The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-19 00:00:00

situation than
d he trusted they

for
1. t showed' that the t patients relieved, in both Sts bralnches, had considers
teed that of any preceding year, while there had been
slight corresponding addition to the expenditure. The
ii
084 f eye
had be and ean
327 r e cases together, last year, over the nor
(all
15 e. Th numb:!" ,
r
of whom received the necessary a s
t rr
had been 19,277—being an increase
803. The daily average number - pr
vious year it had been 51. I' AS
attention of proprietors of
works, &c., to the advantages
333 mechanics from these estamisbnients 1
it
from accidents to the eye during the las
abled to return to their employment. In
vious resolution, the committee had purchi
Mount-pleasant, which had been conveyed
(members) as trustees. The requisite ^'
premises bad involved a rather .---
anticinated_

ncrearse

of path,

Ines, &c.)
,a year of

_ c.rnestll the
ts, foundries, cal
public
itution-

, 'ewer than
)ught relief

year, an, been

iue increased acconi
them to carry out more fully the bi
subscribers.
By the balance sheet it
£54 was due to the treasurer,
account, (including the purchase
expenses of alterations, furniture, &
of .t'l2'74.

wishes of the

.ppeared, that on the general account
and that on the new premises'
money of ..,tl9OO, and the
.) there was a debt due

The TREASURER, after reading these documents, stated that
they so exp'ained the state of the institution. tb.,.
need be added on that point. H- • -
though the accounts were at y
nothing but ignorance on the
liPnofit.

Little, more

remark, how•evee, that
it against the institution,

N:o.one could visit

____ ....., .......tion and gra-
titude of the patients, and the delight of themselveswitnessand their
relations on the restoration to sight, without the warmest
feelings in its behalf. Were the facts but known, he felt
assured the public would come forward and promote its use-
fulness. From what they had heard of the number of patients
from public works, foundries, &c., he thought it would be welt
to apply to the Ow iers ise establishine”`
under great oblir or James Ho'
devoted much of 41 time t he iv
'- . ereat lent, e

niers of those establishment
' -sns to Mr. James Holme•

Nho 11.tijkin"C11;

nrmary, and to va;ouil
.; .... 4...

AICH. NEILL, one of the medical officers, read a list of the
foundries, and other works, from which they had no fewer than
330 patients during the year. Some few of the owners of the
works were subscribers. He gave a most interesting statement
relative to the patents received into the house, or otherwise
relieved, during the past year. Fiftv-one bad been admitted as
a in-patients, and carefully attended to until recovery. Amongst
the cases were many of peculiar interest: but, he dwelt, in
t order to save the time of the

ineeting, upon three of them onto
The first was that of a young married woman, of twenty-three
years of age, (wife of an industrious mechanic,) and of amiable
disposition. She vas about to become a mother, and was
greatly distressed at ker bereavement_

can now see, is in lively spirits, and looks with pleasure to
the time when she shall be a happy mother. In cases of dis-
eases of the eye, the Charity had never been so successful as
in 1846. Three thousand five hundred and ten individuals, all
suffering from disease more or less serious to the eves. had
under treatment_