The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-16 00:00:00

DORSET 00UNTY 1103 PITA L.

The wand ineetieg of this valuable ingUtutioe wiss
held at the Board-room, last Thursday. The Right
Hon. the Lord Dlgby presided, sad there were
t—John Floyer, Esq., M.P.. the Revs. CL W.
M.Fiketn. (dolman of the committee), IL Ludlow,
, Green, R. G. Wateon, Reginald Smith, If. S.
Williams. G. L. Nash, and W. T. Knipe. Mr J. F.
Hodges, Mr It Davis, Mr J. It. Toms, Mr. G. Worry,
Mr H. Losk, Mr J. Loveless, Mir G. Mayo, Mr G.
Germs, It, j. Good, Mr A. anteest, sad Mr J. Brown.
The Rev. 0. W. BINGHAM said before be reed the
report, It would perhaps be well to reed the minutes
of the last held the other day. Everybody
had heard of the de:th of poor Dr. Goodell. and it
became neoseeszy sosording to their rules to hold a
meeting within a fondest of the deeleration of the
yummy, to soadder whether It should he filled up or
not. So he celled a meoldag for that purpose, but In
the advertisement they would have observed be abated
It would be proposed to portpone the discusaion of the
uweeMs• 11111a1 up the vaeaney until the present
meeting, bemuse he thought it would be bringing
In people unneoesserily, and there was no immediate
hurry.
The rev. gentleman then read the minute., old&
[minded a resolution that o letter of condolence he met
to Mrs Goodell on the severe loss she has sustalred by
the death of her husband, and In 'shish "lb. hospital
Itself so largely therm." In reply to that letter Mr
Bingham sakl he had resolved s ounteunleatioe. part
of whit* he thought It right to reed :
•• Dior-Meter, Jan. S. lts7l.
By deer Mr. Bingham.
We were all indeed deeply a-retitled by the coutcots of
your lest note. nod I tlinst beg you to *sprees our shamans
thanks to tames who so kindly meamistlossed you to write it.
Next to the unspeakable happier., of feeling sure that it was
Indeed "gain " to my beloved husband to " depart," the
widely extended sympathy in our irreparable lum. and ro hls
worth, ham begs soca salutary to OUI feelings; and very
merciful bm our Heavenly rather been in giving us
"eningth for the day."

The rut of the letter woe private. If. thin pro-
oeeded to reed Ole sanest report u follow.:

'ln premoUng their Slat annual report, tbe mutantno we
at one. westrained to report that, to. commercial point id
view, It Le not of ei eatigenory • character MA they have
&Moot invariably had the *spurt of submitting to the gover-
nors. In order to meet the deficisocy of the two previous
yeart, &ooootic-0d ln the but report ( COM b.. 74.), it will be
recolketed that they sought and obtained pertinethe to appro.
KWh, a legacy irbieh bad been monde' to then by the execu-
tors of the late lire. Illnateree will. Instead of funding it
according to the usualzactioe. That legacy, amounting to
£l6O, ha, been mei ,ithe whole of Itlabsorbel in the pay-
meat of the above debt, and In the expenditure of Mu=
antistill the trauma... report records an unfavourable
of no less than MS 17s. 6.1 In explanation of this dis-
couraging and somewhat enezp.ct.d result, the Increase of
about £lOO In the butcher's bill,of more than ZIO in thee and
spirits, and some £OO in drug., beeldes edditioun expendi-
ture of La in I ton, toddler, clothing, furniture, and repairs
will accouut for a rwy ooddigable pert of lb. sum. Whlia
meet haa been at • higher price, • larger quantity ths NMI
consumed, although the average number of paUenta per week
has both three AS against bel ; end tins circumstance
=L I: perhaps attributable to the unusual Indus of heavy
te and emereeacles. It to not lesporible that the
establithment of smaller howital. in other parte of the ouunty
may tend li. thla dororilvoo, the most trifling mewl Ming fra-
ntically dealt with newer thing only the mere aghast-
rated and Itjeo.lre one. are Mill wet here. At any rate the
average wethly coat per Wed has advanced from lit Sed.,
which wee leen rather above the average. to no ion It!..
The actual number of la patients hie been bet ageao.t 416
lavt year. Two other Leger:ice each of £lOO, from the late
Bev. Ueorge (trodden, and llrs. Jams Michel have been
received and funded, eo that the actual ewer of the expen-
diture over the receipts of the year may be ei for reduced ;
but, after making every deduction, it will be seen to be W-
omen:tie to carry on the hcepeMl on the lame wale without
either larger foods or greatly Marred economy. The dons.
Lions of the yew Include IV from our old friend end bene-
factor, IX. West& Boothe., sad Lib from our good honorary
mastery, Mr. J. R. Tome; but 0.111 far short of their average
amount. But the oongrtgational collectione have reached an
throw upprecedeuted amouet, except under peculiar wad
authoritative appeal., and bare realised Gee be, 6.1., being
throe 4.160 above the average of the lad in. more. N.
source of IMMO 111 MOM grylog than UM, became it showe
a olds-spread wpreciatlon of the advantagec .4th. institution,
and the moot cordial thanks of the governor,. ars due t,
thow clergy nod their commotion. from whom etch IndleaLlal
and rethonable eansteoce has been received. Tne governors
will have already heard of the aad be. which the institutiou
lon. uotained duel 11. LW; few. trod, 1. nt... L. .1..16
on weir talented and reetaawu payalclan, Dr. Charles Cowdoll,
who for wwheiy gg years hoe discharged the duties of his honor-
ary ulna with. di unvaryieg •bility, Madame, and °courtesy.
The subject of illhng up the vacancy thus unhappily created
wilt be for the consideration of the governor. to-day, and the
committee only trust that a swallow( will be found who will
devote hlnot.lt with as constant mai and fidelity to the belt
Intermit. of the hltol and to the benedt of the poor. •
rialdebt of wanted. le due to the
dly consented to adJ to their own labour., drhoy hove
delently othrous, by treating all the median patients that may
peewit themselves la the Interim. The Immo Rawson iand
matron continue to poems the entire oendlesco of the Oual-
ndttet, and nothing appears to be wantitig to recurs the
saciency of the charity nod to emble It eatidseinrily to watt
Vadrobahhe demands upon 'roes a small old permanent
Um to its existing income. Thoth who have attioyel the
opportunity of retarking Its gradual growth nod development
from mail beginehage, will not fad to recognise the unquth
Useable marks of the Dirt. favour which bars hitherto been
vouchsafed toll. wx do the coninathe doubt that Ile who bath
hitherto helped will still help and permit it to malotaln lee
course of usefulneis in ministerbag to the wants and woe. of
the deli ied inliering poor."

The Bib. O. W. DOWRY sloe read She Trauma er'a
rec=tolloiro
Divideods oa £11.864 10s 4d, ne• I per cents,
£375 fie IS; congregational collections, £461 6. 61; donation.,
Lin 12s dd'; subscnptioas, £1,116 2.; boubshoid sarranta' paj •
monk s• pithead, £l2 lls ; chaplains board, LLO ; driPPlng
and wash, Llb ; coal ashes, LI 1. • bottlo gooney, LS ;
kooks, 8.1150-40485, /11,743 7.; whlch, with a deficit of
402 170 64, hakes a grand total 01 L3,1v0 GL Pinture—
Dakar* due to treasurer, 214 Decedtbsr, £41311 74 ; malt,
£434 11.64 ; bread, £13417. gd ; flour, LI, 1. 4.1 ; adik,
gug 2d ; batter, NS 8s 14; we, £46 4. ; and
poultry, £l4 lbs ; causes, AO 15. 21; floe, LI b. %I
tea. colas, and cocoa, Lll Oa GI ; 611611‘. LG Is Id
'roadie., £4 8. bd . • poktoes and reseiab:e., £377 17.
ale and porter. £1204. Id; wine and spirits, 1.97 100 64
£317 Si 21 • surgical instruments, £3.5 IS. al
'tot, tow, and tor dispensary, £l5 IS. ; *cap
soda, and March, £4l LS. ; wanking £O4 11. lid
' ,
AI Oe 10d ; oil, 43 b. 1.1; ga., ito 7. 11.1 ; awls and
Irrocti.,lllllll4 84 ; brooms, brushes, and cooperam LI us pg.
Up, earthenware, sal konnusagery, £2O 4s id ; printing:
atatlonerl. brimikessunii Pbstairs, old ammo. £4715.
11.04 bedding. sad clothing, Lill ki ; fumigate and repairs,
£3670. 104 ; kddentals, £lB Os 2.1 ; °Mows' malarial, List;
wirreatit sad none' wages, EU is 0.1 ; night and day nurse.,
£3610.; presser, te k 74; char "son di 12. Id : water
rat., LS 10.; ire insurance, £47. 64; 0, Shirt, M.P.,
pill rent 113 w, 16.; land Is., Li Said: poor and church
£I3 10. led ; goseral sad sposid district rain.,
£22 iod ; watch re,.6 £4 Ts gd ; subscription to library,
£10; mosey lambed, £l,lOO is GI.

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Commenting on the inattelal statement, Kr. IkeOnar
said tits amount for divider& was • little short of lad
yen an Mr. Brown had not yee applied for the nature of
inesi:ne-tex, which was the only tax Hr. Lowe remitted
them fbe enbeeriptioas were almost precisely the
nom as last year—the poen& manly ao. He thoaitht
that very satiafeetory, se It showed their friends were
not falling off. [The Chelrman : Are there no new
onion Hr. Buigham : Salfisient to make up for losses.
The meat bill showed • consumption of L 2,744 lb., mat.
Lug £434 lls 61, wberesa in the previous year withean
average of three per diem more patients the quantity
had was 11,455 lb., showing an increase this year of
more than 1,000 lb. 1 The CAA of it bad been consider-
ably more sa gentlemen had no doubt found in their
private establishments% daring the past year. In /Larch,
1870, their entreat was 1:.3 4. per owt ; in March, 1871,
1.3 £9.; in September. 1870, £3 9.; September, 1871,
El 19s 44, which nide an immense differenes on the
large quantity required. In the item of bread there
wan no material differeses. Wien and spirits eon
LW 10. 64, am against KW 18 6.1 lase year, so that is
that stem there was a eansiderable Innen& Referring
to the medical &eternise recently published against
the indiseriminate we of alcohol, Yr. Bingham mid he
did not know whether it would make any differed.° I.
the quantity of wines sad spirits need, but oertainly
there were some very re:Lend& names attached to it.
li. had no remark to m upon it, except perhaps be
might say be wee not a teetotellm—(latighter). For
drug. they heal spent £2115. 21, which, as mentioned
in the report, wee • very large Menne, for in 1870 the
total was £156. The pa mooed was £29 74 Ild
as against £l2 in the year before. [Mr. Howse
end in going through the demote they fouud
last year the bill for the fourth quarter gnu not
sent in when the 110006104 were ma& up, so this year
they bad five quarters as against three In the 1870
annuit.i As already remarkieLtbere was a eonaiderable
incrome in the outlay for linen, boldiug, Is. ; and last
you showed a great adman on the year history. Till
fact was good Hrs. Dewy was very mun dispodd to
"mike thine do," codepiently they fell into di.,..
pair, and the met for replailng them was larger
than if they were perpetually keeping thiugs
up. He did not think there was any extravagenoe,
but believed that in future yens there would
be a °wind/rattle reduction in that item —be
°odd not help fandlog it. The rev. geotleman then
moved that the report be adopted, printed, and siren.
land se usual. He did not know that Its had man
to say upon it —the main fact, the eommittee had to
lay before them in extenuation of the large expenditure
were contained in the rectors itself. He thought he
might Gall on the medloel men to bear him out that
aocudenta aed emergencies had been peculiarly heavy
ft& year. The number of noideate was 58 as against
36 last year, and of emergencies 23 against 4 In 1870.
He sapposed that those nen were generally speaking
rather expensive; and really they had had der* the
peat yen wine ewes, sad ea* especially. peculiarly
Gaily. The on be referred to wee that of • railway
eervant who was idered by an masident at the South.
Western railway Stitiol3, who was brought there and
treated, he wan sure be might say, with eminext skill
by the undid' man under whose We be was planed,
but at enormous net. For a considerable time We
men oost EL • week. The railway company nbeeribed
three gains, • year to the hospital, and when they
LW et at Moir sateeriptiou they deducted the amount
of the Post Ofilee order, whin he thought rather
nap pmetiese, cossidering that one of their servants
was ref/Giving derails from them la one week more
than they gave in • nat. The reamer woe repteeented
to thee, and they literally distermieed that In future
they wfil mike their sabeecipdou Ave guinea.; bat,

when the Treasurer applied for the increase for last
year. they said "Oh, no that's prorpeetivs." However,
be thought, if patine opinion wan brought to bear on
them a little, they won do more. Railway premises',
ho thought, were rather " koking up he had Lot any
railway shares himself, but pother% some present had,
and he thought railways would " look up" still higher
if they were rather more generous In the treatment of
officials they handed over to the care of the hospital.
He was happy to ay the patient s health was lota.
*lady reestablished, and he did not feel quite eartala
whether the hospital had not a claim on the railway
company for the scot he had been to them. He men.
Mooed that as a very severe ease, which might le part
sosoung to, she very foto inertiase in the daily
average of oast He bad already released to the item
of meat as costing much more, and he did not know of
any farther explanation be could give, vol.* they
erose-examiaed hint, when he should be happy to give
them any information he could.
Mr. J. FLOYWI, M.P., seconded the motion. Upon the
whole he thought the report gratifying —at least the
amount of the work of the hospital ; be wished the
money part had been more satisfactory. Than eapellent
chairman of committee had not explained how he pro-
posed to make up the delloieney. Ile (Mr. Moyer) Basi-
-1 posed he was eonfident in the future.
Mr. fitsimixte . I won't say isonildent, but hopeful.
Mr. FtrOill : List year they applied a homy to All
! the pp,but this year two legacies of £lOO sash had been
funded. The only question for the governors was
whether they felt it desirable to sell out stock. Mr.
Bingham had not saki be recommended that course, so
he (lii. Flop's.) supposed that was not his view, sod
that the ease wee not so urged t as to make it requisite.
Perhaps they might hope that the current year would
briag • sufficient biomes of support to meet what Itsd
fellers short In the last 12 months. The only reason
why they should look a little farther at the present
=meat was, it weasel often they got so good • meeting,
aad If any onion wss to be taken, it seemed dedraMe
the sabjeot should be considered now. If they did not
meet with the good MOMS May Were MI erilloo.l for, at
shoeless of 1872 there would be,be feared,. considerable
deficit. Unless • special meeting were called, they
would hardly impost to meet again for • year in oath
numbers aeon that occasion, The deficit was a rather
large sum; and be was afraid they could not look for
such • large increase In the suberiptions as would
suffice, and the collections in the church's were new
general and liberal. He almost thought it would be
better to devote the £2OO Unsling In the Poet year to
, the debt at once, rather than let It eland over till the
end of the year: If they did not, they would be draw.
lag considerably on the Treasurer.
Mr. BINGII4II : Not for lbw preeent, nor 111 100 ff
I_ . . . . .

Mr. Fors.: Perhaps not till liiehaelines ; that
was a long time, but they would not meet as they did
then till that time nett year, though of course the
Chairman of Committee eould call them together
specially. At the same time be did not know that be
was prepared to moue that the legacies of MU ahonld
be devoted to the purpose.
The CHAIRMAN sail that woull not be sufficient.
Mr. BINGHAM observed that the stock wee purchased.
Mr. FLOTRI, cousluding, gall he agreed with all that
had been said ab-ut their into exealleat physician, Dr.
Cowddl. fill 410•111 1••• • great loes to the hospital.
cod, bower r the °Moe might be filled up, he was sore
they should have mums to regret the death of Dr.
Cowdell who had so heartily, zuleusly, and ably fulfilled
the duties for so long a period,
The Rev. IL B. WILLIAM/ suggested applying any
legacies received during the year to the debt.
TEIO did sot like the idea of selling out
Moth. as that was their permanent. Income. .

Yr. Hoboes, while regretting the deficiency, pointed
to the cheering facts of the remarkable eflloiency of
the hospital, and that they had never restricted admis-
sions to the institution. He thought the Increased
expenditure attributable to the greater roost of house-
keeping, the weary expended on tartitable& and the
new buildings of tag last three years. As to the de-
ficit he suggested postponing providing for it for the
present. The reports of this meeting would be an
appeal to the county, and they would he hoped get
some donstiona towards the deficiency. If at the and
of six month, they found the fioanclal position not
materially improved, he thought as • matter of right
and good management, they should fall book on the
funds. Bot he was rather hopeful, that when these
statements went forth,to the twenty, the result would
be as on previous occiasions. • largely increased amount
of support.
Mr. 13111011/31 said at this moment the Treasurer was
In funds, and they were doing hiss no wrong by waiting
half • year: Theo if subseriptioes had ac 4 Mors la,
they might all • general meeting, or be heeled the
committee had power to deal with the matter.
.

Mr. Fhorna-Lid they would be sorry to red. sae the
number of WI ; bat homer no other shake If they got
Into debt every year.
Rev. K/SOINALD SMITE approved the saueselee of
Rev. H. B. Williams.

The etwhm AI tree easiest beesktng the Me el tea&
hid their legacies U it amid be avoided.

its-3-nm oria-rges-Md It —WaTI:1;17; right to fend
mosey, while they were in debt, bonus al lest the
stook must ems to meet their liabilities.
Rev. IL J. BUM thought appropriating lagesiss
would discourage persons from benasstking thew
Rev. IL B WlLidstis oonsidered Mr. Hodgee's mit
gestion the beet.
Mr. FLOTIM thought titer that they bed better leave
the matter for the present.
Mr. BINGHAM omeurred, and said if they got OW
by the middle of the yam, he should not have to call
them together.
Rev. G. L. NASH mid the church solleetions were
generally-made in the autumn, end he believed many
If appealed to would give en offertory besides.
Rev. M. J. Gazzr thought two sollostions in the
yo." 1110illa a.. 4 dc —be ShUlign I one strong effort
better.

Row. REGINALD SMITH ioquirod if :oollootioaa weft
mai* at Noaoomforatiot plooes of trot Alp.
Mr. lintoflAti : At a fow.

The report wan tTien-;lo-Pted atm tom.
Oa the motion of the Her. E. G. WATSOX, seconded
by the Ler. E. LUDI.OI. the oeutmittee were appoint./.
On the proposition of Bev. O. W. MINIMAX seconded
by Mr. H. LOCC, Mt. J. T. liaollo was sppoiated
sacilwar.

THB FllllOll OF HAUS.

The Ile,. C. W. 1311110 HAM said at their muting the
other day a («hog wu expressed that at would he only
right and proper for them to address His Royal High•
nese their patron on the subject of hie reiteration be
health ; and he woo sure tits' while the rut of the
oonntry, and he could 'lomat say the rut of the world,
were rtjeleiog in hia coeval/Names, it would he rather
hard if ta tots 0000 tr •bere the Prille• had so mach
property and In this hospital of which be kindly
allowed his rune to stand as patron, they did not
express In SOON way their thankfolnew him restora-
tion to health. Be bad therefore drawn up the follow-
ing resolution—
' That the Goveaors or tbe D,rect County Hospital,
ascended at their general awns-emery meeting, Tutors
humbly to express to B.Lit. Um Prince of Wales, thar
E:Lron, the great joy and ealstaction with which they hart
d ef hie program towards convalescence after so serer'
aml terrible a malady ,• and they earneetly trust that It may
please God to grant him eemplete eiotoriUo, sad long to
spare him and MR. IL the Prince. of Wales to each other and
to the netien,lo the enJoymeut of ever" temporal and spiritual
. _

Ituttit. Hon. the President be requertel to coney
thto 11.8.1 i. the Patron.'

_
Mr. if. B. Mumnrtor wended.

The Caulk-mai said he would mention one feet
which he keew from the best possible authority—the
Doke of Carabridge told him that the Primmest of
Wales for six days and six nights never went to bad or
ohmtged her clothes.

- -Mr. 41;3-1712--eeld It was wonderful she had preserved
her health throagh it.
Rev. RIGUILLD SMITH said the Prism's recome7
wee a remarkable answer to the prayers of the maim.
AU hops seemed to be gone at one time.
Carried unanimously.