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NAPOLEON B9NAPARTE,

The following is an extract of a letter from a
tradesman of respectability at St. Helena, em-
ployed upon the flume! of Bonaparte. It is
dated—
Nat. Bekaa, May 20, 18t1.
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" Yoe will of course have heard of Bonaparte's
dissolution, but perhaps • few facts from an eye.
witness respecting that important event may slot be
deemed tedious. Bonaparte had been sick at inter-
vals ever since I have been on the island, but never
considered dangerously so by the faculty until
about two months back, when lie evidently began
to decline, and of course every possible attention
was paid to him, hut without effect; he died on
the 3th instant, Saturday evening, at half-past five
o'clock. After his decease he was dressed in full
uniform, with cocked hat, boots and spurs, and
laid out in state.
" The Vanse morning I received orders for the
coffins for the illustrious deceased, which were of
course execute,' with all possible dispatch. The
shell was made of one-inch mahogany, lined with
tin and covered with led outside. The tin was af.
terwarda covered with white satin; pillow and mat.
tress of the same. The outside coffin was made of
Spanish mahogany, the top and sides fine colic
carts; and I dovetailed it together and polished it
with my own hands in the highest possible manner
that my poor abilities would allow of. There was
no inscription whatever on the coffin.
" On Wednesday morning I rode up to Long.
wood, and enclosed the body in the coffins, with
silver-head screws. Enclosed with him in the
coffin were a silver urn coutaining his hear►, and
another containing his stomach. and all the coins
that were issued during his reign ; together with a
knife and fork, a spoon, and one plate, all of silver.
I saw his heart before it was soldered up in the urn,
which was permitted to me as a great favour.
" The pall at the fasters) was of purple velvet,
on which was placed the cloak or mantle and
sword, which Bonaparte wore at the battle of Wa-
terloo. and on the head of the coffin a cushion and
crucifix. The coffin was placed ots a braise drawn
by four of his own carriage horses, and the pro.
cession moved towards the place of interment, which
was his own choice.

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" Soon after he went to Longwood to reside he
complained of the badness of the water, and at that
time Madame Bertrand lived at Huit's Gate, about
one mile from Longwood, at the top of a very pretty
fertile valley, known here by the amine of Scowler
Vale. Bonaparte frequently visited Madame Ber-
trand, cod observed how very superior the water
which he drank there was to that which he got at
Longwood ; and, on being informed that it was pro.
cured from a spring down the Vale, lie expressed •
wish to walk and see the well. He weut there
with Madame Bertrand. and after examining the
water, he noticed a willow tree growing about ten
yards from the well. Viewing it in silence fur a
few seconds, he said, 'Should 1 die on this Island,
1 would wish to ba buried under that tree; and I
will drink no water liutifrom this spring.' When
he returned lame he furnished one of Ms servants.
a Chinese, with two silver bottles, holding about is
gallon each, sod sent him immediately to the
spring for water—and the same Chinese has had no
other employment than fetching water its these bot-
tles twice a day fur the lest five years.
" The land where the corpse of this extrordinary
moo is deposited belongs to Mr. Torbet, a very re-
spectable ►hopkeeper in lames Town. It is now
called ► Nepoleon'a Vale,' and is very much fee.
quented by the imihabitaut►. The grave was lined
with stout., amid covered with a plan, slab of the
same matersol."

svivavvv D. Bvvvinuf.—We are requested by
Mr. Baaapasi to 111011 C, that as soon as the forms
of law will admit, an application will be wade to
the Court of King* Bench for a new trial in the
above cause.
Naw Gaatio.oa Wednesday New Bere 13. r.
ley appeared at Vl'aterforil Market. The qualitx
was esetitent. It was sold at Ba. 9d. per barrel.
of sixteen stone.
On Monday, the 16th instant, a lot of barley was
begun to be cut down upon the glebe of .Urr,
Dumfriesshire.

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kiOrritßD end dIBBS'S BANICRUPTOr.
Yesterday being they day appointed, after many
adjournments, for the final examination or the hank-
ruptb, when the creditors in general understood that
no further disappointment ',mold take place, there
was a very full attendance of creditors and their
represeutetives, all extremely anxious to hear the
statement that they expected would be made.

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The bankrupts, however, deposed, that their
accounts were not yet so balanced and adjusted as
to exhibit a correct state of their effects and debts
to their creditors. Mr. Adams, the accountant to
the Commission, having been applied to, stated,
that the bankrupts' accounts amounted to 800 in
number, and that Mr. Gibbs has balanced upwards
of SOO in the manner which he conceives is best
calculated to give the creditors a full view of the
debts and credits of the estate, and to chew the man-
ner in which a considerable part of the deficiency has
been disposed of. Mr. Adams proceeded to explain
the method adopted by Mr.Giblis for this purpose,
which was to debit the accounts of all the annuitants
to whom the b.inkrupts had paid their annuities,
without having received them from the grantors,
with the amount of the several semi so paid. This
mode of balancing the account., Mr. Adams
stated, was quite different from his own view of
what was the correct mode of doing it, and would
make a great number of persons appear debtors to
the estate, who were not so by the books as they
stood at the issuing of the commission ; but he
added, it could not have the effect of misleading
any one, as all the accounts were preserved with all
their debts and credits at the time of the bank-
ruptcy, and Mr. Gibbs was making quite a new
statement of all those accounts on which payments
had been made by the bankrupts without their
having received the money themselves.

The Commissioners expressed their satisfaction
that all the accounts would be so stated as to en-
able every one interested to see what would be the
effect of every decision that may be come to on
those annuitants' accounts, who had received pay-
ments from the bankrupts, which bad never been
mule by the grantors. The Commissioners at the
same time intimated, that no alteration had taken
place in the opinion they had formerly given, vie.
that in all those cases in which the annuitant was
informed at the time of receiving the payment, that
the bankrupts had not themselves received it from
the grantor, they (the arn►uitauts) must be held
accountable and debtors to the estate for the pay-
ments so made; but that in ever• case in which no
such intimation had been given, the payment must
be considered a boosafide payment to the annui-
tant, and valid against the bankrupt's estate.
Mr. Adams was also interrogated as to the length
of time it would take to prepare the accounts in
such a manner as would be the most satisfactory to
the creditors. In reply to which he stated, that he
certainly thought it would take Mr. Gibbs a month
at the very least to prepare the accounts for his in.
spection, and that it would, after that should be
done, take himself •mother month for deciding on
their correctness.
The Commissiostere, after some consultation,
agreed that it would be for the interest of the creditors
that the next meeting should be adjourned for two
months, which was accordingly done.
Several creditors proved debts, but without any
thing particular occurring.

WONDRRPUL UNDERTAKING.

Captsia Henderson started yesterday monies at day.
break flea Trifoliate. Herts, to performs his suldertak.
itsi, for • stake of 200 'miscast to ride four biases sixty.
four utiles is four hours, over twelve measured miles of
ground, pert of which was turf. The Captain is as inure.
pid steeple chase rider, and, although this match is inferior
to that performed by Hilton, the horse-dealer, is 1810, the
odds were C •ud 7to 4 against him. He started ups a bay
blood mare, .ad did the 12 miles of grovel as follow :
Mtis. See.
First 12 smiles • . 44 40
Feared ditto
Third ditto
Fourth ditto .. .. 41 42
Fifth ditto .." 45 29
Last 4 miles

4h. Im. 68s.

The match was decided as lost by lie ;ei;ve;wsteh by
two minutes. The rider would have woe Trout the time lust
in wtoenting the third horse, which was not very islet, bet
the fietest or the three when off. The Calash. seemed sore
aturtitell this 'fatigued at losing the math.

SPINNING.

Itiehosood, the Mersa Blatt, wise Ms afforded many
days play is the ring, and whose prowess loss stifled the
conceit of good utillera, called his friends together at the
Tennis-court, in Windaill•street, yesterday, and his weevil
was well.rewarded. The setting to was rood.

Oliver and Bitten made a very good display, sod their
exertions were much applauded.
Carter and Bea Barns was an excellent set-to. Both are
left-handed omen, but the parries prevented them from bring
often placed, sod at ta•igbtiag Ibey afforded lamb noose-
MOM.
Cooper. the Gipsy, asd Brown, pelted away .eerily at
earl' other.

Eales and Spring displayed nisch real science, mad their
precision was mach applauded.
Sampson and Scroggins had • good turn locum at each
other, and skewed that they were strangers to fear.
After Curtis and Richmond's adopted Black had a tarn,
R.cluesood aid Turner wonted op the sports in a good set-to,
and alt were sounded.

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ANOTHER MOVING BOG.

A small tract of bog called Forest Big, about one aid a
half mile from ltoliatistellick, situate about 16 miles is a
Pl. E. direct iou from the bog of Kilsneleedy, has bees strangely
agitated for some days ; it bode upwards, rising to a consi-
derable height; the matter thrown up falls again into the
basin from wheeler it issued; it has sot overflown, bat the
people of the neighbourhood are is coasts*. dread of some
catastrophe occarriag; our informant says, the appearaace
of the place is terrific." There are various cowcarrieg ae-
rostats that the eruption of the bog al Kiloseleady was pre-
ceded by sighter,aaeous noises. We bare sot legrood that
any anise was heard at the Forrest bog, but from tie astute
of the phenomena it is not improbable that souk swim
might have been beard.—(Duldin Evening Port)

The following notice woe posted up in the Court
of Chancery yesterday morning:—
" Notice is hereby gives, that the auuseellor wilt ha
ohlird to Maio\ his pretrut sittings int Natord*lN the nth
.uf August. 0 ELDON, C."

1.41,

COURT OF CHANCERY, Uptakes Iss;
Toast)AT, Jut.? 31.

The LoaD CHANCELLOR sat in his p►ivate room.
THE HON. NEWTON FEI.LOWFS N. THE EARL. OF
PORTSMOUTH, JOHN HANSON, ESQ. One of the
Trustees of the Portsmouth Estates, and OTHERS.

Mr. HART moved on the behalf of the Plaintiff,
that it might be referred to the Master to appoint
a receiver of the trust estates, with power to cut
timber mid dispose of it. It appeared that • bill
bad heen filed by the Plaintiff spinet the Defend-
ant Hinson some time ,rose, as the trustee of the
Portsmouth estates, and the Noble Earl, as teihnit
for life. By the will of the late Earl of Ports
mouth, who died on the 17th of May, 1797. it was
provided that the Port.. iiiiii th estates in England
and Ireland should he toijoyed by his eldest sou,
the present Ertl of Ports ..... uth, during his life,
subject to remain aiinuitits legacies, and at hi,
death to devolve to his issue ; and in case he
should die without issue, that they should revert to
Cie second son of the testator, the Plaintiff, and
has issue. About the year 1799 the Noble De-
fendant. the present Earl, ...erred into prop...-
sale fur marriage with Grace Norton, the daughter
of the late William Lord Granary ; it being deem.
ed unsafe by the relations of his intended wife, as
well as by his own relations, that lie should be left
in the sole management of his estates, he being a
person of weak mmd anti irritable temper, and ora
dirprwition very liable to be imposed upon, a deed
was executed, by which the Earl agreed to give up
his estates from the day of the solemnization of his
intended marriage to the whole and sole control
and management of four trustees, viz. the Hon.
Newton Fellowes, Lord Grantley, John Garnet, and
John Hanson, who were empowered to take what
measures they might suppose to be beneficial to the
estates, end also to place annually the sum of 6001.
in the British funds until it accumulated to 14,0001.
when they were to apply the surplus in liquidation
of the pecuniary claims on the estate, or in support
of the Earl end his family. It was also covenanted
by the deed that the trustees should make up a true
account of all the receipts and disbursements respect-
ing the estateson or before the 25th day of December
iii every year. The deed further provided, that in case
of the death of any of the trustees the remaining
trustees might appoint successors to the trustees so
dying. In consequence thereof, upon the death of
Mr. Garnet, Mr. Justice Best was appointed •
trustee in his room. Soon after the executi,in of
the deed, the marriage of the Earl with Miss Norton
was solemnised. The Countess died in October,
1813, and iu the month of March following the
Earl intermarried with 14 daughter of Mr. Henson,
one of the trustees, who had acted as Solicitor both
to the present and the late Earl of Portsmouth.
The bill charged, that since the marriage of the
Earl with Miss Hanson, Mr. Hanson, by the in-
fluence he had obtained beer the Earl. had con-
verted his trust in a variety of ways to his own
use and advantage, and injured the trusts by Ins
unjust and improper conduct, and bad refused
to come to a full account of his receipts
and disbursements with the other trustees, although
frequently requested to do so by the Plaintiff,
Amongst other acts of misconduct, it was alleged
that the Defendant, Hanson, had possessed I -
self of several beneficial leases of the trust estates,
which he had assigned over to other persons
upon receiving premiums, one of which amounted
to the sum of 700/. He (Mr. Hart) believed it was
to be urged as au excuse for the Deleticlaut
in not giving an account of the money in his hand.,
that his bill of costs as Solicitor to the Earl was
nearly commensurate with the rents which he bad
received from the estates. The Court, however,
would not allow the Defendant Hanson to settle bit
bill of costs in this way. The Learned Counsel
then read some extracts from the answer of the De-
fendant Hanson in which he admitted that he was
io possession of Farley Mum, being part of the
trust estate', for which he paid no rent, and that
he held in his hands rents to the amount of 4,000/.;
but he alleged that Mr. Justice Best and Lord
Grantley had admitted that it was just and
reasonable that he should set off the balance
in hi, Pemeseiou against the debt which was due to
him by the Noble Earl for costs. He (the Learn-
ed Counsel) could ooly say, that if Mr. Justice Best
had made use of that admission, he had not exer-
cised the discretion on that ()coition for which he
was usually remarkable. The Learned Coult-
erl then stated that the Plaintiff had filed • supple-
mentary bill, to which Mr. Sevait. the bailiff in
Ireland to the estattm, and Mr. Wm. Young, the
receiver is that country, were made parties. It
alleged that Mr. Stink fuel received money from
time to time for timber cut down ou the estates in
Ireland, which he had paid to the Noble Plaintiff, in-
stead of paying it to the trustees, and that Mr.
Young had in his hands, on account of the rents of
the estates in Ireland, 3,000 f. which lie refused to
account to the trustees for. It was therefore
preyed that they might be dismissed from their re.
spective situations. He (the Learued Counsel) did
not consider it was necessary fur him to take up the
further time of the Court, us he was convinced he
had stated sufficient to induce his Lordship to ap-
point a receiver as prayed for.
Mr. WETHERELL and Mr. BELL followed on the
same side.
The Arroomair-GILSERAL, Counsel for the De-
fendant, the Earl of Portsmouth, resisted the ap-
plication altogether, es being utiwarrauted. He
coutended that the effect of the trust deed expired
oii the death of the first Countess of Portsmouth.
He maintained that this Noble Defendant was com-
petent to manage his own affairs surf estates, and
that he had received very vexatious conduct from
the trustee", particularly from the Minutia; his
brother.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" For the purpose of
this motion I am bound to take the deed of trust as
a Imiauffde instrument, at the saute time I am of
opinion, if the deed was necessary, that the Noble
Earl ought not to have been allowed to enter into
the solemn engagement of marriage. Whether it
ought to stand or not ass valid instrument isaumber
question, that is not now before me."
The Arrotorer-OsmeaoL said, it was the in.
tention of his ' • Client to apply to *. Court

Noble _ _ _ co the
to declare the deed null and void.
Mr.. TIM LOllll followed on the um• side.
Mr. HIALDs Counsel for the Defendant Hanson,

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