The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-06 00:00:00

SCOTTISH CORPORATION.

A meeting of the subscribers to this Institution was
held yesterday, at their rooms,:Crane-court, Fleet-street,
for the purpose of receiving the accounts, and affixing
the seal of the Corporation to the transfer of certain
stock belonging to the Institution, called the Kintoul Stock.
Mr. NtsnerT took the Chair, and called on the Secre-
tary to read the minutes of the last meeting.
The CHAIRMAN inquired if any gentleman had any
observation to make before he put the confirmation of the
minutes to the meeting.
Mr. DA viosoN said he would make one observation,
not with a view of narrowing the limits of the charity,
but with a contrary object. There had been
so much favouritism shown that it almost became
a qwstion whether they should not bar the doors of the
institution because many of its subscribers had fa-
vourites. Ile said, open the doors to all.
Mr. WEBSTER thought it was not a question to be de-
cided upon a motion made for the confirmation of the mi-
nutes. He thought they ought to be very cautious in
setting aside any standing:law.
After a few words from General AITCHESON,
The CHAIRMAN said the question before the Com-
mittee was as to the confirmation of the minutes, there-
fore those who approved or disapproved of them, would
signify the same in the usual way, unless some gentle-
man had any observation to make upon them.
The motion was then put and carried.
The SECRETARY then read the accounts, from which it
appeared that the expenses for the year were 6161 16s.
4d., and the income 8041. 19s. 3d., leaving a balance in
the Lands of the Treasurer of 1881. 2s. I Id., which had
been carried to the credit of the Treasurer.
The accounts were ordered to be received, and entered
on the minutes.
The SECRETARY then read a letter from his Grace the
Duke of Sutherland, expressing the Noble Duke's
anxiety for the institution, and enclosing his subscrip-
tion of 501.
Dr. WATTS moved that a vote of thanks of the
meeting be given to the Duke of Sutherland ; but
The SECRETARY said the Noble Duke had been
thanked already at the last meeting, and the motion was
immediately withdrawn,
The CHAIRMAN then said he had to submit a motion
to the meeting, for the purpose of empowering the insti-
tution to sell out 1,0001. of the stock, called Kintuul
Stock, belonging to the institution.
Dr. BELL said the proposal to sell out the 1,000/. would
of course diminish the Kintoul trust, and he took the
liberty of urging a suggestion which he had made
on more occasions than one, • relative to the sel-
ling of this stock, which would go on diminishing until
the whole of that immense sum of money was lost. He
thought they should apply to the Legislature, or, at all
events, take the advice of Counsel 'carnet:l.in the law as
to the question.
that i
General ArrcuEsox said he would submit to the
Court whether it was at all usual, that when one subject
lied was
nboefowreisha meeting,to interrupt, another hotouerldel)b.e
tiontrsodugugeeit.
by such coarse
of proceeding they would get into all
but s
sorts of irregularity.
1)r. BELL said they had not perfectly understood him,
and the Gallant General had quite misunderstood his ob-
servation.

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The CHAIRMAN said the question was as to their sel•
ling out the stock of 1,0001.
Dr. BELL said. he was going to move an amendment
to the motion before them.
General AITCHESON said the motion before them was
that the seal of the Corporation should be affixed to the
transfer of the stock for 1,000/. ; and he (Dr. Bell)
wished to introduce a motion as to whether they could
alter a gentleman's will. Ile humbly submitted to the
Rev. Gentleman that this course was out of all order.
Dr. BELL said, would they allow him to state his own
opinion, and he thought it would save a good deal of
time ? lie perfectly understood the motion before them.
The CHAIRMAN said that they had granted pensions,
and they must adopt this course to meet the grant.
Dr. BELL said it it was but a matter of form he had
totally misunderstood it. lie thought it was a motion
for the deliberation of that Court, and it seemed to him
to be perfectly competent to any one meet it with an
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN said they were under such engage-
ments, and must keep them.
After a few words in explanation from 1)r. BELL,
The CHAIRMAN put the question, which was carried.
Several petitions were then taken into consideration,
and the meeting adjourned at two o'clock.

DISTRESSED PRINTERS.—We take great plea-
sure in stating that Mr. G. Smith, the lessee of the Barn-
well Theatre, has granted the gratuitous use of the same
for the two performanaes in aid of the distressed letter-
press printers, in the following generous terms:—''
consider the printers of this country generally a very
valuable body of men; and no person feels more for their
privations than myself, and more particularly frou? ,ts
being so patiently endured. The Barnwell Theatre is at
en
the service of the Committee, free of any expse what-
ever, on my part." The good feeling with which tho
we
favour was conferred greatly enhances its value, and
the liberal
hope that it will be heartily seconded by
support of the public. We understand that the perform-
ances will take place about the middle of the present
month.—Cambridye Advertiser.
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hlishesn,
a letter from the banks of the Niemen, s.taat i
consequence of the treaty of London closing the Straits,
the tribes of the Caucasus who revolted no longer re-
ceive_ Assistance so regularly as formerly, and no doubt
was entertained but that they would be obliged to sub-
mit, and'recognisc the rights of sovereignty acquired
by Russia, in consequence of the treaty concluded with
the Sultan,