The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

offer was made several times, and the same answer was
returned. At the time they came in he was engaged
with patients, and no time was lost in attending to the
young women. They had not been waiting above
twenty minutes. He did not see any reason for
supposing that they were in immediate danger, and
they only complained of being fatigued and exhausted.
He did not consider that their complaint was of an alarm-
ing nature. He had read an account in the Times,
which was grossly exaggerated. That account was
highly coloured. It was said that he had stated that
&ere was a rule against the admission. He said
no such thing. He was acquainted with the regulations
of most of the London hospitals, and he believed that,
under the circumstances, they would not be admitted into
any. Consumptive cases are not admitted in the other
London hospitals. Meant consumptive cases, not oases
in the first stage of pulmonary disease. When
he had said to the Coroner that if he would
give 5,0001. plenty of beds would be provided, he
did not speak offensively-, as would appear from
the statement in the Times. Relief is frequently
afforded to out-door patienti. The question about the
funds of the hospital was put to the porter, which he
thou :ht 040n1,1 have been asked of him; but he cer-
ta nly did not mean to offend the Coroner; and it ap-
puarLd to him, that when he was asked, the Coroner did
not want an answer, for he did not wait for one.
Ths examination of this witness being closed,

Mr. PACK3IAN said that he thought it right to state,
that instead of the receipts of the hospital being 11,0001.
a year. as stated by the Times, they only amounted to
5,072/ Bs., and the disbursements last year to 5,8261. 4s.
From the City of London Union alone they had relieved
during the last two years no less than 613 cases of
venereal and fever. The hospital had received other
donations to the building-fund, but these had nothing to
do with the expenditure of the hospital part of the esta-
blishment. The income and expenditure in that de-
partment were as he had stated. The fact was, that the
hospital was 6,0001. in debt, in consequence of affording
more relief than the means of the hospital afforded.
Dr. MARSDEN said out-door relief was often afforded to
no less than 300 patients daily on the average, and, if
they could grant it, 500 or 1,000 might be relieved.
W. Evans, son of the officer of the London Union,
called—Had brought three venereal patients to the hos-
pital on the 19th of November. He brought them from
Peckham. That was between twelve and one. He
offered, at the request of Mr. Cooke, the surgeon, to take
the two young women to the union, and Mr. Cooke
said that he would take them back whenever a vacant
b,,d could be procured in the hospital. lie offered to
take them in a cab, but they said they were sick and
tired of the workhouse, and would sooner die in the
street. On their refusal, he had offered to take them
to Guy's, Bartholomew's, or St. Thomas's Hospitals,
but they would not go. He told them the hour at which
atlmisaion could be got in those hospitals, but they would
not go. When the rain was over they left the hospital.
J. Evans, the father of the last witness, said that for
three or four years I had been in the habit of bring-
ing casual patients from the London union to the hos-
pital, and that he was never refused except when the
house was full ; that he had never paid anything there,
but that one guinea was charged at the Fever Hospital
for every patient. He had, within the last two years,
brought, perhaps, 600 patients to the Free Hospital.
Harriet Warner, the cook, was next called—By direc-
tion of the Chairman she brought in cans of broth, such
as was given to the two young women, which the gentlemen
present tasted, and declared excellent. She stated that
she put 11b. of mutton to every pint of water. She
corroborated the evidence of the porter as far as the
making and delivering of the broth was concerned,
which she SAW the young women take. The broad and
broth were very geod.
This concluded the evidence.
The books of the hospital were then referred to, and
proved the proper management of the establishment, to
which the visiting members present bore their testimony.
Dr. RICE proposed the first resolution, and expressed
his approbation of the establishment.
Mr. Ststrsots seconded the resolution.

Mr. JOHN WATSON proposed the second resolution,
and commented at great length on the unfair manner in
wl►ich the statement in the Times had been garbled. lle
had been an attentive observer of the institution, and he
hsd observed that it was conducted with the greatest
regularity and humanity.
The Rev. Dr. WORTHINGTON seconded the resolution,
and agreed with the previous speakers.
Mr. WATSON then proposed a vote of thanks
.to the
Chairman, which was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN, in a very able and eloquent speech,
returned thezks, and the meeting separated.
The resolltions, which were carried unanimously, will
be fonnd in our advertising columns.