The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-23 00:00:00

THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY

A general court of the Highland Society Was
held on Monday, followed by an excellent dinner, at
the Freemason's Tavern to celebrate, according to
usual custom, the victory of Alexandria. Nearly a
hundred gentlemen sat down to,dinner. The ber,•
ners of the principal clans were hung round the
room, and these, combined with the Highland
dresses of many of the company, gave a lively and
agreeable appearance to the banqueting hall. In
the absence of the Duke of Manchester, the chair
was taken by Mr. Malcolm of Poltallocb, and he
was supported by Sir John Heron Maxwell, Colonel
Sykes, m.r., Captain Forbes, R.N., Captain
Speke, Captain Forbes, 78th Highlanders,
Captain Sir A. Mackenzie, Mr. X. C.
Goode, Sir Stuart Donaldson, Mr. Biggs,
Captain Jay, R.N., Captain Browne, Captain
Maxwell, Captain Mackenzie, Major Maclay, Mr.
Carlisle, Mr. March, Dr. Halley, Dr. Cumming,
Mr. G. Bain, &e.

" The Health of her Majesty " was drunk with
the frost lively demonstrations of loyalty; and the
toast of the Prince of \Vales (Duke of Rothsay and
Lord of the Isles), the Princess of Wales,
the Prince Albert Victor of Wales, and
the rest of the Royal Family," was received with
great cheering. The toast of " The Army and Navy,
and Volanteers," was responded to by Colonel
Sykes, M.P., Captain Forbes, R.N., and Captain
Mackenzie (London Scottish Volunteers). " The
Health of the Duke of Manchester, President of the
Highland Society," was drunk with Highland
honours. The toast of " The Memory of Aber-
cromby and the heroes who fell with him in Egypt,"
was prefaced, with a deserved eulegiura on the
valour of the gallant general and the Highland
troops under his command. The other toasts pro-
posed were—" The Chiefs and Clans ;" "The Ladies
who have honoured us with their presence ;''
,qiighlands, shoulder to shoulder ; " " The Sword
and Banner ;" and " The Pipe and Plaid." Each
and all of these toasts were drank with great en-
thusiesm and a most lively display of national
feeling. •

During the evening the Queen's piper marched
round the room, and performed on the bagpipe a
number of t cottish airs. The dinner was admirably
served, and the wines were excellent in quality.

KLAPIiii has just left Marseilles with 150 volun-
teers, and gone to Genoa.
MISSING SHIP, The Hillechina sailed from
Mandal in the end of November for London, and has not
since been heard of.

A senator tied this week—Prince do Bestivau,
bora 1793, left for dead in the march on Moscow, under the
First Empire, and who reappeared in political life only
under Napoleon 111. Re had married a dieter of the ill-
fated Due de Preslin.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF ABERDEEN.—ABER-
DEEN,- Tuesday Evening.—George Hamilton Gor-
don, Earl of Aberdeen, died at the family seat, Haddo-
house, Aberdeenshire, a few minutes past 12 this morning.
His lordship had been unwell fora considerable period, the
principal ailment, it is understood, being diabetes. De-
ceased waaborn in 1316, and had consequently only reached
his 48th year. He married, in 1810, Lady Miry Baillie
of Jerviswoode, who survives him, with a family of three
sons and three daughters: As Lord Haddo, the late nible-
man represented the county of Aberdeen in Parliament for
a number of years, and succeeded his father in the earldom
in 1860. Lord Haddo, the new peer, who has entered his
23d year, is at present on a visit to his uncle, the Hon.
Arthur Gozdon, Govornor of New Brunswick.