The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

ICINGT COLLEGE BOSPITAL

Last evening the annual festival of the friends
sad supporters of this in liteties took plus at the Albion
Theron, Aldersgateotreet; Mr. SILW7II, Q.C., M.P., in the
chair. The occasion was honoured by a lugs attenduce,
sad amongst the more diatinguithed garde ware the Earl
of Powis, Lord Justice Turner, Viee-Chaeosilor Stuart, Sir
Thomas Phillips. Dr. Jell (Priocipal of King's College), Dr.
Major, Mr. Sembrooke, Dr. Guy, Mr. Lewis Loyd, Mr.
Twining. Mr. Joseph Hoare, Mr. Ferguson°, Mr. Robert
Pryor, Mr. T. Salt, jun., M.P. ; the Rev. Canon Hall, hi.
In proposing the tout of the evening, "Prosperity to the
King's Collage Hospital." the CULL MAN °binned that be
bad two difficulties to coeteed against. The trot was, that
!away were here present who were far bsttorqualified 'bubo
was to address the company on this questioo, and the
second was that which hi legal friends would clearly under-
stead, viz., that be bad too good • case. Hospitals of the
character to which this belonged were distinguished from
moat other charitable institutions by reason of the fact that
they were socomilde to every clue of mankind, and way
therefore beyond that spirit of vituperation under which
many public charities were permitted to suffer. It wu •
bold and noble undertaking to attempt to sst.ablisb such an
institution as this in the weighboarbood where it stood ;
but at the same time the sintatioo was above all others the
best calculated for the purpose. It was in the midst of a
district more deem, more crowded, more unhealthy, and
more poor than any other within • reasonable dietetice of
the rune locality. The building had been erected at
• cost of 100,0001., and bad heal paid for. The
committee had no reason to regret the delay which
bad taken place in completing the building, inasmuch
as they were thus enabled to avail themselves of all that
modern science had dose in respect to ventilation, and those
special requisites which the secommodatiou of the patients
demanded. Let anyone contrast this institution with any
other of a similar kind, and he might venture to ay that
the King's College Hospital would not be far from the first.
As repented the internal working of the iestitutioe, tt was
only necessary for him to allude to the statistics of the past
year, which showed that during that period :17,402 patients
bad been admitted to the benefits of the hospital. Of thee*
1.675 were in-patients, and 24,965 were outpatients, while
762 were midwifery cues. The hospital had now
the aecommodatioa of 152 bode, sod he seed
hardly state that they were constantly occupied. The
only passport to admission to the hospital was distress,
sickness, or disease, and such an institution was certainly
drsni'sg of a large 131111 s.,• of public support. The de-
claimed branch of the institution bad iscraised and improved
la proportion to the medical part, and it was most gratifying
to tuw that the hospital had the blessing of being assisted
by the „softer us," under the auspices of Mies Florence
Nightingale. The building was opened in 1839, and slue
that period more than 500,000 patients had received medi-
cine and advice. The institution had no endowment what-
ever, but was entirely dependent upon voluntary subscrip-
tions and legacies ; and increased support was now
greatly needed to enable the committee to carry
on their valuable and beaevolest operatioes. The
booonrable gentleman concluded by making as eke
quent appeal to the company for additional contributions,
and the result was that the subscriptions, which at the com-
mencement of the dinner amounted to 2,519 E., were now
raised to upwards of 0001.
The musical pert of the entertalement was performed by
Miss Rose Herne, Miss Randal, Mr. Frederick Walker, Mx.
Henry Bulked, and Mr. W. H. Monk.
Mr. Harker was the toastmaster.

THE FEMALE SCHOOL 01 AI; BLOOMEIIITILT.—A
grand fete and bazaar, is aid of the :adding fund of the
Female School of Art, Queen's square. Bloomsbury. is an.
flounced to be held in the Royal Horticultural Gardena, at
South Kensingtoe, on Thunder, dean 13, and two fotlowng
dims, under she immediate patroness of her Majesty the
Quest). and her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. A
few friends of the Female School of Art have kindly under-
taken to give some amino:el performances in a theatre to
be expressly erected in the rabid.* of the south arcade of
the Royal Horticultural Oardese ; a new and original bur-
lesque has bees written, celled Mosebo-fseibo ; or, the
Mosatelas of the Noon. The boar for the iiret perform-
ance will be settled by the hear of the snivel et their
Nand Highnesses the Nines end Prisons of Wales.
MITIOPOLITAN Fan HOMETTAL, DEVONEW/11.
&WAIL One.—The aggregate nowhere( patients indlesed
dating the week ending Jane 11 was—medial, 116 ; WM,
pied. Ca ; Mal. 1417 ; of whiek 660 were sow aim

The Richmond Examiner states that the Con-
federates repulsed Howard's corps of Sherman's
army the previous Saturday, with the lose of from
5,000 to 7,000 men.
The Secretary of the Treasury bee announced
that he will receive sealed tenders until the 18th
June for 75,000,000 dole. of Six per Cent. Bonder,
redeemable in 188 L