Star.
London, England, 1829-03-30 00:00:00

HIGHLAND SOCIETY.

The Highland Societyinet for the purpose of cele-
brating, as usual, the Anniversary of the Victory of
Alexandria,, so peculiarly interesting to Highlanders,
from the recollection of the prominent part sustained by
their countrymen on that glorious day, and the national
loss incurred by :he tall of the gallant Abercromby in'
the hour of victory. A sunip•uous dinner was served
op at the Freemasons' Tavern about seven o'clock. His
Royal Highness the Duke of CLattexce and St. AN-
nitre's. the President if the Corporation, in the Chair,
supported by the D•ike of Argyll, the gallant Lord
Saltoun, Lord Galies, and several other Noblemen,
Highland Chief., and distinguished Genital Officers
Tire company amounted to nearly 100, and appearing
mosey in the Highland garb, or in uniform, had a
splenoid and irr posing effect.
The .ROYAL 4.;llAlitslAN, after the usual patriotic
toasts.. which aere received with corresponding cor.
diahry, allured te:the occasion of the Meeting, and in
A feeling and impressive mariner proposed a bumper, in
solemn silence, to the memory of Sir Ralph Abeic rom.
by and the other gallant heroes who fell at the battle
of Alexandria; and adverting at the same time to the
importa,l services tendered to the country on every
occasi, n by the Scottish regiments since the year 1758.
and detailed many anecdotes illustrative of their gal-
lantry and general good conduct. His-Royal Highness
expressed in strong language the admiration and re.
spect with which he had ai ways viewed the character
of Scotchmen in every situation, whether civil or mili-
tary, and the great satisfaction he experienced in pre
Oiling for the first time at the ffghlaird S iciety. lie
enlarged upon the advantages derived not only by
Scot.and, but by this country, from the Union; thcugh
lion) prejudice or early association this beneficial
nieasuie was viewed by many, and particularly by the
Highland Claus, with so much dislike, that for many
years it did rot looduce those advantages expected
from it. His Royal Highness them proposed the health
of Major General S t John Nl'Lran, being the only Of
'titer present who had fought at Alexandria, and IA ho
had 41)o, with other gallant Officers, so much distils-
' guished himself in subsequent battles.
During the evening, Lord Abercroniby, the son of
the Hero whose tame the Corporation had that day
assembled to commemorate, was unanimously elected a
Aleusher of the Society, as well as the Right Hon. Si'
,Georse Murray, Sir James blacintosh, and several
'other distinguished •
The company were gratified by the occasional per.
formance of the Piobaireadds, and other national airs,
by the Society's pipers, as well as by an excelient band
of instrumental music, whose animating strains were
felt to he irresistible by some of the younger members,
and several reels were danced by them with truly High-
land spirit, and several national songs were given ws Is
!great effect by Captain 'Campbell, and the evening
' passed u ith that harissony and cordial feeling which
seem. d to inspire every bosom with delight.
Atte, his gnyal Highness retired, the Chair was
taken by .lit Amen; MHOIR, and the piny did not
separate till'an-early fluor.

Da. SAMUEL JOHNSON.—At the fourth convetza-
done of the Members of the Royal College of Phy-
sicians, held at the College, a most interesting paper
was read. It was a document detailing the post 'Nor-
ton examination of the body of the celebrated lexico-
grapher. Di. SAMUEL Joinusow. The MS. was found
by Di. WlLsotr (who read it at the Meeting) among the
papers of his father, Dr. JAMIE WILSON, wno, together
with the lute Dr. CIRWICSHAMES, and a third person,
conducted the post modem examination. The manu-
script stets that the Doctor was, as is well known,
much affected with-dropsy, and, in the absence of his
medical acidic re, operated upon himself, but opened
his legs too ulna, and caused a considerable flow of
blood, which caused his death. The body, on examina-
dim, presented several peculiarities; among them were
these—ihe heart of the Doctor• was' mach enlarged, but
quite healthy—one of the kidneys almost wholly de-
buoyed, and one of the testes also much shrivelled up.
It was most extiaordinary that the examiners should
not have opened the head, at least no mention is made
'of such examilition in the M.S. The paper excited the
utmost interest, containing details of the post wettest
examination, never before made publ;c. Another-paper
wa, read on the efficacy, of dashing cold water in the
faces of nervous and convulsive patients.