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The Rev. C. Colton.
The Times, 1824-11-04T00:00:00

(From a inorning paper.) All doubtg relative to the sudden disappearance and motives of this gentleman will, we think, be fully explained by the perusal of the following extracts from a letter wrntten bv him, and dated October 9, 1824, directed to his assignee. It will be remembered that a commnission was sued ont againat him, and sentence of outlawry pro. claimned, in the usual manner, on his failing to surrender to his bankruptcy. The object of the present a pli-ation would appear to be intended to ascertain how far he weuld be likely to meet the assistance of his creditors in superseding the bankruptcy, and reversing the outlawry. The living at Kew will be vacated in la,vf if the incumbent does not make his ap e crancc withili three years from the time of citation by the Bishon of the dio- cess, and this period is now rapidly approaching ; consequently the absentee, it is supposed, is very anxious to make some satis- factory arrangement. It may be necessamy to say, the letter is anonymous, but there is not the shadow of a doubt of its being his writing. It proceeds thus :-" You will be waited upon by a confidential friend of Air. Colton's a verv few daya after the receipt of this. 1r. Colton has quitted A-merica for the sole purpose of making a satisfactory arrangement with all parties to whom he is indebted." Hle then alludes to the litigious conduct of some of his creditors, but for whom he says, be sliould never have quitted Eng- land; and proceeds-"' Vor the presePt Mr. Colton can only say, that It will soon appear he lis, throughoift this whole business, the most upright intentions, notwithstaniding appearances. A satirfac. tory arrangement is of more consequence to him than life itself, but it mustbe a voluntary, not aforced arrangement: thefirathe would puTchage at any sacrifice-the second he will withstand to the utmost, as it would not save what he values nime than life. By the time you receive this, M.lr. Colton will be nearer to you thaR you Imagine." Of the authenticity of this letter there Is no doubt, and It displays great li3erality on the part of his sole assignee and creditors, when we &ti', fromh authority, they are liberally disposed towards him; but what must appear very singular, after the above communication, is, the confidential friend alluded to has not yet made his appearance, although three weeks have elapsed since the receipt of the letter. * These wrords In1 ItalIc, are so mnarked In the orIginal. THE REV. C. COLTON.
Winter Assizes.
The Times, 1824-12-30T00:00:00

AAu vi ltnUr sual iceuvery tor this countv commenced here to- day, before 51r. Justice BUIlROUGf and Mr. Baron GAtUOW. George Young, a youth of 16, wvas indicted for feloniously killing and slaying.John Nixon, at Farnham. on the 10th of November.. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner and the deceased were apprentices to a blaeLsniith at Farnham. There was no proof of the circumstances under which they had fallen out. but on the day abovementioned they met to fight in Farnhatnparlc. Seconds were chosen, and afer a fair fight, which lasted an houir and ten minutes, the deceased fell seinseless on the ground, and died at tea o'clock that night, in consequence of the rapture of a blood-vessel on the brain. Several witnesses gave the prisoner the character of being a quiet inoffensive yoath. The Jury found him guiilty, but recommended him to mercy, on accountof his good character. Ar. Justice BURnOUGH expressed hiE strong disapprobation of pugilistic con testq. He was happy, however, to say that the present case was not marked by any of those circumstances attending prize- fights, which generally collected thaousands of disorderly persons of the woht deccription, for the mercenary purpose of seeing two hu- man beings figlht in cold blood. The character given of the prisoner tnust weiglr strongly in his favour, and as, no doubt, he would re. member with grief to the close of life the fatal efect,t of the quarrel with his fellow-apprentice, the Court *7ould.treat him with lenity. The Learned Judge sentenced him to one month's imprisonment in the County Gaol. Margaret ifaley was indicted for stealing, on the 25th of No- vember, Bank notes and otber property to the vilue of 1001., in the dwellingliouse of ThomatBoys, ia thepariah of St. Olave, South. It appeared in evidence, that the prisoner was a qervant to the prow secutor. On the day mentioned in the indictment the proseautor, whilst at church with his family, left the prigoier to take care of the house. When he returned home he found the street-door open, and, on entering, missed the plaintiff; together with Bank notes and wear- ing apparel to the amount of 1001. and upwards. For some -days nothing could be heard of her. A handbill. with a reward, was pub- lished or her apprehension. A police-officer, at Bristol, named Galloway, having seen the handbill, and recolleeting that he had seen the prisoner in that city, went to her lodginga and apprehended her, with tha greater portion of the money upon her. it appeared that she had takedi her passage for Ireland, and was to have sailed nextmorning. The case was clearly made out. The prisoner, who was bathed in tears, said nothing in her defence. The Jury found her Guilty, and sentence of Teath was recorded. The Grand Jury threw out fbur bills of indictment preferred agaiRst M r. Thzomas Wick, a tradesmaTn of -he Boroagh, for forgery. WI rNTI,R A88IZRs. ms -s. _ - . }INGSTON, DEc. 28..
Deaths
The Times, 1824-04-28T00:00:00

lit u. U On Ilonday, he 26th inst., at his house in Claptcn, Middlesex, John Pearson, Esq., aged 78. On the 22d inst.. at Aylesbury, .lary Bailey, rclict of Jobn Bailey, Esq., wvine-merchant, azed 56. On the 17th inst., at Paris, MTaria, the youngest daughter of the late Genrge Curling, Esq., of Cleveland-row, St. James's. On the 2d of November, 1823, at Hansi, Lieut. Henry Oliphant, 8th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry: he will be long and deeply regretted bv all who knew hiim. On the 7th of November last, at Camp, near Deesa, Ensig' Philip Parkhouse, 2d Rcgiment Bombay Armv, third son of the late John Parkhouse. Esq., fbrmerly of U'estminster. Possessing every virtue, hd. was blessed in the affectionate recollection of his fazsilv and friends; and his loss is irreparable. The Bombay Cotiier of the 22d of November, 1S23, states him to be a young officer of great proirise, sincerely regretted by all his acquaintance, and particularly by the whole of his brother officers, to whom his loss is a subiect of the deepest reerer.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-05-25T00:00:00

DIgD. On Sunday, the 23d inst., at her residence, Thornton.row, Green- wich. in her 89th year, AIrs. Verney, widowv of the late Peter Ver- ney, Esq and sister of. the late Dr. Charies 'Webster, Physician to hi; .71aietv's Fotcs in the West Indies. Onrthe 0 inst.,at ar ideiihead,Tliciket, Mr. John Wells Deane, late of Fish.street.hills aged 51. - Yesterdtv rnornitfg, at her house at Chelsea, .7fary Lucas, aged 75. TeliCt'Of Isinc-Lucas, Esq.4 latc of Kenshigton.gore. - On .the.24th inst.,at her brother's residence, the Retreat, Crescent. Albany-road, gied 17, Marv Adams, daughter of the Rev. Robert Dickinsoir. of Newington-btts- On the 22d inst., at Dover, aged 22, after a lingering illness, lViil laam, eldest sonof John ShiSpdem,L Eqi, of Dover, to thc deep afflic- tiori of his famiy anad f*iends; by wfiom he was rnost affectionateiv anad aeserveday beloved.and esteerned.
Manners Of The Haytiens.
The Times, 1824-07-28T00:00:00

(From the Boton Dily -Advertiser of June E2) As h92r. Granvile, the agent of the Haytien Government, was or his way last week from Philadephia to this dty, he stopped at a public house in New Branswick to take supper. Between 50 and 60 persons sat dowr to the table, and MIr. Granville among the rest. It happened that he was seated next to a{Jnited States officer, who was untfortuaately i'norant of his rank and character. Observing Mr. Granville at his elbow, the officer remarked, 1' Sir, are you not aware that it is contrary to custont for white inen and coloured peo- ie to eat at the same table ?" To this ilr. Granville made no reply. The officer then repeated his observation in a more offentive form; and rose troin the table, declaring that he would not eat with a negro. ZMl r. Granville then rose, requested the officer to resume hih seat, and addressed the company as follows :-" I am informed that it is con- trary to the custom of this country for whites and coloared people to eat at the same table. I sm a stranger, gentlemen, from Hayti, and my ignorance of the c.stom must plead my apology." He then left the tabie. Immediately, we understand, more than balf the com- pany followed his example, and went to the landlord to request that he would set a table where they might have the pleasure of eating with that gentlema3a (poirnting t lr. Granville.) The next morn- ing, the officer, being convinced of his mistake, wrote an apology to the Haytien, and received in return the following laconic and noble reply : "Sir,-I write insults in the sand; fAvours, on the marble." Another incident iD worthy of notice. As Mr. Granville was-about to leave the table, observing the epaulette upon the officer's shoulder, he rematked-" Sir, I am an officer also m my own country; and if I were there, it would he a part of mny duty, bir, to take into cls- tody those Haytiens who insult strangers." iI this isa specimen of Haytien manners, it would not be amiss to send some of our young me. to President wBoer, that they may learn how to behave themselves lik.e gentlemen and like Christians. IMrANNE,RS OF THlE HAY TIENS.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-08-10T00:00:00

LONDOIN. TUESDAY, A,UGUST 10, 1824. The most important article in the Paris jourmals receiv- ed yesterday, is a paragraph in which the E7toile, dated Sunday, annuouums the conclusion of a treaty of peace be- tween En gland and Algiers, Whether this settlement was preceded by ally attaok on the port by our fleet does not ap- pear, the intelligence being given in the following brief :ers- "A telegraphic clespatch from Toulon announces the arrival at .Maxeilles ofL tbe Engiish schooncr Exppress, on the 3d of August, at night,. with the news of a treaty of peace baving been concluded betvee EDngLand and the Dey of Algiers, on the 22d of July, nnd that the blockade of the Algesine ports was taken affon the 26th of July." P FAkis, Aug. 7.-Fivic! Cents., I00i7. 45c.
Piracy.
The Times, 1824-09-10T00:00:00

The foUowing was posted yestertay at Lloyd's:- Admiralty-office, Sept. 9, 1824. Sir,-1 am commandeld by my Lordls Commissioners of the Ad- mnirlty to acquaint you, for t.he information of the Committee for mana=ing the affiurs of Lloyd's, that it appears by a letter which has been ths morning received freFn Vice-.Admiral Sir Lawrence Hal- sted, dated at Jamaiea the 27th af July last, that the Licn and As- sid-o- schooner?, witb boats froni his .Majesty's ships Pyraurns and .SerrapI, having bcen sent by the Vice-Admiral, under the orders - Lieutenant Hobson of the Lion, to cxamnine the south shore of Cuba, in search of some pirater who had captured the British sloop Hor.esly, and ill-trested Alr. Dolphy, her supercargo, the results of this cruise had been the capture of a piratical schooner, the destruc- tion of two piratical feluccas, and tne rescue of the captain, mate, and five seamen of the American sehooner Martha Jane, from Bos- -Zt4n, who were confined on board the pirate schooner after their ves- FeI had beena plendered ayid bumnt by her. Six pirates were brought to Jamaica, who were fully identified by the Americans. and were committed to gaol to take their trial at the asizes in August: and a Spaniard bad also been sent in, who was identified by A r. Dolphy as one of those who ill-treated him on the souah shore of Cuba. I am, Sir, yoar very humble Servant ToMr. Bennett, Lloyd's. JOHN BARlKOW. PIRACY.
The Late Bankruptcy.
The Times, 1824-10-02T00:00:00

The following are verbaltm copies of two letters received on the Saturday preceding the stoppage of the bank in Berners-street, by persons in the habit of bankilng there. The first was received by a tradesman in Oxford-street, and was as follows:-. " Sir,-A friend of mine, wtho I sawr this morning, tells me as how you keep money at the bauakers in Berners-street-I mean larah Staey(Stracy), and Pontleroy. Novw, as I know your friend, and therefore wish well to you, I write these lines to say, that if it be so, you bad better withdraw your money at once. Don't be a fool and disregard this caution, or you will be sorry atfterwards. Howaomever, I can't tell you why I give this advicPcerhaps yom mnay think I mean to hox you, because r don't tell yoa what it is that has happened. You may depend on it something serious has taken place, and if yOU take the counsel of one who means wel to you, you will go and get your money froun the bank as soon as this ScrawI comes to hand. So no mnore at present from yours, SA FglEND AND WELL-WISHER." The other letter was in a difterent hand-writing, and was far more laconic. It ran thus: " Sir,-The banking-house of Dlarsh and Co. has received a shock, of the nature of which 1 say nothing, but would advise you to with- draw your monev, which, if you fail in doing, you will repent when it is too late. Vours, "1 OXE wHO HAS WITHDRAWN HIS CASH." !HRB LATE BANtRUPTCYZ.
The perseverance in the a...
The Times, 1824-05-15T00:00:00

The perseverance in the attempt to force tlhe continuance of the salt-tax is one of the most cutious instances of in- fatuation with wlich we are aequainted. It is proper to state, however, that Ministers rejected the fraudulent pro- positiou offered to their acceptance with every maxk of sin- cerity: 'there is, therefore, no reason to suppose that they were in any degree privy to the scheme. The arguments by which it was attempted to gloss over the breach of pro- mise, nvcre as offensive. to good morals as the proposition itself:-" A person who makes apromise is at all times com- peLent to re-consider the expediency of executing the thing promised, and under that seconit consideration to act as if no engagemnent hasl been entered into." WYe, on the con- trary, bad thought that when a promise was made, the con- sent of two parties at least was necessary to the revocation of it,-iiamely, the consent of those to whom a right has been conveyed by the promise, as well as of those who have conveyed the right, and given the power of acting as they please out of their owin hands. Suffice it to say, that the chicane offered te be substituted in lieu of the good oli faith and plain straighi-forward dealing was re- jected with becoming zeal. But it was argued (respecting the tax simply, and not respecting thepromise), that smuggling and perjury had diminished with the dlminution of the tax. There was niow but little perjury-but few prosecutions for smuggling. And are not these reasons for the total abolition of the tax,rather than for the retention of a little of it, with a little also of its attendant vices ? The nearer people are to a state of virtue in any one instance, the more necessary, and the more easy also, it is to place themn in that state entirely. One might have supposed that they who proposed the continu- ance of the remaining tax had argued in this manner:- " By your reduction of the tax, You have almost destroy- " ed smuggling and perjury: foi the love of goodness, stop " where you are; for by repealing the tax entirely, vou will " entirely abolish those practices. The destroyers of ver- " min never eradicate the race entirely-they always leave " a rat or two to breed afresh ; anid so ought you to act " in the present instance: people will get out of the habit " of forswearing themselves, if you incautiously take away " from them all occasion !"
Consistory Court, Saturda...
The Times, 1824-06-21T00:00:00

Lflne parcnnlars of this cause, which is one of subtraction of tithe, promoted by the incunmbent oe the living against a market- gardener residing in the vicinity of Fulham,havc been already be- fore our readerl s Davis appeared to day, and craved leave to assert an allegation, having, he said, a varietv ofwitncsses to produce in his own behalf. Sir CHRISTOPVEt RoBIN.sow inquired whether the party had anv legal adviserin the case: and being answered in the negative, Tegretted that he had tal-en so injudicious a course. Davis said, that he had hoped this cause would have been set- tled, without mposing on him the necessity of proceedingany further. le had ived minthe patish7 ever since he was a boy, and with all formervicars be had managed to live in perfect peace. rt appeared to him that he must have some unknown enemy, who had prepossessed the present incumbent against him. The COURT observed. that however that mnight be, he had an tin- doubtea right to adopt-whatever appSared to him the most eligible n:oC. of proceeding. COINSISTORY COURT. SATURDAY, JU2NE 19. PllOBY V. DAvIC.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-05-15T00:00:00

Some foolish reports are in circ lation that Iturbide, the late Emperor of Mexico, has secretly left England to head *be Royalist party which he was the principal means of overthrowing in hat country !! The public hare been so easily duped of late by intelligence relating to the new trans-Atlantic states, that the fabricators deem no device too gross or palpabie. Gencral Iturbide is, we understand, now at Bath, where he has recently been joined by his fa- mily from Italy. A new Company has just been announced, under the title of "The Indemnity, or Mlutual Mlarine Assurance Company," w" ith a nomirnal capital of five millions. According to one of the arti. les, only 5L. on a share of 1001., is to be paid on the establishment of the company, and probably the whole demand will not exceed 101.; and by another, that no individual shareholder liaU be liable beyond the amount of his shares in the sasbscribed capital; and'that the fands alone 3hall he answerrbIe to the insured.
We understand that Mr.O'C...
The Times, 1824-06-18T00:00:00

We understand that Mr.O'CALLAGRAN is stil deprived of the reasonable indulgence of having such moderate food as he is disposed to pay for; and that the Surrey visiting M Alagistrates exercise a power, which they conceive to belong to them, of forcing him to take bread and water, or starve. Till we have sonie further particulars, we shall not expa- tiate on the case: but we apprehend that no body of Ma- gistrates can leg-ally inflict a punishment not included in the sentence. If the regulations or by-laws of lany set of Magistrates constitute a sufficient aiittho. rity for the imposition of any pain or suflering which the law itself does not exprescly recognize, we see no re- straint on the caprice and arbitrary conduct of those who are intrusted with the execation of a legal sentence. If a man condemned to be imprisoned may, by a by-law, be deprived of his reasonable food, why iqav he not also be chained or whipped? The law of England never intend- ed te allow a mere executive body to exercise a discretion- ary and ad libitumn power over the comforts and liber- ties of Englishmen. The power of Kings and of Judges [is defined witn severity antl precision: ind surely such persons as by accident are intrusted with the Magisterial functions, were never intended to be invested with a power whicli has been withheld even from the dignity of the Sovereign, and from the wisdom of the venerable aud learned-oracles of justice.
We have received the Pari...
The Times, 1824-07-28T00:00:00

We have received the Patis papers of Sunday, and the Etoile, dated Monday. They contain intelligence from ladrid of the 15th, and from Bayonne of the 18th inst., relative to Spain and Southl America. The Madrid Gazette again boasts of the succcsses of the Royalists in Peru; but the events recorded have long been well knowvn in Europe, and bave no connexion with the lost accounts of the situation of BOLIVArt, of whose operations it would be impor. tant to know sometlinig. The Gazette gives a despatch from LA SErtA, dated head.quarters at Lampa, so far back as the 30th of September; thii is another edition of the defeat of SA'r TA CtUZ. We are next told, that an American vessel, arrived at Gibraltarfrom the Havannah; has brought letters from Vera Cruz and Alvarado, which represent Dlexico to bc in a state of the greatest confusion distracted by contending factions, and of course incapable of enjoy- ing any happiness or tranquillity, except under the benevolent and paternal Government of FERDINAND. The further details given in the Madrid Gazette, under the head of official correspondence, are too absuxd to be noticed. King FERDINAND and the QUEEN were at Cuenca on the 12th, whither the French Ambassador wasgo. ing, in consequence of despatchos he bad received from Paris. It is stated, that on the 14th, some detachments of Spanish cavalry and infantry arrived at Aladrid, escorting several wag- gons, some of which were said to be loaded with monpy-an ar- ticle, we believe, much wanted in that capital. It is a pity, there. fore, that the Gszette writer couldl not speak more positively as to the supply. The KiNG h as given 6,000 reals, and thie QUEEN 8,Q00, tewards the formation of a battalion of volunteers in Madrid, and their example is said to have been followed by several persons in office and rich individuals. The accounts fron Bayonne state, that great disorders prevail in several provinces of Spain. It ap. pears that there have been considerable tumults at Valladolid and Palencia, at the latter of which places a Maiauis is said to have been killed. The Royalist Volunteers and the Old Militia have come to blows at Bilbea. In short, the description which the Madrid Ga- zette gives of South America, might, with perfect truth anl propri- ety, be applied to Spain. Thereportof the Baron D'EntOLES having been appointed Viceroy of Peru has been contradicted by the Spa. nilh Consul at Bordeaux, in pursuance of an official letter to that offect received by him from the Spanish Minister of the Alarine. A telegraphic despatch, received at Paris on Sunday, announced the arrival of the Russian frigate Pravoritna at Blest.
Information To Mariners.
The Times, 1824-05-12T00:00:00

i In my last respects I communicated the melancholy- loss of the Tlen, of this port, Thomias Erskine, master, with goods ana pas, sengers, bound to Wontreag, by striking upon a sunken rock to the eastward of Rock AIL. " As the extent of the danger of thai place does not appear to be very genera lyknown. I have'taken the liberty to lay berore you what particulars I'could collect regardiing it. " 'aptain Erskine makes the longitude ofRock All to be 13deg. 40 min. W. aster a verydiiect run from his last departure, arid his vessel struck two different .iimes (but did not stop) on a clump of rocks, appirently not much .bigger than a ship's length, and on which the sea broke occasibnally: tthere were no other breakers near hitm or in sight di die time, Rock AU at tiis time borc.per compass W.S.W. half W., hb thinks about Six miles disiint; ' but as the iitathb.mas hiazy the'distance is probably something less. " Another werV intelligent man informs me, that two'years ago he fell in witlk bieakersi,beiring S.E. from Rock All about three or four miles Uistant, and that they appeared in dumps at some dis. tance from eiAliotber; but he is uncertain whether a ship might fiiid water over them. " From this it may be inferred that it is dangerous to come near this Rock All on the east side. All actounts which I have heard concur in riiaMingir safe enough on the west. ' It would be of great irnportance to the northern navigation, to ebtain a correct' survey of t'his -dangeroui rock and its vicinity." | I .WFORMATION. TO -AARINE)?S. I _ ,~~~~~~~~----- | FXTRACt'Or A LETTTER i'AOh T. AGENT 0 LLOYD'S AT DUTINDEE. DATED mkA 7.