Star.
London, England, 1810-08-11 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

In the STAR of Thursday we mentioned, on the
authority of a Gentleman lately from Paris, a rumour
very prevalent in France, that NAPOLEON intended to
assign the Kingdom of Sweden to a new Monarch.
This fact, it seems, is no secret at Stodcholm. A
gentleman from that city, and who reached London
yesterday, states, that previous to his departure an
intimation had been given that the French Emperor
had determined not to wait the demise of the present
King of SWEDEN, but immediately to place one of his
own vassals on the throne of that country. This in_
telligence had produced a very strong sensation, and
it was presumed mischief would have ensued, had not
the populace been overawed by the military. The
soldiery occupied all the public buildings, and no per-
son was allowed to bear arms, or even to have them
in his possession, without a special licence.

The infirm CHARLES had never shewn himself
openly since the affair of the 20th of June. He was
suspected of being in the interest of NAPOLEON, and
he feared a general insurrection of the people to wrest
the sceptre from his feeble grasp. Couriers were con-
tinually passing between Stockholm and Paris, but the
contents of the dispatches were kept a profound se-
cret. One of these Messengers, near the capital, not
being attended by a sufficient guard, had been plun-
dered of his official papers, which had been burnt,
after some severe treatment of the bearer.

His MAJESTY took his usual morning airing yes-
terday morning on horseback, in Win(lsm- Park, ac-
companied by the Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA,
Lord S:. HELEN'S, Lady COLYEAR, Generals FITZ.
ROY, and WYN VA It D, Colonels TAYLOR and DESBROW.

The Princess AMELIA continues in a fair way of
recovery.
Th's day the whole of the ROYAL DUKES left town
for llrig!iton.
_ The Earl of Rollins is now on a visit to his pater-
nal estates i•n Sew! to:l.

The re-biiild;ng of the bridge across the Thames at
Datchett, ne:tr Windbee, will be immediately uncle--
t.iken. It is to be completed by the latter
November.
The French Officer who deserted to Lord -
r.t::crroN's army, and who was stated to ha•.- seen
:tiready in London, arrived, it appears, b"' biers:lay
morning, when he had an interview n;.. ;he Board
Adnfralty. He was accompanie Ito town by n
officer of the navy. •Fitim his dress he Ippcars to have
been a cavalry officer ; a cap similar to those
worn by our dragoons, a sHrt blue jacket and pan-
taloons, the whole of which are covered with a pro-
lusion of broad gol.l lace. He is about five feet ten
metes high, stout, well made, and is apparently
about 35 years of age.
We are no doubt very much obliged to these gen-
tlemen who so Itharally conti;hute to expose tie moral
as well as plitical character of BONAPARTE and his
Court ; but although we would not wish to throw a
suspicion on their veracity, nor to question their
attachment to this country, yet we may be allowed to re-
mark, that they never make any of these wonderful dis-
coveries while it is for their interest to conceal them ;
and never favour us with a visit here until it has be-
come unsafe for them to remain airy where else.—
Such convert: from French poi tics and French prin-
ciples may be sincere, but the circumstances of their
cenversiou are such as to make us a little cautious.

In consequence of a wager that there were more
Irish than English executed at Lhe front of Newgate,'
the opinion of Mr. Jeri Ketch was taken, wl:o said,
66 he believed it was a tye."
The undertakers of the intended new tunnel under
the upper part of Highgate-hill, have already paid
£16,000 out of R 40,000 originally subscribed, for
two houses and the land attached to them. It is,
therefore, evident, that if they do not successfully get
through the hill, they will completely get through
their money.
The work of the intended tunnel under Highgate.
hill has commenced, but, when completed, it will not
save more than 100 yards in distance, or more than
370 yards of the ascent of the upper part pf the hill.
A barrel, containing 4110 guineas, was seized a
few days since, on board an outward-bound vessel,
by a Custom-house officer.
The Report of the sinecure and kaff,riorecure places
is not a little in favour of that usett.l order of men
called deputies, who, upon the whole, do not appear to
have been overturthened with salaries 1
The bond entered into when the Honourable
GEORGE VILLIERS was appointed Paymaster of the
Marines, and which was supposed to be lost when
searched for at the time of the defalcation in his ac-
counts, has been by accident discovered very recently,
at.d is put in force akainst-the parties,