The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-08 00:00:00

THE VILLAGE OF HAN WELL.

Pre extract the following interesting account of the
village of Hanwell from a very useful publication,
entitled the London and Provincial Weekly Almanac,
published by Mr. Clayton, of the Strand. Many of
our commercial readers are, of course, well acquainted
with this broad-sheet memorandum, which is intended
to remind people in business, of the daily events
coming off during the current week, with other
matters of ready reference on subjects of general
concern. It also contains advertisements, and occa-
sionally touches on passing improvements in the
arts, such as a beautiful specimen of Hanwell Church,
on an illustrated wafer, invented by the very worthy
and Reverend Dr. Emerton. This weekly broad-
sheet will, no doubt, find a place lin every counting-
house in town and country, being very clear in its
arrangement, and withal very cheap—only a shilling
per quarter.—En. Stpi.]
About eight miles from the busy city of London, on
the line of the Great Western Railway, stands the pic-
turesque village of Hanwell, one of the loveliest spots
in the vicinity of the metropolis. Highly favoured by
nature, as respects its situation, the houses gently rising
from the banks of the murmuring Brent, commanding
an extensive view over a rich valley, that stretches in
one direction near to the foot of Harrow-ort-the-Hill,
and only confined on the other side by the Earl of Jer-
sey's noble domain of Osterley, Hanwell shares also the
favours of art and science in an extraordinary degree.
It is at this spot that the Great Western Railway is ear-
ried over the winding Brent, and the neighbouring val-
ley, by one of Brunel's noblest works, the Wharncliffe
Viaduct ; consisting of eight magnificent arches, some
of them eighty feet from the bed of the river to the pa-
rapet, and the extreme length measuring 900 feet.
Within a quarter of a mile on the left of the high
road to Uxbridge, stands that immense pile of building
" The Middlesex Lunatic Asylum." Within the walls
of this building, including patients, keepers, servants,
&c., are located 1,100 human beings. This is, perhaps,
the finest, certainly the best conducted, establishment of
the kind in the world. Everything appears to have been
arranged for the physical and mental comforts of its un-
fortunate inmates, that human ingenuity could suggest.
It embraces workshops of several kinds, in which those
capable of following their trade are employed; includng
a printing office, in which we saw two compositors were
employed, the one setting up a time-bill of the Great
Western Railway, the other making corrections in a
card; the compositor we spoke to, expressed himself as
clearly, and as much to the purpose respecting his busi-
ness, as it was possible to do. Besides numerous places
for business we found store-rooms of great extent,
bakery, and offices of every description. The internal
arrangements of the house consist of numberless sleep-
ing-rooms, wards, cooking kitchens, dining-rooms, an
infirmary, a chapel, &c. &c. In one ward we saw a
patient playing a pianoforte, in a room adjoining we
found a bagatelle-board, and in the tables were let in, or
painted on, several draught- boards.
The asylum is under the superintendence of the kind-
hearted and talented Dr. Conolly; who, without offence
to any member of the medical profession, may be said
to have more successfully pursued the kind and humane
system laid down at Hanwell, than any other of his
brethren. And bore wo cannot refrain mentioning, to
the lasting honour of Mr. Waite, an independent gentle.
man, that he devotes most of his time and abilities to
teaching his less fortunate fellow-creatures: we speak
from personal knowledge, having seen him busily en-
gaged in his labour of love. We mutt also bear our
humble testimony to the kind treatment bestowed on the
poor insane by Mrs. Mille, the intelligent and gifted
matron of the asylum. The joy with which the poor
heavily-affiicted creatures pressed forward, either to
shake her hands, hear a kind word from her lips, or
share in a smile from her countenance, beaming with
benevolence, spoke volumes in her favour, and was one
of the most heart-cheering sights we have long wit-
nessed. Such conduct is truly christianlike, and strongly
calculated to lighten the sad malady of those entrusted
to her care.

From the high road which skirtslithe'grounds of the
asylum, looking through, or rather under the arches
of the viaduct, is seen one of the sweetest views of one of
the pretty village churches this highly famed country
can produce.
Ilanwell Church is well known to most travellers by
the Great Western Railway. We recommend those
persons who take the trouble to read these few lines,
and to whom the church is unknown, if they feel any
interest in church architecture, to stop at the Ilanwell
Station, from whence the church is reached in five or six
minutes by a beautiful stroll through the Park. If time
prevent their stopping at the station, a good view is ob-
tained on crossing the viaduct, by looking to the right of
the line.

ORNAMENTAL CHURCH WAFERS.
But we have been strangely led away from our text by
both the natural and artificial beauties of Hanwell and
its vicinity. Our intention was simply to notice a very
pretty wafer, illustrative of the parish church of Han-
well, in hopes of inducing residents in other localities to
follow so good an example. It is another proof of the
ready and easy mode of adapting the ornamental to the
useful arts. The church, even on the small scale now
before us, cannot but interest every one with any pre-
tension to taste in the arts. To such we say, go and see
the original. On closely examining this emblematic
wafer, we found in the shape of a motto,
" Alius seminat, alius metit,"
a line which we translate,
" One soweth, and another reapeth."
On pursuing our inquiry as to the object in adopting
this motto for an Ornamental Wafer, we were informed
that many persons in the neighbourhood of Hanwell
had issued wafers with the above motto, to commemorate
some facts connected with the bestowal of Church
Patronage at Hanwell, which, if true, are calculated to
reflect discredit on a dignitary of the Established Church.
It appears that the Rev. Dr. Emerton, who was
nninly instrumental in building the beautifully situated
pile we have been speaking of ; who, for twelve years,
pursued his calling of parish; priest, zealously and
successfully ; who gave up one living of 3001. per
year, rather than leave a congregation to whose
spiritual wants he had been administering; who has in-
creased his flock fourfold; who received testimonials as
to his zeal and efficiency in his good work from nearly
every one in the parish, and who had every right to ex-
pect the living, has yet been most unfairly and unjustly
deprived of it; and a stranger DOW occupies the place
the Rev. Dr. Emerton so ably and usefully filled. Surely
the Church, or rather those who have the patronage in
their gift, should be compelled to pay some deference
to the wishes of the people, and taught by public opinion
the necessity of acting with justice.

WEST RIDING ELECTION.—LEEDS, THURSDAY.
Sir Culling Eardley was to have addressed the electors
and non-electors of Dewsbury district at three o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, but was prevented from illness
and fatigue endured at the Bristol open-air meeting on
Tuesday, from carrying out his intentions. Alderman
Carbutt and Mr. Frederick Baines proceeded to Dews-
bury, and communicated the fact of Sir Eardley's severe
illness to theelectors. Various questions were put to
Mr. Carbutt as to Sir Eardley's opinions, and a show of
hands being taken the meeting separated. Sir Culling
Eardley still kept his bed.
The three great families of Liverpool occupy re-
spectively as follows:—The Jones's 849 lines of the Di-
rectory; the Smith's 442 lines ditto; and the Hughes
326 lines ditto.
Loss OF THE SECOND MATE OF THE CAMBRIA.—
We regret to state that during the violent gale of last
night, the second mate of the Chester and Holyhead
Company's steamer, Cambria, was washed overboard,
the sea at the time sweeping right over the vessel from
stem to stern. The second mate, Mr. Garrett, the nephew
of Captain Webb, R.N., the commanding officer, was
abaft the coxswain, watching the steering, and as the men
at the wheel did not miss him for some time, there could
be no exertion made to save him. The Cumbria, arrived
about two o'clock this morning in liingstown harbour,
and left again at halt-past eight for llolyhead.—Evening
Packet of Wednesday.
CHATHAM, DEC. 6.—Yesterday the sentence of
two general court-martials holden at this garrison on the
18th and 20th of September last, on two privates of the
14th Regiment of Foot, John Cummins, No. 2,313, and
John Mitchell, No. 1,605, were promulgated. They
were found guilty of insubordination, violently assault-
ieg their superior officers, &e., and Ns ere each sentenced
to be transported for fourteen years.