The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-12 00:00:00

No. 16,169. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING SUN, JUNE 12, 1844.

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utmost satisfaction to see around him so many gentlemet
prepared to support the Institution in the principles on which
it had been founded. When he began his efforts he never
expected to have been enabled to do so much ; at that period
there was not one institution that gave immediate relief to
the destitute stranger; there was no institution in•the Metro-
polis that gave the slightest protection to these poor and
friendless creatures. It was in consequence of seeing a poor
and delicate girl of sixteen years of age perishing of want
and disease in the streets of London, that the first efforts for
establishing such an Institution were made—a charity- that
should give relief to those who were perfectly friendless and
destitute. St. Bartholomew's Hospital was founded 700 years
ago, and for the last 300 years it had been conducted on the
same principles till within the past year, when a great altera-
tion had taken place in it. In 1553 St Thomas's
Hospital was founded, and from that time up to 1774
there were only two hospitals in the metropolis. Since. that
period five hospitals had been established in London ; but it
was strange that since the year 1828, there had been none
established. These hospitals not being free, the very poor
and utterly friendless were quite prevented from getting into
these institutions. St. Bartholemew's was possessed of con-
siderable revenues, and if it were a free hospital, it would be
able by its immense funds to relieve the whole of the desti-
tute sick of the metropolis.
Lord Sasnox proposed " The health of their Noble Chair-
man, Lord Ashley." Drank with enthusiastic applause.
The CHAIRMAN thanked them from the bottom of his
heart fur this testimony of kindness, which might be the
more valuable, perhaps, because he felt it to be unmerited.
The particular charm of such meetings as this was,
that they kept gathering together men of all degrees, of
all stations and property, of all callings and professions,
of all forms of public and private opinion. All these were
found leaving their general pursuits and their personal inter •
ests, merging their differences that they might be ba`l►ded.
together in one common cause.—(Hear.) They ought to
cherish this universality of feeling ; it was peculiar to those
free institutions which, in this great and glorious country,
were not of recent birth, but of ancient standing. Those in-
stitutions could be observed only by those citizens who were
led by discipline, and accustomed to practise habits of dig-
nified and useful self-control. It was useful to all of them to
attend such a meeting as the present. Here those who had
the means of doing good might learn how much good their
bounty might effect. As their Chairman, if he had dis-
charged his duty to their satisfaction, their approval would
far surpass his just reward. He concluded by proposing the
health of Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Samuel Gurney.
Lord R. GROSVENOR acknowledged the toast, taking the
opportunity of denying that this charity had any disposition
to underrate or undervalue the exertions of other institutions.
lie acknowledged the liberal contributions of the evening,
and mentioned in terms of eulogy, the assistance the itospital
had received from the Coroner of Middlesex, Mr. Wakley.
Several other toasts were given, and duly honoured. Lord
Ashley left the chair at eleven o'clock, and the meeting
separated.
The proceedings were, in every respect, gratifying. The
arrangements of the musical department were were most effec-
tive. The professional vocalists present, including Mr. Harrison,
Mr. C. Horn, Mr. Handel Gear, Mr. Hatton, Mr. P. Bedford, &c.
The songs and glees were performed under the able superin-
tendence of Mr. G. Stansbury. The splendid band of the
Grenadier Guards were also in attendance, and played during
the repast, under the direction of Mr. Creaton, from. the fol-
lowing programme :
Selection, " Bohemian Girl"
Quadrille, " Chatsworth"
Walzer, "Die Elfin"
Selection, " Joko"
Polka, " The Opera"
Vivi tu, " Anna Bolena"
Quadrille, "Don Pasquale"
Walzer, " Dublin" ... Labitzky.
Polka, " The Royal" Jullien.
Scena, "Ah Guista" (Sappho)