The Express.
London, England, 1858-05-06 00:00:00

ROYAL L1T11127 7U-11D.

The 69th anniversary festival in sapped of the
Royal Literary Peed wee held yesterday. at therreenama
Tavern, under the of Lord Vierert Peter-
STON; when about promo/ the rand sat down to dinner.
Aroma those were the Reel of Ellsersts, the Bel-
ton my( w • Mistier% Lord Talbot de Malshidn ffir R.
AI grams, Mr D. Honeys, Mr. Bereaford Hope, Mr.
Mueekton Maass, M.P.. Yee. J. Wilms, M.P. Mr. Brier,
M.P., the Marsh; of Wsseriara, Professor Cressy, the
Hon. Mr. Cowper, Biz H. Rariesoh, dm The sobis dmir-
man was loudly cheered on the room.
In giving the health of herintarreWry the Queen, hie its&
skip made • greed auks to the fact that har
Majesty was Ms Int soyarsign of her illustrious lima who
had
Wailed out • IBM solely ea aecionet of his distisetice is
Kummer% sad bad mimed hist with the dive* of Os
Heated set say that be alluded to the ear of Ms
mstmguYhad Meal Leed Macaulay, who had abided kb
seat la the Mess of 1.0,4111 solely sea reward he dm assyleas
he bed rewired so the literatios of his semaMy. (Laud
eiNsim) His Isedrip then gar In succeseism the seelserey
pet isele learn, eesneeting with that of the and say
W mime of Er Charles Paisley and hie Osumi
Plass, the Swede* ranter, the latter, it wee
awe served in the British navy,
haltt. Peri; n reenonding for the army, dried./ the
English liagisasee bora the charge oat forward, as ha=
by " walla pat& journals," to the effect that the
maginsors sirs In preisakessi attainments, beide/ Om of
matiaimed ratios. The campaign in the Crimea sal Os
more recent Mege operations In India were, he said, salami
to show the Idiocy of each • report.
Count Ptderse, in • few sentences of excellent iinnlah,
atilinsertedged his share of the tout, regretting that the
British army and navy were net better represented on m to•
truing an occasion.
The Caracas than rose, and said—l now beg to pro-
m:l4lre of the evening. " Prosperity to the Royal
lead." (Cheers.) There is nothing, gentlemen,
more wake to this great country than the manner in is hie%
sidtheezent to *Met individual combinations and op-mant-
ras are turned as, sad the results they produce, results
which amid only be seldirved by the government in other
eacatries (Roar, bass) The whole face of the country is
sorer with sock resalta ; but amongst them all there hi
smiting ream besioarable to the country than the extent to
which such combinations are formed in furtherance of the
care of charity. (Cheers.) We have only to look
through the public records to as the extent to which private
ms mistier ere formed amongst us, for great and
worthy ear, but amongst them all there is not
one more worthy of sympathy and admiration than en
amociation which has for its object the encouragement of
assuagers sad literature, and their sanstance in the hour
',adversity and trial. (Cheers.) Such an saaociation la
steely above all others well fitted to excite sympathy and to
produce the support of all men of goodness and right feeling.
(Hear, hear.) The object of this institution is peculiarly to
'set and to succour three who may want Its aid amongst
the men who have directed their attention to literary and
scientific write. There are other branches in which the
genius of men may display itself, and in which it may
have m much scope se in literature, but yet
which may stand in • somewhat different
The
painter,
anion regards the feelings of mankind.
painter, the moulptor, and the architect, may exhibit genius
Mae high • degree as the poet or other man of literature, but
their works's* enclosed in • error space and local habits-
Hee. They mute the highest delight, and stimulate emule-
live grins in persons on the spot, but their action on man-
kind at large is limited. The man of literature, on the other
hand, her this advantaci.that his works travel over the whole
face civilised glo and in every nation in which of the intel-
lect is cultivated his war are found terming the enjoyment
of the social family circle, and matter of reflection and medi-
tation to the student In his sedan hours of study. (Chem.)
The advantage, therefore, which mankind derive freer the
results of literary efforts are more wide-spread and meteoroid
than the most sacomeful efforts In other department; but
there is also another advantage which literature
in what I may cell the immortality of its results. The archi-
tect suit sculptor meat remember that they cannot replace the
faithless column andthe crumbling bust ; their works may live
lung, but they are destructible by time. The painter pro-
duces works which am stffi more open to the destructive
effects of time, even if they should escape the friendly hand
of the cleaner and restorer. (Laughter.) We have recently
had a specimen of the duration ot literary works, and have
seen how the genius of the present day may revive our inte-
rest in the genius of the dim past we have men the
works of the greatest poet of antiquity restored and male-
lished by one of the greatest menof our own time. (" Brs
hear," and cheers.) But still the career of a men of WWI
is not without its misfortunes and struggles. The literary '
ascent from the ordinary level is at first comparatively ray
and inviting. When first attempted, the aspirant faeces his
s carry him to the summit, but as he goes on the dif-
fletr Mcrae*, some faint near the foot of the mountain,
others, 'loured by ambition, find strength to reach the
summit, and from thence can look round oa the horizon of
glory which their genius has enabled them to enjoy. My
friend Sir Roderick Muer= can take ne a joruney from
Jeresyn-street to any part of the world, and can tall u in
what strata and what ranges we may find the precious
meta, but he cannot tell the literary aspirant that territory
of the globe where he will find an Eldorado to reward him
fir his long sad arduous exertions. And, gentlemen, although
we all enjoy the results of literary labour, there are few who
know all the anxiety, all the doubts and difficulties, all the
pangs of labour by which those brilliant results have in many
moaners been accomplished. (Hear, hear.) The poet
Crebbe, wben describing other scenes and other persona, says,
" See them when they think a lino." If we could see a man
14 genius " thinking • line," his mind struggling with
the thoughts that swell within his bosom while he tries
to embody them in • work that shall be Immortal,
and on the other hand could we him Mugged down by
domestic cares, by those accidents of ill-health or adversity
which meths common lot of humanity, those who couldn't the
inward working of that man's mind, would they not say that
the noblest sight in the world war such a man struggling
with adverse fortune. But here is the merit of such Malta-
tions es that the cause ot which we are now advocating.
steps In with meistaust, not great in itself, but valuable
from its timely application. (Hear, hear.) We all know
what small support will save • drowning man, or at liar en-
able him to keep his bead above wars In • railer way
the assistance given in a moment of pronture will enable •
man of genius to keep his head above water. The merit,
than, of this institution is, that whereas genius is et no
country, so likewise the range of the beneeolense of Ms
errantry is not confined to env particular corer of
the earth, and whenever charity is concerned, Bads
objects to relieve in every port of the world. (Cheers.)
Many have received benefits from this institution
who, if the distinction of nations were observed, would have
no claim. (Hear, hear.) Teem is one more eircamelemint
which ought not to be omitted in considering thLs CY& It
le well known that the higher the flight of genius, tba
greater talents a man may have, the more capable Le Is of
weceseding in the brilliant path he has chosen, the nicer lade
ere his feelings, the more sensitive his mind, end the mere
anxious ha will be to hide from the world those miebetames

to wh;hTie-ese-ylZempole7l.—(Reer,he;rl) In sea emu
the assistance given by tide aseediattee, and the mode in
which it is trivia, being in perfect may, prevents that
welsh to the troubled spirit which • less delicate mode of
Cildimight inflict. (Rear, bear.) But, gentlemen,
Ntvehatien has one fault, but one which is not without •
=:7I .... that not only those who ere hoe
bet end friends of the sineeiselen
elsewhere, will mom with urn in finding • remedy far that
Mk, whkii is • thikileacy in the funds of the assecietka,
which are not co-enteetaire with the objects which it wait
limed to carry out. Oestlemso, I call upon you to comet
that fault to the utmost of your ability. (Cheers.) The
(obis lord concluded an eloquent appeal by formally pro-
peeing the toast, and resumed his seat amid loud cheering.
Mr. OIOROB OODM IN, at the. vonclosion of the chairman's
speed, reed the list of subscriptions including her If siesty's
sense donation of 1001, 2.51. from the chairman, and iseveral
donation. of ten guineas. A collection Ina then made. and
the hwal proceeds of the festival reached to nearly 1,0001.
air R. hit Knutson gave the health of the chairman, with
• warm sulogiam, and • allusion to the assistance
Lord Piireffetem had ,i, .I. to geographical science by
promoting Dr. Livingstea's median.
The CHATRYA!4 made • ealtabie reply, and pave 't The
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ROYAL COLIMA or Suitinolge.—The following
ireatlecosa, harks( oadaucess Me asersory Agiuniaatior Fir
the diploma. were admitted minaben off Caw at the
soodag of the Caere of lamps ea the led irk. vis. :
Mom NlMisa Heart Caidis. °Minima ; WM= Jim
Abbery, Noma, Now ProviemakeV.a.; JAR Manigt
oesaletca. Notts. ; Sawed Ai.... NNW ;
WM_ Pwcivell„ EtiaoK Sem ; Willhm Osy,
stew. toot; ; Irmo. Piessas. Unto's, Socuaroot; Bawd
Feotaw Rowe; :math Deniagton Niblett, liarlasy
Hoary Telbot . o*. Cork . Wllltam=
; sad Edward A
Lamm* I