The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-07 00:00:00

THE ROYAL ORTHOP(EDIC

HOSPITAL.

The seventh anniversary of this excellent institution,
whicti is established for the cure of club-foot, lateral
curvature of the spine, and all other contractions and de-
formai( s, was celebrated on Wednesday at the London
Tavern. about 200 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The
Lord Mayor presided, and was supported on his right
by Lord Dudley Stuart and the Hon. Thomas Liddell,
and on his left by Dr. Stebbing and Mr. Deputy
Evani. Amongst those present we observed—the
lt,v. E. Repton, Rev. John Wright, Charles Joyce, Esq.,
Thos. Saunders, Esq., City Comptroller ; Wm. Tooke,
Eiq., G. .liotfatt, Esq., M.P., Quarles Harris,
Big.. Philip Danbury, Esq., &c.
rue exact nature of the charity is ably explained in
the .ollowing extract fr.= the report, circulated at the
din-.er

" The treatment of club-foot and other distortions
was, tuitil a iew years since, confined to mechanical
applications ; and in the majority of severe cases was
either wholly u. successful, or attended only by partial or
temporary relief. A new and successful treatment,
based upon surgical and scientific principles, was dis•
covered by Dr. throtneyer, of Hanover, and from thence
introduced into this metropolis, with the happiest re-
sults, by Dr. Little. The discovery of this important
operation—that of dividing the tendons—by which ex-
treme adult cases of contraction and deformity can be
cured iu a few weeks or months, and those of children in
a much shorter period, obviating the slow and uncertain
progress of cure under tha mechanical plan of treatment,
has elicited the approbation of many distinguished
members of the profession. The frequent occurrence of
these deformities amongst the poor, the expense and un-
certainty of curing them by the sole application of
mechanical means, and the great tendency to relapse on
relief having been so obtained, constituted some of the
mare urgent rz,asons by which a few individuals, having
de-lved benefit in tht.ir families, or being otherivise con-
vincea izs great uti:ity anti importance, were induced,
in 1338, to propose the establishment of an hospital for
the cure of these afflictions by this and every available
method." Subsequently the treatment was extended
to the cure of c mtractions and distortions of every part
of the frame, but particularly to that most distressing
deformity lateral curvature of the spine.
Since the last anniversary the Queen has been graci-
ously pleased to become the patroness of the institution,
and to present it with a donation of 50/.
The excellent dinner and superior wines having been
done ample justice to, and the usual loyal and constitu-
tional
ttyist; given and warmly responded to,
The Loan MAYOR proposed " Prosperity to the In-
stitution." In doing so he stated that he had recently
visited the hospital, with some of the members of his
ramily, and that he had been quite astounded at the
wonderful cures which had been effected, and the many
severe cases which were in the course of favourable
treatment ; but it was a matter for regret that the
number of patients was so limited on account of the want
of sufficient means to extend the building to the required
siae ; still its progress from year to year had been most
gratifying. Cases of she nature of which the institution
took cogntrance were not attended to as a separate
branch of medical science until the formation of the in-
stitution.—(Hear.) Contractions or malformations of
the body were a source of the greatest unhappiness to
those who were blessed with wealth ; but how much
more misery did they entail upon those who, being poor,
were compelled to support themselves by labour P—
(Hear.) Last year the number of patients was nearly
1,300; and, as a greater number sought assistance than
the hospital from its limited space could afford accom-
modation for, it was incumbent upon those favourable to
its object to leave nothing undone to meet it wants : if
it were not adequately supported a great public losswould
be occasioned ; but, looking at the way in which it had
Lher to been supported, and to the large donations it
had r:eived, anti to those then present, he believed that
the itt-titution would continue to progress in usefulness
as it hail done since its establishment.—(Hear.)
The toast was warmly responded to, as were also the
fdlowi:e;:—'• His lio) al Highness Prince Albert, the
patron;" The Duke of Cambridge, the president;*
`• The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Vice-Presi-
dents;" " The Lord Mayo-;" " The Sheriffs;" "Lord
Dudley Stuart and the Stewards," &e.

subscriptiims received during the evening
arnoint-d to nary 1,0001. Among them were the fol-
lowi.,4:—Thv Lard Mayor, 211.; Samuel Jones Loyd,
EN., 501; Sir J. Hanmer, 101.; Lord Hobert Grosvenor,
10/ 103.; R. G. Wood, Eiq., 10/. 10s.; Sir C. Forbes,
10/.; Mr. and Mrs. Quarles Harris, 101. 10s.; B. B.
Cethuit, 101., &e.

Th
receipts last year were 2,5351. 169. Bd., and the
expenditure 2,3234 Bs. Bd., leaving a balance of 2121. 89.
Tae institution is at No. 8, Bloomsbury-square.
Several persons whose deformities had been cured by
the institution, and some of those under treatment, were
asseribled in the ante-room, and, judging from the mo-
de), exhibited of the former state and the appearance
ve rich thty themselves exhibited, the cures must be pro-
nounc.d co.nin(,ndable in the extreme.
Mr. Toole discharged the office of toastmaster very
effectively.

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HARRY
SMITH, BAItT., K.C.B.
The distinguished services of this Gallant Officer have
been duty Tecog iised since his arrival in the metropolis.
Fr.trt the clay on which he reached town the compli-
mentary visits of the nobility and gentry, to say nothing
of the Li: vernment officials and authorities of the Indian
tmptre, have been more numerous than any ever before
p:o.i to an officer holding similar rank in the Queen's
ser:ic-.

Some idea of the high estimate in which the Gallant
Officer's hard services in the cause of his country are
held riLly be gained trorn the fact that upwards of twenty
enter .ainmc nts have been already arranged to be given
in his honour.
Among the invitations already accepted by the General
are ',hose of—
'1 Lord Chamberlain, on behalf of her Majesty and
the Pr note Co:isort.
Her ‘lajesty the Queen Dowager.
Her R ,tint Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The Duke of Wellington, under whom Sir Harry
si.rved as Assistant Quarter-Master-General at Waterloo.
The Earl of Ripon (late Lord President of the India
Board)
Sir J,)hn Cam Hubhouse, now President of the Board
of Control.
Sir R rt Peel.
General Sir James KPmpt.
Maim -•.;etieral Sir De Lacy Evans, the companion of
his ear y •,ervi. es.
Sir i,barles Hamilton.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to meet her Ma-
jesty's Ministers.
Wednesday the Gallant General received a deputation
from the Got ismiths' Company, headed by Mr. Prime
Warden Cox. Mr. James Garrard, warden, and Mr.
Lane, the el rk. of the company, who requested his
presence at a banquet to be given in his honour
at their hall on the first convenient day. Sir
Harry received the deoutation in person, and appoints d
Tuesday, the 11th of ALty, as the day on which he would
ur the comp trey with his presence.
A deputation from the Junior United Service Club,
headed by Sir John Buchan, K.C.B , and Sir Dudley
Hill, also had the honour of an interview with the Gallant
Generalon Wednesday, for the purpose of inviting him
to dine with his old comrades in arms on an early day.
The Gallant General received the deptVation most cor
d sly, and appointed Tuesday, the 18th of May, for that
pu.posel

lt,;t-,rday the Gall:int Genural and Lady Smith
bad the honour of dini,,g with her Majesty the Quern
Down-4er.
Among the worthy acknowledgments of the Gallant
General's service,, we are glad to learn it is generally
end..r,t ,od that a handsome pension wilt be awarded to
him by the directors of the East India Company, at their
first board meeting.

v evening, about
F OUTFIT'. A c CIDEINT. Wed
deplorable
laeh resulted in
half-past seven o'clock, an accidentneora" must nature occurred in Fetter-lane, Holbern
lane. It the death of a fide little boy, named JZllowla
oo.udge,
four years of age, whose parents It,eesnitohee
toff.-house, in Little N about
ew-street
that the child was ou7 at play, and in crossing ttlaieppe.ars
opposite Mr. Pimm's, the baker, he was knocked down rb}ad
horse and ea t which was c :mint; along Fetter-lane at
the
time, the wt7tels passing over his head, cru.hiiig it in a most
shocking 111 Hier, causing the brains to obtrude. The lar
little relinW was immediately plcki.d lip by some of the by-
standers, and conveyed to Mr. Kelly's, The surgeon, of
Fetter-lane; but that gentl,,maii being from home, he was
taken to the house of Mr. Gibson, surg'2", Holborn, when
that gentleman pronounced life to be extinct. A shell was
then procured, and the poor little fellow was conveyed to
'Messrs. Comfort anal Faulkner's, undertakers, in Bartlett's-,
passage, where ha now remains to await the Groner s
Inquest.
SOUTTVARK-BRIDGE COMPANY.—The half-yearly
general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
on Wednesday, at the offices of the company, Queen-street-
place, City. J. Walker, Esq., took the chair. The secre-
tary read the report, which congratulated the shareholders
upon As improved state of their affairs, but contained no-
thing of public interest. A dividend of 1 per cent. was de-
clared. The directors and auditors who retired by rotation
r' Were za-slactO, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed
the Proceedings.