The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-07 00:00:00

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.

The 27th anniversary festival of this charity was
held yesterday evening at Willis's Rooms, Sir W. Piteous-
sox, Bart., in the chair. There were between 110 and 200
guests present. The report circulated in the room pointed
out that the hospital was in the centre of a district con-
taining 400,000 inhabitants, and that it received patients
from all parts of London and the suburbs. Last year re-
lief was given to 1,900 in-patients, 33,792 out-patients,
and 733 poor married women at their own homes. No
London hospital afforded to its patients a greater quan-
tity of space, air, and light, or more perfect ventilation.
Ten beds were set apart under the auspices of Miss Night-
ingale, at the charge of the Nightingale fund, for the
reception of poor married women, of whom 168 were
confined in tne hospital during 1865. By these means
I midwife nurses were specially trained. There was a ward
for sick children called the " Pantie Ralli " ward, founded
recently by a gift of 6,0001. from Mr. Peter P. Ralli, the
Greek merchant, in memory of his late father. The entire
cost of conducting the hospital could not be put down at
less than 8,0001. per annum, while the committee had only
annual subscriptions to the amount of about 2,2001.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.-MUNIFICENT
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS Su ILDING ONX OP TAM WINO& —The
council, at their session on Saturday last, Lord Helper, Vice-
President of the College in the chair, were gratified by
a communication from Mr. Samuel Sharpe, one of their col-
leagues, to the effect that as, from the increased number
of students in the college, and of boys in the school, the
need had arisen for a larger space for class-rooms, which
would perhaps be best supplied by adding a wing to the
present building to receive the school, Mr. Sharpe wished
to present to the college the sum of 1,0001. as a means of
forwarding this desirable improvement, and as a step
towards raising a building fund, on condition that the
donation should be invested in Console, and allowed to
increase at compound interest by investing the dividends in
the same stock,until the council ' after receiving other gifts
for the same purpose, should think fit to make use of it
for building. On the motion of the treasurer, Mr. Grote,
it was resolved unanimously :—" That the council feel
deeply grateful to Mr. Sharpe for his munificent donation,
and that the sum be forthwith invested in Consols, to be
preserved and to accumulate, in the hope that Mr. Sharpe's
generosity may operate as an example to others." This
seems a fitting opportunity to remind our readers of the
distinction so repeatedly overlooked between the Univer-
sity of London and University College. The college, al-
though the parent of the university, has no connexion
with it, except the incidental one of its students present-
ing themselves for examination for the degrees of the uni-
versity ; and has never received assistance of any kind
from parliament, but owes its existence and maintenance
to the contributions of friends, to the liberal principles
on which it was founded, and to the payments made by
student.
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