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THE PROPOSED PEOPLE'S PALACE
FOR CENTRAL LONDON.
DEPUTATION TO THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS.
[Islington Gazette, June 23rd, 1888.
On Wednesday June 20th, an influential deputation went down
to the office of the Charity Commissioners at Whitehall, to
ask a grant out of the City Parochial Charities' Fund, for the
purposes of providing "Central London" with a people's palace
or technical institute. Sir Edmund Currie, Captain Penton,
M.P., and Mr. Robert Major Holborn accompanied the deputation,
and Mr. Robert Paget (hon. sec. of the scheme) had letters
of sympathy with the object, but regret for non-attendance from
Col, Duncan, M.P., and Mr. James Rowlands, M.P. The deputation
included—from Clerkenwell—the Rev. J. H. Rose, M.A.
(Vicar), Mr. Churchwarden J. D. Spires, Mr. A. J. Dixie, Mr. J.
Walton, Mr. J. Johnson, and the Rev. W. Dawson. From St.
Luke's, the Rev. Mr. Abbott (Rector), Rev. Freeman Wills
(Finabury Technical College), Rev. George Smith, Mr. Churchwarden
Sharman, Mr. Rumball, and Mr. Easterling. From
Holborn, Mr. Bolton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Emberson,
Mr. Maclean, Mr. Wood, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Migotti, and Mr.
Hopwood (Vestry Clerk).
Captain Penton, M.P., introduced the deputation to Mr.
Anstie.
Mr. R. Paget handed in the following memorial:—
To the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales.
The Memorial of the representatives of the Parishes of Central
London,
Sheweth—
That your memorialists represent the local authorities of
Clerkenwell, Holborn, and St. Luke's Parishes in Central
London, and have in view the establishment for Central London