The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-03 00:00:00

ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.

Thos fourth anniversary festival of the Royal Medi-
cal Benevolent College was had, last night. at the Pree-
mies.' Tavern; the Lois Maros In the chair.
TM festival was marked not only by • very numerous
essemblage, but by very peat efforts to render it far above
the ordinary at indard of charity dinner*. The uscarcas of
sitabl:stialmat were brought into fall play, with con
@Movable effect, in every daps/tamest, the stuasal snoop-
, lamb under the dilution of Miss 13tebbach, were en-
amidngly good ; and everything that weld render the
amiss weirdly of the 'saltation was liberally provided.
The dolman was supported by Mr. Lloyd Davis., M.P. ;
Yr. Thomson Hickey, M.P. ; Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Kam* ; Sir Charles Crosley ; Colonel Walker; •
I lumbar of clergymen, and about two hundred and
fifty ether steatlimen, the great bulk of whom were
members of the mediae' profession, and it is seldom than
c=g of than kind for • charitable pupae presents so
Deep en aspect.
loossroa,
After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts bad bees duly
The Loan Marna proposed " Prosperity to the Boyd
Medical Benevolent College ;" and after paying • hearty
tribute to the high qualitiee of the members of the medical '
profession, and their valuable contribution to the alleviation
of human suffering, said that it was really surprising to con-
templets the point of success to which this institution bad
arrived in • period of less than five yeas ; and he eulogised
its objects, which were at ones provident and benevolent,
and commented on its peculiar adaptability to the
wants of a profession, which, while away of its
member' were placed in positions of wealth end
comfort, the jut reward of their mints and assiduity,
was yet subject is • east number of oases: to all the
vicissitudes which wader-pod labour and ability entailed on
deserving men. He paid a high compliment to the energy
end devotedness of Mr. Proper; the founder of the institu-
tion, and stated that while it afforded gratuitous education
of the bigheit clue to • number of the children of medical
men who would otherwise have been unable to obtain it, it
also alluded the same advantages, at • moderate charge, to
the children of those members of the profession who were':
able to pay for them. The inatitutfoa, though large enough
to accommodate 200 boys, at present was only able to ad-
mit 160; and he hoped that by the aid of the donations of
that ovular!, a debt which was still an isumbranim upon
it would be much diminished, it not altogether re-
moved. He could net give • better proof of the energy
and liberality which had attended it than by eating
that in • little more than four years from its commencement
a bone had been built for the purpotes of the institution on
its own freehold land of 18 acres, and the building was
nearly filled.
The touts of t^e clergy, and especially those who had
given the use of their pulpits for the purposes of the charity,
the vice-presidents, and of Mr. Propert, the treasurer, fo'-
lowed.

iii:PROPIRT, who was received with every possible
de-
ministration cf respect gad estnei, acknowledged this latter
Meet, and stated that among the °babes who were entirely
eepperted sod Negated at the echo d attached to the oellege
were II syphon M goadical men. while 128 more were Wu-
'MW et • medseele east to their fries 4a ; and is oder to
draw bow the Yedtetioa was apreeiated by the prodigies,
he had sly be Mete that 70 or 80 more boys were with,
to be nested tato the school as slow as they
could be seesemedette. Amara teeters of the atalihit-
meet whist' the Lad Mayer bed emitted, we the
of • amber et peulesere whom loseleet
wore mitkeetteldei Om Beth= reed • lees tmt
tioeo, teasels, the Lord Mayer, who gave 20 pine; the
Dowager Dubose of Neillerlarid, leit Mire
lHorses, 421.. the Unwise Medical Sod ;s , ; the
fnenda of • aimed =Whet geeUeman in hire,
who, beteg imitmee elf stoles • tribute of vaspeet to his
memory, hid rebel •subetriptio• of 3001, whirl they had
even with that view to the college, to fogad an inhibition.
Tters was also a separate fend for the erection of a chapel
is the college, to which 166 ladies had distributed 5 guineas
each. and the total subscription for which had reached
1,032/. Bet the most gratifying senossamment of all he
had tomtits we that the result of the festival would be
that to-marrow it would be out of debt—(great applanse)—
sad he alio stated that its mead income would stead
2,6001.

Several other toasts were e'en, mid elk BIESOIIOI7 eft'
dial, semen, and almost purely prufsesksal festival rei•
salted is a eabecrlptioa of considerably over 4,0001.