The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-30 00:00:00

And as an

Enduring testimony of their most sincere esteem
For the superior talents,
The enterprising spirit, and the unvarying urbanity
Which have characterised his successful career
As Lessee of the Theatre Royal Drury-lane,
During the season 1843-1844.
The Earl of Chesterfield in the Chair.
MOTTO.

" Libera per vacuum posuit vestigia princeps
Non aliens sun pressit pede : qui sibi fidit
Dux regit examen."—lionacE.

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL FESTIVAL.
The half-yearly festival of the above incorporated chari-
table Society was held at the Freemasons' Hall last night.
At six o'clock a select party sat down to a dinner furnished
in the handsome style matters of that kind are usually set
out by Mr. Bacon, the urbane proprietor of the establishment.
The Right Hon. the Earl Dalhousie took the chair, and he
was supported right and left by Lord Elibank (one of the
Lords of Session in Scotland), Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Sir W.
Burnett, K.C.8., Colonel Sir R. Doherty, Lieutenant. Go-
vernor of St. Vincent's; Colonel Alves, Colonel Hughes,
Colonel M‘Lean, Major Stack, Captain M`Kie, Captain Clinch-
ton, Captain Eastwick, P.M. Stewart, Esq., M.P., &c. Grace
having been said by the Rev. Alexander WGlashan, and the
dinner having been discussed, " Benedictus" was beautifully
sung by Messrs. Jolly, Young, and Ransford, assisted by
Masters Force and Henderson. The usual loyal toasts hay-
ing been responded to most enthusiastically,
The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed " The Scottish Hospital,
and Prosperity to it." In such a company he need scarcely
say that the hospital deserved the warmest support. It had
the highest claim upon Scotchmen, because its usefulness
amongst the poorest classes of their countrymen had been
tested by a long course of years ; it had been in existence
upwards of two centuries, and had been incorporated for use-
ful purposes for nearly the same period; it had long been
supported by many of the noblest names in the history of
the country, and he was proud that he was the instrument
of adding another illustrious name to the list of its bene-
factors. That morning he had received a communication
from his Royal Highness Prince Albert, desiring that his
name might be put down as a subscriber to the funds of the
Institution for 50 guineas.—(Loud cheers.) The Institution
had afforded pensions to 80 poor Scotchmen—had furnished
60 more with the means of returning to their native country,
and had relieved in London near 4,000 more—(Cheers)—who
were in distressed circumstances. After jocularly remarking
upon the many places in which Scotchmen were to be found,
he said he hoped the proverbial nature of his countrymen, of
hanging together when abroad, would not desert them in Lon-
don, but that all present would afford the Society the means
of benefiting those of their countrymen who were not so
blessed by fortune in what might be called a foreign land.
The toast having been duly responded to,
Major Adair (the Secretary) read a list of the subscrip-
tions, amounting to 493/. Amongst the donators were, her
Majesty, 1001.; the Queen Dowager, 501.; the Duke of
Sutherland, 50/. ; the Noble Chairman, 25/. ; Lord Elibank,
101. 10s. ; Sir J. C. Hobhouse, 101. 10s. ; the Lord Advocate,
101. 10s., &c.
" The Health of the President (the Duke of Sutherland)
and the other Officers of the Society" having been given and
duly and enthusiastically responded to, the meeting broke up
soon after ten o'clock. •
During the evening the company were amused by several
songs by Mr. Young, who was no mean substitute for Mr.
Wilson, who had been expected. They were also regaled
by many tunes on the national bagpipe, which was beauti-
fully played by Macbeth, the piper to the Duke of Suther•
land, his brother, the piper of Captain Stewart, and an
amateur. Several national airs were also played by the band
of the Coldstream Guards, to the great amusement of a large
company of ladies, who witnessed the festivities from the
gallery. Altogether the company, which was more select
than numerous, seemed highly pleased with the evening's en-
tertainment.