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The Times, 1824-12-11T00:00:00

The Duke of York had a select party to dinner on Tbursday. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, the Cabinet Minis- ters assembled at the Foreign-office, Downing-street; among them were the Lord Chancellor, the Earls of Li- verpool, WYestmorland, and Bathuirst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretarv Canning, the Chanscellor of the E:xchequer, Viscounit elvfille, &c. The Cabinet continued in (leli- beration till half-past five o clocki. As a proof of the public feeling excited by the publica- tio01 of tacts illustrative of the mal-admilnistration of Lord Charles Somerset at the Cape of Good lIope, it may be entioned, tvhat on his Lordlshlp's name beiHg proposed on Vednesdlay night, as honorary mer.ber of the Society of Arts, his Lordship's election was secured by one ball only. rAdvertiSement.a-|tUSSIAN L0ANe OsF 1822, NEGOTIA- 'rEn BY Ma. N. M: Ror}rSCtscurr Iw LoNDoN.--The lialf yearly divideindI on the above loan, whichl becomes due on Saturday, the 1st of January next, will be paid by M1r. N.M. Rothschild, on that and every succeeding day (Sundays excepted), between the houtrs of ten and two. TIhe divi- dend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one tlay previous for examiniation. a Advertisement.J-NsAPOL.ITAN LOAN.-.The lhalf- year y klividend ii thc above loani falling due on Satnrdey~ the Ist of January. next, wvill be paid by Mr. N. ?. Roths- thil(d on1 sueh bondis as have been negptiated by him. The dividend warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical order, must be left one day previous for examination. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Samuel Ser3c was sworn into the com- mand ot the ship Inglix conIsigned to Mornbay and China. On Saturday last the remains of the Counitess of Oxford reached l3ramptorn-Brian from London, attended by the Earl of Oxford and the flon. Alr. Harley, who, with a few intimate friends, followed the corpse to the family vault. The Baptist MIissionary Society lately received from a Christian friend the sum of 1,0001., with a request it might be en. tered as from ' An Unprofitable Servant." Sunday, at the Roman Catholic chapel, Shepton-Mallet, nine persons made their recantation of the Protestant faith. MAr. Owen (says the New York American) in;tends to submit his plans to Congress. The riggers of this dock-yard haye lately beeni, and still continue to be, employed very late hours, on account of an unusual pressof work.-Plymouth Jonrnal. On Thursday afternoon we had a considerable fall of snow, and in the evening a sharp frost, which was succeeded on Friday morning by rain. On Saturday we lad another fall of snow, and in the evening a severe frost comnatenced, which continued till Dlonday forenoon, when a sudden thaw commenced, accompanied with a heavy fall of rain._Liverpool Jousrnal. NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The Princess Ann, Banks, bas arrived at Norfolk from Hiavannab. The master states that several piracies had recently been committed on the coast of Cuba, and among them the Anrera Ann, of this port, from Mlonte-Video, which was taken on the 21st ult. After hauging the master and two mates, and murdering the rest of the crew, except one mtan, who concealed himself below, the pirates set tire to the vessel. It is re- ported that the itfornings tar and the %%vniflsure, both belonging to this place, have also been captured by pirates. INDIGENT Bi.ISrD ScHoor..-A stated periodical imeeting of the Committee to this most excellent institution was held on Thursday, at the London Ceffcehouse, lIudgate-street, for the purpose of inspecting the Treasurer'ts accounts, and arranging other business connected with the school, preparatory to the election of objects recommended for admission. This was necessarily a private assembly; but after the business of the committee was disposed of, a general meeting of members took place, S. Bosanquet, Esq., trea- surer, in the ohair. Amongst the gratifying circumstances alluded to dturing the proceedings was the rapid improvement of the musical gipils, and a letter from Mlr. Attwood, the musician, was read by r. C. Dodd, the decretary, in which he stated his opinion that two of them whom he had heard were competent to undertake the situna tion of organists to a parish church or chapel. On the motion of Dr. Hughes it was resolved, that the names of two of those unsuc- cessful candidtates, whose claims seemed mwst entitled to con- sideration, and who had stood four elections, should on the next occasion be strongly recommended for admission. It was referred toa committee to consieler wheth ar the ntmuber ofpupils sbould beincreas. ed. Thanks were voted to the C;hairman, and the mcetingseparated. DAP.ING RoBBERY.O-On Monday evening last, between five and six o'clock, Mir. L. White. a gentleman residing in Bedford. square, wws passing along Charlotte-street, Bloomrsbury,in company with anothier gentleman wlo had hold of his arm, when suddenly a young thief, about 15 years of age, came up to Mr. White, and made a desperatesnateh athis watch,the chain andscalsof wrhiclh were hanging out; fortunately, however, the watch was secured with a guard, but by the violence of the snatch.the chain gave way, and the thief made off with a portion of It, and several valuable seals. Mr. White instantly let go his friend's arm, and pursued the thief, whom he kept in view through several streets in St. Giles's, and was fast closing upon himn; and when in the very act of seizing him by the collar, the young villain suddenly darted into a public house at the corner of a street. Mir. Uhle now made sure that he had him secure, and entered at his heels, when a crv was set up by some fellows in the house that he had gone into the tap-room and thither Sllr. White went to look for him, but he soon discovered that this cry was a trick played off to put hini cn a wrong scent, and that, in fact, the instant the thief entered at one door he passed out at another on the opposite side of the angle of the house, and thus all trace of hlm was lost. Unfortunately, the landlord of the house is lately dead, and a stranger being in charge of the bar, he could not recognize the thief, although hc saw him pass through, and Is no doubt a noted character. and a frequenter of the house. Mr. White procured an offilcer immediately, with whom he went round to all the noted houses and haunts for thieves, but could see nor learn nothing of the fellow, although he should atany time know him again. So sudden was the attack upon Mlr. White, that his friend who had hold of his arm, was not aware of any thing having happened, until he saw Mlr. MWhite in pursuit. SHOCXIXG AcCCIDENT.-About four o'clock on Thurs- day afternoon, a green-bodied chiaise, drawn l y a high and spirited horse, with an elderly gentleman sitting in it, was seen proceeding with furious speed along the Edgeware-road; and as it was olbvious, from the manner of itsi oceupant, that he had lost the presence of mind necessary for checking the horse, anxious feara were excited for his safety. Several attemnta were made to stop it, which, proving unsticcessful, only had the effcct of increasing its speed ; and enter- ing Oxford-street, from Tyburn-turnpike, it continued its furious career. When opposite old Quebec-street, the gentleman was seen to throw himself out of the chaise; but his foot, or part of his dress, becoming entangled with the reins. he fell on his head with consir- derable force, and was dragged, with his head dashing against the stones, a distance of nearly 100 yards, before the horse could be stopped. He was instantly conveyed to Mr. Lightfoot's, a surgeon, residing on the spot, whei it appeared that the skull was dreadfuilly fractured, and part of it pressed inward upon the brain. He was to. tally insensible, and expired in about a quarter of an hour after- wards. : ome silver was fotund in his pockets, and from his dress and equipage it is supposed that he is a country farmer; but no cer- tain information has beenobtained as tohisnameorresidence. Tbe body is lying at the Delawar Arms, Oxford-street. CHASE EXTILAORDINATtY.-The constable of Swindon was on Friday last intrusted with the custody of a man, for the purpoae of conclucting him to the Penitentiary, near this towvn, for bastardy. The fellow caine very peaceablynntil withinafew hundred yards of the prison, when its terrific appearance at once startled him_ he loolced at the prison-then attheconstable and stood for a moment is if he had been petrified. " It is but for absatard atlast," said he, and darting from tie constable witit the rapidity of a grayhound, heleapt the hedge on the roati-side, bounded across the varibus fields, sod over the hedges, until he came into Rowde-lane; here he war met by three or four labourers, who were about to stop him, but " it was but for a bastard," he again said, and they very good naturedly. suffered him to pass. Up to this place he was pursued by the con. stable, withb a voice that nmight be hearld at Swindon, iall soing Tally-ho,-a prisoner !-a prisoner !-tally-ho, a prisoner!" Un- rortunately, however, the constable wvas a bad huntsman_he had not been uacd to leaping hedges, at each of which he met with a com- plete soinerset. The prisoner, in consequence, gained considerable uround, so that it was feund fruitless any longer to continue the :haae. The man for bastardy again took to the fields, and has not, we understand, been since heard of.-Devize- paper. 'I he Sheriffof tle county of Huntingdon has, vse under- itand, received a wvarrant for the execustion of Thomnas Savage the younger, who was convicted of arson at the last assizes. Thc day if execution is fixed for Saturday, the 18th instant. It will be in he recollection of our readers that, at the last assizes, the counsel or Savage took an exception to zhe panel, on the ground that the iheriff who empanelled the Jury, being an inhabitant of the parish wherein the fire occurred, vwas interested' in procuring a conviction. rhie point was reserved, and argued before the twelve Judges on the same day that the ease of Mr. Fauntleroy occupied their attention. rhe result has been similar; and nothing now can avert the blow toln the wretched calprit.-_Sotmnford Arews. Tuesday afternoon two iniquests were taken on view of hle bodiest of an unknown male and an unknown feroale person, which had been renioved to the Gusldhall, Shresrbury, having been round under the following circurnstances :-Two boxes, directed for ;i Messrs. Smith and Co., to be left at Aspin's warebouse, Norgan's. lane, Tooley.street, Southwark, London," wvith a packet.ticket tailed thereon, " From Thossau WVilliam's Steam-packet Parcel.of. fice, 50, Lower Sackville-strect, Dublin," arrived on Alonday night, ;tthe Lion Coach.office, by the Prince Regentcoachfrom Holyhcad; Lbs bookkeeper atthe Lion coach-offleeonTuesday morning, directed he box~es Co bs eighed, prepsaratory to thelr being forwarded to Lon. o. On thepoeter earryingthis direction i nto effect, th cord roundone f the boxes broket the boxes fell to tbe floor, and the end burst out, when the grey beact of a dead mannmade kn appearance ! The cir. ^ums'ancd was observed by some persens present, the afFair was ipeedily communicated thogottetw)and a greSat number of pergons assembled round the oflce. The proprietor of the coach. iffice had the fact communicated to the magistrates, and the boxes eeres under their direction, conveyed to tle Guildhall, where, on Ixamination, thg body of an Aged thin man was fourd in one, and of in oIder}y thin woman in the other. A respectable surgeon gave his apinoion that hc bodies wvere those of perSons who haddied in a satu!ral way; and xie Jury, in each cfs8e found n.verdtct...' That h.e person usilcoow hnrd been found denad (under the nbove circum- taces;, no mark af iiolenceappearing onthe.body; but how, ory by gbat meanis, the ,paily hsad come by their 4ehtbh Seevxderceaper id to the Jurors, - - . h . .