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The Times, 1824-07-09T00:00:00

I .tesootslgRii, InC bsec6CIC 'ron: c(in 6Ureele). if'~e.,-aZeekT Gegraph (m several languages); at Hydra, Thte Friend of the taw. Cjn Greek45 ot Athens, Tre Athenis Pree Prex., (in Greek); a Fsara, Th/e Psar-a Nrcz'spaper (in Greek). All the above, in conse. quence of an arrangement made with MIr. Freeling, May now be ob. tain*d by giving orders through the Foreign Post-office. Among the recent ordinances of Ferdinand(t VII., is onc depriving the Spaniards of their usual amusements on the eves of St Jocn's and St. Peter's days. Its provisions are- 1. No Individual of either sex, or of wvhatever quality, is to iics tabor, pipe, or hom, or any other rustic instrument, or to utter Ctie! or howvling;, particularly on St. John's and St.Peter's eve, under the penalty of 20 ducats, five or ten days' imprisonment. 2. All persons are forbidden to provoke or insult others by impro. per expressions, or by indecent actions, which are contrary to thl apirit of religion, and to those sentiments of religion which animate the Inhabitants of Madrid, under the penalty of 60 ducaL,, five ei one month's imprisonment. 3. Water-carriers, coalmen, &c., are prohibited fram assemblin1 with nticks, and dancing the natiotinl dance. -t. All persons, of whatever age, sex, or condition, even the mili. ary aqd persOnIS attached to the Royal Household, notwithstandin1 aLny priviege, are subject to this ordinance. INCREASE OP SfrrPtNe AT LtIYERPOOL.-The Dock- duties ofthis port, in 1724, amounted to only 8101.; in 1824, the) amounted to 130,9111. Starting, however, from a more recent date, the progressive increase may be more justly estimated. In 1800. the number afships was 4,724, the dock duties 23,3791. (we rejee fractions). In 1814. only ten years ago, the number of ships wa, 5,706, the tonnage Was 548,957, and duties 511,7411. In 1824, thE nutmber of ships was 10,001 comprising 1,180,914 tone, and the dock duties 139,9111., being more than double the former amount, So rapid an advance is unexampled in the history of the world._ Liverpool Advertisrer. It is said, that at the niext dissolution of Parliament, IMIr. Long Wellesley will again offer himself as a candidate for the representation of WVtlts.-Bathi Hlerald- ST. JoHN's, ANTIGUA, April 30.-On Saturday last a fire accidentally took place, at Vernon's estate, amongst the negro houses, by which 35 of them were in a short time consumed. We are sorry to add, that a tiegro boy fell a victim to the flames. The wind being very high, readered tie efforts to arrest the progress of the re unavailing, till the number of buldiligs above-mentioned were! cnsueeed. A Vtter from Montreal, dated MIay 19th, mentions that in the night of the 6th, Colonel 'Nicliol, of the nilitia, diiving in a violent storm betweentitamford an4 Queenston, Upper Canada, went tnfortunately over the dliff. and was precipitated to the shore ofthe river,. where his body was dtiscovered the next day, literally dashed to pteces, his horse dead beside him, and the carriage broken to shivers. BEGUNNING AT TiIE BEGINNING.-Some authors, as Lord Byron observes, plunge at once in medias res. This is apt to lead now and then to confusion * but it is tedious, upon the mere boiling of an egg, to go back to "firstprinciples." Giovanni Villani_ keeping to the simile of the egg-was too mucs inclined to take his subject up ab ovao. In his Csroniche Piorentine, the title of the first chapter is this-." How, by the confusion of theTower of Babel, the world first bhcame peopled." CURIoU5 FAcT.-In the great catalogue of the British luseum Library, snany of the books are classed according to thie subjects upon which they treat. Against tho head " Rebellion," there appears this notice (only)-'" vide Hibernia." Asn opera, upon aii extensive scale, re9uiring two orches- tras, has had two general rehearsals ; the music by heber, which is very scientific and effective: each rehearsal has occupied six hours. . r. Brabanm is the prindpal character in it, and lias paid particular atteot!n to both rehearsals. The overture to the opera is by thie omnposer, and te l amewleAbith was performed at the oratorios antaoSncerts of last season wit-h great applause. (n Tuesdlay last four gentlemen took a boat, at Graves- end, to meet a ship, and, in a sudden squall, the boat upset. Joiin Harris, Wns. Thompson and lenry Wallate were drownel. G. Tonge vwas restored; after isaving been two hours, on the boat's bottom. OBSTRUCTIONS ON THa TRAMES.-On Tuesday last a Conservatory Jury, consisting of 23 beuseholdere of the counaty of oiddlesex, sworn innbefore. th e Lord ayor of London, proceeded in one oflthe city barges, with 16 rowers in full costume, down the river Thames, to observe and report any nuisances or i apediments calculted ton obstruetl the safenavigatiro 1othe river. Ant t o'clock the jtiry embarked at iWhitehall Stairs, accompanied by.51r. Nel- on, the Water Bailit d who pointed out to thejury various obstruc- tionhs, chiefl caissen by the eraftat the different coal-wharfs, which were carefully noted dorn by Air. Barron, the Foreman. When the barge was passin.g the Mlarine Saociety School ship, off Deptfordl, the boys on board mranned the halliards, aon gave the jury three cheis, and a polite invitetion was given by Captain Byenr, wno hof h argd ofb ae establisthfent, for the jury to go on board and insapect te vessel. This invitation ras gladly accpteda; and nothing can ex- ceed the cleanliness, order, and discipline, that is evident on board, and every thing apparently that cn adti to the health and Somfort of the boys' awell as the benefit o the service. At present the numn her of boys on beard is only 74, although the acconimodatioia is for 160; mutte great demad ths year 2 for seamn lers, dwrn from this establishment alone, since the Ist of January, Allboys; and1 since the first establishment of the Institution, in 1756, it has given to the ,isea service 74,0010 lads. The boys, ont tlhis occasion, under the di. rection of Captain Byers, went througr l their exerriscs in the most complete manner, and, f'ter the whole Yhounting t,vice to the main. top..maas..bead, they eat down to on excellent dinner of soup and beef, and biscuit, of the best quality ; after whiich, they again cherred the jury as ithieyretired which the latter returned fromn thle barge. Thie jury then proceeded otis to nearly opposite ErIth, the hiotndary of thie county of Mtiiddlesex, inspecting thie banks of tile river as they passeel aIting: andI returning to the Crown ana Sceptre, at Greenwich, at five o'clock, they were joined by a nutmber of, frieds ivitd, aongs whm wa Catahi Byers, whlen thle whlole. sat o#nW asliendi diner suplie bySir iAlullarii, comnpri. singevey deicay oftheseasn; od te pttyretunsied to town at' eons' Tav&n, who was one of theyjury