The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-04 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL

Yesterday a meeting of the noblemen and gentlemen, mcm.
bers and subscribers to the Scottish Hospital, took place in the
Hall of the Corporation, Crane-court, Fleet-street.
Mr. Nisbett hating been unanimously called to the chair,
the minutes of the general meeting held on St. Andrew's day
last were read and confirmed.

The SECRETARY then read the Report, from which it al

.t-
-peared that, during the last half-year, the Committee for the
relief of distressed Scotchmen had examined into the cases
and claims of 291 individuals, and had expended the sum of
2,1461. in alleviating their sufferings. The amount ex-
pended in pensions during the first six months of the past year
was 9291., and during the last half of the year, 9171., making
a gross sum, during the twelve months, of 1,8461. After pay-
ing the expenses of the Corporation, a balance remained in the
Treasurer's hands of 4,0161. The stock invest d by the Cor-
poration amounted to 56,0071.
The Report having been adopted, and ordered to be printed,
a resolution was carried, giving the Committee power to sell
out stock to the amount of 1,000/., it required, for any con-
tingency.

A vote of thanks to the Rev. Dr. Brown ssas carried, on his
resigning the chaplaincy of the Hospital, in consequence of his
appointment to a parish in Scotland by her Majesty.
Mr. NoaLE said he had a resolution to propose, which he
thought would meet their cordial support. He begged to sub-
mit " That his Grace the Duke of Sutherland, the President,
and Vice-Presidents of their ancient Corporation, be requested
to wait upon his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and express
the feelings of their body, and their hope that he would be
pleased to extend his patronage to their ancient charity by
presiding at their spring festival."—(hear, hear.)
The resolution having been seconded,
Mr. DONA LDSON said that, in inviting his Royal Highness
Prince Albert to preside over them, it should be borne in mind
that that they were not asking for pecuniary assistance, but
merely for the honour, and lie might add the happiness of being
presided over by a Prince of such truly liberal and amiable
qualities—(Loud cheering)—whose means were already too
limited to enable him to contribute to every charity.
The resolution was then carried unanimously.
After the transaction of other business of lesser interest, a
vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meting
separated.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAV.—This morning his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princes
Royal, were taken for their customary exercise.
Her Alajesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, walked in the grounds about the Castle in the course of
the day.

Baron de Cetto, Bavarian Minister, transacted businecs yes-
terday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The Attorney-General visited Sir James Graham yesterday,
at the Foreign-office.
Lieut.-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, Governor of the
Cape of Good Hope, transacted business yesterday at the
Colonial-office.
Sir J. Graham visited the Earl o; Ripon yesterday at the
office of the Board of Control.
Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of Canada,
and for the Governors of the other North American colonies,
were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-office.

ANTI-CORN(-LAN MEETING AT LEIGII.—An anti-
corn-law meeting was held at Leigh, on Monday last (New
Year's Day), at two o'clock, which was addressed by Colonel
Thompson, Mr. R. R. Moore, and the Rev. Dr. Harrison,
of Chowbent ; and a subscription was then commenced, which,
before the meeting closed, amounted to 821., a great proportion
of which consiste of very small sums, many of them from
working men. This amount, it is expected, will ultimately
reach 1401. or 150/. Most of the subscriptions from parties
who have given before, were doubled, and there were many
new ones. Indeed, last year the amount ultimately raised was
only 45/.
A new villa, in the course of erection near Clifton-
road, Bristol, fell down on Saturday last while six men were at
work; five escaped, but the math, unhappily, was killed, the
ruins having fallen upon him.
MRS. GILMOUR a TRIAL.—On Wednesday evening,
the indictment for trial was served on Sirs. Gilmour in the
prison here. The trial, as we lately stated, is to take place at
Edinburgh, and the day fixed is the 12th of January. We
learn that Mrs. Gilmour received the intimation with the same
simple unaffected demeanour which she has always exhibited in
her difficult and trying situation, arid she is understood to be
rather pleased than otherwise that the long period of suspense
in which she has been kept approaches to a termination.
This trial will be one of the most interesting which has taken
place in the criminal proceedings of Scotland for several years
past.—Caledonian Mercury.
We record, with much gratification, that the im-
provement,
noticed for several }ears past, as having taken
place amongst the working classes OR the ushering in of the
new year, has, upon the present occasion, been as marked as
upon any previous period. Indeed, although the mass of the
community seemed poured into the streets yesterday, it was
extremely rare to see a well-dressed person the worse of liquor,
and not a great number of any class.—Glasgow Courier.