The Sun.
London, England, 1802-03-27 00:00:00

HIGHLAND SOCIETY.

TFI E Third Monthly, Meeting wat, held on
Tuesday the z3d instant at the 6;:itKespeare Tavern,
Covent-Garden, Lord MACDONALD, President for
the year, in the Chair.
The Meeting was very numerous; and was
attended by several Officers of distinaion, among
whom appeared Lieut. Col. DtcKsoN and thirteen
Officers of the 421 Regiment in their Uniforms,
wearing the Gold Medals presented to them by the
GRAND SEIGNIOR.

An elegant dinner was served at half past six
o'clock, during which several National Airs on the
pipe were performed by the Pipers to the Society,
and a few Pebrachs, with wonderful taste and exe-
cution, by BUCHANAN, Piper-Major to the 42d
Regiment.
After dinner several loyal and appropriate toasts
were given in the Gaelic language, and many plain_
tive and martial Gaelic Songs were sung, of which
one in particular (the War Song of the ancient
Highlanders), with great taste, animation, and ex.
preSsion, by Sir JOHN MACPH EASON, excited a
peculiar degree of applause and enthusiasm. This
Gentleman, after many rounds of toasts had been
given (too numerous to be here recited) proposed
the PR INC ESS CHARLOTTE of W AI. ES'S Regi_
ment of Highlanders, which was received by 'the
honours of three times three ; and for which Colonel
MACLEOD, of Colbeck, the Commander of that
Corps, in a short speech, thanked the Society.
The greatest harmony and conviviality prevailed
during the evening. Gow's Band of Instrumental
Music, MURPHY the Irish Piper, together with
the vocal strains of DIGNUM, and other public
Singers, added much to the general festivity.
On the complimentary Toast to the 42d Regi.
ment, and the two other Highland Corps on the
Egyptian Service, having been given, the following
Stanza, the extempore composition of a Member
present, was introduced by Thorium-, in the cha.
ra6leristic Air of, " The Garb of Old Gaul."

The Pillar of Pomr Ey and fam'd Pyramids,
Have witness'd our valour and triumphant deeds;
Th' Invincible Standard from Frenchmen we bore,
In the Land of the BEN'S the Laurels we wore:
For such the fire of Highlanders when brought into the

That BONAi'ART'S Invincibles must perish or must

yield.
We'll bravely fight like Heroes bold for honour and

applause,
And defy the Consul and the World to alter our Laws

THE ORATORIO.—The beautiful rena ta of
Adis and Galatea drew a numerous audience last
night to Covent Garden 'Theatre. The first At
of this Piece is certainly- the best in point of corn.
position. It went off with striking cifz.d. BR A_
HAM, in -tile second Ad, was encored in " Love
sounds the Alarm." He sung it with admirable
spirit, and gave some animated swells. The
charming do of " The Hocks shall leave the
Mountains," was -rendered conspicuously excellent
by Mrs. BIL LI NCTON, BR AliA'M, and DENMAN.
DENMAN in, "ph„ Ruddier than a Cherry," ex-
cited much applause. The whole concluded with
:vliscellaneouti Ad, which was well supported by
Miss STEP ENS, Miss TY r,ER, and particularly
BR AEI AM, who is deservedly esteemed one of -the
chief props of the Musical World.
A letter has been received in,Town, by a Gentl
man belonging to the Custom-house, from a Person.
on his way home from Corfu, by which we have the
satisfaction of knowing, that he left His' Majesty'3
ships Agincourt, Rv ves, Solebay, Capt.
DuNDAs, and Champion, C:'pt. the Right Hon.
Lord WILLIAM STU AIT, at that island, on the
24th January all well.-
On Thursday last the Lady of a Captain S--LC
threw herself into the River, opposite the Queent's
Hospital, Kensington, in the presence of several
Emigrant Priests, none of whom could give her as-
sistance. Mr. Gerrard, builder, at Oxford street,
who was doing some business at the Hospital at the
time, hearing of the circumstance, at the risk of
Iris life dived alter her, and brought her out. Mr.
Thompson, of Kensington, 'and the Matron of the
Hospital, used their.best endeavours to recover her,
but all their ciforts proved ineadual.