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Fepruary 5, 1859. THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 93 
GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 
INSTITUTED 1838. 
PATRONESS.—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUE PATRON.—His Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT, K. G. 
PRESIDENT. n Right et Earl of CARLISLE. 
VICE-PK NTS. 
DUKE OF CLEVELAND, | THE RIGHT HON. LORD OVERSTONE. phe BAXENDALE, Eso. 308 EPH M ABTINBAU, me 
ae RAM 2 „THE RIGHT HON. LORD EB URY. 1 | HENRY GEORGE BOHN, Eso. on JOSEPH MECHI, 
z OF NORTHUM- | THE BARON ROTHSCHILD, M 4 , D 
siii E. pn SIR THOMAS DYKE ACL AND, BART., M. P. ROBERT STEINER HOLFORD, Esq., M. P. GEORGE WARDE NORMAN, Esq 
THE R GHT HON. THE EARL OF MANS- SIR JOSEPH PAXTON, | HENRY THOMAS HOPE, Esq. | HENRY POWN DL, Esq. 
A THOMAS BARING, Esq. MP. LINDLEY, Esq. SIGISMUND RUCK 
ö LIST OF OFFICERS FOR 1858. 
| TREASURER.—Rorert WRENCH, Esq., London Bridge. 
TRUSTEES.—Mr. JOHN ANDREW HENDERSON, Hamilton — . Joux — Hammers. —Mr. James Verrcu, Junr., Chelsea. 
) AUDITORS.—Messrs. CHARLWOOD, LEE, & FORSYTH 
COM EE :— 
Messrs. WILLIAM App vU — enger: St. Messrs. C. D. Daxpv, Dalsto: Messrs. JOHN A. HENDERSON, Ha alion WEIN: Messrs. JOHN ScoBIE, Kensington. 
RICHARD ATLEE, Stockw JAMES Hose. Highgate „  RoBERT Hoge, Win chester Stre „ Joux STEWARD, Herne Hill. 
| d R. N. Riot, 995 — b. V. „ CHARLES Horr, Highga te. „ Wm. B. Smrru, Great George Street. 
, WiLLIAM BARNES, Camberwell. „ Hi „ Tuomas PAGE, Streatham. » THOMAS TAYLOR, ge Garden. 
James BRUCE, Tooting. x Tirontas Hanpi, € Camberwell. » JOHN PEEL, 8 | CHARLES TURNER, Slough 
M. Bussy, Harrow Road. 55 RTHUR HENDERSON, Wellington pce Tigrea Riv s. Sawbridgeworth CHARLES WOODROFFE, . Road. 
BANKERS.—Messrs. GLYNN, MILLS, & 58, Lombard Str ECRE TA —Mr. D ROGER CUTLER, 14, Tav tide Row, Covent Garden, W.C. 
Post- office ee ri be made set at ai iod, peines Garden, Wc 
ABSTRACT FROM RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
3. That the only persons who shall b idered eligible for the Pension of this | to Rule 3, and who have subscribed 15 years consecutively to the funds of the 
nalen pe have been either head gardeners, “or their foremen, market Institution, or their €— shall be miei cyst eligible while a sufficient number 
'adeners, nurserymen, and seedsmen, and foremen of nurserymen a; — — b d uch erp are on the list (the object being to give a decided preference to 
3 for 30 years at least, subject to the following conditions :— se perso o have y» en contributing to assist others), so that if the funds 
served in the capacity of gardeners, or their foremen, in the — of should era the Coraes to call for the election of five persons, and there were 
ladies or gentlemen for 20 years, and the foremen to nurseryme seedsmen | two or candidates who had been subscribing 15 years, such persons would be 
who have served as such the same ad of years. 2nd. Market gardeners who | appointed pensioners in preference m the other candidates Y : d not subscribed 
have —— not less tha an 5 acres f land for 20 years. Ard. Nursery and for so long a period, or who ha t been subscribers, and t| ection would 
larl for the remaining number to — up the five; but subj * mee to t 
4. Tha tn € sail bee eligible asa h for the mos on putes “hos f Rules 12 and 13, and such other Rules as a pply to the election y 
E tb, bct total incapacity alone excepted; age rified on baptismal ame 
rtificate, or he other documents as may satisfy poate of the mene quen uestis amount of relief to be given be 167. per annum to males, and 127 
that the applica p of the required age. "rns capacity to be verified by a medieal | pee annum to females, to be paid ee y — if t the iPro anis tine it neces- 
pus cate, fa LEN n of both or either of such certificates, or other evidence | , in conseque do ofa change of circumstat mend that such pension 
as the case n e. 
5. That no w shall be enini * in virtue of the occupation of | shall h 3 -— — — h Spit Genera Nesting whieh mm 
beggen bond dye a gardener, market goie nursery- ee ah CY 2 fs ad 
en, or foreman to to any n * 8 man, pursuant to Rule 3, vm Met the pension: who 
fatter he er marriage with another a gardener, or otherwise coming within either isin 5 receipt 
of the descriptions in m 3, p qualified as therein mentioned, though she 19. That all in — of 10/. 10s. and vig c and a II legacies, shall 
ow; and no widow shall be elig i t. Consols, and only the 
ue of her secon sband’s occupation tles she shall have been married to t thereon, the annual subscriptions and donations c of less than 107. 10s., be 
h second husband at least 10 years; and that no widow of a pensioner shall be | m to S u 
eligible to be placed on the pension list who shall have lived separate from her 20. es two General Meetings shall be — in each year, one in the month of 
husband, and shall have Duca to do so until the time of his decease, if during in the n onth.of June :—that in January for the election of 
the time of such separation she had other means of support than those furnished | Oers receiving the A ces f the Comm —.— and the accounts of the iety fi 
by her husband. past year; and that * une for transacting any business that may be requisite 
6. — none but head (ic arti or their foremen, market I; quud nurserymen, | relative to the affairs of the Institution ; and that 10 Su ibscribers then present shall 
ualified pursuant 
E — — — 3 5 wig tus we ar d yd - * | to decorate the room on occasion of to tend i 
uring past year three 3 ve and nine e list, six | warmest thanks 3 to the Editor of the 9 Y Chro ^ for th 
wy €'ection from MÀ v general body of subscribers, and three without election — re — th: 1 s 
wi | 
lso 
rt of th at Journal. This 
. 6. ene Hes reason to believe has been p xx ebd of great T to the Society. 
The more will also be added to the list this day. affords your Committee great pleasure to to announce that the Hon. Mr. Justice 
iety has, in common with many others, to lament — loss of its late n — [vg consented to preside at the Anniversary in June next. The Com- 
ent His Grace the Duke of Devonshire—a nobleman by his — ttee beg to draw the sot of Subscribers to — system of advertising in 
and unostentatious liberality had — to all dines of the community, the list of f subscribers, byw hich no less a sum than 52“. 11s. 6d. has been 
rcd — demand a "n i embrance. ber of books at ittle 
: i ave to present their sincere thanks to Henry Pownall, Esq., out Committee have devoted so f 
i : serious attention to the subject of 
i Of the vepres n in the abs absence of Pr Siam — at the shortest miris the amount of the pensions. me vay altho nit shoe dip d theta the 
in ty he. advocated the utn of de "Charity ; also to those several | Ing., : 3 - apes 2T e e the p 
— dae but they will take 
| o filled the office of steward for their liberality and that of their unity recurs will not fail to sos a — a mg 
- The Committee have to express their gratitude fotha QUÀ y friends who again ps state of the pension list is as follows :— 
the Society by the contribution of Fruit, Flowers, og ous valuable plants | WOMEN 
on the jupe 
15 VVT £16 
STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF THE GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, 
| FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1858. 
T 
: B Rs 15 ^ £ 8. d. 
ei M rur Macs tod. ky ae | NE aie d ASPEN LL 1 at 
a .. 614 5 0 „Stock Purchased 200. 
Mrs Donations received Pat and in consequence ‘of Annual ‘Dinner, $5 „ Becretary's Un dee 5 
EI s 5 ee -— Esq. 266 4 0 Pe be M 
n $154 » Btationery ur PME P NE 
A p t. 52 11 6 „ A isi vé 23. oe . ast 
————— 1061 14 6 ^A uM Annual Dinner nr a 7 2 
Expense of Postages, &c. . Wm s dc. 
Bn nw ; mU ovp Balance at Bankers 3 
900L., 3 per cent Consols in the names of the Trustees. 8 n : fer 
January 7, 1859.—Jomx Lee, WILLIAM Forsyrs, GEORGE CHARLWOOD. 
LEGACIES.-1851, JOHN TOWNSEND AITON, Esq. £106, ; CHARLES PALMER, Esq, £50. 
