Colonel Campbell, who arr...
The Times, 1824-10-29T00:00:00

Colonel Campbell, who arrived from South America on We(lncsday evening, transacted business yesterday with Mr. Planta, the Under Secretary of' State for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street. Mr. Littlewood, a King's messenger, arrived at the Foreign-office on Tuesday, with despatches from Lord Granville, at the H I . 'fhe Duchess of ient was at Covent-garden Tlheatre on NVedrnesday evening. The town of Gravesend is about to be lighted with gas. Extract of a letter from Washington, dated 25th Sept. last:-" The following gentlemen have been appointedl Vice-Consuls of the Brazilian Empire in the United States of North America; and their appoiniments having been approvedl by the PrRsident, 'with the accustomed solem- nities, thev have entered on the exercise of their func- tions:-T. Filder, Esq., Boston; Herman Bruen, Esq., lNew York: James Morrell, Esq., Philadelphia; and Chris- topher Neale, Esq., Alexandria." The account in an evening paper of the arrival in the Downs of the Columbus, from Quebec, must be incorrect, as intelligence has been receivedl from the Agents to Lloyd's at Deal, dated half-past six o'clock on Wednesday evening, at which time she had not arrive(d there; and had she since reached that anchorage, or eveni to the westward of Dover, we are assured that the information woul(I have been sent to London by express. 'Ilie anxiety of the parties con- cerned in this immense ship, and the public at large; will no doubt, in a few days, be relieved by her arrival, or some account of her. MIr. FAUNTi.sEaOi.-AbOttt seven o'clock yesterday even- ing the Londoni Grandt Jury, as will be scen on reference to the report, entere(t tha New Court and presented five true bills of in(lictmcnit against Henry Fauntleroy, for forgcry. It is now placed almost beyond a dloubt that the trial will take place at ten o'clock on Saturday morning, and that if any application shouikl be ma(le to the Court on the part of the assignees to postpone it, such aplitcation will certainly prove unsucce.ssful. The defence of Mr. Fauntleroy will be colndtuctecl by Mlessrs. Gurney, Alley, Brodrick, and Plhil- lips. It is understood he has been servedl with notice of the timne appointet foIr his trial by the Bank solicitors. Several correspondents have expressed a wish that IMlr. Quaife's book on Hackney Coach Fares nav be publislhed in a more portable size. We wotul(d also recontmen(l that tle diistances shoul(l be more methodically arranged. The Commissioners miglht also give their sanction to thc work, which wouild at cnce make it a book of indisputable au. thority, like the Frenchl Book of' the Posts. 'I'here are letters in towni from St. Domingo of the 19th of August, at wlich tinme every thiog was tranquil, and all alarm of invasion had susbsidcd, it being un(lerstood that the French Governy- ment and the President had settled the basis of the treaty fot the in-. lop-d- .(, ITmY0d. Doycr was making great efforts to increase the populationi of Hayti, and had senlt agents to the United States to ho!c out promises to free blacks and persons of colour who would cmigrate. Six thousand had accepted the offers riade to theni, which were, a free passage, and tix months' support at the expense of the Government. TwentY.five minlio ls of acres of rich table land in the niountains, mvhore tiie thermometer never rises above 70, have been assigned to the enaigrants.-Evcingpaper. The French Ambsasador, Prince Polignac, and Alr. Cannina, liare been visiting the I3arl of Bristol at Ickworth, his scat near this town, during tle past *eek, and Mlrs. at(Il Aliss Canning have also beent of the party-Btury Poto. A correspontVmt, referrinlg to the lamentable accidcnlet to nttc ot the boats of itc Adrian, nfl Hobart-town. Van Dietnen's Land, states that it was owiog to the dangerous surf constant. ly breaking over the bar at that place, respecting which it is ex- treniely necessar that all navigators shittild be cautioned. Captain flordon, oftltc ,id i.s, wto witneessed the acrcilent, suggests that no attempt shonuld ever be made to cross it except at high water, anti that at all ti,ttes there should be a seconti boat readly in case of acci. lent. One of 'he tinfortuitate sufle.ers was Alr. Alarstall-Inot ,llsrcl or .Marsh. as first stated-a y oung man who had endearcd tim- ;elf to his fellow passengers by many atniable qualitics. Rlraius,SNTA')ioN tts TRY CtIrY oF DUBLIX.-TlhC )tt,liu Afor7rtir I ost savs.- Tue getitletiten of the corporation Of Dtiblin are contoundedl at a lt)ss for a caidida:e to replace Mlastcr Ellis. Tie;v have travelledl over the threce kindgdo;ns, as we used to sav bcRrc we. Irish, lost oair intlividuality. anii were so happily nierged into the iniperial mass ; but every man of nisie or cllarac. ter lIas avoided the contact, as if hie were to be inoculated, thereby, with some dangerouis infection. To ivhat a state of respectability have t.ley broigbt thersielves! And vet they will not see it ! They will not open tteir eyes to see whtat every botly else sees-narnely, thlat they are cootmitting suiicidle upon themselves as a bodiy." On the siubject of the electuoi, Ltlse Dtoblit, Journal says-" Sir Ri- chard Stcelc, Bart., was canvassing the Corp?sration of Dublin on Saturdav, for thcir support It the rckt genieral electioni, to represent tbis city in Parliament. He plcdges to support thc Preotestant in- terest iti chlurch and state. Sir A. B. King, Bart., is also a cati(ii- date. TItic centest, wenevcr it takes place, sill be a sharp onc. Two iuorc candidates will also start. VWg have to recordl a oost mnelanlcholy occurrettce wllic i:;,s taken place this week in Nt!nagh. Dr. Silcox, of that tovn, .6t=mpanicd by 5l r. AwtintI ' uolhy, apothecary, went to visit a fever 'atiD, front wlhon thiCy bothi toor tite affcction, and in Llhe coursc sfsm, dLsys after beth died, ititliin. a fevt h9os of eaclt other.. Dublin ff7ttgPosTt. A few weeks ft!er tr (ldtatli of Jate Lee, of' 'Carrick- fergns, some childreti n thlc neighibourhood entcredl her ltouse, then waste, and on turning over go'ue dirt It the Boor found several gui. neas. On thit; being knowit, 6ihes gatleredl in, arid discovered in the holes in the floor, and tinder dd boards near the window, about 200. guineas. In onte instatce a small teacutp was found full of guineas, covcred with a Spanish dollar.--Dublirz 'reeman's Jo roial. The iroti railitig of tlhc Statue of Achiilles, in Hyde-park, is now complete andT thorouglhly paintedt; and, nothing remains to gratify the public wish but thct rcstoration of the rudely-effaced in- SC tiotn on thce pedestal. Ae fine oilw ironi gale was oni Wednccsday erected at the south cndl of the entrance to St. James's-park fro m Spring-gardens; and the rtiling of the opposite t:iangular picce of 'rouDd is it suCi a state of forwartiness that it will be completetl in a few days. A curious scene has been exhibitedl at a meetitig of the Galway branch of the Irish Bible Society, held last week. His Grace the Archbishop of Tuanm took the chair, and two clergvmen, supporters of the institution, were heard it commendation and fumr. therance of its ob;ect. A Ronman Catholic Clergyntan, tiamed Daly, now presented hiniself, but the Archbishop pereiimptorily refused .o hear from him a word. Clamour and confusion ef course ensued. A motion was made to remove the Archbishop from the chair, which lie refused to put, but at last abdicated and retreated, anti the place of meeting was surrounded by a tmilitary force of the 1Jth Hussare. The assembly, however, did not disperse, the chair w3a taken by a Protestant Barrister, atid several resolutions, niiovcd by Protestant gentlemen, were put and carried. Thc resolutions were, in sub- stattec, condemnatory of the Right Rev. Chairmnan's conduct ; com- plained of the calling olhe armsed force, but bore tcstimony to the -ood conduct at' the troops; and lastly, dntounced as miischievous the proceedings of Site Hlberniamt Bible Sosicty. Ve shlould atldd titat an address to the LJord l,ieutenant on the calling ont of the military was also agreed to, and forwatded to Dublin. On WVednesday inornin%-, about two o'clock, a soldier was observed walking to and fro asong the Chelsea New-road, occasion- all)' exclaiming, at intervals, " Ott, Mary ! cruel, faithless wo-. man !" and, suddenly turning out of' the road, drew a cavalry pistol from under his jacket, and lodged the contents in his bosom. He was found by those who were attracted by the report, lyitig on his face; and on being carrled to a surgeon, the wound was pronounced mnortal. The unfortunate man was recognized by nome fellow sol- diers as belonging to the 7th Light Dragoons. Thr cause of the desperate act was said to be a love-affir, in which it appeared, that a girl to whomn he was attached had declined his overturc8, in favour of another. SWINDL.?R.-A fellow, apparently between 50 and 60 cars ofage, dressed rather shabbily In black, is at present anti has een for some tiine past, actively engaged in defrauding chandler- ihop-keepera, and others who deal in a small way in aTticles of sta- ionncry. Hec pretends to be sent by the first houses in the trade, and sffers to. supply them with paper at prices whici aremuch below the eholesale cost prtce. tefore leaving the shop, he generally contriveF .o introduce the articl of ink, and often succeeds in selling a quan- ity of it, and for which he tarces She money. The ink proves to be a ;omposisioa reteambhioa blacldeg and water; she ptapter iS never ent il.