The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-06 00:00:00

Wght Sit .ridni•.-liticlait'Ufl7;hster, Bart. the Prescs.
Sir Ge.atze• S. Machenxi,., r:oul, 13art.
Jail iN,i pray, ev.
Macdonahl.Buchanan, tsq. of Drunaakiln.
John Orsini-11 Dalyell; Esq.•Advorale.-
Coll 111,A0911d1J, Esfl..ut Thiliess,
Lieut.-Colonel Macdonald, Me of the 9•2.ri Regiment.
.14nre Want, Esti. and • .
Ce9rice Robertson, Eq.
The plait of competition having been atr3nged
at .8 previous. rehearsal,. the same;.witi-ra'hst of
the- iiiimes of the anciew pipe rum--s, or Pio.
bracVs, to be perfortned, given in Gaelic, tvisit
an English translation, was printed by the direc-
tion of the Judger, for the information of the
company who patronize the exhibition.
From the excellence of many of the performers,
the Judges felt much difficulty in deciding some
of the Prizes. Five,of the compeiitors had for-
merly gained second Prizes, and could only now
compete for the Prize Pipe as the highest pre-
mium: The Prizes were finally awarded as fol-
lows : •

.The First, being a handsome Pipe, of superior
tone and workmanshi!,, properly mounted anti,
adorned with a silver plate, on' which there has
since been engraved the proper inscription, with
40 werks in money, to John Campbell, front Ne-
ther Lorn, Argyleshire.
The 2d Prize, 60 merks, to Duncan M'Tivish,
Pipe-. Major to the 42J, regiment, or Royal High-
landers.

Pri7?, 50 meyks, to John Forbei, from Kik,

4i Prize, 45 woks, to Duncan Smith, Piper
to the 92d regimcnt, or Gorton Highlanders.
5 It Prize, 40 merks, to Alexamicr Dewar, from
the est;iie of Sir John APGregor Murray, Burt.,
Perthshire.

Kennett) Logan, late pipe-triajor to the 71st
regiment, a !very superior performer, and who had
Kained 2d and 3d prizes at previous competitions,
had several votes in the Committee fur the pi izt!
pipe. It was therefore with peculiar satisfaetiou
th.ii the Judges telt themselves enabled, oo this
occasion, to notice his merits, by voting him a
Rem annual prize, placed at their disposal through
he liberality-of Mrs. H. Siddons, ho had re-
quested in this ni:inner to promote
annual coropetition, as en of the ip•otcfol
sense she eiltertaiusQltha liberal support afforded
by the Pt,blic to the Edinburgh Theatre, with
r;:terence mote especially to the national play of
L.ob Roy. The prize was an elegant Higtiland
i‘poran or purse, of the finest material, with gold'
tassels, a silver plate, and int(eription.
The liighlano Society of London having some
time ago rm:lved to promote, by plentiums, a
proper atteilkloo in competitors to appear correctly
dressed in the ancient garb of their country, and
to encour .ge, ;11 a similar manner, oral recitation
and song, in the Gaelic language, a number of
handsome athletic young Highlanders; pipers and-
dancers, appeared dressed in a very correct manner,
ink4st of them in the tartans of their respective
dans.

'Pie first premiudi for dress was voted to Robert
Gunn, tin excellent Strathspey ►lancer.
The 2d' to Donald Mac Lenuan, piper to Sir
George S. Mackenzie, Bart.

Tl►e 3 I lo Alexander Mao Lellan, also a superior
clanrer.

The premium for singing and recitltion was
adjudged to said Dona Id JJac Lellan, the piper,
who recited a niece of ancient Gaelic poetry in the
best style.
Ott the return of the Judges from the adjoining
apartment, to which they had retired for the pur-
pose of deciding the prizes, Sir John Sinclair ad-
dressed the respectable company assembled on the
occasiou,in an elegant, energetic, and appropriate
speech, whieh was frequently accompanied by the
loudest shouts of applause.
The audience were alio much pleased arid enter-
tained by Highland dance; and ;eels introduced
between the acts. The ,Strathspey, or Twosome,
which was danced in good style by Highlanders,
was highly relished.
Front the large receipts of the Theatre, the`
Committee had the satisfaction to find, that, be-
sides making additions to several of the prizes,
chef• were enabled to ntake a very handsome
tributiosn among the unsuccessful candidates, ma-
ny of whom had come from a great distance, to'
encourage. them to further exertion and improve-
ment in this ancient, warlike, and ttational'n►nsic;
arid also among the Highland'dancers.
The Preses appeared in the Highland dress, and
most of the Lodies wore something emblematical
of the occasion for which they were assembled.—
(Glasgow Herald.)