The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

THE GERMAN BOSPITAL AT DA 7,STON.

Yesterday was commemorated, by a splendid banquet
at the London Tavern, the 10th anniversary festival of
that excellent institution, the German Hospital of Dal-
ston—an institution which was originally founded for
the, cure of natives of Germany, but the benefits of
which are now extended to English patients resident in
the district. The German Hospital was favoured, from
the first, with the patronage of the Queen, and the pre-
sence yesterday of a Prince of the blood—renowned for
his recent gallant achievements in arms, lent an unusual
lustre to the festival. His Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge arrived at the tavern at about a quarter to
7 o'clock, attended by Baron Knesebeck, and was es-
corted to the presidential chair by the committee. His
Royal Highness was supported by the Hanoverian AM.
ba ssad or, Count Kielmansegge, the-Prussian Ambassa-
dor, COnnt Berevitorff, Baron Knesebeck, the Be,.
Archdeacon Robinson (Vaster of the Temple,)
Hebeler, the Prussian Consul-General, 111 r. IL Huth,
Dr. Tiarks, Dr. Wahne, and Mr. W. H. Mu;leus. The
general company included a large party of English and
foreign friends of the hospital. On rising to propose the
first toast, his Royal Highness was received with a
general and spontaneous burst of cheering, which pre-
vented his Royal Highness from proceeding for some
moments. The healths of her Majesty, Prince Albert,
and the Royal family were then proposed in due course,
and duly honoured. The toast of The Sovereign
Princes of Europe who patronised the • hospital" was
responded to by Count Kielmansegge, who, in so doing,
paid a marked compliment to his Royal Highness, and
observed that the people of Germany would he proud to
recognise in the president of their English hospital so
valiant a warrior, and so worthy a descendant of the
renowned " Henry the Lion." His Royal Highness
then pr posed the toast of the evening, "Prosperity
to the German Hospital," in a speech full of earnestness
and deep sympathy. His Royal Highness mainly
rested his advocacy on the statistics of the hospital, an
abstract of which will be found below. His Royal High-
ness said, it was unnecessary to say much in support of
these figures; they spoke for themselves. He felt much
indebted to those of his countrymen who had this day
attended to support him, bet in so doing they were only
supporting their own poor and afflicted people, many of
whom, albeit English, were allowed to enjoy the ines-
timable benefits of the German Hospital. His Royal
Highness suggested the growing necessity for an enlarge-
ment of the hospital, or rather the rebuilding of a new
hospital on a more convenient site, and concluded by
congratulating the company on the generally satisfactory
state of the institution. The report of 1854 shows that
the debt of 1,2001. has been reduced to 900/. ; that
during the past year 868 in-patients were admitted, and
7,882 out-patients treated, besides 625 dental cases—
making a grand total of 5,066 in-patients and 40,897
out patients relieved since the opening of the hospital in
1845. The next toast was "The Health of his Royal
Highness the President," proposed by Mr. R. Twining.
This was the signal for a second outbreak of loyal feel-
ing towards his Royal Highness, who was evidently
much affected by this affectionate reception, for " kind'
would be too cold a word to express its nature. His
Royal Highness, in returning thanks, said how much he
had been gratified at his reception by all classes of his
fellow-citizens since his return. He had endeavoured to
discharge the duties which devolved upon him, and, be-
ing now, under peculiar circumstances, obliged to
return home, it was his great desire to do his duty
just as efficiently in a civil capacity. He was convinced
that one of the greater characteristics of England was
her charity, and the greater her charity, the greater
the esteem in which she would be held by the world.
The toast of " the Army and Navy" was proposed by
Mr. Walne (amid a very disorderly interruption from
the lower tables), and drunk with the greatest enthu-
siasm. The usual toasts in honour of the vice-presidents,
the treasurer, the auditors, and the medical officers of
the hospital, were afterwards proposed from the chair,
and drunk with all the honours. The list of subscrip-
tions collected during the evening amounted to the mu-
niqcent sum of 2,0001., including donations of 501. from
Prince Albert, 501. from the King of Hanover, 201.
from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 1001.
from the King of Prussia, 251. from Messrs,. Rothschild
(in addition to many former donations), and 101. 10s.
from Mr. Hubbard, the Governor of the Bank of Eng-
land. The dinner was in Mr. Bathe's very best style,
and all the arrangements were first-rate. A band of
music played during the banquet, and in the course of
the evening there was a very superior selection of in-
strumental music. M. Benedict, Herr Ernst, Miss
Jenny Bauer, Mademoiselle Cornet, and Herr Ganz
rendered their services gratuitously. The vocalists re-
gularly engaged were—Miss Messent, Miss L. Stuart,
Mr. G. Tedder, and Mr. H. Braham. Mr. Harker was
toastmaster, and his office was no sinecure.