The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday being St. Andrew's-day, the annual meet-
ing cf this excellent national society was held in the hall
of the Corporation, Crane-court, Fleet•street, for the
election of officers of the corporation, and for the
transaction of the ordinary business.
Sir Walter Stirling, Bart., was elected to the chair.
The, minutes of the pre►ious quarterly meetings
were confirmed.

111ajoir ADAIR, the Secretary, then read the re•
port and balance-sheet, of which the following is an
abstract :---Balance from last year, 1871. 19s. 81. ;
donations, 1,04)1 Is.; half proceeds of ti.e Caledonian
Ball, 2711 ss. 61 ; annual subscriptions, 411. 33.4 d. ;
interest, &c., 1,2871. 12s Ild. Total, 3,0121. 3s.
Expended—charity to the poor, passages, &c.,
2,2481 Os. 4d.; salaries, 3721. 13s. 6.1. ; incidental and
other expenses, 2111. 18s. 11d. Total, 2,832/. 18s. 9d.
Balance, 367/. 4s. 4d. Total, 3,2001. 3s. Id.
In reply to the Chairman, the SECRETARY said, for

10 or 11 years in succession, they received 8001. a-
year ut their anniversary on St. Andrew's-day, but
of late years the amount received was not much over
5001.

Dr. WEBSTER, in moving that the accounts be
printed and circulated among the governors, took oc-
casion to observe that the hospital now distributed a
larger proportion of its receipts in charity than in
former years. At one time a third was swallowed up
in expenses, now lass than a fourth was expended.
This was a circumstance which he was sure the go-
vernors would be delighted to learn.—(Hear.)
Professor DorsALDsoN, in seconding the motion,
complimented the secretary for his zeal in behalf of
the charity. It was gratifying that the funds had
been increased by the exertions of their officers.
The motion was carried.

Thanks were then voted to the Duke of Montrose,
for the dignified way in which he had sustained the
office of president, as also to the treasurer, The
Chisholm, and to the medical and other officers of the
society, for their valuable services, and they were re-
elected. _ _

The Marquis of Stafford, the son of the Duke of
Sutherland, was elected in the room of the late Sir
Charles Furbes, so also was the Lord James Stuart,
in the room of the "tight Hon. Fox Maule, whose
period of office had expired.
Dr. WEBSTER proposed that an address of condo-
lence should be drawn up, and presented to the
family of the late Sir Charles Forbes, who bad been a
munificent donor to the funds of the institution.—
(Cheers.) He deeply regretted that the charity bad
lost so excellent a vice-president and the governors so
excellent and true a friend. His abundant wealth
was ever devoted to promote the welfare of his
countrymen. Indeed it was impossible to esti-
mate the amount of good he had effected
not only in his native land but in India. He had
sent many young men to India at his own expense,
and had been the means of establishing them success-
fully in life. His charity was of that Unbounded
character that it might be truly said of him that his
right hand did not know what the left one did.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Reid, and car-
ried unanimously, and the Chairman, and mover,
and seconder were appointed to draw up the address.
It appeared from the balance-sheet of the School
fund
,that though the number of children educated
was not so large as during the past year, yet they
had added 501. to the stock, which now amounted to
3,450/. The receipts bad been 1541. Os. Od., the
expenditure 581. 135., balance 481, 13s. Bd.
Dr. LIDDELL recommended that the ladies next
year should be invited to take their seats with the
gentlemen at the dinner. It was abominable that they
should be perched in the gallery looking on whilst
the gentlemen ate their dinners.—(Hear, hear.)
The SESRETART said the ladies had a good dinner
whilst the gentlemen were eating theirs. The fact
was, that it was perhaps too soon to adopt the recom-
mendation of the gallant Doctor. There was, how-
ever, a good time coming.—(Laughter.)
After an interesting discussion with respect to the
condition and progress of the children in the school,
during which it was resolved that the superintending
clergyman of the schools should make an annual
report of their condition, a vote of thanks was moved
to the Chairman, and the meeting separated.