The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-08 00:00:00

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.

The general annul meeting. of the mociet y for the
relief of sick and diseased names an the port of London. on
board the Dreadnought, took place yesterday at 74, King
William street. Mr. John Labouchere, the treasurer,
presided.
The 28th annual report of the committee stated:
"That the threatened return of cholera in the autumn of li
hat year necessarily occupied the airtime attention of the
committee. The measures adopted on previous occasions,
when this disease prevailed epidemically, and which were
then found to work well, appearing to the committee to be
such as it would be most prudent to adopt, they applied to
the Admiralty to be furcualted with • separate ship, to be
fitted as an hospital for ths reception of cholera patients
only ; and, at the sense dme, the committee expressed the
reedit:no of its officers to take the entire charge of any such
hospital, if established within a short dbtance of the Dread-
nought. This application was most promptly complied with,
and the Iphigsain (late the Marine Society's ship) was
at the disposal of the committee. Although,
placed
he merciful dispensation of Providence, the en.
commodation thus provided bias been ea yet but little re-
quired the number of cholera pulsate not having exceeded
30, viii the committee feel that they have great cause to be
grateful for the means so liberally granted them of affording,
even in that small number of cases, medical assistance much
mess esseedeatly emdLtrerhaps advantageously, than would
otheneiss Mee Imes vim. They also Seel that, although
the eleitalies grime the present to have passed, at lout
within the sphere of the ileamea's Hospital, still its recur-
ream, as on farmer osmium War in the spring, may not be
deemed improbable. The iphigamle is therefore retained by
them, and will, it h leaped, be goad, in any emergency,
amply suMaient sad esaamisilkeis he the reception of any
number of pmiesta likely to be loroseght to the hospital.
" The latimdlon held out by the committee last year that
the Dreadaseskt meld be dished M seep a leek which she
in Xemaker, 1347, has ail has wig late elect,
am the ailsrwarde diminished seseddinally. Upon • re-
d presentation made by the sammittee of int to the
Admitalt Bernd, their imahhips_ were pfaesd to direct the
master el Weelwieh Yard in nuke a careful sur-
vey of the mid& ime ben dome, and the com-
mittee are glad le slate that the madmen eller frame justi-
fied a resumumndatiora that she shed he decked this year
to mein the ememeary repairs. Having the Man 61'a smaller
ship, with Mbar same, the committee will, daring that
period, take mm limit skit end disabled mamma shall not be
Bighead.
" The limmem's Sm,Mal lieeiety matinees to enjoy the
patronage end need @Eggert of her mast redo= Majesty,
an honour esniareed ages a charity devoted to the wants of
• class Mims Ashley Igen all oesedoss proved themselves
worthy st Ask isarsigies barium@ ; and on whose be-
half the amities return their ipMeial thanks.
" Amidst the various champs eibiek have takes plies
meat the supporters of this hergitak M h area satistastioa
to the ssmeniteas to know that ite immense to the naval
sad Mesquite el the emailry watienes le he
aw
=Vault's's*, all=klammiele _'
has' the sem-
, memement, has materially maleibeleil in piece it in its pre-
sses poultice, and has encermagall the eemmittee in their
Woe: el usefulness. The number of paths% admitted on
board the Dreadnought, daring the pot pear, w ,as •
and relief in modicum and medical steels admikeervi
to 2,123; making • total of 38,979 seamen, ei ell nations,
time its isematios.

" T; Vekoseselieel. sew presented. shows a einelderable
Mies Win the geomipt of pordlise awl iheibitorio•
and a imps of dienialnien ia soma siabenipehas,irtra
cheek of vow of She old sad Meade of Nee eharity.
The eassolliee of this, as thud plies ot the
hospital ea tie river 'moot fail to Mast sehiatica, and
invite tespihy into its utility sad sawrommt,
" The *amber of rasa received We tee ship elate it be-
came an hospital, in 1821, is 59,011, of whoa 38,418 were
diceliarpal eared ; which author iesiades 2,243, whe were
also clothed. Fl'Ora the Ist Feb. Se the end of last year the
somber of patients recovered was 2,781, of whoa 203 are
still ander care." _ .

The easll-seeonat for 1848 showed that the receipts dais,
the pest year (inoludieg a balsam of 1721. 19.., carried over
haw the proving' year) was 8,9571. 12s. ed ; the eareat
ewaiMw— • snouted to 6,9631. 181. 3d. ; beside. which
SUL as. Id. had boos invested in the beads, leaving a
Wawa I. hand of 1521. 71, 4d.
It wee also stated that, though then had ban a hllin off
to the moiety's booms a 1,8601., they had isaand *sir
sannat of faded preperty. The report was aasainottaly
adopted; the dames wen oleslei for the ening year
thaaloo wore voted is the auditors sad Oshawa, sad the
peoesedisas tersalaated.

Warms Jiws' Fan &mom Ka Bon.—A ball
in aid of the heads of the non institution took pleas yester-
day netting, at Willisßooms. The &ado; 000ntemned
at!) o'clock, and entinned until a lets beer. The ationimes
was pretty mood. Almon the stewards of the imenmekom
who attended we noticed Fox Lane,'Beq., M.P., Plan Sake-
Inns, Esq., C. Ametey, M.P., Beg., ito.

Film—Yesterday wireihsg, away before three
o'elook, a fire at thwthrell baths eat a the pis be.
lassie, to lin. Piper, a thatleser, is Shrive%
The talus them ia the Ibsen then. sad Wan esistease
Mews keens, they had bed the stain's, Gotha& the se-
mai berths had the pastern dillsebyth aisles a lads
reheat Le it was they were au*w sested Xmas.
Insists were promptly ea thespot, bat beim Nell be
mtiairist, the fire had the party end bad
the stock is trade in Mr. Levy's she sat
a swat
Z.7r7 Them wee sa attendant et water, sad the the-
me easended lit sable as the bat alt until the
nob to trade Wombs, to Mao. Piper was dwiroyod, end
the bendtiut satesalvely boned. The sleek of Ith Levy is slot
severthi deekeled be fire sad water. Both ponies were
tattlysi la the Phenix Fire-Odlos. MAYMA.—
At the tithe the above diester brake oat, sews-
eel 01 the engines were at week at a the width
Awl bras& oat is a imp theasioa to Cs:sea-street,