The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-02-09 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Liverpool Dis-
pensaries was held on Friday afternoon, at two O'clock, at the
Board-room in the Parish Offices, Fenwick-street. In the ab-
sence, from indisposition, of the president, Mr. florsfall, Mr.
Alderman Freme, one of the vice-presidents, took the,chair.
Mr. Freme annouueed the cause of Mr..Horstall's absence, and
at the same time stated that he had senithe handsome and mu-
nificent donation of fifty guineas.
Mr. Boardman, the secretary, then read .the report of the
committee for the past year. It stated that the institution was
in a thriVing state, and spoke highly of the zeal and exertions
of the medical officers. No less than 66,707 patients hail been
relieved during the last year. The annual subset ipt ions chewed
an increase, but vet the iustitution had barely been able to keep
out of debt, and if they bad merely had the subscriptions to-de-
pend on they would have been in debt to the amount.of £BOO.
The treasurer's account was then also read. It appeared that
there had been only one church.collection this year at St. Mi-
chael's. The new subscriptions amounted to £llO, and there
were only £5O of arrears. But there had been a great falling
off in the of the old subscribers from deaths, removals, and
other causes.

While the account was being read, the Rev. C. W. Lawrence
came into the room with a donation of £lO 10s. .from Mr.
Mountfield. Votes of thanks were .then passed to Mr. Hors-
fall for his services as president and for his handsome donation,
as well as to the other officers, including the honorary physicians
and surgeons, for their unremitting attention to the interests of
the charity. Mr. Jackson moved a vote of thanks to the tni-
nisters of St. Michael's for the collection; he hoped that next
year they would have to thank many more 'clergymen, and he
was sure it was only from their not being aware that the institu-
tion required their assistance that it had not been afforded. Mr.
Horsfall was reappointed president, and Messrs. Proms. and
Mulleneux vice-presidents. A gratuity of 25 guineas was voted
to the secretary, Mr. Boardman, over and above his salary, on
account of his extraordinary exertions to promote the interests
of the institution. The chaktnan stated that it. was mainly ow-
ing to his personal solicitittions that so great an accession of
new subscriptions had been attained to supply the defalcation
caused by the lapse of old ones. Mr. Jordan, Dr:Duncan, and
other gentlemen also bore testimony to Mr. Boardman's vigi-
lance, and referred to the state of arrears as a proof of his in-
dustry and attention.
When the ordinary business of the meeting
the Rev. Mr. Monk alluded to the possibility of
sweiTtabilisghed
the form of a self-supporting Dispensary being
a'
had concluded,hi
among the pour, and stated his opinion that suctr
be taken
could not emanate from that institution; mightbb,ruttha propral
District Pro-
up, perhaps with sonic prospect of success,
poor, and incttl
vident Society, whose officers went among the th'e
The subject gave.
cated habits of prudence and foretboo,
rise to some general conversation, the rev: gentleman's ideas
it was understood that the
being generally approved of,
nuttier would tic again mooted
and
the District Provident S-0.
been suggested by Mr. Mock.
ciety, where it had already