The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-02 00:00:00

Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of

the Chest, Mompton.

The quarterly court of the governors of this
charity was held yesterday in the board-room of
the hospital, the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., in
the chair. Amongst the governors present were
Lieutenant-General the Hon. T. Ashburnham, the
Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. E. B.
Wrottesley, Captain the Hon. Francis Maude,
R.N., J. A. Shaw-Stewart, Esq., Dr. Dickson, G.
R. Ryder, Esq., Charles Few, Esq., Captain C. R.
Egerton, R.N., and F. J. Augarde, Esq.
The minutes of the former court having been
confirmed,

The SECRETARY read the report of the committee
of management, which stated that not only had the
charity continued its course of usefulness in an un-
diminished degree, but the record of new out-
patient cases showed a steady progressive increase.
Advantage had been taken of the fine weather to
colour and whitewash the eastern half of the hos-
pital and to execute general repairs where needed.
The committee reported with regret that in accept-
ing the new contracts in September for victualling
the hospital for the next six months, an increase of
price was observable, more or less, in all the most
important articles of food, as compared with the
previous tenders. For instance, the additional cost
of milk represented an increased annual expenditure
of nearly £3OO, meat of £240, eggs of £5O, bread
of £35, and so on, prices having also advanced in
many other articles. The committee, however,
believed that the public—who had hitherto given
their support to this charity—would see from these
significant facts that continued and increased aid
was needful for the efficient maintenance of this
important charity. The committee had truly great
reason to be gratified at the number of new sub-
scribers added to the list year by year. The annual
subscriptions were a most valuable source of income,
being the only reliable one, with the exception of
about £BOO a year from ground-rents, but the sub-
scriptions were still but little over half the amount
of the yearly expenses, which exceeded £9,500.
In their last annual report the committee an-
nounced that a kind offer from friends in Madeira
to receive and maintain 20 patients during the en-
suing winter had been made. They also reported
their acceptance of such offer, and their reasons for
doing so. The committee now re;orted that 20
patients were carefully selected, and were despatched
from London by the Lisbon and Madeira mail
steamer, Maria Pia, on the Bth. The departure of
these patients was an event of a deeply interesting
character, and it was hoped that their residence in
Madeira would be materially and permanently bene -
ficcial to the invalids themselves, as well as con-
ducive to the interests of medical science. The
committee had received a letter from the superin-
tendent placed in charge of the Madeira patients
announcing their arrival at Lisbon, all well, the
voyage thus far having been satisfactorily borne by
the invalids. The committee had had many marks,
of approval of their conduct in seeking to extend
the usefulness of the charity by means of this tem-
porary sanatorium at Madeira ; and some friends
had forwarded welcome contributions in aid of the
additional expenses connected with the voyage out
and home of the invalids.

The following legacies had been announced since
the last court :

Mrs. Mary Cozens
Samuel N. Rudge, Esq 930 Duty free.
Miss Maria C. Garnett
Miss Sarah A. McCracken

Though not precisely a legacy, the committee
here mentioned the receipt of a munificent dona-
tion of £l,OOO from a lady, in memory of a de-
ceased daughter, Miss Mary Grant Forbes, after
whom one of the wards in the hospital would in
future be called, thus forming an appropriate and
enduring memorial.

The number of in-patients admitted since the 3d
of August was 336
Discharged, many greatly benefited
Died
New out-patients' cases 2631

The report having been unanimously adopted the
proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks
to the chairman.

Shakspere and Steam.

(Front Punch.)

He wasn't for an age, but for all time. Was he for Rail-
way time ? This must be the question asked by the
management of the Standard Theatre, which is now next
door to the City Extension of the North London Railway.
All admirers of the immortal bard will be delighted with
the performance of Messrs. Creswick, Ryder, and Miss
Sarah Thorne, and will praise the admirable emphasis and
discretion given to every line they can hear. Take Act V.
Scene 1. This represents the King's Camp near Shrews-
bury (charmingly painted, by the way) :
Enter King Henry, Prince Henry, Prince John, Sir Walter

Blunt, and Sir John Falstaff.

King Henry (solemnly) —How bloodily the sun begins
to (rumbling of one train. Audience look at one another.
The rest of the speech is lost to every one except Prince
Henry, who is standing near the King).
Prince Henry—The southern wind
Doth play the (rumbling of two trains : speech continued
in dumb show).

[Earl of Worcester and Sir Richard Vernon are waiting to
come on at the side opposite the Prompter.

Sir Richard Vernon (to Worcester)—What did ho say?
(Railway whistle and scream.)
Worcester (takes off his helmet, and puts his hand to his
ear)—I don't know ; can't hear the cue.
King Henry (who has given the required cue four times
already, bawls out between both hands, looking towards
Worcester)—foul to those who WIN !! !
[Rumble, rumble, rumble, screams and shrieks of steam,
whistling.

Enter Sir Richard Vernon, -and Worcester carrying his

helmet.

[King Henry opens his mouth like a fish breathing, and is
supposed to be saying his part.
_ _

Worcester (seeing the King's mouth shut for a second)
Hear me, my lioge—

Prince John (aside to Worcester) —He's not finished yet.
(Railway whistle.)

Falstaff (who is standing apart from the rest, thinks his
turn has come) —Rebellion lay in his way, and he found it.
(No one hears him except the Prompter, who shakes his
head at him furiously.)

King Henry (during a calm, hoarsely)—Of broached
mischief to the unborn times ?

Worcester (getting his say at last)—Hear me, my liege !
(Railway bell, violently. Several trains rumbling. More
shrieks frord engines.)

King Henry (to Princo Henry)—Hear him ? Im-
possible !

- Prince Henry (mistaking this for his cue, starts two
pages ahead)—ln both our armies there is many a— —(is
stopped by King and Sir Walter Blunt.)
[Worcester proceeds with his speech. Convenient trains
arrive, depart, and pass one another, apparently every
other minute. Screams, shrieks, bells, whistles, at short
intervals. The audience listen with their heads on one
side.

Worcester (cutting it short, shouts the last two lines).
And violation (takes breath for next shout) of all
faith and troth.
(Takes breath, and prepares fora yell to finish with),
Sworn to us—in—our (with full chest power, in op-
position to two trains letting off steam) younger
enterprise!! ! (Loses his voice for the rest of the
evening.)
Gallery (cheering)—Brayvo!
King Henry—These things indeed you have articulated.
[Audience, who have caught this line, applaud vehemently.
He continuos his speech while the 10 45 is starting and
10 40 is arriving. Both events celebrated by Railway
officials on bells and steam-whistles.
King Henry (shouting to audience)—Of hurly-burly in-
novation.
[Leader of Orchestra hears him, and approves the sarcasm.
The last words do not get beyond the second fiddle.
King Henry (making a last effort while the 10 55 is imi-
tating thunder). Of pell-mell (shouts louder) havoc
(louder) and (loudest) confusion ! (Loses his voice.)
And thus the play goes bravely on. Ear trumpets ought
to be sold at the door, and be lent, with opera-glasses, by
the boxkeeper at so muuh a night. Shakspere's Lines have
not fallen in pleasant places when so discordantly inter-
rupted by the Lines of the North London Railway.

DEATH IN THE PAINT BOX.—An inquest was held
at York, on Tuesday to inquire into the cause of the
death of a female child, 13 months old, belonging to a
cabinetmaker, of Swinegate, York, named Bean. On Sa-
turday night, after playing with a halfpenny box of colours,
the child suddenly became ill and troubled with vomiting.
The father became alarmed, and, having reason to suspect
that the child had sucked one of the squgres or colour, went
for Mr. Bird, surgeon. That gentleman prescribed, but the
vomiting continued, and the child died at half-past 1 o'clock
on Sunday morning. The father had thrown the colours
into the fire as soon as ho found his child ill, but another
box of the same description has since been purchased, and
arsenic found to be in ono of the squares in such a quantity
as would produce death.