The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

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kno ving wea Vac desire of the Board not ts! r1„0
than they wea- rel,lly in a positioa to gin )7' iia'e ,7744,
had given, on this occasion, to the fullest ytitt.4r.,ft: ~;;;; ft,17,1;
ought —if- not, I, ra-bei beyond wha
Everyret
i l fieiex,erin die hope tbat the resourc. =
fund would, 1-efore long. be. greatly isslrevtd. S
Lion had been used by the Beard, in solicffing
clerks and others to join the association, but so far as
his experience enabled him to form an opinion be re-
gretted to Fay that he found in canvassing what he
might term the superior class of clerks to increase the
benevolent fund, a disinclination to support it. Ile
considered it was more creditable to those who did F up,
port it, they being mostly those who received medium
salaries. (Hear, hear.) When he lately canvassed a
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gentleman, holding a good.appointment, foora h
tvvioenl,chh,eorefi
replied—op;:Nioi,n, Ithdaetng'tentthlienmken hadworth
join it so
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much
that
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subscribe. I don't like it." Now, it was his (Nfr.
pride to the association, hear,)—Leing
afraid of the word " charity"—(hear, hear) —but
he thought that the man who would put his hand into Lis
pocket and deprive himerli of a little luxury, h
might give a guinea to provide comfort and support for
his less prosperous neighbour, possessed the nobh.st
feeling-a man could entertain. (gear, bear ) lle
this institution, whom he knew to be in a position to
deeply regretted _to find men hold back their support to
give it. Could such persona only hear the tales of dis-
tress and suffering that came before the board, thy
would rot hesitate to give their mite towards its al,via-
tion. Many widows had told them that if it had not
been for the assistance they had received from the asiC-
(nation they must have broken down under the calamity of
the loss of their husbands, and by which they and their
families were left in destitution. The support they bad
received from the Association had enabled them-to bear
up to seek for other means by which to increase their
incomes. (Heat-, Lear.) It was very gratifying to see
in the balance-sheet the return of a 101. donation that
had been given to a gentleman connected with the A.sso- .
ciation. That was not the first instance of the kind that
ha l occurred to them, and he recollected the case of a

gentleman who wrote to the Board, stating that he
was in such distress that he had not clothes, nor the
means to procure them, in which to apply for erop'oy-
rnent. The Beard gave him a donation, and the
consequence was that he obtained a situation, and Le,
like the genthquan who figured in this year's balance-
sheet, returned the amount with interest and sincere

gratitude. (Hear.) These were features of an extremely.
_gratifying obar.oter, and he shrodi think sufficient to in-
a4o,Apy,saartkpb,p4ffint. of them to , 'rife his aubscep
lion. (HeaVifistilt-ile thought that the principals of
the large firms of London and the country ought to give
some assistance to the benevolent fund, because the per-
Ens for whom the fund was ietended were, he might may.
the machinery of trade and commerce, and consequently, -'•
the prinoipals of firms ought to subscribe to it and give a. little .
of their abundance towards augmenting it. To attain
that object he thought the clerks should interest them-
selves, and bring the benefits of the institution before
their employers. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by mov-
ing the following resolution :
" That on the 28th May next, or such other day as the
board may appoint, an amount not exceeding 751. be
granted in annuities. The number of annuitants of each
class to be fixed by the board according to the applications
which may be received."
Mr. PRICE briefly seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. JErrs moved the best thanks of She meeting lo
T. Baring, Esq.' M.P., T. Hankey, Esq., M.P., W. G.
Prescott, Esq., Baron Rothschild, M.P., trustees of the
association, and that they will continue their kind inte-
rest in the welfare of the institution. (Cheers.) In
moving the resolution, he called on the meeting not to
pass it as an ordinary routine vote of thanks. It was
the only mark of respect that they could pay these gen-
tlemen for their services during the past year. (Hear.)
They were of great assistance to the association, not only
from the weight of their names, but also for their active
interference in the business of the association. (Hear.)
Mr. COLEMAN seconded the motion and said that he
could bear witness to the advantages the association de-
rived from the services of tbose gentlemen, and he hoped
that that recognition of their services would stimulate
the principals of other firms to do likewise. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN said that he had received a letter from
Mr. Smith regretting that business elsewhere pre-
vented him from attending the meeting, but if he (the
chairman) thought it desirable he would leave if, at gra at
inconvenience, and be at the meeting. He and the
board thought that they could not, under the circum-
stances, call on Mr. Smith to attend. As regarded Mr.
Hankey, he was al ways glad to attend, and nothing but
pressing business prevented him from remaining till the
conclusion of the meeting.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. REYNOLDS moved a vote of thanks to the andie
ton, Messrs. Galbart, Pollard, and &nee.
Mr. LINTOTT seconded the motion, which was earr:ed
unanimously.

Mr. LLoiD said he had much pleasure in propsilig a
vote of thanks to the Board of Directors for their excel-

lt,nt management of the affairs of the Benevolent Fund
during the past year. He felt certain that every gentle-
man present felt satisfied that the directors had given
their best attention to this branch of their affairs.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. TOOLE seconded t'te motion, and empressed an
opinion that the association would go on increasing.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the compliment,
said that it as the earnest desire of the board to do ail
the good they could for the association, and all sugges•
tions made by members at the annual meetings received
the earnest consideration of the board, and where found
practicable were carried out.
The proceedings then terminated.

It was stated that among the donations for the past
year were two of one hundred guineas each by Messrs.
Cox and Co., army agents, and Sir S. Scott and Co.,
backers. At the c)nclusion of the meeting some new
subscriptions were handed to the secretary by gentle.
men who declared their intention of promoting, to the
extent of their power, the objects of the above excellent
institution.