Star.
London, England, 1828-08-01 00:00:00

LONDON 'HOSPITAL.

A Meeting qtrai held yesterday at the City of London
Tavern of theSuhscr iber, to the accumulating fund of the
London Hosim •I ;Mt ;INN EY, the banker, in the Chair.

The CHAIRMAN said, the present demands on the hospital were
increasing, it being a notorious fact, that the business of Londoti
was daily progressing eastwards, and the consequence was, that
during the last yeat 1,600 Applications for admissions were refused
solely because of a want of a:commoslation. There might he ob
jections to lithle Societies and School Societies, but to the London
Hospital lie was convinced no difference of opinion existed from
Wbitechaitel to I lyde-park-corner.
The Treasurer, Mr. Corrupt, said that great exertions were ne-
cessary, but when be contrasted its present advanced state ot im
provernent with what it was in Iso7, when a similar application to
the benevolence of the public was made, he could not despair ot
the want ot success, or believe that the public charity was exhausted.
All they wanted was additional room for patients, and the
means of providing its objects with the means of subsistence :
it was for this purpose that they now came before the public,
in order that the London Hospital accumulating lurid, now
amounting to 6,4001. might be increased so as to be employed in the
extension of the present Hospital. The Hospital had been established
sixty years since, and now the commerce of London was treble its
then amount, and the wants of this charity had increases' in a similar
ratio., He concluded by proposing Resolutions declatatory of the
wants of the Hospital to meet the demands for admission made
upon it ; the advantage of rendering it in some degree proportionate
to these wants ; and calling un the public generally, by its aid, to
forward the objects they bad in view.
Mr. Mote eosin( seconded these Resolutions, and bore testi-
tnony,ae Chairman of the House Committee, to the unpleasant duty
he had had too often of refusing numerous applications for admis-
sion. He adduced instances in which urgent cases of admisAion
were obliged to be refused, in which the patients refused had dropped
down at the hospital gates, and expired within a short period.
The Resolution• were put from the Chair, and carried una-
nimously. Several donations were annouced ; amongst others, the
Lord Mayor, 10 guineas ; Mr.,Barclay .501. Mr. Montefiore, 101
the Alliance Marine Insurance Company, 100 guineas, &c.—Aftez
a vote of dislike to the Chairman, the Meeting adjourned.

DESTRUCTION OF BKAMHAM PARK
MANSION.

tit I TIS Li NI tSEUMt .

Wednesday this establishment was cloceJ t•t the pub•
c fot the season. Upon a teview, it al•pusrs !h-t the
past ha. been one eminently masked, both a• ie.:Ards
the extent f scions received, and the nitni-cr and
rank ot its visitors. Since the additimi f Sir J:isepli
Bankes's library, the arrangement of which has jest
been completed, it may be safely asserted that the li• i•
tish Museum contains the best library of n itur4l history
in the world. Sir Joseph's splendid coll:ction embraces
24 WO volumes of all that is rare in natural history.
Hi: late Majesty's library, again (the delivery of which
will he completed during the pte.ent we,k), en braces
60,000 volumes t•f all that is rare and ertli!e in ti e
ample range of art and literature; many Viousands ot
these volumes ate in the mo•t exquisite and co•rly bind-
ing. The King's library is rich in work• of opt,-
graphy. The London Institution, it is well known, has
had hitherto perhaps the best and largest collection of
topographical yanks ; since the accession of the King's
library at- the Museum, however, the prefeiense will
he now given to the latter establishment.
The ttupl cates which are found amorgst the King's
books, it is said, will be collected and exchanged tor
different works. This observation, however, does not
apply t t the duplicates presented to the Museum by
other parties; these are never disposed of, but kept from
courtesy to the donors. The arranging of the King's 1,
broks, it is calculated, will occupy the Librarians and'
their assistants about six mouths, when they will be
ready for public inspection and perusal. Several do-
nations of a miscellaneous nature have also been revr
ceived during the past season. The late-Lord Primate
Nits one ot the Trustees of the Museum, and was in the
.tabit of paying it frequent visits.

SON N ET.
ry 'Alms. G. G. RICHARDSON.

My darling boy ! light of my sinking heart !
Through shades of hov'ring death, still sweet to me!
Tho' from thy dear.t father warn'd to part,
Death seems more cruel when I gaze on thee I
Yet thou (the only one of all I love!)
Wilt sigh not, pause not, drop fur me no tear—
A Woken toy, a scatted flow'r, will move
Iu thee more sorrow then thy mother's bier !
Fantastic thought ! and yet how strangely sad—
That when in death's cold cla-p, all faded lies
Thy youthful n.oth•r—once it. thee how glad !
Thou may'st as now, gaze on with laughing eyes—
Peering on ar,Nous tip toe o'er her bed—
Unconscious that she never more shall rise!

NEW NATIONAL GALLERY.

The erection of a Ise.. National Gallery, combined
with a suitable building and offices for the Royal Academy, has
been at length finally determined on. The architect to whom the
buildings are to be entrusted is Mr. John Nash, whose designs have
been approved of by his Majesty and the proper authorities. The
New National Gallery and Royal Academy, for so the building
is to be denominated, is to be on a grand scale of three hundred
yards in length, having a beautiful Corinthian portico and centre
dome, with a small one on each wing, and a lesser owe on each of
the principal extremities. It will occupy the site of the present
Riding House in the King's Mews, Charing-cross, immediately
facing the south, and by the elevation is intended to be about
twice the height of the first-rate houses at present erected. The
building will turns a very picturesque and noble line, extending in
directiona front Pall mall East, nearly across to St. Martin's
church. The space immediately in front will be occupied by the
New Royal Academy, which is intended to represent an extensive
Grecian temp'e. having, at the entrance and exit, a long flight of
steps, and standing at right angles with the National Gallery. St.
Martin's church will be left quite fear to the public view, with a
large space of grounid railed in as a burial place. The workhouse
of St. Martin's, in Castle-street, will remain in the back ground,
but will usr•.iergo considerable alterations on the south side to cor-
respond with other buildings. On the east side will be erected a
sew and magnificent range of police offices, intended as the prin-
cipal metropolitan station, instead of the present incommodinws
office at Bow.street. And close to them will appear the Vicar's
houseand the parochial -cline's. The grand line of street will be
from west to vela by Pall.rnall, passing the front of the .National
Gallery, and enter the Strand facing liungerford street ; the
, Strand being widened for some distance to a road way of sixty
Jeet. The open spaces of ground will be formed into squares,
planted with trees, and tailed round to protect them from injury.

• The Mentor, a Paris. Paprw , in the cnnrse of a frog
critici►m on Mr. Macitrativ's performanc• of William Tell, gives
the following line (which we copy •erbnlins) as one of those pro-
nounced by the a:.tor with great energy—
" Je crags and Peaks int with you again."
The herring hshing commenced last week at Banff
under very promising appearances. Gie it numbers of
the fish have Peen seen, and a highly favourable season
is anticipated in the Moray Frith.
Wednesday morning a young man, dress 'd in a round
jacket and striped' trowers, dashed his hand through
the strop vti bdow if Mr. Avila, pawnbroker, Mile-end-
oad, and in an instant snatched a valuable gold duplex
watch, a gold French hunting watch, and a gold dome
tch, we h which he ran off, and succeeded in making
1. .scape.

At the Au. ton Mart, yesterday, the Freehold Theatre
at Croydon was brought to the hammer, by order of
ELLISTON'S assignees. The Theatre, when well
tilled, will hold nearly 601. and on many nights, when
KEAN has pert rmed, about 1001. hasebeen in the house.
The scenery, chandeliers, several moveable and set
pieces, %Irate , thunder and lightning, back burners, large
I imp, green curtain, &c. was included in the purchase.
The lot was knocked down at 7sol.
Bunca.satas.—Early on Tuesday morning the resi-
dence 01 Lady Oakes, at Mitcham, Surrey, was broken
open, and a quantity of plate and about three pounds
in silver stolen ; and on Wednesday the house of Mr.
Fulwood, Nu. 3, Brunswick-street, Hackney-road, was
broken open, and a 6ve pound note. and a quattrty of
apparel stolen.

Saturday, at the Roucan, near Dumfries, Mr. Wight•
man began cutting down a field of exceliebt G.orsean
oars, sown in April last.
The reports about the crops have been much exag-
gerated. A great deal of hay in Essex, Kent, and other
counties, has been delayed by the late tains ; but there
has not been nearly so much wheat or barley laid as
has been represented. Indeed, the change in the wea-
ther has already produced a favourable eff ct upon the
markets. Flue samples of wheat were offered yesterday
milting at the Curn Exchange at a reduction of two
shillings a quarter under Monday's prices. But no sales
could be made, and a great • many of those 'made last
mark -t day were thrown up. The accounts from the
country are much mnie favourable.