The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

At Lords'—The Gentlemen of the Marylebone Club v.
the Gentlemen of England.
At Clapham---Clapham v. Clapton.

At Denne Park—l Zingari v. Mr. Peter's Eleven.
At Shiffnal—Shiffnall v. Dudley.
At Bury—Bury v. Burnley.
At Seven Oaks--The above match concluded.
At the Oval—The North v. the South. From the
year when this match was first played, it has on each
succeeding occasion proved one of the most attractive,
as well as best of the season. But in this instance there
is an infusion of several players rather new, but with no
small reputation in the provinces. This circumstance
will, therefore, give additional interest to the match,
over and above the fact, that all " the Eleven of Eng-
land" will take part in the proceedings. We can hardly
doubt but that the Oval, capacious as it is, will be over-
flowing.

FRIDAY.
At Lords'—The above match resumed.
At the Oval—The above match resumed.
At Hampstead—Hampstead v. Sydenham.
SATURDAY.

At Lords'—The above match concluded

At the Oval—The above match concluded.

The Gentlemen v. the Players—There is a far greater
amount of interest attached to the Gentleman's matches
at Lords' this week than usual, because, from those who
take part in the two matches, viz., the Gentlemen of
England v. the Gentlemen of Kent, and the Gentlemen
of the Marylebone Club v. the Gentlemen of England, it
is proposed by the committee of the M. C. C. to elect
the eleven who shall fight the battle with the Players on
the 18th inst. We have a right to presume, therefore,
that each gentleman will " strain a nerve on the deed."

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME.—The first anniversary
festival of this excellent institution, which now promises
to take its stand amongst the first of the many charitable
and philanthropic asylums of the metropolis and its
vicinity, was celebrated on Saturday, at the Star and
Garter, Richmond. Lord John Russell, M.P., whose
residence in the vicinity of the asylum at Ham-common,
near Richmond, had interested him in the institution,
which is much indebted to his personal influence as one
of its earliest patrons, had intended, in accordance with
previous announcements, to preside upon this occasion.
Unfortunately, however, a letter was received from his
lordship enclosing a handsome donation, and stating
that, having received her Majesty's command
to be pre-
sent at Buckingham Palace that evening, he was unable
to attend the festival. Mr. Cowan presided. He ob-
served that the existing orphan asylums were either full or
unable from other circumstances to make special provision
for these cases of affliction. A clergyman in London
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had long been anxious to find an asylum for the orphan
children of domestic servants, as well as for the working
who had witnessed with
classes generally, and his proposals having been placed
before a benevolent gentleman,
pain the disappointments and difficulties attending the
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admission of many deserving
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ting one for opening . gentleman's
sole cost, commodious premises at Ham-common were
' purchased, and invested in trustees for the purposes of
the Home, which was at once opened for the reception
le orphans whose parents had died of of female cholera,
and 36 children, whose sudden bereavement appeared to
furnish an immediate claim, were adinitted.
RICHARD DUNN V. Miss BURDETT COUTTH.—Richard
Dunn has just obtained an order for hearing from the
Insolvent Debtors Court, to be brought up on the 22d
inst., on his application to be discharged from White-
cross-street Prison, where he is at
the suit of Miss Burdett Coutts. It will be recollected
that Dunn brought an action to recover 100,000 i. of
Miss Coutts, which he alleged was as a compensation
for the persecution he had suffered. He failed in the
aciton, and is now in prison for the costs he had put
the lady to in defending the action. There are some
extraordinary statements in the schedule. Dunn attri-
butes his insolvency to " the cruel and unabated perse-
cution he has suffered." He persists that he has a
claim of 100,000/. on the lady, and has entered her as a
debtor for the amount, which he states he believes to
be a "good debt." Dunn is his own attorney in the
application to the Court,