Star.
London, England, 1821-05-14 00:00:00

SCOTTISH CORPORATION.

The Spring Festival of this Institution was nume-
rously and most respectably attended, at the Free-
masons' Tavern, on Saturday last. His Royal High-
ness the Duke of CLARENCE, President of the Insti-
tution, was in the Chair, supported on his right by
his Serene Highness the Prince LEOPOLD of SAXE-
COBURG, and on his left by the Earl of GLASGOW.
The Marquis of GRAHAM, Lord SALTOUN, Lord
KEITH, Lord REAY, Lord MAYO, and other distin-
guished personages, were also present.
The cloth being removed, " Non nobis Domine"
was sung in admirable style by Messrs. TYNE, T.
COOKE, CLARKE, &C.

The Duke of CLARENCE then rose, and expressed
his confidence that it was only necessary for him to
give the first toast, " The King," to awaken the en-
thusiasm of all who heard him; but before doing so,
he felt it incumbent upon him to state, that his Ma-
jesty, out of his Royal munificence, had sent a dona-
tionof One Hundred Guineas to this most excellent In-
stitution—(Great applause).—He should simply pro-
pose " The health of the King."
The toast was drank with three times three, and
followed by the loudest demonstrations of loyalty,
which only seemed occasionally to subside, that they
might be renewed with the more enthusiasm. " (Job
save the King" was then impressively sung, and called
forth a repeated expression of those feelings which
had been excited by the toast.
The Earl of GLAscsow, in a neat speech, proposed
" The health of the Royal Family." He felt assured
the virtues of its Illustrious Members were too highly
appreciated by a grateful and admiring Nation, to
requite anything from him to cause the toast to be
received with the warmest feelings of the heart..
The toast was drank with three times three, and the
greatest applause. Song—" Hail, Star of Brunswick."
The next toast was, " The Duke of York and the
Army," with three times three.

Sang—" How merrily we live who soldiers le."
" The Duke of Clarence and the Navy," with
three times three. Song—" Rule, Britannia."
The Duke of CLARENCE returned thanks in a most
handsome manner. After expatiating upon the ex-
cellent nature of the Institution, and declaring his
own attachment to it, his Royal Highness highly
eulogized the character of the people of Scotland.
Both the Army and the Navy had been indebted to
that country for some of their greatest ornaments—
for men who had borne a glorious part in the high
achievements which had placed the Empire in its pre-
sent exalted situation. In now proposing to them the
health of an Illustrious Individual, who had been suf.
ficieutly long in this country to form an ardent at-
tachment to its character, and to become a warm
friend to this Itiotitution—he meant Prince Leopold
of Saxe-Coburg—he felt certain that he should be
meeting the wishes of every one present (Applause).
Given with three times three. Tune, Coburg March.
Prince LEOPOLD, in returning thanks, expressed
the gratification he experienced at the honour done
him, and declared that he took the most sincere in-
terest in the welfare of the Society.

The ItovAL CHAInmAN then gave, gg Success to the
Scottish Corporation," the merits of which he again
warmly eulogized. He believed that there was no
stitution which did so much good, or distributed its
bounty with a more discriminating hand. He had
occasion to know, that by following the example
which it set in its mode of management, a similar
Institution (that of St. Patrick) had been enabled
greatly to enlarge its sphere of usefulness. As far as
his Royal Ilighness was himself concerned, the Scot-
tish Corporation would always find in him an active
and zealous friend and supporter. It had the best
wishes of his heart.

Song—The Thistle of Scotland.
Mr. AULD, the worthy Secretary, by desire of the
Royal Chairman, now read the Report of the last
year's distribution. He began by observing, that this
was one of the most ancient chartered Charitable As-
sociations, not English, in London, having been
founded very shortly after the union of the two
Crowns, in 1603. During the long period which it
had subsisted, it had been the means of administering
incalculable benefits to the poorer classes of the Scot-
tish community in London. Although the object of
it is confined to those resident in this metropolis and
neighbourhood who have not acquired a parochial
settlement, yet the number of those was much
greater than was perhaps generally imagined.—
Upon an average of the last year, not fewer than 280
of that description of Persons have been relieved every
month by the Scottish Hospital; and this bas ex-
clusive of 95 old and infirm persons, who receive an-
nual pensions from the Society. A large sum had
been also expended in relieving and providing pas-
sages to Scotland for poor persons desirous of return-
ing to their native homes, the number of whom had
for some years past, owing to the general distress and
want of employment, greatly increased. Amongst
these, upwards of £1,600 was last year distributed,
for which the Managers had to thank a generous and
munificent Public. It was the great object of this
Society to discourage habitual pauperism, and there-
fore the amount given to each individual is always

proportioned to the real distress which requires el.
aid. He had only to add his hopes that the Society
would experience, on this occasion, a renewal of Va..
same liberality for which they had so often before
had cause to be grateful.
The worthy Secretary was heard with much ap.
plause, and as soon as he had concluded, liberal
scriptions poured in to him from all- parts of the room.
" The Duke of MONTROSE, the tried and steady
Patron of the Institution," was the next toast float
the Chair, and was drank standing, with three times
three, and loud and continued cheering. The Piper,
as soon as he could be heard, struck up " Whar /We
ye been a' day, bonnie Laddie ?"
The Marquis of Gammas, a
.young Nobleman
who 'promises to do honour to his illustrious race, re.
turned thanks for the honour so cordially conferred
upon his father.
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN then gave "The Vice.
Presidents of the Society," upon which the gallant
Lord SALTOUN returned thanks in one of the beg.
turned short impromptu's we have ever heard, and
concluded, as be expressed it, by taxing the gallantry
of his countrymen in a bumper to her Royal High.
ness the Duchess of CLA RENCE.

The name of this amiable and exalted Princess
seemed to, give a degree of Measurable feeling to
every person present. The Ladies in the plicies,
which for beauty and fashion exceeded and cuing we
have lately seen, rose as if by one accord, and, wain
their handkerchiefs, joined most heartily in the cheer-
ing. His Royal Highness seemed to feel ths malt
of attachment most sensibly. In returning thankshe
said, he had thanked them from his heart for a
mark of favour at their last Meeting ; that he had
now enjoyed the society of the Duchess of Cla;enee
for another year, and, if his expressions co d,i le
measured by his increased happiness, they mast ie
strong indeed ; and he thanked them again and azaio
for the manner in which the Duchess's health aal
been received.

After some other toasts, his ROYAL HIGIINm again
rose, and, in a speech replete with the sounJest p-
triOtic sentiments, in which he paid some happy com-
pliments to Scotland and Scotchmen, some of whon,
he said, were his oldest as well as his best friends,
gave—" The Land of Cakes."
Song—Green grow the rushes 0.
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN said, they ought not to
forget their absent friends, and therefore he should
' propose, " the Marquis of Hastings, in India; and
the Earl of Dalhousie, in North Ammica." lie had
heard from both those Noblemen, that they were
,making every exertion amongst their countrymen in
their respective quarters of the world, to promote the
objects of the Scottish Corporation—(Applause).
The toast was given with three times three.
Song—" Should auld acquaintance be forgot."
The Earl of GLASGOW again rose, after a num-
ber of the regular toasts had been drank, and
after expressing how .much their country owed is
past, and even in present times, to the ancient and
illustrious House of Brunswick, craved permis,ion to
give, " Health and prosperity to every Prince of that
Royal stem !"
This toast was followed by loud and continued
cheering, and sufficiently marked how much every
heart present beat in unison with the loyal and con•
stitutional feelings of the Scottish Peer.
Sir 'Thomas Beta., the worthy Treasurer of the In-
stitution, then enforced, in a very excellent speech,
the merits of the Charity and the claims of the dis-
tressed natives .of Scotland. The company shewed
themselves not insensible to the appeals made to them,
as, before we left the room, above £BOO had bees
collected.

The Duke of CLARENCE did not retire till nearthe
hour of midnight, and, but for the approach of the
Sabbath, we are inclined to think, front the harmony
and good fellowship which seemed to prevail, the
feast would have been prolonged to a very early hour.
We cannot omit remarking the enthusiasm with
which " Prosperity to the City of London" was re-
ceived, and we regret that want of room pmvents
our recording the eloquent and patriotic speech of
Alderman BRIDGES, who returned thanks for the
honour done the great Metropolis.

Saturday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the
Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess of
GLOUCESTER, and the Princess AUGUSTA, attended
by Sir B. SPENCER, went on board the Admiraltf
barge at Vauxhall-bridge, and proceeded to Green-
wich, where their Royal Highnesses were received
by the Governor; and after viewing the Royal Hos-
pital, the Chapel, &c. the Royal Party went on board
the barge again, and proceeded to Woolwich, where
they inspected the Royal yacht lying there.
The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, Princess
AUGUSTA, Prince LEOPOLD, the Duchess of Ken
and Prince ERNEST HOHENLOII of LANGENBOUISI
were of the party on Friday night at Count aid
Countess MUNSTER'S, to meet the KING. The Duke
of WELLINGTON had been invited, but he sent an ex-
cuse, in consequence of Marchioness of Woects-
TER'S death. After the banquet, there was an eves-
ing party and a Divertissentent, in the course of which
JOLT and LAPORTE, of the French Theatre at the
Argyle Rooms, had the honour of acting a Prove*
Dramatique before the KING ; with which his MA.
JESTY was so well pleased, that he commanded a part
of it to be repeated. There were more than three hue-
dred Personages of rank present.
An elopement took place in the neighbourhood of
Exeter on Monday last (the 7th instant), which is
likely to prove a subject of discussion for the Gentle-
men of the long robe. The parties are, a Lieutenant
in the Navy, and a Lady residing within a few miles
of Exeter; though young in years, both are married,
and both have children. A love attachment v:as
early formed between them, but parental authontl
prevented the wished-for union; the hand of each was
.
shortly after differently bestowed, but with which, it
seems, the heart did not bear company. The hiss-
band of the Lady set off on Monday, in a post-chaise
.
and four, accompanied by a police officer, in pUI
of the fugitives, but no intelligence has been received
of their having been overtaken.
Thursday a trotting match of eight miles, for a bet of 100
guineas, took place on the road from Glasgow to Dumbarton,
between Mr. ATKlNkh's black mare and Mr. Caasc's bay mart,
The latter, it will be recollected, beat last match. Mr. Aro>.
SON'S mare performed the eight miles in_ 23 minutes and fog
seconds, turning once; leaving the bay mare fully a quarter ors
'mile behind. A great crowd of spectators, on horseback and 00
foot, from Gla'now. P.a:tcy 41:3 sus r.tundlnt ctitt4try, meg
present.

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