The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-01 00:00:00

very master to whom he afforded years of spurt.
J Seel I have detained you much too long ; I con-
clude therefore (as I have endeavoured to shew what
may be done by our Fund) by relating to you what
is done lry it. At present about tioni. pvr annum
is distributed its sinal annuities, paid quarterly, to
our distressed brethren, moat of whosn having beets
subordinates, their tissues are link known to you,
and outliers may have outlived your thersirscal use-•
usury. Some perhaps may have a faint recollection
of Cabin, who for many years has received au annuity
10,111 u.. The lovers of pantomime will not forget
lone-Ilet..—his children hove been reared, and hie
widow continue:to receive an alimony llrt. our Fond.
All will remember Mrs. %Veils, now Mrs. Lambe;
she receives 55/. per annum ; and those who hare
attended nor Theatre within these last few yVill!4,
will have a lively reinembrairce of the veteran
Murray—at 65 lie retired, and by your assi.tince,
we are enabled to allow hint 70/. per animus, for
I wieli it to lw understood we look fur nothing, be-
yond WI trrruomieal piovision; but it would hr sir.
rugutory to dignity, seal rle..tratliiig to humanity, Its
see King Richard the Third, In•gging a hallneisny
an St. Paul's Church-yard—Othello sweeping
crossing in the Strand—to behold Cardinal Wii!-
say verirling apples at Cleiring-cross—ur Ludy
Mitchelh feebly singing ballads at Waterloo-Fleet.
To hi. Royal Highness, and Isis august family, sui
deep as gratitude CRS br engraved on the heart,
their goodness Is impressed oil ours. To our Vice-
Presidents, and the company who have so nobly
seconded oar Royal Patron, Pirsidesit, and Vier-
President. we retorts our moat grateful thanks also,
and arrsrire them whatever 1114CSOS they iittrmt to
our hand. shall be distributed with • view to the
comfort and support of our indigent brothers and
riser.:, sad few the honour of our ISfOrtisiOS."
On she health of Mr. YOUNG beitig drunk, that
Gentleman rose and relented thanks on a short but
eloquent speech—in which he took occasion, as an
actor, to express his sleep sense of gratitude for the
support so liberally given to the Theatrical Fund
Societe. _ .

Mr. Famore now rose—he said be had to an-
nounce is fact truly gratifying to his feelings, and
highly honourable to the exteusive benevoldice of
the company he had the honour to addrese—he had
to inform them that the subscript' of the evening
exceeded any former collection. Osi the last Mini.
twittery dmue► it was his pleasing duty to ammusice
that the sum collected 'moulded to upwards of
one thousand pounds, but the snbat•riptioas of this
evening amounted to upwards of fifteen hundred
pounds. He raid his brethren requested of him to
autiortrice the name of every individual subscriber—
hot that would he, he was gratified to say, a work of
considerable labour, as there was not, lie believed, ir
Gentleman in that 'summons Assembly who slid
not contribute his mid. In the name of Is,. bre-
thren—on the behalf of that Charity they supisort-
rd—he begged mice more to express his thank•.
After Mr. Fawcett sat down, the health of
{Truly Harris, Esq. was proposed from the Cleiir,
and was followed by the loudest expiessiosis of
applause.
%Ir. HA RRIS, in a short nod elegant .perch, re-
turned thanks. He said that a compliment co:n-
il:it lions en high a quarter, awl on en occasion so
ititerequig, was indeed too vault-mg to be ade-
quately acknowledged by uny loogusge he (mild
command. Of all charities, that which relieved
grunts in distre►s was perhaps the most &eel %mg
''r public support—how far that eupport hail liven
reoffered, we., he said, best attested by the nii-
pircerlenied amount of the night's cullectnim
.—The yitustitin, indeed, of the Eogli•h actor,
cm:trastrti with the members of that profcs•iou on
the Continent, was truly gratifying. Here they
lived under the liberal patronage of a geoermis and
dhceriling public—lsere they posses►ed that lilt•ss-
ing, a all others the most desirable, the blessing
of iiirlopetidence. How different was the situation
r•t He actor ur France!—there he is peusionerl by the
Government, but; in return, he surrenders that
freerloni so essential to 11w cultivation of genius.,
and so indispensable to the happiness of man.
The pensions which the Government of France pays
to actors amounted, lie *aid, to am aiiiiiial of
50,000 f.; but where is the man who would not
rattier throw him►elf on the patrouage of his coun-
try, front whom lie is sure to receive the restart' of
his industry amid his talents, tinsti sit down a pen-
sioned slave, controlled by capricious
anal deprived of per►onal independence Mr.
Harris, in conclusion, staid, that to suds a degree
eves the isifluenve of the French Goerrotneut exerted
on the et ige, that on a recent occasion two feuwle
rerfin'lllel a were actually loosishril for refusisig to
fill parts winch dirt• considered uustiated to their tu•
lents, aid therefore likely to be My mums to their
►eputatiois. 01 England—where freedom sift• and
on the stage is so highly cherished, no such
circumstance, lie hoped, would he ever recorded.
:.Jr. Harris concluded by again thanking the CHM•
pony for the mariner in which his health had beau
drunk.
Soon after eleven o'clock their Royal Iliglities-es
the Dukes of York and Sussex left the room, till-
lowed by most of those distinguished person. who ac-
companied titan on entering it. After which
M. Dawson was called to the Chair, hind many
Gentlemen prolonged to a late boor the pleasures
of the table.
In the course of the evening many delightful
songs were given in the beat style. A new• comic
▪ by Mr. Mathews, was received with the
gleatest applause. The favourite air of Padfiy
Curry, was givers by Mr. IVebb, 111 If style of su-
perior execution, mid was loudly and arises redly
applauded.
The company retired highly pleated arll, the
entertsitintrtits of the eveumg, during which the
utmost regularity and good-huniour presents'.

Lt letter,' received from St. Ttioioa,%:. (Nip', the
9.9!is December, we learn, that reitirl4 Weft'
to cir-
culrtimi at that place, that Cuminia had fallen itait
the hands of the lovurgeois ; mid 11„,• (;..„&ral Bo_
LIVAR bud bees arrested by tits ordrifs of (;tuttut

PAP Z.
We unrlerst:lnd the Lords of the Mowry have,
upon ti:e vfi4iiploifit4 of the Inerelittut.,
tr olitoitted three! ato Ilse ro-ttoo4 to disiwilior
with the re-weightstg of gotak otteler hood upon
txpoitotioo, by witch the trade the port of
11,athion Mil he orietved Iti future frown infilt telia•
LtrUS gild weirs,' reguliatimu