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News in Brief
The Times, 1824-01-17T00:00:00

T-HE PorE.-lVe read in the Lyons Univarsal Gazette, that Icutcrs from Blore, dated the 29th of December last, give very satisfactory accounbs of his Holiness Pope Leo XI. On the other handz tbe Sraia, dercury, which we have received to.day (Tues- day the 13th instant) states, on the authority of advices from Milan, dared the 31st of December, that a courier had arrivedin that town with thenotification of the death of the Hioly Father. We have reason to hope that the Swabiant Acrcury is misinformed.-Jour mual des Debats. A singular and interesting ease lately oceurred at Cheve- rell ulagna, in this county. Eleven weeks since, a youth, ten years of aget the son of r. Fox, of the Bell Inn in that village, was at. tacked vith fever and inflammation of the lungs After the inflam. matory svmptoms had subsided, there was every reason to fear con- sumption was rapidly adv#ncing. About ten days ago a tumour was observed to be forming between the third and foarth ribs on the left side, and on Sunday last it was deemed proper by the surgeon attending him (Mr. Clifford) to open it, when passing a lancet iuto the part, a harfd substance impeded the instrument, which, when ex- tracted, proved to be a stone, weighing halfa drachm- forty ounces of purttent matter were taken away at the same time4 having been formned in the internal part of the thorax or chest. The patient is better, and hopes are entertained of his recovery.-Dcvizes Gazette. On Friday last, about two o'elock in the afternoon, a fire broke out in a large room adjoining to Air. Hetherington's marble. yard, at the coiner of Russel-street, Brownlow-hill, formerly occu. pied as a ripgfwg-room by Air. Duncan. A plentiful supply of water was-obtaine in the neighbourhood; and by the prompt attendance rif the eng,ines-from sevcral of the offlces, as well as the paiish engine from {he House of Lndustry,the 'dames w7ereon extinished * not, however, before the room was destroyed, and the small houses be. seath Vvyery mateially ienjuse4, The aiyo wus sonspi!vnously ac.
WINDSOR, Feb. 19.-His Maj...
The Times, 1824-02-21T00:00:00

WrwnDsoR, Feb. 19--His AMijeAty arrived at hi% Royal 4Cstlh 1ast eveninig about seven o'clock, from London, te dinner, escorted by a party of the 3dl Reginient of Light Dorn;. The escort changed at the Magpie, and -neax jje- Bridge, the usual plares where the lite King was in the habit of changing. This morning, the EKing, after breakfast, rocle OUL in his phaeton in the Park, and pro- *4N -up the Long WValk, to inspect the various altera tiors and extensive improvemients which are mnaking in the Pirk. His ?4ajegty retuned to his Castle t, dinner. On. WITInemlay the Cabinet Ministers (lined withi the xuke of W%leUington at his mansion-house in l'iteailly. Yesterx2y *tJe Lord M [ayor entertained the Archbishop off Canterbury, the Bishops of Lonlon. Lincoln, Salisoury, Cnusle, Chester, Exeter, Limnerick, an(l Raphoe, andl a 5e kCt P3y, at dinner at t1* 1Iansion-Hoase, after atted.d- i fe anu!Jrsaiy of.tfie-Society for proPagating the s paffteg )rts - Arcounts werereceived yesterday from Mexico to the , of Dct'*mberby way of NTew York. They contain no jntefitena? but state the course of afflirs to be proceeding wootfiv, andl that hartnony exists between the provinces nd.ae capia.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-02-25T00:00:00

Sir,_Anxious to establish the7factm whicl are briefly related in may letters, I beg your fut'ther indulgence in affording me an oppor- tunity of apain publicly imploring the early attention of the Legis- lature to ths unparalleled Wase- of oppression. That the outline is [orreet,I havenot the least doubt; and although not meagret rhave yuch means of filling up.tbeparts as would make its form hideous; bLnt it is neither my. desire or inclination to nmake more exposures than absolutely necussary for obtsining just-Ce. Whep a great public .wrongis. conjoined with severe oppression of ndividuala, such iniquitous conduct must excite universal indigna- Lion. One factwhich cbeproved.by the docurnentc I have refer-! ted to, will most-clarly evince the force of tbis horrible system of Wflencc. I mustfirst observe, tt the unjust appointment of Air. EBates to be Seeretary at the Tax-ofrice, bus not merelv deprived- Mr. Sayer, the First Assistnt.3ecretary at that office, et his indis putableright, but the interests oftbe ,bole department, conBisting, believe; of:upwarls of 30 persons, baye been cruelly sacrificed to appeapethe demon Oorruption. As- the- superi offlcer, it was the duty of MUr. 'Sayer to defeod he .general cause of his aepartment,; and it will be seen, by his mfrnorials, rhat he conducted the defence witbh ability and temper- ance. No argunments or submissions, however, could prevail,yad this most injured genitleman, driven to extrenity by the unfeling usage, . and -actuated by. the. jbOnoumable desiRm<fI. preserv,ng his character from the i;tputatlon. which the:irA sal of his daim' appeared to CoaMO, of having .beert. fobr.-s. es ufte - giaded, actusaly.ofeted to perfomn- .tbe duties of the ptieeireyship without receiving any pecuniaryMvantage beyond .tbe s"r^y hlctha zeciived. Wil it be believedl? .W offier was-trto?ed w;iXt1tfc :snte ihdifriei6ie as his claim to ptornotiop_witascorn.suddn&isn; I an.. confident -the cusa will. be :embraead by all. parties, and: lde not des,mir.qf its bc3tig cven.aupported:by?te Adi nistia4on", whii,, Ihqppily -for the coanntsy, b .noiw tht-ipoari ful ,id oa.mS whoseseadty trd iwlighwued.ie ot3evenit mugl4 raice .~Sbe i,aEiOniche highest piiacl of_g_loy, if. tiiu impiess 0ii thel soUle.gu% . tho hnecesuity of adheristhi aild &tin TLTD O~ E . I zl : ?, ?j C, TO TUE EDITOR OFP TifE TrMtES.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-01-26T00:00:00

LONDON, AfONDAY, JANUARY 26 182X. The Paris papers published on Friday, which arrived at a late hoar last night, contain no intelligence of importance. The onlv thing in them that seems to require notice is a letter from Iladrid, dated the 14th instant, by which itappears that the M.inister CASA. YRUGO was then at the point of death. FRENCH FUnDS, PAnis, Jan. 23.-Fiva per Cestc. 94. 80.; Bank Stock, 1,6f5O.; Neapolitan 6 per Cents. 8OJ; Exchange on London, one month, 25. 45.; three months, 25. 35.-Cours Au. t6lentique.
Not many days ago, it did...
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

Not many days ago, it did appear to us that nothing could present itself to our observation more fitted to affect a well constituted mind with disgust and horror, than the late assassination for which Thurtell has been execut- ed. We regarded it as a murder most heartless, most treacherous-in its motives the most sordid and base-in its details the most inhuman and revolting. The mur- dered man was the intimate companion of the murderer, soberly led out to be butchered in . cold blood. The crine was brought home to this 7hurteU by evidence that satisfied every rational creature who heard or read it. The verdict which condemned, him- was never irapeached: the justice of the punishment was as clear as the atrocity of. the criminal; yet,. to our amazement, we now discover the greatest sympatlhy expressed in a thousand quarters for him by whom the crime was perpetrated. " AManly, "c dignified, consistent, .ourageous" Tkurtell Such are the misplaced epith ets bestowed profusely upon a beingawhose only title to.distinction above the common herd of desperadoes wasjust a uore c mplete animal indifference to pain in- flicted on himself or others. His defence made a "deep impression!" Why ? Because he had got it by heart, in prison. He- had spouted it before the illiterate turnkeys. He had studied it as a player does the speech set dowin for lhim. His flinty nerves, aided by a thorough self.decep- tioii as to the influence of the testimony upon the Court and Jury-by an utter absence ef those reflections and of that religion wvhich teach man to behold in death something more than a mere transitory agony-by a seared conscience, and by a power of hypocrisy, acquired most effectually among those in whose lives there is most to conceal-all theseunited enabled him to display a bold front in presence of the multitude. But that such an exhibition 6hould have been admired-that the callous performer shouldhavebeen, as he has sinice been, applauded-not only among the ill taught and unreasoning vulgar, but by some of those whose dtity it is to correct their errors and to imbue their minds with right-notion6s of morality, is a subject of bitter and mnou3t}atiofl4 These reipatks have hot been made in a spirit of un- cqllcd for laiidmess to the dead, or without unfeigned commiseration for -a5sorrowing family, stricken to the heart, by his dreadfuil cr.mes, and by -their punishment. But welowe to s4die&yr? debt.which is aaranoiBt to all o:hers: As membeis aid conductors of a free press, our obligations to the caUise of-virtue arnd morality are co-ex- tensive with the. privileges which-we exercise. If this de- praved sensibility be not rebuked at once, the best feelings of.a kind aud generous people may be perverted to the most dangerous purpoges, and the essential difference between good and-evil be at length entirely lost sight of.
Lisbon Papers.
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

We have already said that the British Parliamcnt has been pro- mogued till the 3d of February. Some journalists fancv that the af- fairs of South America will be discussed in that assembly. WVe are ignorant under what point of view they judge such adiscassion prac- ticable, if it is understood to commence by it an intervention hostile to the rights of the mother coxntries; and if it can be just only in the intention of offering good offices, they tnay perhaps be asked by the legitimate Sovereigns. T he consideration of thc mercantile interests of any foreign nation as a ground for interference in the domesticconcernsofapother inde- pendert nation, without its asking it, is a ridiculous absurdity, contrary to all the principles of the law of nations; to change the statc of tlhings contrarv to the will of the proprietors, is odious on the same principle; even supposing the end to be praiseworthy, that is not sufficient to sanctify the means. As there does not exist on the part of Spain or Portugal, any perfect intemal or external obligation which,interests the proper or perfect rights of any other nation with respect to their transmarirte prov.nces, it is evident that these two Powers have the liberty to regulate with the entire plenitude of their national and political rights, their interests in those countwies vhich they colonized at the expense of their po- pulation and riches, and wvhich really form an integral part of those monarchies. It is afflicting, in so enlighteneti an age as ours, to see the specula- tions and theories of certain writers, relative to the Spanish ard Portuguese possessions in the New World, losing sight of all the best principles of sound morality, and of the natural law of natitns, to subject them to mere mercantile calculations, or the abstraction of what is emphatically styled the spirit of the age to whicht Eurepe and America owe their present agitation. Who has the right to regulate or discuss the means of preserving tho3e pro- vinces, of improving their condition, of watching over their.felicity, of securing them against whatever may threaten their internal or ex- ternal securityand tranquillity, unless t be their legitimate Sovereign, that wise and tender father to whom Providence confided this power and this duty, together with the legitimate prerogative of sovereignty over aU the countries of his inlierited empire; and who, by his dtrect relations with the people vhom he governs, is not only better quali- fied to judge of their wants and interests than speculators or meta. physicians,but is moat deeply interested in the prosperity, the great- nes, and glory of these people, withr whose felicty his own greatness and glory are inseparably united ? LISB A- PAPERS. LISBON. DEC. 23.
A very great, and we beli...
The Times, 1824-01-14T00:00:00

A very great, and we believe perfectly groundless alarm, was created yesterday in the city, in consequence of the ar- rival of intelligence by the packet from Lisbon, which sailed on the 3oth ult., " that all the dock-yards of the Tagus CC were in a state of great activity, and that orders had been issued for the repair and equipment of all the ships " of war then in the port of Lisbon." This was a state of things calculated to inspire apprehension into the timid or ill-informed, and therefore gave rise to various rumours, invented to account for t1ii preparations supposed to be making by the Portuguese Government. It was asserted that no less an enterprise was meditated than the re-con- quest of the Brazils; and as the armament fitting out was obviously inadequate to that purpose, it wvas added that Count PALDeELLAvas forthwith toproceed on.a special mis- sion to Great Britain, to solicit further aid; and failing there of success, he was to repair with a similar application to the Court of France. Among the speculators of the mo- ney-market, this absurd story for a slhort period obtained credence, and caused a depression both in the Ebglish and foreign securities. Thelteal truth of the aftair turns out to be, on corisuhingIlm- letters of the best informed Lis- bon merclants corresponding with this country, that the Portuguese Government bas determined on placing the navy generally, which had been much neglected, in a state of better repair; and that a few ships of war are fitting out to be employed off the Cape de Verd islands, for their pro- tection against the Brazilian privateers, which were daily increasing in numbers and audacity, to the great annoyance and detriment of the Portuguese coramerce. The Portu- guese Ministry, It is said, and the fact need scarcely be repeated, are extrempely anxious, by negotiation, intrigue, or mediation of some other Power, to regain their old foot- ing in Brazil; but since the return of MADEIRA from Bahia, so insane a project as that of reconquering the country by force of arms has never entered into their con- templation.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-01-23T00:00:00

Sir,-A daily reader of yourTaper has b,een pleased to observe the jtlsit obrvations under_tehead of" LegacyDuties." Theseduties for scvehalyears have borne-particullarly hard on persons incapable of ttustining their wfeight. I take this opportunity of stating a cise of peecliar herdship. The late John Burr, of this town, bequeathed, snore than two years ago, 4001. 3 per cent. Cons. Ann. to feof.ees of the patish of Wase, the inttsest to be givea to the poor widows of the paish hail' veJirly. These poor widowss have been deprivel of the advantage ofthe donor's will, in conseqttence of there not being any property to pay the legacy duty, the principal remaining in the hants of tie late 1John !urr'a executors W17are, Jan. 22. Th) 9'H RDITO2Y)F TMR TllfRR.
The Times
The Times, 1824-02-14T00:00:00

KING'S THE TRE. THIS present-EVENlNG will be.performed, tbeh much 'admired comic Opera,'i!t two acts, entitled IL BARUERE DI SIVIGLIA, com- posed bySignorRostsini, in whichSignorBenett will make his firt ampearasnce. Endcofthe firstact, the Divertissement ohevalcres.a.e, c aled HONNEUR AUX D)AMEIUS. To conclude with the. favourite ballet of LA NOCE DE VILLAGE:, composed by 'M. Aumer. Signor BenelTi respoctfully begs leave, to announce to tb-e Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that in cornseqjuence of the. arrangements entered into by hinm and Madame Cataiani, she will nialce her fifst appetratnce on Saturday, the 28th instant, in the Opera iluffla, entitled 11 Nuov> FanaiticO per iMusica. MadanicCatalani will liew,ise sing in the six Sacred Concerts which will be given at this Theatre, on the 2sae plan as the Coneerts Spirituels at Parls, on the FridaYs 4,s Lent. Applications for boxes anud single ;subscriptions for theseason to be made to ?lr. Sc6uln, op5ra-ofhce, 105,'Quadrant, ,Regenut-street. On Tuesdays the operas will begin at half-past 7, and on. Saturdays at 7 o'clocX prec'iselv. f,rE 17 THBEATRg ROYA 1-, DR1TRY-LAYRTE. TillS EVENING, ARTiAXEHRXE'S. Artaxerxes, NMiss Cubitt* Arl)aces Mr. Braham Artabanes, Mr,Horn; Mandane, Nli-s Stephens. After hlich, OLD AND YOUNG. To conclude with the grand operatic ronmance of LODOISKI-. T7JEATR7, ROYAL, COVBEWT-GArDRM. THIS EVENING (4th tine),a neN Opera, called NATIVE LAND. or, ' The Return fromrSlavery. After which (6ih time), a new Farce, called THE POACHERS. ADELP111 TJAFE,4ATlE, STRA VD. TIIS EVENINGivJill be 'presented (6th timc atthis theatre),the admired burletta of TOM JONES: or, The Foundling. After which, the newvserlious melodrame, entltledanid foundel on the langu2age, Incidents, &e., of the popular newv Scotch novel, ST, RONAN'S WELL. The box-otfice is openi froni 10 tIll 4, where piecas nay be takcen of Mr. Callan. I AMEW sURREY THEATRBE. THj[S EVENING will be presented, an entirelynew splendid ane .Interesting spectacle, cnaled ASLAN THE LION. o-, The Saven Brazesi Towvers of Tepelinii. LaAgan, the Irish Champion, will cer- tainly appear wvith his second, Tom Reynolds, at the particular desire of several noble sporting charecters. The great Pight at Worcester will be iliustrated. After wvhich, a laughable burlette. called A TEN YEARS' BLUNDER. The whole to conclude with the peculiar and Interesting piece of TliE rAMBLLERS. c I'lTe publication or The nmes commenced at 6 o'clock yester- day rnorning, and cinisihed at J,
When the British troops w...
The Times, 1824-02-14T00:00:00

Wheal the British troops went i;tto garrisou at Antwerp, in 1815, they fouid the streets eXcecsively dirty. To their coqu- plai tsof thefilthir.^ss an( unwholesormeness of the town, and to tbeir representations of the necessity of cleaning it, the magistrates aniswered. witb o%ended ?ignity, tbat " the city of Antwerp was clean." The Bridish Comrandant then ordered our suldiers to sweep tke streets, and to pile up all the dirt dgainst the houses of those Magistrates who Wiith so much pertinacity maintained that the city ofAutwerp was clear. The mountaiis of dirt collecefd by tle soldiems in one morning blocked up the -vind,ows, and it was with difieLilt -*.3t the m4agitrates r*old get out of their doors. When they did, however, they inmmediately bestirred themnselves, convinced by tore senses than one that the cityof Antwerp was not clean ; aud they ever afterwar4sd took due eare that the'streets shoubl be rW- ladly swept.L rae(tive of a Rezidencc r5, n Bdegu is 1813.-1he town is now one of the dceanest in Europe. I RrV. EDWARD lavING.-The Edinburgh Star, after uoting the story in theF ife Herald, of the oafer of the siving -of lelie to this gentleman, says, " Itre have good teasofls for. ques2 tiiniing the trath ol othe above repgrt." On Wednesdaylast, as ais elderly la,y a-nd her daugghier *were. Pssing over London-britge aboat noOn, they were overtakein hy ant, S,iX feU6ws, wgho surrounded theti, and for.a minmen&tre- iwented their nrogreass A few minutes afterwards, the l:ady perceived hergowrn and petticoat hajl been cut, and part of her pocket cut off; co;ttaiiini about 41., a pair o2 spectacles, handkerchief? &.-
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

Sir,-As a hint from 2'he Tinres has very often effected the cure of public evils, I am induced to mention one which I hope a remon. strance fiom you may correct-namely, the rude and uncivil beba- viour of many of the Bank clirks, earticularly those in the Bank- note aind post-bill offices. To get a ank-note cbanged, or a post bill paid, you must endorse your name and address, and carry checks from one clerk to another, through several difierent hands. This, perhaps, is necessarv; but the clerks ought to give every facility to strangers by instructing them -ho.w to proceed instead of which, many of .hose men elict a pomposity cf behaviour quite disgusting and offensive: they vdllnot condescend to reply to your queries, but probably continue m corsvernatipn vitl one another with mzarked dis. respect; tso tbat * stranger is fta loss jl to getl business finished. ? w4 iCtorw-lv TO THE BOI7rOR OF TIIE TIMES.
We insert very readily a ...
The Times, 1824-02-17T00:00:00

We insert very readily a letter signed " iEQuUS," ill reply to our remarks on tlle Court of Chancery under its present administration, and shall be glad of the future com- rnunications of this writer, as he proposes, on the present degradation of the Bar. lre should not say any thing that might tend to diminish the effect of the writings of so intel- ligent awd temperate a correspondent; but wve must still remark, that the laws imposing the consideratior of bank- ruptcy causes on the CHAANCELLOR are as much under his Lordship's control as the causes whlich those laws consign to his adjudication. It will still also be observed, that this productive part of his office has been retAineD by him, whilst the more essential part, being remunerated by a sa- lary, has been partitioned, and a vast share given away to snother, the oItI incumbent retaining the whole satary.
The Late Cardinal Gonsalv...
The Times, 1824-02-27T00:00:00

(EXTIRACT OF A -vi>srxZ LETXtX ) Rosez, Jan. 1824 His emninenct Cardinal GonsLvii ttto mc This sti Wer, who had goyerned Rome for nearly 2S yee4,nd to W n ueV'l 1. was warmly Attached, fell a victim ths na to his lo a dreadful suflrgs, which be bors with admirbIj fortit aa true Christian patience and piety. His Emirnence possessed a precision atd ditrnmment wlhlih en, tbled him to class eve diffeirent subjeca of sedan in his mindwith order and method. I 'hen the inent asr ived for decision, his clear head and reudy talent presented them tobis attention, already sifted (if one may use the expreasin) it all their dif'erent heebsp Flcdis nguishe: with particular sa?rlcit7 pclitile frosnrd2gious in.. terests; and when he h3d to discuss thwe of a political nature in which his own Court was concerned, he met the demands of the op- posite negotiators witb a frankcnetA and firmneg, which discovered to them at once the extent to whichi they might expect their preten. uions to be admittedl; for if'one could venture to name antongxt his many eminent virtues the predominant one, it was a purity of truth and a fidelity to hiis promise, which no difficult or danger could di. minish. Imjartial in the causeofjustlce, difFcrence of oplnion never influenced hiS decisions. In the Concordat of 1801, he rejected same samificea -hich the French church was willing to make of its independene,, aware that, had they been accepted, it would have betn dilcult, at a laterpericid, to recover them from the Hloly See. On the same principle, in the Concordat of 1817 he nobly appristd the King of his rights. as if he badl been negotiating for Frauce The qualities of his heart were gentleness, mildness, and afiaction -he was ever attentive, whether to a simple recomcniAtion, or to the more imnortant ap peals to his higher duties Romse seemed to belong to hitim as weU as to Pius VIY. Each appeared to be her le- gitimate sovereign. No man ever actired In a rreatcr deoree the friendship of illustrious persons of al ranks and countries ; that of Leo X I., alrhough more tardy, camne to cheer his latter days. Rome has lost in Gons-lvi her best friend; and seniible to herlow, Rome poured out in crowds to do homage to his remains. The mul- titude which assembled was unprecedenrted-every one s eager to take a last look, and to bid himi a last farewelL His line counte- nance still bore the expres%ion of his last words-words which, in the mouth of a man who tiU the last five months had been for nearly z years minister, teU volumes. It is known that a few hours be- fore his death, the Pope, wlvho had learned to do justice to his merits, and was deeply grieved a.t hsi expected loss, ste hirn. at his request, his blescing by Cardinal Castgioni, oaeof G(ousvi's ftiends. The dyVing Cardinal received it with tharr Cardial C4atiglioni asked im if there was any thing be wishe to have sid to the PoCe. 3onsalni ansvered, ' Ditecbs son eanqul." These were ihe Last words he spoke, and he expired afttr f.w " withont a grow - THZ LATE CARDf,TAL GO_NSALvt