Star.
London, England, 1801-06-16 00:00:00

titterclay their tottierVits and the Patuctssts
toolvan ezeurlion to Windfor, where they partook
of an elegant entertainment at CumberLind-Lodge,
provided-by his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Co st-
IBILAtan, after which their MAJESTISS returned to
Kew. •

A fuite of apartments is fitting up at St. James's
Palace, for the refidence of his Royal Highnefs
PrinceADOLPHUI.

On Wednefday morning arrived at the Dolphins
Inn, Southampton, Prince Ea NE rr Duke of C M-
BP R L AND, commanding the iSth Regiment of
Light Dragoons (late Et.t.torvis). One troop
was previoufly there to receive his Royal Highnefs.
On Friday he waited on the Mayor, by appoint-
ment, at the Audit-Houfe, attended by Colonel
ERSKIHR &c. &c. when his Royal Highnefs re-
ceived the Freedom of that Borough, prefaced by
a fuitable Addrefs from the Mayor. To which his
Royal Highnefs returned an acknowledgment.—
A camp will fpeedily be formed at Southampton.
Lord CAHIR and fuite failed from Dover on
Saturday for France.

During the prefent reign, z,837,000 acres of
land have been reclaimed, being one-fourth part
of the entire wage land of the kingdom.
The Bank Direetors pay 24,0c01. to Government
annually, in lieu of Ramp duties fo'r their bills of
exchange.
The Oxford Blues, which have been Rationed at
Sheffield for nearly two years, have left that town.
Sunday fe'nnight the Volunteer Corps of Edin-
burgh attended the several churches in funeral uni-
form. The Minifterf, in the courte of the fervices
of the day, embraced the opportunity of making
fome appropriate obfervations relative to the dif.
tinguithed gallantry of our troops ; and, with jun
encomiums, noticed the public and private virtues
which adorned the life of the ever to be lamented
Sir RALPH ASERCILOMBY, and which terminated
in a glorious death. There were liberal colleetions
at the doors of the churches, and the whole amount
is to be applied for the relief of the friends of thole
foldiers and Tailors who have fuffered in Egypt.
A paper of yefterday contains a very fpirited
poem, entitled a Briton's Addrefs to the Army.
In juftice to the late Bolas it fhould have been
mentioned that the poem in queftion is, with a few
adaptations to the prefent time, his admired ad-
drefs of Bruce to his army before the battle of Ban-
nockburn.

Although his MAJESTY has been pleated to dif-
pence with the ufual formalities of an inftallation,
it has been fu,ggefled by feveral ladies i!f high rank,
who, no doubt, have taken the opinion of Counfel,
that there is no ',Aire fiatute againfl the Knights of
the Gartar giviug a ball on the occationl
Mrs. MORTON PITT opened her houfe in Arling-
ton-flreet, for the &II time, upon the debut of her
beautiful and accomplifhed daughter in the beau
monde.

Lady nt DUNATANVILLCS Mufic,on Wednefday
evsnintx, afforded a rich treat to the amateurs of
that divine felence. The profeffional performers
were Marrs. NIELD And KNYVETT.
The Countcfs of HARDWIC KA received a number
of melt at her houfe in St. James's-fquare, on Fri-
day night, previous to the dparture of her Lady.
Chip and fcieuds to Mrs. •Moarcia PITT% Mahar-
rark. Lail night the gave her lalt route previous
to her departure for Ireland.
Mr. Roor.'s Did Andrew:, BR. 31b. is matched
to run at Lewes againft Lord SACK VI LIE'S Kali."
Iterl¢reafi, Bft. two miles, two hundred guineas, h. f.
A prize wherry, given by Mr. Asr.tr, was
sowed for yefterday on the Thames. The coma
was fevere, there being four very dole heats.—
The wherry was adjudged to Walliner and She].
drake, of King's-flairs and Cole-Rairs. A prize
of two guineas was as-on by Webb and Judge, of
Iron-gate and King's-Rairs ; and another of one
guinea, by Hayes and Rathborne, of Horfleydom
and New Crane. The River was crowded with
boats for the L;roiter part of the day, an.l prefented
a very pleafing fcenc. Lord CRAVEN had a party
in his twenty-oared boat, and his Lordfhip, as
ufual, difplayed much dexterity on the occafion.
At about twelve o'clock on Saturday the fine
(hip the DRIADNOUGHT, which has been thirteen
years upon the Rocks, at Portfmouth, was launch-
ed from the Dock-yard with all the naval fplen-
dour that could poffibly be given to aid the gran-
deur and intend of the fpeaacle. She was de-
corated with an Enfign, Jack, Union, and the
Imperial Standard, and had the Marine Band play.
inF the dillinguiflied martial pieces of God law the
Karp Rile Brat:aria. &c. &c. A prodigious con-
courfe of perfons, to the amount, as is fuppored,
of at 'exit to,ooo, affembled, and were highly de-
lighted by the magnificence of the fhip, and the
manner in which the took the water. But what
afforded great fatisfattion was, that, in the paffage
of this immenfe fabric from the Rocks, sot a tingle
accident happened. She was chrifiened by Com.
miffionar Sir Cmaazts Sairruti, who, as ufual,
broke a bottle of wine over her Item. Her com-
plement of guns is to be 98. She has the follow.
tag fignificant emblem at her head, vit. a Lion
couchtmt on a fcroll,containing the Imperial Arms,
as emblazoned on the Standard.

After the launch, Sir CHARLES SAXTON gave
a cold collation to a number of nobility and offi-
cers of diflinilicm in the navy and army.

The launch was alto attended by a great num-
ber of gentry, who came for the purpofe from the.
dillant parts of the county.
So great and 'Olive were the exertions of the
stficcrs and artifiCers of the Pock-yard, that by
half paft one (he was brought into Dock for cop.
poring, &c. where great numbers went on board
to view her internal conftruaion, which ii Paid to
equal. if not fumes, that of any (hip of the fame
Use.

On Monday night lel, betwixt nine and ten
o'clock, a feafaring man, apparently the worfe of
liquor, fLaggered over the Pict., oppofite to PAT-
nard-ftreet; Leith, and fell into the water. It is
fuppofed his body had Ruck fall in the mud under
a void's bottorp that lay at the place, as feveral
attempts were then and have fince been made to
find him, without fuccefs. It is not certainly
known who he was, but he is fuppofed to have be
logged to fonts oldie foreign Teak in the harbour.