Star.
London, England, 1801-09-05 00:00:00

MARGVTB, SEPTEMBER 3.

Yellerday morning there was a rural Gala at
Dandelion. The company comprehended all
forts—the tondh and the ooarfe, the civil and the
repulfive. The hopping fellival was opened by a
young dry-falter and a pretty fpinfier from Dow-
gate•hill. The) refreihments prepared were tea,
coffee, and cakes—the price of'admiffion was half.
a-crown ; and, to do the vifitants juiliee, they all
Teemed to contend who fhould devour the greateft
portion,of the entertainment. There was a teat
ereded for the accommodation of the more ele-
gant part of the dancers, where orgeat, ices, &c.
were adminifttred at an advanced price. They
continued to caper
" On the tight fiketettic toe"
until three o'clock P. M. when the fugge(lions of
hunger and fatigue impelled them to return to
their refpedlive hotels.

Ye(lerday, in the afternoon, the KING GEORGE
packet arrived full of paifengers, after a voyage of
nine hours.

In the evening of yefterday there was a MalTie-
rade at the Theatre, on which occafion the Pit
was covered with a new floor, and the whole fpace
formed into a faloon, illuminated with variegated
lamps. The company was admitted with or with.
out mafks, and the Gallery filled with fpeaators,
who fecurely futveyed the whim and pleafantries
of the alfembly. Among the prominent charac-
ters were—a Gloom, well fupported; a Stage Coach-
man, a man of Fafhion ; a Nobody, by a Livery.
man of London; a Death, by a Phyfician ; and a
Devil, by a Corn-merchant.
Sir HORACE MANN and family are here.
The raffling (hops are as eagerly attended as ever.

At Dumfries. on the 27th ult. Lieut. Colonel
Disom, Deputy Quarter-MallerGencral, infpeaeti
the Troop of the 3d or King's own Regiment of
Dragoons, commanded by Capt. CURRIE ; the troop
of Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded in the abfence
of the fenior officers, by Cornet *CAR woc K ; and
the Corps of Volunteer Infantry, commanded by
Major de PEYSTER, who alfo commanded the line,
during the infpeetion. He expreffed himfelf highly
pleated with the appearance and difcipline of all
thefe corps.

Friday }aft the Loyal Colchefter Volunteers
pra&ifed firing with ball-cartridge, at the target.—
The belt markfman was entitled to a haves goblet,
which was adjudged to Mr. Jou w COOKE.
The NeWington Corps, under the command of
Major BURKE, marched to Nunhead on Wednef-
day morning to (hoot for aSilver Cup at a target.
The Prize, of a Cup of Twelve Guineas value, was
given by Mrs. BURN e, the worthy Major's wife.—
Twenty Gentlemen attended ; the (hots, in gene-
ral, were good; and at laft a Non-Commiiliuried
Officer of the Corps fliot through the target, and
won the prize.
On Saturday laft, near 350 of the Supplemen-
tary Militia, belonging to the Royal Cheiltire.
joined the regiment Rationed at Liverpool.
So Met is the barrack-guard mounted at Mill-
Prifon, Plymouth, by the 2d Royal Lancaihire,
that with each morning's guard is an artilleryman
with his match, at the battalion guns, which are
all ready for aaion in a moment's time. The guns
on all the out-works and different batteries of the
citadel, and its dependencies, are all run out of
the embrafures, and tompioned againft the beats
of the weather.

On Thuefday fe'nnight, General Sir WILLIAM
MEADOWS arrived at Fermoy, from Clonmell, and
infpeeted the troops quartered at that place, con-
fining of the two battalions of the 62d foot, etc.
Having vitited Youghal, and the hofpitable feats
of Cattle-Martyr and Cagle-Mary, and taken a
furvey of the forts and garrifons in the vicinity of
the Cove, the General was expeaed in Cork on
Sunday, to review the garrifon on Monday.
A number of large waggons, laden ILO mili-
tary gores, under the efcorts of foldiery, fat off
from Dublin, by the weftern road, for the country,
on Friday fe'nnight, Saturday, and Monday, and
it is fuppofed their route is for Athlone, the central
depot of Ireland for military flores, where there are
already fome large magazines amply furniflied,
while the works (till go on at the Ordnance Lower
Ca(U Yard, Dublin, with unceafing exertions, as
AO at the cannon founderies and other places.

Cards of invitation from the Aid de-Camp in
waitin on his Excellency the Earl of HARDW IC E,
have been iffued to the LORD MAYOR and Aldo-
men of Dublin, to dine with his EXCELLENCY at
the Vicere zal Lodge in the Phcenis Park, on Tue.
day the Bth inflant.
Friday fe'anight, his Etc, xxstfcr the Lose
Eltt/TENANT and a number of dillinguiflied per-
fonages, were moll fplendidly entertained by J.C.
BERESTORD, Efq. at his country feat, Belcampl
near t)ublin.

Same day Mr. Secretary Armor gave a man
elegant entertainment to the Loao Marcia, High
Sheriffs, Aldermen 4%1,43E411MM, CanLurom, Ac.
&c. and fevcral perfons of dillindtion in Dublin.
The Great Comut one day propofed at his table
at Chantilly, that every Gentleman prefent fhnuli
, waft that which had given him the greatenple.a-
-1 fore he remembered to hale had in life. Himfelt
then ardently drank—" The fdeafstre I bad is gals.
iig the Battle of Rorroi without anyperfon's advice!"
Lieutenant-General SCIROT was next called on for
his waft he took his glafs and Paid=" The pea-
fare / had is nag the Pitswcz of Conoi goon 11.
Battle of Rocros I" The Prince being very in italic
feized the plate before him, and was railing
arm to throw it at SCIROT'S head. SCIROT quiet •
ly put his hand on the hilt of his (word, and bor. -
ing refpcSfully faid—"Doet his h'irheeji indeed wan
to do ove this honour?" (Meaning, that if the Prince
threw a plate at his head, he certainly would not
refute to fight him). That moment the Prince
recolledled himfeif, made every apology to Sc aor
and confidered it as an invaluable as of friendfhip
that he had fo delicately Caved him from difhonourr
ing himfclf in his own sfictna by an as of bruta-
-I,!y to a Gentleman.