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

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

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Yesterday a meeting of the noblemen and gentlemen, mem-
bers and subscribers to the Scottish Hospital, took place in the
Hall of the Corporation, Crane-court, Fleet-street.
Mr. Nisbett having 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 ap-
peared that, during the lzct 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
2,146/. in alleviating their sufferings. The amount ex-
pended in pensions during the first six months of the past year
was 929/., 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 4,016 i. 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 was carried, on his
resigning the chaplaincy of the Hospital, in consequence of his
appointment to a parish in Scotland by her Majesty.
Air. NOBLE said he hail a resolution to propose, which he
thought would meet their cordial support. He begged to it b-
mit " That his Grace ihe Duke of Sutherland, the President,
and Vice-Presidents of their ancient ('orporation, 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 pwronage to.their ancient charity by
The resolution having ben seconded,
Mr. DONALDSON 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 fur pecuniary assistance, but
festival."—( Hear, hear.) presiding at their spring
merely for the honour, and he might add the happiness of being
presided over by a
Prince of such truly liberal and amiablequalities---( 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 meeting
separated.

THE ROYAL STAGIIOUNDS.—In coviaequence of the
extremely unfavourable nature of the weather (a pretty thick
fog prevailing with a snow accompaniment) but a very small
field (not more than between twenty and thirty) were present
at the meet of her Majesty's staghounds, in the town of Ilea-
censfield, on Monday last. Indeed it was for some time ques-
tionable if it would be judicious, under these circumstances, to
uncart the deer. The weather, however, partially clearing up
shortly before twelve o'clock an untried deer was turned out
close to Dorney Bottom, which went away towards Hall Barn,
the seat of Sir Gore Ouseley, crossing the park to Woburn
Common, where it doubled to the right down the bill into the
village, on to the church, whence it circled round on the side
of the hill to Holtspur-gate, and was taken at Mr. Brooks's
farm, at Hchrpur-bottom, after a very good run of an hour at
a hunting pace throughout. The field were well up at the take.
The health of the venerabh. Earl Grey continues
much the same within the last few days, his Lordship's disease
partaking of no further dangerous symptoms, neither is he so
favourably held as to give hopes of any permanent improve-
ment,—Tyne Mercury,