The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-13 00:00:00

QUEEN ADELAIDE'S MEMORIAL FUND.

Yesterday afternoon • public meeting was held at
32, Sackedtv.street, for the purple of f awarding the in-
terests ol the rand which ti was proposed to mi.e for the
rend of the orphan datial,ten of navel and marine (+Moire.
This find is end t, be raised as a memorial t, the
late Queen Advtaide, who, as the wi Law or the Man king,
bestowed so much of that charity for the *arm se of whirr'
she wu ma cansp,coou•, upon inati:utions which bad in view
the beim tit of the etillres of those connected with tt e naval
profes.iun. The at mins was rt.ap,ctably atteadvd. A
treat many ladies were present, u aim a goodly number of
naval officers.

Th chair w.B sppr lately 6:led by Admiral Sir CHARLEA
ADAM; and there were pris-nt Ir:ea-Admiral Sir Charts.,
lisleolui, the Hm. Captain Slanie, R. ar-Admiral Vanua)
sit.urt, Captain James Scott, R.N., Captain J. Dickenson,
R.N., C *Mem J. 1.)1:2 Captain Hmmins, as al o Lady
Adana. Mr.. Shuisi, Mrs. limper, Mrs. Stillwall, and
Mir knead.

The g.llant CHAIRMAN, in commencing the recc-e l-
iege, said that hi. first duty would be to state that he bail
received letters of apology from several honoursblc gentle-
men at,d nubl-men who had tumid it iiiconventent :o iitten I
the pre: at meeting. Thesr were from Rear Admit.' Berl
C .Sostn, L,rd Herdwiske, Commodore Lord John Hay,
Her. fathot, eta Aueuetus Cifford, Captain Vincent, Cap
tunWa hiagton, bit Baldwin Walker, and Major Bdwardee.
Tae enliate chairnan then went on to say that the pi est at
metreintat had originated from a letter by a lady, which was
publicted in the Natdieni lirapthae of February last,
signed e A Sailor's Wiuow without Daughters."
The consequence of that ktter was that a meeting cl ladies
was held tor the purpose of takitg steps for carrying out the
objects it eoutensplaud, and the prom dings then aropled
had resulted in the present secedes..
Toe Venerable Archdeacon ROBINSON then proposed
the first reealut;on, which was— " That the lamented dewb
of her late Majcay the Queen Dowager, and conseqneut
withdrawal of her powerful ?strange and liberal 'report
I from the benevolent inatitutto:.s of this c--unary, more cape
daily those connected wi.h the naval screws. will be Seri-
only felt by many widows and orphans of naval and marlue
officers. That to meet this emergency, it is destrable,to:raise a
tend, to be called the ' Queen Adehrde Memorial Fund,' sad
that a public subscripti.m be opened to carry into effect the
atone o,ject, to which all persons should be invited to sou-
tribute.—
Mbute.'

Sv CHARLES MALCOLM haviosi seconded the we'll'.
title. it •us put Mau the chair end uueniceouily aduptid by
the meeting.

Capt. DICKINSON then proposed the scecni rtrilu-
tion, which um—. That • society be formed for the &don-
shiretion of such hied, the same to eol.si,t of a pre-ideat,
sip-president, and • cossities, the number of such com-
mits' to be ni
mited to 30, with rower to fill up vacancies,
and that three shall form • quorum. That Adteiral Bu
Charles A :am, /I C. 8.. be um Foldout of such society,
and that Neu. Admiral the Ribt Hoe. Rail Cacbgen, C pt.
V:. nista Den. Eal Talbut, the Right Hes. Col. livsne,
dlejoe-Gee. the itidat Hoe. Lord Frederick Fa:el.:mace,
G.C.H., Cm, be the vim-presidents." The resolution also
nominated a committee of ladies and gentlemen for earning
out the otjtetacif the misty._ .

It was seconded by C apt. SCOTT, and havirg been put to
the meeting, was unanimously agreed to.
Captain MAUDE LI prop •ed the third resolution,
whit t wee " that ail sums which have been, or may be col-
lected, be placed in the hands of trustees to be invested,
from time to time, in Ex.hequer bills, or in the public funds,
as may be found win desirable, after deducting the sums
which may be requisite for necessary expenses, and that
the latertst arising therefrom shall be at plied to the I !-
lowing objects, mullet the direction (Stith Committee. First,
to grant aid towards the maintenance of fi male orphans of
the oflicen of the Royal Navy and Marines. Second, to
errant aid towards the support of such pupils in the Royal
Navel Female Stholl as were most neccsi.tous; or towards
the payment of the sum &tertiary ter the adenissi,:n of
pupils into the school, such pepiL to be styled the 'Qum.
Adelaide Scholar.' Thudly, to grant aid towards the
establishment of female orphans in any respectable lathe-
time in in this, or any other cluntries. Fourthly, to aSird
casual relief, taking into corxi aeration the whole eircum-
atat.ces et the falsity, to euch female orphans as she.l be absve
theses when they cum to receive grants from the ' Coma
paastonatet Fund,' the aM is all cases to cease on marriage.
Mr. T. STILWELL having seconded the reiliittilUO, it
was unanimously fumed to.
The fourth mastodon, that Admiral Sir Charles Adam,
K.C.B ; Commodore tae Right lion. L.rd John lisy, C.D.;
and the Van. Archdeacon Robinson, be the trustee sof the
fund to be raised, was propiewl by the Rev. Mr. Gotttnottaxn,
and ',tended by Captain Swatutv, it N., and agreed to.
The next r. solution which had tel recce to the adoption
of laws for the regulation of the fund, suchliing to be left
to the wrisideration of the committee, was proposed by Mr.
Lewin, wooded by Sir Josue Illaxwat.t, and adopted.
The proceedings condo-fa with a vote of thanks to the
gallant chairman, which was wet cordially responded to.

THY ROYAL NAVAL CM:B.—The gallant mem-
bets of this long established club dined together yesterday at
the Thatched-home, St. J.mea•s.etreet. Admiral Bir Charles
Alan was the president, Kr. Allen (the secretary) filling
mit viaa-cbair. air Geo. Bach, Rear-Admiral Doeirlas, Sir
E. Belcher, Capt. Chas. Graham, Capt. Chappell, Capt.
Dalyell, Capt. E. Lloyd, Capt. Mowbr►y, Capt. Sylies,Cspt.
W. U. Bmylh, Capt. Crawford, and a large party wile
It-

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MILGIA AND YEOMANRY BANQIIET.—Lag( even-
loft the 4EIOOIII of the militia and yeomanry dined together
at Willis's Ramos, Hut street, St. James's. The Earl de
Grey (Colonel of the Turkshire Hessen) presided, and
aroma the noblemen and gentlemen who supported the
anble Earl were Viscount Down*, Lard De Tahlsy, the
Hon. G. Rios Trevor, M.P., Col. Alcoek, Sir P. Grey
Egerton. Bt., M.P., Li. e'.-C-.1. Burnard, Sir J. B. .hn-
stone, DC, M.P., Lint:Cul. H. Furd. Lient.-Col. Bourne,
C. 4 (lapis, Col. Brannling, Sir T. W. White. L'eut
Higgins, Cal. Pollard, C .1. Vaughan, Col. T. Wood, Major
Meseypesay, Major L ckhart, CaptAia Emery, Captain
Aspiaall, Copt. (Stemma', Capt. Wood, Capt. Reed, Capt.
8. Smith, Capt. Smith, M.P., Capt. Holmes, Capt. Hama.
ton, Capt. Addum, Cent. Edwards, L'eut. Harvey, Lieut.
Hanoi*, Lieut. Cue, Lieut. Milward, Lieut. Witham., Lieut.
Swing, Lint. Kelly, Mr. B. Barfield, M.P., Mr. St. An-
ge.o, Mr. W. S. Judd, Mr. L. Anderson, Mr. J. Anderson,
Mr. H. W. Fuswiek, Mr. Durwood, Mr. Baker, Mr. Smyth,
Mr. Blaydes, Mr. Anaytsge, day. A military hand per-
formed during the entertainment. Atter several able
speeches from the noble chairman, the party broke up shortly
stir 11 o'clock.

UNPROVOKED HORICIDL—On Tuesday evening,
about half-past eleven 'Vele ch, an itinerant piper, 'tensed
R don Cahill, commenced singing in the mi idle of Oldham-
read, alauckeittr. A crowd. ail soon collected to hate to
him, when • young lass, named Thomas Duffy, was ob-
served by several person% to come behind Cahill and et iye
him a violent blow on the head with hie fist. C .bill
fell down ineeneible on the stows. Duffy immediati ly
rua off but was on captured and brought back
by • T!oeraan. He said he and Cahill had been having
BOW rin • public-howe, and they had wramlied
cause the latter bad allied him for some money for playing a
tune. Both the prisoner and Cahill appeared to be sober.
Cahill was taken to the Royal Infirmary, where he died yes-
terday morning. Oa &pule ntor/eno examination it appeared
that death had been caused by deceased's head tailing on
the stones, which had produced laceration of the bran,
with extreme effusion of blood. 'Demised was sixty years
of age, and has left one child. The Jury found • verdict
ol "Manslaughter " against the primmer.