The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY.

A public meeting in aid of the funds of this insti-
tution took place yesterday, at Willis's Room., King-
street, St. James's, Dr. Partin, President of the Royal Col-
lege of Physicians, in the chair. A report was read, which
expressed regret that an institution which, offered such
valuable advantages to the public had not been more exten-
sively supported. The hospital was established at Margate
in the year 1790, for the relief of persona afflicted with
scrofula, and the total number of persons who had received
its benefits since that period was upwards of 23,000. The
building was caoahle of accommodating 220 patients by
night and by day, and the internal arrangements were of
such a nature thut every attention, medical and otherwise,
was secured to the inmates; but unfortunately the directors
were under the necessity of charging the afflicted persona a
weekly sum towards their board, without which help to the
funds the hospital could not Le kept open. This was the
more to be regretted, as, from the peculiar nature of the dis-
ease which the institution was intended to treat, the hospital
was especially deserving of liberal support. It was highly
desirable, therefore, that the hospital should be free from
all charge to the inmates; but this could not be the case
unless the funds were materially augmented. On the sth
April, 1853, the amount of the funds was reduced to GOOL,
and 1,4001. was required in addition to this sum to keep
the hospital open, and to maintain it in full efficiency for
six months. It appeared however that since the period
named there had been new subscriptions and donations to
a considerable amount ; but the directors were still com-
pelled to call public attention to the necessity of supporting
the infirmary with a degree of liberality more commensurate
with the claims of so useful a charitable institution.—The
report was unanimously adopted, and the business ter-
minated, a regretlbeing expressed that Mr. Benjamin Bond
Cabbell, who had promised to take the chair, was from
some unexplained cause absent from the meeting.

APOTHECARIES' HALL—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs-
day, July 7, 1853 :—llenry Cooper Bose, Canterbury;
John Henry Thomas, Llansamlet ; Peter Leigh Sadler,
Warnington ; Jetties Syme, Cumberland; John Evans
Bayard, Llengelan, South Wales ; Joseph Beauchamp
Matthews, Osfordshire ; John Adams, Bolton.
NEW MARKET IN COPENHAGEN FIELDS.—The
following is the architect's estimate of the further expendi-
ture which will be necessary for the carrying out of this
project:—Enclosed market, with pens for 42,320 sheep, and
rails for 6,791 bullocks, 125,721/. ; roads on the land,
26,000/., or if paved with granite, 12,0001. more ; lairs for
3,000 bullocks, 54,0001.; lairs for sheep, 2,8001.; public 1
slaughter-houses, 13,0001. ; private ditto, 11,7001.; tavertal
and clerk's residence, 11,0001. ; public houses, 15,0001. ;1
enclosures on north and east sides of market, 5,5001; total,
278,7211. The total estimated expenditure is put down at
343,2211. Tt e estimated revenues are—Tolls and market
charges, 8,7011.; sheep Dens and bullock tyres, 6501.;
lairage for 3,000 beasts, 3,9001., at 3d. ;per night, for two
nights each week, say average 601. per week, 3,120/. (the
usual charge is 3d. per night) ; lairage for 8,000 sheep
2,1211. 125., at Is. per score per night twe nights per week,
say average 401. per week, 2,0801. ; two public slaughter
house% to slaughter 100 bullocks daily, 300/. ; six private
slaughter-houses, say 1501.; two taverns, with stabling,
sheds, and paved yards, five public houses, and twelve
banking houses, 3,1501. ; total, 18,350/. Deduct expenses
at 25 per cent., or say 4,3.501., remaining 14,000/.
SWINDLERS IN TIIE WEST.—Within the past
week, several towns in the west have been visited by
swindlers, who have sictimised respectable persons to some
extent. At Dawlisb, in Devonshire, a well-dressed,
middle-age man took lodgings at Mrs. Westcott's. Ile was
" extremely nervous and lidgetty," and was extremely par-
ticular that the house should be secure. A friend of his
lodged at Mrs. Spencer's and was of similar habits. One
day the latter sent out and changed a ten-pound note, and
on receiving the change went out to bathe. He never re-
turned to pay his lodgings, and shortly after ho had left
the ten-pound note was found to be bad. The " fidgetty
gentleman" at Mrs. Westcytt's also decamped, having
changed several flush notes, and succeed' d in passing a good
deal of counterfeit coin. At Taunton, in Somersetshire, a
man, about thirty years of age, and of genteel appearance,
took respectable lodgings at Mrs. Dyer's. Ile had not been
there long before he tendered what appeared tobe a genuine
ten-pound Bank of Eogluno note in payment for sour
trifling articles, and received back change io gold and oily
On Sunday morning he hired a horse and vehicle of
landlord of the Swan, to go for a drive ; but he never re-
turned, and has not since been heard of. The note was
found to be a bad one.
CHARGE AGAINST A SURGEON.—On Thursday,
Mr. Hadley, surgeon, of Newton Abbot, Devonshire, was
I brought before the Teignmouth bench of magistrates in
custody, charged with attempting to procure abortion on
the body of Sarah Baker, living in the village of Luton.
The young seaman was too ilito attend, and her statement,
which bad been taken down in the presence of the superin-
tendent of police, was produced and read. She stated that
on the 16th of June she went to the prisoner's house, when
he performed an operation on her, which gave her excessive
pain. She wtnt home, and was ill at intervals, until the
24th of June, when she was obliged to be assisted to bed by
her mother. On the following Sunday she was confined,
and in tho absence of her friends she wrapped the child in
a cloth, and buried it in a dung-pit. She soon got better;
but ou the Ist of July she was taken seriously ill, when
another surgeon (Mr. Sullock) was sent for ; and he came
and said she had given birth to a child, which she at first
denied. The girl, in addl.:ion to this statement. said that
about two years ago she was in the family way, end
,went
to prisoner, who asked 'ner to allow him to " cure her, "what
but
she refused. He said. if she had a child, it would be a
stein upon her character through life. She sald. she did
hot care for that, and persisted in her reluala. 1' he bench
adjourned the inquiry for further prisoner until to-day
ann.
(Saturday), refusing to take bail for thes appear-