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    Mr . Blrfcbeck , tfm honorary secretary , read 4 feo repoi ^ which Teviwod lite principal event * of * he pa « t yfeat Scaring apoa thft iotfrrests ^ wi p * o * p «< oftliei < eftt £ ««» ttiid ^ f 6 i ^ ^ EiU «< e . Jte ^ ttH ^^ o' ^ e Enstern question , it trained the ftteps ^ rllioK Jted been tak » n tbr th * foproation of a Polish } tfgl (*> 4 * fltt mantled by Polish officer * , and « gttiii ^^ Md « r * fce national Ixmner , in the service- of th * Si * l «» . 1 P * r that purpose a tHrtwsntondeiwje had ti&ta # ttjice between tie Turkish : Minister * * rtd PriiwjeA ^ iji Czartoriakyy and subsequently tord © ttdky StOWt had p *«*«^ to tb ^ Baat to fa ^ ment . TUe « cTvemefe *^ enGoaat « Tcd , iimit » eoWitlv

    THE FKIESOS OF . P 0 &AA ®* * 5 ™ - Llti $ raiy Association frf tph « friends < # Poland held a » annual meeting on Weanewfey . Among those present-were the Ewrimjf Harrowby « nu Httrrington , the Marquis of Breadalbane , Lord Beaumont , Sir SenjKmin Kr «; Sir J . V . Sheltey , Colonel IT-reeBtuu , ! £ t . hJI Atel 3 $ mith , 3 Sr . ] fox $ trangwaw « Mr . Mondftdii Mitmte ^ Cteptaiii Towiwfhenti * B&Jj@ [ l derma ** Stttonwms , N * r . Silk Buckingham , thfeHigh Bailiff of 'Sotttfowwrkv liieut .- < 5 oJotiel SzulcBewski , and * numfcer <* f Pole * , Lord DudteY Stuart presided * . ¦ . . "

    the opposition of Lord Stratford ^ Be « dtl ! i , <) A'i | fee ground' of hi * « nxtety" * o ebflclHftteyAwitrliL V $ m 8 k « ppositl < m ^ as nd ^ v toTrever , ^ tbdta * n , - «^^^^^ report ABn » ui « edtha . t within « . fevireAgitbefli % t ) Poland woflrtd fceenee"mere' -lafised againot ^ mfa . At ao period liad rt * e prospectiB of «* W ** b ^ < b * lr nationality appeared more bright th ^ an art prteaent "The -Oear h * d giwa * fc ! B * igiwjl 3 br *^* , . ; Mi ^ p *© Ilimself ilw disturber , nnd not the coiwoMiiator of < ie yeaeo of Europe . # Jife weakness of ^ he -Geniian Powers in resisting Ms ambitious policy hacltgiiio been clearly demonstrated , and it w * a bewining everyday ^ ore « tron ^ yiMftnife » t ^ tbwtii * a «» toif »

    tion of I ' olAnd'Wft * a-rfwlitieal . iseisefsffcyfc The Bafts desimito hold their riglltful possession * by no better title than that of guarding the ciyilisatferi « f 'ttje West against renewed ^ ncui ^ io ^ a of l ^ tj ^ barism . From the financial statement ein ^ 08 Be ^ fa the report , the Teoerrt ^ iniwr in aM of like tfunda of the association wwild appear to hatiB whsweted tts object thoroughly " , hating , realised 90 C « L , wii ^ re # « to Tae ^ t the jesc ^ ses of-the current jw ^ / :. ' . Oti the ihSt ^ pn of Mr . Monctton MHncs , 8 eebt « lwi "by liOrd Horrowby , it was resolved '" 1 ai |^ v 5 iii ;^| B present , condition of Europe , nothing shor ^ of Ujftul consideration of the j-ust claims of Poland will alfoxd adequate security for the maintenance ^ t 1 £ &' 1 &i ^ i $ of power therein , andTor the establishment ^ fiaiaillB

    fuctofy nn 4 Listing peace . " ; "; ;; , r' ;; lord Buatey Stuart apoke oatTie 'EtUtiBtti ^ est ^ Wi and the relations oTtlie Poles therewith . , , . , H Tfie CaWnats of Europo etill Mgttrckd the re-. e * taBiiai ment of Poland sa an etwrnt too great and darsliug tb ^ te looked tb , but his convitftion'was ttta-tHlie'cmir ^ bF rae ^ ir ^ wouldprowsit to be necessary . Govetnltteota # or « i ili « ij » , step after step , compelled to take an expected vieKwof thmr situation . 'Bice ^ rmtti ^« f ft PoSsli legfon did 3 itofc « tifir 8 t moetwith theapfrobitaoA of < the Allied Power * . Hi mka th *> opinion-of liraFtdmerston tbftt it would ¦*» -wiws&r Turkey to enrols Tolwlt legion , bat be was not' the bwufrof the Government . On laord Dudley Stuart ' s visit , toutbe East he found the ToikiiJi HinUtrj all willing and jpapra rto empW the aid of the Poles ,, who were united with tbem , in

    » cammofl liatred of ftussin ; but tlipy were wtJra ^ ld ih-o tti doing so by the represeniations of the ambassador * . It was not long , however , befors the Freneli Governm « ttfc BawWto error they were committing , « nd the French Ambassador gave the measure his support . So completely . a ] r > o , had oar own Government become favfturalle to it , that oracihl despatches had b « en addressed to Loci Stratford d « JRedcIiffe , directing him to give all his aid to the formation » f a Polish legion . The Government of this country were now sensible ofthe advantage to Turkey of employing i * ol « in 1 be * ewfc * , and had giv « n directiars for a large supply of arms , toi » placed at the disposal of t * e commander ot the British foross

    for the use of * Polish legion . ThatJegion was libejy , tn « Nfore , soon t « Jie formed , » nd he had no doubt tlwvft , aninvrtwd by patriotic sentiments , when it came in contact withitto soldiers of the Caar , it would give a good account of them . He was auaious that all the Poles wlio were able to do-40 should place their swords at the disposal of t 3 i « Sulta ^ Many of them might prefer to sorve directly tinder England or France , and he admitted that it would be preferable , b * ft they would go on by decrees ; and by-and-by the Gpvefa * ment of this country mifftit be induced to take more dirat stops for availing itself at the services of the PoLae . tm attainting Russia in any way they wrer © paving the vrtyioxtke restortttion « f their country . "

    JLord Dudley Stuart disclaimed , on hehwlf of the Polish natioT ) , " bUo visioaury projects of the Bed Itepublic . " Lord Beaumont announced during the meeting , amidst loud cheers , the news conveyed by * the third edition .-of the JTi / fica of the victory achieved by Omar Pasha ovex General JLUders .

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    smoke -was no novelty—it had been going on foi ages—but the consumption of smoke had been going on hn our lungs instead of in our chimneys . ( Jjanphttr and dkeers . ' ) That which we proposed and which Parliainent agreed to was only this , thut t , lre smoke * ho « ld vanish i * out chimneys Trtswtfl ofblaekenm ^ aoer iasided . ( @ * Xtiimedlamgkter . ) It had lon ^ bsen h subject of | rwat W * e ( tor those « vho visitwd London to think tlmt from tbat \ w « tvolume of o * r 4 so » which «« s feipeteftl )^ floating over our lleads , all the-Hoest irorks of « nci « nt"Srt ,, « Bd tib * productions'of modern genius , -whether of our painters , our sculptor * ^ or oar ttrcKitects , were doomed to receive rapid accumulations , hiding their merits wnd deftcing their booties . VCkeeri . ' y If w « AP ( nlia at any

    of 1490 ? . had been distributed durffig Uhe last year among Vt pewotw ^ -of whom 31 were gentlemen , and * 6 were laates—* n& read a loa ? lwtsof « onationB , meluding . tiuoae of loft guineas From 4 te W ^ n ( 17 » h ^ eat ) , ± e guineas from the ^« jp » i »" gltii donation ^ 1 Q ^^ 8 . fa ^ tht 3 ^^ ^ EUeaner ^ ifev Mjuamlwy , Mr . HaluTm , « nd otti « c

    time rejoiee at the prospect © f' 1 *» Temoval of ttiw inconvenience , it is now , when we see around us so ma « yi * emttfftil productions of modern genias , and . feel whut ^ calamity it would be if in the course of a sliort period aU tie Jight ^^ the pictures we «* e before us were destined to become shadows , « nd all tbe shadows black darkness , and . if their beauties were hid from view by a d « ly deposit of those RbominAbl ^ blaeks which -u sed to greet us when we put our beads oat of the window . I thank you for adverting to the slight service I may bavo been able to ^ render to works of art , and I hope the bill of last sessiou may be considered as haying contributed in some small measure to tb » preservation 0 ? -works of art-and genios . " ( Cheers . ^

    The other speatccrs were I * r > rd M&hon and Mr . Cardwell .. Aboutt ten o ' clock the brilliantr assembly wentiiswxy .

    SOVJkX . laTERARr FDK 3 . T&k institution for the . relief of distressed authors , kao » B as the Royal Literary Fund , has n&w floftrisited for sixty-five "years ; and on Wednes « l * iy , tord Mabon presidiHg , a goodly ctfmp » ny sssemMed at the Albion , in Aldersgate-street , to dine together in hoaour of its « ctaining th « fc respectable age , aoad : to h ' stea to the customary » onual oration on the ! blessicgs , delights , and pains of literature from " the > chair * Among tflose present were the * on-aiid « r » nd- >

    son oTXippooSaib , Lrord Stadley r § ir Erskine Per ^ y General Posley , Sir Henry Ellis , Mr , IL W . Greg , and Mr . H . Stev * Bs of the Uiiited States . fn p « rforeiingr the customBry and pleasant ceremony of making a speech oil Hterature , apropos of ** Prosperity to the ttmnny iPntid , " Jjsm Mahon toudhed on tbe usual topics suggested by the occasion , opening with some rehrajka on the advantages a meeting like that afforded for the friendly communioa of diflcrent classes of literarv naen .

    " He might observe 4 hat arpo * t who should live only with po 9 ts ^ * novelist vfbo should lir « only with novelists * an iiistonan who sboull live onl y with historians , w « uld acquire but a -very slight and imperfect knowledge of th « great field of literature m which there were so many labeuters . He thouglrt that by a friendly cbmmuiiion dif different cfesses oi writers ; ia a meeting like the presefit , t « ey ' were ^ eiicli ' ofrtjeni enabled to- form a justvr ^ appreclatigin of tb » merits of the rest , ftut it was nftt wwely . the different cksses of literary men ibat were brought together « t a meeting Blc& this . At had « ls » th « « dv « ntage of eHciting ; the sympathy of various nations They s » vr amwag them to-night not EBglishmtn merely , but men who had come from tlae furthest regions of

    tbea adorned th&se walls . I might make t 3 > e same remark now with regard to the noble lord , for it l ) appe » s that a itne poPtiaft of Lord John Russell is . opposite to we , awd 1 tould almost "fandv ihT * otit » g at It that 1 am adarBssmg * ts Lord-Bhlp bhnse # . S ^ fll referrra ^ -to tirc hope that ^^ m **^ euisli ^ d oririnals of these ^ fine portraits have -TR » aaWWS 8 'ta « 6 * opinion oir 4 he snbtect m * t i « t « t « rt » ** 4 bJ ^*© W « ' The hWth of > l * Jrd J * &B 8 S 0 H ^ wfra * Mr . Dfewfe < G * e «*» and wk -w

    lAXdiS . BussmU—** * -T « es wamwr « r Hiy ^ * . ue toast 4 hfct your pwsidwt tae proposed ^ Mid peraiit ibb to « av fast , Ojoadi nvvtum&ihm taken place in tfee-scntiments thffitl ^ ien uiurwiwrfl ~ f ** tbenr ^ litJlion ^ entaemaii wlaisse natae has bewKCoM **' "' ^ *» y <""* . * ud altbongh poKtreal opposition ib «* « mp fwiuced H «* w « m i » * e slightest perwowal ill-wiHi Wh ^ wi tb » contrary , £ £ bn 41 always be clad to see tfcKta * tt » & »« nt talent Ukeiiiairecei ^ &s that mec iof ipwr « U * tioo «» da ^ pp « Ft wWeh it ought to receive in a fcee coaofeiy 4 ik « « w 3 » w * i ; yet , y » u -wifl permit me to observe that ^ -as f * r « sp € rfiticS « Fe-c » ncerned , you , Sir , certainly have produced « i « Mn ** b * t violent eontarast . ( Laughter . ) I « ws entirely t *» s * twader tints wfarchuftre so remarfcubl y « li&t » e > terfetic « f you * Resident { . continued huufhter ) in his pist «*« , which nsftect so wellthe delicacy » f feeling 3 * ad refinwueot at it » n » d tn « t belong to bin . But he lifts dcpaPtediTery fat ftom his own-styte of colouring on ifeis *> co * si » n , « nd leas jfrodaced th « wost violent contrast *—^ law / liter' )* - ~ GmKmiut in tlw s ^ te of the pictures exhibited in ttoe «(« i * r : years « f tb » it © 3 « l ^ Ajcad « my , when k was-not mnftsqvieia&u dbtiftfBislrtd ani ^» on the'i « 8 t days tiefot * the <|» nfeigof d * SshS « tionto-tbrow in «» nw vt « 4 etit ^» h < © r ttfwdi * v » HffWfci »* rder to ^ maiee thmr pictures seen * nd 3 « n »» k 6 d by til « Jcr * w 4 Y&et T «« st , t ^ erefMv , « tco » w » if , w 5 vilo 5 J : jwy ,-i * 8 I mm beued tojay , « v * ry-swit of respect totlUe ftentlwfrtB w * o « name is coupled with wp « if » , I roast still « af- «> fiSt , won regard to « nr poMtiiat oninivtM ^ thftt > iM » nouyw % 1 eh £ ou |» at «^ distti ^ pfeh y « ur jwesutent as ¦ a painter has hardly been waintaiire * . i& < tnght& > . y faent jrespw t , botvtwec ^ Xtaeve bas bden » , point of agreemeut \ et ««« ta tnyf « lf and the right lion . jpmUemau . Bath of us hiV f bad th «; lKWiour of liaying our res « mblancesjpaipted by a distinguished artist , and we have become the Illustrations -of tlie anecdote mentioned by the Lord Chuticellorv Tnslead of tlie Le Bewtteat dieS j Wft sHrall leave beliind'trs the Le Boo that wttl irevtr die . we faav ^ both oiF as had the \ g ?» d -fort mie to have our resemblances painted with ¦ verjr ;» peat * ncees 3 by « nftnf who « tal « ntl bowmr ^ incl whose frfen 4 *\ iip rbaro tfie hagjShesa to -wijiiyi ¦ ; $ Ctoeen . J Int » gfed to -iavail myself « f tins t > pporrnnity to pay this « ntincn % attist the tribute tif my r ^ ard and gratituite for the honour - thatlasbcen donreto me ,, aid in th « t sentiment Tsynnjia-¦ t ht « , and certairity agree mth the rignt fecna . gentlemam . "

    Mr . Disreali . —^* Mr . Piwndeut . my Lords ^ ana 'GentlBBWti , —I bave on several occasions baa the oppoitatilty , through yoor kindne «; % tf « titering th « i ««} ianibex 8 ^« n tbis Aum ^ wsary , vandfcnve aiwey * bs « n strmk withth * triumph * of ai » - » ad the tviumphsof dCMgnttnd ^ olounng , but / l wa « -aotiiw « ye that rhetorie would achieve ia tU « M tooots triumphs « s aiqguUir ; because your president luw « chi « ved » wowterful feat of oratory iu the toast that-he -ha « propos » d for , jour acceptance and approbation . 1 was gUd to anticipate ttat tne amble Lord ¦ would have answered forme , for ! know front experience tho great difficulty of-following tbe noble Jorfl . ijLcnid laughter ^) I did ,. ttota&biV ™ & ^ mvwftff'attrt * tlfls -on e * IiRightewattupon bwn ^;« xemp « ea * w > m ftrtfilfinRso ard ««« 8 « -t « 6 lB , I hopeufrwill « at be oo » sider « d an « 8 feate-Cion if J anun yawtnat I ftxl hosmsred 4 a having my nmm « aisociated with ; ftteelebrattad artist > and & > faanous -statcsnun . It oiwBt have been the inspiratioa 0 $ •» genial' momeat when the president hazarded such a unions Bat-I am not 4 nt * itled to such a disttoction , and £ am reminded oT the Persian FaMe tliat whett a piece of clay was asked Low it happened lie 3 iad so fragrant a perfume , be replied tbat lie had the cool fortune oF living in th « vicinity of roses . The president has connected my careei with the nolle lord nod the distinguished artist who has sent him down to posterity , and has made me remembered for a « hort time . I am obliged to the noble Lord for the complimentary terms in which ha lias referred to me this evening . It has been my fortuno for maivy years to sit opposite , aa I do this evening ^ to the noble Lori , and I may say with truth that I'have never seen him look better than , be doss this evening in th& Royal Acadamy ( thas . allusion to the noble Lord ' s portrait was received with m \ xv \\ laughter and . cheering ) , and I think ! razy be entitled to be considered a judge of the noble Lord ' s countenance , for I have had the © pporttmiryof watching him for 17 years under various circumstances . ( Lattghtffr . ') I have -suen him in the elation of triumph , Mid I do-not think that I Inure ever seen him of -a-bs&ter tignre and appeaimnce than I ««« him this evening . ( Cftecnr and laughUr . } This is a peculiarity of tfcU distinguished artist , wh « se name will ro down to posterity , although ona whom he 1 ms condeseanded to salect for a proof of his skill may not be so fortunate . And I may trulj say with regard to the nat > le Lord , that I hope he may long look as well in his place in Parliament as he does upon th « walk of th « Royal A ORdemy . " Kor was this the only mirthful phase of the erening . It came to be LorO ^^ Himers ton's turn to apeak of course . The Presid < £ h * Jn proposing his health , thaiifced him tot the smok e consumption act of last oucssiun 10 arcnicecture

    —a uown and sculpture , lord Palmerston , loudly clieered , said : — "Mr . Presidont , my Lords , and GcnLleruen , —It could hardl y be expeoUsd , » t a morneait when so dark a cloud was lowering over < he face of Europe , that tb ^/ unwholesom e cloud that has lowered ovej- tho surfuce of Jbifcndon sliould ha \ e attracted iho notice that you have beon pleased to givo to tlje subject . But , in sucli an assembly as tliia , in wiiich I s « e collected swno of tho most eminent artists in Europe it u natural tlwt you should draw attonlion to a cipeurnbUuimo deeply aiT « ctiu tho works of thoir genius . Mr Treaidomt , that which the GoTernment of which I huv « the Honour to bo a . member accoTO . plishod List year was tne rely altering the manner of doing a thing . The consumption of

    tbe earth , all ready : like thenweives to testify ^ by taking part in ibis meeting their love and their respect for liter * - ture . He saw among them the natives , he coukt not say of a foreign country , for that description would cot apply to India , but of » distent country , who had been willing by their ^ presence to show tbat no distance of place , no , difference of raee , « ould dissever tltose who f « U « low for literature . ( CheersJ ) They also numbered aimmg them many citizens of tbat grand commonwealtli beyond the ' Atlantic , to which we were bound by so many ties of interest as well a « of language , the strength of which i must in the end al wvays overpower any temporary estrange- ' ment tiat might occur between tho two oouiitriee . ( 6 % a * ns . ) , A « remuded the United States , we might soy , not merely

    tn » t tnelr iiteratar « and our own were kindred end allied , but that in many respects they w-erie one and tbe same , for he beliwed he was not wrong in asserting that an accomplished American would take as much pride in the renown of ShaJcapeare and of Milton , and would consider them as much s mark of his national greatness , as we did . ourselves : and , even if we looked to those men of letters who had ariseu on the other side of the Atlantic since tha separation of tilt "United States from this country , we should find that as much pleasure and delight bad boon derived , from their productions unon tliis as upon the -other side of the Atlantic . In proof of this , he need only refer to the warm reception which » nly last year bad been gir-on with so much reason to the illustrious Thackeray ; and he need only . askif a

    , single Englishman who now heard him had not derived gratification from rending the admirable pictures of English fife contained in the writings of Washington Irving ? Although an American by birth a . n < l by family , he had yet imbued himself with many European uoenes , and Lord Mahon remembered him with much pleasure as his friend and fellow-traveller in Spain . , He therefore thought it was a great advantage tbat these meetings should give an opportunity of union to those who vrero no strangers to each other 3 d feeling , and who only desired to become better acquainted with each other in order to increase tlieir mutual friendship aud regard . "

    He enlarged on the intimate connexion of greatness of all kinds with literature and knowledge , and described the institution us one not intended to encourage bad authorship , but to aid good authors who had failed to secure due reward from the public . Lord Stanley followed up the same theme , instancing the close connexion between literature ajid politics in Lord John Russell , Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Disraeli , and Lord Mahoiu The treasurer announced that grunts to the

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    amount Mav 6 , 1864 ] XHE LEADER . ^

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  • Leader (1850-1860), May 6, 1854, page 415, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2037/page/7/