The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-02 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE lIW,PITAL.
v Parnosxss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
le,-PATRONESS— Pier Royal Highness the Duchess Of KENT.
PRESIDENT—Lord BROUGHAM and VAUX.
TRXASCRER —The Baron de Gi)LDS3IID,
CHAPLAIN —Th- Rev. Dr. STEBBING,F.R.S.
ICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Duke of .onierset, K.G.
The Duke of Redford, K.G.
The Duke of Devonshire, K.G.
The Duke of Sutherland, K.G.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G.
The Earl of Radnor
The Earl Fortescue
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 Lord Bishop of Durham
The lord Bishop of Norwich
The Right Hon. Sir Pollock
The Right Hon. Dr. Lushington
The Right lion. Thomas Erskine
The Hon. Mr. Justice Celerlige
The Hon. Mr. Justice Coltman
The lion. Mr. Justice Manic
Sir G. T. Staunton, Bart., M.P.
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart.
The Liaron (le Goldismil, I.R.S.
George I tish. p. Esq.
P. Stafford Carey, Esq.
' John Curl eis, Esq, •
Charles Dixon, Esq.
William Walker Drake, Esq.
J. Heywood, Esq., M.P., F.lt.S
John Pemberton Heywood, Esq.
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.
Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq.
William Marshall, Esq., MI%
Charles Morris, Esq.
Martin Thackeray, Esq.
th't William Tooke, Esq., I.R.S.
tVAL in aid of the Funds of the Hospital will he heldat
itiotam. don Tavern, Ilishopsgate-street, on TiIURSDAI , the 4th
Ti,, r
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n.,-r.mCITE, Lord Steward of her 31ajesty's Household,
in the Chair.
STEWARDS.
The Duke of Bedford, K.G.
The Earl Fltzwilliam.
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 lion C. P. Villiers, 31. P.
The Right Hon. Dr. Lushington
The Right. Hon. T. It. Macaulay
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan
The Right lion. Edward Strutt
The Hon. Richard Denman
Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart.
The Baron de Goldsmid, F.R.S.
• Sir Moses Montetiore, Bart., F.R.S.
J. 11 Adams, Esq.
Robert J. Bagshaw, Esq.
David Barclay, Esq.
George Bishop, Esq.
James Blyth, Esq.
7 • . James Booth, Esq.
John E. Blunt, Esq.
Matthew Clark, Esq.
Ityde Clarke, Esq.
Charles Cope, Esq.
Thomas Cope, Esq.
J. Malcolm Corrie, Esq.
William Cubitt, Esq., M.P.
The Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A.
Professor De Morgan
Cjohbair'lepsilDloinx,onElscl.
1, Professor Dona,ldson, 31.1.8. A.
William Duckworth, Esq.
' Edward Enfield, Esq.
• John Evans, Esq.
, • ' Joshua Evans, Esq.
• t Jtef , William Ewart, Esq., M.P.
Daniel Gasket], Esq.
.11r, Thomas F. Gibson, Esq.
,ft,l Francis Henry Goldemid, Esq.
.1 .. Frederick D. Goldsmid, Esq.
,„ • 'Professor Grant, M.D., F R.S.
`Aft.. ; • George B. Greenougk. Esq., F.R.S.
ts.• - Charles Gregory, Esq.
•115 s.
• -PSer James Hakes, Esq.
••
• ,s 1 Thomas J. Hall, Esq.
Alers Mulkey, Esq.
3 Philip Hardwick, Esq., F.R.S.
J. Helbert Holbert, Esq.
a. 1.1 ud,, Dr. Henderson
James Heywood, Esq., M.P.
Jahn Pemberton Heywood. Esq.
• ,tsss J. Hopkinson, Esq.
• The Rev. Henry Hughes, M.A.
David Jardine, Esq.
" ' Z. A. Jesse], Esq.
' • 21 en ry Lewis, Esq.
Emanuel Loasada, Esq.
-• The Rev. I). Marks
Richard Martineau. Esq.
John It. Mills, Esq.
• Nathaniel 31onteflore, Esq.
Thomas Morton, Esq.
Professor Newman
•
Robert Philips, Esq.
J. Lewis Ricardo, Esq., 31.1"
A. G. Roberts, Esq.
•
• Robert Rogers, Esq.
• - Edward Romilly, Esq.
The Solicitor-General, M.r.
•
Samuel sharp,'
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Prbfessor Sharpeys,qll.l.Dl‘.,l.F.R. R.S.
Martin T. Smith, Esq.,
• " The Rev. Dr. Stebbing, klt
Charles Summers, Esq.
Professor Syme
Mr. ,erjeant Talfourd
. .
John Taylor. Esq., F.R.B.
4. Richard Taylor, Esq.
Martin Thackeray, Esq.
Professor Thomson, M.D.
• • Henry Warburton, Esq., F.R.S.
• • •• • John Watson, Esq.
John Williams. Esq., M.F.
- Professor Williams, M.D., F.R.S.
John Wood, Esq.
• ' Dinder at Six o'clock punctually.
~Vhe Hospital Committee make this appeal to public benevolence
qtcler circumstances of more than usual urgency.
It Is nosy two years since the last festival.
Duets t that time, while the prevalence of epidemic disease and
lateral distress has caused an increase in the number of patients, and
Z,_cost of maintaining the charity has been further augmented by
I.:" Prices of provisions, the Committee have proceeded with plans
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nimproving the accommodation for patients by an extension of the
g. They have thus incurred expenses and liabilities to a large
tkeent.
debt relerved fund of upwards of 5,000/. has been exhausted, and a
4 r contracted. For some time past the Hospital has been
ritncleat for its maintenance on a loan from the Treasurer.

21,1* charity, besides providing relief in sickness for the poor of the
1,„,
`cnis and increasing neighbourhood in which it is situate, is open
free hospital to all sick and destitute persons, and for the pur-
-4414 °f extending its benefits as widely as possible, the clergymen
tss,thistera officiating in the surrounding parishes are invited to
ci,t. patients.
t r,,,,,t40 annual cost of maintaining the charity on its present footing
4,etY is c.ntributed hr the Medi"al School of University College,
„,_Verik,,2:sool. being annually paid over by of Council to the Hospital
,i,_",tee as the amount of students' fees or clinical instruction.
p,_•teursements amount to 5,0001. ; a deficiency of 1,900/. has to
11.1•Ided for every year.
SI, —44 other furniture are required for the new wards ; the an-
,taitZZP'ense of supporting the occupants of 50 additional beds is es-
t4Pabl: at 1,500,. The number of beds which the Hospital is now
113 a° containin,,, is 200.
hti:Znber of patients was last year 18,794, of whom 1,403 were
bittl-0„"ta, and .504 women in childbirth, attended at their own ha-
; the remaining number received relief as out-patients or as
A ,b,anilinants.
eve 7rgYlnan of the Church of England officiates as chaplain, but
qlri;,Pattent is allowed to have the advice of a minister of that form
1117,,ltten which he himself professes.
teet
114e,d1517auceMent of the sciences of medicine and surgery is pro-
7e4spro-
sea, much consequent benefit conferred on the public of all
Dual rrfriryl the existence of the School of Medicine, of which this Hoe.
‘?__CulPortant a branch.
Ouittes. each, may be had of the Stewarde, of the
r'l.,:rersit the T, at the Hospital, and at the Office of the
6"ena'tn°llege, Lon,don .
rellow' 'l4'o Subscriptions will be received by the Treasurer and
qiiicatuly„terg Iliaankers•.—Coutts and Co., 59, Strand—London arid
Ivtl square_ nk, Bloomsbury Branch—Scott and Co., 1, Caveu-
/471'Ital ?lithe Payne, and Smith, I, Lombard-street. At the
tenl,Priutecrt;t.itl'ecalY, the Matron, and Clerk to the Committee
tt'eetcrs. cetpta,signed by the Treasurer, ready for delivery to
rattnr,
41.:',1 Subscribers who do not make their payments to
'kt,rll,%„. requested to take printed receipts signed by the

J. W. GOODIFF, Clerk to the Committee.