Star.
London, England, 1821-08-25 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY FORTUNETELLER.

A man, who gave his name Joseph Dixon, a pro-
fessor of the black art, was brought up, a few days
ago, to Union Hall, on a warrant, in the custody of
Collingbourne and G. Smith, officers, charged with
defrauding a young woman (whose name we conceal
for obvious reasons) of 13s. in silver, under the fol-
lowing curious circumstances :—lt seems that the
complainant had often expressed an inclination to pry
into the secrets of futurity, and as " kitchen report"
spoke highly of the prisoner's talents in that respect,
she was induced to pay him a visit. Accordingly,
on Saturday, the 4th instant, she waited on the con-
juror (having previously obtained the secret of his re-
sidence from another female), at No. 15, Queen-
sueet, near the Coburg Theatre ; she was led into his
awful presence with great caution by the people of
the house, and having informed him of the nature of
her visit, he took a pair of compasses, and with great
solemnity began to consult a globe, and then a scroll,
and he occasionally appeared to compare his observa-
tions thereon. At length he rose with great dignity,
and told her that she was born under a warm planet;
but the complainant did not comprehend the nature
of his discourse, being but ill versed in the planetary
scheme. He next told her, that when she was eight
years old she had a fall of a very severe nature, and
that her mother had a great deal of trouble with her.
Of the latter she was unable to say much, but the fall
she could not recollect, and bad never heard the least
mention of it. These doubts she accordingly ven-
tured to communicate to the Seer, who at once si-
lenced her with a controuling shake of the head, add-
ing, that he never yet was deceived in his calcula-
tions. Her confidence, however, was shaken, and a
momentary pause ensued, during which the conjuror
again explored the mystic scroll. On turning round
to her, his countenance bespoke a discovery of some
consequence, and taking hold of her hand, he asked
in a sepulchral tone, " Tell me, young woman, had
you not an offer of marriage when you were twenty?"
With the greatest veneration for the profundity of his
, knowledge, she admitted the delicate fact, and all
; her doubts were now vattNiedi every to the fall at

eight years old ; she was perfectly recontiled, and no
longer entertained a doubt of it. He next added,
that she had experienced a great deal of illness, on
which she began to charge her memory,and could re-
collect numerous tooth-aches, colds, catarrhs, spasms,
&c. He, however, consoled her with the intimation,
that although she would encounter a violent fit of
sickness, at the age of thirty-five, she would never.
tireless be better off than ever she was before. He then
closed the scroll, stating that he could perceive no.
thing else of an 4, eventful" nature ; and the cons.
plainant, highly gratified at the success of the business,
offered him a fee of 2s. 6d. but he demanded Ss.
which was cheerfully paid him. Still, however, there
was a subject upon which the Oaf& had not touched,
and which seemed sorely to glieve the credulous
young woman, lest it formed no part of her destiny.
Without, therefore, overstepping the modesty of her
.sex, she determined to make a last effort, and for that
purpose she requested to know if he would cast her
nativity, and what he would charge for writing it
out ? His answer was £l, but on her representing
that she was only a servant, he consented to take 10s.
the complainant had now no doubt but a husband
awaited her, and she immediately paid the prisoner
a sovereign, and he returned her the change, at the
same time desiring her to call on the Saturday foL.
'lowing, at which time everything would be ready
with this understanding they parted mutually satis-
fied. Next day, the complainant having reflected on
her adventure with the magician, began to think that
her money had been very foolishly expended. She
did nothing all day hut repent of her folly, and at
length she determined on sending one of her fellow-
servants to the prisoner, with a request to return the
money, as she had changed her mind; but this he
was too wise to consent to. She called on him her•
self last Saturday, and proposed to let him have 2s.
out of the ten for his trouble, if he returned the other
Bs. He declared he had not so much about him ; but
*she might take the pictures in his room (which were
of no value) if she pleased, and if that did not satisfy
her she might do her worst.
The Officers stated, that in consequence of infor-
mation which they received from the prosecutrix,they
proceeded with a warrant to the prisoner's residence,
where, after considerable difficulty, they gained ad-
mission, and found the defendant in the exercise of
his professional duties with two young ladies. At first
be offered bribes, and then resistance, but the chart*
availed him nothing—the spell was broke, and he
was compelled to surrender. The Officers then en-
tered his sanctum sandorum, a small anti-chamber,
which they found full of instruments generally used
in the cabalistic art ; there were globes and curiously
formed brass instruments, with all the signs of the
Zodiac engraved on them ; but the most singular part
of the collection was a journal or album, in which
the prisoner had registered some very choice and
amusing occurrences. We extract the following :

NATIVITY or NAPOLEON BONAPARTN.
" Near 43 years 3 months.—The moon arrives at the opposi-
tion of Mars in Mundo; at 45 years 6 min. the sun reaches his
own serasquartik in the Zodiac; these are of a bad import, and
will produce discomfiture and disgrace, much vexation, and a
very harassing time, and the person will be in danger; an unfor-
tunate period for his brothers, &e. Bonaparte's disastrous retreat
from Moscow took place at this time. A plot was formed against
his person, and the authorities of Paris, besides the narrow escaps
he had from the Cossacs is Russia. Three of his brothers were
fugitives and another under his sincere displeasure.
" At 44 years—The moon reaches her own semiquartile in the
Zodiac, and receives the sisquiquadrate of Mercury converse,
and nearly at the time the ascendant nseets the Sesquidquadrate
of the Georgium Sidus. In the order of things they must have
injurious operations ; his travelling will be dangerous and full of
hardships; his affairs will not prosper at home or abroad, and
many untoward war events he must inevitably encounter, as also
great domestic unhappiness, with danger to relations. At this
period his fortunes will be shipwrecked round Dresden and Leip-
sic. Few can encounter snore hardships or greater dangers and
escape unhurt ; at home and abroad all will go wrong ; Isis P.m-
press wal be consumed with chagrin and wouneel fee ing .....
" At 44 h. 6 m.—He will increase his substance ; but not in
an honourable way. The illustration of this is easily found in
the plunder of Hamburgh by the execrable Davoust, and in the
intolerable impositions levied near this time on the French peo.
plc by his imperial mandates. My next will have a prospective
operation.
" There will be no marks of violence on his body after death,
and by some means prescribed,4lther by accident or design, his
death will be hastened, yet to all intents and purposes it will be
deemed a natural death."

After some further remarks on Napoleon, he has a memoran.
dum to this effect :—" Bonaparte died of a cancer in the stomach,
.sth May, 5 h. 50 m r.x. 1321 ;" and be proceeds to shew the
accuracy of the foregoing by an astronomical calculation.
The prisoner had also written the nativity of Lord Nelson, in
which he largely quotes the opinions of Ptolemy and other great
philosophers. He has also givcu the nativity of the illarr fa-
mily, who were murdered at Ratcliffe-highway, in which he
argues that they were born to undergo a violent kind of death ;
and, however wrong he may he in his theories, be has at an
events proved himself a man of very deep research.—The fol-
lowing nativities are also given in a ring, with the calculation,
made to ascertain them :
" Marcus Julius Cicero, born Aug. 5, 7 h. 51 in. A. at. Ann*
Mundi, 3843—Henri Cornelius Agrippa, born Sept. 14, 1486,
15 h. 24 in. r. x.—Nero Caesar, born June 14, sun rise, Anne
38—Alexander the Great, born July 1, 9 h. 24; m. r. M. 3.57,
Anti Christi—Henry 6th King of England, born Dec. 6, 1 h.
31 in. r. x.—Henry Bth King of England, born June 28, 10 h.
40 tn. r. sr. 1491—Elizabeth Queen of England, bore Sept. 7,
2 h. 16 m. r. x. 1535—Edward 6th, born Oct. 11, 13 h. 51 MA
r. lg. 1537—Mary the Ist Queen ter England, born Feb. 17th,
17 h. 56 m. r. U.—James Ist, born June 18, 21 h. 10 m. r. x.
1566—Oliver Cromwell, born April 24, 15 h. 46 in. r. sr. 1599...
Charles Ist, born Nov. 19, 10 b. 2 m. 35 s. r. as. 1600—Charles
2d, borq May 29, 10 h. 21 m. a. at. 1650—Caroline Matilda
Queen of Denmark, born July 11, 6 h. 13 m. a. x. 1751, died
in prison, aged 23 years and 6 months—George IV. King_ of
England, born August 12, 7 h. 27 m. a. at. 1762—Louis XVI
Xing of France, born August 23, 5 h. 35 in. 17 A. A. x. 1754
the Dauphin, born March 26, 1785, (this was not finished)...
William Pitt, born May 28, 6 h. 58 m. A. at. died 1806."
Martin Luther concludes this strange catalogue, and the rew
of the volume is filled with general observations on astrology,
and some scraps of poetry on the same subject. In one cornet
was the following curious memorandum:—" Madame Bllsplrd
paid 2s. 641.; 10s. due. lessy will fetch it."
Mr. CHAMBERS committed the poor conjuror as a
rogue and vagabond, and ordered Smith, the land-
lord, to find bail for the assault.

SHOCKING M ORDER. —Yesterday morning, at ons
o'clock, the watchman in Duval's-lane, Holloway,
near Crouchend, was found on his heat murdered;
not being heard to cry the hour, the pa:rol went
round to ascertain the cause, and found the unfor.
tunate man lying dead on one side of the road. On
examining the body his head was discovered be
beaten to pieces with some weighty instrument, ara
it presented a most frightful spectacle; the puor fel-
-1
low's watch lay on the ground near the body, which
is supposed to have been left by the murderers for
fear it should lead to a discovety. It is conjectured
that, through his vigilance, he had tendered himself
obnoxious to. some villains who have for a long titne
been the terror of that quarter, who
. waylaid him for
the diabolical purpose Of murder ink him.

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THE EVENLNO STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1821.
PRICES OF bTOCKS THIS DAY AT OAS O'CLOCK
Bank Stock 236 V 2 237 236
S'per Ct. 1tedu.7634 34 :Yl-3 per Ct. Cons. 761/4 76
51/2 per Cent. 67 4-4. per Cent. 933/4 7/8
5 per Ct. Navy 108% 1091/8—Long Aum.l9l/4 11-16
India Bonds 60s. 61s. prem.
Exchequer Bills 4s. 6s, ss. peens.
Consols for Account 76.76%.

The Pails Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-,
noon. The Constitutiousel publishes some accounts
from Greece of a very favourable complexion to the
cause of the Insurgents There is a fragment of an
Address from GERMANO, Archbishop of Achaia,
dated Calavryta, 2d July, announcing that the whole
of Pcloponnesus is in the hands of the Greeks. Lala
Dimitzana, Caritene Phanari, Tripolitza, Calavryta,
Vostitza Monembasia, are free under the colours of
the Cross. Seven hundred and twenty-four villages
are besides liberated from the Turkish yoke, who,
• shut up in the foitiesses, must, it is said, be soon
starved into surrender. An article dated Cephalo-
nia, 19th July, repeats the statement of a victory
having been gained over the Tui kish fleet, and men-
tions, as a report, that an insurrection had broken
cut in Cypi us, in which the Turks had had the worst.
A letter from Palermo states, that the Sicilian Go-
vernment has concluded an agreement with MM.
ECTIISCIITID and AGERNIAN for the loan of a thou-
sand ounces of gold. The conditions are the same
as those stieulated for the loan of ten !Italians, pre-
viously effected by the Neapolitan Government.
Letters from Naples mention, that a resolution has
bec.i at last taken to exile a certain number of per-
sons who took a mere or less dstinguished part
in the Revolution. The list will, it is said, ex-
tend to about ninety persons, including POERIO, 80-,
ARCOVITO, PLTRONELLI, &c. Liberty will
1•c given to them to reside either in Austria, in Prus-
sa, cc in Russia.
The 'Aurae/ des Wats says, 86 We read in the
Brumls Oracle of the 18th instant, that they value
the property which BONAPARTE had placed in dif-
ferent Banks at S 6 millions of francs. As to the
Memoirs which BONAPARTE wrote at St. Helena, it
ar pears certain that there exist three copies of them ;
but it seems doubtful whether they will be delivered
to the pi inter, at least for some time to come."
Yiencli Five per Cents. Tuesday, 83 fr. 4.5 c.

Quebec Papers to the 20th ult. have arrived. Some
inconvenience to the Merchants of Canada appears
likely to arise from the too limited period allowed
for carrying into operation the new Timber Act, par-
ticularly as regards that portion of it relating to the
transit of American timber through the province.—
Property in timber to a great value from Lake Cham-
plain was then in the Canada market, contracted and '
paid for on British account last year, and which arrived
in Canada previous to the passing of the law. Most of
the surplus value of this timber was on account of the'
merchants of Lake Champlain and other places, and
intended as a remittance to pay their Canada debts.—
Little doubt was, however, entertained by the com-
mercial interest of Quebec, that, on a proper repre-
sentation of the case being made to the British Minis-
try, those goods will be allowed to be taken to Eng-
land on the same footing as American property
actually deposited in Quebec previous to the 25th of
March last. The Quebec Gazette, in commenting on
the possible disappointment of this expectation, ob-
serves with a freedom rather remarkable for a paper
under the immediate controul of the Government,
that it would arise from there being " no accredited
agent to Parliament to represent the interests of the
country.
A cen.su3 of the City of Montreal, this season, fixes
the number of inhabitants at 30,000.

Wednesday there will be given, in honour of his
MAJESTY S Coronation, by Miss WYK EHA m, at Thame
l'ark, Oxfordshire, one of the most noble enter-
tainments ever witnessed in that County ; and to give
some idea of the grandeur and extent of the festival,
the following will form part of this magnificent dis-
play of loyalty :
Teo fat oxen, one to be roasted whole by twelve mana-
gers from Windsor.—Seven fat sheep.—Two bucks.-1,000
plum-puddings.—spoo loaves, ordered to be delivered on
the morning.-2,000 gallons of beer.—Two pipes of wine,
to be drawn from the wood.—Balls in the evening ; and a
very grand display of fire-works, by the first artists from Lon-
don.—A table is arranged within the Mansion for upwards of
three hundred Nobility and Gentry to sup, and another for
double the number of tenantry, &c. &c. A booth is erecting in
the Park to dine upwards of one thousand people. The pre-
parations have been going on with great activity for many days
Cast, on a very extensive scale, under the directions of J. Emt,
mn. Esq.—Seven bands of music are engaged.
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.
The Rev. Mr. CLARIS, and Lanny, left Walker's Hotel on
asturday, for his house at Ilexham' in Northumberland.
Sir L. and Lady °TWAY and family have left Tunbridge
Wells for Paris.
Lord GLAMMIS left town yesterday for Welwyn, Herts.
F. NASSAU, Esq. left town yesterday for Windsor.
Mr. and Mrs. Saimaa and family arrived yesterday at Meares
ILlotel, Lower Brook-street, from Hampton Court.
F. H. Siatouni, Esq. left the Clarendon Hotel,
Bond-street,
yesterday, for Paris.
Mr. Wesreas arrived yesterday at the Brunswick House
&Intel, Hanover-square, from his seat, Felix Hall, Esser..
NE
Departures from the Pulteney hotel, Piccadilly : —Lord VA
and Lady Srxwisar and family, yesterday, for Wynard, Stock-
ton-on-Tees ; Earl Foy for Paris; Mts. Tswsnaez for her seat
'sicsr Brighton.
.Departures from the S's James's Royal Hotel, Sr. James's.
street : Lord and Lady C. Soatausar and suite for the Cap of
Good Hope; General Wawa for France; Baron Mecer.ras.
owe for Paris ; POINseTT, Eaq. on a tour through France;
N. Gust, Esq.for ILimsgate.