Star.
London, England, 1814-09-07 00:00:00

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Mummy's manner-of •litrisg since he toot posses-1
sion of his little Empire, is thus deveribed in sr com-
purnication letely received from a Gentleman, who
was of aparty (three in numbet), that sailed from
Leghorn the latter end or July, on an excursion to
the Islaiid Of Elba
" Atter binding at Porto Ferrajo, we were desired
to give in writing our names, to explain the nature of
our business at Elba, to what nation we belonged,
and from whence we last came. These requisitions
being complied with, -we were very hospitably re-
ceived, and commodiously lodged in the town. It
fortunately occurred, that on walking into the coun-
try the next !pluming, we were overtaken by the Eat-
PERM and two of his attendants, who were on horse-
back. He stopt, saluted us with great affability and
politeness, and then proceeded on his tour. During
the ten days we remained on the Island, we had fre-
quent opportunities of seeing and conversing with
this extra, rdinary character, whose hatred to the
English, we understood, was implacable. The in'aa-
bitants informed us that Islarot.zosi generally rises
at an eariy hour,, and frequently visits the extre-
mities of his dominions before dinner. In his peram-
bulating excursions he mai ks with great care such
spots of ground as appear capable of agricultural im-
provement ; and where he conceives fortifications will
be necessary, to protect the coast against the Barbary'
corsairs, whose sudden attacks andidreadful excesses
the inhabitants have frequently experienced. If the
weather proves unfavourable he /utiles to his study,
'and will seldom speak to any one until dinner is. an-1
nounced.. In the course of the afternoon be enjoys
the-conversation of those friends who have followed
him into exile, and seems to feel a particular satisfac-
tion in examining and contrasting the different forms
of Government that prevailed in .former ages, and
those which now regulate the. European nations.
During a conversation which he held with us a few
days before our departure, he declared that he thought
the English nation had reached the summit of human
greatness, and might be fairly considered, at this day, i
the most enlightened and powerful nation of the earth,
although the population of Great Britain, including
Ireland, did not, as he underst,mid, reach quite to 17
millions. He seemed totake great pleasure in speak-
ing
of the Duke of WELLINGTON, whose capacity,
tary acquirements, firmness and conduct in the field,
he thought was never exceeded by arty Commander
of the present age, nor those who flourished in the
proudest era of the Grecian or Roman history."

BONArARTE is forming a printing establishment a
Elba. The types, presses, &c. have been ordered
from the adjacent Continent. It is believed, that he
addition to The Memoirs of his own Lite," which
will be printed there, he intends, in imitation of the
other Sovereigns of Europe, to publish a Court C:aerile.
By the report it appears that, in the regular army,
during the year 1811, the deaths were 13,476, and
the desertions 5,t;72; in the militia, deaths 977, de-
sertions 2,015. In 1812, in the regular army, deaths
16,409, desertions 6,004 ; militia, deathc 990, de-
sertions 1,367. In 1813, deaths 18,015, desertions
6,284; militia, deaths b7O, desertions 1,363.
The Reports of the Commissioners for executing
the Acts relative to the Improvement of Westminster,
containing the accounts of their receipt and expendi-
ture from May the Bth, 1811, to December the 31st,
1812, are printed by order of the House of Commons.
It appears that, from May 8; 1811, to April 27, 1812,
their receipts, consisting of 81,434., balance remain.
ing in the Bank, of cash under the King's warrant,
£14,545; £1,995 from sale of old materials, and
from divers rents, aMounted to £18,383 6s. Bd.
Their out-goings in Me same period, for compensa-
tions for different interests affected by the alterations,
surveyors' charges of near Jaw, and a bill for law
business of £766, were less than their receipts by tire
stint of £1,318 left in Vie Bank. From April 27,
to December 31, 1812, 'their receipts were £6,436,
including cash under a warrant for £4,436. Their
out-goings in the same period kit a balance in the
Bank of £1,645. The produce of the sales of the
buildings pulled down, was £1,995 ss. Bd. Receipts
from D-cetither 81, 1812, to December 13, 1813,
were £3,473 12s. The disbursements including two
law charges, one of £5OO, and another of £655, were
82306 18s. Then follows the constot'of the Trea-
sury to a grant of land for the Westminster Free
School, and for the removal of St. Margaret's watch-
home, to the New Way, Almonty, the parish of St.
Margaret paying £l5O towards the expense. Their
Lordships decline purchasing the new Court-house,
but recommend the removal of the portico from the
South to the East side of that building, and undertake
to pay the expense. The vacant space to the East
and' West of the Court-house is to be inclosed and
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planted.
Thursday the ground was staked out for the new
' goal and county buildings at Pirth.
A new bridge was lately erected over the Tweed at
Drumelzier, of wood, with landstools of m ison work,
and tresses of cast ii,at to support the miOdle. There
being no bridge on the river nearer than Peebles, this
one promised to be of great utility, being supposed
strong enough for people on horseback. Tuesday
se'nnight one of die rapid floods, so common to this
river, washed away one of the landstools, which led
to the destruction of the whole bridge.

CORONEWS TNQUEST.—Yesterday an inquest was
held at the Light-house, Orange-court, Leicester-
square, on the body of an unknown female, which was
Lund in the bacon, in the Green Park, on Monday
morning. The only evidence adduced was J. Ward,
who deposed, that he was reading at the Green•Paik
Lodge, and saw many persons collected mund the
house, some of whom said that a female was seen in
the bacon. Witness got up and saw the body floating,
and drew it to the margin of the Reservoir; be then
discovered that the vital spark had been lbng extin-
guished ; he laid her on a seat, and went to St. Mar-
tin's work-house for a shell, into which the body was
placed.—Verdict—Found drowned.
An inquest was held on Wednesday last, before
J. BURNHAM, Esq. on the body of a young woman,
servant to Mr. W. Langton, of Cippenham Green,
near Burnham, Bucks ; when it appeared in evidence
that the young woman, having some cutaneous erup-
tion, avas recommended to take a few doses of Ep-
som salts, and that by mistake oxalic acid was admi-
nistercdb instead, which occasioned her death is atom
hours. Verdict—Accidental Death.

. POLICE.

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HATTON GAIDEN.-.l49ffiat ElGott was brought up
yesterday for examhlation, charged on suspicion of
having stolea a large gm intity of bricks, the property
of Mr. John Scott, out (f a brick field, near Ball's-
Pond, in May last, The prisoner was remanded for
further examination.

Joseph Martin was brought up in the custody of
Cooke and Mathews, t:!e two officers who apprehen-
ded him, charged on suspicion of having beets con-
cerned with two others in committing a street rob-
bery. Cooke sutra, that an Irishinan, just arrived
in town, was met, a few days ago, in Long-lane, by
three men, two of wbom held him by the arms, whilst
the other ran off with his box, and that when they
supposed he was stifficiently long gone, they left the
man and ran off different ways. The unfortunate
Man called at this Office and related his story, and
described one of the persons, who, he said, was the
only one he could swear to ; he said that he had the
appearance of a stable boy, and wore a striped
waistcoat with white sleeves to it, which description
answered the prisoner, and,was the cause of his being
apprehended. The officer stated, that the man who
was robbed was now at Gravesend, turd that it was
uncertain when he might be in town, inconsequence
of which the prisoner was diccharged, on giving suf
ticient bail to appear on a future day to Answer the
charge.

- Union Hat.L.--Yesterday John King was charged
by Mr. Herring, of Xlentiali Town, w.th stealing a
great coat. Mr. Herring slated, that he was at Peck•'
ham during the fair, and bad put his great coat into
a small stable at the Inn where his horse- was, and
having d'ne so locked the door, and put the key in
his pocket. Soon alter the pi isoner, who is a profes.
sor of ground and lofty tumbling, slight of hand, and
other arts which occasionally amuse and entertain the
public, and who formed a very prominent member of
Mr. Saunders's company, came to the prosecutor and
requested to have the key of the stable, as he wanted
to feed Mr. Saunders's wonderful great &de learned
poney, which was standing there; the key was given tc
; he fed the poney and returned the key. On
going to the stable a little time afterwards, however,
Mr. Herring missed his great coat, and his suspicions
fell on-Mr. King,who, notwithstanding his assertions
of innocence, was fully committed for trial.

QUIREN-SQUARE.—William Washington Thompson,
alias William Henry Thompson, charged on a former
day, on suspicion of having robbed Mr. Francis'
Dukes, landlord of the Rose and Crown public house,
Downing-street, of All in bank notes, by stealing the
same out of n chest in Mr. Dukes's apartment, was
again brought to this Office yesterday, in custody
and ironed, the case having stood aver in consequence
of Mrs. Dukes's illness, occasioned by the robbery.—
Mr. Dukes stated, that the notes of which he had been
robbed consisted chiefly of twos, fives, tens, and a
twenty ; but, unfortunately, he could not swear to
any of them, he never having taken any numbers.—
The Magistrates said he was very wrong in not taking
the numbers of large notes, as they might be so easily
registered, there being printed books tor the purpose.
Mr. Dukes added, that he thought fie should be able
to bring the robbery home to the prisoner, by proving
the, it:2o note, for he had changed it a short time since
for a Gentleman belongirg to :he Foreign 0 ifvo, 'mho
was out of town at present,.but who wouht retuin in
a few days. He, therefore, begged of the Magis-
trates, in order that he might have the ben, fit of this
witness's evidence, that the prisoner might be reman-
ded for a few cl:tys. The prisoner had lodged iG his
house for a month without ever paying any Ong
lodgings ; and he was now prepared to show that the
young man at the Bar was a • very bad character—
that he had been a thief since he was ten•years of age.
The Magistrates ordered the prisoner to be rema.nded
accordingly, and to be brought, up next week, when,
Mr. Dukes could procure his witness-

GUILDHALL.— Yesterday from fifteen to twenty pri-
soners were examined, charged with picking pockets
in Bartholomew Fair, or apprehended on suspicion,
having watches, silk handkerchiefs, &c. in their pot-
sessi,m, of which they could give no satisfactory
count. They were sent to Bridewell for one month,
to receive the correction of the house. The well-
known practice of bustling was carried on with its
usual effect, by gangs of five or six in number, from
which it was difficult for the officers to. make theirse-
lection, so as to mark the possession of the property
with the ideatiiy of the thief—it beingc, generally han-
ded over to the rest, at the instant the officers pro-
ceeded to search.

MA rtLEOROUGIPSTRUT.—WiIIiant Franth was yes-'
terday charged with robbing Juhn Hobbs, a lAbourer
in Bedfordshire, of a purse, containing 255. at Kemp-
ton, on the borders of Hertfordshire, twelVe months
since. It appeared by the statement of the prosecu-
tor, a man advanced in years, that he met the priso.
nor on the day of the robbery, and tcok him home to
breakfast with him. Previous to leaving his home,
Hibbs counted. 255. into a bag, and took out v.
him. The prisoner accompanied him, and in crossing
a field, the former took the bag containing the money
from him, with violence, and made off. The prisoner
was not seen again until yesterday morning, when the
prosecutor discovered him sitting in a booth at Barnet
Fair, and caused him to be apprehended. The offen-
der confessed himself to be the person who had com-
mitted the robbery. He was fully committed for trial
at the next Assizes at Hertford.

ANTISOUTHCOTTONIAN,-...071 Sunday last one I‘l.
Hollis took his station opposite the Chapel of M.
Tozer, in Duke-street, St. George's.fields, and coni-
, menced a most eloquent address to the multitnde,
which had congregated opposite the gates ; in the
course of which he inveieed with great violence
against Johanna, whom he pronounced an impostor.
The Chapel having been closed Mr. Tozer deemed
it wise to send for an Officer, by whose assistance the
encroacher was conducted to the watch-house, where
he stated himself to be " a servant to the Most High
Goa;" that he lived in Fitzroy-row, Fitzroy-square,
and gained a livelihood by clearing shoes and carry-
ing water for the inhabitants of that neighbourhood ;
that about a fortnight ago, the Word of the Lotto
came to him, signifying that Johanna was a false pro-
phetess, and he had affixed a notice to a watch-boz,
near the Chapel, to the same effect, adding, d, Cursed
be the hand that is lifted up to pull it down." On
being taken before Mr. CHAMBERS, the Magistrate, he
was committed for wain of sureties.

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Greenock.
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wsui, or ail. 04, mercy ire. to wait awn:l:er c ivhil rid sr.
Esq. one (itches hilegirtraies of that Ogee.

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eldest semi of Mr. Al,tatider Mack iy, peon-r,
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dalusia, nannies. Itendlesliant, wi of Lord Resolleciam -
Sept. I'd, et his son's.at h s. tilth year W. FA.
wards, Eng. tisa37 Tagil Aectsitutant•Cseurral 14 the 9ank of
England.
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and, with a few friends, wa, just ati.iut to pro: red to CAR t to
attend the ceremony of a c*, ri.tutiti ; bat while in the act of
kissing the chill, she dropped dowu and ..tpit;edintineslianty.
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