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The London Companies.
among these benefactors of the unfortunate was a liveryman , Mr . John Stock , painter to His Majest y ' s dockyards , who by will , in 1781 , left a sum amounting to over £ 60 , 000 , of which the interest is distributed in pensions of £ 10 per annum , principally to aged blind persons ancl poor lame painters . Several ladies were also among the donors of benefactions . At a time when inquiry into the affairs of the Cit y companies is again talked of Mr . Crace ' s concluding
-words will be read with attention . " The funds arising from these bequests , " he states , "are distributed with the most careful consideration and under the control of the Charit y Commissions to about 200 old ancl needy persons . The Painters' Company , though they thus receive and pay away large sums yearly , have very limited corporate funds . They are , however desirous of exercising to the best of their ability the influence of their guild for the advancement of
the art they represent . They were the first of the Cit y companies to open an exhibition of works of decorative art . They propose from time to time to give lectures suitable for the technical education of young men in industrial art , and they are endeavouring to open an intercourse with the working men , which they trust may be attended with useful results . Having so venerable a history and such honourable associationsperforming its charitable trusts so
, scrupulously , ancl retaing so much modern vitality , this company may fairl y appeal to all good citizens to join in the wish expressed in their timehonoured toast ' May the Painter-Stainers' Company flourish root ancl branch for ever . '"
The End Of The Play.
THE END OF THE PLAY .
\ ND is the farce of life nigh over P - £ * - The laughter and the dancing clone ? Have w e now run the game to cover ? Well— -we ' ve had our fun . Is now the " banquet-hall deserted ? " And is the crystal goblet dry ?
Have merry nights and songs departed ? Well—we ' ve made them fly . Ancl is the good ship anchored l ying ? ' The broad , deep sea all dark ancl grim ? While overhead the storm-clouds fl ying ? Well—we ' ve had our swim .
Is all the garden grandeur vanished ? Does heavy snow lie like a pall ? The roses gone , the songsters banished ? Well—we ' ve culled them all . Why should we mourn , the curtain falling
Shuts out the li ght of busy day ? Ring up !—we hear the prompter calling "New actors to the play . " Life ' s but a shifty scene we ' re playing , A pageant on the world ' s wide stage ! Our part is done—there , no delaying- ! Write "Finis " on the page . Anon !
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The London Companies.
among these benefactors of the unfortunate was a liveryman , Mr . John Stock , painter to His Majest y ' s dockyards , who by will , in 1781 , left a sum amounting to over £ 60 , 000 , of which the interest is distributed in pensions of £ 10 per annum , principally to aged blind persons ancl poor lame painters . Several ladies were also among the donors of benefactions . At a time when inquiry into the affairs of the Cit y companies is again talked of Mr . Crace ' s concluding
-words will be read with attention . " The funds arising from these bequests , " he states , "are distributed with the most careful consideration and under the control of the Charit y Commissions to about 200 old ancl needy persons . The Painters' Company , though they thus receive and pay away large sums yearly , have very limited corporate funds . They are , however desirous of exercising to the best of their ability the influence of their guild for the advancement of
the art they represent . They were the first of the Cit y companies to open an exhibition of works of decorative art . They propose from time to time to give lectures suitable for the technical education of young men in industrial art , and they are endeavouring to open an intercourse with the working men , which they trust may be attended with useful results . Having so venerable a history and such honourable associationsperforming its charitable trusts so
, scrupulously , ancl retaing so much modern vitality , this company may fairl y appeal to all good citizens to join in the wish expressed in their timehonoured toast ' May the Painter-Stainers' Company flourish root ancl branch for ever . '"
The End Of The Play.
THE END OF THE PLAY .
\ ND is the farce of life nigh over P - £ * - The laughter and the dancing clone ? Have w e now run the game to cover ? Well— -we ' ve had our fun . Is now the " banquet-hall deserted ? " And is the crystal goblet dry ?
Have merry nights and songs departed ? Well—we ' ve made them fly . Ancl is the good ship anchored l ying ? ' The broad , deep sea all dark ancl grim ? While overhead the storm-clouds fl ying ? Well—we ' ve had our swim .
Is all the garden grandeur vanished ? Does heavy snow lie like a pall ? The roses gone , the songsters banished ? Well—we ' ve culled them all . Why should we mourn , the curtain falling
Shuts out the li ght of busy day ? Ring up !—we hear the prompter calling "New actors to the play . " Life ' s but a shifty scene we ' re playing , A pageant on the world ' s wide stage ! Our part is done—there , no delaying- ! Write "Finis " on the page . Anon !