PASSAGE TO FRANCE BY BOUL...
The Times, 1824-10-30T00:00:00

PASSAGE TO FRANC? 53y BoULOGNE.-Account of the number of persons who embarked or disembarked at Boulogne, from 1817 to the 5th of October, 182914 The list will show that the popularity of this passage has been increasing regularly since that time. The following is an eXtract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Constantinople, dated September 25:.-" Intelligence ha, been received pia Smyrna that His Majesty's ship Medirnl had run upon a rock, and mnade a hole jn her bottonm, which rendered it ne. cessary she should be run on shore, lest she might go down, The accident took place off Cape Colonna. This vessel was expected al the Dardanelles, to convey bis Excellency l1ord Strangford to Ve. nice. Engagements have rtcently taken place hetween the Turkisl: and Greek squadrons, near Stanchios, with loss on both sides, bui withotut any tIling decisive resulting from them." The crew of the Neptune, Jameson, wrecked near Redear, arrived here on the 18th init,, in good health and spirits, after expe. riencing the most humane treatment, attention, amn liberality, fron the inbabitants and visiters in the above neighbourhood. To Lady Eliz. Dundas, Lady Turner. Lords Dnndas and olilton, (General Vansittart, F. Lcetham and Hlenry Yeoman, Esqrs., with nusne. rons other respectable persons, whose names they were not made Rc. qusinted with, they are under the deepest obligations. Carriage! were ready on the beachl to convey those rnot able to walk, and Lord- Dundas and 51ilton attended the setting off of the life-boat, to en. courage the crew to push into the clreadiul hreakers, the lmandsbeini rather short. Having arrived safe on shore, they were taken to tht head inn, where dry clotiles, plenty of victuals. and pmnch, werc provided; aced orders wvere given for thelil to be Iupplied with every necesary. On leaving Redcar, their past expenses were paid, and two shirts, two pair of stockingg, a pair of shoes, a. pair of mittene, one ncckkercihief, and one pound, were given to each ini, to enable themii to reach honic comfortably.-IJfull' iPket. The first number of a work, cntitled TAe Anmerian. ,lfo. icitoc-, to be published lmontlily, has just appeared. It is to he patr_ ticularly devoted to the aflairs of Soutli America. Such awork, eon. ducted witls abUity, must be productive of extenjsive benSeit. The futire destinies of these vast regions, which are throwing 'uflrthe yoke of Spain, are a tubject of the deepest intercst. One )cdlvmagititr to be derived from the circulation of such works in Southi Amnerica is the spread of the Eiiglish language. IVe are requeste(d to state, that the aulthor ot the odc oct Sir Joltn Aloore is Air. H . Camiipbell, auithor of n i alnv poetical %yorkle, and editor and topogrspher of (ssianc' Poete,a. lFromim what we have seen, however, of that gentleman's writings, we toiol'cmt' we otre soine what sceptical. On the 26tih of June last an order wi', issued, biiJpcmndling the issuing of half-pay to otlicers in the arily who haid itaktenl ioly Ordefrs. It was immietiateTy afterwards perceived, tlintt i this order were to have a retrospectivc effcct, it wouild operate with greet hutrtd. ship, and indeed with in,justice, ott Inli,vidtizas who had tied t oni he faith of existing vegulatmon.s, which regArded the l,llo-p,ay iii a (entll pensatiOn of psatt ser7ices and had (soine of thenii witit tbe. expre"s approbation of stperior autborityl entcred upon a)iroleuHmioirr which they were fully qtalified. The Lordls of the 1reatsury, therelbre, have taken the order into further consideratiol, ald have devided, as th justice of the casc required, that no half-lpiyv shah lie INsItied subsequently tothe 25tb oat December next, to oflicers whio imny hereafter enter into lioly Ordert ; but that thIe ieasture shlll not he retrospective.-Mornling paper. It is notoriouts enougb that some of thle hitd abotit WVetlierby has been let for 31. per acre; other portionsi of olxcellent land for little more than IL. As niglt be expected, iiimoin1 ' mIte tenants felt then,selves aggrieved, and Io time lprlng of 11123. thc niajority of them signed a petition to tihe Dhke of Devonshire, pray ing for a retluction of rents, &c. ; and two respectable miitittell igrnt gentlemen of the town were deputed to wait upon his Grare: they accordingly proceeded to London, ansI after iurmonttitng tot it few clifrculties, they ultimately succeeded in gettiig ticcetg to lihn, ntuil, it is understood, had his ploiimise that lic woulIl itppoint proper per- sons to stirvey the estate. Conforumably with tilk declaration in tbe spring of this year, thic ioble Duke sent clownih Aestirs. Driver, for the purpose of fulfiling his promise ; and the sale whlicim hitsjList taken place is said to be in consequenice of unibrjhge lie took on Ile. ing petitioned on the subeject. This is the rumoured reason for tie estates beiig broughit to the hanmier which seeaus to obtain the mrost credence. Among the improveimenits alreadty spoken of at Wetherby, the bridge is to be widened, a new market erected a canal to be cut, and nianufactoriec to bo erected on timc banks of tiL Barge.-H,ill Packet. An accidenit which had well nigih been attetided with serious consequences, occurred on Thursday usoring last, vitliln a few yards of Kinmount-house, the seat of the Most Noble thIe AIar. quis of Queensberry. His Lordship, who ha(l just stepped into an open travelling carriage, with the view, we understand, of posting to Edinburgh, had ony.iproceeded a short wayfromn his mansion, when, on going down a decilivity; whichl is terminated by a brilge, one of the horses became so unruly that the curriige was overturned and precipitated over a height of nine feet. The shock was so violent, hat hiis Lordship was pitched to a distance of several yards; but Very fortunately lie lighted in a hazel bush, and we rejoice to add did not receive thelightest injury. A servant who occupied the dicky also escaped without bodily harm; but the poor driver was not 8o fortunate. Flis bruises, however, are neitbersaerious norlikelyI to confine him long to the house.-Durnfriea Courier.