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News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-08T00:00:00

The Ernzide Freneh frigate arrived at the Cape of Good Hope about the 27th of Mlarch from the .Mauritius, and reported that a heavy gale had been experieniced there, and nine vessels lost. CAPE OF GooD HoanEj March 26.-The re prt of nine vessels being wrecked at the 3ikuritiusiserroneous; the lasses were at Bonbzopn, vand -pri3cipally coasters.. Thete are arrivals to-day from Corfii, with letters of the 7th ofSlay, but th-cy are destitute-of political interest. A vessel bad -ben engaged to carrv home the remains of Lord Byron, and may be soon expected.elobe endt Traveller. The lTMestjigriton, on the authority of news by the last packet, gives the following as a list of the ships left bv that packet at Rio Janeiro:-L'Eylan, 80 gunn; Le Trident, 74; La arZie Therese, 64; La JUagicienne, 44; La hetis, 44 ; La Medee,4 4; La Circe, 44; L'Armnide, 44; L'Astrea, 44; L'Esperance, 28; L'Echo, 28; La Diligence, 2'3; Le Cu irassier, 18; La Pacinc,18; L'Inconstalee, 18. A subscription for the Greeks has beeni commencedl at Calcutta, and up to the Orh of January, 18,764 slccarupees bad beca subscribed. A bronze statue of the late AIr. Pitt is about to be erect- ed in the centre of Hanover-square. Itis said that a gentlemsan moving in the higher circles, and possessingconsiderableproperty, has undertaken the singular task (for a wager of 500 guineas), to - beg his way from London to Edinburgh, and return with:in a month, engaging to save 1001. dur- ing his JoUrney: to ShTat Jn less than a fortnight. A circumstance almost amounting to a phenomenon oc- curred on Sundav afternoon in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. A thick fog, having the resemblance of a dense cloud, saread most suddenly over the country, and alpeared to travel at a inpid pace. Persons who were on trae different roads became alaTrmed, andmen, womeri, knd children were sten running towards their houses, with e-identsymptoms of fear in theircountenance. Coachmen,also,began to wish themselves safe at their journey's end.
London, Thursday, June 17...
The Times, 1824-06-17T00:00:00

We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They are'still ,chiefly filled with Mtinisterial squabbles. 'The Constitutionnel con- tains partof anote of Lord STnA?qGFOID to the Sublime Porte, dated April 10, 1824, respecting the difierences between Russia and Turkey. These differences, according to lis Lordship, arose on two interesta-cemmercial and political. The first had been satisfac. tosily arranged, and the latter'would be finally settled by the cvaca- ation of the Principalities on the DAuub?. As Use Conclusio of this state paper is not RIven, aid agthereIs Tiotan ibsolute eertainty of its authenticity, it would be uselels to erater farther into its contents. The foUowing are extracta from the Etoile : - "PARIS, JUSE 14. His Royal HIighness the Infant Dan 311iuelw ho Iandea at lrest, having-made the.voyage from Iisbon to that port on board the Pear frigate, proceeded to Rennes, where he was received with all the honours due to his atkl. His Royal Highnets was expected on the 10th at Nantes,.hut tbe 16th reglmenf remainedlongunaer arms in vain, waiting to do him nilitary honours. On the 11th the same regiment was dra wn up the whole day on the Foss, in vain waiting for the arrival of the Prince, before the house of-AL. De Qaen, the Portuguese Consul, -where His Royal Highness is to alight. A great numbef of lerSODp , curious to see this young Prince, had assembled in the Foss.- "We have aletterfomAngersofthee i2th of June, stating the arrival of his Royal eighiess in that city: he is on his way to Paris. ' Baron, de Royer is just appointed Mlinister Plenipotentiary at Lisbon; Al, de Mlaltzahn succeeds l. de Royer at Madrid; and AM. de-lVerther is appointed Charge d'Affaires at Paris." F&x:qcE FUXDSX._PARIS, June 14.-The Rentes opened at 102. 65.; for theend of themoeth, 102. 75. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUIVE 17, 1824
Foreigners, when visiting...
The Times, 1824-10-23T00:00:00

Foreigners, wvhen visitiiig this-country, which so much1 boasts the humanity of its iawsf have beeii strck with astonishment at witnes.sing .he disgustinig spectacle sf-en or twelve men, womebI-. and chidrenj dragg6d throiph the metropolis, liniked and chained together, whioh is tie cus- iomary of c9llveyirg pmsona u ecb&rp o? cr!mi- Th~ .of.tcn 6rt ofi aUl re2noved iXi fetters fromi the vwathh iA se. tb.e police o'fflce, from thence to Clerkenwell pris6hiand aftervards, perhlps, to Ncwgate-.4 string ofthese unfortiziiatc beings is sometnes to be ren, ii hlie dxiddle of the diyjznoving along the line of streets from the police-. office, Tappling, towardsC trken*ll-a-distanie of nearly three- WilF. o56meof .tltic iadividuals, tlhus iron,d and publicly exposed in this degrading manner, are (it rnay be for the firt tinte) accused,of aibreach of the laws of their country.. 'It sometimes happens that a servant-maid, sus- pected of steating from lier Wnistress an article of trifling value) or a clerk clharged witlir embezzlinig thie property of his employer, is handcuffed to a-commoln prostitute, or ruf- f1an housebreaker, and marched througlh the streets like wilitazy deserters. It surely behoves tbe Magistrates to take meapuf.es for preventitig the feelings of the public being thus outraged, and also for sparing, as much as pos- sible, uiinecessary.degradation and pain to the wretched people who eay be brought iJito the liands of justice.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-22T00:00:00

Sir,-In Your truly respectable paper of Monday last vou gavz some account Ef the dreadful fire in Fleetstreet, but very incorrect, particularly so far as relates to Alr. Hill, the surgeon.; whom you have reported not to have beea at home; had that beea true, he would have a coat left to his beck, but there being no party wall be- tween his house and dllr. Bond's, where the fire corsnuencecl, it was with difficulty that he e scaped with a sickly wife under is vrtn, being almost suffocated with smoke, and she was carried insensible into the workhouse opposite: he hat only his night-clothea andt trousers, and his wvife only her nightclothes and a pelisse which she had by the bed-side. It is generally understood by youn report thatAl r. Hill was iusured ; butthefact is, thatlastLady-day he pur- chascd a sbort lease of the premises for 3001., expen6ed in repairs and alterations about 2001., besides stockingkis shop and furnishing his house, which amounted to a considerable sum. Agreeably tO the tenour of his lease, he had insured the building in theHand-in-Haind for. 1,001., but unfortunately his own propertv was not insured J'or onefarthing: consequentuy tlhis young couple 3re cast on the w1ide world, their property lost, and their prospects blasted; Nr. Bond, in whose houts the fire comnmenced, was well insured. Being con- vinced of voar readi.ess to correct any error thatTuay happen to craep into your popular journal, I have taken the liberty of furnishing yo,v n ith thn. ,,hnv- Crto in hn.cs of seeinur them nanon inserted. ram, &c.- - lr. GRIFFLTBSl TOCTHE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
It is attempted, we perce...
The Times, 1824-04-19T00:00:00

It is aittempted, we perccive, to be shown, that the de- lays in.the Court of Chancery are not attributable to the personal characterof, the present LoRD CHANCELLOR; and further, complainits having been made for centuries of the expensiveness of rhis Court, and the dilatory nature of its proceettings, it is meant to be inferred, we presume, that these evils ha-ve not increased during late years Now, the first remark which we have to make upon those statements is, that both of then2 allow the existence of the grievances, and only differ from the general opinion respecting their cause, origin, aud magnitude. We might allow, if it were requested, that the delays do not spring -exclusively from the intlecision of the LORD CHANCELLOR!S character; but Iwiiuld "k..rAdvFsr in, p tchf } drbeair.c1ient by auch z concession ? f-the delayts do nbt;qpnnfrom riLnrp's inlTerisaoi, .to' w lz -oher happy,'s qltity are- we toIimpute them 'A defect -of hisown nlemgtn ot b ableto correet he may not even be sens'Iileeof itsexistnce ,except from the srcasms4of his enemies, as the eye,canuotiew itself except by reflction but upotf anTy caus of 'delay fo feign to himself personally tiis Lordship, we wU main- tain, mighthaveoperated, and the: assertion would mdre- fore only render him more reprehen,ible ,fr noitremoving the eviL But the dilatoriness of Chancery, and the expenses in which it involves those who are unfortunately obliged' to go into that Court, have always been the subjects ef com- plaint, and therefore the present system is no mnore repre- hensible than that by which it was preceded. Vht a- surility ! The national debt was thougit large ini thie.reign of Queen ANNE, and GEORGE I., by the people lving at those eras, and tlherefore it isSno larger et the concdsaiof of the reign of GEORGE Ill. However, that the evil has become intolerably great, andl that it has become 8 of late years, is evident from the fact, that in contradictiort fX the wishes of those most concerned, a Commission has at 'St been formed, we will not say to remedy the evil-the con,:,, position of the Commission, we fear, discoa'rages that hope, -but to parry public indignation, atid to elude thle public cry for reform. WVe shall, howvever, have occasiom to-revert ie this subject.
On Thursday night, or ear...
The Times, 1824-10-05T00:00:00

On Thursday nights or carly on Friday morning, Joh.n Rutssell, a ceach-painter, nearlv 60 years of ege, who resided at the Bunch ef Grapes public house, Old-street-road, put a period to his existence, by Iranging himself in his bed-room, with a clothes lino, which he t,stened to a strong nail that had been secured to the- wall. The deceased had for some years been in the employment of a tMr. King. a coach-maker, in Old-street-road; but his donestie comforts had bten ms;ch disturbed for the last few years, in conse, qcunce, it is said, of the frailty ef his wife (who is at.present in z w;orkhouse), as well as the intermarriage of his daughter, an only chiid, with a cosNwrtronger. The deceased for several days previ. ous to the commission of the rash act, had been drinking, and on last Thursday was about to leave it off; and for that purpose ivect to his bed a little before eleven o'cleck. On Friday morning, about seven o'clock, the servant yirl went to his room in order to ascertaja wihether he vould have breakfast or not, when she perceived hir standing cn the floor in his shirt; but tibe did not at the time tske ainy notice of the rope by which he was suspended. The girl in.. mediately communicated her suspicions as well as her surpnse to her master, who went up stairs and found bim as the girl described wvith his head -leaning on his shoulder. He was immediately cru down, and metlical aid resorted to, bitt in vain. WVe have this week to reccrd one of the rnost horrid and barbarous transactions that was ever known in a civilized country On Monday last a young man, of the name of Shepherd Wells,.by trade a weaver, andi Samuel Sorrel, alias Silkey, bg trade a weav,er auctioneer, &c., along with several others, met at the Bxsd-in, ;rd public-house, in Kirkland, where, we understand, they had 4pe~t mo-t of the day in duinking, and towards the evening began to wresdtl. 'Welts haviag thrown Sorrel, alias SiLkey, sx or sev,n Itimes, so enraged him that, in an engagement, Sorrel got upEFCr..<4St I and attemptedtt o strangle WVells, which ca^used thle y.^uth to pti tongue out * and this savag4e, being not content with seeinAg his 3 ta~or.ist black in the face, seized the opportunity, and aetiuit ncsrly one half of his tongtsa offr._gW strsrLZnd ZYlsre,siel. ~ i--
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-06-19T00:00:00

Sir,-I beg to correct a Inis.statenlent, in your police report o Thursday, the 17th inst. alr. Hawking introduced himself totnu as Air. AtViIami Howard Hawkins, and not 31r. Hawkins Browfn and solidted a subscription for a distressed family of tle name d "Singleton,'~ residing in rheneighbourlsootl of Tswlckenham,und ncj for a MIr. Jephsoo. The cntribution which he collected from my self and neighbours, was 21. .us., of which sum only 5s. was sub scribed by myself. Your inserlion of this statement will greatl Asl; .sir Youl6~~~~. &c.I -JOHN GREENWOOLD Christs ROpIta, Jlne 18. - TO THE EDITOR OF TilE TIMES.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-06-04T00:00:00

On Monday,the31stult.,lMr.Tice,ofRingwood, in his80th yeari On the 1st inst., at his residence, in the Crc entfllinories4 Tbos lamnners, Psq., aged 74i - - - At Bath,-on the 31tn ult., aft*e , long and lingering illness, the Lndy-of Sir George Abertrombie 1Zobinson, Bart. On the 30th blt., at lJis.housc, ?cltoway-terracej Islington, AlMatthew Mbggridge, Esq., aged 66; many years a. respectable-inba- biant of Fleet-street, whose loss will be severely felt by hisadiscon. solate widow and famitly;. as an affectionate buasband, fond father, and a sincere friend. At Richmond on WAftesAayevening the 2d inst., Jehn Chris-. tian Hoffmannb ;4dest son of the late Charles; Godfrey Hoffinanin,1 Esq.,ofllahopsgate.sfteet, in the 19th.yearof his agin (7n the 2d inst.? at his house, New Noth-street, Led ion.square, the Revs i:dmund.Garden, in the 93d year of his age. rector of Kington, Wilts, and nearly 0 years Reader to Gray'N-inn. :He bas a man o?the Tnost bestesbient diapesition, andhis long life was pass-_ ed in the practiee of every.Cbristian virtue.
The Times
The Times, 1824-09-04T00:00:00

Second Nigl,t of MAr. TAatheivs's Engagement. TIuEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPIERA- 110 USE, SI'and . THIS EVENING, (2d time), a newY farce in 2 arts, called JONATHAN IN ENGLAND. Jonathan NV. Doubikins O. real Yarnkee, landed at Liverpool). Mr. Mathews; Natty Larkspuir, Mr. Keely. After lvhich (2d time) a niew musicsi dramia, In 2 aets, called THE FROZEN LAKE. To conclide with (with a now fctature) HIT OR Mrss Dick Cipler (tsteeped in the folliec of 1824, vith a ripenied falncy and abrace of sporting songs) hy Mr. Mathews. DA VI 5' ROYAL. A MPrIlTHEATRBE, Westlcitcster-bridg.e THI1S EVENING (120th time) THIE BAT'ILE OF WATERI,OO. The Sailor's Return, by Ntonsicur Duerow, and (5th tinme) the extraor- dinary German drama, with the original muSiC, called DER FREISCHIUTZ. Mr. D'VIS respectfully announces his BENEFIT will take placc on Moniday next, Sept. 6. Tickets anid places to be bad of Mr. Kinloch, at the Theatre. __ AI'RW SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be presented ran entirely new Chiniese melo. dran,e, of considerable intereat, called TiHE BURNING BRIDGE: or, Trhe Spectre of the Lake. After which, Mr. Flemmington will give his admired Illustration of the Art of Venitriloquism, and conclude 'with Imitati*ns of several popular Actors. A favourito Song, by Mlr. <.ibbon. The whole to conclude with a granid Eastern romrsnce, in 2 acts, called ALMAZAIDE ; .,r The Fortress of Astracan. THIS EVENING will be presenmted a new grand historical and dramatic memoir, in three acts, comprising a variety of the most rnemorable occurrences and remarkable incidents in the LIFE AND REIGN OF GEORGE IH., THE FATHER OF HIS l'EOl LE. King George tbe Third. Mr.Bengough; The Prince of Wales, Mr.Burroughs; The Dukeof York, Mr. Smith- Prince Yilliam Henry, Duke of Cla. rence Mrs. Leclercq ; The Ri.ht Hon. Charles James Fox, Mr.Villiers. his 6ti appearance; The Right HoD. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Mr. Lesvls; Lord Ertikine, Mlr. Wils^n; SV illiam Wilberforce, Esq., Mr. Crumpton; &c. &c. Queen Charlotte, Mrs. Veston, Lady HarriBgton, Mr. Deboose; Miargaret Nicholson, Mrs. Cobhaw ; .c. &c. To cun- elude witl, THE BLtNI) BEGGAR. The Blld Beggar of Bethnai- green, lr. Huntley. TO CORRESPONDPENTS. We cannot publish Mlr. Coffins's letter: if he had applied to a police-office, and had been refused redress, we might have stated the case; at present,our interficrence would be unjust both to the accused parties, and to the magistrates. 01 The publicttion of The Times commenced at 8 o'clock yes- day morning, and finished at 8.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-09-18T00:00:00

[Advertisement.l-We are requested by Mr. P6pe to state, that tlhe tenth edition of his work just lublishbd, inclVdel not only every alteration in the Dities, Dra'wbacks, and Bduntics of Cuus- toms and Excise, but also cvery other new regulation (and there air many very important ones) with regard to shipping, navikation,erold comnrc,c, to August 1, 1824. Mloreover, Al r. Pope qiserts5, that this inror-mation contained in his book cannot be acquired from. ariy other publication whatever. Published by Baldwin and Co., Pater. noster-tow. IAdvertiscnent1-.The most important compositiozl fi3r nourish- ing the hair, preventing its fallinig off, or turning grey, is Rovr- LA?VD'S MIACA5SAf Oir,; the eriginal and genuine,.a vegetable production, to the latest period of life promotes a luxutiant irowth on the baldest places-..sdds strength to the roots-produces gtrong curls which damp weather or exercise cannot aMect-ienders hair that is; arsh and dry as soft as silk, glossy, elegant, and beauti- ,ul. It is invaluable in the nursery, as a dues attention to childrcn's heir is of the greatest importance. It eradlicates the scurf easy and pleasant, andl makes.thc hiair firmi at 'the roots, wud 'lxes a stamina far a beautiful head of hair. This oil has been for many years universallv adnsired ang acknowledged superior to all others,' and by its inestimable virtuea i9 daily hotouired with the sanctio-n of royalty, the nobility, gentry, and the ptablic at. large.
Court Of King's Bench, We...
The Times, 1824-11-03T00:00:00

.ltr. Y REcH, as tne Juagefs were rt- ng. orgeaau it, inertion, ten.6 case- in which the defendant obtained a rule to show cause W iy there should not be a new trial. He was counsel tor the deferd. nt, who, as his colleague Mr. (looper was dead, looked entirely to him, and at present he was in an ill state of health. Ele was ati-rus, therefore, that the case shouid not be taken till after the early pa:t of the term. The LoRD CHIEF JUSTICr said it was impo3sible to appoint the case specially, as that co,urse alJvias produced ineenveniemre to ssme onle. Mr. FaExcH said he dhia not wish that the case should be spe- cially appointed, but only piostoned fer the present. The Loan CatItIEF JISTICE suggested that it might meeT the wishes of the Iearner, Counsl if the Court now haid they would not take the case at the present sittnings. M3r. FnE TcH assented; ard the miiatter dropped. wi.th an under_ standing that the case at all eventi will not be a2wued before temn. The other proceedings wvcxe entirely destitute or interest. (COUR f OF KI,NO'S BENCH, WfcsTMTlVsrER, Nov. 2. E1RNE V. PARKUN-oS.
French Papers.
The Times, 1824-06-07T00:00:00

[From the Etoile.1 The Chamnber met at one o'clock. The amendment of Count de Mollien, of which we gave the text yesterday, was first put in de- liberation, as to that portion only which tended to substitute for a conversion into rentes at 3 per cent. a conversion into r,cntes, half at 3, and half at 4 percent. The Duke de Brodie, the Count de la Forest, the Count de Mollien, and the Mrinister of Finance, were successively heard on this amendment, which was afterwardsput to the voteon the scrutiny, and rejected by a majority of 120 votes to 105. The Duke de Crillon had in the course of the discussion, pro- posed an amendment, wllich in one of its artides re-produced the proposition to substitute rentes at 4& to those at 5 per cent. This proposition being the same as that made by Count loy, and rejected in the sitting of yesterday, its author withdrew it, under the pledge of bringing it forward again in the couse of the d6scussion of the other articles of his amendment. All the amendments proposed on the first paragraph having been thus removed, the Chamber was about to vote on the paragraph itself, when The Ministerof Finance (the Count de Villele) demanded to be heard, in order to explain, before the Chamber should proceed to a scrutiny which miiht decide the fate of the law,. what the Govem- ment proposed to do in favoar of the stockholders of less than 1,000 francs (401. annual dividend), whose interest appeaTed to be one of the motives of the opposition to the plan of the law. He declared that the intentionofthe Government was, without admitting any exception to the lav, to propose bereafter the creation of an esta- blishment, in which annuitants of this description might finda cer- tains investment at a sufficient rate of interest. He pointed out the Caisse des Contsignati4ns as an institution applicable to this purpose, and he showed that it would be very easy to induce the associated baskers to renounce their commission on thisportion of the rentes; which, while it secured to the annuitants of this class the power of receiving undiminished dividends up to the 1st of January, 1826, would thus enable them to await, without loss, the moment wlien an establisbhment rrigbt be created destined to receive their fands. The Chamb er tnhen voted, by scrutinye on te first Pthwrapf of x-- .- . *t _. _] .u n..,n,r- .-a LvWrd by a aa* - nty or 1zu votes to Iua. The other paragraphs, beinz merely dependent on the first, and falling to the grotnd necessarily with it, were put to the vote, and re. jected; after which the Chamber, to conform to its standingorders, voted on the definitive scrutinyon the wholeof the project, which in like manner was rejected. The Chamber then adjourned, without fixing the day of its next meeting. PRENCH PAlPERS. I C.HAMJBER OF PEBRS.-BULLiTIN OF JUNTg 3.
English Opera-House.
The Times, 1824-07-02T00:00:00

The following farewell Addresa was aspoken by Mr. Mathows last nigeiies and Gentleman,-In once more taking nmy leave of you far a rcsson, I wiLh I could think on something to say whicht would entitle you to exciaim, with our late friend Jfr. Bray ' IVell, I never beard that before ! But the language of grateful a1tknow. 1rdgrnent is soon exhausted, however unbounded may be the feeling that prompts it. To say that [ a7n proud of your applauise, and grate- fui for your kindness, i3 a " twice told tale" "which has been more tiban thrice repented; but be assuTed that tibe undiminished favour I ave exprrenced has year after year, increased my ttnxiety to Mr.it your smiles, and will leave an indelible recollection on my hae, when I and my humble effort3 to amuse you may perhaps be WjsjIe tbus encouraged, it would be affectation, if not ingrti. ade, so talk ofretiring from public life; while I continue, therefore, to recsve your approbation, I shall continue my endeavours to de- Qve it, antI trasc 1 ehnllnext year be able to present vou with gsine. rkring at least as will deserving your attention as ary thing I have hra~re hand the Bleaaure an.d1 honour of submitting to. your notice. WV? th7s hope, aid the gratifying anticipation of soon meetingyou .again, I most respect~lI~nd cordilally bid you farew6ll.' si OasmsBY-Ts lady brins her husband au inde- T=edmt fotune of 8,OWL-01Abinpaqper. ENGCLISH OPERA-HOUSE.