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To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

s3, Lliftonrestreet, Finsbury, Jan. 13. Sir,-In The Timps ofi tbis dav, under the head " Law Repo t," the Lord Chancellor is made to say-` After he h9ad delivered, his judgment, if any application w-s properlv made before him with a view to have the case reheard, he would ao so." This was so ims portant that I put the question to his Lordbhip, but he would not confirm the statement. Yesterday I made some observationsw,thich were not correctly reported in any newspaper, as to the practice of theCourtofChanicery. 'lhena causeeisarguedand judgmentde. layed five months, it must be obvious that judgment may be liable to error. Certainfarts in a Chancery suit are put upon record, and may be examined after any lapse of time, by the Judge; but, in every cause, much depends on circmstatices, and these can be no. derstood or corrected, if mis-stated, on]vatornearthe time of plead. ing. I doobt not the great intelligence and puritv of my Lord Ch1ancellor Eldon; and every reflecting being must look up wMih profound admiration to Itim wvho from obulrity and poverty raised, himself to the greatest dignity on earth (for such is the Chancellor ship of England)-who not only raised himself, hut for upwa-:is of 20 years has kept his seat, in the aaost trytng tnes, -anist tl,e keenest rivalry, and eyed, LtntinuaUy, by vowerful foes. His Lord ship said tno-ly, that he had beea abusetl both bv me and my op ponent. The very thought grieves me, to say notbing ol the realit, of which I am unconscious. Oa the issue of ry suit depends not only character. to wvhich I must look for fiture sustenance in life, but reunion with n y children, from whom, by this ard anether suit in the House of Peers, I have been separatcd for upwards of two years It Is notorious that the Court of Chancery requires review and amendment: it is Sadly notorious that thousands have been driveni mad by its delays: it is a fact that P&rliamentary inquiry is already moved for; and I trust, Sir, that these remarks, frotn one who has been in the toils fbr nearly 12 years. will be acceptable to your nu, merous readers, the greater portion of w?hom tust wish well to in. auirv. and to averv th;- I1, .n - , : OGOURLAY. I TO TH- 1 /DITOR `OF IT l
In our paragraph of yeste...
The Times, 1824-01-23T00:00:00

In our paragraph of yesterday on the Mendicity Society, we said that our readlers would be as happy as ourselves to find " that a general meeting of that society was to be "called, to which a full explanatory statement of every item of account, and of every part of the proceeling "of the Board, would be submitted." We expressetd our- selves, being in haste, somewhat incautisusly. If" by a full "explanatory statement," be meant a satisfactory state- ment, that we should be glad to see indeed; for we shioul(d therein find that for the distrnbation of a specific sum to the beggais, three times as muchl had not been consumed by the agency: we should then find that the Honorary Secretary had not, under another title, accepted a bonzis of five hundred pounds: all of which would be very gratify- ing, both to us and to the public. But upon the subject of the " full explanatory state- "ment" promised by 'the Board of Management to the future assembly of the subscribersj we beg leave to ask wvhat the late annual report was upon which our correspondent commented? WVas not that a full explanatory statement? If it was not so, why was it published ? Annual Reports profess to be full explanatory statements oftthe proceedings of those from whom they emanate.; and if tbey are not such, we know not what they are, or why they are publish- eJ. It is absurd in thc " Board of 3Management" to talk of " unjustifiable statements" having appeared in this jour- nal ; for the unjustifiable statemenits were (as true as figures could make them) those of the Board themselves, as published by themselves in their Annual Report. WVe defy them to prove that one letter or one cipher has been altered. We and our correspondent simply pointed out what those statements were. By one single trait we can show the public how this society is conducted. It appears there is a " Board, a whole Board of Management ;" and yet Mr. BODRIN, the Honorary Se- cretary, received five hundred pounds of the money sub- scribed for the suppression of mendicity, for acting as "Assistant AlanageL."
We received on Saturday l...
The Times, 1824-01-26T00:00:00

WVe received on Saturday letters fromDernerara, dated the 28th of November, of which the folloviing is an cxtract:- " The General Court-Martial which assembled at the Colony-house on the 13th ult., for the trial of John Smith, of thc London Missionary Society, closed its proceedings on Monday last, when the same were transmitted to his Ex- .ellency the Commander-in-Chief. The sentence has not transpired; but we should judge, from the tenour of the following General Order, that the guilt of the accused is ftlly established:- " ' IGENERAL ORDER. cAdjutant-General's Office, Herd--quarters, Gcorge.town, Nov. 28, 1'23. "'The members composing the General Court Martial which assembled at the Colony-house on the 13th of Octo- ber last, for the trial of John Smith, of the London Mis- sionary Society, and which continued by adjournment to the 24th of November, and whereof Lieut.-Colonel Good- man is President, will return to their duty, the nature of the proceedings being such as to render it imperative on his -Ecellency the- Commander-in-Chief- -to transmiit them for his iMajesty's consideration and ultimate decision: " Mllr. Smith was removed from the Colony-house, where he has hitherto been confined, under a military -guard, yes- terday morning, to the new gaol, where the 21st Fusileers took the guard, instead of the militia, in the evening. We understand there are stiml several prisoners for trial."
The King will certainly, ...
The Times, 1824-01-27T00:00:00

The King will certainly, unless preven.ted by serious ill- ness, open the Parliamentary Session in person. Yesterday, at half-past 2 o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downingstreet, being the first since the general return of Mlinisters to London. The Councill was attended by all the Cabinet Ministcrs. They continued in deliberationi vill about a quarter before five o'clock. On Friday night, Mr.Draffen, the King's messenger, left town wvith despatches to the Right Hon. Sir Charles Bagot. our Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, in replv to those brought on the Tues'lay previous by Mr. Munro, the the King's messenger, w ho travelled from Rtussia in less than three weeks. Ftiday evening Mr. Hill, the King's messeniger, left town with despatches for the Right Hon. Henry WVel. lesly, our Ambassador at Vienna. Yesterday morning Lieutenant Wlhite arrived at the Co- lonial office, with despatches from New South Wales; A Leeward Islands mail arrived yesterday vith letters of the 13tli of December from St. Thomas s, the last port touched at, and corresponding dates from the other island. Nothing had occurred on the Colombian Main, subsequently to the fall of Paerto Cavello; but it is stated, that many commrercial adventurers were repairing to that place, in- vit.d by the apparently tranquil situation of the republic, to conduct mercantile operations in that country. In Tri- nidad some symptoms of insurrection had been evinced in the llaatations imm-nediately adjoining Port Spain, but they nad been promptly suppressed. In the rest of the island all was perfectly tranquil. The islands of Barba- does, 'I'obago, and Antigua, also appear to be in a state of tranquillity. The letters received yesterday by the Spanish mail from Estremadura, announce that province to be in an extremely disturbed state; and being without French troops, the dis- or(lers of the Constitutional party coald not be checked or controlled. In the town of Safra about the 6th instant, a troop of guerillas, scarcely consisting of 100 men, was sufficient to put down the public authorities, and to throw the whole town into confusion. Having obtained plunder, wvhich was their chief object, they departed, threatensng extermination to all the priests and sarviles that fell in their way. The E:toile of Saturday states, that the wretched mother Lecouffle, and her son, who were condemned some wveeks ago for assassinatingandrobbinganoldI woman whowas their neighbour, in May Iast, were executed together on that dav in the Place de Greve. The journalist remarks that this was the first time, for a lorg period, that the scaffold of Paris witnessed the execution of mother and son as accot.nplices. A letter from Valparaiso of tie 26th Sept. states that the Government had issued a decree, ordering that all goods whsch had recently been permlitted to be landed at the cus- tom.house in trarnszu, should. be taken out? and. thef duty paid on thema immediately.
Court Of King's Bench, Gu...
The Times, 1824-02-27T00:00:00

LA - Atlitay the londtnt, Sitt;ng were tesuted before the LOTtR CIIr4uST-rICr ard Cornmon Juries. WlLLlA.IS5 AT)N OThiERS V. MUDIryE AVD OTIHRS. ThuL rvas an action nWainst tWeire dcfendaras, as proprietors Of a newspaner, called the L,peed zad.-me , nOwV cefixtict, tn recover the price of Stamps and paper furnished by the plttutiffis for the use of the ournal. The plaintiffi fAiled to nrove the liability of two tof the parties nameA on the record, and a4;it is necessary, in actions fonnded on contract, to prove all liable in Ortler to succeed against aso;, they 'were ronsuitd. JFFFEI l V. PT'IS. This was art acrion oa a cantr;%nt of bavrer, whereby the defent d-.nt engagred to autmis' the plaintifF vwith a quantity of wine, dev icrihed a--s" choni.e ztiito xine." at the rate of 44!z. a dozzrn. It w.L proverl on the par-' ;i "I ,ljintijf that thlere was it Gernian wino, called Stein W ibe, which conl'l not he imported for Ic. thla' 31. a tdozen, antl would probably he sold for five or six glrinea'i a doze-n. There wtas also a Canc wine, called Cane `tvjn Win-. at a lower price, but supposdc to resmble it i flavoar. Tne son of the plaintiff swore, that the wine delivereti as Stein XViote hand been kept in hiis father's cellat, and was the ms'e, of' vihich si borttles were produlce in cottet. Se- veral witnc.merchanta having tiated the wine, declared thnt it was DeitherStein Wine, nor Care Stein Wlline, but ('alle Madeira. One of the witresses fixed it. vatue at 20m., anothcr at 22s., anothier at 24s., and a foaeth at 6&s. per dozen. For t're defendant it was shown. thAt he bought Cave Stein Wine. suggested tw be the same wvith that delivcred to Mr. Jeffcty, at 30s. ler dozzrn The LOR) CiRt I .J5 STICE to,ld the jtry r.hat ihe simple ques- tn in the eansu :was, whether the plaintiffNs son was perjured whltt he swoore that the wine hnd not been ehan-ed: for it was clear the winse now produxced did not orsodwt ha ot3td0ri qttality or V~e. fo correspond with that coltracted for in und a verdict for the plaintiff-DamaLres R. RK SA.?L'RT OF SING"; ti-4"!
Court Of King's Bench, Gu...
The Times, 1824-02-28T00:00:00

LA I tR t R -'bi s action was broughit to reorr .cnsd- bIlu*o,p f6rwiuemadbrandy, furnihted toSir'G.P. Tuiixnsithi$.bou.ea Baker..strcet. The cause wasundefended. The delivery of the goods to Lady Turne's ord.r vA i,'ked5 but there was ro evidence that Sir Gregory was, atthq tlieisid- Anaberaly alnl attorney, bw-caUed to prove this fact, V4. not aP aearin, was called on his siubpcena. he.Lont CHrIE JUSrxCE held, that an order- hr a fofit goods was not sufficent to charge her husoband, unless .&i.Waruid ing with her, or unless some proof c6uld be gireW tnix hisot. ed to the order. The plaintiffwas accordinglynonniie. - The next action, brouzht by the same plaintift>sairnr the same defentatit, for a debt incturredf in the lifetime of a pa*ter now ide. ceased, was illowed to stand over. It s snguar ha thre eretwooter nonut4ts in~ urderenJed cau~sesi in thge courtss ef ltthre mworrening. other tO4olitt in nndre The ATTOkSE V-Gg'ET.EAL dee not now tgper.in (iti..nd it is understood that, following the example of Site iz cry Gibbsh he intends to decline tsking briefs in cnmrnn jury cauas for tbe COURT OF KG = ngvt i -_ FOSTER V. Rrir n: ; r .
In the Lisbon Gazette of ...
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

In the Lisbon Gazette of the 29th ult., we find a long article, professing to be the communication of a correspon- dent on the bistory of revolutions, and the conduct of fac- tions, From the style in which it is written, and the Scripture quotations in which it abounds, -it seems to be the production of a priest, and was probably even delivered from the pulpit, on occasion of the late restoration of his Faithful Majesty to absolute power. The author begins by comparing the season of Portuguese constitutonal liberty to a wintry storm, and the events which it produced to the agitations of a troubled ocean. The counter-revolu. tion is of course the return of spring and repose, and is celebrated in the glowing language of the Trappist's pro- clamations :-" After the frightful events of ourrevolution, "we saw our beneficent star (the King) rise more bril- liant and glorious, restoring us to peace and life, "and announcing to us, by the influence of his pater- "nal and benignant govern;llent, the end of our misfor- tunes and the re-establishment of our ancient politi- "cal consideration." It would be a tiresome and fruitless task to enter into the merits of a dissertation like this, am- bitious without power, pedantic without learning, and abounding in the forms of logic vithout a single instance of conclusive reasoning. We allude to it merely for the purpose of stating, that, unlike the productions of the fana- tical party in Spain, it strongly recomnmendls clemency and oblivion as the duties incumbent upon rulers after revolu- tions like those in the Peninsnla. Nay, the Catholic author proceeds so far in the liberality of his ideas, as to censure the bigotry of PHILIF Ir. of Spain, to praise UtIaN Y IV. of France fot granting concessions to his Pro- testant subjects, and to deplore the fital policy of Louis XIV. in recallirig the edict of Nantes. One would sup- pose that in the following passage the author had in view FFRDTNAND of Spain (whoma he studiously forbears fromn praising), and his fanaties. " Unhappily on such occasions there generally come forth, like ravens to a field of car- "nage, bands of cruel and needy adventurers, who nurse "discord among the citizens, and who, instead of endeavour- "f ing to sooth the animosity of parties, inflame it bya hypo. "critical zeal,and afuriousintolerance,makingvengeanceand "fanaticism the only guides of their conduct; and, like the "troops of malefactors during the dreadful earthquake that "shook our capital, converting the alarms and confusion of "the public to the advantage of their rapacity." Though the claims of tolerXtiou and forgiveness are strongly urged in this article, we see no hint of the neces- 5itY of securing good government in future by the esta- blishment of institutions .wlich would at once strengthen the monarchy and protect the people from the abuses of power.
It will be recollected, t...
The Times, 1824-02-25T00:00:00

It will be recoUected, that soon-after the partial repeal of the assessed taxes last year, Government, or, perhaps, rather the Tax-offlice, was charged with endeavouring to raise the value of the remainder by surcharges, and other rigorous and seyere measures. The real fact now turns out to be as charged. A letter will be found in this day's journal (it is au official return laid before the House of Commnons), addressed by the Commissioners of 'flaxes, tlirough their Under Secretary, Mr. GRoost, to the Sarvey- rs over the country, directing the said Surveyors to com- .nence a survey of all the houses and windows; and that, is is expressly stated, in consequence of the probable al- eratiens which would be produced in the n umber of win- lows, and value of houses, by the Ith of GEORGE IV., cap. L1. This letter is, verily, the most unfeeling production ve ever readl. It cautions the Surveyors, that the Com- nissioners, being able, by other means, to judge of thie vi- .our with which they proceed in the execution of the odious luty imposed upO17 them, expect that they shall receive full Lestimony of their assiduity; and it promises the Surveyors a per centage on any increase ma4e by them to the house and winlow duties!!! Well, if this be not severity, we wonder what is! And amsong those Commissianers is, we ielievc, aman named GABRIEL: GBRIEL TUCKER STErW- ARnD. WNrhy, the Angel GABRIEL, thiroughotit MILTON'S poem, never visited the sons of outer darkness with sach a vengeance as that wvherewvith this man GABRIEL appears lisposed to light upon the sons of England; and their de- voted abodes. thresholds, and windows, and all. Heaven preserve us from GABRIEL TucKEa STEWARD andI his ,olleaTies! And R. Gn.oons, too, the Under-Secretary-may he for ever remain under; for should he be allowed to mount, he will most assuredly ride us to death. As".JACK CADE, the clothier, meant to dress the Commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it," so was this GROOM% em, ployed to curry the bacl;s of us poor Englishmen. However, " there are many things b2tween the cup and the lip," says the old prov'erb. The houses were surveyed, and surcharges made,when Government-.alarmed, we presume, by the cries that were raised even by Lteir own fiiends-did ontrol, though but partially, the operations of GABRIELE and GROOM, and those meritorious servants of the public, the wtindow-peepers'f Had Uot Mr.4MAsERLY reason, whlen he wished for the abolition of all the assessed taxes, for the management of whi:ch such an office exists?
General Mina.
The Times, 1824-01-24T00:00:00

5ir,-I baveseen with great pain, ip your Taper of yestesd3v, an ativclative to-My person. Leavifig out o view entirely the in.. accuracies wbIich it containet (and its authos, though he hnd intend. ed to travesty the whole occurrence, could not liave e;ecute Whis task better), sueh an:a7tidle, inmy opinion, was unworthy. of pijblicat- *ention, both frol7 the7.77a7nner in hich'it was written; and matter to which it re33ated. i leve:lon4 ago obterved, that there are persons of wvhom we must formthe opison,. tbat theyplace all tbeir gory in seeing theirproductions in:pri3l,orreadsinlltheirnaraesinthejpurnals, whatever be the ature ofttF.eformer, or the msotihefor thepublicatien of the latter: but Iwhoj tlink differently on the subject, n6d who both lead, anddesire to lead, a quiet, retired,and obscure life, asbe- romes Spaniards vho have been driven to seek an a4ylum in a fd. reign land, cannot but express my regret that I am. thus brosught forward; and must4in conclusion, take occasion to observe, thet the greatest favoui which can be rendered me is to .exclude.a7ticles which implicate my name in trivial mnatters like thee present, asd never to mention me except when, subjects of generel interest re- quire it. I hope to deserve this kindness satyour hand, for which Ishall re. .main with gratitude, your humble and obedient servant,. F. ESFUZ Y MINA. London. Jan. 2:3. LN.B. The article alludled to was professedly copied -from an evening paper.1 ._____- 19-9,M?L IMMA. I
Mr. Lambton, M. P., And M...
The Times, 1824-01-27T00:00:00

[From the D -rkem Ceuaty Advertiser e WVe have received the following notes from Thomas Pembeiton5 Es,q., and Captain Burne, in reference to the corresondence whiCi~ appeaTed itn our impression of last week:- The statenment made by tbe friends of hlr. Lambton, -nd pub. lished In the difTerent nepsPapera. " That at a meeting of the Coam- missioners of the River ear, on the 7th of Januuprg, some high words pavsed between Mr. Lambton and Mr. T. Pemberton, in ztn course of which Mr. Lambtor said, thgt if T. Pemberton was A Gentiemrian, which he Mr. Lambton doubted, he tMr. Lambton) would give him (Mr. T. Pemberton) satisfaction is incorrect. 'The fact is, that Mr. ambton said, " That if M '. Pemberton could, findda gentleman to come ont with him, which be (Ilr. aambton) much douLbted, he (Mr. Lambton) would ive inm (Mr. T. Pember- This can be substantiated by the mort reaictable and unexc,rt tionable anthoritv. When Mr. T. Pemberton parted wit r. Lambton at the Bridge Inn, Mlr. T. Penberton's laNt WOTd w ere- "Name, Sir, your time and place, and 1-will bring a enl.tleman." Mfr. Thomas Pembezton treats witb conttempt the )nmAnuatioPs thrown out by Mr. Lambton with reard to his ciarnctere, and now calls upon Mr. JJambton to substantiate aDy thing iMjuriois to hiA (Mr. T. Pemberton's) reputaiOnfl. Barnes, near Sunderland, Jan. 20,1S24. Captain Burne, in justice to hi t rtena iiir. reIoMwIV , 'L u contradicts that assertZon of the Editor of the Duw i7-t Choniclk, which states that Captain Bume did not approvWg of r-F.Pember- ton's refusal to accept the offer of a second meeti g, atd tlat that refusal was contrary to bis advice, &cG Captain Burne declares, that during the whole of t5is b'SineSs h_ never saw a pemson more cool and collected than Alr. Pesnbm.tO? Captain Burne begs to correct a part of the statement of b lWillianmson and Captain Cochrane, wherein it is stated that he w.*t: withDnoteS Nos. I and 2 to Lambton HalL He is well aware tb- the error waS tnerely from inadvertence-he went with note No. i, and upon Air. Lambton's declining to see Captain Burne until -e stated his busines in writing, he then wrote No. 2, and encloseit note No.1. Ctpttain Burne admits the letters set forth by Sir H. Williamson and Captain Cochrane to be correct, but of wlmat took place at the Cornmission-room, Captain Burne can give no opinion, not baving been present. . MR. LAfBTONA s. P.. AND AIR. PEMABBRTUA.
Louis XVIII And The Duke ...
The Times, 1824-01-02T00:00:00

o>bjejcttqii o3f -the- Cour.t of Vinna L&th6 thS,I of ?,Thm a sItTe npears to have Ibeen,persistea in- aiid to :have mnereas& fhe luke's reluetame to- aecept t-iat dlo. mat MnrSIon. H qcri-ples were, howevei, ovdrcome bv a letter froi his Royal PMla,ter. A copy of.this letter, wcikh we are assured by our correspondenf atParis is considered genuine, was pubished in the Tabkttes UnTiverseUes of tle 2tlt of l)ecember, in which it is thus introdluced.- "A great personage, who wijhes to be War 41inister, and vot Ambassador to Vienn-who was refiied to be received there ex- cept as Iarshal, and not as Duke, it is said, only yielded in conse- quence of the foUowing letter:- "'ly Cousin,-My knowledgeof yourmerit, of your zeal f6rihe glory and honour of my Crown, ana of yourttlehmentto thg jer son, bas induced me to appoint you my Ambassador to the Court of Vienina. The welfare of the State fequires thatyou should, without delay, proceed to fiUthehigh ofiCe whichIearnesrlydesiretowotae to your fidelity. In intimating my wish to youw by my own had, [ havein view to give you a particulat mark of my esteem, and of thevalue which I attach to your services. This letter 1avgn4no 3ther objecr, Ipray God, &c. " 'In our Castle ofthe Tuileries, Nov. 30, 1823.". LOUI7S WrTl-.-D- T.? b _OF BELUKO