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West Middlesex Water-Work...
The Times, 1824-10-27T00:00:00

TO THE EDITOt OF THE TIIES. Sir,-Observing-4 your psper of yesterday. anaccouot of thelate firent Hammersmith, in which it is stated, that at the commence- ment of the fire there wss only " a small supply of water,' I trust to your known candoar and impartialitv to correct the error yota h=e been led into, in regard to the supply of water, by stating the fol- lowing facts-namely-that the turncock was caUed aboat fiveoncloeCk. by a person named tiaizier, to whom he imnmediately delvered his key, and in the course of ten or twelve minutes the turncbcl was at the plug, from which sufficient water flowed to supply several en., gines, although the Hammersmith engine v:s then the only cngine on the spot. I have further to observe, that the mains of the West AfIRdeffem Water Company are fully charged night and day; and therefore that awant of water cannever be fel in the district suppliedby then,f provided the turneock be called, which ie tOO freqiuently not thoagh-T of till the engines arrive. Tr "r.Sir- --i --st ah)xMient RwrPtilit W. TIERNEYT CLAR1iK Erfgineer. i ammnersmitni, naturoaya lYtoDer Da. _ I WEST MIDDLESEX WATER- WfORKS.
The following is a specim...
The Times, 1824-11-16T00:00:00

The following is a specimien of the trash by means oi which Mr. O'Connell leads the Irish Catholics by t]i nose. We often wonder that Mr. Helnry Hlnt does nOt- spare a few weeks trom the roaatitng of corin anl conmpound ing of blacling, and betake himseif to ireland: he might, we thik, extinguish thel rishldemagoguein "a little monih-f He is decidedly a better logician, and quite ss eloquent - '" Mr. O'Connell moved, *hat anaother sUm1 of' l,Q9DIl- shoul be invested in Glovernmenlt security. A foolsh faleho d bee mentioned in some of the Orange papers, which was scarnelY, Af all, worth adverting to; it was, t t orrentinght seize 'upo the rent so invested. The Government had not the?ovT, and ti was sure.they had not the incliration, to do any suen thWg. werenot too late, he would state what aJesuitsad to-lr reeI e noir similar point. He vassentforbytheSecretary, andinltrodPCCdtohip7 'I am told, Sir,' said ir. Peel, hat youa -have lately pwidde7 or 80,0001. for 4u estate.' II have,' saidthe clergy-map, - IWhere did you get the,meney?' asked the Secretary. '1,don't ?.4iri?.1 am bousd-toa nswer that question,' said the dergMaso, kA. am not bound by the law to answer it, I b d' as soon keep the seals of myLown property to myself .' I amfiod, A1rv - Pel,t yoa haven largesurn of'mofleyintOhe id'?Iha- -sad the clergyman. N NoW,' asked tih SccrctuyO I d ~you do if the (overnnment should .ay hold oriltr Ohsia thes jTesuit, 'Lrd ChathEam has long ago settled that question~. 'Lord Chathai-?& Said tl;e Secreta Yes,' repied. the;.other, ' after the seven years'. war, the,DZTchomUit!~6 seentinollast-'lut- - ra sfr d n thet Enylish L-ordl Chatbamn vas advlsed to sicz uo n theu f'D merchnts in theV,nglish,fund I No, saidthe disinguishe statesan, if'the Devil him-cf'haa rit nay odge--In theEngish unds it ustrest there secure. 'I biung' bly ope,theribr,- sid te clrgyna, that -if' them6nen& of, t Devi woud.bec9nsdere.reCIto n th Entish fiands. iu t u~oey f aJesit illnotbe nteferd wth.'.(Lioud I~tr.~
Deaths
The Times, 1824-06-09T00:00:00

DIED. At his house at Margate, on Sunday evening last. belovec and regretted by his family and friends,-Robert Edward Bunter, lM. D. and F. L. S., for many years a respected inhabitant of that towrn. On the 22d ult., at her house en Bethnal-green, Ann, widow, the relict of Charles Jecks, Esq., formerly of D!ile-end-rosa, most sin. cerely and deservedly lamented by her familI and Iriends. On the 7th instant, athis residence, Cave-house Battersea, Henry Condell, Esq., in the 67th year of his age, afterasevereandlingering illness. He was well known as an eminent composer, and justly esteemed by his family and numerous fdend for tlt many amiable qualitiss he possesset.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-08-14T00:00:00

[ArVV;71LUl.-Vv7 1 rornuguesc Uonsulate OJffice, London, August 13t 1824. i,-Understanding, through the newspapers that & Brazil loan is shorily to be brought into the Stock-market, I am bound -o call he attert ion ot the public to His Mioat Faithful Majesty's decree, of the 0thef arc lat, rcpblihedher onthe7thof Mlay,) whicth s 'late, That HisE MeoPst bFaXithicful Majesty nevcr will 'ecog- nize nor consider himself bound to fulfil any centract oz arrauge- ment entered ioto by the present Brazil Glovenm ent. F. T. SAMPAYO , Consul-General. TO TUrE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Yesterday m...
The Times, 1824-09-16T00:00:00

SLUDDE,, DEATH.--Vesterdlay meoruing, about half-past slx o'clock, some workmen employed in repairing and embellish>ing the church of St. Paul, Covent-garden, observed a lad, seemingl't about 17 years of age, wallt with a tottering step through the portico in front of the churchi to the burying-ground, where he seated him- self upon a tomiib in a state of apparent exhbiustieon. Tney took no particular notice of hint, supposing that he bad perhaps been out all night, or was over-fatigued from work. Shortly afterwards lhe lefr that part of hlie grounid and went to the portico, where he was seen staggering about for a few minutes, and then he sank to the grountl. Some idlc and unifeeling tellows inmmediately proclaimed hiirr to be drunk, and c9mnienced pelting him with potatoes andI filtli. This being comnnunicated to Alrs. Bartlett, the wife of the watashouse keeper, she sent a man for one of the beadles to protect the lad, who- ever he miglht be; ati( finding that he did not come speedily, she call- ed up her husband, who had just retired frim his night's tluty, and lie brought the boy into the watchbouse, where it was soon perceived that extreme illness was the sole cause of his staggering and exhaus- tion. MIedlcal assistance wvas immediately sent for, ansl meanwhile Airs. Bartlett kindly gave him sonic tea and warm brandy and water. which he took rather eagerly, and with great thankfulness. Hle seetned tolerarly cleerful, but excessivelv weak, and was suffering under an extreme laxity of thc bowels. Mr. Bampfylde, of Bed- ford-street, surgeon, Dr. Broughton, and another medical man, were successively sent to, and were prompt in their atrendance. Thepoor boy was put to bed, and medicine immediately administered ; after which lie seemed somewhat better. He conversed f:eely, but evaded all questions as to who and hatlie was,atouie time Sayillg that lie had noparents norfriends and at another thathedidnotknow hierehis pa- rents were. The medicines, with small portions of brandy and water, wereoccasionally admilstered to himuring tiemorning; and at half- past 12 he expressed his gratitude to Ilr. and Mrs. Bartlett, and said he felt better,and was able to takeany thing that wouldl dohim good. Nature, however, it would appear, wats too much exhauisted to be benefitted by the htunano exertions of those about him; fok at a quarter past one he becarne suddrnly worse, and in five minuites he was a corpse. lie aplearedl abouit 17 or 18 years of age, rather tallm exceedingly thin, wvitli lightish brown hair, and( a little freckled in the face. Ile had rather strong hlair on tlhe upper lip. He had on a c!ean but rather coarse shirt, a brown coat buffand white marcella waistcoat, and blue trousers. '['he medical gentlemen were unani- mously of opinion that the death of the upfortunate lad was occa- sioned by a want of proper sustenaince. lie was wasted almost to the bone. The body lies at the wattch-Jhouse to be ovwned, and to await tbe retault of a Coroner's inauest,
We know not whether it is...
The Times, 1824-04-01T00:00:00

WVe know not whether it is worth the while to open an- other leak in that sinking boat, the London Chamber of Coommerce, but we understand there is a meeting on the subject this day. The scheme, we believe, is generally re- linquished, and even the meeting seems to us to be super- fluous: the first agitators would have acted more wvisely to have crept out of the business quietly. Lord LivERpool., we hear, wvrote to a distinguished commercial person in the city, disapproving of the plan; and stating also an opinion, in which ive perfectly coincide, that Parliament was the place for making inquiries respecting the commercial rela- tions of the country, the best means of carrying on traffic, open ports, friendlly dispositions, &c. It were as well that this letter should be produced.
Court Of Chancery, Saturd...
The Times, 1824-06-14T00:00:00

LAW RRPORT Alr. PEMNERToW oA1 b0salf of Mlr. varter, th9o c4mmittee of the lunaIl'.eetatt, moe&hst Edwird Creuswell, the oh' of the lungttd lately deceased, should be directed - to give up thenuoion-ousa of Pbikev,WIts,oebiet with the furnit%ue, &c., of which hi retaIned. po.seasin, or be comnmit;d for at contelIpt of court.- It aPPered fromthefllavis, li*. .iorithtanin-the death of the lunatic, thE Court had thought ?lttitadrisneabnle thto continue 1r. Carter. in- Pm,essiWn. of th stt,fo h purpose of Presserng thy property. The wsusiorithad been rented' furnished by a gentleman for U year -snd at the! expiration, of the leute Sir. Edwad CrmweUconilaved to obtain POWWisOn1 Of the house, sad' remained there. A. pefition' wes consequently prese6ted to this Court, and one of thet affidaLvits stated that the deponent Srcmded tothe house to serve him with a copy, but found aU the doors and windows fittened. HexsawMr. Crcssweil'awife at one of the w1it dows, and inforined her of the objectof him visit Wbilst thlere lhe *bserye Mt. Cresewelldrive ttowajtrdstXhe ihouse it a gig but,huronha signal behing irtade from the window wit'h a handkercieif, he Eyoe awaysi fst as h e could-not however, wIthouthearir.gthedeponent nEentien what he had come 6out. The affidavit further sted the conversation whichi thei depouent had on the subject with Mr. Cress. well, whom he saw on a subsqnent day at the window with A sword in his hand, when he expressed bis deterruinatien rnot to 'iye up the house, unles another house was provided for him aid hts mo. The LoR:D CHA2NCLLOR said he would make a short order, de- claring the service to be good service, and directing the defendant to answer the allegations in the pedttion, or deliver up possesion of the t._ .-A fi-n;N_. COURT OF CHANCERY, SATUImAT, JUyXE 12.
We understand that the ne...
The Times, 1824-07-15T00:00:00

We understand that the new Bishop of Bath and Wells has adopted some very strict but zalutary regulations, calculated to enforce the residence of his clergy. His Lordship is indefatigable in the performance of his ecclesiastical duties.-Br4tol Jlirror. On Friday last, the 9th inst., one of the most violent torrents of rain within memory deluged the middle part of this county: it entered from Sussex, and passing over the entire weald of Kent, Canterbury, and the towns on the sea-coast, discharged an immense quantity of water, stopping the passage of many bridges and.public wavs, and laying the low lands under water, s oiling and carrying awa vast quantities of hay and seed-grass. The ex- treme breadth ofthe cloud appeared to be about 20 miles., within the range of which great damage has been done. In this city seve- ral of the public ways were rendered impassable, and shops in low situatfons suffered considerablz in the destruction of their goods. The rfrver Stour rose rapidly in a few minutes, and the dikes were insufflicient to carry off the rediaidant waters. Mlargate suflbred se- verely,, but at Ramsgate the flood rose to such a height, near the mark et-Place, as to lay al the celari under water, to the very ma- terial u ftheproprietorstof thegoods there deposited, one of whon z. tRze poprietor of the LondonHotel, has sustained a loss of abov 2001. After pouring down almost sheets of uater for upwards of tw o hours, the atmosphere cleated up, and the evening was fair.- lKent ish Gere. A gentleman, boat-shooting last weeko3 thcTiverStour, xtbou.t two miles from Harwich, shot a beaut fi.i eron, which had fast ned onits leg a piece of copper, with the fdlowing inscription:_ "D7Lajor Wilson, Didlihgton, Norfolk, 1823, Yo. 50." After being twire wounded, he escaped in the mud, wherq he. defe'ded himself with mtuch xigour, against a famous water-d, that. was :sent after him, *pwards cf 16F minutes, frequently plungng thedog's -head into the ooze, whicl atlenqth succeeded in gettlig the neck into his mouth, and thlus vanquished his%oVwUftI t ferce adversary. A se,on, bearing the above Inscriptton,P wa W ndemat5d,ffis.oot some i 0ea e n Gcnany.Biirn GaZCUC
Letters have been receive...
The Times, 1824-09-11T00:00:00

Letters have been receive(d from Perniambuco dated the 24th of July, which state, that on the 17th an action took place in Alagoas between the Itnperial troops under Moa- GADO, and those of CARVALHO, the Presidenit, whose ob- ject it is to establish a Republican fornm of Governnient. The latter was tiefeated with considerable loss: in conse- quence of which it was expected &e Republicau party 5vould be put doivn, as the population of the interior were in ge- neral well affected to the EstPEaoR. It was supposed to be CARVATIHO'S dcsign to fly to Europe, as he had caused three ships to be freiglhte(d with a valuahle cargo of Brazil wood, of which, with other property, he had become pos- sessed in the course of his administrationi. The troops of MIORGADO, after their success, were on the mnarch for I'rnambuco,whiclh tliey were expected to enter immediately. These letters also contain advices from Rio de Janeiro of the 3d, and from Bahia of the 17th of July. At the former place iitelligefnce harl been rereivetl of the disturb- ances at Lisbon, which obliged the King of PORTUGAL to take refuge on1 boardi of the WYindsor Castle. All alarm of an invasion fromn Portugal had therefore subsidedl. The &Sne,uwient packet ha(d arrivedI from Englandl. At Bahia, on the 17tl, tranquillity continiuetl to prevail, and confidence was reviving. The Imperial corvette 'aria da 7lori;a had sailed from Balhia, to capture the brig of war which CAR- vAT.HO had sent downi from Pernambuco to blockatte Macalo.
Old Bailey New Court, Fri...
The Times, 1824-09-18T00:00:00

o0n* (,terecn and drward fjgroe.k, two norprious 9lu W4Om *werc Charged with robbiiig-I3lrs - Sn.rah.1Newvton, of Cthanlcery-lafle, of a purse cootitiping two'sbvereignsy, and'three shillings in afl'es, ftom berbprsrn.' . the The %boRcstni:k depose4 gs to. theActsho case, e hich' was IMppOrEed 4yinothermwitte>s whoapprehended the prisoner Greeni and an--fficerVsho ecur-d.W*Voodcock on the nextmorning. The JOrT witl2otfl heelcation fohnd-botha.e gritonors Gzt7ly; and the *RF.tORDERt sentencedaisemtO tranasporttion, for life, *IHafn=h )I'aya was indiceted for steaUng,. on tbe 29th of Jely last, six sovcrergns ana i key, ftom the person of1 Robexit Hollis, in Wheeler-strcet, Spitaificlds. The facts of the case being clearly proved against thc prisoner, the Jury pr1nOiuniced herGuily; and the RECORDER sentenced her to bc.transported for llfe Itappeared. hat the prisoner had been previously ordered for transportation, which sentence was renlitted to confinement in the Penitentiary. -V Robert Careless, aged 14, was indicted for itcaling from Miss Eliza (3winley, 4 reticaile, containing several Bank-notes, &c., hce property, on the 25;th of June last. in New North-road Iloxton. This case was distinctly proved be a witness named Jackson, who went in pursuit or,tbe prisoncr, an teok the reticule from under his Sarah Beck was also convicted of stealing a watch. valte 31., the proPrty of Samuel Smitb, in bong-acre, on the 18th of August lasi from hie person. Ib this case the Cocrt refused the prosecutor his expcnscs, on the ground that no honest or respectable man would go into public Rouses for the puipose of treating conn_on prostituter. VJi,D BAILEY hR-COURT.Ei 'w- SEPT. 1t. i * :tARING ST92.FT, RO> ES.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-28T00:00:00

Sir.-Perhaps the utility of a u eres% is in no instaneC mre apparent, than in the mneans i t affords of tinmaking continued fraue and observing in your paper of yesterday a letter coescerni. mock. auctions of fiurniture, induces me to mention another eptc-7 of frautd in that line, not less extensively carried on; and which is the more dangerous as sanctioned bv the authority of respectable names& The practice I have to complain of (as having, been a sufrer) is thbt of turning every real and bonafid& auction into a partiaUv mock on% by the introduction of lots of which aU the auctior,eer knowm is, that he is to knock them down. and to erecive a certain sum for so doing. This iR a growingenil, and calls loudly for remedy, as equaldy- detrimental to tbe public and to the indlvidutl whose property is professed to be put up to auction; for if the fith whic:s tbe pubLc are in the habit of giying to the respectability of names anuexed to the catalogue be once destroyed, this mode of disposition of pro. perty, heretofore considered the most fair and open, wiU behcome the most fraudulent or the most destructive. It may be well for those whoere buslnens and bread it is to att-nd these salgc, and buy uLp the good articles, and puf off their e=wn rubbish, to cry out t'a e,- emrptor ! But the public should be pro. tected from being inveigled into an auction-room to have their pocket picked, or be hustled between a smooth-tongued auctionrer and eL knot of Jew brokers. Let those whe would purchase books in that way look to this ! Yours, H. ->u THE EDIToR OF THE TIWLES.
House Of Lords, Monday, M...
The Times, 1824-05-04T00:00:00

The larquis of LIONDONDERRY presented a petition from the fish-curers of Ireland, against the repeal of the fishery, bounties. Several private bills were brought up from the Commons, and a person from the Treasury presented at the bar papers relating to the Customs and Excise. Lord CLIFDEN presented a petition from the parish of Black. ragh, in the county of Kilkenny, against the tithe composition bill, and praying that a total alteratP.on might be made ln themode of pay- ing tte clergy of Ireland. The Earl of SHAPTESBURY laid on the table the l0th report of the commissioners relative to charities. The Earl of LIVERPOOI, gaYe notice, that when the report of the commissioners on the Scotch judicature should be laid on the table, ard it was expected to bc YOOD before the house, he would |move the renewal of the committee of last year, with the intention of referring the report to that committee, to consider what measures ought to be founided thereon. The noble earl also gave notice, that on to-rorowv se'nnight he would move the second reading of the alien bill. The Earl of LAUDERDALE gave noticc, that to-morrow he would introduce a bill for the removal of all restrictions on the silk trade; and that he should take that opportunity to explain the grounds on which he proposed the repeal, wlhich he considered far p referable to the limited measure swhichi had already passed through Parliamcnt.-Adiourned. HOUSE OF LPRI)S. ANnv. MAY 3.
King's Theatre.
The Times, 1824-06-09T00:00:00

The!r sable Majesties of the Sandwvich Isles last nigbht paid -the Italian Opera a Vibit. The centre box of the third tier wa2s prepared for their recept ion, and their psresence was looked for with consider-. able inmpatience by a very crowded audience. They,however, aeopting the customofsome of our fiesfr.rte fashion3bles, did notmake tlzrirap pearance untlltheterminatioll ofthetirstactof Rossini's opersof San. credi. They were Teceivei with plaudits by the company, tltlieh were answered,on the p:rt of his Majesty and his Royalbride,by obei; sances that did not at allsavourof the inanvaise ltoae. T'he King's manner of returning the compliment of the audience was particularly. easy and unernbarrassed. He, ani we believe his Treasurer, were plainly dressed in black coats and white waistcoats. The Qaecn was attired in white nuslin, the upper part of the arm ornamnented by puffs of a light crimson colour. Round the neck and breast she wore a handsome crimson shawl, fitted tightly to the person. Her head.dress con.sisted of a wreath of artificial'dowers, intertwined with ornaments of silver, or of silver foiL The lady of the Trea_ surer was dressed nearly in the same style. Th covering for the head formed the most striking difference. It consisted of a muslin cap, in the manufacture of which white and pink alternately prevailed. The- Royal party paid great attention to the per. iormance, but more particularly to the graceful motions and feats of. agility which were exhibited by the ballet corps. These appeared to excte a pleasing astonishment in the minds of the Koyal party. and during this portion of the entertainments an animated conversation seemled to be kept up between them. Their attention to the opern, though apparently less intenee, was yet strongly marked. gusic is a species of universal language, and its power is felt more or less by every heart, whether civiliztd or ga. vage. The Royal party did notappear to be so nmuch plvased with plaintive str ins, as w-ith those of a bold and energetic charal-r. The grand military march, iR the second act of the opera, ;Ae may judge from their countenance., pleased them exceedingly. io should like to knevw their u nsophisticated sentiments, on ahi they have seen anud heard -.ince they became inmates of this guest mnetro. polis. Their reniarks must certainly be curious and entertaining. KING'S TrIBATItE.
We trust our readers will...
The Times, 1824-07-23T00:00:00

We trust our readers will give due attention to a letter in this day's journal, on the subject of Garning-houses. This is every mani's affair-every honest man's grievance: that of the young, who have fortunes to be robbed of, and reputations to be disgraced; as of the old, who have the inheritance of character and money to leave to their yet uncorrapted and nnplundercd offspring. The evil is, that, in exact proportion to the depth of their guilt, the criminals enjoy the means of disappointing jus- t ice, and of paying for impunity. It appears from our cor- respondent's letter, that those prosecutions on which so many sanguinc hopes had beeni raisetl, of crushing,. if not (lestroying, one overgrown nest of villany, have been un- happily compromisedl, and that thc work of robbery and despcration has begun again With1 undiminishlecl vigour. -ill the Legislature leave the law as it stands? for the fault, we believe, is not at present with its ministers.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-09-20T00:00:00

Sir,-Vou wete kind enouzhtto givepublicity to nTilettcr of vrtertc d14v relative to the condtict of thi unfottunat'e femeile whorm I have hasd ecssion La acknow,edge as beinlg mv wife: but in the hurrv of the noment I fogut to s::e that the protor employed zgoltost mc tn the suit of divort institutec nea.ly two vears ago, in wNcb so little progress has been madle to acco-nlish the ends prayed, and for whom I haye the higheat respect for the honourable nanmc he becrs in his proftssion, is by noimens imiplicated in the delay of' which f h! re in mv last letner miademmetion: and I allude to the lad-'s cotlduct or.]r .is beige the c.2ue Of the bamne. I remain. Sir. vour obedient s-I--rn, =-l .2i VVI'ININGTON" Saturda) evening. TO TIlE EDJTOI' OF THE TIMES.
Births
The Times, 1824-09-01T00:00:00

BIRTHS. On the 30th of 'August, at Camberwell, the lady of Captain Jamnes T. Edwards, of the Golconda, of a daughter. On Saturday, the 28th ult-, the lady of Jamee Boys, !Evq., town_ clerk of tle city of Rochester, of a son, which died a few hours fte - -; hrh