The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-02 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

The patron Saint-day of Scotland falling duo tl is year
on Sunday, the annual festival, in connexion w ith the
above institution took place on Monday, at the ..)',l.undon
Tavern, under the Presidency of the Right H. )11. the
Lord Mayor—himself a descendant of Caledonia --sup-
ported by the Sheriffs, some of the Aldermen, and ,many
of the City Corporation. The friends and stibseril )tlrs of
the Hospital attended in great numbers, a large vxiber
being dressed in Highland costume, naval or military
uniform. The directors and officers of this institution
evince their deep interest in its prosperity, by sec tiring
generally the most distinguished personages for its pre-
sidents on similar occasions. These three years, at Imes-
sively, they have had—first, Sir James Duke, when Lord
Mayor; next they secured Mr. Stuart Wortley, o a his
appointment toithe Recordership ; and now they were
again under the leadership of the First Magistrate. This
was the ene hundred and eighty-sixth St. Andrew's fes-
tival held in connexion with the institution, which no
less speaks for the excellence of its objects than for 4.;ts
management, proving that both are worthy of support,
and that both have been proved by the test of time. The
society's benevolence and charity have been represented
by us on former occasions, and we now only repeat that
it continues to relieve distress and alleviate suffering as
actively as ever. The only difference with yesterday's
dinner from the former ones, was the presence of the
aged recipients of the society's charity in an ante-room,
if possible to express their gratitude to their more fortu-
nate countrymen, their supporters.
The large room in which the dinner took place was
appropriately decorated with national flags and other
emblems, but prominent among them all was the be-
spangled banner of America. Mr. Angus Mackay, her
Majesty's piper, was present, with the band of the Cale-
donian School, who played alternately pibroohs and
marches, with other martial airs. The Lord Mayor
seemed to express more interest in the sight of the fine
little boys composing this band, than anything that pre-
sented itself all the evening.
After ample justice had been done to the loyal part of
the toasts, in which Prince Albert was recognised in his
character of a Scotch laird, the Chairman adverted to
the presence of the Hon. Mr. Walker, formerly Secre-
tary to the Treasury of the United States, and con-
eluded.by proposing "Prosperity to the Union."
The toast was most cordially received.
Mr. WALKNR, in responding, thanked the Chairman
for associating his name with the honour paid to his
country. Looking at the flag of this country, which
floated in friendly greeting with the stars and stripes of
his beloved country, he indulged the hope that the twe
flags would never wave otherwise than in friendly alli-
ance.—(Loud cheers.) Tho sons of Scotland had ever
occupied a foremost position in the United States; and
in the Mexican war, as well as in commerce, the
descendants of Scotchmen had won the highest honours.
Nothing else was to be expected from the countrymen
of Wallace and Bruce. In every country they were
distinguished as lawyers, as patriots, as poets, as no-
velists, as divines; and though an old man, with the
frosts of many winters on his head, he must be per-
mitted to add, in their own presence, his homage to
the Scottish lasses.—(lmmense applause.) His grand-
father was born in Scotland; his mother's name was
Duncan, and he had a son who had the same appella-
tion, while his earliest recollections were connected
with the history of Scotland. There were but few
families in America in which the children were not
taught the songs of Scotland; and ,he was sure America
would endorse his declaration, that the groat staples of
the Scotch character were courage, intellect, integrity,
and religion.—(Loud cheers.)
The toast, " The Army and Navy" was responded to
by Major Adair.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to the In-
stitution," expressed his deep conviction, that in support-
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expended 2,1401. in alleviating human sorrow; and ho
hoped the donations that evening would evince at least
an undiminished interest in the success of the institution.
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liebiatner above referred to;
" The Lord Mayor," proposed by Mr. Hepburn; " The
hnas having presented
The toast was most enthusiastically received, as were
also the ,
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Sheriffs;" " Mr. Peabody, ' as connected with the United
States and with commerce; " The Caledonian Society,"
responded to by the president, Mr. Hepburn, in a speech
full of national enthusiasm; and " The Secretary, Major
Adair." The subscriptions during the evening exceeded
3504
Mr. Farquharson Smith and Mr. Gengo were the vocal-
ists of the evening, and sung some pleasing duets and
glees. It was worthy of remark that among the sub-
scribers, one gentleman (David Dean) announced his three
sons as life subscribers to the charity. The evening was
to
finished by the party retiring partake of coffee, and a
dance with the ladies.

THE KAFIR WAR.—Yesterday afternoon a public
meeting, convened by the mayor, was held in the Court-
house at Leeds, for the purpose of memorialising the Govern-
ment of Lord John Passell to take steps for putting an end
to the destructive war now raging in South Africa. The
meeting was held in the lesser court-room, which was well
filled. The mayor presided. A memorial and all the reso-
lutions were carried unanimously. Mr. Robert Jowitt, tne
Rev. T. Wickatead, and other leading members of the Peace
Society, were in attendance.

, COLLEGE ROBBERIES at CAMBRIDGE.
The carelessness of undergraduates, and, indeed, of
, members of the University generally, in leaving their
rooms open, or as it is termed within the precincts, with
tho doors " unsported," is proverbial, such carelessness
being no doubt engendered by the security enjoyed,
nevertheless, owing to the constant supervision exercised
by the porter and other college servants. The opportu-
nities of robbery thus afforded, however, have just been
made available by a young man of respectable con-
nexions, whose apprehension and examination upon the
charges detailed below created great excitement, both in
the University and town, as it was known that suspicion
had previously attached to a young man now proved to
have been utterly guiltless.
The prisoner, whose name is Henry Padwick Butler,
is, it will be seen, of the medical profession, and about
twenty years of age. His friends reside at Newington,
and his deceased father was a captain in the Royal Navy;
he was about to enter upon a situation et one of the
metropolitan hospitals, and had accepted a temporary
situation with Mr. Peck previous to doing so. It was on
passing through Cambridge on his way to that gentle-
man's house at Newmarket, that ho committed the of-
' fences with which ho is now charged. He was examined
at the Town-hall in Cambridge on Monday (yesterday),
before the mayor (Mr. Elliot Smith) and a bench of ma-
gistrates. Mr. Garrtt, solicitor, appeared for tho pri-
soner, who, towards the close of the examination, loaned
his head upon his hands and wept bitterly. The first
charge was that of robbing.
William Elliott, an undergraduate of Magdalen Col-
lege, said—l have rooms in Magdalen. On the
night of Saturday, the 22d of November, I missed a
small dressing-case containing a pair of razors, a strop,
a small boothook, and a scent bottle. I alto missed a
gold pin and a prayer-book. I gave information to the
police, and on Saturday last I went with the superinten-
dent to Newmarket. We went to the house of a Mr.
Peck, a surgeon, and found the prisoner there, officiat-
ing as Mr. Peck's assistant. The prisoner at that time
was wearing my pin. The superintendent said to me in
prisoner's hearing, "Is that your pin?" I said " Yes;"
and the prisoner replied that he had had the pin for
years. I afterwards went into the bedroom of the pri-
soner with Mr. Peck. A search was made in the
drawers and boxes of the prisoner, and all the property
I had lost was found there. My dressing-case was 011
the table. The superintendent and the prisoner were
in the ihedroom when I got upstairs. My prayer-
book has had the flyleaf, on which my name was written,
torn out. The prisoner was quite a stranger to me, but
I noticed him in chapel at college on Sunday, the 23d.
He was with Mr. Stratton, a member of our college. Mr.
Stratton " keeps" (lodges) on the same staircase with
me, and frequently visits me in my rooms.
The stolen articles were produced and identified by
the witness.
Superintendent Jaggard, of the Cambridge police,
stated that on going to Newmarket he went straight into
Mr. Peck's surgery and found the prisoner there. Told
him he had a warrant against him for stealing the dress-
ing-case; upon which prisoner replied, "Oh, it's up-
stairs. lam sure I did not steal it; I bought it of a
boy just as I came out of the college." I (said the wit-
ness) took hold of the pin in his scarf, and said, " What
pin is this?" and he replied, "It is mine. I have bad
it for years. It was given to me." I told him I must
search his bedroom, and he pointed it out to me. I found
the dressing-case standing on the top of a chest, and
the prayer-book in one of the drawers. On Mr. Elliott
identifying the prayer-book, prisoner said, " That, too,
was in the case when I bought it."
John Young Stratton said,—l have rooms in Magda-
len College, on the second floor, on the same staircase
as Mr. Elliott, whose rooms are below mine. The pri-
soner was visiting me; he arrived on Friday, November
21. He slept at the Red Lion, but was with me during
most of Saturday and Sunday. I did not introduce him
to Mr. Elliott's rooms, though I might have gone into
them myself during the time he was with me.
The prisoner, upon the usual caution being read, re-
plied, " I reserve my defence," and, the case being com-
pleted, he was fully committed to the sessions.
A second case was then taken, in which the Rev. Vin-
cent Raven, Fellow and Tutor of Magdalen College, was
the prosecutor. Being sworn, Mr. Raven said—l have
rooms on the first floor on the same staircase as Mr.
Stratton. I missed a gold watch about eleven o'clock on
Sunday night (Nov. „23). The watch had been in a
drawer in my bedroom. I wound it up and put it in the
drawer on Saturday night. That (the watch produced)
is it. I saw the prisoner in chapel on Sunday evening,
but I had no acquaintance with him.
William Henry Young, watchmaker, of Jesus-lane,
deposed—l saw the prisoner on Monday last, the 24th of
November. He came to my shop between twelve and
two o'clock on that day, and asked me if I bought or
exchanged watches? I said, " Yes," and he produced
this one (Mr. Raven's). He said ho would sell or ex-
change it, and eventually I gave him two gold rings and
a set of studs, value 3/. 45,, for it. I valued the watch
at 31.
The prisoner again reserved his defence, and was com-
mitted on this charge likewise. The following charge
was then gone into.—
Thomas Bentley Brown said, fI am an undergraduate
of Emmanuel College, and have rooms on the first floor
of the first staircase in the new buildings of Emmanuel.
I saw the prisoner on the evening of Friday, the 21st
of November. I was just entering the college gates at
the time. He was quite a stranger to me. Ile accosted
me, and asked me if I could tell him where he could
get a sight of the list of the university ? I replied
that I did not know where he could get one in the town,
but if he would come to my rooms I would show him
ono. I took him to my rooms, and left him there while
I went to another man's rooms to borrow a calendar,
with which I returned. He had told me beforehand that
he knew a gentleman named Stratton, but did not know
what college he was of. We had some conversation, and
I asked him if he would take any refreshment? He re-
plied he had just come down from London, and did not
mind if he did, and I brought out some wine.—
(Laughter.) Ile then asked me to accompany him to
Magdalen, and I did so, and left him there. I missed
my watch on Sunday, between ono and two o'clock. I
had seen it safe on Friday. It was an old double faced
gold watch, and had been deposited on the chimney-
piece in the keeping-room. It was out of order, and
not in use. This (the watch produced) is the same.
Robert Cole, pawnbroker, of Bridge-street, said—l
have seen the prisoner three times before. On the
morning of Saturday, the 22d of November, he pledged
this watch (Mr. Brown's) with me. He pledged it in
the name of Mr. Brown, of Emmanuel College.—
(Laughter.) I lent him 21. 108. on the watch. Mr.
Elliott's dressing-case and prayer-book were pledged
with me by the prisoner, in the name of Brown, about 7
o'clock on the evening of the 22d of November, and re-
deemed by him on the 24th.
This was the whole of the evidence offered, and the
prisoner was fully committed on this, the third charge,
also. There was a fourth charge, of stealing three studs
set in gold, two razors, a gold pin, and two gold wrist-
studs from the rooms of Mr. Raymond, of Magdalen;
and it is understood that an indictment will be preferred
upon it at the sessions. Bail was not applied for on be-
hag of the prisoner, and ho was removed to the Borough
Gaol to await his trial.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE NEVI FLAG-SHIP FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN.—
Orders have been received at Portsmouth to the effect
chat the Britannia, 120, is to be appropriated as the new
flag-ship for the Mediterranean, and not the Waterloo,
120, at Sheerness. In addition to the Britannia having
been commanded by Admiral Dundas at ono time, she
is further advanced than the Waterloo, and can be made
ready for sea in a very short time. Captain Goldsmith,
Commander J. B. Dickson, and other officers have been
already appointed to the Britannia, and men will at once
be entered for that ship.
It is understood, we believe, that the Neptune, 120,
will bo substituted as the ordinary guard-ship at Ports-
mouth; and in order that each of the principal home
ports may have a sea-going three-decker as ono of the
flag-ships, the Waterloo, when ready, will take the flag
of the commander-in-chief at Sheernesc for the London,
92, to which ship Captain the Ilon. M. Stopford and the
officers and men of the Waterloo will most likely be
transferred.

PLYMOUTH' Nov. 30.—The steam-ship Magicienne,
now lying in Barn Pool, will shortly go into the Chan-
nel to try her engines, after which she will be put in
commission.

The brig Fly, from the New Zealand station, will be
paid off at this port on arrival home; and the Ilavan-
ash, Captain Erskine, from Sydney and Rio Janeiro,
will also be paid off here, should she call first at Ply-
mouth.

The Rosamond steam-sloop, Commander Campbell,
sailed on Friday for the West Indies, touching at Lis-
bon, with supernumeraries for the Hecate.

The clipper yacht America sailed on Thursday for the
Mediterranean.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
45 to 1 agst Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor—taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. Palmer's Goldfinder—taken and
afterwards offered
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Ringleader—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Osbaldeston'a Mountain Deer—t
1,000 to 15 apt Mr. Mangan's Russborough—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Phillips's Le Juif—taken freely
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Meiklam's Italian—taken
DERBY.
750 to 50 agst Mr. Harrison's King of Trumps—t
500 t 0.15 agst Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson
—taken
500 to 15 agst Duke of Richmond's Homebrewed—t
1,750 to 50 agst Mr. Bowes's Daniel O'Rourke—taken
1,250 to 25 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Maidstone—taken
1,250 to 25 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Kingfisher—taken

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
Gross trailic receipts for passengers
and goods, week ending Nov. 29,
1851 £10,238 8 0
Ditto, Nov. 30, 1850 ... ... 9,356 5 4

Increase in 1851 ... ... £BB2 2 8
London Terminus, Dec. 1, 1851.

THE COLLISION ON THE SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.--
James Martin, the stoker, who was so seriously injured at
the collision of a passenger and goods trains on the South
Coast Railway, near Arundel, on Thursday night, died from
his wounds at Chichester late on Sunday evening. The en-
gine driver, James Pemberton, who attempted suicide imme-
diately after the collision, is considered now to be out of
danger, but he has several times expressed his determination
to destroy himself should " his mate," the stoker, e
terms him, not recover. The fact of Martin's death it iass ehn-
deavoured to keep a secret from him, but when it becomes
known to him, it is feared he Will make another attempt at
suicide as he threatens.