The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

SOUTH WALES.

The report of the directors states that the balance
in the revenue account will admit of a dividend on the ordi-
nary stock, after payment of the debenture and preferenoe
charges, at the rate of 31. Is. per cent. per annum, leaving
6761.95. 4d. to be carried forward. In pursuance of the
provisions of the agreement between the companies, a bill
bag been introduced into pediment. for the amalgamation
of this company with the Great Western Railway and West
Midland Railway Companies. A resolution will be sub.
mitred to the meeting, with the object of effecting a re-
duction in the number of the director'. Two vacancies,
caused by the death of Mr. Stephen Lewis, and the
resig-
nation of Mr. H. A. Bruce, M.P. already exist at theb
nod, as in the altered position of the company, it would
seem unnecemary to keep up the full board, the present
occasion appears a favourable opportunity for effecting the
reduction. Should the proprietors adopt the course thus
recommended to them, it will be necessary to supply those
vacancies only which are caused by the retirement in rota-
tion of the following gentlemen who are eligible, and offer
themselves for re-election—Sir F. R. Head, Bart., R. J.
Hutchins, Faq., and A. F. Paull, Esq. William Arming,
Rio., is the retiring auditor ; be also is eligible, and offers
himself for re-election.

Sr. MAWS HOSPITAL.

The annual general meeting of the governors of
this inatitution took plias on Thursday, at tin London
Tavern, Biabocigenttstrittit ; the LORE Idnvon in tbs °hair.

A report was red by Jfir..Wireirtr, the aserstery, whisk
gave the following bets the last twelve months
the institution be drawbacks to contend against, in the
existence of the International Exhibition, and the distress
is the cotton manufacturing districts, but nevertheless the
unfavourable apprehensions of the committee in regard to
the probable receipts had not been realised. The enema
sokeirriptioos of 1862 amounted to 433/. 15e., against
4201. Is. received in 1861. The dominoes during the same
period--exclusive of 5001. presented by one of the governors
ia memory of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort--
bad amounted to 671/. 10a 5d., molest 6831.4 x. 7d. Among
these donations wee one of 23 immune from " The Auxiliary
Society," contributed by the relieved patients and their
friends in very small amounts. There was another notice-
able donation iodated in the 671/. 10s. Lia., viz., 501. from
Hr. Thomas Tilton, one of the andit•rs, beicg his fifth do-
nation of a similar amount. With subacriptioes exceeding
in amount (though slightly) those of the year immediately
previous, and with donations within 121. se much, the com-
mittee hail abundant reseou to be thankful that the income
of the institution had been maintained daring the past ex-
ceptional year. Of thelegacies enumerated in the last report
there had bean received within the past year as follows :-
200 i. from P. Van de Wall, Esq. 451. from John Wateoa,
Esq. and gm from William Block, Esq. ; making toge-
ther,, 6.951. And very recently from the easte of
the late J. A. Cropper, Eel.. 100/. duty free.
The eseloweeent fond had bees increased daring the past
year from 7,3711. ss. to 8,0001. Growls. The fact that not
one death bad followed the large number of operations per-
formed within the hospital dui trig the year gave satisfactory
proof of the skill and acre of the operating medical officals.
The increase in the number of in-door patieute ooeseqtent
upon the larger number of beds bad also lees attended with
a similar increase of out • patients, nevertheless the increase
in the general expenditure had only amounted to 411.
10s. 101. That the committee had bees enabled to meet
this increased expenditure had been owing to the practical
benevolence of those few generous individuals by whom the
donations and legacies above-mentioned had Lase given ; but
from the general public the empties° to their appeals
had not been so satisfactory as it might have been.
There were owes, for this, and one of them was un-
doubted', the peculiar nature of the diseases with soda
St. Nark's Hospital had to grapple ; but as these miseries
wen such as all were liable to, it might be confidently ex-
pected that as the peat benelita conferred became more
generally knows the funds would increase. Another of
these causes was the want of sufficient publicity, but the
committee Bad hese reluctant to diminish the funds at their
dispersal by expending large sums ou advertisements, feeling
that this important subject was one fur the consideration
of the general body of governors.
The treasurer's amount from the Ist January to the 31st
Doreniber, 1862, showed that the receipts amounted to
2,4601., and the expenditure to 2.2621. 2s. 2d., leaving a
balance in band of 19111. llis.

The yearly report of the medical officers ',Mt.,' that the
number of patients admitted was 920, of w bum 580 were
discharged cared, 176 were relieved, 10 discharged for irre-
gularity and bad omeloct, I died loot operated or d. and 153
remained under tnatmeot ; making * total of 920. The
number of permute received sines the foundation of the
hospital to Des., 1861, was 14,066 ; the total bomber to
Dec, 1862, was 14,966.
The reports were severally adopted, the LORD MATOI4
mowing their adoptios, obeerviog that it was doubtless
absolutely necessary that the committee should give all the
publicity they mold to the institution. otherwise they
would not be enabled to remove the difficulty they sow
earirieaced in promoting the subscriptions and dominoes.
Throbs were them voted to the chairman, deputy-chair-
/ass, sad committee of saanagemmt.
A similar vote was alio named to lb. G. G. Seedemaa,
the trsamirar sad to Mr. F. flahnots, the bosomy consult-
bag surgeoa. sod founder of the hospital • to Dr. f.tritir4 h yrh onorar phydalaa ; and Yr. J. R. Liaised Mr. Y. Oen-
ad. hononozwerw
The snoo aires.
ds; seismsd aohnowlodgmosto to
the Lord Mayor. the bairn ues leolgb• ID • arc