The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-04 00:00:00

THE ASYLUMS FOR THE HOUS

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LESS POt)l.
A special meeting of the Marylebone Board of Guardians wal,
neld on Tuesday to take into consideration what cnorse it wou,a
be nu,st advisable to alopt to resist the mandate of the Poor-lan'
Commissioners fer forming Marvleborie into a onion rail: the
other parishes, under the title of the North-Western Metropo'
than District.
Mr. George Daniel, churchwarden, was unanimously calle'
to the chair ; and not only wits there a full atteinhince of th'
Board, but numbers of the rate-payers were press nt, vho
seemed to take a very lively interest in the proceedings- ,
very strong determination was expressed by all the speakers L°
resist the proposed union, and the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted :
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" That this Board do in the strongest terms protest against
the parish of Marylebone being combined with other parishes
in the formation of an asylum district, as submissive of Ibe
unity and independence of the parish, destructive of the right;
and privileges of the rate-payers, and foreign to the geber,a
spirit of the local Act, by which the self-government of ole
parish has been hitherto preserved.
" That a communication be made to the vestry-clerk to calls
special meeting of the vestry, to co-operate with the dirsct„ors
and guardians in preserving the independence of the parish.
Mr. BUSHELL said it was his intention to have moved are'
solution, calling on other parishes to co-operate with there
resisting this order ; but, on second consideration, he though'
it would be impolitic, as the other parishes would be glad t°
get Marylebone into union with them for the sake of their
funds.
Mr. Mictire said he had intended testing the opinion of tbe
Board by calling on the churchwardens, directors, and guar'
dians, for each of them to attach his signature to a document;
declaring ;they would not form any part of the Committee °`
Management for the proposed Asylum ; but he thought the
unanimous feeling of that Board showed there was no
in the matter. He would put the question verbally, corn'
mencing with the Chairman.
The CHAARMAN was delighted in having the opportunity °t
answering the question. He begged emphatically to say th!„
he would refuse in any way, either directly or indirectly,
act under the authority of the Poor-law Commissioner',
and no power they possessed should compel him to do se. ,
The directors and guardians, severally in succession, gay;
expression to similar sentiments: and a requisition to the veer/
clerk having been drawn up and signed, calling on him to con'
vene a special meeting on the subject forthwith, the Board hat'
ing sat several hours, separated.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors and Guardians °
St. Pancras parish, held yesterday, to receive the order fre
the Poor-law Commissioners for comprising that parish in the
" Central Metropolitan Asylum District," less determine.,d
opposition to the order was manifested, though the measure O'
strongly objected to. The following resolution was adopted:
" That, considering the extent of the parish, the amount of td
rental, and the consequent sum of money it will have to e°lr
tribute to the Central Metropolitan Asylum District, as Or!,
pared with those of the other parishes in union comprised',"
the district, this Board is of opinion that the parish is jutti
entitled to be represented by five instead of three guardiansiol
provided by the order of the Poor-law Commissioners, (fat'
August 21, 1845."
Mr. Citoucu observed, that if he thought it possible 1114:
cessfully to resist the measure, he would be the first to afford ba
assistance for that purpose ; but as there was no means 0,
effecting that object, the only course they had was to obeii-j
bad law. He thought that a great many more paupers would
be induced to come to London, and believed that the act won'
tend to offer a premium to the idle in the country.
Mr. Douctas stated that he believed this measure was b
the first step to do away with boards of guardians altogether.
The Secretary was directed to forward a copy of the res°l
tion to the Poor-Law Commissioners.

A -VALUABLE RELIC—PRINCE CHARLES EDWATID6
PLAlD.—Between Tuesday night and Wednesday tnornie3
the house of Mrs. M'Nish, on the Paisley-road, was entered
thieves, and a number of articles of wearing apparel, &c., tepee
taken away, including, it is said, the identical plaid v/I''cb
_„
Prince Charles Edward wore when he passed through ,GI
gow 100 years age. A person named David Stuppart, sin
apprehended with part of the stolen property in his possesoeo
amongst which was the plaid of the Loyal Stuart tartan, wal'°,‘
Friday brought up at the Gerbals Police-court, and reruitt-p
to the Sheriff for trial. The royal relic, which has beei,
handed down as an " heir-loom" from family to lansilY,oo
highly prized, and, we understand, its present owners si.°
not part with it for money.— Glasgow Argus.
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ORNITHOLOGY.—TIE GULL.—The gull Is Sed
known for its voracity, but we think the following pro°,
its gormandising power, and gt eat calibre of gullet, is not
worthy of being noticed ; it occurred in Easdale, and toY ip
relied on .—Two of these birds were a few days ago seen
fierce combat, when, by a desperate effort, one of them go,
hold of its antagonist by the head, actually swallowing it ht
tar that it could not extricate itself. When in this Pl'l,.
they were rushed upon, taken, and actually pulled asunder'
Glasgow National.
A letter from Copenhagen, of the 28d ult., sapid
" We have received intelligence from Reikeavik, the capiig;.
Iceland, which states that the session of the first Althing (Ste pi
General) ever held in that island was opened on July "0,
Count de Bardendeth, Grand Bailly, the King's Commissiendot
The members afterwards gave a grand dinner to the C 0
and in the evening the town was illuminated."
A GLUTTON'S END.—A man named Boland, . ; 1.,001
Miltown, near Kilmacow, died on Tuesday, in Waterford, gieft
the effects of eating too much. It appears that before be or
his own house he consumed about three pounds of meat, bio
gether with a large quantity of butter-milk, after which, °?,,it.6
arrival in town, he ate four pounds more ! porter, beer, it"
ale, cordial, &c. He was upwards of 60 years of °1
Waterford Chronicle.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Tu
morning an accident occurred on the river, off Battle-1)1p,
stairs, Bermondsey-wall, by which a fine youth named Jae' 01
aged seventeen years, lost his life. It appears that he ry,
employed in the tier of shipping lying off the above stall,
when, in endeavouring to step from one barge to another,a,t
missed his footing era fell into the water. Lie sunk el°-
immediately, and was carried away by the tide. of
" TRUTH WITHOUT MYSTERY.”—A young „k
the soap lock order, who wore an unshaven face, becauseij
he said, it looked " foreign," lately accosted a Yankee at On pr
our hotels, as follows :—" I say, fellow, some individuals Poe;
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1 am a Frenchman, and some take me for an Etaljeneioroi,
what do you think I am ?"—. Why, I think you're a
replied Jonathan.
NOVEL FOOT RACE.—On Tuesday a r-- 101
match, which from its novelty, attracted a good many pees ere
came off on Waterloo-bridge. The contending parties °Jo
Baker and Martin, the former to cover 100 yards forward, 01,
the latter to run 75 yards backwards. The stakes were
The distance being measured, Martin took his position 25,),“.ti1l
in advance of his opponent. When the signal was given Ai -or
made for the goal with extraordinary dexterity, while his.
ponent strained every nerve to overtake him, but without .o
cess, and Martin ran in the winner by several yards.
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SUICIDE OF A LADY AT BRAINTREE-HEATII.--q,
Friday morning last, about eleven o'clock, the family of iO,
Jam( s Trott was thrown into the greatest excitement, in cod
sequt me of discovering the body of Miss Sarah Trott, 4 „
fifty years, hanging by a silk handkerchief, in a stable uP°,
Mr. 'frott's premises. The deceased was a respectable Jl3
habitant of the town of Romford, connected with her tvo
o
sisters in a scholastic establishment, which they have condo' -0;
for many years. Deceased had been very unwell for a leflgto
of time, and about a week back left her home upon a visit,
her brother at Braintree-heath, fur the benefit of her heap
,p,
An inquest was held upon the body on Saturday aftern7o
before C. C. Lewis, Esq., and a respectable jury, of
Travellers' Inn, Braintree-heath, to inquire into the cads`,
her death. 'fhe jury returned a verdict that the deceased,/
stroyed herself, being at the time labouring under insan
Ipswich Express.
Shooting on the Larnmer Moors has been, on tb:
whole, good this season. Many of the birds are, howevePA
a very diseased state, in fact, perfectly unfit to be
used as
'fhe cause is genet ally considered to be tapeworm ; but, PI ill
from the ulcerated appearance of the throat and lungs, 'e'd,
more likely to be a species of pulmonary• ---P.
consumption.
wick Warder.
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11AMPTON COURT PALACE.—An inquest was -leo.
on the instant before Dlr. F. J. Manning, the coroner&
the Queen's Household and of the verge, on the body o'l,l,
elilerly maiden lady, named Caroline Georgiana
who died suddenly in her apartments in the palace on the feet
ultimo. Ihe deceased had been in the enjoyment of Per,'i-fte
health, until struck with apoplexy, which terminated her .(.1-
The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." The the
ceased will be lamented not only by her friends, but also bY,,00
poor of the neighbourhood, amongst whom, and for "-
benefit, she was actively engaged in works of ekarity.
CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.— W e are le,
formed that Mr. Thos. J. Arnold is appointed revising bP-eri'ioto
for the London lists, and he intends to hold his court for ,
purpose in the Common Pleas Court, Guildhall, on Mau-
„f
the 15th of September inst.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesda h y Mr. Payne -go,
an inquest at the Newcastle Coffee-house, St. Mary-st7:o,
Upper Thames-street, on the body of Louisa Frisby, age",gr
From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that on
ipe
day night last, at about nine o clock, the deceased was stan
sca
on one of the lighters upon which steam-boat passengers reby,
the shore at Fresh-wharf, London-bridge, when 'he
Gravesend steam- boat, arrived, excessively crowded. Ddee„'d
appeared to endeavour to reach the shore to avoid the efrthe
coming from the steamer, when she fell over the side into os
water. It was supposed she thought she was standing i°,eti.
middle of the lighter, and that she might walk with sner
Efforts were made to save her, but unsuccessfully, anu,it•
body was not found until the following day. Some of the
iop.4
nessea, passengers by the Ruby, stated, in answer to quoit tO%
from the jury, that the boat was frightfully crowded, there hefjoi/
from 1,600 to 1,700 persons on board. They had a dreg
passage to London, and at Grehnhithe more wanted to gel
id
board, but the passengers pulled away the boards by I'.t.eo
they tried to embark, and prevented them. One of thet.'"-etSt
employed at the wharf, and the superintendent and otnets
stated that in order to protect the public, the lighters
_.„'%i•
surrounded by a rope ; but this two of the passengers tore
lively denied. The superintendent said there were ne to,
than 862 passengers on the Ruby. After a great deal of v;ril
tradictory evidence relative to the precautions taken to guptsi
against accidents, the jury returned a verdict of Aceide
death."
ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY.—A brandling 0f ,bi
unusual sise was caught on Thursday, the 21st Atigo.7lo,
Mr. George Foster, innkeeper, of this town, in the river -b
a little above Wetheral. It was full nine inches in lengths; oh'
weighed 44 ounces, and what is considered more truly Ott'bt
ing is, that the milt weighed, after the fish had been 0141 be'
day or two, 23 grains. Mr. W. Elliot, of Wetheral, witifj sn
been the most successful fisher on the Eden, and who ha' "-it to
experience among the "finny tribe" for 65 years, declares tort'
be the largest he has ever seen in the course of his pi'e
rambles.— Carlisle Patriot.
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LINCOLN CATHEDRAL.-0110 Of the parties -,0,00
petition praying that the cathedral of Lincoln might be Robert
open to the public having forwarded the petition to Sir
.0_ the
Peel, has received a note from the Premier, acknowledginN•oith
receipt of the memorial. Sir Robert concludes his letter err
the following sentiment :—" It will be gratifying to Si
,`led
Peel if the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln shall be enlu,otch
give the same facilities for free admission to the cathedral :de,
are given at Westminster and Durham."—Lincoln oi
KENT WATER WORKS COMPANY.—A gn Deeg
meeting of the proprietors of this Company was heldo,,,,_vere;
day, at twelve o'clock, at the George and Vulture
St. Michael's-alley, Cornttill, Mr. Sheriff Hunterilico,
chair. The report read by the Secretary set forth tr.a f the
siderable improvement had taken place in tare affairs th°
Company during the past year, in consequence 0! "c,.` of 101'
Directors were enabled to recommend an increase of were
dividend on each share. It also stated that the works
generally in good condition, but that as yet there
tom eet rteoil tll°
siderable deficiency in pipes and other conveniences for tPv
growing demands made on the services of the ComPani_tog ?p
.
supplies of water. In order to meet this, withoutivtTn',s,
he profits applicable to the payment of the d. iue_dditte.
Directors recommended that 4,0(01. be raised as 1P"
capital in the shape of a loan, at four per cent. intoert:vi, hog:
report, having been read, was receive(' and.ll,
resolut ions were sever ally agreed to, that a divldeda
January 00%iitci
be declared on each share, payable on the 10th of a
the transfer-book to be ciosed on the 24th of December ;‘, -the
that a loan of 4,0000. he raised. After a vote of t
aariti‘:d.
Chairman and Board of Directors, the meeting seli