The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-18 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL

The opening meeting of the patrons of this MAIM
ten took plies yesterday evening at the Thatched House
Tents. and an excellrat dinner wu provided for the °cas-
sias. The Duke of Mistress, reddest, took the chair, and
was supported by Sir Ralph Anetrather, Sir William Freer,
Sir W. Res, Mr. C. Loewy, M.P., Mr. C. Cowan, M.P.,
the Chisholm, Cluny Masphanea, Captain Lemont, Lieut.
Maltose, and °Men.
sells CHAIRMAN in proposing the West .1
the evening, stated that tide 'Amery protases to give
Wise to pens= who hod beim resident for a amnia
pored in this essatry. Although the institsties was
sealed a Iteniuh it west under a misnomer, far it was
the MOW Of Hig may indieduak of very repeatable
111111•011, who were suffering from some temporary dl INI.
ties, to return to their native country. He (the Duke of
liastross) regretted that the society did sot appear so
flouriahing so It was a few years ago, foe although the sub-
scription were large, the denude were still greater, and
the consume* was that they fend it necessary to sell ape.
their friends to exert themselves towards increase, the
funds of the institution. He would drink, " Prosperity to
the Scottish Hospital"
The toast was repealed to with the "Wilmd bosoms ;"
aid so great wee the enthusiasm ntani braise al the
gusts, that one Celtic gentleman had great .aity is re-
straining his feeler. He created considerable emsesesent
by applauding in a very loud tone whenever it was smeary
that silence &mid be maintained ; and when the
marched round the room, to the sound of their el=
meats (as is the custom es these oeesaloss), he reamed
sunevess antics after the manner of an expert dame.
The Mem of the society, which was laid base the osen-1
plai see
led: "The charity of the Seoul& Iterirsle
a the peer selves of Bestlend sad *Mr,
ris Ins sagerepelis sod its immediate
who, me befog In :noir stony tweak' rellefasirthirs4seen-
by, wend is age and poverty, in sielosses and duress, or
whoa is wait of eaplermest, be =pond to the *lnset
woundess. or to disereditable beggary, but for the fooler-
ies relief aeons& them by Oh inilit•tioll.
Sir R. AIIffiIITEIZIL wren the health of the Doke
af Monteese, the resideat efthe sanity, sad slated *et*,
noble deka had hereditary shin_ urn their gratitude and
good whin. Ms father, tie Isle Deka a/ Means% was one
of the serive whenakoneeerge of the festitetioe.
Is themerev 1192, be MEM blame diaellisat, the
allemli et sulk vested in the serely was . and thty
wen esabled to give relief to the Meet of 8 genies annu-
ally, whereas, at the expiration of 29 yews, whoa** late
duke eared to hold the nice, the revenue had nereesed to
17,2261., and they were in a siteades to adultness' relief to
the assent of NIL per nun.
Many ether NMI wen reposed, and the nutatity of
thew being of a national alterelear, the enitenent was well
preserved until the does of the seeming. The bagpipers
were continually in atessieses, and the model entertain-
ments were heightened by she eserdine of Miss Stewart
(who sang several Sesta with and energy and good
taste), Ile. Gaps Mr. lisretera. sod album.
The total amen of sebewiptkos NIIMOSSA on the occa-
sion was ghost MOl., sod it appeared hula • published sten
...117:1 the risen condition of Me society that
the opplienhe for anal relief in the Oat year
was abed 200 Elentbb. IJpen these applits, together
with Ile egad rudeness and than who *noised ranges to
Barlfand, *ere was ezponded the seas of 2.3731.2 e. 2d.
The sempany separated between eleven and twelve o'clock.