The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-09 00:00:00

Royal Literary Fund•

The annual general meeting of this association
took place yesterday at the society's offices, Adelphi-
terrace, Mr. F. W. POLLOCK in the chair. Among
the gentlemen present were Sir H. Ellis, Sir E.
Belcher, Vice-Admiral Sir J. Prior, Messrs. Dickin-
son, G. Gibson, Robert Bell, Ouvry, Harrison, H.

Foss, William Smith, Gaspey, W. B. Donne, and
Masters. The business was of a purely formal
character.

The report of the treasurer was presented, and it
stated that the permanent fund, which amounted at
the date of the last general meeting to £23,93915. 6d.
Consols, had produced in dividends during the past
year the sum of £7lB 3s. 4d. The great success of
the anniversary dinner under the presidency of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had enabled
the general committee . to purchase stock to the
amount of £1,560 18s. 2d., since the payment of
the July dividend. The permanent fund there-
fore now amounted to £25,500, producing an annual
dividend of £765. The stock of the Newton pro-
perty consisted of £8,167 15s. 10d. in the Three
per Cents. Reduced, producing an annual dividend
of £245 Os. Bd. The Newton estate at Whitechapel
had produced, during the past year, the sum of
£203 in rents. During the past
,year there had
been 48 grants, amounting in the whole to the sum
of £1,490. Six of these were £lO grants, four
grants of £l5, eight of £2O, eight of £25, seven of
£3O, six of £4O, six of £5O, one of £6O, and two
, of £lOO each. _
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Votes of thanks were given to the registrars,
treasurers, and auditors ; also to the hon. solicitor,
physician, and architect, and to the secretary for the
very efficient manner in which he had discharged
his duties.

The election of registrars, treasurers, and audi-
tors being proceeded with, Messrs. W. H. Harrison,
John Dickinson, and Robert Bell were elected as
registrars ; Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., the Lord Hough-
ton, and Mr. W. F. Pollock as treasurers ; and
Messrs. Bolton Corney, William Hookham Car-
penter, and Theodore Martin as auditors. Mr. F.
W. Gibbs and Mr. Froude were elected on the
general committee, and the Dean of Westminster
on the council, in the room of the late Mr. C. W.
Dilke.
Before separating the CHAIRMAN announced that
the Archbishop of York would preside at the annual
dinner, which was fixed to take place on the 10th
of May next, at the Albion.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the
proceedings.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Mgcli-8.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
Victor, arrived at the Castle yesterday afternoon,
attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Lord Harris, and
Lieut.-Colonel Keppel.
Her Royal Highness Princess' Helena went to
London yesterday, and honoured the performance
at the Haymarket Theatre with her presenct, and
returned to Windsor Castle at night.
The o,ueen drove out this morning, attended by
the Duchess of Roxburghe.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales and
Albert Victor, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce
and Lieut.-Col. Keppel, returned to Marlborough
House yesterday morning from visiting the Queen
at Windsor Castle.
Their Royal Highnesses went to the Adelphi
Theatre in the evening, attended by the Hon. Mrs'
Bruce and Lieut.-Col. Keppel. Prince

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, the Duchess of Manchester, the Hon. Mrs. Brlle°'
Lieut.-Colonel Koppel, and suite honoured the perform-
ances at the Adelphi Theatre with their presence last

evening.
His Excellency the French Ambassador, the
Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne, will give a grand ball at
the Embassy, Albert-gate House, on Thursday, the 32a

inst.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli
entertained at dinner yesterday evening, at GrosveOr
Gate, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the garciti,,i°
and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Marquis and Marchi'ne
of Clanricarde, the Earl Granville, the Earl and Countes
Stanhope, General and Lady Alice Peel, Viscount Cour-
temy, Lady Sarah Lindsay, the Bishop of Oxford, Baron
Ferdinand do Rothschild, and Mr. Oswald.