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By the printed abstracts ...
The Times, 1824-01-07T00:00:00

By the printed abstracts-of the-Public Revenue ij6r the last year and quarter, 'it .apjears that, ihe 'produce of the existing taxes has not diminished to the extent- of duty re- mitted in the late sessiou of,ParliAmentfry the CGHxiC'L- Los of ihe EXCHEQUER.- --The difference, theret6rij being on the favourable side, tusit be credited'to an'increased ability of consumption(-during the late twelve monthIs-inshe 'body of the people. At the tatae time this'groutird f'sa- tisfaction is not so excessive as-to justify -any ewiltation on. the part of Ministers or their friends. If th6 incomneofshe Consolidated Fund for the quarter ending thie-th of Janu- ary,' 14, exceeds that .for the .cQirespon!ding quarter. of lasts year by 87.5,0001., it- ought to .be,auderstood that 700,0001 .of thae' differeiice cprisistd of' mnoripey-iepatd by Austria, anti demonstrates -rather the-extreme moderation. of our,diplomacy than the redtmdant produce of our taxes. Wh.'en, again, it is stated that the -surplus-of this q.uarter's consolidated fund .over the 'charge for the 'same quarter amounts to .upwards.-of three--milionsk whereas -the surplus of the previous, 'orisonding'q,taiter did : exceed. 92,000L, a great -.deal. of the assertion proves; just nodiing, not; merely because, of the above-mienitioned Austrian instalment;.but because, by the .arraugenlents .of the CuANCRLLOQ of the Ei ciiQviltjtheicharge of the lat- ter quarter has been reduceA 2,000,0001., or. nearly so, as appears under the head- of ' National Debt." Indepen- dently, however, of these circumstances, . there -are in the accounts now presented.causes for reasoniable- conifidence in our resources, and for satisfaction, at. the apparent pro- gress of competenic-yand cofort among the people. The Customs upon the year 1823 exhibit an increase of a round- million; Stamps above 16o6,ooL.; and the Post-office a sen- -sible improvement. In the last quarter only, the Customs| rose 44$7,OO0J. , Stainps 105,0001. ; -Post-office 37,0001-. TiThe revenue.of.-1823 falls short .of that for the precediog yeir by 630,0001. ; b.0tits d ecline-is fairly accounied for by a repeal of a moiety of.the assessed taxes. Thewhole revenue raised hitaxres froni the country this year (deducting' the items received fromAustria), does not.mut.h exceeetlhe stim toted of 4Sm ionsstest ling.
It would appear by the la...
The Times, 1824-02-07T00:00:00

It would appear by the last arijvals from the West Indies, that an insurrection of the coloured population has been prevented at Martinique by the arrest and Imprison- ment of a great many of the suspected persons. A treason- able correspondence of the malcontents vith Europe, the Englislh islands, and St. Domingo, has been discovered. lVho are their correspondents in Europe ? Not Mr. WILBERFORCE and Alr. BUXTON, we presume. If the French be meant, tlhen the couspiracy must be of a political nature, and will have nothing to do with that which is the subject of dispute between the abolitionists and and-a-,olitionists here in England. We confess that if we were of the latter party, we should not quite like the timing of this conspiracy. However, it may be a good con- spiracy for any thing we know to the contrary.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-01-30T00:00:00

-Trl-V. Iravc. "The King has-had a favourable nighi, a,nd is_considered better to-daY. - 'NiedneiS;,,J. 9.3 1824" .. . . TlQe following 's froi t Brighton Gac'e-oW)dnesdaY . v" Vcregret to saytfiat`lis 111ajesty i8 sufferig utidebf areturn f the g6ot;,ieLih came on earlv on Suntay niorning, ' iis Majeast, had, we uiiderstand, telt sligktl jindisposed. the ^preceding evening. Tlieattack was rather severe, hut we have the satisfaation to leart thkt his AlajestY is recovering -from its efTects, and is:not consi.i derably better. -The answer to the numerous inquiries 'at the iPazLe Meterday,'and up to a latehour last ngliht, were of a veryi favourable! nahire I't is Dot expected, under these ircimnstances. tba.ihis, la' ;jesty will b& able to t'ulfil hi Iirst intention of opening Parliament in pe,rson, as, thoutgh hi,s medical attea'dants conffdently expect tha atew days ,iesto,e the King to the posseasion'of pert'ect health, yet jt wo-uld:he hardly co'isideried jirudent-;o.sanction.a,,iourner to L,opt don at thi aseaso~n of Sthe -year. We understanui that his Majra ty wvill holi1a Pr,vy Councii.as the Paviiion on Saturday next.".': . ~~~~V.1h'O
The attempt of some of th...
The Times, 1824-01-03T00:00:00

The attempt of someeof the Tax Collectors to increase the House Tax for the present year, by a new and unpre- cedented valuation,:has been already noticed in Thle Times. We confess that our impression lcd us from the first to im'pute- Ei r entto tbe rapAcity of- the inferior officers, whoderive their incomes from a per-eentage on the sumtotal Q payments into the Exchequer,rather than to any 'dsingenuous or shtuing scheme of 'those who preside over the Treasury Department, for obtaining at once the credit due to an ostensiblq reduction of the public burdens by act of'Parliamenit, and the profit arising out of their actual continuance, by sileptly giving-an additional turn to the screw. It gratifies us.to obseive something like a confir- mation of our suramise in an advertisement from the Board of Taxes, -which saspends the increase'l charges made by Collectors on ateount of the -Honse Tax, and states the notice to be issued-by authority of the Lords of the Trea- sury. The country, therefore, it is to be hopel; wilIenjov the benefit of the late reductions at least-if not, as report says, of an cutire repeal of the assessed taxes.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-01-07T00:00:00

I ADVEILTrSErMEgT.1 Sir,-I see that the Reev. Tbomas Cooperhas,in this day's aorn- ing L'kroni, noticedthe letter which I addressed to him in your paper of the 3d of December, with thbe signature of ".An En- qurer" and declares himnself " willing to answer all my questions and, animadversious, it' I feel disposed to throw off my disguise, and to giveThim a public challenge." The signature it ioot will there- fore e_titlesnep under his-own.admitssion, t an answer to the several. ni-e-tinn- whinh T hS v nn in in, GEORGE HIBBERT. I - 38, Portland-place, Jan. 6. 1824.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE T'IMES.
We have received Havannak...
The Times, 1824-01-06T00:00:00

We havereceived Havannah papers to the 24th of No- vember. The unfortunate result of the war in Spain was then known; and FE.RDINAND'S proc'amnation, dated Ca- liz, Sept. 30, was published in a supplement to the Go- vernment journal of the 19th of November. A copy of that record of Roval pr.omise-breaking was brought to the Havannah by Colonel Don Jost DE OVANiDO, who sailed from Gibraltar on the 3d- of October: Except a proclamation by the Governor VirES, announcing the arrival of Ov ANDO from Spain, no step appears to have been publicly taken in consequence of the intelligence from Spain. The Government journal of the 23d of Novemiber still retained its Constitutional title. From anDaccount of the proceedings of'the Provincial Deputation, dated Nov. 4', it appears that the Commander of Puerto Cabeolo had wri'ten to the Poli- tical Chief of the Havanuah, explaining the distressed state of that fortrcss, and earnestly soliciting assistauce. -The Provincial Deputation seems to have been in no haste tb an- swer this call. The documents were.ordered to be referredzto theCommission of Fmance, with areicommendation to consuft with two officers sent by the Commandant of Puerto Ca- -bll on-what--night- -be -donef The subjccr-was aftei wards, on the 12th, brought under the notice of another body-a kind of Chamber of Commerce, called the Con0su- lado Nacional-which approved.a Report made'by the Svn- die on a plan for the relief of the Colombian Gibraltar, proposed by the second in command of the naval force at the Havannah. A certified copy of tllis. Report. was ordered to be transmitted to the Superinten(Lent General of Fi- Dance. It is singular enough, that wvhile the authorities of the Havannah were thus proceeding with all the character- istic deliberation of Sp.miards, Puerto Cabello was taken by assault on the 8th of November I
[Advertisement.]-Some peo...
The Times, 1824-02-03T00:00:00

[A-3vcrtisarennt.1-Some people rcmark, *it never rains but it pours," wvhich may not inappropriately be applied to the iate i ise in the fands; for ever since Mr. SIVEWVx1GHT contracted for this Lot- tery (i moiety or-the prizes in which are stock, the other money), the priee has rapidly and progressively risen upwards of nine per cent., aind many think stock will, ere long, fetch more in the market than the same nominal sum ef monev; but even at the present value there has cecumulated about 10,0001., which will be gained by the hoiders of tickets iad shares, in addition to the seven 20,000L, &c., original. I v allotted for the scleme. No wonder, therefore, the sale of this 'ot- tery is unconmonly brisk, especiaUy as the drawing is so near, and the two first prizes will each have 20,0001. sterling extra. [Advertisement.1-The most eminent of the faculty have acknow- ledged that the greatest nourisber of the human hair is ROWLAaeD'5 M ACASSAlt OIL, which adds such an auxiliary of strength to the hair as to produre strong and lasting curls. prevents the hair from being injured-preserves it to the latest period of life-promotes a luxuriant growth on the baldest pacees-renders hair that is harsh and dry as soft as silk, and adds a beautiful gloss: in fine, it gives the most fascinating antl defectable appearance to the hair of ladies, gentlemen, and children, produces whiskers, eve brows, &c. Parti- cular caution is necessary in purchasinr,; each genuine bottle is signed, in red ink, " A. Rowland and Son," No. 20, Hatton-garden. All others are counterfeits. t Advertisement.1-MVe are desired to state,that all persons afflicted. with heartburn, sickness, giddiness, headache, or wind in the stemach, and the many other unpleasant symptoms of indigestion, will find ST] DMIAI'5 RHUuBAnB aud tINGER PILL;.s as pre- pared by him with an essence of those ingredients, a med:cmne of su- perior efficacy. Ten years' experience has proved them to be the best remedv for the above complaLints; and the increasing saeof them fully 3ustifies the proprietor's assertion. Prepared by J. Steed- man, WValworth, and soZd by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, 95, Fleet- market; and allother medicine vendersin townand countzy ; in boxes, 2s. 9d. each, containing 60 Iills. N. B. Two or threeof the above pil]s at bed-tiue are the cheapest and best family pills that are novwin use. [Advertisement i_Koss and Soxss No. 119, BishopEgate-street, beg to inform the nobility and gentr.y, tbat having now rendered A 1 . A t . - --;- AX frAm the bear tlhcy have iust kilied, it is res.dy for immediate delivery in pots, from 35. to one guinea each, warranted genuine. For nonrishing the hair, nothing can be more excellent, as it is esteemed the richest gease that can bo obtained from any animal or vegetable substance.
By yesterday's express fr...
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

By yesterday's express from Pa-i it is ascertained that the rentes have risen ebove par, being quoted on Monday at lOOf. 40c. The verv important question, therefore, to the holders of French Stock is necessarily brought into dis- cassion, whether the Frerch Government, by the terms on which the money was raised and the public debt consoli. dated, possesses the power to pay off the renteS at par, or 20 years' purchase, with the view of effecting a reduction in the rate of interest, as practised in this country. The holders contend that the rentes are, in principle, a perpe- tual annuity, of a nature quite distinct from stock, and ca- pable only of redemption in the market by the purcha--es of the sinking fund. But the French Government, if no law exists by which the reduction can be efected, may with fa- cility frame one for that purpose; and the holders of French securities, therefore, cannot hope to escape that genepni re- duction of the rate of interest throughout Europe, vrhj(It will be the certain effect of the continutance of tranquillity.
We are glad to see an att...
The Times, 1824-02-18T00:00:00

W'e are glad to see an attempt to simplify the public Zccounts this year, by the production of a balance-sheet of wme an(d exqpenditure. Trhe last CHAANCET.I.OR of the ExCHcFQrEr might rerhaps be a very worthy man ; but his talent as a tinaiicier lay chiefly in the way of confusing andl rendering accounts intricate and perplexed.. A smack of his obscure groping genius still rentains in the account be- fore us: but, a better system being adopted, we are n1ot without hope that still farther clearness anid precision may beintroducedl. The very tiescruptioi of the- firstnportion af this bilance-sheet is niot very intelligible: " An accaunt - of the net public income, &c., after abating the expendi- "tare thereout defrayed by the several revenue dlepart- -rnmeacs, and of the actual issues of payments, exclusive of "the sums applied to the redlemption of the funded debt, ' and for payinig off the urfun(ied debt." Wlly, we ask, 2re the sums appli~t to the re(lemption of the funded debt to be "xempted from nur outgoings ? But a more sti iking instance of the ol0d shifty- method of mystifying accounts is to be found in the article of " the military and naval ' pensions," compounded for, as the public will recollect, by a certaini act of his present MAJESTY. First, Govern- ment pays to certain trustees for thcse pebsionis, the sum of two millions and an half; theni it atfeets to take credlit for upwards of fo.r millions and aul half, receivedl from those trustees ; an(d then, upon the general balanice, there is made to appear an excess in its favour upon this trans- action ef above two millions; when in reality, if tlec ac- count were fairly stated with reference to the new dlebt =eratfd by the Long Annuities, the wvhole sum must come f7roi the \ational Treasury. Trhe cvil list is made to amounlt to 1,037,0001. ; and the offcers of courts of justice are charged separately. Butis 'de w-ho'e of the civil list,exclusive of judgas'salaries, inclu,&'d in that one million fifty-se-ven thonsandi pounds ? It is pitiable to observe, that the whole amn'unt of the re- ceipts from the lottery falls short of twenty-five thous'amil pounds: and for so trifling a gain is that grand source of national corruption and doomestic ihmmorality continuedl. Our income by this balance-shect is made to an'ount to 37,672,0991.; our expetises to .G96O14d.l making an ex- c.-s in favour of the forimer of 6,7 lt,98.5. Wl'e hope still ta see our accounts reduaceil to a In )re simple formn: and, above all, that they wvill acqniiie that simnplicity whfich fnml-ity in expensr.~ never fails to impart, ether to a familv or a public accoun t.
Ship-Owners' Meeting.
The Times, 1824-01-23T00:00:00

Y1esterdav a meeting of the merchants, ship-owners, and under- writers of the city of London was held, pursuant to pubtlic advertise- ment, for the pnrpose of taking into consideration the effects of the present mode adopted at Lloyd's of registering shi-s. The meeting was numerouslyt attended. Mfr. Was lSON, nLP., was called to the chair. He brieflv stated mthtemceting. He dcined entering iito the question, v;hich wutlld be fully and clearlv opened by others for the discussion Lof the F-eat number of able an most respeciable men by whom he was surrounded. Illr. IMAARSHALL tlten rose, and after addressing the meeting at great lengt, proposed a resolution declaratory of the opinion of the l meeting,that the present mode of registering vessels ir. the two books lat Lloyd's was erroneous and injurious tothe mercltantship.owners; that it misled shippers and underwriters * and tended to prevent the building or repairingof vessels ot a superior quality. Thie reselution was carried at once unanimnously. Alr. llIycUEaA. proposed a motioni for the appointment of a conimittee, consisting of 36, with povwer to add to their number, to take into their consideration the best means of obviating the evil which wfas felt by all. It w as important the committee he proposed I should be composed of gentlemen whose various avocations would qualify them to put the system of registration on a footing, correct in its IIpinciples, itelligible in its details, and satisfactory to all. (Ap- ! pl3use.) It should be put for thte consideration of the committee, ' to raise a fuad for the pulrpose of carrying thesc objects into ex. ecution. This resolution was aLso carr-ed unanimously. Mlr. RoBaN, sox said, it was essential that al the great interests concerned in the question should be fully represented. For this i purpose he moved tlhat the committee should consist of eight mer- chants, eight ship-owners, one resident merehant froni each of the ten principal registered seaports in the kingdom which weYe named. one representative fro fieach of the two clartered marine insurance compallies, and the number to be maade up bv gentlemen who were su=scribersat Lloyd:s. Alr. URQUtrAPT expressed a touibt whether any of tite mnem- bers of Lloyd's wvould attend. i\lr. AswrTON stated, he had it to say, tltat tlle gentlemeni of il;oyd's had not the smaUest objection to the appointumientof a com- mittee, and that they woLld join hand and heart in the inquirv. (Applause.) After some fiurther discussioni, in the course of whiclh several gen- tlenmen in the roonl, who wve itderstood wvere members of Lloyd's, expressed their hearty concurrence in the measure, thje resolution was carried unanimously. Tlhank- were voted to Mr. Marshall for the able manner in which he had brought the subject iorward. Thanks were aLso votedl to the Chainian. when the mecoin, sei-rnroiL SHIP-OWANERS' MfEETING.
Consistory Court, Friday,...
The Times, 1824-02-14T00:00:00

The Court was occupied all day in hearing objectidns to c:ceptive allegatiors, &c., and in lhearing an argument in an undefended causc of separation and divorce, by reason of alultery and cruelty pro uoted by the wvife against the husband. 'I'he Judge deferred tsentence; and no business of ally public interest was transacted, ex- ceptng that in THE JUDGE'S OFFICE, PROMIOTED BY BURROWES AND ADAMS AGAINST TIIE REV. GEORGE SOEI;S CLARtE, D. D. Dr. SWADEy and Dr. LUsnleNGTO. applied for a sentence of sequestration, as of the rents and profits of thie living of Great WVal. tham, in Essex, and as against the reverend defendant. Our readcrs will remember that the Judge's-office was promoted against this in- fortunate gentle,nan for brawling in church, for refusing to read prayers, or to allow the bells to be tolled at the usual hours, an(d other iregularitias. Thc Court pronounced the articles, with the exception of three of then, to be proved, and condemned the doctor in costs. These coscs having been taxed at 2351. lI4. 9d., the Coourt had decreed its nionition. on a forrmer day which monition was subsequently served upon Dr. ClarTe personally. Unit he having refused to comply with the terms of tlip process (the learned counsel observed), and the gentleman wlie haid been appointed with a certain stipend, bv the Bishop of London, as officiating cutrate for the service of the cure during the continuance of Dr. Clarke's suspen- sion, not having been paid six months' duty, the Court was now praved !o issue a sequestration, directed to the churckwardens of Oreat Waltham, in order to provide for the support of the officiat- ing minister, the service of the cure, and payment of the sum of 2351. 1 Is. 9.1. taxed costs. 4 Sir C. RoanisoN was satis6ed as to the Court's competency to sequester, upon non-compliance with its monition for the paymetft of cost, : but it noubted how- far the same principle would apply as to the service of the church. Dr. Clarke had been already pro- nounced in contempt; and had suffered the asbignation to be conti- nued froni cuurt-day to coart-day. And though the term of his suspension was near expiring, the Court felt no doubt that it might continue that suspension on account of the unpaid costs. But could it continue to suspenji for the'unperformed service of the church ? D)r. LuSsltGGToN arguedI at sorte length that Dr. Clarke, being an ceclesiastical person, coild be to procceded against in both cases. The COURT said it would take time to consider its opinion. CON'TS'PnPv ilATTR. Th'TnAv- F'Rn. I1. .
[Advetisement]-ATKINSON'S...
The Times, 1824-02-24T00:00:00

t.Advettisement4,.:Ar soxt's B;sqas GREAstforthegr6wth of hair.-Caution-J. ATKNsONr ewpectfully informS the public, that though his BEAB' rxiE4ssE is tOld by rnst respectibic per- fumers in Londoa, there aa stiU a nunnber of little shops that sell an imitation, and son0'e, itis his seine of these itnitations are only lard, malrow, ., asl are sold as low as is. The lowest price of the Bear's Grease imported by J. Atkinson is 2s. od., ana there is a bill round each pot with his signature and address. SIdd at 44, Gerrardastreet- 'also by' Sanger, ' 150, Grange, 126 Smith, 98, Carter, 'IA, 6xford-street'; Gattie, 57, Rigge, 65, Wond.street ; Taite, 41, Johnston, 68, CornhiU; (lolley, 28, Bishopsgate.street, and mostperfumners. [Advertisement.j-L,ADrfwf RIDflG-;HADirTS ELEGAXT C?uifs'&c.-WVe ari tisOred -from good authority (the fashion- able world),'that the best placd to get ai-dsidme; wealmade, supe. rior gbod-titting Ladies'` Habits, and also Gentlemen's blue and black Costs, is at No,27,.Piccadilly, where immense quantities are LonstantlV making for ladies and gentlemen of the first distinction, andl upon the most reasonable terms.-No. 27, Picadilly. | Advertisemcnt.]-Tle mgst eniinentof the faculty haveacknow. ledged that thegreitest no0 isliher of tbe humani hair is RowLaNli's MACASSAR OIL, which adds suchI anl au:xiliary of atre rth to tbe haiT as to produce strong and lasting curls, prevent the hair from being injured, preserves it to the latestperiod lie, promotes a lu.uriant growtlh on the baldest places, rendcrs hajr that is harsh and dry as soft as silkl snd adds a beautiful gloss: in fine, it gives the most fascinating and tlelectable.'appicrancc to the hair of ladies, gentlcnen, andcblKdren produceswhiskers,eye-brows, &c. Par- ticular caution is necessary in purcbasing; each genuine bottle is signed, in red ink, "A. Rowland and' Son,"'20, Hatton-garden. All others art counterifte.