The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

lIVXRPOOL GOVERNESSES' INSTITUTION.

„In4rte annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of this
t;letilinatituton was held yesterday, at the Savings' Bank,
tee street. The Lord Bishop of Chester presided on the
itf%,a4l°ll, There were a goodly number'of the ladies and
realeo preeent who take an active part in managing the
ha's of the institution, amongst whom we observed Mrs.
elu,a°, Ms. Rawdor, Miss Horsfall, Mrs Torr, Mrs. A.
Bev,
o, ears. ?Milburn, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Wainwright,
40tItieral ot:ier ladies of the committee; amongst the
tstetnen present were the Venerable Archdeacon Jones,
t.,°rPacaphell, the Rev. J. B. Monk, the Rev. D. T.
L'h".; Messrs, C. Graves, S. Martin, J. Torr, J.
In 4, C. Inman, &e.
fe;`aKing th 3 chair, the Lord Bishop said be hoped,
e, a he asked the secretary to read the report, he should
ithets"ved to express the great pleasure he felt at meeting
to,n, ail' on allele an occasion. He was also happy to see so
!ele3je 4diec Present, to give their countenance, and thus
it'erage such an institution, and lend a helping aid to it, for
town really one of the most benevolent institutions in the
14”, There one reason, in particular, which gave him
ie,atatre
win being present, and that was to see the sympathy
aid is" shown to a class of persons who well deserved it,
object at was governesses, because it was one of those
'
the object
lewhich was most especially directed to female sympa-
Cilenr",t°nZh whom its workings were carried out, for
liel; it
Nwas from the ladies, the d6licacy and tencle.ness
for /qwas so reneh required could not be given to the class
fee °se benefit the institution was intended. He also
sal Zach pleasure in seeing so many assembled together,
tiey aels° felt b-und to thank them for the compliment
St.e:llhid hire in. giving him an opportunity of being
tbelZ Re did net know that he could do better than ask
anj79r'S'lto read the report,with thestatement of accounts,
regolntoe should call up• seme iwlemen to move the
vritlee,'"'e who would speak more to the details of the
thatb ,°' the iestitution than he could, he did not think
ag ni—eeeary that he should offer any further
4•
1; ir-, thing should arise, in the course of the
:t "c iii)rlYsly a few words before they separated.
,Itlinte-Luaz'eene, Ile sat down, he wished to mention that
!Ilt
e le:: the Liekeahead station, that morning, ha had seen
• tr' Tone, who had been waiting for him, who
ifte.‘ bird the t he had intended to have been present at
l'tter'rptingh but that on that morning he had received a
• naal Mr. Tollemache, stating that he was going to
''e ye',enhead ,rind had a great desire to see Mr. Knex.
hsleee"uliee,offer eat as an excuse for that gentleman's
he,e,hip then expressed the great pleasure
tellino; 7,seeinee 3 Archdeacon present, whom he did not
4‘-atei!'.,ter his r, eent domestic affliction, and of the Rev.
;41 ef)1,;41 Pbel, who was always at his post in all good,
rattle b, calling upon the secretary to read the
''ite'e', °Ping that they would find that the accounts of the
The'," were in a prosperou3 condition.
-"retail, then read the following annual
T• he REPORT.
Zlye pir Init.tee or the Liverpool Governesses' institution
•Itiee sure in laying their seventh annual report, con-
/eir, a statement of their proceedings during the past
sahe're,aaji the Position in which they now stand, before its
The era and friends.
has b:2ltonber of admissions to the Home during the year
D''edin 36, showing an increase of 6 over that of the
'''snerag Year. Several of these have been daily govere
,leittee'ldin. in the house—one of them (a foreigner) has
The; 'ler home during a period of two years.
achs (i„e had Leen a falling off in the number of registra-
47t6"rIng the past year—there having been 135 against
aa3els" I?rcneding year, showing a decrease of
.12.. There
gaN.t' been a decrease in the number of applications for
citee,,eftest. There were 186 applications in 18./5, and
tilers''!" Phet Tear only 163, being a decrease of 23 ; but
!he/minas been a small increase in the number of engage-
aner; a," comp teed with those of the preceding year, there
e It I,'en 42 against 36.
:tasee-„,'Y appear surprising to
*trimly that the number of
?Plie"4; cute hear so small a proportion to the number of
:here-70123; bet thie will be explained by the fact that,
'ifteefinlintriber of registration is so limited, there is a
thee 1 lo tue3ting with governesses whose qualifications
tioesaZoril,d, veitk the requirements of those making applica-
elem.
thin! change of residence, a saving in the expenditure of
and t_titution, to the amount of £3O per annum for rent
yo'lles, has been effected.
e9tnrnittee have granted relief from the benevolent
el 6
naring the past year, to six ladies, to the amount
ce
hticllic'asr. committee have pleasure in stating that the sum
the ‘/„Ie for an annuity as a testimonial to the memory o
E ee. A°'-c respected chairman—the Venerable Archdeacon
pletC, referred to in last year's report, has been
and the amount invested in Corporation security,
'^dlng an in"nle of £2l per annum. Miss Brooks, who
11,1
fist
acceded to the wishes of your committee to accept
tt itst presentation, has bestowed it on a lady—a native
fleniool, and nee
Illtte by your coinmi t tee.
—aeuing all the qualifications contem-
This makes the fifth annuity in
ipeectioet with the institution.
lc committee have to deplore the loss, by death, of
eleirai of their kind friends and supporters during the
leejcar, and, c wing to this and other causes, there is a
'elelleY in the subscription list as compared with former
But while your committee would thus express their
hand for the lees of their friends, they have, on the other
' gratefully- to acknowledge the receipt of a legacy of
hteueathed to the institution by the late
44 'entyulan, and another of fifty pound, by the late
I\f°°"' ; and since the accounts for the year
~,'''see ntnncle on, a donation of fifty pounds has been
''•ht;tl-1 to the institution by Charles Shaw, Esq , of
Plnniewc, which will appear in the next years' accounts.
. lit the statement of accounts; it appeared that the
a'ance in the hands of the treasurer was £322 16s sd,
Ritti till divinable amongst the different funds connected
institittion.
ithei:st Venerable • Archdeacon Jones said he had been
es'Reee eu to 1:00V8 the first resolution : " That the report,
Prietkr with. the statement of accounts, now read, be
''hi),l and circulatel." In so doing, he saidhe
more confess 'hat he wished the report had boen
Nee aatisfactory than it had been. • But what the
rfloekhl was he did not know. From the report he
„ttne th "lat thee- were rather receding, than advancing,
,e real objects for which the institution had been
tk :;•ed ; but he wad glad to find that there had been no
itself
to; nioneV, r did he think that there ever would in
)4'elf to °f Liverpool to any institution that commended
;'ldie die goner...l public as that one most certainly did.
,ert _ tlot
tha -new how to account for inelent perhaps there
iNhachl: gentlemen more conversant with the institution
a'dei "a' who might be able to explain it. It might he a,
'l9i.fr-gn that tli 're were so few applications. It neih.
t6:ll„t4e fact that the engagements were made without
1,-,4pern- "le institution and from the accounts being so
i's,4sfeetis it was clear that the institution had given
eiretee-aesne 'The ob-ect of the institution was not to
;,tfOrtli; nnSfOr tune, but rather to meet the wants of theo
',lei of and it did appear to him that there was n
111,11 hi; er'olle that commended themselves more to their
tlet-e' and kindnea3 than that class they had that day
r'aPPort
loe!ieliese • His lordship had spoken of
shownthe kiinndeneenss.
this Y which the ladies had. always
%Ned" affairs of the institntion, and he was sure that
t J•
ew ra'Pend to what his lordship had said on that
(Ir_, r
npetlie,;:-Lue , hear.). Bat there was one part of the
t clan 6? of the institution that more than any other
1,14,11 d.. knterested- him, and that was the benevolent
th alidea at fund wag. for the aged, the infirm,. and thee
tit 4„--it was a fund to afford help and ae-sistaanereatt
3'e,41 Or fleotll4 not help themselves. There wa
he ',."e class of governesses who have acted as such
duties
ti1'51,411; ‘/110• from inability longer to perform the
east
th,(l% Z,,°11 Lhem, are, sometimes at an early age, e
licteto,e, because persons would not them,enpget_ucon
°,41,11,tr was to such persons that the institution
eid
4 '1;1 a helping hand and on those grounds d
14,,,sas:thhe should find that there would be a considerable
Ri94l`;e to that fund—(hear, hear) ; and nothing
1: 114 ey him greater delight than to hear that greater
made to obtain contributions to that portion of
of the institution. He would not detain them
'1414 n 7
furl. Cr remarks, as there were gentlemen who
trle • toll
to Ilse. aw. him, could much batter advocate the claims of
Titheation than he could, and would therefore simply
10, he lt "kohl pion.
Rat., J. B. Monk gnondei the adoption of the resod-
' li!ti,btlee,itte said the report had conveyed to him,an
NO, anre'Y to ahers so much information as to the alters_t
'31,4 age ',tient of the society that he could
_noh
Ith 'ee ,1 lie was, however, gladeto learn that so mdhc
;tee therefore conclude by secon
wheteetio ha WOU.
ing
te°tlo4 A the chair, and unanimously
1., ed. %713 put iron'
1144,t the *vector Campbell said be had great pleasure in
;111171g, adoption of the next i'Sgs
nittlitnia
I,cJoiciee, in the steady progress olution—" That this
which the
rrie Made since its ''t -44 establishment in 1850,
to
trusts
;`tt h`t it ,„`adt and supporters will do all m w-Par power
elto,`,tted e°re extensively useful," He saiel
.he was
;nit.',thet-",,,51v, that although it might appear item
thre:u9' had not made the progress they could has e
it•
,ts.„;‘, it hal done—which was entirely- open
~•1 there had been a steady increase in the
e't 'tZeae7l:!are, ef the institution for they were assisted by
nt a- sl not a diminishing in the subscriptions.
e a -0e U -
h.tt-qrable that the number of engage.
Perh24'l beer more proportion to the applications,
4• 01' orals that might b 3 explained by t
eher!ti te°„-, the registration. He • regretted to be
Ditr4v..;V:ar i')ri;e lie:6er, that such was not the case, the
it,ev not pretend to say, but the reason which
tit ef „ 1 to his mind was that, unfortunately the
"ge governesees very seldom corresponded with

the value received by the attention of the governesses.
(Hear, hear.) It was an unquestionable fact, that
governesses were most miserably underpaid—of that there
was not a doubt, and that under payment, he did not mean
to say it was the real reason, it might be the cause of the
difficulty of meeting with governesses whose aequirements
corresponded with the requirements of those who made
applications for them. When the disproportions were so
great, when governesses were expected to teach he did
not know hew many different languages, b teach music,
singing, and playing, and to impart every description of
knowledge, it was not strange that there shonld b 3 fewer
who 'follow that profession, and therefore lessen the
applications to an institution like that. When he
considered how the governesses were brought up, many in
the lap of luxury and wealth, and wjre reduced through
unforeseen circumstances, he did hope and trust that
eventually they might rejcice in the steady progress of the
institution, but they must recollect that it was their duty
to do all they could to make the payments more propor-
tionate to the requirements, and then to make the institution
better known to those who employ governesses. He looked
upon the • institution, as affording an asylum for gover-
nesses, and he haped that it would receive the support of
all who took an interest in it. He concluded by moving the
adoption of the resolution. _ _ _

Mr. Groves respectfully seconded the resolution, which
was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Torr then moved that the thanks of the meeting be
given to those ladies who have devoted their time and
energies fo this institution since its commencement."
After a few introductory and campliatentiry observations,
he referred to an observation which bad been ma e by the
archdencln at the last annual meeting, which was to the
effect, " That perhaps, the class of governesse3 splolving
to the institution, were not of the first order" Since then
he explained that be had taken a governess from the institu-
tion, and had fund her to be all thltt could be reqnired.
Having passel a hi-4h enlozium on Miss Vincent, the lady
superintendent, he concluded by expressing his opinion
that the institution was as valuable to those who required
governesses, a 3 it was to those who applied for situations
through its.aid. .
The motion having been seconded, was unanimously
ado pted.
Mr. Martin then moved, " That the thanks of the meet-
ing be given to the honbrary medical &Beers, and that they
be requested to con!.inue their services during the year."
This was seconded by Mr. Lightbody, and adopted.
Mr. Inman then moved a vote of thanks to the Bishop,
for taking the chair, which was seconded by the Arch-
deacon.

TN Lordship, in suitable terms acknowledged the com-
pliment ; and afterwards expressed a hope that, the institu-
tion, in which be took a great interest, would continue to
progress in public favour ; and that its usefulness might be
duly appreciated.