144 History of the Company. 



cession by water.^ The mayoralty of Mr. Alderman 



Cotton, then Master of the Company, in 1875, 



^ was the next and last occasion in 



Mayoralty of 



Mr. Alderman which the Company took a prominent 

 part, but the ceremonial had by this 

 time become modified into the form with which 

 we are more familiar. 



In 1859 the Company built their Almshouses 

 at Spring Grove, Isle worth, known as Honnor's 

 Home. In 1769 Young George Honnor, a 

 member of the Company, bequeathed to the 

 Company the residue of his estate, amounting to 

 /2,828 10^. 5^., the Interest on 



Honnor's Home "^ .. - . - 



Almshouses at whicli was directed to be devoted to 

 the relief of any Master, Warden, 

 or Assistant that might come to decay. • This 

 provision not being applied for, the Interest 

 accumulated, and was added to the capital until. In 

 1855, the amount had increased to ^t 7,995 4-s. 4.^. 

 In that year the Company applied to the Court of 

 Chancery for an extension of the application of 

 the benefits to poor members of the Company, 

 and a scheme was sanctioned giving them power 

 to erect almshouses out of part of the accu- 

 mulations, and to maintain therein eight poor 

 Freemen, Freewomen, or widows of Freemen of 

 the Company. The Company contributed ^1,000 

 towards the buildings from their own private 



* The last procession of the Lord Mayor's Show to West- 

 minster by water was on Monday, November loth, 1856. 



