The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-06 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

A quarterly meeting of the corporation of the
Scottish Hospital was held at the institution this day, the
chisholm in the chair. _ _

The minutes of the last meeting haring been read and
confirmed,
The Chairman road a note from the Duke of Richmond,
Gordon Castle, resigning the presidency of the society.
Mr. Noble suggested that the chisholm should nominate
a committee to select a president, a recommendation in which
the Rey. Dr. Cumming concurred.
The Chisholm then nominated himself, Mr. Donaldson,
Dr. Cumming, Dr. Dickson, Capt. T. Forbes, and Capt.
Lammont, to form a committee for this purpose.
The Secretary was then authorised to apply to the Earl of
Dundonald, that he would consent to take the chair on the
occasion of the feast of St. Andrew's Day.
This being the business of the day, a Tote of thanks to the
chisholm for his conduct in the chair was passed, and the
meeting separated.

SIR 1).1VID BREWSTER AND THE "NORTH BIMINI
Ravi EW."—Sir,—The statement in the E.rpress of Monday,
that the Rev. Dr. Hanna succeeded me in the editorship of
the North British lictiew is quite incorrect. I never wu
the editor of that review, and had not even the honour of
being one of its originaton. My only connexion with the
work is that of an ordinary contributor. The gentleman
wt"..ui Pr. Llama did succeed, %ha who discharged the
duties of an editor so admirably, wu induced, at the death
of Dr. Welsh, to accept of the office temporarily till a suit-
able successor to that eminent individual should be found.—
D. BuitwarEa. St. Leonard's College, St. Andrews, Sept.
22, 1847.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE AT OFIATIIAIL—At the
County Idag:strate's Office, Rochester, on Monday, William
Berwick, a sailor, formerly belonging to the Dido, and Edw.
Price, a private, of the 63rd Regiment, were brought up
under the foPowing circumstances. It appeared from
the statement of Mr. J. W. Alexander, landlord of the White
Lint, at Chatham, that on Saturday about midnight, after
he hid closed his house, some parties came to the front door,
and knocking violently against the shutters demanded en-
trance. He resisted as long as possible, but the door was
forced open, and they commenced demolishing. the glass in
every direction. Having at length succeeded in ejecting the
assailants, one of them then hurled a ,tone between seven
and cieht pounds in weight through the chamber window,
demolishing both frame and glass, striking against the bed-
post with great violence. Mrs. Alexander, who was in bed
at the time, and who had been confined but a few days,
naturally was much alarmed, and with her baby took refuge
in a closet in the room. With the assistance of the piquet,
four WTI were captures', two of whom, soldiers, have since
made their escape from the barracks.—The magistrates
deeded that warrants should be issued for the apprehension
of the other delinquents, and ordered the prisoners to be
brought up again at the next sitting.

STATEOF IRELAND.—Mr. Hoc, of Rockwell, Tip-
perary, has been shot dead. Mr. Roe was son-in-law to Mr.
Clarke, so bratally murdered near Nenagh a few years
since. Mr. Studdert, of Tulla, county Cl►re, was wounded
on Friday night last by a shot fired at him as he was re-
turning to his house ; he is likely to recover.