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A report was current yest...
The Times, 1824-11-12T00:00:00

A report was current yesterday, that an attempt lhad been inade on the life of the King of France. That some faniatic has been discovered to have formed such a design, is believed, but no autlhenitic details of its nature or prospect of being executed have been allowed to transpire. T'he letters from Paris whiclh mnention it are expressed with Freat caution and very obscurely. It appears that some investigation by tho police is in progress. This report, cornbined with the expected diminution of the French troops in Spain, communicated a degiee of gloom yesterday to the,markets for F:nglish end European seaurities, most I of which declined in value. Extract of a letter received by the agents at Alvarado, f'rom Charles IMakenzie, Esq. British Consul for Vera Cruz, dated Jalapa, August i3:- In covsequence of General Lemour claiming the right of levying duties on vessels entering the bay of Sacrificios, I have applicd to Vice-Admiral H-lalstead for a British ship of war to be constautly on the coast ; but as I am not yet aware how far such an arrangement may be practicable, I beg that you will state to the Committee at Lloy(d's, that it will be de- sirable, so long as the port of Vera Cruz remains in its pre- sent condition, that no British mrrerchant vessel sh4ould resort to it, but that they should rathier avail themselves of the port of Alvarado, where all the necessary'oflicial arrangements have beein made. Shotild, however, any case arise, in which either the draught of' water or any other cirecnstances render it necessary for a vessel to anchor at Sacrificios, I beg to recommend the southerni entrance to that anchorage, by whiclh she would avoid being at any time within the ramre of the gulns of the castle of St. Juan de Uiloa." Another unfortunate creature has lost his life througlh the encourageement still given to the brutal practice of prlze fightiiig. Two men named Scott and Brown fought on Tuesday. The former iii the 19th rournd fell senseless, and died on Wednesday morning-
The representations made ...
The Times, 1824-12-24T00:00:00

Therepresentations made by the. ATTORwEY&GErEAL of the conduct of Colonel JBREELEY tovards.the unfortu- nate young lady who was the plaintiff in the late action, havebeen unsatisfactory to that gentleman; andihe has-we kcnow not how wisely-replied' by publishing certain of his letters; which he thinlks wipe olf the asperrions.. A volu. minous mass of correspondence, however, between Colonel BERK ELEY alnd Miss FOOTE iS apon record in the law pro- ceedings, and cannot be concealed. From this, the whole of hiis conduct will appear, and can be liable to no muisre- presentations: -it is, therefore, at once subjected to public. attention. Poor Miss FOOTE ! We are sure our hearts, and we think every heart must bleed for her. She is a fellow- ereature destroyed beyond the power of human redemption. May Eternal Mercy pardon her errors, as Eternal Justice will, no doubt, avenge her wrongs. WYe have received many letters, reflecting strongly on Colonel B'ETKELEY, which we shall decline publishing.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-05-07T00:00:00

On the 4th inst., at his house in Judd-street, John Shaw, Esq.. f formerlyof Bath, aged74, universaUy regretted by a large circle of friends. OR IVedncsday, the 5th inst., at Brighton, Jaimes Patrick, the fifth son of James Loch, Esq., of Great Russell.strtet, Bloomsbury.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-08T00:00:00

lAdvertisement.1-Prussian Loan of 182, negotiated by Mr. N. Mr. Rothschild, in London, The half yearly dividend on the above loan, wlich becomes due on Thurs- day the 1st of July next, will be paid by Air. N. M. Roths- child, on that andl every succeeding (lay (Sunidays excepted), between the hours of ten and two. The dividend war- rants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous for examinatiols. Baron Binder, the Austrian Minister at Lisbon, arrived at Chlandos-house on Saturday. His Excellency came to this coan- try by thc packet, and when he left Lisbon every thing was per- fectly tranquil. It is M. Castro, and not General Alvear, wvho has visited England fromi Buenos Ayres, for the pnrposeof negotiating the loan. Gcneral Alvear proceedsto the United States, where he is ap- pointed Mlinister. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, dated Al- varadg, March 24.-'- Ateico, March 17, 1824.--Secretary of War and Mlarine.-TheSup.emeExecutive Power has decreed as fol: lows:-That no goods whatever, and under any flag, shall be per. mitted to be landed on the coast of the nation, which goods shall have beess shipped in a port under the dominion of Spain. Daring the peri,dof 40 days, ships coining trom such a port on the Anieri- can continent, and four nionths coming from Europe, the vessels will be allewed to return; but after these periods will be declared a good prize." * The Eact India Companiy's ship .Marquis of Wellington arrived off Plymoouth the 4th inst. She sailed from B3engal the 31st of January, in company with the Abberton * separated from her on the 19th of Mlarch, io the eastward of the Cape * and arrived at the Cape the 2st of Dllatch. She sejoined the Alberta,; at St. Helena, sailed froni thence with her on the 15th of April, and parted com- pany in thick foggy weather an the 31st ult. The Berwickshirc, outward bound, was all well in lat. 26. South, long. 34. West, on the 24rh of Februarv. The Ledy Melville, cutward bou.1, was on the lth of APYril allwell, in lat. 2. 10. North, long. 23. 1. West. The Willa,it Fairlir, also outward bonnd, . was all well on thc 21st of April, in lat. 3. 0. North, long. 20. 45. W1est. ,Ve are enabled to give the most unqualified contradic- tion to the story said to have been copied by the Jamaica papers frem the Bogota Gazelte, and wlhich represents Colonel Hamilton as hav- insr, at a public audienc, presented the Vice-President Santander with a gold snuff-box in the name of the. King ofEngland. At least, aeither Colonel Hlamilton nor any other prieish agent took oat Snuff- boxess or other presents, with the pernnssion of the British Govern- ment, nOr id their instructi.ons authorize them to act in the manner that has been described...Eeszngjspcr.
French Papers.
The Times, 1824-06-22T00:00:00

[fro o the EtsUiel l me Kang this moming heart maass in hiss apartment. At half-past In O'clock the Duke de Beja (the Infwo t h on cfer,r accompanied by the Portuguese Ambussador, the SRetvry of tae ymbassy, and an lnte P reter, (his Royl Highness does s lot speak French), was introduced to an audience with the .Kng, by Al. the Baron de Waive (I,rtroduUCU7i des Am-ws:adeura,), and Al. DLeviviers (Court Secretary). The Prince, on approachfing-the King manifested the deepest emotion ; the King. embr=cdhis Royal Highness, and conversed with him during three,-quarters of an hour. After the audience with his Majesty the PrnIcewa e ceivd b thePrices nd rincsse of the ya~~i Famil R Roya Hihnes wa attredin te uiform of a Colonel of .the Portguee Liht nfatry;he orethe blue cordon, which 'was confrre upn hm b th Kig aterthe overthrow of the Revolu- tioaryGovrnmnt f ortgal OnSuhay isRoyal High- FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS. Jtrnp Y4h
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-10-12T00:00:00

Un Sunday morning 'oetween.twelve and one o'clock, 1iig Royal lighnes.1 the D.Ike of- York arrived at his residence, St,ahle..yard, St. James's, from Newmarket. MIr. Macdonald, t e latf convul at Algiers, has arrived passenger in the ANoqton, packet, from Gibraltar.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-12-23T00:00:00

An-eveninig paper states that Mr. Canniiig is confined at the Foreign-office by an attack of gout. On 'lhtrsdlay the Catholic Associationi met in Dnthlin. The receipt of the rent for tL.e antccedent week was annonuced to be. J9001. 94. 7. Mr. O'Conncll gave notice of a motion to subscriNe 201. to the Society eatablished in London for the Protection of the Re- ligious Liberty of't1he Pr6tes.tant Disscnters. DOvER, eee. 21.-Tihe wvind haviug got in the old quartcr again, aid blowing hart-at soath-west, tias shut up thc coin2. imunicationl tbeitw_en t,his conntry and France ;-there have been neo ar- rivals from, or defartures to, Calais, since Stnday. This morn- ing, about eighlt.lo&l, xWhicn it 'waa blowing a smart breeze, thC shlip Pal nyra; Uaptain. Thomas Reynolds, fromn Cape Hayticin (St. Domingd), bo,itiwlt0l ondoni, unforturately got ashore near t1ic: AftTle Reeks, .wic)i, 4ie tind inereasing, every eifort to get her off proved unavailingi and she now lies:in .a dangerous situation, vith. her back-broken..- 'Thb aeadier having thit e'aening moderated, and the water faUen, exertions will be nmmtde to land her cargo, consisting of 4,q30 bags of coffee wid bevera1 tons of logwood,
We recommend to the gener...
The Times, 1824-05-11T00:00:00

W e recommend to the general attention of the holders of Spanish bonds a short note in this day's journal, signed " A,ticus." The writer recommends, and we think with great propriety, the calling a meeting of all persons holding 'that stock, and consequently injured by the suspension of - dividends due upon it. The creditors at present are personS -.&lly unconnected with politics: they are Bri- tish subjects of every description, sustaining a loss in their fortunes, and consequently claiming the protection of their own paternal Government.
Middlesex Sessions.
The Times, 1824-06-08T00:00:00

A man named IVoolgar was tried upon an indictmient, charging him with having defrauded a poor man of a sum of money, un er a falbe pretence-namely, the pretenceofprocuingasituation forhim in the East India House. The prosecutor stated the case, wbich resembled in most particu. lars those which have already appeared befere the public. It dikTer- ed, however, essentially in one respec? The prosecutor swore that the ptisoner had, to hit, knowledge, procured places in the East In_ dia ?ouse for several persons; and he believed it was the intention of the prisoner te do so in this instance. The CiTAIR3xAx.-" Then you can't say he intended to defraud you ?" Prosecutor._" No, I dare say he would get it if he could, and perhaps he'll get it vet." The prisoner then said he had procured places for half a dozen people lately, through the influenceof a nobleman and several highly respectable persons, with whom he said he was weU acquainted. He mentioned the names -of his friend>, and seemed disposed to give a history of the proceedings he had adopted to procure situations, when The CHAIRTrMAS interrupted him, and told him not to expose his plans, or they might- be adlopted by othee.-He was immediately ecqudt Cd. An aged man, withlocks of snowE wss indicted for having attempted to conmit a rape upon a little girt not nmore than six or seven years old. One of tnhe witnesses complained that the child's mother was extreosely ncggent._The prisoner was foundguilty. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
London, Tuesday, August 1...
The Times, 1824-08-17T00:00:00

The Etoilc, dated Sunday, and the other Paris journals of Saturday, have brought a rumour of a signal advantage obtained by the Greeks, on the truth of which, howev,r, we are sorry no reliance can be placed. It is stated, on the authority of letters from Constantinople, receivedl at Vienna by the way of Odessa, that 25 sail of Hydriot and Spezziot ships appeared off Ipsara soonI after the Turkish troops had landed, and attacked and destroyed the CAPTAIN PACi A's fleet. The same story has reached us through the Dutch papers, but still with a reference to letters fromiC Odessa, wvhich is not the most credible source for such intelligence. The Augsburg Ga2ette, from which both the French andl Dutch seem to have copied their accounts, jutliciously ob- serves, that it will be prudlenit to await the confirmation of this report, as it may have been disseminated to console the Greeks and their friends for the disastrous catastrophe of Ipsara. It is said that the King of PRUSSIA has resolved to appoint his brotlicr, Prinice WILLIAM, Governor-Geiie ral of the Pnissian provinces oni the Rhine, and that Cob- lentz is to be the seat of the Provincial Government. It is to be hoped that this arrangement will give more satisfaction to the governed than the people of Italy have derived from the Austrian Viceroyships, of which it is an imitation. The Cong@itvtionnel extracts from a French Ministerial paper the following reinarkeble paragraph:-" As to the affairs of tbe iPeninsula, their disorder is anterior to the present irganization. The last Minister for Foreign Affairs The closing price of thefunds on Satnrday was, tOlf. 5c. for raoney, and 101f. 295c. to 30c. for the end of the month. LONDON, TUE%SDAY, AUGUST 17, 1824.
When Sir Christopher Wren...
The Times, 1824-10-15T00:00:00

When Sir Christopher WVren built the church of St. Mlagnus there were hou'ses on eacl side of london-bridge, which projectea as far as the church. Wben these houses were pulled down, the Ibotpath came directly against the church, so that the people who walked on that side were obliged to go round into the coach-road. This was found verr inconvenientt, and a meeting of thc inhabitants was. held, to consid er it' tbey could with satety cut a road through, which vas considered too hazardous an experinient, and the neig hbourg, apprehending it might bring the church about their ears, laid aside the stneme. Going round the church being found also very inconvenient and dangerbus, they had a seconli ineet. lag. whan it was determined, by a small mnajoiity, to make the ex- periment which had been formely abandoned, and the workmnen, oa breaking through the wails, fouad a com plete and perfect arch, which Sir Christopher, foreseeing with psrophetic taste that the houses wotoud at aonLe future perio4 bs pullcd dOwn, had loft in its
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-12-02T00:00:00

Your observations on a Bible Club having printed 5,000 copies ofthe Biblein the Irish language,inducesme to send you acopyof theopinios of Jonathan Swift,Deanof St.Patrick's, as toabolishingthit dialect. No man ever stood a firmner fiiend to Ireland than Dean Swift, and his opinion is entitled to attention: it is a question of pelicy that ought to be taken up by my superiorS, whether thest narrow-minded priests and politicians are to be permitted to extend thc Irish lan. guage, and prevent the extension of the English, and have two lan- guages in thesame country. 1 agrec with Dean Swift nothing more tends to prevent the civilization of the inhabitants. AMl persona ihould be able to read the English language, IV. " It would be a noble achievement to abolish the Irish languige in this kingdom, so far at least as to oblige all the natives to speak only Englislh on every occs'ion of business, in shops, markere, faire, ant other places of dealing : yet 1 am wholly deceived if this might not be effectually done in less than half an age, and at a rery trifling expense; for sueh 1 look upon a tax to be of only 6.0001. a year, to accomplish so great a work. This would, in a great m.easure, civi- lize the most barbarous among them, reconcile thein to our customs and *nannef of living, and reduce great numbers to the national zc- ligion, whatever kind mar then lhappen to be establishcd. This me- thod is plain and simpie, and, although I am too desponding to, produce it, yet I could heartily wish some public thoughts %sare em- plOyedI to reduce this uncultivated people frem that idle, savage, beastly, thievish manner of life, in which ther continue sunk to a degree that it is almost imrpossible for a country gentleman to find a servant of human capacity, or the Iast tinctare ot natural heneatv, or who does not live among his own tenants in continual fear of leav- ing his plantations destroyed, his cattle stolen, and his goods pilfer- cd."7-A,swerto Lettersfiroot ukitowa hamnds ritt int 17-9. TO THE EDITO? OF THE TIMEfS.
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The Times, 1824-05-03T00:00:00

LAdvertisemnecot.*-CnUXT LAS CASES' .JOURNAL of the Coy_ VEERSATIONS of -NAOLI.EON being 11OW concludled by the publica tion of tte 7th and Sth parts, thiose who have net yet comp!eted their sets are requested to malke application to their respective booksellers. The,c new parts Contain, among a varietv of other cturious matter, Portraits, by Ndpoleon, of all the English Mil isters-his opinion of the Duke of Wellingtor,, and other great C(ommander-his observations oni the character of the late Princess Charlotte-Anecdotes of the interior of che Tuileries, and parti- cularly of thetwo French Emnpre.ses Napoleon's intended seltf-de_ striction on the 12th ot August, &c. Published and sold by Lenry Colburn, 8, New Burlington-strect; Bell anid Bradt'ute, Edinburgh; ati( Jol1ll Gunmmicr, Dublin. [AdVertiSementL-1BRITISIr PAINT MAN UFACTORY, NO. 64 Qieen-strect, Chieapside, London.-UrToX and Co.'s RFFIxED' MI XRAL TAt I'PAINT, at ls. per cask, containing 1401b. I lis paint is ot a hands.nse dark chocelawe colour, .nd being entirelv mineral, is insoluble in water ; and therefore lieculiarly adapted for all work constantly exposed to the weather, such es barns, palings, fhrminig utensils, hot-bed frames, slhice pates, water whecls. and iveather boarding. Being fit for use, not requiring to be heated, the whole expense is but little inore than one penny ptr pounid. Bcst white lead, 48s. per cwt.; patent and grass greens, tirom Is. 6d. to 2s. per lb.; linseed oil, 2s. 6d., and turpentine, Ss. per gallon. The anti-corrosive paints, viz.-invisible green, 40s., olive green, 76s.; lead, slate, and stone colours, 40s. ; lark red, 26.,.; bright red, 36s. per cwrt.; fine olive green, Is. per pound. I'hese paints are very ornamental and preserving; theirsmoothness and hardness of surface givc them a decided superiority over all coarse paints ; they require only to be thinned with oil. The rec- tified spernm oil, at 4s-. per gallon; for sinumbra, French, and all lamps of a superior kind, where a brilliant and unfading light is required, without smell orsmoke. [AdvCrt;sement.1-TowEms's TOSIC PILLS are an approved invaluable remedy in cases of indigestion, defcctive appctite, nausea, pains in the stomach, constipation, head-ache, giddine.s or dizzi- ness, and for all the variousdistressingsymptoms which arise froni a weakened or deranged state of tile digestive organs. This gentle and effia7cious apelient tonic has been before the public for many years. ILI great and increassig sale, and the repeated testimonials of privatc individuals anid respectable agents, are facts that placethe reputation and utility of the inedicine bevond the reach of doubt. Thc tonic pills may I7e procuredl ef the veriders of genuine medi- cines in London, and thc principal towns of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Court Of Common Pleas, Mo...
The Times, 1824-05-25T00:00:00

(Siltinr: in BEduco.) The Court were occupied for the Wholedf the day iRwhearing ar. gunients on several cases, but none ofthem were of any interest. Just before their lordships iose, Mr. Sergeant BOSANQOEET rose and ai;plPud to have a defendant in a cause allowed another day to jusiify bail.' le made this application on tlhe'affldavir ofone of the parties who-were to apea.r and justify, in which 'hi staf1 -tbat he had come down to Westminster sufficiently early in thednorning to appear when caled oh; but that by"in'itake lie went tb tbie Court of King's Bench, and remiained thero some tine, iiinagining thit it was there lie was to be called. When he' found his mistake, he hastened to!this court ; bat it was theni too late. He now; therefore, appied-for additional tilne to justify.: Lord Chief Justice Bssr.-Does your affidavit also go uponthde merits f the-case!tbb tried.? ''' Ar. ScrgQint BqsAN4prZT.-It does not, tnv ord. I did-'not think.it wasinecessary insuch an application as this. Mir. JuSlice PAntu.-jt is not the practice of the Court to go into the merits where-the party svears that the delay was occasioned by mistakingbane Court for another. (Hiere th-e Judges consulted together for a short time, and the Chief Justice app'eared'to hold a different opinion on the application from his two lesmed.brothers.) The Lioan CUIEP JusTICE.-It may not be tbe practice of thc Coitd tto gojn -miDlSi W uchn cases as fsdts: but I think, that whe:e a det'e*daant ouXtQto pay, the sooner he does-pay the better. Ir. Justice PASx.-I don't tbink it necessary that the merits should be gone into: I can' asily imagine, that a very honest man may he unable to pay to-dav a debt, which in a fortnight hence lie may be well able-to discharge. The application was granted, and the party allowed to Justify on Friday next, giving, fresh notice to the plaintiff. I COURT OF COMfMjON PLF,A-S. MIONDAY, 3IAy N.
Colombia.
The Times, 1824-06-15T00:00:00

Speech addressed l.y Colonel Hamilton, First Comhmissioner froYf His Britannic Majesty, to his Excellency the Vice-President ol the Republic, on the occasion of hi being presented to hint by the MSinister for Foreign Affairs on the 8th of March, at half- past 11 o'clock, together with Colonel Campbell, and 3Mr. Cade, Secretary to the Commission. Sir,-It is my ardent wish that thc commission which the King of Englana has despatched to the Republic of Colonibia, should be the means of establishing a firm and solid alliance between the two countries. T'he mutuLal interests of both countries require this compact, and I confess that I do not perceive any obstacle to the accomrnplishment of this most desirable object.. I cannot but acknow- ledge, that England possesses at present but little information on Seuth America, a region towarda which nature has been so liberal- I may say so prodigal, of her most precious gifts, where all the productions peculiar to tropical climates, and the greater part of those of the temnperate clinates of Europe, are, to be met with in abundance; but yonr Excellency will nermit me to assure you,that the Britisis nation is not ignorant of the sacrifices that have heen made by the people of Colombia, norof the valour and determina- tion which has been manifested by the army of Colombia during thesanguinaryand arduous conflictt has beenengagedinto free itself from an oppressive state ef slavery. I can confidently afrirm, that,the British people feel the anost i,elv interest in the welfare and prosperity of Colombia; and your Excellency zwill permit me to declarc, that I pa.ticipate in tho5e generoas feelings to the fullest extet. It is said, Sir, that France wishes to assist Spain to re-conquer these countriet; let not the peopleof Colombia'entertain any appre- hension of such an invasion, for in Great Britain-it will lind s firm and constant friend. I have the honour to present a snuff-box to your Excellency, on the part of Hlis Britannic Majesty, in testi- monv of his esteem. COLONDfIA. OFFICIAL.
The Army.
The Times, 1824-07-14T00:00:00

His ExceUeacy Major-General ir Colin HIalket having inspect- ed the head-quarter division of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion stationed at Jersey, was pleased to issue the following general order on that occWon:- "GENERAL ORDER. " JULY 6, 1824. " The soldierlike appearance of the three comoanies of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, at thehalfyearly inspection, theirefficiency and the manuer in which several moyements according to the new system were performed, merit Mlajor-General Sir Colin Halket's entire approbation. The state of the Barracka and of the Hospital affords the best proof of the attention which is paid to the interior economy and to the comfort of the men. I' lAeutenant-Colonel Coghlan will be pleased to convey to the cerps under his command, the Major-General's best thaniks, with the assurance of a very favourable report to his Royal Highness the Coumander-in-C h FRASER, T. Al." THIE ARMY.