The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL

Yesterday the quarterly court of the governors of
welt place at the 11.11 of the C ,rporation,
erset•rouri, Fleet enwt. lir. NI.HXT in the chair.
Ti.. minutes o. pr.vions meetings having been read and
eontirowd. • stet. went of tr • receipts and payments of 'be
liin:och Fend (in trust to the Scottish Hespital), for the
year 'nutty flee. 31, 1849, was mid by Major Adair. the
meretary. The receipts summated to 2,0741. 40. bd., end
sad the esprit, i• we to 2,0111 Ps. 7d., kitties a balance of
621. 14s. 10s.
An address of crnColraos to the (may of Sir cheer"
Forbes (tete a rice-prisiaent of the institution), on the
death of that yr atlemen, was reed and ord.rei to be pre-
sent. d

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An address n 1 e neolinee to her /leper on the death
of tb. Queen Poem, wag read by Dr. Webster, and le-
veleta the seal of the serporatioa.
Pr WIRSTIII, in work( that this address be presented
to 1 er thrmgh Bir George Grey, expatiated upon
the twines of the late Queen Demmer, and observed that
the tio..i,et ewne of that illustrious lady's life wee oeie of
tsr s. t trmerkable events in the history of this ottartry.
The wining separated with a vets of thanks to the
„le titian.

CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES

OF THE CHEST.

Yesterday aftemcon the annual general meeting of
the 'triton. and sub tcribers of this newly. formed Wants.
as It 1.1 at the Lutdon Tavern, Babopegre street, for
ite trasearion of the ordinary hints's& of the charity ;
EOPTI:11, EN , in the choir.
The "Mantis of the last tour: were confirmed, and the ad-
vertiement of the meeting having bra laid. the Bscia-
T.1.11T proceeded to read the rrtort for the year just departed.
A:: r e w.gratulatiog the goy. fool., up Ha the rapid rite
as I r °pita= coadi•soa of the charity, the document pro-
retied t•• erase that daring the past twelve months 1,601
per.• /Allah siting wader ddrmat looms of du: aces of the '
have r.cinved pratialtoss advice ant' medirme, maid: g,
ymptber wish 2,323 who were relive. d in 1840, a total of
4 who Lays obtained smistames from the eb.rity Risen
its rarcesiensest. During the year the attendance of
r4itats each week has averaged 620, basing beta 11011111
min ryr a.t leis than 133 oe 140. The milli i.y of the
paters awe retitled is the City and those districts of the
mriop i s nor wsich :he institution was more esperaLy in-
; bat a laps number of persons resiiing in "tiler
r]73 of L adon red some at coasiderablis distances sa the
set •rent cor.ties hays also obtained relief..

the statemeht Of the income and ezpin4iture,
wt,. Le Ken that the tiaancial condition of the incitation is
isa ta;:ory. At th- last annual meeting there remained in
the Loos of the treasurer • balance of 471. 8t 4d ; at the
same tan., hoer. ver, the lia6ilitiee of the insti•ation sot
1 I .t.d amounted to 1471.6 a 24.. M sing a deficiency of
1^.4. 16 . 10A. During the current year them have beet re-
. 4 trim various sources a sum of 2,013/. 8.. 2d.. while
the ant utl • ip.testiture has assosat.d to only 9861. 16s.
or incladiag the payment of the prsvious arrears, and the
wee', of th expenses sines lacarred, to 1,6301, 9 ~ leaving
a balance of 4•4t1. 194 21. is favour of the institution, ot
wnieti 4331 lls. 3d. has been inv.red in the purchase of
4001. st.e. in tee 3 per ant. eor.eolidated bask anntilthe.
I. the las: report the committee tarries's! the hope that
the fla social eoi dittan of the charity might shortly justify
Oust in providing scconsmo-tatiois tor the myths of in-
patients, and, encouraged by the liberal support *kith 1• re•
ceded at the anniversary festival, when the contributions
amounted to 1,7241. 13a., they theided to open an In-Ps-
tithts' Hospital After, therefor., van us inquiries and
much con-aderatioa. Owyhee. ',vim' into arrangements
wit. h.r Majesty's CrillfO/B•iOn•n of Wo We and Fnre.ts for
. plot of proud Is front of the entrance to the Victori
r ark, in every way suitable for the sits in a h-epitel. Ttuis
p.6', witch ix.eltses a space of 31 acres, they has obtained
at • ret.tsl of 4401 per annum tor 99 ,ter., on the conditions
UV it shalt be inclosed before Ilichaelates, 1830, and that
the trip.tal *hail be wired within three can of the date at
width the erreentent shall be Maned. In accordance with
this 11/11ArM• at they have drawn up a specification of the
ace .mai..dati *es required in the baildirg to ho erected, and
have authorised sow orobitects to pro;)sre plans tor coup,
wilt.. It pro,weri that the hospital shad be adapted tor
the ree-ption of aboat seventy packets, bat that • portion,
rscisn for forty patients, shell °alp be at 6r4
erected and the seas to ha expeaded on lite 'region of the
part and whole of the building have been fined at 4,5001 and
respectively. . • .

la. mint haw', beet unanimously adopted, and the
LI it laws aaseneed, thanks were very ,ordially voted to the
treasurer, H. E Gantry, , to the hon. 11 cretsry, and to
the chairman, after which the meeting separated.

PRoviDENT CLEE=r MOTVAL 1,17fi ASSURANCE
lATION.—Last night a spoil general marina of the
meaner. of the Provident Clerie Mutual Life A ear nee
Aten:laden wag held at the London Tavern, fur the purpnae
of timing into coosideration and deciding upon certain r ter-
vie., of the rules which the board of management thought
t aivi,able to make. Mr. K. H. Jona., 'he chairman, ex-
.lamed the object of the meeting, and stated they the rules
e.!ered had been approved by the vetuary, and certified ny
Mr Tidd Pratt. The altered rule, were then mad ser.ahns
It. principal alterations consisted In raising the goal. oil-
t.oc of mutants from a life assurance of 3001. to one of .500!.,
sad in empowering them to grant reaurances In the extent of
, the maximum amount of aesurance under the old
rule being 1,0001. The fines on account of arrears were re-
duced oae•half. The other alterations were mostly verbal.
A n•te of thanks to the chairman and bard of manage-
meet was unanimously agreed to, and the meeting ie-
Tara ed

1/ENTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Shlrtly before one o'clock
Tempt a fire broke cu• in the Ship .n Dirres Tavern,
N 46, Warmer street, Soho It appears that after the
was cloud fee the nista she landlord was in the set of

nae of the int., in the bar with gin. In so attempting
the litbler upon which be was mending suddenly snapped
inlander, which reused him to fall, and the gin he was pour- 4
in; into the vs. fell upon the fiior, an i the vapour coming
want with the lighted angle the spirit income igaited,
and ma round the bar with the rapidity of lightning, firing ;
t,mu Mneouslv the other vats filed-with brandies and other l
sews Mr. Pester (the landlord) made an attempt to c'n-
"s'r the Haws but finding he was unable to do re, he was
eh 'et to make his escape, when recollecting that the barmaid ,
*as is the upper 117,11 asleep, he made to that part
it. premises end bunt her door ole a, but could nut
mike her sensible of the great danger to which she was
ea:raed until he bad pulled her out of bed. The
times by that period were rushing in huge volumes up the
steiresse, ard in attempting to drag the female down the
.tain Mr. Pearce had his whisker, set on Sr.. By dint of
tr. at carrion he fortunately swim died in forcing his bar-
maid nut of one of Ike windows, and by dragging her over
'he parapet, both parttes were enebled to effect a safe re-
treat The flames at that time had obtained poseession of
tb bee, parlour., and staircase, threatening destructioo to
rv.ithing anund. The engines of the Laidin bri.ade,
with Mr. Staples, the f roman of the C district, promptly
eteerled, followed by Mr. Connorton, wi h the Wen if
I.acittl engine. There tieing an abundant supply of water
Le engines were set to work, but the flames were not en-
t trailed until the whole of the valuable stock in trade,
, were tota ly ,ormataed. The proprietor was fortunately
.r.. 1 in the Sun Finnoffice for 1,4001.
(ivy ACCII.ENT.-00 Thursday last a young man
~xerl Pose, living et the top of llaatings-hili, left home,
topaniod by two other', on a shooting eseursion. Soon
r vat the gun of one of Peg. 'e friends went off,
••:4ns 'kr contents in the hock part of Page's leg, who we
'to moment walking a few yards is advisee el the °then.
'-:ants received were suck am to render amputation of
Lemony. lie underwent the operation on Fridosy.
her. 31.—Littlepoet having lately eufferod a
' mount el mortality, and eighty deaths having warred
`•-, two ellialbe from scarlet fever, Me., in a population
'llll maishietters have deteratiaed to thoroughly
the town, by clementine/ a newer (TOM the
14W4 ir.m Ely to the Bleck Horst-bridge where it
'sr !apt, Pent Into the river ; and another frora Us; brewery
""Pl. • dwell, emptying itself into the old Craft net r.
IiCkNIMG WATCI INSTEAD OF LUIP OlL.—The
ark Nun km a latter from Werechester, Maas. in
•' •'h Os• waiter claims to have invented an put in ;ash,
"a apperetes which separates the mimeo of which water is
14
4' tilt awl produces gases for liable. This it does at
t.• s•tier trapeze* than that of the machinery—es no antorial
•*.titer wed. The water is decomposed by a current
e.setotity, evolved by :ne apparatus. The labour of
u•as's.. once in two hours in the day, in winding up
that is requmed to produce two hundred
43) ',tout G.-. of gas. The expense of t,e, nssehioe at
ho,..frod dollar. and it ens be carried tti a man
•••'lrr b. arm.
.ch is the descriptimi of it. Tian will
'lttrantot 'whether it ti etelt ere.