Star.
London, England, 1821-12-07 00:00:00

CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.

A Quarterly General Court of the Caledonian Asy-
he was held yesterday, at the house of the Society,
in Cross street, Hatton-Garden ; General TURNER in
the Chin This excellent Institution was formed in
1815, for the purpose of supporting and educating
&Children of Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, natives
:ace:land, and of indigent Scotch parents, resident
'London, not entitled to parochial relief. A Society
for such an object demands the liberal nap-
e( every son of Caledonia, who is able to contri-
his mite to relieve the wants or alleviate the mis-
of his more necessitous countrymen and their
families. At the Court yesterday, the ful-
children were elected into this Asylum:
Votes. Votes.
TMUS Ewuto - 627 Vitsuess MCAT - 419
ROST Joss Toss.oes 598 WALTLII. 1111Gasoos 399
haws Strontstsos 518 Diem Macias - 313

TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY.

Captain VarecH and Mr. Daustmotro, the Engineer
Otters entrusted with the conduct of the trigono-
metrical survey in the North of Scotland, have re-
cently finished their task in Orkney and Zetland, by
establishing in those clusters Of Islands the several
retinas which serve to connect them with the main
hud'oiStotland, and ythich, when completed in the
abordinate details, will settle accurat.ly the geo-
graphy of this quarter of the Empire. In their opera-
bons they were attended by the Protector gun-brig,
Captain Hzwzr Commander; and that Gentleman
Ira employed at the same time in a nautical survey of
various harbours among those islands which stood in
iced, particularly in Zetland, of more accurate charts
than have yet been given to mariners. The laborious
and even hazardous task has been brought to a con-
clusion, with only one serious and painful disaster at
the dose of the survey. Mr. FITZJAMES, Midship-
man, with four men, having gone from the rendez-
vous at Calf Sound, in Eday, to the island of Sande,
for some provisions, they were lost on their return, in
one of those fearful currents of tide (the Lashy roast),
which are frequent among those islands, and into
which no stranger would venture without a pilot,
particularly in the flimsy narrow boats called gigs,
which are so generally attached to ships of war. The
face of Mr. FITZJAMES, an amiable and accomplished
Pug Gentleman, and his fellow-sufferers have thrown
'gloom over the close of this scientific excursion.

In consequence of the small number of women
(*ten) permitted to go with the Battalion of Guards
Mr on their way to Ireland, a number of applications
making, by their wives, for passes to their differ-
at parishes.

Private letters from Rio Janeiro, af the Sd and 4th
d'Ottober, represent that city to be quite tranquil,
lot some apprehensions appear to exist respecting the
Paritical state of the capital of Brazil; and, though
it %test informed persons say there is nothing in reality
10 be feared, yet there are others who anticipate im-
mediate and important changes. One letter states
that the Brazil party, and the other European regi-
ments, now find themselves so strong as to make
Do secret of their intention to change the present
brut of Government, by creating the Prince Royal,
io is very popular, Constitutional King, some say
the Brazils, but others think of the Southern Pro-
inces only, and that quite independent of the mother
Qty. These letters give very contradictory ac-
omits of trade at Rio Janeiro; one represents it as
Improving, while the other asserts that commercial
iliaress is greater than ever.