The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-12 00:00:00

POETRY.

On Sir WILLIAIS 13EACHEY'S Portrait of Lady JODRELL,.in
the present Exhibition at the Royal Acade►ny.

NAT U RE 'twas kind in Thee to give-
Such charms to JODRELL'S face,
Charms, viThiCh by BEAcifEY's art, shall live
In all their genuine grace.
Yes—future Times the work shall see,
But, NATURE, doubting still •
If so much beauty came. from -thee, •
Or from
.the Painter's skill. • -

LITERARY FUND SOCIETY.

The Anniversary Festival of this Institution was held yes-
terday evening in the Grand Masonic Hall of the Freemasons'
:Tavern, SAKILLE ONLEY, Esq., 31. P., in the Chair, sup.
ported by Lord Strangford, Sir T. Raffles, Dr. Copeland, Dr.
Southey, and other persons of distinction.
After the cloth was removed, Non Nobis Dwaine was sung
very effectively Valle professional gentlemen present.
The Oral it MASti. after a few complimentary and appropriate
observations onthis Majesty's liberality to the Society, proposed
the health of the King, the Patron of the Society.
His Majesty's health was drank amid enthusiastic acclama-
tions, with three times. three, and followed by " God save the
King," the company, standing. -
The next toast was, " the Duke of York and the Army,"
which the Chairman introduced by declaring, that those who
defended the country in the perilous times of war,, ought not to
be forgotten.in the piping times of peace.
Three times three—Song, "flail smiling morn."
" The Doke of Clarence and the Navy."—Three times three;
With a broadside of brimmers.—Song, `!‘ Itlkle Britannia;" ex-
-6.:llently well sung.
The CHAIRMAN here declared; that he was informed but a
few moments before he entered the Chair, of the necessity of
his presiding over the festivities of the evening. That occur.
red, in consequence of the absence of his Honourable" Learned,
and truly respectable. Friend, the Chaiiman-Elect (Sir James
Mackintosh) whose absence was prevented from illness 'alone;
yet, whose anxiety M attend the meeting was so intense,
that he did not abandon until the last. moment- the fond
hope of presiding over the benevolent friends of literature and
Literary men. if that Hon. Member were present, he would in
his own inimitable style of fervid and fanciful eloquence en-
large upon the noble object of the Institution, on the hal-
lowed feelings' from which it sprung, and the holy cha-
rities and blessings which it shed on the • living relicts
of genius—a blessing which, like the dew of _Heaven, fell
upon them in the darkness of their obseurity, and the si-
lence of their solitude, unnoticed in its descent, yet felt
and acknowledged in its effects.—tCheers.)—That eloquent
Member would have, in such a discourse, produced the
most sensible effect upon the feelings and the purse-strings of
the meeting.—(Cheers, and laughter.)—For himself, he would
not presume to attempt to impress upon the Society, the advan-
tages of an Institution with which its Members must have
been acquainted; or they would not be then sitting around
him. Ile would therefore confine himself to the enuncia-
tion of the toast, which would, he trusted, excite in the
Meeting the appropriate sentiments of attachment and af-
fection.—(Applause.)—The Members of every profession, the
Pulpit, the Bar, and the Stage, and, indeed, enlightened
individuals of every class, were indebted to literary authors
for the cultivation of all those intellectual qualities which
rendered men useful to themselves, to their friends, and to
their country ; and it was but just (putting party out of the
question) that prosperous men of education, should, out of the
overflowings of their fortunes, alleviate the personal distresses
of living authors, or relieve the orphans of deCeased ones. lie
would conclude by giving, " Prosperity to the Literary Fund
Society." This toast was received with enthusiastic applause.
here Mr. FITZGERALD ascended a table, and recited some
verses written by him for the occasion, and which we shall take
an opportunity of inserting.
The health of the President of the Society, the Duke of So-
merset—Three times three. Song by Broadhurst, " Smile
again, my Bonny Lassie."
Doctor YATES read the report of the funds, and the list of
donations to the Society ; the permanent prosperity of the in-
stitution was stated to amount to 20,0001. Among the nu-
merous benefactors, the name of his Majesty, and his annual
gift of 2001. were received with loud applause. The list
abounded with many illustrious names, and several splendid
donations. The annual subscription of 101. from Miss Louisa
Elope for the benefit of female authors, was hailed with uni-
vtrsalcheering.
't' he healths of Lord Strangford, of the Chairman, the Vice-
Presidents,and the Stewards were. drank amid general applause.
Several excellent songs were sung by the musical gentlemen in
the course of the evening; and some national airs played very
tolerably by a military loand in the gallery, which was sprinkled
with a few beautiful and fashionable females.

None of the first-rate literary characters were present. The
meeting, which contained about 140 persons, separated about
ten o'clock, after an evening of very tranquil and moderate
festivity.