The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-14 00:00:00

LITERARY FUND.

On Wednesday evening the 41st anniversary of the
Incorporated Society for the Management and Dis-
tribution of the Literary Fund, was held at the
Freemasons' Tavern. There were present the Duke
of Somerset, Lord Milton, Sir B. Price, the Presi-
dent of the Royal Academy, Mr. Lockhart, Dr.
Lardner, the Rev. Dr. Wade, and about 150 others
connected with the literary world. The Duke of
SOMERSET took the Chair.

After the removal of the cloth, " The King," and
other loyal and customary toa,ts were drank with
enthusiasm.

The Noble PRESIDENT then rose to propose
"Prosperity to the Literary Fund," which was drank
with many cheers.

The Rev. G. CROLY read a statement to the
Meeting, from which it appeared that in the seven
years previously to 1822, 239 cases had been re-
lieved at a cost of 2,2941.; and in the following
seven years, 408 persons had been relieved at a
charge of 6,1601., the relief having more than
doubled. In the last year 56 were relieved. The
balance in hand on the 31st Dec. 1829, was 3511.
Bs. 11d.; and the receipts last year were 1,5341.
18s. The payments for the relief of distressed
authors, &c. in the last year were 1,479/. I Is. 10(1.,
leaving a balance in hand of 4061. 15s. Tile per-
manent funds of the Society now amounted to about
22,0001. The Rev. Gentleman eulogised the So-
ciety, and stated that the utrost care was paid to
the distribution and management of the money sub-
scribed. A list of subscriptions was read. His
Majesty has forwarded two donations of 100 guineas
this year, forming the 48:h and 49th subscriptions
for a similar amount since the Society was esta-
blished.—(Loud cheers.) Other subscriptions were
announced; among thew, the President, 101., Lord
201., Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, 10/. 10s., g.:c.
Lord MILTON rose to propose the health of the
President, and in so doing eulogised the Noble Duke
for his c;anstant zeal to advance the interests of the
Society.

The Duke of SOMERSET shortly returned his ac•
knowledgements.

The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the health
of the President of the Royal Academy; and took
occasion to remark on the close alliance which
existed between Literature and the Fine Arts.
" The health of the President of the Royal Aca-
demy was drank with applause.
MARTIN A. SLICE, Esq. felt highly honoured with
the manner in which his name, in connection with
the Royal Academy, had been drank; for the page
of history was the best instructor to prove that the
judicious cultivation of the human mind in the arts
and sciences was as judicious as it was honourable,
because, when the splendour of a nation's wealth
decays, when its glorious achievements, and its com-
mercial greatness, are alike faded and gone, all that
remains for posterity to judge by of its former gran-
deur, are the historical records, and the remains of
those works of art, which demonstrate incontestably
the precise degree of intellectual power and influence
they possessed, and rescue from oblivion the memory
of that ancient greatness which, but for the a►ts and
literature, would have been lost in oblivion; for

literature and the fine arts—these marks of. civiliza-
tion—had the same objects in view, were fostered
by the same parties, and he hoped, and was sure,
they would continue to prosper.
" The health of Lord Milton" was drank with
applause, and his Lordship expressed his acknow-
ledgments.
Other toasts were drank in the course of the
evening, and a considerable sum was collected. The
donations announced exceeded 5001.
The Duke of Somerset vacated the Chair about
ten o'clock, and his Grace was shortly afterwards
followed by the rest of the company.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.