The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-26 00:00:00

ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL FOR FISTULA.

Last evening, the 25th anniversary of this basil-
intim was celebrated as usual by • dinner at the London
Tavern. The LORD ILattos presided, and was supid by
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Abbias, Mr. Sheriff Leak, the
Chevalier (la Costa (collect for the Brazils), Nam.
Gla, Sandeman (treasurer), John Griffith Frith (ohs Clin.nanarle,
I Henry It. Briggs (deputy chairman), Wiliam Alksid, J. D.
Alleroft, Robert Blunt, J. Hannan, George Dellond, L. A.
Wallace, John Spurgin, M.D., Ito. Thiele one of the spedal
remedial institutions which of laterals have been established
in the metropolis, and has claims upon the public as dealing
with a disease of • very painful and peculiar character, to
which those engaged in certain branches of industry are
liable. It originated in the exertions of Mr. F. Salmon,
a medical gentleman of reputation, who, having paid greet
attention to this particular branch of surgery, ins impressed
with the utter inadequacy of the means afforded by (will-
owy medical charities for alleviating the sufferings of the
poorer classes who might, unfortunately require its exercise.
The present position of the hospital, whose progress has
been from time to time reported in our columns' is thus de-
scribed in the last report :—" The demand,ils upon the
institution for relief during the past twelve montU have
been unusually numerous and urgent; they have been
promply and willingly met to the utmost limit that its
narrow means would allow ; and with results the most
gratifying and encouraging. It will be seen by the our-
' gical report that while the number both of in•patients and
out has continued on the increase, the number of cures
has kept more than even pace with it. Again, however,
have your committee to bring before you the utter in-
adequacy of their means to meet the necessities that con-
tints) to preasupon them. Until lately, with ample room
for fifty, twenty-four beds were all the hospital afforded.
By much exertion, and by anticipating legitimate receipts,
they were increased to thirty ; but to meet the requisite
milky and other pressing emergencies, your committee
wen compelled to avail themselves of • tempo-
rary loan of £lOO, kindly and considerately placed at
their disposal by an old and valued friend of the institution,
at the low rate of interest of 3 per cent. per annum ; which,
fora time at least, has obviated the necessity of convening
a special meeting of the goversoes, which would other-
wise have been rquired, to authorise the sale of •
competent amount of consols ; part—not of the endowed
fund—but of a legacy bequeathed to the hospital for general
purposes, which your committee invested, hoping then, as
now, that public liberality would prevent the necessity of
eocroaching upon it. But as the loan will sooner or later have to
be repaid, unless some timely donation shall 00020 in, either
specially designed for or applicable to its discharge, your
committee will have no choice but to break in upon in-
vested capital."
The donations announced amounted to 7981. Ifs. ; and
in addition, 1011.25. in annual subscriptions.

FBA YONOZSI AND POULTLAIDA'
INRIITV?to .
The annual general meeting of the donors and subscribers
of this institution was held yesterday at Badley's Hotel,
Bridge•sireet, Blackfriars ; Mr. Butcher vies-pendent, in
the chair. Mr. Mallen, the secretary, MI the report,
which stated that during the year there had been en ac-
cession
of 17 new subscribers, one of five gauss.. per annum.
The present annual subscribers formed but a very small
portion of the large number at ponces ingeiged in the fish
and poultry trades. nine bad been an sadly of 4311.
lfs. 4.1. for repairs of the asylum. Towards these (a-
peman the committee bad borrowed 2001. The City Corpo-
ration had walla a grant of 100 guineas to the institution,
the Poulterers Company 251., and the Skinners' Company
101. 10s. ; amount realised from the anniversary festival.
2931. 2s. The balance-sheet showed a balance in favour of
the institution of 372/. 10s. 11d. The report was received
and adopted, the committee for the ensuing year were
2=....":!• vote of thanks to the chairman closed the
..--71/Z ON SAYFRON-HILL.---We are requested
by Mr. Ling to state that he has other premises in elan
proximity to those destroyed, where he will still be en-
abled to carry on his business without impediment or
hindrance.

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