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 {| The annual expenditure being on an average as follows:— From which it will be seen that the resources of the charity are made available to the utmost extent that they will possibly allow.
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 * Interest on Console for a year||172||13||4
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 * Net collection at sermon, estimated from the average of the last 9 years||80||0||0
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 * £262||13||4
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The amounts realised by the annual sermon formerly far exceeded those of the present day. In 1823, £153; in 1824, £173; in 1825, £157; in 1841, £151; and in 1842, £132, and over being collected. Among the preachers who have pleaded on behalf of the institution in past years may be mentioned,—the Revds. Spencer Madan, W. Gresley, J. Rann, Dr. James (Rugby School), Dr. Arnold (Rugby School), T. C. Adams, J. Moultrie, J. B. Owen, and the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.

The affairs of the foundation are managed by a board of trustees, who fill up vacancies in their number as they occur. The 5th Lord Craven was trustee of this charity until his decease, in 1769. Thomas Sharpe, the antiquarian, was also a trustee for many years. The late vicar of St. Michael's and his predecessor are the only instances of clerical appointments to this office, the whole of the others from the foundation having been laymen. There is one case only of a trustee being erased from the list for neglect of duty. The following is the present list, with the year of their election, one of whom is appointed annually as acting trustee:—

C. Woodcock, Esq., 1838.

R. Caldicott, Esq., 1841.

W. Laxon, Esq.,, 1842.

S. Vale, Esq., 1847.

T. Soden Esq.,, 1853.

B. Dunn, Esq., 1852.

F. Wyley, Esq., 1859.

J. Wyley, Esq., 1855.

J. Odell, Esq., 1865.