Star.
London, England, 1810-06-26 00:00:00

.ate, that no decree prohibiting the met tuition of
grain in general, has been published. Rye is the
only species which is not permitted to be exported.—
These letters, however, communicate a new fiscal re-
gulation; namely, the imposition of a new duty of
fifteen per cent. on all wheat exporteJ
By letters from Malta, dated seven *Ps subsequent
to Brigadier-General OswALD's dispatches, we learn
that there was great danger of our troops being ob-
liged to abandon their new possessions, so gallantly
acquired in the Adriatic Seas ; as our whole force
amounted only to 10,000 effective men, against which
the enemy were then proceeding from Naples with
an army of 40,000.

Sunday evening his MAJESTY, accompanied by the
Princesses ELIZABETH and SorrnA, walked on Wind-
sor Terrace from seven o'clock till half past eight.
They were attended by the Marquis CORNWALLIS, the
Earls of AYLESFORD, HARRINGTON, the Countess of
HARRINGTON, Ladies COLT EAR, MTS. DRAX GROWL.
yoR, Miss ONSLOW, Count MUNSTER, General GARTH
and Colonel TAYLOR. The banns of the Royal Horse
Guards and Stafford Militia attended and played as
usual. The company was extremely numerous.
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses Au-
MITA and SOPHIA, accompanied by, the Earl of
SANDWICH and others, took their usual ride on horse-
back in Windsor Forest.

Yesterday being what is termed by the Professors
of the LOA, "'grand Day," in the hall of the Middle
Temple, the Society was entertained with a sumptuous
dinner there. Dinner was served up at four o'clock,
and consisted of every elegance that the season affords;
and the loyal effusion of ,4 the King's health" being
given, the whole Hall demonstrated their siscere
proofs of attachment to their Sovereign. Among the
Benchers we noticed the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lord
CARLTON, Sir JAMES MANSFIELD, Mr. Baron WOOD,
Mr. JERVIS, Mr. HATszu., of the House of Commons,
the Recorder of London, and several other Gentle-
men, who, as Members of the Long Robe, have emi-
nently distinguished themselves.

Letters and papers have been received by the way
of Liverpool from the United States, to the 28th
ult. but contain nothing new.

A letter from Halifax says—" Vessels are already
up for different ports of the United States, and T have
no doubt considerable trade will be carried on to mu.,
tual advantage."

A letter from Charlston mentions, that an embargo
w.is expected to be laid on immediately at the Ha-
vannah, in consequence of dispatches received there,
which had informed Government of the dissolution
of the Junta, and of the appointment of a Regency
in Old Spain.
Letters from St. Helena, dated March 30, state,
that the homeward-bound Enst-India fleet would sail
from thence on the 15th of April, provided the Chi-
na ships should have arrived by that time. The
Am°, of 44 guns, Captain S. WARREN, is to convoy
them home.

Three vessels, laden with wheat, arrived last week
at Portsmouth, from France.
Monday last, a match for £.50 a side was run for
over Penrith Race.groend, betwixt Mr. WILLIANt
PEARSON'S bay mare, of Wigganby, in Cumberland,
and Mr. LAMB'S bay mare, of Kirkby Stephen, in
the county of Westmorland, (heats folk miles each,)
wl•ich was won by the latter gentlemsca at two heats.
..4.fzer the match was run, there was good racing for
r.ddles, bridles, &c.
W'e(inesday last a match was decided on Haver-
fr dwest Course, between two ponies belonging to
Major STOKES and Lieutenant FRANCIS, of the Nor-
thern Pembrokeshire Local Militia. The ground
was crowded at an early hour by a numerous assem-
hlane of Fashionables to witness the race, which
afforded capital sport, and was won, after two re-
maikably well contested heats, by Lieutenant FRAN-
CIS, to the great disappointment of the knowing ones,
who were completely taken in on the occasion.
The dwelling house of Mr. Henry Berington, in
Surrey-square, was on Tuesday night, or early on the
morning of Wednesday, broken open, and a deal "of
property taken awayi.eith which the thieves got off
undiscovered. A reward is offered for their appre-
hension.

The shop of Mr. Harris, a glover, in Berkeley-
square, was robbed, a few days since, of lace to the
amount of £l5O. Hand-bills were circulated, arid the
thief was detected in a pawnbroker's shop, in the
person of a girl fourteen years old. She was recog-
nized as having been at Mr. Harris's shop the day
the lace was missed, and she has been fully commit-
ted for trial.

Saturday last an Inquest was .held at Bishopsgate
Workhouse, on the body of a new-born infant, found
suffocated in Half-Moon-street, Bishopsgate-street.—
The surgeon who had examined the body, stated that.
the infant had been born alive. Verdict—Wilful
Murder against some person or persons unknown.
RESURRECTION MEN.--William Webb, grave-digger
tn the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, was
bctlire the Magistrate at Marlborough-street,'
Charged with stealing a body from the parish burying
~Nund at the back of St. George's-row, Paddington.
It appeared that Miss Lane, a respectable young wo-
man, apprenticed to Mrs:Bean, milliner and dress-
naker, is Albemarl-street, died of the Measles, and
her body was interred in the burying-ground above
stated on Thursday last. There were other funerals
at the time, and the prisoner was observed very busy
at the grave of Miss Lane after the clergyman had
left it. It turned out that he had got the body out
of the elffin into a sack, and returned the shroud.—
Ti.be ?weld was filled nearly to the top at one end of
the grave, and the sack was placed with the body al-
most in an erect posture, with the mouth of it within
21)out a foot of the surface of the grave ; and the
Muhl having been lightly filled in, the body could
by
been got out with ease. Information was given,
eY a Person in St. George's-row, to the friends of the
..cceased, of the prisoner's actions ; and on his being
tuallenged with stealing the body, he stated that it
ivas then in the grave; and on an examination taking
Place, the body was found ig the sack, as we have de-
,zribed. The prisoner was recently recommended
to his situation by a Noble Lord in the parish. He
wAs fully committed fur. trial.