The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-19 00:00:00

?RiNTERS' PENSION SOCIETY

The nineteenth anniversary festival of this scciety, that
which there is none more worthy, was held yesterday at th.
London Tavern ; the Right Hon. Lord Dudley C. Stuart it
the chair.

The object of this excellent institution is to relieve aged
and infirm printers and their widows, by granting pensions
of twelve guineas per annum to the men,- and eight guinea,
per annum to the women. The annual subscription to the
society is only five shillings, which gives a vote at all elec
tions, as does every extra five shillings an additional vote ;
two guineas paid at once giving a vote for life, and five
guineas three votes for life. The subscribers for the most
part belong to the printing business; and the regularity of
the payments of the journeymen show that they are provi-
dent and thrifty. The society appears to be in a prospe-
rous condition, having funded upwards of 4,0001., and
having. on the,books at present fifty-two male and female
annuitants.
The usual loyal and national toasts having been gone
through,
The CHAIRMAN proposed the healths of the oint-patrons,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and his Grace
the Duke of Northumberland, which were received with
acclamation.
The Rev. M. LAING next proposed the " Worshipful Com-
pany of Stationers," who are large contributors to this so
ciety, to which toast
Mr. R. TAYLOR, as a member of that body, responded.
The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast to honour whirl
they had assembled, "Prosperity to the Printers' Pension
Society." He very much regretted that he had not sufficient
power of oratory to do justice to this toast, for it involved so
many important views and considerations that the most able
man could scarcely hope to do it justice. The first great ob-
ject, however, was that of charity.—(Cheers.) That thi,
was a charity possessing the highest claims could not be
doubted when they looked to its character and the condition
of those whom it was intended to serve. It was well known
that the life of a printer was that of certain deterioration of
health and shortness of the duration of existence. The very
atmosphere they breathed, the very metal they handled, the
alternations of heat and cold, the nightly duration of their
work, in fact everything connected with their business.
was tending to the grave; not only that, but at an
early period of life they were subject to the certain injury
of, to them, that all-important sense, sight, often to its total
destruction. The vast importance of printing—who
could venture to embrace it? How could the world at
all go on without it? What class of society was it not a
necessary of life to? The merchant, the professional man,
the man of science, the artist; the rich, the poor, the grave,
the gay, the young and the old, were all alike compelled to
have recourse to it. It was equally necessary for the dis-
seminator of the great lights of the Gospel, and of the most
trifling business advertisement.—(Cheers.) There was no
interest in society that it did not embrace, and it therefore
behoved all classes of society to support this institution.—
(Cheers.) He was proud of the honour of being called upon
to preside there that day, and however humble his exertions,
no man could feel more warmly for the interests of the so-
ciety than he aid. and with the same feeling he was sure they
would all receive the toast.—(Cheers.)
The toast having been received with universal applause,
The SECRETARY read the report of subscriptions for the
evening, which amounted to a handsome sum, including 7ti
guineas from the journeymen printers; the Chairman, 10
guineas; Luke J. Hansard, Esq., 501.; R. Taylor, Esq., 5
guineas ; Mr. sergeant Talfourd, 5 guineas ; Gilbert A.
it'Beckett, Esq., 5 guineas, &c.
Mr. TAYLOR rose to propose the "Health of their excellent
Chairman," a nobleman who was as much distinguished for
his literary attainments as for his amiable and benevolent

disposition ; known all over the world as the friend of
humanity, freedom, and charity.—(Cheers.) He (Mr.
Taylor) had an opportunity a few evenings ago of seeing
how their worthy Chairman was honoured by the presence
of the noblest, the best, and the most patriotic and able of
the land, who congregated to assist at the presentation of a
gift of gratitude to his Lordship for his benevolent and per-
severing exertions in the cause of the gallant, the oppressed
Poles.—(Great cheering.) He felt the greatest pride in
having such a man, so esteemed and £0 honoured, presiding
over them that day, and the least return they could make to
him was to drink his health with enthusiasm.
The toast was indeed received as recommended, with en-
thusiasm, and
The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that he could add but little
to what he had already stated as to the value of the press.
He did feel great pride at the scene of which he was the
object on Saturday last, to which Mr. Taylor alluded. It
was a pride grounded on the consciousness of having done a
sacred duty towards an oppressed people, whose cause was
wound round his heart—(Cheers)--but surrounded as he was
on that day by the noble, the wealthy, and the good, he did
not feel more pride in that assemblage than he did in his
present position amongst a valuable class of industrious and
honest men.--(Cheers.) He recollected that while sitting
by the side of the chairman, Lord Morpeth, on Saturday, he
said to his Noble Friend, " Proud as I am of this splendid
banquet, and of those who attend it to do me honour, there
is a man I see there below that it gives me more pride and
pleasure to see than all besides." " Who is that?" asked
Lord Morpeth. I replied, "My old friend, Richard Taylor."
—(Great cheering.) He thanked them most cordially for
the manner in which they had received his health ; and, as
the subject of the Poles had been mentioned, there were
several of those unhappy gentlemen, of great genius, talents,
and industry, to employ whom would do credit to any
man.—(Cheers.) He believed his friend Mr. Taylor em
ployed some in his establishment, and there was one of those
unfortunate exiles who had discovered a mode of applying-
the common type to the use of the blind—a most impor-
tant discovery. His Lordship sat down amidst immense.
cheering.
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which nobody ventured to re,pond ; and, some routine toasts
haying followed,
the meeting broke up.
The musical arrangements, under Mr
Burrley, were very
good, including Messrs. Hudson, Howe, Connor, and Master
Norman, who performed some excellent pieces of music
and songs in the course of the evening. Toole, jun., was the
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fection, the dinner and all belonging to it being of the best
description.

THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.—FALMOUTH, MAY
14.—The experimental squadron passed this port to the westward to-
day at four, P.M., in splendid style, with a moderate breeze at east,
and fine weather. They consisted of three three-deckers, four two-
deckers, and four steamers, the last under canvass only as well as the
former. A large two-masted steamer, with thirteen sails set, was
considerably in advance of all the fleet ; a three-decker with a broad
pendant, and a three-masted screw steamer (close together) were
next; and a three-decker (without a Commodore's flag) was the
sternmost of the liners ; whilst two schooner steamers (one with two
flinnels) were a mile or two astern of all. All the sailing ships were
under similar and easy canvass, and during the period occupied en
passant from off Peudennis to the Manacles were busy in exchanging
signals; they appeared to haul to the southward and wetward from
this p ace.
SUDDEN DEA3 H.—We regret to announce the sudden
death of Miss Bufford, only daughter of Philip Rufford, Esq., of
. Heath House, and sister to Francis Rufford, Esq., of Yew Tree
House, ltellbroughton. Miss Rufford, it appears, dined at Prescott,
the residence of her aunt, on the evening of yesterday week, and
afterwards walked home, accompanied by her maid, being rather
indisposed soon after, aid complaining of head ache. On
Mr.aching
home she was seized with vomiting, when Dr. Dudley, and
Freer, surgeon, were sent for, and remained in attendance until the
lamented lady breathed her last, at an early hour on Friday morning,
to the re. ret of a wide circle of sorrowing friends, who deeply com-
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BRITISH AND FOREIGN ANTISLAVERY SOCIETY.—
......entum,are,
Yesterday the annual meeting of this society was held at the Free-
masons' Tavern, Sir Edward N. Brixton in the chair. The meeting,
which was far from numerously attended, consisted for the most part
of female members of the Society of Friends. The Chairman re-
viewed at some length the operations of the society, and made allu-
which success had crowned their exer-
tions. The report, which was read by Mr. Scoble, the secretary,
allu-
sion to various countries in
commenced by congratulating the members of the society on the
treaties which had been made for the abolitian of the African slave
trade, which execrable traffic it was hoped would, ere long, be de-
stroyed. The demand for slaves in Brazil and the Spanish colonies was
greatly increasing, and in other places its extent and activity were
not materially diminished. The Bey of Tunis had followed the
example of Great Britain, and there was not now a slave in those
dominions. Official statements had been received from the Mora-
vian missionaries informing the Society that the slaves in Surinam
would be forthwith declared free. The receipts of the year had
been 1,121/. Os. lid. the expenditure 1,30/. 14s. Id, The report
having been adopted, the meeting was addressed by Mr. Sharii.an
Crawford, M.P., Sir. Jes ph Sturge, Dr. Carlisle, Mr, Burnet, Mr.
Alexander, Mr. Heiden, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Thompson, and various
resolutions, expressive of contidence in the society, were adopted.
A person named Douglas, who had been a slave in Maryland, was
introduced, and detailed, at considerable length, the evils ol
slavery, and cited many cases in support of his assertions.
col-
lection in behalf of the society was rnade at the close of the pro.
ceedings.
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