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holid.e.', as ever, we should have thought that all
ate 'Itc:(1 ",1 Folks had forsaken their old pursuits, and
4dtils'' the a.
the ,Polytechnic. But though it was
pcobo_ n.%,t,r,', rose-hill and Greenwich, rye have no
covered with those who sought, and,
ire send sigcs host cases, found happiness. At least
,ce
rteeasy to grent delight at the Polytee,lioic ; and
lepa,
,1 4 g tlotice that the bulk of the visitors, con-
`r 0: the lower than the upper classes, took
n " ere,
'ect tin. 1 et's .`t in the many mechanical and scientific
list, which
s Ara' st.4e the institution contains. Such a cir-
ie P°°"' the 3 most ust gratifying proof of a great improve-
, rnio taste, the habits, and the knowledge of the
ighter
our of

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COURT CIRCULAR.

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k,. Ai T. Queen, attended by
' SOB,ko OND A l'•--- ne Lady
,i'l hi Tde out this 'afternoon in a phaeton, his
i"'l 0.14,•e5s Prince Albert being on horseback, ate
~;tt, Y, k;olonel Bouveric and Colonel Wemyss.
7:rti,xllhton i•watained the Hon. Misses Pitt and
',.lt'ttnd Sir Robert Otws'.
% °Y'l Party returned to the Castle shortly be-
. e (el„k
. Cit° •
‘d, lal Highness the Duchees of Kent, attended
lain'e4e nae Maria Dawson, Pisa took an airing, and
ti s s's Royal wa- also ta; en out attended by the
111'aq)% ' - '
ek
tit,lie
%• Dr. Short tool,: his departure from the Castle
, .g.
d
lt,l, 414, Y,. Isabella Weroyss a-ti%ed tc-clay at the
;etli.je sisit to, her Majesty.
14 (~ °I U %bridge, and Mr. end Mrs. Harcourt,
)4y:l/)".r.tl's,' .
will have' the honour of dining with
11' 'nner Party at the Castle this evening.
It
''',l .
~ Yal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at.
~Y Colonel Keate, honoured the Lord Mayor
il,t. e°4lPany at dinner yesterday, at the Mansion.-
~le b I
-",c1104(144e of Cambridge visited Hampton Court and
fit% on Sunday afternoon.
1'01,4 Melbourne arrived in town yesterday even-
\ltti lianshanger, Herts., the seat of Earl Cowper.
teb, °liana telt town on Saturday evening for the
;1 I°II his return to his mission at the Court
tl\ 411 Duke of Tuscany.
pt
of Lansdowne, we are happy to sate
l.tlt , better yesterday. The Noble Marquis took
I,l'ttalti his carriage for the first time since his re-
'kV,l„,af gout.
1::(Ity:'"..lcial Committee of the Privy Council sat
i, „tfiCtrld resumed the hearing of the great will
ti,.,istl' late Mr. Wood of Gloucester. The Soli-
'l4;`,',al resumed his address, and had not COO-
'ue rising of the Court, at four o'clock.
tit ti,t,
54, UPe,v.ASTERN AND DOVER RAILWAY.—
~sto4"vtlis works of this railway between Dover and
1 ;:elkei which, are, we should say, unexampled is, the
,;tlii °f Ito& rn engineering, have been actively re-
-4.'"kll',,P):lng by a large force 'of workmen. The line
itL tie sea.shore and is formed either by boring
tkit" ' '
e to. Eta the bowels of the taller cliffs themselves,
ri Netnent on their ledges, or by cutting to the level
4 tins of the less formidable eminences. It is by no
Illiti)eeian to conjecture that this most important rail-
' ' e4t, illble to the public in a couple mere years, and
t, a ,
tottl°oaer, as we understand the shareholders' list
k riseb many of the most substantial and cater.
, fr-oe'l of the- day. Shakspcare's Tunnel, as it is
\ t, r 4 its running through the cliff of that name, a
''',lL,,,!'"'l, the roost extensive of the whole line, twelve
.4,ce ha.d been carried through the cliff, and the
'.. del n'a'k 'of arching it over where the chalk is con-
\Nlte"'ereire is rapidly progressing. The sea walls,
lit • •'':B and tunnelling beyond, towards Folkestone,
'.kt 4,1° 4 forward
, state, while the eater parts of the
I'? (~Lieondori end arc also proceeding vigorously.—
,011%-,ron icle.
,!11 ihrlover will not appear on the Haymarket
''t,l,-41! year. The reason assigned for this secession
'''lell4tving entered into an engagement for next season
0 th•g4rden, her present services have been dispensed
,k'
,t,,111,,e Q,ieti managementand
ve oof of
hti the eme Haymarket.tmann
ed
001tECK AND Loss OF LIFE.—On the
...‘1,1t,`".! the 31st ul'., it was discovered by the coast-
,,i'lett*°rled at the Nanny water, that a vessel was sunk
~,I.,ltett tulles off shore, and that part of her topmast
I.'",e 'everal feet above water. Mr. Prosser, chief
ell b, the
A, irt eoast.guard, immerilately launched his boat,
her, and with
yeblrtioe and risk succeeded in rescuing two of the
!,,l pp their perilous situation on the topmast. The
‘ltit'"'ed to be the smack Wellington, of Skerries,
hi
ttit,olli" potatoes from Lock Ryen, and had upset and
.(11,11ight previous, in a heavy squall. About nine
Ikti' remainder of crew, five in number, includ-
iltt4 41tee (J. Grircle)), were washed off and drowned
lb`l4' '.ight —Dublin Paper.
VNI ' 4 trl'U •
110 y 1 L AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On
I ti'et, aat, as some men were repairing one of the
bkt D 1 . Works, in removing some part
tie ow els
e pe' ',York, the inner well fell in, burying eight
',Ot " fellows under the ruins. Immediately the
11'41 I,',°ok place, a =tater of workmen commenced
' yticele rubbish away, when, after great labour,
Vreir,-,,eeded in reaching the unfortunate sufferers;
,)'4,t'q lb",that five of then were quite dead,. and the re-
,;il kitie,lee so seriously injured that but feint hopes are
Nt dk,- of their recovery. We understand that four
It I,tt9'ased have 'e't widows and families to lament
IN'eks'alelv and melancholy destle—A coroner's in-
'lN held on the bodies on Thursday, when the jury
'41,/ 4 verdict of ' Accidental Death. "—Monmouth
tl‘ "114'
ti.kt,cl4ll44e has hem inserted in the Liverpool
"Y tll'eq,l, exemp.tiTig from Deck dues
ial.l
of tai
yth UcCkh without using them. ne was oi. d
f' tough the instrumentality of Mr. Mark Phillips,
NI
1111 inchester.
Vtk CATION UNDER THE JESUITS.—Break-
1/41et 14arter past eight—milk and water with bread ;
„r4°lll;l'.,'lfs; nit eleven—meat, except on meagre day a,
"yt IN uays in the week pastry in addition; a gotaer. of
ii4ci
°;d cheese,
et four o'clock ; supper at six, consisting
, c cheese or potatoes, with, occasionally, meat
",i,k.'t eiZt:'. hour ' and e-'..alt's recreation is allowed after
A,letet, our again after supper, and half an hour for
;,,,,:t4re,t. and then to bed. To it the boys proceed in
) oli t, and in silence. At the several la.ndir,g-
-,'l,,kre e "e great staircase, as well as in the dormitories,
\'''t,l4";Feived by' one of the sub-prefects, who sit up
I,qt4 trig the night, to watch over the safety and con-
';ti,ll-1 Pupils.—Granville's Spas of England.
ytill rRECIOUS METALS.—Among the nu-
t 't'l Irrnin paragraphscontinue to see in the
04' Lek] g
• !road
etlt IN , on and provincial, of the movement, ad
ikt,,v,,t ~,lous metals, it is a singu'ar fact that we seldom
ly Nttli"ar'ce our eye on a single announcement of its
.11th1lre
r,s homeward, though these movements, we dare
`t" p‘Pi'e as frcuuent as the other. The eternal cry
t t);()I:cioes chroniclers, especially in this locality, is
~IC'vsrtlY ounces of gold and silver have been shipped
p'', "'t ,3,the Continent during certain periods, but, as
"411‘ aeteLlu, its landing at Dover from the Continent is
,t,,,;,lsßLaosted. To allay the fears, however, of John
'et, ' ttl),, 'IL should "keep supposing" that the precious
4.149 t ti,,t to be drained from old England, we may men-
'l,,,lk,; Pi '''e writer of this pErAgiaph, in his peranaleula-
Neq4ard, freqtently cornea in contact with large
Nt liritg9l(l and silver on its way to the metropolis of
t°,111:,,ike%4!" ; and that it was only the other day he saw
`A,...",/, 'a boxes, to the number of about 100,000,
\jefe-44 the Continent.—Correspondent of the Dover
tli e till
'tid',,tiili,,eueratand that the marriage of Lord Bruce,
minD'S ‘'ing. son of the Earl of Elgin and Kincardine,
k lire t,"l4l„,aling Bruce, only diughter of C. L. Cum-
''. sjileee-fi' '-ul., M.P. for 'the county of Moray, is te
1 A „utttii,s-uring the Easter recess et Kinnaird House,
4,1. 1,. —g Bru^e's seat .n Stirlingshire.
O's t'ia UL AR r"
lth 4 11,1 AR FACT.—A minister of the Pres-
115Dli ,'l,l a eh, lately visiting one of his parishioners,
11Nt "le e:),."•,ed Sir," said he, " lam per-
N'auld '2,11 You of myself what not another of your
:l's aat of. 4 h!tve lived seventy-two years in the same
h;'tes,!4 teeeiwbteh I have decently buried fifteen corpses,
,'1 k Whatv children baptised, and have married four
ittAti'lrth 1;,, added to the zest ,if the narratire was, that
41% I think: , who was sitting by, immediately said,
toot' el,e from the delicate state of my health, you
ecce fur

THE REPORT OF THE ROYAL

HOSPITALS IN THE CITY.

The following is an abstract of the Annual Report cf the
great number of poor children and ether poor people main-
tained in the several Royal Hospitals in the City of Lon-
don, under the pious care of the Lord Mayor, Aldcrmcn,
and Governors thereof:—
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

Children first put apprentices and discharged from Christ's
Ilospi.ial the year last passed, 157, five whereof being
instructed in mathematics and navigation, now placed
forth apprentices to commanders of ships, out of the
Mathematical School founded by his late Majesty King
Charles 11.
Children buried the ear last passed l4
Children now under the care and charge of the
Hospital in London and at llcrtfotd 1,245 1,437
To be a'imittrscl on preaenta.ion granted at
this time
The support of tit's Hospital materially depends upon
beJefactions and bequests. As that part of its income
which is permanent is far short of maintii,iing the usual
number of children, whose education qualifies them for
the Church, far naval service, and for every station of
life, acconing to the;r abilitiss, and as tie principles of
r.ligion, a; well as tse order of civil socicty, are points
to %%hien their altsntion is constantly directed, it is hoped
that all charitable persons will readily contribute to an in-
stitution which is not only of local, bnt of national good.
The expense of repairing and keeping up the buildings of
this Hospital (many of which are very ancient, and origin-
ally formed part of the old Grey Friars Monastery) hav-
ing been found to be already burdensome, a fund was es-
tablished in 1802, by subscription of the Governors and
other friends of the Hospital, with a view to the gradual
and complete rebuilding of the whole fabric, and a great
part has accordingly been restored in a most commodious
and substantial manner, without reducing the number of
children upon the establishment during the progress of the
works. Much, however, yet remains to be done, and the Go-
vernors regret to state that the fund originally subscribed is
completely exhausted, and a very considerable sum has been
expended from the general funds of the charity ; but they
are willing to hope that the generosity of the public will
afford the meals of completing the great work, and pre-
vent the necessity of encroaching further upon the perma-
nent income of the Hospital, and thereby diminishing the
scope of its usefulness.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.
Patients admiAed, cured and discharged during the
last year, 5,015 ; In-Patients, 12,827 ; Out-

patifT.ts, and 15,830 casualty patients, most of
them ate poor, sick, and lame persons; and
being destitute of all relief many of them have
been supplied with money, clothes, and other
necessaries, to enable them to return to their

several habitations ; in the whole 33,672
Buried from thence 419
Remaining under cure
In- Patients ..
Out- Paients

This being the most ancient Hospital in the City and
suburbs of London, and having escaped the great fire in
the year 1,666, the buildings by length of time became so
very ruinous that in the year 1729, there was a necessity
that grca: part thereof should be taken down, and a sub.
scription was then entered into by many of the Governors
and other charitable persons for defraying the expenses of
re-building, which was progressively effected. All fees
on the admission of patients have been abolished, the
sisters and nurses placed in situations of comfort., better
adapted to the nature of their duties, and the accommoda-
tion for the In-Patients, now so extended as to admit
abo%e 500, and their diet and general comforts very ma-
terially improved. The accomplishment of those objects,
so essential to the welfare of the patients, has occationed a
very heavy increase of annual expenditure, The Go-
vernors, tl-,erefore, particularly brg leave to submit the
same to the benevolent attention of the public.
ST. THOMASS HOSPITAL.
There have been cured and discharged from St. Tho-
mas's Hospital, in Southwark, the last year, of sick,
wounded, maimed, and diseased persons, 2,897 in-patients,
and 32,476 medical and surgical out-patient=, including
casualites, some of whom have been relived with money
and necessaries at their departure, to accommodate and sup-
port them in their journeys to their several habita-
tions 35,373
. . . .

Buried from thence, after much charge in their

sickness

Li-patients
Remaining under cure
Out-patients

317
408
736

So that there have been, during the last year, of
poor miserable objects, under the care of the
said Hospital, and destitute of other proper care,
in all

The Governors think it their duty to state, that in con-
sequence of rebuilding London Bridge, and the formation
of its new approaches, at an elevation of many feet above
the old level, they have been obliged to make large pur-
chases of grounds and buildings adjacent to the Hospital, at
a considerable expenditure of capital, in order to secure such
ventilation and accommodation as are necessary to the
health and comfort of the patients. They have also been
obliged to rebuild the north wing on a new site, the former
building having been rendered insecure by the removal of tbe
house adjoining. And they are now rebuilding a correspond-
ing wing on the south side, which had become necessary in
consequence of the whole south wing being so dilapidated,
badly lighted, and ventilated, as to make it unfit for the
reception of patients. It is therefore humbly and earnestly
recommended to all charitable persons, that they would be
pleased, by their contributions, to enable the Governors to
defray these heavy charges, and to meet the still greater
outlay which will be requisite to complete the plan of im-
provements now unavoidably in progress ; as well as to
continue affording, and still further extending, relief to the
distresses of the numerous sick, maimed, and diseased
poor, who daily apply in large numbers for the same, as
appears from the above and other annual accounts, parti-
cularly in the class of surgical out-patients, for whose
better relief and attendance arrangements upon an improved
plan have been adopted.
BRIDENVELL HOSPITAL,
Received into this Hospital during the last year,
under commitments by the Lord Mayor and the
Aldermen of the City, as criminal or disorderly
persons, who have been kept to hard labour or
received correction
Apprentices sent by the Chamberlain for solitary
confinement 74
Received into this Hospital during the same period,
sundry poor person., who have been convicted
for wandering abroad and 'pegging in the streets
of London l5O

1,308

The Governor informs the public that they have opened
a new house of occupation in St. George's-fields, where
the honest and industrious poor (and mole especially the
young) are instructed in useful trades, upon a more es-
tens:ye scale than has been found practicable of late years,
owing to the increase of buildings contiguous to the old
site; and where, in the ease of those who have forfeited
their characters in society, the great objects of moral re-
form, and restoration of character (as contemplated by the
original charter) are provided for on a large scale.
BETHLEM HOSPITAL.

CURABLES.
Remaining in the hospital on the Ist of January, 1840, includ-
ing those out on lcaveof absence Mnt ... 61 }
Women 110 171
Admitted in 1840 Men ... 128 ? nn,
Women 180 i
_____

Discharged cured
173
Women 109
Ditto uncured Men ... 25 Z 69
Women 44 S
Ditto, request of friends Men ... 1 }
4
Women 3
Ditto, improper objects Men ... 21
Women 16 S 37
Ditto, havieg been cent out on leave of ab-
serco, and no account received since of Meu 2 10
their state of mind..... Women 8
Died Men 4
Women 8 f 12
Remaining on the 31st December, 1840 :
Out on leive Nlen 7 Z
16
Women 9 S
In the Hospital Men 65 }
158
Women 93

479

Incurable :
Remaiaing in the Hospital on the Ist of
Women 38 S
January, 1840 Men 26 /
64
Admitted in 1840 Men 17 1
31
Women 14 S

Discharged Cured Women 1 t
Ditto, by request of friends... Men .9.$ 3
Died Men 3 j 4
Women 1

Remaining on the 31st of December, 1840
In the Hospital Alen (~6
W':,men 50 z 88

Criminals :

Remaining in Hospital Jan. 1,1840... Men 65 ZBO
Women 15
Admitted in 1840 Men 7 1
11
Women 4

91
Discharged Cured Men
Women 1 1 6
Died Men 51
7
Women 2
Remaining in the Hospital on Dec. Men 62 t-8
31, 1840 Women 16 S

Remaining in the Hospital the Curables 171
Ist J. 1840, including those Incurables 64 315
out on leave
Admitted in 1840 Cul atles 308
Incurables . 31 350
Criminals 11

665

Discharged in various ways in Curables 305
1840, dS above specified
Ct urinals 13
Remaining in the Hospital Dee. Curables 174
31. IMO, including those out Incurables 88 340
on leave

The Governors inform the public that a Committee
meets every Friday at Bethlem Hospital, to admit and
discharge the insane from all parts of the United Kingdom,
without expense to their relations or friends. The Hospital
for Lunatics, on an improved plan,St.
newly erected in
George's Fields, unites the advantages of air, exercise,
and out-door occupation for the patients. To extend the