An extract in our journal...
The Times, 1824-03-29T00:00:00

An exutra in our journal of Saturday, from au evenin&c paper of Friay, announced the death of Mr. Scarlett; and upon that extract we commented, describing the cha- racter of the supposed deceased in such terms as we thought he merited, for it would be absurd to flatter, and base to calumuiate, one who could neitber confer favours nor re. tort insult. Even the evening papers of Saturday spoke of the death of Mr. Scarlett as a conflrmed fact. The Courier, we observe, says, "1 We learn that the melancholy "intelligence ha been confirmed by information which " arrived in town late this forenoon." Yet, in spite of all this, we flnd that Mr. Scarlett pleaded at York on Friday. LoDg may he continue to plead there and elsewhere. The ac- count of hisdeath is therefore unfounded: yet will the public perceive in thisincident the care which we usually employ to avoid mistake:; for though wehad no more doubtofMr. Scar- lett's death than of anysmost asauredfact, yet, notknowing it, as the lawyers say, " of our own knowledge," we did rot pledge our credit to the statement, but simply cited an ex-. tract frova anotber paper. The character which vwe sub- joined, Is one which we presume would not have disgraced Mr. Scsrlett if dead, and which we hape he will not disgrace, being alive. We know not how the falsehood sprung up; nor (as it did not spring from hence) does it belong to us to inquire. It was expected tlhat the expresses which arrived from Paris on Saturday, would hove brought some intelligence from Mafrid respecting the negotiation for a new loan, but the letters and the journals were wholly sikent on the' subject. Extreme slowness and circumspection are inei- dental to every negotiation in wltic the Spanish Governm mnent is concerned; to which is to be added, the effect of the extreme reluctance with which Ferdinand engages in this. His credit has sunk so low in this market, that even his acceding to the terms proposed, unless under the strongest and most effectual guarantees, woUld fail to inspire confi- dence here in the securities issued in his name. The shares of the Alliance Insurance Company fell in value on Saturday to about 14 per ceut. preutiumn, but the depression immediately brought purbsers.into the market, and the shares advanced before the close of business to 161. premium. The accounts from Demerara are to the 14th ult.: they communicate intelligence of the arrival of his hMajesty's psrdon to the Missionary gmith. Itis rather a siagularcsrcumstance thiatthe pardon arrived on the day on which he breathed his last, and, we are erry to y, the recognition of his innocence was never known to the unfortunat mn. 'It was reeived by the Governor on the morn- lgr of the 5ith of February. Mr.Ssich wan then in the agoniesof death. -Theprospeotusesof the new " Philanthropic LoasBank" have been distributed. It i5 raid to be brought out undc.A4e aus. pics ef Mrs. Fry. and its object is to lend noney on pledges at 10 per cent., being only half what ic charged by pawnbroker. .As a proof of the increase in the trade of this port, a cargo of brandy fromi harente, has this week been landed, a ar. cumstanee which hes notoccurred during the last 14 years, barring snuggled.-Sos.'hamplon Chronicek. NOP.THZltN EX TiDrvrox.-WVe stated in a former ,a. per, that the North Pole Expedition, under Cuptain Parry wiWl'Ae accomp8aied by the William Harrit transport, Licut. 4. W P*it. chard, for the purpose of carrying out propelling whpe%a, to be uii4 en the ships among theice. It i now intended thatapot'eir ans rt shall proceed at once with anoe and varlom pessanes for (kp. tam in Rnklin's part of the service, which chnoe t *reto be forwrred tothe mouth ofMrackenzie's river, to Rvhlch spot Captifn Frat*, lin will proceed early in the essuing yetroto endeavour tp penetrrte from that spot weitward to lehringa Strts-i. e. making the North Pole pasae. The canoas ,re ofa Et des tion, buts they are to be cam9d over the projecting headlands ard promontorie, they arc o be inflated when used. Captain Lyou will endeavour, bv t4e use of similar canoes, to tre the coast from.Bepulse Bay so (opper.mineriver whilst Captain Parry wil aganpassinto Lan- caster's Sound, Qa in the neighbourhod of wMelville Nnd renew his epdeavour to make a succesful passage thence to Behring's Straits, and thus acromplish the great object of the expedition. Every care will be taken to prevent similar privations to thos expe. rienced b7 the former lnd expedition.-Pcrtmosgth paper. HYDBtoPltboaA.-Mr. MIeaton, oowkeeper, of Back-fieldsX Tothill.fids, and his brother-in law, went into the Artillery Arm: publlr-houe, Weatmister, about five months ago, and during thw tme they were there a 3ittle dog ran into the rom and seized t}, brothes rn-jaw by thheel of his boot; Mr. Meaton took thl dog ef4 and killed him on the spat, in doing which the animal bit inr l ly on hisfinger. n. m eattontook onotice of the wound whichappearedw soverytriing, and it soon healed; but on Thtzrs- day mnornxing, *bout 7 o'clock, he was suaddenly scized with vetr strong symptoms of hydrophoboia )eedlcl aid was instantl cAlki in, but not9isilstading rev e~xert1on that eopld be usted, e l, lived until Friday,bmng intbe'pecataaOt any.