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Under the above-mentioned scheme, this Parish, as well as the
parishes of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; St. George, Hanover Square;
St. Clement Danes; and St. Paul, Covent Garden, participate in
the benefits of the Chaiity. Four of the Trustees are appointed
on the nomination of the Vestry; the present Trustees so appointed
being Mr. F. Crane, Mr. A. T. Spryng, Mr. R. Jeffs, and Mr.
J. Bonthron.
A copy of the Accounts of the Charity for the year 1883 is
given on page 118.
PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.
The only Charity which is administered by the Vestry is that
known as Le Quainter's. It arises from a bequest, in 1782, by
Mr. Peter Le Quainter, formerly a resident in Piccadilly, who
directed that the income should be "equally distributed at
Christmas amongst twenty poor persons who are, or have been,
housekeepers in the Parish of St. James, Westminster, and such as
the Rector and Churchwardens, and the other gentlemen for the
time being who shall compose the Vestry of the said Parish, shall
deem to be proper objects, and the most deserving to partake of
the same." The property of the Charity consists of £9,969 2s. 9d.
New Three per Cent. Annuities, and the following is a statement
of the amount received and expended during the past year:—
Receipts. Expenditure.
£ s. d. £ s. d
Dividends on Stock 299 1 6 Cost of printing forms of
Amount received as interest petition and lists of
for time Dividends were applicants 4 18 3
placed on deposit 1 18 5 Amount paid to 20 poor
persons—
(£14 16s. 1d. each) 296 1 &
£300 19 11 £300 19 11
The twenty recipients were selected by the Vestry from forty-six
applicants, after a careful investigation of each case.
A list of other endowed Charities in which the Parish is interested
is given on pages 119 to 123.