The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING APRIL 1, 1853

THREATENED TURN-OUT OF RAILWAY

TALLOW-CHANDLERS' BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY.

This charity, the annual festival of which was
celebtated yesterday evening et the London Tavern, has for
its object .• the assistance of aged and infirm UMW!.
chaudlers, their widows, and others connected with the
trade, of sixty years of age and upwards, and whose annual
inciine, in the case of men, shall not exceed thirty pounds,
and in case of women twenty pounds." The society has
been in existence about ten years, and during that period it
has afforded relief to 71 deserving individuals, at an expense
of 2,3001. Very recently the amount of annual (sudsy his
been increased, and is now in excess of the annual subecrip-
tions by the sum of 2001. a year. Nevertheless, tae
governors have not hesitated to add three new pensioners
on th • fund, in the confident hope that the benevolence of
persons connected with the trade will justify and support
their proceeding,,
...oils. hies .ct airlt Etw,"6 .t va tkrenso rT. • Bank▪ eni
nao
f Englund,
ported by about one hundred gentlemen directly or indi-
rectly connected with the trade. On the removal of the cloth
" The Qacen," " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal
Family," were given and enthusiastically responded te. In
proposing the toast of the "Army uud Navy," the Chair-
man ob,erved that " the best way to preserve peace was never
, to lac afraid of war," a sentiment which met with ti:e meet
vocifcrons respouse from the company. In the absenze el
any ()dicer of t.e army or navy, a Lieutenant Smith
of the Honourable Artillery Company, returned thinks.
The Chairman then proes.rded to set b, fore the compacy
the merits of the charity is whose cause they had assembled.
Having stated the mode of relief which the Chanilere
Benevolent lost i:ut ion cocternplated, he proceeded to point
out the mode in which, and the purposes for which, tridee
hest been oti,rinallv constituted into guilds, and said that
the obligations of these institutions, inure or less, hid de-
scended upon the tradesmen of the present day. One of
the most weighty of these obligations was that which lay'
upon the sue...toful to aid their unsuccessful brethren, and
also to provide a resource for themeelvi siu case of any lin-
ks., term casualty. Ile c nigratulated the sulescribere un
their realised capital of 4,0001., and pointed out that if til6 y
had done so much in 10 years, a little more pereverance
was sure to place them in a completely independent position.
In proposing the tow, he begged to join with it the health
of Mr. Alderman Farneontb, the treasurer.
Mr. Alderman I:Alt:it:OMB returned thanks and ex-
pressed a confident hoot that the charity was one which
would nitinsatsly do honour to everyone connected with it.
The report of toe year's income Aral expenditure was then
reed by the see • y, and a collection was made ; after
which the total receipts for the year from all sources were
announced to be 6201.

The CHA tali7t; gave as the neat tout, "The Worship.
ful Company of the Tallow Chandlers," thanking that
company for the munificent way in which they lid assisted
the charity, and joining with it the name of Mr. Goo I,
the master of the company, who had honoured them with
his company and subscription.:
•
Mr. Goon returned thanks. •
The health of the chairman wu subsequently proposed
by Mr. POWNALL ; and having been duly responded to the
proceedings terminated.