The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

great pride, because It had been done b y the city
and the clerks themselves. (Cheers.) He th ought
indeed it was the bounden duty of the c.le rks to
make this institution, as far tis they r aason-
ably could, a self-supporting one, and he :looked
with pride upon its present position. .Althi.Aigh he
would not quarrel with Mr. Welch if her In 'ought
them £l,OOO from the west, or reject the ti raL t,
yet he did hope that the clerks themselves w'o,lld
see the great necessity of putting their shoulders t.l
the wheel and thus place their institution in the
highest position by their own E [far ts , (Hear, hear.)

The resolution was carried unanimously.

Mr. LLOYD moved a vote of thanks to the trus-
tees and treasurer. He was certain he need not
say a single word in praise of those gentlemen,
They all knew hew much they owed to them, and
they also know what an excellent friend their
treasurer had been. (Cheers.) He was rejoiced
that the fund had nearly arrived at that point to
which he wished to see it come, as they could now
pay their annuitants, within a fraction, from the
interest on their invested fund. (Cheers.) He
thought if more were given in shape of
gratuities, a very beneficial result would
follow ; and with respect to the higher clerks with-
holding their support, he thought it arose from the
false shame of being put down as clerks 'that pre-
vented many from subscribing. He thought if they
could surmount that feeling of false pride, all would
go well. He could not understand a man being
ashamed of his position, and he felt that he who
was so, would never arrive at a very exalted
station in society.
Mr. MINTON seconded the motion. He also
thought that if more was given in gratuities and
relief afforded in sickness, it would greatly increase
their members.

Mr. LINFORD then put the resolution, and de-
clared it carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN said nothing could be more gra-
tifying to him than the vote they had just passed.
Mr. Baring, one of their trustees, he knew was only
kept away by his invitation to the Speaker's dinner,
which was a sort of command, and although Baron
Rothschild was too ill to attend, he was certain
that both he and the other two gentlemen, Mr.
Prescott and Mr. Hankey, took the most lively in-
terest in their welfare and prosperity. (Cheers.)
With respect to the observations of Mr. Lloyd,
he felt there was much force in them; but
he (the chairman) must say that some of
his most valued friends had been clerks. (Loud
cheers.) It was a very difficult thing to give away
money without doing more harm than good;
and to insure its being used properly in its
distribution the greatsst judgment and discre-
tion was necessary. And with respect to giving
relief in sickness, he thought it a shame and a dis-
grace for a principal to let a clerk want in sickness.
(Loud cheers.) He did not think it was right that
the Fund should be expected to stand in place of
the duty the principal owed to his suffering employe.
At the same time he was glad to be able to assure
Mr. Lloyd that every application for aid had been
granted after proper examination of the merits of
the case. For his own part ho should not be afraid
to go even a little faster than the board, though they
were very right to keep the fund in such a state that
annuitants should always be sere of their money.
(Cheers.) He found there was nothing on his paper
that would afford him an opportunity of returning
his thanks to the directors for the great care they
had
_bestowed on the fund for the past year, so
he would be guilty of a little irregularity, and
move a vote of thanks to them, trusting to the
meeting to give him a seconder.
The motion was immediately seconded by about
a dozen gentlemen rising to contend for the honour,
and carried unanimously.
Mr. JONES, on the part of his colleagues, returned
thanks.

Mr. DAWSON moved, and Mr. REYNOLDS se-
conded a vote of thanks to the auditors, and
The CHAIRMAN, in putting .the resolution, said
he could not over-estimate the value or importance
of Mr. Scudamore joining the Fund, occupying as
he did so distinguished a position in the Post-office.
The motion was carried.
Mr. SCUDAMOBE said he was almost ashamed of
receiving so many thanks for doing so little. He
hoped it Would, as time progressed, become harder.
(Hear.) He had been a clerk all his life. (Hear.)
He entered the Government service as a clerk, and
he hoped to do so until he was pensioned and
turned off. (Laughter and cheers.) He should
like to see all the Government clerks giving their
support to the ProvidenZ, Clerks' Benevolent Fund.

Mr, JEPPS moved a vote of thanks to the chair-
man.

Mr. LLOYD, in seconding it, referred to the sub-
ject of the foundation of a school for the children of
clerks, and said he was quite prepared to fulfil the
promise he made last year, as soon as a committee
was appointed.
The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the vote, said
he had not lost sight of the proposition of Mr.
Lloyd, and he might depend upon it he would do all
in'' hie power to aid him in his praiseworthy
endeavour.
The proceedings then terminated.

THE UNITED STATES SANATORY COMMISSION.—
A meeting was held on Saturday evening last, at
Messrs. Wheeler and Wilson's, 139, Regent-street--the
Hon. Freeman H. Morse, U.S. Consul, in the chair—and
which was attended by all the principal Americans in Lon-
don, in order to organise a committee to work in conjunc-
tion with one formed in Paris, to obtain subscriptions in
money or goods for the great Fair which is to be held in
New York on the 28th of March, for the benefit of the
sanatory commission. Judge Winter, in an eloquent speech,
explained the object of the society, which is to grant addi-
tional aid to wounded soldiers, whether Federal or Confe-
derate, and also to assist in the sanatory arrangements of the
army. No doubt thousands of lives have been saved through
the efforts of the commission, and thousands more of crippled
and wounded soldiers passed on to their homes, and aseisted
with money and clothing. More than 70 millions of
dollars have been collected in the States for the commis-
sion since its foundation ; but even this large sum is
inadequate to the calls made upon their funds, owing to the
immense armies that are in the field, and the unhealthy
climate in which some of them are engaged. The Anglo-
American Committee, therefore, propose to obtain subscrip-
tions from Americans residing in England, and from any
other parties who are interested in alleviating in some de-
gree the horrors of this unhappy civil war. Cyrus W.
Field, Esq., stated that Mr. Elliott, of the firm of Glass and
Elliott, telegraphic cable manufacturers, has offered, with a
truly noble liberality, 1,000 tons of coal, raised from his
own collieries, and which he will transport free to a port
for shipment, and no doubt many others will be found to
interest themselves in this purely philanthropic measure,
which is not a party question, but one of general interest to
all who would wish to relieve suffering humanity from what-
ever cause. A subscription list was opened in the room, and
a permanent committee formed, The Hon. F. H. Morse was
elected president, C. W.lField, Esq., R. Hunting, Esq., and
Judge Winter, vice-presidents; and Mr. Starr, of the firm
of Wheatley and Starr, of Cheapside, hon. secretary and
treasurer. Dudley, Esq., U.S. Consul at Liverpool, ex-
plained to tho meeting that Messrs. Guyon and Co., of
that town, had offered to carry by their ships goods in-
tended for the fair free of all charge, and he (Mr. Dudley),
would receive and ship all which were forwarded to him.
Messrs. Wheatley and Starr will receive goods in London,
and the treasurer any subscription that may be sent to him.
It was also made known that several of the nobility, and
many other ladies were engaged in collecting articles
for the fair ; amongst others, Miss Fanny Kemble, is
making a collection of valuable autographs, which, no
doubt, will realise a considerable sum. We hope that those
parties who have been doing a large and profitable business
with America, will follow the noble example of Mr. Elliott,
and contribute to the necessities of their suffering brethren
in the States—putting aside all the party feeling; for,
although the United States Government do all that energy
and unlimited means will allow, still the prie ate and volun-
tary aid of the Commission in assisting :the sick and
wounded of both parties in the camp, the hospital, and the
prison, cannot be overrated ; and thousands on thousands
of both Federals and Confederates will shower blessings in
after years upon this humane work,

Daring the late severe weather it became neces-
sary to issue an extra allowance of fuel to the troops at
Aldershott.

The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday
comprised an influx of £27,000 in bar gold, and
the withdrawal of 82,000 sovereigns for transmis-
sion to Alexandria.

The issue has been announced of the balance of
the Ottoman Loan of 1863, specially reserved in
April last. The present holders have a preferential
option of subscribing to this operation in the pro-
portion of one new for every three existing bonds.
The number now to be emitted is 100,000 of £2O
each, bearing 6 per cent. interest from the let of
january last fkt the price of 68.