The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

REPORT OF THE ROYAL HOSPITALS.

The following is a condensed report of the number
of children and other people maintained in the several
Royal Hospitals of the City of London, under the care
of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and governors thereof, for
the year lam past.
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.
Children put forth apprentices and discharged from
Christ's Hospital, the year last past, 219; 9of them
being instructed in mathematics and navigation,
were placed forth apprentices to commanders of
ships, out of the mathematical school founded by
King Charles 11.
Children deceased the year last past 6
Children now under the care and charge of
the hospital in London and at Hertford 1,392
To be admitted on presentations to bo
granted to this time
1,574
The expense of repairing and keeping up the buildings of ell.
1 this hospital having been found to be extremely burden- —3,
some, a fund war established in 1802 with a view to the 20
gradual and complete rebuilding of the whole fabric, and a
great part has accordingly been restored in a most comma IS
diens sad substantial manner, without reducing the num- U.
bee of children upon the establishment during the progress th"
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of the works. Much, however, yet remains to be done, and 5,0
the governors regret to state that the fund originally sub- ss
ecrilett has been completely exhausted, and a very consi-
derable sum expended from the general funds of the IS
charily; hut they are willing to hope that the generosity of 8.••••
the public will ailbrd the means of completing this great
work, and prevent the necessity of encroaching further Is
upon the permanent income of the hospital, soul thereby Is
diaishlriti the scope of it. atehtisees. •
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.st.
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There have been admitted, cured, and discharged le
during the last year 5,522 in-patients, and 69,755 M
medical and surgical out-patients, including ca- to
sualtios ; most of them were poor, sick, and lame III!
persons, and many of them being destitute of all 12
relief have been supplied with money, clothes, Su
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and other necessaries, to enable them to return to
their several habitations—amounting together to 75,277 son
Dead na to
Remaining under cure—ln-patients 407 at.
Out-patients 2,549 Is
The governors call upon the public to assist in defraying ills
the very heavy additional expenses incurred by the eaten- ;
sive enlargement of this hospital for the relief of the annu- 14
ally increasing necessities of the poor. 10
ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. St.t.
There have been admitted, cured, and discharged,
25
during the last year, of sick, wounded, manned, ir
diseased pawns, 4,239 in-patients, and 46,93'2 10
medical and surgical out-patients, including PA.
casualties; some of whom have been relieved Su
with money and necessaries at their departure, to
to accommodate and support them in their IS
journeys to their several habitations
Died alter much charge in their sickness
Remaining under cure—liepatients 4f'sS so
Out •patients
St.

So that there have been during the past year of
poor miserably objects wider care, and destitute
of other proper care, in ull 53,195 to
The governors of this hospital also make an appeal to the 00
public to enable them to defray the heavy charge incurred 30
by the increased accommodation made fur the patients and ti-
the still greater outlay necessary.to complete the plan of Ft ,
improvements now in progress. 10
HHIDEWELL HOSPITAL. 30
Received into this hospital during the year, under
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commitments by the laird Mayor and the aldermen
of this city, as criminal and disorderly pa sons who IS
have been kept to hard labour, or received correction 613 14
Apprentices sent by the Chamberlain for confinement 20 lo
Received poor person, who had been found wanders rill
ing abroad and begging iu the City of Lordon .... 321
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984 ari,
A:favourable account of the results of the House of Oc-
cupation attached to lleidewell is appended. It appears by
from this account that there were at Christmas, 18a0, re- M.
mainiug in the house 108 males and 101 females.
TO
HETHLEHE% HOSPITAL. . 25

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It appears from the report that there were remaining in
the hospital, Ist of January, 18.30, including those out on iii,
leave of absence, 213 males and 184 fentakw ; and that 48
there were admitted during the year 15$ males and 215 20
females ; making a total of 770. Of those 74 males and 3.
123 females have been discharged cured; and 40 males and :.,
37 females are incurable. The sub-committee meet:every 23
Friday, at Bethlehem Hospital, to admit and discharge pa- u
tients from all parts of the United Kingdom, without re- et.
Terence to their relations or friends.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
MINCING-LANE—THIS DAY.
The public market is closed to-day, and the only article 10
fur which there appears to be inquiry is Coffee, and good
ordinary native Ceylon 6 quoted firm, at 42g. fie
Tile public sales declared fur to-morrow consist of : Sugar:
150 hhds. Barbadoes, 10,000 bags Mauritius, and 1,000 bags is
Bengal. Coffee 2,500 hags and 200 casks plantation Cey-
' lon 1,200 hogs Costa Rica, 300 half-bales of Mocha, and 171
300 bugs of Java.
l'Ea.—There will be small public sales to-morrow.
Inutoo.-3600 chests declared fur the neat quarterly
sale, 13th of May.