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Parliamentary Paper.
The Times, 1824-07-05T00:00:00

Returi to an order of the Honoirable House of Cmo; sm, dated 15tb April, 1824, tbr an Account of the Sums expended in the purchase of Stock, und the amourt of Debt redeemed, ia the year ending tlhe 5th of April. 18-24. A.n Account of any Long AnnuitY created, and disposed of, duriDg the year ending'5th April 1824, and the market vale thereof when sold; the accoun- to show the difference between the amount of Stock redeemed, and the value of the Long Antnuity disposed of. No lIong Annuity was created in ule vear ended April i, 1824. A part of the Annuity of 2,89000()1. created in the year 1822, and vscted in trustees for 45 ycars, bv the act of 3 Geo. IV., c. 51, for defraying naval and military pensions. was sold by these trustees to the Bank ot England during the period to which the order refers. The amount so disposed of was 585,7401., the consideration for which was the payment of 13,089,119L by the Bank of England ii. 8A years. The market value of this annuity cannot be stated, br- cause no portiorn of it has been sold in the public miarket. The Long Annuities, havtng 37i years unexpired, bore the price of 181. 17s. 9d. at the date of the sale of the above annuity. The above sumr of 13,089,4191. was to be paid by tbe Bank at the following periods:- Between 5xb April 1823 and 5th April ]824 . C3,253.589 - 1824 . ]825 . 2,405,740 - 1825 . . 182 . 2.25.ll0 - 182fi 1827 2.1065,740 - 1827 I828 . 1,940,740 On the 15th Jaly 1828R . . 1,027,600 X 13,089,419 PARLIAIVENTARY PAPER-
German Papers.
The Times, 1824-12-22T00:00:00

The Sultan has issued the follo-wing flrmaDn K Knovw, I have learned that bools, such as the Bible, Psalter, the Gospele, and the Epistles of the Apostles, have been printed in Europe to the numuber of two or three theusand copies of each, to- getber with a treatiBe in the Persian language, and that two or three hundreil copies of each kind, w7ith four or Live of the Persian trea. tise, have come to my capital Now as it is ray duty entirely to prevent the arrival of such things In the empire under my Govern. 'ment, you have to order these books back to Europe; and if such shlould in future arrive at the Custom-house, to make a strict exit. ml,adton and to take c4re that nene of these books bo &old in my ca*Ll. wou will algo see that no Massulman obtains ptch books; anA If there abould be any copies of them that thev be taken. away and thrown Into the fire to be consumed by it; and above all things, let none of theni be sold or bought in any coun try,belonging to my emnpire.' This firman was sent alrX to the Cadi of this city, who, thereuponi caUed together the cllefs of the seeral Chtistian commnunities, ana commanded them to erjoin such of tbelr brethren as had any of theze prohibited books mt their possession totdeliver them up, threat. Ining to hang all thosg xho should be found to bave retained the. boks& It is affirmied, howeveri that yesterday evening not a single copy had been delivered up. All those persons'who speak on the subject, the Roman Catholics as well as the other Christians, Jbe- lieved that this firman had been Issued at the Instance of the Roman Catholic clergy. GERMVrAN PAPERS. ALEPPO. AnG. 12.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-04T00:00:00

LOlVDO0N., FRIDAY, JUINE 4, 1824 The French papers inform us that the Chamber of De- puties wvas engaged on Monday last in discussing the law for recruiting the army, the first article of which, augment- ing the inilitary and maritinme force by 60,000 men every year, wvas almost unanimously adopted. T'he papers of luesday contain nothing else worth notice. FRENC}H FUNDS, PARIS, June I.-Five per Cents., 103. 9O.; Bank Stork, 2,002. 50. ; Neapolitan 5 per CeDt., in ducats, 94f. - in francs, 100. 75.; Royal Snanish Lean, 1823. 64. Exchasge on London. one monthi, 26. 25. three months, 25. IO.-Coutrs Aztthce-. ti.-2uC. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We have just had time to ...
The Times, 1824-11-20T00:00:00

We have just had time to glance at a work entitled Remarkcs upon Prison Discipline, b5-c. ~c, in a Letter ad- dressed to the Lord-Lieutenant and Magistrates of the county of F.ssec. With a view to attract the public atten- tion to this pamphlet, it may be cnough to state that the author is Mr. WVESTvRX, Member for Essex, who stantds very nearly foremost amrong the intelligetnt, independent, active, and useful Country Gentlemen of England. Mr. WE5TERN'S object in this address is,by improving the dis- cipline of prisons, to make punishment eifeectual to its le- gitimate end-the reformation of those who have alrea(ly incurre(l it, and the restraint and preservation of those who have not. His reflections are (Irawn from an exten- sive tour through many parts of the kingdlom, and are sup- ported by reasonings which well (leserve the notice of Par- liament and of the Magistracy. So far as we can judge on a hasty inspection, this appears to be one of the most suc- cessful appeals whichl ho Pver proceeded from the pen of tIli: pat, jutic a,:d enlightened( gentloman.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-12-14T00:00:00

OXFORD. Dnczr2van IT. The following subjecis are proposed for the Chsncellor's prizes for the eruing yar, v FOR l,ATIN VEnsEs.-Ineendinm Londinense anno 1666. FoR AN EN)GLSH E8SAY.-Lanzuage, in its copiousness and stracture, considered as a test of national civilization. FoR .A LATIN ESSAY.-De Tribunieia apad Romanos poLsteate. The first of the above subjects is isteaded for those gentlemen of the Jniversity who have not exceeded four years from the time or their matriculation ; and the other two for tuch as have exceeded four, but not completed seven vcars. SIR ROOER NEWIDIGATE'S PRIZE.-For the beet composition in EngIsh verse, not containing eitlher more or fewer than 50 lines, by ant undergraduate who hat; not exceeded four years froin the time of his matriculationa :-" The Temple of Vesta'at Tivoli."
Mexican Curiosities.
The Times, 1824-04-08T00:00:00

Yesterday there was a private inspection of a collection of curil'si- ties and antiquities from Mexico, imported into this country by Mr. Bullock, and arranged by him in the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. The view was called private, we suppose, simply because the srpec- tators were admitted without pay; for. il we were to judge of the nature of the admission from the numbers who filled the room, the exhibition wouldl be recloued probably as public as it will be or any day of more profitable resort. Admitted bh the liberality of the proprictor, every person felt a kind of obligation to be pleased; but, wye must confess, that with this feeling upon us, and even in the presence of the " Grp.t Serpent," the " Colossal Idol," the " Great Calendar Stone," anc the other wonders of the collection we felt little dispositior. to admire. The casts of the above objects and the specimens of art from ancient Mexico, which we find in the " Hall," are certainly highly worthy of notice, if the former be correct, and the latter renuine. But why is the collection so exceelingly aleaagre? Why have we not, from a person who professes that lie was patconized by the present Mexican Govern- ment, a much greater assortment of objects to illustrate the civil and religious customs of this singulat people, who had made considerable progress sn the arts without the use of icon and carried on the business of an extensive empire, without the as- sistance of the horse, or any of the old world ? We expected to see their mode of recording events.speci mens of their arms-of their dress-their household furniture, and other objects of interest. We might atleast have had as much from M\lexico as we have from Rerculaneum or Pompeli. NWtith respect to the objects for illustrating the natural history of Illexico. we shall say nothing: by way of making it more interesting, Mir. Bul- lock had placed in the room a rare spednaen of a exican Indian all alive." labs hto be a fixture, like the stuffed birds and fishes? liy the way, the charge for catalogues is enormous; making tlhe whole expensse uf admission4 3s. od. MEXICAV CURIO.ITIES.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-04-30T00:00:00

LAdvertiSeMen1t.1JTHE NEW GA:tE BILL.-A copy of this bill, which so mate.ially affects the pursuits of country gentlemen, antd all who enjoy the sports of the held, is given (as amended in comimittee) in the .Sporting lf'agoriane published this day: wherein will also be foundl a letter addresied to Lord Suflield on the above Bill; Remarlks on the Races at the Newmarket Craven Nectn-v : Descriptions of Lord Egremont's Stud ang Stables at Petworth, and of Colonel Jolliff'e's, Air. Chute's, Sir John Gope's, and MrAVarde's Hounds; with a variety of other original matter on sporting sub- jects. Published byJ. Pittnian, Warwick-square, London, and to be had of all booksellers.
KING'S THEATRE.-The benef...
The Times, 1824-06-18T00:00:00

KiNG's THEATxE.-The benefitof kladame Ronzi de Begnis was to have taken place last night, and we felicitated our- | selves on the plcasure we were likelyto experience in witnessuig the I exertions of that captivating singer, as Ellent, in Rossini's open, Le Donna deZ Lago. But, on our atrival attthe theatre, a most black and dismal;ooking placard (perfectly in unison with the mis- fortune which- it announced) in:imated, that "1 in consequence of I the continued indispo6ition of Mladame de Begnis,there would be -no performance ox that evening." We are informed, that, until yes- terday morning, Madame Ronzi de Begnis was very confideut that she would be able to appear before her friends and the pablic on the an)pointed night: but, being disappointed in herexpectations,she choscrather to postpone her benefit, than to incur the tisk ofcensure by sanctioning the performance of La Donna del Lego in an im- p'erfect manner. Every eWort was made, byissuimg circular letters, to render the disappointmentas lile inconvenient as pssible to her friecnds. Rio, April 17.-We are all as peaceable here as if the Emperor had never conTmitted one political error in his life. There are four or five French ships of war in the bay, and there is a gene- ral opinion prevailing that the detestable Holy Alliance among the European Powers are intriguing with the Portuguese to enslive the Brazilians ; but I think they never can succeed: this country must be independent. 'The widoxv of the muidered Riego is, we regret to say, itt a dying state. Her mediaal attendants consi}er her case hope- les-Globe and Traneller. Mr. Robert Gourlay remailis in custody at the House of Commons; he is with two messengers in the prison rooms. A friend appeared, in consequence of what was said in the Eouse of Commons by .Ur. Canning, and proffered to take some care, and make. some arrangements with Air. Goutay but Mr. Goutlay would not accept ofthem. He insisted on remaining in custody, and r on being cslledato'the bar. He has prepared a pbtition, which has been forwarded to an hen. member. DsRLADruL ACCIDeNT oN, BOA5lD A STEAM. -VESSZL. -Extract of a private letter, dated New York, 3ay I 1:_'.ILast evining the ettam.bibat EEta, a passage-boat, running betweernthis and New-Brunswick,;on the route to and from Philadelphia,:burst. her boiler, when within five-miles ofthis eity, ant dreadful torelste, between o(0 and 30 passengers were kille4 and wounded; eight bo- 'dies are found, four of which' are ladiet, and are the daughters of Job Fornan, a xerchant of tills lace; ten'ac now at the hospita, sonse-of whom -are in a very dangnous stAte; fbur areknown to. have jumped overboard, one of whomis known to be siaved., How mnmy we're on bard is not known: we hope no othurs will bc dis.- -The. Tviec Mircry aya. "it is in. 'ontnplem ion to haigethe titne of the London and 1ddinbux5h mail. The precise natire of the alteritloos is not ye known,' but it is supposed'th snail will leave Newcastlefor thes'outh about half.past thate or four' -'dockin the afterneoii and for thaorthabout four o'lock inatbe moraini"
SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY.-...
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

SMUGGLING EXTItAORDINAitY.-About five o'clock oil Tucsday evening, four revenic officcrs cntered the Fleet prison, for the purpose of' searching for contraband goods. It ought to be stated, that in this prison there are nearly a scorc of individuials confined Ibr smugglintg; and the officers got information from a fellow who hatl previously f'ollowed the samiie kind of life, and who had been imprisoned for a simlilar oflence, that two or threce of the imprisoned smugglers carried on a goo(i trade in the Flect by their old practices, in selling to great advantage various articles ot' contrahan(d and prohibited goods. lWhen the officers arrived at the prison, they at first proceeded to a room whicl turned out not to be that wvhich belonged to the person suspected; tihey then returned to the Fate, and attended by Mr. Brown, the warden, went to the room of Saamuel Prescott, wclic they originally wished to ctter. Thiere they found Prescott, a well-knewn smuggler, who had lost his right hand while engaged in that dangerous trade, and knowing the deternmined character of the person with whom they bad to deal, tile officers being a.med with pistols, one was presente(d to each car of the prisoner, with a threat that it they met witl any resistance in the performance of their duty, they would fire. ilr. Brown also re- peated the same, anti Prescott of course instantly submitted. In his room were found two trunks, containing, in addition to his wearing apparel, Bandana handkerchiefs, ani French dresses, to the amount or nearly 2001., which were Ihstantly carried away by the officers.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-27T00:00:00

Sir,1'tlhe fate of 1 1 Fauntl ig no.dded, a -tht rcason, which any fairly be presuined to have hithezto withherd his late partners from offeriig any contradiction to ihis stttement in ex- tenuation, is no longer applicable, wou14 -it not be advir ible ib7t their connter.statemcnt.for counter.stemeat the friends of those gentlemen of course expect-.would it not be becoming, andi tUnd--t place the reputation of Messrs. lUarsh, Straeey a'd a:;rahrIn nmore comnpletely out of the reach of fi.ttre clumny',*.efr explanatio were given previously to the execution of the conducset ? 1 -- . rlr T. - r [Iuay morning. ;. O TIj ED W TE TIMES. -- -
The Times
The Times, 1824-04-22T00:00:00

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, T'KE ROAD TO RUIN. Old Dornton, Mr. Munden: Henry Dorntvn, Mr. Elliston; Widowv Warren, Mrs. Harlowe. To conielude with (4th timue) a grand Egyptian Tale oif Enchantment, caUed ZOROASTER; or, The Spirit of the Star. THEA7'TRE ROYAL, COVE0'NT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING. CMARI. The Duke Vivaldi, NMr. Abbott; Clarl. Miss M. Tree. After wrhich, THE HUNTER OF THE ALPS. To conclude with (4 th tIme) a grand imelodramatic Romance, called THE SPIRITS OF THtE MOON; or, The Inundation of the Nile. DA VTS's ROYAL AMPHI THEA TRE, feshtminster-bridgc. Jnder the immediate latronage of the Marquis of Anglesea TIllS EVENING, a grand Amazoniian EBatree. After which (3d time)a military spectacle, called THE BATTLE OF WATEliLOO. The Infanltry movements by picked Vaterloo men. The cevalry evo- lutions by thecunited grand troop of the first Eniglish and Foreign equestrians in the world. 31ensieur Ducrow. with hlis company of Continlental performers, both mnale an1d fematle, are engaged, and his trop o Foeig hrse. FrstSeaonof Equestrian Sgenes in the Circle,in Fpartig inented an>d peerafowrnmed by lonsieur Ducrov. Vol- tage ala Chause by the Grotesque Chinols. To conclude with an anzlecdote, called THE FEUDAL LA^W. Stage-Manager, Mr. W. Barrymore.__________ ROYAr, COB17RC THRATRE. THIS EVENING will be presented a 'entilrely new historical ro- mantic Caledonian mclodranma, called TIHE WVEIRD WOMAN OF THE ISLES, or, Seotland's Ancient Days. After which (for the 4th time) an entirely new farcical burlettH,ealled NOTilING LI KE LUCK. Thc whole to conieiide with (for t;e 4th time these S years) the highly Popular, local.characteristic. splendid, and pov.wcrfully-lniterest- ing melodrama, called THE NORTH POLE. Places to be taken of Mr. A. R. Bowes, at the Pew box-office, in the Grand Marine Saloon of the theatre. _ _ C The pniblication of ThC Timnes commenced at 6 o'clock yester. day morning. and finished at 8.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-09T00:00:00

PRINCELY TAiTE.-It is a fact that there is a Prince, now on his travels, who takes particUlar delight in killing hogs with his own hands, =ad then eating the choice bits raw, betberethe Meat is cold. The sane prince is also very clever in making shoes eor his own horsos and mules, and more than once he has graced the interior of his palace with a blacksmith's forge. He is also a very daring and dexterous buU-fighter. The new process of paving, in which the stones are in- verted upon a solid bed, an& anited by an insoluble cement, is now going on m Harcourt-srreet, Marylebone. The object of this plan, for which a patent has been yranted to M1r. Chambers, of Bond- strent, is to obtain a durable pavement, at once free from dirt, wet, and inequalities of surface. A duel was fought yesterday morning, (Friday, the 4th inst.) at the cross roads, bc ond the Brewry Docks, close to Beg. gar's-busb, between a AMro )awson and a AMr. Rynd. In the first rounBd the shots mnissed, in the second, Air. Rynd received his an. tap,onist's ball in the right breast. The bullet was found in the grass. The wound is not mortaL The cause of the duiel is not Iknown,. Dnbtrz EveningFPostf. I
The news from Portugal, g...
The Times, 1824-06-22T00:00:00

The news from Portugal, given in a part of our impres- sion of yesterday, and this day accompanied by official do. cuments from the EBtraordinary Gazette of Lisbon of the 5th inst., must be looked upon as of no slight importance. IWe do not feel inclined to draw comparisons between the old Portuguese Constitution, now proposed to be re-esta- blished, and the more democratic one recently overturned. It is indeed possible, and perhaps Rot unlikely, that a sys- tem of Government which fell to pieces above 100 years ago, may not present materials fitted, under any circum. stances, for vigorous action or for long duration. But that is not the question now before us. A wickled attempt had just been made to fix a despotism upon the necks of the Portuguese. Has it succeeded? Has the ten- dency of the Court of Lisbon been towards an aggra- vation or a relaxation of the Kingly power ? Do the late events furnish room for an increase of the hopes, or of the fears, by which all friends of rational freedom have of late been agitated when Portugal became the subject of their speculations? The answer is decidedlv favourable. The conspirators were overcome-the King triumphed- and the first use of his triumph is, not to adopt, as others have done, the maxims wlich were employed against himself, but to give up unequivocally all pre- tension to the exercise of that tyranny to which the oc- casion seemed even to invite him-to revive tbose in- stitutions which, whatever an Englishman may tbink of them, the great body of the Portuguese look back to with veneration-and to oppose, if not a perfect, at least a sensible and improvable barrier, against the abuses of his own Royal power. Instead, therefore, of every thing being lost to liberty, much has been gained by this determination of JOHN VI. in favou.r of the ancient Cortes-the repre- sentatives of the Clergy, Lordls, and Commons of the realm. Nor is it quite fair to assume that such an assembly must now be as feeble in its contests with the Crown as during the 17th century. The spread of inquiry among the peo- ple--the quick and eager sympathy betvreen the nation and itsrepresentatives, now that the press has every where, and in spite of all precautions, an effect in rousing and inform- ing the public mind-must be regarded as a weight un- krnown to preceding ages, and helping the preponderancy of the worst constituted legislature oyer the most am- bitious and domineering Court. That the British in- Qluence with the Cabinet of Lisb3n should be at once proved and nourished by every accession to the cause of moderate andi reasonable government, is surely no aisgrace to this free country. England can gain no- thing by any application of her influence at Lisbon which shall not tend to the welfarQ and prosperity of Portugal herself. The enemies of both coantries, and of the comn- moln cause, may console themselves if they think fit, by reading in the French newspapers how civil a reception has been given at the Court of Louis XVIII. to MIGUEL, the ultra-Royalist conspirator, and unnatural usurper of the rights of his indulgent sovereign and father.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-28T00:00:00

SINGULAR NOVJLTY.-On'Friday last, a vessel built and invented by a gentleman of Selby, passed tlrough th2,t towu inde. pendently of either steam, wind, or water. The appearance was not only noveL, but highly interesting. M%lany were spectators to witness so curious a vehicle, which promiseg, on a more e:tensive scale, to be of great popular utility and importance.-ZOonc,rste, Gazette. A PASSIONATE MfAN.-Fletcher, of Saltown, is well known to have possessed a most irritable temper. His footmran de- sired to be dismissed. " Why do you leave me?" said he-,; Be- cause, to speak thie truth, I cannot bear your temper." " To be sure, I am passionate, but my passion is Tno sooner on than it ig offn." " Yes (replied the servant), but it is no sooner oXF than it A ROYAL GLUTTON.-The Duke de Berri, who died on the 4th of IlMay, 1714, abridged his life by his extreme intemperance in eating and drinkbing. He had concealed, besides,thatin felingfrom his horse he had burst a blood-vessel. He threatened to dismissany of his servants who should say he had lost blood. A nutnber of plates were found in the rielIc of his bed after his death. Wher he disclosed the accident, it was too late to retnedy it. As far as could bejudged, his illness proceeded 'rom gluttcny; in consequence of which emetics were so frequently administered tc him, that thev hastened his deatlh. He said to his confessor, the *-ere de la Rue, "Ali, father, Tarn mvself the cause of mv death." He repented of it, but not until too late.-IMenzoirz of thb Cou7t of Lzois- Ay