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London, England, 1801-07-21 00:00:00

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TN F Annhal Competition. for gtvcq s.
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the Highland SOCiety of Ltinii.on, to
Performers on .the Cteit.' Highland .I;ak_pipc;
,held in the Theitre:„Royal here on 1 uesday,,,-1
in-ptesence of a Committee of JUdges appointo 12,
the Highland Society of,Scotland, and an
.auWen
More numerous by mach than on any former.
sion, 1t fl whom we noticed the greater prop )r...
thin of the Nobility -and Gentry. presently in to
The First Prize; being a handsome Pipe,' Froper..
'mounted and ,adorned .with a Silver Plate; upi!
,wrtich there has since been engraved the progr
scription, together itli Forty Merks Scots
was adjudged by ilte Committee, and the Flpe
ed by Sir JOHN SiUCLAI k, their Preses, in presence
of the audience, to 'William :Poi-bes, a native or
Caithness,' Piper to that old, and uniformly
0-uished Cores, the 4..zd, or Royal 1-figi:),landers•.
The Second Prize, being Thirty Merks; was.aei
judged to Dolitzld R6berisoni -Piper to the .Ray al
Perthshire Militia. .

• And the Third 'Prize; being 2.130 Thi,rty.l\lerk.--;;
was voted to D:mai'd Macdednald, Piper it/the
ness Highlanders.' •
From the great improvement Made by the difr.r.:
ent Pcf-lc)imer's. on this. ancient Nv ariik ti • in'strtunont;
since the Annual Ccnipetitiorrhas talt.ea. .t 4;;
Committee had the satisitittlinti to find, that in gen.:-
ral ail whO appeared were good pluery-and
with more ;marked approbarion from a

and crowded audience than on any, former otc,e;ion:
Among the competitors,
__John Macdonaht,
ran of near fo-urgoze, and who had fought with th
42d Regiment at :liconder2!go; &c. attracted
ticttlax attention, a received from the Jude..f.3--; •
suitabie Premilim. He has been Piper to the •-•!itniilt4
of Glengary for some generations.
'The audiente-mere also Much entertained
Pancing,of Highland Reels .and Strathspes intro_
&iced between the alts. The Competitqrs
sort were repeatedly,: encored by the •Ccinipany,
and received suitable.Premtums from theComintttee4
The whole, exhibition went off with uocorlithon
spirit "and eclat.
From' the increased countenance and suppitt whin
not only those coonefted with the Highlands; but-
general the company who are in town at the Ra,:e.,*
are pleased to give to this annual Conpetit.i.m,a;
Exhibition, the Judges 'were mush gratified .t,IVII!13
that, from the_ very considerable receipts 8f th::
Theatre, on the day of Competitron, with th-..,5,!-1
allowed by the London Society, they Icereentil::!,,,,
toiriLike an. addition in money to the CoMpetitot
who obtained 'the: first Prize, Ppd to trip!; the ce,:
cond And third Priiesi besides nyzking a e(;i'y,n,l6.,_
some division among ail the unsoccesaui
some:of -whomihad come from a great Jiistancz.,
,encourai;cing them.to further exertions'andimprove-
ment in ibis ancibnt Warlike Music, and 'likewise
among the Dancers, of .Highland Reels.

The foll Owing are 'the art trs av,igndd for that
different Regitneri•Of S:oldod

Argil' -
a Ross -
3 Laßark -
4 Dorntries
5 Fife
Aberdeen
7 A y r
S Forfar
9 Pertii -
lo Eildourgh
3d West York
Nottin,gham -

A,yr, -
C pat' Fire.
.Stirling. $,
Da)keith,' t•ec.

Musselbimh.
Inverms;
Aoerciezn.

Fort George.
Glasgo‘r
'EtlinDi7i6ll.
Dunbar:

RgVJEWS, Sec.

The Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry, under the
Command of Major BUCHAN,. were inspe;:teci- at
Edrom Haugh,. upon Wednesdly
,the z4,.h ult: by
Lieut—Colonet SHANK. Vi.Then.the inspection wa,s
over,
,the Colonel.expreSsed his entire .approbation
Of their steady and t;oldicr-like. conduit while under
arms in the field : they went: through their diffaent
manmovres with an . exa6Oess. and precision klat
would have done honour to any Cdtps.
Saturd* the. i z di of Jul), the Liankforgan,
pany'of Volunteers, Cbmnianded by G.'PAl•EitsOri,
Esq. of Castle Handy, were inspected by Colont!t
FAN k, who Was pleused to express the, higheSt
probation of their appearance, the condition'of their
arms, their
,steadiness, attention, :and- torWl per-
formance of all their manmuvres.

On Friday last the 'Eastern Distria of Fife Vo-
Itinteer Infantry, Commanded by Major T. BAL.
LARDIE, were reviewed at Anstruther by Major./
,General 'Sir JAMES ERSKINE ST. CLAIR, Whi was
`pleased to express high approbation 'of the, soldier.-
-like appearance and discipline of the Regiment.
On the Bth inst. the two Conipanies of Dunblane
'Volunteers; Commanded by Captain-Ccimthandant ,
jAmrs STIRLING of Keir, were inspe&ed liy Lieu:-
tenant-Colonel VANE, of the 4th Dragoon .Guards,
who was 'pleased in'the fullest manner rd express !di
approbation of the state of their arms, accoutrement;
.and discipline, together with the correaness of their
marxhing, evolutions and firings.
On Tuesday, the 7th inst.. the Auchtertool, Aucb-
terderran, and: Kinglassie Volunteers, Commanded
.by Captains SPEARS, H. CLEPPIANE, and AND R. t N-7
CLEFHArri, were inspetted: by Major-Genet-1i
Sir J.A.M.ES ST. CLAIR ERSKINE, who expressed hit-6.
self. highlypleased wi rh the appearance of the men,
and their state of discipline. • ,
On the 7th curt. the Nairnshire Volunteers, Corn-
mande4 by Major ROSE; were in4eaed at Nairn
,4 by Major E . This Corps peiformed their v a-,
riolis evolutions-and firings *rnue.:-:to the satisfaCtio:;
of the Inspefting Ulcer, who was pleased to ex-
press to their. Cominanclant in the most flatter:rg
terms, his high approbation of their military ap-
Fearance and discipline..

A fe.,;--:days ago, at BraneePeth, two bats were
accidentally. Caught in the hollow 'of a tree, ,IFd
being brought into the eastle as a curE;)sity, we; f:
placed under a' glass-case for an hour or two, when
one of them was delivered of a young one, which
immediately on its birth op} lircd very accli‘e,
clung to its mother's breast, where it seemed to
continue as if in the ad of sucking-4f This incLkr t
proves beyond a doubt that the bal.- ts
as has been sometimes thought.