The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

FENIALT. ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The anniversary
festival of this excellent charity was celebrated on Tuesday
at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair. About
100 friends and patrons of the society sat down to dinner,
among whom were the Lord Mayor, Mr. Kemble, M.l'., Sir
Claudius Hunter, Alderman Farebrother, &e., &c. After
dinner a number of the juvenile proteges of the asylum were
introduced into the gallery, and their voices mingled with
the chorus of the national anthem. The customary loyal
toasts having been duly proposed and responded to, the
Duke of Cambridge rose to give the toast of the evening.
" Success and prosperity to the Infant Orphan Asylum.'
His Royal Highness, in the course of a brief speech, stated
that he had accepted the presidency of the society at the
special request of its cordial patroness, the late Queen
Charlotte, and for a period of forty-two years had been a
constant supporter of the charity, from whose anniversary
festivals he had hardly on any singe occasion been absent.
The Duke of Cambridge concluded by an earnest appeal to
the company present and the public generally to aid in sup-
porting the institution. The evening's entertainment passed
off in the most satisfactory manner, 1,0151. baying been

subscribed in the room.:
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ALLEGED MURDER IN WESTMORELAND-STREET.—
We regret to state that about half-past twelve o'clock,
A.M., on Tuesday, an unfortunate man, named Thomas
Kearns received two mortal stabs in Westmorland-street,
of which he almost instantly died. The individual who
inflicted the wounds is a sailor named John William
Hines, who was pursued and taken into custody, and will,
doubtless have to stand his trial at the approaching assizes
' for this most serious offence. The facts of the case are
briefly told. Kearns, who was the father of five children,
kept a house of ill-fame at 51, Westmorland-street, and at
the hour we have mentioned (twelve o'clock at night) Him s
came to the house with one of the female lodgers. A brief
altercation took place, which ended in Hines stabbing Kearns
twice with a knife. The first stab entered at the bottom of
the neck, and the second was on the left breast, which was
very much gashed. Mr. Lynch, surgeon, of
the North Dis-
pensary, was in immediate attendance, but
Kearns died very .
shortly after his arrival. Several females who mere the
house at the time will be examined as witnesses, so also will
William Brown, a sailor, belonging to the ship Columbia, at
present lying in the Waterloo Dock, who was in the house,
before the cut was inflicted, and saw the knifein Hines 's
hand. An alarm was instantly raised. and Hanes ran along
Leeds-street and Vauxhall-road into Denison-street, where
he attempted to effect a forcible entrance into his lodging-
' house. He was hotly pursued, however, by inspector An-
ders and officer 621, who apprehended and conveyed him to
Bridewell, where he awaits the verdict of the Coroner's
jury. The inquest on the body will be held to-day. The
prisoner is only about 17 years of age, and the deceased 45.
Liverpool Courier.
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pearance at the front window, supplicating the crowd to
assist her. She had not been in that situation many minutes
before the flames entered her room, when she got upon the
window sill and was about to precipi-ate herself to the ground.
The parties cried out to her not to throw herself out, and
they would fetch a ladder. Some few minutes elapsed
before one could be procured, during which time the female
was seen hanging from the ledge of the window. Upon
placing the ladder it would reach only to the second floor. A
drayman courageously mounted, and caught Mrs. Warren in
his arms, and carried her down in safety. In a brief peried
several engines arrived, and the firemen set to work, but it
was half-past eight before the flames could be conquered.
By that time, that portion of the house where the fire begun
was burned out, and the second and third floors, together
with the roof, were destroyed, and what remained of the
house was extensively damaged. Mr. Lovell being from
home at the time, it could not be learned whether he
I was insured. Mr. Bickerton and Mrs. Warren, who have
lost everything, were not insured for a farthing.