Star.
London, England, 1824-12-01 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday bring St. Andrew's Day, the Festival of
the Scottish hospital was celebrated at the Lnndoa
Tavern, by a dinner, at which his Royal Highness the
Duke of CLARENCE:And Sx.A NDIMW.S, t e Piesident of
the Corporation, presided. ihis excellent Institution
has been established for neatly two centuries, and
every s reseeding year has tended n.o.e and nmie
to sliew its value, not only to Scotland and to Scotch_
men, but to the Metropolis, which would-othermiw be
hurthened with the objects which the Scottish Hospital
relieves. We mention this lest it should be clic nght Or:
the. Institution only claimed the support of Scu..ennev,
whereas it has a peculiar claim on the iiihabi-ants cf
London on the ground we have stated, and r n r:,„ pub,
tic at large, as one of the best regulated chat ;taLle
stitirtions in the United K:ngdoms.
The natives of Scotland have IoN,, been remark4h).
for their emigrating disposition. They ale to he f,:tur,i
in every (limiter or the globe where civilize.; establish-
, in►erns have been made. Weablt and opulence, ram,
and fortune, cannot be the lot of all ; and many, after
enduring hardships and pi ivations of all kinds or! ,e:
countries, return home in poverty and distress. Londoa
is the great channel through which they take their way,
and they frequently arrive here utterly destitute. T,
such the funds of the Hospital have been always nee:.
sible, its charity being open to every poor ScLacirman
who can get a proper recommendation.
The number of these poor objects, derenda:.t Ott
public bounty, is much gteater than is geoeraii! ima-
gined ; and they have increased lunch since the year
1816: the number of persons relieved being nearly fi.L,
thousand a year, of whom_ upwards of three Lunched
were sent, free of expense, to their native land; and the
whole, with few exceptions, have received rdiefpropor-
tiot.ed to their various necessiucs, as much as the fuodi
would admit. _ _

From a view of the numbers relieved, it is evident,
that while the Scotrish Hospital is a real blessing to the
aged, the diseased, and the rinemployed poor of Sm.
land, resident in London, Westminster, and the neigh-
bourhood, and aft'. irds such ready assistance to the dis-
tressed v andel er, and the disappointed son of industry,
it is of incalculable benefit to the cnnimttnity at large,
who ate by mean; of this Charity prevented the agoniz-
ing sight of beholding so great an addition, as other-
wise there would be, to the number of rvir destitute
fellow-creatures seeking their wietched pittance OR the
streets, liable to be taken up as vagrants, start to tl.c-
ot Cortection, and probably subjected to the dii-
grace of corporal punishment. In a win d, the Charity
of the Scottish Hospital is applic.thle to the poor
mechanic, the artisan, and labourer, natives of Scotland;
with their wives, widost s, and children resident in this
metropolis and its immediate neighbourhood ; who, not
having acquired any parochial settlement in this coun-
try, would, in age and poverty, in sickness and di,ttess,
or when in want of employment, be exposed to the ut-
most wretchedness or beggary, but for the fostering care
of this Institution.

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Such is the Charity, the anniversary of which was
yesterday celebrated.
The Doke of CLARENCE entered the room at a few
minutes Ater six o'clock, and took the Chair, amidst
lcud applause. His Royal Highness was supported by
the Hon. William Fraser, the Treasurer of the Insti:u •
Lion ; William Courtenay, E.q. M.P. and Colonel Ha-
milton, who has recently arrived from Colombia.
comparty was highly respectable, and consisted-of abut
150 persons.

On the removal of the cloth, a short grace was pro-
nounced, and directly after, Non Nobis Dornine was
sung by Messrs.Collier,Broadhurst,Phillips, and Taylor.
The ROYAL CHA IRMA w, in giving the first toast, sad,
that it was usual, on ordinary occasions, merely to
give it in so many words, but on the present occa-
sion, owing to a recent circumstance which had tai,er_
place in Scotland, he could not allow it to pass ver in
the usual manner. The circumstance he alluded to,
was, the late restoration that had been made to sews ai
Noble Scotch Families, of their estreated titles: :he
country in which they had the happiness to be born,
was the only one in which so generous a step had been
taken, and was, perhaps, the only one in which it week!.
have been safe to take such a step. That event w.ic
the commencement of the restitution of the iinfritcd
titles of Seotianct--(Appiouse.) Having said much,
he had only to notice one more circumstance before lie
sat down, which was, that his present M•je,ty,
Prince of Vales, had contributed to the fu..:l, of tl.is
Society to the amount of two LaindieJ pou.idi, and
since his accession to the Throne, had added to •hat.
donation the sum of one hundred pounds. On the in e•
sent evening, he (the Duke of Clarence) had the plea .ure-
of announcing to the company that that donation wai
further-increasect by another hundred pounds, which
was authorised to promise, in his Majesty's name, to
this Instirution—(Applause). He had now only to pro-
pose . the King's very good health, with four times four.'
" The King," four times four.
This toast was received with immense applause, as
was the national anthem, " GOD save the King."
The neat toast was "The Royal Family."—" Awake Cat
Eolian Harp."
" The Duke of Tort and the Army."--" thike of Yodels
March."—" Ilail Star of Ertan.wick."
Mr. \V. CounrEway, M.P. rose to submit a toast
which he was confident the company would receive
with pleasure; it was the health of his Royal Ilighae,s
the Duke of Clarence. His well-known claims to
gratitude of the Society, rendered it supetflittrus for }:in
to expatiate on his merits. It was not merely by t
munificence and liberality which his Royal Ili is:
dealt out so largely to the Society, that his serv.c.i
were to be appreciated ; the personal kindness or
Royal Highness, and the personal interest which v:-.;
taken by a person of his exalted station in society, IS
far more serviceable. The countenance of a Royal pc -
sonage was always desirable; but the peculia' count -
!lance of so distinguished a member of that farni!y, sy
a mark, of faveur of which this Society might weil 'Jet'
prothl—( Applause.) This Society might be reza•d:3
as the representative of an integral part of the Units.l
Kingdom ; and in that point of view, the patronage 'f
his Royal Hthoess was of inestimable value. Hii
patronage gave an impulse to the endeavours of a weir
regulated and well-understood charitable
lie, thetefote, begged to propose the health o *—
The Duke of Clarence, President of ,lie Scottish Corp salon
Fobr times four. Drank with immense ap?lause.—" Scuts wha h'
wi' Wallace bled."
The Duke of CL A RENCE expressed his sincere than
for the 'limner in which his health had been receive
This was not the first time lie had pi e‘ided over th it
Society ; and it depended on tic nselves whether
sacutd pre,.i.s.e over their tiiiiire n cetn
's eve 'll li.e U in %hien he then bias by the .

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5, fr ages, he would use every exertion in his power and
~t,ibtles to promote its interests —(sipplouse). He re-
oa!ded it as an mere] and excellent charitable Insti-
tution. He could wish that his past endeavours had
been attended tt ith effect ; he was sensible, at least,
that they were received with kindness—(Hear, hear).—
From the nature of his situation, he had been in every
part of this kingdom, and he had always found Scotch-
men to be useful and respectable members of society.
This was his first inducement to join this Institution,
and as long as his services were acceptable or useful, he
would be found ready to render -them. He should
have, when he came to speak of the success of' the So-
ciety, a better opportunity of dwelling on its peculiar
rosins, and therefote he would, for the present, content
hiirself with saying, that as long as they did him the
honour to continue him in the office of Ptesident, so
long he hoped he should be found deserving of remains
jo, in that situation—( Applause.)
'The next toast was, " The Wooden Walls of Old England."—
" Rule, Britannia."
Colonel HAMILTON said he rose for the purpose of
proposing the health of het Royal Highness the Duchess
ut CLARENCE. Her Royal Highness had manifested
upon all occasions the utmost zeal to promote the ob-
jects of the Institution.
He would therefore drink " Health and prosperity to her."—
The toast was most warmly received, with three times three.—
. Here's a health to all good lasses."
The Duke of CLARENCE returned thanks on the part
of her Royal Highness, and assured the company of the
~nod wishes she entertained for the success and pro-
sreray of the Siciety. His Royal Highness concluded,
be proposing the health of the Mike of MONTROSE,
who for twenty-eight years fulfilled the office of Chair-
man of that Society.
Tune—" Should auld acquaintance be forgot."
Song—" John Anderson, my jo," by Mr. BROADHURST, who
was encored.
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN said he had been pleased at
the encore that had just taken place, for he looked upon
it as a national mat kof the feeling of the evening. To
that national feeling he wished now most particularly
to appeal, in behalf of those who had not been so for-
tunate in life as themselves, and he trusted that that
appeal would not be the less successful for being made
on the Anniversary of their Saint. The next toast he
had to propose was connected with the Charity itself.
That being the anniversary of their Patron, St. Andrew,
he had no doubt that it would open the hearts of the
Meeting, and induce them to contribute liberally to the
support of an Institution, upon the objects of which
!here could be only one opinion. It would be quite
super ffuous now to enter into a history of the Corpora-
tion, and the grounds on which it was established. Oae
great object was to give the advantage of instruction to
those who could not enjoy the opportunity of education
in the parish schools of their native country. The more
the Institution was considered, the more it must be
admired. He had heats! the Scotch reproached for
a spirit of nationality; but so far from considering
such a spirit matter of reproach, he thought it an
advantage. The two countries had been so long
united, that he could not admit any difference to
exist between Scotchmen and Englishmen. In every
psrt of the globe, whether in the torrid climes or
the frozen regions of the North, Scotchmen were to
be tound in the various pursuits of life, and they were
senerally successful. But still there were exceptions;
their were some who, without perhaps any fault of
their own, were disappointed in their hopes, and needed
the assistance of their countrymen. It was for such he
pleaded, and he trusted he should not plead in vain.
Ilis Royal Highness concluded by proposing the Scot-
tish Corps), ation, and success to it.
" The Health, Welfare, and Prosperity, of the Scottish Hospital."
This toast was drunk with three times three and loud applause.—
Song, Mr. Taylor," Good old times of Adam and Eve."
Toast—" The Vice-Presidents of the Scottish llospita"
The toast was followed by a sung lions Mr. Phillips, " Who
deeply drinks of Wine."
Toast—" The Land Cakes."-Soug, Mr. Collier, " Home,
sweet home."
Toast—" The land we live in."—Tune, " Oh, the Roast Beef et
Old England."—Glee, " Nlynheer Von Dunck."
The health of the Treasurer, the Honourable Mr. Fraser, was
d.en drank with applause, upon which that Gentleman returned
thank- ; he trusted that when the Subscriptions were announced,
it would be found that the Funds of the Hospital were materially
harroved.
oast, " The standing Committee of the Charity."—Song,
Taylor," Oh, what a town."
Dr. MANUEL returned thanks in a brief speech.
Mr. AuLu, the wotthy Secretary of the Institution,
and whose zeal for its interests is unremitting, then pro-
ceded to read the list of Subset iptious for the evening.
Anton!, the Subscriptions were his Majesty, 100 guineas; the
Rdie of Clarence (halt-yearly subscription), 10 guineas; the
Duchess of CLrence, 10 guineas (half-yearly); Colonel Hamilton,
17 guineas; Wm. Courtenay, Esq. M.P. 5 guineas ; Duke of Moo.
trnse,2o guineas annual; General Devereux, 20 guineas ; Colonel
I lannit4n, 20 guineas ; lord Saltoun, &'5; Honourable Mr. Fraser,
; Mr. Fie, " Magistrate of Leith at the time of the King's
!autituk„" £2 2s. Mr. Wilson, to guineas; Mr. Smith, its guineas;
-sir. Hill, 10 guineas; and several others, amounting in all to £5OO.
His Royal Highness then proposed as a toast—" The Thistle,
:he hose, and the Shamrock."—The toast, he said, was suggested
111 the circumstance of an Irish Gentleman present (General Deer-
ten), wilu with a liberality peculiar to kis countrymen, subscribed
t.venty guineas to the Institution—(Applause). Ile would beg leave
to couple with the toast—" The g,:od health of General Devereux."
General Dtveaxel, who appeared in the foreign uniform of a
General Officer, returned thanks, and was nominated as one of the
Stewards for the ensuing year.
Toe evening was spent in the utmost cheerfulness,
and his (loyal Highness •retited about eleven o'clock ;
but several of the company remained, and kept up the
spirit of conviviality to a much later hour. We are
sorry we can say nothing in favour of the dinner ; it
was neither good nor well served.

Ducc.—A meeting wok place near the Green Man,
Finchley CoMnion, yesterday, between a Gentleman-of
the flame of FORBES and a Mr. HETHERINGTON, in con-
sequence of a quart el, in which the character of a Lady
is said to be involved. The first fire was a miss; but in
!he second, Mr. HETHERINGTON was severely wounded
ui the side, and he was conveyed off the ground in a

cost-chaise.
A dreadful accident occurred yesterday, on the pre-
r.i3es of Air. Bramwell, wine and spirit merchant, at the corner of
:',•zabeth•street and Ebury-terrace, Five-fields, Pimlico. Four la.
:,.wring men were employed, without the superintendance of a
ianidayer, to pull down an arched vault used as a liquor cellar ;
•,ia vault opet.tel from the house, and extended.the whole length of
tire back yard, about sixty feet; instead of taking off the earth
tm.t covered the vault, and. taking up the bricks, they com-
menced underneath, ktid pulled down about sixteen feet of
I:;e side, and the four sat in a row under the hanging arch on
'fie other side, and were employed in cleaning the bricks, when on
:1 .urlclta the whole fell in ; one of the men, who happened not to
he r the bilpending arch, escaped ; the man who sat next him
haJ buried in the ruin+, and very much injured; and the other
two, after an hour's hard labour, were dug out quite dead. The
'-annex were taken to the Bricklayers' Arm,, in Elizabeth-street, fur
the Coroner's luquest.—Turner, the nian who was injured, wric
;At into a warm bob, and everything dune to assist him, and we
skid to find be is expected to recover.
!!t- body of the lite Mr. Yountier,y vas removed,
L.: from Nevrgate, to the house of hlvarrs. Gale and Bar-
i ,r,l, t,ildertakers. inithe Old Bailey, from whence it will be re-
s....veleta the place of interment.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KtNG'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 30.
SPYRING V. GREENWOOD AND COL

This action was brought by the widow and personal
iepr esentativ e of Major George Spyring, an Officer in
the Artillery, against Messrs. Greenwood and Cox, the
Paymasters of his Regiment, to recover a balance of
1601. ss. 93. due to his estate. There was no fact dis-
puted between the parties, and the case was tried on
admissions. From these it appeared that certain allow-
ances, formerly permitted by the Board of o:dnance,
were in 1816 withheld, and notice given to the defen-
dants that they mint no longer expect to receive them
on behalf of the Officers. Messrs. lireerN•ood and Cox,
homever, neglected to communicate this determination
to Major Spring ; and in 1820, furnished him with an
account, in ahich they gave him credit fur the allow-
ances, nearly, if not quite, to that period. The question
was, whether, having given this account, they could
now dispute its correctness, by sliewing that in 1816 the
allowances were actually withdrawn ?
It having been agreed that the point should be re-
served for the opinion of the Court, in the form of a
special case,
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE told the Jury, that, in his
present view of the case, the defendants were not now at
liberty to dispute the correctness of the account which
they had chosen to render. It was very important to
all men, and certainly not less important to military
men than to others, accurately to know the extent of
their income, that they might accommodate their ex-
penses to their means. As the defendants had allowed
Major Spyring to go on in the supposition that his in-
come remained unchanged, and had supplied him with
an account on that supposition, he thought they were
not now entitled to spew that they had been in error.
The Jury, then, by his Lordship's directions, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1601. ss. 9d.

THE KING V. CLIFFORD.

This was an indictment against Edward Clifford, an
uncertificated bankrupt,charging him with obtaining two
bills of exchange of 1001. each, from Thomas Palmer,
on fraudulent and false pretences.
The question for the consideration of the Jut y was
not whether the defendant had practised a fraud to ob-
tain possession of the bills, but whether he had prac-
tised the peculiar fraud charged in the indictment ? The
first count was, that the defendant intending to defraud.
Thomas Palmer of two bills of exchange, pretended
that he was able to obtain large sums of money on
bills, and if Thomas Palmer gave him two bills, he
should receive a large sum the next day.
The seem& count went on to state, that the said
Thomas Palmer gave two bills of 1001. each, and when
the defendant was called on for the money, he TV as not
able to advance any such sums.
The third count stated, that the defendant falsely
pretended that be should be able to advance to Palmer
2001. next day, when he well knew that be was not
able to get the bills discounted.
Another count stated, that the defendant said, if the
prosecutor would deliver the bills of exchange, he
would advance 2001. next day.
The case was stated by Mr. GURNEY, and detailed by
the evidence of the prosecutor.
Thomas Palmer stated, that being desirous of raising
money, he inserted an advertisement in the Times
Newspaper, to the following purport:
6' Wanted, by a respectable tradearnan, 2001. at five per cent. on
valuable estates."

The advertisement contained the address and name,
Thomas l'Almer. In answer to the advertisement, he
soon after obtained a letter from the defendant. It was
in these terms:

" ELY FLACK, MAY 25, 1824.—Sir—In answer to an advertise-
ment in the Times, I am prepared to say, that if the property you
have to produce is security for a loan of 2001. being of actual value,
I have no doubt I can procure it for you, in case you will repay the
money in the course of six months."
Mr. Palmer went to the defendant and told him he
came about the letter, on the subject of a loan of
2001. The defendant was in a back room at Ely-
place. He asked Mr. Palmer whether he had the
leases of his houses? and having been answered in the
affirmative, told him the money would be advanced,
not on mortgage, that was expensive, but upon bills of
exchange. He went with the prosecutor to his iela•
tion at Bethnal-green, produced stamps, and made him
draw two bills of 1001. each, at three and six Months.
Ile then went with him to Shoreditch, and stopped at
the City of Carlisle public-house. lle there entered
into illivate conversation, and said " I will tell you what
I want you to do ; I want you to give me the two bills
your brother has accepted, in order that I may go into
the market and receive the money for them." The de-
fendant, at this public-house, also produced two other
stamps, and drew two other bills in favour of the pro-
secutor, which he accepted. The bilis were given as a
security that he would give the money next day. When
Palmer called for the money the defendant was not at
home; he called the next day, and the defendant said
he must give him time 'to get the bills discounted.
Palmer then became suspicious, and expressed a wish to
get the bills back, and pay him for his troulale. Ile
refused to give up the bills, and Palmer said he thought
the bills had been improperly obtained, and if not re-
turned, he would prosecute. The defendant, in answer
to that, said, " Oh ! you kno.v it is only an exchange
of paper." Finding he could not get his bills, he com-
menced this prosecution.
Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defendant,
contended that the transaction could not bear the cha-
racter of fraud, and produced several letters written to
Clifford by Palmer, to prove that Palmer had not men-
tioned anything about fraud. The defendant insisted
that the transaction was not, that he was to receive the
two bills to give Palmer money the next day, but in
exchange for his bills.
Mr. GURNEY, in reply, said, this is a transaction
which takes place too often, but it is not every man
who has been plundered will come forward in this way.
Many do not choose to expose themselves in a Calm of
Justice, but would rather submit to impositions of this
kind. When a man does prosecute in such a case. he
does the public a service. If, Gentlemen, you think
this case his all the machinery of fraud, and that he
obtained these bills not to get money for Palmer, but
to possess them by fraudulent contrivance, find the de
fendant guilty, and you will promote the interest of
the public.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE proceeded to sum up the
evidence, when the Foreman of the Jury said, " My.
Lord, the Jury are al! satisfied."
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, notwithstandin
they were satisfied, that he vri.!ied to call their atten•
tion to some of the details. His Lordship accordiii;;ly
stated the evidence, and concluded by (Electing, them,
if they believeA the defendant received the to gib&
money for them next day, to find him guilty. II th..t

eras not the condition on which he took the bills, they
would acquit him.
'ftle Jury, without he itation, found the defendant
Guilty on the tw•o list couno..