The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-26 00:00:00

DINNER TO CELEBRATE -THE -OPENING
OF THE NEW HOMCEOPATHIC DISPEN-
SARY, ,HARDMAN-STREET.

' A portdf ttrwarda of 160 Of the friends of hOmceOpa-
thy dined together OW -Satorday, in. the spacious saloon
of the Adelphi Hotel, to celebrate the opening of the
above institution, which took place in IV"ferenaort of
that day, . The chair was occupied by Alfred Cast:drain;
. Esq. who was supported on the right by J.. B. Berkely,
.Esq., and Elward Tennant, Esq ; and on the left by Dr.
Drysdale, Dr. Blomberg, of Southport, a Hungarian
, gentleman- and Thomas Urquhart, Esq.; and the vice-
chairmen i'tefe• George Ridyard, Esq., and G. Lee, Esq.
We also observed present the following medical and
other gentlemen,firs: &Ad; Roche, Wright, Moor,
Gretsion, Willins; Platt; Messrs. Lariston, Boult, Chas.
Grayson, 1. W. Litherlarid, Thomas Dismore,
Hausbarg, FierirY .Tate,' arid I. Edgar,
the, treasurer, and Mr. Hindly, the slocietary id the coin-
A considerable nhmber of ladies sat doin to
table. with the gentlemen,--:a circumstance which, It is
needless td sey,; formed a most pleasing feature in the
arrangements of the ddriimittee." Messrs. Harwell, Gra-
ham, Clarke, and Armstrong Weft entrusted, with the
musical part of the entertainment. "Praise the Lord,
0 my soul !" was sung by them before dinner; and the
" Non nobis, Domine" after the cloth was removed.
They also afterwards sang a variety of glees and songs,
&c., after each toast throughotit-the evening, with, in
some instances, a piano-forte accompaniment.
liefore proposing the first toast, the Chairman, who
was londlY Cheered on rising to address the company,
. apologised for the absence of Mr. Rathbone, who had
been preiented by faktilY affliction froni presiding. He
said that although he could not hope to. discharge the
dutie4 of the chair with the ability for which'that gentle.:
man. was distingriisbed, he eel& assure then company
that no one could be animated by a more hearty, desire
than himself to forward the cause of honicOpathY, and
enlarge the sphere of its operation and benefits. He (the
chairman) had also to apologise for the unavoidable
absence of several other warm supporters of the move-
ment; particularly Dr.. Thomson, and Messrs. Rams-
bottom, Horner, and Ryed,
The Chairman again rose'; and &led for a bumper to
the. health of her Majesty the Queen: He observed that
the people of England had the happiness of feeling
that they had a queen to reign over them whin ihEly
could not only most sincerely_ esteem and respect, bat
whom also they could find it in their hearts to. love.
(Loud cheers,) " God save the Qneen " was then sung,
most of the company joining in the chorus. "The
winceconsort,.the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the
ilsr4al aniily.". ,followed, the chairman making a grace-
ful allusion id the haii9 retttrir of the Prince of Wales
from his visit across the Witei:

Trio—" Yes, brothers, yes."
The next toast was, " The Mayor and Coriorat‘i of
Liverpool." In introducing it, the chairman paid a
high compliment to the liberality of the corporation,
both as respects the liberal terms on which the dispen-
sary committee had been allowed to acquire the site for
the building, and for the grant of £5O which they had
idea' foNfarkis its fends: (Applause.)
Glee---;"-koui gentleman of t ngland."
Mr. WHITA, the tiealit'er to' the corporation, returned
thanks.
The CHAIRMAN then called forr a speci'ai blimper to
the toast of the evening, which was, " SriceesS to'the
Cause of Honiceopathy, and to the Liverpool Itonnt4-
pathic Dispensary in particular." He said he would
not enter into the history of the origin of the
science hnmtnopathy, as that would be done by others
more eompetelit for the task; he would merely remark
that the success Whith had attended the cause ;was
truly gratiWing; and he waS glad to have the present
opportunity of,acknoWlegging he henefits which him-
self and his family had deriie4 from the adoption of the
systein. He remembered when a mien stationer's shop
wai the only place in Liverpool where homoeopathic
medieines could he procured. After this a small shop
was opened for the purpose in Church-street, at now
there were two eiten`sive establishments in the town
exclusively devoted -to homce'opathY, mid superintended
by their able and energetic secretary, Mi. Hindley.. He
had now the happiness of congratulating all the frien,ds
of the system on the'completion of the handsome edifice
which had been opened under such pleasing circum-
stances this forenoon,(cheers)—and which will be the
first ildnltoriatbie dispensary that has ever been erected,
in England. (Great applause.) Liverpool has thus
as' ha:4 so ate done, taken the lead in the
establishment of works of asefiriness, and he trusted they
would all live to behold the day when, instead of the
hundreds who could now be benefitted by the' establish-
ment of this new institution, there would be thotisands
more of their fellow creatures who would be enabled to
experience its blessings. (Great cheers.)
Glee—" Winds gently whisper."
Mr. WRIGHT, a meinher of, the committee, acknow-
ledged the toast. He remarked that the principal duties
that devolved upon all of them was to et &Voter first to
uncle the prejudices that were entertained agairist the
system of homoeopathy, and secondly, to obtain as general
as possible a recognition of the principles on which it is
founded. He maintained that homoeopathy was in
every respect consistent with .the laws of nature, and
was also adapted to every class of beings and animal life.
A great truth was bound tip in its system, and it only
requires to be known to secure its acceptance by man-
kind. He rejoiced in the success which it had, already
attained, and drew a favourable comparison between the
treatment practised by its professors and that followed
by the medical faculty, and was convinced that everyone
who felt an interest in the welfare of his race must feel
an interest in the progress of homoeopathy. He hoped
the day would soon come when the stigma that was at
present thrown upon the practitioners of homoeopathy
by the medical profession would be wiped away, and he
was sure that the manifold advantages of the homoeo-
pathic mode of treatment would speedily bring about
such a result. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Donors, Patrons,
and' Subscribers to the Homoeopathic Dispensary." He
thanked them for their liberality, but reminded all the
friends of the Institution, that a good deal more remains
to be done, as a sum of £5OO additional was required in
order to finish the building. lie called upon 'Mr. Swin-
ton Boult, to respond on behalf of the donors.
Glee—" Breathe my harp"
Mr. BOULT, in doing so, expressed his conviction that
homoeopathy possessed the strongest possible recommen-
dation to humanity at large. He was not in the general,
case partial to the formation of what were commonly
called charitable institutions, but he was satisfied the
management of the preient one was in good hands, and
that•great benefits would flow from its establishment.
(Hear, hear.)
The next toast was "The Committee of the Homceo-
pathic Dispensary, including the Treasurer and Secretary,
and thanks to them for their services ;" which was
replied id, on behalf of the committee, by Mr. Lee, who
had been its president. He said the principal merit of
the labour of the committee belonged to Drs. Drysdale
and Chapman, who bad watched over the progress of the
dispensary in its earliest stages, and brought it to its
present state of maturity.. This morning there were
200 patients waiting to be relieved, and unless the
Slumber of medical men and the funds were increased, the

poor1;1;i suffer. He thought the progress of homceo-
wally, considering that it had only been heard of within
the last fifty years, was wonderful ; and he trusted that
means wpuld ere long be found for extending its benefits
to the lower order of the creation, and especially to
horses. (Applause.) What they wanted, however,
most of all, was a sufficiency of competent medical men.
(Hear, hear.)
Song—" Come live with me."
The Chairman then called upon Mr. Edgar, the trea-
surer, for a statement of the funds; who mentioned, in
reply, that-the- building had cost £2,000, but a few
hundreds additional were required to efficiently complete
the building. Mr. Edgar also adverted to the fact that
the, committee had received a very considerable amount
o
'ubacriptions from -poor people in small sunis.--Mr.
Capper, the secretary, also made a satisfactory statement
of the position of the institution.
The next toast was "The Honorary Medical Officers
of the Dispensary."
• , Dr. DRYSDALE, in returning thanks, was loudly
cheered. He adverted to the rapid progress which the
system had made since 1841; when hardly any one knew
anything about it, and said that the patients were now
much more numerous than could be attended to. It
was much to be desired that they could have a succession
of converts as practitioners, for the present practitioners
hhd far more than they could attend to. He adduced
as an instance of this the fact that several pradtitioners
had been prevented attending the dinner owing to there
being no one to take charge of their patients even for a
day. (Hear, hear.)
With evening's twilight."
The Chairman then, called on Mr. Lewis, a member
of the working classes,* who was present to favour the
company with the results of his experience of the system
amongst his friends and -acquaintance, a request with
which Mr. Lewis complied in a speech, which the Chair-
mark pronounced, with great truth, to be " the speech
of the evening."
The other toasts were—" The Visitors who have
favoured us with their company this day ;" song, " 'Tis
jolly to hunt;" which was acknowledged in an
excellent speech by Dr. Blonberg, of Southport.
He was followed by Mr. Moore, surgeon, in some
very interesting remarks, which were very well
received. The remaining toasts were—" The Memory
of Hahnemann " drank in solemn silence. "The
Itii•chitect, Mr. 'ElJis."—Glee, "The' Evening Drum ;"
" The press."—Glei, " The Tar's Song ;" acknowledged
by one of the reporters present. And "The Ladies."
Glee, " Sleep gentle Lady."
In the course of the evening the respected chairman
announced his intention of repeating his former sub-
scription of £25 to the funds of the dispensary.
It only remains to notice that the dinner was in every
respect satisfactory. Everything on the well loaded
tables indicated good taste, as-well as proved to be of
the most substantial description ; and the wine (port
and sherry), of which there was a supply ad libitum,
was unexceptionable. The attendance, also, was first
rate.

HOW TO PREVENT «THE SOCIAL EVIL.'

APPEAL ON BEHALF OF DESTITUTE
GIRLS. _ _ .

Under this title, which of itself speaks most plain-
tively and powerfully for the claims of the case, a tract
has been issued by the committee of the King Edward
Ragged and Industrial Schools, London. Much has
been done, as the committee remark, though not yet
enough, to rescue poor outcast London boys from a life
of disorder, misery, and crime ; but for girls, who are
exposed to the peculiar dangers aggravated by the help-
lessness of their sex,- very little provision has yet been
made, in the way of teaching and taking care of those
who are destitute of parental care. It is desired for this
especial object to erect additional buildings, at a cost of
£1,500. The number of children now living in the
Refuge is 42 ; there should be room provided for many
more. The "social evil" must be checked in infancy,
by timely protection and instruction of The young.

As it should be, the old Protestant form of worship
was yesterday restored in the parish church of St..
George's-in-the-East, by order of the Lord Bishop of
London, and sermons were preached by his chaplain.
Altar, liymn-book, choristers, preaching in surplice, can-
dlesticks, credence table, &c., will for the future be dis-
pensed with; and it is said entirely without the consent
of the Rev. Bryan King.
The Press announced on Saturday that the Right Hon.
Sir William G. Hylton Jolliffe, M.P., has retired from
the active management of party affairs. It also Mates
that the health of the Earl of Derby is quite re-estab-
lished, and that " the opening of Parliament will find
him leading the Opposition with his accustomed vigour
and sagacity, and with that chivalrous patriotism which
is. Acknowledged eyen by 114 opponents."