The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

LYME REGIS,

The Committee met at the usual hour.
Counsel were heard at length on the vote of Joseph Curtis,
which had been yesterday wider the consideration of the Corn-
mittee.

After some deliberation, the Committee cl,eided that the
vote should be retained.

Mr. Covicatiast then announced, on the part of the peti-
tioner that he should not proceed any further after the deci-
sion to which the Committee had just come with that class Of
votes; but he should pass to the class of vote., objected to on
the ground of br►bery and treating. The first vote he should
object to on that ground was the vote of Abraham A.'arid.
Mr. TALBOTT stated, that as he had been taken somewhat
by surprise by the announcement of his Lcarnen Friend, he was
not at the moment prepared to defend the vote objected to.
It was arranged in consequence of this statement that the
inquiry into the vote should not then be proceeded with ; arid
the Committee therefore adjourned till Monday, when the
nquiry will take place.

The Memorial de Rouen states that the King is
expected to visit, towards the end of the month, his Chateau de
Visy, at Vernon.
PH7LADELPHIA, APRIL, 27.—The " Hungarian
singers," well-known vocalists, are said to have been
murdered by brigands, near Puerio Principie, Cuba. Two
of the robbers were found dead by their side.
SALISIHIRL.—Hay making has alread commenced
in the meadows in this neighbourhoodnd rhe..erop
-y
promises to he one of eitraordiparybaxuritp..,•---,4frat:,
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ROYAL BRITISH' FEMALE •
ORPHAN ASYLUM. . ~,,,..5
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN'
,' . „oisij
deSvoitne'd—tAosqttihe
estiooli ofns infteyreosucra ffecJournalting arethe frr el;ly.:10' cliii:
military services, I trust that the following short a:
'
of the rise and progress of an asylum for:thee:s.o
destitute female orphans, of our decease& Soldiers 7....,
sailors, w ill so far elicit the sympathies of your nametlf:
readers, as to induce them to contribute out of their aDT,,iI
dance for the erection of a building for their enhi7
v
accommodation.
I beg to lay before you a list of the present inmoafCa,
of the Asylum, wherein are exhibited the descripti n_..,
orphans already elected, and their claims to our sY"'_.,,,
pathy, • As their places of birth or abode do not in al.
way tend to influence their election, many parishes ,arD
relieved from their pauper burdens ; the Instittql()J;
therefore, becomes a national one, and advances itselatire.j.
to ask assistance from the Empire at large ; and I.f :sail,
supporters of this interesting Charity are of this optrip,
from the numerous contributions already retch,
amounting to 1,3181., they will not plead in vain 77
those who delight in showing gratitude for the prtec,
tion afforded to our country by our soldiers and sal
and can feel pity for their female orphans. 'Benevoi: .
individuals will rejoice in the opportunity thus affo!!!,f
for removing these candidates for their bounty i'-`'..12.,
scenes of vice, teaching them to earn an;honest- 511.
sistence, and 'to bt7cOine the virtuous wives` dour pour
brethren, fulfilling the commands of our God, in pr
gel
the fatherless. Ido not think that there can be a , .
charity, nor one more in accordance with our holy r
fai il
No locality ought to be allowed to sustain alone burdlifil.
which in justice belong. alike to all, for Devonportqiii
which the Royal British Female Orphan AsYluillod, f
established, efficiently maintains her numerous ' ~,,',,
charities, besides cheerfully contributing to various `nt,
stitutions at a distance, whose claims are advocate' rfst
riodically by visitors ; and this is the first insfalii,„
which Devonport has solicited assistance from the,,c,ittal.
citable and humane who reside beyond her inshie"lta;)
limits ; and where can be found one truly Christian floit;
son who ai.l not admit that all ought to step far 11,r.
and aid this interesting and national Institution? .ni4
amount wanted for the building is 'only about 3,04 t
and if all gave a little the required sum would be ce;
soon collsctett The Lord of the Manor has in the mle
~ h Ion;
generous spirit presented to the Asylum as mut-- off"
as may be required, upon an eligible site, for a ter-ooh
n
99 years, at a nominal rent of one shilling per so ,
and the public are appealed to for funds to•enahleof
Directors to avail themselves of this grant,' I also '4ll
you a copy of the- last Report, with its Rules, in iil'ia,
are set forth its patronage and government. No eTssi•
attends the management, except the actual outs 4 k
food, clothing, &c.; every subscriber has the privilsgvg
nominating a candidate upon each election. Ain,
the list of donors and subsariberS will be found the° het
of Lords Hill and Vivian, and many general and (40.0,
officers in the army, who, as well as their families' hiarl.'
generously stepped forward with their pecuniary-,30.;
flag and other naval officers, with their' wives and Pass':
lies ; and a goodly - list of widows ' and oltali•
of our departed heroes who contribute a s' to.
from their limited means. Nor ought' '
~ti.:
omit directing your attention to the long list of P°l,lii,?:
and Subscribers comparatively unconnected with e'". 0
army or navy, who say, when they transmit their moll?
to the Treasurer, that they do so from the gratefullso
they entertain of the indefatigable exertions , which'iii„
successfully sustained the honour of the British Ef,ilPA'
kept the enemy from invading the shores of Engltiiie
protected and extended her commerce, gave empil—, 41
to her people, and added to her wealth and .pro
That her soldiers and sailors may always discharge 4 '
duty faithfully, and the country evince its •gratitatia.,
their zealous services, is the sincere prayer of 'ir
• -- :s'
Your obedient servant, , i 4,„
G. F. SOMERVILLE, Commander R. sti+4
,
• Honorary Treasurer. ' )''
DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF 4:- 11/115.!
GEORGIA EAST INDIAMANFIVE_ .14.
LOST.
On Saturday afternoon, the melancholy intelligenc°A
the loss by fire of the ship Georgia, of Nawcastle'ret
Indiaman, Captain Mitchell, bound to London, • was es,
ceived by the underwriters at Lloyd's, attended7."loo`
great- to say, with deplorable sacrifice of human' si
The ship was between 800 and 900 tons -burthen• the
was valued at 7,000/., being splendidly fitted up tl't tol
accommodation of passengers ; she had a rich mbarc
board, consisting of jewellery, merchandise, an isii
valuable property, which perished with the vessel, 3
in total of neorly 20,0001. • A 0
._ :. fi
The unfortunatesesent occurred on the ion,orpiPg °A.OO)
lst of last month while on her passage to England ov
Calcutta, which place she left in the early part of Vr"„,),Le
ary. From the account brought over by the ship ',is
inas Sparks from China, which arrived off Dartmott...f",4
Friday. morning, it appears that early on the tn"'W
mentioned, the watch on deck, when the vessel As
under close reefed topsails, and in latitude:.iea
south, and longitude 36 east, off Madagascar; n°titbst,
somethises burning about the ship, and suppossa ttai'
one of the crew had left his candle burning, angissY
he had fallen asleep. The officer went into . ost
forecastle to ascertain •if such was the case, sit
found the interior apparently safe, and the light-14f
extinguished. On returning to the deck he ohae,aid, 4
that the stench increased, which excited his susPi.el be
and ultimately aroused the cornmanders, Captain:iitic''.o
and the rest of the ship'S crew, and a strict sear,cl! d 'thi,l
deter:nine:l upon. 0,1 the ho.a g s bein r,',"::vidiato or t
maim. h Alt tees taken otf, . ti.,: buming bvzl"s - 't n-
t remove'
recoil the Clego, 'when orders were i'''',-, '' -"°i; creWt'
sh°ornsve4vP4r,tand7lrotiitir,.7c9s
twit upon them, and shortly afterwarda it-became -(3, ere
e•adse'dtorabe
et
I.(u..trotallevotirtioni;
et.:_ssinoite.
tense, accompanied with excessive heat that they ‘(:iini
forced ..to desist: and issive the hold, notwithstan ot4
largo quantities of ws ter had been thrown down ato°ll,l:it
the cargo. Captain Mitchell then had the hatches $
plac(al, and blocked up every aperture in the ship'
eluding the cabins, in the hope of stifling the fireki4
this proved unavailing, for in about two hours the fl t'st
broke through the cabin Windows, and likewise frP°lo,
hat Away over the Strecastle, to the terror and dist>
of u 1 i cm board. Capt. Mitchell, who was a youngsaidsii
acted with surprising fortitude. Perceiving that the sbti,i
struction of the vessel was inevitable, hedirectedhett
crew to prepare themselves to leave the ship, which tOO
immediately set upon doing, by lowering the boats ~ifig
in number) over the vessel's side. It aas a most tr)011
moment, for the sea was extremely rough, with a h 800 ,
gale of wind ; and with the knowledge of their beingsiesl
or 900 miles from land, every soul expected to
with a watery grave. • . 2...,safisi
At about eight o'clock, the chief mate, with Tatia't!
the crew, left the burning vessel in the jollyshos":i ;he,
they were directly followed by Captain Mitchell, an ell
rest of the ship's company—four in number—in the 5 ro,
boat. In the course of a quarter of an hour afterloo
the work of devastation had reached the masts, 0.,g0
appeared embodied in one mass of 'flames, 01'0.01
terrible though magnificent appearance. At this 01,
period, a vessel was observed at a distance, bearing t°V.
the ill-fated ship, and the chief mate turned round to de
known the joyful intelligence to Captain Mitchella?dingS
rest of the crew. He was horror-struck iri nil, se,
that the boat had foundered, and none of them we'iteat:
be seen. They rowed about in hopes of pickinglisse
up, but unfortunately none of the poor fellows eve,rd,
after. The ship Thomas Sparks, which proved ; aie,,,f
the vessel they saw bearing down to their asslso"
came up alongside 'soon afterwards, and took the itlifY,
and the rest of the Georgia's crew on board, nocl,.9kii
remained within a short distance of the burnint7 isat
until she went dewn, which event took place_ ,at a
hour in the afternoon.
'
ad
The slip Thomas Sparkes, with the survivors, is
the' .
yesterday morning off Dover, and she is expect e'
.s: , 0
afternoonAt )31ack well%
lie soa
Tfie Georgia and cargo are reported to be insu .
the extent of 25,0001.
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SIR J. WALSH'S 1110-7110. m-
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN t;,"' '' 4
28, Berkeley-square, May 21, 107' s
,4
Sta,—My attention having been directed to ~ilt!iil,l
tide in the Times of this morning, in which`
conduct is much animadverted upon, for not 0 pold
brought forward a motion of. which I had gis:er:,e,:''
tice with reference to Mr. Roebuck's Commit' 00,
beg your insertion of the following explanation, `r, ,'
~,e,
lam unwilling to defer a day : . • ' if' '',o'
I.had in the first instance conceived that 111,:p,
tion would have been entitled to precedence ass
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ter of privilege, in which case I could- have b ;i:,;4!
public ;t before a full House, at the commeneetnentt Os,
. • 0
c business. I subsequently ascertained
00
was mistaken in this supposition. The Spetikefi' . j
ruled Mr. Charles Buller 's attempt to bring ' YA,
the Bridport case upon the same ground. 41,-,,'
ti
Fridays orders of the. day have precedence of ,P; A
4
of motion, and as I found I could prefer no
_114..,.;'•:t1
privilege, my motion was necessarily postpoll% tif
a very numerous list of orders of the day lc"' '
posed. of. 115"
. 0° '
.
With every wish to bile the sense of the ,titili .
upon a question which I consider of great 011r-cis:est
tional importance, I must still think that I e%,„e, n.:A
a sound discretion in not attempting to brut,llo'
subject under its consideration at a late. inijobersv.:
when there -was a very thin attendance of 11erosse`'.4',Pi
Those who are familiar with Parliamentary P
`,ebzeti
ings will be aware that such a course would 1111,: 4' ,
most unusual, and calculated to prejudice IPeof I_s
~t
tion. No full discussion or deliberate decision 17170`,,1
House could, under such circumstances, 110' ' .I',
obtained.
k. :,. opt
I have the strongest conviction that no ifte' p.;i,":
tunity of bringing this matter forward has 'at 41'
by me, and I shall be most anxious to do $?4,,,5A
earliest period the forms of the House will 1111°- ',.09
• 5."611
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servem4f,Sii•
JOHN 101'
ti'c
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A Constantinople letter of the 27th ult. g on ose,i,
following particulars of the conflict between some risr. $414?
English sailors, of which a slight notice was coPied "I seve'-er°.
days ako, from the Malta Times :--,. On the 240,,,,, „sr '',.o,
the sailors of an English steamer and a Russian 94'7 Gs'ort
waiting in their boats for their officers, at the VIP of l‘to
One of the Englishmen snatched a pipe from the nit say
Russian, anti, having smoked a few whiffs, thre:„sl,i2os„lie4
him, spat in his face, and then struck him. The r;:h-03." ell," efe's
in a body to avenge their messmate, and the Eng,"'„,-d .10,ert °s'
out for assistance. Upon this, a body of EnglisP fIL,s, Saii:'
armed with knives and sticks, assailed the Rass'-torW 3 ':'
nwohomseucohfficeferrsowciatsy,k ntohcakte d
they killed
i'he
aßnusEsipagnisisrh Aeraset,;s
Maltese, trampled their bodies under their feet; 01,74staPSW' '
put their opponents to flight. The British .01%ilf.itA
-made representations of env affair to the Russiatro`-• "It
QatheiltrtigigliCovauzzat,lNiimpaiiik.

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