The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-13 00:00:00

PRESTON GUILD.-TUESDAY, SEPT. 10.

THE BALLOO2C—Mr. Livingston arrived in Preston this
day with his balloon, having descended safely about 18 miles
from the town. The particulars of his voyage about to be
published.

The Grand Selection of Sacred Music was performed this
evening in the Parish Church, which was filled with a bril-
liant assemblage of rank and fashion. A Grand Miscellane-
ous Concert will be given this evening at the Theatre.
The Theatre on Monday evening was graced with a very
splendid audience. The Vauxhall Gardens Bowling-green
was also very numerously attended, to witness the magnificent
Fire Works of Mr. Hengler, the King's pyrotechnic.
Preston is still very full of company, but few of the principal
families having left.

HIGULAND HONOUR.—About the beginning of
the last century, the county of Inverness was infested by a band
to catherans, or robbers, commanded by J crux GuNN, who put
the whole district under contribution, and advanced even to the
very walls of the town, in defiance of a garrison of English sol-
diers then in possession of the castle. An officer, who was on his
way to Inverness, with money to pay the troops, and having with
him only a small detachment by way of an escort, was obliged
to pass the night at an inn, about thirty miles from the end of
his journey. In the course of the evening he saw a'man of a
good aspect, and dressed in the. national costume, make his ap-
pearance in the house, as if with the intention of remaining till
morning; and as there happened to be only one apartment in the
humble establishment, he invited the stranger to take a share
of his supper. The Highlander accepted with an air of great
reluctance. The officer finding, from the conversation that
ensued, that his guest was well acquainted with the roads and
defiles in the country, entreated him to accompany the little
escort the following morning, disclosing to him, at the same
time, the object of his march through that wild district, and
also the fears which he entertained of ailing, together with
the depot committed to his charge, into the hands of that for-
midable bandit known by the name of John Gunn. The
moutaineer, after some hesitation, promised to be his guide.—
Early in the morning the officer renewed his march, accom-
panied by his friend ; and, in traversing a solitary and sterile
glen, the conversation turned once more to the maurading ex-
ploits of the celebrated John Gunn • when, all of a sudden, the
Celt addressing the Englishman with great energy, said, "Should
you like to see that notorious freebooter ?" 'Without waiting
for an answer, the Highlander gave a whistle so loud and strong,
that all the rocks of the glen repeated the signal, and, in an
instant the officer and his party were surrounded by a body of
men armed to the teeth, and so numerous, as to render every
attempt at resistance quite unavailable. Stranger," said
the mysterious guide, lam John, your fears of him were
not without foundation, for I came last night to your inn to
discover the route you were to take to-day, in order to ease you
of your treasure ; but I am incapable of betraying the confi-
dence you hae reposed in me, wherefore, after thus showing. you
that you are completely in my power, I send you away without
loss or dainage. Accordingly, after giving the officer the ne-
cessary directions for pursuing his journey, John Gunn disap-
peared with his troop in the same sudden manner in which
these last had presented themselves to view.

ST. PANCRAS NEW ORGAN.-Yesterday Mr.
CHARLES WESLEY afforded an exquiAe treat to a Select
Party of his Amateur Friends, by his performance upon this
mhgnificent instrument. The compositions of his favourite
master, Handel, predominated, and were given with that pre.
cision and effect peculiarly his own. As this noble Organ has
excited the admiration of all who have heard it, a description
of its construction may be acceptable to our Musical Read-
ers :—The great Organ, which is of extensive compass of
Douple Double F., possesses a grand work of four Diapasons,
and fourteen Pedal Pipes, which produce an effect of solemn
grandeur which we have never heard surpassed ; upon this
solid basis the builder has raised his chorus with a bold
hand, and completed this part of the instrument with a bril-
liancy and power suitable to its characteristic feature. The
swell, which is equal in extent to that of the Organ in St.
Paul's Cathedral, is replete with the various stops, and capa-
ble of that effect which peculiarly appertains to this beau-
tiful part of an Organ, its full tones from the powerful force
are wafted to the most distant echo. The last part to be de-
scribed is the Choir Organ, and we approached it with some
diffidence, lest it should have partaken of the spirited voic4ng
of the other parts of the instrument, but we found the melliflu-
ous tones of the Dulciana had been produced by a delicate
hand, though we think there is some exuberance of tone in one
or two of the auxiliary stops ; the Violoncello Stop is here in-
troduced, and is, we believe, an invention of Mr. Gray's ; its
tone is much more agreeable than the reed stops usually
placed in similar situations.—ln closing our remarks upon
this happy effort of the Artist, we must not omit noticing the
external part of the Organ, which has the rare quality of har-
monising with the beautiful building; was this point oftener
attended to we shotdd not see so- many of our Cathedrals and
Churches disfigured by so prominent an ornament being in di-
rect variance with the architecture of the building.
HEREFORD• MUSIC MEETING.-Tuesday the
triennial meeting of the three Choirs of Hereford,
Glocester, and Worcester, for the benefit of the
widows and orphans of clergymen, commenced in
this city. In ' the morning an appropriate and
eloquent sermon was preached at the Cathedral
by the Rev. J. GARRETT, Prebendary of Hinton,
who most impressively advocated the cause of the
excellent charity. The Overture Esther, Grand
Dettingen Te Deum, the Anthem, &c. were per.
formed with the usual grandeur, of effect ; and
the collection at the church door amounted to.
1711. I ls. 6d. • The company was nearly as
numerous as usual on this day, and the collection,
considering the pressure of the times, proves there
is no falling off of charitable feeling on the part
of those who honoured the cathedral with their
attendance.—(Hereford Journal.)