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A Dutch and German mail h...
The Times, 1824-12-13T00:00:00

A Duitchi and German mail have arrived. The Lishon Gazette of the 25th ult. contains a, War-office notification, bearing date the l1tlh of the same monthl, that the KING had dismissed from the military service 4, Captainis and 2 subalterns of the 9th Regiment of Cavalry, for treasonable practices against his Majesty's person and Government. The specific eircumstances and object of the crime are not intelligibly stated. A Major FEIREIRA, of the Veterains, has likewise been cashiered. T'he letters from St. Petersbtnrgh, of the 19tlh and 20th of November, present us wvitlh a dreadful account of the calamities producecd by ani inundation of the Neva, not equalled within the memory of man. In some parts of the town the waters rose to such a lheight, and with so great rapidity, that the inhabitants had not time to save tlhem- selves, but men, womeni, and children indiscriminately perished. A storm accompanied this visitation of the waters, so violent as to roll up the sheet iron which covered the roofs of many houses, as if it ha(d been paper; broke in dloors an(d windows everywhere,and, comnbiningits tbree with that of thecurrent,sweptawvaybodily someof theslighterlia- bitations. Tlhemagazines of wine,sugar, and other merchan- dises, being principally in cellars under ground, and in the lower parts of the city, it is supposed that damagge to the amount of millions has been sustained by the merchants on this melanchloly occacion. The stores of raw sugar near the Custom-house, andt the Herring-magazine, containing up- wards of 150,000 barrels of that article of footd, were irre- trievably ruined; guard-houses and bridges destroyed: the streets of Petersburgb were covered the following day with bodies of aninals which had been drowned-with fire- woo(l, the stores of which ha(l been broken up, and drifted away in all directiens-with ships, wvhich had burst from their moorings-with the contents of ravaged shops, and the materials of which wind and water had overturned. WVhole villages in the neighbaurliood of the Russian capital were, it is said, swept away. No food could be had in any quarter for days after the deluge had subsided-no payments were m3de-no money de- manded; the ordinary transactions and affairs of men being altogether displaced and forgotten amidst this scene of overwhelming misery. The inundation appears to have subsided almost as suddenly as it came on-the 19th being the day on which it began and ended. Stockholm was on the night of the 18th attacked by a hurricane of equal vio- lence, though of less duration, and witb considerable, though inferior, injury. The wind in both instances from the north swest.
Common Council.
The Times, 1824-06-23T00:00:00

A Court of Common Counci was ye6terday held a' (;uildhall. The REaXEMnB1tANCEt laid befote the tourt the acts of Parlia- ment for redueiog the rate oF jntert of the debts on the navigation and coal-market-funds, and also the act for the removal of Fleet- market; which were referred to the respectivc committees. b1STREssED SErTLERS AT THE CAPE. The report of the committee upon this subject was read; it recom- mended a donation to be given of 3001. iLr. SAVA\GE, in moving that the Court agree with the conmrAttee in their report, observed, that whilst they voted sums of 1,0001. to the Russians, the Austrians, the Portuguese, the Spaniards, the Greeks, &c., they ought to recollect that their own fellow.d.izens who were sufferinig the last exteemnity of distrezs in a remote and savage country, had a still stronger claim upon their beneso- lence. ltihad beeYa his intention to move for a larger sui than that recommended by the report, b..t lie had abandoned it upon being given to understand that iL rould net have rnet the approbation of 1 tlie Court. Mr. DixoN thought the worthy member had acted wisely in not pressing for a larger aunn. Considering all the calls which had beeis lat2ly made u~p0n the cohrt, he lcoked upon 3001. to be a very liberal donation. In fact, the vote of a large sum vwas off en more injurious lthan benelScial to the objects of it; tbr it prevented amnor corpora- tions and companies from giving any thing. Ir. FAVELT. said that since Government had taken an active part in induding these unhappy persons to emigrate, they ought it hare taken on themselves altogether the duty of relieving them. He believed, however, they had done something hAndsome; and it was not his intention to opoose the present gran'. The motion was agreed to unanimiously. nLACKFgkAiIS-BRIDnGO. A report was read from the Bridyehouse Committee stating that they had had a conference witha Lord Liverpool and the Chnncellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of an application to Parliament for funds to repair Blackfriars.bridge; whlen these individuals told them that they would not be allowed to draw upon the Orphans' | PFnd for that purpose. The report, therefore, stated, that it would l not be advisable to renew the application to Parliament this session. After some discussion u on this subject, in the course of which it vws recommended to lIl'Adamize the bridge,both with a view to save it from bein4 shaken as it is at present by carts and wnggons, and to prevent those accidents to horses which aree daiRy cutring, the report was agreed to. * COrMON rOUNCIL;
We insert another letter ...
The Times, 1824-12-10T00:00:00

WVeY insett anothlie Oettelr. fcfi.Eotrroa -on' gam- i.g-ho.uses.; but we 'confess 'we are not disposed to sympathizevwith -th&e lIes -ind even ruin of -those who vi'sit. 6uch places.' Eky piaa 'Who goes- to a gambling- hlouise 'intends-to wfin~if' he can ,he cannot.win, ex- sept- by some perso0n a loss, he goes, therefore, with the -intentiop and- fiopeoP'njuring 'some one else. If he fails, he faile 'in a d;ioouraba aiid criminal attempt, and deserves all the nffichief that accrues to him. Who can regret that.a man in the'act of committing an assault Is tvounded by thb recoil of his own gun ? Lot us have, therefore, no appealsiu behalf of those who are ruined in the midstof their schemes to ruin others; but as all parties, both winners and losers, ire engaged in a course of-action which the lawr has condemned, let the law visit b6th with equal and alarming severity. If the law considers gambling a ruinous crime, let it be a transportable offence to be seen playing in a gambling-house : if gambling is a mere mnodifi- eation of some of.the necessary passions of human nature, let the gambling-house be legally open to all, in which case the occasional presence oithe respectable (whether from cu- riosity or otlier.mbtivesl might operate as a check on the hea4ilong folly of the inexperienced, or the over-reaching avarice of the initiated. We belleve that more money is wori and. lost in one night in one house in London than in all the houses of-Iaris in a -month. tsLe isotbO-nilindrstqd; we detest gan-,bling, and lookupon-kgamblcfswhether a -winning or a losing one, in minuclh tli ;anmJ1,'9iW I which. ire consider a thief. We quarrel-only yith the inconsistency of the law, which, by comipelling secrecy, destroys: the possibility of 'a moral check; and which, -while it pretends to. punish, inflicts such trifling penalties,j as riely sztvc to protect the rich gamester by seciring him a-maonopoly of his trade against the cncroachhment of iunmbler ealitalists.
[Advertisement.]-The tran...
The Times, 1824-12-20T00:00:00

tAdvertisement. -The translation of the, PrivateJo'rla? of MWIa- dama Carnpan, comprising her Correspondence, &c., will be pub. lished on Tbiurtday next. [Advertisement .1 Wal1ladmor, " freely translated into German -from the English ot Sir Walter Scott,', and now frcely translated from the German into English, is published this day by Tavlor and Iee)re, Fleet-street and Waterloo-place. (Ad vertisemeht.1-The second Series of Tales, entitled "1 Iligls- ,way.r and .y-.wayrs, which has been so long delayed, is to appear this day. It contains three Tales, the scenes of which are in the Pru!nees, Verrindlles, and Normaandy, and the Heroine of them is ite ill-fated M;arie Antoinette. (Advertisement.1-The 20,0001. prize, No. 5 301 drawn last Thursday, wsz cold in one-half and eight sixteentL Shares, by RI- CIXARIDS0No GooDIucx, and Co. stockbrokers, at their olRee, Bank-buildlngs,GdrinhflL T'he holders of the sharea may receive theit money on dernand. State of the wheel-2 pries. of 30,0001., 2 prizes of l,OO0L 2 prizes of' 5001., 2 prizes of 200., &c., and must be drawn in one day,, the 3lit of this month. A great variety of nurnibere, warrnted undrawn, are on sale at Richiardson, Goodluck, zand Co.'s oficef 104, corner of Bank-buidingn, Cornhill. [Advertioernent.1_WWTLER FA5wron-, an entirely new. article for morning and dinner costume, 18s. M. the fall dress, warranted to eash, poscesaing the united advantat.es of comfortable warmth. ]igbtaeat, and durability; French cloaks, mide of rich silk, lined tund r7Aded througzhout, 30 ; those at three guineas are beauti- ful, and equal to' ihat are generally sold fromx 4 to I guineas * lec- ant etrening 13aree dresses, 5S. 6d. ; 8010 pieces of rich (Oros de Jaides. Ievantines. and French shalded silks, 2s. 3d. to Ss. 6d. - l,04i0 Oeaapp and Colonmbian tilk dressex, 9a. to 20s. each ' 760 lace vellh atd dres,ses, and an immense quantity of remnants, to be sold st lass than one-third tbeir real value. To be seen only at Shears and (ompany'e, 120; Regent.street, 8 doors from the Quadrant. j Advertisemnelj . 3ATxK;So0N'S PE:nRSTAb BouQuET DP osE.-In tblsl preparation of rosee the genuiie ftagrance of thc real Persgan Otto of Roses is preaerved, tliveated of its pungency. It Is eight times the strength of what is usually called Essence of Roses; and to the ddnsrA'r of the rose perfume, whether for thc handker- chief, among dothcs, in:a Yoomn, &c., it is recommended as the most po'ertully fragrant. and cheapest preparationt Of ro3es ever ofl'ered to patlic notice, pqice 3s. Cd., Os., andi lls. Also, Atkinson's (!ou- centrated B3ticeeff lIavender, six times the strength1 of the best lavader watei, prepared without the sickly admixturc of musk, &c.; is particulatly adpted' for sick or crowdedrooms, and to thnse who prefer the genuine lavender perfume. Sold by JamesAtkinson, perfumer, 44, cierrard-street, boho.squarc, and by most perfumers.
The general aspact of the...
The Times, 1824-12-27T00:00:00

The gcnerea.4pe&.f the aceounts from 8outh Anerica, brtught by the 3Butnos Ayras journal, continues to be fa- vojirable and ch-ering to the cause of liberty: at the same time there are not any events of a decisive character dis- closed by this arrival, whieh comes down to thre 23d of last October, from that republic. The Chillans were busied-in fitting out vessels to reinforce the Peruviai squadron, presumed too weak to cope with that of FEaDINAND, since tle appearance of the Asia and the Achilles in those seas. The approach of the elections had given fresh animation and confidenice to the Patriots, who were said to make sure that the Liberal candidates would triumph throughout the Republic. These new States are in their infancy so tender, that a return of any legisla- tive* assembly but one devoted to the indepenident cause mighi produce evils, not confised in their operation to the single territory of Chile. At Buenos Ayres we are bappy to see, not only the abo- lition of the African slave4trade, but a project of law pre- senited by Government to the representatives, for declaring that odious traffic to be piracy when carried on by citizens of La Plata. Rumours prevailed at Santiago de Chil6, of a second defeatof CANTEaAe, butnopositive knowledgeof thefact. It appears, however, to be bettar authelnticated that LA. SERNA andl CANTaRAC felt themselves to be in imminent dLnger, from the orders trarnsmitted to VALhEZ to evacuate the whole of Upper Peru to OLANETA, and to join the Viceroy with his forces; An extract front a mercantile let- te* iiV Salgta -infoYttlsaus; -at1TX.DE% -iihis marcl to effect the above juiiptien, was attaeked by AGUILERA in the neighbeurhood of Potosi, afnd totally defeated; VALIDEZ himself being woundedQ aiid CA.RRATALA (had not he been disposed of.?) killed. AUILeRA^ iS stated to be a servile-OLAIETA is another-they are successively op- ponents and destroyers of VALDEZ, a Royalist officer like thermselves, but a Constitutionalist. If such be theidistrac- tion prevailing among the partisans of the Spanish cause, no woonder it is on the brink of ruin. *ir. Canning and the American Ministry have addressed representations to the Governmcnt of Chile, on certain grievamces experienced by Britislh anid American subjects, in regard to the rites of sepulture, and to the enjoyment of religious worship. It is hoped these points will be sa- tisfaetorily settled.
New York papers to the 8t...
The Times, 1824-11-02T00:00:00

Newe Yorle papers to J,' 8th uIt. were received yester- day. The following are the only extracts deserving aLt teztion:- "NEW YORK, OCT. 2. It appears from Mrlexican papers of the 14th of August, that the Logislaturee of the different States had presented addreises of con- gntulation to the general Government, on the prompt execution of Iturbide-an event which is justly considered as a final blow to all the hopea of the enemies of liberty in that country. The atmost unanimity prevailed as to the excellence of constitutional liberty, and the desttation of the principles of the ' Holy Alliance,' whose sole objrct is ' the degradation of the human specier, that tyrants only may sway the universe.' The nomination of Don Pablo Obregor as kmbassrdor to the United Stetes was confirmed by the Supreme C,ongrem on the 4th of August. This body was occupied with the pTovisions of the new constitution, and othier mattera calculated to onsolidate the indep?ndence and prcaperity of the Mexican people." " OCTronErt 8. "FiroM Paxrr.-Captain Cole, of the brig Delawrea'c, aTrived at Philadelphia frora Santa Martha, which plaee be left on the 12th of 2eptmbe, states that the day he left, information was received there by letters from Rogota, that an action had taken place in Peru, be. tween the Colombian anny tuder Bolivar, and the Royalists, in bhish tlle fortuer were cornpletely victorious. General Cordova, of the Colombian army, ae killed. TI'he lawv of the Congress of Co- 3o mia, authorizing r-ierest foreignors to transact their own bus'.. neas, subjeot to the same taxes and eontributions, a-d the sare pri. vile"es aq native citizemt, had not been put in force at Santa Alartha wheo the Delateore sailed."
Vice-Chancellor's Court, ...
The Times, 1824-05-11T00:00:00

LAF REPORT. IliS HONOUR, on thc aliplication of Afr. AIONTAGu, directed the order to be made out, which he granted some days ago, for the committal of two persons to theFlect prison for a contemnpt of Court, in having forcibly deprived the messenger of the possession of certain goods at Bristol, which hc had seized under a commission of bank- ruptcy. Mrhcn his Honour granted the order, it was intimated by Mr. Mlontsgu that it would not be enforced, provided the parties restored the goods to the messenger, and paidl the costs; but the arrangement which was expected not having taken place, the mes- senger was obliged to proceed towards enforcing the arder. VIE-CHANCEIJLOR'S COURT. MONDAY. AAY I0. CONTEMlPT OF COin1r.
Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-08-05T00:00:00

:nortiy betore the Courtrose tod.dav, Mr. -Alassev, the officer, reat an application feoni " Her Royal Highness, Olive. Princess of Cuumberland" (as the applicant styled herself). fbr pertmission to amnend her sche(lule, by inserting the asaignment of several large suims of money, and adding -lhe natnes of some creditors. "Her Royal Highness" complained that her slicitor refused to proceed Wit)h her business. Thc COURT observed, that thev had ordered the case to stand over tbir the insolvenit to file certain docurcnts, and as in her presunt .,ffidavit she had ooiitted to state that she was ready to tile those doe. cuLnents, they could not grant her eppli)cation until it was amended its that respect. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. IVYMXsnxSv- ATrn. 4-
Court Of King's Bench, We...
The Times, 1824-11-06T00:00:00

tine ,Juages sat in the Urandjur-ytroom, tfieiqatrt'&ibg'Wian"tced for the adjourned eseions. TIRf0AFLD V. WRTGHT. This was an actiQn for the pri;e of c, mrabilhe for Hnanufaetlsrlng lace. According te the agreement, the {defeadant was to pay 700 guineas, by several instalments, fora nachine on the principle of those invented by H eatheote and Lacey,vwith Lacey's improvernents, and for a licence to use it, which then was sold at 40 guineas per quarter by the inventor. Tihe machine, with two sets of bobbins, was dehvered, and the first inttalment of 100 guisre" paid; but no Ilience was given, and without a licence the price of the tmchine would be abo4t ~30QI, f'inding he co4ld not recire a lipence, the defendant returnedi the machine, ietainiri thi h Qbbinsf ag a re- coin jrense for the first Instalrment wvhich he ha paid. 'rie plaintiff brouglht his action for the whele umii, which w?as resisted on the ground of fraud, and the jury found a verdict for the defendant. A rule tbr a new trial was obtatned, on the sug estion that the plain- tiffe hd, by ofsinRg atn indemnity to tbe deFendant, proyed the 0o4a ftde ofthetrasacion, The COS1SrON SEROEANT now shqwed cauEe against thii rule, and Ir. Sergeant VAU;KGHN argued in its sunport Thel COhaT ifugestled Othat thet case should be referred, on the prici e hatif hevalue of the bobl'ins and the use of the miachine exycee' d themlohney aid, the plaintiff should have &vaveict for such cress and ie did not exceed it, theverdict bhould stan4 for the defendant. Th prpoal was accepted, and ttpe as~e dispomied of ac-. cordingly. COURT Q} I;INI}'S BENCH:. WE rMEAT~rgU - 1
YORK CATHEDRAL.-This vene...
The Times, 1824-11-13T00:00:00

YORat CArntUM1 ..-This veucrable pile was ligbted up with gas on Sunday eeoning last. It is mnost tastefuilly illuminated, and is in pertect unison with tile rtyle of the building. FATAL ACCIDENT PttOlt A Srs[NG GUm.-vSWArF- SIAM, Nov. 1(._We trust tlat thc fbIlowing mclancholy event will havc the effeet of abolising thiese murdesous instruments. On Sun. day aflernoon last, about four o'clhk WVilliamn Brownisell, who for i a very considerable number of years has been in the service of Wil- 11am Mason, Esq., Of Neeron, four niles fromn Swafflham as a hur- dlc.maker, went into onie of that gentleman's plantations to examine what timber would be lit to fell for hurdlea, when the peor t'ellow through ignqrance of the place wburc the gjn war set (anti on_e wouil suppose that such a wcapon would not be planted in a road), in cross. inm the road trod upon the wvire, and the gutn wenCt oW, lodging its contents in his botly.- On Alonday morning hc was found in dread. f'ul agonics, and conveyed to the n1rest, house, where he shortly at- ter expired. An inquest was held last night at the Three Tuns at Necton, before W. Brooke, Fsq., coroner, when it appeared in evi. denee, that thc report of a gun was hcard about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, but as the occasion was not suspected by any one, no notice was tacen; that on Monthay morning, about eight o clock, as the gdmtekeepsr w1as g9i ng his rounds, he found the gun spruorg, and about 80 yards farther discovered the wrdtched Brown- sell weltering in his blood, but still alive. It Would seem that the deceased (who mutist have lain li [soars lt tgolies wvhicil caninot *vell be itmajtned) lanrollc rouind, through briars and brambles, to a tree near the spot, where the ground appeared as if a horTs h atl been tied there, and pam-t.t the grontl all round. Ile had after. wvards crtwled upwards of 80 yards, to a hollowv part, where there is a seat placed for the keep6r to watch, and where he wias found, nearly tnsenamble, mutiering only " Let mc alone." After somiie deliberatiu m,the Jury returned the following verdict: ' Accidtentally came to his death by a springqgon sat iwa cets1-.rad, leading through a plantation 'of Ar. Mason's, called the Furnace, adjoining the boundary of Sposle." It is but right to add, tbat Mr. Mason, whio had a very high opinion of the honesty and industry of Brownsell, is now abroatlon a tour, and it is sai(d that the spring-guns have been set since his absence by his son, Captain G. lilaeon, wvho resideli at Necton. WVe hnderstand tlhat the Jury,-on inspecling the spot, found thc gum ngiA.u loaded. Au^ inquest was held on thle boldy of B. Gough, a sailor, who fell from one of the Bath coaChes two miles from Colubrook, on WeCdnesday mnOrning. A wvitness proved having, secn hinr drink 17 dxanis mn a short space of timue. Vezrlict-..cejdental Death.
Insolvent Debtors' Court,...
The Times, 1824-11-30T00:00:00

Two uldtta 'Ofet err atine uip to. be beard on hlis petition. Tw ben eledinre aIPPearcI to oppos-e in eraon ; btut the lfnsolvgat nen ezdwith a -violent epileptic fit, the ease-was ordered tet stand over for a shiort timec, until 'he recovered ; and whben it wz~ ~Afterwards called on, the opposing creditors signified -their intention to i6ithdraw their opposition, and- left the Court. The eagse jir.aly, stood over to serve notice on thec gsaignees of' M)cssrs. Itjars&, Stea.- ccY, and Co., ard to conmplete somie other stervices. lWmlia,a Tovitts ffV(sill wVat oppoised by Alt. PoLLOCK for ii essrs. Rayicood and Son. It aypp&red tlhat the insolvent had been a linendraper in Holhors, and becmuing en barraswd in the -.ear 1821, he execute(t a deedl of corjpoaitioni with his Creditors for 9i. in thje pound, to be paid by instalincltS, in front three to 18 mwnths. Being enabled to continuce to carry on his business by advances o? stock fromi Alr. Mei dley, with whomn hie lodJged his ese ?SR a CU- rity ; and receiving a loan froni a friend of 2001., he continuedl to pzy his insealments until Messrs. Rarwood, who declined being parties to the cotniposition, and lesisted on being paid their full claifm, ar- restedl hlim. (.pon their previously threatoningr to dohvo, the inso]l. vent toldl thecm, that in that case they wouild be -paid nothinig. He directed hiis %ttorney to plc:!c to the action, and afterwards to bring a wvrit of error, which put tbe.-n t.o 701. costs. it wa Ill.n this tr`o1ndi, Of p)Utting hit Ppsirg eteditors to vexsatious expense, thiat hiis discharge wns opps. The Coun obsrZ~erred, thiat, this was one of those ordietar7 cases wh.ere honest boanifid- comipositions were defeste by one creditor holding out for the puirpose of exiracting either paynsent orsecurijy fo3r a greater stint thani thie other credtitors receiveti. - WI] how-ever, the insolvent's~ conduct. with respaectto the lega1proceeding's, brought himwitintheopratonof neof hepenal clauses of the act, and rendredit ecesar tht te Curtshould remand hiitm bxt, takn *int eosidraon he acttha h had 41ready been in close eest~y inc lia-vlast an al th oter crcunstnee ofthecase, theh udgmet was thathe shuld b discargedafe beig- en. I _ J* .r DEBPOR R ' n7 S m . . _ ,.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-04-24T00:00:00

Sir,-Percciving in your paper of yesterday a lettcr signed " Asci- cus Justitija," stating that a petition to Parliament respeeting the scandalous delay in the payment of the Palembang prize-mohey- was about to be prepared, I shoald be glad to be informed how thes. name of a gentleman interested therein inay be added to such pct tion. Perhaps "Amic'ss Jusdtii" will allow you to copy the pe- tition that the attention of otlhers may be called to it. I should feel particularly obliged to your correspondent to inimonu sn nrv th .-.t for the Palembane i)rize-monev. And c.n. YOUR CONSTANT READER. Cheltenhwhm, A"pril 22. I TO THE EDI'TOR OF THR TIMES.