The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

Female Orphan Asylum.

A quarterly court of the guardians of this charity was
held on Thursday at the Female Orphan. Asylum, West-
minster-road, for the purpose of confirming the resolution
of a special committee, recommending the removal of this
institution to Beddington Park. Th. Rev. J. Lingham,
11. A., was called to the chair. The minutes of the last
court were then read. The recommendation of the com-
smitietste,s theywas considered th
to the effect that,
most after
eligibb hating
inspected several
to be a large man-
sion, with 22 acres of land, at Bedlington Park, which
e
could be purchased for £15,000. Eight acres might be re-
sold, leaving ample space for all the rurposes of the asylum.
The necessary alterations cotad be nude, so as to accommo-
date 200 children, for about £6,OGLI-
- the motion of the Chairman the general minutes
were confirmed.

The Rev. H. Mackenzie was elected a life governor, hav-
ing preached the last anniversary Eamon.
The consideration of the report will reference to the
amendment of the bye-laws was pcstponed for the present.
The report of the special committee on the duties anti
salaries of the secretary was then next brought pp. It
stated that the salary at present paid the secretary is
inadequate to the duties performed, and ought to be
increased, but inasmuch as the proposed removal of the
hospital involved several alterations, the consideration of
the duties and remuneration had better be deferred midi
the subject of rbmoval and its various contingencies were
finally settled. The previous secretary at each triennial
dinner was presented with £5O, but this had not been done
during Mr. Booth's period of office, and the committee
therefore recommended the payment of £2OO to Mr. Booth.
This recommendation west unanimously agreed to.
Mr. CLARKE then moved That the Female Orphan
Asylum has been established upwards of a century in the
metropolis, and that the health of the inmates has been
uniformly good ; that the institution—by reason not only
of its intrinsic claims on sympathy, but from its obvious
prominence in London—has gained largely acoutnlated
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funds and continuous support, which support by removal
removalt
of the institu-
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undesirable, and should not be proceeded with, unless au-
thorisedmajority of the guardians."
the motion, which was negatived
b yßr.
Blargeubyt
linE theain secondedority.
Mr. CuIiLING was then about to iring for ward his
whirl required all the
when, at the suggestion of several ger:ter:len the subject
eawrge'ad at tie quarterly court,
minutesmot motion relativean d
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citihnea 8 btyoe
was deferred until the report on the byaws was brought
forward for consideration.

A vote of thanks to the ehainnan inoight the proceed-
ings to a termination,

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INSPECTION or THE PItIgT
This smart regiment
way inspected by Colonel
SURREY RIFLES......
M'Murdo, at their headquarters on Thursday night, They
mustered 293 strong, under the
command of Col. Macdonald.
There was a very large
gathering of the friends and sup-
porters of the regiment on the ground,
including a consider-
able number of ladies At the entrance gate to the quar-
ters
the cadet corps of the London Rifle Brigade were
stationed as a guard of honour, and when the inspecting
officer arrived he kindly told them _
,u that they were a eel-
adl force and their own
dierlike lot of lads, The regiment was put through the
of
usual battalion evolutiong, all Which were performed
with the greatest credit, the marching,
wheeling, and firing
being particularly good. A
evoall those living in town
the conclusion of the drill,
Colonel M'Murdo briefly addressed the men respecting
efficiency. He specially dweltunteer
upon the fact that, to render
ought
theu gvolunteers
presentt
o r
eassidv stateealwu
iatbohlfien
at has
possible,
certain radius of their particular
regiments. It was a great mistake ;
because the districts forfor men belonging to the
same regiments to live miles apart;
for Government they
odfriltlhoef regiments ought to be syethderiresc.iturimribrueidttchdrietshpaetL,,
tintocathsee
evooululdnteeaesrislybbeeincgalsleudddtoegnle
the First Surrey he could assure them that they had per-
fectly satisfied him. They were in an excellent condition of
drill. He only wished they wore more numerous. Colonel
M'Murdo concluded by clPrPairig his wish that they
would wear the 0
efficiency badge." He had been told
that, as the badge was of silver and their facings were of
gold, there was some difficulty felt ; but nevertheless he ad-
vised them to wear it. It was said that the badge was very
"ugly" and therefore there was au objection to it. He,
with the sanction of the Secretary of State for War, ap-
proved of its being ugly, because then it was more con-
spicuous He hoped that, whether ugly or pretty, Earl de
Grey and Ripon would not alter it,,but insist upon all corps
wearing the same, The regiment gave three hearty cheers
for the inspecting officer, and three for Colonel Macdonald.
After the inspection the regiment took supper together in
their drill-shed, their commanding Officer presiding, Mr.
Doulton, M.P. for Lamboth, being also present, Colonel
M'Murdo was prevented from accepting an invitation.
DEATH FROM A WAGER.—Are:tierday morning,
Wyo. Harvey, a compositor, living in Granby-
street, Waterloo. road, undertook, for a wager of £l, to
swim across the Thames from Millbank to Lambeth within
12 minutes, and got in the water for that purpose at eight
o'clock. The unfortunate man reached about 200 feet from
the shore, when he gave a loud shriek and instantly sank.
The party with whom he made the wager were hastening
over the bridge to meet him on the opposite shore, and
could render him no assistance. The poor fellow, who, it
is supposed, was seized will'i cramp, Perist4ea.