The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of
the BIRTH of SHARSPEARE, at Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert
N. C. Hamilton, Bart-, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv-
ing' SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the
account of the Tercentenary Committee. at the Stourbridge
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greeuway, Smith, and
Greenway, 'Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs Ilanburys and Co., or Messrs.
Glyn and Co , banker e, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting. the subscrip-
tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he luved, and where he lived and died.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road
in the immediate vicinity 01 the Great Northern Rail.
Kil
way Terminus, at lg'l3-CTOSS.
patron—The.

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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
Maverman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and
Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; eciyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
and Co. ; W nano, 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-BOATI
INSTITUTION
(Incorporated by Royal Charter).
PATROIVESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
K.G., F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Faq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P.
DEPUTY-CRAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P.
APPEAL.
The Committee of Management have to state that, since
(he 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 and other means, since its formation, is 12,800;
for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and
£16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £67,100 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-cari 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
ot 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 i' SCrews practised in the management of their
boats, whi 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
eleat and truly national a work.
The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following; con-
tributions :

• • • . annual 50 0 0
• : • . annual 50 0
Hon. Mrs. G.
•... .
ITer Majesty the Queen • • £e. d '
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. • :
Campbell.
Clerk, Col otnheel , nRo. annual 1 1 0
Currie, Wm.. Esq., , • • • • . ... annual 10 0 0
Erle, Lord hief Justice ~ • • • •
do don.lo 0 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., R.C.B. • • 10 10 0
2dnd'on
Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Pram: 25 0 0
sporting. Carriag-e „ . • • • • •
Harvey, Rev. G. G.and Mrs. • • 250 0 0
• • • • don. 3 0 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. •• • • • • • 7th don. 10 0 -
Moore, Rev. G. B. • • " • • • • don. 15 15 °
Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .• • • 0
• • 3 0 0
Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. .. annual 20 0
Thomas, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
2....adYshiP • • " • • • • • • • • 16 16 0
• • .. annual 5 0 0
Willot::Thby d'Eresby, Lord ..
DB, A tions will be thankfully reivedonationg by thend Bankersnnual of then nstitution, Messrs. Willis,es
Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. lierries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St.
James's-street, London ; by a'l the Collectors of Customs
and Bankers in the Unitedlthigdom; and by the Secretary
Richard Lewis, Es q., at the Offiee Ot Ul6 Infititl4loll, it,
Jo,ll:litrcet, 414elphi, LouclWal WA,.
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