Star.
London, England, 1824-03-11 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL FUND.

The Nintfi public fl niversary of this excellent charity
was celebtated yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern.
Soon after six o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of
YORK, the President of the Society, entered the room,
accompanied 'by
The Marquis of Hertford, the 'Marquis of Huntly, Lord Nugent,
sir George Warrender, Bart. M.P. Sir William Congre*e, Bart.
M.P. Sir Charles Flower, Bart. Sir Richard Birnie, ilr. Calcraft,
M.P. Mr. Richard Martin, M.P. and Captain Forbes.

Nearly 300 Gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous
dinner. The galleries were graced by an assemblage
of Ladies, consisting principally of the actresses of the
Covent-garden establishment. The o,chestra was filled
by a band of great skill and ability,.who, from time to
rime, enlivened the evening with a variety of popular,
lively, and pathetic airs. Behind the Chair was a kind
'of canopy, under Which was a bust of Shakspear:. An
inscription encircled it, stating the name of the charity,
.apd below that was the folloying motto from our im-
mortal dramatist: " He bath a tear for pity, and a hand
open as day for melting chalky."
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The cloth having been - removed, "Benediams
Deus" was sung in admirable voice by the professional
vocalists who gave their assistance on this occasion.
The health of the King, the Patron of the Society,
was then drank with four times four rounds of applaihe;
after which the national anthem was sung withini.
rivalled effect, two of the verses being led by Mr. Sin-
" clair in his highest style.
" The Royal Family" was then proposed with the customary
honours, and received with applause; alter which came " The
Army and Naiy."—Air—" Rale Britannia."
" The Covent-garden Theatrical Fund" was then drank amidst
considerable cheering.
Sung—" The Soldier's Gratitude," by Mr. Sinclair.
The Marquis of ' HERTFORD then rose to propose the
health of their Illustrious Pi ebident, whose unchanging
kindness to the Society had induced him to take the
Chair at nine successive anniversaries in that room. The
Noble Lord said he felt that the Society owed a large-
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debt of gratitude to his Royal Highness, which they
would be glad of an opportunity of acki:ow•ledging--
(Appfause). It would be imputing to thenil forgetful-
ness of their duty to enlarge on the merits of his Royal
Highness, and he should therefore content himself with
proposing the health of their Illustrious President.
. The toast was received with loud cheers, and drank

with general enthusiasm.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS said, it gave him the greatest
pleasure to witness the growth and prospe•ity of the
Society, the objects of which must be dear to _every,
Englishman; and to none, he believed he might M ich
truth ,assure them, dearer than to himself. He congra.
tulated them on the numerous and respectable b6.if
assembled to celebrate their anniversary on the present,
occasion.• His Noble Friend had reminded hint, that
this was the ninth anniversary at which he had presided.
He was gratified that he had been instrumental in con-
tributing to the success'of the Society ; and he wished
them to be satisfied that he would in future continue
to exercise the same regard to their welfare—(Cheers).
In conclusion, his Itoyal Highness adverted to the pro-
sperity of the fund; and repeated the expression at the
pleasure it had afforded.him, to learn that se useful and
excellent a charity-lied already met with so liberal an
acknowledgment of its merits from the British public,
who, indeed, were never slow in patronizing institutions
of such a nature.
• When the applause which followed his Royal High•
ness's address had subsided, "Mr. Broadhurst sang the
finely expressive ballad of John Anderson on". Joe, in a
style of tenderness and meiddy not to be etcelled. No
performance throughout the evening diffused sirore.ges
neral delight.

The next toast was "'The Vice-Presidints," which wee 104
corned with' considerable applause.
The Marquis of HUNTLY rose to return theate for
the hononr conferred upon himself and his ctilleasuei.
Exclusive of the pleastire he felt in contributing his aid
tuthe success of such an institution; he assured them it
gave him no little satisfaction to find himself seated at'
festive table with so agreeable a coMpinjr of jovial
fellows (Cheers); especially when his gratification was
enhanced by a glimpse behind the curtain at so brilliant
at bevy of beauties as he then saw assembled in the' gal •
leries—(Loud cheera). His gallantr) would not allow.
him to conclude wfthotif proposing a toast in which he
was certain every Gentleman would join With'it witch.
fervour 'as he felt in suggesting* it. The Noble.pfarquis
then proposed " The Ladies," which was received with
the warmest approbation by the Sodietyv • • •
Mr. T. Cooke then executed °tithe piano-forte a nb&
Italian air, accompanied with his Yoke. The exquitite
absurdity of the parody excited much
The health of the Treasurer of the FUttd, "John Fawcett, Esq."
Was given front the Chair, and warinlf received by the conipany.
Mr. FAtivarrr expressed the gratitude he felt for the
handsome return made by the company for the services
he had been able to render the charity. lie believed
that very erroneous notions prevailed generally with
respect to the ability of performers to pr( vide for their
declining years. The public heard of the large salaries
I which some of them received, and it was inferred hastily
that they ought not to be overtaken by distress. He
was anxious, therefore, to avail himself of that oppor-
tunity of vindicating them from the pernicious effects of
this mistaken reasoning. Performers in general weie,
not the improvident, thoughtless, and extravagant race'
of men they were considered to be. Suppose the salary
of an actor was twelve guineas a week. It was esti,
mated that he enjoyed an income of 62 gdineas a yeAr-
but no edculation could be more erroneous. lit the firs
place, he received his salary only during the theatrical
, seasou,which would reduce his gross income to'somew hat
less than CO guineas a year,out of which he had to defray
a great number of expenses arising from his profession,
which could be conceived only bythose Who belonged to
it. Having thus endeavoured tocortect an opinion which,
he knew operated to their prejUdict, he could not ie.
frain from congratulating theft on the growth and pro-
spects of the institution. Its benefits could be thoroughly
understood only by those who hadstalien an'active part
in distributing the charity. The profession- of a player.
was unlike every other; wheat old age overtook him, he'
could not fall back on the generosity with which the
public rewarded those who spent their lives in other
branches of the public service. The moment the approach
of age withered the talents of the perforcher, he found
himself alone and abandoned, in a world which would
be Whim cheerless and desolate indeed, if the Thea-
trical .Fund did not exist to succour and relieve him.—
It was gratifying also to them to reflect, as it must be
satisfactory to the subscribers to know, that more of the
benefactions were applied to the objects for *Nell they
were given in that Society, than perhaps in any other in
existence—Whet-4. No officer received any salary or
allowance, not even the Secretary, whose duty was•so
onerous and difficult to discharge—(Chcers). The wor-
thy Treasurer then alluded to the general prospects of

the Society, which he declared to be in a highly flout4ir-
ing state. He had not forgotten the patronage the Stage
had enjoyed from the most virttioni King who had ever
been seated on the British throne. It now was ho-
noured with the giarions regard of our present illus-
ariout Sovereign, whom he prayed GOD to bless and
preserve. He.also adverted to the condescension which
had induced the Royal President again to confer the
benefit of his attendance upon them, and concluded
with expressing his confidence that under such auspices
the stage must flourish, and its decayed votaties.be se-
cured from the reach of distress—(Cheers).
" The Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre" was the next toast.
. Captain Formes returned thanks, in a neat and ex-
pressive speech.
Mr. Matthews, then, by desire of the Chair, gave a
new, witty, and appropriate song, in favour of the cha-
rity ; after which the collection was commenced from
the company. While it was proceeding the healths of
the Committee and Stewards were drank, and
Mr. Yazas, in behalf of his colleagues, returned
thanks, in imitation of the manner of a popular performer.
Mr. FA WCETT then announced the amount of the be-
nefactions received ; his Majesty had transmitted his
annual donation of 100 guineas—( Cheers). Their illus-
trious Chairman had repeated his' annual gift of 50
guineas—(Cheers). His Grace the Duke of Bedford,
who was unfortunately absent through ill.health, but
who had proved himself one of their warmest friends,
had also given his usual handsome benefaction. Mrs.
Coutts had sent 501. for herself and 201. for a daughter,
making in the whole seventy pounds—(Cheer.s). It would
weary the company to go through the list of subscrip-
tions. He would content' himself with stating gene.
rally the result. Refine the dinner there had been re-
ceived a sum exceeding 3001. Since the dinner the col-
lection at the table was upwards of 6001. The total
amount, including the receipt., front every quarter, since
the last anniversary, was 1,450/—(Cheers). This was a
most gratifying statement, he was sure, as it exceeded
in amount ;my previous year's receipts, and therefore
held out the best promise that the benefits of the cha-
rity would be insured, not only to the present race of
performers, but to their successors.
" The Drury-lane 'Theatrical Fund" was then given.
Mr. CA LCRA FT returned thanks, as, he believed, the
only member of that fund present. He assured them
he telt equally anxious. for the success of both, and trusted
the only rivalry between them would be as to which
should best fqlfil the object for which it was instituted.
" The memory of the late Mr. Coutts," atictssever al
other toasts, were drank, suitable to the occasion, in
gratitude to past services, or in anticipation of future;
and a rich variety of vocal 'music throughout the even-
ing, afforded altogether one of the highest series of en-
joyments of which we ever partook. It seems invidious
to particularize any 'where all were so well executed, but
we cannot refrain from mentioning The Death of Nelson,
by Sinclair ; Green grow the rashes, 0, by Broadhurst ;
and a beautiful Scotch air by Miss Paton, sung in her
most admirable style from the gallery. Several ex-
cellent glees were also performed with perfect precision
and the finest effect.

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The other entertainments of the evening were. served
in an equal style of superiority. The wines were ex-
ceedingly good, and the arrangements of the dinner alto-
gether bighly creditable to the parties concerned. .
When his ROYAL HIGHNESS left the Chair, _ _

Mr. Rictus no MARTIN was called to it, and the con-
viviality pf the evening prolonged to a late how.

Monday se'nnight, JOSEPH Hums, Esq. M.P. was
elected Lords Rector-of the Marketal College and University,
Aberdeen, for the ensuing year:
NEW- Decics.—k highly respectable Meeting was
held on TUeiday, at the Three Tuns, in the Borough,,
for the purpose of . discussing the subject of the .new
Docks which are proposed to be built in the-parish of
St. Catliierine's, in the precincts of the Tower, It was
the unanimous opinion of the Meeting, that there were
sufficient docks in the City to answer every mercantile:
purpose, and that the building of additional ones would
be useless. Several Resolutions were entered into, and
a subscription to defray the expenses which might be
incurred by any future proceedings of the Committee.
Captain W. KELLY is fast recoverinifrom 'the severe
wound he received in the late
,risarderoux attack made
on him by two armed ruffians; neat'Hanitnersmith.
Some idea may be formed of the narrow escape this
clentleman had, when it is stated that the-Weapon iirith
which
.he was wounded was struck With such foice as to
,perforate, not only his sustout, body coat, and ordinary {
dress; but also through a thick Indian silk hindkerchief,
anti a-letter containing an enclosure, which were in his
breast pocket, and to uhich fortunate circumstance in
all probability lie owes his-life.

Towards the latter end of last week, an individual in
Edinburgh, who has acquired some notoriety ai a
.staunch advocate of the principles of Paine,- was taken
into custody, but the pat ticular charges brought against
him have not as yet accurately transpired. The matter
is at present under legal investigation.
GREAT FIRE AT SA VANNA H.—Extract from a letter
dated Savannah, United Stales, 20th January, three
o'clock, A X..—" I write these few lines in a moment
of. general confusion. A fire broke out at ten o'clock
last night. in the wooden buildings on Moore's wharf,
-and the .thole of the buildings on that wharf, as well
as those on Rice's wharf, are destroyed. The fire is now
taging'svith great fury in the Tabby building of Mon-
.gin's (forriierly Bullock) but fortunately the wind has
Shifted to the North; and all the wooden buildings be-
tween the fire and Hunter's stores are pulled down, so
that we are under no. apprehension of the flames ex-
tending any further. Previous to the wind changing,
nearly every article was removed out of the stores to the
East of the file, as far down as Mongin's range of stores.
Nut less than 300 bales of cotton have been thrown
into the river, and as many hogsheads and barrels of
different kinds of liquors. • The wind was very violent,
for a while, and the sparks set fire repeatedly to a num-
ber of houses in the city, but, by the great exertions of
the firemen, it was extinguished."
ACADEMY or Mustc.—We often hear people express
their surprise that the .French Operatic establishment,
from which so many of the dancers at the King's Thea.
tre are imported; should be called the Royal Academy
of Music. Voltaire exrlains this anomaly s--" The word
tkcaderny became so celebrated (after the establishment
of the French Academies of Literature and Science), that
when billy, who was a sort of favourite, obtained the
establishment of his Opera in 1602, he had interest enough
to get inserted in the patent, 4 that it was a Royal Aca-
demy of Music, in which Ladies and Gentlemen might
sing without bemeaning themselves.' - He did, not
confcr the same honriur on the dancers; the Publje,
however, have always continued to go to -the Opera,:
but never to the Academy of Music.', --Vol. p -40 'of
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -
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' G IntISHALL.
ti
Jake ..,Veate was Wrought up, having teen found
rather cconericeaouleiderurnd:st.
the bed, about midnight, in one of the upper rooms of Jr. Auer
No. 55, is the Old Bailey. The barking of hfr. Acresh dog yea a', :-h •
the.prisoner's detection ; and upon searching the room, it was found
that a pair of trowsers, two wahsteltans and some other articai,
had disappeared, but nothing yeas then efinceated on the prisoner',
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person. lie was committed to Bridewell for a month. Nuys
BOW-STREET.
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A longinvestigation took place before Mr. Mnisnote, respect, - 0111."1"
ing the desertion of an infabt child, 11Q.01
stances. On Tuesday evening, between seen and eight tined,. h‘ m
a woman named Trcatiett, a laundress, at No. 17, Clement's-inn,
was descending the stairs, and on the landing place she stumbled siren% 0•
over something, which, on examination, she found to be a bard. Anetritio
box. Conceiving that it had been carelessly, or by mistake, In, vili; in pt
there, and that it would, in all probability, be claimed very epee*
114th Fel
by the owner, she took It up to convey' It to her own room. he
found it extremely heavy, and when she arrived at the door of 4, goeh Ate
apartment, she heard something like the stifled cry of an jaw Coen=
proceeding front the box. Terror-struck, she rushed into the roam. Divides
and sunk into a chair, in a dreadful state of agitation. aeca;'
woman, who was in the house, eut the string with which the lea Form
was tied, and found in it a fine, 'full Brown, male child, appareae, Country
about four or five days old. The parish officers, in the cour,,at, had of tt
the investigation, stated, that, this was the second time, within fog. Ireland,
months, that a child bachbeen 'left in Cleerient's- Inn, anal the e a
was deposited also in a band-box, under similar circumstances. .-
N.B.
Mr. Mrsetruts said, heTenhl take no cognizance of the tn.?, land lU
in its present state. lie ',nerd, however, advise the parish eaal be takes
ro eublish an Advertisement, with a militate description el ta, be dense
band-box, and blanket, aed offer a suitable reward for the apprehca
sion of the unnatural mother. The officers stated that they 4 fare the C
vertised upon the former meanie°, and they verily believed that •11•1.............
this second gift was to he attributed to that Advertisement, Mr the
manner of " dropping " the present child was precisely anther t. TB'
the last. Thus the matter rests at present.
M A It LBOROUG H-ST ft EET. •
. That
-Yesterday the Office was crowded by tradesmen, who attended take T
to exhibit charges against a man who had obtained goods and money
under false preterces. Tee prisoner took a house, which he s One
several paintersho decorate, and after wards proceeded to the rariott Five
persons, who made their charges, to whom he represented that he One
had mat rigid a rich heiress, and was about to set up in the upholstery TO be i
Imaimeo in an extensias way; and referred them to a confederate, .the fta
who wascoirsidered to be respectable, for his character. on this
representation, they suffered him to have property, r insisting ea next; 1
furniture, to a considerable amount, and money on bias of asceet. Contras
ante. The Magfetrate did not contrive that there was mince::: The
evidence to commit on the charge of swindling, hut left it to tie e
prosecutors to indict at the Sessions for a conspiracy, there bole{ - pounds
others concerned in the transaction. The
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SPORTING IN'I'ELLiCiENCE.
FIELD-SPORTS FOR MARCH.
(FROM ANNALS or seoatitso). TO 1
As far as relates to the fowling-piece nothing can be expected, ex.
cept, perhaps, a solitary Wooneoex, or eonae Senn, the laver of
which should certainly be spared, as many of them breed in the T BE
marshes of this country. -IL lasi
Cooesixe and HAannuneenin win close in the early pert of this deteiteinvd:
• —rte—imn vrehr
your A'
Imonth: it is the general practice to kill a March bare, though we
cannot help regarding the custom as " more honoured in the breach of your
than in the observance," particularly its the preteut season; se I air
from the general openness of the winter, no doubt can be enter. Ing pee,
tamped that numbers of young hares will be produced before the
my can
middle of the month.
' Fox and SVAG-HUNTIXO coniinues during the month. highly,
.The mildness of the season. and consequent forw.rdnees of !Se fail, en
spring, has induced the Itooes to examine the state of their old attain t
,
nests as well as to commence the business of courtship earlier than
utmostusual. The same influence has been equally felt by th
dischar
VkIOOLS, and Pnxeseters; and, should fine weather continue, the
hatching season will be earlier than usual; and, perhaps, we shah guished
have young grouse in March.
ANOLING.—During this ninth, all fresh-water fish move from
their winter-quarters ; and, in rivers, jack, pike, carp, perch, cln:b, .
roach, dace, gudgeons, pope, and minnows, will take a trait frecla.
Angle for carp and chub in stilt deep holes{ for roach on the shn- Ness
lows and stovers, and in gentle shallow eddies; for dace cast your Mr.
baited hook in the sharp currents, and also in the strong eddies at 'Taverr
the tail of water mills. flounders, eels, and bleak begin to feed
this month. - . . fatly re
Jack and pike, generally, cast their spawn in March; hut, in ---
consequence of a very mild winter, they are now (the middle of
February) veryfull, and unfit for the tahle: the fair sportsman will, No. L
of course, disMninue trolling for them; indeed, such forne..4.incs rii..El
this season is absolutely necessary, dr little sport can be everted
during the next ; for, though the winter has been unusuaily opera Lout
and but few floods have disturbed the rivers and brooks, yet the
water has been bigh'and very foul, for a considerable time, which • Don
has enabled the poachers to practise the destructive art of guring and , puss'
sedging more frequently and extensively this winter than I remelt:-
ber for many years past. Jack and pike are their principal objects, RIM.
*and, in pursuitsof which, we are sorry to say, they have been but Part L
too successful.
The angler may now begin to look over his trout tackle, and an ll'
all right and in order, but yet by no means to use it, or wet 1 het,
this month; but he may lay night-fines for eels in March, choosin; bettutif
dark mild evenings when he lays them, and, unless the night tuna dety, b
out very cold or frosty, the eels will run and feed. Trend,
- _ ton, W
BIRTHS. • signs, '
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In Stephen's-green, Dublin, the Lady of the Hon. Mr. Browne, Germs
.of a daughter. with 11.
. . March 4, at Kilmardinny, the Lady of William Rase Robinson, Prints
Esq. Sheff Depute of Lanarkshire, of a son.
March 5, at Erskine, Lady Blantyre, of a son. NE.
Feb. 26, at St. Asiatic Vicarage, the Lady of the Rev. I. S.
T . BC
Smythe, of a son. ' PI)
Lately, the Lady of Capt. Breton, of a daughter.
Tuesday, the Lady-of Capt. Ward, R.N. of a eon. 1.
Sunday se'nnight, in Ilertterd-street. May-fair, the Lady of
John Dodson. LL. D. of a daughter, who survived only two days.
• 2
- March 1, at Edinbuteh, the I)utchesse de Coiguy, of a daughter.
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MARRIED.
Thursday, at St. George's, Bloomsbury, William Henry Sykes. 4
Esq. Captain in the Bombay Arniy; to Mize, youngest daughter of
Wm. Hay, Esq. of Russell-square. • MI
March 4, at Barnton House, Sir Thomas Woollaston White, of for Pi
Wailingwrils, Bart. to Miss Georgina Ramsay, youngest daughter Petit
of the late George Ramsay, of Marmon, Esq. Gr. P
Feb. 28, at Monreith, Hugh Liathurn, of Castlevrigg, Esq. to act. of
Catherine, eldest daughter of Sir Wm. 'hlaxerell, of Monreith, tiara . GE
thilte,
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• DIED. • HE
Feb. 21, ar &afield, the Hon. Mrs. Campbell, of Lochnell. for the
At Ballinrobe, in Ireland, the infant son of Lieutenant-Colonel the m
Gordon, of the sth Dragoon Guar:;., aged one month. HC
' In Bruton-street, of whooping co.:gh, Wellesley Abbas, son of of Mo
the Right Hon. Sir Gore Owe ley, Bart. in his 11th year. of Flu
'Saturday, of apoplexy, Flower Freenssn, Esq. Kennington-law. --for
Feb: 27; in Poole, eged 21), the Rev. Samuel Clark; perpe nil FA
Curate of Bentley, Surrey. Zli
Feb. 25', the Rev. John Russel, of Kirkintilloch, in the 36t0 Duets
year of his age, and fifth of his hlioistre. CR
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neral Sir Patrick Ross, aged fifteen months. Comp
March 3, in London, after a short illneas, Mr. Viotti, the cele' .
braced performer on the violin ;he was a native of Piedmont, aed IC'
in his 69th year. h . ' . '.
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