The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-11 00:00:00

LITERARY FUND.

Yesterday the Incorporated :Society far the
Management of the Literary .Fund• held their
Anniversary at the •Fredmasons''TaVern. It is
an Institution of such a character, that - while
none can have a stronger claim upon-'the support
of every friend to learning and to' Intinanity„ it
has this peculiarity, that it cannot ithpress the
public with the deep sense of its therits• by 'a-dis-
play of the objects to whom it' has 1 eestored life
and hope. The stream of its trenefit',ence'rriust
be silent, or cease to: flow. The Man of ede'ca-
tion and talent, although of all .men. :the most
`affiicted.by the pressure of want, is yet too
.sen-
sitive and too -highsPirited to stand forth to the
world as the dependant on charitable aid. In
spite of this obstacle, for it is one as far as 'the
bringing together a numerous bodyis.,atiob*t,
this Institution is rapidly gaining ground ; and
we -haVe Much, pleasure in announcing, That
the attendance at the Anniversary "yesteMav-
was not only respectable in the highest -degree,
but so numerous as to afford a proof that the So-
ciety had made a large addition to its friends.—
Lord Cum] STEII. was in the Chair, supported
by Lord •Blesinton, Sir J. C. Ilippisley, J:
Fuller, Esq., Sir T. Lawrence, &c.--After the
cloth had been removed ~and Non Nobii Domine
, had been sung, the health of the King-was-drunk 1
with enthusiasm. The Itoyal FaMily, the Navy
and Army, Prosperity to the Literary -Fund, the
Health of the Noble-Chairman, and other usual
toasts followed. After some introductory 'obser-
vations from Sir J. C. liippisley, Mr. Fitzgerald
recited his Anniversary Address, 170 believe th
twenty-fifth with- which he has favoured the In-
stitution. It was delivered with spirit'and fee n;,
and was warmly applauded. The first 'report of the
Treasurer, Dr. Yates, was highly gratifying, Rna
contained many names of high distinction. First
on the list stood his Majesty's annual benefac-
tier' of 2.00-guineas. Some gentlemen not cnly:
sent their subscriptions, hut offered their aid as
Stewards. Amongst the toasts in the course of
(he evening ivere—The
,Vice Presidents, the
Stewards, Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, and Sir Tho-
mas Lawrence. Mr. J. C. Ifobhnuse returned
thanks for the compliment paid to his father, and
Sir Thomas Lawrence thanked the Meeting for
the distinction conferred on him, in a neat and
unassuming speech. A second Report was made
by the Treasurer, in which not only numerous
additions were made -to- the subsCriptions, bat
several new names were announced fur the List '
of Stewards for the next year : amongst,- them
were those of Mr. T• Moore, Mr. Gent, Mr.
Lloyd (we believe,) and Mr. Proctor ; all ‘v.ell,
known to the public by their poetical works. - -v,

FARISC

FEMALE IN T H.Eri T ye—Stuiday, during the alesen Ct. enbe
family, the 'muse of Mr. Watkins, lidek-strert,
was entered by four ruffians, by means of :fee r: keys, who
broke open a room and stole bank-notes, gold end elver eoins,
watches; plate, &c. worth ,in the whole about. flaying-
carefully packed tip their booty, they descended to the, yard, in-.
tending to-escape over Some back premises, hut were observe&
by a -young woman named Sarah Cleare, servant to Mr Parkes,
bricklayer, adjoining, who 'challenged them. The men. paid
no attention, but jumped into the: garden in whieh she was
'standing, and attempted to rush past her into a shed through
• Which their passage lay; she, however, seized two of thereby the'
throats, and called for help, but they broke away and knocked
her down. She pursued them again, came up with, thefellieatef'
who carried the plunder, and •„-,rasped him by the collar : b‘7,
made a violent endeavour to get loose,and kicked, and thurovel
the poor woman most brutally, bat she held him, riotwithstand-
ing, till Mr. Harvey, the parish eonstable, c4nie to her assis'" r"
sties, and lodged the fellow in St. John's Watchhouse. TI g
prisoner underwent an examination yesterday; before Alderinai'
J. J. Smith, and was fully committed.:
DItEADruLEtrEcTS OF PASSION.—A girl, only nine ytats
of age, daughter to a gentleman residing at Windsor Terrace--
City-road, by way-,of punishment for some fault, was locked
in the two-rair Lack room
,by her nuttier ; in her passion she. "-;
endeavoured to break the pannels of the door,' and began to
throw the chairs, &c. about e at length she threw up the sash et
one of the windows,. and although there was a har across on 41, -
outside to prevent accidents, she got over it, and threw liersel-
head fOreMost into the yard; the noise, broieelit triehnfortunatc'
mother (who had an infant in her arms) to the spot the shock.'
was too great for her feelings; she fell • senseless on the spot,
and has continued 'ever since in convulsive fizs. The father 105
"so overpowered bV-his feelings; that he could render no aesisz-.•
enee to either; three surgeons who were Sent for came ; it vvos
discovered that the child had no limbs broken. her fall b 1.01.;*
partly broken by falling across a stromeclothes line, which wcA6 -
across the yard, andiprevented her falling on her head. -Ther
-is some hopes of the child's. recovery,.but`we -are sorry to foul
that the mother still continues in a derAnged state of mind.
MELANCHOLY CASE OF YDROPHOIiIA.--en
evening last _Edward Charles Wade, an interesting child about'
seven years of age, the son of Mr. Wade, of 2t;,-Red- Cram' •
street, Southwark, died in convulsions of tilat.dreailful malakif
hydrophobia. The'deccased was bit by a mad dbg on the morP-
inke of the 14th of. March last, as he was ;,,ciing. up the enirinCz'
leading to Mr. Wallis's Academy, Castle-street, ,Red Cross'
street.