Star.
London, England, 1817-09-11 00:00:00

RTDE, (I•SLE of' WIGHn, SEM: 8.

Earl SPENCER returned here in the Commisiioner
or the Dock-yard's yacht, on Sunday, soon after
twelve o'clock. At an early hour on Monday morn•
ing, the Noble Larl left us firr London, on his way
into Yorkshire, on a' slaked blimp, Lord ALTIIOUPE,
car a shooting party
The weather continues remarkably fine ; the liar.
vest is the best and the most abundant that has been
known for a number of years. The gleaners report
that they scarcely find sn ear of wheat but what is
full. The report of an intended visit to the island
by the PRINCE REGENT has been revived within tl:ese
few days.
Sunday morning early, thelith Regiment, amount-
ing to between b and 900, marched from Albany
barracks to Cowes, to be in readiness to receive' his
Royal Highness. They remained their during that
day, and in the evening they returned to Albany Bar-
racks. Yesterday morning th...) again returned to
Cowes. Sir LEONARD Hotmrts, who commands the
Yecntaaty Cavalry, w.s sent for express from New-
port on Stmaay. mortikg.
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past three o'cloik,
four of the Artillery men in their full uniform, landed
here in a quick sailing boat from Portsmnoth,tand
marched off for Cowes, to be in readiness to discharge
a Royal salute trom Cowes Castle, upon the artitial
the PRINCE REGENT.

JERSEY, SEP7'EMBI.R G.

Scme apprehensions were entertained here, that
the high winds at S. and S.W. and heavy rains last
week would have injured the ha: veq, but no dam.ige
has been done. The weather, ever since Saturday
list, has been so dry and warm, that the corn is al-
most all saved, and more abundant in produce than
has been known for several years. New Wheat has
fallen lUd. in the Capital, and it is expected to fall
as much mere in the market to-day. The crop of
Potatoes is very great ; several sh;ps freighted with
them have sailed fur Newfoundland, Gibialtar, and
t!..e Mediterranean, and others are now loading at.
:Le Pier for exportation. The almost every day ar-
ovals of passengers fiom France to this place, give
same account of the harvest in that country. In
L.e moan time the arrivals of Flour this and last
week horn Siuthampton, has had nu effect in lower-
jilt the rice of bread, which still holds up at 4J. and
W. Per lb.; and beef and mutton from Si. to Is.
A great number of English families have lately ar-
"ed here, some on their way to France, and others
to remain. It they came here for the purpose of
C.. 111) Wag, they will be mistaken.
Su much has been said in England about the hor-
cl practice of employing climbing-boys for sweeping
of chimneys, that it may not be improper to mention,
for the iolormarion of your numerous Readers, that
ire ey'plo,ing boys to go up chimneys to sweep
ormls a thing unknown here. The universal prJc-
t'':e (and it has been so time out of mind), is the'
mei:simple that can be. The master sweep, or boy,'
aces On the outside of the house with a hollybush
lAstened to a cord, t 3 this is suspended a leaden or
;rZ'n weight ; this is let down the chimney, and the
;her sweep in the house, when the busts has descend-
td, lays hold of the end of the cord, the person on
1.1 top of the chimney then draws it up, and theone
Wow draws it down, and thus they proceed, alter-
...WlT, until the funnel is perfectly cleaned, and this
's the manner in which the Barrack chimneys, and
There of the whole Island, are cleaned. It is true,
'ban? of the chimneys here are straight, and many
arc oaietivise, btit whether straight or curved, the
effect is just the same, Caey are cleaned well and ex-
peditiously. The same practice prevails in the neigh-
atarring Islands. What occasion is there then for any
machinery, except the simple one here mentioned ?

Tuesday afternoon a respectable looking woman,
rather tall, dressed in a black silk gown, and light
coloured silk shawl, came to the house of Mrs. Smart,'
Niirthampton-square, Clerkenwell, stating that she'
time on business from Alderman Birch, and that
her husband was one of the Directors of the Bank ;
under this pretence she c-Ltrived to steal a valuable
-eatch and other articles, and rzcaped.