Thursday morning, about s...
The Times, 1824-01-19T00:00:00

Thursday morning, about seven o'clock, the Duke of York left town for Strathfieldsay-honse, Hampshire, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington. Thursday was the Duke of Glocester's birth-day, when his Royal Highness cornpleted his 48th year. In the even- ing the Royal Duke's trades-people illuminated their houses. Friday morning AMr. Secretary Canning left town for CoombeWood, ESarrcy, the seat of the Earl of Liverpool. The right honourable gentleman returned on the following morning to his house at Brompton. Saturlay morning the Earl of Liverpool left his seat at Coomabe Wood, for Brighton, on a visit to his Majesty. The King will hold a Privy Council this day at Brighton. On Saturday mlorning the Duke of York arrived in town 'from his visit to the Duke of WVellington. General Guilleminot, who has been appointed ambassador of France at the Ottoman Porte, is said, in a French mi- nisterial paper, to be about to leave Paris for Toulon, where he wvill embark for Constantinople. It is stated in the Examiner of yesterday, that when Lord Byron heard of the intention to prosecute his poem, called" The Vision of Judgment," he immediately offered to come forward, give up his name, a-id stand the brunt. But the Bridge-street Set, though aware of the fact, prefer- red attacking the publisher ! ! On Saturday the despatches were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz.- Castle HtIntley, Captain Drummond; Thomns Coutts. Captain Chrystie for Bombay and China; and the Duchess of.AlJlwl, Captain Daniell, for Bengal and China. 'The funeral of the late Joseph Moarryat, Esq. M. P., will take place at WVimbledon this day, at about noon. We are desired to state, that Mr. Bell does not intend to retre from the profession altogether. He has deciined taking any more court business, and intends to confine his practice to chamber business. A paragraph appeared in several of the mornin- papers of Tuesday, stating, on the authority of a private letter fom Cal- cutta, thatAir. Thackery, the barrister, having proceeded thither without a licence from the East India Directorship, had been refused admissionby the Judges, on the ground that the barhada already three more than has prescribed number, and was ordered biy the Govern. ment to return homne. Thesimple fact is, 'that wi6en heleft this -ountry, Mr. Tuackery had only provided himself with a licence au- thorizing him to reside at llIadras_ Evaig paper. At the Hants Quarter Sessions, which commenced on Tuesday at Winchester, Ar. Stephen llilUs was indicted for an as. sault on Sir J.W. PolMen, Bart.P., a magistrate for the county. in the execution of his office. This trial occupied the attention of the Court for about five hours; witnesses haing been produced on the part of the'defendant, with a view to show that an assault was first committed by Sir John. The circumstances originated in Sit John, with a party of his friends who were staying at his housea2 Redenham, near-Andover, going to a ball in four carriages, whea one of the horses of the carriage in which were Sir John and his lady fell, in consequence of which the road was for a shert time ob- structed; and it was at this time that the defendant came up, and some words arising, and blows taking place, Sir John, who saw hia servant in danger from the violence of the defendant, and athers vhq were with him, got out of his carriage, in order to prcscne the peace, when the assault (a most violent 'one complarne4 of was committed. After a most able summ ig up by the Chairman tEo Jtrv consulted about a quarter of an hour, and then retuvtpd a verdicf ofguilty against the defendant, wbo was selitenced to two months' imnprisoennut in the gaol, and pay a Sace of 501 8itting6 appointet in} Middlesex anid London, before the Right Hlon. Sir Robert (*ifilszd,Knight, Lord Chief Justice of his M:sjesty's Court of Common Pieas at Westminster, in and after Hilarv Ter'm. 1824: :. To sit Jan.24 and 31, at twelve; Jan. 20, atone; and Feib. 2, %,7, 13, and 14, at half-past nine o'clock. CURIOUS %VAGCR.-In the early part of last November, .a wager was madebetween amedlcal gentlcman of this city, and a. Mir. D., that the fo-mer would not bathe every day till the 1st of January, which heaccepted. The bet was, that every day the me. dieal gent'eman bathed, Mr. D. ws to $ive him Is., and vite versa. Dlr. D.-finding that the'other still continued to immerse himself in the " cold abyss," r.sn from his wager, and we understand that an action will shortly be brdught to recover the amount that would have been due fronm him to the patty who accepted it. The medical gentleman still continues-to bathe whether vvet~er dry, and says he flndsnoill efi'ect froinso doing; bin, thecontrary,that "it i5bratjnz to the neryes" and. iv'es him a moat ex,ctllent ippetite. Seven -o'ci-cl1 is the nourhean {eeaeUsaeve~ lWQmcead Rehuinsabout 8... HGarmj'e4fr~ e.Zwekrt .