THE NEW MUSICAL FUND.
THE anniversary dinner of the New Musical Fund was held at Freemason's Tavern on Wednesday. The Duke of SUSSEX, the munificent and steady friend of this charity, having been prevented by attendance on his Parliamentary duties from -presiding on this occasion, the chair was filled by J. RAMSBOTTOM, Esq. M.P. Sir GEORGE SMART, to whom the musical arrangements were, as usual, confided, was well supported by Messrs. TERRAIL, EVANS, BROADHURST, C. TAYLOR, HOBBS, and E. TAYLOR; and in ad- dition to this vocal strength, the company were gratified by the attendance of Messrs.. WILLMAN, NICHOLSON, MACKINTOSH, CARD, PLATT, HARPER, POAVELL, and other eminent wind in- strument players ; by whom some full pieces of military 11111S:V, as well as solos by NICHOLSON, WILLMAN, and PLATT, were most delightfully performed. Miss GitAmooN also sung two popular airs from the gallery. This, though a custom "rather honoured in fhe breach than the observance," might have passed ; but the introduction of the impostors soi-disant " Bohemian,", was an offence rainst decency and propriety; and the suffering a poor little girl to squall and vulgarize a song of Bisnop's, was M equally had taste. If these things are tolerated, men of character and rank in their profession must, in their own defence, absent them- selves from such meetings. We learnt with regret from the Chair- man, as well as from the printed statements, that the funds of the Society are inadequate to the claims upon them ; and we could not help remarking, that, in the printed list of subscribers and benefac- tors, the names of those noblemen and gentlemen who affect to be the patrons of music and directors of concerts were not to be found. Is this as it should be ?
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