'Birth of Burns' programme, 1859

by Anonymous

Centenary Anniversary

of the

Birth of Burns,

New Town Hall;

Tuesday, January 25, 1859.

Sir John Fife, Chairman.

Joseph Cowen, Sen., Esq., Vice-Chairman.

Programme.

1.	The Queen ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Chairman.
Air—"God Save the Queen."
2.	Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, &c. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Chairman,
Air—"Prince Albert's March."
3.	Army and Navy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Chairman.
Air—"Rule, Britannia."
4.	The Clergy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Chairman.
5.	The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Chairman.
Song—"There was a Lad was born in Kyle."
6.	The Mining and Manufacturing Interests of the Tyne ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Geo. Ridley, Esq., M.P.
Song—"Flow on, Majestic River."
7.	The British Poets ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	J. Baxter Langley, Esq.
Song—"Ye Banks and Braes."
8.	Our Country's Peasantry ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Saml. Donkin, Esq.
Song—"Behind yon Hills where Lugar flows."
9.	The Mayor and Corporation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	J. T. Hoyle, Esq.
Air—"Keel Row."
10.	The Brotherhood of Man ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	J. Cowen, Jun., Esq.
Song—"A Man's a Man for a' that."
11.	The Members for Newcastle ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	T. M. Greenhow, Esq., M.D.
Song—"Of a' the Airts."
12.	The Ladies ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Mr. Henry Gilpin.
Song—"Green Grow the Rashes O."
13.	The Press ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	———
Recitation—"Tam o' Shanter". . . . . . . .Mr. R. Warden.
14.	The Chair ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Vice-Chair.
Song—"Scots wha hae."
15.	The Vice-Chair ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Councillor A. Nichol.
Air.
16.	The Committee of Management ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................	Councillor R. B. Brown.
Song—"Auld Langsyne."

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