The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-02 00:00:00

CITY ORTHOP-EDIC HOSPITAL.

The anniversary festival of the City Orthopaedic
gockite, Iletton-garden,was celebrated yeatatlay evening
at the London Tavern. The Duke of Wellington was in the
chair, supported by some eighty gentlemen. Among the
visitors were observed Mr. Sheriff Mechl, Mr. Sheriff
Kean, the Prince of Srinde, the Nawab of Surat Mr.
Ferjeant Parry, the Pre. T. Gregory, Matthew Ctaw-
ford, Esq., Mr. liafiu, Mr. Chambers Mr. P.
blengens, Dr. Little, the introducer of orthopedic
revgery &e. It appeared, from the &admen of
the chairman and several gentlemen, as well as from the
report of the institution, that the City Orthopedic Hospital
was feEnded in 1651, ebb ly through the exertions alb.
Ralph Linde.y, for the 4-ratuitous surgical trent...at of pan
pacers , revery cation, irrespective of their religious persua-
sion, soffering under club foot, contractions or distortion of
the lintle, curvatures of the spine, or other bodily deforroi-
tiee. Ihe chief principle of the institution ix that of free ad-
envie°, without governors' letters of recommendation, the
requirements of patients being the only test of assistance—
a privilege peculiarly grateful to sufferers from
the complaints which this bospitel etfords the torero of
alleviating, inasmuch to the class of patients were rarely,
if evis, admitted into other hospitals aud, indeed, were gene-
rally (+moldered incurable. That the benefits of the institu-
lion are appreciated, and that preen requiring its aid have
duly avat:nl ditooselreo of its assistance, appears by the
report the post year, which states the number of patients
admitted to have been ao follows:—Club foot, 127; contrac-
tions of the hip, 47; ditto knee, 34; ditto toes, 6; ditto
&boulder, 2; ditto elbow, 14; ditto wrist, 8; ditto Bogen,
16' Curvatures of the bones of the legs, 231 ; ditto ditto
arm, 30. Knock-linen, 257. Curvatures of the spine, 135.
Wry neck, 2. Paralysis of the arm, 8 ; ditto leg, 12. Total
for the year 1866, 927. There were aloe adnfittet in the
four year" and a half ending Chrimnas, 1836, 3,9l4—making
a total eine the opening, Juno 24, 1861, of 4.841. Although
the institutien has met with aisle-spread getronage and liberal
support, yet Ito sphere of operations is for the present by no
mean, equal to the demands, upon it, and on the pre ent occasion
a very earnest appeal was made to then who are acquaintel
with Mt merits, while hopes were expressed that the public
' generally would re,.pond to the calla of a thorny which de-
votes itself to a ie.:Wier but very prevalent elan of diseases.
In the ,new of the evening subscriptions to the amount
of between 5001. and 8001. were announced. Among the
donon were the Duke of Wellington, 251.; the Nawab of
Surat and the Prince of Scinde, 6U.10...; Mr. Sheriff
5f.; Mr. Stara Keats, 61.; the Corporation of London,
106 E, itc.

COVET:NE.OIV.. BENEVOLENT INSTITI-17014.—A
general court of the subscribers was held at the Hanover-
square-roma yesterday, at twelve o'clock, to receive the
report of the board or management, and to elect three
annuitant,. of 204 front a Het of 134 candidates. In
the absence of the Earl of Harrowby, the chair was taken
by Sir Jam Forbes, M.D. The report was reed by Mr.
Laing, the bon. artnitsry. It stated that two points of
considerabb importune bed been settled—the yayment of
Mr. Dickir...es legacy of 12,0001. Consols, and the
arbitratien with the Hampstead Junction Railway
Company. The• statement of usistance rendcted
during the year includes 72 annuitants ; '22 residents
in the aryl= ; 13 assisted with leans; 49d m-
elded in temporary difficulty to the remount of
1,306!.; 200 received into the Home; 1,078 pro-
vided with engagements free of charge ; 16 free pupils
educated at Queen', College; 345 eavinge-bank, accounts;
963 yeertilent annuities in progress, and 274 in immediate
course of payment. The resent year ha. furnished two
Instance. of liberality, which the board gratefully record
A lady, MM. Mesham, called at the office with the • mete
announcement of the wish to found an annuity, worth 581.'.,
and gave a chorine for the amount. The ocrond ease was
mere touching • The late Dowager Cowers+ of Pembroke,
one of the very earliest friends of the institution, seat to
the office, within • few hours of her death, ~ , berme for
1,000!., to be ape ially devoted to raising the existing
annuities. The cash account fer the veer pm.er.ta a Mud
of 24,0371. receipts, of which the following are the prin-
cipal item. —Donetione, including the two just men-
tioned, 3,01 W. ; annual eubscripnons. 3,873 L ; interest
on invertmeuts, 1,436/. ; legacies, 676/. ; payments at
the Home, 8201. ; cementation for land taken by the
Hmapeteed Junction Railway Company, 6,891/. On the
other side of the account appear ,--Governesses *misted,
1,306 f.; intoned in annuities 2,380/. ; divideeds to aged
governance, 1070/. • mortgage on Hannah town estate paid
off 1,1001. ; purchase of Consols on account of the Asylum
Endowment Fund, 6,4721. ; expenses of Home mol tes.iin-
tic,,,lsoe, 1,190/. ; expenses of Asylum, I, i 13/. ; nod
among the remailer items, Banker's debit for 11. 110
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red by a fictitious chock, signed `C. W. 11i.4 50.1.' ,
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The report hawing been adopted the usual formal
von trotnonted, and the Court them proeedled 'eftidx the '''' ' ...1.
elrerion of the three annuitants. In additioie to. • RIM a '.. . 10/. c•Heettal fir the highest unsucceraifol ,ioan4i4•4B, sthe
Beard announced a grant of 101. to each °Mire ittint.tve 't
upon the poll. ,
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APOTHECARIES' lIALL.—The felloweircthe ' .2 I '1"
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mums of gentlemen who passed their • In..- MI
the atienin and prartice of medicine, and ' carti--,• !el
fleetes to practise, on Thurad•y, April 33 , -41/MA4B:wa "- •-• Panne, Knutsford, Cheshire; William Clarrnee Inrveg.;.., •
Loitestglit, near Manchester; Frederick Willisun
Rebut George Water, Clifton, near Bristol; Charles ThorOtitis Kellam,; Lysander Hooker Barnett, lJniebou.e;
Samuel Wagataff Smith; William Maughan, Cesoervon;
William Ale:ender Barr, Lewes, Sussex; Josiah Sydney
Smith, Tiverton, Devonshire,
COLLINIOS AND Loss OF LIFE .11* BF.A.—PORTS•
MOUT 11, MA I I.—The screw steamer reninenle, Captain
Watson, on her voyage from London to Cadie and Gibraltar,
gut in collision, at 2.43 a.m., 14 miles north by west of the
Owera, with the 'shooter Imperial Prince, Captain Tay, rt.,
front Newportto Harbutir, with railway iron. wider sank
about 13 minutes afterwards. The meeter and fnu men got
on bent tic .'canter; but the mate and one P.(111aIll Were
drowned. The Penh:auk is stove on the port hoe, and Lea
one plate started on the starboard bow, the foresompartment
full of water, and the jibboom gone.