The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-14 00:00:00

LITERARY FUND SOCIETY.

The annual dinner of this excellent and philanthrophic
institution took place yesterday evening, at the City of
London Tavern. Bishopsgate-street, and we are very much
gratified at being able to state that the company, which was
very numerous, contained a great number of the most emi-
nent amongst the aristocratic literary and scientific men of
the country.

The banquet was one deserving of the occasion, and the
amount subscribed (8001.) exceeded that which was sub-
scribed at any former festival, thus indicating an increasing
prosperity of the funds of a society deserving of all encou-
ragement. The Chevalier Bunsen presided.
Amongst those present we noticed Prince Lowenstein, the
Earl of Arundel and Surrey, the Archbishop of Dublin, the
Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of St. David's, Sir Stratford
Canning, the United States Minister, Lord Bolton, Sir R.
H. Inglis, M.P.; Sir C. Lemon, M.P.; Sir P. F. Shelley, Sir
J. Guest, Mr. Ewart, M.P. ; Mr. Harcourt, M P.; Sir R.
Scomberg, Dr. Whewell, the Prussian Consul, the Belgian
Consul-General, the Danish Consul-General, Lieut. Holman
(the blind traveller), Mr. Mare' Mr. Amyot, Mr. Dicken-
son, Rev. Dr. Hessey, Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Winthorp, Mr. Drouet, Mr. G. P. R. James, Mr. J. D.
Gurney, Mr. W. Stirling, Mr. Albert Smith, &c.
We very much regret that the position in which the re-
presentatives of the press were placed rendered an accurate
report of the speeches quite impossible, and we are, there-
fore, obliged to confine ourselves to a mere recital of the toasts
and those who proposed them.
The CHAIRMAN, having proposed the usual loyal toasts,
gave—
" The Church and the Archbishop of Dublin."
" The Army and Navy."
" Prosperity to the Royal Literary Fund."
The Bishop of LINCOLx proposed " The health of his
Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen," which was most warmly
received.
Sir R. INGLIS proposed the health of " The Marquis of
Lansdowne, the President of the Society." Atter which the
Hon. Baronet gave " The health of his Majesty the King of
Prussia."
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY proposed "The health
of Sir Stratford Canning, and the Ambassadors who had ho-
noured the assembly with their presence."
The CHAIRMAN gave the health of " The Duke of Nor-
thumberland, the chairman elect of the society."
The other toasts were—" The Master of Trinity, and tie
Writers on science ;" "The Bishop of St. David's, and tLe
historians ;" " Mr. Colley Grattan, and the novelists ;"
" Mr. Bell, and the dramatists;" " Colonel Mure, and the
travellers ;" " Mr. Bancroft, and the literary and scientific
men of foreign countries ;" " Archdeacon Hale, and the
stewards."

L ADVERTISEMENT.] —NEWLY INVENTED TELESCOPES,
SPECTACLES, &e.—SENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE UPON Aprao-
BsTtox.—Opera and Race Glasses, Telescopes, &c. 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly. Newly-Invented Opera and Race-course Glasses,
with extraordinary great powers; a minute object can be distinctly
seen at the distance of ft om ten to twelve miles. These valuable
newly-invented Glasses may be termed convenient Telescopes for
both eyes, and have new become general for carriage and out-door
Purposes. Achromatic Telescopes. the most powerful ever made.
with Lenses of clear transparent brilliancy which possess such great
powers as to supersede every other kind lor the waistcoat pocket,
shooting, military, and sea purposes, and upon stands for astrono-
micalv observations; naval officers, sportsmen, tourists, and sea-side
visitors, should not be without one of those valuable Telescopes and
Glasses. Also, a curious very small Waistcoat Pocket Glass, only
the size of a Walnut, to discern minute objects at the distance of
from four to five miles. Newly-invented Spectacles. Immediately
they are placed before imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight.
that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once re-
moved, every object becomes clear and distinct; the most aged C.-
fective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its
youthffil, natural, and original state. Invisible and all kinds of
Acoustic Instruments, for relief of extreme deafness. Caution--
sitsretaettnes,e,irgilahc.
Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, are not in any
nrdoroblitimarvnye,poanrltyoftothebecohatmatryat.
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con-
nected with a person of the same name in their immediateway con-
ciTuuttrdus a'
e
cadilly, opposite the York Hotel. Iein-
[ADVERTISEMENT].--A. CERTAIN CURE RANGED STOMACH, BY lIOLLOWAY's PILLS E • FOR A DE-
for many years employed in the Dowlas I. Nan Evans, a person
has been suffering for a length of time wirtnhn Works,,near Merthyr,
the stomach, End had become so weakened i so dlserdered a state of
quently laid up for weeks at a time, in n body, that he was fre-
expected to rally again at the deed the poor man was not
time he c wsy's Pills, which, however, ommenced the use of Hollo-
to the
him, effected a perfect cure, astonishment of all who knew
since, during which This is now more than six mouths
period his digestion has never once been e d -
ranged.—Sold by all drugndon gist
bliahment, 244, Strand, Los: and at Professor Holloway's esta-
WILL OF THE LATE ARCHDUKE CHARLES OF
AUSTRIA--By his will, the Archduke Charles of Austria
leaves to his eldest son, the Archduke Albert, the majorat,
with the obligation to pay to his brothers and sisters 80,000
florins (about 3,1204) each per annum, and besides I.9ePairi,
their debts. The estates possessed by the Archduke
badly
Silesia and Hungary were very considerable, but 80 dl
debts.
Managed t a Ile was latterly obliged to contract

THE SHILLING AND GUINEA.
Some time ago the Duke of Puccleuch, in one of his
walks, purchased a cow from a person in the neighbour-
hood of Dalkeith, and left orders to send it to his palace
the following morning. According to agreement the
cow was sent, arid the Duke, who happened to be in
deshabille, and walking in the avenue, espied a little
tellow ineffectually attempting to drive the animal to its
destination. The boy, nut knowing the Duke, bawled
out to him, "Flimun, come here an' gin's a ban wi' this
beast." The Duke saw the mistake, and determined on
having a joke with the little fellow. Pretending, there-
fore, not to understand him, the Duke walked on slowly,
the boy still craving his assistance. At last he crie d
in a tone of apparent distress, " Come here, mun, an'
help us, an' as sure as onything I'll give you half I get."
This last solicitation had the desired effect. The Duke
went and lent a helping hand. " And now," said the
Duke, as they trudged along, "how much do you think
you'll get for this job?" " Oh, dinna ken," said the boy,
" but I'm sure o' something, for the folk up at the house
are good to a' bodies." As they approached the house
the Duke darted from the boy and entered by a
different way. Ile called a servant, and pat a sovereign
into his hand, saying " Give that to the boy that has
brought the cow. The Duke returned to the avenue,
and was soon rtjointd by the boy. " Well, how much
did you get?" said the Duke. " A shilling," said
the boy, " an' there's the half o' it t' ye." " But
you surely got more than a shilling," said the Duke.
No, said the boy, with the utmost earnestness "as
sure's death that's a' I got—nn' d'ye not think it's a
plenty!" "I do net," said the Duke; " there must he
some mistake, and, as I am acquainted with the Duke,
if you return I think I'll get you more." The boy con-
sented; back they went. The Duke rang the bell, aid
ordered all the servants to be assembled. " Now," said
the Duke to the bay, " point me out the person thtit
gave you the shilling." "It was that chap there pith
the apron," pointing to the butler. The delinquent con-
fessed, tell on his knees, and attempted an apology; but
the Duke interrupted him, indignantly ordered him to
give the buy the soverei,n, and quit his acrtisp,imss§,9*;
learn, henceforth, that honesty is the best policy."
boy, by this time, recognised his assistant in the person
of the Duke, and the Duke was so delighted with the
sterling worth and honesty of the boy, that
he ordered
him to be sent to school, kept there, and provided for at
his own expense.—Liverpool Albion.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE NEAR THE
BANK OF ENGLAND.—Yesterday morning, shortly after ten
o'clock, great excitement prevailed in the vicinity of the
Bank of England, in consequence of a respectably dressed
man (apparently a foreigner) inflicting a frightful wound on
the front of his neck with a clasp-knife, under the most ex-
traordinary circumstances. It seems that at the time named
he was walking in company with a male person along the
pavement of Princes-street, by the Bank of England, when
the foot passengers were suddenly alarmed by seeing the man
draw a knife across his throat, and before any one could get
to him the blood gushed from an extensive wound which
separated the windpipe and several of the small blood-vessels.
He fell to the ground insensible, and when raised up the
blood was issuing copiously from the injured part. Several
of the City police arrived, and carried the wounded man to
the nearest surgeon, where the injuries were temporarily
dressed, after which he was placed on a stretcher and removed
with all care to the accident ward of St. Thomas's Hospital,
where he was put under the care of the house-surgeon, but
the wound in the neck is of such a character, that no hopes
are entertained of his recovery. His pockets were searched,
and were found to contain a quantity of foreign silver coin,
but no papers or writing were found. From the nature of
the injury, he of course is unable to speak, and likewise he
remains in a state of stupor. The man who was walking by
his side ran away, and was not seen afterwards. Last evening
he was still alive, but cannot survive many hours.
THE MODERN " ADMIRABLE CRICHTON."
Amongst those of the Army and Navy Club designs to wh!clt
names are not attached, is said to be one by Count D'Orsav,
hitherto, not known as an architect, though in to many other
walks of art.-7'he Builder.

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A SERIES OF MISFORTUNES.—On Thursday morn-
ing, between three and four o'clock, as a man named
Frederick Pragg, aged forty, living in Torrington-mews, wai
proceeding along Tottenham-court-road, just past Goodge-
street, he slipped off the kerb stone and broke his right leg
and fractured one of his arms. In a few hours afterwards a

lad named William Chill, about ten years old, was exercising
a horse in Woodstock-mews, Weymouth-street, Marylebone,
when the animal suddenly took fright and threw the rider
several yards over its head, by which he sustained a broken
thigh, a dislocation of the collar bone, and some other fright-
ful
down Great Portland-street, when, she being blind in one
Burrell,injrivaegse besidesEl forty, livingie.hhatie
3107,0 fracturedxford- s threiset,BNk;l. Sarah3lwalking
eye and partially so in the other, she came in fearful colli-
sion with the pump, and fell back on to her head, thus in-
flicting an injury to the brain. All the unfortunate parties
were taken to the Middlesex Hospital, and placed under the
charge of Mr. Dixon, the resident house-surgeon. They all
remain in a very precarious condition, and, indeed, the youth
is not expected to recover.
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iJreodhn Fonord3t-hcee Mla2ptlhes,
DES OF A VETERAN.—We regret to announce
in theat Kilburn-priory,
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Trafalgarin thaendnotthheyreaacrtoiof
actions
residence
et
~.a.il:the.a.tLTolhhirlide
was This
Nelson, and had been in more than 100 engagements, ob-
taining his promotion to the rank of Captain and honours in
1813 for his gallant capture of the American ship-of-war
Argus, when in command of the Pelican, which was one of
those brilliant actions that took place at the breaking out of
the American war. This brave and truly good officer and
man was an especial favourite of his late Majesty King "%VA-
'llam IV.

THE CROPS.—IRELAND.—SeveraI gentlemen who
have travelled in the last week from Limerick to Cork, have
conveyed to us the pleasing intelligence that, in their expe-
rience, they never saw a greater breadth of land occupied by,
more apparently flourishing crops than everywhere on the
line presented itself. Within the last few days, however,
e:
ss
wet.— aCreo_rrkeEquxesanteiidnertox.
ici\aGil
field labour has been suspended, owing to the continued wet-
ness of the weather ; but on return of sunshine and genial
immediately now to be lookobedeßirnfoanr,AttisihheerellacNsa,tonaßabye noon
dwoaurattitat the aspect of affairs will warrant a certainty of a
most plenteous and abundant harvest.-resting
exhibition. The
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house and grounds, which are beautifully situated, will well
repay a visit. Upwards of 10,000
persons have attended
during the days on which it has been opened; a
have been the Marquis and Marchioness of Londolundonegrryt,htel%
Earl and Countess of Sheffield, the Countess of Hardwicke,
Lord and Lady Fevorrsliam, Lady Culling Smith, Lady
tlai okwi
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the sale. 3

NORTHUMBERLAND —The committee of Sir George
Grey's friends have issued a handbill, dated Alnv,iek,
May Bth, announcing that an active canvass will be
instantly commenced on behalf of Sir George Grey, and
that the electors will be personally waited upon by the
relatives and friends of the Right lion. Baronet." Sti.l
nothing is said with respect to Sir George's acceptance
of the invitation whichli;isil notbeen comafo forwarded
forward;
atrodh;imthou,agnhd
belief prevails that he
it is said that he will be rominated even in his absence,
with the view of affording the independent portion of
the electors an opportunity of expressing their opinion
of the coalition which has been formed, apparently under
ducal patronage, and the tendency of which is to de-
prive the electors of the freedom f which they has e
s ► often and so manfully struggled.
-- Newcastle
RFoLK.—The Noifolh Chronicle states, " on
that Mr. Bagge and another gentleman of
lallaurdtgliteoEilrisaiitT;ed.:Ne:'d° property in ti e county, will certainly allow
themselves to be put in nomination for the representation
of West Norfolk, on true Conservative principles. A
requisition to Mr. Bagge and 11. L. S. Le Strange, Esq.,
is in course of signature.

'0 CAXTON.
"Letter
Hon. Viscount 111orpeth.
First Commissioner of her
Ifajest 's Woods und
Forests, concerning
MONUMENT
addressedONtiil iE
to N
the T
Might _
-
a public_ , _Mo, intoig EnglaTd.
Monument to Com-
memorate the Introduction of Fria w
" Cloisters, Westminster Abbey,
some time brooding in my mind, which April 26, 1844.
has at length as-
,, my dear Lord Morpoth,—A votion has been for
Earned form and consistence.
the
i
"In the history of dur country, with o.le exc eption—
preaching of Christianity—no event su.7passt3s in im-
portance the introduction of printing. Of oar treat
public benefactors few have a stronger claim on .our re-
spect and gratitude than William Carton.
"The house in the Almonry, which tradition pointed
out as the residence of Carton, and the scene mt his
labours (in apprehension, I presume, of its approaching
fate from the Westminster Improvement Conarair
sioners), has fallen down of its own accord. The Ira-
dition is of somewhat doubtful authority ; it is certain,.
however, that the printing press in England conimen, Ad
its operations within the precincts or Sanctuary of li'ab
Abbey. _

propriety of raising. ~public
monument in commemoration of that great event, and in
honour of Caxton. For such a monument the open:svuee
at the end of the new Victoria-street, in front of the
Abbey, would be admirably suited.
" The character of the monument might be this:-_A
fountain (of living water) by day, out of which ghoul 1
arise a tall pillar, obelisk, or cluster of Gothic pinnacles
for light by night; the diffusion of light being the fit and
intelligible symbol for the invention of printing.
"If the propriety of this suggestion be admitted, the
details would of course defend on the space at cur coca_
wand, and the amount of subscription.
"I propose, therefore, that a subscription he com-
menced among those who are connected with liter4nre
in its most extensive signification, but which ~shall
include all classes of the community. I cannot but
think that, in the present temper of the public mind
as regards letters, the arts, and the ornament of the
metropolis, a considerable sum might be raised witbqtrt
difficulty, to preserve in its appropriate lucidity
the memory of this event--an event of such inappreciv.-
Ible importance, alike in a religious, a civil, a social, a
scientific point of view; to which we owe, in so great a
degree, the divinity, the poetry, the philosopbv, perhaps
the constitution and liberties of the land.
"It is fortunate for such a scheme that the high orifice
which your Lordship holds, on whose decision the exce-
Aloft bf public monuments must, to a great extent, de-
pend, is filled by one who has ever shown so strong it Interest in, and has himself contributed to, the literature
of England. Under sect: auspees, I cannot but kel een-
fident that such a monument might be raised, honourable
at once to the country—which ought to counnemorate
with equal munificence its triumphs in the arts of peace,
as in those of war—and ornamental to the metropolis,
especially that part of the metreplis which, so closely
bordering on the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament,
will become more and more the centre of public lesurt.
" I have the honour to be,
" With sincere respect and esteem,
" Your Lordship's faithful servant,
" 11. 11. MILAIAN."
Viscount Morpeth has express:d his cordial approba-
tion of the proposed saltine, which has likewise the
sanction of the Dean of Westminster.