Star.
London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

PRESENTA-TION OF COLOURS.

7;46 four troops of Kirkcudbright Gentlemen and
Ysomanry Cavalry. tinder the command of
_limes
Gossov, 1.111 or..Culvetinan, Main. Commandant.
matched into rrirters at KitkCSlClin :glit a krond
time, on the 28:11 ttit. On Friday the 2d WI. tl•ree
of the troops received their Colours at their ;dual
drill ground. On the approach of Lady Goitrine
with the Ilandards its her coach, attended I.y a
number of Ladies and Gentlemen, in their carriages.
the Itegimenttook open order, and feinted, and im-
mediately formed into a hollow fluare : when also
company having left their carriages, the Colours
were uncafed, and placed on the camp colours, and
the Rev.lsfr.JouN JOHNSTONE, Chaplain to the Corps,
havingdelivered a very fuitable, excellent, andimpref.
live prayer, the regiment, at open order, had their
Colours prefenred with the following addrefs ftcot
Lady GORDON t
" CCN rtt mr N.
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" In the honour this day affigned me, it i. with peculiar f:.tif.
faftirm I view thofe with whom I am nearly eonned‘d, fo re-
fpcaably and Jbly fupported, in a caufe, of all others the molt in-
tereitiug—tlic delcu,.e of every thing valuable in foriety--your
P.rli3iou. and Civil Liberties, your Country, your King and Cow-
ttitution.—A Conititution ePablithed by the wif.lwm and valour
cf your anceltors, and which their defeendants are bound, by may
exertion, to pref.:rye inviolate to the Weft polterity ; a Conflits..
lion that bas been the envy and wonder of forrounding nations,
mod is now the dread of that tyrant who threaten. to deltroy its
left it fhoold he the means of overtunii..g th.t defporifra he has
been permitted f r their Au, to ufurp over other countries. In a
caufe fo jolt, a. well as honourable, you nobly 'land forth, and
may the Calo r Ru LEK of the Univerfe, under whole banners.
as profeiling Chriltians, you are all conned, be with youlty his
grace to direet and proted you in every danger, and finally T.*
make you vidorious over all his and your enemies.
As a proof of my efteem, receive Irons me your Co!ours, and
preferve them as teltimonia to your ehildren's children, of the
loyalty and bravery of
.their fathers; and may Coo, who only
can, defend you."

The Colou-s were then unfurled, and carried by
the Comets and their guards, along the line and be-
tween the ranks, to their places in the lquadrons
After which the Regiment went through its exercife
in a very mafterly ayle. The day was concluded by
a Ball, given by Major GORDON to the regiment and
the town, in return for the great hof:litalit y and atten-
tion the Corps received during the five Weekf it was
in quarters, which was honoured with the pretence
of molt of the Ladies and Gentlemen of the neigh-
bouring part of the country.

During the hurricane on Sunday morning, a flack
of chimnies in St. James's Palace was blown down ;
they fell over the parapet into the (treat, but happily
no perfon was paffing at the time. About the fame
hour, the parapet of the front of a public bottle in
Sutton-fireet, Soho-fquare, and the greater part of
the roof of a houfe in Little Carey-ilreet, were blown
off and fell into the area : very fortunately no perfon
happened to pats at the time. .

A very confiderable part of the ancient wall which
furrounds the gardens of Canonbury Houft, Ifling-
ton, with the embankment thrown op for the ball
firing of the Volunteer Corps; were levelled with the
ground during the violence of the Rorm on Sunday.
—Five of the trees in St. James's Park, and one in
the Green Ark, were torn up by the roots. A Rack
of chimnies in Norris-ftreet, Hay.rnarket, was blown
Clown, but providentially no perfon was hurt.—The
cafement of a window-light blew down from the gar.
ret window of the Flying Horfe, Lambethareet.
Whitechapel, on the head of a child who was paging
at the time, and fradured its feel The infant was
immediately taken to the hofpital, but without hopes
of recovery.
During the tremendous gale on Sunday, a boy,
about eight years old, crofling the upper end of
Park.ftreet, was forcibly carried; by a fudden
to Tome confiderable enflame, and by its continued
violence rolled feveral times over along the ground
before he could be taken op ; in the fall his under lip
was Mockingly lacerated through to the chin, ansit
the whole of his face very much bruifed : he was
carried to a Surgeon in North Audley-ftreet, who
reported him yellerdsy in a fair way.
Aceoutns from the towns along the Suffix Coat
Rate, that almoß every unfini(hed new building has
been levelled with ;Le ground, by the great wind on
Chriftmas Day; and that chimnies, to the great an-
noyance and danger of the inhabitants, have been
precipitated through the roofs, and many of dung
have made their way to the ground floor.
A letter from Irvine, Dec. 20, Lays, "A very me-
lancholy accident happened here lag Friday: a boy
about ten years old, went up into a garret to take
fomegimpowder out of a barrel, with alighted candle
in his-hand; a fpark happening to fall fromlbe can-
dle into the barrel, the whole- inflantly exploded,
blew the roof off the houfe, and burnt the by fo
dreadfully, that he died in great agony left night."
Early yeflerday morning, Anthony Rawfon and
William Tucker, (the two convies who ekaped
from New South Wales. and concealed theenfeires
on board the Atlas, Caps MUSORMIII, in which they
were brought to England), were Cent off to Port
mouth, under an efcort from Bow.fireet, in order to
be put on board the Experiment tranfport, now
under failing orders for Botany Bay.
SHAM PRISICI•NO.--Yeßaday fri/San anew was
charged before the Loan Maroc, at the alanfion-
both, with having, in company with five or fit
others, dragged a young man along Tower.ftreet.
and ufed him cruelly, pretending that they were a
prefs-gang, and as fach bad a right to imprefs him.
Whitney. the watch-houfe keeper, of Billingfpue.
and the watchman, Laid. they were alarmed of Mon--
day night with the cry of u Murder !" and. going
into the ftreet, raw the prifoncr and his companions
dragging the Profecutor, who appeared to have been
much abufed, and was covered with blood. They
Paid they were taking him to the tender ; that they
belonged to a rendezvous houfe in the Borough; but,
being required by the officer to Mew their warrant,
they all ran off. and all draped purfuit except the
prifoner. The prang:es (aid, in his defence. that be
belonged to the tender. and gave to the name of two
midthipmen, who, be Mid, were with him at the
fame time. The Lieutenant of the real prefs-gang.
however. attended, and allured his Lordllop the
prifoner and his companions had no order from bins
to ad in fueh a manner.

The Loa.o MAYOR oblerved, that this wasnot only
an affault. but a violation of the privileges of the
City. which he could not pats cvcr. He- therefore
ordered the prifoner to be committed for farther ego
ambition, and that Captain Ricer surd" of the ter
der. thould produce the two midlltipmen.