Star.
London, England, 1809-10-31 00:00:00

NER WICK-UPON-TWEED.

As I know you take an interest in all matters rela.
Live to this place, I cannot omit informing you tier
this good town has been in a bustle for some tie:,
past, but, I am happy to say, without riot or inton-
cation. On the 12th inst. Colonel ALLAN, one of our
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'access unprecedented in this borough ; but he ben
not relaxed in his canvas since, although there are
very few indeed that remain undeclared, as hit
friends and supporters. To us who are acquainted
witinthe conduct of Colonel ALLAN ever since he has
been one of our Representatives, his success is not a
matter of surprise, for, by his condescending affability
to all ranks of people, and by his being equally atten-
tive to the poor as well as to the rich, he has estab.
lished not only his own popularity, but has attached
almost every one of us to his interest. The poortet
man amongst us writes to him with perfect freedom,
convinced from experience that he needs no advocate
in his cause, and he has given general setisfaction.
A few days after Colonel ALLAN'S arrival, our other
Representative, SirALtx ANDER l'sfncuon.senbX.KAßT,
came into the town, and commenced a canvass, and
no doubt will secure his seat, for at present there is
no opposition. Last Monday a very numerous and
respectable party of Colonel Ailinx's friends, above
one hundred and twenty, sat down at four o'clock, to
an excellent dinner, where conviviality and unanimity
reigned till a late hour ; the company thinned about
ten, but some men, jovial souls, kept it up till mid.
night. Many loyal and constitutional toasts were
drank, with three times three cheers, %%Nell were suc-
ceeded by several of a loyal nature relative to the
various improvements which are carrying on in this
town. Before Colonel ALLAN drank the health ot.
the Independent Burgesses of our Borough, he ad•
dressed the company in a very appropriate speech,
and expressed in the warmest terms his gratitude to
his friends, and the high sense he entertained of the
honour they had done him, and the still greater
honour they had done themselves by their free,
unbiassed, and disinterested exercise of their elective
franchises. He took a short review of his behaviour
to his constituents evef since he was elected in 11305,
and appealed to all present whether he had not
on every occasion attended as far as lay in his power,
to the general interest of the Borough, and to the
' individual interest of all who had applied to him, an
appeal that was received with loud acclamations.—
Ile next adverted to his conduct in Parliament, and
convinced us, that as he was returned by an inde-
pendent Borough, he had procured his own indepen-
dence, in an animated and feeling manner ; made a
high eulogium on the character of his fi tend the Earl
of BUCK INGHANISIIIRE, every measure of whose Gn-
, vernsent, for several years in India, had been govern-
ed by the strictest principles, who had shewn a degree
of judgment and prompt decision in cases of public
exigency, seldom equalled ; and who had withstoel
the greatest temptations :—he described him as a
man of the soundest judgment, and of the most
strict principles and incorruptible integrity. Colonel
ALLAN added, that he came ieto Parliament to
mark his affection and attachment to his Noble
Friend, and to support him when he was in the
Administration with Lord SIDMOUTH, and that we
could not be surprised it he were, in some degree, in-
fluenced by such a public man, and private friend.—
,
Warmly, however, as he was attached to Lord B. Le
did not forget that he had an important duty to per-
' form as our Representative *, and that in some in-
stances to which he alluded, private feeling gave way
to a sense of public duty. He concluded by paying
a high compliment to the company present, and by
drinking the health of the independent Burgesses of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, with three times three. The
Colonel, anxious that all descriptions of people shcuid
be happy in the day of Jubilee, sent money to the
.several different Clergymen to be distributed anione,,st
the poor of their congregations, that they might be
happy on this day at least ; nor were the debtors in the
gaol forgotten ; he invited the boys in the T 'wn
to a dinner in the Town Hall, and a most interesting
sight it was, for above 600 fine boys sat down to good
English roast beef and plum-puddings, and drank the
KING'S health in strong. beer ; this will not be forgotten
by the rising generation, and it has given universal
satisfaction. All the Burgesses, with their wives and
daughters, were invited to a supper, where there w:.5
a repetition of the same scene, and they had a dance,
so that I may venture to say, that there .is no place
In the kingdom where there has been more happiness
and mirth, diffused by our worthy Representative,
who has strongly marked his regard for us and his
loyalty and attachment to his King and country.--
Colonel ALLAN has left us, carrying with him th
lgood wishes of all ranks here.—All the boys walked
Ito the Hall in regular procession, headed by the.
IMaster of all the different schools in the town.
• In the debate relative to the Salt of Seats in Parliaments
Colonel Allan voted against the late Minister, Castlereagh, al.
though he was the friend and relative of Lord B.

Arrived at Oman's Hotel, Edinburgh, ;he Right
Hon. Lord REAY and General Rorgarsori, of Lude.
Set off from Fortune and Blackwell's Hotel, Earl of
ERROL and Lady Ennat. ; Lord and Lady J. HAY;
Miss ELLIOT ; the Right Hon. Lord ELIBAz.K JAws
Dorra, Esq. of Vogrie; and L. Never% Esq.