The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-04 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH CORPORATION:

Tuesday being St. Andrew's Day, the Scott'
Corporation held their two hundred and twenty-
second annual festival, at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Greai Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Mr. A. J.
Balfour, M.P., Secretary of State for Scotland, occu-
pied the chair, and amongt a company numbering
over two hundred were General Sir Peter Lumsden,
General Willoughby, Colonel Gordon Alexander, Mr.
L. Cohen, M.P., General M'Andrew, Mr. Finlay,
Q.C., Mr. J. S. Will, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. W.
L. Bright, M.P.
In proposing the toast of "The Army, Navy, and
Reserve Forces," the Chairman said that there was a
constant fluctuation in the public mind as to our supe-
riority or the reverse compared with the forces of
Foreign Powers, but without entering into such ques-
tions he might say that the personnel of our services
was equal to that of any known in this or any other
age, and they could be thoroughly depended upon to
tight for Queen and country when a time of need
should come. (Cheers.)
The toast was responded to by General Sir P.
Lumsden, Lieutenant Waymouth, RN., and Lieut.
Colonel D. Laing.
The toast of "The Houses of Parliament " was pro-
posed by Sir John Heron-Maxwell, and responded to
by Mr. Lionel Cohen, M.P., and Mr. Finlay, Q.C.,
M.P.

The Chairman said he had next to propose the
epast of the evening, "Success to the Scottish Cor-
ta,l, Loa() course of his speech observed
that he felt himself to be presiding over not merely a
dinner of a great charitable organisation, but also
over a national festival in connection with which_
similar festivals were being held all over the country
and the Colonies, and festivals with which they in
London were proud to be in communication. (Cheers.)
He need not read all the telegrams which had poured
in upon him that day from Scotchmen telling of their
sympathy and feeling, and asking for sympathy in
return. (Hear, hear.) One of these telegrams he
might, however, mention was from Montreal, and
another was from that remarkable man, Pro-
fessor Blackie -- (cheers) who was presiding
over a similar meeting in Bradfor +, and who
telegraphed saying, in an historic phrase used
nearly three centuries ago, "God bless you all. Three
cheers for John Knox and Jenny Geddes!'
(Laughter and cheers.) At the time the Corporation
was first founded—in 1613--Scotchmen were looked
upon as a set of needy adventurers—(hear, hear)—
speaking a barbarous and uncouth tongue, who had
flocked into the country in the train of James the
Sixth of Scotland and the First of England. Since that
time the two lands had been welded together, and their
whole policy towards each other had changed. Then,
the whole policy of Scotland was dictated by ani-
mosity to England, and her one ally was France,
because France was chronically hostile to En2land.
Th-re might have been present at the foundation of
the Corportion in 1613 men whose fathers had
fought at Pinkie, and whose sons might after-
wards have fought at Dunbar. But now they
were a united people from one end of the land
to the other, and in Scottish breasts any memories of
Bannockburn and Flodden served merely as points
and landmarks in the gallery of the past. Quoting
from the early charter for the Corporation, he
observed that by its terms fines were imposed for
profane swearingand for the use of personal violence.
(Laughter). From this they might gather how
immense was the distance which separated them, not
only from their political antecedents, but from the
social customs which prevailed when the Institution
was in its infancy. The Corporation began as a
political society, but it had long since become a society
for the assistance of poor Scotchmen who had been
struggling for existence in this great City. There were
many societies of .the kind, but the Scottish Corpora-
tion had one rule which differentiated it from all
other societies—a rule which would have met the
approval of one of tbe sternest critics of their
nation, Dr. Samuel Johnson ; one of its objects
was to convey Scotchtnen back to Scotland.
(Laughter). Dr. Johnson once said--before he
went to Scotland—that the Most delightful
view a Scotchtnan ever got in Scotland was
that of the road which led to England. Holding
that view, there could presumably be no doubt that,
with his opinions, Dr. Johnson would have largely
contributed to a society one of whose objects was to
send back to their native land those unfortunate
savages who had been allowed to escape from it.
(Laughter.) The objects of the Society, however, had
of recent years undergone a change. Formerly its
services were absolutely necessary, because under the
old rules of the Poor-law Scotchmen who fell into
evil case were not allowed to apply for relief in Lon-
don. The old Poor-law had been changed, and in
consequence the Corporation had been able to make
certain changes in the direction of their charities. He
was one of those who thought. that unless the Poor-
law were administered firmly, he did not say rigidly,
great dangers would follow. But if they were to ad-
minister a set of rules with firmness or rigidity, it was
necessary to supplement them by private charity, and
associations like theirs would best administer, such
charity with the least danger. (gear, hear.) He
therefore would ask then ta be specially liberal in
supporting the Corporation, and in conclusion the
right hon. gentleman reminded them that this was
the fiftieth year the Queen had subscribed to the
funds, and that, therefore, the Corparation might con-
sider itself to be celebrating her Majesty's Jubilee.
(Cheers.)
The other toasts were Our Guests," "The Chair-
man," and "The Ladies."
The Chairman announced subscriptions to the
amount of £2576, including £lO5 from the Queen and
.E 5 ss. from the Queen of Madagascar, per General
Willoughby.
During dinner pipe music was given by Mr. W.
Ross, her Majesty's piper, and the Boy Pipers of the
Caledonian Asylum, and selections were played by
Mr. Louis Beck's band. The subsequent proceed-
ings were enlivened by vocal performances ren-
dered by Miss Rose Albu, Miss Annie Williams,
W. Evans, Mr. Van Noorden, and Mr. Dalgety Hen-
derson.

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