The Sun. — 1852-03-22 (London, England)

BENEVOLENT FUND.—On Saturday, the annual general meeting of this institution, the object of which is to afford relief, by pensions and otherwise, to the widows and orphans of deceased artists, was held at the Freemasons"f worn, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Innfields; Mr. Solly, 1.R.5., in the chair. The report of the managing committee commenced by referring to the continued patronage and liberal support of her Majesty to the institution, and went on. to describe the state of the society as being on the whole most satistactory. _Forty-nine widows have been. in the receipt of pensions in the past year, fortyfour of whom have been paid 151. per annum ; four, il. 10s. ; and one 161. ss. Thirty. three orphans have received sums of various amounts, from 51. downwards. The amount Paid to orphans and widows, for the year, was 8421. 10s. The financial statement showed the receipts, including the previous balance of 2111., and a legacy of 1,0,)0/ from the late Mr. Jeremiah Olive, to be 20421. Bs. 2d. The annual disbursements were stated to amount to 2,1151. 14s. 4d. ; leaving a balance in the treasurer's hands of 2261. 13s. 10d. The leport, in conclusion, expressed the regret of the committee at tieing unable to increase the amount of pensions, as had been contemplated; on account of the greater number of claimants on the fund during the past year. The following gentlemen were proposed elected as members of the institution—Lord Ashburton, Mr. G. Hudson, M.P., Mr. R Blakeman, M P.,. Mr. Jacob Bell, M P., Sir Walter Stirling, Bart., Mr. H. Twining, and Mr. H. Weeks. Some other business having been trausacted, the proceedings terminated.  THE CLAYEROSS COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY —At the last Derby Assizes the widow of the late John Blake, Esq., obtained a verdict for 4,0001. damages for the death of her husband, occiksioned by a collision near Claycrois in May last. The company have since succeeded in obtaining a.oew_ trial on the ground, of misdirection by the judge. The case was to dive been tried again at the pretent assizes,, but on Fridax week a compromise was effected on the folldWing terfnat—The Midland Company to pay Mrs. Blake the sum of 2,5001., and each party to bear their own costs of the legal 'proceedings. We undo, stand that Mrs. Meynell, the widow of .J. 11. Meynell,Esq., a magistrate of the county of Derby, who was killed by the same collision, has accepted from We company the aunt of 2,0001 in liquidation of all claims egaiust them for the death of 'her husband.--.4ailevayßecord.  lii tifßraonnmEßßtoh-yceamTl D:rausitesiyr. um te nEa D , . Bms.—The neigh. bourhood--of lloyn-bill, a little villagenear Maidenhead, was thrown' into great consternation on Tuesday last by the discovery of one of those shoCking occurrences which fills the 'neighbourhood. with horror. A labouring man named John Cannon, residing at 130prhlli, has for, the last two years taken for a lodger i relativ.e of his wife, named Isaas Lee, with haS'always shown certain indications of weak intellect. On Tuesday:morning, having been left in the house with a little girl about four years of age, a grand-daughter of John Cannon's, he cruelly murdered the poor child, it is supposed by knoe)iing its head against the floor, and afterwards kicking it about the room. Lee was taken before the magistrates for the, borough of %Maidedhead, Mr. C. Cooper sailed from 1U J. C...bisbop, and Mr. Higgs, en the 19th, BaL;olt,iia.tfor murder.' . and comnaitted to take his trial at the next assizes for the snactoestaui illn3st:aBnhod: ptirt On Wednesdayt net AmLerIiVcERPOOL,