The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-11 00:00:00

THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN.

Yesterday afternoon the first annual general
meeting of the governors and subscribers to this very useful
charity was held in the Board-room of the institution,
(ireat Ormond street, Queen-square, fur the purpose of re-
ceiving the medical, general, and financial reports, the elec-
tion of officers for the year ensuing, and on other business.
Joust LAIIOI:CIMAY, Esq., the treasurer, presided.
The respective repo:to were read by the Rev. Sir
If. Dukiofield, Dr. West, and Mr. H. A. Bathurst,
Honorary Secretary, which showed that the hospital
had originated from a meeting held aS the Hanover-square
Rooms, at which the Earl of Shaftesbury bud presided.
The wl:ole funds collected having been found wholly in-
efficient fur the erection of a new building, the committee
took the house in Ormond•street, now used as the hospital,
in which the roasts were spacious an 1 lofty, with a
garden in the rear about an acre in extent. The committee
had greet reason to Le thankful for the support received,
and had much pleasure in announcing that her Majesty had
graciously become patroness of the institution, and cacti i-
bated the liberal donation of 1001. The hospital had given
great general relief to the children of the pour, and pro-
moted many recoveries. The in-patients admitted were 143,
•M., 76 males and 67 females, of whom 13 had
died. Tha out-patients had been 1,250. The whole
number of beds had now increased to 30, but fur the nume-
rous applicants th se were wholly inadequate. The whole
amount rectived for donations and subseriptions was
' 4,8211 124. 2id., hut only 3931. in annual subscriptions. Of
this 2.655/. 2s. Hid. had been expended, and there re•
mained a Wane; fund-il and at the bankers' of 2,169/.
9s. 3d. Parents now felt every confidence in the hospital,
and mothers now often sought for admioion for their chil-
dren, whom want of room or want of feuds compelled the
medical Akers to refuse. The fever wards of tha hospital
had proved themselves of the greatest importance.
On the motion of Mr. HAYWOOD PENNY, seconded by
Mr. H. C. ROTIIIIREY, the reports were unanimously
adopted.
The ChIAIRMAN observed that the annual subscriptions
were under IDOL, while the annual expenditure was about
1,i.001, and it was therefore incumbent on the public to
increase the annual subscriptions.
The Rey. Sir H. DUILINFIELD suggested that parties who
had tied children i 1, and recovered,lthou:d he urged to con-
trib.de to this hospital in the shape of thank-efferings.
(Hear.) This course be should be must happy to adopt
under such circumstances. (Hear.)
Tho remaining business having been disposed of, thanks
were arcirded to the chairman and other officers, and the
proceedings terminated.

GENERAL BROTHERTON AND MR. COBDEN.

Lieut.-General Brotherton has published the fol-
lowiug "last word" between himself and Mr. Cobden:
Travellers' Club, Feb. 9.
Sir,—/as you have not taken any notice of my letter of
the 3rd inst., I think I may fairly conclude either that you
have not received it, or that you do not accept or approve
of the conditions it contained. Should the latter be the
case, may I beg to suggest what I have no doubt will be
moat consonant to your feelings, and afford you "the
greatest satisfaction and pride "—vie., to transfer your
bond (410,0001. to the Manchester Infirmary—an institu-
tion in which you would seem to take a great interest ? This
will afford you an opportunity of benefiting that establish-
ment, and removieg from the puhlie mind any doubt of
your sincerity, should such doubt still exist. Moreover, it
will give you the satisfaction of eclipsing my humble con-
tribution. This course will settle matters in a way which,
if I may judge from your speeches, I doubt not you will
highly approve. I am, sir, your obedient servant,
11. Cobden, Esq., M.P. T. W. BBOTHISRTON.
P.S.—My donation of 51., and my weekly subscription el
Is., have been remitted to the treasurer of the Infirmary;
the latter I have paid one year in advance. T. W. B.

DEATH or A MIBEIL—A kw days ago Mr. Win.
Jameson, of Newby, Westmoreland, deputed this life in a
state of the most abject wretchedness. Deceased during
tho whole of his life had been exceedingly penurious is his
habits. He was born at Newby, where he died. His tether
had two children, himself and a sister, and a small estate.
On the decease of his father, the estate, which was worth •
few hundred pounds, was inherited by deceased; with tkia,
in connexion with a small legacy left by an aunt, he com-
menced the world. For several years he worked as a
ploughman, anxious to add • little to the little he had.
In 'aurae of time, when still a young man, he purchased
an old thatched cottage at Newby, where he took up
his domicile. Too greedy to bay coals, he daily, in the
winter season, resorted to the smithy to warns himself
on the smith's hearth. Time passed on, and the miser,
ever awake to speculation, was continually
_muslin'? acces-
sions to his treasures. His gold and bona Jule eecuntiew ac-
cumuleed with astonishing rapidity, and with this in-
creasing wealth his acquisitiveness and misanthropy grew
in proportion. His dress consisted of a greasy old fustian
coat, with trousers and waistcoat of the same material, a
pair of clogs, a wool hat, &c. His coat had been patched
and sleeved by his own hand, for he would not afford to
employ a tailor. His linen also was washed by himself.
Ile lived principally upon hasty.pudding, and in order to
save fire he would boil as much at a time as would serve
him for three or four days. He sat in his lonely cottage on
the dark winter nights without fire or candle. His health
for the last few years gradually declined, and he died a few
days since. His property has been variously estimated at
from 211,0001. to 30,0001.—the principal part of which will
go to a nephew in London—his sister's son.
Nl:vr Stara SIGNIL4.—The experiments con-'
netted with these signals have terminated. They have
been carried on by order of the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty now for a period of three yearn, though in the
Western Squadron under Admiral Corry only about seven
months. The result of the whole of the trials has been
satisfactory. It is clear that vessels can most readily cern-
municate at night; that an admiral sr commanding efilet.rs
may, will, facility, single out any ship in a elect with pre-
cision, and fr,:elv signalise with it as by day, at distances
varying front 31 miles in fine weather, and to 21 in
blowy and stormy weather; or he may at once give
the signal to the surrounding squadron. It has been
deemed advisable not to remove the old signals,
but to retain end unite them with Thomsan's system;
thus the naval service will be well furnished with a
ready and an extensive in, any of communication for
war or for peace. The mode of working these signals is
simple; they are hoisted as flags; all numbers are formed
by two lamps at a hoist ; the alphabet and vocabulary with
three, and general signals with four lamps; and this being
established as a law, no mistake can happen, especially as
the distinauishing signal is invariably wed before, to indi-
cate lava the communication is to premed, when, as under
the old system, a lamp blown out would instantly change
the import of the signal. The general gliali require no
previous distinguishing signal. The new telt grnphic
coloured lights, which are in course of making for the Its-
dit,reastean siiisailmn, will be HOW by llbs. that these
ordered by the committee, and nester, simpler, and mere
compact titan any yet made.