The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

Arrived at Portsmouth, on Saturday, the Intrepid transport,
Lieut. Pritchard, agent, front the Cape of Good Hope, which
place she left on the 15th December, with part of the 72d regi-
ment on board, and a few invalids from the 38th and 54th regi-
ments. The 72d regiment has been at the Cape from the time
of its capture, 16 years since; most of the men would willingly
have remained and settled. The remainder of the regiment is
coming home in the Alfred and Borodino transports. The
Hyperion frigate, Captain Lillicrap, had arrived at the Cape
with the Governor, Lord Charles Somerset. The late acting
Governor, General Sir IL Donkin, is returned to England in
the intrepid. The Hyperion was to remain in command of the
station (having the i%lenai, Heron, and Cygnet, under orders)
until the arrival of Commodore Nourse, from England, in the
Andromache, when the Hyperion would go on to India. The
Glasgow frigate, Captain B. C. Doyle, had touched at the Cape,
having had two months passage, and, after remaining three
days, proceeded on to Ceylon, to land the Honourable
Sir Edward Paget, G.C. B. the new Governor. A Dutch
East Indianian was wrecked at Robin Island (Cape), early in
Dezember, but the crew and great part of the cargo
were saved. The 38th regiment, Col. Sir C. Campbell, was
preparing to embark for India, without waiting to be relieved
by the 49th regiment, now on the passage for that purpose.
The settlers at port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay) had again been dis-
appointed by a partial failure of their second crop of wheat.
Their neighbours, the Caffres, had not, as was apprehended,
recently offered them any annoyance, but, on the contrary, a
good understanding prevailed with them. A new light-house
was erecting at the Cape, on one of the points of Table Bay,
which was nearly finished ; another is ordered to be built at
Port Elizabeth. The marine establishment at the island of
Ascension is doing well.
' His Excellency W. R. Hamilton, Esq. and family, were ex-
pected yesterday at Portsmouth, to embark in the Euryalus
frigate, Captain Clifford, C.B. for Naples. The Euryalus will
sail immediately afterward, should the weather be moderate.
On Monday his Majesty's ship Leven, Capt. W. F. Owen,
accompanied by the Baracouta, Captain Cutfield, sailed on a
voyage of discovery and survey, in which services they will be
engaged three or four years, exploring the south-east coast of
Africa and the islands adjacent.
Captain J. C. Searle, R.N. who has many years filled the
civil of;I:e of Chairman of the Victualling Board, has retired
from that situation, and been promoted to the rank of Rear-
Admiral, with the same advantages of rank as lie would have
enjoyed had he obtained it by his seniority standing on the list
of Post-Captains.—(Hampshire Telegraph.)
Captain Sir H. Heathcote is appointed to the Spencer, 74,
vice- Sir Thomas Lavie, deceased ; Captain Charles Richard-
son, C. B. to the Topaze, vice Lumley, deceased ; Captain A.
L. Corry, of the Satellite, is promoted to the rank of Post-
Captain, and appointed to the Leander, the flag-ship of Sir
Henry Blackwood; the Hon. Captain John nous, and Lieut.
Edward Webb, arc appointed to the Hind ; Lieutenant W. It.
Proby to the Queen Charlotte.

Leiters froniJamai -a, dated Port Royal, December 20, state
that the Nautilus, 18. Captain Isham Chapman, and the Par-
thian, 18, Captain 't. Lloyd, were to sail shortly for Eng-
land. The Athol had ailed for Porto Bello and Carthagena
(where the Tribune a' 1 Sybille were), the Tamar for Vera
Cruz, the Tyne for Campeachy, the Bustard for Barbadoes, to
' join the Pyramus. The Tribune had been the most sickly
ship on the station. The oldest inhabitants of Jamaica had
been particularly sickly this season.
The Board for victualling the Navy is to be new modelled,
for which purpose a patent is now passing the great seal, and
the whole routine of the office is to undergo a revision, particu-
larly in the examination, and passing the accounts, of Pursers.
The number of clerks in this office is considerably reduced, up-
wards of thirty having been discharged during the last week,
some of whom, it is said, will be allowed small pensions.
The whole of the Preventive Water-guard, for suppressing
smuggling, is transferred from the direction of the Treasury to
the Admiralty, and the office of Comptroller, &c., abolished.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 11.—The Lords of the Treasury have
extended the same privileges to this port for the bonding of
goods, as is possessed by Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and Fal-
mouth.

The ship General Palmer, Capt. Truscott, R.N., bound to
Madras, arrived at Portsmouth on Wednesday, to embark pas-
sengers. She is detained by contrary winds.
Ships at Spithead—Euryalus and Scout.
Ships in harbour (fitting)—Salisbury, Liffey, Andromache,
Owen Glendower, Active, Ranger, Hind, Fly, Driver, Grass-
hopper, and Shamrock.
Capt. Richardson, of his Majesty's ship Leander, has taken
the command, pro tempore, of the Topaze, and Capt. Corry, of
the Satellite, is promoted into the Leander ; Capt. French, of
the Sophie, is to take the Samarang to Trincomalee ; and Mr.
Shears, Acting Purser of the Topaze, is appointed Secretary to
Rear-Admiral the lion. Sir H. Blackwood, Bart. K.C.B.

The works which have been carrying on at
Sheerness for a considerable time past have re-
ceived a check by discharging a considerable
number of men, but from what cause is at pre-
bent unknown.

The HIGHLAND SOCIETY of LONDON

The first General Court of this Corporation
for the present season was held on Saturday, at
the Freemasons' Tavern. At six o'clock, S.
M'Grw vital-, Esq. Treasurer, and Past V. P.
took the Chair, supported on his right by Col.
M'LEAN, and on his left by J. BEVRIDGE DUN-
CAN, Esq. of Damside. The Honorary Secretary
laid before the meeting the Report ofsthe Com-
mittee of Directors on a variety of interesting sub-
jects connected with the objects of the Institution.
Amongst these, was a suggestion to revive the
Committee appointed last year for consider-
ing the plans which had been submitted to
the Society for procuring a building in one
of the new streets for the future meetings
of the Corporation. After the Report of the
Committee had been read and approved, the
nomination of officers for the ensuing year
took place, when it was unanimously resolved,
that a Deputation should wait upon his Royal
Highness the Duke of Yoax, respectfully to so-
licit his Royal Highness to preside over the In-
stitution for another year, and to convey the
grateful acknowledgments of the Corporation for
the interest which his Royal Highness has in-
variably taken in the welfare of the Corporation,
and particularly during the past year. The thanks
of the Meeting were also unanimously voted to J.
GORDON DUFF, Esq. for his able and unremitting,
attention to the duties of his office, with an ex-
pression of their regret that the Institution could
not continue to enjoy the benefit of his ser-
vices ; after which, J. WEDDERBURNE, Esq. was
unanimously elected an honorary Secretary on
the resignation of Mr. DUFF.
At seven o'clock the company adjourned to
dinner, preceded by Mr. CLARK their piper, and
we were much gratified to observe that all the
members appeared in the Highland garb. During
the dinner, the Society's Piper continued playing
favourite pibrochs, according to ancient custom ;
and after the cloth was removed, THE KING,
the Chief of the Highiand Society ; the Duke
of YQIu and ALBANY, the PRESIDENT, and
many loyal as well as national toasts and
sentiments were given in Gaelic; and Mr. Gow
with his band, and Mr. CLARK the piper, alter-
nately enlivened the company with native airs
and pibrochs. In the course of the evening Mr.
WATSON, a native of the Highlands of Scotland,
Was introduced, and astonished and delighted the
party with several admirable performances of na-
tional melodies on the violin and violincello, both of
which instruments he played at the same time. This
individual, we hear, became blind when he was
four years old, but even at that early age he dis-
played a talent for music which this calamity
could not repress, and which he has cultivated
with so much perseverance and ardour, that his
performance is not only interesting from its sin-
gularity, but highly pleasing from the precision
and true highland spirit which characterize it.
Nothing can be more ingenious than the means
which he has devised of performing on two most
difficult instruments at the same time, and we are
informed that he has invented a method of teach-

ing music to the blind, for which the Society of
Arts and Sciences have voted him one of the
medals. of that Institution.

The CHAIRMAN in giving " The Sword and
Plaid" said, that as this was the first meeting, at
which there was no Member present who was
not clothed in the national garb, he felt peculiar
pleasure in giving this sentiment, and he trusted
that the example which had thus been set would
be observed at every subsequent Court, as there
was no dress more becoming, or which could more
tend to preserve that high and noble spirit which
had at all times distinguished the Highlander.
The utmost hilarity and conviviality prevailed
throughout the evening, and the company did
not separate till a late hour. We cannot con-
clude our report without expressing our pleasure
at the prospect which was held out at this meet-

ing, of the General Courts for this season being
numerously and most respectably attended, as
we are convinced that this Society, which is the
Parent of all the Societies of the same nature
that ,have been formed, has rendered most im-
portant services to the Highlands of Scotland,
and has been the means of preserving the enthu-
siastic attachment of Highlanders, whose pur-
suits have called them to other quarters of the
globe, to their 08th-; Hills, " the birth-place of
valour and spi

KING'S THEATRE.—The Opera of It Barone
di Dolsheim, which had been suspended in con-
sequence of the illness of CURIONI, was brought
forward again on Saturday, and he displayed no
symptoms of his recent indisposition. The Opera
altogether went off. well. A new ballet suc-
ceeded, entitled Les Pages du Dec de Vendome.
As entertainments of this nature are chiefly in-
tended for the eye, it is needless to attempt a
description of the fable. It is a very splendid
and striking ballet d'aclion, and was admirably
supported by ANATOLE, the ballet Master, his
wife, Mademoiselle MERCANDOTTI, Mademoi-
selle ROLAND, and ALBERT, one of the first
male dancers that ever graced the Opera Stage.
The piece was very well received, but must be
considerably shortened, as it far exceeded in
time the limits of Episcopal permission.

Lord MARYBOROUGH left town on Saturday
Tor Brighton, on a visit to the KING.

Miss DAVIES, who has been performing with
great success at Ipswich is, we find, engaged at
the Norwich Theatre, where The Norwich Mer-
cury of Saturday last announces her appearance
this evening, for the first time, in the part of
Jane Shore. According to the report of The
Ipswich Journal, this interesting young actress
possesses such talents as are likely to ensure for
her an early introduction on the London boards.

Mr. KERN.—It was reported, soon after Mr.
KEAN'S return from America, that he had given
great offence to the people of New York. The
report is unfoui-Oed, and, as a proof to the con-
trary, several Gentlemen of the highest respec-
tability in that place have recently sent to him
two very elegant Silver Cups, richly gilt, in
testimony of their admiration of his talents, and
approbation of his private conduct.