The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-19 00:00:00

-NT URSING.—ST. JOHN'S HOUSE and
11 SISTERHOOD for TRAINING NURSES for
HOSPITALS, Families, and the Poor: established 1848.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
The nursing at King's College and the Charing-cross
Hospitals, and the Galignani English Hospital at Paris,
is at present superintended by the Sisters of John's
House.

Ladies or others wishing to qualify themselves as
members of the House or Sisterhood, or as pupils to be
trained to nurse, are quested to communicate with the
Lady Superior.
Donations and Subscriptions to the General Fund, the
Sisters' Fund, or the Nurses' Pension Fund, may be paid
to Messrs. Coutts ; or to the Lady Superior, at St. John's
House Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C.

ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES,
Putney-hoath.

Established 'Blst July, 1854.
This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per-
sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur-
able bodily disease.
Belief is afforded-Ist. By supplying a home, with
medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in-
valid.

2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to 'patients at the!
own homes.

A new wing to the Hospital has lust been completed
at a cost of upwards of .£lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently
NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred.
There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely
dependent upon voluntary subscriptions.
Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election
For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex•
tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe-
cially annual subszriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life
subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions,
half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion.
Information will be supplied, with the g-eatest pleasure
upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions
will be thankfully received.
FREDERIC ANDREW Secretary
No. 10 Poultry London. EA.; September 1868.

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1881.
Under thepatronnge of H.R.H. the Duke of CANBRIDGR,
whereby a borne has boon afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
The obje.:t of the Charity is to give orphan gills a plain Eng-
lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house,
and laundry, to flt them for domestic service; and, if not other
wise provided for When they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain
Suitable situations for them.
The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is
entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions.
HENRY RixosoOTE, Treasurer
W H. We.swiox Secretary.
011oe, 121, Pall-mil, W

rifsllE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Sobo-square.
1. —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and
Co.,
Messrs. Ransom, Bonvorie, and Co.—The Committee '
APPEAL very oarnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Hospital is now open on Mondays,Wodnosdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who are troatod without lottors of
recoulmeadatiou.
=ET 13, tiouittory.

I IFE BOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
.1.4 of the past twelve months tho 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
en its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting
£2,744 for rewards.
The Institution has now 218 Lifeboat Stations undor
its management.

Contributions will bo thankfully ri.itivecl by tho London
and country bankers, and by the Secotary, Richard Lewis,
Lock; At tilQ LUNtitliti9l33 142 J4411-otritet 4.491 phi, Loadvu.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus. Ring's Cross,
Patron—lfek Most Gice-Patron --
118 MAJESTY the QUEEN.
V

gip Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.
nciple of free admission to the sick poor,
without
and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
President—His Grace the Duke of BITCCLBUCII, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to
and legacies.
establishthtehedeunriy
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,
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several h n dred more beds had the Committee
the requisite Muds to maintain thorn.
Contaibutions are received by their bankers Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and 'Jo., Abeburch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ;
Herries apd Co.; -Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, pas.. 3, and Co.; Barclay and Co.;
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co.,lßerners-street ;;and.at
the Hospital from 10 till 5:

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

DENTAL SURGERY, 8, GROSVENOR-STREET.
UR. ESKELL, the Author of "Pure Dentistry,
al_ and What it Does for Us," "Painless Tooth Extraction;
or Anzesthesda Locally Applied ;" Dental Surgery: a Practical
Treatise:" Modern Dentistry: its Principles and Practice," &c.,
may be CONSULTED DAILY, as hitherto, from Ten to Four
o'clock, at his ONLY Residence, 8, GaoBvinlol4-81888T, (itaosu-
ticni-§VABII (tit tow 49orti tma Dud-Ergo,

LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a DIVIDEND
on the Capital of the Company, at the rate of 6 per cent.
for tho half year ending 31st December, 1869, with a
BONUS of 2 per cent., will be paid to the Proprietors
either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or at any of
the Company's Branch Banks, on and after MONDAY, the
14th instant. _ _

By order of the Board.
W. kt,KE WAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-otzeot, rob. 4,1570.