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London, England, 1870-03-08 00:00:00

Office, 121, Psll4=ll, W

NIFE BOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
A of the past twelve mouths the National Life-
boat Institution contributed to the saving of 1,233 lives
from various shipwrecks and 29 vessels from destruction,
The Institution also expended £24,746 in the same period
on its Lifeboat 'Establishments, in addition to granting
£2,741 for rewards.
The Institution has .now 218 Lifeboat Stations under
its management.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street Adelphi, London.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly
APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy. current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently needed.
J. W. WALDRON, Secretary .

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
• Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUBBN.

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Vice-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
Prosident—llis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEIICII. K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
Tho Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requilito funds to maintain them.
Conti thrtions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and 00., Abohurch-land ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ;
'ferries and flo.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, Payue, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and oo.,7l3arners-street ;:and st
the ITosrital from 10 till 51

(ZAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
1,..) and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only free Hospital for diseases of women
2,746 patients wore treated last month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needed ,and will bo received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca-
dilly ; Si r Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.

QAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only Free Hospital for Diseases of Women ;
2,9.3 patients were treated last month without letters of
recommendation. SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS
are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatcha,rd,
Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay,
Coutts, Glyn, Ransom; and by the Secretary.

trNE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
f ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPH aN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A.. WALKER, Secretary.
Office, 54, Cheapside, London, EA

THE MESMERIC INFIRMARY, 30, \Vey-
./ mouth-street, W. (where many cases deemed incur-
able are cured), 11111,11 needs support. Inspection is in-
vited from 10 till 12.30, The Council have placed the
institution under the control of THOS. CHANDLEP.,
EQq., M.1:.C.5., who has above 30 years' experience in
Mesmerism and nervous dis,asos. Consultations—gra-
tuitous, till 10.30 ; private, 111112.30.

NORTII LONDON or UNIVERSIIY
COLLEGE llOSPlTAL.—Accidents aud Sickness.
—CONTRIBUTIONS earneelv solicited to meet tho
annual expenses, which exceed the income by £4,000.
The committee also plead for help for the sick children,
the little victims of starvation, neglect, and disease, who
enjoy in the new wards, devoted to them, the privileges
of nourishing food and careful nursing. Donations thank-
fully received by Edward Enfield, Esq., Treasurer, 19,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park; and at the office of the
charity.

HENRY J. BELLY, ThN., Secretary.

zIRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMAL PREVSNTIVN and REFORMATORY IN
STITIITION. _ _

President—Rev. CANON DALE.

CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1808 are ear
neatly solicited, which may bo sent to bankers, Moss; s. Blon
quct, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, KC.; Francis Nicholls
Ksq. (of the Committee), 14, Ohl Jewry Chambers, E.C.

Z. W. THOMAS See., 200, Euston-road,

LIOEM of BEQUEST.—NATIONAL
HOS-
PITAL for the PARALYSED and EPILEPTIC,
Queen-square, Bloomsbury :—I give and bequeath to the
Treasurer for the time befog of the National Hospital for
the Paralysed and Epileptic, esta, lished in Loudon in
1859, the sum of —, free of legacy duty, to. be paid out
of such part of my estate as may by law be bequeathed for
charitable purposes, and to be applied to the general use
of the said Hospital.
The Institution comprises an Hospital for In and Out
Patients, a Samaritan Soc;ety to relieve the more desti-
tute out-patients and their families, a convalescent home,
and a pension fund for the incurable.
E. H. CHANDLER, Hon. Sec.

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of die THROAT,
Golden-squ2ro, W.
President—llia Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
•The Oocamittee of lifunagement earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help thorn to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have boon relieved in the
last six years.
GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Cale-
donian-road, N.—Several beds in the now buildings
cannot be occupied for WANT of FUNDS.
F. SMITII, Esq., Hon. Secretary.
GEORGE REID, Secretary.

BRITISH HO ME FOR NC URABLES,
Clapham rise.
Instituted 1861
PATRONESS.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES.
TREASERERS.
George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons.
This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of
Lhe kingdom, provides for those afflicted with incurable
diseases a home for life, with every comfort and medical
attendance. Patients are admitted, and annuities of £lO
obtained by election.
No person under 20 years of age, nor of the pauper
class, is eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may be pro-
cured from the Secretary. Donations and annual sub-
scriptions are earnestly solicited.
BA.NRERS.
Messrs Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-stree S.W., E C.; and
Messrs. Drummond, Cnaring-cross,
EDWD. WEAVER Secretary.
Offices, 73, Chsapside.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL (the Dreadnought), off
Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All
Nations, who are received without any recomendation.
The Committee require upwards of £4,500 annually
from voluntary bounty to meet the expenditure of this
Hospital.
SUBSCRIPTIONS will be most thankfully received by
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-
lane ; and at the Society's offices, 86, King William-street,
E. C., by
S. ICEMBALL COOK, Secretary.
Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually Life
Governor, £lO 10s.

THE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers—The Right lion. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable tho Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received
at 'Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mail.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary'
Office, 32, Sackville-street. Piccadilly.

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
as as fouows :
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-rosy, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church:-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
tOWD. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Great Portland- street. wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Ifampetead.
9, nenstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Marys Lodge, Buckhnrst-hill.
Country aotne—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge three homes for servants of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee are deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 624 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book.
The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. COOPER, See.
RF /Jam-al-817NA le.

HOSPITAL (Free) : founded 1851.
k.) —Brewton, and 167, Piccadilly.—Over 8,000
cases treated since foundation. Remedios and diet very
expensive. Over 40 in hospital, and many eases unable
to be admitted for want of FUNDS; at present over 300
out-patients.
Treasurer—Geo. T. ITertslet, Req., Lord Chamberlain's
Office St. James's Palace.
Bankers—Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
By order, 11. J. JIIPP.

Senators aril Representatives met at Washing-
ton on the 14th Fob. to consider the political conditicn
of the coloured people in the South. The Peabody trus-
tees had a nveting on Feb. 16, and made au appro-
priation of $90,000 for educational purposes in the South.
They will meet again the second week of August in Phi-
ladelphia.

Sir John Sinclair, for Caithnesshire, and the Marquis of
Bowmont for Roxburghshire, took the oaths and their
seats.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a second time :—Metro-

politan and St. John's Wood Railway, Midland Counties

and South Wales Railway, Newcastle and Gateshead

Water, Newport Pagnal Railway, North Metropolitan
Railway, Pembroke and Tenby Railway, Severn Junction
Railway, and Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway.

NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. STAPLETON gave notice that in committee on th
Irish Land Bill he would move that no advances be made
oat of the Consolidated Fund to tenants who had not
been seven years in occupation of other farms.

SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE.
Mr. SAMUELSON asked the Vice-President of the Com-

mittee of Council on Education whether any steps had
been taken during the recess to provide the increased ac-
commodation required by the Saw]. of Mines, the Royal
College of Chemistry, and the Geological Survey;
whether inquiries had been instituted as to the possibility
of economising space in the building of the New School of

Science and Naval Architecture at South Kensington,

so that the Jermyn-strect and Oxford-arcet schools
might be transferred and held there, either in combina-
tion with the School of Naval Architecture or otherwise;

And what progress had been made with that building, and
when it was likely to be opened?' •
Mr. FORSTFR said the subject was under the attention

of a committee, until whose report was issued it WaS

impossible for him to say what would be done in the
matter of amalgamation.

TITF4 BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Mr. KEOWN asked if it was the intention of the Govern

went to bring in a bill this session to assimilate the bank

ruptcy law in Ireland to that at present in force in Eng.

land?

The Soucrroa GENERAL for IRELAAD said that several

gentlemen of commercial eminence in Ireland intended
communicating their views to the Government on the
subject, and in the absence of such information it was
impossible for the Government to arrive at any determi-

nation on the question.
THE BRIBERY AT BEVERLEY.
Mr. EYKYN asked whether .the William Henry Cook
scheduled as a briber in the report made to the House o:

Commons by the commissioners to inquira into corrupt
practices at Beverley, was the same person as William Henry
Cook, Esq., Q.C., now one of the judges of the county
Court for the county of Norfolk ; and, if so, whether he
was not, under section 45 of 31 and 32 Vic. c. 125, ren-
dered incapable as being found guilty of bribery, of hold-

ing any judicial office. And, if in the judgment of Her
Majesty's Government the statutable incapacity does not

attach without further proceedings, it was the intention
of Her Majesty's Government to institute such proceedings
as must be necessary, in the present state of the law, to
subject the person so scheduled to the disqualification
imposed in the said Act.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL said there was no doubt as to
the identity of the two persons. Whether Mr. Cook was
rendered incapable of holding office under the crown, he
declined to give any authoritative opinion upon the sub-
ject.. The Government did not under any existing cir-
cumstances take any judicial proceedings in the matter.