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I ■» - 7' <*^<^^N, Highland Society of London in Canada accordingly, with authority to make such SI By-Laws as may be necessary for the management thereof, in conformity to the principles and rules of the said Society. (Signed) Frederick, President," « when ishop) ce that of his le Pre- imous- 1 Presi" respec- k.c. &c. le Hon. illivray, in the ip. Society e man- leld the its dis- 17 organization, the exact time of which, I am ignor** ant of. It will be quite enough for my purpose that it contributed very much to the objects it avowed, and drew upon itself the blessings of many distressed Highlanders whom it relieved at a distance from their native homes. In looking over the Records I ob- served several liberal contributions in money to the assistance of gentlemen engaged in the publication of works in the Gaalic language, and a succession of premiums to Gaelic scholars, performers on the bag- pipe and the best dressed Highlanders. Nor were the remains of Cehic Literature neglected, though certainly no very great field for discovery in that way existed in Canada ; some collection of poetry was made, but I regret to say that most of the papers are now lost. Had it continued in the useful course it was pur- suing, the task it has again undertaken would not have been of so difficult a nature, for the exertions of those gentlemen who took a leading part in it continued, would have made working out its objects grow gradually of easier accomplishment, while they would iiave been of great service to the coun- try generally by extending the bounty of the Society throughout it. I cannot explain, because I cannot find out ex- actly the causes which led to the discontinuance of the operations of the Institution ; but I think that it is to be attributed in a great measure to the death of some and the removal of others of the Master Spirits who guided it, from this part of the country ; and to the frequency of the meetings and to the i mi rmw m mw m m I 18 high rate at which the yearly subscription was fixed. It must be borne in mind, that however anxious all the Members of a Society are that their Association should prosper, few are willing or do take upon themselves t!ie trouble of the business drudgery, without the strictest attention to which it is impossi- ble that the Society can flourish ; and when I com^ pare dates, I find that the loss to the Highland Society of its enthusiastic working supporters and its disorganization are coeval. The expense and trouble attendant on a meeting in those days were much greater than they are now, and when no one person could be any longer found to make it his business to procure good meetings, I do not wonder that by degrees they became less numerously at« tended, and less encouraging. The subscription was fixed so high that few could afford to join the Society ; and consequently it was obliged to find active supporters within a smaller circle than it would have had, had the subscription been more moderate. Deprived then of these, with- out the power of obtaining others — deprived of the fostering care and immediate superintendance of Bishop Macdonell, by his removal to Kingston, with a heavy subscription, and the heavier weight of frequent meetings at a place many miles distant from the residences of almost all its Members, the Society struggled for some time under all the diffi- culties imposed upon it by political excitement and the private dissension of some of its Members, and then sank into the sleep from which it has just now awakened. s fixed. :ious all )ciation :e upon udgery, mpossi- I com* ighland jrs and ise and ^'s were no one B it his wonder usly at* w could ^ it was smaller ;cription 56, with- d of the lance of on, with eight of > distant hers, the he diffi- Lient and )ers, and just now 19 But while there is every reason why a good Highlander should regret its disorganization, there is abundant matter for his gratification, in its re*es- tablishment and present success, and the hope of its long continuance in prosperity and usefulness. 1 CHAPTER II. Mr. Macdonald of Gart, seeing the state of the Society, and regretting as every true-hearted High- lander must have done than an Institution from which so much might be expected in the way of keeping alive the National character of his country- men, and by this means contributing essentially to their moral and wordly welfare and happiness. " An Institution," says His Lordship Bishop Stra- chan, in a letter to the Secretary, " calculated to do so much good in the Province, and in which my lamented friend Bishop Macdonell took such delight and interest," should have been allowed to sink into so unfortunate a condition, with a view to raise its Members from their lethargy, and place it again in a position in which it might do credit to the stock from which it sprung and to itself, and good to the country in which it existed, called publicly upon its Members and those interested in its objects, to meet at Williamstown, in Glengarry, on the 26th December, 1842, to take such steps as they might think conducive to its re-organization. In conse- quence of which several gentlemen met at the time and place appointed, and calling to the chair Mr. Macdonald, and upon Mr. Arch. John Macdonell to act as Secretary, pro tem, they organized a meeting of the Highland Society of Canada. Upon taking the Chair, Mr. Macdonald said, ** That believing he was the sole survivor of the 21 gentlemen to whom ihe Commission obtained by the late Bishop Macdonell from the Highland So- ciety of London to establitih a Branch in Canada, was addressed, he thought it his duty in the present neglected state of the Branch established under it, to call this meeting to take some steps to place it upon a more respectable and worthy footing. " The gentlemen present would all agree with him, he was sure, that alter the Society had been lormed, and had continued for many years in active and useful operation, it was a matter much to be re- gretted that it should have been suffered to suspend operation entirely for so long a time — a result never contemplated by the Parent Society or by those gentlemen who entered so enthusiastically into its formation. " When the Society was about to be formed the gentlemen to whom the Commission issued con- sidered the County of Glengarry, the only purely Highland settlement in the Province — containing in itself a large majority of the Highlanders of Ca- nada, with many respectable and influential gentle- men resident in it, and presenting in itself so large a field for the operations of the Society, was the most proper place for opening the Commission and holding the institutional meeting ; and it was there for many years supported and conducted with much spirit and zeal ; regular meetings were held, and liberal premiums vs^ere awarded for different things, as will appear more fully by reference to the re- cords. " Branches of the great Highland Society have been i} mmmm K ! OO efttablished in all quarters of the Empire, and being every where conducted with spirit, do a vast deal of good in carrying out its objects. Canada, the adopted home of so nnany thousands of Highlanders ; the County of Glengarry so particularly distinguish- ed for its loyalty and patriotism ought not to be backward in supporting one, and he appealed to the gentlemen present in the confident hope that they would coincide with him in the opinion, that they were imperatively called upon to take some imme- diate steps to rescue the Canadian branch from the disreputable condition in which it had been too long suffered to remain. " With the experience of the past, he hoped they could now reorganize and maintain it with credit to themselves, while they rendered it of some ser- vice to the country, and he therefore desired to be allowed to suggest that some Resolution having the re-establishment of the Society as its purport be moved, which he had no doubt would be most favourably received." The Chairman having concluded his remarks. Colonel Donald Macdonell moved, second by Mr. Macdonell of Greenfield, and it was resolved : — " That the Highland Society of Canada, instituted in 1818, by virtue of a commission from the High- land Society of London, be re-organized ; and that a meeting be held on the 19th of January next at this place for the purpose of electing Officers for the ensuing year, admitting new members, and transacting any other business relative to the more perfect re-organization of the Society, that may come before it." I being leal of a, the iiders ; guish- to be to the t they It they imme- )m the >o long 5cl they I credit ne ser- Ito be ing the ort be e most marks, by Mr. J:— stituted J High- nd that next at jers for rs, and e more bt may 23 After passing a vote of thanks to Mr. Macdontild of Gait, the Chairman, for liavin^ called them to- gether, and for his able assistance in re-organ"' zing the Society, the meeting was adjourned until the 19th of January, 1843. This day arrived, and it was one of the most disagreeable 1 recollect having experienced, a heavy cold rain, which after welting one through, froze, and fastened him to his coat, having com- menced early, and continuing to fall without any abatement during the whole day ; but notwithstand- ing, a large meeting cf the Society was held pur- suant to adjournment, at Macdonell's, and several new Members having been admitted without a ballot, the Society proceeded to settle its Constitu- tion, and elect its Officers for the year to end on the 8th of January, 18M. Having got through the business, it adjourned the meeting until the 22d of February following, on the evening of which it was determined to give the first Annual Ball. In the evening, the members dined together for the first time, the newly elected President, Mr. Macdonald of Gart, presiding ; and after spending an evening marked by the greatest harmony, and national and patriotic feeling, separated, every one feeling a proud consciousness of having done some- thing worthy of himself by contributing his share to the establishment and support of an Institution hav- ing for its avowed objects the cultivating in the present generation, and the handing down to pos- terity those sentiments of natural honor, dignity, and morality, which distinguished his ancestors^ '.I 24 Of the meeling on the 22d of Februar}^, it is not necessary to say any thing more than that it was followed by a very pleasant ball, at which some of the members appeared in the Highland dress. It now becomes my pleasing task to speak of an act of the Society, — the first public act since it re- organization — which was hailed with the highest degree of satisfaction, not alone the Highlanders of Glengarry, but by all true-hearted British subjects in the United Province — the erection of a monument by it to the memory of the author of its existence — the late Bishop Macdonell. Were the Society to have been revived solely for that purpose, and were it never to do another act from which good of any kind could be derived, I will be supported in advancing, that it has already done enough to entitle it to the gratitude and best wishes of all Canadians, for it has spared them the possibility of other peoples' turning upon them with scorn, to say " you have allowed him who was your warmest aad best friend, whose long and valuable life was uninterruptedly devoted to your service, without distinction of your race or creeds to lay dead for upwards of three years, without your having gratitude enough among you to pay any — the slightest mark of respect to bis memory. Yes ! you accepted all that he could do for you, received all that he could give you, and when he died, and give no more, you neglected his memory." The day on which this monument was erected must be looked upon in Canada, as a day to which no ordinary interest is attached ; and will be for ever 25 is not it was Dme of • I of an it re- lighest anders British n of a r ofils lely for her act •ived, I already id best 3m the m with 10 was ig and I your creeds ut your any — Yes! eceived ed, and erected ) which for ever remembered by being associated with the undying remembrance of him who has very appropriately been called " the father of his people." On it the Highland Society must ever look with peculiar sa- tisfaction, as upon a day conferring everlasting honor upon them ; and when those who now com- pose it, and who were engaged in that day's good work are gone where their illustrious founder has preceded them, may their successors by a continu* ance of the generous and patriotic feelings, vs^hich governed that day, bear out the Rev. Mr. Urquhart, in saying, " that while this was an act Worthy of the new-being of the Society, it was an act, auspi- cious of its future character,''^ At a meeting of the Society at Cornwall on the 9th of May, 184«3, over which the President pre- sided, the Rev. Mr. Urquhart, to whom an inti- mate acquaintance with that inestimable man, had endeared the memory of the Bishop, after some elo- quent and most feeling remarks introduced the following Resolution, which being seconded by the Rev. George Alexander Hay, was put and carried amid the silent applause of those present: — " Resolved, That the Highland Society of Canada do erect on the 18th of June next, in the Parish Church at St. Raphaels, a Tablet to the memory of the late Bishop Alexander Macdonell ; that the Society meet on that day which is the day of the festival anniverp-ary meeting, at eleven o'clock in Macdonell's in Williamstovvn, and proceed thence at twelve o'clock in procession to the Parish Church, where the Rev. John Macdonald be re- Ij : IN 26 quested to read prayers to erect the tablet ; and that George S. Jarvis, Esq., Guy C. Wood, Esq., and Alex. MacMartin, Esq., be a Committee to pro- cure such tablet." A tablet of very beautiful workmanship bearing the following inscription : — ON THE 18th of JUNE, 1843, THE HIGHLAND^SOCIEiy OF CANADA ERECTED THIS TABLET TO THE MEMORY OF THE HONOURABLE AND RIGHT REVEREND ALEXANDER MACDOMELL, BISHOP OF KINGSTON, BOKN 1760.-~DIED 1840. Tho' dead he still lives In the hearts of his countrymen. having been procured by the Committee ap- pointed for that purpose, was, under the direction of Mr. Macdonell, the Secretary (the compiler of this account) placed in the Church on Saturday, the 17th of June, to be ready against the coming of the Society on the following Monday, to witness its consecration by the Church. The members of the Society began to arrive at Williamstown about eleven o'clock on Monday, shortly after which a guard of honour from the 2d Regiment of Glengarry Militia, under the command of Captain J. A. Macdonell, (a grand nephew of the late Bishop's) arrived. At twelve the Society and the immense multitude of the country people, whose respect to the memory of the late Bishop, i ; 27 brought them together to witness the fir?t mark of respect paivl to his Lordship's memory in a country which owed so much lo his exertions, and to honour the Society while so engaged, formed into a proces- sion and took their way to St. Raphaels. When about half a mile out of the village they were met by the very Rev. John Macdonald and his worthy colleague in tiie cause of religion, the Rev. Mr. Macdonald of Alexandria, at the head of about three hundred men on horseback, who formed in rear of the procession which they followed to St. Raphaels, Arriving at the " Corneis," the whole road between them and the Church, upwards of a mile, was found to be liried with green bushes and arches every now and then ; and the moment the processioa passed under the first arch, an Artillery detatchment from the 2d Regiment Glengarry Militia commenced firing minute guns, which they continued until it had arrived at the Church where it was received by an immense concourse of people, composed of persons of all ranks, politics and religion, and in which members of the fair sex, were to be seen intermingled with stout and stalworth Highlanders. Nothing could be finer than the effect the tout ensemble had ; yet though the whole country turned out to pay one mark of respect to the memory of their friend, even this, was a slight ac- knowledgment of all that the Bishop liad done for his countrymen. From the door of the Church the President ad- dressed the assemblage as nearly as I can recollect in these words : — ♦'' _juiiJl^tailWb_ 28 i " As President of the Highland Society of Cana- da, I feel myself called upon to make some obser- vations with respect to the interesting occasion which has brought us this day together, at this place, y and I regret much my inability to do so, as I could wish. We must all feel an inward satisfaction that the first of the Society's acts since its re-organ- ization, has been the erection of this tablet to the memory of a man, whose loss to the country we must all deplore. *• The late Bishop Macdonell was in all respects an uncommon man ; one of those whom we see rise up in an age to advance the good of mankind and elevate our conception of human nature ; he was, in a word, a great and good man. His private virtues endeared him to all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and his exalted patriotism and devoted loyalty to his Sovereign, will long cause his name to be cherished at home and abroad, I may truly say that no one ever had the honour and pros- perity of his country more truly at heart, than his late lordship ; and although this tribute to his me- mory is small and of little value, when compared with his great worth, it is to be hoped that genera- tions to come will appreciate the motives from which it originated. This solemn ceremony, — this first actof our revived Society, must, I am convinced, be highly approved of, wherever this worthy man and true Christian was known. " 1^0 Glengarry, in particular, where the prime of his valuable life was spent, and for the prosperity of which, and to maintain the honour and elevate 'n^ Cana- I obser- scasion 3 place, I could 'faction !-organ- to the ntry we respects we see nankind Lire ; lie 3 private asure of sm and ause his , I may nd pros- han his his me- om pared genera- es from y,— this nvinced, hy man le prime rosperity elevate 29 the character of whose people all the energies of his mind were ever directed, this day must indeed be gratifying ; and I trust that I shall live to see the day, when a grateful people shall erect in this place a regular monument, worthy of his memory, to which the passer by may point and pointing say,— <* Here were spent the best days of Bishop Macm donell^ the father of his people ^"^ " We all know his great anxiety to preserve in this country, the language and genuine character of the Highlanders. He early conceived the idea of forming here a Highland Society, and with that ob- ject in view he procured from the Highland Society of London, the Commission under which we now act ; of the Society thus formed he continued to fill the Presidential Chair with much ease and dignity while it remained in active operation. All those associated with him in that Commission with the exception of the humble individual who now ad- dresses you, are now no more, but they all live in our memories, and one of them in particular, as the dear and sincere friend of the late Bishop — the Honourable William MacGillivray, whose cordial co^-operation and generous liberality, contributed so much to the formation of the Society — may, I trust, without any irreverence, have his name associated with this dav's work. I will not detain you any longer by enlarging on the character of this inestimable Prelate ; it will re- main for future historians to give it to posterity, with those of other eminent men of his day ; and I will conclude by hoping that we may all follow the •sst 30 example of our departed and lamented President, in promoting the objects of our Society with zeal, harmony, and cordiality, and by doing so, confer a benefit on our country and reflect credit on our- selves." The President having ceased speaking the bell rang for Church, where the Vicar General delivered, a short but impressive discourse. The Hon. Mr. MacGillivray addressed ihe people in the Gaelic language on their coming out, but I regret being unable to give his speech, which from the impres- sion it seemed to make upon his hearers, must have been worthy of him, being, I am ashamed to say, unacquainted with the language in which it was delivered. Every thing being over, the Society returned to Williamstown under a salute often guns, carrying with it the conviction that in Glengarry there was a field worthy of its best exertions. At seven o'clock, forty members of the Society with their guests sat down to dinner in Mac- donell's fine banqueting room, which was tastefully decorated with colours. Many of the gentlemen present wore the Highland dress, and the whole presented a very brilliant appearance. The President presided with the Hon. Mr. MacGillivray as Senior Vice President at the foot of the table. Grace was said by the Very Rev. Vicar General Macdonald in Gaelic. Maclnnis formerly piper to the late Macdonell of Glengarry and Clan Ranald, was in attendance, and enlivened the evening by playing several fine pibrochs and marches. On the removal of the cloth the President rose and saiil ; — 31 " The solemn ceremony in which we have this day been engaged, must 1 am Hure be generally ap- proved of, and we must endeavour to cherish the memory of the w^orthy man by whom the Society was formed. When I see the goodly company assembled round this festive board, I must congra- tulate the Society that in so short a time, it has done so much more than the nmst sanguine amongst ua could have anticipated. When we re-organized the Society in December last, we had but a few of the old Members with us ; almost all of them are dead, but our list now shows upwarils of one hun- dred, comprising many of the most respectable indi- viduals in the Canadas, and you will be gratified I am sure in learning that His Excellency the Gover- nor General has done us the honor of becoming our Chief and Patron. I feel confident that he will take a strong interest in our prosperity, and we must hope that he may on some future day honor us with his presence. I trust that you are satisfied with the proceedings hitherto ; and I have particular reason to be so with the zeal, energy and decision of our able Secretary. To our Vice Presidents I give my thanks for Iheir active co-operation with me in my endeavours to promote the welfare of the Institution, and to the Commitee, in general for their ready and steady concurrence on all oc- casions. You have done me the honor, gentle- men, of electing me your first President, but lam confident that there are many among you who could discharge the duty required from the Chair better than I can, 1 shall, therefore, claim your in- 32 diligence and proceed with the toasts of the even- ing, as best I can ; and first on the list of woman- kind, I shall give you first of Sovereigns : — " Our beloved Queen, Victoria — may God bless her," which was received wi!.h Highland loyalty and enthusiasm. I will not go on to report all the loyal and national toasts that were given, nor the excellent speeches tliat were made in the course of the evening, which was spent in a most happy manner ; but I will use the words of Mr. George Bain, the Honorary Se- cretary of the Highland Society of London, in his account of their last anniversary meeting, as appli- cable to this evening, and all festival meetings of Highland Societies. " Many loyal and patriotic toasts were drank with Highland honors, and great enthusiasm. The scene was enlivened by the inspiring strains of the High* land bag-pipes ; some favourite national airs were performed by Donald MacKay, piper to the Society, with his usual skill, to the evident delight of the company, and recalled to the recollections of many present, the convivial meetings of their ancestors, in days gone bye, in the halls of their fatherland. The feelings of Highland hospitality remain the same as of yore, the altered circumstances of the time alone preventing the more frequent enjoyment of such re- unions. Old and young appeared alike to enter into a closer bond of union, and when the toast of '« High- landers shoulder to shoulder," was given, the roof (^f the hall rang with loud and repeated shouts of dc- 33 even- uman- (1 bless loyalty lational )eeches , winich vill use ary Se- \n lib s appli- ings of nk witli e scene J High-- rs were Society, of the )f many stors, in d. The same as le alone such re- • into a « High- e roof cvf 3 of tie- light ; well might Wellington be led to Bay, as he once did, of the Highland Segiments, " These are the men to conquer." Splendid as was the victory of Alexandria (in commemoration of which this Anniversary is held) obtained over the very elite of the French army, themselves brave and invincible in the field of battle against all their enemies, with one exception, the British, when v/e recollect that the men engaged in that battle were Highlanders, actuated by one feeling a determination to conquer or die, then we must no longer wonder that they were irresistable. Abercromby and the heroes who fell with him covered with glory, still live in Ihe hearts of their countrymen, who when called upon to defend their native land, will always be found true Highlanders. Midnight arrived before the company were dis- posed to separate. It is on such occasions that hand joins to hand, and friendships are formed between congenial spirits, which last as long as life endures, and when, in fulfilling the calls of duty, in far dis- tant lands, such men meet, they revert to their first happy meeting, and though separated from their friends by land and sea, they feel that they arc still one in heart, and are of one lov'ed country, " their hearts are in the Highlands." The Society having reported its re-organization to the Highland Society of London, in December, ISI-S, received on the 24'th of June following a communication from that distinguished Institution, expressing its great satisfaction at the revival of the Society and an entire approval of its proceedings, m^ M ii 34. with an offer of rendering all the assistance in itj power to promote the objects of this branch. Upon His Excellency Sir Charles Metcalfe's way from Montreal to Kingston, in September last, the Society waited upon its " Cliief" at Cornwall, and presented him with an address which after welcoming him to this part of the country, and thanking him for the honor he had done it in be- coming its Chief, assured His Excellency that the members of the Society would individually and col- lectively do their utmost to keep alive among their countrymen that spirit of devoted loyalty to their Sovereign which so particularly distmguished their ancestors ; and to maintain unbroken the connec- tion between this their adopted land and that glorious country which they called " Home." His Excellency replied very graciously that the assurance of their best exertions in the cause of loyalty and honor, was scarcely necessary — th'^jy were Highlanders. He thanked them for electing him their Chief, and, while he regretted that his time would not permit of his seeing as much of them as he could wish, he hoped to be able to see more of them at a future day. Upon the 8th of January of this year, the Winter General Meeting was held, at which Officers for the ensuing year were elected, and other business appertaining to the government of the Society dis- posed of. I hope, I will be pardoned for speaking of my- self; but as it is a compliment in which I may well, and do feel, an honest pride, as would any in it3 calfe'tj 8r last, •nwall, h after y, and in be- hat the nd col- ig their ;o their 3d their jonnec- glorious hat the ause of electing lat his nuch of to see 35 other Highlander placed in my situation, I cannot forbear adding that it waa moved by Guy Carlton Wood, Ksq., third Vice President, seconded by James MacCracken, Esq., Director, and carried unani- mously : — " That it be resolved that the thanks of this So- ciety are due, and that they be hereby given to Archibald John Macdonell, Esquire, the Younger of Greenfield, for the very zealous and able manner in which he served the Society as Secretary since its re-organization." At a very brilliant ball which followed this meet- ing, I noticed double the number of gentlemen in the dress of their fathers,that I have seen on any former occasion. Indeed so urgently has the Society pushed that great object of its establishment, that the res- toration of the Highland dress, in some measure, may confidently be looked for ; and in closmg my account of the Institution, the most fervent manner in which I can express my enthusiastic desire for its success is by saying, " May it succeed in carrying out all its objects, as well as it has in the preserva- tion of the Highland Dress." Winter icers for business iety dis- of my- h I may uld any 36 CHAP. III. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF CANADA, INSTITUTED IOtH NOVEMBER, 1818, BY VIRTUE or A COMMISSION FROM THE HIGHLAkID SOCIETY OF L011D014< . i ,ii For preserving the martial spirit, language, dressi music, and antiquities of the Ancient Caledonians $ For rescuing from oblivion the valuable remains of Celtic Literature 5 For the establishment and support of Gaelic Schools in the Highlands of Scotland, and in other parts of the British Empire ; For relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from their native home ; and For promoting the improvement, and general welfare, of the northern parts of the Kingdom, and of the Highland settlements in Canada* ■ 1; 37 )A, OHDOI/li ;,dre88f onians ; ^mains Gaelic in other listance general iH) and ©onstfuitfon Of the socfetg. Act 1st. — The Governor General of British North America, for the time being lo be respectfully re- quested to become Chief. Act 2nd.— The Society to consist of a President, three Vice Presidents, one Treasurer, two Auditors, twelve Directors, one Secretary, and an indefinite number of Members. Act 3rd. — Persons eligible to be proj)osed Mem- bers of the Society shall be Highlanders and their descendants ; individuals who have rendered essen- tial service to Highlanders ; Officers of Highland Corps, Regular or Militia ; and Husbands of High- land Ladies. Act 4th. — Twelve persons, and no more, may be elected Honorary Members, without possessing any of the qualifications mentioned in the foregoing rule. Act 5th. — The affairs of the Society to be man- aged by a Committee, consisting of a President, Treasurer, Auditors, Directors, Secretary, for the time being ; three of whom shall form a quorum, for the transaction of business. Act 6th. — All business proposed for the consider- ation of the Society, shall first be discussed and determined on by the Committee of Management, which shall always meet previous to any General Court ; but wrhose proceedings must be approved of by the next General Court before thev shall be binding or have effect. Act 7th. — All questions upon the proceedings of 38 the Society, at any General Court or Committee of Management, shall be decided by vote ; and in case of an equality of votes, the President, or Chairman, to have the casting vote, fiave and ex- cept in the election of members, aa hereafter men« tioned. tKmtvul Courts. Act 2st. — A General Court of the Society shall be holden at least three times a year ; that is to say on the third Monday in December ; on the second Wednesday in January, and on the eighteenth day of June; and in case the eighteenth day of June should fall upon a Sunday, then, and in that case it shall be holden on the nineteenth, the day imme- diately following. Act 2d. — ^When occasion shall require a Special General Court may be holden by order of a majority of the Committee ; or upon the written requisition of any five members of the Society, addressed to any frrtr mtirtmrt rf the Oflice-Bearers or Direc«< tors, giving five days notice of such meeting ; but a Generpl Court convened on any notice, shall be considered a regular Court of the Society. Act 3rd. — The President, one or more Vice Pre- sidents, the Treasurer, Secretary, with six members, or in the absence of the President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, and Secretary, — eight members, one of whom sha'l be a Director siiall form a General Court. Act 4th.— The President, Vice Presidents, Trea- coi ittee of ind in *nt, or nd ex- )t men- ;y shall 3 to say second nth day 3f June lat case imme- Special najority [uisition essed to ' Direc*« ; but a ihall be ice Pre- embers, isidentSy one of General s,Trea- 39 surer, Auditors, Directors, and Secretary, shall be elected annually at the General Court on the third Monday in December, and they shall continue in Office until the third Monday in December following inclusive. Act 5th.--The General Court to be holden on the 18th of June in each year, being intended to celebrate the Anniversary of the glorious battle of Waterloo, shall be considered the Anniversary fes- tival of the Society ; and the expenses thereof, shall be defrayed by issuing tickets of admission at a price not to exceed fifteen shillings. Act 6th. — Every member residing within the Eastern District who does not intend to be present at the Anniversary festival on the eighteenth day of I June,shall signify such his intention to the Secretary, and enclose his annual subscription, post paid, or, by private conveyance at least a fortnight before that day ; and thus save the expense of ordering dinner for a greater number than is necessary; otherwise he shall be subject to pay a fine of five shillings, as the Committee taking it for granted that he intends to be present, will ordej dinner for him. Act 7th. — The General Court to be holden on the second Wednesday in January, shall be followed by the Annual Ball, the expenses of which are to be defrayed in like manner as above. Act 8th. — As the general adoption of the Garb of the ancient Caledonians, at the General Courts of the Society, would tend to excite and preserve the national spirit of Highlanders, which has so conspicuously and honourably displayed in all parts I i\ I 40 ' V ■ I of the world; it is earnestly recommended to all members to whom it may be convenient, to appear at the several General Courts of the Society in the Highland dress ; and all members of the Society are directed to wear a plaid of whatever Tartan they may please, at every General Court. Electfon of Mtmbtxu. Act 1st. — ^Persons desirous of becoming members of the Society, shall be proposed at one of the Gen- eral Court's of the same, and elected by a ballot ; and such person shall be excluded, as shall appear to have had three black balls placed against his name. Act 2nd. — All members of the Parent Society shall, on their arrival in Canada, (if they desire it,) be considered members of this Branch during their residence in Canada, paying the annual subscription of five shillings. Act 3rd. — In case it shall be the unanimous de- sire of the members present at any election of mem- bers, that the ballot should be dispensed with, and that the person then in nomination should be elected a member of the Society, such person so elected, shall be deemed and taken to have been elected by ballot, and shall be admitted a member. jf (ttattctal JStpnxmtnt Act 1st. — Every member shall pay a yearly sub- scription of five shilhngs, or in lieu thereof a life- subscription of three pounds, and every member on his admission shall pay the sum of five shillings as an entrance fee. 41 .1 to all ppear n the ty are I ihey mbers J Gen- t ;and lear to name. Society jire it,) g their ription )us de- mem- th, and elected lected, cted by ly sub- a 11 fe- iber on lings aa Act 2nd. — The interest only of the Life'Sub- scriptions, shall be applicable to the purposes of the Society. Act 3rd. — The Auditors are to receive and audit all accounts, and to give orders for the payment of such as they approve of, on the Treasurer, who shall pay them in the order in which they are pre- sented ; they are likewise to examine the Treasurer's books at least once in every year. Act. 4th. — There shall he three Solicitors to the Society who shall reside within the Eastern District. EBtnUiBlxmtnt of BSrunches. For more effectually promoting the objects of the Society, and that Highlanders and their descent dants, and those connected with Scotland by alliance, friendship, or otherwise may cultivate an attachment to each other and to their Parent land, wherever they may happen to reside ^ Branches of the Society shall be established wherever any number of Scotchmen are settled in Canada^ by- directions to those who are most likely to take a pride and pleasure in being connected with this Society, authorizing them to form such Branches^ at the head of which, they shall be placed by thia Society as Vice Presidents, and to constitute them on principles the best calculated to promote the objects of the Society, under the peculiar circum- stances of each place. All proceedings of this Society to be reported regularly to the Parent Society, 42 \< 'B :l!!h iilii ix:G;HLAND SOCIETY OF CANADA, 1844. Chief. Hr F::cellency Sir (J. T. Metcalfe, Baronet, Govern J,- O^neryl of Canada, &c, &.c. &c. President* JoliTi Macd'?^>ald, Esq., ofGart. 7^rc Presidents, Hon. John MacGillivray, Colonel Donald Macdonell, Greenfield, Guy Carlton Wood, Esq. Treasurer, Hugh MacGillis, Esq. Auditors, Alexander Macdonell, Esq., Greenfield, Keneth Macdonald, Esq. Directors, Duncan Macdonell, Esq., Greenfield, George S. Jarvis, Esq. Alexander Macdonell, Esq.. Inch. Alexander MacLean, Esq., M.P.P. Donald ^neas Macdonell, Esq. Donald Macdonald, Esq. James Grant, Esq. Alexander MacMartin, Esq. Alexander Macdonell Esq., Greenfield, Angus Cattenach, Esq. James MacCracken, Esq. * Archibald John Macdonell, Esq., Younger of Greenfield. Secretary, John Neil MacLean, Esq. 43 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE MEMBERS. ll jger of Bethune, Rev. John, Montreal, 1823. Blacklock, Ambrose, St. Andrews, 1822. Blackwood, John, Montreal, 1843. Campbell, Archibald, Glengarry, 1S43. Campbell, Charles Archibald, Montreal, 1843. Cameron, John Hillyard, Toronto, 1843. Cameron, M. P. P., Malcolm, Kingston, 1843. Cattenach, Angus, Glengarry, 1843. Chesley, M. P. P., Solomon Y. Cornwall, 1843. Clarke, Duncan, Matilda, 1843. Colquhoun, Sutherland, Glengarry, 1843. Colquhoun, Walter, do. Davidson, Colonel John, Huntingdon, 1843. Dingwall, John, Glengarry, 1843. Dunlop, M. P. P., William, Goderich, 1843. Finlayson, M. D., John, Cornwall, 1S43. Forbes, M. P. P., Charles John, Carrillon, 1843. Flanagan, John, Gler>gan'y, 1843. Frazer, Richard Duncan, BrockviUe, 1843. Frazer, Simon, St. Andrews, 1818. Frazer, William, Montreal, 184^4. French, B. Gordon, Cornwall, 1843. I ij « i _ii \,1843 Macdonald, (F.), Donald, L'Orignal, 1843. i ill 45 Iv Macdonald, Lieut. Duncan, 2d Glen. Militia, 1843. Macdonald, the Very Rev, V. G., Glengarry, 1818. Macdonald, of Gart, John, Glengarry, 1818. ^Macdonald, John, Alexandria, 1843. Macdonell, John A., 2d Glengarry Militia, 1843. Macdonald, John A<, Kingston, 1843. Macdonald, Joseph F. Lachine, 1843. Macdonald, M. D., Roderick, Cornwall, 1843. Macdonald, Roderick, Fitz Henry, 1843. Macdonald, Rolland, Cornwall, 1843. Macdonald, William, Gasp^, 1822. Macdonell, Allan, Cullachie, H. 1843. Macdonell, Allan, Lundie, Montreal, 1843. Macdonell, Ensign Aeneas,Glengarry Light Infantry, 1843, Macdonell, Alexander, Inch, Mariatown, 1843. Macdonell, Alexander, Greenfield, Cornwall, 1843. Macdonell, Alexander, half-pay Glengarry Fenci- bles, Glengarry, 1818. Macdonell, the Rev. Alex. J., Prince Edward's Island, 1843. Macdonell, Angus, Cornwall, 1 843. Macdonell, Archibald John, Younger of Greenfield, Glengarry, 1843. Macdonell, Colonel Donald, Greenfield, Cornwall^ 1818. Macdonell, Donald Aeneas, St. Andrews, 1823. Macdonell, Duncan, Greenfield, Glengarry, 1818* Macdonell, Duncan, Cornwall, 1843. Macdonell, Duncan, Glengarry, 1843. Macdonell, George A., Glengarry, 1843. 1 .1 ♦ Since dead. mmmm M. i il fi; ^ ii . m il 46 Macdonell, George, Cornwall, 184?3. Macdonell, Ensign Reginald, Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, 184.3. Macdougall, Alexander, Cornwall, 184'3. Macdougall, Donald, Niagara, 1843. MacGillis, Angus, Glengarry, 184<3. MacGillis, Donald, Glengarry, 1843. MacGillis, Hugh, Glengarry, 1818. MacGillivray, Hon. John, Glengarry, 1818. MacGillivray, Angus, Glengarry, 1843. MacGruer, Duncan, Cornwall, 1843. MacGruer, William, London, 1843, Macintosh, Donald, Riviere d'Lisle, 1843. MacLauchlin, Kenneth, Glengarry, 1843. MacLaurin, Rev. Mr., do MacLennan, Kenneth, do MacKenzie, James, Quebec, 1843. MacKay, Hon. Thomas, By town, 1843. MacLean, Hon. Mr. Justice, Toronto, 1818. MacLean, M. P. P., Alexander, Cornwall, 1818. MacLean, John Neil, Cornwall, 1843. MacMartin, Alexander, Cornwall, 1818. MacMartin, Malcolm, Glengarry, 1843. MacMillan, Alexander, Prescott, 1824. MacMillan, Alexander, Perth, 1843. MacMillan, Donald, Glengarry, 1843. MacMillan, Donald,' Cornwall, 1843. MacNab, M.P.P., Sir Allan Napier, Hamilton,1843 MacNab of MacNab, Archibald, MacNab, 1843. MacPherson, Duncan, Glengarry, 1843. MacTavish, John George, Lake of Two MounlainS| 1843. 47 MacTavisli, William, Qnebec, 1843. Rattray, Charles, Cornwall, 1843. Eobertson, George, Cornwall, 1843. Rose, Isaac N., Williamsbnrgh, 1843. Rose, Jesse W., Williamsbnrgh, 1843. Rose, William, Glengarry, 1843. Rhynas, George, Montreal, 1843. Rhynas, John, B. do Simpson, Sir George, Governor Hudson's Bay, Com- pany, J 844. Shaw, Andrew, Montreal, 1843. Scott, William James, Prescott, 1843. Scott, Dr., Montreal, 1844. Sproul, William, Glengarry, 1843. Sfewart, David, Amherstburg, 1843. Stewart, Peter, Cornwall, 1843. Stewart, M. P. P., William, Bytown, 1843. Taylor, Hugh, Montreal, 1843. Treadwell, Charles P., L'Orignal, 18^3. Urquhart, the Rev. Hugh, Cornwall, 1843. Urquhart, Dalhousie, 1843. Wainright, R. N., John, Carrillon, 18^3. Walker, John, Cornwall, 1843. Wood, Guy Carlton, Cornwall, 1843. J ' 'I '11 48 HONORARY. Armstrong, C. B., Major General Sir Richard Cartwright, John Solonnon Hope, K. C. B., Major General Sir J. A. Jackson, K. G. B., Lieut. General Sir R. D. Kingston, Rennegius, Lord Bishop of Prince, John Reid, Hon. Chief Justice Kobinson, Hon. Chief Justice Stuart, Bart., Hon. Chief Justice Sir James Stratton, M. D., Royal Navy, Thomas Toronto, John Lord. Bishop of BRANCH SOCIETIES. Directions have been given to the following gen- tlemen, who have been appointed Vice Presidents, to establish Branches of the Highland Society of Canada, at the several places opposite their respec- tive names. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF QUEBEC. Vice Presidents.. James MacKenzie, Esq. William MacTavish, Esq. MONTREAL. Andrew Shaw, Esq. Neil Macintosh. Esq. KINGSTON. John A. Macdonald, Et^q. Jf' 49 gen- 3nt8, y of pec- TORONTC. Hon. Mr. Justice MacLean. John Hillyard Cameron, Esq. NIAGARA. Donald Macdougall, Esq. HAMILTON. Sir Allan Napier MacNab. Allan Macdonell, Esq., Ciillachie. AMHERSTBURG. Hon. Lewis Gordon. David Stewart, Esq. BYTOWN.' The MacNab. William Stewart, Dsq. M. P. P. Hon. Thomas Mackay. JOHNSTOWN. Richard Duncan Frazer, Esq. Alexander MacMillan, Esq. William James Scott, Esq. GODERICH. William Dunlop, Esq., M. P. P. PERTH- Alexander MacMallan, Dsq. 50 PARENT SOCIETY. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON, INSTITUTED 28tH MAY", 1778, AND INCORPORATED 21 ST MAY, 1816. For preserving the martial spirit, language, dress, music, and antiquities of the Ancient Caledonians ; For rescuing from oblivion the valuable remains of Celtic Literature ; For the establishment and support of Gaelic Schools in the Highlands of Scotland, and in other parts of the British Empire ; For relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from their native homes ; and For promoting the improvement, and general welfare, of the northern parts of the Kingdom. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON, 184-3. Chkf. Field Marshal His Royal Highness Prince Albert, K. G., C. C. B., &c. &c. &c. President, Field Marshal His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K. G., ckc. &c. &c. Vice-Presidents George Forbes, Esq. Colonel Sir Augustus D'Este, K. C. H. Micheal F. Gordon, Esq., of Abergeldy. Alexander Grant, Esq. Lord Viscount Arbuthnot, 51 11 N, , dress, nians ; emains Gaelic n other istance general m. )N, Prince &c. 3 Duke Treasurers, Divie Robertson, Esq. Henry Longlands, Esq. David Charles Guthrie, Esq. •Auditors, James Gordon Duff, Esq. Charles Sutherland, Esq. William F. Black, Esq. Directors, Alexander Frazer, Esq. Adam Johnstone, Es?q. John MacKenzie, Esq. K^^ort Low, Esq. Donald Grassick, Esq. Edmund MacKinnon, Esq. William Annandale, Esq. Hector Ro^e, Esq. James Tullock, E^q. John Boucher. Esq. Mark Boyd, Esq. John Frazer, Esq. Chaplains. The Rev. Roderick MacLeod, D. D. The Rev. John Lees, M. A. Honorary Secretary. George Bain, Esq. Accountant* W. H. Marsden. Piper. Donald MacKay. ill 52 BRANCH SOCIETIES, Established with objects similar to those of the Parent Society. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF MADRAS, Instituted 1st Janaary, 1814<. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF CANADA, Instituted lOth November, 1818. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF ABERDEEN, Instituted 24ih October, 1828. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF BOMBAY, Instituted 2d May, 1822. HIGHLAND SOCIETY 01 NOVA SCOTIA, Instituted 31st May, 1838. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Instituted March, 1838. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, Instituted 13th June, 184<2. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF MIRAMICHI, NEW BRUNSWICK. Instituted 13th June, 1842. ■".'--<&!? )fthe AS, DA, EEN, \y, ;OTIA, 2E THE CALEDONIAN ASYLUM, IN CONNECTION WITH THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LOI/IDOM, INCORPORATED 1815. [N'S, ICHI, r M CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. In connection vvilh the Higliland Society of London is the Caledonian Asyhim, for supporting and educating the children of Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, natives of Scotland, who have died or been disabled in the service of their country, and of indigent Scottish parents resident in London, not entitled to Parochial relief, I will shew best the views and objects of this noble Listituiion, by copying the Preface to its Report to the Highland Society of London in the year 1841 ; while at the same time I can thank Mr. Bain, the Honorary Secretary to the Society, for the kind attention he has paid to my letters for information on that and other subjects of the Highland Society. Since that Report, Mr. James Mathewson, M. P., has nobly contributed one thousand pounds towards extending the benefits of the Institution to Girls ; other gentle- men have likewise come forward for the same ob- ject — and the amount of subscriptions received since last May, for this purpose, is now upwards of two thousand pounds, in consequence of which imme- diate steps are to bs taken to erect suitable buildings for the reception of girls. It has been considered the wisest plan to confine the instructions given to the boys to a substantial, plain religious education as likely to prove most useful to them in after life. The Medals of the Highland Society are presented by the Rev. the Scottish Presbytery at the annual examination, to those boys who have made the greatest progress. 55 [jiety of iporiing ors and dieil or ry, and Ion, not )est the ion, by [ighland at the honorary ntion he hat and nee that 13 nobly ^lending r gentle- ame ob- red since J of two li imme- buildings )nsidered given to jducation after life, presented e annual Tiade the The Caledonian Asylum was instituted for << Supporting and Educating the Children of Sold- iers, Sailors, and Marines, Natives of Scotland, who have Died, or been Disabled, in the Service of their Country, and of Indigent Scotch Parents resi- dent in London, not entitled lo Parochial Relief." The protracted and sanguinary wars in which this country had been engaged, and in w^hich Scotchmen bore so distinguished a part, threw upon the country a greater nunnber of the Widows and Orphans of those brave men who fell in ihe conflict, than had been known at any former period of our history. The Roval Institutions of Greenwich Chelsea, al- though liberally endowed, afforded an asylum but to a small proportion of the objects that pressed for ad- inission ; and many Orphans, the offspring of Scotch Soldiers and Sailors, were daily seen wandering in a forlorn condition. Under these circumstancesjit was deemed an object worthy of Scotchmen, and the most appropriate monument of the gratitude of their country, to estab* lish an instutition in the metropolis of the empire, for the Orphans and destitute Children of those who had devoted their lives to the service of their country, or who might hereafter stand forward in its defence in the hour of danger. There was, besides, a numerous and meritorious class of Scotchmen residing in London, for whom no national institution had hitherto been provided. It had long been a subject of regret, that — at a period when the value of education was so univer- !( i n 11 56 sally appreciated ; when the natives of many differ- ent countries resident in London, and some even of the counties of England, had establishments for the education of their infant poor, — no institution had been formed for the Children of Indigent Scotch Parents, notwithstanding the wealth and prosperity of so many individuals, natives of Scotland residing in London. To remove this national stigma, and to provide the relief so urgently called for, the Highland So- ciety OP London determined, in the year 1808, to adopt measures for establishing an institution, to be called the Caledonian asylum, which should res- cue these children from poverty, and afford them the blessings of education. A Prospectus to this effect was accordingly issued, which was well received by the public. Many of the Nobility and Gentry subscribed liberally, and pledged their future support. The measure, however, from the circumstances of the country at that period, was for some years suspendtdl Subscriptions to a considerable amount were in the meantime obtained in the West Indies, through the exertions of Gilbert Saltoun, Esq*, and other patriotic individuals. In 1813 the sub* ject was revived. The Highland Society prose- cuted the measure with renewed vigour, and in a short time the subscriptions amounted to Ten Thousand Pounds. It is but Justice to record, that Sir Charles For- bes Bart., with that liberality and benevolence for which he is distinguished, advanced One Thousand 57 ' differ- sven of for the on had Scotch )sperily :esiding provide ND So- [808, to n, to be uld res- bem the J issued, Vlany of illy, and istancea e years amount .t Indies, Ny Esq., the 8ub» y prose- nd in a to Ten ,ES FoR- ence for 'housand Pounds towards forwarding the object, in anticipa" tion of contributions from his friends in Bombay, which was afterwards moretiian realised. In the following year the Highland Society transferred the management of the Asylum to the Subscribers, when a Committee of their number was appointed, and measures adopted for organising the Institution ; and on the 14th of June, 1815, it was incorporated by act of Parliament. From unavoidable circumstancesjthe Institution was not opened for the reception of Children until December 1819, when the Committee, having pro- cured premises in Cross Street, Hatton Garden, ad^ mitted 12 Bovs on the foundation : the number was afterwards gradually increased to 40, being the ut- most that the building could accommodate, with pro- per regard to the health of the inmates. These premises were found unsuitable, and being from their locality incapable of extension, it became necessary to remove the Establishment to a more eligible situation. Two acres of freehold ground v\ere p^Jichased in Copenhagen Fields, Inslington ; the foundation of a suitable building was laid on the 17th May, 1827, and completed in September 1828, when the estab- lishment was removed. The building erected, although in itself complete, forms only the centre part of a design, which can at any time be progressively extended, or completed, as the means of the Corporation increase. Itiscap* able of containing 100 Children ; but, at present, there are only 76 Boys on the establishment, being HPH 58 the utmost that the funds of the Institution can support. The children are admitted from the age of 7 tolO years, and retained until (hey have arrived at 14*, when they are apprenticed to trades,or otherwise dis- posed of, according to circumstances. They receive a plain, useful education, and the ut- most care is bestowed on their moral and religious instruction, under the superintendence of a Clergy- man of the Cbureh of Scotland ; and they are once a-year publicly examined by the Presbytery of the Scottish Church in London. Hitherto, the benefits of the Charity have been confined to Boys ; but it is in contemplation, when* ever sufficient funds can be obtained, to extend its benefits also to Girls. The Institution has from its commencement been honoured with the Patronage of the Royal Family. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was president of the Highland Society when the measure was first proposed, and afterwards, when revived in 1813 ; and his Royal Highness, as well as his late illustrious brothers, the Dukes of York and Kent, who were successively Presidents of the Caledonian AsYLUM,uniformly promoted its inter- ests by their influence and patronage. 1- ON can 7tol0 [ at 14, 'ise (lis- « the ut- eligious Clergy- re once of the e been when* tend its cement 3 Royal Sussex hen the , when as well 7 York s of the ts inter- 69 PATRONESS, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER. PRESIDENT, HIS R. H. THE DUKE OP SUSSEX, EARL OF LNVER^ NESS, &C. &,C.&C. VICE-PATRONESSES : HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCES- TER. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT. HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF GORDON. THE MOST NOBLE THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF BREADALBANE. THE RIGHT HON. LADY WILLOUGHBY d'eRESBY. VICE-PRESIDENTS : HIS GRACE THE DUKE OE WELLINGTON, K. G. AND G. C. B« HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH, K. S. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF BUTE. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF BREADAL- BANE, K. T, THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF ABERCORN. THE RIGHT HON. VISCOUNT MELVILLE, K. T. THE RIGHT HON. LORD LYNEDOCH, G. C. B. THE RIGHT HON. LORD SALTOUN AND ABERNETHY, C. B. THE RIGHT HON. LORD WILLOUGHBY d'eRESBY. SIR C. FORBES, OP NEW, AND EDINGLASSIE, BART. I 60 TREASURERS: James Gordon Duff, Esq. Patrick Maxwell Stewart, Esq , M. P. AUDITORS : Charles Sutherland, Esq. George Lindsay, Esq. George Stodart, Esq. DIRECTORS : Lord James Stuart, M. P. Colonel Augustus d'Esie, K. C. H. General Sir Fitzroy MacLean, Bart. Sir Robert Campbell, Bart. Major General Cleiland* Colonel Sir Duncan McDougall, C. B. The Hon. Sir George Rose. The Chisholm. Patrick M. Stewart, Esq., M. P. George Forbes, Esq. Alexander Henderson, M. D. James R. Todd, Esq. George Lindsay, Esq. George Stodart, Esq, Joseph Douglas, Esq. Charles Sutherland, Esq. George Tayler, Esq. William Noble, Esq. John Stewart, of Beladrum, Esq. Captain Charles Forbes. .Tohn Farquhar Eraser, Esq. William Dallas, Esq. F. H. Ramsbotham, M. D. Robert Low, Esq. ■IBHHH "*^ 61 Physician y Alexander Tvveedie, M. D., F. R. S. Consulting Surgeon^ J. M. Arnott. Surgeons^ Alexander Bain Chisholm, M. D. John Allan, M. D. Superintendent and Secretary^ Rve. J. Lees, A. M. MatroUy Mrs. Lees. Collector^ Mr. James Young.