The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-04 00:00:00

£l6 ICs. 5:12d. to the Orphan Asylum. A " militar:
officer of high rant," who is a widower, sends all his
late wife's jewels, which, ,he thinks, is better than
keeping them until his little daughter is grown up.
From Dorsetshire 17s. is sent, "being one
penny on each p:g which the donor sold during
last year." A very favourite contribution is arti-
ficial teeth, of which great numbers are sent, and the
gold setting feeds a great many orphans. A prudent
hotel contributor sets apart a beehive, and hens,

cows, sheep, pear trees, &c., are devoted to the Ashley
Down Asylum, and the produce regularly forwarded.
From all parts of the world the contributions flow in,
and so steadily that although the supplies have often
been reduced to a very low ebb, they have never
failed. At the present time there is a balance in
hand of over 2C19,0(0. MuLLEn's system is to make
up his mind what he wants, pray for it, and he gets
it. We do not philosophise on this circumstance,
we merely state the fact ; as to this there is
no doubt. The evidence of it is visible in five large
buildings, and in the constant maintenanc of 2,0:;0
orpans, the support of 130 nursemaids, and the dis-
tribution of tracts and bibles in almost fabulous
numbers and in several languages.

The Emperor of the FRENCH might refer to the
doings of GEORGE MULLER as an evidence of
the advantage of personal government. All this
work has been organised and carried on without the
assistance of a committee; a cabinet, or a board of
directors. Contributions, whether in money or in
kind, are sent, and all legacies are left, to GEORGE
MULLER, No. 2], Paul-street, Kingsdown, Bristol.
His wife and his sister-in-law are true helpmeets in
this wonderful work, but we do not see
any evidence of outside assistance. Perhaps
like the Emperor of the FnENcir, Mr. MULLER may
become constitutional in his old age, and make some
suitable provision for the carrying out of the
government which has hitherto been exclusively in
his own hands. The five orphan homes,
erected at Ashley Down are, perhaps, the
finest monument in this country of the labours
of one man. One of the most pleasant circumstances
connected with the work is the large number of
contributions which are sent to the insti-
tution by orphans who have been brought
up there. It is satisfactory to find that
the children generally turn out well. They usually
become good servants and many of them are now
prosperous tradesmen. That they have reason to
remember their early life at Ashley Down with
pleasure, will be easily understood by anyone who
visits the asylum and observes the order,
cleanliness, and cheerfulness which pervades
the place. We have said that Mr. MULLER
carries on the work alone; this statement refers only
to the general management. In the details he has
the assistance of many valuable coadjutors, who give
their services courteously and gratuitously
to the laborious duties which they under-
take. Mr. MULLER " ruleth with diligence"
and also with that quiet calmness which imparts
confidence to all around him. This calmness is
derived from his unlimited faith in the future. To
such an extent is this carried, that, if admission is
sought for orphans possessing any means, however
small, all that they have must be spent before he
allows them to benefit by the funds of the institu-
tion. No children who have the misfortune to possess
any considerable sum of money would be admitted to
the advantages of the. institution. Only " destitute
orphans" are received ; and as none are taken in
without the most careful investigation, " many
thousands of letters" have to be written every
year respecting the applications which are received.
That a work of such magnitude should have been so
successfully maintained is a striking illustration of
the declaration that " in quietness and confidence
shall be their strength."

The illustrated provincial paper which we sometime
since announced has appeared. Tho Illustrated Midland
News was published on Friday. It is stated to be well printed
on good paper, to have excellent printing, and to be as well
illustrated as any of its London contemporaries.

A telegram received in Whitehaven announces the
wreck, in the Mediterranean, of the Whitehaven brig
Martha Mary, and the loss of the master (Captain Borrow-
dale: and five hands. Three of the crew were picked up by
a German vessol and taken to Malta. The wreck took place
on the 19th of August.

0 nThursdaya serious accident occurred at the Totn es

races and steeplechases, South Devon. George Batratt, the
rider of Game Cock, was thrown ; the horse rolled over Lim,
and he was taken up insensible. Medical examination

proved that his jaw was dislocated, and that he was suffering
internal injuries. He was removed to the nearest hospital.
The Manchester courier states that the Conserva-

tivo party in East Cheshire are in communication with Lord
Stanley, Mr. Gilbert Greenall (ex-M.P. for Warrington), Mr.
T. W. Tatton (Wythenshawe), and Major Egerton Leigh,
and hope to secure the services of one of the above-named
as a candidate for the representation of East Cheshire in the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr. E. C. Egerton.

An important movement is in progress in the
Episcopalian Church of Scotland. It is neither more nor
less than to admit the laity, by representation, into the
diocesan and general synods, with a right to vote upon all
questions but those relating to doctrine. A motion to this
effect, proposed on Wednesday by the Rev. R. S. Oldham,
at a meeting of the Synod of Glasgow and Galloway, was
unanimously agreed to.

At the Bridgewater Commission, Mr. Prior,
banker, was re-examined on Friday, ho believed that but
for these inquiries the .£5OO he advanced to Allan would
have been repaid before now. Ile handed over the amount
when very excited. He still considered ho should bo
paid. John Smith, a grocer, was re-examined. Ile ad-
mitted being the author of a letter to Westrop, promising
not to oppose his election.
At Norwich ➢ir. Harper attended before the com-
missioners and stated that ho wished the court to express
some opinion as to the evidence reflecting upon him for
alleged bribery; otherwise ho might feel it necessary to
prosecute some persons for perjury. The court declined to
express any opinion.
The conge d'elire under the Great Seal, and the
Queen's " Letter Recommendatory," addressed to the Dean
and Chapter of Salisbury, for the election of the Rev.
George Moberly, D.C.L., to be Bishop and Pastor of that
Seo, left London for Salisbury last night. Both documents
bear date the 31st of August. It is expected that the
Chapter to elect will be held on either the 9th, 10th, or
11th inst.

Incense was very freely used at the Church of St.
Michael's, Shoroditch, on Thursday. Both before and after
the sermon it hid the clergy from view. The vicar wore a
"gorgeous purple vestments." The preacher, Mr. Body, of
Wolverhampton, ridiculed the idea that the Church of
England was in any sense the offspring of the Reformation,
and contended that was far above the Privy Council and the
State, although at present it was in a state of Babylunish
captivity.
The Manchester Magistrates have (says a local
contemporary) taken a somewhat "alarming " course with
reference to the applications of more than two hundred
beer and wino sellers for the renewal of their licences.
The applications have been suspended for investigation,
the objection to them being, it is unders'ood, that the
holders of the licences do not sleep upon the premises.
Most of the tenants of well-known dining-houses and re-
freshment-rooms in the centre of the city are included in
the list of persons whose applications are suspended.
Mr. Tupper's appeal to the public on behalf of
natural objects, are supplemented in the Builder by a cry
against Pounds. Not Mr. Lowe's sovereigns, but, "the
pounds" in which animals straying are incarcerated. Ile
thinks there should be such institutions. "But, if im-
pounded, is there any reason, ho asks, why the poor crea-
tures should not also be sheltered ? A slight modicum of
food is enjoined by law, though frequently not provided;
water, however, is a luxury almost out of hope to the un-
happy beasts; but (and here is our heaviest grievance)
shelter of any kind is quite unknown."
At the Portqn outh Borough Police-court on Thurs-
day, before A. Nance, Esq., and Captain Ilodgltinson,
Benjamin John Totterdell Cole, a porter in the employ of
Mr. Robert Edmund Davies, was charged with having
robbed his employer of an immense quantity of articles—
silk dresses, velvet, satin, and silk ribbons, muslin work, kid
gloves, &c. The prisoner was found in the private office of
Mr. Davies on Sunday morning last by the housekeeper,
and this led to his house being searched, when a variety of
articles and pawnbrokers' duplicates were found, showing
that some most extensive robberies of his master's goods
had been effected. Ile held a position of great trust. At
the close of the inquiry he wad committed for trial at the
next sessions.