The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-24 00:00:00

HONORARY CHAIRMAN.
The Right Honourable Lord ERSKINE, Slaugbam Park.
Asieutenant-General the Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale.
Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire, and late Governor and Cora-
Thander.in-Chief, Madras, Yester House.
General the Most Noble the Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., G.C.8.,
Lord Lieutenant of Durham, Holdernesse House.
Rear.A.dmiral the Right Honourable the Earl of Cadogan, K.M.T.,
Chesham-place.
Captain the Right Honourable Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill', Ox-
fordshire Yeomanry Cavalry, and formerly of her Majestys 83d
Regiment, Blenheim Park, Woodstock.
General
the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Lorton, Lord Lieute-
nant of Roscommon, Rockingham.
tieneral the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Combermere,
Constable of the Tower of London, and Lord Lieutenant of the
Tower Hamlets, Combermere Abbey.
Colonel the Viscount Le Center, Aide-de-Camp tq her Majesty, and
High Sheriff of Jersey, St. Heliers.
The Right Reverend A. Olivant, D.D., Lord Bishop of Llandaff,
Hardwick House.
Captain the Right Honourable Lord Dansany, R.N., Sherburne
Lodge.
The Honourable Edward M. Mainwaring Ellekr Onslow, late Lieu-
tenant-General, Scots Fusilier Guards, Woodbridge Rouse, Guild-
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ford.
Sir rdmund Bacon. Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Norfolk, Premier
Baronet of England, Raveningham Plall.
Colonel Sir William' Alexander Maxwell, Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant
of Lanarkshire, Calderwood •
_Maim* Sir Trevor Wheeler, Bart,, Cross Bowe, Torrington.
Sir Ralph Abercromby Anstruther, Bart., Deputy-Lieutena Colonelnt o
of
Fife-
shire and of Caithness-shire, formerly Lieutenant-
dier Guards, Balcaskle.
Lieutenant Sir Henry S. Wilmot, Bart., R.N., High Sheriff of Der-
byshire, Chaddesden.
Sir Richard Paul Jodrell, Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Derbyshire
and of Norfolk, Sall Park, and Nethercote /louse.
Lieutenant Sir Henry Jervis Meredyth White Jervis, Bart., R.N.,
Donnyearney. •
Sir William Fowle Middleton, Bart., Shrabland
Sir John Shaw, Bart., Sussee-gardens, Hyde-park.
Sir Alexander Charles Maitland Gibson 'Maitland, Bart., late 79th
Highlander's, Deputy-Lieutenant of Midloth•an.
Genera Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane, Bart., G.C.8., LL.D.,
Makerston.
bear-Amiral Sir Aufustus W. J. Clifford, Bart., C. 8., Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, and Deputy Great Chamberlain, West-
field House.
Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Kent, and ofthe
City of London, Grosvenor Gate.
William Wigram, Esq., Director of the Honourable East India Com-
pany, Grosvenor-square.
William Dent, Esq., Director of the Honourable East India Com-
PanY, East In,iia House.
General Sir Richard Darling, G.C.11., Brunswick-square, Brighton.
Admiral Sir Francis W. Austen', K.C.8., Portsdown Lodge, Ports.
mouth.
Admiral Sir George Mundy, K.C.8., Grosvenor-street West.
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Chetham Strode, K.C.8., Deputy-Lieute-
v Inuit of Somersetshire, Southill.
"elitenant-General Sir John Grey, K.C., late Commander-in-Chief
of the Honourable East India Company's Forces at Bombay, Mor-o
Wick Hall.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Cbarles'D'Agtillar, K.C.8., formerly
Adjutant-General, Brunswick-square, Brighton.
Lieutenant-General Richard Seeker trough, Roy al Artillery, Onslow-
;Square.
ieutenant-General Richard G. Hare Clarges, Bitchfield, Grantham.
Lieutenant-General James Welsh, Madras Army, 11, Queen's-Parade,

Bath.
3/Sajor-General A. MacdOnald, C. 8., Royal Artillery, Onslow-square.
aear-Admiral Henry Prescott, C. 8., Southampton.
Poet Captain Sir Eaton Stant, Travers, R.N., K.EL, Deputy-
Lieutenant of Norfolk, Ditchingham Lod < e.
Ifikior Sir Wm. Lloyd, Deputy-Lieutenant and Major
Commandant of the Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry, Brynestyn.
Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross, C. 8., F.R.S.E , North West Castle,

Stranraer.
hear-Admiral Gordon T. Falcon, 27, Westbourne-terrace.
The very Reverend J. H. Cotton, 8.C.L., Dean of Bangor.
The Vary Reverend A C. Tait, D.O L.,' Dean of Carlisle.
p. Salomons, Esq , late High Sheriff of Sussex, Brighton.
William T. Keville Davies, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant and late High
Sheriff of Herefordshire, Croft Castle, Wigmore.
Francis Jervols Falls Jervois, Esq., late High Sheriff of the county
of Southampton, Heriard Rouse.
William Money Kyrie, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of

Herefordshire, nomme House.
The Rev. T. P. Wright. M.A., Honorary Secretary to the London

Orphan Asylum, Hackney.
The Rev. Philip W. Ray, Greenated Rectory, Ongar, Essex.
The Rev. Thomas Stanton, M.A., Burbage Rectory, near Marl-

borough.
The Rev. Charles Causton, M.A.. Stratton, Moreton-in-Marsh.
Charles Ormson Eaton, Esq., Tixover.
Nathaniel Ilibbert, Esq., Munden House.
..,George Oliver, Esq , Blackheath.
_4obert Nicholas Fowler, Esq., 50, Cornhill.
Theodosius Uzielli, Esq., 23, Threadneedle-street.
John Helbert Helbert, Esq , Gloucester-Place, Portman-square, and

fitock Exchange.
Albert William Justice, Esq.. Thurlow Lodge, Wandsworth-road.
(With power to add to their number.)
HONORARY TRUSTEES.
The Right Honourable Lord Erskine.
S. Hutchison, Esq., Bromley-hill, Kent.
Rev. J. Bartlett, M.A., Chairman of the Athenaeum Life
Office, Sackville•street.
SZCRETARY-11. Tommey, Jun., Esq., 12, Pall-mall East.
RANKERS.
Agra audKnited Service Bank, Head Office, Agra ; London Agency,
9, Old Jewry ; Branches, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras.
atessrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street.
keSsrs. Bouverie, Murdoch, Bouverie, and James, 11, Haymarket.
Sir William 13. Call, Bart., G. R. Marten and Co., 25, Old Bond-st.
kessrs. Cocks, Biddalph, Cocks, Biddulph, and Cocks, 43, Charing-

cross.
lessrs. Currie and Co., 29, Cornhill.
masers. Dimsdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard, 50, Corn ill-
Sir Richard r. Glyn, Bart., Halifax, Mills,
Street. and Co., 67, Lombard-
Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street.
air John William Lubbock, Bart., Forster, Clarke, and Co., 11, Man-
sion-house-street.
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.essrs...mmanney, Son, and Co., 40, Charing cross (Navy Agents).
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'ental Bank Corporation, Head Offices, 7, Walbruok p
and Bombay ;
Branch Offices, Calcutta, Madras, Colombo Neylon), Singaore,
Victoria (Hong Kong).
Messrs. Puget,
rrescatt, Grove, Cave, Ames, and Co.,
62, Threadneedle-at.
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puget, Bainbridge, and Co , 12, St. Paul's-churchyard.
_•kessrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-mall East
otessrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., 15, Lombard-street.
Qtr aanmel Scott, Bart, and Co., 1, Cavendish-square.
Simla Bank, Head office, Simla; Branch Offices, 4, St. Martin's-
Place, Trafalgar-square, and Calcutta.
Deacon, Labouchere, and C0.,.20, Birchin-lane.
Antong atm many benevolent and pliliantbrople institutions with
*hich this vast metropolis ab,,unds, and which shed their lustre
under the bountiful hand of charity, there is not a single institution
• .existence directly imparting to the Veteran Warrior, his relict,
and destitute Orphan children, their share of that bounty so gener-
__oll-41Y- apportioned to every other blanch of society. To supply this
want. 5" long felt and acknowledged as a national reproach, this in-
atitetion has been founded, under the auspices of their fellow-conn-
trymen, for the relief of Veteran irion-Commissioned and Petty
officers, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, of her Majesty's and the
honourable East India Company's Services, and their Widows and
Orphans, as a grateful and lasting tribute by the British nation, in
honour of the great and distinguished services of the late Duke of
Wellington. and to give effect to the benevolent wishes and inten-
tions expressed in his letter of October 10th, 1846, subsequently re-
ferred to.
This unconscious neglect towards so meritorious a body of men,
600,000 of whom are engaged in the naval and military services of
the country, heire exercise of those
is obvious to every reflecting mind, when we cons er
that the majority of them are debarred iro
civil rights and social privileges enjoyed by tfellow-countrymen,
to which, in common with them, the Soldier and the Sailor have at
least an equal, if not a paramount claim.
The painful and harrowing scene, on the compulsory separation of
the Soldier and Sailor, perhaps for ever, from his femli , can be bet-
ter imagined than described, conscious, as he is, thin a foat Ysho
r eiuld he fall
on the battle-field, or be swept away by contagion gn climbe,
how little ir any protection or succour wid be extended those e
rnay happen to leave behind ; but should he survive, an to
d r
Ilia native land, exhausted both in mind and body, the probability IS
that he finds his family in the same utter state of destitution in which
he left them, and they are compelled on a scanty pittance to eke out
the remnant of a miserable existence, until at length death puts a
Period to his sufferings, when that pittance ceases altogether,
leaving his widows and orphans totally unprovided for. What lan
guage then can depict the wretchedness of that forlorn and dejected
Widow, who is cast on the wide world friendless and destitute, with
her famishing young ones looking up, and clinging to her for food,
talment, and shelter, which, alas 1 she is unable to afford, and whose
Cheerless prospects find refuge in the union-house, or terminate in
the grave. •
There needs no rhetorical display to arouse the feelings and enlist
the sympathy of Englishmen to a sense of the deep obligation they
owe to those who have devoted their youth and vigour to the service
of their country ; and with what zeal and alacrity wilt those brave
then go forth, in future, to encounter the enemies of our country, and
maintain unimpaired her renown and her wealth, when they reflect
that those having claims upon them are aumissible to this Institu-
tion—which, while it administers to their wants, will at the same
time soothe that bitter anguish known only to the heart of the deso-
late, and extend to all the fostering hand of kindness.
Ilow great, therefore, are the claims of these classes when stricken
With years, or overtaken by sickness, upon our sympathy and bone-
Volence, but more especially when it is remembered, that it is to them
We are mainly indebted for the liberty we enjoy, and the protection
afforded to those pursuits which have so signally contributed to the
Unexampled prosperity of our country. To whom, then, can her
defenders appeal? Why, gratitude promptly answer to all, from the
Queen on the throne to the humblest individual in her realm.
On referring to the correspondence of the Secretary with the late
Duke of Wellington on this subject, we feel bound, in just.ce to the
Memory of that great man, to publish the following extract from his
letter, dated " Weimer Castle, October 10th, 1846," which will be
Preserved among the records of the Institution as the basis of its
foundation
When the Duke will see a well-considered plan for relieving the
distresses of the Widows of Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers,
and or the care of their Orphan Children, which last, in his opinion,
ought to be formed on a plan similar to, or identical with, that of the
London Orphan Asylum. He would willingly contribute towards the
expense of carrying such a plan into execution.
•• In respect to the Widows and Orphans of Officers of the Army,
the Laws and Regulations of the Service have already made provi-
sions for these, the administration of which has been placed under
the exclusive control and direction of the Secretary-at-War, WHO
decides the question whether the Widow of an Officer should have
the Pension allotted by the Regulations to Widows of Officers of the
rank of her deceased husband according to the view which he may
take of the adequacy or otherwise of her ether means of living. It
Will be seen, therefore, that in every case in which an Officer's Widow
or Orphan Children might have a claim to a provision under the Laws
and Regulations administered by the Secretary-at-War, a Grant from
this intended Fund would only tend to diminish to an equal amount
the Grant solicited from the Public Fund under the administration of
the Secretary-at-War.
"But the Duke confesses that he sees many objections to levy
Subscriptions from Officers of the Army to provide for the Widows
and Children of some already provided for by Government."
We cannot close this address without expressing a confident hope
that the public will, by a well-directed and combined movement, co-
with us, and give effect to the benevolent intent so admir-
ably expressed in the communication referred to
By granting limited pensions, in
nn ea
with the funds of the
Institution, and admitting the recipients into an Almshouse and
Home, the, and
Veteran and Widow will be sheltered and pro-
vided for ; and bed
establishing a Collegiate Asylum, the Orphans.
and Children atimittu...-‘, during the lifetime of their parents will be
protected and educated in a manner suitable to their several, -00,1144. -
tions in life, and placed on an equality h
wit trip ions and voluntary
ose of the ci tan.
. The Institution will be Supported by subscripti
Contributions.
The Design of the Institution will be :
I.—That a pension not exceeding £ per annum (the amour t
to be fixed at the first Meeting of Subscribers) be ranted to Widows
in distress and to Veterans not otherwise provid • and to excite
emulation and good conduct, that an Almshouse be' provided for
Widows in the decline of life, also a Home for the aged Veteran, and
that pecuniary aid be rendered in cases of ensergency.
IL—That ample provision be made for the Maintenance and edu-
cation of Orphans and Orphan Children, whose relatives or friends
may not be in a position to do so,
them. until an Asylum be provided for
111.--That a Collegiate Asylum be endowed for the O. rphans and
Orphan Children, and those Children who May be received on the
on terms
foundation, during the lifetime of their parents,
surate with their means. That the management of the Asy
re-
regards inmates under 14 years of age, be adapted to
the
commended by the late Duke of Wllington. plan 'as
IV
The Veteran's limeade Widows' Almshouse will be at-
tached to the Asylum, and; in accordance with the resolutions passed
at the public meeting held 21st October, 1852, the building will com-
prise a commodious and Magnificent structure, upon the most ap-
proved plan, 'raring the name, and recording the triumphs of
" WELLINGTON.'
Candidates for relief are admitted by election; bat in the case of a
soldier or sailor being killed in action, or dying on foreign service, his
iamb), shall be admissible to the Institution upon the nomination of
the directors. Annual subscribers are entitled to one vote for every
guinea subscribed yearly. Life subscribers are entitled to one vote
for every ten guineas contributed by them. Persons collecting sub-
scriptions or contributions are entitled to the like privileges in Pro-
Portion to the awount subscribed or contributed.
The property and fundi to be verted in trustees, to be nominated
at the first general meeting of subscribers ; and the Institution will
be under the management of a presieent, vice-presidents, and a
• board of directors, consisting of 36 life governors.
Noblemen, military, neva!, and other gentlemen, who feel an in-
terest in the welfare of ne Institution, are earnestly requested to
give their patronage and support, and those noblemen and gentle-
Men who may be desirous of becoming members of the committee,
Will have the goodness to signify their wish to that effect.
Subscriptions and contributions are earnestly solicited, and will be
thankfully received on account of the Institution, by the committee
and honorary trustees, at trio Offices of the Institution, or by the re-
spective bankers.
A numerous list of daintry bankers will shortly be announced.
HENRY TOIIMEY, Jun., Secretary.
All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Offices
of the Institution, 12, Pall-mall East, where attendance is given
4117 tom 11 to 4 Wolfs's.