The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-05 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

TUE FOUNDER OF GRE VILLE

STREET HOSPITAL.

On Monday last n numerous meeting of the ieuds
tie Greville-street Hospital meat at the Colimittee-
•),:iii in Greville-street, to consider the propriety cf voting
:sz.ma tribute to Dr. Alarsdon, the founder, on which ocea-
3ion the Rev. Dr. Rice, High Ala.;ter of Christchurch
School, war unanimously called to the chalr.
The CHAIRMAN ssid that his first connection h the
great charity of Grevdle-Arret eat on being called upon to
preach for it. 0 i their investigating' i's cl3ims to pul:lic
support, his principal feeling was regret that he had
been previously ign,rant of its exigent'. The Rer.
Tiernan then alluded in very aflectit g terms to an behest
trich had given rise to establisnment of the hospital—
that of a pocrgirl who had been found sitti .g on the steps
.1 St. Andrew's-Church desolate and diseased, end in a
f!ying vtate. The other hospitals could not receive her at
tn 3 moment for want of a Governor's recommendation,
which, could it have been oLtaicci with suffieent ct Lrity,
would still have been unavailable for admission, until the
regular admission day. Moved by so afflicting an instance
of suT ring in the heart of this immense and opulent me-
tropolis, Dr. Marsden determined that if his ewr:ims

conk! avail, London should not be without at
last one institution for the reception of such
eases, the only title to admission to which should
he the want and misery of the applicants.--( Einar,
hear.) For thirteen years he devoted his time and his pro-
fessional skill, and exertions, to the accomplishment of the
benevolent purpose, with what success, the present pros-
perous state of do Hospital sufficiently manifested, although
he had had many and great difficulties to surmount, not
only those incident to ail such undertakings, but othe-s. the
result of personal prejudice.—(Cheers.) He (Dr. Price)
felt assured that the friends of an institution which had
accomplished so much, and who took so deep an intTcist in
the extension of its benefits th the afflicted, would not he
slow to record their grateful sense of such services on the
part of its founder.

The Rev. Dr. KNAFP, of St. Paul's, felt gratified by
having had intrusted to him the honour of moving the first
resolution, which was to the effect that the gentlemen pre-
soot had determined to obtain subscriptions for some tribute
of respect ler. and record of, Dr. Marsden's valuable ser-
vices, to be presented to him in some suitable form, to be
afterwards agreed upon. He passed a very warm culogium
upon Dr. Marsden for the humanity which had led that
gentleman to conceive, and the diligence and perseverance
by which ho had at length, with the aid of public benevo-
lence, placed beyond all ordinary chances of failure, the
scheme of Christian charity which the hospital was de-
signed to promote. Thousands of the suffering poor had
is each year of late received the best medical assistance
nuder the molt severe of human maladies, and many of
them an asylum in the hospital, with every proper care and
nourishment until restored to perfect health. Nor had the
ezarnple been lost on similar establishments, many of
w-hich had relaxed their regulations, and are now affording
facilities to admission considerably approximating to those
of the Greville-street Free Hospital.—( Cheers.) The
solution was carried unanimously.
Mr. W. PRITCHARD, fully participating in the general
sentiment of admiration for the services of Dr. Marsden,
cud of satisfaction to see the growing prosperity of so pre-
eminently useful an institution, proposed the second reso-
Ltion, the object of which was to give practical
effect to that which had been just adopted, viz.—
the appointment of a Sub- Committee to take the
Lecessary step, and report from time to time, to
the general body. He felt a difficulty in adding to the
eulogies so properly bestowed upon Doctor Marsden.
Thelnteresting incident which had first attracted the
humanity and afterwards directed the efforts of Doctor
Marsden had been well alluded to by their respected
Chairman. Happy it was that that lamentable instance of
destitution amidst surrounding luxury had fallen within
the observation of one so alive to the better impulses of
cue nature as Doctor Marsden, and still better was it
that to such feelings there was joined in Doctor Marsden
the skill and perseverance necessary for giving them com-
plete effect.—( Cheers. )

Mr. ALEXANDER ROGERS seconded the motion, which
was carried unanimously. After some addresses from other
supporters of the institution upwards of 100 guineas was
subscribed in the room. A considerable sum is expected.