The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-03 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

A quarterly court of the governors of this hospital
was held on Wedneday at the offices of the corporation,
Crane-court, Fleet-street; Mr. Nesbitt in the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read
and confirmed, the minutes of the relief- committee
were read, from which it appeared that in July there
were 210 applicants for relief, among whom 154/.
was distributed ; in August there were 205 applicants,
who were relieved to the extent of 153/.; and in
September, 205 applicants, who received 151/., in
each case, exclusive of pensioners. The total receipts
had been 2,3741. 135,, and the expenditure, including
1,785/. in pensions and relief, 2,2411. 35., leaving a
balance of 1331. 10s. in the hands of the bankers of
the corporation. The seal of the hospital having
been affixed to a warrant of attorney, to enable the
Bank of England to receive certain dividends belong-
ing to the corporation from the South Sea Company,
the chairman handed to the governors the key of the
strong box of the hospital, recently held by the late
Mr. W. Hamilton, one of the oldest and most con-
sistent supporters of the charity, to whose philan-
thropic character and virtues the chairman paid a
tribute of respect, a minute of which was ordered to
be placed upon the record of the proceedings of the
day in commemoration of the respect universally en-
tertained for him by the governors of the hospital.
Mr. Kirtle was requested and consented to hold the
key until St. Andrew's day, when a new election of
trustees, of whom there are three, each holding keys,
must take place. A motion was then brought for-
ward for altering the age at which parties born in
England of Scottish parents are permitted to apply
for relief from 70 to 60 years of age. In the course
of discussion, however, it appearing that the charit-
able committee have the power of relaxing the rule
in cases of necessity—a power of which they gene-
rally appear to have been ignorant—the motion was
withdrawn. After the transaction of some routine
business of a purely private character, the meeting
separated.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 2.—At Gloucester and Worcester
markete, on the 27th ult., the turn on wheat was in
favour of the sellers. Barley in good demand, at former
prices. Oats maintained their value. Beans unaltered,
with a limited sale. Peas higher. During the present
week there has been much less new wheat offering, and
an advance of is per qr. obtained on most descriptions.
Barley less in request. New oats are offering. at is per
qr. lower, and only taken in limited quiintities. Beans
scarcely maintain their valui. Peas again rather dearer.
At this day's market there was a limited supply of wheat
from the farmers, and all descriptions realized an advance
of is per qr. Barley rather cheaper. New oats declined
Is to is 6d per qr. Beans dull, but unaltered in value.
Peas is per qr. higher.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, SEPT. 30.—The supply
of fat beasts to-day was not so large as it has been on
some preceding markets; there was no improvement in
the sale of the animals, and although. not so many on
offer yet they were not all disposed ot. The number of
sheep and lambs
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lamb, sd; Veal, 5d to sid per lb ; pigs, 7s to 7s 3d per
score; rough fat, 3! 6d per stone of 141bs; hides, lid to
lid per lb; calf skins, 2d to Sid per lb.
GLASGOW, OCT. I.—The supplies from Ireland show
a slight increase in oats and flour; the former reaching
about 5,441 quarters, and the latter 1,032 sacks. Coast-
wise, only 648 quarters of wheat and 750 sacks of flour
have come to hand; and from abroad, via the Clyde,
512 quarters of wheat from the continent; 3 124 qrs of
beans, whereof 2,450 quarters, with 19 quarters of bar-
ley, from Alexandria, and the remaining from continen-
tal ports; 937 sacks of flour from Itouen•' and 4,290
barrels of flour, along with 464 quarters of Indian
corn, from New York; and, via Grangemouth, 1,917
quarters of wheat, and 669 quarters of beans, from the
Elbe and the Baltic. Business, on the whole, ruled in-
animate. Our stock of wheat being comparatively
large, and consisting principally of the secondary de-
scriptions from the Elbe and the Baltic, and of Egyptian
and Black Sea kinds, sales were not readily effected
under the pressure of barrel flour on the market. o.h(r
articles were generally easier to purchase. This day's
market was fairly ettended. Wheat and flour were held
somewhat firmer, but the demand was slack. Barley
and oats have to be written 6d lower per boll, and oat-
meal 6d to is per load. Beans the turn cheaper.
Lear uualtered, Jadiau core rather more laquired after.