The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-15 00:00:00

BRISTOL, MAY 13.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho market was rather firmer to-
day, but there was not any great amount of business trans-
acted.

ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT rUND.—The anniversary din-
ner of this excellent institution, incorporated by Royal
charter, took place on Saturday in the Freemasons'-hall,
Great Queen-street, the Right Hon. Earl of Yarborough
in the chair. The attendance was rather small, there
being, under 50 gentlemen present. After the usual
standing toasts the noble chairman proposed the pro-
sperity of the institution, which consists of two distinct
branches—the artists' annuity fund, and the artists'
benevolent fund ; the former being supported by the
contributions of members for their own relief in sickness
or superannuation ; and the latter by the donations and
subscriptions of the patrons of the fine arts for the
relief of the widows and orphans of the members of
the annuity fund. He stated that during the last year
7691. had been paid in the way of dividends to widows,
53 having received, with one or two exceptions, 151,
each, and that during the same period dividends had
been paid to the extent of 1621. to 33 orphans. The
noble earl pointed out the importance of such an in-
stitution, the object of which was to mitigate the
privations and sufferings of persons engaged in art, and
to extend assistance to those who who were near and
dear to them, and pressed upon the company the im-
portance of contributing to the funds. He was happy
to state that her Majesty continued to give her gracious
patronage to the fund, and that her 17th donation of
100 guineas bad been placed in the hands of the trea-
surers. Several toasts, including the president and
vice-presidents of the fund, the Royal Academy, the
British Institution, the noble chairman, &c., were pro-
posed and responded to Mr. Hart, R.A.M., Mr. R. H.
Solly, F.R.S., whose 43d donation of 51. ss. was an-
nounced to the meeting, Mr. Godwin, F.R.S., Mr.
Weekes, A.R.A., and other gentlemen, and at the close
a list of subscriptions amounting to 3321. 7s. 6d. was
announced amid the cheers of the company. A very
effective glee party,was in attendance, and the arrange-
ments of the proprietors of the Freemasons Tavern were
in every respect excellent.
THE PRESTON STRIKE.—The reconciliation committee,
regretting the ill effects which have arisen to the town
of Preston from the resumption of work being only par-
tial, have sent a requisition to the spinners and self
winders, pointing out the evils inflicted upon the other
trades by a continuance of the struggle. The operative
spinners have promised to take the requisition into their
favourable consideration. It is stated that there are in
the mills of the associated masters 1,011,127 spindles,
and that of these nearly 700,000, or more than two- I
thirds, are at work, although comparatively few of, the
old hands have gone in. From this it is concluded that
the spinners are likely to be proportionately greater
sufferers than the weavers ; for, independent of the al-
teration of hand-mules to self-actors, a large number of
hands have , been trained to
_supply the places of the
strikes-men, many of whom, consequently, can never
again be employed here at all, unless there is a consider-
able number of additional mills erected. Several thou-
sand weavers arc out of employment, and suffering great
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