Star.
London, England, 1815-05-11 00:00:00

l'U1.1T1(•S AND FIN.ANCE.

The Editor of the Journal & l' Empire bestows great
praise on Bonaparte's financial knowledge. On NI
head, ask the bankers of Paris. What was their a..
tonishment when he assembled them a short tune
before the baptism of his son, and talked su st rangetyt,
that must of them thought he meant to anit.,e hit!,
self with wretched pleasantries, as was often leis prat -
tice. But they soon saw it Was not a fit of gaiety,
when he asked them in a rage why they dared to
utter bills of exchange, because he maintained this
WAS coining money, a right which belonged only L.
the Sovereign.
Several Ministers, with portfolios under their arms,
begged to dispatch their business. Bonaparte walk :i
about with great strides, talking alone, and incessantly.
His ideas were as crude and disi,,iiitekt as hi; words.
At last he s.tid he would get at the fortunes of the
port-folio gentry—he repeated the remark with en:
phasis. It was Soon spread over Paris, and diffused
alarm among the capitalists.
They recollected the coolness with which he re.
hued payment of the bills which came from the c:)-
litanies : though drawn by order of Goveannient is
exchange for value received by it, they were di:ho.
mned, and reduced several tamilies to misery. I:
is certain that general alarm then spread through ail
France. His frequent remark was repeated—"" pri.
vale fortunes are the fortune of the State: it is I whi
am the State." Many persons aelieved that he lad
formed a plan of laying hold of all property.
But at last his vast financial science led him to the
abandonment of his treasure on the plains of IsliK
cow, and even to invite the soldiers to take all the.
money they c.suld.carry. Then came reverses, fligle.
pestilence, and the cramming of men in the hospitals.
A saying, originating with the soldiers of the !lupe.
rial• Guard, was then common through all France.—
On entering a • town, weak, bioken down, and with
difficulty•dragging their bodies along, they used to
ask---6,..Wheie are Napoleon's .shambles
they.explained by saying, they .askeViar the military
!mots!. It was thus his vast financial science cot:.
'ducted to immense hospitals. If this be glory, we
!acknowledge 'that Napoleon Bonaparte can nevc:
hitve too many altars, nortasO much Incense.
• A few words as to the ori.lec Jitiven.to the Tufw-te
std oppose the marriages of ricli young Ladies, until
they should be known ancriiirovki by Governmew,
tt list of these'young Ladies, Staling their fortune,
fArtaly, &c. was datum/fish and the design was an-
nounced of disposing of their hand lo men agreeable
to the government. The plan announced of de.
Glaring the Emperor tutor of all rich -minors is not
t Tgotten. This plan was read to the Council of
State. The Counsellors, accustomed as they were to
such measurestgrew pale with affright. Cambaceres,
when applied to, declared that the plan curie from
Dresdeo, and that it was the work of his Majesty.
What, also, are we to say of those famous licences,
in virtue of which the great rnau was also the greatest
merchant in the state ? A licence was given to a
merchant on condition of putting on board his vessel
a certain quantity of Lyons silks. These goods being
prohibited in England, were thrown into the sea by
the ship-owners. They bad a right so to do, having
purchased them ; but on their return the crew was
interrogated, and Bonaparte ordered the seizure of
the vessel for throwing into the sea goods it was im-
possible to sell. Other vessels departing with licences,
though they had complied with all the conditions,
were confiscated on their return because the legisla-
tion was changed in the mean time.

AUTHENTIC REPLY OF TILE NATIONAL GUARD OF ROCE3

TO THATUF AMIENS.

The brave National Guard of Amiens has gene•
rously struck the first blow; it has resounded through•
out all France : our hearts, lull of patriotic devoted-
ness, hasten to reply to this appeal of brave men.—
The sentiments of the inhabitants of the Somme are
our's : they are those of all Frenchmen. The Allies
are our friends: they come to deliver tis. Let us
not- be indifferent in our own cause; let ns strike
'iltery one who wishes to compel us to combat our
legitimate Sovereign. Inhabitants of the Lower
&tnes we unanimously swear it—should the Satellites
.the Tyrant dare to come amongst us, they shall
receive the punishment of their crimes :—they come
only to slaughter us; they shall fall under our blows.
rive it Rol !

THIS LAST GOLDEN ?RIZ! F.VER Da/mg.—No.
12,688, entitled on Saturday, April 15, to ONE
THOUSAND GUINEAS, Mai sold at. WEBB'S truly fortu-
mite Office, No. 17, Ludgate-street, (near St. Paul's)
where 3((10 more Guineas, and another ieit).l%,C
Prize are naw on sale.—Nerr SATURDAY the whole
Law), will be Drawn, and Wiwi is prepared with a
sufficient quantity of the precious Aletal In Fly
aide's Prizes without any deduction as soup as tLe'y
aye proclaimed.
Next Saturday the Lottery will begin and finish.
Only 5000 Tickets, which are nearly disposed of.—
Hountair and Co. acquaint their Friends that the!
pay in Gold—One Prize of 2(X)0 Guineas, and TWO
of S(X) each. Also a Grand Prize of sCSO,OOO, and
o:her Capital Prizes. Tickets Alld Shares are selling
by Hottssax and Co. who sold, in the last 15 months.
Three of ait20,060, Three Of ag10,600, besides Prizes
of £5009, se2ooo, £lOOO, £5OO, Sec. etc. all at
No. 211, Cornkiil.

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THE EVENTING STAR.

LONDON.

!sLXT SATURDAY ALL THE LQITERY MUST BE
DRAWN—ONLY 5,000 TlCKETS—aso,uoo PRIZE—
• mu GUINEAS IN GOLD.
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THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1815.
ri ICE OF 4TtieKs rims DAY TWELVE O'CLOCIC:
CousotssB}l —for account 55H—Boods I Is. 12.. pre.
Reduced 5741-4 per Ct. 71179-5 per Ct. Na•y We
Scrip. pre.—Esch. Sills Ya. to ss. pre.

Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday have arrived.
rheir contents tend to confirm the opinion we have
more than once hazarded, that BONAPARTE is afraid
to quit Paris. He was still in Paris on• Monday. It
announced that the works have commenced for
the defence of the capital.; 600 men are employed;
their number is to be augmented to 10,000 ; and, for
their farther consolation, the Parisians have been in.
formed that means have been adopted for laying
part of the neighbourhood under water, should the
ocmy dare to approach. The good people have
other cordials of the same kind administered through
the medium of the Miniters : they are told of 500,000
veteran soldiers and 30,000 officers, all armed for
the defence of the country, besides new levies, Na-
tion.d Guards, Ix. All this must be very satisfactOry;
and it would he highly unreasonable no doubt to in-
quire who had made all this necessary ? but such
questions are asked, and, even among a people pro-
verbial for levity, they prodUce shrugs of evil fore-
boding., which cannot but distress the good men who
r.. au govern France and seek only her safety and peace.
To add to BONAPARTE'S distress, it can no longer
be disguised, even in the Paris Papers, that the affairs
of King Joitentss are in a most ruinous state. Let-
ters ache 25th April, from Milan, speak of the great
disorganization of his army. In short, we consider
it as ruined; and what adds to the general distress,
1.; the unriaronablasess of the Anstkiank in refusing to
treat for an armistice ! I

The miserable keeper of an old iron shop has been
ire.s...nted to BOWAPARTIC, and made a Chevalier of
Cie Legion of Honour, for delivering tsp a few rusty
Eagles, which had been sold to him as old metal.
Wre select the following extracts :