The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-12 00:00:00

ROYAL LITERARY FUND.

The annual general meeting for the election of
Olken and other banner was held yostordly at the
chambers of the corporation, Adelphi•tarraee; &rl STAN.
Hors in the chair.
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The treasurer's report for 1868 gives the following in.
forniation :—The dividends from the permanent fund
during the pest year have produeed 7841. 10a The arm
I of 30u1. stook, repreessting the legacy bequeathed by the
late Mr. F. W. Fthhelt, was parehased after the pay-
ment of the January divide_ ...ad The permtheut feed
therefore, now amounts to 26,3004. Producing •n annul
dividend of 7891. The Omsk of the Newt= property eon.
date e 1 8,16.1.15& 10d., in the Three per Cents. Reduced,
producing en annual dividend of 2451. Os. Bd. The leases
of the Newton 'stated Whiteebapel, which for the bun
twenty-one viers have produced the annual rental of 2031.,
expired at Midsummer Wt ; end the trustees have treated
testae principal taut on the estate • leased the whole
griVhfeors twea"-e
yeast,
dmuirgPtrrivedpurrialyeaorf
ineludiag &quarter's rent undergn
the new lea.., hes been
2741. se.
The grants made daring the year have been 43, and the
aggregate amorists to 1,7201. The each encount shows
total receipts, including • Mimeos of 1151 18s. M. brought
over from previous year, 2,5181.1.. 9d.; and disbursements,
2,1791, Is. &I. Of the balance, 2761. sea been devoted to
the purchase of stock, leaving • balance carried ever
of 63/.
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The CHAIRMAN in moving the usual vote of thanks to
the corporation registen, treasurers, and auditors, ex-
plained that the condition which Imposed the most in-
violable secrecy on the council, • condition he fully
approved of, prevented his detailing the names end par-
tinder circumstances of the eases relieved. The danger
which this condition onsidonesd, and in every case they
had not been able to avoid it. was when claims of severe
distress were brought before them, but where the literary
pretensions of the applicant were very slight indeed, in
some instances being confined to the compilation merely
of a local guidc, or the publication of a maretriaions
and ill-written poem. In these ones (however painful)
it was their duty to refine relief, though he
was sot revered to say that in some few eases
they bad not yielded to the natural temptation of re-
lieving distnne when brought before them in a wiry severe
form. It, however, shenM never be forgoing that the
prineiple of the society
_wee to admit only the claim
of distress when combined with acknowledged literary
me*. He congratulated the members cm the
state of the society, and also en the aseepeancorgret:
Prime Minister of the invitation of the sound is take He
chair at the next anniversary festival.
The motion having been carried, the newsier in the
council sod other departments were filled em by elution,
Sir J. Napier being elected to the comma and to the
general committee, and to the latter sine Mown. T. Martin
and 3. W. Kaye ; Mr. W. B. Donne as ems of the
tars ; Dr. Samuel Birch as auditor ; and Dr. as
honorary physician.
Some other general !minus having hesn leaneasial, mad
thanks voted to the chairman, the pressedinip imminnted.

WiTER-00L01711 DRAWINGL--A 041111001111 01 60
&swim, the property of Mr. J. Laarwara.ii
was by auction, yesterday, at N. FlniatelAwae
in Pallinall, and realised nearly 4,1001. AMMO
dnwlna the following were the mod = 116.
.. Thiatist..m, of the Buck Hoods,"Prea=l
Tairzzr, sod exhibited at the late Parra II
bi 00 lares (Voldne). A pair, by Onglir raid-
ing, , anore" from Truth Mawr and Byland
Yorkshire, 470 guineas (White and Permain),_ •
Vanes Tree," by Birket Foster, 254 guineas TY
" liarealdng," by the same, 102 guineas (Gazabart.) Far
emu drawing by the same, 287 guineas. A gilt
tree Oethedr4" arid " liurenburg,' by Praia. 12?
(Broth and Permain). " Craning the Mountain," by? P.
pools. 145 imbues Marie* " The Royalist." by Jelin
I (Mbeit. 101 gams (WoerM.