8 APRIL 1882, Page 3

Miss Gilbert, daughter of Bishop Gilbert, of Chichester (herself blind),

founded in 1856 an association for promoting the general welfare of the blind, by giving them employment in the workshops of the institution at 28 Berners Street, or at their homes. We are glad to learn, by the report made at the annual meeting on Monday, that Miss Gilbert's good work has had, if a moderate, a sustained success. About 100 men and women now receive regular employment through the Associa- tion, and about 100 women and children depend on them for support. If only the wealthy and well-to-do blind would help Miss Gilbert to benefit their poorer brethren in calamity, she might greatly enlarge the sphere of her work.