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London, England, 1854-10-18 00:00:00

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Sergeant-Major 91 103 lis 125 135- 150 FO 175 200
Sergeant
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Drumm 5r.....• • 35 45 50 55 60 70 75 80 90
Private ....... 30 40 45 50 55 GO 65 70 80
Of Widows the Association has already 64 in their books, and of

Of Widows the Association hal
Orphans 108.
The fol owing letter shows that for the widows of those brave men
who perisked with their Colonetin the• Europa transport, ample pro•
vision wits made, and that the measures adopted for their relief
have fully satisfied the officer commanding the depot of the Ennis-
killings :

"Canterbury Barracks, July 13, 1854.
Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge, with many thanks, the
receipt of your memorandum, detailing the amount of the donation
granted by the Association, of which you are the honorary Secre-
tary, to the widows and orphans of the five non-commissioned
officers and men of the ,Enniskilling Dragoons,. who were lost in the
Europa transport.
" The ready and liberal aid thus sent to their relief will, I trust, be
effectual to alleviate in some degree their distress; and it marks,
too, in a way for which I am lest grateful, how deeply the Com-
mittee of your adMirable Association, appreciate the bravery and
noble conduct of these who stood by their, colonel to the last.
"Sure I afn, from private accounts which I have received, that
had al. on board done their duty as manfully as those who perished,
there would not have been a life lokt in the Europa.
"I have not failed to eommimicate to the officer commanding the
regiment ih Turkey the liberality with which the Association have
met my application for assistance to the surviving families by a grant
of 4151. -
"I am glad, too, to expres my sense of the admirable arranyA--
ments of the Society, by which the distribution of this sum has been
entrusted to the persons best able to judge of the most judicious
means of admjnistermg, in each individual case, to the permanent
relief of the sufferers. *:
• "I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your obedient servant,
. . "F. W. FITZ-WYGRA NI, Captain,
Commanding Depot Enniskilling Dra,goonk±
"Major H n. 11. E. Powys, Hon. Sec."

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died
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weekly allowance granted to the orphan's grandfather, with Nthom
the boy was left. Tt huer
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distressingw ho fa tchaes re a nAd
For the five widows and children of the 6th Enntskillings, annui-
ties have been purchased, large sums have been subscribed for them
In addition to the grant from this Association the amount will ren-
der them independent for their lives.
For the other widows, donalons, varying from 5/. to 101. have
been granted immediately on the receipt of official notification of
their husbands' deaths. Most of them were already on the books of
the Associati • and had been receiving relief for some time ;it is
proposed to grant them an annual pension as long as they remain
widows, and the resources of the Association continue available.
C ONC LUDING REMARKS.

Effectually to prevent the recurrence of such distressing scenes as
those which gave rise to the formation of this Association, the Com-
mittee have had in consideration a plan which itris hoped might tend
materially to raise the'condition of the soldier's wife, and secure a
provision for the soldier's widow,
As there is no probability, under existing circumstances, of so rais-
ing the pay of the soldier as to enable him when married to apportion
a sufficient share of it to his -family while he is on active service, the
COrrimittte are of opinion, that a National Fund should be established,
of which the invested capital of this Association shall be the founda-
tion, and to which the public and the soldier shall be invited to sub-
scribe annually.
Th:s fund to pre, ide pensions fer widows and orphans, as well as
temporary assistance to wia; and family, who, having become sub-
scribers. may be ordered on active sevice.
The exact subscription which the soldier would be called upon to
pay, must,depeud on the amount of public support the National Fund
may receitti,—it must always be a very small sum from the soldier;
but the Comnittee are convinced that the country will approve of
this proposed attempt to encourage habits of obedience and prudent
foresight amongst the married soldiers of the British Army.
By order of the Committee,
HENRY LITTLETON POWYS, Major 60th Royal Rifles,
Hon. Sec.
September 7, )854.

The CENTRAL ASSOCIATION in Ain of the WIVES and FAMI-
LIES, Widows and Orphans, of SOLDIERS ordered to the EAST.

BALANCE SHEET.

Dr. Sept. 7, 1854.
To amount of subscriptions received in the half-year
eniling the 7th of Sept , 1854, from the formation
of this Association on the 7th of March £80,269 17 7

X 80,269 17 7

INGESTRE, Chairman,
JOHN LETTSOM ELLIOT, 1 Members of the
HENRY LITTLETON POWTS,S Finance Committee.

Sept. 7, 1854.
By Exchequer Bills deposited in the Bank of England
in the names of the Trustees —viz , Sir John Kirk-
land, Lord Henry Cholmondeley, ld.P., and Major
the Hon. H. L. Powys (of which 50,00;:1. will be
applied to relieve Widows and Orphans) £65,6 5 9 4
By Relief, distributed through Local Associations.... 5,359 14 4
By ditto, distributed at Head Office in L0nd0n..... 1,180 19 0
By ditto, distributed through Clergymen, Magistrates,
and others ..... ........ ...... . ..... 2,631 7 5
By Advertisements • 1,792 12 2
By Office Expenses, Printing, Stationery, Wages, ,`
Rent, &c. ....... • ... .• •
By Payment to the Sailors' Association
By Ba'ance —viz., in the hands of the Hon.
Secretary • • ..... •..• • .. £3ll 9 3
At Bankers, Sept. 7, 1854............ 2,603 6 0