The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-21 00:00:00

ORPIAN SCHOOLS.

Upon the motion of Mr. W. S. Hale, it was referred to a
committee to consider the propriety of founding an estab-
lishment for boarding, clothing, and educating orphan
children of necessitous freemen of the City, the management
of which should be vested in the Corporation, and to consider
the propriety of appropriating the whole of the redemption
fees, in respect to freedoms, towards defraying the charges of
the establishment, and also to consider the propriety of ap-
plying to Parliament for leave to appropriate the capital and
revenue of the Corporation School to the same purpose, the
Corporation undertaking to provide the deficiency out of its
own funds.

GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday a general meeting of the members of this institution
VMS held at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of
receiving the report of the past year, and to elect three
annuitants of 15/. each per annum from a list of 84 can-
didates--Earl Manvers presiding in the room of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who was unable to at-
tend. The report read by the Secretary stated that the
society was increasing in prosperity. There are now,
with yesterday's election, nineteen annuitants of 151. per
annum. The cases of more than 400 distressed gover-
nesses have during the year been investigated, and
temporary grants have been made to 267 individuals to the
extent of 5591. For the purpose of founding annuities to
aged governesses, 10,0001. have been invested in the public
funds. A provident fund, for securing deferred annuities to
governesses upon their own payments, amounts to nearly
30,0001., being the savings of about 300 individuals. A
" Home" has been opened in Harley-street, at a cost, for
lease and furniture, of more than 2,0001., for the reception of
the disengaged and unprotected, where they are maintained
at a small weekly payment for board and lodging, into
which nearly 100 have been received since its opening in
in May
last. The receipts for the year were 8,3361.2s. 4d., leaving,
after expenditure, a balance of 8341. Hs. 10,1. The report
was adopted.
INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—Last even-
ing the thirteenth annual general meeting of the members
and friends of the above excellent charity was held at the
Music Hall, Store-street, at which were present a large as.
semblage of ladies and gentlemen. The Right lion. Lord
Ashley presided, and on the platform were the Rev. D. Hol-
loway. the Rev. E. Pisey, J. Labouchere, Esq., J. D. Paul,
Esq., and several others. The meeting having been opened
with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Holloway, the Noble Chairman
briefly addressed the meeting, observing, that the class of
persons for which the society was established now to so great
an extent derived sympathy and aid by the great exertions
of the committee and excellent secretary • yet, out of the
3,000 or 4,000 blind now in the metropolis, no loubt there
were hundreds more which should be brought within the
sphere of the society's operation, for which more funds were
required. Much was said of the generosity of the Britiah
public ; but that generosity was confined to a very small
section—the great masses of wealth were never reached by
God or man, except where the law reached them in the shape
of taxes. The Noble Lord concluded with an eloquent ap-
peal on behalf of the charity whose objects were so excellent.
The report wes then read by the secretary, C. A. Harman,
Esq., and showed that the funds of the society were not in a
satisfactory state. It concluded by calling for the aid and
sympathy of every sincere Christian. The report was then
adopted. Resolutions were afterwards unanimously carried
in furtherance of the objects of the institution, concluding
with thanks to the Noble Chairman, which closed the pro-
ceedings.
For the fullest and most correct report cif Epsom
four days' races, with a portrait of the Winner of the Derby,
see Bell's Life in London, of May 23.—A sixpence sent to
Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand, wilt insure a copy, by return
of post, to any part of England, Scotland, or Ireland. The
average sale of Bell's Life exceeds 26,000. Bell's Life of
may 9, which contained the explanatory chart of Newmarket
race courses, can be had all this month of May.
A DONKEY DEFYING STEAM.—A funny scene
occurred on the Taff Vale Railway on Saturday. A donkey
got on the line just as a train was passing, and ran down the
line pursued by the puffing monster, but the donkey, remem-
bering that discretion is the better part of valour, ended the
chase by jumping aside, kicking up his heels in nocsu as the
I train passed bp—Taunton Ourien .