Star.
London, England, 1824-04-30 00:00:00

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WINDSOR, APRIL 29. The we are happy to
state, is much beater to-day, his. cough having greatly
abated ; but his MAJESTY is still confined to his room.
Hopes are entertained that his MAJESTY will in a day
or two be sufficiently recovered to enjoy his favourite
excursions to the Lodge.

Yesterday, the Princess A UOUSTA received units #tom
the Ductless of (hentusTra and du. Princess SOPHIA.

The Princess ,iyouvrA dined with the Duke and
Duchess of GLorcFsrun yrgerday.
The Alaiquit, and Marchioness of LassnowN enter-
tained a party at dinner yesttrday, at Lan.sdown Douse:.
The Duke of lionx had a large dinner party yester-
d.ty,at his house in St. James's.

The Duke of GitAFroN gave a grand dinner yester-
day to a party of distinction, at his house in adrgeg-street.
Lord HENLEY had et dinner party ye,terday, in Hett-
ford-street.

Sir CfrARLES and Lady HULSE entertained a large
party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Burlington-street.
The Duke of ST. ALBAN'S and the Ladies B-EAUCLERK
have returned from their seat, G.ltton, Surrey.
Lord and Lady COLCHESTER art ived yesterday at their
house in Spring-gardens, from Brighton.
The Hon. iNIr. and Mrs. SrortoEs BOURNE- arrived
yesterday ir. Scuth Außty-street, from Westbrook, Alban's.
The Countess of DA I+ TMOUTEI at rived yesterday at her
:$0113.! in Bet Itcley-scriare, for the sea;o11, from her seat, Blackheath.
Sir JOHN Suu,f;wr and f.tinily arrived yesterday in
town, from tlicir seat in

The NJat gni, and iliarcidonecs Of STAFFORD arrived
at Clevel,nd 1 louse yesterday, from their seat, Richmond-hilt.
Yeverday the Duke of Wet.t.rNGTox arrived in
town, !:it we are concerned to state that he does not appear much
improvt-d in health.

LoNuEvi•ty —A few days since, died in the work-
holm of S.,int Botolph, Bishopsgate a female of the name of
Bridget Atiderson, who had attained her 107th year; she re.
tiitied all her faculties to the last, she was formerly a respectable
inhabitant of that parish, and had been an inmate of the above work-
house twelve years, where every attention was paid to her.
Wednesday a young Lady of most respectable con-
nections went to an eminent haberdasher in the neigh-
bourhood of Oxford-street, and, after bespeaking a silk
cloak, she requested to be shewn some laces, in order to
choose a pattern for the trimming to go round it. Many
pieces v:eee displayed before her for the purpose, when
at the same time she carelessly took from her muff her
handkerchief, and laid by the side of them. After a
few minutes spent in a careful inspection, she fixed on
one; aid, while giving the necessary directions of the
manner in which it was to be placed, she very adroitly
swept off several other pieces with her handkerchief, and
secreted them within her muff. Fortunately one of the
shopmen on the opposite side of the counter had watched
the motions of this I-Alienable peculator, and made
known his suspicions to his master, who, just as the
Lady was leaving the shop, very politely desired her to
walk up stairs into his dininivroons, as he had some-
thing of importance to communicate to her; to which
she very readily acquiesced; and when requested to re-
store those laces which she had put into her muff with
her handkerchief, she at first betrayed considerable
emotion, but, recovering from the alarm which such a
discovery so naturally occasioned, she returned them
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with the greatest composure, at the same time apologis-
ing for her • mistake. In consideration of her being a
person of consequence, she was suffered to depart with
a severe reprimand.
• The projected bridge from Hammersmith to Barnes
will shorten the way to Richmond, as well as to the
great Western Road not less than a mile, besides avoid-
ing the town pavement of Br entford.
it is stated in the American Newspapers that the Ir..
dian tribes suspected of forming a league against the
Whites, have 20,000 warriors, and the American set-
tlers opposed to them are stated at only :;4000, thinly
scattered along a frontier of immense extent: Several
French men of war had, been hovering ark, the coast of
Hayti; which circumstance, in conjunction with the ru-
moured arrival.of an expedition at Martinique, had ex-
cited fears that an attack was meditated on Hay t..

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