The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-13 00:00:00

LOADON VACCINE. INSTITITIO..V.

Yestcrilay the Governor and Minutia, of this Institution met at
the City of London Tavern. for t'ov purpose of rectiying the An-
nuot
Interact Mayon was to have taken the Chair, but in Mk,
gurney of his bring obliged to preside at the Court of Common
Council, the chair was taken by W. D. Cordell, Est.
The CHAIR wax said, in addressing the Meeting. that the Re-
port wenhi give great satisfaction to the friends of humanity. al-
though the p-ejudire in favour of the small-pnv still continued
to be the satins, ulitortunately, of sacrificing the lives of thou-

Doctor Il'axarit, Cie indefatigable and zealous advocate of the
Jennerian "stern, read the report. It rated that the benefits of
vaccination were diftbsed to the inhabitants of every land ; but in
this metropolis the fornitcr of the small pax still lurked amongst
the ignorant and prentdiced part of the population ; 774 persona
fell vi time to the dreadful disease in the course of the last year,
withln the bills of mortality. and the deaths of many are not in.'
eluded in those annual registers of departure from life. The ma.,
nomt continue to watch the departure d vessels to foreign nations,
as well as to all the British colonies, and continued to afford rasp-
Mies the vaccine ietior for the protection of the colonies from the
small pox. I)ming the last year there had iseen vaccinated by
Doctor Walker. 34'.r1; by the appointed Irorulators in the metro-
polis and its environs, 1/1.8117. fly the appointed inoculator. in
rac country, 21.454. Prom the begbmirg, by Doctor Walker.
51.11 f. From the beginning, by the town inoenlatorti, 1115.285.
From the beginning, by the country inoculate's, 4:14.1;33. Dottier
Walker hadsupplied frran the begmeirg 98.8;0 applicants. The
receipts of the institution since the last year's report amounted to
8671. Ifis; the disbursements to 10!,'71. 19s. 31.; balance against,
.the institution, ?ltd. 3., aL; the receipts_ of the institution since
its formation, in 17106. animated to I I,reot. ; the disbursements to I
11.9171. 3s. W.
Maur IV Al.ar.i IVAtNi, that the Prusaian Minister of State.
l'annt Iloosherx. had absented that in times when, frees causes
without example. the numbers of the human race were diminished.
the consideration of greatest importance was, that the more general
the adoption of the vaccine Inoculation, the mere practicable would
.it he totep up the enmplement of the necessary or mes.
Doctor IIvAN laid before the Minister of the Interior of Ens-
Count Komehuby, a plan, whereby, through a more .t-.enerul
extender' of vaeciration, the ravages of the small pox in Russia
might Aridly be exterminated, and he the means of preserving
Calf' a million of men to combat the enemy. A fifteenth of the
population of Russia, amounting to 2,208,060. were susceptible of
the mull pox. 'lite mortality of one-fifth of those from the small
pax amounted to 440,0611. If the loss of a child in Russia be es-
limited. as it was, at 23 rubles, the rate lost by the disease
11,100.ne0 of rubles. Vaccination assured this sum to the State,
or 40.001 effective men.
Docor IVALsan lead extracts from several medical men in
other countries, descriptive of the never-failing efficacy of vacei.'
eat ion. who "toted, that foe many years they were in the habit of
testifying the efficacy of the vaccine virus, by exposing their pa-
tients to the variolous matter, and in no case was the small-pox
tommuniested to the constitution.

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The Report WAS then unanimously approved and adopted.
' The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the thank.; of the meeting to
Doctor Walker, complimented the venerable Doctor upon his per-
arrerance, zeal. and skill ; and observed, that the system bad hn-
crawly benefited by his exertions.
, The thanks of the meeting were then noted to the President, Vice
President, and Managets of the Institution, and the dleeting se-
'armed.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, THERADAY, FEB. 12, MN.

The Subscription Room was not well attended, and but few en-1
pArell)entll 11/(14. made. We account for the slackness of betting,
worn horses, as is customary at this season of the year, being put
in physic, with only gentle exercise ; and until they resume their
vain. and strong weak, adventure/sea the Turf will not be me-
sway enabled to form arrangements for further speculations. The
alterations is the ditirstsia4Ppliss, sea little_ or none. anti for the }w-
ent general state°rhea, we refer out sporting readers to oar full
:vcaunt of Monday Inat.