The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

THE GERMAN HOSPITAL, DALSTON.

The twentieth anniversary festival of this ex-
cellent charity was held at the London Tavern, last night,
when about 200 potlemeo dined together, wider the
presidency of his Boyd Milanese the Duke of OAMBIEXIII,
who was supported by Count A pponyi, the Aestrian Minister;
Count Bernstorff, PrmAin Minister ; Omit Vitstlina,
Saxon Plenipotentiary ; Count Sobleider (free City of
Humbug), and various other representatives of German
States. The diaper wea served in the very beet style of the
London Tavern Company, sad gave the moat unmixed
satisfaction. It was well dressed, well served, sod the wines
sod waiting were excellent. The donations acid subscrip•
Um announced during the mealeg mounted to 2,1001.
About 740 patient. have been admitted to the hospital
during the past year, while the associetion has been the
mem of relieving no less than 18,523 cases out of doors,
of which 810 were widest'. Kees the opening of the
hospital twisty years ago, 177,435 is sad out patients
bare keen relieved. °ivies sash abundant assistance, a
correspoodisr amount of funds is requisite, and the sum of
at heat 3.0001. ie at premed required to cover the cost of
the new buildings and fittings. After his royal highness
had proposed the meal loyal toasts, which were a. loyally
received, he gave the health of the foreign sovereigns sad
princes and the senates of the free cities of Germany, pro-
teeter palm of the institution. In proposing the tout of
the mai*g his royal highness made an urgent soma to the
rabbit for inereased import, pointing out that the advantages
of the Matitutioa were diffused much mom moss English
people then Germans, sod ex his gratification that
its original supporters bad af6 isted it with the charitable
institutions of this country. He did not complain of want
of progress, but taking the whole charities of the metropolis,
magoiliceat as they were, they were sot adequate to the re-
lief of the vast amount of distress and sulfa*. The
new building was a magnificent one, but it was calculated
that whoa all the beds were filled the annual end of the
institatios would be Moremed by 1,6001. a yesr while thew'.
yet remained a considerable sum to emplste the WIMPS
fund. Various other toasts wire given, sad the proesedings
closed most stiefactorily. ThemusiM arrangements weee,
as might have ben impeded, excellent, the miens artistes
Maly giving their savior to support the Medalist. Mr.
Jules Beasdice sad Mr. W. Gas: waded at the Moe.
Herr Straus led the bead of the Orpheus Glee Unice. The
vocalists were Madame 'Lancia, lidAe. Mahan, sad the
Orpheus Glee Union, sad their parformastes gave pea
pleesure.

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SZINCT COMMIT' OX STANDING 011031111.
YisDinky the select nommittee appoisted to toesbist the
hi* reported was* by the examiaers miming that the
standing orders ought am to be disposed with hi the INN
of Brysimawr, Illammloa, sad Pnitypool Railway, sad
in the soap al the Balmer sad Limbless Direst Railway.
The memaittse slap decided that the staadiaig codas *mid
be ttiopoord with is the following calm :—l3eath Hama
(Demo) Railway mad Nastk sod Brame Railway, as dope-
ailing sonalsd plass sod eactloaa ; Stoneham sod !inla-
yer* Rellway, Glasgow Oily Babwrina sad Barbour
Beasesletewm ried Warlord Railway, sad Bristol sod Nar*
Somerset (Bath lima). la the mom baud before
Paws almi bill of the Pahnoroq*, Wisbane, emd Settee
Rallirey, fur extsonoes to I:lima sad Crowned, woe
declared to ham oreeplied with the eteeillacordsm ; sad
the bills of the Water** sad Pump sod fisereostisca-
Ty** Iskprosousst sot to Uri so emptied.
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