Star.
London, England, 1807-10-07 00:00:00

GLOM:LS.IER, OCTOBER s.

Ftiday morning his Royal Highnefs the Prince of
Wales, accompanied by tlic Duke of Suffer, fet off
from Witley Court, the feat of Lord Foley, on their
intended visit to the Right Hon. the Earl and Coun-
refs of Berkeley, at Berkeley cattle, where their Royal
Highneffes arrived about half paa ten, when the joy-
ful tidings were immediately announced by a Royal
falute of rt guns from the Berkeley Artillery. The
Royal Vifitors were received and welcomed by Lord
and Lady Bet kerey and their amiable family, with
that cordiality and urbanity by which they arc fo
klinently
Saturday lafl, deputaticns, from the Corporations
of Glouceiler and Briflol, who had been previnufly
invited by Lord Berkeley to dine with the Royal Pat ty
on that day, waited upon the PIIIICC of Wales at
Berkeley Calile, f,,,r the purpofe of congratulating
his Royal Highnefs upon his arrival in this county,
and requelling the honour of a visit to their refpec.
tive

The deputation from GloncencY, confining of R.
Nayler, Efq. Mayor, the Sheriffs, Town Clerk, and
feveral other Members of the Body Corporate, were
joined at BLr keley by their Noble Recorder his Grace
the Duke of Norfolk, and their worthy High Stew.
and the Right Hon. the Earl of Bakeley. About
four o'clock they were introduced into the Audience
Chamber, when the Recorder addieffed the Prince
of Wales in an appropriate fpeecb, inviting his Royal
Higbnefs to vifit Gloucefter, to which the Prince gt a-
ciontly allented.
The deputation from Brian], enormity. of the Se-
nior Alderman, (in the abfcnce of the Mayor) the
Sheriffs, Town Clerk, and other Members were next
admitted to an audience, when R. I,Vorrall, Efq. the
Town Clerk, addreffed the Prince with a limilar in-
•itation, and received the fame gracious anfwcr.
After the Deputaticn returned, they were intro-
duced to the Countefs of BERRELLY, and the com-
pany in the drawing-room, comprixing, in addition
to the Royal Party, a number of the neighbouring
gentry ; and, loon after five o'clock, the doors of the
dining room were thrown open, and the Whole party
fat down to a molt fumptunus entertainment, laid out
with the bighelt deg►ee of tafle and elegance. In
the Mufic Room, a feled band, under the direttion
of Mr. Murc.ow, Organin of our Cathedral, Armed
by Mr. MAGRATH, and other vocal performers from
B ith, gave Come admirable glees, &c. a ith which the
Pr inces were much pleafed.
Nothing could exceed the polite attention of Lord
Berkeley to his guns and his amiable Countefs, by
her affability and unwearied folicittide, anticipated
even the wilhes of her numerous 'traitors.

The Prince of Wales genernufly left a benefaililn
of sal. each, to the Infirmary and Parochial Poor of
Worcefier ; and the Duke or Suffix gave 201. to each.i
'Fheir Royal Highneffes alto gave 140 guineas to a
Deputation of the Corporation of Coventry, for the
purpofe of being difitibuted among the several Cha
rities of that place.
At our Batton fair, on Monday, onions, a Rapier
article, fold from 2.. 3d. to 21. 6d. per peck. Cheefe,
bell making, from 581. to 631. and two meal from
461. to scas. per cwt. The pig market was well
Hocked, at fame deelealion in price ; but the boric,
cattle, and iheep fairs were fcantily fupplied.

VERSES,
willrargH ON Tua 78th RATS-DAT Of MaS.STIPUINION,
art era sow.
The Rev. JOSEPH STEPHENSON.
This morning, ere yet I store front my bed, •
'Your Birth'day, dear Mother, came let* my head;
With an heart full of plearurc I welcoon'd the date
That marks your arrival at feventy and eight.
*Then reilcaing how few, either women or men,
rcr attain to the limiti of threekere and ten,
1 &deed the ALutonvv, whore goodnels fo great.
Had prefetv'd your etittence to kvcnty and eight I
But, when I conlldeed the years that are fled,
And of thole you lov'd living, how many are dead
Surely vain, I exclaimed, is the mortal clime,
And I odt-tithe roman of feventy and eight !
Srill, to 'Note who fo number the days that pals o'er.
As of virtue and wildom to lay op a-ftete..
Whole willies are bumble, who& thoughts art fedate,
Some comforts remain e'en at keener and eigbt !
Yes; they who have early accomplik'd the mind,
Wen in Ikkly old•age many comforts may find ;
And fuels Is the caie, I exultingly fay%.
Of my Cecelia:l mother of feventy and eight.
Her patience and piety, goednefs and rents.
Will live in remembrance for many years hence g
Her prairie too highly I never can rate,
Nor account half INF merits it feventy and eight.
Her Sender regard, her attention and care.
'I have felt from a child, but seat weeds to declare,
0! let arse then pay, ere it yet be too tats,
Due homage to bar, and to feventy and eight.
Contested I'd Meek the towel degm,
To fee /on train cars and anxiety free ;
And while fame court the rich, others Satter tiekrask
I bow to nay mother of kventy and eight !
Might 1 lies to behold bar an hundred years older,
In the arcs of allesitien I Sill would enfold her;
No Maine of time would my ardour abate ;
ki food of my mother of feventy and eight.
And now I have only to ling and to by,
• May yes fee many happy return, of thk day;
And, 0 ! may the dice eastpleafure be mine,
To bail your arrival mienesty eke t"

Yeflerday fe'nnight, being Michaelmas day, JAMas
SLADJUN &owns, Ely. was (worn into the office
of Mayor of Canterbury for the enfuing year. At
the faMe time Mr. JAM isWit a an, )un. was appointed
Sheriff. In the afternoon, the Mayor entertained
upwards of rso of the principal inhabitants of the
city, and the neighbouring gentry, and clergy, at
the King's Head Ta►ern, with a snot fnmptuous
dinner,

-On Saturday fc'nnight there was racing on Sober.
ton Down, when Ciptain Harding's Joan Gelding
beat Major Legertwood's grey gelding, for fifty
guineas. Captain Harding 's brown gelding beat
Captain Parker's grey gelding, for fifty guineas.—
Captain Cooper's bay gelding beat Major Legert.
wood's bay gelding, for fifty guineas.
Very eonfiaerable damage has been dop,e at Cha-
tham, by the late high tides ; all the marfhes round
that neighbourhood, that were embanked, have been
overflowed, and will be far a confiderable time under
water. The proprietor of the north rnarfh, at Gil.
lingham, has fullaibed an injury that Soot. will not
repair.

Monday fe'nright, two Frenchmen landed from a
(mall boat near Whitflable, and were endeavouring
to make their efcape into the country, when they
were apprehended, and taken before Pas Aaisorv,
Efq. who committed them to St. Dunfian's Gaol,
Canterbury. The following is the account given by
the elder man, Peafe, and is probably tom& : He
relates that they fwam :Aare from the PROTIUM
prifon-fhip at Portfmouth, took the coach to London,
from whence, after buying themfe!ves fome clothes,
they walked to Gravefend, and took poffelfion of a
boar, (eleven feet long). from whence they landed
at Whitttable. with an intention to (better themfelves
in the woods for the night, and in the morning to
(cite upon a larger boat and proceed for the coaft of
France.
• A very curious trait of national charater has been
manifelled by the Scots Militia regiments on the pre
fent occalion of volunteering into the regulars. It has
been obferved, that the Scots regiments have in ge
neral (hewn lefs alacrity in taking the propofed
bounty than the Englifh. For a time this could not
be accounted fur, as, in general, they love the mi•
litary life, have no wins to quit the fervice. and are
known to be fond of money. At length it was dif-
covered. that that which was held out to them as an
increaled temptation to enlin, was the cattle of their
keeping back. They had the option of volunteering
only into highland regiments, which, from their na-
tional attachment, it was thought would be a double
inducement. " Nae fie thing," they raid, "we do
not want money, we have a' filler in our pouches,
we only want promotion; but how can we get to be
non commiiiioned officers in Scots regiments ? They
can read and write as wee! as owlets. Let us join
Enz:ifh regiments, and we are ready to a man."
EFTS AT PORICINGTOM.—aIIis delightful feat has
again been the fource of the greateft fenivity. Up.
wards of 120 per funs, the principal families of Stoop-
(hire and the adjacent counties, were invited by Mifs
°eraser, to a grand Ball on the a4th ult. ; among
lie company were the Countefs of Powis, Lords
Clive and Berwick, Lord and Lady Kenyon, Ladies
Harriet and Charlotte Clive, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
Went, Hun. Mitt Devereux, Hon. Meffrs. Bennett,
Bouverie, William Hill, and Richard Hill, Sir Wat-
lan William: Wynn, Lady Wiliam: Wynn and fa-
mily, Sir lt,rbert Leighton. Colonel and Mrs. Ky-
nalton Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mr.
William Madick, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, of Anon,
and Mifs Harvey, Mifs and Mill Harriet OakeleY,
Mils Cunclifie, Mr. and Mrs. 'Whitmore, of Apley
Park, Mr. Cholmondely, Sec. &c. Every exertion
was made to render the accefs to the honk c,mmn-
dions. The road through the Park was illuminated
by lamps at regular diliances ; and previous to en-
tering the Park the vilitors were gratified by the
grateful efforts of the inhabitants of Porkington Alms
Honks, who endeavoured to tally their refpeft to
their benefaOrefs by illuminating their humble dwell
ings. The flipper, which was (erred on plate, was
coilly and elegant ; the wines were excellent : but
the liberality and attention of Mifs ORMSBY TO het
guetts, exceeded every other gratification, and com-
pleted the fettivity and harmony of the evening.