The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-07 00:00:00

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail.
way Terminus, at King's-cross.
Patron—The QUEEN.
President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq.

This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free
and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom-
panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more,
on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week.

The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutta and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and
Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and G.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
and Co. ; W iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool
and at the Hospital.
STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATnortzes—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRE SIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., P.P.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, sine,
the beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab-
lishments on the Coasts of England. Scotland, and Ireland.
The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the
Society, end other means, since its formation, Is 12,800 ;
tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
£16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £67,c00 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-can iages, and Boat-houses.
The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of
the generous support which they have received from the
British public during the past few years, a support which
has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet
of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that
rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient
state, and its Crews practised in the management of their
boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent
annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their
countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so
great and truly national a work.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
tributions:—
£ s. d
Her Majesty the Queen .. .. annual 50 0 0
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G, .. annual 5 0 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A.
•• annual 1 1 0
•• ••
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers annual 10 0 0
Fee, Lord Wm.,hief Justice don. 10 10 0
Currie, Esq.,
4th don.lo 0 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. 2d don. 25 0 0
Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sporting Carriage
•• .• 250 0 0
Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs.
don. 3 0 0
7th don. 10 0 0
Moore, Rev. G. B.
don. 15 15 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. ..
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich 3 0 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B.
annual 2 6
016 0
Thom, s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collectedby her
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord • . annual 5 0 0
Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re-
Ladyship : 1 0
eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Percival, and Co., 70, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Henries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by all the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary
Richard Lewis, Esq.' at the Office of the Institution, 14,
Jail-Meet Adelphi,Lwadon, W.C.