On Saturday evening, abou...
The Times, 1824-05-17T00:00:00

On Saturdlay evening, about half-past six o'cloek. the King arrivedI at bis Palace, in Pall-mall, from Windisor. Yesterday the Lord Chiancellor and the Dlk-e of Wel- 1'fletoli bad audiences of His MNajesty. On, Saturday and yesterdlay Mr. Canning: had a numerous Pa'rtY of friendis to dininer at Glocester-lodtre. Captain Parry left town on Saturday for Shieerness. The Officer and crew of the Hrela anid Fatrtl will be paid their wages to- miorrow at the Nore, from whichi place the ships ate expected to jail On, the following dav for the Orkneys. The G'riper, &jptain Lyon, Is to sail from Deptford on the let of next month. The Governor a-nd Company of the Bank of Ireland have agreed to lower the rate of discount upon bills from five to four Percent, The reduction wastorcomreneceon Thursday. A letter fr-om Paris states, that Sir Charles Stuart, our Ambas,.sador in that capital, has received instructions from home-to facilitate the return to England of the Er.clish workmen now~ in France. Itn consequence of these instructions, Sir Charles Stuart has issued the followinsc notice, whichi is expected to hiave all the eafct desired -" Notice is hereby given, that all British vworkmen em- pkn-ei in Fr-once will, upon application to his Britannic Majesty's Kmhss', recc-'e every facility to return to England." hi-e Ski Ga-ette of Swedien of the 3d inistant contains .Wo Royai -ulmsos dated the 29th ult. One relates to the saquni advln",,zes to be enjoyed reciprocally by English and Swedish uer:r91in the importation and exportaition of goods to and fronm Englisli and Swedish ports: the other relates; to t6e improved treatment of Swedish and Enzlish ships, which are placed oni an equa- lity withi respect to the expenses of salvage and other charges. Thip ex-Empres of Fr-anc. Maria Louisa, is mnaking a tour in Italy, unde-r the travelling title of Duchess of Colorno. By the last adviices from C-Ienloa slite was daily expected in that city, whence, after visiting so)me of the delightful villas in that neigh- bourhood, she was to proceed to Leghorn, and afterwards'te Naples. The ITampshire Teleg~raph says-" TIhe Thetis frigate, ir John PhilIlimore, ca-rn in yesterday from Plynmouth (having beenl four days beating up). to emnbark troops for ihe coat of Afri- ca; and thne .Sarly cutter, Lieutenant Richardson, aTrivedl frotn Chat. ham, with 30 seamen for rhe shiips fitting ouit in the harbour. The 7heftis will proceed to-moriow morning to Cowes, to embark the Te- inforeemnents for Cape Coast Castle, with which sbc will sail imme- diatlyeafterward." heshiip Thalia, of 375 tons, Captain D. N. Miunro, ar- rived at Portsmouth a few days since, from Batavia, Cape of Good Hope. and St. Helena. bouind' ta Rotterdlam, withl a valuable cargo of coff"ee. On the 12th UIL., ini lat. 29. N., long. 31. W9., she sprang a leak. anti made five feet water an hioar. Six days afterward, by keeping both pumnps constantly going, at which ev'ery person, pas- sengers, and even the ladies, took regular turns, she madle the island of St. Mficliael's ; btit it blew a hard gale from W. S. 'V., 'with a dreadlful siea running. Being close in with the towvn of Porto Delgardo, she madle the signal for assistance, and after nearly two hour's exertion, a boat hapipily reached the ship, with Captain J. Finlayton. of the shooner Dlake of' York, and ninie men, who had volunteered their services-..a miost'happy relief tn the anxious minds of all on board, as the two st'are pumps and boats were com- pletely disabled, and it continued to blow very htard, withi the ship On a lee-chore. After continuing at the pumnps all night, the wea- ther moderated., and Mr. Read, the Consut, came off with neededd sundry supplies. As the island afforded no shelder from the suhrywinds, whjich continued to blowv strong, Captain Nlunro determind~, at all hiazards, to proceed to his port, of destination. He hired nine Portuguese to assist hiii men at the pumps and in working t-he ship; s ailed again, and by constanitly punmpinec (as the leak con- tinued the same nearly the whiole of th passage), arrived here in -safety but the crew wj5e greatly exhausted. Tke cargo (which has beent'hu preserved to the owniers by steadiy persieverance anid good conduct) is now unloading at thiis port, to ascertain the teak. GexalE AL PETITIONo' OFtTur CATHOi.ics.-'At the gene-. ral meeting of the Catholic Association oni Saturday, Mr. O'Con- neil reported from the committee which lhad been appointed on the previous Saturday to wait on the Attoriey-General, relative to the general petition of the Roman Catholics; praying fbr enianicipation. He said he bad written to Mlr. Pluinkett on Saturday, and on Sun- day received a reply fromi the riyht lboa. gentleman, saying that he was obli g-ed to pr)ceed irrnmed-iately to London to attend his duty in Parliament, hut he pointedl out the way by wtliicli the ptition was to be sent after himn-throug1h the secrsutary's office at the Casle. It ,was ag-reed that application shiouild be made at all the Roman Catho. lic chpels in Duiblini to get %ignatuires to the petition.-Irish paper. Tbhe Derlsy Mkerc,,r7j says-" Our thecatre was openeri for cte sesn T lhursaav whirn 1r. Keati appearedi in the arduous character of KCing Richard thec Third. Hec performed 01thllo on Friday, and Sir Giles (h'errrarh on Saturday ;" yet iltr. Kean's " Professional Secretary" informed the pubhlic, that on Friday' lie, the said " Profpssional Secretarr," 1;Y his, Afr. Kean's desire, wrote a letter to Mr. B3uon, statin'g' that ";incipient symptoms" of indisposition rendered it unadrisable to advertise M1r. Kean for Mon- day in Richardl. Fredlerick thec Great liarl five libraries, all exactly alike, -nod containing the same books ranged in the same order ; ouc at Potz,lam, a s-condi at Sans Soun, a third at Berlin, a fourth at Chalotcabrg,and a fifth at Bre.%law. O)n removing to eitlier'Xf thee lacs,hehad only to make a note of the page at wvhieh he lef of, t pusueit svithout interruption on his arrival. Accordingly, he away boghtfiv coiesof he ooks he chose to read. 'rw laimlord ofthoAntlop Inn, Salisbttry, were sitc- <essively namsd lod and Togo nIthe niamie ot thieir succes- sor, the pr. sent Iarod i et On the 12th siti-tlnt, an inqitest was lieltl at O)tterhourne- lul. on view ofsh bodyv of John Freeniantle, whose death was oc- casionie,l by drinkig an- immodierate quantity ofsrnuggled spjirits on the Sunda' previous. It appearedinir evidtence, thiat on the Sattir- day, some Person, a s~tranger, came wi th a hoirse and cart to the pub- tic-house at Ottertloutne, and annIounLed his intention of passing the night there. At htis request the ostler assistesi him in depositing the lading of his cart in the stable, the door of whiichi was afterwards locked, the stranger keepinie the key. By sonie means it was disco- vered that the load constistesd of sevsen ca'.uks of' spirits of brandyv; andI some Young men who were in the house, it is suspected, bro ke npen thje stable, and carnied the whole away. Three of the casks they concealed in Cranbury Cover, and the 'remaining four in a saw.. pit on Outerbourne,hill, whiere they were found by some hays on Sunday afternoon. By the unite&'exertions of young anti old, mnarriedi and single, males and females, two of themn were conveyedi into an adjoining wood, and entirely drained of their contents. This was followed by a scene of riot and madness too disgraceful to de- scribe. In addition to the above victim, it is said that two men, one of themn a married maan with a large family, are niow at the poinit of deathi, with scarcely a possibility of recovering. Verdict in the pres,ent mcase-Died by excessive diinmking.-1!eampshsirc Telegraph CRt'CLTY TO J A\r'APes;-vtcs.-At the late IDerbyshire Easter .nessions, George Wild, of 1-feanior, franmework.knsitter, was indicted ?'sr assaulting Williami Parkin, his apprentice, asid com- pelling him to work beyondI his, strength. The plaintiff', whio is now 19 yeare; ofage, stated that he made a miistake in his work ; defendlant got a hammer, weighing ten ouncex, and threw it at his hecad ;he then struck him ov'er his ribis and his headi with it till blood flowed, and he would have droopedi if lie had not held himself by the franie. One of the wounds on Mss heacd wasq not Yet well he had on his leg an iron and a lock, hut in Augusit had'an iron on with two chains (which were produced in court), and weights to themi weighiing nine or eleven s4ounds. HeI once puilled hint i'oiit of the frame, stoipped hint nakeri, put him on a man's slioulciers anod heat hint with nine cords Ofslur-strinig. At another tinte lie puit an iron on hiis leg, and beat him with a rrsh.stick f'ull of knots, anti the wounds suppitrated. At one time he picketted him up to thep ceiling, and teemed water down hi arani ; he also at dlifferent periotds beat him with a birch ndon a ma-n's shoulders, With a cat-ot'-nit'e-tails anti with ithe slur- .r.sg Once, when lie had not done his work, the defendant woutld _~Xallow him to have his breakfast, dinsner,&c., hut ordered a plate, knife, and fork, to he placed before hiim, and obliged bhitt to make motionsZas ifhe was7 eating. Having dirtied his hose, liis master took him by the heelx arnd put himn head forensost into a 30- eallon trough of water, till he could not get his breathi. His toaster fiequently beat hiun Withl pttCel`3 over hnis ears, and nipped his ears with them till blood ran down. Defendant once punished him by tying scrope to his heels, and nsinning the other end through a brag in the ceiling, pullinig his heels up, andI letting. his head hump on ithe flaor. He earned his master lis, lid. a week. On his cross- examination, he ssid he had run away 14 timnes because his ina.ster ill-treated him. The diefendant was lf'oitnd Gulit/y, and sentenced to be imprisoned in the gaol at Derby for two years, andi to be kept duringz that time to hard labour. [Advertisemeitm.bNonwicn illltiSICAL. FESTIVAL.-..The pre- paains for the iNorwich -Mlusical; Festival in Septemboer next, in aid of the funds of the County Hospital. have commenced withbl degree of activity and public spirit far exceeding any formerattempat of the kincl in that city. The performances will he in St. Andrew's. balL. This noble room, which, without a gallery. iscapahle of seat- ing nearlv two thousand persons, has been granted by the corpora- tion for thme occasion, andI they have also voted a liantisome strm to- wrards fitting it up. A large organ, noiw building, by Gray for the occas~ion, will he placed at the east end of the hall, and at the oppo- A,ite doi aspatcious gallery will be er-etetI for the reception of the royal andi noble patrons whio are expected to honour the festival by their presence. ildverti.jesoent. ]-CA PE; AlnEgI tA WrxgEs, per pipe, of excel- lent quality, 30 guineas ; the same wsine, per quarter cask, cask sti- cluded, II guineas; Cape Bucallas (a fine summer wine), 21s. per dozen ; West Indias Madeira, shipped from the island to Jamaica in ,Novemiber, 1319, sod of the first character (extraordinarily cheap), 82 guineas per pt el or per ysaeter cask, caskinldd 22 ~ guineas. -Tomso andFearon, kOlborn-hifl.