ion. No one particular school
is to be set apart for education. The guardians of the children
will be allowed to select the schools to which they shall go and
no restrictions of any kind will be imposed upon them with
respect to religion. I may add that the first idea of this fund
came from a gentleman who offered to place a certain number of
candidates in two schools which he himself established, and that
he has since given to the charity the munificent donation of
L900. My only regret is that, while we must all applaud the
munificence of this gentleman, I am forbidden to mention his
name. There is, however, another name with respect to which I
need not be reticent, and which is well known to you all--I mean
that of Sir W. Tite, who has given the large sum of L1000 to the
fund. Now, I feel sure you will follow this good example, that
you will support to the best of your ability this excellent
charity, and that I need not urge upon you to sign freely the
papers which have been placed before you. I may add that I am
authorized by the Council to mention that a sum of L7000 has
already been collected out of the L10,000 which are required, a
result for which they beg to return their grateful thanks. But
though the sum I have just named will enable them to carry out
the immediate object of the fund, neither they nor any one else
will have any objection to your adding considerably to that
amount. I will not detain you longer, but while thanking you for
your attention will again ask you to drink 'Prosperity and
success to this most worthy charity.'"

The Prince of Wales then gave "Prosperity to the Royal Academy,"
stating that "the community at large took the greatest interest
in that body of gentlemen, for to them we owe the elevated and
cultivated taste with regard to painting and sculpture which now
so widely prevailed in this country. The interests of the Royal
Academy and of Art would, he felt sure, not suffer as long as
they were confided to the care of Sir F. Grant, the
distinguished President of that institution."

Sir F. Grant, in returning thanks, said the members of the Royal Academy
were very glad to have it in their power to aid so excellent a charity,
and that, in addition to the L500 which they had given last year to the
orphanage in connection with it, they were ready to give on