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Old Bailey New Court, Mon...
The Times, 1824-11-02T00:00:00

(Before f/le RECORDER and a Londonu Jury.) Rutsh Monro, aged 22, and lRbenezer Fraxsr Mfonro, aged 18, were indicted for stealing to the amount of 40 shillings ard upwards, in the house of Fdward WVhite. The circumstances of this case were recently very fully detailed in our police report. ir. BroDricx, for the prosecution, stated that there wasnot evidence sufficient to sustain the capital indictment ; the jury wvould therefore acquit the xrisoners. The Jury return a verdict of Nof Gnllty Theprisoners were then arraigned on is charge of larceng preferred by the same prosecutor, towhic they Pleaded " guilty.' Jainrej Wetton, aged 25, was found guilof steaIng a pewter can, value 20s., the property of Wm. Col1s, the landlord of the Rainbow-tavern, in Fleet-street.-He was sentenced to be irnpri. soned for six months, and during tilat time te be kept to hard labour. Elizabeth Tuzruzley was arraigned upon a charge of having reC ceived three notes of the Birmingham-bank, knowing them to have been stolen, to which she pleaded " guilty." llIr. LAW, for the prosecution, requested the Court to pan the most lenient sentence possible upon her, as there was reason to sup. pose that she had beetr misled by more wicked persons. The COURT sentenced her to be imprisoned for one month in (0ltspur.street Compter. The notes in question fonned part of the l6,O00l. parcel stolen some time sinice. In the course ofthe day, the Grand Jury entered the court, and Stated by their Foreman that they had concluded their labours. The Foreman likewlse presented a paper, which was read by the Clerk of the Arraignq, and was to the following effect .- - To the Lord Mlayor, Alsdermeh, and Sherifis, of the city of London. "The Grand .Yury caninot separatewithouitrepre,endng to you, that there Is a niotorious. house, kept by a person named Dav, in er- alley, Flect-market, which has been knownq as a disordirly house for five years ; and it has appearedisi evidence, that no0t less thlan twelve robberles have been comimitted therein, within the last monthl." Mfr. Alderman VENABLES, who wa4 on the bench, stated that the representation of the Grand Jurvy would be laid before the Court of Aldermcx,, and there was no; doubt that the evi1 pointed Out lyould be removed. The RECORDER theni discharged the Grana Jury, after thanking them for the able mannier inwhieh they had dischargcd their duties. There remain only two or three cases to he tried. The ge*ssjns will finish to-morrow, wheni sentence will be passaed upon the priion. ersi convicted. OLD BAILEY NEW COURT. MovTDAY. Nov. 1.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-12-08T00:00:00

IVe are requested to correct part of our report of the trial of Clark for arson. Sophia NVood gave evidence, that shc 2ad stated to several persons, some of whom she named, that the fire was wilfully done, long'before she mentioned the drcumstance to the gentlemen of the Fire-office. [AdvertisemeRtn]_-Te Arodern Athen4, zow in the press antl speedily to be publhehd, will, we understand, excite a great deal of interest in Edinburgh, and througbout Scotland generaUy, from the bold and correct sLetch which it will give of the appearance, and manners of the Scottish capital, of the political, literary, and other parties in Scotland, of the appearance and conduct of the Scotch during the King's visit, and of the anecdote.: and sketches of real character which are interspersed through it. Rumour attributes it to one who knows Ediob.argh and. Scotland well and who is with. held by no squeamishness of feeiing from describing what helnows, and saying what lie tbinks.
London, Saturday, Decembe...
The Times, 1824-12-11T00:00:00

The Frenrkh papers of Wednesday (including the even- ing paper of that day, the Efoi1e) arrived last night: their contents are extrem ely unimportant: amoiig them is a decree of the King of PuRssTA, dlescribing his motives for his nmarriage to have been the loss of the society of his only remaining daughter (just married) : he states, that 'the succession being already provided for, he did not thiok a royal mnarriage necessary; but fiading domestic society essential to the comfort of his declining age, he had judged it advisable to unite himself with the amiable and estimable Countes HARRACH: he accordingly pronounces her his lawful wife; and in case of children, creates them Princes and Princesses of LEIGNITZ. 'We subjoin two or three extracts from the Etoile " PARIS, DEC. B. The List letters from St. Petersburgh, dated November 20, announce that the Neva has overflowed its banks and inundated the city. All the bridges have been damaged or destroyed; the in. Undatien began in the rnorning at three o'cloek, and the water was stilI rising. It is not yet possible to estinate the damage that this terrible event has caused. The inundation is greater than that of 3797, in which 3,000 persons perIhhed. The Neva then rose only 14 fect above its level; on the 19th it rose 16 feet. " Tlonseigneur Natali,thc PapalNuncie to the King of the Nether- lands, has just set out for Rome, where he is going to give the Pope an account of his mission. " JASSY, OCT. 20. * It was reported that the family of Prince Stourdza,ourHospodar, vice going to be taken to ConsBaatinople as hostages. This dis- agreeable report seems, however, to have been founded only on the depriture of the Princesa and her daughter, who is going to Con- ntantineple to see her young son. Time alone can shew whether this j.ourny has been ordered by the Divan."-Arugrsburgh Gazctte. FPRswcs, FuNDS.-PARis, Dec.8--(From the Eto4.).Fiv6.per Cent. Cons., 101. 95.; closed, 102. 10. Royal Spanish Loan, D8. Bank Stock, 1,990. LONDON, SATURDAY, DECBMBER 11, 1824.
We insert a printed lette...
The Times, 1824-04-16T00:00:00

We insert a printed letter which has been sent to us fioni Liverpool, on the Salt Duty generally, and on the ivery singular attempt made by a County Member to frustrate the concessibns of tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCUEQUER, and rob the peopie of the pronSised pled1ge that the tax should be totally repealed. Even in ordinary eascs it is muci moke advantageo ts to remOYe one tax entirely, than to remit the zame di liy tbe partial repeal or allev'iation of two or three others; because, by the abotiiloda of the single tax, the costly apparatus necessary for its cellection is abolished also: but after the partial repeal of two or more taXes, the apparatus attached to them remains, and is probably of liself equal to a no slight impost. Now, with respect to the duty on salt, the remii*a*rk Just made applies more forcibly than,perhaps, to any other article dfions1infip- tion: for the expense of the agency is in this case beyonid all bounds onerous, in proportion to the sum collected; and not the expense only, but the trouble and inconyve- nience to which persons are subjected who use much salf, and have a right to a (draw-baok. Salt also, it must be observed, is not a provision itself, but applhes to the cure or fabrication of all the other articles by whichl human IIfe is sustained; the increased consumption of which, therefore, must pay Government for the relinquishment of a duty amoUnting now only to the stun of 208,76JI., but fettering the subject to a degree that Cannot be estimated by alfy pecuniary calculation. It must further be remarked, that the continiuance of the taX is not only a violation of the promise of Ministers, but also of the new policy professed by them4of opening a free trade; for the tax, or rather the forms necessary for obtaining a draw-back, are more than equal to a port-duty upon our fisheries. Upon what principle, therefore,.a proposition for the re- tention ef the remaining salt-duty can be made, we are at a loss to conceive ; except it be simply that the moRey is wanted for the contemplated disfigurement and iinjury of Wodsor's hallowed pile: but if this sacrilege he to be Cemmitted, why might not Brobdignag-cottage be pulled down, and the materials sold to defray the expenses of the fresi architectural enterprise? TwoY royal residenca3 can- not be wanted so near each other.
The remarks contained in ...
The Times, 1824-06-29T00:00:00

Ae rem~arks gontained in the Ameri.wt papers upoh one subject are curious. The ratifliation of .te conventionith this eountry for th, furt]ier s;ppress6n .of the Slave Trade was carried but by a snall majority abore the e4nstjtuqionaj number in ,the Senate of the United States, and thde Adissn, tients take-eccasion to,abuse .Mr. C,ix0;jhavi'pg-ovQr- meFaceIed,ox been. to aoweMrn lAANMua apon this point, hTOW if r n Jd gained a matter.o? national .interst fromn the PREsIDENr of the United `Stidte` the reproaches might have Veen just; buit n-a&vantage Q1itaiined n fayon .of.huiimaity is, we. think; all k&ehonbiug le to hi-% who concedes and to hiia to whpr m it-is. conevdel, -The words extracted 'rom this subjectiuitjierAmericar pa,pers are bat few, but they'are inwrestieg, htlh ftroih Ateir relAtion to the topie to which t.heyiruniediatelyrelate, atid from theirconnexioni, also, with, if possible, a more delicate question-the right of search. The convention itself was inserted in ourpaper. of yesterday. The following is the paragtaph of the Atnrei- can journals to which we have allud.d:- " NEW YORK, MAY 29. "The Vaxhi4ngtog, City Gazette, of May 25th, contains an ar ticle on the subject of the late treaty between the United States fd Great Britain, relative to the more effectual suppressiorn of the si"ve- trade. Speaking qf tbe treaty, tite vriter says-' It i6 as abwolute a surrcnderof the right of searchl, as a nation could, without compul- sion, wiilt any coleur of plausibility, make and what is monstrous is, that it is made in the face of the most cogent arguments written by the same John Quincy Adams, who wrote the instructions for the surrender, against the measure.' And after- wards he adds_' AIr. John Quincy Adamss bas been complete- ly overreached by Mr. Catnniing; who, after baving exhausted his wit and satirical humour in ridiculing and reviling the United States, has, to suit the designs of British policy, resorted to flattery, in which, it appears, he has so far succeeded as to cajole Mir. John Quincey Adams, who possesses all the sublimated vanity of his father, out of the right of search.' Of all the cunning back-hand- ed attacks upon wa candidate for the Presidency that we have seen, this is one of the most remarkable. rtlr. Adams, as Secre- tery of State, draws up a set of instructions for one of our Fl. reign Alinisters, who is about to euter upon a negotiation on a specific subject, according to the views, and under the direction, of the President of theUnited States that 111inister concludes a treaty, whicl is sent home, submitted to the Senate by the President, and by a constitutional majority of that body ratified; and lo ! the editor of the 117ashington (City Gaxette, who is Mr. Crawtbrd's ' Bob of l,iscoln,' works it up into an objection to illr. Adams's fitness for the Presidency."
Court Of Chancery, Monday...
The Times, 1824-08-03T00:00:00

LAW REPORT, IMl r. SSTADWEL L Said, that this case havinR beer, arhgue4 to the conclusion, the parties here anxious to havehisLordphip's judgment. 'The LoaD CILAICELLOTt acktnowledged thlat the play.house and opera-house tcases perpleXet1 hiTm not a little in rnaktng up his mind to a decision. Heelioped to give his judg,ment, however, in a short timne from the present. The cases of" "Gordlon v. Gordon," and " B-abamn v. Lord. Strath- more," were barely mentioned for the purpose of making some trifling atrangementts in the proceedings. Thie rest of the day Nvas taK'ea usp witli proceedinigs inhankruptey, which presented nothing worthy of public notice. COURT OF CHANCERY, IONDAY, AuousT 2. cnvsqT V. nAaUTL.
Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-08-11T00:00:00

*J W. P. cwseom was opposed by Mr. HEATHS, on behalf of Joseph Stephenson. The insolvent, it appeared, had forrmerly been in partRership witl a parson named John Proctor, with whom he csrried on the busi- neass of'a genezal merchant, at Savage-gardens, Tower-hill, London; and *ti the islard of Trinidad, in theW I1est Indies. In the month of Novcerber, 1822, Proctor died at Trinidad, withoutt having accorunt. ed to his partner for the proceedg of a cargo shipped to him ,of the value of nOoL, of no part of which he has vet been able to obtain possession, or even intelligence * fartherthan that it had got into the hands of an attorney in the island. A1l the particlilarw of the cargo, however, were entered in theinsolvent's bonks, which were lodged rn Court. Upon hearing that his parrner had died, the in. solvent caled. a meeting of his creditors, and thev agreed to Wait urtil lie couild obtain some positive information from Tri- nidad respecting the effects of the firm in that place. In the mean-time he becaume a commnissioa wine-imerchant, but realized lit- tie or nothing from that busiaegs. ffe had repeatedly accepted accommodation bills for Mr. Josevh Proctor, his partner's brother which were alwayv penctuxally paid; and the latter having tal;en a still, and xlchaned a stock of rum from Mr. Steplen- son,' for vhih he was to pay him about 1,0001., the in- solvent was induced to lend him his name upon a bill of 4901., whlich he gave to Mr. Stephenson, together with 50OL ir cash. This was after the inselvent had called a meeting of his cre- ditors. Befbre the bill became due Pnctor became a bankrupt, and it was, of course, diahonoitred. The ine'lvert said he confidentlv anticipated that the hill would have been regularly paid, be_ cause all those which he had previouwdy accepted for Proctor had been punctually honoured; and because he thought Mrs. Sole. by, Prector's sister, would have advanced him money upon discount to meet It for her brother, as she had frequently done on other simi. lar occasio4s, a-nd ag she wvould have one now, but for the bank. rutety of her brother, which occurred before the bill's maturity. | this case the judgent of' the Court was, that the inso lvent be remanded within the wals of' the prison for 8 calendar months, for having contracted adebtwith Mr. Stephenson without reasonable expecettion of being able to pyn It. I tNSOLVEAVT DPBTORS' COURV, TuzrsoA. A1u. 10.
Ship News.
The Times, 1824-08-12T00:00:00

The Reparateur is lost on the Havarnah coast. The Sophie. from llavre, was lost going out of SL Domningo. AnERDaE?E, Atic. 7.-The Briliant arrived here this day frtorr Quebec: on the 29th ult., in lat. 57. N. long. 13. IV. at dav light in the mornin4, and hazy weathet, asne closfe prst four Sdil' otftle linie and a frigate, standing to the southwaird. Thev showed no c0lours. Captaini Beverlev suppoicld thenm to be Russianis. DusLtEE, Aug. 7.-'fhe lassgow &sailme from Cirinsby on the 18th of June, supposed for Shields, anti htot not since been heard nf. Thise following aotice was picked uD in a bottle at the entrance of the 'iPay, the 6th ins;. :_-' Thrown ov'erboar l from the ship Archangel. bound for St. Petcrsburgh. just on the point of sinking, occasisned by being struck with a heavy sua. The Captain and crew having taken to the long-boat in lat. - of ftottenburgh. FAI.MOUTHI, Aug. 9.-i'he Lady Nary Pelhamt Packet5 frowm the Leevard 1,lands, is said to be coming in. HuLL, Aug. 9.-A letter was received yesterday morning front Newcastle, which states the Greenlander. of Frsanec to have passed Tynemouth fromn Greenland, with 900 seals. Lcft the ice the 23d ttlt..and gives the following accuunte-Hull..Walkcr. l lf, 80 ions; Exmouith, I fish, 8 tons; Venerable, 13 fish, 110 toltt' Laurel, 9 fisb; Eagle, 7 fish; Swan, 3 fish; Abram, 4 fish; NOTth Brtton, and .Manchester, clean. lAndon-Miarga-et, I fl>h 10 tons, Bierwick, Livelv, ., fish. 18 tons: Neptune, 5Tish. Wb1toy_>Avev, clean; Esk, 7 fish, 100 tons. Greenock-John, 11 fih, 95 tocse. Aberdeen-Jcan. clean ; Neptune, 3 fish, 55 tons. The Prince, of Liverpool, from New Orlearis,was taken by piratee near tihe islana of Camerroit, plundered of her cargo, and all on boiard miurdered. The Edward Newton, from Bengal to the United States. has been bLurnt at sea. SillP NEWS.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-08-18T00:00:00

Seine onje observed to Henry Prince of Prmssia, that it was very rare to find genius, wit, ruemory, and judgmenst united in the same person. Surely thele is nothing astonishing in this, re- i:hed the Prince. Genius takes his daring flight towards bearen- he is the eagle: wit moves along by leaps and starts-he is the grasshopper: Fnemory marches backwards-he is the crab: judg. ment drags slowly along-he is the tortoise. How can yoo expect that all these animals should move in unison ? [Adrertisement.1-To Gentiemen whose faces are tender after shaving. A great infelicity which attends the operation of shaving is the irritatio;n ofthe skin. Row LA)(D'S KALv'DOI will be found excellent beyond precedent in anmeliorating and allaying that most unpleasant sensation. It removes unpleasant harshness of the ekin, occasioned by intense solar beat or cold winds ; and thua to the traveller, whose avocations expose him to v4rious changes of weather, proves an infallible specific, a prompt reiource, and, a condudtg to comfort, apleasiug appendage nd invale acquisition.
The mail from Lisbon, in ...
The Times, 1824-05-05T00:00:00

The mail from Lisbon, in addlition to the Gazcttes, which contain nothing of importance, yesterday brought letters to the 25th ult. A very groundless alarm was caused Yes- terday by a fact mentioned in the latter-viz., the arrival in the port of Lisbon on the 22d, of the French sloop of war ZI.nJtigable, M. H. de VILLENEUVE commander, vith troops on board, from Cadiz. This simple incident was magnified into a participation by France in the designs understood to be foemed by Portugal against Brazil. The truth appears to be, according to the best informa- tion, that this vessel had sick troops on board, on their voyage home from Cadiz to France. The accounts of the activity used by the Portuguese Government in the equipment of vessels for sea is renewed in these letters. The circumstance is variously explained ; one party contending that an expedition to Brazil is forthwith to take place, and that the force to be employed will consist of 9,000 men; the other, that the preparations have no other object than that of placing the Portuguese navy, which had been wretchedly neglected, in an efficient state. The expenses of a distant expedition, it is asserted, would by no means accord with the present resources of the Por- tuguese Treasury. By this arrival an explanation is afforded of the route of those ships of war alluded to in our paper of yesterday. The Princeza Real frigate, and Providencia brig, which sailed from Lisbon on the 5th of Alarch, arrived at Madeira on the 12th, in company witlh four other ships of vwar. They sailed from thence on their return on the 23d, and arrived at Lisbon on the 21st ult. It is supposed that the others proceeded to the Portuguese settlements at Angola, wvith some unfor- tunate perso.is on board, condemned to deportation for their attachment to the cause of the Constitntion.
Westminster Sessions, Fri...
The Times, 1824-07-10T00:00:00

Ienry Lowe the young man who was examined twice at MaTIbo- rough-street oAice on charges of t'raud, under the representation of his being allied to faiOies of distinction, and holding a commiission In the Lancers, and who beiuz subsequently discovered to be a de- serter, was by the mragistrate handedover to be dealt v.with at military law, was ilts day brought up for trial, on an indictment charging him with fraud. The prisoner, who was fashionably dressed in blue, with military stock, cap, &c., having got rid of his curious military or masque.- rade dress, stood up in the bsr, and said, " Sir, I cannot go to trial, I am not ready." The CrAhIstaANw.-Prisoner, you do not seem to understand ; you must show good cause for postponing your trial; how long have yOU been In custody ? Prisoner._One week, Sir; and I understood I was to be tried by military law for desertion, and not for fraud. CytAiwTLAN.-1 understand you to say, you have been cotnmitted for desertion. Prisoner._Oh v(s, Sir ; my father settled all the other cases against ne. CHAIIR3AN.-Tllis is no ground for postponing your trial. Prisoner._I am not prepare(d with counsel2 and am taken by sur- priue, having only just this moment been informed of the course about to be pursued. The CsfA1R31AN.-.Why, yes the bill has only been just found against you, and untlerstanding that you are in the hands of military law, I rnust consult the statute, to see how far that places you with. oat the jurisdiction of this court, as, if it does, I apprehend no ad- journment of your case can take place. After some consultation on the bench, The CHAIR7MAN again addressed him, and asked If the adjourn- ment day, a fortnight hence, would aneswer. Prisoner.._.Quise sufficient, Sir; I shank you; I shlall be then ready to meet this business. He then pleaded " not guilty,o and sat down. His app)earance excited considerable curiosity. Jo/sn Rnal.u.rd, the nolted pickpocket, was sentenced to transporta- tion for life, for pickixig a gentleman's poektet in St. James's Park. I WVBSTMINVATBR SBS.YIOAVS, FRIDAY, JULY 9.
It has been ascertained b...
The Times, 1824-07-29T00:00:00

IL has been ascertained by the last arrivals from Havan. nah, to the great surprise of our merchants who trade with Cuba, that some very important privileges have been con- ceded to the French shipping entering the ports of that island. The duties on such vessels have been receatly the same as the EngLish-that is, about 2s per cent; but have latterly been reduced to about 6 per cent., while ours re- main unaltered. The quesdon, which in itself seems to be entirely of a commercial nature, derives some additional in- terest from the suspicion excited, that this is one mode by which the French, having lost all hope of any other kind of payment, are aeeking to indemnify themselves for the charge of the Spanish campaign. To the English traders the dis- advantages are very great of this relaxation in favour of France, which may ultimately exclude thera from a very beneficialmarket, unless, by the interference of our Govcrn- ment, similar privileges are obtained from them.