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Deaths
The Times, 1824-07-03T00:00:00

DIJID. On the 17th ult., at Pat, capital of the Basse Pyreiiees ilajo, Stuart AMaxwell, of the Royal Artillery. This gallantofficer died in the prime of lifc, his constitution having been early worrn oat in the service of his country. Bis remains repose not far distant frotn one of the briiiiatnt achievements of the xritish army, at whi_h he had the honout to assist-the battle of Orthes. He served Reveral campaigns in the Peninsular war, commanded a brigade of artilDery at the battle of Vittoria, wras a Companion of the most honourable military order of the Bath, and known to the literary world a3 the autbor of a poem entitled " The Battle of the Bridge." On Saturday morning, the 26th utlt., at Wednesbury, near Bitr miugharn, Mrs. Deborah Williamns, wife of the Rev. T. Williams, and daughter of the late Rev. J. Bowden, of Tooting. She went te bed in her usual health on Friday night, was tal;en iii about tvel-e o'cloc. and at a quarter before two, her happy spirit fled toeter.- nal joys. On \'Vednesday, the 30th uat., at Paddington, WilSlam :l?ice, Esq., aged 41. On the Ist inst., AMr. J lan Ilincksman, of Watling-street, in the 32d Year of bis age. On the Ist inst., in her 19th year, Mlari, foarth daughter of G. A. Nash, Esq., Finsbury-square. Ott the Ist inst., in Baker-street, M4aria Eliza, the infant daugh: ter of Henry Nassau, Bsq., of Oporno.
The French papers of Sund...
The Times, 1824-10-20T00:00:00

ThCe French papers of Suniday, which arrived last night, contain no ncfvs of the slightest importance, unless we can give credit to the intelligence which they communicate of the total defeat of the Egyptian fleet by the Greek Ad- miral MIAU.iS between Cos anid Rlhodes. The son of the Viceroy of Egypt had advanced to the gulf of Macry, be- fore the latter island. Thence he procceded to join the Capitan Pacha, who after his disaster before Samos had retired to Bodroun. The Grcek Admiral MIAULTS, who with 60 vessels had for a long time watched the movements of the Egyptian fleet,being reinforced by a Greek squadron from Samos, attacked on the 5th of September the two Mus- sulman fleets. Thebattlelasted forincarlysevell hours; severai Egyptian ships were burnt, and some transports sunk, with troops on board. The Capitan Pacha lost his Rear- Admiral's ship, and two others. The remaining ships of the Egyptian fleet were pursued by the Greeks. Most of them took the directioti of Alexandria. Some transports, overtaken in the waters of Rhodes, were destroye(l. A small number of Egyptian vessels sought for safety in the port of Suda, in Candia. Miore than a fourth of the troops destined for the Morea died in the midst of the flames or the waves, and the rest had become a prey to a contagious diseose. After this new defeat, the Capitan Pacha took flight, and sought safety in the port of Olivier, in the island of Mity- lene. Admiral MrAULIS went in pursuit of him. Such is the statement of the Constitutionnel. The Etoile, dated Mlonday, contains the following paragraph on the same subject: " VENICE, OCT. 4. " There is no longer any doubt that the fleet of the Viceroy of Egypt has been so roughly handled, that it can no longer keep the sea before the Greeks, who have burnt a r ase, 2 frigates, 3 corvettes, and 5 brigs; and taken 3 corvettes, 6 brigs, 40 gun-boats, and 50 transports, belonging to different nations. Theremainder have been dispersed, and put to flight. It is added, hut this needs confirma- tion, that on the 15th of September, the Greeks brought into Napoli di Romania, a frigate, on board which were the treasures of the army of MehmnetAli, and his son Ibrabim. " Besides this, the end of the disasters of the Capitan Pacha is announced, who has died of grief. The fate of the campaign for this year is determined."
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-04-22T00:00:00

LONDON. THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 182L No Paris morning paper was published on Monday, on account of the holyday of Easter Sunday which preceded it. The Etoile evening paper of that day, whicb has come to hand, contains no news. The French rentes opened for money at 102. So., and closed for the end of the month at 103. 10.; Neapolitan Stoclk, 96.; Spanish, 161.
The Diorama.
The Times, 1824-08-30T00:00:00

We htld, on Saturday. an opportunity of privately irspecting the two new scenes which are to-day to be p ublicly exhibited in this temple otoptical delusion. Theoneisarepresentation of' " Te letc:- r.or of thc Ca(thcdrat lf (Jar l.zfdy of (Cartras ," the ether, i " Vicit; (if lthe Harbour oif Brest." Wedo not think cither suhi.ct well selected. I here is nzothing in thc Cathed-al to delight or to stir- prise; and the appearance of l;rest harbour has long been famiiia- nized to us, not merely through thc various drawings and engravinrs which have been adLtle of it (sowe of them of muchi excellence), but from the panoranmic view which was exhibited somtle years since. Of' tic two subjects, the lecided preference is due to " Ue Inter,iot r of 'tfl. C'aih-edral of Clhartres.- Every part of the architectural de- tail is broadly anad listinctly nmarkel ; and the perspectiv. is ex- ceedingly good, whether we view it where the light is boldly admitted, or where the pillars dimly and almost insensibly fade into shadow. The artist has also been very happy in hitting off thle tintw ani appearances occasior.ed by what may be termed lo- ahtitceg. He lias, tn one part of his picture, imitated with great success, the light, half trarnsparent and half opake, which, admitted through a .ttinted window, tremibles on a neichbouring column. . Tnc Miew of Bresd" did not give U8s tIIucI pleasure. Doubt- less, as a piece of topography, it is correct; bat as a picture, we saw nouting brilliant about it. We at tirst supposed, from tie haziness of its appearance, that the artist intended to give us an idea 9f th'te harbour when enveloped in a blight fog: but we could not recotcile the clear lively colouring of the sky with the mttkiness of the itiiddle tint, and the antrae!sparent flue of the water. The fore-ground in ttis picture is, however, good. From the rock on the right, ti0til the eye rests on the gate of the Rose Bat. tery on the left, every object stwutls out frotn the ceavass boldly and naturally. The rippling of the water, as thc tide Sevws, and the occa sional liglt clouds of smioke tbat rise over (he hky, are weil imngiLed and executed. They are, however, mere mcchianical operations. Tlhis exhibition we think inferior to the last, partly in choice of sub- ject, antd partly with reference to execution; buit still we look upon it as worthy ot patronage. The itivention, if not deeplv scientific, is certainly ingenious; hnd any novelty which Innocently whiles away a tedious lhour ought to be encouraged. TIlE D I0JHI,11,4.
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The Times, 1824-10-07T00:00:00

Advert isem en t. ]1.To i troduce tointclligentreaderr any periodic-dI wrork worthy of theirselectior ad patronage isatask of somedifficulty. The publisher of thle Literary Chronicte, tberefore, would solicit the pubhc anacquaintedi with the Literary Ccrotnirk to purchmee a; pro miscuous number, at 6id. cost, and judge whether it is worthy of it% extensive circulation. Established more than five ycars. reeklr criticising and aoalysieg every new wTork as it appears, irreproaeb-. able on any point it has becwme a Tsvourite publication. I: also illustrates new waorns of art; gives original essays on rarious sub- jects; and com.presres iw 48 quarto columns every thinF novel irn Literature, science, the drazma, &c The Literary CkAroincl is pub_ lished every Saturday. prlce 6d. or lOd. post.free, by Davidson 4 No. 2, Surrey.street, Strand (wiiere advertisemuents nre received), and is soid by all new smen and venders of jperiodicals- The moaothlt part for September price 2s., and the thrd quarterly part for tlc present year, price bIs. 6d., sre now ready. [Advertisenient.1-FEASTIXG WvTH R OUT )AKGZ feCdito Advice, by Dr. Crell and Mr. Wallace, in indigestioR, sedentary,, nervous, and bilious, with the new French remedies, whets for ?. b2d appetite, &c. z and nunacrous prescriptions by Sir A. Coopert Sir B. elford, Dr. W. Philip, Dr. Broussars, of Paris, &c.-By' the same Authors, Vic Orace of Helth ond Good LUvinV, from. No. I to 14 price Is. each. The fifth edition of the early numbe= is ready. I'This work," says the Literary Gazette, "has muck smartness andtalent; weighty truths, couched In pithy lagvuage; and many goad receipts." Both the Medical Advirce and the Ora- sle may be ordered of all booksellers on the 1st of every mrnb-& Published by J. Walker, 44, Paternosterraw, price Is.
Defeat Of Sir Charles M'c...
The Times, 1824-05-05T00:00:00

lhe Ifollowlng ltterbas bet nstthe edittor ofan evenin paper:_I Sir,-As great 8, Queen_square~ Westminster, iVlay 4 (S.ir,n-k ,irerht rem are eterzained for the safety of our excellent Governor Sir Charles AI'Oarthy, and as it many be somne consolation* to hiis friends ina thi-s ebuntrv (among wbom I ami prouid to consider myself one not the least interested) to learn that there are still hopes ot' his eaing in existence, permnit uie to offer the following observa. ti ins upon this. subject : Although it cannot be disputed that the Ashantees are a harha. rans natio&., ye, as I have been among them, and witnessed their Iai-anit.r to prisoners which tlecy captured in tkeir late wars with the BRintakoos, I can of ctiurse sneak witlh confidence UpOn. this saubj et; and lif the same King (Zay Tootoo Quarnina) who was alive when I was at Coomassie, is still in existeoce, I can pledge r;syself for the xafety of ;tir Charles M'Ca-ttv, bcing well acquaint. ed withl his sable Mfaje"ty's disposition, and having the utmost confi- dence in his humanity. The following reasons also induce me to think that Sir Charles's life will be prce%rved :_ Ist. When I wai. at Coomnassie, io 1820, I saw one of the Chiefs of the Buntakoos. who had been taken prisoner by the Ashantees, walking- about w'Ith his attenidants, enjoying his liberty, and cverv attention and rf-spect. 2d. After t1ie battle of 1enda. whlen the Fantees were defeated by the Asianters, one of their Chiefs, namcd At6, was taken prisoner and sent tv Cooiass-iu, where he was set at libertv, and offered to be restored t0 t,- Frn tece upon thc paymncut of 540I. which was de- manded for his ransom. 3d. it is not by any means a case without precedent for the Ash- antee X to have a Eurepaan Governor in their possession as aprisoner, and tre.ving him kindly: as they soine years ago captured a Go- Vornor Flindlt, and kept him for five months, during which timc he v,as treated with the createst humanity and respect; after which he vwas ransomed for 4001. Upon all these occasions, Apokoo, thc Gencral-in-Chief of the Ashnntees, commanded, and as there is little dloubt that he is with the army who have captured Sir Charles, there is reason to hope that as he saved the lives of others. he will also spare that of Sir Charles 31'Carthy. Sincercl'; wishnin that this mav be the case, I am, Sir, your obedient hu.mble servant, WM. HUTTON. VHEEA 7 OF s.IR AlOLVS IZPCR.tPJ AA'D I' it BRIUTLJI TROOpS.-
Court Of Peculiars, Monda...
The Times, 1824-05-25T00:00:00

Vtr limits to.day prevent us from giving any abstract of the facts of this case, as we had proposea to do; but for the informa- ion of such of our readers as may feel any interest in tile result of the case, we may mention; that after hearing the evidence, and arguments of counsel,- Sir iose NICHOLL suspended Roffey (for brawhing in church, &c.,)from his offlce of churchwarden for one month,condemned him in all the costs of this proceeding, and directed thie sentence to be read in the church. The suspansion to date from the day of such reading. COURT OF PECULIARS. MONDAV. MAY 24. THE OFFIXC OF> 'HE JV.O PRO.OTED BY PAWIER I _ V. ROPPEY.
Mr. FAUNTLEROY'S defence ...
The Times, 1824-11-03T00:00:00

Mr. F.ttfxi LEROY'S defence seems tohave created a slight combustioin. We are Neither friends nor enemies to him, nor to his partners. It is not impossible, for anY tliing we know or have said, that the house may havc partaken to a certain (legree of the advantages resulting froin the acts of their partner: but it would be as e'ell to consider for a rmoment upon what evidlence that charge rests. Far be it fromi us, at this crisis, to (lestroy any portion of the effect which Mr. FAL.aILEROV/S (lefence may have pro(luced in his favour. WVe would simply state, that it is not usual to assume as provedl facts, the declarations of one in his un- happy situation. 'I'he establishment at Brighton, he says, cost him no nore than 3401. per annum. 'I'he appearance of the honse, we sholitl( suppose, woul(l at once invali(late or confirmn this Etateineut. It would be verv easy, if his impu. inity (lepeni(led on the issue, to try the other assertions.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-05-13T00:00:00

Wi.nxw0s , MayH T I is, Majestytowk -an--aring -in -his close crriage up the Long WaD; to the Royal Lodge. A notice was put up at Lloyt's yesterday, for a General Meeting of -the SubscriVers, to be hld on Tuesday next, at 12 o clock, for the purpose of considering what mea. sures it may be necessary to take, in consequence of a mo_ tion intended to be made by Mr. oirell Buxton, ou Mon- day next, in the House of Commons, 'for a comnmittee on the act 6th George I., cap. 18, which restricts part- jierships and societies from insuring ships and goods . At the same meeting.a vote of 2001. frol- the funds of Lloyd's to the " Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck," is to be submitted for confirma. tion, and a vote of 105.k to the "Merchant Seamen's Cor- poration" will be proposed. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the 'East India House, when the folloWing, Comhanders took leave of thPu Coirt? ge,esto departin for their repective destinaions, yiz, CBptI hiorS Francis Bulderston AS4ia; Captain Charles. Ed. w~I Mngles Marcoxess of .l;and Captainm Tho..= Mar.. quis, Rotc, for -Madrand Bengal. By~ the Tatot atela-packet,'which arrived in the river at two o'lockysterday afternoon, in 15 hours from Ostend, we rc. cen oth musstpers of TuesdLy. They contaiji gOintsil gracewoh tranlaig A letter from Buenos Ayres mentions that the Gover'n- nient was forming,a settlement. at Port Louis, one of the FalklanX Islad, and that 100 settlers had ilready gone there, and more were. pieparing to follow them. This settlement mar prove eve"tually very usemi t6 vessels bound round CAp Horn. ' ' oio Tuesday the Clergy of Lotdon had their annual1 meeting st Siop Col About two o'clc they *roeededct6 tbe adjioning thu rofSt. Alpbge,' accompanid -by their worthy dio cease tbe Bishopof Lonon, when a ltin sennonwas preseby the Ktev. Pmid Socie FRibSrAND ni.-Ab. son dves-tie folowing desciipui.Minhii rtvels, of pret RAng fSpin:_H Min~~~~~~trhue oe t ....... ^ .A.-. .
Gaming Houses.
The Times, 1824-07-28T00:00:00

TO THE MD[TOR OF THE T1IZtES. Sir,-The public arc indebted to you for the able e.epsse respect- lng the gaming gentry which lhas been published in your paper. lt is to be regretted, with tbe knowledge your correspondent pOEa sesses, he has not suggested some remedy for the evil, of which he draws so auppalling a picture. Whilst the Statute Book is already crowded witt penal lawe to punish the offence of gaming, it is of little use to talk of a'arther appeal to the ,egislature. There is one mode (hitherto untried) that I think, if adopted, would put an end to all the gaming-houses in St. James's; und that is simply " to burn them out"-not, certainly, by fire, but by shame. The practice of " burning-out" is simply to have men, conspicu- ously dressed, ivi.h lantemns and lights, stationed oppositc every gaming-house, and having placards, withl the words " Beware of badl houses,"' with strict injunctions to tender such a placard to every person about to enter into any of them. Thb would, at least, deter trom them the young or inexperienced novices, who are daily allured into such practices. It is wellmknown that it is by these, and not frota what is taken from the systematic and irreclaimable gambler, that the proprietors draw their immease profits. Deprived of these, they must, in selfAefence, give up their different establishrrments. The practice of " burning out" has been successfully adopted by the churenwardens of manyparishes who wished toget rid of the in- mates of bad houses. OamingJsouseg are, like houses of ill.fame) common nuisances, and may he indkteef as such. That they are bad houses is unfortunately too true, and the sanme law that has cmpowVerelt the churewardens to act in this summary method to. wvards the one, mght surely he resorted to against the other. if this plan does not succeed, and in myP opinion its success will solely depend on the perseverance with which it will be acted on, I would recommend *the churchwardens to get all the hurdy-gurdy mea in the metropolis to go to each gaming-house, and cause them to play, alias make es much noise ac they culd, as a means of annoyance to disturb the gentry at their atasement. I have ieard of onc Savoyard, who made a practce of going daily to King-street, St. James's, where he stationed himself, and certainly did notspare either hi%longsor his guitar. Thishad such an efFecton the players, who had the distraction of play to contend widt, that they rosein a body, and went from that house to another. The bankers were obliged to give the cunning Savovard a quietus to in. duce him to desist. Thisc quietus he daily receives, and he exacts from others large sums in the same way. These two remedies are very simple, and will, I hope, be acted on by the churchwardeus. IS they do not avail themselves of either of them, I hope the last hint will not be lost on the numerous tribe of wandering musicians, as I have no doubt that they will become pensios ers on the different gaming.establishments, and at least help to ease them of a portion of tneir ill-gotten gains. F. C. OAMZilNa_HOUSEIS'
Theatrical Chit-Chat.
The Times, 1824-09-14T00:00:00

II r. Elliston has bcen performing a round of bis favourite cha. racters at the Thea.re Roval, Binni ghbam. Mr. Macready is to superintend the tragedies which are to be actet at Drury-lane Theatre, in the rn7om of iMr. Butn, who has retired from the management. Covent-garden Theatre opens for the season on the 27th inst., and Drury-lane on the 29th. There is evident bustle and preparation at each house for an arduous struegle andcompetition. Air. Charles Kemble is on his return fronr Germany, wvbere he has engagedl Weber, the celebrated German composer, to superin. tend two or three musical dramas which are to be produced at Go- vest-gar,len Theatre. Miss L. Paton is engaged by Mlr. Elliston for three years. sV e understand that Aladame Catalani's services at a musical fes- tival at Salisbury yielded her upwards otf 8001., and at Portsmouth, upvwards of 450. The receipts of the three perfonnances here did not amount to 1,000I.-Hamnpshiie Teleraph. blr. Abbott, late of Covent-garden Theatre, opens the Dublir Theatre on the 23i ot next month. He has engaged a respectable company, and is likely to be very successful. A Mademoiselle Legros, one of the dlancers at the King's Thea- tre, lately went from this country to Paris, having, as she imagined, carefully packed In her trunk jewellery to the amount of 8,0001. sterling-a propertv, of course, not wholly acquired by the agility of her " light fantastic toe," but most likely presentet to her by her generous and liberal cntretew:ur. On her arrival in the French ca- pital, she found that her jewel box was gone. The robbery is sup- posed to have been committed in London, by persons who were about her whilst packing her trunks. No clue has yet bet n diicovered that is likely to lead to their detection.-Moraing paper. TUEATRICAL CIHIT-CIJAT.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-06T00:00:00

Sir,-I cannot say witb whet diftress nd horrGr Ircadyour paper of this morning, containing a most inviduous libel 4cn my charact r end honour, wtieih you state to have copied from an evening paper, the greater part of wich I prono;eke to be false ; arid?bnt thic mtu who has dared so to calumniate my integrity, and end&avour to rob -ne of tbac highstation my friends have placed me in their opiiop, is a villain of the basegt gtamP. I must inhsist that yea wil not alow to be inserted in your paper any observations concerning myself or my zfiirs which bylaw you are notstricdy entitled to embody, or I shall most certainlyavail nyself of the benefit of those laws which have been enacted to pro. tect the honourable and just. I presume as you so eagerly seized the opportunity of inserting a falsity against me, you will with similar desire insert thts letter, frot Sir. vour obedient vant A. H. CHAMDERS. ionEm-street, iNov. 6. ' 'HA Ifr. Chambers had been less hbaty, and had read the pra.. graph from our own correspondent which followed the one copiel from the evening paper, he would have seen that he was there ex. onerated from every particle of blame. TO THE EDITOR_OF HE TAfEs.
COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yester...
The Times, 1824-12-01T00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERJMEN. Yestcrday the Lord Illayor proceeded in state from the Mansion- house to the Guildhall, and held his first Csurt of .ldermen, at which J3 Aldermen attended. The LORD DIAYOR o01 taking his seatshortlyaddressed the Court. The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the late Lord Mlayor, and ordered to be fairly transcribed, signedi by the Town Clerk, and presented to his Lordship. They were likewise ordered to be advernsed. The Sheriffs delivered in the xtate of the several gaols. A petition from the Glass-sellers' Company, praying fer an in- enaso in the number of their Livery, was presented to the Court, and read, and referred to the Committee of Privileges to consider and report. Several persons were sworn, and othlers allowed to be admitted brokers. MIr. Fossett was sworn a ruler of th9 *Vatermnen atnd Lightermen's company. The Inq,ests of Bridge ward, St. Andrew's, Holborn, and St. Bride's, attented with presentments of non.freemen, which were re- ferred to the Cbamberlain. The Inuest of St. Bride's,and the Honmage Jury ofDulte's-place, also presented various ruinous premiscs, which were referred to the Solicitor, to ptut thei act into extecutien. Precepts for holding Wardmotes on St. Thomas's-day next, for the election of wardoffitcrs for the year ensuing, were directed to be issued. A petition from the inhabitants of St. Bride's, for the appoint. nment of an additional nunmber of constables, was presented, and re- ferred to a committee for examinationi. It was referred to a committee, to consider of some future regula- tions in respect of the condemned sermions at Ncwlate. The keepers of the several prisons attended with their returns, pursuant to the directions of the late act of Parliament.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-12-01T00:00:00

Eir-I address you in consequence of' a paragra4h, dated Sida moutth, inseried in your paper of the 27th, recciveki this evening, and wvhich, unless contradicted, tntay serioutly injure me in more respects than one. Tlie awf'ul visitation with which it .has pleased tihe Divine Providence to visit this place, is bufficiently calamnitous to those wiho surTer real lows of property, whether the poor fisherman or the unfortunate tradesman, who haS employed his capitaL I atu one of the lattcr, and I most earnestly request that you will insert this denial of the gross exaggeration respecting Wailis's Librarn. It is not destroyed ; and although I have ssufferea a loss of several hindred pounds, the usual accommodations wi'l he completed by Thursday next for the reception of the nobiity attd gentry who re. side at, or occasionaUly resort to, tkis place. _ ~~~~I arn. .S-r vn,n. hrr}l JOHN V'"AJAWi. i oyal Auarine library, Sidmouth, Nov.28. I TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.