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Ionian Islands.
The Times, 1824-05-28T00:00:00

""lte following Proclamation, iss-ued by-Sir Frederick Adair, uponi assuming the function of Lor& High. Commisoner of the Ionlan Is1ds, aPPeas in the C Orfa Gazdte of the 10th ulth:- "PROCLAMATION. "Si, Iirdedj,k Adam, Grand Cress of the Order of St. Micbael and Stc George, Commndat of the Orderofftbe g atio Knightol theAustrian ilitaryOrderofe aria Theresaand of tbe-Russian Order of Ste Anne of' thce First Clss, ieutenautoGeneril Corn h nandereineChief of his Britannic d isn esty's Troops in theasd van Islands, and lerd Hsige Comseissioner for hs M ajesty t din the Unithe States of the lonian w Islands, &C. uKiQ Exci lln ev havinan received a despatei from lord Bathurat, t,of Stale for the olonies of his lajesty the King of Great Britaitn,in which he is informies that hig lajesty has been graciously alewaed te appoint alim, in the room of te late Sir Thomas Mait.. 'and, to the Ipos%t of Lord High Commiissioner for the Supreme Protector ofthe United States of the Ionian Islands, and his Exctl- ney havine officlallv announced this nowhination to the President fnd Senare~his Excelency commnunicates it to the public by the ' set prenatiproclarn, which shall serve as a guine to the inhabi- tli on Ithalnian slands, antl to all whom it may concern. "h s EG cellen , ;. on esatering upon the office graciously confided ts and thereby becoming the organ of his Mela- e c inate ra care for the inhabitants of these islands, carnt coceaJhiswant of conifidence in his ability to execute these beneolen intntios: and this dIistruist is the mnore increatsed, wthen l e r lct tha hhaben chiosen by his Majesty to succeed the distinguisht,prsnwhs memory will be ever dlear to these islands, anid woels be no more adequately repaired than Suffciently lamnented. " But, while his Excellency is profourid1v and sincerely pene- tiasted by these f'eelngs, be cherish~3 the confidence that he shall be able, ot least to a certain degree, to fulfil the benevolenit intenitions lvf the Supreme Protector, as his effbrts wilt be directed to act on the Fame principles anid in the samne spirit whichi guided all thne ac- tions of his esteemied predecessor in fulfilling his Majesty's iutentions. " His Excellency the Lord Hligh Commissioner Also derives courage fromi the perfect conviction t1hat every enllcavoutr which has for its objectrthe welfare and prri~peity of tie lonian people, will find an effiectual su part in the Wii'sdoim of the ExecativePower,and the pa.- triotism of the Ionian Paril'ament, and that the zeal of the Government in pro-moting the welDkre of the Ionian people willproduce the hap- ietZesnlts, seconOL~dby the fidelity and attachment which thlis people naveawavsapAfeted owarsthei Govrnme t, ndteirSurreme Prcecrrtotrhse atenalcar thy ae idebed orthe Constitu- The pesen prolamaion hallbe printed in the Englishi, Gree, ad Itlia laguags, nd ade generally known to the Giveni -at the Palace, Corfu, April ID, 1824. "By comm-and of his Excelleticy, (Signed) " THOMAS~ LANE, 11Private Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner." 7OlAATIg,rLA1yVDS,
The French papers of Wedn...
The Times, 1824-07-17T00:00:00

The Fr-ench paperm oft Wednesday contttn an account of another defeat o-; the Mintmry bcfore the Courtsof Justice, in tht war which they have been for somc tirr.e so ignobly earrying on against the public p.ess. It is well L:eown by tltofe who are acquainted with the presen t state of t1he French code, that stice the secession of the present 3iinisters, and the lawr to restrain polftical discussion which they immediately afterwards obtained, no new political journal c be established without the autho.ity of the KING; or, iyother words, ejt'nout the permisston of the Administration. All the journalg which existed at -he tiine of the passing of the new law, however, ha4 of course the righc of existenee til sewryrk,.ed by the de- cision of a C?urt, evea tbouigh their proprietors thought proper for so.nc dtime to discontinue their reg2ulla publication. The A-Warque was one of the journals thus placed in a state of suspexded anim,wation. It was at its origin a L,iberal print: itz powers were benumboed, and its light exOinguished, under that clhe. racter; but in its late reitoration to life, it ftound i:self in the drnih of the Ultra-Royulist opposition. M. de la BotRDnoF42AYE and uis frierds, in looking oUt for an organ to "xprews their opinions, and in seeking substitutes for the journals which the baude noire of the ^ li:nistry were demolishing, cust tLeir eyes on the ruins of the Aristei'21e. and having purchased its title, resolved to establish the publication under new auspices. Two nunmbers appeared, and were seized bythe police. The law ofnlcers of tie Crown prose- cuted the responsible editor before the Correctional Court for the of. fanceof publishinga newjournal withoutthe consent oftheKiNG.The Court chiqmissed the complaint, wid permitted thc editor to continue his journal. The XI.-G'S law officers appealed to the Royal Court egainst this *entence; and on Tuesday last this latter Court con- firn.ed the originai judgmetst of the lower Court, decided against the public prosecutor, ordered the s-eized numbers of the journal to be restored. and permitted the proprietors to continue its publication. MWe are told that the verdict in this case was received with bravos tand plaudits. FREXrCH Fune8.--uly 14.-Fire per Cents. opened at 99. 10.; closed at 99. 16. Bank Stelt, 1,900. Neapolitan five per Centg. in ducats, 86i. Rentes tl'Espagne, 18. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 57. J. de Janvier, 1826. Exchange on London, I tnonth, 25. I5.: three months, 2b. IO.-Cour Aer6tiqn0li.
High Court Of Delegates, ...
The Times, 1824-07-17T00:00:00

Iejore te u3onflyeIegates at L'octors uommtions tins morntng, this cause was called. The proctor'for lady Briscoe having been assigned to bring in his witnesses to-day, the counsel for Sir Wastell Briscoc prayed that somc early day might be named for enforcing this assignation on the other side, annd proposed that the witnesses in question sbduldbe produced this day inonth. The counsel for Ljadv Briseoc opposed the motion, on the ground that the rompolsorics to compel the attendance of witnesses were not returnable until the first day of next Term. After a warm digcussion betweer the counsel in this long depend- ing suit, the Con.TDelegates fixed the firet day of next Term for the assianation. 1IIGH COURT OF DEI,G ATES. FRIDAY. JULY 16. BRtLSCOE V. BRI5COE.
Births
The Times, 1824-11-11T00:00:00

BIRTHS. On the 5ti instant, at the house of her father, Sir George fd. Keith, Bart., CamTberwell, thc lady of J. F. Ellerton, Esq., of the HOn. EtSt India Conpanv's Civil Service, of a claughter. On Wednesday. MSr. Eiwarcl Du B->is. of rs son.
OUTLAWRY OF THE BISHOP OF...
The Times, 1824-12-23T00:00:00

OUTLAWRY OF THE BisuoP OF CLOGHER.-On SU1- day laAt, after a vCry excellent sermon had becn delivered by the Rev. Dr. Busfield, E"enihg Lecturer at AMarylebono ?husch, and as the congregation were on the point of departing, a well.dreased man ariested their attention, by reading, in a vcry load tone, the following words from a paper he held in hig hand "O , O yes, Oyes-Corne forth awil surrendoryourselfto the Sherif of Mldl1 sex. ou tle ctave of St. Hilary. for r. oartalin nilde. mneanibur, or you wll be outlawred. "WIWM. K hMP, "1mar yiebone, Dec. 19P. i824." "8a11ff to Shec said Sheriff. The congregation were astounded, and as tnany could not diitinctly bear, it was a considerable time before the church and its spacious yarnl could be cleared. The notice is now to be seen pasted on the grincipal door of l1arylebone church), and whichi, it is mstonishing. uas not before been noticed in any of the papers. MELANCHOLY CASE.-Yestertlay between 11 and 12 o'clock in the morning a most melancholy accident occurred on the river. A party consisting of five privates of the 57cti regiment of t'oot embarked at Giravesend; with their wives and families, on board, the railing packet Ring Georf e IZ., in pursuance of their roOte from Chatham to CChelsea, when off Btagsby's-lole. Woolwlich- reach, a sudden squall laid tbe vessel on her beam ends, and, la- mcrtable to relate, involved in its conse uences the death of two in- dividuals, the wife and child of WVilliam Hilliard, one of the Roldiers, who was standing upon the (leck, lis arm encircled round the waist of his wife, who held the shild in her arms, all of whom were wasbed overboard. The husband kept his hold uttil rendered senseless by being dashed against a boat towing at the Otern, and 7azs saved frain death by the exertions of his comrades, and one of the sailors : his wife and child becaume a prey to the watery element. On the persoi of the soldier's wife were seven sovereigns and 15s. in silver, her and her husband's little all. Erratum.-The name of Benson was by mistake inserted in the liet of the jury on the case of " Foote v. fipyne,`" iatead of C7 eg.
Marine Insurance.
The Times, 1824-05-15T00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TlMES. Sir,-Mr. Fowell Buxton has given notice of his intention to move, in the House of Commons, on Monday next, for a Committee on the act of the 6tlh of Geo. I., granting char- ters to the Royal Exchange and Londlon Assurance Compa. nies for insuring ships and merchandise at sea. As one side of the argument on this question, allow me to annex an extract from a report made at a general meeting of- the subscribers to Llo d's, wvho are, of course, deeply interested in the result, on the I4th of June, 1810, relative to the then intentled Mtarine Insurance Company:- " A bill was next brought into Parliament by the promoters of the new 31larine Insurance Company, and it appeared, on a perusal of it, that they had abandoned the idea of obtaining a clharter, or any act of incorporation; the bill merely having tbr its object a repeal of so much of the act of 6 Geo. r. c. 18, as gives the exclusive pri- vilege to the Royal Exchange and Lon Ion Assurance Companies of insuring in partnership, and of lending money on bottomry. " On the first view of this bill, it may possibly occur to many underwriters, tlhat there was no very great objection to it, as being calculated merely to open the insurance business to all upon equal terms: but upon due consideration of the measure, and the conse- (luences to which it would naturallv lead, your Committee were una- nimously of opinion that it would be attended with much greater evils to this houoe, anti to the commercial world at large, than the establishmenit of any single new chaitered company. The effect of taking off the legal restraint imposed by the act, would instantlv be, that every Fire-office in London and Westminster would be con- vertd into a Dfarine Insurance Company; that many other compa- nies would also be established in Londlon, and aU the out-poets in Great Britain would likewise have their Alarine Insurance Com- panies. ; It was, therefore, the decided opinion of your Committee, from every thing wbich had come urider their consideration since thev were appointed, that any alteration in the law, which in its effect might permit insurmnce companies to be formed at pleasure, undAer the denomination of joint-stock companies, would not only militate against the interests ot the private underwriters, and be highly in- jurious to the merchants, btut be prodtctive also of great public miechief, by ening a field for tiumerous schemes and speculations, particularly laculated to tempt ard delude the public from the chances that are necessarily attendant upon every species Or insur- ance business" t A SUBSCRIBER TO LLOYD'S. MIARINE INSURANCE.
In the mania for new proj...
The Times, 1824-06-01T00:00:00

In the mania .fof new projects which exis ted in the year 1720, no less than 200 schemes of various kinds were set on foot, olf which no trace remains at the present day. iMlac- phersot, in his " history of ' Comnerce," enumerates a porlon of them, and gives a list of the sums paid on them, artd tlie hghest prices to which they ose. Among these, the welT-knon' South Sea babble was not the most re- markable. (On those shares 10ol. was paid, and they after- wards rose to 1,0001., being ten times the original capital ; but the shares in the York fiuildings Company, on wlich 101. was paid, rose to 3007., being 30 times the original cost; and in one scheme for " bringing fresh fish to Lon- don," the shares vere sold at 160L. belfore an) deposit had beeni tuade. The fate ofallthesesplendid undlertakingsaffords a salutary lesson to the speculators of the present period. DEM ERARtA.-(From the Glasgow Courier of Tfhursday last.)-At a late hour this forenoon, we were favoured with thie per. usal of letters from Demerara to the 15th ult., brought by the BE- tannia to Liverpool. These, we regret to state, inform us, that the militia had been again called out, in consequence of reports of an- other projected revolt intended to take place on the Easter holydays. One negro had been brought in from the west coast, who had been found with some muskets and bullets, but, upon investigation, it was ascertained that these had been given, him by his master to shoot deer. From the east coast the alarm was more sernous. A negro bad been brought in belonging to Resouvenir Estate, where Saiith the Mlissionary lived, and which slave had been concerned iri the late revolt. le was secared by the well-disposed negroes upon a neighbouring estate, whila in the act of making an attempt to in. duce them to nise on Easter AMonday, and emancipate themsselves, which, he said, they could now more readily effect than formerly. He is under examination, together with another man who is con- nected with him. The alarm had, however, in some degree subsided, upon its being ascertained that he was intoxicated when he made the declartion. lDrunken people,however, sometimnes let out important truths. The rnilitia were ealled out and placed on permanent duty, and wereexpected to remain so, till General D'Urban arrived. Strong instructions had conme out from Lord B3athurst, directing him upon his arrival to issue a proclamnation, watning the negroes of the dan- ger of listening to incendiaries, and directing him to put down every attempt at rebellion, in the most summary. manner. This had in some measure quieted the minds of the white inhabitants, but still ,the mindsofthe negtotswerebyno means-in a settled state. They :-lok upon the removal of Governor Murray as conveying on the q part of his Majestya mtakeddisapprobation of his condact.
Hackney-Coach Fares.
The Times, 1824-07-30T00:00:00

TO QTHB EDTT6iOT1F TIIE TI.liE Sir,-Yrom the very frequetnt ovtechargco made by backney- ach drivers, antd, unless quietly submnitted to-br tlhe paeaefully dnguose-, the unpleasant disputes wnd querrcllings witb coaclhmen, or thestili more unpleasant task of appearing in arrry against thent in a&.ublic court of justice, it kecsmee very desirable that sornc remedy should be applied to the evnl; and I anm glad to see it called to puIV)ic, no- tice by the letters lately inserted ini your paper. I cannot, however, but imarine the plan proposed by "An Invalid" to beaa very im. practicable one; an'd am disposed to tbink ilhey masitge these tllings better in France. In Paris, thefiac c or cabrlolet is taken by time ir by the" coarsr (a drive), at the choice of the taker. If takern bi tltstes the 1irst hour mnst bc paidf.ox, *whether.tlthcfl3cre or cabriolet ts discharged ulder-the time or not .but the time over the first hour is to be c6arged for according to the actual dur4tion of the engage. mont, coniputing the fractianal part- of an hour; and you ar,e of. course at libertv 'o stot) as frequtently as vats please.. But when takents by the coirs. thle engarement is termirrated vhenever yQo U stop. In this there can be no difference or dispute.- If t^ken by rime, your own watch giies you at once the amotit -of the fare; and if by thle cours, the determitnation of their numiiber can scarccly ever andmitof. controversy. Whereasr in lIondon, vou liave first to estimnate thse distance travelled, whica is no eaisy marter; andl,when that,is ascer tained. to find the amount of tbe charge by referenec to a cmniplexly constructed table of fares, which it is nio easy task to rentemtbr.. This very difficulty it is that the coacliditen take advtanage-of) arid until the manncrtof ewisating tbecoach-t.fres is put tz-anplanpmore plaitu and simple, and subiect to less doutit than thetpxeserit' 'gle sanse inconstotmence must remrnain The )?=is system aaswers every purpose thatscan be wished. Ifyou.intend. ti mak a lonig drive, 't make a distant call without stopping at goy intetfiedjae place, you will take a fiacre or cibriolet by the cop:e ; but ifyspu wiili to tnaki a nunmber of sh-ort calls, yqu.thienvwill take it by 'the time. I hayci myvelf fouud this regulation very convenient, 'attl nverril nt. svitb hpy attenmpt at overcharge ; and as that kintd cif buncst! or fgii- dealIng is not over-abundant amnong ou.r ueitchboiirs, I attriute i iiih this instahce more to the excellency of the reguLitioi Fthan the 01spb. sition of the cacl-drivers ; and I am sbo cnvinced that it would re. -.Av st. -vil comml;iinMs of here. that -I should be verv gtla So see it in(roduced. . __ Z.' 1HACKNEY-COACII FARES.
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-10-11T00:00:00

bliY-.At a tire which lately -happened in one of the newlv biuilt 6treets, one of the contiguouIs Louses was in very considerable den. ger in consequence of the verandah in the front of the house having ,cauzht fire, and communicated the flames to the adjoining buildinig. This species of danger appears to be overlooked by thec district sur- veyors, as I obi;erve many- wooden verandzhs in the fronts of several newr houses which is, directly contrarv to the Building Act, which c~pessy dclres tht al rojctinsof this kind shall1 be formed As noting tnds s muchto kepumblic officeTH to,it strict per.; foreane ofthei duy a occsioal ints of thisi kind tn the newr- pA!~ust,tl1t tis ommuicaionwill ah,ft,a-A_ -~;.I, 1-~ A,_ Aatii air, Your obedient servant, IGNIS. TO THE EDITOR OF TIHE TIMES.
Covent-Garden Theatre.
The Times, 1824-11-08T00:00:00

Mrs. Sloman repeated tbe part of BRalvi&ra at this house on Sa- turday night, and with an evident improvement upon the style of her first perfiormance. Her last scene was in a great measure free from the objection which we took to it on Wednesdav evening; and the scene in which she reproaches Jq,1icr for having sold himself w the con pimtors, was played with very considerable spirit and pas. slon. As on her firstappearance, she was most successful in her ex. pression of pathos; arid, in order that none of the effect of that power should be lost in a character like Belvidera, it becomes ne- cessarv always to abstain from using it, wherever an excuse can be found for doing so. Perhaps the firgt scene of the character might be played with a little more cheerfuiness than Mrs. Sloman throws into it: for there is abundance of weeping after- wards (under better circumstances), which neither can be, nor need to be abated. WVith a little rezolution not to let the applause her prbtesustion commands lead her into employing it too frequently, she will decidedly be the best Belvidera we have seen since the time of Miss O'Neil. The revived melo-drama of Thte Escapes followed, and considerable exertinn in the wayo f scenery and decaratios has been bestowed upon it. It was extremelypopular when fritproduced; and the music alone, when well executed, is worth going to hear. CO VENT-GAR DEN THEA TRE.
Brazil.
The Times, 1824-12-30T00:00:00

We have extracted from the DTario Fluminense (a Bra- zilian newstaper, published at Rio dte Janeiro) of the 22d of October, the fo1lowing letter, addtre.sed by some of the German emigrants lately arrived there, to IMo7nsenbor Mi- randa, Inspector-General of Foreign Colouists, which we think deserving of selection, since it tends to prove the good reception given, and protection affbrded, by the Bra- zilian Government to persons desirous of settling in that country:- Sir,-Having arrived inthemost benign of Clinatea, comrenccd a new era in Gt political and pltyrical career, and beceiv. das brethren by aU ranks of the great BraZilian nationL, we revere as our comnmon Father, the most augU(t and muaificest EMperor Dom Pedro L, and are led to hope that better things are in store, not only for us, but lik-Pwise for our children's children. Your Excellency bas been the meens, in the bands of Providenec, and under the auspices of vour atugust and most gracioar Emperor, and of your generous nation, of accomplishing ro desirable an ob- ject: taking, therefore, into onr consideration the benefits that bare been conferred on us, and which have been attended with a greae expense, we beg leave to expreis to you:r ErMeelkacy ourmnost sincere thanks and heartfelt acknowledgments * and to nsiure your Exccl- lency that we shal] ever be unremitting iu or exertions to render oumelves, if possible, deserving such great favourand coudescension, by leading livea distingujFhed by pioushand virtuous scfsons. What. ever we may be defldent in the manifesting of our gratitude by words and actian, vie will endeavour to znpply by our orisons. ffur spirit shallsoar to the Thtrone of Eternal Mlaje.sty, and sapplisate hian to pour his superabanading blessings on HIlS Imperial Maje*ty, lhi august Family, and your iExscelleney, the authers of so muchi good. Hfavng indirectly convaed .our serrstiseut to your Dxcellen6y, we humnbly entreat that you wilt be plvased to lay them likewise at the foot of outr most benelent ESmperor's thrie, as a anall ho. nmage from oar grateful hearts BRAZIL.
Deaths
The Times, 1824-06-26T00:00:00

On Wednesdav, the 23d inst. in the 5t r f h e Mr. Bass widow of thte late George Bass, Surgeo BN,woin1798, first aiscovered the Straits which seDarate Van Diemen's Land from the saUthetn ex(vetnity ~d New Hollana. On Tuesday lnst, at Downham, Norfolk, in thte 55th vear of her a-e Elizabeth, relict of the Rev. Martin Coulcher, St. A., late .laster of thte Grammar School, Lynn. On Ftiday enming, the 25th inst., Henry Pigous Comyn, aged 3 years, youngest son of Edward Richard Comyn, Esq., oll ecklen- burgh.'quare. On the 21st inst., Charles Reynolds, of Charlton, Bliddlesex, On7the= inst., at Chelsea, aged 72, Mrs Cary, wife of Mr. John Cary. late of' the Strand.-
To The Editor Of The Time...
The Times, 1824-11-25T00:00:00

Sir,-i send yan the enclosed case, which shonid it be equilly be- neficial to persons arirted withl deafness, your commu.sication, r am sure, will be received with thank.'ulness, if yo%t think proper to give it publicity in your widely-citculated journid. Mlr. John For- teit, now iii his 84th year, residing at FL'ihane, in Aliddiesex, IcAr his hearing for somne years, whichi he attributed to old age. His dis. position was naturally cheerfial and facetious, wbich made hini the more deplore and feel his affliction; hewl as qutite tinabie tvfriesr a-v conversation in compnny, zuud wqs even afraid to venture out andter the idea of being run over by carriags It happened one night he had a most singular dreamr,whichhecommunicated to a friend in tSe morning: 7 I thought 1 was going out to give my pointers an airings, (being renmarl-ably fond of field sports in his younger days), I met withi my surgeon (Alr. Griffith, of Bedford-street, Co-ent.gar- den, who lis been deate xnany years), 1 said to him, ' GriFsith. I'm deaf, can you cure me ?' ?TJe vision iavswered, ' Yes, I can: Takle some poppy beads, and boil thleo, and wai,b your ears."' The xpepc rirnent was tried twice or thrice . perfect eire was the result, andt clilI 4--nhoo.1A. I ;, ;# A. -. A--l t-D .r f.ince it m;nA tried. A COSTN'S t EADER. Noy. 22. -'- -- # Mr. Wallis, co:tch-pmopri9tc.r, X UThanl. - TO TILE EDI TOn op THE TIfES,