Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-18 00:00:00

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The annual meeting of the friends lad .supporters of,
institution was ,held at the. Savings' Balik;110d-,
street, yesterday afternoon, the mayor,, y or, T. I), Anderson,
,Esq,, in the chair. -There was a nuraaroas attendance.

The CRAZILY:I.N said, I ,need alait atsare you, ladies
and gentlemen, of the pleasure that it gives me to
ceptinn ataon, et the committee to 'take the chair
' the •
on the present oCcaailiii. Among the many hencaeleat
objects which are brotight before. the: •attention ,of the.
public from time .to-aimevthere- are few, if any, which
conte-.home nearer-te7 aurt hearts or *itch deserve our
attention and synapathy in a greater degree than such
one as that whose objects we have met ,to consider'
If a "society like -the Gov.ernesses'• Institurtion:
Ought to commend itself to the.. good feeling and consi-
deration of tihoseef every community, I think it should
do so in an especial manner to a:cemmerciai one such
as oar own, where the reverses of fortune are more fee-
: queut than in those of any other tornmanity.'; but I am
• sorry to say that, owing to the very..great camp' etitioa
in this country,.. and to the small incomes of profeS-
Men, that...niany even among ahem are unable: to
Make such provision for their families who are obliged
:take !advantage of such:an expellent institetion.as
this. It is not .surprising, and lam very glad to haie
seen that it is thexase, that of late yass ladies :whegoout
las governesses are receiving a great deal more delicapyand
attention than-was formerly the ease,and:who are received
,more as members-Of families than was the caseat onetime.
I understand the repoft which will be presented to-day
is very satisfactory, and that it will show .a large in-
xrease in the number of those who have availed. them-
selves of the-institute, and that- the . amount received
, from them' is: nearly double what it liras last year. I
am, however, alniost surprised that-the sixth annuity,
which was commenced last year, hesnotbeen completed;
but .I think when it is known that 0n1y.,400' is, re-
tanired - for that purpose, that sum will very soon be
provided. I need not remind you of the importance of
these annuities, as we are all too -well 'aware Atiat,
aiwrng 'to the small salaries given to ladies who go out
as governesses; tit is impossible for them to provide.. for
sickness, or, the necessities of old nge. lam very
glad to:have a most gratifying communication to make
to this meeting to-day, and one which I am sure will be
received with very great pleasure by 'oa. Mr. Samuel
Arkle, of Leyland and If-aliens, one of the executors,
with Mr. Crossley, of the will of the late Mrs. Ellen,
.Wright, widow of the late Mr. Richard Wright; late of
Edge-lane, who died on: the 19th of .Septetnber last,'
-called upon me to state that Mrs: Wright had 501:1;
'to this institution for the purpose of forming: an annuity,:
and he left me the terms upon which that sum was left,
for this institution, and he begged me to -read,
,it to this meeting, which I need not say I have.
.the greatest pleasure in doing. The terms on
which the sum was left are these I give
and bequeath to the trustees of the Liverpool
.Governesses', Institution the sum of five hundred pounds,
tt) .be .by them invested in the Englishfunds or `other
security of their approval, and-to be called' 'Miss Sar4h
Ann ,ciarke* Annaity Fund:' • And I direct the 'said
trusteea,to pay the .baco-ne thereolby way of annuity to
a governess, being .a .native of Liverpool aforesaid, of
not less than fifty years of age, and who shall have been
'engaged in! the actual fulfilment of the 'duties' of 'a
governess for a term of fifteen years or more, previous
to her-coming into the enjoymentof the said, annuity."
The Lady whose name and memory it is•dosired to per-
fetuate,'waS. well-known and respected in this town; and
or many years was Actively, engaged in conducting a
:ladies! school, in Duke-street; on retiring from which,
she devoted herself to works of charity and benevolence,
and mainly to her exertions a church was built and en-
-dowed at Grange,
.near Cartmel, in this county, which
:remains as :'a monument' nf- ;her unwearied zeal and
activity, I need notleapress the gratification I feel at
`being the medium of _Communicating this gratifying
intelligence. to yon,:for the annuities are.of 'the greatest
importance, and we. are all glad to see them increasing,
t will not dwell on the admirable manner in which the
Governesses, Institution is managed by the assiduity
and zeal of the lady superintendent. I can only;sayfor
Rue. that I have,been benetted by the institution, for I
have had the advantage of having two eXcellent gover-
nesses from it within* last five or six years.
The SACRETARY read-the following: report: •
.1 REPORT P.OR. 1859.. •

The committee of the Liverpool Governesses' Institution, in
presenting their tenth annual report, rejoice in being able to
offer a sarisfietory statement of the progress they have made
and the position in which they stencil.:
During the past year there have Vert 44 admissions into the
bonnie, showing an increase, of 14 "oter the number of, the
preceding year. - The payments received from the inmates
amounted, in 1858, to £lB Bs. Bd. ; in 1859; notwithstanding a
reduction ,of'.2s. per, week in the terms, they amounted to
£l6l 4s. 60. There has also been an increase, though, not ,a
large one, in the number of registrations; applications, and
engagements.
Assistance to the ;a norint of £45 lls. has been rendered td
Several sick and aged, goyernesses.
Your committee regret that the hope entertained by-them
at the commendement of the Year, of having a sixth permadent
annuity completed, has not been realised ; more than £2OO
being still required to make up the %500. • •
Your committee gratefull,y, acknowledges a donation of £2O
from J. N.'lN'alker, Esq., in fUlfilment of the wishes of the late
Mrs. Walker. •

The committee greatly deplore the loss'of the valuable scr-
irices of tlaeir late.honprary secretary and treasureT,. Itqbert
Williams, cq;, who has been obliged to resign on account of
serious illness. Archibald. Briggs, Esq., has kindly Acceded
to their wishes,that he would become his successor, and has
accepted office.

TOur committee csntinue to receive many gratifying letters
froth governesses, who have been inmates in the institution,
expressive• of their gratitude for having found iniW,comlort-
ablehome, • :

Your committee b:g to offer their .sincere thitilks tOlhe
medical-officers for their kin ineis and attention, and also to
Mr, Jas. Smith; for keeping the-pianos' in 'ttir'.e.
• In concluding their report, your committee desire to acknow;
ledge the, goodriegs of God vouchsafed to them during the past
year ; they offer their sincere thanks to theirltind friends and
supporters, and venture to hope, not only for continued but
also for increased contributions, .

The SEC E'TARY added that:;lie, was sorry to announce'
that since the report was written, he had heard that Mr.
Williams was no more—a circumstance which was
deeply tcche -depleted:-
The Rev. A. KNQX moved the first resolution, to the
effect that the report, together with the statement of
accounts, be printed and circulated. He thonght from
the report it appeared that the promoter had every
reason to be satisfied with the. progress that had been
made during the past year. From the very beginning
he said it only required to be known in order to secure
the support of the benevolent in this noble town of.
Liverpool—the second town in the kingdom. Any one
who knew•the number.of charities supported in Liver-
pool, could not for a moment have doubted this ; and he
noadaaot say that his anticipations had been-realised.'
The legacy which had been just left to tbe, institution
was a proof positive of this. Of course, everything
must have a beginning; and till' the institution had
proved itself to 'be valuable, they could not expect
people would come forward, and liberally support it'.
There was, he was thankful to 'say, everything in the
society to encourage them to go on. (Applause.)
Mrs. LANGTON seconded the resolution, which was
adopted.
Mr. SAMUEL MARTIN moved the next resolution with
peculiar pleasure, tendering "the thanks of .the meeting
to those ladies who had given "their time and attention
to the institution since its commencement. He stated'
that he was one of the founders of a small society in
this town many years ago, on which the present institu-
tion was founded. Re was well aware of the efficient
services which had been rendered by the ladies. The
scieietY was managed by the ladies altogether ; and the
degree of prosperity which was shown in the report was
not only encouraging to the meeting, but to the ladies
to whose efforts the. success was owing. He was re-
joiced to find that the effect of this institution was
causing governesses to be more respected than they used
to be heretofore. In conclusion, he paid a tribute of
regard to the late secretary; Mr. Williams.
Mr. BRIGGS seconded the resolution, which Was unani-
mously agreed to:
Mr. LIGUTBODY moved that the thanks of the meet-
thgin be given vto the honorary meet-
the be re medical officers, and that
quested to continue their services during the
present year.
prom tl y jagri3e°ell(l tseconded the resolution, which was
A special vote of thanks was passed to Miss. Vincent'
for her valuable_ services to the institution, o,n the
motion of Mrs . Langton, seconded by Mrs. Snuttle-
worth.
A vote of thanks to his ,
nated the proceedings. Worship the tenni-