WINDSOR, Feb. 16.-The Duk...
The Times, 1824-02-18T00:00:00

1'l-NDon, Fcb. 16.-The Duuke of Wellington left thlk Rln7al ('asile at an early hour this moriiing for Lontion. Titi Duike of York left last night, between 9 anl 10 o'clock, after lthning witlh ilis MsNjesty and a seJect party, his Royal 11:hgzhnes' (leclining to stop to the c'ening party, at wlki!li :here were xemte select pieces of sacred mnlt;ic performed. Aomong the diinner party were the Princess Aueuta, the Dutke ot Dorset, the Duke of Vellinrton, &c. 'I'hiis tnorn- ingtghis : Iajeztvz,' attenzIcddl by the Dnike of' Dorset, tnok an airing in his phaetfn, and ptocec;le(d up the lonia walk, in- speciung the great and extensive w-orks that are poing on in rides. e alks,anet pleasure-groundls, leading to anidsiurrotnil. ini the h;nLs Lodge. His Majesty gave soeie Fresh dlirec- aons. It is ix\Vecetl his 'Majesty will leave here on Wed- itesjlav f.r Londlon. Ycaterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the Duke of York. as Coramander-,it.hief, held a levee at his office in the Horse (Guards. 'Yesteriay the Princess Sophia visitedl the Duke of York. l,act nig);t the Duike of York was at Dlrry-lane 'l'heatrc, to see L,&4., xiVn voy? antl Co., and 'lhe CaI,'ract Last Iti.-tt the Vucliess of Kent lionourcil the Italian Opera with her premence. Yesterday' Mr. Iluskissoit had an intelvielV Vith the ( haneellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Wynn had an intcrview with Mr. Secretary Cani- ning yesterdlav. The contrast for the Greek loan is, wve understand, taken. 2nd the prospectus lrill be issued inmediately. The houce of Ioaghnan, Son, and O'Brien, are thc agents, andI thte amount in !,mck is stated to be 300,0001. The names of the contractors have A frau-l was corninittd-i a few 'layq ag) in the city, wvbich lhound put all percons keeping accounts with bankers on their guard zgain't sinllmlrcases. A merchant, a timember of I,lovd's, hiAl been accus-t-lie-l'. as ix the usual practice, to sendl his clerk evcrv afternoon to the he,us? where lie kept cash, with the checks receivedl in the course of the dlay on other bankers.but writtet aiaross witlh thc nsame of hzs own. acmrrding to the modle generally in practice, as secrtitv 4,oaasn their being paid to any other party. The clerk oi she merchant in question was m-.trusted with checks to the ainount of iOOL; but onz presenting them at the banker's of his em- Tpover. he dem.ndled 4001. in notes, and requested the re,uaining *11L only. insrtad of the whole sum, to be placedl to his credit. Bring kinowrt to t&e bankers, his demand was complied with, but on tile f.Ailowing 1uorning he abseonsled with the money. A poinet is likelv to at-ie for the deterinination,of cthe courts of law, wihetlter the lbankers wcrejustifieti in payin the money tc the clerk. The prac- tce! of Clocsing checks ha been adopted Without dloubt in part with tbe virw ofrawevcntn frauds of this nature, and commercial men re theri`re, of opinion that the priticipal only should have been permitted to appropriate aoy portion of the amount of the check uhtm tendered to his account. AIF. S. 1RrcE Ax il MaI. '1W. O'GRADY.-Inconscqtoetice .of Trblications in the new,papers on the subiect of ti message sent byTtiorna Sping Rice,Esq ,to 51r. Wailer O'Grady,for expressions sed by the latter on Saturday the 7th instant, it is felt necessary to pubian the following autihentic document, and it is hopedl that the peblic will not regard any representation of wvhat passed pre- iounsly to the execution of this docunieut, unless it is made untler the signature of the original seconds, Mr, Franks and Baron R9 back, or eithe,r of them :- F It havir.g appeared, on investigatiop to Colonel Talbot anti CSIt;ain Webb, on the part of Thomas bpring Rice EDq., and W'allerO'Gradyv Esq ,respectively, that..Mr. O'GsaAy is int enr in conceiving that Mr. hice offered bim hic h:nd on Saturlay last, sIbich Co!onel Talbot, on the part of Mr. Rice, den!s", therefore, en the part off Mr. 0(Y rady, C'Uptain *Vebb retracta the offersive- esqressions whicli Mr. O'Grady uttered under a false conception. * in-squa-e, Monday, Feb. 9. I L. TALIOT. A slNGtULA3 CtICUISTANcE.-Lately, Mr. Hatnoock, of Trerondale, Menheniot, lost two fine rams in the follow-ing ex- trcr"ainzT manner:-The ramns were coupled tog'ether by a chain roand their necks, and turiLedout to grazeimi a fell with a colt little meae than twelve months old. In the norning, as il-r. Hancocl; vwent round to vivvw his flock, he fou-nd the rarns suspendedeby the chainr across tbe back of the colt,- qtite deead: The colt, it isup. i, hadlain dowr, and tsherams, in~grazin`g,. passeixthelchain coss lam, arIen riqing sudtd , he must have taken them up rith hb;. 1le colt=was littc injur