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ST. MARTIN'S ALMSHOUSE AND PENSIONS
CHARITY.
This Charity is administered under a scheme established
by the Charity Commissioners in 1886, the governing
body comprising ex-officio, co-optative, and representative
Trustees. Two of the latter are elected by the Vestry of
this Parish, the present representatives being Mr. Morle
and Mr. Winnett.
There were 210 applicants from the several parishes for
the benefits of the Charity, at the Election in December, 1895.
The following statement shows the number of successful
candidates from each parish at that election:—
Parish of St. James 7
„ St. Anne 4
„ St. George, Hanover Square 8
„ St. Martin-in-the-Fields 7
„ St. Paul, Covent Garden 2
A copy of the Accounts of this Charity for the year 1895
will be found on pages 136 to 139.
BLANCHARD'S CHARITY.
Mr. William Blanchard, late of Regent Street, who died
in January, 1892, left £500 upon trust to the Rector and
Churchwardens of this Parish to invest the same in any of
the securities sanctioned by his will, and to distribute the
income arising therefrom at their discretion annually
amongst the poor of the Parish.
The sum mentioned has been received and invested in
Consols in the name of the Official Trustees of Charitable
Funds.