CHAPTER LVIII. 



ADDRESSES TO THE THRONE, &c. 



Bearing in grateful remembrance the peculiar distinctions 

 conferred upon the Institution, the members of the High- 

 land Society have given expression to their attachment to 

 the throne on every fitting occasion. Among the dis- 

 tinctions conferred upon the Society are : 



1. The three Royal Charters of Incorporation, the first 

 granted in 1787, the second in 1834, and the third in 1856. 



2. The grants of money by Act of Parliament, and 

 otherwise, commencing in 1789. 



3. The special mark of the grace and favour of His 

 Majesty King George IV., when the Society was honoured 

 by having its address received by deputation in the Royal 

 Closet at Holyrood Palace, and having had an answer to it 

 delivered by His Majesty in person in 1822. 



4. The testimony of His Majesty King William IV., 

 when he stated on receiving an address from the Society in 

 1834 that he had often heard his brother (George IV.) 

 mention the great pleasure which he felt in recurring to his 

 reception in Scotland, and the deep interest which he felt 

 in all its Institutions ; but for none of the Institutions in 

 any part of his dominions had he expressed higher respect 

 than for the Highland Society of Scotland. 



5. The desire of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to be 

 enrolled an ordinary member in 1872. 



6. The honour conferred by His Royal Highness the 

 Prince of Wales in visiting the Edinburgh Show^-yard in 

 1859, when Mr Hall Maxwell had the honour of severally 

 presenting to His Royal Highness the members of Com- 

 mittee present ; and on his becoming an ordinary member, 

 and in acting as President for the four years 1 873-1 876. 



The first declaration of loyalty to the throne and 

 attachment to the Constitution w^as made in January 1793, 



