The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-17 00:00:00

New. German Hospital.

The new German Hospital at Dalston, built to replace
the old institution, which was found to be utterly inade-
quate to the accommodation of a greatly increasing number
of inmates, was inaugurated on Saturday afternoon by
the Duke of Cambridge, the president.
It is well known that London, and particularly the
eastern portion, contains an immense number o German
residents—in fact, the number is estimated as high as
30,000—yet until about 20 years since there was no institu-
tion especially devoted to their recepticn if ill or destitute of
the commonest comforts or necessaries. The wealthier Ger-
man residents soon, however, took steps to found en asylum
where the misery and want of their poorer countrymen
couls be relieved—and, seconded by the benevolent efforts
of her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the late King of
Prussia, an hospital was opened at Dalston in Oct., 1545,
in the presence of the present royal president and of :a nu-
merous assemblage. The late King of Prussia and two Ger-
man merchants liberally advanced £3,000, without interest,
and, with this sum to start with, the premises formerly
occupied by the Infant Orphan Asylum were secured and
adapted to the end required. The commiitee also secured
the services of a matron and three nurses from the Protes-
tant establishment at Kaieerwerth on the Rhino, founded
by Pastor Fliedner, whose death we recorded on Satur ay
last, feeling that it would add greatly to the comfort of the
poor patients if they were attended by persons speaking
their own language, and to whom they could express their
inmost wants and wishes. Several English gentlemen,
zealous in the cause of charity, soon came to the assist-
ance of the committee, and since then the institution has
been the means of affording relief to 150,000 sufferers,
either in or out patients, above a third of whom are Eng-
lish. In fact, the institution, though nominally an hos-
pital for Germans, is conducted on the most liberal and
comprehensive principles—for English ;people, as well as
natives of other countries, are at all times admitted
freely when there is room. The average daily number of
English out-patients is 100. Benevolent sympathy was
speedily, felt in the progress of the hospital, and the late
Mr Huth, the treasurer, gave the munificent donation of
£2,500. His example was followed by others, who felt that
increased accommodation was urgently necessary, and ar-
rangements were made to establish a building fund for the
new hospital opened on Saturday.
It is situated in what was formerly the garden, in the
rear of the present hospital, and stands on admirable soil,
gravel and sand. The structure consists of two blocks, con-
nected by a corridor. The front block contains the residen-
tial building, the kitchens, dispensary, offices for medical
and other officers, and 8 or 10 rooms intended for the use of
patients who may wish to avail themselves of the advantages
afforded by a sanatorium attached to the hospital. The
wards are 15ft, high in the clear, and provide 1,506 cubic
feet of air for each bed. At the end of the wards are soul-
leri es, bath rooms, and other conveniences, with rooms for
the nurses and sisters. On the ground floor is an accident
ward, which will contain 10 beds, and a waiting room for
out patients. A commodious staircase gives access to the
wards, of which there are four on the first floor, each afford-
ing space for 10 beds. The children's and female welds are
on one side and the men's wards on the other. The second
floor of the building consists of two large wards, estimated
to contain 20 beds each, and there are also many other
rooms for general purposes. The sleeping apartments for
the attendants are in the attics. A lift, worked by hydraulic
apparatus, is provided' for raising coal, &e., and in the base-
ment is ample room for stores and other purposes. On the
walls of the entrance hall are slabs on which are carved the
names of many generous benefactors to the institution. The
building has been erected by Professor Donaldson, in con-
junction v ith Mr Edward Gruning, the son of a great
benefactor to the hospital, About £12,500 has been ex-
pended in the structural and some of the fittings, but the
cost of the outbuildings, heating apparatus, the lift, gas
fittings, Ste., are not included in this amount. The chapel
is 40f t. by 25ft., and loft, high. Over the communion
table is a beautiful stained glass window, the subject being
the "Good Samaritan," It is placed there in memory of
the Prince Consort, and is presented by Mr J. Relies, a
member of the board of management. The floor is inlaid
with Minton's encaustic tiles.

In this chapel were assembled many ladies and gentle-
mon on Saturday afternoon awaiting the arrival of the
Duke of Cambridge, and amongst them were those ladies
who had assisted in the promotion of tho building by mak-
ing collections or giving donations. His royal highness
came shortly before half-past 2, when he was received at
the old hospital by the treasurer, M. Meinertzhagen, the
chaplain, the Rev. W. Walbaum, the vice-presidents, and
committee, by whom he was conducted in procession to the
new building, preceded by the band of the Coldstream
Guards, which had previously played some favourite opera-
tic airs in the garden fronting the new building. The route
lay across a bridge paabing over the North London Railway,
which here intersects the grounds. On reaching the chapel
his royal highness took his station in front of the chancel,
when a body of German choristers sang the celebrated hymn
by Martin Rinckare, "Nun kanket alto Gutt," originally
composed in 1648, at the close of the 3.) years' war through-
out Germany, and which has since been continued as the
national hymn of thanksgiving. After this the chaplain read
a psalm, and offered a prayer asking the Divine blessing on
the success of the new inatitu!ion, a doxology, "Lob, Ehr'
and Preis sei a-At" was sung, when the royal president,
accompanied by the vice-presidents, the committee and
officers, proceeded to inspect the hospital, the arrangements
of which wero explained by the architect. His royal high-
ness made a most minute examination of the building, with
which he repeatedly expressed his satisfaction and convic-
tion that the 100 patients for whom provision is made will
be well cared fur. The company assembled in the A. Bach
ward on the upper story, when

ThO.TREASURER (M.Meinertzhagen) addressed the royal
president and the friends of the charity, pointing out the
benefits it had a:ready conferred, and explaining the rise
and progress of the new building which they had that day
met to inaugurate. He afterwards read a long list of sub-
scriptions collected by ladies towards the building fund,
amounting to about £1,300, and concluded by thanking the
Puke of Cambridge for the honour conferred upon them by
his attendance that day to formally open the building.
The Duke of CAMBRIDCE, in reply, said he felt plea-
sure in being present at the opening of the institution. After
the excellent address of their worthy treasurer and the sta-
tistics he had laid before them, he had but little to say. He
deeply regretted, however, that some of the valued members
of their committee had been lost to them; but it was grati-
fying to know that in the persons of their treasurer and other
gentlemen present the losses would be supplied. He had had
the pleasure to inspect the various wards and other portions
of that noble building, and he felt bound to say that in every
particular they seemed well adapted for the object in-
tended. The institution had experienced its day of
adversity, it was true, but he trusted that with the open-
ing of the new building its days of ill fortune had passed
away, and that they could now look forward to a period of
unmitigated prosperity. It must, however, be borne in
mind that all similar institutions lived, if he might so ex-
press it, a hand-to-mouth kind of existence, and therefore
he would remind all friends of the German Hospital that
they should not be content with having raised the funds for
the erection of the hospital, but that they should still con-
tinue to raise the means for supporting the charity. (Hear,
hear.) After referring to the noble exertions of the ladies
who had collected the amounts which had just been an-
nounced, his royal highness said that this should act as an
incentive to the gentlemen, and should induce them to double
the amount contributed as speedily as possible. (Cheers.)
An acknowledgment was not only due to the committee
who had carried out the undertaking, but to the medical
staff, the rev, chaplain, to Professor Donaldson, and Ur
Gruning, the architect, all of whom he cordially thanked in
his own name and that of the officers of the institution. He
had only to declare that the new German Hospital was
open, and he did so with much pleasure. (Cheers.)
The committee hereupon reconducted his royal highness
to his carriage, and the proceedings closed by the choir
singing another hymn—" Der Herr ist mein Hirt (the
Lord is my Shepherd).

DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—A private
soldier, named Henry Augustus Menus, was brought
up at the Shirehall, Chelmsford, on Tuesday, charged with
the attempt at murder of a young woman named Charlotte
Turner, a domestic servant living with Mr Nicholson, tailor,
Chelmsford. The following evidence was given :—Major
Masters said—l am a major in the 11th Regiment of Light
Infantry; the prisoner is in tho same regiment, and acts as
my servant. I occupy apartments at the house of Mr
Nicholson, tailor. A servant, Charlotte Turner, lives with
Mr Nicholson, and cooks for us, and occasionally, in the ab •
Bence of the prisoner, waits on us. I have for some time
past noticed an intimacy between her and the prisoner.
Complaints have been made to me of the prisoner's con-
duct to the girl. I was in my drawing room this morning
about 10 o'clock, when I heard screams and violent
knocking. I went to the door, and saw the prisoner in
the butler's pantry, three or four yards off. His coat was
eff, and his shirt sleeves tucked up to the elbows. 1
asked him what was the matter—he said, " Nothing." I
requested him to come to me, He made an approach
towards rue, and then suddenly darted downstairs, and
ran away. I went upstairs to my bedroom, the door of
which I found locked. I knocked at the door, which wee
opened, and in the room I saw the girl with a large cut in her
throat, and the blood pouring from it. I went downstairs
immediately and gave an alarm, and ,a ent for a policeman. I
met one, related the circumstance, and requested him to go in
search of the prisoner, In the leek-up he said, " Sh 3 has
been trying to get me to do this for a long time, and now 1
have done it." William Seabrook, police sergeant, deposed—
The prisoner was left for about ten minutes in my charge.
He said two or three times, " She has aggravated me to do
this. Do you know whether she is dead ?" I said that 1
did not. A few minutes afterwards I took the prisoner up-
stairs. He then said, " It's best to tell the truth. I
throw'd the razor into the river as I went up the London-
road. I meant to have thrown myself in," The prisoner,
who was remanded, had been keeping company with the
girl, but had been recently discarded for a more favoured
sui tor.

COMMITTAL OF A MERCHANT FOR FORGERY.—
Samuel Hirst, late a merchant at Bradford, and now a
bankrupt, has been committed for trial on a charge of forg-
ing the acceptance of Mr Jonathan Taylor, wool and waste
dealer, Rochdale, to a bill of exchange for £4B 164 Gd,

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 14.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Arthur, and
attended by Lady Augusta Stanley and the lion.
Emma LAscelles, drove yesterday to the Lynn of
Muick,

The Dean of Westminster left the Castle in the

morning.
The Hon. Sir Frederick Bruce arrived at the
Castle in the evening.

Oct 15.

The Queen, attended by Lady Augusta StanleYf
went out yesterday morning ; and in the afternoon
her Majesty went out driving, accompanied by
Princess Helena and Prince Leopold.
Viscountess Jocelyn arrived at the Castle as Lad!'
in Waiting upon her Msjesty.
Sir George Grey had the honour of dining With
the Queen and Royal family.

-,..
His Excellency the Ambassador of France Will
not return to Albert Gate House till the latter end
of the month from Paris.

The Duke of Rutland is passing the season 5t
Cheveley Park, where his grace has been entere
taining a succession of visitors.

The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have
arrived at Apsley House from Brighton.
Emily Duchess of Beaufort and Lord and Lad/
Londesborough have arrived at Grimston, Tadcas'
ter, from Scotland.

The Marquis of Bristol, who has been stifferigg
from severe indisposition for some time past, is, We
regret to learn, in a very weak state, and but slight
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The Earl
Jermyn and several other members of the famili
have arrived at Ickworth Park.

Tim Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne
have arrived at Lansdowne House, from Bowoodt
Wilts.

The Earl and Countess of Craven and the Ladies
Craven aro shortly expected,; in town from Ash"
down Park, Berks.

Lord Stanley of Alderley has arrived at Dover'
street from Alderley Park, Cheshire, for a RIO
days.
Lord and Lady Alexander Lennox have arrived
at Colonel Townley's residence in Charles-street,
from Newmarket.

Sir George and Lady Philips have arrived in
town from Western House, Warwickshire, en route
for the Continent.

The marriage of Colonel Farquharson of Inve"
ciuld and Miss Oswald is fixed to take place on
the 4th of next month.

The Prince and Princess of Wales ill
Denmark.

(Ft orn the limes' Special Correspondent.)
ELSINORE, Tuesday, Oct. 11.

To-day the first indications of an intention of the
part of members of the royal family to turn their
steps speedily homeward exhibited themselves in
the despatch to Travemunde, en route for Balmoral,
of the infant Prince Albert Victor. The embarks"
tion was conducted in the most private manner, the
crew of the yacht wearing their ordinary blue shirts
and not the white dress of state occasions, and the
marines not appearing upon deck at all. The guns
of Kronborg fort were silent; and, except for the
royal servants in waiting upon the pier, who came
with the three carriages from Fredensborg, the
departure might have been that of any ordinal
steamer. Such luggage as was requisite for the
journey had been bent on board about 1 o'clock
and at 2 precisely Dr Sieveking, who goes to Eng'
land in charge of the baby, took up his position at
the foot of the gangway, with an officer of the Eng-
lish and another of the Danish royal househo:d, in
order to hand out from the second carriage Lady'
Do Grey and Ripon, in whoso arms the infant
Prince was resting. Mrs Walters, the nurse, and
two servants followed ; and this constituted the
entire retinue of the youngest member of the
English royal family. The little Prince wore a
round straw hat, with blue edging and a white
feather, a white lace collar round his neck, and a
wide blue mantle with three or four rows of braid,
trimmed at the bottom with deep white lace. Al'
ways a quiet, even tempered child, it gave no indi4
cation of being either asleep or awake, but 100
carried below to the warm cabin by its nurse, into
whose arms it had been transferred when leaving
the carriage. The men drew up in line respectfully'
to let it pass and lifted their hats as it went by,
This was the only piece of ceremony. Mr. Taylor,
the English Consul, with one or two other t
gen_le-
men, went on board and paid their respects very
briefly, and then Capt. Bower, R.N., took hie station
on the paddlebox, the yacht's head was got round,
an operation of considerable nicety in a narrov,
harbour such as Elsinore, and by half-past 2 o'clock
the Osborne was on her way to Travemunde, the
bathing place and nearest point of deep blue water
to the city of Lubeck. To that town a river winds,
which is navigable for smaller vessels, but not for
those of the tonnage of the Royal yacht. On orris'
ing at Travemunde a change into a smaller steamer
will accordingly be necessary, unless a drive of
some 10 miles by road should be considered prefer'
able. From Lubeck to Hamburg, as already stated,
the journey by railway will be easy, and will be
continued to Gluckstadt, a town on the right bank
of the river Elbe, where the Salamis will be i°
waiting to receive the prince, Lady De Grey, Pr'
Sieveking, and the attendants, and to take thent
across to Hull. Here, according to the time of their
arrival, a special, or if it should happen to corra'
pond with their arrangements, the ordinary train
will take on the Royal party to Balmoral.
The Russian Grand Duke also quits Fredensborg
this evening, and goes by train to Copenhagen!
where he will drive straight from one terminus to
the other and proceed to Korsoer, and there ency.
barking on board his own yacht, the Standard, for
Kiel. There is a rumour that his marriage with
the Princess Dagynar will not take place before next
year, and that in the meantime 11:13 Imperial High'
ness will undertake an extensive course of travel
in the south of Europe, his bride elect proceeding
simultaneously to St. Petersburg to familiarise her'
self under the Royal auspices with the strict re"
quirements of Russian Court etiquette, and also to
be made acquainted, by the Chief Patriarch of the
Greek Church, with the principles of that religion
of which it is requisite that she should profess her
adoption before the ceremony can take place.

MUNIFICENT DONATION TO TELE ROYAL FRO
HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.—An elderly lady'',
who has already contributed the sum of £7O), in nine dons"
tions, towards the funds of this very excellent charity, called
at the hospital during the sitting of the weekly board, 01
Thur6day, when after making inquiries into the state of the
funds, and inspecting a great portion of the building, With
the general arrargements of which she was highly gratified,
she handed a further donation of £3OO to Dr. Marsdat
the founder of the hospital, to meet the many demands on
the institution. The number of patients relieved at 00
hospital during last week was 3,314, of which 1,284 Were
new cases.

LAUNCH OF iTHE LORD CLYDE AT PEMBROISO
Does.—The Lord Clyde ironclad steamship was
,launched
at Pembroke Dock ou Thursday afternoon, the christening
ceremony being perforated by Mrs
.S.iurin, of ()delta'
The following are the dimensions of the Lord Clyde
Length between perpendiculars, 2801 t.; length of keel for
tonnage, 233tt. ; extrtmo3 breadth to outside of
armour, CBtt. Din. ; ditto tonnage, ,571 t. ; moulded, 66ft• ;
depth of hold, 301 t. Din. ; burden in tons, 4,067. The Lord
Clyde will carry 36 guns.
DEMOLITION OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION BUILD'
ING.—Ou 'Saturday all the requisite arrangements
for removing the towers in the Exhibition-road were cora'
pleted by Captain Fowko and his staff of Royal Engineers,
preparatory to operations for that purpose, which will t 5"
place to-day. Borings to a considerable depth have been
made beneath the basements of the towers for the neces`
sary explosive charges, which will be fired by electric bat'
tery at a coup do main. The towers at the western
tremity of the building, in Prince Albert's-road, will b°
blown down on Thursday, an.i thereafter the grand entrance
in the Cromwell-road. All the walls and the rest of the
building have already been removed. Tho ground is er_
petted to be cleared by the end of the year, when operations
will be commenced for the erection of the proposed Devi
museum for the department of science and art.

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