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To show the high estimation in which the above character is held by the
inhabitants of Durham and Northumberland, a correspondent relates, that
on Saturday last a select party of gentlemen connected with the above
counties, and chiefly of the legal and medical professions, dined at the
Queen’s-head tavern, Holborn; where, after the healths of the king and
royal family, a gentleman present proposed the health of “the Rev. Dr.
Alderson, bishop of Butterby.” In the course of the introductory speech,
allusion was made to Hut.’s many acquirements, and to his lustrous
qualities as a living ornament of the ancient city of Durham. The toast
was drunk amid the most enthusiastic applause, and a dignitary of
“Butterby-church” returned thanks for the honour conferred on his
exalted diocesan.
_March 12, 1827._
[88] Vide Mr. Dixon’s View of Durham.
[89] Ibid.
[90] Les Confessions, part. i. liv. i.
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