The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-13 00:00:00

''The tree or Ir d.,m is tite 14ritieh tat l."

This, our reailtrs may remember. is the identical line to which en_
twin wicked wits, the authors of the Rejected Aldo' sssss attempted,
hot in train, to affix soinAlting like ridicule. This t Wirt bas, it is
lit.en fruitless, as the worthy author, who must he admit.
te:l to lie the lust judge, has adhered to his favourite conception.
fief :he recitatium the health of 3I r. Fitzgerald was drunk with
applause. That gentleman returned thanks.
on .1 .1. It highly approved of the plan of the Treasurer.
in not minting the individual* on whom relief was 1/4•StIIW ell It
should be reeollectill that if authors were supposed to be the most
improvident stud careless as to worldly IllatteTll, they were abut the
11111 st 1411,4.1.',/tible tit the 111 ssssss 'III they wanted relief. Ile would now
take uteci him to propose the health of the noble and distinguished
Chairman. (I,mM dupers.) Ile was the last person in the room
ti he ignorant of the great and past qualities of the Noble Mar-
i imis ; from hi. acquaintance with him he could not be ignorant of
his character: hut he also knew the Chairman would be the last to
wish to have these qualities spoken of to his face. Ile would there.
fsre combat.% and propose the health of the llarquisof banselown
(4.1111 Cht.,es. )
The ll.tn pis of f,.‘N bow N said, he must feel hh:lily flattered
by the compliiii,nt paid him. It was perhaps necessary Mr hint to
slice, that he was 041•Itte,1 to ehmure for Ins situation at the meeting:
he WAS the SlleeeSsllT Ot. I:le hl!ie or York, who was prevented (runt,
attending. However, as lie found himself in that situation, he
must add, he felt highly honoured—he felt luittiatrill, be.
emise in the great and ii.telleettial country in which they had the
happiness en tAt•t, the classes which devoted themselves to
the pursuits of learttii:g and literature were numerous, mil liable
to thui...s. It should he recollected. that the triumphs of Inert'.
hire, like the triumphs of war, were not tube obtained without serf.
tering and hiss: many suffering men were to he abandoned on •
march, nod victory could not he obtained without the stitfering of
the wounded soldier. For them, however, the gratitude of their
country had mot ided shelter and protection; and he trusted lie might
now lie p to enjoy the wipe, that no refuge, no sanctuary,
could be rrocured, more gratifying to the feelings of those whose
feelings they were bound particularly to consult, than were
provided by the U.11(111111,3 and sympathy of those who were
employed, noire nr leas, in the same pursuits. It was 10 him
an object of great, id peculiar satisfaction, that they should
he co tblusl to step not 1,1:111 give assistance to those who
hail lalsio red lioniiiirahly, nobly, thou •h perhaps unfornme,dy.
in a rause which was dear to them Ili. (Gold applause.) Ile would
time propose the health of them all. and he was obliged to add, that
is cowmen/a. of its being only this morning that it was announced
to him heshould have the humour of tilling the ('hair, he was un-'
fortunately compelled to retire at an early Moor. Ile would propose
that his place aliould he taken by the Noble Lord near him, who
would kr:p up that harmony which lie was happy to see pa:railing
around him at present. (Applause.)
The healths of the Vire-Presidents were drunk.
Lord BRAN mils returned thanks.
s, Sir T. LAllifellee, end the Itival A cademy." —Tlttce times
three.