Star.
London, England, 1815-05-05 00:00:00

LITEftARr FUND.

Yesterday the Anniversary of this admirable Insti•
tution was held at the Freemasntts"favern—His
Royal Highness the Duke ol KENT in the Chair, sup-
ported by Sir BerisAsetri Honnottsx, the I 40111) MAYOR)
Sir C. lisertst.lion. Mr. LvrTELToN, M, P.
av
G. Esq. M. P. itcc. dr. After a most es.
cellent dinner Nay woks Domirse was song by lact.enoN,
Rer.t.asty, Goss, and others. His Royal Highness
th.Ln addressed . the company in a 'moat animaseiC
,apeech. adverting to the origin of this institution,
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gmally founded in 1761. Tor the relief of disci.* sied
iuthoFs. His Royal Highness. with much eloquence.
awelt on the benefits of literature to the community.,
observing, that authors were a class of men who were
Inched up in their study, and consequently did not
pity much attention to their own private interests 4.1
tilt', consequently. have a claim upon the bountrand
gratitude of the public. When a man of genius is
reduced to distress, seeing his family in indigence and
want, be naturally feels his condition more than other
men. The public, therefore. have a right to confer
benefits on those men. SQ valuable to society. Allu-
ding to other Charities, whose donations were made
public, the Literary Fund, on the contrary, always
gave theirs in silence, and to relieve neglected genius
which pined in obscurity. Some persons complained
of not being sufficiently relieved ; but as the means
of the Fund are limited. the exertions of its Members
should be great. His Royal Highness pronounced
an animated eulogium on the founder of the Society,
(Mr. David Williams) who was prevented by ill
health and the infirmities of age from attending the
'Wean& and concluded by proposing as a toast—
' Prosperity to the Literary Fund." After the above
toast, Mr. FeraGICRALD was called upon, and that
Gentleman recited his Nineteenth Anniversary Poem.
It set fbith the claims of the Society to public appro-
bation, and felicitously adverting to ri cant political
events, lamented the degradation of France, and the
exaltation of Bonaparte.
The lionourablo Mr. Lvrratmott, in a neat speech,
proposed the health of the Illustrious Chairman, who
returned thanks.

Sir BENJAMIN Houma, in a •ery animated
speech, in prefacing the health of the Founder, adver-
ted to the admirable speech of the Illustrious Chair.
man, and observed, that in no other countries were
public charities kept up by the public spirit, excepting
England, and to all these charities the descendants of
our Sovereign contributed very largely. Such con-
duct characterised than as the ornaments of the
Country.
The healths of the Lord Mayor and the Duke of
Somerset, were then drank. Master BARNETT* sang
4i The Death of Nelson," in a very superior style ;
and at about eleven the Royal Duke retired *midst
loud acclamations. His Royal Highness, Sir Jamas
'MACKINTOSH, Lords BYRON and THURLOW, arr some
of the Stewards for the year ensuing. Amongst the
different donations was 4100 sent by the Committer
of the Stock Exchange, as a part of the profits de-
rived from the Cockney lime.

PARMAN FASHIOI44I.—The fashionable dress-m,.
kers contilm.to employ thin galae and straw ei)lnur.
ed ribbons. "At the edge of the rim of the hat is sewed
.a large ribbon, as usual ; but instead of two rows (v. 1
:puckers, ;we tab rows of tubes. Ornaments of ribbons
are also made in the form of shells. Next to deep
straw is Tose colour, 1:1 then green, which is mr.ch 1
in fashion. . The flo is at the tops of the straw
bonnets ere no longer those that are beginning to
open; but such as are full blown. Striped gauzes
and ribbons are still in fashion; the ribbons are made
into small squares. Except it deep hip% qa green,
the
chief eolouri of the ribbons are of a'delieare nn-
tare. Cloth hats are embellished with roses, and re.
annuluses are mach liked. • ' •
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