The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-11 00:00:00

existence :

" Many reasons," says he, " exist which will sufficiently ac-
count for the fact, that NO such a retreat for the insane is to be
found. In the first place, the capital which would be required
to supply all the requisites would be such as no individual
would feel himself justified in expending, particularly as the
prospect of his being ultimately repaid would depend almost
entirely upon the continuance of his life, and of such a mea
sure of health as would enable him to fulfil his professional
duties. But there is still a stronger reason : it is not the inte-
rest of the proprietor of a private asylum to cure his patients."
He then sketches the outline of what, in his
opinion, an institution for the bona fide cure of insanity
ought to be, in the following terms:—
" I should recommend an Asylum on the same principle as
the Proprietary Schools. Let a number of gentlemen sub-
scribe, in shares, a sufficient capital for the purpose ; let a
Committee of Management be selected ; a proper house,
grounds, furniture, and apparatus be procured, and the rates
of admission determined by the Committee, who would, of
course, have the power of refusing any applications. A re-
sident Medical Superintendent should be appointed, who
should have a fixed salary, and should not be allowed to de-
rive the slightest pecuniary benefit from the patients remain-
ing in the house."

Now, finding Sir WILLIAMS beau ideal to be the
plan of the Denham Park Institution—finding also that
he states positively that no such institution existed—we
think we were justified in supposing that the Proprie-
tors and Managers of that Institution had the merit of
being the first to carry the plan into effect.

This is, however, a matter of small, or rather of no
importance at all. We rejoice to think that there are
even two Establishments in which humane attention is
at last bestowed on the most unfortunate of the human
race. We hope and trust that ere long there will be
none conducted on any other system, and can assure
our Correspondent that we shall never be wanting in
our endeavours to effect a purpose in the accomplish-
ment of which the community is so deeply interested.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has been properly invited
by the Loyal and Constitutional Association of Bir-
mingham, to grace their anniversary festival with his
presence. It thus fully confirms the general opinion,
that an Association which can be honoured by his
company, must be one of the most degraded in
the empire. He has found out for its behoof,
that " our institutions in Church and State are
unrivalled," and all verge to one point--"- true
liberty." Why did he not make this discovery thirty
years ago, instead of employing the vigour of his days
to convert men to an opposite theory, who will not be
reconverted by the drivellings of his dotage ? If he
be now sincere, we wish him no worse punishment
than the reflection that he employed his manhood in
doing mischief, which the impotence of age will not
allow him to redress. He is justly chosen as the
leader of the Tories ; for his career, as thus described,
is a correct emblem of their policy.

We have been expecting all this morning arrivals
from New York to the 24th ult. Should they reach
us in time this evening we shall give the substance of
them in a Second Edition.

The whole of the Paris Papers of Monday have
been received, from which extracts will be found
under the head " Foreign Intelligence." They bring
no political news of engrossing interest.