The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-02 00:00:00

London, Soc. •
SIT LOIII3,—TIIe recent calamitous Fire at Quebec has destroyed
one-third part of the Clty. The scene of the Conflagration was
densely inhabited, chiefly by a labouring population of Canadian
French, who had crowded around the manufactories, and other
Places of business, where they found empl, 1 heir dwellings
and the establishments which enabled the, to earn a mainte-
nance have been destroyed together. In the brief space of twelve
hours, property to the amount of nearly a million has been destroyed,
and 12.000 haman beings left without food, a roof, clothing; or a bed
to lie on. The fellow-colonists of the sufferers have exerted them-
selves nobly. In the course of a week upwards of 20,0001. was col-
lected in Quebec and Montreal, besides large supplies of provisions
and clothes. But even during that week it had been necessary to
expend one-fourth of the money subscribed to supply the daily wants
of so many reduced to beggary. To rebuild the ruined quarters will
require much time as well as money, and in a few months a Canadian
Winter will close in upcn this mass of destitution. The necessity of
the case has compelled the Citizens of Quebec to appeal for assistance
to their fellow-subjects in the mother country and sister colonies.
Under these circumstances the undersigned respecttblly request that
Your Lordship will be pleased to convene a Meeting of Merchants,
Bankers, and others, to originate a Subscription for the relief of the
Sufferers in Quebec, and that you will also be pleased to preside on
the occasion.

Glynn, Ilallifax, Mills, and Co.
31astennan, Peters, and Co.
• For the Bank of British North America, G. (11
11. Attwood, Sec.
Overend, Gurney, and Co.
Bruce, Iluxtan, and Co.
Gillospies, Moffatt, and Co.
•
Gould, Howie, and Moore
Robinson and Brooking
Baring, Brothers, and Co.
Reid, Irving, and Co.
Ellice, Kinnear, and Co.
Delisle, Janvrin, and Delisle
11PCalmont, Brothers, and Co.
John Pirie and Co.
A. Stewart anti Westmorland
•
Y. and W. Chapman
W. and A. Atkinson
W. P. mberton and Co.
Robert and Benjamin Brown and Co.
Robert Harrison and Co.
Edward 11. Chapman
W. R. Chapman
Carter and Bonus
Robert Barnewall and Sons
' John Chapman and Co.
Page and Smith
John B. Elfin and Co.
E. Colville, M.P. P. County of Beauharnois
John Shiner
James J. Cummins
John Allan
W. H. Tilstone
In compliance with the foregoing Requisition, I hereby call a
MEETING, to be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-
street. on FRIDAY NEXT, 4th in: taut. at One for Two o'Clock pre-
cisely.
Mansion-House, Ist July. 1846 MICHAEL GIBBS, Mayor.
LONDON CUTANEOUS INSTITUTION,
25, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, June 19, 1645. The FIRST AN DINNER for this Charity will take
place at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops-gate-street, on 'llium-
DAY, July 3, at Five for Six o'Clock precisely.
Lord Viscount SANDON, M.P., in the Chair.
RDS.
Sir J. W. Lubbock, Bart.,STEW PoAultry
Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart., Brewery, Brick-lane
Sir George Larpent, Bart., Austin-tilers
J. Paulson, Esq., M.P., liroad-stre:l
J. Abel Smith, Esq., • Lombar,l_9t-ca Thomas Baring, Esq, 1t181101,4g5.,._,1eert
- William Ewart, Esq., M P., t ain'Tidge-souare
Lord Dudley C. Stun t, Wilton-eres,:ut
Henry St..lololsoEsq., M.P.
Mathew Forster, Esq., , New City Chain ors
Sir' Charles Forbes, Bart.
J. Benjamin Bond Cabbed, Esq., F.R.S. "
G. Barclay, Esq., Lombard-street
S. B. Brooke, Esq. City Club
James Heywood, Esq., at Cox's Hotel
Thomas Fowell Buxton, Esq , Brick-lane
John Carter, Esq., Cornhill
Alfred Chapman, Esq., Austin-friars
John Chapman, Esq., Leadenhall-street
Jonathan chapinan, Esq., 9, New Broad-atreet
The Rev. Henry London-wall Christmas M.A., F.R.S.,
John Cockerell, Esq., Austin-friars
Charles Coles, Esq., Tower-street
James Cook, Esq., 40, Mincing-lane
Robert Dickson, Esq., M.D., Curzon-street, May-fair
David Drakeford, Esq,, Winchester-street
W. F. Ethridge, Esq., 'ark-street, Westminster
Josh. Fry, Esq., jun., Fenehurch-street
Wm. Gladstone, Esq., Old Broad-street
klamuel Gurney, Esq., jun., Lombard-street
H. E. Gurney, Esq., Lombard-street Thomson Hawkey, Esq., Mincing-lane
Quarles Harris, Esq., Billiter-square
John G. Ilosre, Esq., Lombard-street
William Goldsmid, Esq., Stock Exchange
J. I', Howard, Esq., Linse-street
H. Hunt, Esq., City Club
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq., Lothbury
R. W. Johnston, Esq., Moorrate
Alderman John Johnson, Millbank
J. P. Kennard, Esq., Lombard-street
The Rev. Charles Lacy, M.A., London-wall
William Lyall, Esq.
John Mastennan. Esq., jun., Nicholas-lane
Edward Mills, Esq., Lombard-street
Charles Morrison, Esq„ Moorgate-street
Edward Moxhay, Esq., Hall of Commerce
H. Nalder, Esq., Cheapside
John saner,
Esq., Coleman-street
Brice Pearse, Esq., sloorgate-street
J. C. Quick, Esq„ Fenchurch-street
A. W. Roberts, Esq„ Lombard-street
Henry Schneider, Esq, New Broad-street-mews
Robert Sheppard, Esq., Threadneedle-street
James Sheppard, Esq., jun., White Hart-court
G. R. Smith, Esq., 4, Great Cumberland-placeSouthvvoood Smith, Esq., M.D.. Finsbury-square
James Stettin, Esq,, Finsbury-place South
fStone, Esq. Copthall-court
es Thornton, 'Esq., Guildford-street, Southwark
s.ard Thornton, Esq., Old Swan
.In. Tit
True ornborrow, Esq., Trinity-square
rnan, Esq„ Broad-street
W. Wilkinson, Esq., road-street
Wit.ilenry White, Esq., Artillery-place
T• W. Wire, Earl.,
St. Swithin's-lano
Nehemiah Griffiths,
George Pitcher, Esq. Westminster
Ti sq.,
Lloyd's
(With power to add to their number.)
kt:ketts for the dinner (One Guinea) each, to be had et the
ar‘ ;at the L d Tavern •at the Institution ; and at the
Ball
of c
ommerce. 011 011,
N.B. All communications to be addressed to the London Tavern.
autl Donations thankfully received.
N°RT '3IOYES THORNTON. Hon. SeCretarlu___- t-
HE RN LUNATIC ASYLUM,
sth Jtme
London, Colonade Hotel, Charles-street. St. James's-square.
, 1845.
At a Meeting held on the 29th ultimo, of the Committee appointed
by the County of Inverness, for promoting the erection at Inverness
Of a Lunatic Asylum, for Pauper and other Lunatics of the Northern
Counties of Scotland ;
We, the undersigned, William H. Colquhoun, Advocate, Sheriff-
Substitute of Inverness-shire, and John Mackenzie, hanker in In-
verness, were appointed a Thputation to solicit Subscriptions in Loll.
don, in aid of the proposed Asylum.
And being now arrived here, in pursuance of our mission, we beg
leave to send you some particulars regarding the proposed establish-
ment, in the hope that you will be pleased to give it the benefit of
your support by contribution or otherwise, Under that impression,
we will do ourselves the honou.r of waiting on you, in a day or 1,•o,
to learn your determination; but should we .e so unfortunate
,:s2 not
to have an opportunity of seeing you personally, we hope yon will
oni be
kind enough to favour us with your views, to the above address,
or before 12th instant.
lunatics in poor c r
The primary object of the projected Institution is thet acencion,sntma
lion of pauper inn aics, and of other ecleas
In the northern counties of scofisani. eocompass' an extent 01
surface equal to one-third of all .cc tland, tn,l have a population of
about 250,000. Yet, with the wxcepton of a very few col s a tacked
to the Infirmary at Inverness, there is not any provision made in all
this wide district for the secure confinement or meeical treatment of
the insane, the poorer classes of whom, amounting in number to up-
wards of 700, are left in estate of wretched destitution, either burden-
some to their poor relatives and paralysing their industry, or roam •
trig about the country in search of a precarious subsistence—pitiable
on account of their calamity, often alarming and dangerous to the
community from their furious conduct, at once the disgrace, the in-
Nry, and the terror of the country.
To abate this crying evil, this heart-sickening and frightfill neglect
and destitution, it is proposed to erect at Inverness, as the most
celtral and convenient point, an Asylum for pauper lunatics, and for
other lunatics in poor circumstances belonging to the northern coun-
ties. As a subsidiary and ulterior measure, provision will be made
for the addition afterwards of apartments for richer classes of patients.
The funds for this purpose can only be obtained by the voluntary
contributions of such benevolent persons as are interested in the wel-
fare of the wide district of country referred to, or in the mitigation of
human suffering renerally. It is estimated that at least 8,000/. will
be required to erect the necessary buildings, and to form a fund for
the permanent endowment of the Institution. Already considerable
progress has been made, principally in the North of Scotland, in pro-
curing subscriptions ; and hopes are confidently entertained that
with Metropolitan, and perhaps Colonial aid, the necessary funds
will be obtained to secure this invaluable boon for the poor, and re-
move one of the worst blots on the humanity of our countrymen.
The-rules for the government of the Institution will be of course de-
termined at a general meeting of the Subscribers, and will be sub-
mitted to them on principles fitted to secure a liberal and efficient
system of management, comprehending the chief official funtionaries
of the district, but giving to tha Subscribers due and ample powers of
control and recommendation.

We are, respectfully,
Your very obedient servants,
(Signed) NV. H. COLQIYHOUN.
JOHN MACKENZIE.

INTRH3UTIONS for a NORTHERN LUNATIC ASYLUM for
INVERNESS-SHIRE, and the other Northern Counties of
Scotland;—to be erected at Inverness.

4. 6. d
His Grace the Duke of Sutherland .................... 200 0 0
•••• • • • 500 0 0
David
Matheson, of Achaz •, 31. P. •••••• • • - - '
52 10 0
David Dundas, M.P. for S-11.13therland •
enol• H. Baillie, of Red Castle, M.P. •
.
• • 50 0 0
Geer,llll J• Baillie, M.P. for Inverness
31 10 0
...a •• §ir John Rose, of Hohne, K.C.8.. • • • • • • • • • • - -
t exintosh, of Mackintosh •• . . • . 100 0 0
„..,'la Chisholm.
..... ...... .• • 31 10 0
J• Li: Bl„araill,eler, of ....... . s;l°
...Luny Atamerso• • .. •• • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • -
21 0 0
• 50 0 0
.••••• • • • • • • 31 10 0
Ivllii..4__Cenaeron of I
:he lel - ••• • • ...
30 0 0
James murr Tytler, of Balnain..... ....... .. •• • . Ilugh Fras 30 0 0
aY Grant, of Glemnoriston -
26 5 0
01_ er, ei Newtoi
26 5 0
!_.llll naS °gull° of C 1 •
Jo n Mac , ' orrymony
21 0 0
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Mackintosh,PuerSnt, Esq. of Ballindalloch
30 0 0
I).o,nualiad
of Rai More
26 5 0
‘lCennad3". of Bogbailf • •
Gjn.3c•a,V• White, of 3lonar - .... - ............
.. ... .
21 0 0
Ilugh bin,, e!.°,l, of Polinalv
21 0 0
A. J. Ro-,,N,•,1(1,!0n• of Cantia •• ••••-"•-- - • • - • • ••
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25 0 0
A" -'43011, of InshesY • •
41111,8 r Mackintosh, London
1202511
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x 1 u F°rbes, of Culloden
,• ar of Sean Id
11 Lov e-" " • . 105 0 0
George
• 25 0 0
Professo,,ra_nt• Liverpool
21 0 0
„..., . = kiray
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21 0 0
3 rick Grant, Inverness
. 30 0 0
A° n Fra'ar, of Bunchrew
21 0 0
.ngus fackintosh, of Holm ....... • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • •• • •
J . p 0
„ . • ,lark, of Fingask
I,•"thaelor-General Sir 11. Fraser, of Braelanqwell, K C.B. .. 2501 0
0
21 0 0
Earl of Cawdor
.... • •
V ohn IT
lit , Mackenzie, of Cromarty ••• • • • :..:
Nor Macpherson, of Glentruim ; and 3.
,•.• of Drummond •••• • • - - - •••• • • . .
0 - 21 0 0
21 0 0
raj..tr• •3•l•a•c•p•herson.
... 21 0 0
•!•E. derlek Mackenzie, of Flowerburn -
;1•1.' Alexander Cameron, of Inverallort .•.••••• • • • • • • • .
21 0 0
!I_lss :Macpherson, of Belleville --•• • • • ••'•'•• • • • • • • . 21 0 0
±:he Earl of Dunmore • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • • • • • ' ' • • • • ••
21 0 0
,k.i.eneral 3Plnnes H.E I.C. •.•••••••••••• • • • ' ' ' • • • • • • • 21 0 0
z411.0.M..a_s Mackenzie, of Ord •••• • • ..
•• 21 0 n
n=:l • Fowler, of Raddery .. •• • • ••• • • ••'• • • • •
...
... 21 0 0
2!: Grant Brothers, Manchester
..
'he Town of Inverness
336 other contributions under 2u1., of which the particular 100 0 0
list will be hereafter printed • • • • • • • -
" • • • • • • • • • • • • 1,153
13 0