The flatterers of Charles...
The Times, 1824-11-05T00:00:00

The flatterers of Charles X. have dliscovered that lis naina aud title contain a remarkable, and of course a deserved. compliment to his excellencies: thus runs the anagram Charles Dix, Roi tle France et de Navarre: which being transposed is, Sera cheri, crairt, adore, defendu. The ingenious parasite, however, seems to have overlooked i the ahbiguous meaning of the wo0rd defendis, which sig- nifies both defended and p~roihiited..l lea GENTLZ.MaN eF THtE BAR.-Tile other day, I while the case of onie of the persons wlho were tried for perjury in the Old Bailey was going forward, Mr. PrenI tergast, a counsel, said in a conversational tone to some other counisel at the table, "1 W'ell, this is a most scandalous pro- secution." Mr. Adolphus, who was engaged in the case, irmnediately turned round to his learned brother and said! these words, or worts to this effct-"No gentlemanL would m.,ke such an observationi, but youI mav rnmke it. You have no claim to the character." Mr. Prendergast, address-' ing himself to Mr. Adolphus, then said distinctly, and in a tone whielh comprehended a large circle of counsel, attor- nies, visiters, and Aldermen." '" You are a blackguard ! toll are a biackguard! ! You are a blackguard ! ! !-Xlr. Adolphus sat down without inaking any observation upon ! this veiy unexpected reply to his complirmentary censure. riie Common' Sergeant was busily engaged at the time in arranging his notes, and it is matter of uncertainty, whe- tlher he heardl the very elegant dlialogue between his learne(i bretlhren : at all events, he took no notice of it ; but wlhe- ther from dignity or dleafness, as we before intimated, we knowv not, TITHES iN Lo-No,4.-The Titlhe Committee lhave *le- terminedl to send round notices to the (lifferent parishes in the citv, to assemble together, for the purpose of making preparations to petition the Legislature on the subject of their grievances. The most active measures are to be adoptet for the purpose ol' getting rid of the burden al- togetler. WIxNDSO, Nov. 3.-Yesterday an(d this day the Kiing took his usual airings in the Great Park. The vreather being cold and winody, His Ma^jesit ha.s rode in one of his close travelling car riages, with postiliong, and his accustomed attendantson horse: back. This being the birthdlay of' her B.oyal Highness the Prin- cesas Sophia of Gloceseer, the hells of' the parish church were rung, andi at one o'clock a royal salute was fired in the Bacielor's-acre, in honour ot the oce ision. 'rf s Aatay.-It is reporterl in the military circles, that a Maior of one of tile Dragoon Regiments has lately been put under arrest, in consequeRce of his having given an exceptionable toast at the mes. WVe understand that he was privately and gently rebuked by his superior officer, who called him aside for the purpose, but that. on returning to the table, he repeated the obnoxious toast. It is expected that a court-martial will have to settle the business. Ar. erroneous version of the affair appears in the morning papers; but we believe the above statement will be found to be correct.-Ster. CONSECRATION OF THE CniURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGEl.IiT.-W'ednesday having been appointed for the conse- cration of the new church in the Wlaterloo-road, it ihe parish of Lan;betlt, a little after II o'clock the Bishop of Winchester, the diocesan, arrived at the church is his coach, suitably attended, and, wvas received at the door by Dr. D'OyIy, the Rector, and a host of' clergymen, drcssed in their canonieals, The Bishop was led to the vestry, where the Rector presented a petition, signed by himself, the churchwari.-tns, anti several other parishioners, praying that his l.orclship woulti consecrate the church and burying.ground. His Lordship expressed his willingness to comply with their petition, I and immediately commenced the ceremony, by walking along the centre aisle, followed by all the clergymen preseni, and alternately repeating the invocation appointel fbr the occasirn. The procession returned to the comnmntion.table, when the Rev. al r. Mlann, by the Bishop's command, read the title-deeds of the church and bury- ing grourd, and the sentence of consecration, which latter was sign- I ed by the Bishop. The morning-service then comrnenced in tite customary manner. The prayers were read by Dr. Barrett; and Dr. D'Oyly preached an appropriate sermon, after which the sacrament was administered. The service being ended, the Bishop and clergy in proceaston walked from the church to a large tent whviclh was erected in the church-yard, which was then consecrareAl. The whole being concluded the procession returned to the church, where they parto lof refreshment; and about three o'clock departed. The church is of the Done order of architecture, is a spacious building, and if the steeple were large enough to be in harmony with the body of the church, would be very handsome: it is calculated to contain about a thousand persons. Marquis Origo has just made at Rome a successful trial of a new fire-engine. By his method the water propelled in mass, and falling in torrents on all the parts on fire, covers them instantly with so great a volume of water, that the most impetuous flames are compelled to yield to this species of universal inundation. The ex- periment was rnade with greataucess by the inventor, in the presence of's great number of' sava,i.r. It perfectly succeeded, both with re- ference to the handiness of the manocuvre, and the rapidity of the re- sult, which did not require more tian a few minutes. Some ideamay be formned of the extension of the ptiblic press, vhen it is known that nearly 20,0tO0 newspapers pass turough the Edinbhrgh post-office weekly Aimong the pictures which attract most the curiosity of amateurs to the French exhibition of this year, at the Lotvre, is An interior, where is seen a woman dying of hunger, a man who blows out his brains, and a soldier who cuts off' the bead of a child.-_ve e. ing paper. Last night, a little after ten o'clock, a mnan threw him- self off the centre arch of the Southwark-bridge. On the alarm being given, James Harison, a waterman, with another person, imime- diately pat off'in a boat; but could not discover the body of the un- fortunate man. They, however, brought on shore with them his liat, wvhich they found flo3ting: t,, In:a io,,ilG of' ,,'th;t ,,, __;.-l ' 4.s Cl,layton, a, Swan-covrt, Gravel-lane." The hat reo;ains in the posses.ion of James Harrison, waterman, Bankside. On WVednesday morning last, a mani was founid lying on the hearth, in a roomt of AMr. Nelson's house, at Wreavering-strcet. He was slceping, and covered with soot. Itsubsequently turned out that he wias a convict and recently escape(d from the hulks, and still hadl his leg fetters on. He had contrived to get into Air. Nel- son's house through the chimney, and being worn out with fatigue, fcll asleep in the situation ve have deseribed.--Maidstone Gazettc. On Monday, ths 18th ult., John 'Warner was convicted in the mitigated penalty of 30s.; John Holland and William IVal- ton, each 20s.: Jolin aylor and George Parker eacth 10s., for bait- ing a bull in the Beech.lanes on the preceding Mlonday, tnder the late act "to prevent the cruel and improper treatment of cattle." The offenders having promised never again to be guilty of the same conduct, and the object beint the prevention rather than the puni:sh- ment ot the effence the far, penalties of 51. each were mitigated to the above-mentioned sums.- Wolverhampto;n Chronic7c. WVhile Mr. D. Davies, of Luelaltfach, Cariimarthienshire, was taking the fetters offhis bull's legs, the animal suddenly struck hlim on the head, and killed him on the spot. He has left a wife and 11 children. On Monday last, an inquest was held at Shenstone, in this county, before Henry Smith, Esq., Coroner, upon the body of IMr: Thomas Cooke, a gentleman of considerable property, resiting upon his own estate at Sheastone-hall. It appears from thi evidence taken before thc Coroner, that a little before seven o'clock on the evening of W'ednesday, the 20th ult., Air. Cooke was discovered lying upon his back, in i senseless state, without being able to speak, at a place called Walsall.wood, on the turnpike-road leading to I,ichlield, by a gentleman who was returning from our market, and upon examining the back part of his head, a wound was seen from which he had lost a great quantity of blood. After a surgeon had been precured, and every assistance rendered, lie was conveved home inagig, where he lingered in the game state of insensibi- ty in which he wa.s found, till Saturday morning last, when death put an end tobhis sufferilgs. The horse which Air. Cooke had been riding was found atttsne distance with the riglht stirrupmlnSssing but the stirrup-leather, wlich was broken, hung to the saddle, and the irse tiid not appenr as if he hail been down, nor was the saddle turned ; it was therefore concluded that the unfbrtunate gentleman must by some nieans have fallen from his seat, and received the Contusion on his head whic1 ultiroatery proved tatal to hhn; and under these circumstancei the Jury returned a verdict of accidental death, mnd f4xed a deodan4 of l0s. upon thehorse.-Wbolvc-rkapfoe Chronicle.