The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY,
OFFICE, 4, QUEEN-SQUARE.

MITE Treasurer of the DISTRICT PROVIDENT
SOCIETY begs to acknowledgethe re *ptof the following,
Donations :
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0reere,,......›el , _
The Earl of Sefton
George Riding, Esq., Treasur f Lime-street Ward
Relief Fund, being part o alanceleft in his hands
for the relief of the po n the said Ward.... ......
Moiety of a Collectio ade at St. Michael's Church,
Toxteth-park, r a Sermon by the Rev. William
Hesketh, M. ~ Incumbent, one-half of the amount
collected, i. e., '9O, being appropriated to the fund
-'' - 'and, the other to the •District Provident

70 0 0

70 , 0

Far Ire
Society

Henry Xump and Son ......
William Myers, Esq. •
William Rathbone, Esq
William Reynoldi and Son
Messrs. Shand, Iligson, and Co
Messrs. Bailey Brothers and Co,
J. Weightman, Esq.
Messrs. Francis and James Mill
:Messrs. Livingstone
James Gillfillan, Esq.
Richard Houghton, Esq.
Mrs., Hugh Jones, Lark-hill ..
Victor Poutz, Esq.
T. H.

30 0 0
25 0 ' 0
20 1) sO
20 0 0

20 0 >,O
15 0 ‘..0
15 0 0
10 0 0
10 o'o
10 0 '0
10 0 0
10 0 0,

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Messrs.-Grundy, Wright, and Ci
.Messrs. Dirom, Davidson, and .0
E. Lister, Esq
C. S. G., per Rev..J. B. Monk
Mrs. Jane Lowe
Miss Anne Brancker

10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
5" 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0
5 0 0

Miss Mary Hughes
Robert Maefie, Esq.,
'William• Potter, Esq.
Mrs. Potter
C. E. Rawlins, Esq ,

Thomas Daveriport; Esq
Messrt. Wren and Sons .
F. Shand. Esa

5 0 0
5 0 0

ThomasMorecroft Esq
John Van Zeller, Esq
T. B. I3arolas, Esq

3 2 0
3 0 0
3 0 0
3 0 0

'ter-street

2 2 0
2 0 0
2 0 0

31. M., pgrJ
Mr. Jobn Nt

Miss Bowring
Mr. W. H-Wood
Mr. James Halliday
Mr. Withal:vim-me
Mrs. -O'Donnell, RodnE
Mr. Edwin Leece
A Lady, Great Obarlotte-street
A few Members connected with

1 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0

Mr. David Tyrer
A Lady
Mr, H. Crosthwaite
A Friend to the Poor
C. P

o 10 0
O 10 0
O 5 0
0 5 0
O 5 0

Mr. Thomas Johnson
Airs. Latham .....

•
SCHOOL :FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND.
AT the GENERAL ANNUALCvene MEETING
CORPORATION, duly on
In-
stitution, the 22(1 of..lanuary, 1947,
..
d and hold.Ej nGN
at o
thef this
HENRY LAWRENCE, Esq.,
.irthe Chair
i.—The accounts forsthe year 1841 '
approved, it Was ordered that
Charity be published as sneed
, .
2.—Resolved ththatf(,- -,
.._

layi/ig been exir

bited and

ks this Meeting be presented t resident ;to Mr. Henry Law-
Ir. Harmood Banner_ and

rence, Mr. W. Todd Nayl~
R. Brodhurst Hill, the e vice-President; to 'l% '1%7 !InRO
Houghton, the Treasu and the Rev. Edward %ult. the
Chaplain, for their att tionto the interests of the Institution.
3.—Resolved, tha e thanks of this Meeting be presented
to the Physician, e Surgeons, the Visitors, the Auditors, and
the Committee fOr the last year, for the attention they bestowed
upon the duties which devolved upon them.
4.—Resolved, that the thanks of this Meeting be presented
to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have presented Donations
in aid of the funds of this Charity.
s.—Resolved, that the thanks of this Meeting be presented
to Mrs. Cross, and the Misses Chaffers, of Everton, and to
Mrs. Tetley, Fremont, West Derby, for excellent piano-fortes;
and to Mrs. Wordsworth, of Highfield, for an excellent harpsi-
chord, which they have been pleased to present for the use of
:he musical pupils.
6.—Mr. R. W. Houghton produced a Notice from the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway Cotnpany.—Resolved, that
the Committee be requested to see that nothing be done detri-
mental to the interests of the Institution.

7.—Resolved. that the special thanks of this Institution b
given to R. W. Houghton, Esq., the late Treasurer, for his in
valuable services during the period of fourteen years.
The following Officers were appointed for the year 1847
PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., M.p.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.

Mr. R. W. HOUGHTON, I Rev. J. BROOKS M.A.,
Mr. EDWD. G. DEANE, I Mr. JAQUES MT ;RS,

' TREASURER.
Mr. THOMAS MILLS. . .
. .
COMMITTEE.
Rev. A. Campbell, M.A,, Mr. Samuel Minshull,
Mr. Henry Lawrence, Mr. J. W. S. May,
Mr. Wm. Todd Naylor, Mr. F. S. Hull,
Mr. Edward Parry, Mr. Adam S. Gladstone,
Rev. Edward HuR M.A., Mr, John Lockett,
Rev. Thomas Bold, M.A., Mr. Abraham Gartside; Richard Formby,'ltl.a, Mr. William. Bennett,
Mr. Harmood Banner, Mr. John, Nicholson,
Mr. James Bateson, Mr. J J. Currie,
Mr. Minshull, Mr. Charles Melhuish,
Robert Lewin, M.D., Mr. E. T: Kearsley,
Mr. J. H. Turner, . : Mr. A. ThoMpson,
Mr. William Jackson, Mr. Wm. Reynolds, jun.,..
-Mr. John Baton, - Mr. P. Vance,
Mr. William Ashley, Mr. Hugh Craig,
Mr: Latham Hamner, Mr. Edmund Molyneux,
Mr. William M'Cracken, Mr. John Swainstm,
Mr. Charles Groves, Mr. Laurence R. Bally, 1
Mr. James Aspinall, Mr. John Claypole, .
• Mr. R. Brodhurst Hill, Mr. William Oxley,
Mr. Vicholas Crooke, Mr. Thomas Slaw.
The "thanks of the Meeting were presented to the Chairman
for his imptittial conduct..