The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-05 00:00:00

President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUeIt K.G.

This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free atiallssion to the sick poor, without
he delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support oa voluntary contributions and &CI
It affords relief to a large number of in-pa:Hats, and, in
additiork to this, the average number of attendance of the
lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
3.000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee ear esti), solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the pr niscs of this Hospital are capable of
loittaining• several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite tunds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by their bankers. Messrs. Brown,
Janson and Co., Abchurch -lane ; also by Viessrs. Contte and
; brummonii and Co.; G:yn and Co. ; }ferries and Co. ;
Ransom and Co.; Presoat, Grol,, and Co.; Smith, Payne,
dad Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Mums, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet
and Co., Bornera•Etreet and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5.
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.ICIIIDITIoNS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of
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of a steel spring, so otter hurtful in its effects, is here
avoided—a soft lo4ndage mein; worn round the body, while
the requisite resisting power 1.'4 supplied by the Moo-Main.
Pad and l'atent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close-
ness that it cannot be detected, and msy be worn during
sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and till truss,
which cannot fail to tit, forwarded by post. on the eircum-
serenee of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to
the manufacturer,
, 6cl
Mr. WHITE. 228, Eceadilly.
A Single Truss ,31s. les., 21g 26s 64,, and 31s. 6d Postage, Is.
A. Double Truss ,i 325. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd.
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TIERESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
Lome to tho 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
'ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from
want of FUNDS and room, makings total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 18, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Sir. Daniel Cooper, S 5, Queen •street. Cheapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
WM. WILLIA.IIB, Secretary.
SHP.
Boys' Rle2i7ger,eBq,u Girreedat. Queen-street, W.C.

0111ELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-CON-
I L TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required.
WYE. WILLI XIIS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street. W.C.

LONDON.—The
oaecihvebdoby the London and Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys.
One hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual
HOMELESS BOYS OF
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at
41, Lothburv, and 214, tlighUolborn; Messrs.
Y. Several kind friends
for one boy each year.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pali-Mall East ; and by
haveXWest-
minster° promised
Bank,
to pay ruitiyorree
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Vvr.e.
Subscriptions £lsthaaynekai

PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FOR
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to
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with' Suppers and
1. Providence-row, Finsbury E.O.
_havf) had to pass the
.t---, - Nights' Lodging;
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every week.
nights it the bleak streets or um!: railway: arches.
At precent nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, 1,71b2) Supipers and
hbaoreothll47lYnitlgie'w- oni-4:
he poor
from all parts are admitted; the only condition being ..
hat
they are homeless and staffing, The Manager Arc.,
Brealtifigq, £O6 gi.ren gratuitously
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Hatless, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
are, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, 4'2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will be required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor tamilies
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving? The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received bfthe.R+3 ir.:D. GILVERT, p.p., No ;22,
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The ordinary weekly meeting of this board was
held yesterday at the office, Spring-gardens—Sir
John Thwaites in the chair. During the meeting
Mr. Richardson said it was stated in the public
papers that the fire at the Crystal Palace broke out
at two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, and it was fur-
ther stated that none of the Fire Brigade engines
arrived there until half-past four, two hours and a
half after the fire had broken out. There was no
doubt that, as the Crystal Palace stood on the
boundary of their southern district, it was difficult
to reach, but as a representative of one of those
southern districts, he wished to call the attention
of the board to the subject to ascertain if there had
been any undue delay in their engines getting to the
fire. He should therefore move that Captain Shaw
be instructed to report to the Fire Brigade Com-
mittee hovi soon the engines arrived at the fire,
whether there was any undue delay in doing so, and
whether there was any defect in the means of com-
municating with them, so that they might be able to
provide for such defects in future.
The CHAIRMAN said that Captain Shaw was pre-
sent, and was prepared to make a statement on the
subject.
Captain SHAW said that the statement of Mr.
Richardson was quite correct, and he found that the
fire broke out at two o'clock. At 3.20 a mounted
messenger came to the Waterloo Station, and from
there to the Watling-street Station; and much about
the same time another message arrived at the
Horseferry-road Station, and was there placed in
the hands of the engineer, the latter intelligence
having come to Mr. Forbes, the general manager of
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, who
had sent it by hand. At about 25 minutes past
three seven steam-engines, with 72 men, were got
ready, and sent off ; but in consequence of the dis-
tance, and some delay that occurred in their pro-
gress, he thought that they did not get efficiently
to work until half-past four.
The CHAIRMAN—What was the condition of the
building when you arrived ?
Captain SHAW said that when he arrived there
was a state of great confusion ; about 220 feet of
the north end near the ground was destroyed, and
at the end it was burning on both sides.
The CHAIRMAN—What engine-power did you
find there when you arrived ?
Captain SHAW said he could not speak with ac-
curacy. There were some engines belonging to the
Crystal Palace Company of both the low and high
pressure, and, although they were in excellent work-
ing, they were not equal in power to the engines of
the brigade.
Mr. HALL—I believe that you were thanked for
your exertions by the authorities of the Crystal
Palace?

Captain Shaw said that was so.
Mr. RICHARDSON said from the answer of Captain
Shaw be found that there had been no neglect on
the part of the Fire Brigade, but still it seemed to
him that there was something wrong when it re-
quired one hour and twenty minutes to get a com-
munication from the Crystal Palace to Watling-
street, when that fire could be seen at a long dis-
tance. lie should therefore move that the subject
be referred to the Fire Brigade Committee for con-
sideration and report.
Mr. BRITSHFIELD seconded the motion, which was
put and carried unanimously.
In answer to a question by Mr. Shaw,

Captain SHAW said that, during the seven years
he had been connected with the Fire Brigade, no
amateur fireman had ever had control over the Fire
Brigade engines, and there was not the slightest
ground for such a statement.