The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-30 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

On Saturday the anniversary of the foundation of
this excellent charity was celebrated by a dinner at
the Freemasons' Tavern. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Clarence was in the chair, and around him
sat the Earl of Darnley, Sir M. Shaw Stewart, Bart.
M. P., Mr. Keith Douglas, Mr. James Gordon Duff,
Lord Salton!), Sir George Murray, Mr.
Macleod of Macleod, Mr. W. Dun(las, M.P., the
Lord Chief Baron of Scotland, the Hon. W. Frazer,
Sir Gabriel Wood, and several other distinguished
persons connected with Scotland. The charity of
the Scottish Hospital is applicable to the poor me-
chanic, the artisan, and labourer, natives of Scotland,
with their wives, widows, and children, resident in
the metropolis and its immediate neighbourhood,
who, not having acquired any parochial settlement
in this country, would in age and pol erty, in sick-
ness and distress, or when in want of employment,
be exposed to wretchedness or beggary, but for the
fostering care of this institution. In the course of
the last year the institution afforded temporary re-
lief to several hundreds of people, besides which, 70
old and infirm persons above the age of 70, receive
each a pension of 101. a year from the funds of the
charity. Such being the useful and benevolent
effects resulting front this institution, we strongly
recommend it to the support of the public, and more
particularly of those who are connected with Scot-
land. In the course of the evening the Royal
Chairman presented a donation of 1001. from the
King, and stated that his Majesty intended to give
a similar sum annually to the charity. This com-
munication was received with great applause.
Several appropriate toasts were drunk, and
amongst the rest " The health of Sir George Mur-
ray," which the Chairman prefaced by declaring
emphatically that it had no reference whatever to
politics, but was proposed solely with reference to
the services of the Right lion. Gentleman in the
field, and on account of his presence at the festival.
Sir G. MURRAY, in returning thanks, expressed
his concurrence with the Royal President as to the
propriety of excluding political considerations from a
social and charitable meeting; at the same time he
could not forget that he was one of the crew em-
ployed in the service of the vessel of state, and he
trusted that with the Monarch at the helm, the
aristocracy for ballast, and the breath of the people
to expand the sails, the ship's company would be
able to carry her safe into port. With respect to
his services in the field, to which allusion had bee;.)
made, he must observe that he had commenced and
proceeded in his military career under very favour-
able circumstances. He had constantly obtained the
strongest marks of regard from an illustrious Prince
now no more, the memory of whose virtues was en-
shrined in the hearts of all British soldiers. By
Abercromby he had been treated with the partiality
of a parent, by Moore with the affection of a brother,
and when these were gone, he was taken under the
patronage of another chief, whose genius and the
bravery of British soldiers had gained for him an im-
perishable name. Thus befriended, he could not
fail to earn for himself some portion of the gratitude
which the British nation showers on her defenders.
The address was received by the company with
every possible demonstration of satisfaction. During
the evening Mr. Broadhurst sang some Scotch songs
with great taste and sweetness. Miss Grant also
sung several airs from the ladies' gallery, and dis-
played powers of voice and brilliancy of execution
greater than she has hitherto obtained credit for.
Her exertions were rapturously applauded. Sub•
scriptions in aid of the charity were made by. the
company to the amount of 3221., exclusive of his
Majesty's donation.

DEATH EXTRAORDINARY.

Died, some time this month, in the parish of St.
Stephen's, Westminster, the Reverend Dr. Tory,
A.S.S. He had been ailing for some time; and,
indeed, the ablest physicians had held out no hopes
of recovery, ever since the ISlethodist Parson had
been admitted (by a Vestry regulation, passed about
a year Since) to a share in the common land of the
parish. The family of the Tories was highly re-
spectable, and very ancient; some antiquaries have
traced their pedigree from the celebrated founder of
the Inquisition; whilst others maintain their legiti-
mate descent from the Helots of Sparta. It is pro-
bable that both are correct. Dr. Tory was fond of
the society of elderly ladies; and it was thought
they put many fancies into his head. In particular,
they filled him with the fears of a ghost which had
often been the terror of the poor people of the pa-
rish. This was the ghost of one Dr. Pope, formerly
lord of the manor possessed by the late Dr. Tory.
This ghost was a terrible thorn in the Doctor's side
during the latter part of his life; indeed, the agony
of his terror came to such a pitch, that it was sup-
posed by some to have been the main cause of his
death. Dr. Tory's almost exclusive residence in the
country, and his love for female society, made him
regard with despair certain innovations on the com-
forts of the poor of his parish. There was a perni-
cious scheme formed for selling shoes, stockings,
bread, &c. at a very low rate; a man of the Doctor's
sagacity could not but foresee the ruin that must
arise to the country from this system of plundering
the poor. Several untoward circumstances conspired
to render the latter part of his life very melancholy,
not to say burthensome. There was a descendant
of the above-mentioned Dr. Pope, who said that as
he had paid poor-rates and served in the militia, he
had a right to a voice in the Vestry, and to a seat at
the parish dinners; from both which he had been
excluded for some years past. The Doctor pre-
dicted the downfall of the parish, if this demand
was granted; and when he found it likely to
be conceded by the Vestry, whether it was
that the warmth of his heart or his head
misled hiM, or that his education had been some
neglected—from whatever cause it arose the
Doctor certainly played some very odd, and not very
intelligible tricks. Amongst others, he sent for
the parson, and told him that if he didn't send all
his congregation on the following Sunday to the
Vestry, to frighten them into refusing Mr. Pope's
demand, he would kick him out of the vicarage
forthwith. People thought this very odd, because,
some years ago, when Mr. Radical, the shoe-black
of the parish, persuaded the poor to petition the
Vestry for a supply of bread, the Doctor sent for
the constables and dispersed the petitioners, and
nothing but Mr. Radical's running away saved him
from being well cudgelled. The Doctor, failing on
this tack, set about abusing the overseers of the
parish ; but one of these being an old soldier, took
this in such bad part, that he horsewhipped the
Doctor, and then made him beg
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not to be expected, that under these circumstances;
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and resignation which so eminently ennoble the
end of the real Christian. We regret to say, that
the spirit of Dr. Tory left his dwelling-place in the
midst of struggles and convulsions, which had only
the effect of increasing the distress of his friends,
and furnishing merriment to his enemies. We
ought here, perhaps, in charity, to close the me-
lancholy scene; but historical candour compels us
to add, that he died swearing at his two best and
oldest friends, the parson and the overseer.

KING'S THEATRE. -- The new ballet
Masaniello was performed here for the second time on
Saturday night. It is a splendid piece, full or-liiroitianirM.ff,
incident, and will, we have no doubt, have a prodigiOfisfr',,,M.\
run. The expenses of getting it up hate eeeu clionnou,
and speaking highly for LAroaia's JibrlhfiY•
va.;;:e

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