely wounded that lie died the next day. All r. Von Clowitz fled but both the secondsi wcre apprehended and lodged in prisoni. Among the curiosities exhibitinig at theu fair of St. La- Izare, at Marseilles, the VIoile notices a giant, named Tlhartin Rubo. ga, whio is 7 fe, 2 inche'g in height, with fin ely proportioned chest, hands, and thighs. I-is strength, it aLppears, is prodigious, for fit breaks with facility a matrble slab inito piece-, oy a sinigle blow whiti his nxked fist, Hie is an Italian 'by birth, and thie descendant of-Gigli, whonitBisffon has honoured witlt a particular notice in hiis aatural history. A few eetjs ago applicationi wvas mada to the Dinst- cistrateg of Union- tall office, by, several respectable inliabitant of ?mtt-street, in the Kent-road, for the assisitance of th li'ce to suit. Pr"ss a mos,t Intolerable nuisanice to which litey had V.e for sonic length of tim e exposedl. Their cause of Compslaint was this :--A great number of persons of both sexes were in tlte habit of meeting at a house in Pitt-treet. for the purpose of celebrating wvhat they called their " religioui rites," whichi were described as of tuec most extraordlinary character. The sect denominated themselves "4 the followers of Joanna Southcote ;` and iai the perfornaance of their coeremonies, it was stated that an- old wonaiar wess select. ed. from amnong them, who was 4itripped, put into a coffin, and Igid' iout in the paraphbernalia of dy!ath, with winding-sheet, &c., and candles plbiced-rotind thie eoffin. In this situation the disciplh weotild sometinmes lay for a couple of hiours, to, all appearancr ,fead; until at length the spirit 'would operate. When returning atslrqitxbn bccaine, perceptible, she wvould siet up a shout of exult. atiokD, t1hat would -re-eeho through the street teom one end to the Other, surpAssing event the famous "1 Irish howl." This latter part of' the pesrenon>A the~ doplieanta said, was the annoyance of which thley cqmrWi-itied,- ~nd - ihey entreated the .liagistrates to despatch some ofYmn1i'6fficers to thje spot, who would, in all probability, find tlienii at the h0j;ht iof their noisy and nonsensical mumumery. In .o3l.cewilh phii r%t.st, two or three of the officers were sent -d4o'wn to'pitt.sitree( lbut.the paffi' against whons the compan t w aS lodged havitig teceived-lfltimationi of the visit,, mioved of in the di. rection of Norwood ; ikiiitg with them a pg, which they intended to sacrifice to the rniaieo bf poor Joanna, whM they expected a visit fr6m tivery day. TPhe ptig was to be sacrificed by fireo, it, the presence of' the flolidwers, to each of whom would be distributed a portion of the aflinxal, EEe a peatce-offering, to be pretented to Joannia wheti sthe made her appearatice - amiotsg them. If-.he officerfs fave been in thec n6iki~bourhocd two or three times since the application was made, but t'here WaU no repetition of the ntisanae.- Avery spugular circumstance took place on Monday !morninK lasit. A malt and worman, between whom tlte bans nil mnatritmony had been duly published, mnade their appearatnce at the door of our Collegiate Church'i for thie alleged purpose of having the nottrace ratified, whien tbe-remale asked -for the ring, under the pre- tence of' trying i't anid, having got possession of it, immediately des c"ampeed, leaving the intended bridegoomn in the utmnost consterna- tion.-...Wolverhampffit, Chronicle. - BU aonARY:-Infbrmation was~ yesterday received at Ma- ry pooolice.offij,e, of the premiises ot r. Boll-and, of Cornwall- terrare, i'fegent'st.p.rk, having been bt6keminto tle preceding itiglit. Staples was despatched to view the -premises, from wehose report it appt~ar, the thieves forced back the shutter, and so gaine-d ani en- tratiee into the parlous, from whence thley got the iron cash-box, which they wrertched.open~ end carried away its Contents, consisting of- a6put 50hlin money, togetiter wiithi bills of exchange sfid promis. so3rynpies to the affiosmot of' 2,0001., apld also a boitd for the samne asiount,. whleih had been giv,tsas acollateral security,. It is thought a dde t~has alteady.been qbrxned to the riobbers E vsstaag .loeptnx) Infomaton was on Wednesday receivedi at the -police-office, Bow-street, of. tbp following daring r6bbefv'-:,~Betwt*n:th4-hours of twelve and onie o'clock, as; Mr. Jameii,racelItct;jng plrk-in the banking lIoemse of 30 os~rtr. Scott and -C.-S vid a4-rptirnio;g._from the City,' \wh&re.h6 bed received -conWaidle hisj tispfsi-oneOy, liie was'1ii -stled into) acowroWat the cor- nZeitot $hi4ti,-ie6t_srce4t,andl observed a talleutai, 'drcssed in. a ~ndei'smirolblirkglgftg ressing particolaihY bard on his shoul- .Aeh'i 6,gite,jut,~.4issettlicated,jtinsl -from the cmrnvv ad& ssen'Jy gem erpqg. tic,'61arge he lhad about Iiim, :11 bthlitr i htcl sde4ti.ssk\t, *h'bre 1i4 hal deposited -Yidfe~btttv4oJ btir0tmp,pgeerttcon, his note-case had! already, *a~oonklee~he~jL.iuZivl~d14firitn, he perceived the rbktp~l,~ apsome 4is~aCe. nfortunqtely, Alr. Ja~nesiwbosame,weo;isaI~ Loisslbirnediate puirsuit ; but lie calld fe g~istace,and tv~~I prsos-jotfein te case, thioughi thdt-effeis~;T~ ntg~sqk eotiiessiaboti ,OIOLin bankt s;.ey ,s1e n pveq Lt! being put into eir culation. A reward of bo]:, is d. lredfoV dqe'dpr6hnsiofotbo person or persons conceetnod.