The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-12 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH AND DORSKI' COUNTY ROYAL
EYE INFIRMARY.

The thirty-fourth annual meeting of this invaluahl,
iniiitation ergs held at the Board-room, Mary-vtreet. on
Monday last. There were present : Rev; T. A. °reeves
in the chair. Rev. J. D. Addison. Mr. G. Airirewa, Mr.
J. Maunders, secretary, Mr. C. Penny, Mr T. B. Groves,
Dr. Rhodes, Mr. B. Thomas, Mr. R. Oakley.

NEW Brill.

The CHATIINtif read the following report from the
building committee :
Report of the committee appoint.] at a meeting of be sub-
•iinbers 10,11 Dee., 1863, to select a einable site for building a
new mit 'nary, and :to report generally as to the best mode of
mising the neceseery funds for the erection of anew huddle/.
Your committee beg to settort that several localities have pre-
sented themselves to their noth....,id that they have carefully
considered the abide, and can recommend that the piece of
ground pert if the site intended for the new church ...tutus, in
Kingetreet. I. in their opinion the niost suitable, and they beg
to recommend its purchase out of hand. Tire frontage offered
1083 ft. Sin.,
and
the depth 130 K., minima. nearly 1,06 u
square feet, nod the price £5OO. With reference to the Mist
mode if raising the necessary funds for the erection of the DOW
building, your committee thing tire the coat should be
defrayed by voluntary sobscriptions, and the sale of the permit
Eye Infirmary, and if further money shout,' be required, than
to apply so much of the Invaded fonds of the ItistituUon as
may be necessary to accomplish the object proposed. —Wm.'s a
Etior, Gorman Axoßmrs, JOUII Amigos, CUAALIIS Paixr,
hoirwtre Moses." -

The CHAIKIIAN said ths drat question wan what
action should be taken on the report?

_
Dr. RHODice ventured to hope that something would
be done quickly, as it wu absolutely nee-way. He had
at the prement time no lees than 18 patients in this
house, end he tionfe•sed with shame that he bad half-
a•dosen notes in his pocket at the time, containing
appliestions for admiasion.
The Rev. J. D, Alamo* moved that the report of
the Building rommittiae be received and adopter.
Mr. Datives seconded the motion, which was unan-
imou.ly agreed to.
Mr. C. Pilaff proproid, and Mr. THOMAS seconded
" That Mr. Andrew. be instructed to accelerate the
completion of the purchase cf the new site, and that
Mr. Crickmay be requested to prepare the tecessary
plans, and to consult Mr. Christian, in order that the
plans may be in harmony with the proposed new
church."
The Becretarv's report was as follow. :

Your committee in presenting their thirt;-fourth annual
report, congratulate themselves and the subscrilteni generally
on the great benefit coiderred on 404 effficted {serums within
the last year, a large number of whom have had the hit:ming of
eye-sight restored to them.
It it hardly necessity to enlarge on the subject of diseases of
the 47e, or to prove how imponaot it is to support an institu-
tion of thin kind for the sake of the suffenng poor. Everyone
admits that sight is the must valuable of the senses ; that with-
out it the other faculties And entowments hoe half their value;
that it is the great inlet of knowledge, and thst without it
billow at one entrance is quite shut out. The rich can pur-
chase the aid and services of others ; the middle and lower
chums., with mind. unceltiiated and irimpahle of labour, too
often become a burden to tlicuiselces mid those around them.
The inust calamitous results have frequently occurred frotil the
smut of those means and appliances which no pnvate arrange-
Mettle ulti supply.
Nolen* than in-patients and 280 outrivatienta hare been
admitted during the past year, which, with the 43 on the books
at the lam annual meeting, make a total of 404 poor persons
who have, more or lest, experienced the benefits of this insti-
tution during the past year, and which mate a grand total /4
10,610 since its estahlbhment.
A pedient endurance in well-doing will accomplish much, and
let those who 11.0 hitherto been tyre to the blind, in the sup-
port of this institution, rent augured that the blaming of him
who was ready to perish will come upon them, and above all,
that If is 1,1, Laing, that alone ninksth rich, will abundantly
reward then., fur Hs has aid. "It in aura blessed to wive than
to raosive."