Star.
London, England, 1826-05-13 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.

Yesterday the Spring Festival of the Scottish Corporation was
celebrated at the Freemasons' Tavern, when his Royal Highness
the Duke of CLARINCI and Sr. Arroiteve's took the Chair, and was
supported by Lord Salmon Lord Glenorchy, Sir Archibald Christie,
Sir Courts Trotter, &c. &c.
The Scottish Hospital is applicable to the poor mechanic, the
artizan, and labourer, natives of Scotland, with their wives, wi-
dows, and children resident in this metropolis' and its immediate
neighbourhood; who, not having acquired any parochial settlement
in this country, would, in age and poverty, in daises% and "dis•
tress, or whets in want of employment, he exposed to the utmost
wretchedness or beggary, but for the fostering care of this tatsti.
tution.
The number of those objects dependant on public hnunty is dutch
greater than is generally imagined; during the last twelve monthi,
that is from the Ist of May, 1895 to the Ist ult. no less than 2825
poor persons have been relieved by this Charity, be,ides paying the
passage to Scotland of 262 persons. Besides rise casual appncatits
to the Hospital for relief and passages, a suns of 7001. is set apart
for the support of 70 aged and infirm persons exceeding 70 years of •
age, to whom a pension of 10/. per annum is allowed.
At the dinner yesterday, after the cloth had been removed, and
Non Nobis, Domini, sung by the vocalists present,
The Duke of Carty:cm rose to propose the health of " His
Majesty." It was a wise maxim, he said, in the law and customs
of this country, that the King could do no wrong ; but it did not
by any means follow that he could do no good. Since he had last
had the honour of :medal/ with his fellow subjects on this
occasion, difficulties, embarrassments, and distress had occur-
red in the country ; and it was well known to every one (though
it might not become him to say it) that wherever that die.
tress had extended, there also the beneficence and charitable dis-
position of his Majesty had penetrated—(Cheers).—Nor was he less
attentive to those numerous institutions whose anniversaries called
upon him for annual aid : for he had the honour of being the bearer
of a message from his Majesty, that 100 guineas had been lodged with
Lord Viscount Melville for the benefit of the Scottish ilospicaL
The health of his Majesty was then drank, with tour times four,
with immense cheering. Song—" God Save the King."
'Fbeßoyal CHAIILMAN, in proposing the next toast, said, that with
out any disparagement to his Majesty's subjects of England and
Ireland, he might say that the exploits of the Scots in the wars
which had but a few years ago been carried on for the independence
of the country, hadalways shone with peculiar lustre. His Royal
Highness then proposed, " The Duke of York and the Army.",
which was drank with great enthusiasm, with three times three.
Song—" How merrily we live."
Lord Sag:rot% in a neat speech, proposed " the Duke of Clarence
and the Navy," which was drank with great applause.
His Royal Highness returned thanks. He was as much attached
to the Navy as any subject is his Majesty'. dominions. It was the
bulwark of the empire ; the strong hold to which every one looked
for safety in a time ssf danger—( Immense cheering.)
The health of the President of the Society was next given, ind
thanks returned by his Royal Highness, whe commented with
great eloquence on the industrious and persevering habits of the
Scots ; their attachment to their country, and to one another in
whatever part of the world they might happen to meet ; and cm
the necessity of their uniting their efforts to promote that matt •
benevolent Institution, the anniversary of which they were now

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" The Health of the Duchess of Clarence"—" Pro;perity to the,
Scottish Corporation"—" The Duke of hiontrose'—.. The vies
Presidents of the Corporation"—" The Land of Cakes,"—" The
Lord Provost of Edinburgh"—" The Land we live in7—*"Tlie
Treasurer of the Corporation"—" The Standing Committee of
Relief"—" The Thistle, the Rose, sad the Shamrock"—" The
Stewards of the day, and the Stewards Elect"—were successively
toasted, and received with due applause by the Meeting.
Lord &howl, Lord Glenorchy, Sir Archibald Christie, the
Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and several other Gentlemen present.
addressed the Meeting, and strongly urged the necessity of support-
ing the Scottish Hospital by liberal donations, is order to enable it
to continue that course of benevolence and utefulneu it had hitbeno
maintained.

His Rovst. Minoltas, after a very hanisome eulogium on Mr.
Auld, for his constant and zealous ezertioni to promote the interests
of the Institution, and his laborious attention to its concerns, pro.
posed the health of the worthy Secretary, with three times three,
which was most cordially received.

Mr. AULD said, with much feeling—Your Royal Highness, my
Lords, and Gentlemen, the high honour which you have thus done
me is so unexpected that I am at a loss how to express my ac-
knowledgments. • In exercising my bumbie endeavours for the in-
terest of this Charity, I only do my duty ; and if my services meet
your distinguished sanction and approbation, and that of those m
the immediate management of the Hospital—and if they contribute
in any degree to the benefit and advantage or thuae for whom we
are all labouring, the poor, aged, and infirm objects of your bounty,
then are my exertions amply repaid.
In the course of the evening, the Treasurer read various reports
of the progress of the Institution. Its income during the last year
by subscriptions had only been 1,3 MI. while the expenditure, in
various ways, had amounted to double that sum. The permanent
funds of the Society (one of the most ancient established its 'this
country) consisted of 23,0921. in the 3 per cents. and 5,000 L South
Sea Stock. •

At eleven o'clock his Royal Highness left the Chair, and tbe
alerting soon afterwards separated. In justice to Mr. Cuff we must,
say the wine was excellent.

Mr. Secretary CawNitro was prevented from attend..
ing the King in Council, on Wednesday, by the decease of a fe.
male relation at Brighton, which also prevented the Right lion.
Gentleman front attending the Douse of Commons on Thuteday
evening.
Mr. Secretary CANNING has transmitted to Perxit
Sonars, Esq. the Chief Magistrate of Liverpool, the sum of SOL in
aid of the subscription !or the relief of the distressed marstactur.
, log districts. .
Film—Wednesday morning, about half.past one
o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Charles Beer,
tallow chandler, in Rose-lane, Canterbury. Six engines, belonging
to the Economic, Kent, and Norwich Offices, arrived, with a
number of fire buckets, and instantly got to work with great effect.
In about two hours the fire had so tar expended itself as to be kept
under, and prevented from spreading to the surrounding premises.
We regret to state Mr. G. S. Robinson, Secretary to the E.cononde
Fire Offic, fell from a building in the Rose Yard, broke his left aim
just above tbe wrist, and is otherwise seriously hurt.
Wednesday evening, between five and six o'clock,
some disturbances took place in Dublin, principally occasioned by
the lower order of country carriers, butchers boys, and a
number of ruffians of notorious character, who took advantage
of the present distressed state of that city to gratify their pro-
pensities to plunder. The tumult commenced in bleath•street,
where two baskets of bread were seized and carried 4,IE—A
number of persons then proceeded through Thomas-street, and
having arrived at Wormwood-gate, entered the house of a baker
named 1114DoNsett., and were about to carry off the bread, when
they were prevented by a party of the police who had artiveck—
Alderman DARLZY at the head of a strong detachment of the
horse police shortly after arrived, and dispersed the crowd ;
the streets were perfectly quiet before eight "clock. It was
at first rumoured that the we. secs in the L betty ha I assembled,
and attacked the provision establishments; and the akarts was
such that nearly «II the shops, to the utmost extremity of tile town,
were closed up before seven o'clock. At the Weavers' Hall on the
Coombe, Dublin, on Tuesday evening, the crowd of persons who
attended to receive tickets which entitled them to receive provisions
to the amount of Did. for each family, was immense.

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