The Sun.
London, England, 1802-07-28 00:00:00

jut Y 26.

EDINBURGH, Jutt zz;

COMPEVTION OF PIPERS.

At the same time that the second and third
prizes were announced to the successful candidates
by/ the Preses, in presence of the Company, his
Lordship, at desire of the Committee, called for
DONALD ROBLRrsoN, Piper t 6 the late Regiment
of Royal Perthshire Militia, who gained a second
prize last year, and informed him, that he was
authoiised also to take particular notice of him as a
very good player, and that he would be accohlingly
attended to in the division of the money.
It afforded particular gratification to the Judges
of the Competition, that, with perfeel justice to the
other-Peiformers (o in number, Many of whom from
distant parts of the Country), they were enabled to
take notice of the Regimental Pipers of those dis-
tinguished 1-Tjghland Corpsy the 4.2 d and 92d Regi.
merits, by adjudging to them the first and second
Prizes ; and they had the satisfaetion to find that
their decision met with marked approbation front
the rthinicitii and fashionable company present at
the exhibition ; at the same time it is but justice to
observe, that though a greater number of Competi-
tors appeared than on any former
occasion, the
Committee had the satisfa6tion to observe, that
they were all in general good players., and rnet with
proper applause.

The audience were likewise much en. teita.iried
'with dancing of Highland Reels and Strathspeys, in.
troduced between the ads. The CortipetitOrs in
this sort were repeatedly encored by the company,
and received suitable Premiums froM the Comtnit.
tee. The whole exhibition Went ,ca with ittich
spirit and eclat'.

• JULY 24.Qn
•
itursdaY Morning arrived in Leitli itOitAs,
the Driver Sloop of War; and yesterday _afternoon
arrived in Leith Roads; the Cs,nitaNce Sloop of tvar,
from a cruize.
Yesterday the Sitting Magistrate NO A HaclC.
ney Coach-drier in one Guinea, and ordered him
to be imprisnned for eight days, for being drunk,
and behaving innproperly toa company at the Thea.
tre, or' the evening; of Wednesday last.
•
. Yesterday a Sloop; with about 2:0 barren Ofcecy
fine Herrings, arrived in Leith. They here taken
and cured off the Isle or Man in thiS present month.
By the lateit accounts received froth the High'.
Ihuis, we are happy to learn; that the Fishing is
'general and successful in all the LochS:
the tarentz; Capt. HAiiiisON", of Abeicieeh;
rived there on the 16th inst; having 3 fish; and i 75
seals, producing 41, buts of blubber.. The ythtc,
capt. AmEsdi cact„ also arrived there 10th inst.
.vith 8 large fiSh, 3t i nuts of bluhber. Spoke the
Heivules., C-40. GiiiA 0.t4; on the 6th
inst: with four -
alsh.

A very rii-6lanehOlk and disiteSsing accident hap-
pened within a little of Jedburgh on Mondaj, night
last. While Mr. GEOR6E Sc-';Ofii Surgeon there,
was returning from St..l3osWell's Fair, in company
with several of his aCqUaintanee; his hoise came
dowh iipon the turnpike, wntl iri 'conse-
quence of the fan his skull was fraeitired. Medical
'assistance was quickly got; and the Operation of
trepanning p'ertormed in three different places; but
the wound was; unhappily, mortal. He lived till
aboia seven .o'clock an 'Tuesday inotrling, When
life departed.

Surrey deneral Quarter Sessions] adjntirn-
ment from .Guildford, has been held it New Ses-
sions House; Newington: John Partington hod James,
dttaWay, for felonies, were sentenced to be l.ran_
spotted far seven years: James Crawley; of Peck-
hats, was found 'guilty, oa Most .gross, indecent,
and Violent assault, on the perSoni of the two Misses
Lee of that he.4as found guilty, and hi.,
condtid was ~proVed .56 .atrocious, that he was
sentenced to eighteen months imprisonnient for each
offence, at the e4itation of the three years to find
security for his good behaviour:Ar five years,.in a.
heavy sutra,--Serjeatit Oirsi:OW presided for Lord
GRANTLEY.

Friday afternoon' a youth, about thirteen years of
age; Went to bathe in the Thatnes, neat Straird-lane,
and was unfortunately drowned : • the body was
diagged for and found in less than five mindes, and
was taken to a 'public-house, and every means used
ko restore anitnatlon, but without elfeet,

.- . i
LAST night TkiFr„ 4i,: MAJEsTi?s arid tht Pp IN_
CEssEs, the DrNE of GLorcESTER, and PRINCESS
ktlic Countes's of MANSFIELD, Ladies
CRANLEir, STAWELL, and CATtii..:ATIT, Lord Ait-
DEN, Sir If. NEALE, and Color.!ls Ftrzaok,
Lo NC-, and CART wR visited Stnc E'S Rooms.
Thi3
.morning the heavy rain prevented the
ROYAL FAmtLy from walking out till the after-
noon, when the PRINC'ESSES MART and, .SopftrA
walked on the Esplanade, and purchased several
articles of perfumery at Mr. Rria's.
At two o'clock the Prwrcris At7StISTA bathed.
His Royal Highness the Dr.:.% of GLOUCESTER
lode out on horseback on the Sands.

The Annual Competition for Prizes; given liy
the Highland Society of London, to the three best
performers on the Great Highland Bag-pipe, was
held in the Theatre-Royal here on Tuesday list, in
presence of a Committee of Judges appointed by
the Highland Society of Scotland, and a very nu-
merous and brilliant Audience.

The first prize, being a handsoMe Pipe, Properly
mounted, and adorned with a silver plate, upon
which there has since been engraved the proper In-
sCription, together with forty merks Scots Money,
was djtidged by the C-mmittee, and the Pipe de.
livered by Lord MACDONALD, their Preses; in
presence of the audience to JOHN BircliANAN,,Piper-
Major to the 42d Regiment, or Royal Highlanders.
The second prize, being thirty merks, was ad-
judged to MuaDocH MACKENZ IF, Piper to the
9:0 Regiment, or Gordon Highlanders,
, .
And the third prize, being also thirty
merks,
Wa3 Voted to MALCOM .114At.clucoa, from Glas-
gow.