The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

CITY Ol LONDON NOLIPITAL 701 DISEASES
0? 27E1 OEBIT.

Yeaterday evening the tenth anniversary of the
aboleidiwiti was celebrated with unusual Ida& under the
attepteeef H.R.11. the Duke Of CASHIIIDO E. Upwards of
900 gestimass sat down to a banquet served in the beet style
ot the London Tavern; and the greatest seal and sympathy
eon evinced byeveryone present In the cause of the charity.
11 the gnsele were Sir F. Williams, T. W. Brainlike,
14.1MAlkard, Esq.,Gurney, Esq., E. Jaconab,
NelaturAidermen Allen and Finals, Sc., Sc.
the real loyal toasts,
Hie ROYAL HIGHNESS, in " The Army and
Navy," said be always felt sow NMculty in proposing
that toast, bemuse it obliged him to speak of hie own cloth,
especially at a time when be had the-honour of being at the
heed of one of those melees. Not having lately had the
beam
of
addrimang a public maker he took that oppor-
tunity of alleilleg to same gnat mats which had recently
Mat plate be aened then einamilene operations in the But,
in wadi lde easet atheade lad pileat Merl Sir Cohn Camp-
bell had peed blonde wwihy of the illustrious name
wake ba peon* anusg. No (e )
happy to have thee apperteally of reorkath bee chairmaa
gallant fri wee
that be bed sem well the aelontst=ant awl senearn
atetenemits to the isi that be (the ohairmea) was
not seedy and willbjetleuna=t any operations
whicA his gallant Merl . (Gent obrulag.)
If then was a man la the Midi army for wheat he enter-
tiled a more wane seam resat and greater rope* than for
another, it was the onset Er Colin Campbeil. (Cheers.)
AN he weld say wan that saw • pest came boa India to
this may, nor pima esestry M II" which
did not astir realproael amiemene Rand aortae. and ,
beams bin and eat pileseelber. Tha Wee
gliCil es ipalea the way in abase dim who had deserved
well of hie omen ahead/ be heated_ by the etwareeader -in-
tend. It was the way la mbleh he hod always treated Sir
Celia Campbell, and in whirls he weld always treat gamy
oilkor who deterred the reepeet of the versant rad
the eantry. (Hear, beim) H. bow there could
ever bow been a sapid= that there could anything
inlet between Sir C. Campbell and Unseal bet the greaten
ore dialley end friendship. Al* Wee siservatkaa it wan
briteineriery for him to say that he bad the need implicit
=
in the gallantry, energy, and skill of that dfitia
eider, qualities by the aid of which he lad no
Mem pea senagle in the Emit would speedily he ter-
minals& (HMV, bear.) His Royal Highness proceeded to
aisle to the meet discussions on the sanitary Mate at the
ray. Who could, he asked, be more envious for the im-
perremat of the army than he was, selected as he bad been
te_prolds over the administration of that army ? Ho had been
told that whatever discomforts that army might have to
oemplan of were all to be attributed to the neglect of the
Hone Osards. No statement could be more unfonndstand he
could seas the company that his attention from day to day,
teem bear to hour, almost from minute to minute, had been
devoted to the comfort of the British soldier ; and whenever
the ewe of the public business allowed him to leave Loudon
be visited the various bevatha in the country,for the purpose
of owortainino where reform was necessary. He saw every-
where that there ware retorma which would be meet benefi-
cial and most aecesaarf, but the troth was there was no
messy to abet them. (Hear, hear.) He could not coin
sassy, bet if the country was in earnest about the
ta so generally advocated let them pro-
vrthema:ority, and the Hone Guards would be only too
delighted to carry out the reforms. (Hear, hear.) The
great complaint was against the amount of barrack aocom-
modation, and there was no doubt but that that aocommoda-
Use had been recently very much curtailed. But how ? by
the estabhaltreent of libraries and reading-rooms, which had
bees est up without the previous precaution of extending the
benne! accommodation. There wee, he admitted, many im-
provements called for in the army ; but let the public only
contribute the money, and the call would speedily be an-
swered. (Hear, hear.) He thought it most surprieng that
he, of all men, should be accord of being. indifferent on •
subjeclugs tinidike this; for, i
hies, trierespective was onlofy
isigliterge
ample of his revered father, in taking a lively interest
In every question involving the health and coarse
of theeteil.e. It was painful therefore to him to think that
he could vs been accused of neglect In so important a
point of his duty. He was delighted to see the amount of
feeling evoked on the anlillect, and he trusted the time was not
far distant when the liberality of the public would place the
army on the beat poseible footing of comfort and health-
ful arrangement. (Hear, hoar.) He begged to couple with
this tenet the named Sir F. Williams. -

BC F. WILLIAMS returned thanks, and repeated his ad-
vice so frequently given, to keep the country always in •
P state of mil May dsheoe.
7171.11. the CHAIMMAX neat premeds& to give the boost
d the evening—. Prosperity to the City of London Hos-
pital" and eloquently maid attention to the amount of good
which bad been effected and was being effected by this valu-
able charity. There had been relieved in 1857 8,228 out-
patients, and sines the first establishment of the institution,
40,300. Since the wade had been opened in 1855 the num-
ber of in-patients received was 660, and there was accommo-
dation for many more if the public came forward with suffi-
cient liberality. The receipts during the last year had been
6.2781. 16e.; with legacies, 1,1131. 10a. 2d.; and annual
subscriptions, 1,0581. The expenditure bad been met by this
amount, but there was a buildiog debt of 6,000/., with other
h•tbilitiee, to which he (the chairman) earnestly called the
charitable ettention of the company. The chairman, after
one or two further °beer% ations, concluded by again pro•
peeing the toast.
The SYCKETAIIII then reed the Hat of subscriptions,
amounting in the whole to 3,000/., in addition to which a
letter was read from en anonymous friend off!ring to build a
church adj..ining the boapital for the patients, at an expenie
of 2,oooguineen. to be so constructed as to obviate the neces-
sity of exposing the weak to the open air.
Mr. Francis lied the control of the musical arrangements,
and the office of toastmaster was filled by Mr. Harker.