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more confident in expressing a full 

 persuasion that those sentiments 

 which originally called forth our 

 services will uniformly govern our 

 conduct, so long as it shall be her 

 majesty's pleasure to permit their 

 continuance. Stimulated to the dis- 

 charge of our duty by the most 

 powerful motives that can influence 

 the mind of man, the protection of 

 every thing that is dear to us in pri- 

 vate life, and every thing that is va- 

 luable in public estimation, our re- 

 ligion, our laws, our liberty, and 

 our king ; I can venture to assure 

 her majesty, that the expectation 

 she may have formed of our exer- 

 tions, shall not be disappointed. 

 And, if the day should come, when 

 his majesty, actuated by that valour 

 for which his family has ever been 

 conspicuous, and by that affection 

 which he has always manifested to- 

 wards his people, shall think fit to 

 share their dangers ; if that anxious 

 and animating period should arrive ; 

 then, may these colours, the gift of 

 our most gracious queen, prove a 

 shield to guard and defend the sa- 

 cred person of our beloved sove- 

 reign against any hazard to which it 

 may be exposed, by the desperate ef- 

 forts of an iaordinate and destruc- 

 tive ambition." Major Rolleston 

 now untied the ribband, and gave 

 the golden cord which supported the 

 tassel info her ladyship's hand, and 

 she gradually let the colours de- 

 scend to the ensigns, who were on 

 their knees ready to receive them : 

 they then arose and went to present 

 them to their regiments, who re- 

 ceived them with presented arms, 

 while the band played '' God save 

 the King." After which Messrs, 

 Incledon, Sale, &c. with a full cho- 

 rus, sung " God save the King." 

 The regiments did not inarch past 



her ladyship ; this part of the cere- 

 mony was rendered impracticable, 

 from the concourse of spectators. 

 Immediately on the countess receiv- 

 ing the royal salute, she, with her 

 attendants, returned in the same 

 manner as they came. The regi- 

 ments marched four deep to lord 

 Hobart's, and lodged their colours. 

 They quitted them as they received 

 them, with presented arms, officers 

 saluting, &c. after which they were 

 dismissed. The earl of Harrington, 

 lord Hobart, and several general of- 

 ficers, dined with the officers of the 

 queen's royal volunteers, at the Bri- 

 tish coffee-house, and spent the day 

 in the most convivial manner. A 

 number of loyal and patriotic toasts 

 were given; and nothing was omit- 

 ted, that could animate the mind to 

 perseverance in the glorious cause. 



7th. This morning about two 

 o'clock, Mr. Salven's cotton-manu- 

 factory, at Durham, which com- 

 prises a very extensive range of 

 buildings, near Elvet church, was 

 discovered to be on fire. These pre- 

 mises have long been admired by 

 strangers, on entering the town, for 

 their stupendous size, and contain- 

 ing exactly as many windows as 

 there are days in the year. The 

 Durham volunteers were immediate- 

 ly roused from their beds, and with 

 the greatest alacrity beat to arms ; 

 their example was followed by the 

 Lanarkshire militia, quartered at 

 that city. As fast as the military 

 assembled, they repaired to the spot, 

 where the fire was raging with incre- 

 dible fury; both officers and men 

 used their greatest exertions to ex- 

 tinguish the llames, by carrying 

 buckets of water to aid the fire-en- 

 gines which were collected from dif* 

 ferent parts of the town ; nothing, 

 however, could avail. About four 



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