Star.
London, England, 1816-12-24 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF SCHOOLMASTERS.

The Anniversary Meeting of this charitable Insti-
tutit'n
was held on Friday at the Crown and Anchor
Tevern, in the Strand-i-His Royal Highness the
Duke o' Susan in the Chair.
The company. which was very numerous, sat down
to an excellent dinner about six o'clock.
Alter the cloth was removed, ii'ort *obis Dwaine was
vino. and the usual toasts folio Red, v;a.
.1 he King—The Prime itegent—The Quern. the Prineete
Charlene. and the female Brioche. of the 'Royal Family— Elie
Doke of York and the fisty —The Doke of aerate.. and the
Navy. accompanied with atpr..pnate song, sad meek.
Dr BURRIS Deli pr .posed the he Ith of ine Duke
of Camhrd .e, the Peron of the Society, whose
high rank the assembly ,could look up to with re-
spette while they regarded his acts Ot kindness to
them with gratitude
, ~The Meeting drank the health of his Royal High-
ness with earth isiastn, and thee.. .Owes *Oa. -.
Dr LINDSAY then rose and seidi he shonkiiiro-
pose . toast which would ir home to the bosoms of
all the Members of the Society. If there was a man
who with earnestness and skill promoted t'.e cause of
knowledge, religion, and humanity, it was the Duke
of Kent—CAM-1000 By the talent.; of his great
mind and the sensibility of his great heart, he had
rendered the cause of knowledge the rts,, A essential
service. Of these exertions the next generation would
taste the fruits; and the Kingdom ~f Righteousness.
which a still greater Advocate had established,
would reap a rich harvest through his exertions. He
should not dilate further upon the merits of the Dnke,
of Kent, though the it iyAl Chairinan, he dad not
doubt, would listen with pleasure to the praises of
such a brother—(ANdasre.) This was indeed a new
era. when Princes were striving for honour, not in
fields of blood, but by the promotion of the arts of
humanity. the difiusi-n of knowledge, and the intel-
lectual advancement of mankind*
The he din of the Duke of Kent was then given,
with three times three.
The Rev CHARLES PARR BURNEY proposed as at
toast the h alth of the Royal Ch:irman. the Duke of
Sussex. to whom they Mould .give their warms,
thanks, as well as their best wishes fur his prosperity.
The Duke of Swan returned thank., and said.
that, as yet, he had but few claims on the gratitude
of the Society ;in he hoped the liberal subscrip.
lions that evening wuuld give them an occasion to.
remember the time when he had the honour to he la'
the Chair. He also acknowledged the regard which.
had been :hewn to his Royal Brother, which proved
to him that the exertions of the members of the
kin' Family did ma pass unn'uticed, but that they
received that encouragement which would call forth
the gratitude of every one who had sympathy with
pis fellow beings. His Royal. Highness expatiated
noun the claims ci the Institution to public attention.
and on the natural gratitude which was due froth
every man, not only to his own instructora bat to the
teachers of youth in general. He, sboold propose
the health of a man whom he knew as ktriead, and
- whom all respected as a Magistrate--" The Lord
Mayer of London," to which be should add, " Ile
Corporation of London."
The toast having- beet] drank with great applause,
the Loan Mayon returned thanks, and observed,
that the Corporation of London, which had been
liberal towards all establishments for public advan-
tage, would probably, it applied to, extend its muni-
ficence to this Society, though it present (ho was rot
ek-harated to, say it) it was nut able to pay its own
bulls - (Ambers. The Duke oh Sussea said, he had to propose a
tnast weighrequired Some prefatory observations. A
litter had been written by the 'Treasurer to his. Se-
r. ne Hikhness the Duke of Orleans, to request the
It .noorut his attendance. The D.ike had returned
in answer. in which he had (wits a donation of tee.
Inures) informed him, that he toad himself i ncr b:•e,
a .choormastet. And liaa, so the iime of his street-
* •y, sehed for his support on his talents and acquire-
inertia. He should, thetelorer trea m:111 ItuyAt.
ichaolanistea'
• This toast was thank with heartfelt and overeat-

the Meeting should be transmitted to the Doke of
Orleans, for the great honour which his Serene High-
ness had conferred on the Society of Schoolmasters,
by Ms very liberal, condescending, and truly interest-
ing communication. The motion was seconded and
echoed from every quarter of the room.
The next roast was, " the Presidents of the Society,
the Biships of Hertford and Carlisle ;" and their
letters were read, containing ipologies fin. non attest-
, dance, which were received with demenorations. of ,
high esteem.--The healths of the Vice. Presidents,
Doctors Parr, Goodall, Burley, and Barrow, were
next riven, when Dr. BURNEY retur )ed th inks, and
excited same miith by an allusion that we could not
distinctly heir, respecting the probaLle cause which
prevented Dr. Pares attendance.
The Royal CIZAIIMAN tier proposed the health of
Dr. Kelly. the Treasurer, who in a few wends returned
thinks.—He took the oppintunity of c mgratulating
the Society on its idcreetiag prosperity. The last
year's inc sate he stated to b- and the tinded I
property of the Society above £lB,OOO. It was also
hoed), gratifying to otiseree, that fri inx the commence.
scent of the I:mutation each Anniversary Meeting was
more numerously attended than the preretijng, rind
he had every teasun to hope, that the s'aene progres-
sive improvement would continue. He then read a
very long list of new Subscribers, anion 4 whom were
the Dukes of Susiex and Orleans. Sr' Onside; Flower,
Sir James Shaw, Admiral Taylor, Toloeel Downie,.
Dr. Pitt, Dr. Laird, and twine► us other L-eeartors
n t Schoolmasters. A mong the latter were the Head
Mister of Westminster School, the Masters of St.
Peet!, Christ's Hospital, Cheam &c. /cc. iltc.
On the health of the Committee beini given,
Mr.. Russeoo, the Head 'Mister of tie Charter
School, returned thanks, and observed, that however
gratifying it was to the company to hear the. Trea-
surer's Report of the success of the S 'cam. they had
to lament that the demands fine relief front the char's.
table fund had greatly increased of lite.. This was
owing, among other causes, to the establishment of
the large Schools on Dr. Bell's plan, by which the
masters of many day-scliobls lost their pupils, and
were with their Emilie:. reduced to great distress.
He then dwelt with great force on the claims of
Schoolmasters, and the importance ot the leititution,
' which he described as at once beni..fici (1 and honour-
able to the profession, and highly useinl to the public.
'He therefore hoped that it required oily to ,be prrr
perly understood to obtain the spport of every rt. •
spectable Schoolmaster in the kingdom.
The Duke of Sussex next proposed—" The Cause
of Education all over the world," which tie prefaced
by severe' very interesting and eloqUent observation&
Atter scone other toasts and appropri ite speeclles,
Dr. Kaux begged to trespass for a moment on the
conviviality of the company. and to call their alien-
Akin to a very
.serious subject.. He wished to pa'y a
tritium of gratitude to the memory of a tart trio nd
and liberal hecefactor to this Soci:ty, whom they i ad
lately lost, and whose death might int!ccl te:
tiered a real-loss to the public. They r.w.t al! koala
that he meant David Pike Watts, A wane connected
with almost evecy benevolent Institut :A it the me.
tropolis, and identified with chanty itself. They !sti
at preceding Anniversarirs, in a similar way, drank
successively to the memory of Dr. Raine, Mr. Han..
.merdey,.and Dr. Vincent, men who were Oiciee..t, cot
,ormuneast to their Society, as well as to society es.
general. Hew cold now propose to give, standing, and
in solemn silence--" to the benevolent 'lneinuty of
David Pile Watts."—rlis tribute of regard was
,instat.tly paid with every becoming mai k 'if feeling ;
arid the Duke of SURELY expressed his snare slc.s-
'faction at the testimony ot esteem se justly b-stowa.
His Royal Highness soon Ate; toot occasion to ex-
press the high gr:idliesetion. which lie had ex, erienced
that day. He would be happy to ei.joy the same
pleasure at their nes' Anniversary; but, shiaodeahee
of his Royal Brothers; the Dukes of Cane:ridge and
sent, be able to preside, he would then sol.cit the
honour of serving as a sieward. He s4.oii after re-
tired, Anna the acclamations of the company.
lite social enjoy me was resumed, and c. attinued
.o a late hour. Several excellent glees and songs wire
sung during the evening by isiessrs. Leete, King,
Evans, Ind Master Turk, accompanied ooc.uionally
by the band of the Doke of Sot.