Star.
London, England, 1801-09-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INiELLIuENCE.

At Tewkefbury Raccs on Tuefday, the Sol. for
all ages was won by Mr. IZARDS'S b. c. Crifwell, by
Chance, beating POWELL SHELL, Efq.'s St. Vincent,
Hon. G. BOWE S'S Duncannon, Mr. RI 1:01. E S'S Chance,
Mr. CARR'S Firfl I. mitt, and the Hon. T. COVEN-
TRY'S jenny Spinner. This race was well conteiled,
and afforded two excellent heats.

Wednefday, the Sol. was run for by Mr. S.; E LL'S
Si. Pineent, Mr. SADDLER'S ch. m. Mr. CARR'S ch. 1.
Hon. T. COVE NT k Y'S jean, Spinner, and Mr. Jos cs's
Colkflor, and won by Jenny Spinner.
SHREWSBURY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ts.
The Town Subfcription Purfe of 501.
Mr. H. Howorth's b. h. Chippenham I I
Sir Robert Lawley's g. g. Fithcrwick 1 a
Mr.Wolfeley's b. c. Overton dr.

W E DN ESDA Y.—The Member's Purfe 501.
Mr. Lord's b. c. Blood Stick - - z z
Mr. H. Howorth's b. h. Chippenham - • 2 dr.
Sir Robert Lawley's g. g. Fiilicrwick - dr.
THURSDAY.—The Gentlemen's Subfcription Sol,
Mr. I.ord's b. c. Blood Stick - z z
Mr. Files b. h. Citizen - - 2 2

Sir W. W. WYNNE, Bart. and J. WHITMORE,
Efq. are appointed Stewards for the year enfuing.

On Monday, the tsth of this month, the Com-
mittee of the Officers of the Volunteer Corps of the '
county of Kent, who were appointed to carry into
etecution the Refolutions of a General Meeting of
the Volunteers, held at Sittingborne, on the sth
Septetnber, 1799, met at the Bell Inn, Maiditone,
for the purpofe of proceeding from thence to the
Mote, in order to deliver into the poffeffion of the
Earl of ROMNEY the Pavillion, which has been
creek(' in the Mote Park, in confequence of the
faid Refolutions, and is now compleated,
The Committee were received by the Earl of
Romstir near the Pavillion, and the Earl CAM-
DEN, having been requelled on the pa.-t of the Vo-
lunteers of Kent, to prefent the Pavillion to the
Earl of ROMNIY, addrefred him in nearly the fol-
lowing words :
Mr Loan—The Committee of the Volunteer Corps of the
County of Kent, entrufted to carry into execution the Itzfo!u-
dons altered into at Sittingborne, on the sth Sept I 799,
have endeavoured to execute the commifTion with which they
have been charged to the belt of their ability.
They were diredted to order and to fuperinterd the erection
of a Pavillion in your Lordfhip's Park, to commemorate the
events of the MR of Augult, 1799, to renew, in the minds of
the prefent generation, the circumstances which led to that
event; and to convey to posterity the impreffion made on the
, County of Kent, by the gracious comic/v*lton of his Mai es-
TV, and the attentions and liberality of your Lordfhip.
The Pavillion being completed—the Committee now waits
upon your Lordfhip to perform this last ad of their commillion,
by delivering It into your po6•flion.
For the appearance and effedt of the building, the Committee
willingly relied on the toile and (kill of the Architeet whom
they employed; but they have been particularly defirous it
Ihould be fo conftrudted as to become a permanent monument
to your Lordibip's family, and to the County, of the events
which produced It.

A g;acious and beloved Sovereign, witnefOng the zeal, per-
feverance, and good difcipline of the Volunteers of Kent, and
encouraging them by his approbation ; and a truly worthy and
refpeCted Nobleman, Ms Majefty's Lieutenant for this County,
having, by Judicious arrangement and diferimination, enabled
them to deferve Ms Majefty's royal commendation; afterwards
receiving and entertaining them with a cordial and liberal hof-
pitality, worthy your Lordthip's name and character; and un-
equalled in this or in former ages.
. . . .

The fat isfael ion which thefe events produced was fo univerfal,
and the refped and affeetion which is borne towards your
Lordihip by the County at large, as well as by the Volunteers,
is fo general, as to have made the duty undertaken by the Com-
mittee peculiarly pleafant to themfelves, as they are proud to
become the initruments of having produced lonic permanent
record of events 1..) honourable and fo flattering, and of fcnti-
ments fo generally and cordially entertained.
Thefe fentiments are molt ftrongly impreffed on the minds
of thofc who have dirceled me to addrefs your Lorcifhip upon
this occaGon ; and I feel particularly gratified in having been
honoured by their feleetion, not only as a mark of their confi-
dence, but as it gives me an opportunity of conveying to you
how cordially and heartily I participate in their ft nfitions, and
enables me perfonally to offer to your Lordfhip thole expreffions
of regard, citecm and triendlhip I have fo long and Co conitantly
felt.

To which Lord ROMNEY replied:
My Lord--Fecling fo warm an interelt as I do, in whatever
concerns the honour of this county, the unrivalled merits of the
Volunteer Corps of the county of Kent, and the credit which
they acquired on the ill of Auguß, 1799, were to me filbjeets
of the molt ferioug fatisfaction; when they not only, IT their
zeal and loyalty, but alto by their molt refpcdtable military ap-
pearance, and unremitting fteadinefs, dcf:rvedly obtained the
molt honourable and flattering tritimony in favour of their con-
duel—the difcerning approbation of their molt gracious So-
vereign ; a Sovereign, whom, while their duty as fuhivels calls
upon them to obey, their hearts and their judgments eqt.ally
prompt them to love and refgeet.
That the Volunteers of the county of Kent fhould have at-
tributed any merit to me, either in my official btuation or pri-
vate charaCter, on that day, which their exemplary conduct
made fo eminently honourable to this county, is to me a mutt
gratifying mark of their approbatign.
To them and to the committee, who were enrolled by them
with the execution of a work, intended to commemorate the
events of that day, I feel myfelf highly indebted for the very•
handfome manner in which my efforts are affociated with thole.
of a body of men, fur whom I entertain the molt unfeigned re-
!peel : On any °cc-at-ion I fhould be proud to add my exertions
to thole of the Volunteers, whole manly and confeientiuus at
tachment tithe Conflitution of their Country, induced to, m to
affemble in fupport of a worthy, !omit:rabic., and truly patriotic
caufe, which their indefatigable affiduity has to well qualified
them to maintain. _

While I fed proud of the diftinguifhed mark of confidence
conferred on m•., and of the fruit rrpofcd in me, of the Memo-
rial of the Events of the IR of Auguß t 799, I am happy i❑ re-
ceiving protections of fricndlhip and eftcem from thole perfous
towards whom thole feelings arc deeply impreflesi on my own
hart- _ .

I confider it u a eircumftance peculiarly gratifying and ho-
nourable ro me, that the fai.d!on of public approbation fliould
he expreffed by the voice of private friendfbip th .t the ftnti
mem. of the Committee Ihould be daivered by your Lordship
whore public conduct. I eft, m and veveratc, and the lom,
know- worth of whofe private charutter makes me fet th.
recateft value on that c,,i.flaut and Linn-nutting friendfhip; the
warmeft t irucnts of which as 1 molt lincerdy feel, ft; with tt
melt heart-felt pride and fatistbdiasi / bear aehmewkdred by
yaur Lordadp.