The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-14 00:00:00

ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND.

_ A "Patriotic Fund" has been established under the
patronage of the Queen. The document which gives the
Royal sanction to the fund in question is one of the last
which could have been signed by her Majesty before
leaving Balmoral. The date of the signature, the 7th
of October, shows the readiness of her Majesty to patro-
nise any movement having for its object the pro-
tection and support of the relatives of those who
have fallen in defence of their country. Prinoe
Albert figures at the head of the commissioners
as might have beee 'expected. The Prince Consort

could—scarcely have beeil absent from a commission
the object of which is to administer relief to a large num-
ber of her Majesty's subjects. An admixture of men of
dl parties shows that the wish has been in forming the
commission to include all Englishmen who, however

widely they may differ in politico, are united in one ob-
ject—that of Maintaining the_hononr of their country.

and alleviating the miseries of those who have experi-
enced losses in consequence of their direct or indirect
oarticipation in the war. All parties come forward to
tid in the great work of softening the horrors of the,
contest.

. The preamble of the document states that many of her
Aajesty's subjects, being anxious. tolestify their loyalty
and love by a just and generous benevolence towards
the widows and orphans of those who have fallen in
battle, it is expedient to take measures fur the cafe cus-
tody and application of the funds that may be subscribed
for this purpose. To this end commissioners are ap-
iwinted. In the list there are some strange juxtaiposi-
tions. The misery—not of themselves, but, oi others—
nas made the commissioners acquainted with "strange
oedfeliows." Tho Duke f Newcastle and.. the. Earl of
Derby pair off most amicably. Viscount Paliiii:rstun,
the Baron St. Laotian's, and Sir J. Pakington appear in
conjunction. Not only, however, are all parties uncle to
join-in thozreat object of administering charity, but ail
,:lasses are brought together for the same purpose. 'rile
ancient aristocrats, who fancied that to them kiwi(' was
to be entrusted the official allevialon of the'sorrows of
their fellow-countrymen, would stare to find their noble
brethren .associated with Joseph Hume and Samuel
Morton Peto in a grAnd patriotic endeavour. All these,
and various others of all ranks and all opinions are ap-
pointed by her Majesty "to make full and diligent in-
quiry into the best mode of aiding the loyalty and bene-
volence of her Majesty's loving subjects, and of ascer-
taining the best means by which their gifts and contri-
butions may be best applied, iv:cording to the generous
intentions of the donors thereof."
The Patriotic Fund will afford a means to all classes
of testifying their sympathy towards those whO are suf-
ferers in a national contest. The battle is not between
England and Russia. It is between Englishmen and
the Czar. We are all anxious to make sacrifices. We
are all eager to testify our devotion. If we are far from
participation in the actual deeds of arms, we are still
intensely desirous of mitigating the sufferings of the con.
noxious of our fellow-countrymen who have perished in
battle.

It is not only the Sovereign who is interested in the
result of the tremendous struggle in which we aro en-
gaged. We feel that, the fight is a personal one. Each
man is an enemy of the Czar. Each Englishman feels
himself a relative of those who have fallen. The widows
and orphans of those who have died on the heights of
the Alma are connected with the inhabitants of the
country by ties scarcely less sacred than those which
originate in relationship by blood. "The Patriotic
Fund" thus commends itself to the notice of the whole
country, and its success is certain.
The manner in which the -objects of the commission
are intended to be carried out is simple enough, and
appears calculated to be successful. A large number of
commissioners, including, as has been observed, men of
all parties, have been appointed. The commission will
doubthsis soon resolve itself into a select working body.
The commissioners are empowered to call before them
all such persons connected with the civil, military, and
naval services as they may judge necessary in order to
become better informed of " all matters and things most
desirable to be done and performed." Secretaries are
appointed, and the lord lieutenant, sheriffs, and custodes
rotulorum, with other persons mentioned in the com-
mission. arenamed "Commissioners in Aid" to encourage
and assist the establishment of 'local committees. The
nomination of regular constituted officers and committees
to be the channel of the efforts of private benevolence is
a great step in the right direction. IA most mischievous
check has been lately given to individual charity by the
alleged misappropriation of funds subscribed for purposes
similar to those to which the Patriotic Fund is to be
applied. The nomination of responsible officials as
managers of the fund will remove the only objection
which impeded beneficent persons from subscribing for
the carrying out of a truly national measure.
There is no need to expend many words in commend.
ing this fund to the notice of Englishmen. A terrible
list of killed and wounded must shortly make its al).
pearance. Death is reaping a fearful harvest in the
nomtrey.of
ithneotersters.ietisFif:or
Crimea. Many a hearth will soon be desolate. There are
few of us who will not have to participate, more or less
actively, in lamentations for the dell.
bravestven
e a on fcciet
on
The mad am-
bition of the Czar has been the occasion for weeks past
country.
the murderer, let us not forget the claims of thg
and orphans of the murdered. At this momente death is
in all probability thinning the. ranks of is
d°fe.tbtfentdseiras7ogfh.ttheer
rnointaming the honour of their
country before Sebas-
topol. The victims will be
which they have died to 8 buried far off from that land
that their countrymen will serve. They die in the hope
left desolate.
Englishmen will know how to respond to
this hope. The widows and orphans of the brave will
not be left to suffer the pangs of want in addition to the
miseries of bereavement.—. Daily News.

. One of the passengers by the Queen of the South
brought home the largest nugget, considering its purity,
that yet been found in Australia. It weighs 52'
saeientli coonnisti ?Riot
sa lomn7ll.llBmsr pure
puref old ; sge..oalrde.elylat s!),:ts)t
dug out ju't as it appeari, 150 feet beneath the surface,
at Ballarat. •In shape it. resembles a large clinker. It
covers the palm of the baud, and averages nearly half
an inch in thickness.
ArOTHECAMES' HALL —lsTaMed of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs-
day, Oct. 12 :—John Segar, Dinsdale, near Southport,
Lancashire ; Frederick Abner Gange, Dover, Rent ;
Robert Joseph Banking, Fairfield, near Liverpoolu-
Tr ;
Robert Davis, Llanfair Talhairn Abergele ;
Peter A
gustus La. Farque, Warwickshire ; Edmund ylor,
Uimiston, near Manchester.
EPWORTII FAIR.—At this the principal fair in the Isla
of the of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, the numbr of sheep
penned was unusually large, but the quality an".
mals was not of the most superior kind, they being prin-
cipally stook ewes, which sold at from 30s: to 495. each.
Fat beasts were scarce, and realised from 7s. 6d. to
7d. 9d. per stone of 141 b. There wore few good horses
shown ; good foals were in great demand, And the small
number in the fair were disposOd of at high prices.