Star.
London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF BitIFISH ARTISTS.

Yesterday evening, a grand dinner took place at the
new Gallen y in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East, to cele-
brate the establishment of the above Institution. The
pictures which are intended to be exhibited on the
opening of the Gallery on Nlonday next were hung up,
and naturally attracted the attention of the company.
They are in number 753. HAYDON, MARTIN, LINTOT,
HEAPHY, GLOVER, HOFLAND, and other well-known
artists, have several excellent pictures. HAYDON has a
picture of extraordinary merit. NORTI4COTE is the only
member of the Royal Academy who has sent any pic-
tures to the gallery: two of his paintings are in the
great room.
At half past six o'clock the company, in number about
150, sat down to an excellent dinner. Mr. 11EAPux,
the President of the Society, was in the Chair, and was
surrounded by
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the Honourable D.
Kinnaird, Mr. Hart Davis, M.P. Mr. Lambton, M.P. Mr. Hob.
house, M.P. Sir R. Ferguson, M.l'. Mr. Rolland, Captain Morris,
Mr. Thomas. Campbell, and many other Gentlemen eminent for
their rank or abilities.

The usual toasts having been drank after the removal of the cloth,
Mr. D. KINNAIRD proposed the health of the Duke of
Sussex, which was drank with three times three.
The Duke of SussEx, after expressing his thanks for
the honour which had been conferred upon him, observed
that he felt a very strong interest in the success of the
Society. lle thought that the It. y.tl Academy, so far
from feeling any jealousy with respect to the present
Society,ought to look upon it with satisfaction and pride,
because it had in some manner emanated from itself—
( Hear). He had no doubt that if the object of the So-
ciety were fairly represented in that quarter whence
honour and distinction were derived, it would receive
all the encouragement to which it was so justly entitled
—(Hear). Long, he hoped,would the institution continue
to flourish ; and he felt proud in being the first to propose
Prosperity to the Society of British Artists."
Mr. HEAPHY acknowledged the compliment which
had been paid to the Society by their Royal guest. The
success which had hitherto attended the Society was far

beyond what its most ardent supporters had anticipated
—( Applause). It had encountered much opposition,
but it had triumphed over every impediment. He
concluded by toasting
" The Patrons and Supporters of the Society."
Mr. LAMBTON said, that no man could feel a more
anxious desire than he enter tained for the success of the
Society whose institution they were met to celebrate,
because no man was more anxious than he was to pro-
mote the welfare of British Artists—(Applause).

" The Royal Academy" was drank with three:
Mr. HEATH returned thanks.
" The British Inbtitution," was next drank with like honour.
Mr. HART DAVIS returned thanks, and expressed a
warm wish for the prosperity of the Institution.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed
" The Royal Society," which was drank with three.
Mr. HOISHOUSE, as a Member of the Society, returned
thanks in an eloquent speech.

" The Society of Arts" was next drank.
Mr. LAMBTON then proposed,
" The health of Mr. Thomas Campbell, and the Potts of Great
Britain"—(Applause).
Mr. THOMAS CAMPBELL rose, and was received with
loud applause. He begged to return his most respectful
thanks for the honour which the company had been
pleased to confer upon him. He also begged to express
his most cordial, sincere, and sanguine wish for the suc-
cess and prosperity of the institution--(Applause). It
was extremely gratifying to him to observe that the
company had been honoured by the presence of a scion
of the British throne, who had identified himself on all
occasions with the interests of the people—(Applause).
There was a congeniality between the arts of poetry,
painting, and music; and it was the wish dearest to his
heart, that there should be a similar congeniality be-
tween the professors of those arts—(Applause).
Several other appropriate toasts were given, and the
company did not separate till a late hour.

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