The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

THE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.

The annual meeting of the subscribers and supporters
of the above valuable and truly philanthropic institution
was held yesterday afternoon in the Clarendon-rooms, in
this town.

The Rev. W. HESKETH, of St. Michael's, occupied
the chair.

Mr. Jos. HADWEN, the hor
of the committee, from which it a

secretary, read the report
eared that upwards of
being a considerably
In addi.

7,300 patients

lave received r

larger number than that of

ous year.

tion to the above 137 important operations have been per-
formed by the skilful medical officers attached to the in-
firmary, which have been attended with the most com-
plete success. Amongst the various interesting cases
alluded to may be mentioned, as evincing the different
periods of human life to which the benefits of this useful
but unostentatious charity extend, that of an old man of
upwards of 73 years of age, who was totally blind, and has
had the sight of both eyes restored to him • also that of
an infant born blind, who, being the child of a poor
soldier about to be draughted to another part of the
country, underwent an operation at the age of three weeks,
and was restored to its grateful and delighted mother with
perfect vision. The report concluded with an appeal to
the benevolent for their aid in clearing off the debt which
has so long been an incubus upon the charity, and which
still continues, though reduced in amount.

Mr. HENRY CROSFIELD, the treasurer, then read the
annual statement of accounts. He said that although
great economy had been exercised during the past year,
there still remained a balance of £l4l 9s. 6d. against the
institution, and expressed a strong desire to see the charity
placed in an unencumbered position, believing that the
committee would then he able to extend its benefits very
largely, with little increase to its annual expenditure. He
alluded to the valuable services of the late Dr. Edwards
'e who had devot

eci his time and talent in promoting the
He suggested that some tribute

objects of the charity

_ .
should be paid to his memory_
Mr. ISAAC HADIVEN moved the adoption of the report
which was seconded by Mr. NEIL, who drew a pleasin
contrast between the state of the Institution at the
present time and what it was twenty }•Pars ago. Then the
income of the Institution was only £7O, one-half of which
was paid for rent of the hospital. At presentlthe Institu-
was in possession of an excellent and admirably adapted
building, worth about £3OOO, and had an income of about
£7OO a-year. After referring to the great increase of
cases treated at the hospital, partly to be attributed to
the Institution having become better known, the
speaker concluded by seconding the resolution, which
passed unanimously.

- Mr. LlAR:moon BANNER moved the thanks of the
meeting to the donors and subscribers, which was
seconded by Mr. JAS. HOLME, and adopted.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr.
PooL, the thanks of the meeting were given to the patrons
and other officers for their past services,—and they were
reappointed, with the exception of the substitution of the
name of the present mayor for the late mayor.
Capt. GREIG moved a vote of thanks to the hon. medi-
cal officers, which was seconded by Mr. ISAAC HADWEN
and carried.

After the adoption of an alteration in the laws of the
Institution, and passing a vote of thanks to the chairman,
the meeting separated.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL,

The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of
the above excellent Institution was held yesterday, at
noon, in the Clarendon Rooms, W. R. Sandbacb, Esq.,
in the chair.