SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Trust Venture CO LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORCH ENERGY ROYALTY TRUST [ TRU ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/14/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Units of Beneficial Interest	08/14/2007		P		7,300	A	$9	2,918,752	D(1)
Units of Beneficial Interest	08/15/2007		P		13,100	A	$9	2,931,852	D(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Trust Venture CO LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Trust Acquisition Company, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Silver Point Capital L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MULE EDWARD A (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* O'Shea Robert J (Last) (First) (Middle) TWO GREENWICH PLAZA FIRST FLOOR (Street) GREENWICH CT 06830 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are owned directly by Trust Venture Company, LLC ("Trust Venture"). Trust Acquisition Company, LLC ("Trust Acquisition") is a member and the sole manager of Trust Venture and by virtue of such status may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities. Silver Point Capital, L.P. ("Silver Point") is the sole manager of Trust Acquisition and by virtue of such status may be deemed to be an indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities. Messrs. Edward A. Mule and Robert J. O'Shea are each members of Silver Point Capital Management, LLC, the general partner of Silver Point, and by virtue of such status may be deemed to be indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.

	Trust Venture Company, LLC, By: Trust Acquisition Company, LLC, sole manager, By: Silver Point Capital, L.P., its manager, By: Silver Point Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Frederick H. Fogel, Title: Authorized Signatory	08/16/2007
	Trust Acquisition Company, LLC, By: Silver Point Capital, L.P., its manager, By: Silver Point Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Frederick H. Fogel, Title: Authorized Signatory	08/16/2007
	Silver Point Capital, L.P., By: Silver Point Capital Management, LLC, its General Partner, By: /s/ Frederick H. Fogel, Title: Authorized Signatory	08/16/2007
	/s/ Frederick H. Fogel (by power of attorney on behalf of Edward A. Mule, individually)	08/16/2007
	/s/ Frederick H. Fogel (by power of attorney on behalf of Robert J. O'Shea, individually)	08/16/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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