New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-26
CHARLEs DICKENS ON MUSICIANS.


Musicians held its one hundred and twenty -second
annual meeting at the Ereemasons Tavern London.
Mr.. Charles Dickens presided and in proposing, with
his accustomed bumor and vivacty, the toast OF the
evening" referred TO the foundation of this Society one
hundred and twenty-five years ago, when glorious
musician, OF cource now deceased, one who had
Handel TO bis famous name among ts earliest and
most active promoters, hammesing, like the harmonious
blacksmith that he wac, at the hearts OF his proee-
fional brethren till he forged into them such seUse OF
sefrespect, independence and mutual CHARITY as re-
suited In this institution to which Handel himself be-
queathed the munificent donation of 81 90. Snce
that time many things and many fashions az well as
mSny mugcians and other men had gone ruiies and
powder, lace and buckles, white capped greatcoats,
huge cravats and top boots had gone but the good
seed, which Gown by the musicians OF that Tune,
Rad not persisted any more than their good music,
which still fourished ever young and in the young
and on the young liIs and fingers OF every new
generation. lCheers. The seed which was 80 wn q
hundred ard twenty-five year5 ago now nourshe1 III
this Roy al Society of Mnejcans, which recommended
itself TO him Mr. Dickens) because il was real thing
because it was in fact well as in name, society OF
musicians, not heterogeneous coDcourse Of monde
scripts and toades, with here and there musician
struggled in among them, but association OF PROBES
sora gentlemen, all animated by the love OF tue com
mon art, who had formed benefit society to make
provision for the relief not of their own old age, dis
ress nImites, but of those casualties in the lives
of their ess fortunate brethren OF their widows ana
ornhan children.
This society managed ts own affairs, and that in
manner excessively ungenteei that it only paid two
small salaries for real work. while the governors actu-
ally paid the expenses OF their own meetings out OF
their own pockets Thie apps AIRED 10 him great re-
CONNIE ndauon, ard he feared that great excitement
would he provoked in the councils Of certain literary
| institution, if any feroci9us parsonage Ike himself
Mr. DckeDs should have the auda,ity 10 propose that
IFS affairs sho1ld be managed like thJse Of the Royal
| Society of Musicians.
This good story of the British musicians, ike the
stories told by Scheherszade in the Arabian Nights
loI for buu dr(1
nighs bat il might well 60 on for thousand and one
SO long ss mankind lived ard loved 80 long as their
nature sensitive, aiecGonate and g1atefdl mnsle
could never cease And through all the sweet sounds
trey TO hear that night one touching strain would
make se audible TO their SOULS reminding them that
the hand could not always keep it's hold on the bow,
the strings, or the keys; that the meiodious breath
must one day fail; and thus might helpessness and
poverty beal most uDdeservedy some OF those play
ers who, though unknown 10 fame, and ont of reach
of the rewards and profits of their profession, were IL
dspensabe TO the of a great orchestral per-
formance; the appealing strain ON behalf of such a
poor and WORKOUT musician, would then cay TO MN,
and to all who listening, For the sake OF the
much that music has done for you do little Tor me-
He therefore proposed the toast, Prosperity TO the
Royal Society of Musicians"
This toast, and all the Others were drank with corr
dial accamatoDs.
Mr.. Dickens very amusinsly denounced "the savage
custom Of excluding the gentle from the dinner
table, and promised 70 take the chair again next year
if the committee would place lady on bs right, and
another on his left hand.
At the close Of the Rev. Thomas Richardson's lecture
In the Church of St. George theEast on Sunday,
the 9Th, body of young men took possession OF tbe
choristers seats. The rector ordered them out stating
that be was legally the freebooter of the church.
They refused TO 90. Mr.. King then dragged one Of
them off The seat by the collar and had him locked up
in the vestry. second young man shared the same
fate. Clothes torn but policemen refused to in
teIfere, nobody would give Mr.. King in custody.
On Monday a numeI body Of the parishoners Of ST.
George sin the East applied at the Thames Police
Court for summonses against the Rev. Bryan King and
the Rev. Thomas Dove Dove for assault. Several
snmnoDses were granted. Alter some remarks from
AIR. Smith, of the complaDans, Mr. Yardley granted
q summons against the Rev. Bryan King, and said the
sooner these leuds ended the better They had become
almost inioleTabe. He hoped MIR. Smith would go 10
the superior conrte and both parties would obtain
good cose of litigation. He almost feared the people
of St. George n-the East had their Sundays amuse
ment at too cheap rate il ought TO be expeG-
sve. Mr.. King and Mr.. Dove, after pirate hearing
have, it is said, been fined.
A crowded meeting of operative bakers was held at
Exeter Hall "Wednesday evening, Lord Shaftesbury
pre- sidng, 10 promote agitation Tor shortening their
hours OF work from twenty more 70 twelve, from
a. m. TO p. There from 10 GOO 70 2OOO bakers
in the metropolis working for the most part IN cellars
and other unhealthy places, and dying on ON the ave-
rage, al AZ years of age.
The strike among the Scotch iron-workers continues
The ronmas,eIs Of tne West Of Scotland held mee'-
ing in Glasgow on Wednesday at which they resolved
TO continue keep their furnaces, and moi 10 meet
again for the consideration of that particular question
The prospec' of eay adusiment of this unfortunate
dispute is thus cestroy ed. The men on strike are
holding ont deterniuedy.
Tho Prince Of Wales has been sppointed by The
Lieutenant OF Oxfordsbire TO be Honorary Colo
mel OF the Oxford University Rifle Volunteer Corps
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