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.4 . ' .~ • ~ %. , . a ,` I E 1 aiNti N'fttlt LoN lON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1895. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. . _ 1 . kc . fellow-subject*, and accordingly a Meetilg t. nr itte ..... w n twes‘arlast convened at the City Hall, for the purpo of adopting the best means of alleviating the d stresses of the poorer classes of sufferers from the late fires throughout the Province. His Worship the Mayor being cilled to the Chair, the following Gentlemen were appointed a Committee, to conduct the business and re ceive subscriptions :—His Worship the Mayor, the Re corder, Mr. Mil;idge, Mr. H. Johnson, jun. Mr. Si . monds, Mr. J. R. Partelow, Rev. Mr. Custer, Mr. H G•lbert, Mr. J. Ward; jun. Mr. J. Ewing. . " A subscription list was then opened, at the head of which stood the Corporation, 2.501. " Amount of subscriptions front individuals, not yet correctly as eertained, but supposed to be about 12501." - FROM A NEW HAMPSHIRE PAPER. I! The Hallowell Advocate says, an extensive and ea lamitons fire has spread its desolating effects over a large region in the County of Somerset. It has not confined its ravages to the woods and fences, but like the fire in Alna and Wiscasset in 1823, has swept away all the houses and barns in the whole neighbourhood. The following are some of the particulars :—ln Guilford, 4 houses and 5 barns; in Ripley, 11 houses and 9 barns;' in Parkbam, 1 house and five barns; in Harmony, four houses and five barns; in Dover, one barn ; and in Moorstown, 1 house—making in all the build ngs destroyed, 21 houses and 25 barns 1 These are townships that have been lately settle I, ar.d the houses are few and scattered, so that the fire must have had a wide range to have taken in its course so many buildings. There have been nurains in this vicinity for, a long time, and the earth, and everything upon the face of it, has become so completely dry and parched, that when a fire has once commenced, it is almost im. possible to extinguish it, or set bounds to its ravages. " The following Gentlemen, we have since learned, have been appointed to received and soli cit donations in this City for the desti tute persons, vis...-lion. Matthew Bell, Andrew Patterson, Esq. T. W. Sattertwitait% F.s4 J.G. Irvine, Esq. and C. F. Aylwin. Esq." Up to the present time there appears a dead calm in the Sack Exchange• Consols opened at 83 to for the Account, with very ittle doing. They got up to 83* 4, lowered again to 113 i 4, and hey are now at 83* for Money, and 831 for Account. In the Foreign Market things are much the same as yesterday, with little doing. Current Prices: Old Spanish 15, Russian 86, Mexican 64 661 Colombian New 631, Brazilian Scrip 14 131, Greek Bonds 18, 19, Guatemala 14 15. PR ICK OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank - Stock 214 216 3 per Cent. Iced. 81 1 ,E 82% 3 pet Cent. Cons. 82 1 4 78 83% 827/8 83 1 4 31 per Cent. 90% 31 per Cent. Red. 89 3 4 90% 4 per Cent. New 99% 100 1 / 2 99% 101% % 100 7 4 Long Ann. 19% 7 4 Jndia Stock 248% LI OM Exigheci. Bills 15 14 17 11 dis. 1.500 ditto 15 14 17 11 dis. UlOO and £2OO ditto 15 14 17 11 dis. Advertised 4 1 dis. COIll. for Opening 83 3 / a 1 4 % 3 % % 44 83 A FRENCH FUNDS, Pans, Noniron U. The per Cents. . . 91f. Me. Three per Cents. • . 61f. 30c. Beaks de Naples . . . 741. Rentes d'F.spagne,lB23 . . 47f. FOItEIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Ills 5 p Ct.. - Ilex.Scrip. . Brazilian Build., Neapolitan Bonds, Ditto Acct. Fermi. Ilds, 6 pC. 46 Do. Scrip, 5 pC. 1825, 131 dis. Ditto Acct. 47 Ditto Acet. 14 dia. DittoScrip,lB2s. 6 pC. Buenos Ayres Bonds 76 Postuguese Bonds 83 Chain Bonds, 6 p Ct. Prins. Ws. 4p C. Colombian lido, 6pC. • Do. Bonds, 1822, • D 0.11.151824. 63 62/ 631 64 6.11.1tw.5.11115,1922,5 p C. Do. Acc 621 631 63 641 631 Ditto Acct. Danish Bonds, Span. 5 pCt.C. Co. Marks Ditto for Acc. Ditto Bends. 3 p Ct. 1125, 59 Ditto Greek Bonds Span.s p. Ct. C 1823, Do. [ld., 1825, French Banes, 5p C. Ditto Acct. Sp C. French Bentes.3p C. Mex. Bonds Exchange, Ditto Acct. Guatemala Scrip, 12 dia. Ditto Bonds 1825, 6pCt.631 64/ 1 Ditto Acct. 11 dis. DittoAcc. 631 641 64 6516411 / Russian Inseript. 6 p Ct. PRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. SSA RC. PAID. Anglo Mexican spin. 100 35 57j Catello & Pspiritu Santo 100 .5 54 United Mexican 40 20 Ditto New • 40 10 174 19 Welch Iron & Coal 25 15 6 4 I • Australian . . 100 3 14 British Iron Company - 100 25 164 15} 16 British Rock & Patent Salt 10 6 994 British and Foreign Paper 50 3 I i We have inserted at length, in the last page of this • day'S STAR, an admirable letter from M. MOLLARD La. Perna, a Merchant at Lyons, assigning his reasons for ' embracing the Protestant Faith, and forsaking the Ro-. man Catholic Church, in which he was educated. For the publication of this letter, the Courier Francais is, as we stated yesterday, now under prosecution by the Fiench Government. We say nothing of the far-famed liberty of the Press in that country. The nature of that liberty may be inferred, when such a letter as this is considered obnoxious to public tranquillity. But we intreat our Readers to ponder on the spirit of the Romish hierarchy, which cannot endure the exami nation of the tenets which they profess ; nor suffer an intelligent Christian to express, in terms of the meekest humility and devout piety,his reasons for worshipping his CteZAT•a in that form which he, to the best of his judg ment, is induced to conceive most consonant to the pre cept and practice of the Divine AUTHOR of Christianity. Can we believe, after this,that theßoman Catholic Church was, is, or ever will be tolerant of those opinions which, on even the most conscientious grounds, and uttered in the most reasonable and respectful language, may vary from its own Code ? No, , certainly ; if that Church has the power, it will unalterahly lock op every human faculty in fetters of adamant. There is no room for doubt on this subject, when we have before our eyes the living evidence of a persecution, no less real than that of the Inquisition, but limited in degree, only because of the limited power of the persecutor. We have received the Etoile of yesterday by Express. It contains the conclusion of our observations on the 11116 /11.111.01,a - • present state of the Money Market, /Which appeared in I the Stan of Saturday, the commencement having been given in the &ode of the preceding day. The Etoik contains little intelligence. The French Funds have fallen still lower. It is said, that in consequence of the urgency of the State for money, the Clergy had offered the Govern ment of Spain the sum of 25,000,000 of reals. General MAXIMILIAN SEBASTIAN FO:, died ef 'a aneurism of the heart, at the age of fifty, leaving a widow and five young children. M. BENJAMIN Cox• STANT is seriously ill of a bowel complaint. M. az MATArLonlim arrived at Iwo on the 19th instant, on his way to Madrid. The Rode quotes, from the Trieste Gazette, an arti cle stating that the Turco-Egyptian fleet put to sea on the 15th of October, and had approached Navarino without encountering the Greek fleet. This forenoon we received the Allgenicine Ziitung to the 25th ult. It contains an article from the Oriental Spectator, the Editor of which is an unpitying and unrelenting foe to Greece, and its liberty. This Jour nal stater, that through the interference of Commodore HAMILTON, of the CAMBRIAN, the two Turkish Pachas who had been so fang detained at Napoli, had been exchanged for the son of Primo BET and about sixty Greeks. The Commodore goes to Corfu to convey Mr. STHATIOIDCANNINIII to Constantinople. The Greek fleet was at sea, waiting fer the expedition from Alexandria. The Oriental Spectator represents IBRAHIM PACISA as traversing the Morea at his will, with 6000 men. He is said to have taken CONSTANTINg BOZZARIS prisoner; however, little stated in this Journal, on the.subject of the Greeks, is to be relied on. One of the French Papers states, on the authority of letters from Constantinople of the 26th of October, that the Turkish and Egyptian expedition, which letters from Trieste for some time have announced as having arrived in the Archipelago, and even in the port of Suda, is not only in the port of Alexandria, but that it was not to sail till the end of October, or the beginning of November. The Schiclar of IBRAHIM PACHA has left Constantinople for th Morea, with instructions re commending the greatest activity in the operations, in order to subdue the Morea before the winter. This forenoon we received Lisbon Gazettes to the 20th of November. They are full of decrees and opinions on the Treaty of Brazil, which appears to have given great satisfaction, and is to be celebrated by a Drawing Room, illuminations, and 're Dew*. Brazil is declared an Empire, independent of the King& m of Portugal and Algarve, though his present Portuguese MAJESTY (and, we presume, only the present one) takes the title of Emperor t , f BRAZIL. A notice from the Depart ment of Foreign Affairs, notices the conclusion of the treaty with Brazil, and gives a copy. The Casette of the 18th ult. states, on the aut hor s ' of letters from Rio de Janeiro, that negotiations we on foot, for giving Portugal a preference in commer cial affairs. The following are extracts: LISBON GAZETTE, NOVAXIMI 15. °Malt L DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS I. Sta—His Most Fai•hfulM;jesti having by his letters patent of the 13th May, this year, created and recognised Brazil as a. empire, independent of the King. rims of Portugal and Algarve, ceding and trans:erring from that time the sovereignty of that empire to his august son, the Prince Don Pedro, and, in consequence of this, a treaty of peace and alliance betwern the two States having been concluded on the 29th of the month of August, this )ear, and ratified by his Most Faithful Majesty this day, his Majesty is pleased to order, that vessels, as well men of war as merchantmen, bearing the Brazilian flag, shall be admitted from this time forward into the ports of those Kingdoms, and of the colonies. This I communicate to your Excellency for your information, and the due execution of the same. .Gon preserve your Excellency. Palace of 15th of November, 1925. CONDE DE PORTO SANTO. To Senhor Joaquin Jose• Monteiro Torres. 11. (Word for word the same, addressed to the Conde da Barbacena Francisco.) 111. (Addressed to Don Miguel Antonio de MAO after the same preamble, proceeds—" His Majesty has been pleased to order, that henceforward the ships and merchandize of Brazil, shall be admitted into the ports of those kingdoms, the former being considered as Portuguese, and the latter paying, fir the present, a duty of 15 per cent. ad valorem ; the duties on trans shipment and re-expOrtation remaining the same as before." IV. (Addressed to Senhor Jose Manoel Placid." de Moraes, for the information of the Board of Commerce, is word for word the same as V. " It being fixed by the Bth Article of the Treaty concluded between Portugal and Brazil, that a mixed commission shall be formed, to estimate the losses suf fered by Portuguese subjects, since Brazil commenced hostilities against Portugal, and though the place for I the meeting of the commission, and the time for the commencement of its labour s a r e nut yet fixed, it is however necessary, that the respective documents should be prepared, since, according to the said article, no claim will be reputed valid, unless made within a year from the installation of the said commission. His Majesty orders that the Royal Board of Commerce shall take the necessary measures, giving notice at the same time, that all persons, who, in consequence of the events which have taken place, have lost offices which they held in Brazil for life, have a right to address their claims to the said commission; those excepted, who left Brazil accompanying his Most Faithful Ma jesty by his order, who are to be indemnified in a dif ferent manner." The Supplement to the Lisbon Genetic, Nov. 15, contains a long decree, by which, after stating his con stant endeavours to promote the interest both of Por tugal and Brazil, and the signature of the treaty between the two countries, he announces, that from this day he auumes the title of Emperor of Brazil, in is dition to the tide of his Royal Crown. Thenakspeare has arrived in the River, from a port in Colombia, with a rich cargo of silver, copper, and produce. The metalis said to be the first fruits of the mines worked by English capital. - THE KING. • Wrausoa,. Nov. to.—His MAJESTY and shire left the Royal Lodge this afternoon at two o'clock, with the usual attendants, for an airing. HIS MAJESTY drove his favourite ponies in the phaeton, and was followed by his suite. in the double-bodied phaeton, and on horse. back, to Virginia Water, where they remained some time, and teturned by the usual xoute to the Lodge, after a' airirg of n-arly three boors. Yesterday afternoon, the weather being unfavourable, prevented his Martyry from enjoying his driwo s)` ice' DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF RUTLAND. The Duchess of RUTLAND d'ed suddenly at Belvoir Castle, on Tuesday morning, in consequence of an inflammation of the chest. The Duchess lost her life by exposing her feet to damp in her daily perambulations around the grounds, in superintending the workmen, &c. Her Grace was the eldest daughter of the late and sister of the present Earl of CA mini, and was in her 45th year. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Marquis of Hertford gives a grand entertainment this day to the Duke of York, and a distinguished party, at his house in Piccadilly. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a select party at dinner yesterday, at her house in Arlington-street. The Countess of Mansfield arrived yeAterday at her house in Grosvenor-square, from her seat, Richmond-bill. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith arrived in town yesterday, from South Wales. Richard Gascoyne, Esq. arrived yesterday at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat in Yorkshire. J. E. Westcombe, Esq. has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from his seat in Nottinghamshire. Captain and Mrs. Gregory have left ditto, for Brighton. George F. Hatton, Esq. arrived yesterday at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from his seat in Kent. Departures from ditto : Captain Gordon, it N. for Plymouth; Wm. Littledale, Esq. for Oxford; Charles Mackintosh, Esq. for Scotland. Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel, Oxford-street :—E. B. Impey, Esq from Sussex; .--- Gordon Esq. from Scotland; Rev. Mr. Gooch, from a tour; Latouche, Esq. from a tour; Heatheote, Esq. from a tour; Monsieur Deger, from the Conti. nent. Departures: -- Stapylton, Esq. Mrs. and Miss Stapylton, for Bath; England, Esq. Royal Lancers, for ditto; Thomas Stenor, Esq. for Ilenley-upon-Thames ; Kerrison Harvey, Esq. for Not wich. Arrivals at blivart s Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Sir Edward Mostyn, from Oxfordshire; John Powlett. Esq. from Warder Castle. Departures :—Lady Warren, for Derbyshire; Lord Arun del, fur Wilts; the Rev. L. De Burgh, for Cambridgeshire. THE ARMY. Another detachment of Recruits, about thirty in number, has joined the Depot of the 95th Foot, at Manchester. The Depot of the 97th Foot, at Sunderland, has also had an accession to its strength, 45 Recruits having joined the head-quar ters during the last week. Upwards of 120 Recruits have very lately joined the 63d Foot, at Casdebar. A detachment of the 77th Foot, consisting of two serjeants and IS rank and file, now at Portsmouth, are daily expected to ern-- bark for Jamaica, to juin the Regiment. Thirty Recruits joined the bead-quarters of the 65th Foot, at Err, last week. It bas been determined that the duties of Quartermaster-Ser jeant to the Regimental Depots shall to performed by one of the Serjeante belonging thereto, pay may be charged far such Non commissioned Officer, at the rate allowed to Quartermaster-Ser. jeants, viz. la. id. per diem, for the period during which he may perform the abovemendoned duties. It has also been determined, that from and after the lath A ugus t fiat, no claim of an Officer or Soldier to compensation, for any less of baggage or necessaries shall be entertained, if it be not preferred within twelve months after the time when the loss was sustained, unless such Officer or soldier shall shew that it was not in his power to have preferred his claim within that period. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. FROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLES. Home Costusis.—Dress of canary yellow gros de Naples, trim med at the border with three broad bias folds of the same material ; the sleeves very full, and confined at the wrist with three bands of the same silk as the dress. The corsage is plain, and made partially low; but the bosom is shielded by a double pelerine of white crape, gespre, scalloped at the edges, and fastened In front at the throat with a bow of scarlet and yellow striped riband : this tippet is sur mounted by a small frill of lace: the head-dress consists of ailchsi weeps cap of the same manufacture, with long pendat strings of soarlet and yellow riband. Passau Moir/rum Waxen's Darssm.—A high dress of laven der-coloured gros de Naples, trimmed round the border with three rows of the ume, of full fluted flounces, plaited in the middle ; the sleeves engirt!, confined at the wrists with straps of the same ma terial as the gowl. A pelerine cape falls over the shoulders, trim med all round, the same as the skirt, except that this trimming is narrower that the !ounces ; over the pelerine falls a double collar of fine Mechlin lace A bonnet of white chip is worn with this dress, which is more simple. and more a 1' drtglatios than any we have lately seen from Paris. This bonnet is ornamented in a novel manner, which takes from it the summer lightness it would otherwise have, but which we do not much admire; it has bias rouleaux of chip entwined all over the crown, and reaching over a part of the brim. We would advise our countrywomen who adndre this dress, to have the rouleinix of white satin. We only describe it agreeably to the statement of It from our Parisian correspondent. It has a beauti ful full bouquet of blown roses,their buds and foliage placed in front. The Duke of CLARZNCE came to town yesterday morning, from his residence, at Bushy. His Royal Highness ho. Insured the Scottish Corporation, of which he is President, with his company to dinner, and afterwards left his residence in Charles. street, Berkeley-square, on his return to Bushy. Mr. Secr.tary CANNING arrived at his residence in Downing-street, yesterday afternoon, from the seat of Mr. Ewa, at Seaford, Sussex. Prince PAUL ESTfRRAZY takes in his suite to Paris the Sower of the Austrian Nobility; we mean the junior branches, with young Mernamen at their bead. The eight Secretaries now at Chandos House also go. The most magnificent preparations are making to render that superb edifice, called Murat s Palace, in the ; Rue Tetbout, Rue d'Artoia, fit fur that Mini s t er ' s a b o d e . • ROYAL oc rrY. —Yesterday being St. Andrew's Day, the Royal Society met at its Rooms, Somerset House, to choose its Officers for the ensuing year. The following is the list of the new Council:—John Borrow ' Esq. John Rostock, M.D. Si r Ast ley Anton Cooper, Bart. Benjamin Convene, Esq. Stephen Oroombridge, Esq. Sir Abraham Hume, Bar t . D an i e l M oore, Req. Richard Earl. of Mount Edgecuabe, Peter Mark Rog e t, M.D. James South, Esq. An error has generally gone forth on the subject of Sir Homo* Lowe. That Officer is not appointed Ooveznor of Ceylon, which situation is now held by Lieutenant-General Sir EDWARD BARNES. Sir HUDSON Lows is appointed second in com mand, and is a Major-Oeneralon the Staff of the above island. The increase of interest from lbd to 2d. per diem on the amount of Exchequer Bills about to be re-issued, raises the interest on each 1001. bill from 21. ss. 7jd. to Si. Os. 10d. per annum; making an addition of interest on the whole amount of Exchequer Bills, if calculated at 4,000,0001. of about 300,0001. per annum. Ihomas Harrison, of Kidderminster, mealman, was yesterday brought into the Insolvents' Court, for his discharge; but, although there was no opposing cre ditor in Court, Mr. Porzocit argued for the removal of the insolvent to Worcester. This was resisted, as contrary to the provisions of the Act, and entailing unnecessary expense on the insolvent's estate. The Court, however, seemed to waver hi its opinion, aid adjourned the case until Friday. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL Society, in the Yesterday, the one hundred and sixtieth *wrist ? 4 of this excellent Institution was celebrated at th e cl . ,' of London Tavern—his Royal Highness the the Presidentlessonf utrerous thew we hoe ttable. The attention of the p 47 CiTt veal company, n.ltyyh,ere thou gh sp e has s frequently been called to the merits of this In , q . tution, that it might seem unnecessary now todwell'o: them; but they do not oitentationdy let their shine befote men; and the Chatity i s o f so unobtra6st.- a character, that it cannot be too of ten or too stm,e, recommended. A stronger proof th at t h e natureohh'e Scottish Hospital is not sufficiently known, cantict be given, than that Mr. Alderiti in Thothson, who was p t• sent at the dinner yesterday, though often as a Itiagistone experiencing its benefits in preventing vagrancy,uidu know, before entering the Committee•rwm, that ai4, l Englishman he could become a Member or a Directt s . There are, we are convinced, many in the same in:, of ignorance as to this charity, though one of the cria i in the metropolis. We therefore state, that not con is the Scottish Hospital open to •' English, Scotch, 4)4 Irishmen," but that, by relieving the distresses IA tie suffering N'irth Britons, it confers an e,senti I berird on England in general, a- d particularly on the :• ) ei t , polls. The charity of the Scottish Hospital is asp cable to the poor mechanic, the artisan, and bonier, natives of gcairland, with their wires, s dows, and children, resident in this 1116r -opt and its immediate neighbourly-od ; who, not bawl\ acquired any parochial settlement in this cJunt would, in age and poverty, in sickness and in tress, or when in want of employment, be erposet the utmost wretchedness or beggary, but fur the tering care of this- Institution. These are relieved, & NI in case they wish it, sent to pass the evenin g of hi. where its morning commenced—in their native land. His Royal Highness the Duke of CI•A HENCE mod the room at halt past six o'clock, preceded by a pie:, in the garb of Old Gaul, playing a martial e.ll. as ter . the dinner hid been concluded, the first toast tro " The King, GOD bless him." The roast was drank with four times four, s tl i followed by the air, GOD save the King, which IA sung by Broadhurst, Taylor, Collyer, &c. The tOliew. ing 'oats succeeded : " The Royal Family."—Three times three. A grad Marti, Song, " Hail, star of Brunswick." "The Duke of York and the Army." Duke of York's dar t ~, Song, " How inertly we live that soldiers be." Mr. BOLTON, his Majesty's S. , licitor-General for the province of Upper Canada, pro l .osed .6 the health of to. Royal aghness the Duke of Clarence." In proposing this toast, the Hon. Gentleman was aware that a needed no eloquence upon his pa. t to render it accept. able to the meeting. His Royal Highness pre.ided at many of the Charitable Institutions of this Metropolis, and perhaps none was more useful thin tke present._ He was not himself _a Scotchman, but lie had teen long enough amongst them to appreciate that perseverance and industry which made them the glory of their country. He concluded by proposing " The health of the Duke of Clarence and St. Andrew, Ptn. dent of the Scottish Corporation," which was drank with ipplue which made the Welkin ring, was followed by the band playingthe tune of " There's nae luck about the house," and a Glee. His ROYAL HIGHNISS said, that he was so often placed in his present situation by the kindness of the Corporation, it would be an act of barefaced egotism in him if he were to detain them by a flowery and glow ing description of himself. He was glad to find himself again in the Chair of a benevolent and useful Society, of which the Bishop of Bath and Wells (the last Bishop who had preached for the be.efit of its kinds) had sac, that Charitable Societies were now so numerous, thatit was utterly impossible to subscribe to them all, and tba:, therefore, e.ch individual should consider and weigh well to which he contributed. But for his part, ions his examination of the minutia of the Scotch Corpora- Lion, he was convinced that he who subscribed to it was, in the eyes or his MALIK, performing a benefit both to mankind and to himself. His Royal Hig'inets must feel proud of being at the head of a Sociel thus approved of by a Prelate so distinguished frr his understanding and shrewdness. As to what bad been said of Scotland as a country, he would bear testimony that there was no climate, no nation, DO situation of life in which he may be placed, that a Scotchman did not work with advantage to the country and honour to himself. There was a time, now thank GOD a distant one, in which there was groundless jealousy between a Scotchman and as Englishman, but that hour was past. The &MOO had created us one island, one country, and we were united in supporting all that was held dear. This was now the sentiment of Englishman and Scoter. man—of Scotchman and Engli.bman. He felt yea at being the fi st of the family, now above a cow in this country, who presided at this Society, es an instrument in assisting the unfortunate Seotchmesid their return home, and, consequently, in giving otos• ante to the inhabitants of this country, who should otherwise contrive the means of sending them. Asisq as he lived, whether in the chair or out of it, he would do everything in his power, directly and indirectly, a contribute to the permanent advantage of the Societl. If he were to relate all the benefits conferred by this Corporation that came to his own knowledge, he would weary both the Meeting and himself. He would con clude by wishing them, in public and in private, every prosperity they could wish for themselves. "The Land of Cakes," three times three. " Mr. Alderman Thompson, and the Corporation gibe City of London." Mr. Alderman THOMPSON rose to propose a toast , which he was sure would be received by that meesiog with more than the usual honours; it was the heel_ta of the Consort of their illustrious Chairman , who, like him, delighted in the luxury of doing good; and wit not only a warm supporter of, but a liberal contributer to the Scottish Corporation. The worthy A lderman concluded by proposing " The Duchess of Clarence," three times three. Song— " Gr.en grow the rashes, 0 r 3 ;d His ROYAL Hammon returned thanks for the comp liment ! to his Duchess. He could assure them that the Socie t y b.° r a more sincere friend than her Royal Highness. " The Navy."—Rule, Britannia. " The Wooden Walls of Oid England," three times thrte•de,. " The Kirk of Scotland." three times three.-44110. L au His ROYAL HIGHNZSS begged to call the aite!" ce of those around him to the object for which they. " bi assembled, an object rendered peculiarly insese' t , ln t on the day of their meeting, the anniversary of the 7 0ded Saint of Scotland. The Charity which the i n t to promote was, perhaps, with the exception d schools, the most ancient in the Metropolis. I . w ie l : constituted by Royal Charter, at a period whell,i` w i lio lousy subsisted between the two countries, ang . such a Charter was necessary to establish 11°1. r e % t o the proceedings of the Society, and to uphoi° w . ~ r~ an fri th irt sn! th wi to CI Cu . his MI 1,1 km tor Ge toy NI hei he pa .P by Cl hi! an in tbili bil de ill rill U