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London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

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ROYAL LITERARY FUND.

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The anniversary festival of the Royal Literary
Fund was held last evening at Willis's Rooms—the
Very Rev. Dr. Milman, Dean of St. Paul's, in the
chair. Among the gentlemen present were—M.
Van de Weyer (Belgian Minister), Lord Stanhope,
Viscount Strangford, the Very Rev. Dr. Stanley
(Dean of Westminster), the Very Rev. Dr. Alford
(Dean of Canterbury), Sir F. Grant (President of
the Royal Academy), Sir F. H. Doyle, atrt., Sir
John Davis, Bart., Sir John Simeon, Sir NV. Mil-
man, Sir Henry Holland, Mr. Beresford-Hope, M.P.,
Mr. Newdegate, M.P., Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., Mr.
Moran (Secretary American Legation), Mr. An-
thony Trollope, and Mr. Edward Dicey.
In proposing " The Queen," the Yea. CHAIRMAN
said that literature had always prospered in Ling-
land under Queens. The value of the literature of
the time of Elizabeth needed no argument; and he
w;...s old-fashioned enough to have a great respect
for the literature of Queen Anne.
" The health of the Prince and Princess of Wales,
and the rest of the Royal Family," having been
duly honoured,
Mr. BERESFORD-HOPE proposed "The Church,'
and said he was not going to speak of its vestments
or its investments ; but iu an assembly like the pre-
sent it was enough to say that nu public body had
done such service to literature as had been
done by the Church of England. In proof of
this statement he alluded to the chairman, to Kings-
ley, Alford, Todd, and others, and said that besides
those who contributed to literature in this way, the
clergy of the Church of England supported litera-
ture by being a great reading body. He proposed
"The Church of England," coupling with it the
name of the Very Rev. Dr. Alford, Dean of Can-
terbury.

The Dean of CANTERBURY responded, and said
that Mr. Beresford-Hope, in proposing the toast,
had left him. but little to say. He had omitted,
However, to mention clergymen in one class of
literature, of whom he had been reminded by having
that day seen Lis friend Professor Sedgwick in full
health and vigour. His name, and that of the
former Dean of Westminster, the late Dr. Buckland,
as well as those of some others, were sufficient
evidence of the value of the Church in contributing
to scientific knowledge.
The CIIAIRMA.N then proposed the toast of the
evening. English literature was not now merely
the literature of a capital, or a small body of men ;
it was the literature of half the world. It was read
not only on the banks of the Thames, the Clyde,
and the Shannon, but on the St. Lawrence, the
Hudson, the Orange River, in South Africa, Aus-
tralia, on the Ganges, the Indus, and, he might say,
the Yellow River of China.
The toast having been duly honoured,

Mr. GEORGE GODWIN read a statement, from
which it appeared that a sum of £1,605 had been
distributed in the past year to 49 recipients, and
aho read a list of don ttions, commencing with the
name of her Majesty for 100 guineas. The total
amount was about £7OO.

Earl STANHOPE returned thanks, and proposed
"The Chairman," to which Dr. M LIMAN replied.
Sir ROBEIIT YHILLISIORE proposed " Historical
Literature, and the Very Rev. the Dean of West
rninster," whom he described as one in the very first
rank of this branch, and alluded to his work on
Palestine and his biography of Dr. Arnold.
The Dean of WESTMINSTER thanked the proposer
and the company, and said that Mr. Fronde, who
should have responded to the toast, was now baking
himself while studying the records of the Inquisitioli
at Seville. He alluded to the improved vitality of
historical writing, and to the increased care iu tht.
study of records.
Other toasts foils/wed, after which the company
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