17 JULY 1852, Page 10

It was lately stated in the Builder that the eminent

Roman Catholic ar- chitect, Mr. Pugin, had lost his reason, been confined in a lunatic asylum, and ultimately from his poverty removed to a public hospital. Mr. Pugin's generosity had prompted him to such a disbursement of his large pro- fessional gains that when his mind failed his means of subsistence ceased. The Builder of this week has the following letter from Lord john Russell on the subject. "Sir—I do not know whether there is any truth in the assertion of a cor- respondent of your paper, that Mr. Pugin has been reduced to beggary. I hope not. But if there is any truth in the statement, and a subscription is opened for Mr. Pugin's relief, I beg that my name may be put down for 10/. "I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. RUSSELL."