The King has, it is said,...
The Times, 1824-02-20T00:00:00

Thie King has, it is said, been pleased to remit the sen- tence of death of the court-martial on :Missionary Snmith, in Deme- rara (which sentence had been accompanied by a recommendation for mercy, on the part of the Court), and to direct that he should be dismissed from the colony, and be called upon to enter into reCog- nizances not to reside within any of his Majesty's colonial posses- sions in thc WVest Indies. AISARQUIS WELLESLEY.-rhe poor in tlhe neighbour- hood of *Voodstock, where the noble Marquis occasionally resides, continue to receive the most marked proofs of the charity and gene- rosity of our Illustrious Chief Governor, who last winter, summer, and this month, has caused largc quantities of provisions &c., to be distributed to the distrcssed population of that part of tile coun- try. Eighty-five families, in particular, have been the constant ob- jects of his Excellencv's benevolence; and from a state of abject miscry, now enjoy comnfort and happiness. This the fourth time, within a shnrt period th:at his Excellency has ordered ample supplies to be distributed to the poor of the neighbourhood and surrounding country.-D,,bliaz Patriot. The Frenclh papers announce the marriaae of Miss Zea, only daughter of the late li. Zea. of financial notoriety, to a Frencl; Viscount and Licutenant.Colonel in the army. She is stated to carry with her a portion equal to 12.000 dollars per annum. M. tle MTatta Florida, known as the founder of the Re- ,rency of Urgel, who has recently been appointed Ambassador to the Court of Turin by Ferdinand, was requested by the King, who did not consider his services suifficiently recompensed by a second rate embassy, to delay his departure; but 1M1. de Alatta Florida re- fused to considly with the wishes of the King, and has sold off his furniture with the intention of proceeding to Paris, and thence to Turin.- Tabetctes Universellcs. M\+. de Guines, the French Ambassador to Prussia, hav- ing obtained the certainty that his letters and despatches were open- td and copied at the Berlin Post-office, sent thitler hiis despatchea written in cipher eLrlv one morning, enclosed in the following note to the posttsaster :_"I send the enclosed despatches as early as seven in the morning, instead of waiting till the regular hour, that the postmaster may have time to get them copied early enough to go by the mail of to-dlay. The reason of my using this precaution is, that tke desDatches are important, and it is essential thev should not be delayed; consequently. r should feel great uneaisiness at their being kept till the next pos0, as has been the case with some of m-y des- patches." It is somewhat amusing to see the French Minister in- dignant at a practice of which his own Court first set the example, and which they have practised for nearly a century. The Prussian Government a few years ago had certainly not adopted the practice, though webelieve every3otherEuropeanGovernmenthasfor along time. MARtTsME EXTRILPRISES OF THE Russi.,Ns.-It ap- pears frown thc last number of the Annales des Voyac.s. that Mll. Si- ininof, Professor at the University of Kasan, has givein a sketch of the voyazes of the Russians to the South Pole, which is full of in- terest. In Europe it is not generally known that the circumnavi- gators sent by the powerful Emperor of the North have made, be- tween the parallels of sixty and seventy degrees, a voyage round the thole, nmucd more complete and isiore instructive than that made by the celebrated Captain Cook. The island situated farthest south, which is at present known, bears the name of Alexander the First. -Journal des Debatr. IaISH MIrNES AND COLL13ERIES.-The IMinc Company is likely, within a very short period indeed, to become one of the mloSt considerable, not in Ireland merely, but in the emoire. The shares are rapidly subscribing off, and 3ust within one week after the resolutions were published, and which resolutions did not reach London until Wednesday last, an order for four hundred shares has arrived from the capital of England. Letters have also been re- ceived from Bristol, Liverpool, and other places, making inquiries as to the particulars, and we think we shall have to state on Mlon. day next the completion of the lists.-Deublin /ercantilg Adveri.rer. POLICE OF IRLELAND.-Iln Maryoorough gaol alone there are at present fanrrtcet policemen for trial at the next Assizes, on charges of murder, and other unjustifiable acts, in performance of tleir duty-.-I ish Times. It was uot without the utmost difficulty that the mail from London reached Bristol on Saturday last. The passengers were surprised, at no very great distance from the metropolis, to find the ground covered w.th snow to a considerable deptFhi. On pro- ceeding further, the increasing drifts presented considerable impedi- ment; till crossing Alsarlborough Downs, the snow had increased to an extent that rendered the rozd undistinguishable, and in places drifted to a height of twelve or fourteen feet; in this situation the first object that presented itself was the True Blue coach, which, unable to make its way, had been abandoned, a silent monument of the reckless fur of the storm. '1'he great care and intrepidity of the driver and guard of the mail, assisted by the physical energies of its borses sunrounted every difficulty, and the eoach and passengers vc,rie at Bath only half an hour behind the usual time.-Tainnton Coxlrier. 'T'he workmen have commnencd theiriabour in excavating the bed of the river, for the foundation of the intended new London Bridge: a large gun-brig, on board of which is erected a steam ap- paratus, is placed opposlte Iron-wharf, Thanses-street: such is the power of the steam in raising the ballast by means of revolving iron buckets, that three barges were on Wednesday filled in half an hour. WVe have this day to record the melancholy event of the death of Mir. Gordon, of this town, a highly respectable teacber of dancing. le had been on Wednesday last (the lltb instant) giving instructions at Maunt Vernon; an;l, on returning home bv the Unioni coach, which runs between this place and Leeds, the coacb was overthrown at WVorsbrough.bridge, about twro miles from Barns- ley, by which accident MLr. ordon was killed. His head unforti. niately fell against a large stone, laid on the left-hand side of the road; the blood instantly flowed from different parts ofthehead; and so violeut was the effect produced by the fall, that he neither spoke nor,seemed sensible of hiai melancholy situation. The bod vas im- mediately conveyed to the adjoining public-house, called the Red Lion; where .lr. James Allott, the Jandlerd, ani his familv, af- forded the most humane attentions. Mr. Gordon only survived a short time. The iu,uest was held on Tliursday, and the jury re- turnwcl a verdict of ' Accidental Death."-SYe,fficd Iris. On Saturday last (the 14th inist.), an inquest was held oil view of the body of John Silbovlden, a child about three years old, who died under suspicion of having been poisoned. It appeared that the boy having sickened for the measles, his mother applied to a druggist for a suitable medicinie, and he mixed and gave her a powder, which the boy took. On the next morning he became bmch worse, his i2iouth and lips were wbite and blistered, and on the fol- lowing day, being inuds alarmed, she again applie to the druggist, who gave her a similar powder, which the child swallowed, and soon ater wasmore violently aflicted about the naouth and throat. In this dreadful state heremained for two days, when medical assist- ance was called in, and every attention given, but the poor sufferer died in three days. On investigation it appeared that the powders were principally calonmel, and were made up not by weight, but by guess ! The evidence of the medical gentleman proved that an im- proper quantity of medicine had been given, and after some strong animadversiosis by the worthy coroner on the conduct of the drug. gist, the jury returned a verdict_.3' Died of a disorder increased and aggravatcd by an improper quantity of medicine imprudently administered."_ Liver,poolAdvertisrr. DlnEADFUr AcCIDENT.-Yesterday morningw between eight and nine o'clock, a little girl, namel Alary Ainn eatherstone, seven years of age, was run over by a hackney-chariot in Leather- lane; the chanot was turning from Cross-street,: Hatton-garlen, into the lane, when the child wvas passing, wbo having a vervv large bunnet on her,did not perceive the approaeh of tbe vehicle; she wa n d acdth wheel pased over both ber legs, MsEichw edrradfully f . she as iiistantly carried to St. Baraolonsew's Elospitsl. Not the slightest blame canmattach to the coachman, ?t ie was driving at a very- study.pacee -n ro.' the occurrence of the evidgrs7 gave every assiet4gnc W1lJCb ;iUrtY co.. . . . .. .