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The Sicilian Mercury, of ...
The Times, 1824-11-10T00:00:00

Thie Sicilian xercir.y, of which we bave received a iiitiber under the date of the 1ltb ult., presents us with an instance of tyrannly at on2ee ludlicrous and o:lious. The Giovernor-Gencral of Sicily had been pleased to appoint, and the King of NAPLES to approve the appoaiitment of, three persons to act as Provisional Members of the Chamiber of Commerce at Palernie-a situation of no emoluinent. Two of those persons, it appears, LVNNZirTI and Rossi, had dleclined the intended honour, at first without assign- ing any determinate reason, and afterwards on the score or pretence of ill-lhealth : whereupon the Governor- General issues an adldress, expressing great indlignation that any sulbjects of his Neapolitan iMajesty should reject the Royal favour, and excuse themselves from the (luty of serving the State in any situation to which they mnay be raised by his Majesty: and not only so, but actually making the self-denying gentlemen, Rossi and LENZSTTI, accept and exercise the fiunctionss of the office conferred on them, whether they will or no. " Some," as Sr,AKSPErA says, " have greatness thrust upon them." All that we can say is, that if his Sicilian MNajesty be served in the other offices of State as lhe is likely to be served by these asoi7ants after dignity, lhe may certainly rirsi to thle zeal and fidelity of his servants, in any case o piublic emer- gency. Thc lhomely English proverb says, that " one " mal mnay lead thc lhorse to the pond, but an huntlred " cannot make him drink :" the CGovernor-General of Sicily has made kossi and LE-ENziTrri members of the Chamnber of Commerce, Ibut can he imake them dlo good in that station ?
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-11-23T00:00:00

LOXDOX, TUESDAY. NOVEMWBER 23, 1824. Tiho French papers quote ftomn the Spanish a charac- teristic andl reputable docum3ent, being an address from a Royalist Volunteer Commander to his brother Royalists under arms. Among the oaths which he exacts fromn his enlightened brethren is one agaiust "permitting or ad- "mitting en their woil any other than the holy Roman reli- gion !" Colonel CkATURLA, the tolerant leader of these RoitnCatholic volunteers, might find a regimental Chap- 2ait hlis taste, in one Father L'ESTRANGE, a Reverend Gentlerman of Ireland, who refused, at one of the meetings a few dayg ago, to " admit or permit" the sacrel character of thc lrote6tant Establishea Bishops and Clergy.
New South Wales Company.
The Times, 1824-04-16T00:00:00

I Fromn Conmueondentil ztuion0g Luc new projects receznuy starvra, in one mor Lim ne VVV mint of New South Wales aud the adjoining colony of Vatr .Die- men's Land. It differs frem those already in circulation in -oncre.- spect, insaresuchaasthepirojectort not invite particIPMioOM by the public at large; but the originators though very fewin r)umiber, think the future prospect so inviting, that they advanceThe whole of the capital requisite, and take the whole of the risk opon themselves. The principal obects in view are the obtaining from 'Goveetawnt i grant of a million of acres nf land in New Soluth Wales, to be all- plied principally to the irt7rovementof the growtla of wool. I053 lbuud that the climnatc of JY6w South 11VaIes is peculiarly favourabl;e' to this purpose, and the stock of sheep with which the new grant. is to be peopled, will be procured-From the more approved among the5. Spaniish, lnglisli, A ermino, and German breeds. In the new ad- venture is also includgd the establishment of banks, the erection of puiblic buildings, and other objects *.deemea * essential .to . thne prosperity, of the coleny. It is admitted that a - Powerful' iihpulse may be givcn oy meani of thii company to the progress in civilization', general imiprovement, and happineg3s of New; South Wales, and not the shadow of an irnputtati't can becast on the ilndividuals whio empley their knowledge and indtrstrv, and id-. vance their capital to the attainment of this end; but the public at large, and particularly those merchants who already- carry on-tradef with the colonies in question, have a right to inquire, throug?-.what influence orreprescentations the preferencehas beengiven,andunuaul: privileges obtained. This information can only be procured by ques- tions to ministers in Parliament. They may be answered satisfac- torily. and the Government may prove to have acted only. to the best of their means for effecting a great and decided improvement ia a valuable colony; but it ought to be- clearly made out to the sans- faction of all concerned, that the coniductors have not been.silecded' for the sake of their parliamentary influence, or for any corrupt nwo- tive whatever; and that thc transaction does not in any degree de- serve to be characterized by the odioius name of a job. - 1'R WSOUTH fVALES CO6fPdNFr.
A letter from Mr. MOORE i...
The Times, 1824-05-27T00:00:00

Aletterfrom Mr. AoL .in this day's Tines, will be real w1%leE thatntere;t w ii is due to the generous ahid independent spirit of the writer, distinct from all his other claims to public respect and attention. The gossips of both sexes and parties are silenced by this brief and deci- sive statement of. the manner in which, and of the feeling under which, the manuscript containing Lord BYRON'S MIemoirs were destroyed. That such a sacrifice to real or supposed expediency should have fallen with such exclu- sive weight on Mr. MOORr, must be a subject of regret to all who knowv and can appreciate him; that the lardship was properly felt by the surviving relatives of the deceased Nobleman, is creditable to their serse of justice; but we confess we admire the proud and delicate self-denial of Mr. MooRE, in declining the fair indemnification offered him for a loss which he incurred on the account of others, and at their especial instance; thou,,h we know there are* some who accuse him of having strained the cord of mag- nanimity rather too high.
The German papers inform ...
The Times, 1824-06-28T00:00:00

Thc German papers inform us that the Government of Prussia has hit upon a new method of applying the Sink- ing Fund to the redemption of the public debt. Instead of buyinig up stock from day to day in open market, as heretofore, the purchases are to be confined to two days in the year-riz., the 2d of January and the 1st of July; on each of wvhich days half the amount of the wlhole annual Sinking Fund is to be expended. Then, as to the portions of the debt to be thus paid off, they are to be detcrmined by the novel expedient of a lottery; a certain number of bonds, amounting to halfa million, to be drawn in March and September. The list of them to be published ; and their nomint2l value to be liquidated to the holders on the pay-day next succeeding. WVhat advantage may be pro. duced by this plan, the Berlin papers have not attempted to specify.
We understand that the la...
The Times, 1824-08-10T00:00:00

.We understandiAat the last eommunieation from the Portuguese Government, through their Ambassador here, has been for the purpose of representing that no wish is nosi entertained on the part of Ehe King of POAIxUGAL for the prototioln Ef foreign troops. It is understoed that the knowledge of such assistance having been applied for, being lifused amoing the offccers of tha POk tuguese army, has ha& he salutary effect of brir,ging th em to a better sense of heir duty. They appear to have.a iprehendled alsp, that as, t70eign sol.iers must iecessarily be commanded, in part, by foreign officers, the meas-are would be attended, to many of tnem, with the loss of their commissions. This feeling has led to frequent manifestations- on their part of. zeal and attachment, with which-the KING is so well satisfied, that his Ambassador has been instructed to make the communi- cation before mentioned.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-17T00:00:00

Sir,-r shall feel oblig^'d by your correcting a migstaterncnt given in your paper of 'riday last, g the report of the cause" Nassauv Nicholson," in which vou state that the Attorney-General declared N r.and Mrs.Cecil were uncle atud aunt to lissNicholson ; and asthat young person was in no way related to Air. or lrs. Cecil, I conclude your reporter must have misunderstood the Attorney-GencraL T --- . ' JOBN CECIL CAt Inn, Saltlil, Nov. 1_ _.; - TO THIE EDITOR OF TURE T2IfES.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-12-31T00:00:00

Extract of a letter, dated D)emerara, geC. 8 :-" Ge- neral D'Urban's son, the (Govern,nent Secretary, -was drowned' a week ago, wbile bathing irn the E&equebo, atid was buried herc on thie 6:h. . He ha.i gone to gce the distribution of presents; &c., to the Indians, and, tempted to cool himself by. Tc clearnes;j and freshness of the water near the falls, high up the river, he got out of his depth, and not being a swimnmrer; perishied." . A melancholy spectacle was presented on.Tuesday in the lane or passage between 12road-street and the square: a wretch. edlooking man, in the agoniea of death, lying on some straw in a car, attended by two Roman Cathollc cler ymen, who, on hearing of.his being there, promptly repaired to adinmister the lat -ltes of religion to the dying creature. After- lying in this state for .somne time, exposed to the gaze of the passing crowds, he was at Iength- removed to an unoccupied house in the square, where he soon ceased to breathe. We understand that lie had been brought into town in the nmorning, by a humane countryman, vho eound him lying on the zoad aide, "tOUt four niles west of this city, neatly insensible aiparently froml bungcr and covK Frcmi's Jrour,tza
London, Saturday, August ...
The Times, 1824-08-14T00:00:00

The Rtoit'? dated Thursday, and the other Paris papers of Wednesday, contain further accounts of the taking of Ipsara, but we hase not roomn to sparc for details, which in the material facts do ;not diflir from those we bave alreatly given. The seizure of the Courie PFrancais not having been foilowved up in the form which the law prcscribes, by a 110- tice within three days, the Editor, availing himself of the omission, has succeeded in setting aside the proceedings,and rectvering the confiscated impressior.; Prince LEOPOL1)J, who travels under the title of Count HE NwE.BURrH, arrived in Parir on Wednesday evening. The following is the state of the money market:- ft'xz;cn FUNDS.-PARts, Aug. 11-Fiveper Cents opened at lOf. 2i.; highest, 101f. 45c. ; closed at lOf. lOc. Neapolitan 5per ce,ts., ln ducats, 87Bf.; in francs, 91f. Spanish 5 per cent. 18a. Royal Loan of Spain, 56. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 10; tiee ditto, 24. 95.-Court Authent iqc. vrOADOIV. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1824.
Mexican Loan for ?3,200,0...
The Times, 1824-09-02T00:00:00

XA IAN moofor ?S,200,000.-The FOURTH )1YItUAgT1IP.? PAYNE!qT of INTEREST on MEXICAN STOCR, ducon the lUth af October next, vWill be PAID at the CoUnIt- ing-house of Mersrs, S. . Ooldschmidt and Co.5, Great St. Helen's- 'pagsage, Bishopa,gato-:stf eQt, Oil Irdy h lt of octobier nexh, and e1vecy suceedfin4 day. between 0thehours of 10 and2; andtheholders are requested to ieave the diVidend warrants at their office, with lists thereof In numerical order, at least one day previous to payrnent, for the purposes of examination. MH(ENIX GAS-LIGH'r and COKE COMPANY. 11 Chairman, Christopher Smith, esq. M.P. alderman. Deputy Chairman, Robert Morrls, esq. DIRECTORS. Frederick Perkins, essj. Archibald Corbett, esq. George Thackrah, esq. John Blacket, esq. Willtam Seale Evans, esq. Thomas Allen Shuter, esq. Charles Allen Young, csq. James Swallow Thomson, esq. AUDI roRs. Imac L. Goldamid, egq. I Charles Pearson, Jun. esq. Notice Is heroby iven, thats at a Sceelal General Meeting of the said Company, held at the Museumn *avern, Blaclcfrlars.road, on ruesday, the31st day of Augist last, a CALL of TEN POtUNDS rer SHARE upon the several slhares sobsurihed for in this ul dertakinS was made and ordered, the amount thereof to be paid by the severa proprietors Into the hands of the treasurers, Mfessrs. Fryg and CaRl- man, bankers, St. Mildred's-court, London:, on or bef,'re the 24th day of September Instwit.-Dated the Ist dav of September, 1824. WILLIAM PETLEY, Clerk to the seid Compan)'. F'ITHES, 37th Henry VIII.-ST. BOTOL PH, AIl- s5L gate, London.-DEFENCE of the PAItISH agallist the LAY IMPROPRIATO's CLAIM to 2s. 9d. In the Pound.-Notlce Ir hereby givca, that In yursuance of a leqoisitIon delivered to the Church- uwr.rdens, slncnd by upwvards of Two Hundred Inhabitant Hiouse- holders, a GENERAL VES T RY wrill be held at the Church o. St. 3otoiph, Aldgate, T:IlS DAY, Thurrday, the 2d day rf September, ;24,at 12 o'clckratrnoonprecIsely, to consider and adopt measures for relieving the parirshioners frolm the pr'sen oopresslve and lheavY rate of tdthe. WILLIAM MORSE BATHI-IO, Vestry Clerk.
Portugal.
The Times, 1824-10-29T00:00:00

rhe followi,' is" as extract df - letter dated -Lisbori, I Oc. 18:-'.Oxs.the 11th of this month, the Council 4 f State met to discuss the communicatious made by the Poir- uguese and lbra%iliau COromissioners assembled in Lon- don. It is said that tlie acknowledgment of the indepen- dence of Brazil has been decided favourably, notwithstand- ing the great opposition of the Prime Minister Pamploata, and of the Archbishop of Evora. It is difficult to conceive there can be any division of opinion on this subject., at a time when the welfare of Portugal is identified with a re- cenciliati6n with Brazil. Had the Very Reverend Arch. bishop or the Mlinister of State possessed ships rotting in the Tagus, or manufactories without a sale for thcir pro- ductions, they would entertain a different opinion, and not thus sacrifice the best interests of the nation. "The deelining state of the trade of Portugal will, how- ever, be better understood by the following account of the manufactorics now existing in Portugal, distinguishing these now at work and those which are idle:- PORTUQAL. I-,
Commissary Court Of Londo...
The Times, 1824-06-04T00:00:00

The Court was occupied fbr some dme in swearing in churcS. wardens clected in divers parishes within this jurisdiction. At 12 o'clock Kr. Fenton (proctor) informed the Court that he appeared for the overseers and other inhabitants of the parish and hamlet of Mdile-end, to object to thc election which they bad re- cently made of four churClwardens, as an illegal election, the cus- tom being to elect only one such officer. He -submitted, therefore, that this was an invalid election. Sir CuR1LSTOPHEB ROBINrsoN said, the churchwardens in ques. tion had not been presented to him. Thc proctor stated to the Court, that they had been in court, and that their election had proceeded under the advice of a learned cid vilian, who considered the parties autborized to make it. 16ir CHRISToPnER RoBINSsON.-Are there any parties in Court wrho wish to be sworn ? A person in Court stated, that the four cherchbwardens would be present in a few minutes, having been sent for. The REOGrsTRA.R advised the Judge that the usual hours for swearing in on this day were from 9 till 12. It being about 10 minutes past 12, Sir CHtRISTOPHER ROBINSON said, the validity of the election in question, and the right of tihe parties to elect in suchi form, must be tried at another time, and under other circumstances. Mean- while, he certainly thought that those parties ought to have taketa their advice earlier; but the hours of business having arrived and transpired, he should adjourn the Conrt. The Coart rose accordingly; and, as we apprelhend, the founr churchwardens,not having been swer1, cannot enter-on their office. C3OiMISSARY COURT OF LONDON. .Trm- 2
Frankfort Mail.
The Times, 1824-09-08T00:00:00

I nc 2e te hsasi 0omulgated, by two ukases (lated the P2.1 and "d af Julylas', tw'oa upreme resolutions, of w*hich the following -e.s chef heads:- 1. T iconsaequence of a petition to the Board of Finance, by which rrmYet thle prindpal manufacturers of printed calicoes solicit an exemptitn from import duties for the whitc calicoes which they print in rhifx estiiblishmtent., and on a reosesentation of the Minister of F'inAtiee, hii Maj4ety the rperor lias been pleased to order, that not O.-y rlh manfaciturera who are thte authors of the petitiott, bi-t alU oth&r vwho s~tsll,produce the certificates required bv the regula. tions of 82 on tl.gssubject, provided their machines are of the Same kind as tho-e of the former, may for the space of four years 'roTim tirmeimport, free ot d uty, the finest white calicoe,. on con- d;tlri? tsh~each piece, o??e ar',cen broad andi 36 long, :lall rot vc-rh bdve four pounds and three quarters: for thii purpo se, as well as for the importation dury.free of canibrics, muslins, and jacu- nets, Rhicli is alga authorizctl for the same time and on the same conditibna, permiis shall be deliveretl to them conformably to the re-ulatIoU in tke liberty granted in 1820, for ono year to tlhe salme nisnriactsrers?, and prolongedl tor another year by a supremie deci- -.ion of JluI 1, 1821. he ntuD,l,er of pieces of plain calico whwich each manufacturer mnay r~ei.e; ?ua duty firee, iS fixe I at t;,0060 per machine, andi at 25 ?his instunity may be cevoked if circumstances shall make it The,niwufacturcrs are at liberty either to order their calicoes di. reccly froen abroad, or to purchase on the Exchange ot St. Peters- burgh thse wlhich have not yet paid the dlu ties, provided thev answer tne ronditions aboye btated. On rceIving the calicoes duty free, each Vtanufacturer must de- posit at the Custom-house a borid in writing, to produce at the end of the year autheztic certificates, t.howing that the whole of what they hlve xecesved ha-s been actually printed. If the manuafacturer has not printed them at the end of the year, he shall, within two weeks, pay the *hole import duty fixetl bv the tariff, without being therefore exempt front prinunge them, which he tsilall be obligetd to do imrroediately He :hall not be allowed to teceive any miore, duty tree, till he- hs pr,id those dutie6; ar d if it is proved that, he hbs soid plain calicoes, besfill not only be irrevocably deprived of thc immu.nity, bust talso proceeded esgai;;.gl by liaw as giuilty of a fraud on the Cusor,.x 27. U, the a;pI S:?tiom of the m.erchants of St. Petertburgh, and the reco mendrion he Minister of Finance, his Imperial Aia- ief.ty basDeert pleaseASto permit that the imr port duty, which by the supplerriertb th. trba?ff of 1822, promrulgated last yeatr,was raised to I TUbe 2~ cpecs silver per pood greots weight, on oil or barrels, b.hal ba. LScecl hencefortb.. on the net wei,rht. deducting 17 ner Cwt. 21'RANKFORT MAIL. ST.PETERSBUR(GH, AuG. 17.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-02T00:00:00

Sir,-H1aring seen a statement in your paper of Wednesday last, of an examination which took place at the AfMansion-house a short time since, in wlhich it is stated that " a nuumber of the vnggabonds who belong to the ring were in attendance, amongst them were Cur- tis, &c ," I request you will contradict the assertion there made re. spectillg me. It is altogether false; I was never before the Lord MIayoron any occasion; I had nothing to do with the assault in queston; and I can safely appe:.l to those who have known me dur- ing the wrhole of nmy ustblic eareer, who I am certain will testify that there is nothing of the " desperate vagabond" in my character or conduct. A fighting man, Mr. Editor, has a reputation in life as well as anothev mom nd T n v,-^ w;tl nr o;tf r inne ft e? vindicatien of your obedient servant, R. CURTIS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIT ES.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-11T00:00:00

oir,-L wios pauen sotpinsed to le2rn, from the Bow-street police rport, iD yAur o aper of his day, that in answer to the application of *tne parish officers of St. Clement Danes, and the liberty of the Rolls, Sir R. Birnie should have stated, that " Elder wine houses not being licensed vir.tuallers, no efiorta could bene.2debyhim tocheek them." If'Ihe worthy magistrate will refer to theact 3 Geo. IV., cap. 5S, eornrmno yealled the Po ice Act, he will, if I ara not mtitaken, find a clatse (sect. 17) relatirg to "shops, or rooms, ar otherplaces, open. ed for the sale of, or inl'er the pretence ofF selling, ready mnade coffee, tea, and oA%er liquiors," which, by the application of a .afer and sounder imecretion in the irterpretation of acts of Parliament than is'ofieDtimnes exerdised in policeofflces, will place in his power the means of effectually cheeking and restraining, if not of altogether abadin*, the nuisance in question. I am, Sir, vour ohedlenr CIVIS. IU 'l J VJl. U. 1V TIlE Ef DITOR OF TjjjE: TMllfS.
It is, perhaps, but a par...
The Times, 1824-04-05T00:00:00

It is, perhaps, but a partial degree of regret which we -feel that the Alien Bill is to be ienewed, for the debate qn. the subject has excited such attention,- that we should apprehend the amt cannot be much abused iu the execu- tion.- Still it is-a ainentable thing to see a public measure -caried in this counitry,simply to humour the policy of the arbitrary Governments abroad; and that such is the case viti respect t&tism'odouxblu, is unquestionable: for do we dread the operations of alienrs residing in -this country upon our own tranquillity ? If not,- the.-rneasure must haVe reference to the security of other Statesi. Besides, when the Foreign Secretary deprecated the continuance of this bill beyond two years. he most undoubtedly condemned its present enactment. What can possibly arise upon the Continent in the space of two -years, to render its state less liable to perturbations by the free admission of foreigners into Engiand, than at present? A certain Right Hon. Gentleman's speechesn must alwvays keep his friends upon the very tenter-hooks of anxiety. Poor Lord Lox- nooDSSE''s auntangible nonsense, N7hich left nolhing to dread, being unassailable at all points, did so much better. Thc speech of Friday night was more wanton and flighty than usual. Athens, Sparta, Rome, England ! By the way, when the account was given of the jealousy with which foreigners were treated in the states of Greece, whence was il that tlie fact ef benches set apart fbr their reception in the theatres was not related I The story of the old man, in whose case the Spartans practised and the Atheniansap- proved good manners,-was that forgotten ? The truth is, that the States of Greece always gave admissioni to foreign refugees.