The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-13 00:00:00

ROYAL LI7'E.RA.RY FOIV.D.

The annual general meetir.ig of the Royal Litr
rary Fund, for the elect;.on of officers and the
transaction of other business, was held yesterday
at the Chambers of the, Corporation, Adelphi--ter race ; Earl Stanhope "presiding.
The minutes of the last meeting having bee°
confirmed, and tb anks voted to all the honorary
officers.
Mr. W. H. HARRISON, one of the registrars, read
the treasurer's report. The permanent fund, ea
the Ist January, 1861, consisted of £22,100 C°l/1
sols. During the past year it has been increase(
by the purchase of £lOB 16s. 10d.. the proceeds 01
a legacy of £lOO bequeathed by Sir Richard. 139 ti,,
Joddrell, and invested in accordance with the pry;*
visions of his will ; and also by the purchase °
£291 13s. 7d. out of the ordinary income of tho
year. The permanent fund, therefore, nova c°l3;
sists of £22,5000. producing an annual dividend
£675. The stock of the Newton property omesist'
of £8,167 15s. 10d. in the Three per Cents. W
dued, producing an annual dividend of £245 pe. 8d;
The Newton Estate at Whitechapel has produced'
during the past year the sum of £203 in rents.
The cash account for 1861 showed that the re"
ceipts had been £2,566 14s. 10d., including N,ewtofl
Estate, £203 ; dividends, £909 13s. 3d. ; subscrir
tions and donations, £322 ; anniversary divnef'
£789 3s. ; legacy, £lOO ; balance from. January ."
1861, £242 18s, 7d. The disbursements had bees
te1d8,621 leaving ni:g3BaB
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£1,816 3s. 3d., leaving £750 lls. 7d., of which
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ing to £335 ; Biblical literature, two, £45 ; scie. Ain
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£135; topography and travels, six, £165 ; cle,ssl.e;
literature and education, two, £BO ; of; 9'
seven, £120; essays and tales, seven, VAgo ; 16"ai
two, £5O; miscellaneous, one, £25 ; Inplming a tots
of 48 grants, amounting to £1,350 The gravot
were apportioned in the following 'nanner
£lO each, five of £l5, eight of £2O, nine of
eight of £3O, seven of £4O, thee of £5O, one
£6O, and one of £lOO. 'Of the, persons thus fy
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lieved, 37 were males and 11 females.
The reports were adopted.
The election of officers was then proceeded veitbs
M. Van De Weyer and William Bodham Dvnn d
Esq., were added to the general committee;
Theodore Martin, Es q., to the vacancy in the per,
ber auditors.
, The CHAIUMAN r.nnounced that Earl Gra-vill°
would preside at the next anniversary din°cr,
which will be held on the 21st of May.
A vote of thanks to the noble chairman clOOl
the proceedings.

The Abeille Cauchoise relates the following elrtie
dient recently adopted by a huissier (bailiff) in. the POs
de Caux to arrest a debtor, who had for some time bailie'
all his efforts. One morning he saw the man was at home;
but as he could not legally enter the house to effect the an e'
without the presence of the juge de pail, he seized a bird
cane, which hung at the house door, and made off with 'it.
The debtor started in pursuit, but had not gone far wb.t.rl
the hussier's assistants arrested him, and lodged him to
prison, from which, however, he was liberated the same del
on paying the debt and coats.