The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-02 00:00:00

HIGHLAND► SOCIETY.

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Trie Sin.; of the Bth Feb. ult. we inserted
from The Montreal Herahl, an account of the for-
mation of a Highland Society in Canada, stated to
be a branch of the Highland Society of London,
with relative observations by the Colonial Editor;
and in a paragraph of our own We called the at-
tention of our Readers to the correctness of the
whole account. Among other things, it is there
said, that " many of the most beneficial improve-
ments in Scotland owe their commencement and
progress to the support they have received from
the Highland Society;" and it is added that " the
present improved systerir of agriculture ha's been,
in a great measure, produced by the exertions of
the Highland Society."
We find several of onr Readers have been led
to infer that these agricultural improvements had
been effected by the Highland society of London,
a branch of. which has thus been established in
Canada, We have since learnt that the improve-
ments nientioned, in so far as referrable tci a

" Highland Society," are to be ascribed to an in

stitution unconnected with the Highland Society
of London, or what are termed its branches, viz.
" The Highland Society of Stotlaitd at Edinburgh,"
which was constituted by Charter from the Crown,
so far back as 1787, for the purpOse of promoting
agricultural and other improvements in Scotland,

Tbis Society, although incorporated long before
the Highland Society of London was sanctioned
by any legal authority, does not think itself au-
thorized to establish branches any where, nor does

the Act of Parliament incorporating', the London
Highland Society contain any clause conferring
a power of this description upon that institution.

The Highland Society of London is highly re-
spectable with referenCe .to the list of its Mem-
bers, and extremely useful on account of its exer-
tions for preserving the martial spirit, language,
dress, music, and antiquities of their ancestors ;
as well as for its beneficence to Highlanders in

distreised citCumstances in London; id the `
exer-
cise of which it is understood that it had the merit
of suggesting and promoting the very benevolent
institution of the Caledonian Asylum. but, so far
as is knoWn, it has not hilhertti taken any effec-

ye steps for promoting improvements in agricu

urb in Scotland,' or offered premiums for tlia

puipose. Such premiums the Highland Society
of Scotland distributes every year to a large
amount. Its proceedings iii these and other mat-

leis are detailed In the four volumes of its Trans-
actions already published, which contain valuable

'nfortnation on subjects of agriculture, nianufac.
Aires and comnieree, and the various theans o

mproveinent in cncb of thcie branche's of nationa

ndoistry as they relate particularly to Scotland.—

A7h ai.e happy that an Opportunity has been af-

'orded us of giving this explanation.

ST. DAVID'S DAY.—Yesterday being the An-
niveritiry Festival of St. David, and the hun-
dred and fifth Anniversary of the Society of An-
cient Bilious' Welch School, Gray's-inn-lane,
Lord KENVON, President, the Vice-Presidents,
and Many other Friends and Supporters of the
InstitotiOn, attended in the Board-room of the
School tb breakfast. They afterwards proceed-
ed in their _carriages to, St. iiitties's Church,
Weittiiinster, where prayers *ere fetid by the
Rev. THOMAS ALLAN, Chaplain to the Society,
in the ancient British language; and a Sermon
was preeklied in English by the BiShop of Gr.ou-
CRSTER. They then proteeded to the FteerntisOns'
Tavern to diuner.