The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-31 00:00:00

COMMITTEE.
HONORARY CHAIRMAN.
Tha Right Honouranle Lord ERSKINE, Slangbam Park.
Lieutenant-General the Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale. K.T.,
Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire, and late Governor and Com-
mander. in-Chief, Madras, Yester House
General the Most Noble ti.e Marqu's of Londonderry, K.G., G.C.8.,
Lord Lieutenant of Durham, Holdernesse House.
Rear •Admiral 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 Majesty's 83d
Regiment, Blenheim 'Park, Woodstock.
General the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Lorton, Lord Lieutc-

sarsnaya
naut of Roscommon, Rockl, gham.
Gem ral the Right Honourable Lord Yiszount Combermere, G.C.8..
Constable of the Tower of London, and Lord Lieutenant of the
Tower Hamlets, Combermere Abbey.
Colonel the Viscount Le Couter, Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty, and
High Sheriff of Jersey, St. Helier!.
The Right Reverend A. Olivant, D.D., Lord Bishop of Llandaff,

Hardwick House.
Captain the Right Honourable Lord Dunsany, R.N., Sherburne
Lo ige.
The Honourable Edward M. Mainwaring Ellekr Onslow, late Lieu-
tenant-General, Scots Fusilier Guards, Woodbridge House, Guild•

ford.
Sir Edmund Bacon. Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Norfolk, Premler
Baronet of England, Raveningham Piall.
Colonel Sir William Alexander Maxwell, Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant

of Lanarkshire, Calderwood
Major Sir Trevor Wheeler, Bart,. Cross House, Torrington.
Sir Balph Abercromby Anstruther, cart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Fife-
shire and of Caithness-shire, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel Gram.

dier Guards, Baleaskie.
Lieutenant Sir Henry S. Wilmot, Bait., R.N., High Shfriff of Der-
by,bire, Chaddesden.
Sir Richard Paul Jodrell, Bart., Deputy-Lieutenant of Derbyshire
and of Norfolk, Sall Park, and Nethercote House.
Lieutenant Sir Henry Jervis Meredyth White Jervis, Bart., R.N.,

Donnyearney.
Sir William Fowle Middleton, Bart., Shrubland Halls.
S r John Shaw, Bart., Susses-gardens, Hyde.park.
Ilir A exander Charles Maitland Gibson Maitland, Bart., late 79th
Highlanders, Deputy-Lieutenant of
General Sir Thomas Macdougall Brisbane, Bart., G.C.8., LL.D.,

Makorston.
Rear-Admiral Sir Au ustus W. J. Clifford, Bart., C. 8., Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, and Deputy Great Chamberlain, West-
field House.
Sir Moses Monteflore, Bart , Deputy• Lieutenant of Kent, and of the
City of London, Grosvenor Gate.
William Wigram, Esq., Director of the Honourable East India Com-

parry, Grosvenor-,quare.
William Dent, Esq., Director of the Honourable East India Com-
pany, East In' ia House.
General Sir Richard Darling, G.C.H., 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-
nant of Somersetshire, Southill.
Lieu enant-General Sir John Grey, K.C., late Commander-in-Chief
of the Honourable East India Company's Forces at Bombay, Mor-

wick flail.
Lieutenant-General Sir George Charles D'Agailar, K.C.8., formerly
Adjutant-General, Brunswick-square, Brighton.
Lieutenant-Geueral Richard Seeker Brough, Royal Artillery, Onslow-
square.
Lieuteuant-General Richard G. Hare Clarges, Bitchfleld, Grantham.
Lieutenaut-General James Welsh, Madras Army, 11, Queen's-parade,

Bath.
Major-General A. Macdonald, C. 8., Royal Artillery, Onslow-square.
Rear-Admiral Henry Prescott, C. 8., Southampton.
Post Captain Sir Eaton Stanna•d Travers, R.N., K.H., Deputy-
Lieutenant of Norfolk, Ditchingham Lod,re.
Major Sir Wm. Lloyd, ILEJ C.S., 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.
Rear-Admiral Gordon T. Falcon, 27, Westbourne-terrace.
The Very Reverend J. H. Cotton, R.C.L., Dean of Bangor.
The Very Reverend A C. Tait, D.O L., Dean of Carlisle.
P. Salt mons, Esq , late High Sheriff of Sussex, Brighton.
William T. KeTille Davies, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant and late High
Sheriff of Herefordshire, Croft Castle, Wigmore.
Francis Jervois Ellis Jervois, Esq., late Bigh Sheriff of the county

of Southampton, Heriard House.
William Money Kyrie, Esq., Deputy-Lieutenant and High Sheriff of

Her, forthhire, Homme House.
The Rev. T. P. Wright. M.A , Honorary Secretary to the London
Orphan Asylum, Hackney.
The Rev. Philip W. Ray, Greensted Rectory, Ongar, Essex.
The Rev. Thomas Stanton, M.A., Burbage Rectory, near Marl-

borough.
The Bev. Charles Causton, M.A.. Stretton, Moreton-in-Marsh.
harles Ormson Eaton, Esq , Tizover.
Nathaniel Illbbert, Esq., Munden House.
George Olive•, Esq , Blackheath.
Robert Nicholas Fowler, E.g., 50, Cornhlll.
Theodosius Uzlelli, Esq., 23, Tbresdneedle-street.
John flelbert Ilelbert, Esq , Gloucester-place, Portman•square, and

stock Exchange.
klbtrt 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.
Rey. J. Bartlett, M.A., Chairman of the Athenaeum Life
Office, Sackville•street.
61112ETIM-11. Tommey, Jun., Esq., 12, Pall-mall East.
BANKERS.

Agra aed United Service Bank, Head Office, Agra; London Agency,
9, Old Jewry ; Branches, Bombay. Calcutta, Madras.
Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-stret t.
Messrs. Bouverie, Murdoch, Bouverie, and James, 11, Haymarket.
Sir R illiarn B. Call, Bart., G. R. Marten and Co., 25, Old Bond-st.
Messrs. Cocks, Blddulph, Cocks, Biddulph, and Cocks, 43, Charing-

cross.
Messrs. Currie and Cc, 29, Cornhill.
Messrs. Dlmsdale, Drewett, Fowler, and Barnard, 50, Cornhill.
Sir Richard P. Glyn, Bart., Halifax, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-

street.
Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street.
Sir John William Lubbock, Bart , Forster, Clarke, and Co., 11, Man-

sion-house-street.
Messrs. ummanney, Son, ancfCe., 40, Charing cross (Navy Agents).
Oriental Bank Corporation, Head Offices, 7, Walbrook and Bombay ;
Branch Offices, Calcutta, Madras, Colombo (Ceylon), Singapore,
Victoria (Hong Kong).
Messrs. Prescott, Grove, Cave, Ames, and Co., 62, Threadneedle-st.
Dress's. Puget, Bainbridge, and Co , 12, St. Paul's-churchyard.
Messrs. Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-mall East.
Messrs. Robarts, Curtis, and Co., 15, Lombard-street.
Sir Samuel Scott, Bart., and Co., 1, Cavendish-square.
Simla Bank, Head Office, Simla; Branch Offices, 4, St. Martin's-
place, Trafalgar-square, and Calcutta.
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, Labouchere, and Co., 20, Birchin-laic.
Amon the many benevolent and phi. anthropic institutions with
which this vast metropolis abounds, and which shed their lustre
under the bountiful hand of charity, there is not a single institution
in existence directly imparting to the Veteran Warrior, his relict,
and destitute Orphan children, their share of that bounty so gener-
ously apportioned to every other branch of society. To supply tli.s
want, so long felt and acknowledged as a national reproach, this in-
stit. Lion has been founded, under the auspices of their fellow-coun-
trymen, for the relief of Veteran Non-Commissioned and Petiy
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-
fer' ed to.
This unconscious neglect towards so meritorious a body of men,
500,000 of whom are engaged in the naval and military services of
the count y, is obvious to every reflecting mind, when we consider
that the majority of them are debarred irom the exercise of those
civil rights and social privileges enjoyed by their fellow-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 family, can be bet-
ter imagined than described, conscious, as he is, that should he fall
on the battle-field, or be swept away by contagion in a foreign clime,
how little if any protection or succour will be extended to those he
may happen to leave behind; but should he survive, and return to
his 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, thus
leaving his widows and orphans totally unprovidod 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,
mime! t, 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 arouie 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 Glair country ; and with what zeal and alacrity wilt those brave
men go forth, in future, to encounter the enemies of our country, and
maintain unimpaired her renowl and her wealth, when they reflect
that those having claims upon them are ailmissible 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 ettend 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 bene-
volence, but men especially when it is remembered, that it is to the-m
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 justice 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 for 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...
pions for these, the administration of which has been placed under 1
the exclusive control and direction of the Secretary-at-War, woo 1
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 livint. 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 Reulations 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 Giovernment.”
We cannot close this address without expressing a confident hope
that the public will, by a well. directed and combined movement, co-
operate with us, and give effect to the benevolent intent so admir-
ably expressed in the communication referred to.
By granting limited pensions, in accordance with the funds of the
Institution, and admitting the recipients into an Almshouse and
Home, the neglected Veteran and Widow will be sheltered and pro-
vided for; and, by establishing a Collegiate Asylum, the Orphans
and Children admitted during the lifetime of their parents will be
protected and educated in a manner suitable to their several condi-
tions in life, and placed on an equality with those of the civilian.
The Institution will be supported by subscriptions and voluntary
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 granted to Widows
in distress and to Veterans not otherwise provided for; and to excite
emulation and good conduct, that an Almshouse be provided for
"Widows in the decline of life, alto a Home for the aged Veteran, and
that pecuniary aid be rendered in cases of emergency.
ll.—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, until t n Asylum be provided for
them.
lll.—That a Collegiate Asylum be endowed for the Orphans and
Orphan Children, and those Children who may be received on the
foundation, during the lifetime of their parents, on terms commen-
surate with their means. That the management of the Asylum, as
regatds inmates under 14 years of age. be adapted to the plan re-
commended by the late Duke of Wellington.
IV.—The Veteran's Home and Widows' Almshouse will be at-
tached to the Asylum, and, in accordance with the resolutions passed
at the public meeting held 21st O.tober, 1852, the building willcorn-
prise a commodious and Magnificent structure, upon the most ap-
proved plan, bearing the name, and recording the triumphs of
" WELLINGTON."
Candidates for re'lef a.e admitted by election; but in the case of a
soldier or sailor being killed in action, or dying on foreign service, his
family 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 contribu'ed by them. Persons collecting sub-
scriptions or contributions are entitled to the like privileges in pro-
portion to the amount subscribed or contributed.
The property and funds to be vested in trustee% to be nominated
at the first general meeting of subscribers ; and the Institution will
be under the management of a pr‘ sident, vice presidents, and a
board of directors, consisting of 36 life governors.
Noblemen, military, naval, and other gentlemen, who feel an in-
terest in the welfare of the Institution, are earnestly requested to
give their patronage and support, and those nelemen 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 the Offices of the Institution, or by tire re-
spective bankers.
A numerous list of country bankers will shortly be announced.
HENRY TOMMEY, Jun., Secretary.
All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Offices
of the Institution, 12, Pall-mall East, where attendance is given
daily from 11 to 4 o'clock.