The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-16 00:00:00

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41r, 4.11L4E said, he was “okAt t &Ana ir. it i4t p:si
eldents, vice-presidents, council, and general cointnNtee
exclusively selected from literary and scientific men, but
the chairman ruled that separate papers containing these
names could not be sent round.
The balloting-papers were then collected, and shortly
afterwards the scrutineers returned and declared that the
house-list had been elected.
The Dean of St. PAUL'S said, he differed from Mr. C.
Dickens in thinking that the whole administration of such
a society ought to be limited to those who had actually
published books. (Cheers.) He thought, on the con-
trary, that the munificent, consistent, and honourable
patrons of literature had a very high title to the
honour and respect of this society, and that if the
society excluded from its high offices those whose whole
lives had shown their honour and respect for literature,
they would not only do a very ungracious act, but also
a very unwise act for the prosperity of the society.
(Cheers,) He could not regard the salary of the secre-
. tart' as enormous, but yet he could not resist the con-
viction that the expenditure of the society was dispro.
portioned to the amount of relief given. (Hear.)'
Mr. C. DICKENS rose to propose the following reselu-
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tion :
" That, whether the general committee's construction of
the present charter be legal or illegal (as to which thery
are differences of opinion), it is manifestly absurd, as con•
stituting a body expressly to be elected from members of
the general committee, with at least three years' experi-
ence, called a council, to which it confides no powers and
no duties, and which never meets, because it cannot even
be called together by any authority for any purpose ; and
that it is therefore desirable to apply for a new charter,
and that a committee be specially appointed with this
object."

The existing charter was so excessively ridiculous, so in-
consistent, and so manifestly preposterous that it oughb
to be abandoned by men of sound mind, memory, and
understanding. (A laugh.) The charter having in an
express manner declared that there should always be a
council, and that the council, with the general commit-
tee, should always have the direction of the society's
affairs, he supposed that, out of the Literary Fund,
and the two great establishments of St. Luke's and
Bedlam, there could not be in this metropolis one hu-
man being who could doubt that this council was in-
tended to have a real existence and something to do. He
had had the honour to be elected some years ago upon
the council, and he had hoped that by study and fast-
, ing be might be fit to discharge the high duties which
he supposed devolved upon that august body. For
months he never left kome without leaving word where
he might be found in the event of the Literary Fund
wishing to take his counsel. (A. laugh.) The Literary
Fund, however, seemed to get on in its own manner,
without requiring his aid, but when the council met, and
where it met, and what it did, he never could learn.
The fact was that it never could meet, never did meet,
had no place of meeting, and nothing to do—that it was,
in short, the only thing in creation that had no purpose,
end, or object, in existence. (A. laugh.) What would
the public say of a board of directors that did not direct,
of a bench of judges who did not judge, of a jury that
did not deliberate or find a verdict, of a physician ap-
pointed never to prescribe, of a surgeon directed never
to set a bone, of a fireman enjoined never to go within
50 miles of a fire, or of picked officers of the Humane
Society being tied up net to approach the water (Much
laughter.) This was the case of the council at this mo•
ment. It was either used as a shelf for uncomfortable
members of the general committee, or it was used to
prop up the faults of the concern with the names of lite-
rary men who had nothing to do with it. The charter
was, in fact, utterly defective and rotten, inasmuch as it
appointed a council, but omitted t') name its functions.
Mr. J. FORSTER seconded the resolution.

Mr. W. TooKE admitted that a new charter might
tend to the benefit of the society if it could be obtained
at a certain expense, but a new charter would cost 3001.
or 4001. A meeting ought to be callei specially to con-
sider the subject.
After some conversation, in the course of which Mr.
C. Dickens, at the suggestion of Mr. F. Pollock, con-
sented to add the words "or an act of Parliament" to
the words " apply for a new charter,"
Mr. Foss asked what practical inconvenience had
arisen from the appointment of a council ? The general
committee were fully able to mataie the affairs of the
society, and they did not require the aid of the council.
The Dean of ,ST. PAUL'S suggested that the committee
should report the result of their deliberations to a special
general meeting summoned for that purpose.
The suggestion Laving been incorporated into the re-
solution, it was put from the chair and carried :unani-
mously.
It was then resolved,
"That such committee be composed of the following
members :—The President, the Very Rev. the Dean of
St. Paul's, Mr. B. W. Proctor, Sir E. Bulwer Lytton,
Mr. J. Forster, Mr. W. M. Thackeray, Mr. C. Dickens,
Mr. R. Bell, the Rev. E. R. Gleig, Mr. C. W. Dilke,
Mr. W. Tooke, Sir H. Ellis, Sir J. Forbes, and Mr. J.
Auldjo." _ _

Thanks having been voted to the secretary, and the
usual a-knowledgment having been paid to the chair,
the meeting separated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.-TEIIRSDAY.

A. very thin attendance, and only a small amount of
business transacted. The principal investments were
on Fandango for the Great Metropolitan, Marc Antony
for the Chester Cup, and on Greaculus Esuriens and
Lord of the Isles for the Derby. The other quotations
are from bets which were laid to various small sums.

GREAT METROPOLITAN.
5 to 1 agst Pharsalus
10 to 1 agst Fandango (taken)
100 to 8 agst Redlands (taken)
100 to 8 agst Vandyke (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
25 to r agst Marc Antony (taken)
25 to 1 agit Andover (taken)
40 to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (taken)
THE TWO THOUSAND.
10 to 3 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
12 to 1 agst Polydore (taken)
THE DERBY.
11 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken)
11 to 1 agst GrHculus Esuriens (taken)
12 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
500 to 15 agst Saraband (taken)

SALISBURY RACES.-THUISDAT.

The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with b 0 added, for
three-yr-olds and upwards. One mile. (4 subs.)
Lord Anglesey's The Nabob, by The Nob, 6 yrs,
9st 31b (H. Goater) 1
Mr. IL Hill's Kingstown, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Salter) 2
No betting. Won easily by a length.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 91b ; fillies, Bst 61b. Certain penalties and allow-
ances. One mile and a half. (4 subs.)
Mr. Campbell Wyndham's b e by Orlando, out of
Hornpipe, Bst 61b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Herbert's The Russian, Bst 9lb (G. Manning) 2

Betting-3 and 4tol on Hornpipe colt, who won in
a canter by four lengths. He was afterwards named
Corhampton.
The Wiltshire Plate (handicap) of 50 am, added to a
sweepstakes of 2 sous each for all ages. One mile
and a half. (S subs.)
Mr. J. Parker's Joe Miller, by Venison, 6 yrs, Bst llb
(H. Goater) 1
Mr. Howard's Sailor, 3 yrs, sst 3lb (Fordham) 2
Mr. Bennett s Lady Alicia, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Faulkner) S
Mr. Hewett's Postulant, 5 yrs, 7st Plb (Wells) 4
Betting-6 to 5 agst Sailor, 2to 1 agst Joe miller, 4
t) 1 agst Postulant. Won by a length. Bad third.
The First Year of the Second Salisbury Biennial Stakes
of 10 soya each, for two•year-olds. Half a mile.

(10 subs.)
Mr. H. Hill's flogerthorp, by the Hero, Bst 71b. (A.
Day) walked over, and Mr. H►ll abd Mr. Farrance
divided the forfeits.
The Second Year of the First Salisbury Biennial Stakes
of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds. Old mile. (15 subs.)
Mr. W. B. Bulkeley na Namur, by the Hero, Set ilb
(A. Day), walked over, and his owner and Mr. Howard
and Mr. Powney divided the forfeits.

BETTING ON THE COURSE
CHESTER CUP.
22 to I apt Mare Antony (taken).
40 to 1 east Star of Surrey (taken).
THIS DAY.

Entries for the City Bowl : —Pharos, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
Glenstrae, 4 yrs, Bst 2lb ; Namur, 6 yrs, Est 41b ;
Ceres, 2 yrs, 4st 121 b.
Entries for the South 'Western Railway Plate—Glen.
strae, 4 yrs, Set 71b ; Postulant, 6 yrs, gat 411) • Mare
by Confederate, Miss Shirley's dam, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b ;
Moonshine, 3 yrs, Est ; Questionable, 3 yrs, 7st 31b.