The health of the Duke of...
The Times, 1824-04-26T00:00:00

The health of the Duke of Wellingtoin has derived eyery poassible advantage from his use of the Cheltenhzm waters: His Grace drinks thern reg-alarly every morning, and rides out every day. .He attended it ball last Mlondlay, and was to be present at anotther on Friday night, given in honour of his Majesty's birth-day. Hlis Grace has not an 'of his suite; but Lord Apsl;v is with him. The Earl of Liverpool, since hiis arrival here, has received such materad benefit from the use of the wvaters that he has dis- pensed with the attendance of Dr. Drever. The 'highi reputation of OuLr salutary springs has thuts received adlditional lustre from thieir having contributed tothe relief of so eminient and respectedl an indi- vidual. Hiis Lordshbip and Countess have taken up their residence at York.house, from whence the noble eartl is in the habit of wvalk- ing to the Prnp-room so early as hialf-past eight o'clock in the mnorn'ing. The Countess has also used and received great benefit frmte ae On Tuesday they Were visited by Lord and Lady fla~rcourt and yecsterlay morning the Right EHon. George Canning arrived. It afford's ije the Peaetest pleasure to be enabled to report so favourably of lesS Lordship's health-a 'pleasure in which all clasqses 'mill Participate .~-Bathe papes. Lord Grenville's library, which, in history, philosophy, Pollitical economy, mathematics, diplomatic state papers, both print- ed ard manuscript, is the most perfect collection in this country, VIll, on the death of that noble lard, descend to his nephew, the Duke of Buckingha"m. The splendid and tasteful classical library of 1Mr, T. Granville, of SL James's-.place, is likewise destinied for the noble library of Stowe.-Evetziug paper. BRIGHToN; April 20.-Some individuals have erected housles on the north side of the Steine, immediately aejoining the Pavilion Chapel, anid pairtly on the site of the late Castle Tavern, Wbich prevent th view of the sea and the Steine from soine of the Erilncipal winidows of the Pavilion. The ground la'tely belonged to fL"ajesty, lie having purchased it for 7,0001.; but it havinz been found auperfisious, was soldl again without an antic:pation of the Present inconvenlience, which), report states, has given his Majesty C9nisiderable displeasure. MNany of the principal town's-people Srae, in consequence, a requisition for a general meeting, to con- !eder the propriety of purchasing this grouind andI thie erections uponi It, and, as a mark of their loyalty and gratitude for his Miajesty taking his residence amongst them, humibly requesting his accept- ance of the same. A treaty has accordingly been enitered into, by COtuiissioners appointedi with Messrs. Boxall and West, the pro. Psrietirs, who have agreed to give the pro.e"ty up upon a fair valua- tion ; the vorkinen haye conseauently ceasedl. But this is not the onlY circumstance that appeasr to hare iriven annoyance to his Mia. Jeatv ; for on the opposite side of the Pavilion, entering Churchi. stOect, and between the Pavilion and the magnificent royal stables, there are hialf'a dozen miserable hiouses, whiceh his Majesty has con- sidered ic indispensable should be pulled dowvn, and the groundl en- closed by7 the gardlen-wall of the Pavilion, thus rendering the whole conmpact; but the inhabitants of these lionsess, whbo earn their liveli- hood by doing mnangling, and selling c-akes to the children of' the free school, have hiithierto strenuously resisted every attemnpt of his Majstytobuythm out. h lcsiha h oe lmnI hsnot a first flon., above 2,0001. This his ~Iajsty ouldnothrsiL'tte to settle immediately, were it the only ohsacl; bt te backsmith has an understanding with the dlaughiter of he rea Als. unof bathing notoriety-the loyalty of which 'worhy rognitr se 'as forgotten-and the rest of the* proprietors of hes wrrcied ouses, so that the amuount of their different de- Tha~isa som uffcient to imp~overish the Exchequer. However, sineltisMajety-hs not honoutred Brighton with his presence these Eate ho ay8, whichi has been his general custom, there have been somec rttntlours of thecse being purchased also, by the prodluce of a genleral tax upon the inhabitants. Mtt. BELZO.Nt-lWC havejstst been infornied of tli- ar- rival in London of Captain Filmore from Sierra Leone. This offli- cer, it sill be Temceinbered, in consequence of the death of S-ir Robert Al ends, becamne senior in commiand upon the African station ; and (urng that period AIr. Belzoni arrived at Cape Coast Ca%stle troiin Tenleriffo, after his unsuccessful attempt to cross tie Del)sert by way of Fez and Tafilet. To this dis4tinguished officer's kindness Mr. Belzoni considefreed himself highily indebted; and if' Mir. Beizonii should prove eventiially succes.sfu'l. it will be owing in a great nica. sure to Captain FilItnore's exertions in his behalr', aad to the facili- ties he afflmrded to Belzoni in his hazardous expedition to Tiniibuc. too, by pernmittingz a native of flousa, who was thieti serviny on board Captain Filmnore'i ship, to receive his Risicharge on condition of his accompanying the intrepid traveller. WVe are sorry to he informed that the ex'hibition of the Egyptian Tomb, whichi was removed from London to Paris by Mr. IBeizoni, has net mect with the encourage- moint it deserved, oIr with the simccess it experienced in London. During the iast year the rent paid for the bimilding occupied by the exhibitioni has exceeded vervy considterably the amount of the profits. It is row the intention of 11rs. Belzoni, whio is still at Paris, if she i-! unable to dispose of the models, paintings, and bas-reliefs, &c., in Fra.n ce, to transport tibe whole of the concern to Edinburgh or Dublin, and thence to St. Petersburgh. It is to bso hopedi that the ingenious and acurate resemblance which Belzoni's perseverance enabled hirs to execuite of the fidr-famned tomb which he discovered in the valley of Beben El ilteIech, in Upper Egypt, will meet with more attention from the inhabitanits of one~ or other of the -bvnameeI capitals, and recomipenise Airs. Belzoni for the expens which a remjoval of so much nmagnitudc must necessarily occasioni. It is, we find, the intention of Airs. Belzoni, as soon as the exhiibi- tion of thie tomb is opened at St. Petersbsurgit, so proceed to Alex- andria andl thence pursue lier course uip the Nile to Chandi, in Nu- bia, whsere she will await the arrivatl of the different caravans, in or- der to gain thec muchi-wished-for intelligence of Mlr. Belzoni's movemnents....Cambridge Chrrowirle. PoAti'xts -The excavations at this singular anti interest- ing spot hiad been dis~continued ever since the commencement of the civil troubles at Naples; but since the King's restoration they have been renewed, and with great success. Althiough not mote than 00 labourers are employed in dligging, yet the works have been so judi- ciously directed, tliat not only several new edifices, hut even whole streets have been discovered. Among the most remarkable of the buildings thus broughit to light is a temple, supposed to be a pan- theon. Its principal entrance is on the eastern side of the foruim under a small colonnade, Its form appears to be that of a parallelo. granm surrounded with a wall, the lower part of whichis ornamnented -with lhandsome fresco, paintings on a grayish ground. In the mideilr of the bulling is found a large dodecaeon (marked by 12 pedestals), and an aqueduct in marble. Correspondaing with the sides of this figure. are twelve chiambers painted with different stibjects, in pretty good preservation. At the farther part of the edifice are three great divi. zions, to which the approach is by a flight of steps. In the middle one of the thiree, whiich resembles the cell of a temple, are five rniches~ wrought in the wall, two of which contain statuies declared by the antiquarians to be those of Nero and Messalina. The righit-baned division is of the same form ; that on the left appears to have been room for the priests to assemble in, and along its walls are placed tables and benches. SPANisH GALLANTRY.-Peres, the Minister and fa- vourite of Phili IL. King of Spain, a man of great talent, am we may jdg froni lils political writings, reposed all his hapi nsintepossessioni of a mistress who had been depie fa eye from her birth. All the riches and honours whic hiroa m-aster hiad the power to bestow upon a favouriteweelgti his estimation compared to the charmns and society ofhsoeyd beauty. Philip, almost in love from the descriptionothla, obliged Peres to introduce him to hier. The Kinig fuds u real'value in the countenance, illurnintd by one bright eye only, that lie sacrificed Isis friend and Allinister. The lady was madec the King's mistress. Pores, disgraced at the Cou't of' MVadrid, where his frienIds endeavoured in vaini to reconcile him with the' Sovereign, to whom he had used some harsh expressions, whien he founid his mistress carried n9', retired to France. He was gra- ciously received ls~' Henry IV. Conversing one day with the AMi- nister upon his adventure~ King Henry said, he could not under- stand hiow a lady- deprived of one eye could have so many charms. S -ire," vseplied P eros, 1 'tis by thie providence of Heaven this~ young lady was born with one eye: with this moiety of natural fire slie has put all Spain in comrbustion ; if she had 'possessed twc eyes, she would have reduced the world to ashes."-Histoire d& la Geair de Mfadrid. Sir John Malcolm says that w%ithin the last thiirty year,, a-bove 1,000 women have bee-n put to death as witches in Central India, and chiefly by the rulin powers, all of whom are childishly superstitttous on this point. WIe entertains sanguine hopes, hiow. ever, ofeventreally crushing this inhuman practice. Mlr. XVcllesley. the residentat Indore, insisted on the accusers undergoing the saron ordeal as the accused, which so amused andl instructed the Dewar of Holkar, that, though strongly imbued with this superstition, ht( determinedl to follow the 3ame plan on all occasions. On birthdlays, and other great occ-asions, at St. Peters- burgh, it 'is usual for the Foreign Consuls to go to Court. AIr C-. the British Consul, sonse years since, went, and placing hiniself irt one of the rooms, took his station as nsuial, waiting to be presented. when the Empres passed by. The Ar1aster of tIme Ceremonies an- nouncing, as hc walked on, the names of the noblenien and gentle- mecn present, at last announced "1the British Consul, Mr. C-.'- The Consul bowed, but unfortunateiy standlingunder acut-glasackclan- delier, had got somehow or other the toupee of his bag-wig entanglcd in the wire of the drops, so that when he bowed (and that he did vers low) there was about two feet betwean his bald pate mnd the suspende~l perriw~i0g;r,end he couldI not on rising get hiis head into dock again. A hos elonging to Mr. Harrisoni, grocer, of' Aylesbury which was put into harness for the first tiune, near the Walt'on toll gaite, in Aylesbury, on Tue.sdav last, started off at full speed with the gig in whiich it was about so be tried. M r. Hiarrison and an- other person were thrown out, but fortunately received no serious in- jury. A child was, run over by the whieel 'of the gig, in Wralton. street, but is nearly recovered from the injury it received. Several other accidents were occasioned, but none of a ser-ious nature. Tue horse, after making its wvay very cleverly up WValton-street through the Market-square, Kin-'s-hiead-yard, and to the bottom o?Teirple- street, was stopped by the gig coming in contact with a post opposite Air. Wheeler's shop.-Bucks C'hronicle. LMISertisement.]-..RISLLIANT'PIER ANDC11131NEYGLASSES. u1rjPga and SeN. 93, Bishopsgate-street..withint, respectfully so, licit the attention of thec nobilitv antI gentry to th eir vieh and splen- dlid assortment of Pier, Chimn~ev, Toilet, and Cheval Glasses, mna- nufactured upo the latest itapr;mved principles, from the smallest to those of the most finagnilficent dimensions, and at such prices asi will, they flatter themnselves, insuie a decided preference. Carving and Gilding in all its branches, from the simplest so the richest style of execution, combiniing Frames for Painting, Prints, A-ouldin--, and Ornamental Work of the choicest description,upon terms equally moderate. Ladies and gentlemen desirous of avoiding the bustle of the city will hind an easy and pleasant access to Bisfops ate street, by taking the route of the New-road and the City-roa, through Finsbury-square. CityEro, [Advertisement.]-..Messrs. THOMPSON and FatAmOs -, of Hiol- born-hi l, acquain2t their connexion snd the public cenerally, that th y have now in their vaults a very large parcel sof Cape dladeira WVmnes, which are sotund, lclar not of an earthy flavour, and of really excellent quality. The whole of this parcel of wines Thomp- son and Fearen are prepared tO sell at lfi. per dozen, or os. per gal- lon; or 8 guineas per quarter cask, cask included; or 30 guineas per pipe of 110 gallons. Tliompson and Fearon have distinctly to state, that the quality of these wines is of an entirely different and superior description to the losv-priced Capes which are now gene- rally on sale; and further, that they will not make any alteration in the price whilst they have the present parcel on hand. Cha.mparnes and clarets of exquisite quality, at very low prices. Red oape Pontac 24s. per dozen. [Advertisement. ]-The 20th instant, No. 19,412, was drawn a prire of 20,0001. ! and the public will not fail to recollect, the num- bees of the two last twenty thousands drawn the 17th of March, had both been dlrawn blanks the l9th of Februarv, being the first lav of drawing; and the holders of those tickets were fortunate enouCh to take the second day's chance, and thius ra-ilized fefthnes, in lict of the trifling sums they would hove received had they returned them instead ot making such a fortutnate election. Two more of 20,0001. remain to be drawn. The last day but one will be Saturday next, the Ist of ANay, and everv ticket will then be a prize: the few re- staining tickets ind shares, are on stae at the Contractors' J. and J. SV:WvRnGtGHT, 37, Cornbill, 11, Holborn, and 38, ilaymarket, and by their agets