The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS'

ORPHAN SCHOOL, WANSTEAD.
The anniversary dinner of the friends of this
valuable institution was given on Saturday evening
at the London Tavern ; the Lord Mayor in the chair.
The attendance was very numerous. After the
usual loyal toasts,
The LORD MAYOR remarked that it was a very
gratifying circumstance to him to find himself called
upon so early in his year of office to preside over a
meeting like the present ; but that gratification was
doubled by the fact that the object they had met to
promote was the education and advancement of the
rising generation.—(Cheers.) He felt extremely glad
to see that such an institution had been established by
the gentlemen around him. It was a most important
one, and he congratulated them most heartily on the
success which had crowned their labours.—(Cheers.)
An institution which in the fifth year of its existence
could show 112 such children as those be saw before
him was itself the best panegyric upon the ex-
ertions of those to whom it owed its formation.
—(Loud applause.) Such an institution could
never cease to have claims upon them, especially
as the children it supported and provided with the
means of instruction were the offspring of those
with whom, in times gone by, they had been in the
constant habit of associating.—(Hear.) He believed
there was no class more entiled to respect than the
great body of commercial travellers. There was no
body to which a greater amount of property was en-
trusted, and none by whom it was held more sacred.
—(Cheers.) He thought they would earn additional
respect and esteem by the efforts they had made for
the education of the orphans of their poorer brethren.
These schools would stand high in this country; nay,
perhaps they would ultimately become one of the
greatest establishments of the kind in the kingdom.—
(Cheers.) He defied any gentleman to say that some
of thli, children who would owe their education to this
institution might not some day be called upon to fill
the highest situations in the country —(Hear.) The
instruction they received was of the very best de-
scription, and none could tell to what distinguished
positions talents developed in the Commercial Tra-
vellers' Orphan Schools might not lead their posses-
sors.—(Cheers.) He had great pleasure in proposing
" Prosperity to the Institution."—(Loud applause.)
Sir J. K. HABERFIELD briefly proposed the health
of the Lord Mayor, who acknowledged the compli-
ment in suitable terms.

The children educated in the institution, who bad
been placed in the gallery opposite the chairman,
now sang an effusion appropriate to the festival, after
which th!y were marched round the room for the in-
spection of the company; and certainly nothing could
be mere creditable to the management of the insti-
tution than the appearance which they presented.
The list of subscriptions was then read. It in-
cluded the Lord Mayor, 30 guineas ; Sir J. K.
Haberfield, 30 guineas ; Mr. J. R. Hunter, 20
guineas ; the Sheriffs, Mr. George Brown, Mr.
Howell, Mr. Willcocks Mr. G. Moore (the treasurer)
Mr. Baggally, Mr. Morris (2d donation), Mr. Pell
(3d ditto), Mr. W. Nicholson, Mr. Redmayne, Mr.
George Hitchcock, Mr. Bates, Mr. R. Russell, Miss
Emma Dean, of Hull ; Miss Elizabeth Williams, of
Liverpool; Miss Sarah Ann Leadman, Miss Eliza
Daniels, of Shrewsbury; Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rhodes,
and Mr. Coleman, 10 guineas each ; Messrs. Bishop
and Son (2d donation), 50 guineas ; the National
Mercantile Assurance Office, 100 guineas ; Messrs.
Hooper and Sons, 12 guineas ; Mr. Tilt, 30 guineas ;
Mr. James Hughes, 5 guineas annually, &c., &c.
The Lord Mayor's list amounted to 200 guineas, and
Mr. Morris's to 1491. 2i.i

The LORD MAYOR then proposed the Sheriffs, both
of whom responded.

Mr. SHAve said it afforded him very sincere pleasure
to address them once more in that genuine celebra-
tion of the great festival of Christmas—once more to
see assembled in that room so many members of the
great and important class of commercial travellers
associated to advance the pure and philanthropic
purposes of this excellent institution—once more to
have seen so many cheerful and healthy faces and
happy hearts, when but for their aid those children
might now have been pining in want, in wretchedness,
in sickness, and misery.—(Loud cheers.) Much,
however, as had been done there remained still much
to do before the commercial travellers would have re-
deemed their position and taken that high standing
to which they were entitled.—(Cheers.) Until
every orphan child received such an education as
should enable him in future life to work out his own
position, until every widow of their order was cared
for, until every distressed brother was relieved, they
would not be true to themselves.—(Cheers.) He
begged to propose the health of their venerable and
excellent president, Mr. Mastermsn, M.P.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then proposed the health of Sir
J. K. Ilaberfield and the visitors.—(Cheers.)
Sir J. K. HADERFIELD in returning thanks de-
clared that he had often received much kindness from
commercial travellers, and that he should always be
ready to render suit and service to the institution.
The LORD MAYOR gave the health of Mr. Moore,
the treasurer.—(Loud Cheers.)

Mr. MoonE congratulated the meeting on the fact
that having paid all their bills up to last night, they
had placed in the funds the handsome sue of 13,5001.
—(Loud cheers.) Two years ago they had com-
menced the building fund, for which they had esti-
mated 12,0001. would be required ; and he had the
satisfaction to inform them that 10,0001. had already
been raised. The subscriptions for the past year
amounted to 3,330/. ; donations, 424/. ; building fund,
1,074/. ; dividends, 387/, ; presentations, 210/. ; total,
5,425/.—(Cheers.) He had been with a deputation
to Bristol, where be had been most kindly received by
Sir John K. Haberfield. A public dinner was given,
at which 120 gentlemen were present and he (Mr'
Moore) returned to town with 700/. in his pocket.—
(Cheers.) At Glasgow they had received
sum, at Manchester 1,500/1 and at Liverpool GOOl.—
(Cheers ) They had still Yorkshire to visit, and they
and of girls
would be glad if
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gentlemenai ber o f
year had been 3,330/. The institution
during ha beenth
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had Whole four years it
death.—(Cheers.)haden hl
He considered that
been only one
inrobability destined to take a
all
the boys were in the commercial world. They
very high standing
had already placed out eight in advantageous
situations.
His own house (Groucock, Cope-
stake, and Moore) had taken one ; Spence Bagally's
badta ken two, WTood and Westhead's a fourth, and
other firms the rest.—(Hear, hear.) He was con-
vinced that no better education could be had than at
the Commercial Travellers' School, end he could
easily foresee that boys who had been brought up in
it would one day occupy a seat at that table.
The healths of " The vice-president and trustees,
and of the board of management" (for whom Mr.
eafiey And Mr. Q. Moore returned thanks) liming