The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-18 00:00:00

ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES,
West-hill Putney-heath

Established 31st Jufy, 1854.

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This Institution exists for the comfort. and relief of per-
sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur-
able bodily disease.
Relief is afforded—lst. By supplying a home, with
medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in-
valid.
2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at thei
own homes.
A t ew wing to the hospital has just boon completed
at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently
NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred.
There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely
dependent upon voluntary subscriptions.
Nearly 800 approved applicants are awaiting election.
For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex-
tension of the benofits.of the Charity, donations, and espe-
cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life
subscriptions, £3 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions,
half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion.
Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure,
upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions
will bo thankfully received.
FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary,
No. 10. Poultry London, E.C. September 1868.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—
'His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.

President—His Grace the Duke of Buccimi:cit, K.G.
This Hospital, founded iu the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.
It affords relief to a largo number of in-patients, and. in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destimte sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.;
berries and Co.; Ransom, and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, rapid, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Beruers- street;:e-ad at
the Hospital from 10 till 5.

I' 6R E17.1N311-612C
SPIIEAD OF rin =LIMON IN NEW ZSAI:AND.

The recent sueccases of the colonists in Ncw Zealand
have failed to extinguish the Maori rebellion. After the
capture of the pah at Ngatapa, it v xpected that the
war would come to an end; but the reverse has been the
case. It has taken'a new lease of activity. The strong
pah at Ngatapa is situated on the cast coast, and was held
by a leader named To Kooti. The last mail, it will
be remembered, brought intelligence that this stronghold
had been captured, the native fouee di::persc,l, and Te
Kocti, it v-r,c.; believed, !no:daily wounded.
.It turns cl:t.

however, not only that To Kooti was not killed, I,ut that
he has apparently not lost presti:j.:e by his defeat. He has
reappeared with two or three hundred followeis, and,
according to the latest advicca, was awaiting, snisport in
order to make a descent upon the settlers in the Napier
(Esti

From the west coast the news is much wo.-se. On the
15th of February a foraging party, consisting of Sergeant
Menzies end nine constabulary, fell into an ambuscade,
out of which only two escaped unhurt and one
wounded. Colonel M`boni. ell's company imme-
diately turned out to the hAp of their com-
rades, but could merely get long shots at the rebels.
At a place thirty-five miles north of New Plymouth a
massacre has been perpetrated by one of the native tribes,
and eight settlers, including the Rev. John Whiteley, a
missionary whose life seemed safe everywhere during pre-
vious outbreaks, have been slain. The New Zealand
papers strongly condemn the conduct of the Government
in not heeding the warnings which were given them of
the projects of the natives and the defenceless state of the
White Cliff district. The limes correspondent, however,
condemns this censure as indiscriminate. Warnings, be
says, occur every day, and serious evil has often reslated
from the attention paid to false alarms. Later intelligence
down to the 14th of March is more encouraging.
Tito Kows.ru, • the leader on the -west coast,
had been defeated by Colonel 'Whitmore. The
Wanganui C7croniele affirms that Tito Kowaru's men are
deserting him in considerable numbers.

The colonists now assert that they cannot defend them-
selves without the aid of Imps vial troops, and au endeavour
will be made to get assistance of this kind. The English
Government is willing to supply soldiers provided that a
moderate payment is made for their support ; but this
the Colonial Government, though glad to have the troops
at the cost of the British taxpayer, has hitherto refused.
The Colonial (Mee demands compensation at the rate of
£lO a soldier ; the New Zealand constabulary cost from
£l2O to £l4O each.