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DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF TH...
The Times, 1824-12-07T00:00:00

DRISTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF THE LATE FLOODs.-(Fur- ther parti6ulars.)-Mr. Addis. whose loss of 102 sheep we mention. ed in our last, had, on the night of the flood, sent a man to the Mea. dows, to see if all was safe. The man brought word that aU was well, aiid that the water was sinking. His surprise and distress nmuv be well imagined, when, in the morning, he discovered, that so far from sinking, the river had risen to such a height as to cover the meadows where his sheep, cattle, and horses, were confined. The horses, cattle, and ahout 20 fat sheep, had saved themselves by crowding together upon a hillock in one of the meadows, and were liberated by boats. Mr. Addis's loss is really a distressing one; he had newly come to the farm, and though he neither abks nor eax pects the assistance of hlis friends and neighbosirs, we would just suggest that a guinea a piece would be nothing out of the pockets of his brother fayrmers, and would make the worthy but unfortunate yeomuan comparatively easy on the score of his loss. All the accounts from Ross concur in stating the scene at Wilton. bridge to have been truly grand. The coachman of the Champion, when he came to the spot where the water crossed the road to a.great depth and extent, with a coolness and caution which does him credit, dreaw uo, and waited till the returning coach arrived on the opposite side, when they exchanged passenlgers and parcels bh the interven- tion of boats. At Mlonmouth, the appalling scenes of devastation which the waters of the Wyc and Mslonnowspread along their shores last week have been renewed in the early part of this, with accumu- lated effeets. To the inhabitants of Nonnow-street they havelbeen particularlyinjurious. The rivers have risen and fallen twicewithin a few days, ann were continuing to rise when our latest accounts came away yesterday. It is our painful duty to record another melaneboly death, occasioned by the late general overflowof the watcrs. On the night of Tuesday (30th ult.), as fr. William Powell, of Bacton, was returning frem Abergavenny market, he was drowned at Alon- now-bridge, near 52 omouth.cap. What reider5 the accident more distressing is, that the cries of the unfortunate sufflerer were heard during tbe space of two hours; but inconsequence of the darkness of the night, it could not be ascertained to what srpot to direct assistance. It is supposed, that finding hirmself in danger, and passing under a tree he forsoek the back of his horse, and sought escapc by catching hold of the branchles ; but exhausted nature sunk him inta a waterv grave. On the Wednesday morning, the horse was found in an ad. joining meadow.-H_ercford1ssdepcndent.
Lent Assizes.
The Times, 1824-04-21T00:00:00

This was an action arisinr on a balance of account, nbout 81., for work done bv the plaintiff in building a house fbr the defendant. The dispute had previously Been left to reference, and two of the alderme of Chester had undertaken the task, and riven their award, when they discovered that they had made an error of 21. The de- fendants would not abide by tlzis, and it was to recover the balance that the action was brought. The case proceeded for some time, vheTi the CHIEp JUSTICE slggested an araicable arrangement, and it wad finallv left to the de- termination of Mr. Humberston. solicitor: his award to be final. IMaPORTANT TO COACH PROPRIETORS--LOWVE V. BOOTEI AND OTHERS. The plaintiff is a silversmith, in Chester; the defendant is land- lady of the Golden Lion Inn, and part owner of a co0ch to London, called the Favourite. On the 16tb of July last, a box containing some valuable jewelleir, gold anti silver coin, &c., was packed up by Mr. Lowve, and addressed to Mr. lirm. Bateman, 108, Bunhill- row, London. It was taken at 10 o'clock atnight to the coach-office, and left there, and 4s. 6d. carriage paid for it. Between Chester and Newcastle, in Staffordshire, it was lost, and the action was brought to recover the value of it. The defence was, that there was no liability. There were printed notices in the nffice, directly opposite to the door. stating thiat the propretors would not be answerable for any articles of plate, jew- elery, &c., unlecs they were entered as such, and 3d. in the pound paid as an insurance. It was admitted that plaintiff's son had been in the office at least 50 times ; that he had actuaUy read coach nd- vertisements which were fastened to and above the notice, and vet he swore that he had not read or seen anv part-of the notice. It fur- ther appeared, that the plaintiff had entered into a treaty with the defendant's bookkeeper, to have his parcels carried as common parcels at 2Ad. per lb., instead of the uLsual price 3d., on account of lhis sending-one or two every week to London. The trial occupied< the Court a considerable time, nnd The LonD CHCrEr JUSTICE, in summing up, spoke of the im- probability of plaintiff's son being so often in the office, and not seeing the notice which was on a board upwards of five feet long. The plaintiff haa never intimated to the bookkeeper that his par- cels wereof more than ordinary value. Undler these circumstances the jury retired, and in about an hour returned with a verdict for the defendant. It is expected that application will be made for a new trial. MIONDAY, ArnIL. 19. This dav sentence of death was passed upon Joseph Dale, con- victed of the murder of W. Wood. LEArT ASSIZES. CIIESTER. SATUivY. APRIL 17. LUtT V. RARCLAY.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-05T00:00:00

zSir,-i observeinyour aper the other day an account of the envtidebd f-Wlh takenetoI coroner for the rape of Hastinge, onrte bodav tfvo walh axseaan of the coast blockade. There' are lwas to wys Of telling the truth-.one of which i otl h truth, and the other the whole truth. The w itness Maloney stated that he was nearest to the boat when it put o, anes that he did not ear any cry of murder but only "Maloney, Aialeney! help, help ." It is tree there w)ere other witnesses who swore to hearing the cry of murder; on which .llaloney was again examined, and again swore he heard no cry of murder and had there been any such cry, he thinks he must have heard it. A man merely callirg for help, the Jury thouight might take place from a man struggling in the water, without any personal violence being used towards him. In regard to wounds being found about the face, as if inflicted by the end of a pistol, I can only say, they were not seen by the jury; and the jury requested the surgeons of the blockade to make a morn minue exminaionof te boy inther prsenc, bt that theyv de. dined so to do. The evlidence published by yotz is, Sir, correct as far as it goes; but Imuat beg to remark, there ts noaccount of the ..ht ch e rie fro m i tphOe qunetst ion s ahsked by the jurors, m any of hicho werehihly imporant, andSwhatir. pour isvtevis amere A. ateetofth pocedng. a, ir yur VP"v ah -it A JUROR. wVa4Xtl&> 1fiW 7. TO THR EDi TOR OF THE TIMES.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-16T00:00:00

Sir,-XVhen peop'le make publicblunders, it is more "trelitAble" canididly to contess end apologize, than to Ery to bolste.r up a wrong cause by sophistical evasion. The. editors of the Biographical Oic ry of cien. now af- firm that " Mr. S. Wesley, for reaso ar best EYOfwu to hiaself, re- fused. or at least neglected, after several eLppl' tjons, to rehder to t;e comi respecting his musical aC-eer." J ced he did not: he neither refused .or neglected .everal appli- cations, or even any' application, from flosc gentle-nen : he never re- ceived more than one. in a twopeNrUTy.post letter about 1?mosnthe since; and the data demanded he did not reftse, inasmuch as he never wrote a word of reply upon the subject. Ne0lect presupposes some duty or obligation, and most certainly there was no breath of ing to furnish grataitously to utter strangers materials for their own pu bhcation. ! The on3y " eason" for tiis conduct shbll not remain long " best knr,own to myself," for I will directly dedare it. 1 old cgotismn to be generally nauseous and disgnsting, and seif- !dom excusable, except in the case of unprovoked tersonul attark .Mly notions on biography may probably be singular, and oerhps er- roneous; but to me t appears both indelicate and in Sad taste to publtsh the histor,v of any liz i71g artist- and that the office of renl .justice and hberality is ratber to display him to the world when he is no longer coruptible by P.attery, nor vulnermble by malice, and when Time. that inFallible expositor of truth. shall have ripened the trinslent variety of public opinion into a mature and solid Judgment of his real merits and deficiencies. Tihese gentlemen accuse me of " an evident design to injure the repuitation of their work." No' such matter: my sole design wnas neither less nor more than to coaatnrrtict and refute an injurious re- port of myself; and I hope they will allow that j ere follow " Se defradendo never was a sin." Here follow the horns of the diiiemma, not easily evitable in our centrQver.sy : !Te crypile of the Dlktinarv eitber bhelieved Samuel Wrer Ito be dead ': about the year 1815." or they did not. ltthey did, why ask him eiizht years afterwayds to write Is ownn If they did not, vhere was the honesty of fixing the t;ne of his de.Uth " about the vear 1815 e'" I have now quite do..e w. th the subject, rernaining, --I - M rT:spJEI lYv SAMIUE1, wr,g'y.pV -buston-street, Thur?.Rel TO THE EDITOR OF THE 7IME._.
Consistory Court, Friday,...
The Times, 1824-11-20T00:00:00

in thni case, which was one of a separation and divorce promoted by the wife against the husband, who ix a tavern-keeper in Thread. needle-street, antl has met it by a counter-charge, there was a lon; (iscussion about an allotnent of alimpony to the wife, which termi. sated in an allotment to her of 601. per annum. SMITH AGAINST SMIrit. Al r. W. Carmichael Smiti appeared personally in court ibis day, and stated, that he admitted the matriage (with Mrs; Smith) as pleaded; but otherwise contested the suit negatively. He also prayed leave now to bring in, in due form, certain allegationis and exbibits which he would crave to have read * and would then submit to the Court's decision as to whether they should be to-day argttedor not. The Cot;arT intimated that that would not be the regularcourse but asked M1r. Smith whether he did not before appear by coun- sel; and vwhetlher he intended to do so in the future conduct of his cause ? Mr. Smith.-No, my Lord: I am of opinion, that when you have a had cause, the ingenuity of counsel is very desirable to assist you through it; hut when you have a good and clear cause, as 1 have, you nnly rn:s the risk, by employing counsel, of having a va- iety of thingsris.stated, and many points neglected that may be oi the utmost niportance to your interests. (A laugh.) The allegation nowv stands for adlmiaszou next court-day. CONSISTORY COURT, FRIDAY, NOV. 19. DAVIS AND DAVIS.
Covent-Garden.
The Times, 1824-04-20T00:00:00

ne comenay oi i-Se aC-lwot atIeprm was acted at this house- last night-a play that generally tells well in the performance, but, by some accident, seldom draws money. Afterpieces, however, are the main objects always at Easter; and, according to custom, a very splendid tale of enchantment, called Spirits of the Afoon, con- cluded tke entertainments of the evening. *Ve look for little mean- ing in matters of this description: if the author has any when he sets out, he commonlv losesall notion of it by the end of thefirst act; let him forbear only from bein;g tedious, and we will compound in general for absurlity. The scene of Spirits of -le Moon (that is, so much 4of it as belongs to earth) lies in Egypt; and the interest of the aifair is Miss Love, in the character of an exiled Prince. tlisputing with an usurper (Mlr. Farley) for life and dominion. iMr. Farley's faculty in all that appertains to fiery dragons, &c., is too well known to need comment. Mr. Farley is both author an)I arranger of the piece. Mr. Blanchard has an Bgyptian tailor in- vented for his benefit; and Mr.Grimaldi, junior, fights an admirable battle with 5Lr. Bradley, of minor house celebrity, who made his debti (for Covent-garden) on this occasion, and acquitted himself' with becoming fury. For scenery, there is a great deal that is very expensive, and some that is clever. The Egyptian. hall, in the second act, is a well-painted scene ; ang an- other view, in the same act, representing the exterior of a castle, has merit; the moonlightq and moving panoramas are upon the same scale of extent and magnificence as usual. M11iss Love plays- adtnirably well, ingi2g, dancings audaczing tlroughout the even-. ing: the other ladies have not much opportunity given them for display. Upon the whole, the piece is sufelen.t for the purposes of holyday.making; and it wa-s given out fox tetidon with general annmauxe. _-- - - COVENT-GARDEN.
By the Dove packet, lette...
The Times, 1824-06-05T00:00:00

By the Dove packet, .letters and papersfromr Jamaica to the.2oth.of April were received. yesterday. A vessel had arrived at Kingston from Alvarado (M4exico), having sail- ed'from thence on the 27tlh of March, at ihichl' time no event had occurred to interrupt the tranquillity of that part of Mexico. No advices appear -to have beeli rieceived from the capital. Some reports were circulated yesterday, that CANTARAC, the Spanish General, was likely. to gain the-ascendancy in-Pera: but they a.reentitled.to little no- tice as they are found to depend solelyon oral information, and-mention-nothing of the situation of the -two armies.. The list advices from Lima,.at- all. to be depended gn; are dated: the.!99th of-December, and it was thenstated hat.t~he carpaign, owing to the situation of the countryj1eould not commence before the beginning of ''>March; iniwhich intertal, on accountfof thewell-kuowu attach enotfCAxTAUAcl;the Constituti6ual-ause,it maybe expected; assoon.as. lie .hould. 'hear of its overthrow ip Slat-,. that an.arranentbe- tween him .and BOLIVAR would take place. - is Dr^at.s- TY'S cutter Grecian, arrived at Kibgston fronaCanpeachy, had brought intelligenice of the advance of a force of 2,000 men uponthat plaee-from-Merida, the chief tovn of Ya tan, in consequence of a. declaration. of war issued - the Autborities of Carpeachyagainst ipain. On the92Sd of NIarch, this force waswithi -12 miles of Camp.achy, aofd the Mercbants, in. consequence of their: advances were making preparatioas-to- leave it-. The Bogota Gazette of the 8th of March arinnunces the'ariital of CoThl HAMIL- -'rO, and Lie1ntenant-Colonel-CA3r.pnttL the Britt6>r(>m'o 'inissiondrs, in the capital ef.Colonibia. Ati.-pthlxbicinner .given them on their journey by the Governor of Maraqui. sta at Honda, the Commissioners arp st.ated 'to have -pro-; -posed, as a toast, "Theindtependence o.fColombia." It is- *21' Vwonderful, tht by a peopie anxious. to obtain 'its -recogntfi6i' by England, ofery' circumstance of this na-' tuie, liowever' trifling -i' itself, 'sliouil.be scrpuously re- corded. Congress had notimet' but there wanted ol2y the arrival-of' tvo more-mernbecr, of the Senate;-t& coinplete the number prescribed by the Constitwticq, in orderto com- mence fl-sitings. .- Mr. TIENDERSOX, the Consul f .Co. lombi, hada riot arrived-at -fogota. On- the 17th of *Pki tfi'eshock of`anfeaithquake was felt at Kingston (Jainaica), which-in duratiou exceded.- aiuy which 'had been rerneen- tiered fori S4-years, but.iwhich did' no iaterial damatge in the v.icinity of Kiqgston..-No atmounts of its effect-had been receiveil from the iitrior.
Commercial Intelligence.
The Times, 1824-06-24T00:00:00

Triniity-house, London, June 23,1824. Sir,-I have laid before the Board your letter of the 18th instant, communicating, by direction of the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloytl's, the copy of a letter frorn Whmitstable, advising that the sloop Robert and Mary, laden with black stone, was sunk near the Spaniard Sand, directly in the best water, andi in the track of vessels passing overland; and beg to acquaint vou that the buoy yacht having been thereupon imrnmediately despatched, in order to place a green buoy-on the said wreck (wbich intention waS notified to the trade by public advertisement), it has been found the vessel has been moved into very shallow water, and entirely out of tIme track of navigation; the mast standing, and measures about to be taken for removing her entirelv. Under these circumstances, it has not been judged necessarY to place thc buoy as had been intended. I am, Sir, your most humble servant. J. Bennett, Esq., Secretary, L_oyd'r. J. HIERBERT. COAlTIUERCIAL INTRLLICEBVCE.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-14T00:00:00

Sir,Some attention, at length, ifi being paid to the stappages in the high streets, occasioned by stages, &c., congregating together, to the deep injury of the locally situated tradeaman, and ts the immi- nent danger of the passers bv. in order to rermove the various incorn. veniences arising from the practice. But there is a great nuisance somewhat of this kind in Lower Thamesdstreet daily, witch appears to escape notice; and through the medium of yduir justw y popuaer journal I beg tO call that of the proper authority to remedy it. Town-carts, for hire, are drawn up in a line, frequently reaching from Fish-street-hill to Billingsgate; tlius uselessly occu,ying one side of the most busy part of that narrow street, vihere twvo carts can scarcely pass abreast. The confusion and stop- pages in consequence are frequent; and it is surprising that serious accidents to the foot-passengers are not more cunstat. One gentlemar., on his way tO the Custom-house the ether dav, narrovlv escaped being crushed against the wvall 'by a cart driv en upon the pavemrlent, in consequence of such car:s being in thc way. In fadct, no person going into Lswer Thames-street but ire in like danger from this cause. Tower-hill is not more than a ouarter of a mile from the spot, where they might st2y, lithotet nconve- nience to themselves or to any one else. There is so much tra?c to and from the Custom-house, Billingsgate, &c. that it is obriously proper to remove all unnecessary impediments to a free way. I am. Sir. vou:r- T. Al. R. London, Oct. 13. TO THIB EDITOR OF TIHE TIMES.
Private Soldiers.
The Times, 1824-10-30T00:00:00

TO THE FD1TOR OF TH;E TIMES. Sir-In comrmon, I believe, with most of your readers,. I have been gratified with voir remaiks upon1 the un constitiutional favour shown to some of the Life Guards, on the occasion on which they lately came unlder the notice ot the police. In reference to the same important subject, permit )ne to call your attention to a remark of lr. Halls, of Bow-street, made on the hearing of a complaint of a somewhat simlilar ehayacter, against a sol(lier of the Foot G(uardls. In your paper of thlis day, Mr. Halls is saidl to have usecl these words-" Did soldliers sllppose, that instead of conductinig themnselves likcmen,arnd like gentlemen," &c. I have hear(d ot charges against commissioned officers concilti(ig, against their characters " as officers an(1 genile- men," but this is the first occasion oll whichi I have seen a similar aggravation of ofFi,nce chargedl against any indivi- dual of inferior rank; and though tlde distinction may ap- pear trivial to some, I confess it strikes mne that compli- inents of this kind, proceeding, too, from a magistrate in the exercise of his official duties, are misplaced and ex- tremely mischlievous. WVithoutaffecting much aristocratic feeling, it must be admitted, that the appellation of " gen- tleman" is descriptive of a class of society listinguishc(d by birth, by edLcation, or by professional or commercial importance. The term, therefore, when applied to men Wh1o can assert no other title to tlhe distinction tban the colour of their ecats, is grossly misapplied, and calculated to give to such persons a consequence in their oWII estima- tion, not only highly absur(l, but tending to scenes of vio- lence and outrage like that which has given rise to your remarks on the subject of military impunity for civil misdemeanors. I trust that Mr. Ilalls, who certainily is not remarkable ingeneral for the servilitv of his domnean-our, dtidI not make the remark in question if he (licd, it affords a fturtlher proof of the (langer of the existing military maniia, whles even a respectable magistrate will condescend, in his offieial clharacter, to court tile good-will and( sooth the self-complaceiicy of a private soldier. Your's. &c. A CIVILIAN. Jet. tsi. - vve were oursclves struck bv thc nilisapplicaiion of the term, anid verc prevented by an oversight fiom com- menting en it. P'rivate soldiers are not taken out of that class of society to whom the appellation of gentlemen belongs. PRMAT.R SOLDIERS.
Births
The Times, 1824-04-15T00:00:00

BIRTHIS. Oni the 11th inst., at St. Peter's-cottage, Manchester, Mrs. COn- nell, of adaughter. On the 14th inst., at Greenwich, the lady of George Augustus Bond, Esq., of the Hon. East India Company's service, of a. dauzhter. On the 13th inst., at lher house in Church-street, Lambeth, the ladv of B. (G. Hodges, Esq., of a daughter.
Steam Navigation.
The Times, 1824-05-27T00:00:00

The followilg PaMgrash is from the American Daily Advertiser:- PHIILADELPHIA, Asrnix, 20, 1824. DxSTa'r1t1XssN OCCURRYNecCE.-The detention of the southen mail of yesterday was owing to an unfornunate accident, which a passenger by the steam-boat relates as follows :-" The Con elitt- tzoa, one of the Baltimore line, whlich had the mail on board, left that alty at the usual time yesterday, sav 5 in the afternoon, on her route down. When oft'NoTh Point, sa'w a steam-boat with a signal of distressitg flyinze, enveloped in smoke; bore down, hailed, and .ound it was the Eagle, Captain Weenms, on her first trip fromn An- na,polis to Baltimore, an(l lamnentable to say, bad burst her boiler a(rat 15 miutes before, which occasioned the dIcath of one nman, a soldier, who had recently been discharged, and five per.odbs wounded, somae ofi jvom dangeroisly; the boat on fire, and a complete wreck. Cap)tain Robinson, of the Consiitution; at thc urgent request of the unfortunate survivors, and after consulting his passengers, tool the boat in tow, and retutned to Baltimore for mnedical aid, and kft there at nearly one lhiis morning. Had not the ConsUtw tiont fortunately fell in wtith this vessel, the great probability is that in Icss than ain hour she would have bumt to the water's edge, and every soul on board perisbed, as it was nearly dark when this cir- cumstance occurred. Miluch credit is due to tne Captain and crew of the Copstauli&7z in lashing her alongside, (as it blew a gale of wind at the time,) as also in e inguishin the flames." STEAMNA VIGATION.
News in Brief
The Times, 1824-06-15T00:00:00

LOZiDON. TUESDAI, JUNmE 15. 124. Tht Frend& morning papers of Saturday, whieh artived last -ight, cantain zothing to interest the English reader. They are .ic j.y filed with angry discussions by the Royalists, or contemp- itJC-US remarls by the Liberals, on the late dismissal of MI. de CHA. 'XrAtX3tIA2-D. Neither these discussions or remarks can be read with any curiosity beyond the saloons or the coteries of Paris T'IfhEftj i contains some paragraphs worth, extracting, which will e foand in another column. FALfx-Cn FOWDs-Five per Cents. opened at 102. 40.; closed ,ue 182. M. ; Bank Stock, 1,90; Neapolitan Rentes, 90. Royal Spanish Lozn, 63. Exclhange on London, one nionth, 25. 35. tlree months, 25 20--roar.t Atithentfg e, Juue 12.