The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-24 00:00:00

OPENING OF A COTTAGE HOSPITAL AT

SHAFTESBURY.

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A good work was completed at Shaft*Mary OR
as Monday, in the opening, by the Lord Bishop of the
Diocese, of • Cottage Hospital, which has been erected
there In memory of the late Marquis of Westminster.
The building stands neon the Park, and eommands a
most picturesque view of the south-westere side of the
Vale of Blahmoor. The land was given by the Dowager
Marshlomat of Westminster. and the plans were
selected from those of 40 muspetitare. The sucheesful
mospetitor w.s Kr, J, B. Corby, of Stamford, and the
works ham ban most elloiently serried out by Mt, T.
B. Mlles, builder, of Shaftesbury. Mr. W. L. Chitty
has soled as Hon. Seeretary to the eomesittee. Tits
Hospital has beets built with local grionstone, with Bath
stone dressings. It is emend with brown tiles stud en
ornamental ridge, the whole forming a very striking
and 'Native building. It is approached by • parries*
drive to the frost, with • light of steps to the mimes
door. Oa the right of the porch is • shield bearing
the Abbey Arms, sad on the left a angler one bearing
the Borough Arms, both mimed In Both stone. Over
the Arch to the front entrance, on state oorbelling Is •
lie Orval window with moped heads, and pared open
parapet, over which on the facie of the wall in the gable
%Mau the Weetrainst r Arms carved in stone in
bold relief. The porch Is fitted with very hand-
some oak doors end pannelled 'oiling. • slats seal
door lead' WO the Hall. lift. 6in. by lift., which
has an ornamental tile Mau. Oa the right there Is
a Couvalessent wardroom, 20ft. by 1511. an.; passing
through the Hall en the left, is a double ward, Wit, by
15ft. 6in.; al the sod of pessage, on the right, there is
a ward, 1315. by 13'R; on the left ts a handsome open
'taints's, sonetrueted satire!, of pitch pine. Under-
neath the stalreate le • drug store, fitted up with every
convection's*. Is this spend:ill lee deer leading to •
eellu, 13ft. by 13ft. Continuing in this passage on the
right is a bath-room, stores, and Wrier; on the left
kitchen and scullery. Al the end of the pomace there
Is the balk door leading to the rudest and the outer
Aloes. Upstairs, on the Arst door, are two wards 90
feet by 15 feet 6 lashes sash, and mums sitting
room (with Oriel window,) nurses' bedroom, four stogie
wards, he. The hoaa. is well supplied with water, and
I. Attod up with VA The east of the whole work was
upwards of £2,000.
The opealcs, esremeny took plate at noon, In the
nonvelesoent room, the Bishop appearlag in his robes.
Among tam present were 84 R. G. Glyn, But., Ma
V. Bennett-Sterford, M.P., Mr. G. Troyte-Bolloak, the
Mayor of Shaftesbury (Mr. J. Bonnett,) Mr. T. B.
Unity, Rev. G. L. Harkness, (St. James, Shaftesbury)
Rev. H. Deane, (Oillinghim,) Rev. J. Veysey, Mr. W.
Berridge, Rev. R. W. Blackmoor (Donbead,) Rev
J. H. and Mrs. Dandsay, Rev. A. Elton, (Itotoombe,)
Rev. W. C. &Wahl*, Rev. R. Prat, (dtower,) Rev. B.
KIM, (lemon. Groso,) Rev. G. Glover (Bourton,) Rev.
H. Hall (Sentley,) Rev. H. T. Glyn (Melbary,) Rev.
G. B. Oldield (Berwick 85. Leonard.) Dr. li:ows, Mrs.
Stereos, Mrs. Williams, Mr. end Mn. Powell, Kr.
T. B. Miles, Mr. W. L. Chitty, Mr. W. Turner,
(Tlsbury,) Mr. W. Miles, Mr. and the Misses Abbott,
11r. and Mrs. T. Rasher, Mr. and Mn. F. Farnham,
Mr. Annandale, Mr. Janes White, Mr. Haskell, ha.,
ka. Prayer, offered by the Bishop, we. followed by
the 141 h Palm, and port of the 10th chapter of Si.
Luke, Next e.me the hymn,

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" Thine aim, 0 Lord, in days of old."
sung by • number of boys from the National School.
Then the Breaor gave an address. Hospitals were
altogether • Christian thought. The coolant world
had no thought, no idea of snob • thing. In the Greek
and Latin languages—and perhaps they would accept
him to • oertain extent, as an authority upon such a
enbjeot—there wee no word that signified a hospital. It
was not until the love of Christ for men had been ex-
hibited upon the Cross of Calvary,—until the same
loving spirit had been learnt as • model and taught ea
• lesson, that the idea of • hospital began to be oon.
°aired in the modern sense In which It was now applied.
There were, it was true, in all times great Christian
inaUtutione ; in troubled times, only a few centuries
ago, there were monastic lastitations which were great
oentures of 'shanty ; but he ventured to say that the
fall development of the modern thought of the Hospital,
was • system and a matter rewired for application in
modern times by Christian ingland. Gradually and
instinctively—and it was a most remarkable thing—we
had been sketching out from time to time the elements
of a perfect system in these tibia's. He believed that
the first country hospital in Ragland was established
about the year 1739—more than 130 years ago—and
that the first person who thought out that great thought
was Doctor Clarke • Canon of Wit sheeter. That
Winchester hospital wail the first country hospital;
but we had since gone on anti' elmoat every county
posseeerd one of those great iosUtutions, such as the
Infirmary of Salisbury, the Hospital at Dorchester, the
Dispensary at Bath, and other similar institutions which
were In operation all over the country For a long time
great institotiolus of that kind were all that the county
had. The Cottage Hospital wee &thought of the last few
years; and an admirable thought it was, although at
present there were not many such institsUons in this
port of the sonotry. It was now nearly two years sines
that he took the same part that he wee taking now in
the opening of that velusbleicatitotion, the Ss he
Hospital, olose to Idarlb,rough—an Institution which
he was told was doing a very good work. There were
not many more in the Diocese. They had the Yeetman
Hospital at itherborne, and • small Institution at
Drying, but as far as he weeinforused, he did not know
of any others. He hoped the idea would be well sup-
ported in Shaftesbury and elsewhere, and that it would
spread. It was a kind of supplement te the hospital
proper, bat It must not be allowed to lake sway vitality
from the °misty hospitals. /ash earned its owe
blends( with it; each was valuable in its own place;
sad there was so reason why the two 'mild not be
worked together. Hie lordship spoke of the advantage
of Waned horses, sod said a Nurses' Institution had
reeently been opened in Salisbury. It still numb-red ouly
clew, but nevertheless It had passed the age of I salousy
sad eensitivenees and use now at work. They were but •
fa w, and they wanted more women booms led be traised.
The system of trained nurses was adapted to all °lmes-
who could take them In aid provide them with aossonts
modstion •' but there was a fourth thing required to
pasted the system via., trained deasonesses to be sup-
ported by each perish, who would be at the beck and
oall of the poorest person la the plsoe—women who,
fearing no easitdion, bat having severed • sert.in
amount of skill, would be prepared to act under the
direetios of the ging, Man, sad to do anythleg for any-
body—ready to go to the poorer% cottage at a
moment's mottos. Sash &system would be • blessing to,
he did not know how many. He 'maid not estimate
how large a populatioss °mild be ordinarily served by a
single same, bat no doubt 'several hundreds. A single
DIMS, therefore, is a parish would prose a blessing that
use almost iodeseribable. In gooolusion he oommended
the Cottage Hospital to the liberality of the neighbour-
hood, and they might rest assured that the blousing of
God would rest upon every thing thet woe well and
Christianly done. Another hymn was sung, alter which
his lordship proooaused the Benediction, and the pro-
seeding* terminated.

Eluiroquently, the Bev. G. L. Harkness, rector or St.
James, entertained the Bishop and • unwireu party of
clergy and laity at luncheon ; alter which, tb. bishop
loft, with Mr. Bennett-Stanford. M.P., for Bentley
station.

BRERBORNIL
FATAL AortDEff.—On Tuesday Mr. Henry Coo, aim of the late
Mr. John (lon. of Ashlngton Manor House, was returning Him
hunting with the B. V.H., which had that day met at It udford
bridge, and when nem !Wanner his boric threw hint lie then
got on again, and the horse being restive, appears to have Ind
his neat. This time he sustained such severe injuries
is caused his immediate death.
Isreaarrimo Ihscovitar.—On Saturday some men who were
digging • pit in the high ground near the Hall-way Hume, the lEerrarty of Mr Jahn (maiden, came upon a skeleton in very
ect condition. A careful search was made, and under the
nes were found two silver shillings of the reign of James
• slicer U. piece, and a copper penny of the mute reign ; also
two rasor-bHdes, an iron spoon with very deep bowl, • key,
and a whetatone--apparently the remains of the contents of •
soldier's kit. The met reasonable supposition is that the
skeleton is that of • midier of the days of the Commonwealth,
when Sherburne Castle was Maimed.