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To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

Sir,-1 am truly grateful for tre notice tas en or tnie sltuauon or my family in The Times of this morning, and beg to present the following brief statemnent ;_ APer having quitted work, at half.past 12 yesterday morning, I retired to bed about hlalf-past one, was awakened by the cry of fire between three and four, got up and ltoked out of the first floor vwin- dew, saw nothing then, but smelling fire I opened the door on the stair-case, and seeing an unusual light, I wvezat up to the second floor stair-case, opened the casement, and the flames burst upon me from iUr. Bond's house, and caught my stairs; I instantly alarmed my family, rushed up stairs, caught two children in. m armns, brought them down through ihe burning staircase, and deposited tdem in Bride's-passagee; on my return, I found my eldest bor (14 years) with his sister, four years old, on his back, in the gare: those two I happily dragged ovt. Mly motber and eldest dattghtet had saved themselves; withi the exception of a petticoat, literatly naked. Bly wife,with etiack infant, hadlso saved herself, and also 6 ; the little else that was saved, bh tlte assistance of a benevolent stranger. At this period, my wifie called my attention to the clothes in the hitchen; for which I returned; It was per- b! fectly dark, and in groping about I was astonished by the voice of my little girl, 4 yeats old, who had thither unaccountably strayed, sayin-, " Fathier, I am here ; what a fire !" Trbreught liar out, with te warming pun and somerchildren's shirts, hanging there ors a line; and thus, by the special interference of Providence, I am still blessed by the! lives of aU my family; bet unhappily Dereft of, I may say, every thing, beitng, it;t in.ntred I will not disguise that the object of this statement is, that my case may be publiclv kn6wn, and tha7t by assistance, I may yet he enrabled to maintain theh,, as hitherto, in decent respectability.- My l,,,cin,,v is ,lmt nf t.d!or. I am. Sir. vour humble servant, JOSEPH SMITH, (Late of No. 6, Uride's-passage, JeM-SLrc:k No. 17, Black-Horse-court, Fleet-street, Nov. 15, 1824. TO TH1R EDITOR OF TEE TIMES.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-12-15T00:00:00

Sir,-Aa thc olice report in V7i Times of the Ist insta=t is con. fined to the subject ofthefirein Gravel-lane on the night preceding, and both in the r-attcr and manner of it imputesthe progress of it to neglect in the Lambeth Water-works Company's servants, I beg leave to observe on thegroes injustice ofthat imputation. In the first, place, the principal pipe through that street belongs to another water conpany-the LaYobeth Company not having any main there. In the second place, the Larnbcth turncOCk wh oat- tended at the police-office, did so upon the summons of the magas.- trate, issued to him by mistake, and not fbr the purpose ofcisim ig the reward, which he expressly disclaimed. The turneock had nevertheless attended on the alarm of fire, and hastened to the Lamnbeth works to charge their mains nearest to the fire, which would have been sooner done if the turncock had been called as soon us the fire was discovered, and if alarm had also been given at thc Wl'orks, which are in the centre of their district,'and where their stcarn.e'gineof 80-horsepower is kept ir. constant readi- ness to start instantly on notice. It is well know n to every one, that neiHher the fire-engine ntr tihe water car be of any use sepaiateiy - notwithstanding which, th c rngire is the point always ffrst attended to, and not the water-works, which should always bealarmed at the same time, and wvould thus save ten minutes in the tuU supply of wvater at a fire. To prevent this loss, the Company are actually de- v'sing means to assist the mains (which are always left full charged) umtil the steani-cngine is in fuill cctivitv. I am- Sir vm-r v-v- nunDlie servant, JORN NELIrHORPE. Wecretary to the LJambeth Company. Ltmbethl Water-works Ofdce, Temple.plac, Blae1.friazs-roadI, Dcc 13. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIfES.
Trade With The Rio De LA ...
The Times, 1824-12-28T00:00:00

*, CV,?t maul from, BuenosiAkres has bCoult i copy of t il drawn Up Wy a committee of Britilf merchants, p w~Swt and present stWte oif the tinde`nvith the Rio de Vtsj> ' anhich supplIes:romom comTnercialinformatio t of a kvlgh1y~toresting naturm- The jmpraveitnt of the trade of (9uojps Pyres, since its,separaticu from Spain, has been very'wuKnarkable, and ffnislhes a strong proof of the advan- tapge~ g~Teat by dit e ireountry` ir stLishi)ig its independ- eD.ce. 'n ti2e year 1796, the-exportsfrom. Cadis to Buenos Ayres amoutted to 2,800,000 dollars, and the imports to Cadiz fromn Bueno; Ayiem to s,ooo,ooo dollars, which, as Spain possessed an entire -xirtnopoly, may be stated as t1- whole trade of tbat Viceroyalty. In the year 1822, aecordin- to-the&eturng of tbe Custom-house of Buenos Avres, tae itport& are estimated at I1,000,000 dollars, of which nearly one half were received from Great Britain ditrect In thesame year the exports from Buenos Ayres a:Ve estimaI lat 6,70,000 dollars. This difference in the C 2ouut I-- the imports and exports from that country is cnplained. by the circumstance, that the actual quantities 'hr,%e always exceeded these returns, as they have at all ti'es been shqrt manifested in order to save dutics. In the nmhupt of specie in yarticular said to be exported, no re- linc. is tifbe placec on these returns, as the article has r)metime been wholly prohibited, and was then smuggled oftf the revenue of Bnenos Avrea in 1822 is stated at 1,900,000 dollars, and which is said to be raised on a scale of ,duties comparatively maoderate. The system of gigh duties was wisely abandoied. by the Government on PWoniittof the temptation it created to smuggling. The 53!reae:ill the trade.ofBueno* Ayres will appear far mors Olthing when k is stated, that *under that namBe was re- turn.et to the Spanish f6oyernineiit the whole trade with Par*aiay and Upper Peru, which is now, from political cauEa, -vholly suspsnd-ed. WVhen those causes cease to operate, whicb the progress. of events appears to' indicate wvill veKy shortly h4ppep, the returns must inevitably be- come IY greater. It is estimated by the Committee, that, 2M&ifT tcolonil Hystem existed, all manufactured and $ier.-E3uropean goodls sold for three times their present ]IfuA, while the produce of the country was given in 3ClI1'g3efqr a fourila pari of what is now paid for it. ?Rhfe_-,eceding appear to us the most striking facts of a ge- l eral il'ature conprifteil in this report, of' which our limits will uat permit us to give a mora extended notice; but the vhole of the details possess considerable interest for per- Sons engagedl in commere.:with that part of the world. , TIRADE FWITL TIZE R2YO DE LA PLATA.
Court Of Chancery, Thursd...
The Times, 1824-04-16T00:00:00

LAW REPORT. tT* ---- --- 'CAIXCELTOIt was pleased to hear tile caseofelope. hnelt which hehad appointed for this morning, in his privateroom.' As ti eab n wa strctly secret, we neither learned the result nor jhe lames oftne partden. It was understood, however, that the de- ;fendant wa the young.gentleman wbo lately. carried off a yoaing 15 lh lau~Vrdnl Bnrusels to Scodtand. Si f*IE MATTER OF SIR G- P. TURTER. h rnd if ocrd fielt it his duty to inform,the Court that Mfr. Binns had meclined 3Prceeding with thetraverse.- An Sir Gregory, how- tCver, wa5rery much mlive tohis inre-ests in some respects, and dis- he should apply to have some person on yt r5nta h Mser's office. p tIt rE55BaToanow that the traverse was abandoned, asked for satn der on behalf of Lady Turner, thae it be referred to the to consider what would be a suitable allUwance for her la- dy,hi's Diaitennncc. wrnridtPIILLI(Ok rEinad? a similar application on the part of the * Thbe LoBtn CIAiCELLOR said he wished to set Sir G. Turner before he made any nler. an3d therefore should reqaire him to at- tend the Court, by han: corpict, on Saturday. u Ber one or twop ter cases were imentinned, the arguments in ; Benedrp v.~ r 'were resumed, ant occupied the Court for the re- COURT OF CHANCERY, THIURSDAY, APIT1 15. I ,,,_, _ _ gCUVNTEMtPT OF COURT.
Court Of Chancery, Friday...
The Times, 1824-05-15T00:00:00

LAW AEPORT. The LonD CHANCELLORt expressed his opinion that the bill in this case did contain certain imnpertinent matter; and ordered that part to be struck out. AlMr. HART said he did not know howv much of it wat Impertinent. He had not been much accustomied to deal with bills containing im. pertinent matter. Thie LonR CHANCEEtLOR.-FOr my part, I have had more im- pertinence of all kinds of late than I ever had in-the rest of - my life together. IN TBE MATTER OF SAUJMAEZ. Air. HEALD reminded the Lord Chanc4llor of the order he had made in this case, directing the Alaster to Inquire whether it would be for the intetest of the lunatic that proceedidgs should be institut- ed in the ecclesiastical courts to set aside his marriage. He was in. structed to state, that the lunatic's estate would not bear the exnen6e of such proceedings, but that the father was willing to detray it out of his own pocket. He wished to have the perluission of the Court to do so, and that it should be incorporated in the order of reference. He was also anxious to have the opinion of his Lordship upon the validity of the marriage. The LoRD CHANCELLOR had no difficalty as to the law upon that subject; and hal no objection to granting the order applied for, provided the lunatic's estate should be protected from the expense; ibr the lundtie would not be much the better of getting rid of the marriage, if he were also to lose hlis property. Mr. HEALD said, that if the proceeding,s di not take place, tle hlnatic could not get rid of the wife; and if he ever recovered, and found himself still linked to such a woman, that idea alone would be sufficient to drive him mad again. The LORD CHANCELLOR granted the application, and promised to give his opinion on the marriage on Tuesday. COURT OF CHANCEIRY. FRIDAY. TtTAY 1. AtInTtVY V. AqPIlAL.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-01T00:00:00

WINDS0t, MTay 31.-The King, accompnanied by his usual suite, took an airing for a considerable length of time this morning, on account of the fineness of the weather, through the extensive rides in WVindsor Great Park. His Majesty, as usual, called at the Royal Lodge. Yesterday the Duke of York dined with Mfr. Greenvood at his house in Audley-square, where there'was anuumrous party of distinguislhed characters to meet his Royal High_ ness. IntelUgence, it is said, has reached Government through France, that Miguel, the Prince of Portugal, is on board the Lively frigate, on his voyage to this couitry. Prince Polignac's visit to Paris has given rise to a variety of conjectures, all assigning motives of high politi- cal importance to the journey; but we are assured on good aulthority, that his presence in that capital, in addition to thxe giving his support to the new financial measure, has been solely called for by affairs of a private nature. It is said that the plan for forming wet docks at St. Gatherine's has been abandoned. :Extract of a letter from Constantiniople, dated the 26th )f April:-" The Turkish fleet, with the Pacha, left our port some .lays back, nithougli the latter did not quit his anchorge ojit side autil the 23d."
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-07-24T00:00:00

IAdvertisement.1-NEW PoEsts.-_JSut published, by Hurst, Robinson, and Co., 00, Cbeapside, and 8, Pall-mall, the linpro- visatrice, and other Poems. By L.E.L., illustrated with engravings, r.ricel0s. fid. Poetical Ske ches, the Profession. &c. ByAlaric A. Watts, 3d edition, with add:tlonal Poems. and illustrative engrav- ings. fool8capf8vo, price 8s. For favourable notices of the abov, volumes, see the late numbers of most of the principal literary jour- nalh of the day. [Advertisement.1--ATKISmOS'S Cos C-T tRA'TEF ESSEBNCE OF LAVEh DER, prepared six times the strength of the best l,aven- der water ; this preparation is entircly freed from the unpleasant empvreuma of th,e spirit so objectionable in the common La- ven(ter water. It imparts the genuine perfume of the I4avender bouquet, but muclh more powerful t#an thc simple flower, and is particularly recommended for sick o crowded rooms. The sickly admixture of musk, ambergris, &c is also avoided, it beingsimply the finest Lavender flowers d-stilled to a powerful essence. Sold by James Atkinson, 44, Gerrard,street, Soho-square, and most perfunmers.
Ship News.
The Times, 1824-08-11T00:00:00

to1 nEC, June 24 -The schooner Hit or Aliss, from this port tO C,orncepetion Bvy, was wrecked at St. Peter's, in Mavy cargo saved. The Herald, from Newfoundland, drasgedherancbors, andground ed at the monith of the Little River, but got off without injury. June 28.-The Eden, from London, which arrived 25th inst., saw a brig on shore, witb settlers, at Karnomrasma. July 8.-The brigs Jessie and Sampson. whiclt sailed about the 2.bth ot December, fron Prince Edward's Island for Liverpool, have not since been heard of. The .James, from Belfast for Quebec, vras wrtckedl on Sabie Island l0th June< Crew and matterials Baved. DEAL, Aug. 9.-The l)anish brig Ida, from the West Indies, for Copenhagen, laden trith coffee. sugar, and rum, ran on shore on the Goodwin Sands last night, when blowing fresh and thick wea. ther. The vessel is totally lost; the crew and part of the cirgo saved bv the Deal and Ramsgate boatmen. We latnent to state, that thrce Deal boatmen, who ventured off in a small boat to the assistance of the vessel, were tipset and the whole of them drowned. Et.sixtFst, July Ml.-The Lavinia, fromt Mtemel to Boston. has been on shore OiH the Al iddleground, bht was assisted off in a very leakY state, and carried into Copenha.en, to r2psir. Alu, July 27.-The schooner James of Glenairn, from this plFce, was (lriven on Tome rocks off Holy island, during a violent gale on the 24th inst. Crew saved. Several vessels were drrer. ott shore on the Arran coast during the gale. HiTuLI., Aug. 7.-,etters are received this morning fron Green- land: the accounts are very bad. One Hull ship lost, and twelve others clean. The ship. from other parts are equally had. X'AR310toTs, Atiz. 6.-The Trio, from East Ries, has been seized for a breach of the Revenue laws. SHIP ,NEW1r.s.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-09-06T00:00:00

DIED. O() Friday morning, Robert Bcvill, Esq., at bsis house in Stoke Newington. .lr. Bevill had for some time laboured under the com- *daint of the stone, and forthe last eight or ten days wa confined to iaS room. His medical advisers recommended an operation, from the effects of which be expired, being too far advanced in life to withs:and the shock. Mr. Bevill had been for many. years Re. corder of Lynn, in Norfolk; and, for the last seven or eight years h2nd alco been one of the presiding .Magistrates at Worship-street volice-oefice. On the 3d1 inist., at Edmonton, Mtrs. Susanna Morricc. On Thursday last, at Hitchin, William Vilshere, Esq., in the JQ X year of his age. On the 31st of Augutst, at Hereford, in his 74th year, IlIr. Wil. Iiam Davis; of LincolnWs.inn. On tihe 30th of August, at Broadway, Wlrorcestershire, Mlisa Bagles, datlghter of 1Ir EX:gles, ,King-street, Covent-garden. On the ist hilst.q at Orove-end-road, PReent's-park, deeply aurc incerely rTcrettedi Elizabeth, the wife of .ohn Silvester, lsiq., tn. .1. 'Al . .... 'I hi- h-on.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-12-08T00:00:00

Sir,-In one column of your paper of Saturday last, I see a large amount of money contributed towards the relief of the 50,wD per- sons suffieri'.g from losses by the late inundations in Gef-man?/, atnd in another coltumin is an account of a loss of iO,0001. or 40,0tOL. sus- t^ined by the poor ibahithnts of Portland and th&adjacent places. 1Your papers have also of late teemed with accounts of damages done, and sufferings sustained, by the raina in this country; but I do 2ot see any subscription prom,oted by our rich merchants and bankers true rererositv ? - ---- A -. - B. - I -e lTml1J,UJ1?Ld uI -Ic -tuun - nl a v - - - -u v a-1 towIards this. _ TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMIfES.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-04-28T00:00:00

In consequence, it is said, of His Majesty having expe- rienced a slight return of gout, the Drawi)g RooID, which was to have been held on Thursday next, is postponed till the 13th of next month. Yesterday afternoon, soon after four o'clock, the Duke of York held a Levee at his office in the Horse Guards, as Colnmander-in-Chief. AMr. Canning transacted business at the Foreign-office yesterday. A letter from Marseilles, written bv the Agent to Lloyd's, and dated the 16th instant, was received yesterdav, whicI states that the ports of Algiers and Bona remnained strictly blockaded, and that all attempts at negotiation with the Algerine Government had failed. His Majesty's ship Revenge, Admiral Sir HI. Neale, anchore(d at Marseilles on the 14th, and was to sail in a day or two fbr lUalta. LIveRpooL, April 26.-The Laurel, Barber, arrived here last night fromn Para, with a returned cargo, in conse- quence of the threatening aspect of affairs in that place. She does not, it is understood, bring any later intelligence than that received by the Hebe. General San Martin has arrived at Havre, from Buenos Ayres. A letter from Jamaica, received by the last mail, states that Bolivar, the President of Colombia, has a large party in Cuba, and that his future views, after settling the affairs or Peru, point to the acquisition of that island. A Demerara paper of the 1st ult. states, that a vessel had been despatched to. Antigus, for Sir B. D'Urban, the ap- pointed successor of. Sir John Murray, in the Government of Demarara, and that he was expected to arrive in about three weeks. Extract from the Demnerara Gazette of the 27th of Fe- bruary:-" Dominica is in confusion and uproar. Thc Earl of Huntingdon, who dissolved the House of Assembly a short time ago, has refused to issue aniynew writs for the re-election of mem- bers until his ,Ahjesty's pleasure be known regarding the issue between thew." Extract of a letter from AMessrs. Searle and Co., agents to Lloyd's at Fayal, dated the 9th of Aprii:_-'Ar We bave erected a sig- nal-post, ane are prepared to communicate with such vessels in the offing, as are furnished jith the codeofsignals.(Captain Aasryat's), when otherwise it would be impossible to lave any correspondence with theslwre."
Marriages
The Times, 1824-07-05T00:00:00

MARRIEID. On Satutrday, July 3. at liampstead, Middlesex, George Thos. Stephenson, of the SaCle place, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late inm. Britten, of Stoke Bcveme, Northamptonshire. On the 21st ult., at Newton St. Loe, near Bath, by the Rev. Richard Warner, rector of trcat Chaldch,WVilts, the Rev. Richard Pennell, late chaplain at Oporo, to Rebecca Maria, relict of Richard Hammett. Esq., and daug ter of the late Charles Bowles, Esq., of East Sheen, Surrey. On the 3d inst., at Alarvlebone church, by the Rev.Wm. Jardine, thc Rev. rin. Hicks, A.Ml., rector of Whittington and Coberly, in the county of Glocester, and chaplain to the Right Ron. the Coun- tess of Ork-ney, to Amelia Mlaria, widow ef George BIwes, Esq., of Alarsham-park, Berks. On Saturday, at Camberwell, Thomas -Devas, Esq., jun., of, Elerne.hill, to Louisa, daughter of C. F. Elennings, Esq., of Du,l vicbh.
London, Thursday, July 8,...
The Times, 1824-07-08T00:00:00

The Parispapers of Monday, which arrived yesterday, contain no intelligence of politicalinterest. Nothing appears to favour the belief, that the ING has been indisposed in the manner reported some days ago. His Majesty received the Foreign Ambassadors on Sun. day, and took his accustomed promenade on Monday. The French 6 per Cents. feU at onetlmeoftheday on Monday solow as97f 75c.; in consequence, it Is said, of unfounded rumours from England. They soon, however, recoveredl from this depreseion. The Prussian Government, wbose fears of university plots and se- crct societies may be conceived from the artle on the snbject in our paper of yesterday, is said to have prohibited all its subjects from attending the University of Bale. Extracts from the French papers of IMlonday will be found in an- other column. FmcDzcu FUNDS, PAi.rs, July 5.-Five per Cents. opened at 100. S0.; lowest, 97. 75.; closed at 99.; Neapolitan 5 per Cents. in ducats, 83i. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 15.; three ditto, 25.-Cours Autkentiqmt. I LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1824.
Drury-Lane Theatre.
The Times, 1824-10-29T00:00:00

One of the most expensive, and at the same time the most incffi- cient dramaB which we have for years witnessed, was last night pro- duced at this house, under the title of Thc Enchanted Courser, or The Sultan ef Cuzrdiitan. The piece is founded on. and adheres very closely to, the tale of " the Enchanted Horse," wlhich occurs in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. The principal departure from the original consists in investing the sorcerer, to whom the en- chanted courser belongs, with the character of Sultan of Curdistan. an elevation at which he Is supposed to have arrived by the murder of his brother. Feeling the insecurity ot' his power, he hopes to strengthen it by an alliance with the Piincess of Cacremrire, who is aready betrothed to the Prince of Persia ; and he offers the enchanted courser, a complete Pegasus, which has the rare quality of travelling through the air, as a purchase for lier hand. His suit is rejected. But, with the assistance of the en- chanted courser, he forcibly seizes the Princess, and takes her to his mountain fortress. Tlhither he is pursued by the Prince ofPersia -his strong hold is seized-he is himself slain-and the Princess is restored to her lover. Thc materials of this story, if skilfully wrought, nmight be formed into a pleasant entertasnment; but they were handle(d in a very bungling manner. The incidents were not Trominently brouglht forward-and the characters possessed little of that spirit and marking by which they are distinguished in the original narrative. The attempts at humour in the- character of' Babotic, a slave of the Sultan of Curdistan. are o0 the most trite dcscription; and thic passion of the Sultan himnself is mere boni- bast. INr. Ellistoni seems to think that the display of somc fine scenery, and several well-arranged processiorns, together with the ex- hiibition of M1r. Ducrow's stu(d of horscs, would carry this or any other nonsense triumphantly through the ordeal of public opinion. Last night, however, afforded a very convincing proof to the contrary. The audience were not propitiatedl by the inimitable scenes of Roberts and Starnfield,nor by the activity pi' Alr. Ducrow, nor bv the spleudour of the dresses which sparkled in every scene. In pure pantomime, those would have achieved a victory. But tlh6 plublic were invited to witncss a drama-to attend to a pcrforiiiance, in wlick the plot should he regularly and uncon. fusedly developed-in which the cbief claracters should be drawn with still and spirit; they were disappointed; and, during the pro. grass of the piece, mnuch disp probation was manif'sted. WKten the curtain fell, andl Mr. Wallack, who sustair.ed the part of the Salta, cCdMe out to announce the second performance, the uproaT between the friends and foes of die piece was so intense, that lie retired without being able to procurc a hearing. Thc Rev. G. Croly was spoken of as the auithor. DRURY-LANR THEATRE.