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The Times, 1824-03-23T00:00:00

Wte- liadl..i~~iiw c that the project of the. Chamber of ,ommerneghad.rdceived.its death-wound, but bear that it svtifi lingers ori4bie co nfifics of life and is n&qiiiie eutinct. WVe tarp sOrry to, witness h protracted dissltution in the place of.a speilyoryrather imnediite erid. Wheni the ab_ ':3yrdity: o'f,.a rjeastfrd i:s clear to all ratioial s.nd iimpartiaV persors, ,tliky iWust; be interested -notives' Which prompt men'stilf- t,b ss that measure 4or. acceptanee: upon the yiJdirAg 4li,8ption of' mankind. X'b C mb Un0er of Corn. rerce, i; 4reatly decided poun, 1;, g'eneral indifferenae; or aversion,r .Wllhy not. t it.pass qiiaettyinto:.,thelimbo of j abert cts ? - :Wtat want, -we ask, exists at present, u.htch this Chiamber,iC"it u ere in. operation, couildsupply ? Ti n`i,iOfval- method of destr4ying time woad,i3 rnde'0,.xe. .suit frem its es,tabTihm'ent hui'ea .el;nowv of no- other uefi? Ofeotti 1h it., uld,produe, Let us suppose a manAftWs, rnotgetnt upon- ~t epoinlt o? .undert,EIn' stome greaf eom. xiiexta1' eiterprise. and .'ini iVani of information' uotoa t.ne or rmor, impo'.butant poltqtg, would not the-.follo*.. irn,,be pjyvry crazy kind of coinplaint 'for him-to minal? >-. '<jOh twhatnapity ji s.therc. i'io, OArniercial; Chatuber " inL- Lon.i a. present for me toDojiadit ;for.ti1 ", ai - ihe'. ' . :wh . , consti tha nbr "it is impossible they should 'eithlir tkiiow so m'tili;or bU A'~ - * .1 O' , eTTflT ..t r..o ,vplrS~4u C abletoanswerso efectually, as u' they were ali got to,otStr ';itn one Chambher. Tbe- faculties are so invigorated, theil erceptior so sharpened, by the. liuzz and bustle of a. *public room, ihai. a man can hardly be.Saiid to bethe saTne creature in the' retirmenk f his ciinutlfihoett,e nd in a noisv sense-kindlig union of his fellow-Mep. *Xisdon ferrntents in crowds,and, throws off' good couinset, asmassesolfbeer discharge yeast." This,wesay wbuld be the complaintof a tnan, who, needisg iriJ6r%9tfiMi;upotP .ay commercial subject, should regret that be bcd not a Chambe5 r of Commerce, to which he might go, instead of ('?11Sulting the indiTiduals cogmizant in the several branches of his a'] ventUre, in the tranquillity of their own closets. And a verv rotional complaint it would be t But funther: if a mian were nDt disposed to consult the C'harnber, the Chamber might be inclined to direct the * aii. This would he a great advantage to independent com- rnercia] houses. They would be relieved from all necessity of thinkihg fer themselves; for if they thought differently t-orn the Chamber, then the Chamber might control, or e'vcn punish therm Few, Spaniards go to the Inquisition to cOnfess their doubts and give up their books, (of hetero- doxy, -e mean), and therefore the Inquisition goes to the ZPafniards, and kindly assures their minds of whtat is right, and true, and nece.ssary for their salvatio,L'A Cham- ber of Comnmerce would act the part of a comnmercial inqgii S;t'Ofl,-infailible in its doctrines, and therefote omnipotent in Vcnforcing ther_
York Assizes, Friday, Mar...
The Times, 1824-03-29T00:00:00

There was nothing important on the criminal side. CIVIL SIDE.-ACTION OF TRESPASS-DLANED V. fDOIISOX. The defendannwas in the habit of coursiug on ihe plaintiff's geund, which became so disagreeable to him, that he had a notice served on the defendant to desist. Evidence was given of his having entered the plaintiff's lands after this notice, and killing a hare tbereon. Verdict. is. damages. MIr. Justice BAYLEY saQ he felt it imperative en him to certify for the costS in this action. STEER V. UVWXN. Mr. BnouGuIm stated the case. This was an action for timber sold and delivered, amountina in value to 801. 5s. 3d. 1IMr. SCARL ;TT, for the defendant, admittcd the delivery and value of the timber, as claimed by the plaintiff, Hie was, however, instructed to state the fiollowing facts, which he bad no doubt hie should prove to the satisfaction of the jury :-After the timber wai delivered, the plaintiff came to the defendant, and said he hlad a large bill to pay, and requested paym.nt of the account. The defendant brought him gp to his room, and gave him in notes and soyereigns 721., and for whicb the defendant required ILr. Steer to acknowledge reeeipt of, at the bottom of the bill, as so nmuch on account. Mr. Steer said, " I am an old man, do you write the words 'received 721,' and 1 will sign it:" the defendant did so, and Stcer wrote his namae under those words. He put the bill in his waistcoat pocket, and in a few days after a demand was made on him for the balance 81. 5s. 3d. The defendant mislaid the bill, and told the plainti'he did not recollect the exact amount, but as soon as he should find the bill; he would send the payment. The bill could Hot begliscovered, and the plaindiff su po.ng it could not be produced, and was in all probability lost, he deuantted the whole aamount, as if no money had been received by him from the defend- ant. By some good fortune the defendant's wife, Ats. Uutwin, recol- lected thepapermighthave beenin some of the clothes her hus- band,wore, and she discovered it in his waistceat pocket; the de- fendant did not ap.rise Mr. Steer of this fact, but made a legal ~inrof tbe fair ~balance he owed the plain~tiff, 11. 5s. 3d. * The b-ll ad receipt'ai put in and proved, as stated by. Mr. L~. A13.Ftice BAYIXsY lske the jury if they wished forth futhgr N in tbe case. They re ied. in the shegative, and found a vcetdict for the defenda>nt; YORK ASSTZES. FRX3AY, MA3CtI 27.
Mr. Canning's Answer To S...
The Times, 1824-03-08T00:00:00

An error has accidentally crept into our report of M%Ir. Can- niing's an1swer to Sir Jarnes Macinitosh, on Friday night. As far as "authentic shape" is right, what Mr. Canning akfierwards said was in substance as fbolows:- " That he (.Mlr. Canning) h-d waited foT the acklnowledgmenit from Spain of the despatcll of tilhe Mlh of .January; and that as soon as that acktiowledignent arrived, he had hastenied to lay the despatchi upon the table; buit that, with this dcespatch, the coxmi-t nication of' papers Nvould, accordiTng to Ut. Canning's intention, end. That the obhject in laying these papers before Plarliament was to put the houseand the country in possession of the principles by wuicil his faljesty's Govcronment hatd been guided; and of tiie contduct whicih they had hitherto pursued in this most delicate and intportaitt subject. If, as he hoped, those principles and that con- duct were calculatedl to entitle them to the confidence or Parliament, he should resist anY attempt to provake further disclesure,or to bring their further condluct, step by step, under discussion. Ifihis honour- able and learrie(i frien(d did not tEel this confidence, he (Sir Jallles ,Macintosh) would of course make any motion he pleased ; but to any sucb mnotion lie (.r. Catnning) would oppose a decided, and, he trusted, effectual resistance." '1I1?. CANN'ING;'s ANSrtFI? T() VIR J. MJACINTOSHI.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-03-23T00:00:00

DIE D. On Sunday, the 21it inst., aged 69, Mr. Bibby, of Gracechurch- On thC 21st inst., Mfrs. Mills, Tyndaalplace, 9 ed 84. On Saturdav, the 20th ust., at Wandsworth, slrs. Lidcoln, of Great Smith-street, Chelsea. On Saturday. the 20th instant, Mrs. Smith, of Bethel-place, Cam- berwell, aed70, On the 13th inst., at Ellaston, Staffordshire, Thomas Hoke,Esq. On the 19th inst., Sarahb the wife of Mr. Griffiths, of Brent- ford Butta. On Sunday evening last, in *rimpole-street, deeply and deserted. Iv lameated, MtIaiia Theresa, wife of Alexander Newell. Esq. On Sunday last, at the house of Dr. Stoddart, in Doctors' Com- mons, Miarv Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late John Swann, Esq., of \tolvercote, in the county of Oxford. On Sundav morning last, at his bouse in Upper Gnwer.street, deeply lamenited by his relations and friends, William Clay, Esq., in the 76th vear of his age. On the 22d inst., at Clapham.common, Battersea, after a te. dious protracted illness, in her 65th year, Hannah, the wife of Slr. Alderman ScholeY. Her amiable endowrmentslad long endearedher to a numerous circle, both in her publie and private rank of life. On the 18th inst., at Oxford aged 19, Mr. John Harvey, of lVadham College second son of tbe late Rev. Richard Harvey, rec. torof Ham, in Rent, and of Upper Swell, in Glocestershire: his I R-th - Are,rinned bv fallinz from a boat on the isis.
Court Of Common Pleas, Tu...
The Times, 1824-03-03T00:00:00

p t l i, ltjtii vt tait, ewte drc unotiers lin toe city, ant. tne t- I fendant is a-n attornev. Thec action was brostielt to) re'tover damragesI to the amount of' 3,2S01., the penaltv due upon the t'orfeiture f a. bond. It appeatred from the evidence which vwas adduced on the pat E o1 the piaintiff,that about the yrar 1813 they possesvcd ceitain shares in a comnpany, which wxas called the Spring \'ater Uompanv, whose object was to supply the tetropolis with spring wvater fro.'n some springs at Bayswater. In 1814, the plaintiffs disWsed of theirI shares to-thedefendont,vho .paid an instalmenttof20 per cent.on theni, and covenanted to pay the remaining instalnieits within a litnited tiie, or to incur the penalty which forned the grontn(l of the actionl. lI'at time had expired without the instalments having been paidl. and the action was brouight tn recover the penalty. On the patt of the defendant, it was attempted to be made nut ' that. Messrs. Everett and Co.. at the tine thley parted with their slhares to the deftndant, were aware that the Spring.water Ctimpany was a mere babble, possessing no capital whaetevir, and incapable of realizing any profit. Mr. Jestice BuRRO?UGH said, that the attempted defence had to- tally failed; and directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintifr, which they accordingly did. COURT OF CWtU5ON PLEAS. Ts,?-Y. IIAIUtL 2. LVLJAl1 AND OTH1RS V. EYRE.
We have received, the Mad...
The Times, 1824-03-01T00:00:00

IVe have received, the tladrid Gazetie, of the 19th ult. It contains a decree, which, thouigh of little in- terost to us, would be extremely important to Spain, if there was any chance of its beingexecuted, or any cer- tainty that it would maintain its place for half a year in the Royal resolves of FERDiNAND. It is noless than an attempt to restore order to the Royal Treasury, direct the mode of levying the public revenue, and to fix the amount of con- tribution over the different provinces of the kingdom. It will be quite sufficient for our English readers, to mention that the fundamental principle of this plan is to abolish all the regulations of the Constitutional Government-to repeal even the decrees of the absolute Government, during the ministry (we believe) of GARAY, in 181 7--and to re- store every thing to its ancient fbotirg, antecedent to that period. Instead, therefore, -of looking at recent decrees for the financial system of Spain, we must refer those who wislh to be acquainted with it, to BouIwootxO, andl othe, travel- lers, who wrote about 4-0 or 50 years ago. In the newv con- tributions, however, what will supply the place of " the " revenues from my king(lom of the Indies?"
York, Saturday, March 27.
The Times, 1824-03-30T00:00:00

dofl I'amcrsIcy, agea i i; John Flickles, aged 19 ; Joseph hx Mey, 18; Joseph Fifsh, 18; and JUary Annte cr,aged 20, were charged with a burglary a=d robberv, on the 21)th of Tanuary,itthe. house of Isaac Longbottom, at Leeds. The- ptisoners werc 11 au- prehended shortly after the robbery drinking in a publlc-bouse to- gether. Some of the articles were found with Mary Anne Spencer, and identified VS, the prosecutor: others were traced to. bave becn pawned in thc town by the prisoerS. - When called on tbr their defenee, Exley said he and Woomersley had committed the robberv, and that the others were entirely inno- cenL MNlary Anne Spencer stated, that she was proceeding oni to Bradford to Ret wrork there. when she went into the public-house and sat dlown. 'I'he others asked her to take share of souic drink,which shc did, and they requested her to go to a pawnbroker's with some of the things that were stolen, which he enumerated. Joseph Fish said hisl ueering the prisoners in thepublic house was accidental, and tbathe knew nothing of them until apprehended by the constable. He called a witnless who stated he knew hinm for 10 years, and gave him an excellent character. The Jury acquitted Fishl and Mary Anne Spencer, and brought in a verdlet ot Guilty against the others. Seutence of deatlh was then tecorded agist thmein. The P1lenix convict ship, having Mr.Connolly on bQap;i sailed from the Nore yesterday for New South Walei. YORK, SATUnDAY, iMlARCRl 27.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-03-27T00:00:00

D EEL. - On the 26th inst., at his house at Peckham Rve, in the 68th year of hia age, Wm. Pearce, Esq.2 of St. Swithin's-lane, london, deeply lamented by his familv and mriends. On thc 24th inst.. Mrs. Hammond, thc wifeof Wm. Hammiond, Esq., of Queen-square, Bloomsbury. On 'rhursday, the 25th inst., George Frederick Herbst, Esq., of Turnham-green, in his 78th year. On Wllednesday, the 24th inst., John Parry, Esq., of Islingten, aged 78 On the 2Sth instant, George, the sixth son of Andrew Loughman, Esq., of Bedford-square, aged 7 years. On Fridav, the 19th instant, William Robert, son of Air. John Jackson, of Silver-street, Clerkenwell, in his 29th Year. At Paris, on Sunday, the 21st instant, Mliss Berkeley, daughterof Robert Berkeley, Esq., of SpTetchley, 'srorcestershire.
Havannah papers have arri...
The Times, 1824-03-16T00:00:00

Jtatanna,h papers have arrived to the 6th of Febrtary inclusive, and letters to tbe 7th. The fortner contain very little important n;atter; but the latter bring news fromn Vexico as late as the middle of Jan nary. It appears that the British Commibsioners had retrnmed from Mrexico to Vera.Cruz, with the intelligence that they had settled the business which was the special object of their mission, and which it was evidtnt could not have been of the natutre formerly surmihed,-viz- to induce the Mexican authorities to recognize the suprenacy of Spain: for the Commis- Gioners, lhile they stated that the objeet of their. mission (wh&tever it might be) was f-lifilied, announced that Mexico had declared herself a federal republic. As this inforrpation is a month later than the decree which pro- claiTned ths nlew form of governiment, it may be considered as an extinguislher of all the rumours whieh have lately been propagated relative to the probable overthrow of the Constitutional party.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-03-19T00:00:00

I ADVERT'SEM ENT.] I Sir,-I beg to be penuitted, by insertion of this in Your ijurnal, to acquaint my friends and the public in general, that I have at length entirely recovered fromn my late very severe indispositionr and shall, as heretofore. bc in atten)dance at my offices, No. 5, G(eat Carter-lane, Doctors'-cornmonls, where I shall be most happy to te, ceive theiro {utre favours. 1 am, Sir, your obedient s.ervant, W1' ll. GEEkRINE UIiARIKSON iijarcn iII. TO TIE EDITOR OF THR TIMEN.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-03-12T00:00:00

DIED. At his daughter's house, at Leyton, Mr. William Dixon, iimber- mnerchant, in&his 81st year, aman respected and estcemned by nil who knew atimy Yesterday, at his liouse Pt Clapham., 'S'ephjen C-attley, Esq.. aged 61.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-03-03T00:00:00

On AJondav, the lst instant. at his houce in Clifford_street, Lieutenant-GcneraI Sir George Wood, K. C. B., of the Hon. East ndlia Compani 's Beneal arnwv. At her house. in Caroline.street, Bedford-square. on Suinday mornine, ,Irs. Elizabeth Rose, reict of the lateDr. Charles Rose, of Graffham, SussaX, aged 78. OIi nn ondav morning, at Halliford, Sarahi. the widow of the late R bert Doiielas, Esq.. of M1ains. On the 26th iilt., at Stoke ncst Guildford. Ali, Cne. On the 20th ult, at N'antes, a;ed 23, Amelia, eldest daughter of thr late John Rerrich. Esq.. of Harleston, Norfolk. On Sunday morning, Ann, jthe wife of Robert Taber, Esq., of Brook.-ureon. On Tuesday, the 2d instant, in Limecstreet, Mr.Richard Bracken. formerly of Packcr's-court. ColemanT-street. On the 2d instant, Afr. Jo-serh Cooper. ironmonzer, Borougrh.
House Of Lords, Friday, M...
The Times, 1824-03-06T00:00:00

P.A RLrfENVTAY INTEI,LIGENCE. ''l'e royal assent was given by commission to the Exchequer bills bill, the reciprocity duties bill, the transfer oft aids bill, arnl the Irish law courts' bill. The commissioners were, the LOnD CHAii. CEi.Lito, the Earl of SIlATFssBuRY, anid Lord REDESDALE. Mr. BtoGDEV and others, from the Commons, brought up the revenue inquiry bill, and the Austrian loan bill. Petitions respecting the condition of the Ncgroea in the WVest Indlies were presented by the Earl oF ROSEnEReY, from Spalding, in Lincolnshire; and by ljord KIXG, from a place which was not heard. The revenue inquirY bill was read a first time. AUSTRIAN LOAN BILLi. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY having moved the first reading of this bill, Lord HIOLLAND said, that it' the nobice arl (Liverpool) had been iri his place, he shotldl have expected from hin roine explana- tion oD the subject (tf this bill, the different parts of which varied so much that they did not seem to belong to the same transaction. Two loans, amounting to fi,200,001D., v cre stated to haie been made, and then a conivention far the payment of the sums d -.e bv 2.,500,000. was referred to. On referring to that convention, however, no men. tion was to tmee found of the sum lue bv Austria, bitt it vvas stipu- lated that 2,;00,fiOOI. should be accepted in lieo of all claims. It was qulte a nou .'equitur to call this a liquidation of the debt. He was certainly awvare tihat the transaction was a composition, but that did not appear oni the face of the bill. He therefore movedi that the bill be printed, that their lordships might have the oppor. tunity ot considering it. and removing the inconsistency. The bill wvas ordered to be printed. SOUJ'H AMERICA. The .MlarquisoflrANSDO rN rcse t-give nodcc, thathe would on M'tonday se'nnight bring forwvard a m tion on a subject to which hr had( already alluded, and for which, if any round were wanting, sufficient would be found in the papers wh1ct had yesterdaz been laitl on the table. Ilis intention was to move an address to his AMa- jesty for the inineliale recognition of the Governmmnts of theSpa- iiisl provinces of South America. Hlaving hoped to see the noble earl (Liverpool' in hi's place, he had come down for the purpose of :w4ing' tor somne other papers, which seemed wanting to comple6o the docmnents. WVhat he more particularly wanted was, a copy of the answer wilicl he supposed must have bect returned by the Snanish Gorernment to the last despatch oF I r. Secretary Cdnning, tlut lie should also wish to see copies of any communications which might have taken place on the same subject between his Majesty's Government and other Powers. But it was unnecessary for hini to say any thing farther, as the noble earl was not in his place. On Ilonday next, he should ask the noble earl some qucstions relative to these documents. Thc houise waYs ordered to be summoned for Mondayse'nnight.- Adjourned to..ionday. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIflA. A
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-03-06T00:00:00

. . - ADv:lnTlyIElI.T Sff,-Obscrving in the'Ceauricr of the 4thiistant, a Tiragraph tider the Ihead of " exicantLoan," and signed 'Veraxx, ' whereini :he *riter bas stated a variety of facts well known to me, I deem it right to mention, that he has emitted a very material one,-flamely, in givig publicIty to the actual state of the fiuances of the Mlexican emn , e. . he Government of Mlexico has a national debt of 6S,000,00 of dollars, onwhicl it pays no6interest whateve, for the want of means; moreover, the greatest part of the national -tevenues are mortgaged, aS, for instance, that of tobacco. The budget for the year 1823 amnounte(d to 20,000,000 but, wing to the e.xlsting troubles, and the unsettled state of the countrv, the receipts did not amount to 15,00,O00, thus leaving a deficit oi 6,000,000. The revenue of the prevent year will, in all probability, from the same causes, be still more precarious: the deficit will therefore accumulate, especially when it is considered that the Government oughtto pay interest oJi the 58,000,000 it owes in the country. Henc it will be easily inferred, tbat in order to meet these charges and contingencies, the Mexican Government will be under the necessity of having recourse to another loan, to pay the dividends on that it has contracted this year. The only resource left to the Government is to give every possible encouragarnent and protection to the mining compaules lately formed. Thigsmay repair its finances, for it is well known that gold and silver are eommireim- mrnnrmitip.-. El A47- -I -- SCRUTATOR. March 5, 1824. TO THE EDITOM OF TIIO TIMZS
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-03-15T00:00:00

PRISONERS BEFORE T-RIAL.--I. Peel a shiort time since brought in a bill to ameniti the gaols' regulation act of last ses- sion, andon theM20h ult. it was ordered to be printed. That bill *leclared the employment of prisoners on the tread-wheel, b-efore trial, to be illegal. As amnendrd, the bill appears withtol the clause which tieclared that " untrie3 prisoners were not to be compelled to workc on the treadmill." That clause is entirely omitted ! A few nights since, the hause of Charles Calvert, Esq., M. P., at Wt'liitton, near flounslow, was stripped of a ton weight of lead. A cart was known to have passed throuigh Isleworth turnpike about 2 o'clock in the morning, in which the lead was supposed to be conreved. This is the second robbery of.M r.Calvert's house within a few Monthis; in the first he lost a valuable time-keeper, and other articles DEmnEitt,a1E ATTEMPT AT SUIcIDE.-rhursday a ter- noon, about two o'clock, a man of respectable appearance went into the Crown public-.house2 in E;sex-street, Strand, and ordered a pint ,f porter, where he sat (in the tap,room) till about 10 o'clock. when, the roomjl being nearlr empty, Air. Bonter, the landlord, having oc- casion to fetcl some hot water, saw the man in the act oftcutting his throat. Mr. Booter had the presence of mind to throw the boiling water at the wound, wrhicb caitsed him to drop the knite, and stagger roitnd the room. Al edical aid was immediately sentfor, and thewound was drcssed, which formuiately proved by noimeans dangerous. Ile was afterwards conveyed to St. Clement's *'orkhouse, where he re- mnains, in a fair way of recovery. It has siiffe been ascertained that his name is Crowder, (a currier), residing in Parker-street, Drury-lane. 'I'HiX STONE.-It appears that the French surgcons have obtained a triumph most honourable for themselves, and most pre- cious to humanity. Dr. Civiale has succeeded in curing the disor- der of the stone withouttthe operation of cutting. His method con- Sists in the intioduction of an instrument, which seizes the stone, :hen crushes it, and reduces it to powder. This ingenious process is fat less aflicting, arid-does noteomptomise the existence or even the bealt of patient._Parfsapper.
We understand that by a s...
The Times, 1824-03-29T00:00:00

-VWeunderstand that bv a secret treaty with the Dutch, the island of Sumatra has been ceded in full sovereignty to that Government, in return for the undisputed possession by the East India Company of the new settlement at Sin- capore, and some vague and unprofitable territorial rights on the coast of Malacca. Of the conditions of this treaty,- which has been made through the medium of the Board of Control, nothing is yet known; but it is strorng- ly suspected that the Dutoh, wvho possess a clharac- teristic shrewdness on points of this nature, have had the best of the bargain, and that they wiU have acquired by this treaty, on very easy terms, the complete control over the growth of spice in the Eastern Arehipe- lago. It is to behoped that soce member of either house of Parliament will put such questions to Ministers as will lead to somne information on the general merits of the trans- action. One thing is certain, that many very inteligent individuals, who are perfectly well acquainted with the countries in question, spealk of the measure in a tone of in- dignant reprobation.