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The Slave Trade At Tunis.
The Times, 1824-02-05T00:00:00

[EXTRACT OF A PEtIVATE LETTER.| " PORTSarOUTix, Feb. S. T his afternoon arrived his ajesty's ship lledirza, of 26F suns, Captain Has', with despatches from Tunis, relatire to the inter. ference on the part of our squadron in the Mlediterranean with the B?y of Tunis, having for its object the release of certain Greek a-ad other Christian captiies, which the Bey has thought fit to capture and put into slavery. WVe understand C2ptain G. W. Hamilton, C.B., oftthe Camdbrian irigate, a very spirited cOrrect officer (who bad shown much talent and propriety of conduct at Smyi:lla. &c.), was chatged -w ith the rernonstrances orf our Commar der-in-chief in the lediterranean on thesubject halsing the Eisryalus frigate, 'aptain C'lifflrd, C.B., andl the MEedo, Captain Hay, under orders. Captain Hsay got prn-tirVe immr.ediately, and at five o'Clock this after. noon he set ofi for the Admralty, with the despatches rith which he is charged. The M@ednat left Tunis on the 4th, and Gibraltar on the 7th uit- " Passedl through Spithead tht Mefnai, 26, Captain H. Stewart, for Ilalifaii. " Seven o'clock.-Me have just had a communication lwith the MAcd.in. We have obtained the-following iWormation:- " The squadron made such an imposing appearancet that the Bey soo,n fiound it neceesary to aivelp. thie Gloeebs The nelotia- tion was but shett, as Cantain Hamilton vras instructed not to par- ley on the subjecr. The ships, that wvent were the CarnLriae, Eu- ryalurS, .l?edusa, Jtose, fles poled, and Aid.-"Glohe and Traveller. THE SL A VE TAA DE AT T UNIS.
The first attack upon the...
The Times, 1824-02-12T00:00:00

The first attack upon the Legacy' Duty took place last. night in the House of Commons on Mr. HUiiE'S motioII for papers. We do most sincerely hope that Ministers will not attempt to perpetuate this most odious inquisitorial tax upon property-upon property in its very origin, so far as the various persons among whom it is distributed are con- cerneAl, and before it can have been by tbem turned to any productive use. That which the rapacious tax-gatherer seizes in the seed, on the distributtion of a stock of property in consequence of adecease, he might afterwards reap at the harvest, without injury to the husbandman. This impost, therefore, begins at the wrong end: it cramps industry in its first efforts, insteadpof participating in its fruits, after it has been suffered to develop its full powers. If the leg.atee were suffered to receive his whole property in the 'irst instance, it would not on that account get beyond the reach of Go- Ternment: on the contrary, it would still circulate within Its2domain,,productively employed, yielding incessantly a revenue. Whatever taxes are retained, therefore, we hope this will be abolished. Its pro:ductiveness, yielding as it does from one to two millions, is but a proof of the deep' injury it inflicts; for these one or two millions are but so much snatched from the industry of the people, and consigned to a dead fund.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-02-12T00:00:00

i Aavertisernent. L]lAKSPEAXi AN Ic EADIN'GS, DY Ar. 4,.'i Alt r. . !,, west side of Leicester-square, every rhursday evening, puic- tuafy at ei,ht. Tiuis rEVE'G, Febrtlary 12, The Ater. chant of Venice. Tickets, as. each, tnay be had as above; at Hookl ham's. Old Bond-street. and RichardsoU's. Royal Exchange; where psospectuses' may be ohtaited gratis; and where may likewise c b,e ha(d, The Theory and PractiLe of Elocution, 8vo, price 12s., boards. The dramatic readings are given to private parties on terms which may be kn.^wn of Mr. Srmast. rAdvertiscmcnt.1_The most eminent of the faculty have aeknov, ',edged that the greataet nourisher of the human hair is RONV LAND S .MACASSAU 011., which adds such an auxiliary of strengthi to the hair as to produre strong and lasting curls, preverits the lnair from being injured preserves it to the, latest period of life-pronotes a I luxuriant growth on the 'ialdest pIaees-_renders hair that is harsh And dry a- soft as silk, and adds a beantifiil gloss: in fine, it gives tS most fascinatirg and ddeletable appearanZce to the hair ot ladies. ntr nen, and chileren, produces whiskets, eye-brows, &c. Parti- culir & ution is necessary in purchasing; each genuine bottle is s ned, ,j red inik, " A. Rowlandl and 'ion," i;o. 2A), Hatton-garden. a, -..,--. %4 counterfeits.
London, Saturday, Februar...
The Times, 1824-02-14T00:00:00

We received last night the Paris papers of Wednesday, but do not find in them a single paragraph which could in- terest the common English rea'der. They are ehiefly oc- cupied with literary criticism, or discussions op thc ap- proaching elections. We may only observe by the way, thbt the more sensible members of the English Mi- nistry are honoured more andI more every day with the hostility of a certain -arly in France, which pretends an exclusive( attachment to monarchical institutions, and at present acts in.concert with the absolute Governments of the Continent. Mr. CANNING, for instance, is severely, taken to tasl; by thi Quzotidienne, for what he said in his speech at the opening of the session with re- spect to Spain- and South America. The Ultra wvriter carries back our Foreign Secretary to PLATO'S Re- public, ARISTOTLE'S Politics, and CICEio's Offices, and having charged a battery from these sources of ancient eloquence and argument, fires it tff upon him without mercy. He then descends to MACIIAV.r.,-that representative of political profligacy,-and tries to show that nothing in the Treatise of the Prince-nothing in the con- duct of perfidious Popts-is at all equal to Mr. CANNING's Parliamentary avowals. Such is the language held, an(d the opinions entertained, of any liberal or wise sentiments concerning the rights or independence of nations, by the supporters of absolut- power, and the friends of the Holy Alliance. The follow,ng is the state of the fun(is at Paris on Wednesdlay afternoon:- Five per Cents opened at 97. 50. closed at 97. 70.; Bank Stock, 1705; Neapolitan s per Cens, 82i-; Spanish Rentes. 25A. Ex- change on London, one month, 25. 4,.: three ditto, 25. 35.- Couzrs Authentique. LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBFRUARY 14. 1824.
Income And Expenditure Of...
The Times, 1824-02-18T00:00:00

An Aecoiitit of the Net Public Income of tAinitea Kinadomp o oGreat Bdtain and Ireland, in the year ended the Stht of ,Ja. ^nI-prft,'ufte& ngthepeapenditure hereoutrtsfrajye -by-tk seavez 1.R'veznue ]epattme4ts.. and of the actapI Irsuc or .yfmfnnt. within the.,samc periob, exiduive of the sums appli, to, .e redemption of Funded D)eb, 6r. fdf pitying ofFiUn- funded Debt. - - . n An Account of the Balanice of Public Money remaining in the Elxchequer on the 5th January, 1823 , the Amnount of Mloney raised by Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year ended 5th January. 1824 ;,the Aloney applied towuar(ds the Redemption of the Funded, or for paying offthe Unfunded Debt, within the sanie period; and the Money remaining in the Exchequer on the 5th Januarv. 1824. INCOME AND EXPE?TDITtAE OF TrE OWITED I7VGDOiM.
Wheat was 4s. 6d. a quart...
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

*Wheat was 4s. 6d. a quarter lower at Ra]isbury market on Tuesday, and barley in equal proportion: btead fell a pyenn. A' Devizes, on Thursday last, the price of wheat was 6i. per sick lower than the preceding wveek, and othet pain sold PrOportronably. tAdvertisement.]-The critical bour ax fast approacbing, btr wivhin five minutes after the drawing commenesc Tsss DVA-y February 19, two out of the seven arlzes of 20,9001, wiU be decded: this at all times would have been an interesting ernt. but is now become doubly so by the certainty of Lotteries being discontinued by Governnment. M?r. SIVEWBlG7tT haS certainl1y evinced sound judgment in taking this 7last conract, for it -gas to be expected that fe7 pcople would like to have to reproach themselves wi;th having omitted to embark some trifling sun for adrantages so great, now that the opportunity of doing so is literaly expiring. this ccounts for the present extraordintary demand for tickets and shares. [Advertisernent.1-ELEGA.?T. GLASSES, FU5ttNITUXR, &e.. The Nobility an.l Gent ry are invited to inspect the ware.r*ons of CooPERtandSox,S3 Bishopsgate Within where is erliibiis assortnient of new and second-hand Plate Gasses, admirably-anited to every description of drawing or dining-roomns. The pricts'are lust reducca 40 per cent. on plates measuring 100 inches r 72 and r.p. warts; and on those of smaler dimensions the altera&iou Will be foind equally important. The evtensivei preference Riven tc# this establishment is thankfully acknowledgel by the Proprretot, who, in their enieavours to evince their gratitude by Manufat36ring ar. tides itn a superior nanrer, at prices suitable to the tiraes, hope to nernt a continua7nce ofpublic support. In tlhe furnitu;te depsatment is comprised every new and elegcnt artidclofup)isterys cabinet, isuti chair work, regulated upon such a scale of :.conony .s to de. mend and insure the p:atrenage of rank and fs ..t.-.,,
The Times
The Times, 1824-02-13T00:00:00

KING'S TIIEA TRE. TO-MORROW EVENING wvill be perfrrmed, the muclh admired comlic Opera, IH two acts, entitled IL BARBIRERE Di SIVIGLIA, com- posed by Signor Rossin,i, in which Signor Bentetti will nmake his first appearance. Enid of rhe ffst set, the Divertissement chevaieresqle, cafled FIONNEURt AUX DAMES. To concelude wiith the favourite ballet of LA NOCE DE VILLAGE. composed by M. Aumer. Signor flenelli respectfully begs leave to anniunce to the Nobility. Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that in consequence of the arranTgementsenteredintO by hiinm anid Madame Catalanii, she i3ll make her first appearince oni Saturday, the 28th instant, in the Opera Biuffa, entitled 11 Ntiovo Fanatico per lu ?lisiea. Mladame Catalanr iwil likewise sing in the six Sacred Concerts which will be given at this Thbeatre, on thje samne plank as the Conicerts Spirituels at Paria. on the Fridays In Lert. Applications for boxes and single subscriptions for the seasol] to be maide to hTr. Seguin, Opera-office, 105, Quadrant, Regent-street. On Tioesdays theoperas will begin a. haif-past 7, and on Saturdays at 7 o'clock precisely. NE'W TlIEA7'1T1fIE RO/YAL, DRlURY-LAANE. i-iIIS EYVNING. A NFV WAVY To PAY OLD DEBTS. Sir -files Overreach, Mr. Kean; Narrall, Mr. Mundell; Margaret, rihiss Smithsonl. After,%,hich, THE Sl'O01'D CHILD. To conclude with 1 GIOVANNI IN LONDON. TH ATI TEJf hO ) YA L, CO VEArT-(A1RDEN. TIllS EVENING, JOHiN BULL. lion. Mr. Shuffleton, :Mlr.Jones; Dan. Mr. Rayner; Mary Thornberry, MTiss Chester. T,i conelude with HARLEQUIN AND POOlt ROBIN. AfiELPI/iJ TliEA TEE, STRAND. TIIIS EVENING will lIe preserited (Sthtime atthis thertre),the admiredbrIrls ta ofTO0M JO.NES; or, TheFoundling. After which, the niewv serious melodranie, entitled anid fuunded on the langita.e. Incident., &e., of the popular newr Scotcht novel, s'r.RIONAN'S WELL. The box-o?hhe is pen from it) till 4, where places muay be taken of Mr. Callan. N.EW 8URRIE Y T'EmATRE. THIS EVENING wVI he presented, an entireld5 new splendid and interesting spectacle, calleT ASLAN THE LION; or, Tue Seven braZen Towvers of CTepeliini. Langan, the Irish Champion. sill cer- tainly aPpear wvith his seconid, Tom Reynolds, at the particular desire of several nolble sporting chara .ters. 'I'he great Fight at Worcester rill be illustrated. Alter which, a laugiauble bur.etta, called A TEN YEARS' BLUNDER. Thte whole to conclude with thtepeetillar and interestilng piece of TH E GAMBLERS. ROYAl. COLt.[It(I, T7HERATRE. Fifth Night of a New Grand Historical Plece.-The Siege of Acre at Hialf-price. TIIIS FVENINCG vill be presented, anewn grand interesting melo. drame,calledALFRED THEGREA.r Toconeludewithaxsentirely njewv grand historical niclodrame and naval and military spectacle, called the SIEGE OF ACREi or, Britoosin the East. ' T he publication or The Times commenced at 6 o'clock yester- day alorning, and(i hiiished at o?
Court Of Common Pleas, We...
The Times, 1824-02-10T00:00:00

AJIRK react hlis notes of this trial. (See Thte Ti;7eJ of June 26,1823. It will be recollected thatit was an actionbrought by MIr. Thomas Thurtell against Mr. Barber Bcaumont, as ma. nagisng direetor of the County l'ire-officc. upon a policy of irnsurance to recover the amount of r-ertain goodsalleged to have bcen destrovey by fire in MTatlinr-street, in the month of Janutary, 1823. The principal witness upon that occasion was John Thurtell, whoafter- wards acquiredl such unfortunate hotoriety, and upon his evidence, and thatt of other witnesses, the jury returned a verdict for the plain. tiff-Damages ,qL001., the full sum claimed.) On the 10th1 of' No. vember last, ilr. Sergeant Taddy moved fbra rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted, on three grounds_first, a misdirection to the juiry by the learned Judge ; and secondly. that a bill ter a conspiracy to defraud the County Fire-office hae been found by the Grand Jury of Aiddlesex against the two Thurtells, and two of the other witnesses in the case. The Court refused the motion on both these grount6:; but granted it on a -thi;d~.:gonnd-iamely, that it appeared by the affidavit of Jamtes liggleswortb, that a quantity of the goods stated to hav-`been- in the warehouse at the 'time of the fize, had been sold et vatious times on and subsequently to the 22d of De. cember, 1822, by John Thurtell and J. B. Snowden, to Mlessrs. 3lfrgr"ves, of Wjoor street, at icSe twentv per rent less than their first cost* and hv an affid tb?.Ioseph lunt that in a con- versation with John ?h',rtell, the 1stterstated in substance that the premises had been wilfully set on fire. Previously to the arguments of counsel for and against the rule. the afflidavits on hoth sides were ordered to be read by the offiter of the CourL Of those for the defendant the most material were the affidavits above alluded to, together with thaof a persoti namned Robinson, who lived opposite to the premisez <snd swore that he coul(I see the plaintiff's rooms when the premi. i were on fire, and that th_y were quite ernpty. These were met' 61 the part. of the plainbtI hy numerous affidavits, the most 2important of whuh were those of IVlesrsr. Margraves, and.some of their servants, 'rid of J. B. Sn6wdcn, which contradicted the allegations contakied in Wrigglesworth's affidavit. They were alwo denied in the affi-. danit of the latecJohn Thurte; n as were also the facts stated by pnt. The.affida.vit of. Thomxs Thnrkll aleged, -that when be ged I?i?nt in.bi, brotIMe'Y h preset~ce fttliertford with haiting hib e tisat atat\emec?t thwe UXunt.bu^rat inutpo i edo Cour:to be forgiven, Ther~din of he afidaits teuped te Court, to the houir of its risng.Theca~e iillbe esued o-orrow. COURT OF COMMION PLEAS, 1VESTMINSTr).- 1Fn i I as. rT..-.:- - LHURTELL V. REAUf1o2T.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-02-05T00:00:00

DIED. At her residence in the Kinig's Palace, St. James&a, on Tuesdiy- night, at a quarter before 10 o'clock, after a few days' illness, tle C,ountess of flarringtonl. On the 4th inst., at tfie houseoflhis father-in-law, o Matthew Keunp, Req., Swinton-streetb Mr. Abraham Wilson, of Streathae-common, rleetniv reoretted bv his faniily and friends._
Some of the recent letter...
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

Some of the recent letters frora Cadiz place the conduct of the French officers stationed in that city in no very hlo_ nourable light, while they prove at the same time, although no money is forthcoming from the Spanish C-overnment, tnat means are found to render the service tolerablyslucra. tive. In supplying the place of the Spanish troops by doing the duty of the garrison, they have likewise assum;ed that of controlling the whole of the commercial importations into Cadiz and its vicinity, by declaring what goods shall, and what goods shall not, be admitted into the port. In vain will the Government at Madrid, and the local authorities of Cadiz, issue decrees for regulating the duties on imports, while they are constantly violated at the wiU of their French masters, who receive a handsome percentage from the importer in return for their favonr. Even goods wholly prohibited, among which are included several ar- ticles of French manufacture, find easy admission into Spain through this medium. The difference of loss to the Spanish Government under this or the old system, is per- haps not very great, since a Spanish custom-house officer has ever been so venal a creature, that the price of a be- trayal of his trust was as regularly fLxed and understood as the prices inscribed in Ct'e Government tariff of duties: but how severe a humiliation to Spanish pride must it be, to see these functions transferred to the soldiers of a foreign invading army.
Four Estimates, of as man...
The Times, 1824-02-20T00:00:00

Four Estimates, of as many tifferent branches of the Miscellaneous Services, have been laid on the table of the House of commons. They are not of imlterest enough to render it necessary for us to reprint them, though many items afford ground for remark, antd some will, we hope, be hereafter subjected to retrenchment. The first portion of these estimates is dedicated to public buildings. The intellectual public is at present extremely curious respect- ing the British Mfuseum. lVhat is intended to be done? Is a national gallery of pictures to be instituted, those of the late Mr. ANGERSTEIx forming- the commencement; or are our adventures in the Fine Arts to be confined to that collection ? Mr. SMIRK;E's estimate of the buildings for the present year amounts to 40,0001., and this is to be ex- pended on the East wing of " the proposed Qaadrangle," intended for the reception of the Royal Library: the first floor of one of the wings, however, to be reserved for collections of paintings, prints, and similar works of art. It strikes us, that if it be intended to make further purchares of the works of the great masters, some consummate judge should be namned for that purpose. The estimate for the ordinary repairs of the year, appli- cable to all the public buildings, is also 40,0001.: and the expenses of last year amounted to upwards of 38,0001. Both these sumns are very high, as constituting a current expense. After all that has been saidl respecting the l'enitentiary at Millbank, we find 2,s5001. applied by estimate to the support of the institution. The officers' vages amount to 6,0001. ; and the victualling of 1,ooO pMisoners and 70 offi- cers, to only 8,5001.: one party must be well paid, or the other ill fed. Tie estimate for the employment of convicts at home sinounts to 60,7541. Compensation to Amnerican Loyalists still forms an item in one of the estimates. We have no reason for supposing the charges for priniting extravagant, but there must be much needless work tlone: the estimate for this branch of service amounts to nearly 70,0001.
Court Of Common Pleas, We...
The Times, 1824-02-26T00:00:00

e u w n action brought tiy the plaintuf it,as*:t Indi( Cii,. tan, torecoverdamages from bedefendant, fer thebreAchiof an agreement entered into between the parties The cafetdi"'f ua eminent mnerchant and ship-owner. The followink is a iumnnarypf the facts of the case :-_-The defendant had purchased ? teese the 3fncrva, of hich thepiainttft, atthe time oftbeinurcisfh, cow captain. The einea was chartered by the 1 past India Compasry to perform four voyages to the East Indies. Accordihg to the lcom om the East India Company, the Captain of b chadteredb eosen could not be removed from his command unless on some special ground of misconduct or with his own conent. t'he defendant WaS desirous of plactng a Captain MOlNs, t friend of his, ca- mender of a vessel caled the Marqcseo of aex, which was char- tered to perforn a voyae to the East Indies, in the com- mand of tn e MAftse . C T hatMilsbd P:rformed don vo consent of the plainifft which was obthe dponthecondiatontfo the soeuld. become captain of the Marquis of Ely, end that if Captain rdilla shoulld die before the charter of the Mieruan had expired, he (the plaintiff) should be reinstated in the commanod of that vessed. Trhe agreement was reduced into writing, and the exchange 6f command was made. After Captain Mtills had performed two voyaehe died, and the plaindi'fthen appliedl to the defendanlt for the fulfilmnent of ,he agreement, which the defendant refused to perform. The pre- sent action was brought by the plaintiff to recover coMpenatLion for the loss he had sastamed by the refusal of the defendant to execute the agreement. The agreemnent was produced in Court, and it wos proved by several witnesses that the profits made by a captain in a voyage to the East Indies average 6,0001., xdtheinsm n stances thcy amounted to 10,and1.t in some in The Jury found a verdict for the plaintitF-Damaes 7.6001. COURT OF COMAlMON PLMAS. Wvrn tv- v 9.t RICHARDSON v. t -L.-
The Times
The Times, 1824-02-16T00:00:00

KliVG'S THEATRR. TO-MORiROW EVENING will be performed the much admired comnlu Opera, In tro actg, entitled IL i3ARBgIRE DI SIVIGLIA, coin. posed by Sighior RosBslnl, in whieh Signor Benetti will make his seond Appearatice. BetAeen the ets,theDivrtissement Peruvien,enlthlled L'ADORATION AUJ SOLEIL. To conclude wvith tIle favourite ballet of LA NOCE DE VILLAGE, composed by hI. Aumer. Signor Benelli re9pectfuliy begs leave to aninounce to the NobUlIty, Gentry, Snbscribers to the Opera, and the Pablic, that Ini,consequence ot the arraiigamentsentered Into by 1idm crd Madame Catalani, she will Bmake ner fhist appearance on Satturday, the 28th instant, In the Opera. autilys, entitled 11 . uovo Fanatic., per Ia Musics. Madame Catalanl wvill likewvise silig In te six Sacred Coneerts which will be given at this rheatre, on the same plan as the Coneerts Spirituels at Paris, on the Fridays in Leiit. Aapllcatio-ls for boxes and single subseriptlons for the seasonl to be made to Mir. Segilin, Opera-office, l05 Quadrant, Regeit-street. Onl Tuesdays theoperas will begIn at half`-past 7, atnd on Saturdays at 7 o'clock precisely. NElW:lfT THJEATRE ROYAL. DRUTRY-LANE'. TilIS EVENING, RING RICIIARD THE THIRD. D!ike of Glocester, Mr. Kean Earl of Richmond, Mr.Wallack I.ady Amnie, Mlss Smaithson. To conclude wvithl thie granid operfitic ronmance of l[ODOISICA. THEATRI At)YAL,, Co VEP,?T-GARDEN. IHIS EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. Romeo, Mr. C. Kemrble JIllet, Miss F. H. Kelly. To conclide wvith HIARLEQUIN AND POOR ROBIN. AL,ELPHJ 'JI E,iETRE, STRAND. THIC REVENINGi wIl be presented (7thl time at this theatre), the admired biirletta of TOM JONES, or, The Foiindllng. To conclude with the melodramatic burletta, entitled THE HEART OF MI%ID- LOTHIAN; or, The Lily of St. Lesinard's. The box-olilce Is open from 10 till ', wllere places may be taken *f Mr. Calan. NEWSURREY TIZEATRE. By Partcular esIre. THis EVENING, will be presented, an entirely new and interest. 1llr olodrnme,ilz:gacts, callcd THE T\V THIEES, or, Thie Mur- derers off Grenloble. After wvhich, an enltirely new farcleial burletta, in 2 acts, called MSAIDS AND BACHELORrS; or, Nettlewig Hall. The wfho)le tielonclude with an en tirely newr splendid and interestIln spectacele, called ASLAN THE LION; or, The Seven Brazen Tnawers of Tepelilul. _____________ ROYAL COL)IUR THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING will be presented, a newf grand intereAtinig melo. drame caIled ALFRED TIHE GREAT. After wvhich (leit DIine), a new F arceal burletta, called TItAVFLLING INCOOG.: Or, A Bold Stroke for a Dinner. io conclude wvith an entirely nelw grand his- 1 torical nmelodrame and naval and m nilitary spectacle, ealUed the SIEGE OF ACRE; or, Britons In the East. TO CORRESPONDENTS. If our correspondent "TUEIORn" will give us a few facts, we shall be obliged to hiip: general remarks, however excellent, are of little use. People in power are aot moved from their purpose b_y mere well-arranged sentences.. 1' The publication of The Times commenced at 6 o'clock on Saturday morning, and linished at 8.