Star.
London, England, 1802-02-11 00:00:00

AYR, JAN. 30.

Yeflerday a fele& party of the Blends and ad-
mirers of our inimitable Ayr(hire Bard met to
dinner in the room in which the Poet was born,
to commemorate his birth-day, when the follow-
ing Ode, compofed for the occafivn by one of the
Company, was read. The Prefident's toaff was
given in the following Stanza, and the enthu.
Balm of the moment gave birth to the beautiful
extempore verfes alfo fuhjoincd.

O D E
FOR Tr F. ANNIVIMSARY OF THF. BIRTH •F•AY OF ZORN!.
2901 January, 1832.
Tho' clouds obicure the winery fides,
Tho' wood and honours difippear;
Tho' (toms in all their horror rife,
And wage the joylefs year;
Yet friendly, foetal, clic:l.Ni, gay,
With wine and tong and mirth,
Bet our's to hail the welcome day
That lighted firft the heav'nly ray,
And gave true genius birth.
You've heard the Chorifters of Spring,
Their little dulcet throats atune,
And far and wide refponfive ring
" The braes of Bonnie noon."
And, on the burls), banks of Ayre
You've heard the warbling throng;
But none fo 'witching, none fo rare,
None half entitled to compare
With Ronves mellow Song.
What tho' far hence entomb'd he lies,
His better part, his Spirit, lives,
The fire of fancy newt- dies,
But ceafekfs rapture gives:
Forbear, then, as this day returns,
TO weep his timelefs fate ;
But learn from Poets' early urns,
The b: ;gluts that life's taper burnt,
" he Ihorter is its date."
The Prefident's Tcraft—To E
Smooth glide thy pure currents, thou favourite river,
May the lovelielt nymphs grace thy margin for ever;
Never fading thy flowers, ever green be thy braes,
Nar a Po-t be wanting to warble thy praife ;
May the minftrels of fpring aye renew in each grove,
The wild hymn of gratitude, pleafure, and love;
Let no thorn in thy thickets e er favagely dare
The innocent bofom of beauty to tear;
And bleft be thy manfions with plenty and peace,
Till arrefted by fate thy meandering% ceafe!

N. B. The above wal, called forth by the oc-
cafion, was given by a Gentleman to whom the
Bard was dear.

Extempore verfes by a Gentleman of the com-
pany, fuggelled by the circumflance of a dark rainy
morninc,r, followed by a ferene afternoon, as was
the cafe en the anniverfary.
Aufricious day, rever'd by Fame,
On which the Mafe's favourite came
To biers our native Me,
The low'ring clouds forge! to frown,
1 bet Eis importance Gwn,
And confciou, (salons

The fccond reprefentation of the new Opera of
The C,:3inet , at Covent Garden Theatre, Nit night
a maned a numerous and fafliionable Audience:—
Few alter., lions have been made linee the fir t epre-
i;mtation, but thole few are very. judicious. Some
,•crartrec that did not produce the effect defigned
have been omitted; and a whole fcene in the third
act, which had not a neceffary conneetion with the
prng,refs of the Fable, is left out.—Among the
.:ireles f Faation which attended the Perform.
Alice were, the Matchionefs of HEADFORT, the
2ounteffes of PEMBROKE and DE BUHL ; Ladies
LTOUN, SAY and SELE, J. LONG, and J. ASTON.
LON nom FASHIONS.—The Ihnafiartian hat is I
coming into vogue; it confals of white or falmon.
coloured fatin, made in the form of a helmet, fur-
rounded with a wreath of laurel, and worn much
m one fide.

Plain white chip hats, in the Gypfeyle, with-
' nit any ornament whatever, tied carelefsly under
the chin, with pea-green or pink ribbon.
The Archfr-drcfr ; a petticoat without any train,
with a border of green or blue ; a blue an green
farfenet boddice, Vandyked at bottom ; look die.
:Hire Neves, and no handkerchief. The head.
.!refs, a fmall white or blue fatin hat, turned up in
front.

Brown, grey, or olive talk Ilockingc, with yel-
low or orange clocks, are worn by the Ladies to
walk in.

Feathers and flowers continue to be much worn,
and wreaths of rotes on the hair for full drcfs, in
preference to more cumbrous ornaments.

Small watches are worn by a few dalltinSlielles
on their boilmis, not bigger than the round of an
half-guinea.
PARISIAN FASHIONS.—A new &nem of drefs
among our idles of the bout-ton has recently made
its appearance. It confilts of hats of white latin,
which fall nearly over the eyes, ornamented with
two white feathers. Turbans, decorated-with two
colours only, are ale() worn, the drapery of which
is connected with firings of pearls. A very re•
mark:tble lingularity has occurtzd with rcfped to
the arrangement of the hair naturally worn. It
is now difpoted into two parts,, the one formed of
large tufts on the crown, and the other of hair
fnioothly cideending to the eve-brows. The pre-
dlledion fun fume timedifplayed in favour of orange
colour, has at length given way to the general
penchant for the role. Fpencers of white ruin, with
twan-down borders, have not loft their attradims,
and have changed their names from if to Mameluck
to dla A'e!An. The molt diilinguillwd thawls are
of a fquare form embrOidered in gold, with tallels
reeembling a golden egg ; but the molt common,
and thofe which have the greatelt fide in the (hops
are the India main lhawls, (even quarters in
breadth, with large borders, and foreign decora-
tions.

The Morning Drefs principally confilis of cali-
coes embellifhed with role flowers ; vet tione of the
`t: e at, ger es fport wort robes with Lice edging.

N./UTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

TORBAY, FEBRUARY 9.
Sailed this morning the fleet of men of war and
outward bound for the Weil Indies.—Wind N.

PORTSMOTUH, FEB. zo.

Arrived the ARETHUSA, of 38 guns, Captain
Woot Y, from Madeira ; in her came paffenger
Brigadier General CLINTON. Previous to the AR E-
TH USA'S failing, the 85th Regiment had embarked
at Madeira on board the Dr. RUYTI'R and CAL-
CUTTA armed tranfports for Jamaica.
Sailed the CAROLINE and IN FLE.NIBLE to tIIC
eaftward, and HotoiNF, Captain HILL.
The Chips that put back to St. Helen's from Ad-
miral Cot.LlNcwoon's fleet, are the BARE LEUR,
Captain OM MAN FY; GLORY, Captain WELLS; and
CENTAUR, Captain Lrr-r L r.rs ; the rcl of the
Peet with the (hips under the command of Rear
Admiral CAM PLELL, reached Torbay.
Laft night the WALst FR CA S rt.r, CANTON, and
THAMES, Earl Indiamen, put back alfo, owing to
the wind getting round to the %verlward.

Went out of hnrhour the CLEOPATRA frigate,
ESCORT gun brig. and LIBERTY cutter.
Came in the REDBR EDGE ichooner.

This day arrived the brig DOVER, CRAWFORD,
from Gibraltar and Lifbon, after a pafrage of
days, is under quarantine, with part of the follow-
ing regiments on board, i zth, 26th, 27th,5111, 52d,
and 57th : Port Mary, COLLINS, from London,
bound to Charlflon : Maria, 'howl; ; and Eliza-
beth brig, OWEN DAVIS ; the latter bound to Gi-
braltar, with merchandize, both from London.

This day failed for London, the chip Rolla, of
Londin, CUMMING.

Yeßerday arrived the Albion, MEIR, from New-
callle, bound to Jamaica.
Came into harbour his Majefly's fchooner
LEY, and brig LIBERTY, from Spithead ; and the
tranfport AMPHITRITE, LEVY, (No. 33.)

YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY to.

Yefterday arrived the FAVOURITE !loop of war
from a cruize off the coal! of Scotland ; alfo the
JALOUSE and BRUIZER armed brigs from a cruize
between Yarmouth and the No-c.

The fhip which ftruck on the lands nn Monday
hill, and which was loft with her crew, was the
Hardwick of this Port from Sunderland.
Came into thcfe Roads, and will fail as loon as
polfible for Hanthur!A, the Brothers of Sunder-
land, laden with coals, 'ftmortiv Hureutsom
mailer.—No Packets ara yet anived from Cux-
haven.—Wind W. frefh breeze.