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Royal Universal Dispensar...
The Times, 1824-02-13T00:00:00

The eighth anniversary of this excellent institution was celebrated yesterday by a public dinner at the City of London Tavern, Bishops. gate-street. At six o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of York entere the room, accompanied by .ord Bolton, Sir C. Flower, Bart,, Aldennan Tbhompson, Mi.P., Alderman Garratt, R. Bernal, Al. P., Alderman Kev, C. Barclay, Esq., the Ron. and Rev. E. J. Turnouir Dr. J. B. Davis, H. Read,, Esq., WV. Banbury, Bsq., (iuorge Lurant, Fsq., and several other. gentlemen. His Royal Highness baving taken the chaiir, thc comnpalny, consistinig of nearly 250 persons, sat down to an excellnt dinner. After dinner, NoVo7 Nobis was suilg in good style, by Messrs. Taylor and Broadhurst and other vocal performers. rhe cloth being removed, the usual toasts of" The Ring," " The Duke of iYork," " The Army and Navy," &c., were drank with loud applause. Hils Royal Highness, atter a short speech, in w,hich lie eulogized the objeet of the institmtion, and congratulated its friends on the numerous and respectable assemblage wlhicl was then met in its support, gave " Prosperity to the Royal tJni- versal Dispensary for Children," which was drunk vitht loud ap- plause Dr. J. B. DAVIS, in returning tlianks foa the toast, took a review of the institution from its commencembit. From this we learned that since the establishment of the chanrtS,, not fewer than f60,000 children had been gratuitously prescribed for, of whom not onein 00 had died. It was also stated, that in the sarre time, the deatbs of children, under ten years of a e, within the bills of mortality, were 5,000 less than in any preceding seven ) ears. It was added, that from the establishment of the " Royal Infirmary for Children," in the Waterloo-road (which is now in progress, and the tsmpletion of which is only delaye4 by the want of sufficient funds), still gteater benefits mnight be expected to accrue to the- children of the poor. In the course of the evening a liberal subscription was made at the tables in aid of the funds of the charity. His Royal High- ness having quitted the chair at half-past nine o'cloclk, Alderman GAaRRATT was called thereto and the friends of the charity conti- nued to enjoy the festivities o?thc evening to a late hour. ROYAL UN. V?ERSAL DISP SeiRYfor CHrLDRRN,
Marriages
The Times, 1824-02-06T00:00:00

At Tensington. John Hurnall, Esq., of Emmanuel College. Cam- ri.ge. to Ular-, only daughter of Charles Badham, MI.D.;F. RS. On the 3d inst., at St. AMphaue, Greenwich, b)Y the Rev. Itobert Dallin, A. M., William Crees Tavl;or, surgeon, son of l,ieutenant Taylor, R. N., Greenwich [lospital, to Elizabeth, second daughter of Thomas Brockelbank, Esq., Oeptfhrd. On Saturday. the :4th u It., Dan:el Wakefield, Esq, to Selina, the second daughter of J. G. De Burgh, Esq., or Chewten-house, Old Down.
Waltzing.
The Times, 1824-01-12T00:00:00

Thc following desription of waltzing is written li no very good tastc, but there is much truth in it, and some huniour - and, per- haps, the coarseness of the language is, after al1 the most usefiu modc of discountenancing this very unIEnglish amusemcnt ._. ! As many of the retired matrong of this city, uuslilled in ' ges. tic lore,' are, doubtless, ignorant of the movements and figures of this modest exhibition, lv?ill endeavour to give solne account of it, in order that they iay learn what oddtc:%pers their daughters some- times cut, when from under their guardian wings. on a ignal be- ing given by the music, the gentfeman seizes the lady round her waist , the lady, scorning to be outone in courtesy, serr politely takes the gentleman round the neck, with one arm rct iig against his shoulder. to prevent encroachments. Away then theygo, about, and about, and about. 'Aboat what, Sir?'-'Aboat the room M adamit, to he sure.' The whole economy of this dance consisia in turning round and round the room, in a certain measured step; and it is Lraly astonishing that this coiutintied revolution does not set all their beads swviming like a top, but l have been positively as- sured, that it only occasions a gentle sensation which is marvelDous. ly agreeable. In the course of this circumvolution, the dancers, in order to give the charm of novelty, are continuaUychanging their re. lative situations. Now the geitleman, meaning no harm in the world, I assure you, Madam, carelessly flings his am about the lady'S neck, with an air of celestial impudence; and anoi the lady, meaningas little harm as the gentleinan, takes hitm round the waist, with mnost ingenuous modest languishment, to the great delight of niumerous spectators and amateurs, wio generally fbrm a rin, as the miob do about a pair of Amazons pullmncaps ora couple of fighting nastifTi. After continuing this divineinterchange of.hands, arms, &c., for half an hour or so, the lady begins to tire, and with " eyes upraised," in mast bewitching languor, petitions her p;mner for a little more support. This is alwaya given vrithout hesitation. The lady leans gently on his shoulder; their anis entwine in a thbusand seducing miseluievous curves-don't be slasrned, Madam, -doser and closer they approach ceal other, and, in conclusion, the parties being overcome with ecstatic fatigue, the lady seems alnost sinking into the gentleman's arms, and then- 'I Vell, Sir! what then ?' 'ord, Madam, how should I know."'%-E tractfrom time Works of Gcoft,r-tCrayen :.n the Somerzet Housc Misuellano. IVA T.W.T zAr
The coast blockade, under...
The Times, 1824-01-19T00:00:00

''l'e coast blockade, under the , -n-Tnalnd and judicious management of Captain Win. _.i1 Culoh ofhsMjsyssi Ramilies, has beei SO tae' effectual in the prkrention of sniuggling within the dlistrict to whiceh it has hitherto been confi.'ied, that it has, been determined to extend it East and 'West, so as to include the- whole of tie Isle of Sheppey on one side, and to the WVestward as far as Chichester ; which additional line of coast will be divided into fhree districts, and be officered and manned in the same manner as ,the three districts are at present; which will toll into that service about 'orty Lieutenants, three Surgeons, six Assistant-rSurgeons, three Pursers, and nearly 1,800 mcn, itl addition to the number of officers and men already emiployed.-.Kettish Gazette. E,XTRAOItDI.ARY SIMIL&RITY or' TW1SS.-s A Mr. Smart, who keeps the Wlynstay Arms Inn, at Ruthin, Denbi~hshire has two daughters, twins: they are so surprisingly alike, Jifat not ornl trangers but even their own parents find it difficult to name them when apart: they seem almost to possess but one mind, are veryuneasyif notdressedexactlyalike to the smallest minutia, have each one particular tooth that stands forward more than tha rest, and afew years back one had a tootlh extracted, and on exami. nation the other was found to have the same tooth in nearly the same statc of decay; if a question is asked one of them, they generallv both answer - their riendships and dislikes are always the samne * if one is struck, theother seems to feel it eoually by the distress she evinces; if either of them is unwell. the other sic ens in a day or two afterwaids; they ate insep4mable coDmanions-eat alike-think alike-act alike: in shoxt, the sympathy vcssting between these chil- dren has been the astonishment of the whole neighbourhood._ Bveniaig pape6r. [A1dve_tisemeuL1JJoss0e LoNQ begs leave respectfuly to inform those noblempen and gentlemen who have honoured him with their patronage, tmat his new Hotel in Bond-street has been finished tvj> months; and to prevent the possibilit of the house being damp, he has had fires in all the rooms day and night since it was finashed: he is, therefore, quite satisfied that the wbole premises are thoroughly aired. John Long begs permission further to add, that he has dtted up his hotel with-'every convenience and elegance that can be cx. pected, and that the greatest aUention will be paid to every partt of his busmiess; and he flatters hiwnself that his very extensive stock of wines, liqueurs, and spirits, which he has been collecting with the greatest care and attention for several yehrs,.will ensure him the ape probation of rhoaenolemen and gentlemen who may honour him with their commands, wbich will be execntec on thesmostrcasonable terms. His cellars under the chapel in Albemarle-street are open
By the Madrid accounts in...
The Times, 1824-01-12T00:00:00

By the M1fadrid accOulits in the French journals, we find that FeRDINAND and his advisers are busied in thje prepa- ration of certain measures, which may be described as just so many different modesof trifling with their owan situation and with that ofSpain:' The Duke of INPANTADO haS reported to the KING relative to a re-organization of the Royal Guard. It is easy to forin plans on paper, but w4here is the substratum for a good military body in the interest of the nmonks, -i*d.of a few denationalized grandees ? Where are the officers? Hiov are the-troops to be paid ? And without respeictable officers, and regular pay, through what medium are they -to be disciplined, or of what degree of confidenpce can they.be considered worthy, should any crisis arise-to'bring thees niew regiments into collision-with their countrymen ? The same rdrnark may be applied to the whole army, whichthere is,it seems,atalk ofre-creating. The difficilties 'will be greatly aggravatedby the tesolution taken to disband the Constitutional army, wlich embraces undoubtedly the best matetial for a military force through- out the Peninsula, but-which, being thus ponsigned to fight or perish, will be driven -into -a: state of unavoi4able hostility to the .4ieir ent, ani-ef constant readiness for every scheme, of rev6lt. The character an'd eginmcy of the new royal army may b- guesscd at frop-the juldge given in the 4adiicd pap'rs,. -to supply' it With'offi&ars rom among thote who -have "takenup, ams fatI the KTNG,ainI sacrificed themsalves for the go6d cause." These are the officers of the Faitb, we- take for-grant oP whom the world. know: enough -to be assured, that if MsINA. were 4o sen4. one of his boots f'rom Lonlon, ltitle mnore would be ndcc6s7atv-tb .annihilate thern, provridcd.-the French troops wvere bOncs at- tlheir owa siclk o9f tli Pyxe~nces Tlhe 'snaetj ~frorn whit- appears ot '-the &umberl fn?intion^ato be annexed to it, bids fair 'to turn out-neijher more nor less than a.soleran register,of those persens and actions which arc, not to be forgiiver, but punished-a record of vengeanice, not of grace. FERDrx?N,D 1imsnZelf may-bnc say deplore thelapplicability of this royal preceden't'to crimes and criminals whicli 'were not in the contemplation of its auithor.
His Royal Highness the Du...
The Times, 1824-01-17T00:00:00

His Royal Highness thle Dake of Yonx has subscribed munificently to the erection of Lord ERSKINE'S statue. Theme is som. eRhig at once 4ighly creditable and interest- ing in this display of feeling by a Prince so near the T hrone. If it were rierely that the illustrious man de- ceased had been ow tormw of intimate friendship with his Royal Highness, we might say that it is not every Prince who so regards the rights and claims of friendship. But it is a fine homage to the manly integrity, and consequent moral power of Lord ERSKINE over others, that he who has done more than. any British subject of his gene- ration to establish and extend the liberties of his coun- trymen, to check the enoroachments of prerogative, and to keep the whole class of Royal personages within boundaries, which by a law of their nature and condition they are perpetually stTiving to overleap-itis, we say, no inglorious monumcnt to the manly rectitude of Lord E13sKiNE, that he should have taken such root in the affec- tions of that very order of privileged and exalted beings, as to make them forget his triumphs over the principle of kingly power, in the recollection of those virtues, when destitute of which Kings themselves can shine but with borrowved and transientlight. WFith regard to the progress and result of the subscrip- tion, it would be a disgrace, not merely to the profession which Lord EBSKINE adorned, but to the nation whose best interests he so nobly protected, should it fall short of its design. There is not an Englishman-noble or peasant- whose childlren's children will be absolved from a debt of gratitude to this patriot, more lasting than any record of brass or marble that the justice of the present age can-raise for the instruction of posterity.
A prospectus of a Greek l...
The Times, 1824-01-22T00:00:00

A prospectus of a Greek loan has been in circulation for some days. WVe suppose the interest upon it wiUl be paid by the beautiful new coinjust stamped in Paris, of wlich we gave an acceunt yesterday. This prospectus is probably all the memworial that will exist hereafter of the contemplated loan. Indeed, it loem not clearly appear that the Greeks themselves know that they are borrowing money, or at- temipting to orrow m6ney, in England; and that they are mortgaging their teveiiues, or. that others are mortgaging their revenues for theta. No: as -miuch of our charity as~ possible let tliese- iufferinng patriots -receive! But as to loans, it is an insult to common understanding even to use the term in reference to the Greeks. We should wish also to see the whole of Britisi-disposable capital employed in the legitimate pursuits of commerce, by which hands arc employed, and from which revenue accrues; and not ha- zarded upon speculations of usurious interest, which, even when successful, import no life and. activity to the ope- rative classes.
Letters from Canton were ...
The Times, 1824-01-05T00:00:00

Letters from Canton wrfe reeeivedtlo Saturday by the Thames East -Indiaman, arrived -it the Powns, dated the Sth of August, and bringing iWt0lligence that appears to forebode anotber.niisunderstanding with the Chine'se Go- verrnment. Itappears that tbe4iff'alr of theTopie fiigate has by -no meatts -been '?6ortten, 'tlough-generally i6ider- stood-d40 h'afe beern arraged ili i saif sfacto -ri aniler. Oni theoarik alf tht Tfidames in the rriver of Canton, which took place early iu June, a person was sent on board by the Vrc Eoy, to inqwre whether tbey ha'? brought out with thenm the murderers-of fhosee'pcrsoDs.whbifell in the affair of the: Topaze,' ahd wvere.prepared. to delivet- th1# up to be' put to death bj the Chinese.- *1ey coaidaeed it to baV6e a 1 pi*atl~ ~'i1ly g?ed o~,D I ku t uffer ti a?airtorestandthbetradeofthleformerseaon togo on in the utsual mqanner, that the misundetstanding should undergo a strictinvestgation by the EnglisliGovernment,and that the offehtderssbould be brought toCanton by the first ship of the -present season. The Commander of the Thames evaded the requisition,by alleging, as was the faet,ihat his.ship was not the first of the new season, but the last of the preceding one, having heen detained an unusual time on the v-oyage; and with this plea the ViceRoy professed himself satisfied. In the beginning of August, however, before the Thtames had cleared with her cargo, the Bombay, which was in reality the first ship of the new season, arrived in the river at Can- ton, twhei the application was repeated, and niet with a reply so little satisfactory, that there -was no probability that the Bombay would be permitted to take in-her cargo. It does not appear that the trade was actually stopped, the Bombayl having proceeded from Macao to make the experi- -ment, and the result not being knowvn. The other ships which had arrived subsequently to the Bombay, *ere waiting at Macao until it was ascertained what course was adopted by the VIcEaoy, with respect to that ship. 'The most violent conduiet on his part was apprehended, and it was reported that the whole of the Hong, or security-merr- chants, hadl been sent to Pekin to answer for the omission of the expected redressby the British Government. This in" telligence caused some sensation in the city on Saturday, and India Stock fell between 2 and 3 per cent.
Cruelty.
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

IFrom the Durham County Advertiser.1 An article lately appeared in the Tryze Mfercury, stating that some old unserviceable horses belonging to the owners of Faw- don Colliery had been cruelly put to death by being driven among tle burning coals of a pit-heap. 1Ve confess that, with all our dis. position to give credence to the statements of tie editor of the Ncr. cury, we entertained a belief that in this instance he had been im- po3nd upon; tor no Englislman, we conceived, could be yuilty of so revolting a ct a that which he described. An affidavit of 36 in- diidul inte emplov of Fawdon Colliery denying the statemunt, seemed to bea us Out in the opinion we had formed ; buat that opi- nion, we regret for the sake of humanity to state, is entirely over- tured by the following affidavit made and swornl by a gentleinan with bwho Ie are well acquainted, and on whose veracity we place implicit confidence : "1John Bowman, chief clerk in his Majesty's Customs at N.\ew.. ctle, maleth o.ahnd saith..}-that on the 5th of December last past, abous-ttehour of four in the afternoon, he wits riding ie Fadownt Colliery, in the county of Northumberland, that he there saw a number of mnen and boys on the small coal-heap, and that on his nearer anproach, he observed a horse iying in the midst of tbessaid mien and boys; that part of the saiti men and. boys flogged the said horse until it rose ; and the said horse, whlien up, staggered front a lameness in one of its hind legs ; that the said men and boys continued to fldog the said horse, and whenever it got up, they immediately, pushed it dowvn towards the edge of the heap where the coals were burping, and at last forced the said horse over the side of the heap of coals. This deponent then rode up to the spot, adti zhere saw, the satid horse lying ont its back, struggling amongst the burning coals. Thihs dreponYeinnt fethelit os that heraso saw three or ourorss lingintheburingcoas prty consumed b-v the fire; and he also saith, that on hst5uurniongisis horse round toleave the place, he met swo men, appar_ntly connected with the ccllierv, hur. rvhtg o Ithe s~m who xcldaimed to utiss Jde onent, ' Oh, Sir. it is MOUNBOWAN." Taken and sworn by the deponent, John Bowman, atNew. castle-upon-Tyne, this 3ii day of January, 1824, before tme, one of' his llajesty'; justices 'of the peace in and for the town anrd county of the town of Newcastle-uponTyna e "WVMe. WRIGHT, Mayor." Convinced as we now are of the trnith of the ornrinal statement whlich appeared in the l'y,w Mcrcury, we most corially join witlh that paper in expressing a hope that the perpetrators of this boenbie barbarous act may be brought to justice. CIRUELTY.
Marriages
The Times, 1824-01-21T00:00:00

IMAR1tIED. On Tfiursday last, in Cornwall, John Henry Walker,' Esq%., surgeon, Strand, to Mlary, only daughter of the late Philip -nc, Esq., of Tortrey, and grand-daughter to the Rev. Dr. Lyne, of 2le- vagissey. Aftcr partaking of an elegant dejeaDe at the scat ofTbo- mas Graham, Esq., of Penguite, the happy pair set out for'Bath.._
Circular.
The Times, 1824-02-25T00:00:00

EIousc of ontionx, -Wednesda.y, Feb. 18, 1824. Sir,-l have the honour teencloseyou a copy of the resolution of the h avse of , Comoon~for th?e appo.intment of a committee to in- quire into the laws respecting ermgration of artisans, anI the ex- portation of machinerl, and combInations of workmen; and to re- quest you will make (he safleknown to all within vouy juirisdiction; and inform them, tllht th,e comtnittee has begun it;s inopry, and are ready to receivc suelrevide~ntits ihuiVatics initerestel si6ay consider as importapt to be suVbiitt'd, to the 'omniltiee. If you will inforpi tne wht wivtness`es wish to attend. and the par- ticular branch of tlbjqnairy. they ate to support or oppose, I wil endeavour to giveyost-sugl notice fot ther attendainceas shaii eccupy as little of their tlone as possible. I have the honour tobc, vour rvcry obedient servant, (Signed)- JOSEPH HUME. Joyisl12 di Febntatii, 182. OitDEftEDi.That a select -committee be appointed to inquire into the state of tlhle law n the United Kindom, anl its conse. quences,respecting artisans leavitg the kingd6m and residing abroad - also into the state of the law apd its consequences, respecting the exportation of tools and nriathimery; and into the state of the laW and itg efficts so far xs Tel5tes to the combination of workmen and others to raise wages, or to fetq'2ate their Wiages and 'hottrs of work.. ig:and to report their opmionW anid observations thereupon to thge House. -- eIrwITr.A? . . SEVT TO TME CI{EF- NqISTRATE OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS 12i' THE COUNTRY.
The Times
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

NreW TIIEATRE ROYAL, DRTTRY-LAYVA. TilIS EVENING. A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Sir GOles Overreach, Mr. Kean: Marrall, Mr. Munden; Margaret, Miss Smithson After which, the grand oporatie romance of LODOISKA. rTHEATR,E R9OYAL, COYVEYT-GA RDEA. THIS EVENING (7th tIme), a new Opera, called NATIVE LAND; or, The Return from Slaver-. After which (7th time), a new Farce, ealled THE POACHERS. AD PIF,/U THEA.ITRE, STRANVD. THIS EYENING witl be presented (10th time at this theatre), the admnired burlctta of TONI JONES; or, The Foundling. To conclude with the melodramatic burletta, entitled THE HEART OF IID- LOTHI IN; or, The Lily of St. Leenard's. The box-olfice Is open frout 10 tUIl 4, wvhere places may be taken of Mr. Callan. rE JYSURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING Nvll be presented, an entirelynew and Interest- lun malodraine, in 3 acts, called THE TWO THIEVES, or, The Mur- derers of Grenoble. After wvhich, an entirely sew farcical burletta, called MAIDS AND BACHELORS; or, Nettlewig HalL The whole to conclude with Ln entirely newv splendid and Interesting spectRele, call- ed ASLAN THE LION; or, The Seven Brazen Towers of Tepellul. RO YL C(1 R 7HeATRE. THIS EVENING.will he presented, a new grand iiterestipg melo- dranie, czlled ALFyRED THE GRtEAT.e After which (4th tIlne), a new&rcalurlett caOlled lTdeRAVtEhLaLING IlNCOG. or, A Bold Stro, fr aDiner. o cnclde ithan enitirely now grand his- torical nme:oerame and naval and military snectacle, called the SIEGE OF ACRE; or. Britons I the East. AT TWO THIS DAY, TWO OUT OF THE SEVEN ?o2.ooo PRIZES WILL BE DECIDED IN THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The long list of resolulions, on the snbject of forming a tunnel un. der the river Thames, is an advertisement, S The publication of The Tivies commenced at 6 o'clock yester- day Fnoning. and tinixhed at 8&
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-01-07T00:00:00

We are. authorized to state. that the' MIr. White, men- tinned in the cause O'Brien v. lWhite, tried in the Court of King's Bench on tbe oth inst., is not Mtr. Thomas WIYhitcof the (iommer- cial Sale'Rboo,s. ItE a case wibicb came before the Court of Kisngos Bench on Mondajy, tfie jirtiulars of wbichbwere of no public interest, it came diltthat common Sicilian win', which perhaps is: nbt wor:lh more than from :12L to 14L per pipe, is frequendy so]d' as Tolcay ! and iLacrtma ClA?sti ! and La Crema DivinaI Thesyseem ofim. positionin wines is carried to a greater extent than the public is yet awate of. . ALAi7tstIG Frits.A lire, which threatened destruction to nearly the wholc of Denmark-court, Strand,'broke out at half past four o'clock yesterday.morAing, at the house of ' Ur. Wheeler, tailhr, 12, Tavistock-street, Covent-gsiden, whir spread.with Icon.- siderable fury to the house of ,lr. MIacfarlane situaI ed at .te back of Ali. lWhvelees premisee, but the progress of the I devourfig 'elc- meutvwas stopped by the speedy amvs 'of the fir'e-engin.-.of.the firemen. of the various offices, succeeded in exinguishrfig tfa s It Is supposed that the fir&brotke ODtin thefiAt floor7, .b'it j be ascertained. .. * [Adverti&ement.1THE A'OsTLE FA1TiL.E FENDED.-The fpllowvipgsubjectbeteaM upon on Sunday neit. fhMlth, and Sunday, 'the 18th of Jimuars' at the meeting Liduseofthe. Church of God, coim ly called "JtreehThkingChristians,"1.'Cres. cent,- Jewin-tr eAldersgae. street. A exosre of'eurk; entitleda.Not Paa hz4dcsus:: upon wNch occision it iwillbhe at. ta-n; v ed to be showp, hworkia question is a.. most hypocriti u l and1 riplenperfona,sice Time ofcommencng, 11 o'clocl,. pred3sely. :-.* .__ ;