The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-25 00:00:00

MR. KEAN'S REPLY.

Dear Sir,—Mrs. Kean and myself were deeply gratified
by receiving last night at the theatre the paper signed by
the members of the Broadway company. I can assure you
that we take no credit to ourselves for the qualities you
mention in that document, for it would be hard indeed to
be otherwise than " kind and affable," as you express it,
where all are so anxious and ready to do their best to
oblige. Pray, thank the ladies and gentlemen f.r me and
Mrs. Kean, and assure them that I shall place this letter
amongst those I most prize, to be preserved until I
" shuffle off this mortal coil." Accept my best thanks, tuld
believe me, dear sir, to be, yours truly,

CHARLES KRAIsr.

Metropolitan Hotel, May 9, 1865.

BR OMPTON HOSPITAL.—The Bishop of Oxford v(ill
preach at St. Philip's, Regent-street, on Sunda/
morning, in behalf of the funds of the Consumption HosPi-
tal, Brompton. The cause of this useful charity was also ad-
vocated last Sunday by the Archbishop of Armagh, at troll
Trinity, Wandsworth; and on the previous Sunday by the
Rev. Charles Kingsley, at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall'
The peculiar and benevolent objects of the hospital viere
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eloquently dwelt upon by the preachers. It appeared
the annual subscriptions amounted to about £5,000, but the
yearly expenditure was nearly double that amount. Hence
the great need of frequent appeals to the liberality of t,„,r
public. Amongst many interesting details illustrating tL'es
usefulness of the hospital, and the increasing amount e'
good effected by its means, a plan for sending some patiolit°
to Madeira next winter was mentioned, in which the COl
operation of the public would be required to meet the ce9a
of the voyage out and home, the residents having engage
to provide for the patients whilst there. The collection
at the Chapel Royal amounted to £1.21 11s. 10d., and t
Wandsworth to £42 Bs. 7d.

THE LATE ADMIRAL FITZROY, F.R.S.—A belle-
volent lady has placed at the disposal of the National Life..
boat Institution the cost (.£400) of a new lifeboat and trans
porting carriage, on condition that the boat be flit"
The Admiral Fitzßoy," in memory of the late `The
guished meteorologist and " clerk of the weather."
benevolent donor is entirely unknown to the family °
Admiral Fitzßoy. but his widow expresses her great stair
faction at this mark of respect to the departed.
SHOCKING BARBARITIES.—The Prince of Wales
Own Royal Regiment of Wiltshire Yeomallli
Cavalry, during their recent period of drill at Warminster'
defaced, demolished, or carried away tradesmen's sign
;
boards, and wrenched off knockers and bell-pulls ed
Respectable women :could not walk unattended throng
the streets even in the daytime, and at night it vra°,,f'
reign of terror. After dark houses of respectable trade':
men were damaged, and in one case broken into, the fur
ture injured, and the inmates openly insulted. Women
bad character were stripped to their skin, tied to poles' ,70
dragged through the streets ! In one case, one of tri"
unfortunates, after being subjected to considerable JP':
barities, was thrown into the river. It has since been
ct° reof
ported that the poor creature has died from the effe t.
the brutal treatment she received; but if that is not correct,
could hardly have escaped without serious inisijo;
This is only a sample of their conduct—common deeeejlroj
forbids our going further. Such is the feeling of g0e,,.,e
indignation throughout the country to wipe out this lastlbro
disgrace that, unless the officers and the more rosPeloa.
portion of the men adopt some energetic measure for Pci to
ing out the authors and punishing them, it is proPeSat the
memorialise the Government for the disbandment
regiment.—Bristol Times. t t°
ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A deliberate abdeA—Pd
murder a woman named Susannah Williams was Mar °oar,
Chatham yesterday morning by a man named Thomas (tr.
to whom she was about to be married. The parties' atijo-
pears, were together in a house in one of the courtstboo,
cent to High-street, when a quarrel arose betweeniod
Lock, it would scorn, having for some time enterwds bad
jealous feelings towards the woman. After some w°r
passed between them he possessed himself of a horse.epr oct
which he loaded, nearly to the muzzle, with pow°
intended
slugs, discharging the contents at the head of his
fac,the
victim. The shots took effect in her bead andn, break'
pistol, at the instant of its discharge, bursting, a InjurieS
ing the right jaw of Lock, besides inflicting other loviloveo
on him. The woman was removed to St. Bartb°,_loo to
Hospital in a dying state, and the man was alsoate° " not
the same establishment. The woman, it is st
expected to recover. Yesterday
a ye?tr,
3su'r". Goo.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BERMONDSEY.
,i.atrtiC"
morning, between 5 and 6 o'clock,
tive fire happened in the premises belonging _ per-
King, a sack maker, carrying on business at IN_ O.
P7olioe-
mondsoy-street. The discovery was made b
gerYto °al iltkE)
constable, who at once dispatched a rile6Ben: London
Royal Society's escapes and the engines- utoann;
gade engines, with a strong body of firemeno.;altd ao",
and other engines of the parish, and threein t
ndanoo,
Mason's land steamers, wore promptly atiarg© builan.qt
the fire could not be extinguished untilT a
oriF OW
and part of the floors were burned out. ,
he
Misfortune is unknown,