Star.
London, England, 1811-08-12 00:00:00

WRITTEN BY MR. TAYLOR.

The veteran Bard who courts your favour now,
Might fairly hope to smooth the sternest brow ;
For oit your sires have heard him with delight,
And hence, indeed, your kind support tonight
May well be offer'd as a filial rite :
At length, by Time sululti'd, no more he sings,
Yet still with patriot warmth he strike, the strings.
When first with youthful hand he toucli'd the lyre,
Our Naval Hefroes raus'd his Muse's fire,
And long as Britain for their valour calls,
Or their dread thundr every foe appals,
His sous PI echo through her wooden walls;
Prompt th.orn with dauntless ardour to the fight,
And "cheeton Saturday their jovial Lishit.
Nor only for our Heroes a the Main
He tun'd his lays, hut for our Martial Train,
Who urge in distant land heir glorious way,
To rescue Nations from a Tyrant's sway;
• ?or them the votive strain he pours with seal,
Hit fav'rite object still his country's weal.
While Britain's Heroes chiefly dahlia her song,
His Muse has vary 'd with Life's motley throng;
Yet ne'er from Virtue have you seen her stray,
Whether she struck the plaintive or the gay
Whate'er the changes of her tuneful art,
His purpose still was to refine the heart ;
And all his courtiess labours only tend,
•By pleasing means, to gain a moral en 4
Shall then the vet'ran, in declining age,
By sickness doons'el to quit the public stage,
See his last hope destroy'd by hostile rage?
No—gen'rous Britons ! though 'II-nature snarls,
I'oor JACK'S " sweet Cherub" will protect old CLAR LIS!

SEATON CA I:vv.—This romantic watering place has
alreadi been the scene elan adventure es curious as it
is laughable. A Gentleman who had arrived in the
course of the day, took up his quarters at one of the
principal lodging-houses in the village, and where a
number of fantilies had previously taken up their abode.
On the Gentleman retiring for the evening, he was
shewn into a bed-room ; but beforehe had fallen asleep,
a Lady, who bad formerly occupied the same cham-
ber, and had not been apprised of the change, entered
it. Unconscious of who was there,she sat down to read,
and afterwards undressed. The Gentleman in the mean
time was awake, and shewed no disposition either to
alarm the Lady, or acquaint her with her mistake. On
putting out the candle and going into bed, she was,
however, sensibly surprised with the awkwardness of
her sititation. The Go,i eman seized his fair victim
with the a-dour of a /,-Ta7 lover, but was speedily tinde-
ceived in his object, by the cool intrepidity of our hero- I
ine's resistance. She threatened to alarm the house If
he did not desist from his rude embraces, and he r clue- i
tartly complied, upon condition ef having one quid kiss
of her fair lips. The condition wasgranted; but instead
of fa filling his contract, he bit herlip, and she was I
then in ffered to retreat. Naturally alarmed at being in
this state 'exposed, she intended immediately to leave
the house, but, urn the suggestion of the landlady,
that that step would immediately detect her, she con-
sulted her female friends, who all resolved to place a
patch on one of their lips. The Gentleman, on his
arrival next morning at the breakfast table, found
himself completely outwitted, as he could not then
fix on any Lady, every one seeming to have a sore
lip. He, in revenge, however, communicated the
story to the Gentlemen, but such was the effect, con-
trary to what he intended, th it both they and the la-
dies determined to tend hint to Coventry, which threat
they pot in execution at the dinner-table, and he was
obliged immediately to decamp with mortification and
disgrace.
A gentleman of the name of Hardiston, an officer,
was shot through the body, in a duel with a Captain,
between Sagshot and Oakingham, on Saturday, and
died in two hours after wards.

The silver arrow was on Friday se'nnight shot for
by the Company of Archers, Paisley, and won by Mr.
John Crautord, jun. manufacturer.
Thursday se'nnight, a shooting match took place
betwixt the Kyle Shooting Club and the Glasgow, Ca-
ledonian Marksmen, at Gaiston, in a Park belonging
to Mr. WARDROPE, Preses of the Cuningham Marks-
men. The party consisted of eight persons from
each, who shot It balls each, at targets of 3 feet
diameter, placed at the distance of 170 yards. On
measuring the nearest half of the balls shot by each
party, that of the Kyle shooters measured .537 f inches,
or average 54 inches each ball ; and that of the Cale-
doniap Marksmen 460} inches, or average 31 inches
each ball ; so that the Caledonians gained by 177
inches. After shooting, the parties, along with seve-
ral of the Cunningham Marksmen, dined together,
and spent the evening in a most social manner.
A shocking accident happened to a young Gentle-1
man of the name of Beaver, on Ins return from the 1 BeßaUutlfla.ElßW'ShViteEGLTAthßLlnzayTObealreli‘-arPOdedWDasEß.one
of
Races at Barnet, on Thursday night. Hating been!
drinking freely his horse ran away with him on the the gruatest blessings Providence can bestow, without
1 which the finest hunted face is imperfect; inattention
Common, by which he was dismounted, and dragged
about fifty yards with one foot in the stirrup btfure ii to_the.teeth and gums is the principal cause of an
owe we breath. —Buxtaas VearrAina RESTORA-
the horse could
.be stc?ped. He was dreadfully hurt ns
on the head, and lies without hopes of recovery. Two TooTH POWDER is a most elegant and certain
remedy for all diseases of the teeth and gums; its
Tuesday evening, about half-past ten o'clock, four particular qualities are not simply confined to clean-
fellows attacked a Gentleman in the lane near Cotham !, sing the teeth, but will preserve them in the highest
turnpike, and presenting a blunderbuss and pistol, de. 1 ewe of perfection; it will render them beautifully
manded his money. The Gentleman, however, disen- ' white, fasten suck as may be loose, and restore them
gaged himself, and got to a considerable distance; to their original purity, entirely eradicate the scurvy
when unfortunately falling, the villains came up, and in the gums, cause them to adhere close and firm to
robbed him of £4O. Being determined nor to give up the teeth, render them of a healthful red, and thil
his watch, he called several times, which alarming the breath delicately sweet, relieve and cure the most 1
gateman, the latter immediatelycame to his assistance, 4 excruciating tooth-ach, gam.biles, and swelled face.
on which the villains made off, having twice snapped —Sold wholesale and retail at Mr. Butler's, 4, Cheap-
4 pistol at the Gentleman, during the time he was i side, w corner of Paternoster-ro ; and retail by Belem
struggling with them. 1 and Sharp, Portsmouth; Hall and Johnson, pat;Gos
On Friday last, a new Synagogue was consecrated Allnett, Weston, Mallory and Jones, Portsea ; Trew.
at Sheerness, which was very numerously attended, man, Exeter ; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert and
aand the service performed by Messrs. Lao's and Pam,- , Borland, Plymouth ; Newbury, Dublin; Baxter and
,s.tre, who went from London for that purpose. 'I he ' *Donald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderstnn, Scott and
Music was composed by one of the Mr. Lao's, and ' Cargil, Edinburg-1i ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck,
was, whops, as graW as has been witnessed, as Mr. ' gull ; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool; Stains and
Lao led the band in a most maim manner. Se- Lynch, Manchester ; Bowen, Norwich ; Knott and
mil persons of distinction wets ;Omitted to tee the Lloyd, Birmingham; Gregory, Brighton; mad was
egrancorperfanutd. a Medicine Waders. in Bases Si. 9d. irafdli.