Our Scottish fellow residents held their usual benguet at the Club on Thursday evening, under the presidency of Mr. G, A. Lindsay; Dr. Henderson ocoupyin; the Vice-chair, and Messrs. Morrison an Trying acting as erougiers The room was decorated with good taste, the time-honoured portrait of Saint man, ied on either hand by the Lion Andrew looming at the back of the Chair-
and the Royal Arms of Scotland. The dinner was an excellent one, and, we may especially note, was served expeditiously.
tided over, and thecompound—somysterious oruial point, the hogni, was saely to foreigners, i.c., non-Scotchmen—voted a success. The wines, provided we understand by Messrs. Savage & Ca., were ex: cellent; and barring a growl about the snuff, we heard nothing but praise for the dinner and the arrangements, With their usual hospitality, the members of the Society invited a number of guests, who swelled the total number present to nearly seventy, who amply filled the spacious room. Our readers will best judge for themselves of the eloquence with which the various toasts were treated, from the following report.
The Ciaran rose shortly before 10, to propose the frat tous, The loyalty. of the trish nation (he said) was so well known, thatnowords from him were needed to induce them to drink heartily to The Queun,"
Song.—"* God Save the Queen."
The Cuarmacax.—The next toast is that of the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, and it needs nothing from me to recommend it to you. His Royal Highness has shown many the qualities needful in the future Kin of Great Britain, and the Duchess o 6 Rothesay has endeared herself to every subject in the realm.
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