Star.
London, England, 1813-05-10 00:00:00

SCOTTISH CORPOR4TIC‘IV.

Saturday last, the friends and benefactors of this
Institution held their Annual Spring Meeting at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, upon
-which occasion upwards of 300 persons partook of a
sumptuous dinner at half past six o'clock. The Meet-
ing was unusually well attended.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE was
in fhe Chair, in the room of his Royal Highness the
Duke of ant-iv:on, the President of the Society, who
was absent through indisposition. The Royal Chair-
man was supported on his right by his Royal High-
ness the Duke of SussEx, and on his left by his Royal
Highness the Duke of KENT, whose Band added to
the harmony of the company by their performance in
the Gallery.
His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX took an
active part in expatiating upon the many benefits re•
suiting from this charitable Institution—an Institu-
tion which has for its object the relief of the virtuous
and deserving Scottish poor, who from age or infir-
mity are " unable to work," and irom early educa-
tion and independent feelings, are to " beg ashamed."
The subscriptions upon this occasion wer:: extremely
liberal—a circumstance which was naturally to be
expected from the benevolent and praiseworthy ex-
ample of the illustrious Parsons, who upon all such
occasions evince their charitable feelings towards the
widows and orphans of the Scottish nation.
Besides the Royal Dukes whom we have mentio-
ned, we perceived amongst the company
The Marquis of Huntley, the Earl of Roches, Lord Sinclair,
Lord Viscount Melgund, Sir k Malcolm, K.B. Sit Robert Peele,
Bart. Sir J. Mackintosh, Knight, General Downie, K. Finlay.,
Esq. M.P. Lord Provost of Glasgow, besides several Aldermen
and Common Councilmen of the City of London.
The Royal Dukes did not depart from the Meet-
ing till nearly eleven o'clock, when the Chair was
taken by KusEstA,N FINLAY, Esq. under whose
auspices the harmony and festivity of the company
continued till a much later hour.

The Annivc: .ry Meeting of the North Bucks
Auxiliary Bible Society, was held at Buckingham on
the 20► h of last month ; Rev. Sir G. LEE, Bart. in
the Chair. The Meeting was numerously attended,
and several very interesting speeches were made in
the course of the day, and subscriptions to a large
amount were entered into in support of so truly laud
able an institution.
The largest Capital Prize sold in Cornhill on the
il.st Day's Drawing of the present Lottery, viz.
No. 497, a Prize of £5OO, was sold in Nine Shares
by Ptou►No and Co. at their Offices, No. 1, Cornhill,
and No. 9, Charing-Cross ; and it is a tact, which
cannot but excite astonishment, that a gentleman,
who within a few months had partaken of two Prizes
of 820,000 in two successive Lotteries, and since
that of another Prize of Rl,OOO, all purchased at
Pidding and Co.'s, has again been favoured with a
share of the above £5OO Prize ; this Gentleman, for
the public satisfaction, has permitted himself to be
referred to. Who therefore need despair of getting
one of the Capitals of 8.10,000, &c. which must be
drawn Tursnmr, May 18th, if they purchase at PlD-
inso and Co.'s ? for the luck of their Offices is beyond
all comparison, and the above fact establishes the
uutk of an old siying--•" It Dever rains but it pours."