The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-03 00:00:00

THE CASE OF JANE WILBRED.

We understand that several very handsome donations
have been forwarded anonymously to the Royal Free
Hospital, for the benefit of that institution, since the ad-
mission of Jane Wilbred, in addition to the regular an •
nual subscriptions in support of that charity. In conse-
quence of these additional funds the hospital authorities
have been enabled to make very extensive improvements
in the kitchen to that establishment, and also to open a
new ward, capable of receiving about 40 patients.
Mr. William Tindal Robertson, the resident surgeon
to the Royal Free Hospital, begs to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of the following donations for Jane Wilbred:-11.
from " E.," 108. from " Tacker, Esq ," 2s. 6d. from
" Robert Hawley. Esq.," and is. 6d. collected from the
visitors to the " B" ward oa Christmas-day. Jane Wil-
bred is in the " B" ward.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, JAN. 2, 1851.
Arrived from Havre, the American steam-ship
Franklin, and at two o'clock this afternoon she got
her anchor up, and was taken to the westward with
the ebb-tide, but she did not get her head round to
the wind till 2.30, and if we had not known her to
have been a good one, we should have thought that
she was afraid to show her breast to the gale. She
I'4'l Ilea main and mizen topmasts struck, and steamed
steadily down the west channel ; she had 30 passen-
gers. IV
" have no wish to be one of the party down
channel in such a keen south-wester, but we heartily
wish them
York. a qtlieli and agreeable passage to New
SHIPPING INSIDE THIS WIGHT.-011 Friday last
there was not one ship either at Spithead or at the
Motherbank, and only -
gales this week have driven
ward-bound merchantme7 fleet of out-
!: Cowes-rosde, but the
in a large
all ride well. t blows hard, but they

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 4t the monthly
gaaeral meeting held yesterday, at the Society's
Lancelot
Hanover-square, Mr. Yarrell, V.P., in thecl 'louse in
Dent, Esq., and James Crowdy, Esq., were
elected
and E. W. Cox, Esq., Mansfield Parkyns, Es . fellows,
llartree, Esq., were proposed as candidates forgtheanfdellNyw ship. The report of the council stated that the number of
elections, daring 1830 nearly doubled i the average of the
four years immediately preceding it, and that the total
number of visitors to the gardens amounted to 360,402, ex-
ceeding the most successful year hitherto known (1831) by
nearly 100,000. Upwards of fifty species of animals which
had not been previously exhibited,have been added to the col-
lection ; and among them three of the most singular and hate-
resting in existence—namely, the Hippopotamus, the Wart.
hog, and the Thylacine. Many new names have been added
to the list of donors; and the prospects of additions during
the ensuing season, both from this source and by purchase,
are of the most promising character. The first part of the
fourth volume of the transactions has been published, and a
second, containing the anatomy of the rhinoceros by Pro-
fessor Owen, And other important papers, is in the preset.
The income of the society, during 1850. exhibits an increas?.
of 6,1861. over that of the preceding year.
SAMBICK AND MEUSE RAILwAr.--At th,en half-
yearly meeting, of the Sambre and Meuse Railway Company
yesterday s, report of an improved description was laid before
the meeting, showing a profit on the past half-year of I,' 32/.
In the corresponding six months of 1849 there was a loss of
5851. 1109 traffic had been stopped by inundations in the
valley of. the Sambre. The directors dwelt on the propriety
of continuing the line in Vireme, so as to unite the Sambre
and Ekeuse livers, and make the line profitable, the cost
of w,faich would be 200,0001. The report was adopted, and
the) directors were authorised to raise fresh capital for this
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