The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DE-
TO NSHIRE-SQUARE, BISIIOPSGATE.
The anniversary festival of this institution was (tele-
; brated at the London Tavern, on Wednesday evening;
Mr. Alderman Salomons presiding, in the absence,
through indisposition, of Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P.
The chairman was supported by Mr. John Gurney Fry,
Mr. W. Law Ogilby, Mr. Ed. James, Q.C., Mr. W. Ro-
ers, Mr. Saunders, City Comptroller, Mr. C. A. Clark,
Mr. Hugh Andrews, Dr. Bushnan, Dr. Ramskill, &c.
The cloth having been removed, and the usaal loyal
toasts drunk,
The Ca Air said that he bad now to propose a
toast which he was aware required but little preface from
him, as they must all be aware of the claims which the
Metropolitan Free Hospital had upon them for support.
—(Cheers.) It was impossible for them as individuals
to relieve the distressed as they could wish, it being only
through the agency of such institutions as that, the in-
terests of which they had met to promote, that they
could alleviate the misery and pain of the honest indus-
trious labourer in the period of illness. A large portion
of the members of society possessed no other capital than
their labour, and no society, therefore, could bo more be-
neficial than one which undertook to restore the labourer,
bowed down by sickness and distress, to health and
vigour, so as to enable him again to assume his proper
place in society. This institution, therefore, was entitled
to the special support and sympathy of the public—its
great feature being that it was entirely free, no letter of
introduction being required.—(Cheers)---and every sub-
scriber might rest assured that his donations went to
benefit those who really stood in need of assistance.—
(Cheers.) From the reports of the charity, which he I
had seen, he found that the number of persons who re-
ceived relief from it was about 10,000 per annum, and
he was sure, therefore, that they would agree with him
that no charity could be more worthy of support.—
(Cheers)—and he hoped and trusted that that day they
would evince, by the amount of their subscriptions, the
estimation in which they held it.—(Hear, bear.) Per-
haps he ought not, in the position which he held, to sit
down without expressing the deep gratitude which he
and a large class of his friends, felt for the benefits which
this institution had bestowed on the Jewish poor.—
(Loud and continued cheers.) This charity acted upon
no principle of exclusion—but all, no matter what their
religion or what their country, were equally and freely
admitted. As their chairman, he had felt it to be his
duty to allude to and acknowledge the benefits which
the institution had bestowed on r. body of the Jews, and
he must also acknowledge the benefits which they had
received from kindred institutions, especially from the
London Hospital.—(Cheers.) He would conclude by
strongly urging upon the company present to support
the institution, and asking
‘'hem
ijoia with him in
drinking prosperity to the m etropo itan Free Ilospi-
tel."—(Leud cheers.)
The SECaSTAILY (hlr. Nash) then read the following
report :
The committee, in presenting their report for the
e
past year, congratulate the governors and friends of the '
charity on the increased support it has received during
that period. la the years of the famine and of the cho-
lera the income of the society, from causes which will
be apparent, considerably declined, but a gratifying
change ia this respect has taken place during the year
1850—the donations and subscriptions received in which
have amounted to 916/. 183. A detailed statement of
the receipts and disbursements will be published with
the report, but it may briefly be stated here that the
current expenditure is About 700/. per annum. The in-
come, therefore, for 1850, presents the gratifying fea-
ture of being in advance of the expenditure, but the
surplus has been employed to liquidate the excess of
expenditure during the years of depression before al-
luded to. The particular feature in the history of the
hospital during the past year has been its removal from
Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, to its present
more commodious and roomy premises in De-
vonshire-square; and the committee have the satisfac-
tion to record that the change has been eis every way
beneficial. The funds, as has been shove, have in-
creased, and the neighbourhood into which it has been
removed is the one which, perhaps, more than most
others in the metropolis, required edditional facilities
for affording retief to the sick poor. This is apparent
from the fact, that notwithstanding the short period it
has been established in the City it already relieves as
large a number of out-patients as it was accustomed to
do after several years' existence in Carey-street. As
regards in-patients, space exists for the accommodation
of about 40, and his late Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge generously presented the committee with a
few bede, but even these they are compelled at present
to keep unoccupied, from the insufficiency of the funds.
It is in order to obtain the means of rendering these
beds at once serviceable to the sick poor, and to raise
the funds generally to a point commensurate with the
wants of the poor and populous neighbourhood in which
the hospital is situatrd, that the committee now ap-
peal to the friends of the charity and the public at large
for aid."
Mr. JAMES, Q.C., expressed the great onatification he
felt at seeing the large amount of good which had been
effected by the charity with such limited means. He
well knew the advantage which an institution like this
must be to the working man when his atm was paralysed
by disease; and he was rejoiced that it had now been
removed to a district where it was likely to prove most
extensively useful. He was especially delighted to see
Mr. Alderman Silotnons in the chair, as that gentleman
had long been distinguished alike for his charity and
philanthropy, as for his upright and honourable conduct
throue h life.—(Cheers.) He begged to propose the health
of their chairman, Mr. Alderman Saloneons.—(Cheers.)
The CuAramax briefly acknowledged the compliment,
and assured the company that it would ever be his
greatest pride to support and upheld, by every means in
kin power, this and kindred institutions.—(Cheers.)
Mr. LAWRENCE proposed the health cf the vice-pre-
sidents, cn whose exertions he felt the prosperity of the
institution mainly depended.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Ronens returned thanks. lie had been for fifteen
years connected with the institution, and had never yet
been absent from their anniversary festivals.—(Cheers.)
So long as he continued in the enjoyment of health, he
should be happy to continue to attend to the promotion
of the interests of the institution, and so long as he pos-
sessed a shilling or a guinea to sleeve, it should be at the
service of the charity.—(Cheers.) For himself and the
other vice-presidents, he begged to return them his best
thanks for tho honour conferred upon them in drinking
their healths.—(Cheers.)
The " Corporation of the city of London" was next
drunk, and acknowledged by Mr. A. C. CLARK, who
stated that there could be no doubt, if a proper applica-
tion was made to them, the Corporation would become
liberal supporters of the charity.
Mr. &reeks having briefly alluded to the charitable
disposition known to animate the families of the Gurneys
and the Frys, proposed Mr. John Gurney Hoare, the
treasurer, Mr. John Gurney Fry, and the committee of
neanagement.—(Cheers.)
Mr. FRY returned thanks, and expressed his regret
that his cousin, Mr. Hoare, could not be present, owing
to the pressure of business; but he was sure he would
be delighted, as treasurer, to find how large had been
the subscriptions announced that evening.—(Cheers.)
Though he (Mr. Fry) was the chairman of the com-
mittee, it was duo to Mr. Ogilby to say, that that gentle-
man had devoted the utmost attention to the manage-
ment of the affairs of the hospital; and they were par-
ticularly indebted to him for his exertions.—(Loud
cheers.)
He was glad to see so many Jewish gentlemen
present on that occasion, the hospital being founded on
the universal principle of receiving all, without regard
to sect; and he wished to see all classes of religionists,
especially in matters of charity, combined in ono body.
—(Cheers.) Though they had now a good Louse, with
• beds and every other requieite, he regretted to say that
at present the state of the funds could not allow them to
open the hospital for the reception of in-patients.—
(Hear, hear.) He hoped that difficulty would not long
exist, and he was sure, if they only found the means of
opening;their
liberally assisted by
hospital for in-patients, they would be
a neighbour of their's, with which
an honoured relation of hi's was connected, the Institu-
tion of Nursing Sisters, who would supply them with
nurses for their wards.—(Cheers )
The " Stewards" havingbeen drunk and acknow-
ledged, the " Medical Officers', was proposed and drunk
with all the honours.
Dr. J. S. BESTINAN begged to acknowledge the honour
just conferred upon the
medical staff of the institution.
Nor himself, for Dr. Ramskill, and his other colleagues,
be could assure themtehdaieatno endeavours should be
m
wanting, as far as the lofricers were concerned,
h
to promote and carry out the
one
purposes of the hos-
pitaidn,(ceeers.) There was thing he desired to
pat beforejthem, and that was, the great necessity that
there existed for opening the hospital for in-patients
The expense of each bed would not average more than.
201. per annum, and he asked them what would that be
among the numberless supporters by which the charity
was now surrounded? He called upon them to double
their efforts,
and they might rely upon it that no sooner
did they begin to receive in-patients into their hospital
than they
would greatly add to the number of its
sup-
porters.—(Cheers.) Trusting that they would soon be
in a position to receive in-patients into the hospital, he
bogeyed again to acknowledge the compliment paid to
himself and prothseional brethren.--(Cheers.)
Mr. J. GIIIIKEY FRY said, that in arranging the lists
of toasts--there was ono relative to which he had made
it a sine qud non that he should be allowed to propose
it. Ile had dotes() because he was sure that no ineeaber
of tho
n committee could bear more disinterested or more
willing testimony than he could to the talents, zeal, and
energy displayed by their worthy
ing the interests of secretary in promot-
considered that to the personal
institution.—(Cheers.) Ho
and he knew that h 9
applications of the poor forreadyby
ithe relief afforded to them
the hospital, and that h
e invariably treated everya-
plicant with the utmost kindness and consideration.--_
(Loud cheers.) He begged to give them the health of
their secretary.—(Cheers.)
Mr. ISTASII returned thanks. He assured
men present that the proofconfidenceftstd theentle-
g
of
they had just shown was peculiarly gratifying
him which
and that it would act as an incentive
the
continued exertions. He expressed his gratitude
to
renewed to
him,a n
lettering terms in which Mr. Fry had spoken
of for.
ser-
vises, and for the kindness and courtesy Which, in tis
execution of his duty. he at all times received from that
gentleman and the committee at large. H e dwelt upont
the advantages of the free principle on which the hospi-
tal is based, and concluded with expressing his convic-
tion that the institution was calculated to, and would
eventually, become one of the most important charities
in the City.—(Cheers.)
The "Ladies," and one or two other toasts having
been drunk, the company broke up shortly after 11
o'clock.
The subscriptions and de cations announced in tle
scum of the evening were al out 1.5001. The Jewish
subscription list amounted.to nearly 2501.
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'he Colonial

ispatebes were sent off yesterday from the ,c)
dace to the Governors of Ceylon and Hong-Kong•