The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-24 00:00:00

NEIV MUSICAL FUND.

On Thursday ....ening the Musical Society, called
the New Musical Fund, held their Annual Fes-
rival at Fi re:imams' lI.Ii, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Susscx, Prfsidriit, who supported his
°dice with his usual excellent abilities. The meet-
ing was attended by a very numerous assemblage
of the members, professor. amateurs. and others.
The health of the Kum was drunk in soleum
silence—the PRINCE REGENT, with three times,
three—those Members of the Royal Family who I
are not Subscribers to the Institution.
The Rothvri PRESIDENT observed, that he gave
them as a toast, with a hope that they would
shortly become subscribers.
The next toast given by his Royal Highness was,
"The Dukes of YORK, CI"MBERLAND, CAM-
MUDGE, and GLOUCESTER, who are subscribers to I
the Institution."
Ito the health of the Doke of Su,sr.x Leine pro-
posed, it was drunk with enthusiastic applause,
with three times three, upon which his Royal
Highness rose, and after returning thanks Maid, he
hoped the result of the evening would prove fruit-
ful to the Society. If any act of his had been be-
neficial, no one could feel snore gratified than he
did, and he thought that DO set of men had
greater claim to assistance then the Members of
that Society.
Mr. Secirtary KING read the report and suite of
subscriptions received, %N bids amounted to ,:21 I/. 105.

1n the cahton of Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, fa..
natictsm still contiones to c t the at deplora-
ble exceares. At Schleitheini the sectaries have regu-
lar meetings; at Ileggingeii vibions and pilgrimages
daily %become more frequent ; at Merishausen the
disorder *oat the beight,and the exultation of the wo-
men in particular degeneratirs into nbsolnie insanity.
The Government opposes to these excesses the
energy of authority, and the cottnaela of reason. It
has recalled. to their ditties soma cult-ilia:dies who
favoured theme duanders, and has required the au-
thorities of the canton to disperse the assemblies of
the pilgrims at six o'clock in the evening. When
public tranquillity is once reaunied, all the veld
I.Penti to belong rather to the physieiati thou to the
Magistrate.
A SHOCKING EVENT occurred recently in the
town of Rouen, which it thus related in iitie or tin,
journals of that place ;--.8 Two individuals, ani-
mated each against the other hv inveterate
hatred, repaired to the Iniiikvard St. Hilaire, near
the harrier Ile l'Oeiroi. They were, it is said, with-
out witnesses (could they have found any ?) 'rhea
swords are crossed—liotit are already wounded—one
of them %Oahe* to stop the combat —the other rva
fuser—the swords are again crowd. Ile who dis-
played this brutal olnitioriey falls dead nit the spot.
We are unwilling to mention the risme of these in-
dividuals ; we Call hardly add that—TIILY WERE

BROTHERS !"
II the citi:ton of the Vallais. *no Switzerland, Joseph
Co.t.iz, a Genoese. has been condemned to he put
in the pillory and whipped. on conviction of haw.
log a+sumed the tonne of the ecclesiastic attached
to the raiment of the Simplon. and of having under
11.15 character received corroderahle sums. which
di :unable itrtsiomo in France. the Netherlands, nod
S. It zerlaml, tl Olt they .ere giving to the who-
ri.-d collector of the hew-vital. The Coovernment
of the %'allais de cribes live accomplices of this fa.
mow collector.