The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-22 00:00:00

WATERMEN and LIGHTERMEN'S
ALMSHOUSES, under the patronage of her Ma-
jesty the QUEEN DOWAGER.
President—M. P. LUCAS, Esq., Alderman.
The FESTIVAL, after the ceremony of laying the first
stone of the Almshouses for aged and maimed Watermen and
Lightermen of the River Thames, and their wives or widows,
was held at the Bridge-house Hotel, Southwark, on Saturday,
the 16th instant, the Right Hon. Sir CHAPMAN MAR-
SHALL, the Lord Mayor, in the Chair, when the following
donations and subscriptions were announced :
Amount of former dons
By the Lord Mayor.
The Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor £lo 10
Mr. Alderman Wilson 10 10
Messrs. John Lubbock,
Batt, and Co.
By Mr. Alderman Lucas,
Steward.

ions 7,0001.
By J ohnßay mond, Esq. Steward
David White, Esq., 2d
donation £2 2
Samuel Pegg, Esq.
Mrs. Samuel Pegg
Medd Raymond, Esq 1 1
By R. Redman, Esq., Steward.
Robt. Redman, Esq.,
2d donation lO 10
Joseph Addis, Esq 1 1
Joseph Warren, Esq 5 5
Edward Redman, Esq 5 5
James Newman, Esq 1 1
Thomas Rustan, Esq 1 1
Dennis Chandler, Esq 1 1
Ditto, annually 1 1
John Cowell, Esq 1 1
Thomas Turner, Esq., 5 5
By Jas. Smith, Esq., Steward.
John Shaw, Esq., 2d
donation .. 10 10
R. K. Summers, Esq. 1 1
John Pope, Esq., for
Endowment Fund...
Wm. Maidlow, Esq.,
2ildonation...
Thos. Summers, Esq.,
ann 1 1
ByJeffery Smith, Esq. , Steward.
Jeffery Smith, Esq. 2d
donation 5 5
Thos. P. Smith, Esq 5 5
John Smith, Esq 5 5
Messrs. Jeffery Smith
and Sons, annually 2 2
Benjamin Moxon, Esq. 10 10
D. Barker, Esq 5 5
By J. J. Thompson, Esq.,
Steward.
J. .1. Thompson, Esq
2d donation
C. H. Thompson, Esq
ditto
Thomas Hubert, Esq 1 1
Thos. P. Rose, Esq 1 1
By J. Turnley, Esq., Steward.
Jos. Turnley, Esq., to
the Endowment Fund 10 10
By W. Waugh, Esq., Steward.
W. Waugh, Esq., 2d
donation lO 10
J. Johnston, Esq 1 10
By D. White, Steward.
D. White, Esq., jun.,

Mr. Alderman Lucas,
second donation, in
aid of the Endow-
ment Fund... 52 10
Richard Clark, Esq 10 10
Messrs. Charles Fran-
cis and Sons lO 10
Mr. Alderman Hum-
phery lO 10
By Mr. Alderman Thos. Wood.
Mr. Ald. Thos. Wood 10 10
The Rieht Hon. the
Vice chancellor
Benj. Wood,Esq.,sl.P lO 10
By John Addis, Esq., Steward.
John Addis, Esq., 2d

donation 52 10
John Brown, Esq., do 5 5
W. Wrathall, Esq., do I 1
Ditto, annually
J. C. Curtis, Esq 1 1
W. H. Bond, Esq:
Charles Wright, Esq.,
annually 1 1
J. Smith, Esq., annual 1 I
J. Ruffey, Esq., :ann. 1 I
By John Dudin Brown, Esq.,
Steward.
J. Dudin Brown, Esq.,
_ _

Second donation lO5 0
Mrs. J. D. Brown, do 52 10
Miss Brown, ditto 52 10
Miss Pryer .. 10 10
Thos. Hervey, E5q..... 10 10
Messrs. F. Harrison
and Sons, the build-
ers of the _Alms-
houses . 5 5
Mr. J. 8right0n........ 2 2
T. Cope, Esq. annual. 1 1
Messrs. G. Searle and
Son, annually 2 2
W. Gardiner, Esq., se-

cond donation . 5 5!
By J. E. Cooper, Esq , Steward
J. E. Cooper, Esq.,
annually to the En-
dowment Fond 1
W. K itching, Esq 1 11
W. D. Attwood, Esq 1 1
W. Cooper, Esq I 11
R. J. Child, Esq . 2 2
By J. Drinkald, Esq., Steward.
John Drinkald, Esq.,

2d donation 1 1
W. Nokes, Esq... 2 2
R. Toad', Esq... l I

. _
F. K.
By T. Young, Esq., Steward.
Thomas Young, Esq.,
2d donation ...

second donation ..... 105 01
Ditto, annually 6 6
By W. Flock ton, Esq., Steward
WebsterFlockton,Esq.

W. FL Parsall, Esq... 10 10
Charles Butler, Esq.... 1 1
Thos. Lee Easton, Esq. 105 0
Joseph Everitt, Esq.... 2 2
T. Palmer, Esq. 2d don. 5 5
W. Shott, Esq., d 0.... 2 2
S. Barnard, Esq. ...... 1 1
J. Winton, Esq., 24 don. 3 5
John Betts, Esq., d 0... 105 0
A. F. Harwood, Esq. 5 5
.F. Brocklebank, Esq.,

second donation 5 5
Wm. Parker, Esq. ,ditto 1 I
By R. Goulding, Esq., Steward.
W. F. White, Esq 1
J. Grant, Esq 1 1
John Oxley, Esq 1 I
By Charles Hay, Esq., Steward.
C as. Hay,Esq.,2d don. 21 0
F. T. Hay, Esq., ditto 21 0
Rev. E. Buick 5 5
Robr. Hawkins, Esq 5
By W. 11. Hobbs,Esq., Steward.
Captain W. Gibbons 5 0
By W. W. Landell, Esq. , Stew ard.
W. W. Landell, Esq.,
_ _ _

2d donation 5 5
John Newell, Esq
W. Groves, Esq.
W. 11. Burgess, Esq
John Templeman, Esq

2d donation
James Tomkins, Esq.,
annually
James Cowell, Esq., 1 1
W. Smith, Esq.
Ditto, annually 1 1
Richard Nevans, Esq 5 10
E. Hayward, Esq.
James Lance, Esq.
Rev. S. Benson 1 1
C. J. Heath, Esq. 2d
donation
C. Wright,Esq , 2d don 5 5
Mrs. C. Wright. do 5 5
W. Maybank, Esq lO 10
T. Helps, Esq 5 5
T. Petley, Esq. 5 5
R. Aldridge. Esq 5 5
J. Harding. Esq.
E. Farmer, Esq.
W. Covington, Esq
annually 1 0
G. Hahn, Esq., an 2 2
Mrs.. G. Rahn 2 10

2d donation.. ...... ... 50 0
G. R. Corner, Esq., _ _

Endowment Fund:— 3 3
Thos. Taylor, Esq., do. 5 5
By Geo. Porter, Esq., Steward.
George Porter, Esq.,
the Architect of the
Almshouses, to the
Endowment Fund 5 5'
By C. Peache, Esq., Steward.
Clement Peache, Esq. 25 0
Alex. Hurels,Esq., ann. 1 1
By J. Robinson, Esq., Steward.'
Joseph Robinson, Esq
2d donation
Joseph Robinson, jun.,
Esq., ann 1 1
John Robinson, Esq.,
ditto
Henry Wood, Esq., do 1 1
The Committee, in returning
above noble list of donations, e
sum of 10,0001. for their buildi
of donations and subscriptions
deficiency of 1,6401., which the
to enable them to fill up.
Subscriptions will be thank)
England ; by Messrs. Clark and
Bailey; by the President. Vi
Committee of Management ; an
termon's Hall, St. Mary-at-Hill
CLARK

g thanks to their friends for the
desire to say they require the
ing fund. The present amount
is only 8,360/., leaving still a
ey earnestly entreat the public

fully received at the Bank of
Cooper, Sessions-House, Old
isv-President, Treasurers, and
id by Mr. John Banvon, Wa-

and COOPER, Hon. Secs.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—A meeting of the
Directors of the contemplated concerts a la Junien, was held on
Thursday, at which it was resolved to open the house with the
projected musical entertainments, on Thursday, the4th of June.
No expense is to be spared to render the house an agreeable
promenade in hot weather. Several fountains are to throw
their sparkling waters among the gas-lights, and growing
shrubs and flowers are also to be introduced. The band is to
consist of one hundred performers, and twenty-six vocalists
have been also engaged.

THE RECENT ELOPEMENT.—Last week we
gave the particulars of an elopement; a young lady having
flown " on the wings of love" (that is, in a coach) from Wor-
cester, to meet the fortunate object of her affections, to whom
slse was united at St. Julian's church, on Tuesday. We have
now to give the finale :—The newly-married couple slept at
the Raven Inn on Tuesday night, and quitted it about three
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, en route to Wales. They
had scarcely been gone five minutes, when the bride's brother
walked in, and made inquiries after the young lady. He ap-
peared much annoyed at hearing that the knot had been tied,
but, with much good sense, determined not to interfere, where
interference would be useless. Therefore, he did not follow the
lady, but returned to Worcester. We understand that the
bride was not missed until Tuesday afternoon. so, as she started
on Monday morning, she had full six and thirty hours' start,
and, as we have seen, made good use of her time by getting
married. Salopian Journal.
We are informed that her Grace the Duchess of
Sutherland has resigned the appointment of Mistress of the
Robes to her Majesty, and that the Duchess of Bedford is to
be her Grace's successor.—Morning Post.

STEAM COACIL—The arrival of a steam-coach
yesterday afternoon close after the day mail, which came in at
a rapid pace ten or fifteen minutes before its usual time, excited
no ordinary degree of interest. We understand that the con-
ductors started from Camberwell at five minutes before eleven,
and reached Brighton at ten minutes after four. They made
six stoppages to take in water, which occupied them twenty
minutes each time, so that the journey, exclusively of stop-
pages, took about three hours.—Brighton Gazette.
A TEETOTAL JACKASS.—At a recent Rea_
abite Festival, held not a hundred miles from Rasen, the chair-
man opened his oration in the following eloquent style, after
informing his audience that he was a teetotaller : " I have
a son," continued he, " who is a teetotaller. I have a man-
servant who is a teetotaller, I have a maid-servant who is a
teetotaller, I have two cats who are teetotallers, I have a dog
and I have a long-ear'd jackass who is -
short, we are all teetotallers together." a
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too ista
lel
etre;e t oitnal er,
Boston Herald.