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[Advertisement.]-MARGATE,...
The Times, 1824-02-07T00:00:00

l AdvertisemenL1t - IARGATE, Feb. 3.-Thedeputation appointed at a late mneeting of the Parishioners of this town, to present at ad- dress to M'tr. TADDy, efRartodown, on his reenut munificent act of charity towards the poor widows and supeannuated Jatmen of Mlar- gate, waited on that gentlemnan this day, *ben the addresi (for which see advertisement) wasskead by Alr. COBJ, the Chairman of the meeting; to which Aly. !T.&DDY made thefoHlowing reply:- " Mr. ChairmaD andV'einlemen.-..The honour you have just con. feed o, me demands mv sincere tbanks. It gives me great plea- rurertisNnly conduct sboudd be approved by ju. What peoperty I porsses is given me by Providence in trust; tnd the distresed bt nature ate so connvcted with rpy1eftnp as to) have a clhAm on my bounty. Should God be pleased to gajre my life. I hope to witness the beneficial effect intended and when it litaU be His pleaure to take mne from this, world, then to leave it ut1ier the ssefbctory re- flection, that this trusi is tr.nstnitted to the banhds afthozs who will arry my intentions into fiaithful xeieution,f ir tiebernect of the in- digent wridows aud seamen offarpte." Tila deputatio'i*ere then showgn into another.apranmen;, and zcg2e,d- -ith-ab elst4ucJgnc itrerared i'a} tbeoccfilon. Tliepartyt uiretitmd to~ 3arFte, ind futh! ommn~etethcday, by euntey.isitv t *t tbe o.,
Insurrection At Martiniqu...
The Times, 1824-02-07T00:00:00

By the Cornwall, Captain Morrison, arrived at Liver* Pool from Barbadoes, intelligence of'a veryalrwiring-nature has been received from Martinique, by which it ap.pears. that the mania of insurrection, so prevalent of late in the WVest Indies, has spread to the French colonies. For. tunately a timely discovery of the conspiracy has take:; place, and the consequences which might shave attended it; have, therefore, been pyey'ented; but if the accounts nowr received are authentic, this insurrection has been planted with a degree of sagacitv, and was to have spread so exten- sively, among the people of colour as well as the slave population of Martinique, that it was evidently of a much more dangerous nature than any which have occurred in theBritish colonies. The plot was revealed in consequence of a discoverymade by one of the Mulattoes, that in the event of its success the property of the people of colour would: not be respected, on which he gave infornation to the Go- vernment. The intelligence of the events at Marinhci@e had caused an order to be issucd for placing Do-ndiizc under martial law. The Cornwall, whicn left Barbaetoes on the 4th ult., has brought despatches for the Engsh. Government. The following is an extract from theBar- badoes paper of the 3Sst of December - " PIDGOE.'Towx DEc. 31. " By the mail.boat Eleanor, Captain Moffatt, which left Marti. nique Mlonday afternoon, and arrived here last night, we are hInfonln. ed of that island having been thrown into-a, serihsu state of alaStr, Between 2 and 30 free coloured people, rl1 wealthy and respectsbi'e, have been arrested, and sent from St. Pierre to F4ett Royal on board one of the frigates, where they are in close confinement. Some sedi- tious correspondence has been discovered which had xbeer carried on by the malcontents with Europe, the English islands, and St. Do. minga. Indiscriminate mssacre of the white inhabitants, and set. ting the town of St. Pierre on fire, were the diabolical means by which they intended to overthrow the GovernmenL The vigilance of a French police, under the superintending hand of Providence, has frustrated this horrible conspiracy. A letter, it is said, was found, containing a reply from Boyer, the Chief at St. Domingo, to an application made by one of the conspirators for the assistance of soldiers. The news of troopshaving arrived here from England, to keep in awe disaf'ected fellows, and the opportune arrival of troops from France at Martinique, staggered their resolution, and appears to h3ve induced them to put off the consummation of their revolu_ tionary scheme from the 17th of December, the day originally fi I on, until Christmas-eve. But, in the mean time, the alitv itE Executive, and the' extreme vrutchfulnems of the police, made such discoveries as completely arrested their career. Several coloured men had arrived there lately from France, who had been distribut- ing seditious pamphlets; and it is said that about 60 of the coloared militia had been disarmed." ZNRUIU?RCI'ION jT3UWPZNIQZ7?
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-02-02T00:00:00

'The following Naval Oflicers have beell Promoted:- Captain Couch, of the Persen.s off the Tower,. to the rank of Post Captain. LieutnaitnGro. Ililler, Mould; Adams, and Saun- ders, to be Comman.ers. bessrs. Kellock, Riley, Morley, Car- penter, Y'hompson, Gregofy, Elills, Barrs, Temkins, emasne, Gaxrett, and Blis2tett, Mdshipren, to the rank of Lientevants.- Captain M?etids, to commuand the Blanche frigate of 4t guns, at Chatham. Nxw Yoitx, Jan. 7.-NWe learn by the packet ship saluda which left Charleston on the 3d inst., that the new stanm- boat T;Aome Loa,ndCe, -t'rom Charleston to Hamburgh, took fire 40 miles below the latter place, and burn to the water's edgl"
House Of Lords, Friday, F...
The Times, 1824-02-28T00:00:00

PAR RLIAENYR41 1' IVT7ELL!GBE.VC'E. The LORD CHANCELLO)R gave nlotice, that the house,on its lilcCtinf oti dloitdlay next would be mnoved to procecd tojuldgment inl the ~ucenaberrv causes. The Bishop ol EXETk:R prescnted a petition front Great Tor. riM-pto1, praying foT relief fronti the duty on coals carried coastwise. I,ord HEREFORD prcsented a petition from a place in Bssex praying for the anirlioratioa of the situationi of slaves in the British coltnies. The petition was laid on the table; but a short timlle after it was withitrawn, in consequence of an informiiality bein1g discover- ed in it. Mr. STUAnT NWfoTL.xY and otniersfrom the Commons brotughlt Lip the Leeds tithe regulation bill. IRELAND. The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid oni the table several returns re- lative to Irish tithes and other matters Ol2ich had becn moved for in anticipation of Lord Darnlev's motion. The noble earl said the re. turns were extremely complicated and imperfect, but he thought it right to present them, such as they were, that they might be printed, and an opportunity afforded for consulting them before themotion on the state of Ireland came on. Otler papers might be moved for, to suNely the deficiencies. Marquis of LA NSDOWVN observed, that it might be con. venient for noble lords to know that it was not the intention of his noble friend (Lord Darnley) to bring on the motion of whieh hehad given notice on Tuesday next. Ile' wished to put it off for some time, and would renew his notice after all the information which could be procured ott the subject should be before the house. It was his noble friend's intention to attend in his place on Tuesday next, when be woull move for further papers, and fix a distant day. for his motion. The transfer of aids bill, the reciprocity duties bill, the exceequter bills bill, and the Irish lawv courts bil;, were read a second time. The marriage act amendnient bill was reported.-Adjourned. lHOj'SEB OF LORDS. FRIDAY, FEn. 27.
A letter from LLOYD'S, wh...
The Times, 1824-01-21T00:00:00

Adlettcr from LLOYD'S, which we have publishied, wiiU attract the notice of commercialJ nen; and those whose in- terests are served by it, if any such there be, will find, no doubt, sufficient room for extolling the liberality of the FrencWhGovernrment.. It appears' by the communication, that the Government in question has undertaken to indem- nify "' the merchants" for any losses that have been sus- taimed from Spanish privateers during the late war-not only the sums insured itS France, but those also insured in England) amounting in the whole, as is asserted, to about 320,0001. 'Ve are a littile perplexed concerning the quan- tum of praise to -which the French Ministry are on thlis occasion entitled. The parties from-n wvhom the thanlks are due it is no easier matter to spceify. English merchants, it is obvious, bave no shadow of obligation conferred upon them, because, neither in ships nor merchandise of any sort was British property a:sufierer from the privateers of Spain. It is scarcely to be presumed, on the other hand, thatFrench merchlants vould send gools or vessels to sea, on the eve of a war with Spain, ot during its progress, without covering thern by an insurance against capture by the enemy. In that case, therefore, "the merchants" wanted no indemnification: they came upon the underv riters, and there was an end of it. And is it this latter class of speculators who are so tenderly regarded by the French Government ? If so, there never vas a more sentimtnetal passage-in any romance of:M. Dr, CYi&TEAUMBIAND thian this same official notifica- tion ; because we wVill renture to say, that no uniderwriter, French or English, ever dreamed of sueh a styptic for his losses, havinig already taken care, by dlemandking increased premiums on all sbipping exposed to the risks of war, to secure beforehand a fair indemnity for such as inighit be actually captured. There may have been vessels, by some strange chance, inisured against " the dan- " gers of the sea" alone, and not agaiist an enemy. In that case, of course the merchant would, have no claim upon the underivriter, should a Spaniish privateer make prize of the ship. If tieh. be the nature of the losses to be made good by the Government, it is no more than the bounden duty of those who plunged into the war, towards those who suffered by it, after having earnestly petitioned against it. The cries of the French commer- cial interest against the Spanish invasion, still sound in the ears of their Cabiinet; and the moment is well chosen for this, parade of munifice-4ce-being the eve of a general clection, and of a septennial chamber.
Court Of Chancery, Monday...
The Times, 1824-01-13T00:00:00

LAW RLEPORT. ua5 zwirumIip, on entering ttle Uourt, Obsere ttUat Lie Wntch sI to have given judgmient in this case; but, preparatory to his doi so, it was necessarv, to l:ave certain plans, which had been tefer; l to in the course of'the cause, properly.-suthenticated, in order ti i hemight be certain that they were the iaentical plans on which ' decision must ultimately depend. For this purpose he must hE affidavits made by the parties on each aide. Mr. Gourlay rose, and in a vehement tone remarled that tl machinery of the Court of Chiancery *vas not adapted to tie due aI ministration ofjustice. TEhe LoRtD CnAxcELLost., interrupting hinA, isaid he would a'; discuss such a question teitli lim, sad desired him to recollect whe he was: after he had delivered his judgment, if an applicatiou w1 properly made before him, vith a view to havetbo case reheard, ' ould do .so, but he woald not have the question discussed over er over dya3ein the irregular manner illr. Cxourlay seemed disposedt i intioduce it. lilr-Gourlay then r-etired.I COURT OF CHANCERY. MONDAY. Jt&. 12. *'-- -1 GOURLAY V. DU= OVSO!ERSET.
Ode To The Closing Year.
The Times, 1824-01-01T00:00:00

[From the Newo MvfolntJiy Magazine 3 Oh, why should I attempt to ring The knell of Tine in sorrowing tone, Or sadly tune mv lyre to sing A requiem o'er the year that's gone ? It has not been to me so bright That I should mourn its timely end, Or sit nie down in grief to write Farewell to a departing friend! And if 'twould tarry now with ne, I should in sooth be apt to say, " Pass on ! I've had too much of thee " To thank thee for an hour's delay Thy course was mark'd, dark closing year, By many a sigh and bitter tear, By prundised joys too long delay'd, B-v hopes tvhat only bloom'td to fade, By all that steals the cheek's warm glow, And wrings the heart with silent wo, Damnps the gay plumes of Fancy's wing, And nips her blossoms ere they spring, And turns the lightsome lay of gladness E'en in its flow to strains of sadness, And shades with clouds of care and fear The promise of another year ! ODE TO THE CLOSING YEAR.
Marriages
The Times, 1824-01-01T00:00:00

On Taesday, the 30th ult., at Clapham church, by the Rev. Wifl liam Dealtry, B.D., rector, the Rev. Joseph Sisp on,.MA., after- noon lecrer of St. M1ary's. Whitechape, and cvenipg lecturer of Clhpham, to Ann, widow of John long, Esq., late of Clzpham and Christ's Hosnital- On Monday. the 29th ult., at Hammersmnith church, T. G Clif. ton, Esq., of Stockwell, to Miss Turne?, of Therwsa-boute, Ham. mersmith. At the island of St. Helena. on the Istof October, Mr. Bewjazin Solomon, to Mliss Eliza Chamberlin; and on the 15th of October,, by special licence, Acting Captain Thomas Mlontgomery Hunter, t* Phebec Solomon, daughter of Mr. Saul Solomon, merchant, of tha :sland.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-02-23T00:00:00

Sir,-Saeing a statement,? in y"ar paper, of a CTiomrsIratica which happened at Forest-row, of the death of a cn!hlI. by drowningn in a cepper, in conseqitence of a qua:rrel sal I to h ive taiken place bet.een Ur.- ad his nirrserv-m2il. I tecl it my dutv to tate to you thte is enlrirel- falqe; awid, as I waY otn the Coro'er's .Jurv a-i foreman. no such evidence was adduCcc before tus; but it waq diktinctly stated IY bitth the parents o'' the child, that ho circumstance whzaever had alake' pl^ce, even so touch as to cause anecr to .rise in the scrvanlt's hreast. ft is true that the servant made a confession, but not that it wa, tone to spite 1;er raster. It was, that sh" let rie child dr ns into the coer n71t of her lap while reachn r to fill the tea- kettle with wvater. &c. H-lowever, I need not enter fori!ter irto the particular. a- valnt, no doubt, will hlave the report fromt the Coroner, or h; a11 e to colpy it front a SaSme paner,where, no doubt, the fdctis ill be correctly stated. I nmercv imetition these thtings to? put a stin to a .?Y rep,irt. nopinv Jr-L -v. V._ _,,_ -- arrvf. - - - 'TlI(OMl IS S. BURT - . .1 1 l .1 I The verdict wYas "'XVll ulmurcerOi j laru11 Al)" l ...' Swneboa.se, el). 20, 1824. Q Lopied fron ae rclinjci,urn:tl. TO TIlE EDITOR? OF TIlE TVI-EA'S.
London, Friday, February ...
The Times, 1824-02-20T00:00:00

We received last night the Paris evejjing and morning papers of Tuesdav. The only article iiu them of general interest was the extract from the Journal des Debats;.ela- trve to Spainish America, which we published yesterday. the foliowing are extracts from the Etoile of Wednesday's PARIS, Fza. 17. : S. J3oseph de Hareda, brother to the Ministerof Foreign Affitirs Spain, w4o is inzzust4 with it inis;ioZa the Court of Sh Jam , reiste tO the licuidationm siW clims, aniVed t t &Brdejux ot the 12th of this mionth, and set out for London the foUowing day. The -yiach'Coisul at tunis hAs written the ting'7 Attorney. General at Marseille.* dleclaring that there is not the smnallest truth in a story tdld by the Jo.rnal du Commerce1 and iepe&ted by tht Piloje, that Al. F., a merchant of Marseilles settled at Tunis; had enmnmitted suicide, after having miade a solemn affidlavit that lie had committed fihe crime of baratry, for whiclh Al. Vits (7psta, a merhant of Alarseilles, bad been condemned to five years' impri- sonment. FnExcn FnN DS.-PARIs, Feb. 17.-Five per Gents opened at 100.30; highest, 100. 05.; lowest, 99. 60.; closed at 100. l5. Bank Stock, 1,750. Neapolitrn 5 per Cents. 80k. Rentes d'Esp. 26. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 45.; three months, 25. 35.- Cvnrs Authcritiquc. LONDON. FRIDAY._FEBRUARY 20, 1824.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-02-21T00:00:00

4* The Publication of llhe Times co.ntnenced at 0 o'clock yester day morning, and tinished at 8. LONDON, SAFURDAY, FEBRUARtY 21, 1824. WRe !ave received the Paris morning and evening papers of Wed- fesday- The formerdo not contain a single paragraph worth extract- UIg, and the Etoife only contains FERDI NA-SD'S decree, of wh;ch -Ie hare given a more conplete version from the .Aadrid Ga;zctte of !be 12th instant. tRENCH Fusns, PAItS, Feb. 18-..pive per Cent. Cons. openel .t.40.,highet closed at 99.h., lowest; Bank Stock, 1,750; _ FcLohies ive per Centu.., S ,; Spanish Rentes, 24k. Exchangs On London, one month, 25 45.; three moaths, 25. 35.-Cmirs Ais-
Discovery Of The Body Of ...
The Times, 1824-02-04T00:00:00

Fromi an Evening Paper.] lVc arr authr7rized and TCeqUStecd by Messrs. Clarke, Richards, and Medralf, of Chancery-lane, to sate thlat tI)ey lve tjkia morning seccived letters froml their corre;pondent, Mr. p'ahner, ,of Bristol, (the late partner of lt r. Pierce), annotmeingF that the water in the Bristol harohnar was yesterday again drawn ofr. and that at one o'clock the bodt of Afr. Pierce was found in the float. At the time thc mail quilted Bristol last evening, a coroner's in. quest was left sittin1g on the body, and to-mnorrow we may' expect to rcoeive the result of snch inquest. C 'Ve lIave also received this morning letters from Bath and Bris- tol. wvhich xetat rest the various surmises anti conjectures uponiThe probabie fate of the above unfortinate gentlemiuen and render it un- ncecsary for as to insert a formal contradiction, by authority, of his alleged emsbarkation for America. Bath, Feb.2, lialf.past four o'clock. " News is this moment orxived herec that the body of AIr. Pierce, of Bristol, was founld drowned in the float, bitt neither robbed nor murdered, s hiis watch! aid nsoney (300L anid upwards) were fbund in his pockets." - r - e Bristol, Feb. 2. "Tire body of Mr. Piercc was ycsterday miorning diacoscered in the floalig harbour; the watcr w-s let ont,-and the bodty fotnd- ia the lower Iock, near Rownham. Now the m);stery of his fate is. solved, the agitation created by his disappearTance will subside, and It will be gratifying-to his friends to-know that hir death is the re. sult of accident, as ali the property astireviously described bv his frlends,was found on hisperson, which prcsentedamost9hoOtink and disgusting appeirance. This is another instance of the want of pro- per precautionary fencer round this dangerous harbour, the absence of which hasI'een too Vrequentlos' fatalfeonsequence to the citizenls of Bristol." DISCOVERY UPE TU-E: BD9V OF AMl?. P'IBRC-.
London, Friday, January 2...
The Times, 1824-01-02T00:00:00

WVe lhave received th l Pas j-ournals of Friday. The soldier who killed the youth HONEI,:, on the day on which the certmony of the Duke of ANGOULEMfE'S entrance into Paris took place, was tried on Mlonday by a Counicil of War, and acquitted. There were six votes for theacquittal, and ornly one for conviction. The Moniteur contains five Royal ordlinances, of which the following is the. substauce-:- The 1st orders that the Alinister of Finance shall:cause to be pre- sented to thc Court of Accounts, every year, btfcre the 1st of July, a general vievr of the operations comprehended in the severil accounts rendered by -the Receiver-General of the Finances. The 2 , on the renresentation of the Al1inister. of Finance, that in consequence of the close of the accounts in arrear, one pas.- master will suffice to discharge the public disbursements- of the:in- tcrior of theTreasury; and that the functions of directors of the ex-. penses may be given to the first cletrks of the Finance Department; aund as such a redaeion willcause a considerable saving without-any injuty to the publils asevie, orders that the plase of Vec.tor of the expenditure, atd thle- twt paces of yzincipa F&ysnzsters, sall be suppressedafrn the Ist. of Januarv, 1824, and the disburscemen:ts: payable in thehilteriorof the Tretsury bedischarged by oem officer, whoshatlhave the-titleof Paymaster of- tbe Getral,Esperses of theTrea ur. l'be3d-appoints -I. Delafontaineto thisilast:rlamed office. The 4thfixes'the nti'mber.of tbe:offile'rs called Insjiectors. General of the Indirect Taxes at foar, amd ttiat ofthe Offic&s Ad. ministrators of the same branch, at six. The 5th names iI. Daeat, first clerk of the Finance Department, to the office of Administra- tor of the indirect Taxes, in the r6om of M1. Dutremblay deceased. A letter from ladrid, dated Dec. 18, says-:'The Governmiient heingabliged to give its whole attention to the affairs of tbe Penin. sula, seems to relax in its preparations against the indejpendents of the colonies. Some persons pretend that some answ:ers from foreign Cabinets are expected, before our operations beyond the occan are concerted. There is a report that the'loans of the Cortes will be recognized with some modifications. This recognition is deemed indispensable to maintain our credit." LoNDO.T. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2. 124.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

Sir,-I observe some very proper observations in your pa- per of this day, on the vexatious and interested severity of tax surveyors. Allow me to mention another eircumstAnce of a similar nature, equaUy, if not mnore, unjust and inju- rious. In commnon debts, tie Statute of Limnitations prevents a claim from being enforced after eight years; whereas, of late, an examination has becn set on foot in the legacy branch at the Stamp-office, in consequence of which per- sons are called on to account for the duties on legacies which they have paid 20 or 25 years ago. Now, is it not enough that executors should be put to the trouble and -x ense incurred by accounts of this nature, but they must To be obliged to keep all their vouchers, &c., for 20 or 25 years, or iicur the risk of being called on to pay the stamp-duties a second time, because they mav have lost or mislaid their accounts or receipts, or perhaps (in the case of executors of executors) may never have received them at all? Within mny own knowledge the two following ca%ll have been recently made:- " A. B. is executor to C. D., who died 16 years ago; C. DI, was executor to E. F., who died 2S years ago; A B.B as ex- ecutor to the said executor, is called upon to give, within one month, a particular account of the whole of tle personal estate and effects of which the original testator, E. F., died possessed t" A particular account of what he never knewvt G. H. was recently called on to give account of legacy-duties 22 years ago-the accounts, long since considered as useless, forgotten, mislaid, or destroyed. And for all this the plea is, that the revenue may not be lost; that is, that when one or *nore successive officers of Government have been neglectful of' their duty for a num- ber of years, the subject is to be treated and vexed with old dormant claims, raked up by some new brootm, wvho is vell paid for these inquisitorial-jobs. X. Y. I O4H. 1, IGZ4 TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

Yeasterday afteruooi, at four o'clock, the Duke of ViDrk, as ComiTaian6r iA-Chicf,- hed a levee -t his offlip' in the Horse Guards, which was attentded. by between 3Q and 40 General offlcers. Oii Mondav nighit *lbe Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince ot' Leiiingexl, the Princess Feodor, and their attendants, bonoured Drury-lane Theatle with their pre- seaee. ' Theiloyal party sat in Prince Leopold's box.
Letters from Buenos Ayres...
The Times, 1824-01-20T00:00:00

Letters from Buenos Ayres of the 8th November, receiv- ed by way of. Rio de Janeiro, state that Sir THOMAS HARDY, during his latc visit to the former port, has com- pletely removed the illw4l which had arisen in conse- quence of the dispute with Captain WILLES, of his Majes. ty's ship Brazen. When Sir THOMrAS HARDY arrived in the River Plate, thc Government of Buenos Ayres, thiough a person deputed for that purpose, solicited some expres- sion of opinion on his part with regard to the correspond- ence: which had taken. plade on that occasion; but he re- plied, that as the afFair had by both parties been referred. to the British Government, he saw- no necessity for his in- terference. On-questioning the messeuger what soft of re- ception he himsele miglht expect if he paid a visit to TBe- nos Ayres, Sir THOMAS HARDY was informd thlat' the Members of the Governmnent were most anxiousfor that honow, and that he might depend on every at of courtesy and atte%itibn *hich it was ini their power -toK poffei biM. Sii THOAgHDY-ihOry ifterwirda paia hisgvisit to I the.city,iere tbe expectations thus heldl sut.io him weree fIlyrreailize&+ -,