The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-12 00:00:00

ROYAL LITERARY FUND.

Yesterday afternoon the annual general meeting
of the members of this fund was held at the house
of the association, Great Russell-street. Earl Stan-
hope took the chair, and there were also present
Sir B. B. Cabbell, M.P. the Bishop of Oxford,
Mr. Monckton Milnes, M.P., Mr. J. Foster, Mr.
Charles Dickens, Mr. Wentworth Dilke, Mr. Dick-
enson, dsc. The usual formal business was disposed
of, and the.financial report read, which gave a good
account of the progress of the society, and showed
that its income exceeded its expenditure by a
small balance, which was added to the funded
stock of the association. On the motion that
the. report be received and adopted, Mr. C. W,
Dilke, sen., moved a resolution which, under a
number of heads, condemned the entire manage..
ment of the fund—first, because, according to its
last report, it expended 5741. 18s. 3d. in relieving
53 -cases ; while the Artists' General Benevolent
Fund, in relieving 68 cases, only expended 85/. ;
and, secondly, because the Literary Fund expended
2001. per annum on the maintenance of a house,
and allowed 2001. per annum to its secretary, and.
because the accounts of the Literary Fund were not
in a satisfactory state, as evidenced by their stating
that the house fund, amounting to 6,5401., was
still in existence as a separate amount of the so-
ciety's credit, whereas the books of the society
showed that that fund never had been in existence
at all ; and, lastly, because the Literary Fund on
an average, not giving away more than 1,5001. per
annum, yet appealed to the public for new sub-
scriptions and donations while possessed of funded
property to the amount of 30,0001. and of landed
estates yielding 2001. per annum. Mr. Dilke sup-
ported his motion in a long and rather irrelevant
speech, which was frequently interrupted by cries
of "Time 1" and "Question 1" and which at length
drew from the noble chairman a request that the
speaker would consider the time of the meeting and
come at once to the question at issue. Mr. R. Bell
replied at some length for the management of the
fund, contending that neither the resolution nor
speech of Mr. Dilke was founded on fact. He had
prominently put forward the number of cases re-
lieved by the fund, but overlooked the immense
number investigated at its cost. The office of se-
cretary had been created in 1836, on the motion
of Mr. D,ilke himself, and his salary had been gra-
dually raised to 2001. per annum, in consequence
of the really valuable services rendered by that
officer. The error with regard to the house fund
had originated in the fund crediting itself with the
2001. per annum granted in 1805 by the Prince of
Wales towards a permanent fund for maintaining a
house, and not counting the annual rent which had
since been paid from that income. In fact, the
house fund had been involved in the general funded
accounts, and tile permanent fund was then debtor
to the house fund the 6,0001. mentioned by Mr.
Dilke. Mr. Bell then went into the question of
general expenditure, and showed, from the accounts,
that the society had been greatly the gainer since
their present secretary had been permanently en-
gaged, the average annual increase of income during
that time being no less than 5751. Referring to
an article which appeared in the Athenceum and
which charged the fund with not affording adequate
assistance to the widow and children of the late
ei
s uryfo thertabn threeo
another
Mr. Hadyn, the speaker went on to say that in six
years Mr. Hadyn had received no less than 2001.
from the funds of the saorclieoteyfe,nstphhraaeftvt one of
widowte E
had h
ginhdotnfhe etsile
sofh
kindness of a member of the committee
had
r otrh
the
kindness children
ro
th
of the Literary Fund, and the third and last
been get into the St. Ann's Asylum entirely
through the exertions of the fund committee, Who
spent 671. in the purchase of votes to secure its
election. Mr. Charles Dickens relied to Mr. Bell
iu a brief speech of much force and humour, sup-
porting the resolution. of Mr. Mike. A long and at
thnes rather acrimonious discussion followed, in
Oxford, .
which Mr. John Foster the Bishop of
Monckton Milnes, and 'Mr. Mike, aen., took part
but the latter gentleman's mot was at
Some length
usual
negatived by a majority 0f69t0 11.
routine business was then transacted, and the meet-
ing terminated with the customary vote of thanks
to the noble chairman.

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S.A.LISBUAY RACES.—(This Day.)

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FOURTH BIENNIAL STAKES.

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IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Evening.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 6 o'clock.

OUR RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
The Earl of ELGIN gave notice that, on Tuesday
nest, he should move for certain papers, and call the at-
tention of their lordships to the state of our relations
with the United States.