The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM:

The usual half-yearly court of the members of this
benevolent institution was held in the board-room of the
Asylum, in the Old Kent road, yesterday afternoon,
Mr. Bryon taking his seat for the first time as Chair-
man.

The minutes of the last two courts were confirmed,
and the secretary, (Mr Jones) read the report of ,the
board of management on the 25th year's proceedings of
the society, in which it was stated that the gross amount
I of the subscriptions and donations during the past year
was 2,7831. ls. 7d., by means of which,
,every claim up
to the close of- the year had been discharged, and the al-
lowanceto the inmates of the ladies' wing made up to 6s.
per week to couples, and to ss. per week to single per-
sons. The balance in the hands of the bankers was
4461. 75. 9d:, besides cash with the different brewers,
. 9,2501., and -with Mr. Robert Hanbury; 1,3251. 18s. ld.
The ball at Christmas 1851, produced 1841. 10s.'; the
fancy fair in 1852, 146 t. 9s. 10d ; and the dinner, in
1852, 461. 13s. The board also acknowledged 'the
receipt of 1,000/. from Mrs. Barnet, of Highgate,
pursuant to the wish of her deceased brother ; of 3001.
from an unknown friend, and of 211. from the late Mr.
Duff. They expressed their thanks to the Rev. Mr. Mai7tyn,
the chaplain, for the faithful, zealous, and highly effi-
cient manner in which he had discharged the onerous
duties of:his office ; and to the Rev. C. Moore, and
the Rev. Mr. Brydges, for the eloquent addresses de-
livered by them in the chapel on Sunday, the 2d inst.,
in aid of the society's funds. Any encomiums on the
secretary, Mr. Jones, would, they observed, fall short
of his merits, for if at any time during the twenty-four
years-he had been in office he deserved praise for his
exertions in their behalf, that exertion in the past year
had not been lessened. The board noticed in compli-
mentary terms the services of Mr. J. Bloomfield, ,the
medical attendant, and then proceeded to report on the
domestic affairs of the institution. No serious com- '
plaint had been made with regard to the conduct of 'the
inmates, and during the year they had lived in accord-
ance with the rules, and in- amity with each other.
Seven inmates had been 'removed by death, being the
average-number, and not more than'Was to be expected
from the advanced age arrived at before admission to
the asylum. On the 10th -of December, the vacant
habitations were filled up, but .one death had since,oc-
curred, which left one habitation unoccupied. The total
number of inmates was 154. To complete the ladies'
wing, twelve more houses required-to be erected, but it'
was thought desirable to postpone there erection, until
the existing building was- fully endowed. For a long time
pa 0. R. very general desire had been expressed that tome
step should be taken to raise a fund to grant a weekly
allowance to every inmate sufficient to.meet their neces-
sities.. All that the board had been able to do up to the
present period was to make up the weekly incomes of
married inmates in the main building to 7s. per week,
and of single inmates to 6s. per week ; and the weekly
incomes of the inmates of the ladies' wing to 6s. and ss.
respectively, according to -whether couples or. single per-
sons. But they expressed a confident hope that those of
the trade who had not yet subscribed would give their
support to the endowment fund. In weekly allowances
and remuneration to nurses for attendance on the sick .
during the past year, 9251. Bs. had been expended.
The board acknowledged the liberality of the donors
and subscribers, and the assistance afforded . by the
auxiliary committee. They suggested- that in future
the practice adopted at the last elettion, ef—filling
up all habitations vacant, on the day of election,
notwithstanding the less number vacant when the
voting papers, were circulated, should be continued ; and,
in conclusion, the board expressed their grateful thanks
for the very numerous company, and ,especially the
ladies, 'who honoured the society with their patron-
age at the ball on the previous . evening, which, by more
than 250 persons, exceeded the number present on any
similar,oecation, and whose presence would unquestion-
ably produce a larger profit to the institution than had
ever before been derived from the annual ball.

On the motion of Mr. VonsLEY, seconded by Mr. L.
JONES, the report was unanimously. adopted. •
The statements of the receipts and expenditure under
the different funds were read in detail, but the only
salient points were noticed in the report.
In reply to Mr. VOUSLEY,
The Ch AIRMAN said the chaplain was paid out of a
special fund, to which ten brewers annually. subscribed
ten guineas each.

Tour trustees, ten committeemen, and an auditor viere
then elected, and the remaining business was a series of
complimentary votes in acknowledgment of the services
of the late committee, of the auditor, of the chaplain, of
the surgeon, of the secretary, and, last of all, of the
present chairman, concluding with the presentation of a
shilling each to all the inmates.