Star.
London, England, 1820-02-02 00:00:00

MALTA, DECEMBER 1, 1819.

Yesterday, in commemoration of St. Andrew's
Day, the tutelar Saint of Scotland, a grand Ball
and Supper was given by the Scotch Gentlemen re-
siding here, when about SOO persons were present,
including many of the first distinction among the
Maltese, the Officers in the Garrison, dm
There were transparencies in -the different rooms
of the. Great Hall, where the company met, parti-
cularly of Saint Andrew, the Order of the Thistle,
and General Maitland's Arms ; and, in the centreof
the supper table, groupes of Highlanders were repre-
sented dancing the Highland fling.
The General is at Corfu at present, but his loom
tenons, Sir RICHARD PLARKIET, and 'all the Officers
of Government, attended on the occasion, and the
company did not break up till a late hour in the I
morning. The Maltese were highly delighted.

Previous to the Ball, many of the Caledonians
met, and dined on the Haggies'" reeking rich."
The history of the Pirate lately brought in here,
which we are concerned to say is an English vessel,
is exactly this—lt was a vessel from Liverpool, which
boarded another of the same port, took out the goods
and sold them at an under-value, confined the crew
under hatches, nailed them down, and bored holes
in the vessel ; after which the Pirate, thinking she
must inevitably sink, made off. The crew, by a
miracle, broke open the hatches, extricated them=
selves, and got on shore. Information having reached
this, the merchants, with great promptitude, fitted
out a vessel with a, prime crew, commanded by a
Lieutenant of the British Navy, and they. sailed in
search of the Pirates, who were found on board of
their vessel at Smyrna. The Lieutenant and crew
concealed themselves in their long boat, and were
towed to the vessel, when the crew of the Pirate sup-
posed the boat full of goods. ' A spring was made
by all the crew on board the pirate vessel, and all
hands put in irons, and brought, with the ship, into
Malta; the Lieutenant received praise for his exer-
tions. Information of the whole affair has been sent
to Ltovn's, in London. Two of the crew have turned
King's evidences. They are in jail here, and are
very penitent. The trial will commence when Ge-
neral MAITLAND returns from Corfu, which is
shortly expected.

Last night, at nine o'clock, as a brig from Alexan-
dria was entering the quarantine harbour, shit stra4
on a rock and sunk. A small part of her man only
is above water. She was loaded with beans, and
is insured here and at Alexandria—crew saved.

There is happily every prospect that the British
System of Education will now beovery soon intro-
duced here. There are two English travellers here,
WILLIAM ALLAw, and RAE WILSON, Esqrs. exert-
ing themselves to promote it, and with every pros-
pect of success. Such a system of tuition is loudly
called for in this quarter.

Yesterday Prince LEOPOLD visited the Duchess of
KENT, at Kensington Palace.
The infant Princess ALEXANDEINA, the daughter
of the Duchess of KENT, attended by a nurse, was
taken out for an airing yesterday, in Prince LiortiLo's
carriage. •
The Duchess of KENT and Priice LEOPOLD, with
the infant Princess A LEXANDRINAI slept at the Inn at
Hartford-bridge on Friday night, and left that place
on Saturday morning at eight o'clock, after having
breakfasted, and proceeded to Bagshot Park, the re-
sidence of the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER,
where they remained some time, and then proceeded
to Kensington Palace, where they arrived about two
o'clock.