The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-20 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
ParuoxEss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
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-Psraosiess—Pler Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT.
PRESIDENT—Lord BROUGHAM and VAUX.
TREASURER—The Baron de GOLDIMID, F.R.S.
CHAPLAIN —The Rev. Dr. STEBBING, F.R.S.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Duke of comerset, K.G.
The Duke of Bedford, K.G.
The Duke of Devonshire, K.G.
The Duke of Sutherland, K.G.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G.
The Earl of Emitter
The Earl Forteseue
The Earl of Burlington
The Earl of Auckland, G.C.B.
Lord John Russell, M.P.
Viscount Morpeth, M.P.
Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.
Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice
Lord Portman
The Lerd Bishop of Durham
The Lord Bishop of Norwich
The Right Hen. Sir F. Pollock
The Right Hon. Dr. Lushington
The Right lion. Thomas Erskine
The Hon. Mr. Justice Colerlige
The Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman
The Hon. Mr. Justice Mauls
Sir G. T. Staunton. Bart., M.P.
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart.
The Baron de Goldsmid,
George Bishop, Esq.
P. Stafford Carey, Esq.
John Cartels, Esq.
Charles Dixon, Esq.
William Walker Drake, Esq.
J. Heywood, Esq., 31.1'. F.R.S.
John Pemberton Heywood, Esq.
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq.
William Marshall, Esq., M.P.
Charles Morris, Esq.
Martin Thackeray, Esq.
William Tooke, Esq., F.R.S.
+,4„ ,FESTIVAL in aid of the Funds of the Hospital will be held at
Y London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on THURSDAY, the 4th
'flaY next.
The Earl FORTESCUE, Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household,
in the Chair.
STEWARDS.
The Dnke of Bedford, K.G.
The Earl Fitawilliam
The Earl of Auckland, G.C.B.
Viscount Morpeth, M.P.
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P.
Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.
The Lord Bishop of Durham
The Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P.
The Right Hon. Dr. Lushington
The Right. Hon. T. B. Macaulay
The Right Hon. Sir Edward RyS.l2
The Right Hon. Edward Strutt
The Hon. Richard Denman
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart.
The Baron de Goldsmid, F.R.S.
Sir Moses Monteflore, Bart., F.R.S.
J. H. Adams, Esq.
Robert J. Bagshaw, Esq.
David Barclay, Esq.
George Bishop, Esq.
James Blyth, Esq.
James Booth, Esq.
John E. Blunt, Esq.
Matthew Clark, Esq.
Hyde Clarke, Esq.
Charles Cope, Esq.
Thomas Cope, Esq.
J. Malcolm Currie, Esq.
William Cubitt, Esq., M.P.
The Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A.
Professor De Morgan
John Dillon, Esq.
Charles Dixon, Esq.
Professor Donaldson, M. 1.8. A..
William Duckworth, Esq.
• Edward Enfield, Esq.
John Evans, Esq.
Joshua Evans, Esq.
William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
Daniel Gaskell, Esq.
Thomas F. Gibson, Esq.
Francis Henry Goldsmid, Esq.
Frederick D. Goldsmid, Esq.
Professor Grant, M.D., F R.
S.
George B. Greenough. Esq., F.R.S.
Charles Gregory. Esq.
James Hakes, Esq.
Thomas J. Hall, Esq.
Alers Hankey, Esq.
Philip Hardwick, Esq., F.R.S.
J. Ilelbert Helbert, Esq.
Dr. Henderson
James Heywood, Esq., M.P.
John Pemberton Heywood, Esq.
J. Hopkinson, Esq.
The Rev. He
Hughes, M.A.
David Jardine, Esq.
"Z. A. Jesse], Esq.
Nenry Lewis, Esq.
Emanuel Lousada, Esq.
The Rev. D. Marks
Richard Martineau, Esq.
John R. Mills, Esq.
Nathaniel Menteflore, Esq.
Thomas Morton, Esq.
Professor Newman
Robert Philips, Esq. .
Lewis Ricardo, Esq.. M.P.21
A. G. Roberts, Esq•
Robert Rogers, Esq.
Edward Romilly, Esq.
The Solicitor-Geral, M.F.
Samuel Sharpe ensq
, E.
Professor Sharpe Y, F.R.S.
Martin T. Smith, Esq., M.l'
The Rev. Dr. Stabbing, I.R.S.
Charles Summers, Esq.
Professor SPED()
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd
John Taylor. Esq.. F.A.S.
• Richard Taylor, Esq.
Martin Thackeray, Esq.
Professor Thomson, M.D.
Henry Warburton, Eel., F.R.S.
John Watson, Esq.
John Williams, Esq., M.P.
Professor Williams, M.D., F.R.S.
John Wood, Esq.
Dinner at Six o'clock punctually.
The Hospital Committee make this appeal to public benevolence
Mader circumstances of more than usual urgency.
It is now two years since the last festival.
During that time, while the prevalence of epidemic disease and
general distress has caused an increase in the number of patients, and
the cost of maintaining the charity has been further augmented by
high prices of provisions, the Committee have proceeded with plans
for improving the accommodation for patients by an extension of the
building. They have thus incurred expenses and liabilities to a large
amount.
A reserved fund of upwards of 5,0001. has been exhausted, and a
debt of 1,5001. contracted. For some time past the Hospital has been
dependent for its maintenance on a loan from the Treasurer.

This charity, besides providing relief in sickness for the poor of the
DoPulous and increasing neighbourhood in which it is situate, is open
la a free hospital to all sick and destitute persons, awl for the pur-
pose of extending its benefits as widely as possible, the clergymen
ithil ministers officiating in the sarrounding parishes are invited to
lend patients.
Of the annual cost of maintaining the charity on Its present footing
a moiety is contributed by the Medical School of University College,
about 2,5001. being annually paid over by the Council to the Hospital
Committee as the amount of students' fees for clinical instruction.
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14:14 thsbursements amount to 5,000/. ; a deficiency of 1,9001. has to
_provided for every year.
ueds and other furniture are required for the new wards ; the an-
tiuh al ealiense of supporting the occupants of 50 additional beds is es-
_ Maated at 1,500/. The number of beds which the Hospital is now
ble of containing is 200.
The °timber of patients was last year 18,794, of whom 1,403 were
bietlehts, and 508 women in childbirth, attended at their own ha.
tions ; the remaining number received relief as out-patients or as
card applicants.
.8,-; clergyman of the Church of England
administerofficite as chaplain, but
ofgiPatient is allowed to have the advice of
, which he himself professes.
'noted advancement of the sciences of medicine and surgery is pr0e1.....
el..... and much consequent benefit conferred en the public of all
Pitailo by the existence of the School of Medicine, of which this llos
Tio._rnui so important a branch.
Tir,..."eta. One Guinea each, may be had of the Stewards, of the
trnizurer, at the Tavern, at the Hospital, and at the Office of the
reity'College, London.
the'-'fvonriens and Subscriptions will be received by the Treasurer and
Wennrving Bankers:—Coutts and Co.,
Scotte and
;ter Bank,
Bank, Bloomsbury Branch and Co., 1, Caveu-
Smith, Payne, and Smith, I, Lombard-street. At the
Pita. the Apothecary, the Matron, and Clerk to the Committee
TeraPrlentett receipts, signed by the Treasurer, ready for delivery to
tors:
uzenneafactors and Subscribers who do not make their payments to
Tremurnekrers are requested to take printed receipts signed by the
April, 1848.
* J. W. GOODIFF, Clerk to the Committee.