The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-09 00:00:00

INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF LI-

CENSED VICTUALLERS.

(Abridged from the .Morning Advertiser.)
The Forty-third Anniversary cf this Institution was celebrated yes-
terday at the London Tavern by the usual annual festival. The corn-
ParlY was numerous beyond precedent, as nearly 1,000 gentlemen sat
down to dinner. Mr. Corby, the Governor, presided in the large As-
sembly Room, which was closely cccupied. Several other rooms were
alio filled by the company. The Stewards made excellent arrangements
for the comfortable entertainment of all. An exce:lent band of profes-
sional singers, under the direction of Mr. Ransford, was provided for the
occasion. Messrs. Pync, Forster, Fry, J. Jones, Ludford, Morgan, and
King devoted their vocal powers to mirth and the pleasures of the even-
ing. Messrs. Mears, Ashton, Green, and Buckingham, amused the
cdmpany below stairs. The Great Room was enlivened by the presence
of many ladies in the gallery. It is almost unnecessary to say that the
dinner was excellent, and in keeping with the character of the London
Tavern. After the company had given the most unequivocal evidence
of their approbation, " Non Nobis Dondite" was sung in a most impres-
sive manner by the professional gentlemen.
The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the health of his Majesty. He
said he had always witnessed with the utmost satisfaction, that at the
meetings of the LicensedVictuallers the health of the King was responded
to with the best of feeling. He was quite sure the meeting then assem-
bled would feel the greatest pleasure in drinking the health of his Ma-
jesty, William the Fourth, the Royal Patron of the Licensed Victuallers'
School.—,(Cheers.) He had been their friend upon more than one oc-
casion, and therefore he was sure the Licensed Victuallers would, with
enthusiasm, join him in drinking the health of " the King."
The toast was drunk with three times three, and great applause.
After the usual toasts were given, the CHAIRMAN, in a suitable speech,
eulogised the charitable and excellent institution they were met to cele-
brate. Ichad hitherto been the means of relieving many who had once
enjoyed prosperity and affluence. He should, therefore, propose—" The
Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, and prosperity to the
' Morning Advertiser.'"—(Drunk amidst loud applause.)
The children were then introduced, and the display was as usual—
grateful to the heart and pleasing to the eye. Neatness of dress, and the
glow of health in the cheeks of the young folks, proved incontestibly
the excellence of the institution to which they belong. The girls were
ranged on the right of the Chair and the boys upon the left.
The CHAIRMAN then claimed the attention of the company to the
talents of two of the senior boys, who stood forward and recited the
following address, written by Mr. Blake, the Secretary :
Patrons and Fi lends! though in our grateful minds
Your generous smile a welcome always finds,
Yet do our breasts, at this glad moment, swell
With added joy which language fails to tell ;
For now the happy hou: is nearly come,
W hen the wide portals of our new-built Home,
Which, in a few brief months, at your command
Has risen, as if by some magician's wand,
For us shall open ; while, above our heads
Its ample shield our Royal Charter spreads.
But, ere that day, a scene of festive mirth
Shall celebrate the noble Fabric's birth ;
Yet a few weeks, and all its spacious bounds
Shall ring with Music's soul-inspiring sounds—
The sprightly Ball—th' attractive Fancy Fair—
Shall welcume all our benefactors there,
To taste, beneath fair Charity's controul,
"'Tire feast of reason and the flow of soul !"
And when at length the morning shall appear—
The hour to fond anticipation dear—
When for the Home your bounty has bestowed,
We leave our present circumscribed abode—
And pass, with. j.,y on every youthful face,
The threshold of our future Dwelling-Place—
Oh at that hour, when to the vaulted skies
One loud enthusiastic cheer shall rise,
• How will our hearts in mental prayer ascend,
And breathe the wish, that every bounteous Friend
On earth may meet the guerdon of his love,
And find an Everlasting Home above!
The youthful candidates for fame did justice to their task, and at the
conclusion recieved much applause.
The Secretary then read the Report of the rise, progress, and present
state of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, from which
we extract the following:—
"To exhibit in a few words a general estimate of the extensive
benefits emanating from the Secretary of Licensed Victuallers, it
will be sufficient to state that, from its establishment to Christmas
list, the sums distributed from its funds for charitab:e purposes are as
follows. viz. :
From the Permanent Fund £93,599 19 0
From the Subscription Fund 74,056 16 8
From the Charity Box 2,689 1 6

Grand Total £170,345 17 2
"The Governor and Cornimittee have now to offer their warmest con.
gratulations to theMernins, on their having, within the last few months,
by the grant of a Royal Char!er of Incoriorat on, obtained those rights
and immunities which were alone wanting to protect the multifarious
interests of the Society, and to give stability and permanence to its bene-
volent efforts. This additional proof of his Majesty's benefic.nt patro-
nage of the Institution cannot fail to excite, in the minds of the Members
the most lively feelings of gratitude.
" After this detail of the splendid success which has hitherto atten-
ded the progress of this extensive Society, th e Governor and Committee
have only to allude to the various improvements which have enabled
the Morning Advertiser' fearlessly to challenge competition with the
whole Newspaper Press, whether with respect to the priority and accu-
racy of its Foreign Intelligence—its correct and copious Domestic In_
formation it, strict attention to the Commercial and Shipping Interests
of the country—its promotion of Science and Literature—or the libe-
rality and independence of its Political Principles.
" When it is recollected that the Morning Advertiser,' in addi-
tion to its indisputable merits as a Politic Journal, possesses a recom-
mendation which no other Newspaper can claim, as being the principal
agent in the distribution of nearly Eight Thousand Pounds annually for
charitable purposes, the Governor and Committee cannot doubt that
the same perseverance and unanimity which have hitherto triumphed
over every obstacle, will animate the members of the Society to in-
creased exertions to extend the circulation of the Paper, and thus to
resider the augmentation of its profits equivalent to its increase in
size, respectability, and importance as a Newspaper."
The above satisfactory document was heard with profound attention,
and the prosperous state of the affairs of the Corporation was hailed
with re terated plaudits.
Ilse SECRETARY then laid before the company a long and liberal list
of subscriptions in aid of the School. It appeared that the sum re-
ceived since the last advertised donations amounted to 6201. He an.
nounce I the name of B. Hall, E:q., of Monmouth, M.P., as a subscriber
of 10 guineas to the School and 10 guineas to the Building Fund.
The subscriptions in aid of the Fund for re-huildirg the School, re.
ceived since the last advertisement, amounted to about 3401.
The CHAIRMAN then made a long and eloquent speech, expressing the
gratitude he felt on seeing so numerous and so respectable a company
assembled to celebrate the anniversary of one of the most important
Societies ever established for the promotion of benevolent objects ; a
been annually increasing in prosperity during a pc_
Societyclod of whichforty-threeelu 1 s
years.
Mr. ANDERSON soid he had obtanted permission of the Chairman to
propose a toast, which, notwithstanding his inability to do justice to it,
he felt great pleasure in proposing, because he knew it would be re-
ceived with the same feeling of respect and pleasure with which he pro.
petod in No one could feel otherwise than highly gratified when he
saw so numerous and respectable a company assembled to promote the
cause of charity, anti to hear its glorious cause advocated by the able
Governor of the Institution, in a manner that at once convinced the
judgment and touched thelicart—(llear, hear)—but it must be an addi-
tional gratification to see gentlemen of high rank and of talent, a Mem-
ber of the Legislature, and gentlemen not only connected with
the press of England, but that of Ireland, come among them
ff,r the purpose of testifying their approbation of their conduct,
and of affbrding them assistance in promoting the great objects
whioh they had in view—the continuance and prosperity of
one of the noblest institutions of which not only England, but the world,
could by possibility boast. The toast which he had to propose was one
which, as soon as he could mention it, would be received with univer.
sal approbation and unanimous cheering. It was the health cf the vi.
sitars who had not only honoured them this day by their presence, but
had generously put their hands into their pockets in aid of the excel-
lent charity which had sprung out of the anniversary they had this, day
met to celebrate.—(Cheers.) These visitors were--Mr. Benjamin
Hall, Member for the Nfonmatithshire boroughs, and at present candi-
date for the borough of hlarykbone, who, he not only trusted, but he
was certain, wou'd soon be its Representative—Mr. Young, the pro-
prie.tor and editor of " The Sun," who had not only rendered great
services to the " Morning Advertiser," but in addition to fitly guineas
previously had now put down his name for ten guineas more.—
c Birch, who had only arrived last night from
(crs.) _ paid,i%lr .
the sister isle, and who also had put his hand into his pocket for the
benefit of the charity,—and finally, Mr. Barret, the proprietor and
editor of the " Dublin Pilot," a journal of unrivalled talent, which
coincided in the principles advocated by the " Morning Advertiser,"
and which also, with infinite generosity, had done more than justice to
its anxiety to bring the people of Great Britain and Ireland acquainted
with their mutual wants, wishes, and feelings. In proposing the
health of Mr. Hall on the present oceasion, he would simply observe,
that this was neither the place nor the time for political discussion,
for electioneering or for making electioneering speeches, and he
had great pleasure and satisfaction in stating that Mr. Hall, the
Member for the Monmouthshire boroughs, had not come among
them for any thing of the kind.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Those who
are acquainted with his benevolence, not only in the boroughs
knew the private character of that gentleman—those who were which
he represented, but in the immense province of which he may be said
to he the liberal Representative, cannot by possibility suppose that lie
was present here this day for any other object than that, having every
possible certainty of becoming the Representative of a large, influen-
tial, and wealthy metropolitan borough, he was anxious to testify his
earnest desire to discharge all the private, as well as the public duties,
which, whether strictly within the sphere of their ditties or not, de-
volved upon the Representatives of the people.—(Hear.) Those who
read the public press knew that Mr. Hall was a gentleman of large
fortune, of liberal politics, of high talent, and of still higher cha_
racter.—(Hear, hear.) In his own country Toryism had long been
triumphant, and to him belonged the great merit of having come for-
ward, after a century of misrule and Tory domination, of achieving, at
great personal expense, and great personal trouble, the complete eman-
cipation, not only of the boroughs, but of the county. As, however, at
this hour, Mr. Hall had to discharge most important duties in the House
of Commons, where an important debate was proceeding, it would be as
improper to expatiate on his merits as to detain him from the discharge
of his bounden duty, he would propose at once the health of Mr. Hall,
and the other visitors who hail honoured them with their company.
The toast was drunk with long-continued applause. As soon as the
applause would permit,
Mr. Ham. returned his best thanks for the flattering manner in
which his health had been proposed, and the kind greeting with which
it had been received.—(Hear, hear.) If he was asked why he attended
that meeting in the situation in which he at present stood, and with
reference to the situation which he hoped to till, it was not for any po-
litical purpose, but it was at the proposal of his friend who had proposed
his health, that he came amongst them to witness their exertions in sup.
port of their excellent charity. He thought the best requittal he could
make them for the honour they had done him was tb touch lightly on
politics, and he abstained from that course, not from any doubt that
he should be happily met by their opinions and feelings.—(Hear,
hear, and cheers.) They were there met to celebrate the forty-
third anniversary of their Institution, and he. felt great satisfaction in
congratulating them on its constantly increasing and rapid success. By
the report of last year it appeared that the subserivtions were 7001.
more than the former year ; that instead of 20 children, as in f:rmer
times, they had 150 ; and that they had maintained, clothed, and edu-
cated 755 children.—(Hear, hear.) It was said by Dr. Johnson, that he
would not envy the feelings of that man whose patriotism did not kindle
on the plains of Marathon, and whose piety did not grow warmer amidst
the ruins of lona ; but surely that man must be lost tr feeling who
- could witness the scene of that evening without opening his heart
and his hand to assist in a work so glorious.—(Great applause.)
—lt was not merely the beautiful appearance of the children,
delightful as it was to behold ; but there was midi to gratify reflection
in the simplicity of their garb. That simplicity was not without its be-
neficial operation on the mind, which it kept in a state fit for receiving
that useful education which it was the judicious object of their benevo-
lent Institution to bestow. It was by keeping within proper bounds
in the young mind the desire for dress, that it could be best trained to
the love and practice of virtue, by which he trusted the objects of
their bounty would ever be distinguished. These excellent institutions
were only to be found in Great Britain, and when he saw around him
those who had worked out these great effects by their own industry