Star.
London, England, 1806-06-21 00:00:00

RESENT.47IOIV' OF SWORD TO SIR 7011 W
7. W. JERVIS, BART.

Os the King's Birth Day, the Officers of the Corps
of Somerfet Riflemen prefented to Sir Joists J. W.
JERVIS, Bart. their Commander, on Parade, and pre-
vious to the affembly of the troops in Qsteen fqoare,
Briftol, to fire a flu de joie, with a magnificent gold
emboffed (word and belt, of exquifite workmanthip :
' the pommell is a fine lion's head, with a ferpent in
its mouth; the crofs has on its fides richly chafed, the
Thunder of War, and a Lion's Head, with Serpent,
form the ends. The fcabbard is richly chafed, and
has ferpents, inflead of rings ; the blade is rich, and
has this motto from Virgil
• Capias, ut dips raereatl,
" Primula."
The whole forms a fine piece of workmanfhip, and
was executed by Mr. Smits., Strand, London.

The (word was prefented by Captain PROTHIROI,
wbo expretred the fentiments of the Officers of the
Corps in the following energetic manner :
Si am delegated by the °facers of the Somerfm Rine Corps
to prefait you a (word ass mark of their eftecm, and a. a grateful
rellimony of the high (safe they entertain of your condud as a
Commander, a cordite in which you have invariably Linked the
fimmers of e Officer with the urbanity of the Gentleman. Sir,
It would be (alit delicacy on tbts oreation to omit advening to
Wour fpirited liberality on the inflitution of the Carps, at a cline
hen the patriotic efforts of indlisWuals fo efferently contributed
to the (Security of the nation ; at that me nest your liberality was
beneficially exerted in raifing, arming, and clothing, and fully
equipping, at yourown eapeucc,a corp.ot onehondred andtbitty.
four man

the dread of lavalion le now !aimed, and that
not only by a patriotic union at home, but by the glorious widory
of Trahigar, and the death of our hansoms! Hero an the mean.
yet it isnot the charade: of lingbiltmen to forget, In fafety, the
relpeetlve omits of chafe they were indebted to in the hour of
threatened danger. Sir, In the name a the Corps, I prefent you
with this fword and I venture to allirm, that Mould occalion call
for ksferviees,lt will never be difgrated in your hands.
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To which Sir Jour jaavos, on deceiving the fword
from Captain Pitorntane, made the following reply:
Stal feel much Battered by this very honoorable and Mks -
guilbed mark of aims and approbation cooferred on me by my
brotberOficers, through you, which I mall ever conteatklate with
pleafure, and remember with gratitude. Ibis very elegant (word,
with which the 011icers of the Corps under my command have
been Faded to parent me. atall be by me refereed as an lacftl-
motile mature, until natality may require that it be drafts in de-
fence of my King and Country spina the common enemy, &mkt
his temerity prompt him, and chance enable hint to land on Bri •
tilb ground I have only now, sir, to requeft that you and the
Gentlemen of the Corps will accept of my heft thanks, and be ef-
Cured that no honour could be more grateful to my feelings, than
this highly ablated teftimony of your and their kind attention.

Yelterday afternoon Colonel Ca NM barouche,
and Sir W. W. W 's curricle, came in emu&
with each other, at the top of St. James's-ftrcet. The
curricle was o►erturneJ,but fortunately no perfon Mit
recei►ed any ferious injury. The traces of the barouche,
howe►er, v.•ere broken, and the four high•blooded
horfes that drew it, ran off in the moft ungo►ernable
manner down the fireet. Towards the bottom of the
dreet they ran againft a hackney coach, with fuch
►iolence, as to break the pole, the perch, and the
hinder axletree ; the coachman was knocked off his
box, but did not recei►e any material injury : Colonel
Cam LLLLL and Mr. Caustrixo, who were on the
Lox of the barouche, were Bathed down upon the
pa►ement, and Mr. C. in particular anis moft fe►erely
hint. The honks continued to run furioufly on, until
their progrefs was arretted by the carriage running up
againft a pod They were then laid held of, and all
further ill confequences were prevented.