The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-09 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 BUCCLEUCII, 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, EN., 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.;Giyn
and Co. ; Jon Loyd and Co.;Barclay a.na Co.;benison and Co.;; W alianas, Deacon and Co. Overend, Gurney, and
Co. ; Nisbet arid C
and at the 110,apitaL ,J. Earned and C0.,C0 • Messrs. Liverpool

ROYAL NATIONAL
—_______ STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary.
by Royal ChLartierF E
).
ous Majesty the
INSTITUTION
PATRONESS—Her Most Gram
Q.Bne°en.AT
(Incorporated
PM SIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland,
8.G., P.R.S.
CITATRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M 1.., p.i„,
TAPUTY-CIIAIRDIAN—Th
APPEAL.omas Chapman, Esq"'-`•°., .P.
F.E.S., V.P.
The Committee of Management have to state that, Sin,..
the beginning of the year 1861, the Royal. National Lifeboat
Institution has expended £28,550 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 12,220;
tor* which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and
£17,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu-
tion has also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat
Transporting-carriages, 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 125 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom.
Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that
rests on them to maintain thAr fleet in a thoroughly efficient
state, and its Crews practised in the management of their
boats, which 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 trl'Ay national a work.
The Coraimittee gratefully acknowledge the following con-
, tributinns:—

d
Her Majesty the Queen •
.. annual 50 oa. 0
Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. . • .. annual 50 0
Clerk, Colonel, R.A. „ annual 1 1 0
Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. annual 10 0 0
Currie, Wm. Esq.
.• .• 4th don.lo 0 0
Erle, Lord Chief justice • . • • .. don. 10 10 0
Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., R.C.B.
.. 2d don. 25 0 0
Fenwiek, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran-
sporting Carriage , 250 0 0
Harvey, Rey. G. G. and Mrs. „ • ..▪ don. 30 0
Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. •
7th don. 10 0 0
Palmer, Sir Roundel', M.P., if.M.'s Solici-
tor-General • • • • • .. annual 22 0
Royal Yacht Squadron •• .. annual 10 0 0
Steel, Michael, Esq. • • .. don. 100 0 0
Thomas, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her
Ladyship
• .. 16 16 0
..
Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. „ „ annual 50 0
Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re-
ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis,
Perctral, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Herries, 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 Institllti9l3, 11,
John-street, Adolph', London, WA.;