The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-01 00:00:00

The quarterly court of the 110•1020111 this
charity was bold of Werloseday, is the bard roam of the
luepitel ; the Rev. Sir Hein FOOL'S. Bat, I. the °heir.
The mantes of the former comb hevesg hose coefiread,
the secretary reed the report of the committee of manage-
z.seue), whisti stated that est my had the elosathz.ons:
be 410121116 of maidens in m uodiminisited
pt the mord of sew out-patient owe showed • steadydiogressive Mame. Advents(' had bees Mee of e
fine weather to Dolour sad whitewash the mean half
of the hospital, and to execute pearel repairs where
needed. The committee reported with regret that in accept-
ing the new emitmots in September, for actualhog the
hospital for the ..it six months, an increase of price
was obesemble, more or less, in all the most important
articles of food, as compered eves with the 'swim tenders.
For imams, the additioaa east of milk reprensated an in-
creased simnel expenditure of nearly 3001., meet of 2401.,
eggs of 501., brad of 331., and so oa, prices haying also ad-
maid in mosey other ankles. The committee, however,
believed that the publio—who hitherto gives their sup-
port to this charity—would ere from these slisillosat facts
that eciatinaed and increased sad was nesdhilfor the "laciest
miasma of this Important charity. The committee had
truly peat reason to be gratified at the number of new sub-
scribers added to the list year toy year. The animal subacrip-
boss ware a molt valuable some of income. being the only
reliebie one, with the empties. of shout 8001. • year from
ground rents, bat the subsortptsoos were still but little over
half the amount of the yearly expenses, which exceeded
9.5001. Is their last annual report the committee announced
that • kind offer from friends is Medan to receive and
marital' twenty Mimes dodo" the merlins winter had
boss made. They also reported their acoeptaaos of such
offer, and their ream for doing so. The committee now
reoorted that twenty patients had Mee selected, and were
despatched from London by the Lisbon and Madeira mail
steamer Maria Pia, on the Sth ult. The departure of these
patients was as event of • deeply interesting cha-
racter, and it was hoped that their residence in
Markin would be materially and permeably bene-
ficial to the invalids themeelyes, as well es eoodncive
to the interests of medical science. The committee had
Received • letter from she smenntendeat placed in charge
of the Madeira patients, announcing their arrival at Lisbon,
all well, the voyage thus fax having been satisfactorily
boom by the inwards. The committee had had may marks
of approval of their conduct in seeking to seised the me-
t ahem of the charity by means of this temporary roe-
torium at Madeira ; and some friends bad forwarded
welcome contribatioss is aid of the additional espenme
oonmoted with the voyage oat mid home of the 'e-
yelids. The following legman had been asemoord
Mee the last court :—Mrs. Mary Comm, lig. 19s.
Samuel N. Raise, Esq., 2301., duty free; Miss Maria
C. Garnett, 1001. • Mies Sarah A. IVOreckee, 5001.
Though not precisely a legacy the committee here mill.
Mead the receipt of • munificout doestion of 1,0001., from
• lady is memory of • deemed daughter, Miss Mary
Grant Forbes, after whom one of the wards in the hospital
would in tutors be called, thus forming an appropriate and
enduring memorial. The number of ie-petionts admitted
®nos the 3rd August was 336 ; discharged, Dim, greatly
benefited, 274: died, 52 ; new out-patieste cases. 2,631.
The report having been neminiosisly adopted, the pro-
medley terminated with • modal vote of thanks to the
channels.

PRIVATE BILLS IN PARLIABENT.—The number
of plans of new railways, or deviations, for which
bills are to be introdUced next session, deposited
with the Board of Trade up to 8 o'clock WS sigkt—
the latest hour at which, by the standing orders of
the Houses of Parliament, they could be received—
was 339, being ten fewer than last year. Besides
these there were deposited 48 plans of public works
other than railways.
Meetings of the Schools Inquiry Commission
were held at 2, Victoriastreet :—Oti Tuesday, the 28th
nit., and on Thursday. the 30th ult. The 'withers, era-
mised on Tmeaday were—lL Charles Cowell, LL.D., professor
of French in the University of Loudon, and Ms. Albert
Creak, M.A., muter of a private school at Brighton. Oa
Wednesday a deputation from the Committee for Promot-
ing Scholastic Registration, mosisting of the Rev. Thome
Jackson, the Rev. Dr. Jacob, the Rev. James Ridaway,
and Mr. Barrow Rule, honorary secretary, gave evidence
before the commission ; Frederick W. Welker, Esq., M.A.,
head-master of Manchester Grammar School. and the Rev.
Thomas Williams, W A., bead-muter of Yeast Bt. Mary's
College, Chesterfield, were also eternised. Oa Thursday
the witeesses were Miss Emily Davies and Miss Bum,
principal of the North London Collegiate School for Ladies.
THE OUTBREAK IN JAMAICA.—In compliance
with a nonteronaly.eigned requisition. the Mayor of Brad-
ford has convened a public meting of the innabitaam for
Tapley evening Beit,, to memorialise the government to
institute a searching inquiry with respect to the outbreak
in &mica, and the circumstances attendant en its sup-
pression. A meeting of the men of South Load= for a
smiler object will be held at the Lambeth Ileths this
evening.
MIDICAL STUDENTS.—Tbe returns of the DUD:t-
here( gentlemen sow pureeing their profresksal studies at
the metropolitan and provincial hospitals recognised by the
Conned of the Royal College of Surpass of England have
sow been made to the government lespectors of Anatomy,
Dr. Coalman and Mr. Charles Hawkins. From these &mo-
ments it appears, in comparison with those of lam year,
that, DoimathstaDding the recent stringent regulations re-
quiring a higher standard of prelimioary education and
imanthation, there is an tiresome, incised of the great
decrease which had been anticipated from the above oases,
is the number of students at the different medial schools
in the Usited Kingdom. In this metropolis there are at
the present time 1,022 registered medical students at the 11
remtgeled hospitals, Wag an increase of 41 user the number
of last smith, and no lase than 316 ere new 'IAA's, or first
year's men, and representing as inane* over the number
of year of seven. At the nine recognised provincial
hospital there are 249 gentlemen punning their studies -
sad curiously enough thia is the exact amber at only 02,11
of our large metropolitan schools, that of Guy's. where
alone there are upwards of 80 new entries. At the pro-
viscial schools there has been an increase of only two over
the number of hat year. The above numbers do not re-
present the whole of the students pursuing their studies, as
many have omitted or are ineligible to register, not having
passed a prelimisery egsminaAioo is arta, Re.. in pursuance
of the regulations of the Medical Coundl of Education and
Registration. It is also stated that there is a gnat therms
in the number of pedantic pursuing their studies exclu-
sively; for the dental diploma of the Royal College of