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London, England, 1847-05-06 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the house of Conzmons.)

WEDNESDAY, ➢IAY 5.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

The following Resolutions were reported from the above
Committee : _ _ _

1. That in the case of the Van Diemen's Land Company
petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :
That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.
2. That in the case of the British American Land Com-
pany petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed
with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their

Bill.
3. That in the case of the Leith Harbour and Docks Dues
petition, for additional provision, the standing orders ought
to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to
introduce such additional provision, if the Committee on the
Bill shall think fit.
4. That in the case of the North Staffordshire Railway
(Alterations and Branches) petition for additional provision
(Shsgborough Deviation) the standing orders ought to be
dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce
such additiinal provision if the Committee on the Bill shall
think fit, on proving before the said Committee that notices
have been inserted in the London Gazette, and in some
newspaper of the county of Stafford, for three successive
weeks; that plans, sections, and books of reference have
been deposited with the clerk of the peace for the said
county, and the clerks of the parishes affected by the said
provision; and that they have obtained the consent of the
owners, lessees, and occupiers of all the lands to be taken,
and have also given notice to the owners and occupiers of the
lands in which the portion of the work intended to he re-
linquished is situate, of their intention so to relinquish the
same; and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in
the first place, how far such orders have been complied
with, and do report the same to the House on the report of
the Bill.—Resolutions agreed to.

THE ROYAL ORTHOPEDIC

HOSPITAL.
The seventh anniversary of this excellent institution,
which is established for the cure of club-foot, lateral
curvature of the spine, and all other contractions and de-
formities, was celebrated last evening 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,
11. P., and on his left by Dr. Stebbing and Mr. Deputy
Evans. Amongst those present we observed—the
Rev. E. Repton, Rev. John Wright, Charles Joyce, Esq.,
Thos. Saunders, Esq., City Comptroller ; Wm. Tooke,
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Esq., F.R.S. . Moffatt, Esq., M.P., Quarles Harris,
Esq., Philip Hanbury, Esq., &c.
The exact nature of the charity is ably explained in
the following extract from the report, circulated at the
dinner :
" The treatment of club- foot an other distortions
was, until a few years since, confined to mechanical
applications ; and in the majority of severe cases was
either wholly unsuccessful, or attended only by partial or
temporary relief. A new and successful treatment,
based upon surgical and scientific principles, was dis•
covered by Dr. Stromeyer, 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 in a few weeks or months, and those of children in
a much shorter period, obviating the slow and uncertain
progress of cure under the 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
more urgent reasons by which a few individuals, having
derived benefit in their families, or being otherwise con-
vinced of its great utility and importance, were induced,
in 1838, 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 contractions 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 501.
The excellent dinner and superior wines having been
done ample justice to, and the usual loyal and constitu-
tional toasts given and warmly responded to,
The LORD 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
family, 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
size ; still its progress from year to year had been most
gratifying. Cases of the nature of which the institution
took cognizance 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 ?
(Hear.) Last year the number of patients was nearly
1,500; 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 loss would
be occasioned ; but, looking at the way in which it had
hitherto been supported, and to the large donations it
had received, and to those then present, he believed that
the institution would continue to progress in usetulness
as it had done since its establishment.—(Hear.)
The toast was warmly responded to, as were also the
following:—" His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
patron;" " The Duke of Cambridge, the president;"
"The Archbishop of Canterbnry and the Vice-Presi-
dents;" " The Lord Mayor;" " The Sheriffs;" "Lord
Dudley Stuart and the Stewards," &c.
The subscriptions received during the evening
amounted to nearly 1,000/. Among them were the fol-
lowing:—The Lord Mayor, 21/.; Samuel Jones Loyd,
Esq, 50/.; Sir J. Hamner, 101; Lord Robert Grosvenor,
101. 10s.; R. GG. Wood, Esq., 100 s.; Sir C. For bes,
101.; Mr. and Mrs. Quarles Harl.
ris, 101. 10s.; B. B.
Cabbell, 101., &c.
The receipts last year were 2,5351. 16s. Bd., and the
expenditure 2,323/. Bs. Bd., leaving a balance of 212/. Bs.
The institution is at No. 8, Bloomsbury-square.
Several persons whose deformities had been cured by
the institution, and some of those under treatment, were
assembled in the ante-room, and, judging from the mo-
dels exhibited of the former state and the appearance
which they themselves exhibited, the cures must be pro-
nounced commendable in the extreme.
Mr. Toole discharged the office of toastmaster very
effectively.

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HARI.
SMITH, BART., K.C.B.
The distinguished services of this Gallant Officer have
been duly recognised since his arrival in the metropolis.
From the day on which he reached town the compli-
mentary visits of the nobility and gentry, to say nothing
of the Government officials and authorities of the Indian
empire, have been more numerous than any ever before
paid to an officer holding similar rank in the Queen's
service.
Some idea of the high estimate in which the Gallant
Officer's hard services in the cause of his country are
held may be gained from the fact that upwards of twenty
entertainments have been already arranged to be given
in his honour.
Among the invitations already accepted by the General
are those of—
The Lord Chamberlain, on behalf of her Majesty and
the Prince Consort.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager.
ller Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The Duke of Wellington, under whom Sir Harry
served as Assistant Quarter-Master-General at Waterloo.
The Earl of Ripon (late Lord President of the India
Board).
Sir John Cam llobhouse, now President of the Board
of Control.
Sir Robert Peel.
General Sir James Kempt.
Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, the companion of
his early services.
Sir Charles Hamilton.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, to meet her Ma-
jesty's Ministers.
Yesterday the Gallant General received a deputation
from the Goldsmiths' Company, headed by Mr. Prime
Warden Cox, Mr. James Garrard, warden, and Mr.
Lane, the clerk of the company, who requested his
presence at a banquet to be given in his honour
at their ball on the firsts convenient day. Sir
Harry received the deputation in person, and appointed
Tuesday, the 11th of May, as the day on which he would
honour the company with his presence.
A deputation from the Junior United Service Club,
headed by Sir John Buchan, K.C.8., and Sir Dudley
Hill, also bad the honour of an interview with the Gal-
lant General yesterday, for the purpose of inviting him
to dine with his old comrades in arms on an early day.
The Gallant General received the deputation most cor-
dially, and appointed Tuesday, the 18th of May, for that
purpose.
This day the Gallant General and Lady Smith will
have the honour of dining with her Majesty the Queen
Dowager.
Among the worthy acknowledgments of the Gallant
General's services, we are glad to learn it is generally
understood that a handsome pension will be awarded to
I him by the directors of the East India Company, at their
L" first board meeting.
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FRIGHTFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday evening, aborn
half-past seven o'clock, an accident of a most deplorable
nature occurred in Fetter-lane, Holborn, which resulted in
the death of a fine little boy, named John Goudge, about
four years of age, whose parents keep the Northumberland
Coffee-house, in Little New-street, Shoe-lane. It appears
that the child was out at play, and in crossing the r
opposite Mr. Pimm's, the baker, be was knocked down by a
horse and cart which was coming along Fetter-lane at the
time, the wheels passing over his head, crushing it in a most
shocking manner, causing the brains to obtrude. The poor
little fellow was immediately picked up by some of the by-
,
standers, and conveyed to Mr. Kelly's, the surgeon, of
Fetter-lane; but that gentleman being from home, he was
taken to the house of Mr. Gibson, surgeou, Holborn, when
that gentleman pronounced life to be extinct. A shell was
then procured, and the poor little fellow was conveyed to
Messrs. Comfort and Faulkner's, undertakers, in Bartlett's-
passage, where he now remains to await the Coroner's
Inquest.
SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE COMPANY.—The half-yearly
general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held
yesterday, at the offices of the company, Queen-street-place,
City. Joshua Walker, Esq., took the chair. The secre-
tary read the report, which congratulated the shareholders
upon the 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
were re-elected, and a vote of thaulg to the chairman closed
the proceediDge•