Thirty-second annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1859.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1859
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Credit: Thirty-second annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1859. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    German among a few of the higher ranks of patients, while Dr. Lori- mer established one for the Elements of Music among the attendants. III. Programme of Classes. Teacher. Subject. Pupils. Date of Meeting. 1. Mr. H. F. Schaefer, German. Higher Class Patients. Evenings of Perth Academy. Friday. 2. Dr. Lorimer. Elements of Music. Attendants. Thursday. 3 Miss Giddings. Psalmody. All classes of Patients Thursday. and Attendants. 4. f Religious Instruction. Do. Sunday. 5. 1 Miss Shearer, and ! Reading, History, and f Wednesday. ( Mr. C-. | Geography. ■s Pauper Patients. 6. 1 1 Writing and Arithmetic 1 Saturday. The scenes of pic-nic excursions during the summers of 1858 andAmuse- 1859 have been Plean, Stirling, and Bannockburn ; Murthly CastlePic-nics. and Birnam Hill, Dunkeld • Crieff and Drummond Castle ; Dunsin- nan Hill ; Glenalmond ; Ivinfauns ; and Campsie Linn. Carriage drives, as heretofore, have chiefly taken the direction of Pitcaithly Wells and the Bridge of Earn ; Stormontfield Ponds ; Glencarse and Scone. Athletic Games have come into greater favour than heretofore. Athletic ° games. A Cricket Club has been formed, and a uniform manufactured for its Cricket, members by the ladies of our community. ce Excelsior ” has been chosen as the distinctive appellation of the club, and each member bears this cc strange device ” emblazoned on the front of his blue or scarlet bonnet. Last summer several cricket matches were played for cricket belts and other prizes. Football has also become very popular ; Foot-bail, and it is a game better suited than cricket or bowls for spring or autumn weather—still more so for that of winter. Burns’ Centenary Burns’ Cen . . . ~ ... tenary Con- was celebrated by a concert of Scotch music, recitations of original cert, verses in honour of the Bard or his works being interspersed among the musical performances. During the past year we have received a greater amount of assistance in our amusements ab extra than in previous years. It affords us much pleasure to avail ourselves of this opportunity of Professional, offering our most grateful acknowledgments to Sir Thomas Moncreiffe concerts,&c and Lord Charles Kerr for their kindness in placing at our command the services of the Band of the Royal Perthshire Militia on the occa¬ sion of our Christmas Ball; to Mr. George Tedder, Professor of Music,
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