Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-01
CITY NEWS.

assembled for the transaction Of the yearly business
OF the association. The report Of the Treasurer John
Turnbull, Jr, showed that The financial affairs were
in a very satisfactory condition. The following were
elected to serve for the ensuing vear-Prasiaent
james Mason Campbei I.r. V:ca-Prcsidcut. John
BOYD; Second Vice-Prcsident, John Biggar Treas
urer, John Iurnbull, Jr; Secretary, VIM. Mackiu
tosh; Chaplain, Rev. G. f. Morrison: Physician DR.
John C. Mackenzie: Counsellor John T. Morris.
Managers, VIM. Crchton, J. Lawson Bczeck. Jane.
Cairns F. L. Farquharson, George Russell, and j. G.
Anderson.
Amattcrs ofbusness pertaining othemaDagemcnt
Of the association having been disposed Of the ,ocic
ty adjourned until ? NJ, when they sat down to a
dinner prepared at Guys Monument House. After
the removal Of the CLOTH the following series Of regu
lar toasts read. They were intersperscd with
speeches. song and sentiment. The toazts were As
follows:
IS. Aaare,g's Doy and all who honor it.
2-1he Laad Of orr Birth and the land Of our adop-
ton.
3-Tke President Of the United Stntes
4-Tbe Queen Of Great Britain.
5-Scodand.-Haowed by ancient memories and
glorious associations; VIC remember and honor the
genius and talent of her authors statesmen and war
riors.
6-TEe City Of Bq1'iu,ore-
(which ncer town surpassea
For honest men and bonnie asscs"
i-Otf DtStcf tHGf''ubfc NpcjetleS.-he cordially
cooperate with them IN their labor of love and duty
S-O'r 'ocietU.-Founded in 1896, for benevolent
purposes, may our hearts grow cold in our good
work. and our purse fail to respond to the calls
of suffering humanity.
9--Tbe Parish Schoo's Of Sco,Ian3-Tha source of
her moral and intellectual distinction.
i0-Tbe Lasses.-
Aud nature swcars-the lovely dean,
Her nohIesl wori, she classes 0.
Her prentice hand she tried on m,n.
And then She made the lasses, O."
This association is So named in honor of ST. An
drew, one If the twelve Apostles and titular Saint
of Scotland, and the anniversary celebrations are
always held on st. Andrew Day.
St. Andrew, one of the twelve Apostles, born at
Behsaida, is said to have been martyred by cruel
ixion, November 80, 4. p. g.. The name of his ia
thGr was Jonas. and he was tho brother Of st. Peter
lie was first disciple of JOHN the Baptist and the
first called Of the disciples of our blessed Lord To
whom h" subsequently, brought his brother Simon
afterwards called Peter, and hence by some of the
Christian fathers the Rock before the Rock Ac-
cording to 0Tgem he preached IN Sc%thia. St. jerome
says that he preached in Achaia and other aucienr
writers also say i'll Sagdiana Colcis Arg"-, and Eli
rus. Nothing is said of his preaching III the acts o
the Apostles. The festival in his honor was isii
tuted in the Christian Church about A. d. $50
st. Andrew became the titular saint. Of Scotland
under the following circumstances: It is stated that
ht,,., 5 p;a.I >-I
IN which ST Andrew oada him ~ i;t ,,, 49,;
nromised hin, - s,,r. ,,iotor,, ,,o. III; N'.l,,l;w w
foes. and that trno n tbo nron,;so X Ado,,s or
y, cFus decWs5eto this being the form Of the cross
on which he was crr,cifed brnco coIIcd g bndar,
cross, appeared the next dav in the air during the
battle, and the Northumbrians were defeated.
On this legend is founded the Scottish Order Of
Ss,if rl,Sr., AL. g4l.-
Abbott Justinian says this Order was instituted By
Achaius |. of Scotland. \. D. 500. when that mon
arch made alliance with Cbarlcmagne, and then
took for his device the thistle. The collar of the
coat in the costume of this Order is formed ofthstlc
mot to be touched and of rue Tan antilote against
poison; and the motto Is Nfao me aDaac Iaccssit IN.
one assais me with impunityl The Order was spe-
cialy named by james v. 15i0.
1t consisted originally Of himseIfas Sovereign and
twelve knights, in imitation Of Christ and his twelve
Apostles II 1542 James died and the Order was dis
continued. This was about the time of the Rcforina-
ton, when religious disputes ran 10 Il great height
and it was deemed mpious to initiate Christ and his
Apostles in an Order of Kniehthood The Order was
renewed May %, 1857 by James VII of Scotland and
II of England by making eight knights increased to
twelve by Qucene Anne in 1875. and to sixteen Ey
George " in 1897.
The original knights of 1857 were George Duke Of
Arran. afterwards Duke of HamiIton-kilIed in a
duel in 17l2; Alexander Earl of Moray, James, Earl
of Perth attainted; Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth at
tainted; George, Earl Of Dunhartcn, and John, Earl
Of Melford, attainted
There is a Russian Order Of St. Andrew which was
instituted by Peter /, in 1893.
BALTIMORE COUNTY CoURT-On Monday next the
December term" Of the Circuit Court for Balti-
moro county will he opened in Towsontown, the
county seat unless the illness of Judge Emory, who
for the past week has been confined 10 the house,
should prevent. The Judge was somewhat improved
yesterday, and may possibly be so far recovered by
Monday as TO resume his official duties. Should
Judge Emory not be able to attend it will uecessi-
tate the appointment OF special judge, the appoint
ing power OF which Is somewhat changed under the
new constitution Formerly the nearest circuit judge
mad the appointing power, but now it devolves upon
the Court oil Appeals As 1t requires but the affidavit
OF the Clerk Of the Court John II. Longneeker
ESQ., to the effect that the judges seat Is vacant
account of the illness of the incumbent the appoint
ment OF n special judge could be made in q day or
tWo' thnS ohViatlng the difficulty OF dscharging the
Jury and impeding the progress of the business Of
the court The various dockots present large
amount of business for transaction The following
numbers, furnished by John VI. Wheeler, ESQ. Dep
uy clerk, show upon the trial docket $50 cases upon
the original docket, 50; b3 county criminal cases. %
NAiiiIiu NaHS9 iVLi 'l2 WY ANU d''ou'
cases upon the magistrates appeal docket. These
figures embrace larger number Of cases than have
%ppoale" "ioh 'nV "'ohe'S III 'iils coul' lor mum
pei VI years consequently 'he COMING term VIII no
u'upt W very leiisIi| oiic' Inc ht"iF t'tct'"
oherh' VINO lateiF entered upon 'he Hisehars" q" the
Hu'ieS oI MS ONCE mas already summoned list "l
Jurors to he IN attendance on Monday.
SALES OF REAL EsTATE-A real estate agent Of
this city recently sold the Dalton Estate to Sam
X. George ESD Of Baltimore for S25 OG0 this farm
is finely improved and contains 356 acres situated in
Howard county, Is miles from Baltimore. Also. a
farm at Hanover Switch on the Baltimore and Will
mington Railroad containing l25 acres to Robert T.
Magil ESQ, of Washington at SCI so Der acre Also
tract of unimproved land adjoining the above Of
70 acres at SIS per acre Also farm in the Third
District of Anne Arundel county. containing 200
acres 70 Thomas Cole Of same conn+v ot Ss o. nor
acre Also, farm at Jessup's Cut, to Captain Burn
side, of the army, at $500. Also. mill and store on
the Patuxent river, at Clagetts Landing at $1,000 to
William b. Harwood, OF Queen Anne's county. Also,
z5S acres near waugh Cnapei Anne Arundel eom-
y' TO James DuVa oil Saia county at 80 per acre
Also. lot OF ~ acres on 'e washington turnpike to
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