The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

GERMAN HOSPITAL, DAMON.

The annual court of governors of this institution
was held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern, his Excellency
the Chevalier Buieux, Prussian Ambassador, presiding.
The report of the committee stated that the usefulness of
the charity bad gone on increasing every year since its tre•
tablishment In 1845, and that in the put year it had re-
lieved a larger number of persons than in any previous
year, and with meant comparatively more limited, in con-
sequence of the extraordinary expenditure in enlarging the
hospital. The number of anneal subscribers had also gone
on increasing, but the funds were, notwithstandling,
inadequate to meet the demands upon them which
were daily augmenting. Though the hospital was
established far the benefit of poor Germans, it relieved
many English, especially in cues of accidents, for the re-
ception of which the institution was open in the same way
as other similar establishments. There were also a large
number of English amongst the out-patients, and the com-
mittee appealed therefore to the English residents of the
flistrict in which the hospital was situated for support.
The sieject of the extension of the hospital and the possi-
ble necessity of its removal, was wider the consideration ef
a sub-committee, whose report might shortly be expected.
The number of in-patients admitted daring the past year
was 706. Out-patients : At the hospital, 4,1182 ;at the City
Dispensary, 1,202 ;at the Western Dispensary, 316. Total
number of in-patients since the opening, in 1845, 3,513.
Out patients, 20,935. Total, 24,448. Ten beds were added
during the last year, which formed the temporary Adol-
phus ward, which will enable the governors to admit nearly
100 poor women and children ; still, in the course of the
past year, as many as 278 sufferers could not be admitted
for want of room ; some of them most urgent cases. The
income of the year from all sources amounted to 2,4861.
9s. 10d., and the expenditure to 2,5011. 91. 10d., leaving a
balance of 151. against the hospital.

The report having been adopted, the thanks of the court
to the president, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the treasurer and sub-treasurer, the medical otli-
ter., and chaplains, were voted, and the house commit-
tee and board of management fur the ensuing year were
appointed.

Mr. Nassox moved a resolution authorising the com-
mittee to sell out 250/. of' the 1,4.501. which the institution
bad invested in the Three-and-a-Quarter ier Cents., which
he said was necessary to enable them to clear off debts neces-
sarily incurred for the ordinary purposes of the hospital.
The 1,4501. was not a balance of subscriptions and dona-
tions which, not being wanted for the current expenses,
had been invested, but was a sum which hod been received
from the East and West India Dock Junction Railway as
compensation for a portion of the hospital garden which
that railway had taken. Adverting to the claims of
the charity, he stated that, with an income of 7161. for the
year, they had relieved 5,600 patients. The number of
English out-patients relieved daily was on the average 99;
and during the year 165 cases of accident had been re-
ceived, which, but for the German Hospital, must have
been carried two or three miles to the London
or St. Bartholomew's. He hoped, therefore, that when
its benefits became g lly known to the English residents
of the neighbourhood, there would be a larger accession to
the annual list of subscribers. It was true that the accounts
showed a balance at the bankers of 861., but this was owing
to the kindness of certain friends of the hospital, who had
advanced the funds necessary to enable them to go oa—
ths fact being, that the committee were in debt for trades-
men's bills between 2001. and 3001., not on account of the
past year, but which had accumulated on the accounts of
several years.

A GOVERNOR complained that notice had not been given
of the intention to bring forward the motion.
After a brief discussion, in the cunrse of which Mr. Nes-
son promised that a detailed account of the liabilities of the
hnspital shou:d be prepared for the nee of the governors
generally, previous to the annual dinner, the resolution was
put and carried.

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A resolution of thanks to the chairman dosed the pro-
ceedings.

SPORTING.
TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAY.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
6to 1 apt Mr. T. Parr's Contentment (t)
26 to 1 Mr. Cowley's Lampedo (t)
26 to 1 Mr. Kimberley's Snowdon Dunhill (t)
30 to 1 Mr. Farrance's Terpsichore (t)
30 to I Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock (t)
1000 to 30 Mr. Wrcford's Wedding-day Ally (t)
Contentment, improving upon the price at which he had
been quoted in the City, was backed freely at 6 and 7 to 1,
and left off with a rising appearance ; it will be seen that
be wu also in favour for the Newmarket Handicap, Minster
Cup and Derby—the market, in fact, was full of " Con-
tentment."_

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
9 to 1 apt Mr. Muon's Miss Mowbray (t)
11 to 1 Mr. Mason's Oscar (t)
12 to 1 Captain Little's Half-and• Half (t and
aft. off.)
16 to 1 Mr. Barnett's Sir Peter Laurie Ole to 1
Maria Day, Forest Lad, Simple Peter, Melford, en
Calmer are seratebed.

CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn
25 to 1 Mr. ()ruffle's &areal ow (t)
30 to 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Constantine (t)
30 to 1 Mr. T. Parr's Trifle (t)
40 to 1 Mr. Osbaideston's Mountain Deer (t)
40 to 1 Mr. Saxon's Richard Primmer (t)
40 to 1 Mr. T. Parr's Contentment
1000 to 25 Capt. Key's Little Jack (t)
50 to 1 Mr. Farrenee's Friday (t)
60 to 1 Mr. Phillips's Truth t)
60 to 1 Mr. Palmer's Goldflaer (t)
1000 to 15 Mr. R. E. 011iver's Babette (t)
1000 to 15 Sir W. Booth's Tremble (t)
1000 to 15 Mr. Lumley's Tickton (t)
1000 to 10 Baron Rothschiid's Leopold (taken)
1000 to 10 Mr. Balfe's Rosalba (taken)
1000 to 10 Mr. Lumley's Maria (taken)
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
9 to 1 apt Mr..T. Parr's Contentment (taken)
12 to 1 Mr. C. Liley's Tavistock (taken)
22 to 1 Mr. H. Boyce's Herbert (taken)
DERBY.
10 to 1 apt Mr. Bowes's West Australian (t 11 to 1)
15 to 1 Mr. Powney's Cineu (taken)
1000 to 60 Duke of Bedford's Sittingboume (taken)
40 to 1 Mr. Parr's Contentment (taken) •
OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Mr. Wanc7;ip 's Catherine Hayes
9to 1 Mr. Woffenden's The Queen (taken)

Cinema Cor.—The following are all We scratchinp
that have been made public up to five o'clock last night:—
Father Thames, Little Davie, St. Charge, Nancy Martinson,
Fancy Girl, Hippogriff, Trickstrew, Gholab Singh, Grape-
shot, Warhawk, The Little Fawn, Coral, Minerva, Convict,
Merry Bird, Audubon, Lady Hathaway colt, Malice, Twig,
Chorkah, Eliza Middleton.

THE PARKA OF EGYPT'S NEW STEAM FRIGATE
FAID OIXAAD.—The passenger list of the Ripon, Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steamer, which arrived at
Southampton last Friday, included the captain, officers, and
crew of the Egyptian steam frigate Faid Gibaad, which
vessel had been navigated to Alexandria, and delivered
there to the naval authorities of the Puha. This fine fri-
gate, which was built under the superintendence of the di-
rectors of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, made
the run from Southampton to Gibraltar in five days,
with three boilers only at work, against strong head
winds; from Gibraltar to Malta in 3 days 22 hours' with
only half her boilers at work; and from Malta to Alex-
andria with all boilers working, in 68 hours, against a
strong head wind. Her last 24 hours' run was exactly
302 miles spinet a fresh wind and hem freight. The
Viceroy, Abbas Puha, being at Alexandria, and having
been made acquainted with her arrival, sire, and beauty
ordered the Governor of Alexandria to receive Mr.
Davidson, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's agent
in Egypt, together with the captain, at the Palace, to con-
vey his thanks for the pains taken by the eonspeay in the
superintendence of her building and fitting up. The trans-
fer of the Faid Gihaed was attended with much ceremony,
all the great Egyptian officers, with their suites and •
guard of honour, being on board. The English officers
were in full dress uniforms, the men in their beet blue
suits. At ten o'clock the English flag was saluted by 21
guns, the bend from the Ripon playing the national an-
them ; after which the English colour was hauled down,
and the Egyptian hoisted in its place, and another salvo
of 21 guns was fired. A divan was held in the grand sa-
loon, when each of the officers who had taken out the Feld
Gibaad was presented with a beautiful Damascus sabre, the
mountings being of silver-gilt, in the name of his Highness
the Viceroy, and each of the crew was presented with a
month's pay. The sword presented to the captain wu
of great beauty, being mounted with solid gold. The
Ripon band were also presented with 161.—HammAir•
Independent.
EMIGRATION Or WanntwEN.—Last week no less
than eleven watermen of Greenwich emigrated to Austra-
lis. This number, it is expected, will very shortly be con-
siderably increased, as much activity prevails among that
body to better their condition, which has, of late years,
deteriorated in remuneration. Most of them were young

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men,j--ust served their apprenticeship, who had been ar-
tracted thither by the high wages being now paid to that
class in Australia.—Ketaiels Mercury.
THE REAL SEA SERPENT.—On the night of Satur-
day week, when the tide was high and a gale blowing,
there was cut ashore at Torduff point, parish of Graitney,
a large tree, which was at the time mistaken for some
monster of the deep, and may have led some who saw it in
far distant latitudes to believe that it was in verity, the
mysterious sea serpent himself. The tree is 38 feet in
length, and at its thickest part six feet in circumference,
and is estimated to weigh about five tons The huge roots
are still attached to the trunk, and from one end to the
other the tree was covered with sea-weed from one to two
feet long, while idly. ring to the end of each strip is a shell-
fish. The sea-weed was thrown round the tree, as it rose
and fell with the waves, like • flowing mane ; the shells
made a rattling noise against each other; and as the roots
now sank under water, now rose above the waves, there
is little wonder that the vegetable was taken for same
huge production of the animal kingdom. —Duntfrses
Courier.

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ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The
Hants Indevendent Mates that Captain Richard Barton,
R.N., tho Marine Superintendent of this Company, is about
to retire, after many years' service, from the superintend-
ence of the company's ships at Southampton, and that he
is to be succeeded by Captain Vincent.