The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-02 00:00:00

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of his Royal Father having been pleased. to
bestow Upon hint the Order of the Thistle, that
had first led the ittlembefs tit the Corporation
t.P. cast .their eyes noon him. He bed celebrated
'St ~ Andrew's Day in many pots of the •world,,
wherever his proferrsion had called him, and be
continued to hail its return with increasing plea-
sure. . Without Avishiug to limier- v.ilk any of the
charitable Associations to be found, in this great
empire, he conshlreed this Institution superior to
every_ other. Ile keew of none so truly beneficial,
so incorruptible, and so strait forward in its ob-
jeet--which had been well described to be cha-
rpy, while mirth and conviviality were. its means.
~Faithful to those priticipks which had brought his
family to the throne of these realms, be ap-
proved of political mcetings,atid was glad to See'
them where those attending them confined them-
selves to those matters which they had avowedly
assembled to debate ; but be did not approve at,
the cause of Chatity being introduced as a subor-
Anate part-of their proceedings, nor did he on
the other hand think well of those which were
Called ostensibly for charitable, but really for po-
litical pnrprotes. The Scottish Corporation had
always been kept separate from politics with laud-
able care, and he hoped it would still preserve the
sante character, eta that the. thoughts of those
Who attended its festival would be turned to cha-
rity elone.—(Applause.) . .
.
"The Duke 01 Keot and the Scotch Royals," ,
and " the Duke of Sussex," were drunk with three , • ►tisnes 'three. 0i,,.
The Cita t aMAN, in proposing the health of the
Princess Charlotte and that of the Prince of Saxe
Cobourg, stated the latter .to have intintated a
wish 'to become a Governor of this Chinity, and
annouueed 'a donation of ten .guineas from ,his
Royal Highness. - The Prince of Saxe Cobourg
was 'only kept from that Meeting by his atten-
tions
to his young and interesting Consort. and
he doubted not this excuse would be readily. ac-
cepted by the Meeting.—(Applause )
• The•CHAIRMAN next gave " Prosperity to the
Scottish Corporation.'' 171 e introduced this toast
with an animated caloginin on the Seottish.cha-
racter, and on the peculiar merits of this Institu-
tion. Having powerfully invoked the active ex.
talons ,ot benevolence in aid of thelends of the
Society, lie concluded, expressing a hope that the
liberality of those he had the honour to address
would make the=soth. of November, 1816, a me,
movable day in the annals of charity.--(Appluttse.)
. The toast having been. drunk with three times
three, -, • . .
The CHAIRMAN pronneneed an appropriate
panegyric On Dur :limy, anti on the Chief who
bad,. so : often led theta, to victory, and proposed.
the health of
.the Duke of Wellington. He after-
wards reminded them, that since their last meet-
ing events lied occurred in the highest degree in-
teresting .to :the naval world. The conduct of
•-otte of the Barbary States had been such as to call
'for chastisement from this country. - Ministers
bad scat out Lord Eictimetli with kstradron tin-
der hie emionand, end the'ohject in view had been
accomplished in.e Otenner which had added to 'the
imperiskible glory of Our navy. The.: irrongest
'proof of the cOmidere and glorious success which
' had crowned this enterprise that cquld be for-
nisheil, was to be found in the studied and af-
fected manner in wind; the French journalists
had endeavoured to run it down, Eogliind had
been on many occasions decried as fighting only
for her own objects. but here we Lail given a
noble proof of our disinterestedness, by exerting
our power to par an end,to these depredations in
the Meditetranean, which, while cites annoyed
other Power,, were in sonic sort favourable to
oar two trade. Superior to such consitterations,
our Goverment had'espoused the cause of justice,
and iiitheted an exemplary punishment an Algiers,
and fought the battle of all other nations, for the
happinesS and preservation of the whole of Chris•
liail Eliriitie. He coneltii!ed by proposing " The
health of Lord -Exmouth." ~ .
This and the preceding toast were drunk with
three times three, and with loud acclamation,
The " Duke of Montrose," and " The Vice-
Presidents and officers of the 'Society," Were the
next toasts.
The Rev. Mr. MANEUL, Chaplain to die Society,
returned thanks as one of the Officers.
The health of the Committee. having been
•drtiek, '
Mr. (Ave re' beg eel to return thanks In the name
of the scantling Committee for the honour they had
just received, He eloquently enforced the -came,
, Which those he hod the, tumour to address had that
day assembled to 'promote. lie hoped every one
would • give as much as his means enabled him to
afroid in aid of its fonds.; and that the bOok whicri
contained the Sithicribers' ninnies would become,
what it. ought to be, 41 the Scottish Directory."
It ever benevolence could be ,Wisely exerted it wit)
in a cause like this, which wanted not his feeble
voice to be. raised in its praise, as,the feelings which
'animated-the hearts of that assembly wititlil pleat!
. more forcibly In behalf of saff,.ring humanity than
could any words which it was in his pottier to pro-
duce. He was convinced a more efficient Coalmen*
than the present could nett be formed, TrieSeeretary
to.the lostittit ion; like his good predec:ssor, was id 4
defatigable in his labours. More fully to investi-
gate the cases' ofdistress which_ might claim their
assistance, they had divided • the metropolis iuto
thirteen districts. which were regularly visited.—
Over theiadlicting scenes Winch were disclosed
to their view. in the coorseof their inquiries he
woidd draw e veil, In someinstances they bad met
with impristors, but much more frepiently the tale
au ivOe had 'been but half .told, and-the tear of
sorrow anxiously suppressed. They had relieved
Mitres!, and had been rewarded by hearing the
half-ejaculated prayer to Heaven which the silt-
fererstbrem bed for their benefactors—for these to
whOm heAtow addressed hitmelf.—(Applaute.)-».
The, regular pensioners on the Charity had been..
augmented from 28.t0 '45. They had besides as-
sisted, in. the .Couese, of the year, 2,214 persons,
I;:aaft4l‘ds‘e,i
passed
cihirl7l:llngilabst ;61;6134115:6, fh:r ds
stick l)
assistance,sent
ilnm
!slave ae ov
eShctoett:
parish, and the suffering 6 and
inCollVelliclict to which this would have exposed
t bent Might hr easily conceived. These personewere
chiefly journeymen out of work, who had once
started on the: road of life with prospects as fair
as dose of the individuals who now relieved them