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SCOTTISH HOSPITAL. The annual Spring Festival of this Corporation celebrated on Saturday, at the Free Masons' - I . ,;vern. Of all the benevolent Institutions with wilich this country abounds, there is not one more important, or more entitled to public support than tat of the Scottish Hospital. Its funds are em pieyed exclusively in aid of the virtuous and' de serving Scottish poor ; of those who, from age or ii.firnuty, are unable to work, and from early educa tian and independent feelings, "to beg are ashamed. " In conveying to Scotland those whose hearts fond) , turn, in their old age, towards their native land, and such as, destitute of friends here, or who from dis appointment in their pursuits, would otherwise be exposed to a state of abject poverty and wretched ness, this Institution is the means of preventing many from becoming a prey to vice and temptation.-H Thus it confers a benefit, not only on the indivi duals, but on the community at large. By this In stitution, the industrious are encouraged, the unfor tunate relieved, and the virtuous sick and aged con teled and provided for in the days of their distress. A Society founded for such objects—objects from which its funds have never been diverted, merits the sauort wt only of every son of Caledonia, but of B: itain ; and it was with peculiar pleasure that we observed the Spring Festival this year so : - .umerously and respectably attended. The corn -aav, which exceeded three hundred, sat down to an excellent dinner at seven o'clock, which was served up with that liberality which always dis -.inguishes the Proprietors of this Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE and Sr. ANDREWS, the President of the Society, was in :he Chair. He was supported on his right hand by • Inis Royal Highness Prince LEOPOLD of SAXE CO .BoutiG, and the Earl of BREADALBANE; and on his :eft by the Duke of Amor. and Lord SALTOUN. There were also present—Baron HARDI;NBERG, Sir PULTENEY MALCOLM, Admiral DOUGLAS, Rear- Admiral lIACKET, Sir DAVID MILNE, Sir WILLIAM CR ANT (late Master of the Rolls), Sir THOMAS BELL, SMITH, Esq. M. P. GEORGE WATSON TAY -3.0K, Esq. NI.P. JOSEPH HUME, Esq. M.P. JOHN LIDDELL, Esq. and several other Gentlemen of rank and consequence connected with Scotland.— ::•:ot the least distinguished part of the company were two Mahometans from Hindostan (Grroor.a at lioonueyoon DEEP and FUEYAZ ULEE KHAN), descendants, we are told, of HYDER ALI, richly Labited in their native costume, who are here on a mission to the East-India Direction, and who accompanied Mr. HUME to the dinner, to wit :less what they would not perhaps see in any other pat t of the world—the Princes of a great Empire presiding at a Charitable Meeting, and pleading, amid the festivities of wealth and luxury, the cause el the poor and destitute. They seemed to be very attentive to the proceediags of the evening, applauded tine toasts, and enjoyed the dinner. The ROYAL. PRESIDENT, on entering the room, preceded by NIACGREGOR, Arying a lovely Scottish air on the Union pipes, was loudly cheered. When the cloth was removed, "Non ?fats Domine," was sung by Messrs. PYRE, BROADHURST, TAYLOR, COLLYEIt, and TINNEY. The following toasts wocp then drank. They were all, according to the directions of the Toastmaster, bumpe;•s, aril drank standing, with three times three: " The King,"—three times three.—Sung—" Cos save the King." " The Royal Family."—Tune—A Grand March.—Song -44 Flail Star of Brunswick." The CHAIRMAN apologized for the absence of his lloyal brother, the Duke of YORK, 'who had re quested him to assure the Society, that nothing but the serious indisposition of his illustrious consort 9hould have prevented his attendance. He proposed " The Duke of Yirk and the Army."—Tune—Dukt of York's Tilarch.—Song—" How merrily we live that soldiers be." The CHAIRMAN said, he should make no apology for the next toast. It was to the health of an indi vidual who had honoured the Meeting with his pre sence, and who, during a residence of no very long period, had endeared himself to every person in this conr.try. He proposed the health of l'rince Leopold.' --Tune—Cubourg March.—Song— " Merlons Apollo." . . . Prince LEOPOLD returned thanks nearly in the fol lowing words, which, he uttered with great distinct- Less e'f enunciation, with perfect correcmess of em phasis, ai - ,d with a manner and accent entirely Eng lish :--,‘ Gentlemen, I return you my cordial thanks fir the honour you have done me in drinking my }width, and I have only to say, that I shall always be proud to support this excellent Institution, con nected as it is with a country where I last year re ctived so many marks of kindness." The Duke Of Arum. said, he felt assured that no tneracr of the Scottish Hospital, nor any of the numerous Gentlemen lie saw around him, would let one hair's breadth of light be seen in his at the toast he should propose. Never, since he had become acquainted with the Institution they- were met to celebrate, had he seen an assembly so numerous as the present. This was owing to the exertions of the Illustrious President for the benefit of their Society, and in some degree to the presence of another Illui tiious individual, whose health had just been :::rank mid, that enthusiasm which his amiable qualities so justly insUred. The Noble Duke enumerated the objects the Society, and the great services ren dered to it by the Illustrious President, to whom he , vished a long life, confident that the longer he lived 'the better it would befor the Scottish Hospital. He cnncluJed by drinking the health of their President— " The Duke of Clarence."--Song —" I . tals -Britannia." The CHAI t 1A N , in returning thanks, he 4. .1t p e culiar happipess in being the President of so I .siicellent and valuable an Institution. He not oply 'cturned thanks to the company for the honour they had now done hint, but to every Member of the Society, for their aid in assisting him to promote its heft interests. He did not merit the ugh .miums of the !Coble Duke who bad last addressed them, but this he would say, that he entered into the soperintendance of this Charity with heart and tool. He had never, at a Spring Meeting, seen so numerous or so respectable an assembly as the pre sent; but the Scottish Nobility and Gentry were never wanting in hospitality to their poor countr) - men, in every part of the world. The more the Scottish Corporation \vas known ) the more it would be estimated; but he was sorry to say, that the pe cullar objects of the Society were not so tad tutu tinned it, he always found persons ready to join it and he hoped every one present would individually endeavour to promote its interests. No Society, be rejoiced to. say, flourishes more - prosperously, gild. none so peculiarly required the attention and assist ance of the rich, as the objects it was instituted to relieve. Prince LEOPCOLD rose to propose the health of an Illustrious individual, to whom a vote of thanks . from the Scottish Corporatioh had been passed, fOr the honour she had done it in becoining-a Patroness, and particularly for countenancing by her presence the Sermon preached for the benefit of the Charity. He proposed the health of • " Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence."—Song by Mr. Pyre—" My -love is like the red red rose." " The Ladies. —Song—" lere's a health to all good lasses." This toast was not less agreeable to the company, than it appeared flattering to the tine assemblage of beauty and fashion in the gallery. The CHAIRMAN prefaced the next toast by some remarks on the nature and objects of the Charity. He said, in this world there is comfort and pleasure, and, unfortunately, misery. The want of that pa rochial system in Scotland which existed in Eng land, caused the institution of this Society. Where ever he had seen the Scotch, he had • found them anxious to assist those who needed it. The poor were only less fortunate, not less deserving, than the rich, and formed an equally important link in so ciety. Of all benevolent Institutions, this stood pre eminent. He therefore drank— " Success to the Scottish Corporation." This toast, which was drank.aritl peculiar enthu siasm, was followed by an appropriate song , by Mr. 'rayLott, to the tune of " ihnnybrook Fair. " The Duke of Montrose," who had been twenty-eight years Presidfut of the Society.—Tune " !toy's wife."—Song " Auld lung syne:" Air. Ayr" the Secretary, read a very interesting Report of the state of the Society. • It appears that the donations for the last year, ISI9, were £!25 16s. less than those of the preceding year, and the annual subscriptions £lll 15s. less, making altogether a deficit of £337 lls.—while the number of persons relieved was upwards of two hundred more than in the year 1818. The total number of cases of poor persons considered and relieved by this Charity, in.. eluding. permanent pensioners, from the 30th of, April, 1819, to the 30th of April, 1820, was 3693. Of this number, 840 persons, including their fami lies, have in this period been sent, free of expense, to their native country. The Secretary concluded by rea.ling a list of donations. " The 13i!fish Fair."—Song, " Is there a heart that never lov'cl ?" " The Vice-Presidents."—Song, " The flowers of Edin burgh." • • _ _ _ Lord SALTOUN returned thanks, and said, that al though he was a young Member of the Society, he trusted he should not be found wanting in exertions for its success. The CHAIRMAN again rose, and said, that there were some toasts which always came closer to our feelings than others. The one he should now , pro pose was one in which every heart would join ; it was to the land which had given most of the com pany birth, the land in which many of them lived, and the land which, he was confident, they would all gladly revisit. He would drink— " Prosperity to the Land of Cakes."—Song, " Willie brevet' a peck o' maut;' by Mr. Taylor. " The Right Honourable Mir William Grant"—who shortly returned thanks for the unexpected honour dOne him. Sung, at the request of tie Chairman, " Ye backs and braes o' bonny Doun." " The Duke of Athol," who returned thanks.—Song, " Green grow the rushes 0." " Earl of lireadA'.b.lne," who, in returning thanks, said, he would always feel proud in promoting the interests of this excellent Institution. The CHAIRNIAN now called for the pipes, when John Macgregor played some favourite Scotch airs in his best manner. “ The Treasurer and standing Committee of the Relief Society."—Sung, ' 6 When I ha'e a saxpence under my thumb." Sir Ttiomiss BELL returned thanks. He said, that although, owing to the number of applicants, the relief of the Society to each was necessarily small, that relief, small as it was, had often been so. seasonably applied as to save whole families from starving. In some cases a few shillings had enabled an honest industrious person to buy a few articles, by the sale of which, daily, they supported their families; and they came back to the Committee, not for more relief, but to express their gratitude, and to shew the good use they bad made of the trifle that had been bestowed on them. The Secretary read a list cf the subscriptions of the evening, which amounted to £874 11s. This was the largest sum ever raised at any of the Society's Anniversaries. Success to the Trade and Commerce of London, and pros perity to this great Metropolis." Alderman ATKINS returned thanks. He said be considered the Corporation of the City of London as a Member of the Scottish Hospital, and he trusted it would always continue its support to such bene ' volent and praisewotthy Institutions. Sung—" 0 Nanny wilt thou gang Wl' me." " The Thistle, the Itose, and the Shamrock."—Tune—" St. Patrick's day in the morning."—Song—" The Three Saints, or King Arthur." " The Stewards of the day, and thanks for their services." The Duke of ATIIOL, as ono of the Stewards, re turned thanks. Lord SALTOU proposed the health of the Duke of Clarence, alua thanks to him as Chairman. The CLIAIRMAN returned thanks. He said he rejoiced to see so tnany Scot-amen, belonging to the Army ah.; Navy, near him, some of whom were de corated with Order of the Bath. The Officers of the Army and Navy, and of the East India 'Company, who had honoured the Society with their presence this day. Admiral DOUGLAS returned thanks: " The sttwartis elect." • - . After this toast had been drank, the Chairman took leave of the company, the greatest part of which immediately left the room. It was now half-past eleven o'clock, and on a Saturday night. Half an hour, however, .still re mained in which the " flow of soul" might be in dulged, without trespassing on a day set apart for the purposes of devotion. About five and twenty, who were determined %to draw their term of free- Lion) out to its due length," immediately formed round the table just quitted by the Royal visitors.— The glass was briskly circulated, Matttegor's pipes put in motion, and every ow seemed anxious to make the most of the fleeting moments, and to quit with regret i place where, for - the, last five hours, I they had been so highly gratified: Captain Mortara Su" " Mag gy Lauder," and " Bruce's Address to Iris Anny," b ina manner which made the company re gret that his vocal talents had not Leen called into exertion earlier in the evening. The "stirrup cup" was drank, and . at twelve o'clock the little party were obliged to separate ; not, however, without the hope ro meet then on similar occasions. The admirable arrangements made by the Stew ards, and their attentions to the company during the hole of the evening, contributed much towards that harmony and good humour which was every where observed in this corn memoration of the Spring Festival of an Institution which does honour to Caledonia. ST. PATRICK'S CHARITY. In consequence of the death of his IateMAJEsTY, and the dissoluticfn of Parliament, which took place immediately afterwards, the Anniversary Dinner of this excellent Institution, which was usually given on the 17th of March, the day appropriated to the tute-• lar Saint of Ireland, was postponed unal Saturday last, when many of the supporters of the Charity met at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.— The Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING in the Chair. Amongst the company were observed— The Duke of Wellingpn, the Earl of Darnley, the Earl of Blessington, Lord Viscount Clonbrook, the Marquii of Down shire, Sir Edmund Nagle, Sir John Doyle, Illagsey Daw.un, a•-sq. and several other individuals of high rank and character. The CH AIRMAN first proposed, with three times three, " The health of the ea! ly, most constant, and most bountiful Benefactor of this Institution, the King," which was received with great applause.— Song and chorus—GoD save the King. " The Royal Family," " The Duke of York and the Army," anti " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," were toasted with three times three in succession, each toast being followed by an appropriate air. The CHAIRMAN nett proposed, " Success to the benevolent Society of St. Patrick." The toast was drank with three times three, and loud acclamations. The children were immediately afterwards paraded through the room. Their appearance was exceedingly _interesting ; they were all clean, healthy, and robust , —many of them very handsome. Several fine young women, who were educated by the Society, and who are. now earning a comfortable and reputable liveli hood, closed the procession. The unaffected modesty of their demeanour, their personal charms, and the neatness of their attire, made a most favourable im pression on the minds of those who saw them. Song—" Paddy Carey," humorously given by Mr. WEBB. The CH A irtmair said, according to the order of the toasts which had been placed in his hands, it Lest became his duty to propose " The mother of St. Pa trick !" He was aware that toast did nut require, on his part, any recommendation. Ile would, however, take the liberty of recommending to the protection of the assembly, the children and great grand-chil dren of that venerable parent, who had been intro duced to them in procession, and who had pleasingly exemplified the purposes to which their bounty was , applied—( Applause). They had been rescued by this Institution from different degrees of actual wretchedness, and probably of vice, to lead a life of industry, honesty, and virtue !—( Applause). He implored them to continue, by their contributions on this day, to assist in the completion of the good work that had been so well begun ; and he called on the ; company to let this toast, given in mirth and received in harmony, be hallowed by that bounty, which, even in their latest hour, would cheer and bless them—( Applause). The toast was drank with three times three. The CHAIRMAN next rose to propose a toast, which he felt required no recommendation, be meant the interesting objects of this Charity, who had just proceeded through the room ; and with what satis faction must every one whom he had the honour to address contemplate those living images of his bene ficence, especially reflecting upon the fate that might have awaited them had not his generosity contributed to educate the poor children in moral principles and industrious habits. In testifying their respect and gratitude for the present advocates of this Charity, the Chairman observed, that it would ill become the company, assembled as it was at a new era, to forget its former benefactor—he alluded to that illustrious personage the Duke of Kent, who at an early period of this Institution was nominated its Patron by our late venerable Sovereign. In what manner his Royal Highness discharged the duties of that station,' and to what extent his exertions had conduced to serve the interests of this Establishment, there were many persons present who could, he believed, bear the most gratifying testimony. But thit generous Prince, while peculiarly attentive to that Society, was ever actively forward where any good was to be dPne, where any want was to he relieved. Every Charitable Establishment in this Metropolis was benefited by his Royal Highness's assistance and bounty, while his impressive example had universal influence throughout the country in favour of the cause of public charity. To the memory, then, of this very laudably distinguished individual he had no doubt that that Meeting would unanimously testify its re spect by a libation to it in solemn silence.—The pro position was instantly acted upon. The CHAIRMAN said; that as the lamented death of the Duke of Kent had created a vacancy which it became necessary to supply, he, in consequence of the station to which he had the honour of being ap pointed at the last Meeting, and in consequence of another situation which he happened to fill, was called upon to request the King would be so good as to name the Patron of that Society, as his vene rable father had before done. To the King, there. fore, he took the liberty of making an application upon the subject, and he could readily anticipate the peculiar satisfaction with which that Meeting would hear that his Majesty was graciously• pleased to name himself—( This announcement was received with loud and universal plaudits, which continued for some time).—On the termination of the applause, Mr. Canning resumed.' In consequer.ce of the King's other and important engagements, that Society could not, Mr. Canning observed, obtain from his Majesty the same active superintendence or personal atten tion which it had the good fortune to experience from the Duke of Kent; but he had no doubt what ever, that in him Atho was the father of all his peop:e, that Society would find the father softened into the friend—(Applause). his Majesty had alrcadt given the most touclusive evidence of his solicitude for the interest of that Institution, having actually subscribed as much for its support as would serve to lay the foundation of a new Charity—(Applause). But, in addttion to this subscription, he was charged by his Majesty, on this occasion, to pay one hundred gui neas into the hands of the Treasurer, together with his usual annual contribution—(Applause). He was happy in being the bearer of a message of this na ture, which' served to bring the King home to the feelings of his people—(Applause). • Earl DARNLEY congratulated the Society open the communication which they had just heard. As an old friend to this Charity, to which, th:ough evil and good, he had rendered all the attention in pon-k—as air Irishman, he felt pet-Atha:ly proud of the patronage with which his Majesty had been gra ciously pleased to honour it. He propo•ied that t::e Society should, on this occasion, chink - his Majes.:y's health, not as their King, but as their P.r.ron—(kr pleases). His Majesty had, however, uniformly heca the benefactor of this Institution ; but now he proved himself so in the most signal manner, in adopting its interest as his own. The Noble Lord also proposed, that the Chairman, ai:d his colleague, the gallant Duke of Wellington, should be requeqed to com municate to the King the warmest expression of the thanks of that Society for the honour which his Ma jesty had been graciously pleased to conkr upon it. These propositions were agreed to with acclamations . of applause. The CHAITIMA, after expressing his readiness to comply with the desire of the Meeting, by commu nicating its thanks to his Majesty, stated, that there were two distinguished individuals whom that So ciety had long been in the habit of toasting in their absence. One of those distinguished individuals was then in the room: were he absent, he (Mr. Canning) would have spoken of him most fully as he felt; but even in his presence, he could not forbear front of fering to this very metitotious individual the humble tribute of his warm Approbation ; not because he felt that distinguished maul had mainly contributed to . exalt the military fame of his country, and to re establish the liberties of Europe, but because he could never cease to remember that the gallant war rior formed a British army, cooped up in a remote quarter of Europe, which he contrived not merely to rescue from its confinement, but, by his admirable skill and valour, to lead through a succession ofbril haat victories, until he finally triumphed in planting the standard of England upon the walls of Paris!L— (Loud applause). In any assejnbly of civilized Eu rope, the toast which he was about to propose would,. he was persuaded, be received with the satisfaction which he anticipated from that Society; for he was about to name- him by whom Europe had been roe cued from slavery—by whom England had been saved from ruin; but as to Ireland, he would say, " :.rite thy loud harp, green Isle, " For the Hero is thiue own !—(Londpfauditsi. The Right Hononiable Gentleman concluded with proposing " the health of the Duke of Wellington," which lk as drank with univeral and unequivocal tes timonies of esteem and admiration. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that he had hadt the satisfaction to learn, that for some years his nape - had had the honour to be toasted by that Society; and for such repeated marks of esteem, as well as for the very battering manner in which his health had just been drank, he begged, in his own nan.e and that_of his gallant comrades, to return the most cordial thank s—(Applause). In proposing the other distinguished individual, whom the Society was in the habit of toasting, namely, the Marquis of,HasrlNGs, the mention of whom was hailed by the most ardent plaudits, tl,e CHAIRMAN took occasion to pronounce an eloquent eulogium upon the character of that universally popular Nobleman, in the course of which he was repeatedly interrupted by the applause of the Society. If ever there were a generous Irishman, Mr. Canning observed, that Lord Hastings was truly one. Gene rous to others, careless of himself—gallant in war, refined in peace—that Nobleman presented a striking combination of all the lofty and all the kind qua lites that distinguished the Irish character (Applause). But the high merits of Lord Hastings must be known to every man who heard him, and especially to the old friends of that Society, of which he was a sin cere, a steady, a strenuous advocate. But it tell particularly within his (Mr. Canning's) observation, to appreciate the disposition and talents of Lord Hastings, from his conduct in that station 'where he reluctantly engaged in war, and extended the domi nion of his country only to secure the blessings of peace, and to extend the advantages of civilization. The country must also be gratified to learn, that even at the distance of India—that even amidst the various engagements which required his attention, Lord Hastings was not unmindful of the interests of the excellent lastitutioa which they were assembled to celebrate—(Applause). " The health of Lord Hastings," was drank w ith three times three, atid great applause. " The health of the Marchionesses of Hastings and Downshire, and the other Female Friends of the So ciety," having been drank, Lord DOWNSHIRE returned thanks in anent speech. The CHAIRMAN proposed, that the Duke a Wel lington should become 'Chairman for the next Meet ing, and this proposition, to which the Duke promptly acceded, was hailed by the plaudits of the Meeting. The Subscriptions were announced to amount to £l3BO, which is the largest collection remembered to have taken place at this or any other Charitable In stitution. Coax Excitaxax, I/laza-Laws, Mar B.—The supply cf Whet t and Flour last week being very large, and great part of wkian remaining over for this day's market, and having a considerable quantity fresh in this morning from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, produced together a far greater supply than there was a ee mand for; in conserence of which the • sites were exceeding! y heavy, and although a few prime runs of white Wheat front the former County were taken off .early in the morr.i-F, on full as good terms as this day week, yet all other de scriptions were tendered from Is. to-2s. p,:r quarter lower, without being able to effect sales at that abatement. Bar ley, from its scarcity, is 21. per quarter dearer; and Beans are full 2s. per quarter higher. Grey Peas, being in short cipply, are full 2s. per quarter dearer. Oats arc from Is. to 2s. per quarter dearer than on this day selmight, but not so brisk as on Friday, having had a large arrival since that day. SMITHFIELD MADEZT, MAT 8.--Beef, 4s. 6d. to Ss. 4d. paw stone of Bibs. ; Mutton, 5s Od. to 6*. 4d. Veal. Ss. Od. to 7s. Pork Ss 04. to 7s. Od.; Lamb 7s. to its. 01.—Cattle at Martel—. Beasts 25W ; Calves, ISO; Sheep and Lambs, 14,000 ; Pip, 50: Hay, 4. 101. to 41. 4s. Clover, 51.105. to el 10s. Straw, IL 81. , u IL 12s. j