The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-29 00:00:00

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KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.

The annual court of the governors of the hospital
was held yesterday, at 2 o'clock, in the board-room
of the hospital—Dr. Jelf, of King's College, in the
chair. The secretary, having read the minutes of
last meeting, and their approval being carried,
proceeded to read the 21st annual report of the
commit tee of management. It was therein stated
that the number of patients admitted during the
year was 1,485, being a decrease of 137 in-patients
compared with the admissions of 1858, but an in-
crease compared with the number admitted any
previous year. There were 693 cases of midwifery
at the patients' own homes, being also a slight de-
crease as compared with those of 1858. The num-
ber of out-patients who received advice and medi-
cine far exceeded that of any previous year, hav-
ing amounted to no fewer than 33,781, being 4,855
more than in 1858. The average period during
whic4L each patient remained an inmate of the hos
pital was 29 days, and the average cost of each
patient was £3 18s. 2d. The total income of the
charity, exclusive of legacies above £lOO, had
amounted to £7,366. The annual subscriptions
amounted to £1,507, being a larger sum than during
any previous year, and the donations to £2,821.
The total ordinary expenditure has been £6,402,
and in addition the committee had been enabled to
pay off the sum of £l,OOO borrowed in 1858. The
outstanding liabilities at December 31, 1859,
amounted to £1,339. The committee acknow-
ledged the following valuable legacies, which had
been bequeathed to the hospital during the year :
—By the late Miss Margaret Makepeace, of Wor-
thing, £260 ; the late George Biggs, .£lOO ; the
late Charles L. Beard, of Camden-town, £lOO ; the
late Mrs. Mary Johnson, of Nottingham-terrace,
Marylebone, £5OO ; the late Mrs. Mary Ann
Worley, of Stratford ; the late J. C. Cording, 19
guineas; the late Chas. Tellard, Strand, £10; and
the late John Nichol', of Piccadilly, a sixth of the
residue of his estate, payable on the death of his
sister, estimated at £6,000. The committee have
also received final payments of legacies amounting
to £3,185. In regard to the building operations,
the committee are happy to be able to announce
that the second and largest portion of the new erec-
tion is rapidly approaching completion. This struc-
ture includes several large wards and day-rooms
for convalescent patients, a new board-room and
building offices, apartments for the ladies of St.
John's-house and the resident officers, and also
the great staircase, one of the most important
features of the design, inasmuch as it will serve
as a source of warmth and ventilation to
the entire building, the want of which
has been greatly felt in its present incomplete
state. In consequence of the unhappy differences
between masters and men engaged in the building
trade, the works were unavoidably delayed for a
period of more than three months, which was the
more to be regretted as the building is to be de-
voted to the alleviation of sickness and suffering
among the class to which the workmen on strike
belong. The building is now, however, ready for
the roof, and the committee expect that it will be
in a fit state for occupation by the end of the pre-
sent year. As soon as possession is obtained,
the old buildings at present in use will be
pulled down, and the continuation of the Carey-
street wing, which has been already contracted
for, at once commenced. Thus the large por-
tion of the new building will probably be com-
pleted in the autumn of 1861, when the governors
will be in possession of a hospital replete with
every comfort, and which will bear comparison
with any similar institution in the country. The
committee further paid a grateful tribute to the
memory of the late Dr. Todd, who was so devoted
to the interests of the institution. It was intimated

that a subscription--cadi;;;;opened. with the view
of raising a sum sufficient to place a statue or me-
morial of him in the hall of the new hospital. The
report being unanimously approved, the ordinary
routine business of the meeting was goon through.
The thanks of the governors was duly moved to the
committee of management for the past year, and to
the various persons who have benefitted the charity
and other committees were nominated and elected
for the ensuing year. On the conclusion a cordial
vote of thanks was moved to 1)r. Jell for his con-
duct in the chair, and for the warm interest he has
always taken in the management of the hospital.

FINE ARTS.—Several very beautiful water-
colour paintinv are now being exhibited at the French
Gallery, 190, Pall-mall. Amongst those on view are three
rustic sketches, by a Mr. Edwin Tcovey, that deserve
notice. They are— A Cottage in Prussia," " A Study of
Trees in Durham," and "Leddington Stone Scotland.",
The "Study of Trees" is a drawing of considerable merit,
and evidences on the part of the artist who executed it
great power of landscape painting. We understand that
Mr. Toovcy has hitherto pursued his studies in Brussels,
but he intends to fellow his profession for the future in
London. If the Water Colour Society could procure for
their approaching exhibition these drawings) they wO4l
add considerably to ite usual attractimi -1 •