The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS

ROYAL BENZVOLFIii iCiaiiii:

The twenty-third annual meeting of this insti-
tution, established to represent the charity of the British
public to shipwrecked sailers of all mations out epee the
meet of the United Kingdom, was held at Willis's Rooms
on Friday; hie Grace the Duke of MARLDOIOI7OI4 president
of the society, in the chair.
The noble PRESIDENT with great clearness put before the
meeting the objects of the society, and in a most excellent
speech introduced the secretary,
Mr. Lea; who reed the report of the committee, wherein
it was stated that, daring the past year, the society bad
relieved 7,647 shipwrecked persons, natives and foreigners,
and 3,774 widows sod orphans of fishermen and
mariners, making a total of 11,421 ; that 48,516
mariners voluntarily subscribed 3e. each per annum ;
that the income had been 18,0121., including 715/. 3s. 6d.
lapdog, an increase over 1860 of 4,022/., rn connexion
with which artain large donors were mentioned, viz., the
City of London, 2001. ; A. W. Jaffrey, Esq., ; Major-
General Lawrence, 251.; Committee of Lloyd's, 251.; Marine
Insurance Company, fifty guineas ; Goldsmiths' Company,
501. ; the Earl of Derby, 401. ; Maws. Barclay and Co., 254 ;
Lord Sherborne, 251. A. S. Hobson, Esq., fifty *Peas •
and Mrs. Itolleston, 1,0001., in fulfilment of ber
husband's intention to bequeath that sum to the society.
An interesting extract of • letter received from an
American seaman, now serving in the United States
navy, was read, returning thanks for the swam given
him by the secretary in helping him to reach his home after
shipwreck, and promising to send a donation so soon as his
funds allowed him. In fulfilment of one of its objects,
the encouraging gallant efforta to save life on the high seas
and coast of owl colonies, the committee had awarded during
the past year nine medals for saving the lives of 119 ship-
, wrecked psraoaa The tables for a pension fund for worn-
, out merchant seamen are to be published in a few weeks,
the name of which is to be "The Mariners' National Pension
Fond," an annuity fund for mariners widows will 'com-
pany it. It appears the plan is to call on the benevolent
public to aid these funds, end also in establishing a hospital,
or asylum, fee poor old sailors who have no relative
ties, and whose pension is not sufficient under the can of
hireliegs. The report concluded with an earnest appeal to
the nobility, gentry, end public at large, for help to entry
out the great objects of the society, and expressed much
confidence that they were calculated to bind our IMILMOII to
their country, of which they are its outer and principal well
of defense. The report was unanimously adopted, and the
claims of the institution having been very eloquently advo-
cated by Admiral the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, C. 8.,
Captain the Hon. Free. Kande, &N., Montague (kite, Esq.,
Bear-Admiral the Hon. J. Denman, Bev. R. H. Baynes,
George A. Brograve, Eaq., of Bath, V.P., Sir E. G.
Lambert Perrott, But., !Captain Wives. &N., C. 8., and
Admiral Berths C. Cater, the sasstisg terminated by a
unanimous vote of thanks to his grace, the chairman, in so.
knowledgmot of the courteous manner in which be bad
conducted the business of the day.

CRYSTAL Raucs..-431V1W,APDnSIZCZNNT DAY.—
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M.—Admission oo payment, kW ;Aitt,o, bj IMMOG tickets,
including half-crown payments, 5,500: total, AWL