Star.
London, England, 1816-01-08 00:00:00

BONAPARTE.

ZITRACT OP A LVIT.EIt PROM ST. !MENA. NOV. S. 1815.
° We, who are hellt into baeis:linent with Cunaparte, to the
most wretched aul desolate spot in the hab:::ible ve mild, have good
reason to cure his name; here we ere literally srarvinf,-, or livinj
upon the ban' Irish be..f, which sec ger for a ration, in the pro-
portion of 1.4. per day, and which b so hard as to he susceptible
of as 1 igh a Ineisit as niahoeany. The privations we ail endure
are very great ; and, were it not that we sometimes catch fish,
(for huying ie out of the question), I do no: know what
would become of us; five or At regularly fish every day for din-
ner and bret.kfast, and nave continued to get a mac!iatel or two
each for those meals; bur you 111::.,r not suppos-: then; hae the
meckarel you get in England, the largest not being half the
It was lt!dicroua to see the ladles of the 53d (who arrived In the
Ceylon, with thud division of the regiment, ten days After us)
asking for the market, and their astonishment was not small
when they found there was no such thing in the place. They are
worse off than ourselves all the officers have only three marquees
auiong them, and those four miles from the towu.
• " Poor Napoleon is at a house in the country, or rather hut,
tor he has but one room, which serves him fur bed-toom, par-
lour, kitchen, and hall; a house at Loegwood, about four miles
troth the town, is preparing for him, but will not be ready in two
months, and then he will not be much better accommodated, for
the whole of his suite (eight persons, independent of servants), as
it will not more than furnish a room for each. There is, we all
think, a great degree of illiberality in this treatment of him, and
his followers, which I would think our flovernment cocanever
have intended; even cavils about eatables and &inhabits are
made, and a system of annoyance is pursued, by abridging their
accommodations and comfor•s. Bertrand reqeirrs a room for
himself, one for his wife, and another for h:s children : these, I
understand, are to he refused, though certainly it is as little as
any man could expect, were he considered at a close prisonn,
and of his rank in life. The Generals and their wives are at pre-
sent is a house in town, until the one that Napoleon goes to at
Longwood is ready, when they all go there. Captain Mackay
(53d) lives with Napoleon, and he never moves without two ser-
jeants with him, so that there is no fear of his escaping.
" Every boat in the island, fisherman's or not, is moored at
sun-set, by a naval officer, and reported to the Commander .to
be done so. All guards under arms at sun-set and day-break;
drawbridges up at sun-set, and as many precautions taken as II
an enemy were actually in sight of the island; no merchant ship
of any description is all Owed to anchor, and the place exactly the
same as If blockaded most closely. It Is morally impossible that
he should escape from the island without having a ship at a little
distance to receive hiM; and any sailean be seen 60 miles off In
moderately clear weather. Two shipt have been sent to the Cape
of tiood Hope for *Stock, which are anxiously looked for.
" This Island stipplies itself with nothing but vegetables, and'
depends entirely on imports fos subsistence. Cutting eff'all trade
prevents any supply to the inhabitants, but what they ire allow-
ed to purchase from the public stores (the same quantity as the
ration to the troops) the fishing boats not being allowed to fish
at night, which was the best time altogether, renders the sites-
don of Cirileans worse than ours, and they murmur not a little.
I suppose the population of the Island may amount to 3,500, in-
eluding 500 Company's troops.
" The state of society here is much behind what one would
have expected in an English colony. Indeed, there is scarcely
any society to be met with, except the daughters of the Cow
paces Officers, and they can say, Yes, or No. They are what'
' we call Yamstocka (natives of the island). They bad a theme.
' which, however, was shut long before we came. We first made
It a barrack, sod now an hospital. A library, they say,they wig
have in six "tombs. We are all invited to dine a: the Governor'S
en the ath instant. ldo not think many will go. They say bp
Is worth 8878000, with only, a son and daughter; but I. think no
Man with any fortune would ever live here, even as Governor,
Hisvic */4 natty >s Wiihets 'and he Is a Colonel in the Company's ser-
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FALMOUTH, JANUARY S.
Arrived the Lord Muigrave, from Woolwich.
bound to Cork.— Wind W. Dirty weAtiler:

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 5.
Came in the Maria, MILLER, from New York, in
forty days also arrived four transports with troops,
from Portsmouth, bound to Cork. Came in his Ma-
jesty's ship PANDORA from Portsmouth.

JANUARY 6.—Put in four transports, from Ports.
mouth, bound to St. I-Me-la.—P. S. the transports
above mentioned have on board the 25th Regiment
of Foot, for Cork, and the 66th Regiment fur St.
Helena.

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THE arIN(I'S

Itt consequence of the QUERN'S arrangements to
so to brighten on Saturday, en a visit to the Patrice
Rasistit at his Pavilion, and that day being the ap-
poieted time Tor the assembling of her Majesty's Coun-
tik directed by the Regency Act, for inquiring into
the•state of the Eiug's health, the Queen was pleased
to tonunand the assemblage of the Members of her
'Council. on Friday, instead of Saturday. The Mem-
* bens having been summoned, they met the Qulew
accordingly at balf.past twelve o'clock on Fliday in
Windsor Conte. The Members present were—the
Archbishop of CENTERWRY, the Duke of MONTROSE,
the EarPof WiN01111.1124, and Lord ARDEN. 'Alter
having enticed the five Doctors in "attendance an
the Kiita, the following Bulletin was agreed.9pon,
and exhibited yesterday at Sc. iimes's Palace, in the.
State tom, wheti %Lord Anne( and General Sir
HENRY CAMPSEM attended, as the King's Lord and
Groom in Waiting 4
• 4, Windsor Castle, January 5.
" Hie Mikity has enjoyed good buddy health, and has been
generally tranquil during the last mouth, but his Majesty's dia.
ectlerisnot abated."

JIRIGHTON, JANUAR?" 7.

Yesterday (Saturday) the Qualm; and Panwassas
arrived at the Pavilion. Among the arrivals ate
also the Earl and Countess'of LivaarooL, Lord and
Lady CArmanan.ass, General Taxon/ Sir WILLIAM
&c. &c.

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Friday evening her MAJESTY had a select party at
Windsor Castle to meet the PrinCess CHARLOTTE of.
WALES; for the first time since her return from Wey-'
mouth, when her ROYAL HIGHNESS gratified them
with a concerto on the grand pianoforte.
Saturday morning, soon after nint.o'clock, her MA-
JESTY, Princesses ELUABETH and MARY, and Prin-
cess Cuantorrz of WALES, left Windsor Castle for
-Brighton, in three royal carriages and their suites;
others followed in several post-chaises.
Yesterday morning, at the early hour of eight
o'clock, service was performed at the Chapel Royal,
St. James's Palace, and a -aermost preached by the
Rev. ANTHONY HAMILTON, at M hick the Bishop of
LONDON was present. Alter which, his Lordship
performed the Ordination to forty-five Priests and
Deacons.
Her Royal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE of
WALED arrived at the Palace of the Lord Bishop of
Sauszvay, her Preceptor; en Monday afternoon last,
about four o'cloik, whence she departed• on the
:text morning fur Cranbourn Lodge. Her Royal'
Highness was met on the confipes of the county by
detachment of the Salisbury troop of Wiltshite Yeo,
man Cavalry,' a part of which -corps mounted
guard at the Palace during the stay of her Royall
Highness. • On the following morning she was again
escorted to the verge of the county by the Salisbury
troop, who there taking leave of her Royal Highness,
saluted her with three British cheers, which was most
graciously acknowledged by the Princess, smiling,
and repeatedly bowing from the carriage-window.
THk: ENFliANY.—Saturday being the Anniversary
of the Epiphany, the same was observed at the Cha-
pel Royal, St. James's Palace. The Court attend.
ants, a party of the Yeomen of the Guard; dec. at-
tended, as it' the koyal
.Family had been present.
l'ise service was read by the Rev. Mr. Pninnza and
`the Rev. Mr. Hares. The communion service was
performed by the Rev. Mr. Homan, the Soh-Dean
of the Chapel ; during which three Gentlemen Ushers
descended from the Royal Closet, rapresenting the
:sovereign, the Lord Chamberlain, &c. who ap-
proached the altar, and presented a box, containing
aree gold.bags, which contained gold, frankincense,
myrrh, which were received in a large gold dish
Isy the Sub-Dean, while they were in the act of krnel-
ing, as a freiintis, in imitation of the act of the Wise*
Mn.: of the East after the birth of cur SAVIOCR.
DUELLING PREVENTELL.—Sattaday Captain Olt.
LANFO I.CCKI'EIt was brought to Dow-street °free,
charged iiith a breach of the peace, in being about
to fight a duel with Lieutenant WILLIAM ()LIMEY,
of the Royal Navy, who was alto takeninto custody.
Loth were ordered to find bail to lace') the peace in
recognizances of tIU each, and two sureties in
ak2oo-e"..t.h..
NAVAL COt:RT MARTIAL.---A Court Martial was
held at fortsanouth am Monday, Tuesday, Wednes.
day, and Friday last, when seven were convicted. of
shocking crimes, and received sentence of death.—
One was convicted, and sentenced to receive SOO
Lashes. Each trial implicated several others,ainoun.!,
Ling in the whole.to rietween SO and 40.
SHOCKING Muumen.—Tuesday last an Inqucst was
taken at the Guildhall, Newport, Isle of Wight, be-
fore TiIOUAS SLINELL, Esq. Coroner of the bland,
and a respectable Jury, on the body of Charles Ca.
vendish, Serjeant of the 75th regiment. It appeared
in evidence, that the soldiers of the 75th, quartered
in Newport, agreed to dine together with their wives
and families at.the Castle Ina, on New Year's Day
they made a subscription for the purpose, and en-
gaged a room to themselves, where they all, to the'
number of 2i, assembled at dinner at four o'clock.
After dinner a fiddler was sent for, and they danced
their native Scots reds—all was h6rmony, happiness,
and pleasure, till about half. past sine; when a man
of the Stith, named Jamer 211‘Kcon, opened the.tbe= door
and intruded himself into the room—he was civilly
told it was a private party, and he could not be ad.
mitred, so the dour MIS abut against him; he pushed
in again a second and a third tittle, saying he wanted
beer—he was told. that if he wanted beer he must go
to the tap-room, and Serjeant Grant put tm gently
in the passage, saying he would :hew him to the
room. M'Keon immediately drew his bayonet, stab-
bed Seijeant Grant, rut then ran away. Serjeant
Cavendish was Coming out of the kitchen as M, Kean
ran by; he caught at .him, but instantly fell back,
wring, s• I am murdered." M'Keon had at this
instant his" bayonet uplifted as if in the act of stab-
bing. Cavendish mired id a few minutes. M'Keon
• was pursued and taken about a (limner of a mile from
Newport on the Carisbrooke road, with. his bayonet
• drawn, with which he attempted to stab his pursuers.
The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against
M'Keess, who :was immediately committed to take
Ins trial at the ensuing Assizes, M'Keon is further
detained, under Lord Ellenborough's Act, on a
targe of nealleioosly -stabbing sesjeaut Donald
Cow. who it is bopede will recover.

WILL Om LATE burs OF VoßFoLit.

His Grate died possessed of the Barony. of Grey.
stoke, his antient patrimobial interitance' which he
had considerably augmented, but which he leaves
subject to very large mortgages and annuities,
arising chiefly from monies borrowed to make that
angmentAlok, The income of this estate is appro.
prated to tbetpaynient of debts, interests, and certain
annuities, until the son of Mr. Howard totolynesx
(brother of the present Duke of Norfolk, and foe
many years Representative of the citt of 'Gloucester)
comes of age in 1829. The Barony it then to be
entailed on him, on the two sonsOf Mr. Howard, of
Corby, on a son of Mr. Edward Howard, and on the
younger sons of Lord Andover, in succession. His
Grace had inherited and acquired considerable estates
in the comities of Sussex and Surrey, 'the greatei
part d which he has, since the year 180'2, by ex-
changt:s and sales, passed to his family settlement.—
He h.is directed his personal property, and the re-
mainder of his estates in those counties and else-
where, to be sold (subject to a right of preemption
to his successor, at ten per cent. under value) for the
payment of all his debts and mortgages, and to Create
thereby a fund to pay the before mentioned annuities,
and other special annuities given in his life time, to a
large amount, which it is presumed that the income
from his various properties cannot without such sales
provide for. His Grace divides the reversionary in-
terest in the fund thus created, and the overplus of
the income, when any shall arise, into fiveparts. Of
these he bequeaths two.filths to purchase an estate to
be entailed on General Sir Kenneth Howard and his
sons ; one other fifth. he gives to Mr. Howard; of
Corby, who has for many years been his Grace's au-
ditor, and wilt= he has appointed executor ;—be
charges the remaining two-fifths, with a few legacies,
and with three years wages to all his menial servants;
, bequeathing the residue of the same to Mr. Howard
, 'Molyneux. His Grace's personal estate consists
chiefly in arrears of rents, a collection of books, &c.
dcc. He was in the enjoyment, without purchase, of
the household furniture, plate, linen, libraries, &c. of
Norfolk House, Worksop Manor, and Arundel Castle,
which were entailed as heir looms by Edward Duke
of Norfolk.

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