Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-11 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.

The annual meeting of .the committee for the Liver-
pool Dispensaries was 'held on Thursday, in the Com-
mon-hall,- Hackin's-hey. 'Captain Bourne occupied the
chair; and 'among the other gentlemen present were
Francis Mill, ley. J. F. Paine, IL A. Payne, H. W.
Meade King, Thomas Frost, Daniel Clarke, Dr. Lodge,.
Dr.--Warke and Dr. MlCaul.

The chairrrian milled upon the secretary to read the
annual report, which was as follows:

REPORT.

The Committee of the Liverpool Dispensaries have to report
that this charity has been a means of affording. relief during
the past year to about 32,000 sick and injured persons. This
number Is much the same as that of 1858; the Cana at the
Northern Dispensary having been more last year, while those
at the Southern were fewer than in the previous year. This
large number represents the cases prescribed for, not the pre-
scriptions dispensed.
The committee have pleasure in reporting that the expenses
of the charity have been less by £2OO than in 1858 ; and that,
owing to this and to the balance in their favour at the begin-
ning of the year, the funds of the institution continue in a
favourable position. Still they. are sensible that the loss of
income derived from annual subscriptions, as noticed in their
last report, has not been repaired, but that there has been even
a further small loss; they therefore deem it right to call again
upon the public not to suffer this, the main •support of the
charity to fail, while the claims upon it continue as great as
before.
The change in the manner of appointing honorary medical
officers, sanctioned last year; has proved satisfactory to the
,committee, as well as agreeable to the feelings of the gentle-
men who were candidates for the office. • Many excellent
testimonials were submitted by eandidat s at the last appoint-
ment, and the committee hope they have discharged this trust,
as well as others confided to them, as the subscribers and friends
of the charity' would have wished.
In the last place it is the painful duty of the committee
to
report the death of Mr. Charles Booth, a warm and valued
friend of the charity, who had been an active member of the
committee, for twenty years, and had filled the office of
vibe-president of the South Dispensary for the last
thirteen years. *His • courtesy and attention to the
business of the charity were Stich Ais to gain the,
esteem and friendship of all connected with the institution,
and caltforth the-expression ot their deep sorrow that he has
been so suddenly removed from amongst tkem.

From the balance sheet appended to the report, it
appeared that the total ameunt. of expenditure during
the past year was £2,476 103. 4d. ; the receipts amounted
to £2907 14s. leaving a balance of £431 3s. Bd. in
favour of the charity.
The report having been read, its adoption was moved
by Mr. Richard Johnstone, seconded by H. W. Meade
King, and carried unanimously.
Mr. CLARKE said he had great pleasure in moving
the next resolution, which was " That the thanks of
this meeting be given to the Rev. Rector Campbell,
A.M., president, Captain Bourne, vice-president of the
North Dispensary ; Mr. Francis Mill, treasurer, Mr. IL
W. Meade King and Mr. Thomas Frost, jun., auditors ;
and the members of the retiring committee, for their
valuable services and attention to the interests of the
charity."
The motion having been seconded by Dr. Lodge, was
carried.

Mr. FROST moved " That the thanks of the meeting
be given to the honorary medical officers of the charity
for their valuable services during the past year." •
The motion was seconded, and carried unanimously.
The next resolution was moved by R. A. Payne. It
ran thus :—" That the best thanks of the meeting be
given to those clergymen who have advocated the cause
of the charity during the past year ; and, to the Welsh
Calvinistic Methodists for their contribution to the
funds of the institution." Mr. Payne said that before
referring to the resolution, he had been commissioned
by Rector Campbell to say that the latter was
preiented from attending by a previous engagement at
another meeting. The Mayor had also intended to
be present but was engaged, at the meeting of the.
Savings' Bank Committee. Looking at the resolution,
he wished to know why it was that no clergymen were
thanked for contributions to the charity. There was
only one class to which thanks were to be tendered and
this was becatise no other class of dissenters had helped
the society so much as the one mentioned in the resolu-
tion. Therefore, he would give all honour to those poor
Methodists. He found there were eight Scotch chapels.
in LiverpOol, fifteen Roman Catholic, and twenty Dis-
senters. Surely, the Roman Catholics who were so often
benefitted by the charity might come to its help and
give a little once in the year. (Hear, hear.) He pro-
posed that some endeavours should be made to obtain
assistance from the congregations of the Rev., H. S.'
Brown, Dr. Raffles, from Moss-street and Grove-street
Chapels, and fram the Unitarians. In further praise of
the Welsh Methodists, he would say that they had also
contributed to the funds of the Northern Hospital, and
several other charities of the town. He had, therefore,
great pleasure in moving the resolution.
The /notion was seconded, and carried unanimously.

The election of officers for the ensuing year was then
proceeded with; and as this could not be concluded at
the present meeting, it was agreed to adjourn for one
month.
The proceedings terminated with a Tote of thanks to
the chairman.