The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-21 00:00:00

THE AR3IY.

The ship William, Spence master, has taken on board; at
Cowes, eight Officers and 276 men 'of regiments serving in
Nova Scotia. She expected to sail yesterday.
,The Pyramus frigate, Capt. F. -Newcombe, C. B. is ordered
to Portsmouth from Plymouth, to take on board Lieut.-Ge-
neral Sir Henry Warde, K.C.B. lately appointed Captain.
General and Governor-hi-Chief in and over the Island of
Barbadoes.

The station assigned to that fine regiment, the 51st (or Icing's
Own) light infantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Rice,
GB. is Malta. Three companies for this destination, under
Lieut.-Colonel Keyt, embarked at Portsmouth on Friday, on
board the Star transport, Lieut. Henry Hire, Agent, and the
remainder will follow in the course of the ensuing week. The
garrison duty will be performed in future by the corps of royal
marines, who enter upon it this day.
The following are the regiments ordered home feom foreign
service :—.Bth and 17th Light Dragoons, 17th, 24th, 34th, 53d,
59th. from India; 58th and 61st, from Jamaica; 66th, from
St. Helena; 26th from Gibraltar. . _

On Thursday- last the sth royal veteran battalion. marched,
from Plymouth Citadel, on their route for Shrewsbury, to be
d isband est

KING'S BENCIL—This day, Francis and James
JoWife were brought up for judgment, for a libel
on the Marquess of QUEENSBOROUGII. They
were sentenced to three months' imprisonment
in the King's Bench, and to find securities for
their good behaviour for three years.

THE MOIL IND SOCIETY of LosnoN.—The
Fourth General Court of this Corporation was
held on Saturday at the Freemasons' Tartlra.
A t six o'clock the Chair was taken by JOHN PETER'
GRANT, Esq. M.P., supported on his right -by
General GORDON, and on his left by Sir. WILLIANt
PAXTON. Upon the recommendation of the-
Committee of Directors and other Officers, 20!.
was voted for the Bagpipe Competition at Edit'. -
burgh, and six guineas for premiums to the three
most correctly dressed Highlanders at such
Competition ; and the Secretary having reported
that no Essay had been received by the Society,
agreeably to their advertibements, it was unani-
mously resolved to renew the premium of twenty.
guineas and the medal of the Society to the
author of the most approved Essay " on the re-
" mains of buildings and such monument's as
" indicate the degree of civilization which.
" the ancient Gaelic Scots had attained ;" such
Essay to be delivered to one of the Secretaries
on or before the lst- of , March 1823. The bus!.
ness of tie Court having been dispoSed of, the
festivities of the day were renewed, many toasts
expressive as well of the attachment of the corn.;
pang to their native mountains, as to the land:
they: live in, were drank with the greatest enthu-
siasm, and by the exertions of the excellent
IChairman, the hilarity of the Meeting was pro- '
lon;ed to a late hour. We were happy to ob-
serve that there were only six Gentlemen present
who were not clothed in the garb of the High.
Lander, as it is a strong proof of its increasing
success, and we trust that in the next season it
will be universally observed at all the General
Courts. This was the last, Meeting of the Cor.
poration for the present season. We were glad,
however, to hear that several new Members have,
been added to the Recess Club, which has ema-
tutted from it, and which will, do much towards
promoting the several objects of the parent So.
ciety. The first Meeting of the Recess Club is
fixed for the third Wednesday in June.