The Sun. — 1844-04-18 (London, England)

DZISCEZ:.-41,31#7110175. The one hundred and frArth anniversary festival in aid of the funds of the London Hospital, was celebrated yesterday, at the London Tavern_, Bishopsgate-street. The Secretary* read the report, by which it appeared that S. B. Brooke, Esq., contribated 30 guineas, the Duke of Cambridge 201 guineas, the Lord Mayor 10 guineas, George Byng, 10 guineas, Mr. W. Cotton 10 guineas, Mr. Banbury, :'ties Treasurer, 10 guineas, Mr. R. Hanbury 30 guineas, awl_ Lora Robert Grosvenor, 5 guineas. Mr. Benjamin Heath 'nate collected 150/. amongst his friends, Mr. George I'. oung, the) Chairman of the House Committee, 159/., and, -191. was collected after the sermon, which was preactaeli by the Bishop, of Worcester, in aid of the funds of the ;:astitution. The suira total of these subscriptions amounted, to 1,2281. 19s. A meeting of the supporters of *L e Syrian Medical Aid As.. sociation was held on Wednee:Ziay at the Hall of Commerce* and among others present were Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Rev. Doctors Ce,:es, Croly, anti Wilson; John Acton. Esq., Sit James Cle:ik, Bart., J. S. Redmayne, Esq., Captain; Smith, R.N., ....Viderman Hunter, Drs. Hell and Conquest,, &c., &c. lord Robert Grosvenor was called to thee chair. A report from Dr. Kerns, agent at -at.Beyrout„ ."cad that considerable good had been effected lsy: the efforts of the Society at eyrout, amongst the natives. ..I'7 which place a very kindly feeling had grOwn up towards the, I) gland in consequence of their humane efforts to. &eople of England, the suffe'rings of the sick of that portion of thee world. A number o resolutions, in conformity with thee . objects of the Association, was passed, and subscriptions to. gtheiven tot the Nnt of obl4o/e Chairman.. being haed in, a vote of thanks wr,el nd party during consequen the ce last fe loft t immense destruction of pubß w years by fire, Government,. itts.dreo: termined upon the adoption of some safeguard, fir. bl • vent similar calamities as far as.possi e future., ; and in t event of an outbreak occurring in any of the estal,'l under control of the officers of the Crown, it schonntte4ti: plation to have supplies of water always readej, no reasonable outlay, so as to secure this dee" The third "Ancient Concert"took I and to spar. arable object. P AV. last night, at t Hanover-square Rooms, under the direct; on of thetr chblsi of York—Sir Henry Bishop conductir The at-. tendance was a little better than tir,Jengihaestwusouaformer ocez. sions, but not great. AC  ,orrespondent in Caber informs us, that Mr. Vincent Scully was the person intanded to be shot at by those who made the recent attempt on Lord Tullamure. This gentleman is the brother of the Mr. Scully, %dal had been murdered some time since. " A few nights (sd.lea our correspondent), be%re the attempt on Lord more was made, th!;,l Captain of Infantry, quartered. at Thurles, was drvgged off his horse by a gang of fell ieies„ who, just as bludgeons, discovered that he was not'the victim in. were about proceeding to beat him. with --LDablin Mail. t:nsdei;di.c" IDE IN A WouxnousE.—lresterday -02..aer held an inquest at the Wellington, Cannon.-street, George's-in-the East, on the body of James Hicks, aged who was by trade a bill-sticker. It appeared that the ilt ceased was a widower, and in consequenct of being in ve great distress from the falling off of la's business about 14ute months ago, was compelled to enter the workhouse ois George-in-the-East. For some wteks past he has been in as very depressed state of mind, On Sunday night he observeA to one of his sons that his brain was turned, and that he lin:-tv.t he was mad. On Tuesday morning, between two and th o'clock, he was seen to get out of bed by another inmate, IA-t never returned. Shortly after five o'clock he was fowl,' • hanging by a cord to the balustrade railing by a man nasnedi Butterworth, who cut him down, Life was extinct. He hail cat the rope from a line.—Verdict, a Temporary insanity."