Star.
London, England, 1825-03-28 00:00:00

CEEENIIICR oassitPATORY.

TO till EDITOR OF THB STAR.
3IR-4 shall be glad to know what notice hai been
already taken of the 'extraordinary charge made against
the Greenwich Observations fir 1821 and 1822, in the
Philosophial Aldwasine of January last, by Mr. Lee,
if any of) four Cwrespondents can inform me? as I
understand, if nothing is done publicly to correct the
alleged mistakes, something iow in preparation on
that head; frill be printed in the Foreign Jo'irnals.
Tour's &. ASTRokOMICUS.

LITERATURE.
TAi Loll Days of the Entpror Napokon. By Doctor
F. AIiTiMMARCHII his Physician. 2 Vols. Svo. 1.04-
dOll. 1b26.

Much as has already appeared respecting Bona-
parte, thb subject still continues to excite an unvarying
interest; and we shall be most mistaken if it will not be
long ere it is exhausted. The work.; of Month°lon,
Gout-gaud, and Las Cates, have given us a better in-
sight to the teal character of this extrat.rdinary indi-
vidual than we had previously been enahled to obtain,
and the two volumes con•ecrated to his last days by hi•
attendant physician, :hew how he sustained the last act
of the eventful drama of life.

Dr. Antommarchi is an ardent and enthusiastic ad-1
mirer of Napoleon; he denies that he wa, of that vio.
lent temper imputed to him, or that lie was revengeful ;
and he particularly contradicts one assertion, namely,
that Napoleon ever meditated suicide. " Amid! le,
kind, hasty, but just," says the Doctor, g, he took a
plea,rn4 in exalting the services, and in recalling the
noble actions of even those who had offended him ; itr
a word, his mind was as inaccessible to hateful pa .sions,
as it was incapable of yielding to the blows of fate."
The prejudices cf Dr. Antommarchi sometimes carry
him too far in his hostility to the British Government.
The Doctor was sent by Napoleon's mother to attend him
at St. Helena, where he arrived in the Spring of 1819:
his work doe, not contain a Mere diary of the health of
his patient, but includes several interesting conversa-
tions hd had with Napoleon relating to his former life
and present feelings. Bonaparte appears to have enter-
tained a strong attachment to the Empress Maria
Louisa, and a truly paternal affection for his son, the
young Napoleon, as will be seen by the following
anecdote:—

ig The Emperor had passed the night in perusing the
newspapers, and was very tired. I recommended rest,
some food, and a bath in the course of the day. 6 Very
well, Doctor,' said he, looking at the picture of the
King of Rome, which he still held in his hands: Here,
place this admirable child by the side of his mother
There,..to the right, nearer to the mantel-piece. You
know her by her blooming looks—that is Maria Louisa :
she holds her son in her arms! And that other picture,
you know it also ? It is the Imperial Prince. You do
not guess what graceful hand held the needle that
sketched this representation of his features ?—lt was
that of his mother. That picture before which you now
stand is Maria Louisa again; the two others are portraits
of Josephine.—l loved her tenderly. You are examin-
ing that large clock?—lt served to wake the Great
Frederick early in the morning. I took it at Potsdam:
it was all Prussia was worth. Move the bust of the
Imperial Print* to the left, it is too much to the right.
The ornaments, of my mantel-piece are, as you see, not
•ery sumptuous. The bust of my son, two candlesticks,
two gilt cups, tw• phials of East de Cologne, a pair of
seisms to cut nails with, and a small glass are all it
contains. This is no longer the splendour of the Tuille-
ries. But no matter; if lam decayed in my power, I
am not in my glory : I preserve all my recollections.
Few sovereigns have immolated themselves fur their
people: a sacrifice so immense is not without its charms.'
ln a few minutes I withdrew."

A tracrtwo SPECTACIL—The congregation at Christ
Church, Newgate-street, was yesterday thrown into a state of great
agitation by the following affecting circumstance :—A sermon was
=d to be preached by Dr. Bousacn, for the benefit of the
vi
Opthalmie Institution, and the Rev. Mr. Caovriuss, the
Vicar, bad proceeded in reading the Ritual, though evidently 'mitt
the impression of illness, till nearly the close of the Litany, when
alarming symptoms appeared, and several of his friends arose from
*sir mats and hastened to his aid ; before,however,they reubethint,
his head fell upon the Sacred Volume, and be became speechless;
he was conveyed to the Vestry-room in the arms of his friends,
and medical assistance immediately afforded, which was facili-
tated by Dr. FARB, and another Medical Gentleman belonging
to the Institution, who were in the Church; be was then cupped
by Mr. Fist" his apothecary, of Newgate-street, and other mea-
sures were adopted to revive him, but not to any material effect.
In about an hour and a half be was conveyed to his house in Ely-
place. He continued speechless the whole of the afternoon, and
last night, at ten o'clock. his situation was truly alarming. 4/bss
the consternation had a little subsided, Dr. BOUSFICLD finished the
reading of the service, and afterwards delivered a most eloquent
discourse in behalf of the Charity.
Both Houses of Parliament will adjourn this week for
the Easter Recess—the Lords on Wednesday, and the
Commons on Thursday. The adjournment will be for,
a fortnight.
Mr. THOMAS HANSARD, whose serious accident on
the Wandsworth-road has already been mentioned, has
recovered the use of speech ; but even now he talks
with considerable difficulty; and should he survive,
there are serious apprehensions, it it stated, as to the
effects on his mind. Mrs. HANSAR.D, whose head was
so much injured by the comb being driven into it by the
fall, also remains• in an afflicting state.
Wednesday five children, named Daniel, Isaac, Eli-
zabeth, Joanna, and Jane, the offspring of Mr. Abraham
Simmons, a Jew, and of Jane Barker Simmons, his
wife, residing at Devonport, were baptised into the
Christian faith, by the Reverend Mr. HATCHARD. in St.
Andrew's Church. The Reverend T. HITCHENS, Mi-
nister of St. John's Chapel, Devonport, stood godfather,
and a number of respectable inhabitants attended to
witness the ceremony. Tile father himself will shortly
be baptised. The mother is of Christian extraction.

Three persons, named iVenle (mother, daughter, and
son), have been committed for trial at Great Yarmouth,
upon suspicion of having attempted to poison a Mr.
Hales, a shoemaker, of that town, It appeared in evi-
dence before the Magistrate, that some arsenic had been
mixed in the soup provided for the dinner of Mr. Hales's
family, and that, after having partaken in it, they were
seriously ill, and narrowly escaped death. Suspicion
fell upon Neale, the apprentice, and it was d'scovervd
that his mother and sister had purchased the poi.en at
a Chemist's in the neighbonhood.
Mr. Edward Palmer, on Saturday attended at the
Mansion-house, when the Lotto MAYOR handed over to
him the sum of 321. which had been tint warded to bim
by different individuals to be api lied towards the rel.ef
of Mr. Palmer. The latter seemed quite over curve by
such unexpected kindness at the part of the Public, and,
with tears in his eyes, thanked the LORD MAYOR •ior
the kind interest he had taken in his behalf.

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SOCtEtY OP liglTlSli ARTitt&
the Second Anniversary Dinner of this young but
prosperous Institbtion, was held on 8 eturday, as on the
former °cad:ibis, in the great room df the Ethibition. ht
Suffolk-street, Pall. mall. The dinner was such as to-
quired no artificial excitement, but certaihlr a consider-
able zest was given to it by diming in a hall surrounded
with productions of the Fine A•ts, and sitting at table
Mich many of the individuals by whom they had been
produced. When lighted up, the walls covered with
paintings (the productions of the Society) in their new
and gorgeous frames, this room, at all times fine, pre'
rented the most splendid Salle that can be conceived.
The tables were ornamented with various devices, and
about seven o'clock, the company, amounting to more
than one hundred, sat down to a sumptuous dinner,
the President of the Society (T. C. Hefiland, Esq.)
in the Chair. To the right of the President were °ba
served the Hon. Agar Ellis, Sir Francis Burdett. tad Sir
Willi em Ashburnham. On the left of the Chair, the
Hon. Douglas Kinnaird, Mr. Williams, Mr. Baring
Hall.etc. Dinner over, lienediettis sit Deus was chaunted
the solos by Master Smith ; atter which the PRESIDENT,
rose and proposed the health of
" The King, with three times three."—Drank with enthusiasm.
" The Duke of York and the rest of the Royal Family," with
three times three, followed.
In rising to propose " the Royal Academy and pro-
sperity to it, the PRESIDENT felt called upon to refer
to the formation of the Society over which he had
the honour to preside, and which he happily described
as a swarm from the Parent Hive, which had, through
the exertions of its own members, aided by liberal pri-
vate patronage and public support, been able to effect
the construction of a Hive of their own—(Applause).—
After complimenting the Royal Academy, and advert-
ing to the liberality of one of its principal members
(Mr. Islorthcote), a specimen of whose talents huog
be'ore him, the President read a letter from Mr. Soane,
apologising for his inability to attend at the festival,
and enclosing an additional donation of 25 guineas,
having originally subscribed fifty—(Applause). Mr.
Hofiland concluded by giving as a toast,
" The Royal Academy, and prosperity to it, with three times
three."—Drank with applause.
The CHAIRMAN, in a neat speech, next proposed
as toast,