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MALTBY'S CHARITY. At a vestry meeting held on Eaflter Tuesday, 1858, the Reverend George Edward Green reported that Bishop Maltby had placed <£lOO in his hands to be disposed of for the benefit of the poor of this parish, in which he had so long resided, in such manner as the minister and churchwardens should think proper. It was also reported that the amount had been placed in Messrs. Backhouse & Co.'s bank until a permanent investment for it could be obtained. It was resolved that the annual income should be given to two poor old and industrious inhabitants of the parish, and Mr. George Gent and Mr. William Todd were elected as the first recipients. The income stiU continues to be disposed of in the same manner — ^the present recipients being Mr. John Howe and Mr. William Kitching. At the Easter meeting, in 1861, a resolution was passed that the principal sum of £100 should be invested ia India five per cent, bonds, in the names of the vicar and churchwardens. LOST CHARITIES. According to the Churchwardens' books, there were other three items of charities connected with the parish of St. Andrew's, which seem to have been completely lost to the poor of the parish — ^viz., the sum of £20 which was bequeathed by the will of the Rev. Ezra Emmerson, bearing date 28th December, 1733, and which was lent out to Nathaniel Pewterer ; £30 formerly laid out on mortgage of premises belonging to William Walton ; and £18 lent on bond to William Richardson. Digitized by Google -