The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-06 00:00:00

EPRIC% SEVENPI',NOR;

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a hook.; thence -are. transferred to
the general register of petitions, whet e • they re-
(Jodie, until put on one of -the :I:wittily books, to
receive the regulated, pension, according to the
station the party served to at sea.
-The whole of the 4ndinary monthly pension-
ers are divided anti. distributed among eight dis-
tinct books, which are, for the convenience of the
pour people's receiving ti' it allowances-as-near
home, aid as, frequently as-may be, paid in eight
distinct parishes or districts in -and near the me-,
tropolis. .Each of -these eight books is under the
care and soperiotendanee of tree of the Elder Bre-
thren, who ro Lend personally, •and pay pen.
sinners residingt in and near Loodow their pews, .
shins,tthe first Monday in every second month, as
the following -eleces, viz • •
st.•Catiteriae's, LintehOu se,
Wapping, Southwark,
Sha6well, Itotherhithei
Itatclifre, •• • • Deptford.
The vacancies as they occur in these books., by
death or otherwise, are-filled up by tie two Elder
Brethren -sylus pay each- )ook, who select the oh,
jests • from, a list which is.k:pt, and regularly filled
up, of all -petitions presented and recommended by
them to .the Board, from time to time, as before
mentioned, being qualified according to the afore;
Said roles, and previously approved by the Opard.
The objects so selected may be either residett
in London, or at any out-ports or places-in the
United Kingdom ; there is no distinction br limi-
tation in this respect.
When these books were first instittited, the
greater part of the pensioners (then inconsider-
able in 'lumber in comparison with what they are
at present) were resideet in the several parishes
and places where the monthly books are paid ;
hut at present the greater part on each monthly
book is resident at the out-ports ; but these have
their pensions regularly remitted and paid to them,
at their residences, twice or thrice in every year,
by agents appointed for the purpose, but without
any expense to the parties.
Besides these eight books, there is another paid
at theTrinity-House,Tower-hill, the vacancies on
which are reserved, and filled up with objects re-
f.:ono-mewled generally by any of the elder bre-
thren, or persons connected with or known to the
Corporation.
There arc also several books, viz. the House
Book for decayed pilots, their wives and widows;
one for the wounded seamen and their wives, and
the widows of such killed in the several great
naval battles of the last war, viz. of the .4tlJune,
1794 ; St. Vincent's, the Nile, Camperdowit,
Trafalgar, Copenhagen, Algiers ; also for those
lost in the !St. George, Defence, Hero, &c. &c. ;
for decayed prisoners of war iii France, their wives
and svidows ; for decayed seamen- employed in
the block-ships stationed for defence of the
Thames against invasion :—Also.a casualty hook
for poor fishermen or seamen, or others lost or
disabled by shipWreek or accident front storms in
assisting ships in distress.
It is not possible the Brethren should have per-
sonal.knowledge, in all cases, of the parties.
They are taken up upon the testimony and re-
commendation of respectable characters, and ge-
nerally scleeted according to their age, infirmi-
ties, or other chcentvances that are represented
by the parties recommending.
There is no exclusion of -any port or place, or
partiality intended toward any ; although it may
be supposed the brother tnay be open to applica-
tions most where he is best known ; but where.
any substantial ground has occurred to call for a
deviation Isom these general rules, the Corpora-
tion: have invariably departed from them, as in the
cases before mentioned of the wounded seamen in
the several great naval actions of the last war, their
wives and children ; the wives of prisoners of war;
particular casualties by storms or accidents, &c.;
and lastly, by taking sixty persons on the list at
once from the port of Liverpool, on account of-
the representation of the distress of the sea-faring
class there, and in consideration that so few had
ever before applied front Ihence.
These are the principles that have guided the
Corporation in their adoption of pensioners genes.
11 rally to partake of the charity.
The parties benefiting thereby, and their re-
spective stated monthly allowauceS; are as fol-
low, viz. :
Masters of ships Os. per month, to them, their wires and
widows, and 2s. for each child under 12 years of age.
Mates - - - - 4s. 6d - ditto - ditto.
Boatswains, gunners or carpenters 4s. od. - ditto = ditto.
Petty 01ficeis - - - - as. Bs. - ditto - ditto.
Seamen - - - as. - ditto - ditto.
And at the commencement of the year, each has a bounty,
of one month's additional pension, to meet the severity of
the season.

There are besides for the decayed masters and
their wives and widows, 120 almshouses at Dept-
ford and Aide End, with an allOwance of two chat-
drons of coals',.and a suitable dress for each per..
son. The single person (whether man or wo.
man) has 3Ss. per month, the married 60s. pee
month ; and also an annual bounty of one month
in January every year ; and as it was found that
medical assistance too much exhausted this sti-
pend, a regular practitioner has been some time
since engaged to attend the sick and infirm, and
where surgical assistance is wanted, Sir kVilliam
Wizard has uniformly lendered his e7<perience and
talent serviceable toward their relief.

There are both at Minim"! and Mile End,
chapels for the pensioners, where divine service
is regularly performed by chaplains appointed and
paid by the Corporation, wlm, ‘‘'hen required, at-
tend tie pensioners at their honses.
The preceding statement applies to pensions
grunted to decayed mariners iu general, who have
not been in ally employ tinder the Corporation ;
to which way be added pilot,, and those tti ho
have been butnediately in the Corporation's ser-
vice, consisting of ballast-tnen, wat et men, liglo-
licupers, and other officers and taetnbers"bt the