Star.
London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

THE CHIEF AND HIS TAIL.

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Cornet fill up your lliasses,--Itere's " Goss bless the King!"
''Tis our old way in Scotland to drink as we feel ;
We can never go wrong when the heart has its Ging,
So " Here's to kis health, from his head to his heel !"

We have heard of him long, bat we've seen him at last,
And as Monarch we served, we now love him as Man I
So care from our brows with our bonnets well cast,
Long life- to the Bouts-mica, the Head of the Clan !

We have faults and hair follies, but none of the heart,
We have feuds, but Ms presence shall bid them be o'er;
And, tiU for his honour our King bids them start.
In their scabbards shall slumber the dirk and claymore!

Then, sons of the mountain, and sorts of the vale,
Come down from the roar of the forest and liood
And whether the tartan is purple or pale,.
Be brothers in spirit as brothers in blood!

liere are men come to meet you, the pride of the world,
That for mankind have triumphed on sea and OP shore,
That their wrath, like the thunder, on tymnny boded,
Nor paused, till the Evil of Earth was no mote!

Here's the Southron, with dignity stamped is his 'avow,
A hero in soul, u a heto in form.
Grand, tranquil, and gentle, but, rouse him, he'll show
What was ocean in calm, will be ocean in storm !

And here comes the light-hearted Son of the West,
That in days of your agony fought by your side;
The eagle sent forth front your own mountain nest,
But that rushed to your summons thretempest and tide

Then, Scots, fill your bumpers, both Saxon and Gad ;
Let the pipers strike up till they make the roofs ring,
In chorus to Getman, the Chief and his Tail,
/lusza—four times four—" Here's the Kitt and the King
F.dinbargh, Atiest t 2. 1
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MANCHESTER, AUGUST 24.

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Moadah the rust stone of the intended Town-Hall
was laid bt the Boroughreeve or this town. This
public blinding, the intention of which reflects the
highest credit upon the spirit of the Commissioners,
and the inhabitants in general of Manchester, is to be
erected on the site on which formerly stood the beau-
titul dwelling of the late Dr. White; in King-street.
Pursuant to public advertisement, a number of the
principal inhabitants of this populous and far.famed
manufacturing towe, assembled themselves in Mars-
den-square, between the hours of one and two o'clock
in the afternoon of that day, and were soon after-
wards joined by the Authorities, Ste. the Manchester
Band in the interim playing some pleasing national
and select airs. Mr. Lavender, our worthy Deputy
Constable, we perceived among the respectable crowd
with, a paper in his hand, on which the farm of the
intended Procession was. described. About two
o clock tne, numerous assemblage began to move in
Procession, in moderate time, to the enlivening music
of the Town% Band.

After legvierg St. James's-square, they proceeded
tbrAnig,^ll4cCKing-street. Police-street, St. Ann's-
street, St.. Ann's-square, Market-street, Mosley-street,
York suety King-street. and arrived at the place
where the public edifice was intended to be erected.
The coins of the present reign, from one farthing to
a sovereign, were then produced, in a glass case, and
audibly described to the multitude, and, by the Bo-
uglueeve, deposited in a cavity, which had been
made for the purpose in the stone. The plate des-
tined to cover the aperture was then held up, in
order to gratify the eager curiosity of the surround-
ing spectators, and, by particular desire, the Bo-
roughreeve read, with a clear and audible voice, the
following inscription, which it bore:

" The first Stone of this Building, erected by the Commis.
sinners of the Police of the Town of Manchester, for their
General I'urposes, and comprising a Town Hall, for the hold-
ing of Public Meetings, Offices for the Boroughreeve and Con-
Astables, and the Police, and a Residence for the Deputy Con-
stable, was laid by -bans Basset sr,_ Esq. Boroughreeve, at-
tended by RICHARD WADILIN, FAq. and GIORAIR STOFFORD, Esq.
Constables, on Monday, the 19th of August, In the Third Year
of the Reign of his most Gracious Majesty Gamins IV. 1842,
FRANCIS GOODWIN, Architect."

The plate being properly fastened, the Borough-
reeve was presented with mortar, and a neat silver
trowel, with which he finished the ceremony.; and
the stone was gradually lowered amid the shouts of
the spectators. When the stone was properly ad-
justed. the Boroughreeve got . upon it, and was
shortly encircled by as many persons as it would
hold. He then addressed the assembled multitude
to the following effect :

de My Friends and Fellow-townsmen—l cannot express to
you the gratification which I feel in having had the honour of
hying the fine stone of this intended structunkt which does In-
finite credit to the spirit of the Commissioners whip devised the
measure, and to the of the Architect who designed
tb e plan."
Here he was intettupted by loud and deafening
applause, and the commotion being so great, it ap-
peared impossible that more could be heard, he,
therefore, in a glass of Madeira, drank success to
the undertaking, and retired from the stone. The
Band then struck up the National Anthem of ea GOD
save the King," which was chorussed by the gentlemen
around. 'The ceremony being concluded, the Bo-
roughreeve, and his highly respectable attendants,
then left the round.
In the evening a very numerous and highly re-
spectable earty sat dawn to a most sumptuous dinner,
:it the Bridgwater Arms ; the arrangement of which,
together with the excellent wines, reflect great credit
an Mr. Lacey. Many loyal and patriOtic toasts were
drank on the occasion.

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Wedrwsday. week, a redwing was shot near North
Shield/4 which is a- very uncommon occurrence, as
these bitdsare known to make their appearance about
the sin* tittle as the fieldfare and woodcock, in .t. 114
latter mad of. Octpber or beginning of November. . .
El:lA*4;o4,4ex N awsia—The garden of Sir
W.hureueriilfATLatllillington Hall, Berk*, produces,
/*Mein, theAtnAt eat ra!miiiiary 'specimen of the genus
Commis gyrtaeen in this or any other country.
pla*t t, the' 4-14 e inClunicvereinis Angninis) was
thisailiist4,l76.ois 'gardener, T.:Tuyner, on which
a now, „o„,,,iirlYsitng that' meacures. eight fed sif
*Atere is noVigrov!ing in the garden
trcxoisY Eski. Benham-place, Newbury,
seven "feet in length !

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