Star.
London, England, 1805-06-11 00:00:00

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.70 T,HE EDIT-CA•OF 7 HE STAR.

Stet—Pleafe to give a place in your Paper to the
Vlowing Verfes, lung on the evening of the 4th init.
at the celebration of h;s Majolly's Birth day, in the
Aifcrubly Hall, Paiflcy, which will oblige,
Sir, your obedient fervant,
Paifley, runes, 1803. HAILMOSICVS.

THE KING's iIIKTH DAY.
P. NSW SONO, TO TIPS TUNS OP PHI MSS WSDDINO.
On jovial dart in Paine), town,
When bright A ifemblies rm.t ;
And loyal parties till the Hall,
The King's Birthday to greet;
A axing of brilliant wafts and fangs,
They quickly give and bug;
The ehearful rooms with mirth and glee,
And joyful sotto ring.
Sing Hiderum, di.lerum, bids um didstum,
Fall, tall, tall, Lillatio.
Then merrily may we all live,
And happy in'y we be
Whate'er our party views, we all
In loyalty agree.
Let Plr r, or GRLNVILLE. ADDINGTON,
Ur Niuts A, tiger the helmt.
OtoWisoitast,TtEastar, let them bawl,
, Let us be quiet and calm.
Sing Mauro, &c.

to enjoy our King's lsirth•dals,
Our induitry and trade;
And when th' invading foe affsils,
Well fly to arms with !peed.
Beitanr.nia's thunder we will hurl,
lu vengcance 'gainit the foe ;
An I at the Gallic tyrant's babds,
We'll aim a deadly blow.
Sing Hiderum, Ste.

We'll round the King, our father, flock,
Each faitLful Albion's fon ;
The people are his itrongeft guards,
The bulwarks of the throne.
Old England's, Scotland's, Ireland's tante,
We'll praife with high renown ;
The !Tie, and thiftle, thaturock twine*
Around our Glom:it's doown.
Sins bliderurn, &s.

Then rule the wales, Britannia rule,
The wooden walls we'll fing.
Of Ocean's ifle, and Rill encore,
GOD Save, Goo Save the King.
Then merrily may we all Rs*
And happy may we be;
Let loyalty and joy abound,
And let us all agree

RDiRBUROH, NHS 6.
Tuefday the anniverfary of the birth of our moR
graciaus Sovereign was celebrated in this city with
every demonftration of refpeEt which could be dic-
tated by loyalty to the bell of Kings. In the morn-
ing the royal Randard was hoißed in the Cattle, and
at noon all the 'guns were fired. The whole mili-
tary force Rationed in Edinburgh, Leith, and at
Picsthill barracks, were dr awn up in the New Town.
The dragoons, at tillery, the zd battalion of the 27th
foot, and three regiments of militia, under the com-
mand of Brigadier General SCOTT, were drawn up
in Qt.teen's.ftrect, and the whole Volunteers of this
city and Leith, cavalry, artillery, and infantry, were
drawn up in Prince's-fircer, under Brigadier General
GRAH•M. After having fainted in honour of the
day, his Excellency the Commander in Chief, ac-
companied by the whole North BritifhStaff, his Grate
the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and a number
of other Noblemen and Gentlemen, palled along both
lines, and then took his Ration at the bead of South
Frederick-lticet, where the whole troops patted the
General in flow time. They then marched to Leith-
Walk, where they formed into line, and fired a feu
it joy, after which the troops returned to their re-
fpalive parades, and were difmilled.
An entertainment, in the ufual flyle of liberality
and elegance, was given by the LORD PROTOeT and
Magiftrates in the Parliament Houfe, where a gieat
number of the firll charaners in the country attended.
The evening concluded with an affembly.
The mail coaches paraded through the principal
firms of the city, the coachmen and guards in new
fcarlet uniforms.
In Leith the day was celebrated with limilar de-
month:mons of joy.
The day was alto celebrated at Glafgow with every
&month-arias of ardent loyalty.
We have the fame accounts from Dumfries, and
various other places in the country. From Dumfries
we haye been favpured with the following particu-
lars :

DUMFRIES, JUNE 4.

This day being the anniverfary of the birth-day of
our moll gracious Sovereign, was ufhered in by the
ringing of bells. At ten in the morning the Dum-
fries Volunteer drums beat to arms, when they at
fembled upon the parade in military order, along
with the Light Company from the parifh of Ruth.
girl!, and the Grenadier Company from the town of
Annan ' • thek companies forming the flank companies
of the Dumfries Volunteers, to whom they are at-
tached, along with the two Companies of Yeoman-
ry, the two companies of Artillery, and the patrio-
tic company of Clefeburn Sharpfhooters, here upon
permanent duty, they were infpeeted by Lieutenant
Crionel Douglas, Infpeeting Officer of the
After the infpeetion, they retired in military order to
the Green Parade at the Dock.
The Yeomanry took the right of the line, under
the command of Bryce M'Murdo, Efq. their Captain.
The other Corps were formed in the following order:

l'he ad Battalion of the 88th Regiment of Infantry under
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace ;
The Artillery under Adam Rankine, Efq ;
'fhe Clofrburn Sharpfhooten, under Grannie Stewart Mon-
teith, Efq. of Clofeburn ;
The Annan Grenadier Company, under William Johnftone,
xrq.
The Mavis Grove, or Colonel's own, under David Newell. Efq.
The Blida Linen Patriotic Company, under Thomas William-
fon, Hs
rite Commercial Company, under Jame. Gratie, Efq.
.ic Ruthwell Light Company, under William Brown, Efq.
all under the command of A. Depeyller, Efq. of
lilavi% Grove, Colonel Commandant of the Dumfries-
ihire Volunteers.
The Artillery tired fig rounds, the Infantry three
vc.unds in bottom of the day; l whole lint gave
arce cheers.
While the Dtintfiies Volunteers were thus em-
royed, it was highly gratifying to every loyal mind
(0 ()Verve the cppoCte fhore. The Volunteers of
Troqucer formed upon a green plain dnder William
M'Cracken, Efq. their Captain—they fired three
rounds in honour of the day likewife, and at inter-
vals, wh telling upon their arms, their mufie play.

41, with much eget', the Iffigas Arnhem, The &A'
aboon Traquair, Logan Water, &c. &c. This Corps
was formed under the aufpices of Wm. M.Cracken,
Efq. of Mo:Ty Vale, and John Syme, Efq. of Ry-
dale, who is Aide-de Camp to the Hon. John Gor-
don, of Kenmore' Colonel of the SteWartry of
Kirkcudbright Volunteers, at prefent on permanent
duty here.
The day was fine, the zephyrs played upon the
neighbouring ftream, and the group‘ of Caledonian
fair that appeared at both fides of the river, all of
whom dined with the Officers conneaed with the
corps in the place, where they enjoyed the appro-
priate toaff and tong, added much to the beauty and
delight of a Irene, in which fathers, hufbands, bro-
thers, and friends, were all happily mingled, for the
twofold purpofe of celebrating the birth-day of their
Sovereign, and of manifefling to the world their un-
alterable refolution of defending their native country
with the unconquerable pertinacity of their anceftors
the ancient Caledonians.
Lieutenant Colonel Wallace, of the 2d battalion
of the 88th, rode along the line upon his dapple
charger, and paid the highett compliments to Colo-
nel Depeyfter for the military appearance of the Vo-
lunteers. The Rev. Dr. William Burnfide, one of
the Miniffers of Dumfries, appeared in the field in
his place, as Chaplain to the Dumfries Volunteers.
In the evening there were fire-works, and an ele-
gant ball for all the beauty and fafhion of the place.
Colonel Degeyfter appeared upon his brown
charger, Major Sharp upon his favourite chefnut,
and Samuel Clark, Efq. their Adjutant, rode a beau.
tiful Bay.
The Clofeburn Sharpfhooters are a fine body of
men, and do much honour to their patriotic leader,
Granville Stewart Monteith, Efq. of Clofcburn, by
whom they were formed.