The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-03 00:00:00

Making.a Total of £4119 13s. 7icl

Tenders will be received either for the whole or for the
respective Lots, up to the day of Sale, at the Offices of
Messrs. I'EET, WALKER. and PAINE, Accountants, Man-
chester ; and on the day of sale at the Premises, until
Three o'clock in the Afternoon, when the Purchaser or
Purchasers will be declared. Descriptive and numbered
Catalogues will be prepared for the convenience of Parties
examining the Stock, which are now on view, and until
the day of Sale. A reasonable time will be allowed for
the removal and payment.

LIVERPOOL DOCKS.
TO EXCAVATORS.

rrio be LET by TENDER, the DEEPENING of the
11 PRINCE'S DOCK BASIN. Plans, Sections, and
Specification may be seen at the Office of the Dock Sur-
veyor, Coburg Dock, on any day, (except Sunday,) be-
tween the hours of Ten A.M. and Five P.M., from the 25th
instant to the sth day of October next, inclusive. The
Tenders must be sealed, addressed to the " Chairman of
the Sub-Committee of Dock Works," under cover to
the Secretary, and left at this Office, on or before FRIDAY,
the 6th day of October next.

BY order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary
Dock-office, Liverpool, 21st 5ept.,1843.

INFIRMARY FOR FISTULA, AND OTHER!
DISEASES OF THE RECTUM,
38, CHARTER-HOUSE SQUARE, LONDON.
PRESIDENT :
The Right Hon. JOHN HUMPHREY, M.P., Lord Mayor.
VICE-PRESIDENTS :
The Right Hon. Earl Digby General Pereira
The Lord Chief Justice W. T. Copeland, Esq., Al-
Denman I derman, M.P.
The Lord Chief Justice Thomas Kelly, Esq., Alder-
Tindal man
The Hon. Mr. Justice Pat-,Samuel Wilson, Esq., Al-
teson derman
Sir Charles Forbes, Bart. David atrclay, Esq., M.P
Sir James Shaw, Bart. ,John Deacon, Esq.
Major-General Sir J. L. Henry Hoare, Esq.
Lushington, K.C.B. ;Lewis Loyd, Esq.
Major-General Sir H. Mac-John Masterman,
lean, K.C.B. j M.P.
Sir John Pirie,Bt.,Alderman Thomas Gage Sebriht,
Sir Chapman Marshall,l Esq.
Alderman

TREASURER :
JOHN HOWELL, Esq., 9, Regent-street, & Rutland-gate,

SURGEON :
FREDERICK SALMON, M.R.C.S., 12, Old Broad-street

ANNUAL REPORT,

f-IN this the Seventh Anniversary of the foundation of
the Infirmary, your Committee, in the discharge of
the trust reposed in them, are impressed with an earnest
desire that the Public should be made acquainted (so far
at least as they can be, within the brief limits of an An-
nual Report) with the nature of its objects and the extent
of its usefulness: for they are well assured of two truths—
first, that in proportion as the Charity becomes naore ge-
nerally known, its revenues cannot fail to be greatly in-
creased; secondly, that as the sphere of its operations is
enlarged, so one wide field of misery and disease, must,
of a certainty, be narrowed and reduced.

The sufferio.gs to which the Institution extends its heal-.

ing hand, affect its victims with an unusual degree of
mental and physical depression. It is a lamentable fact,
which every day's experience verifies, that those who la-
bour under these distressing diseases, frequently conceal
their affliction, even from their dearest friends, until their
disorders which, if treated in an earlier stage, might have
admitted of a safe and certain cure, have progressed to
lingering wretchedness, terminating only in the grave.
Neither is this false sensibility confined by any means to
the wealthier portions of society ; on the contrary, its
prevalence among the poor, engenders on their parts an
insuperable repugnance to seek relief at our general Public
AL.a i 6 is aai sis.trpotZew fra.u.

thos; excellent Institution 3, to say, that amidst the many
more obtrusive shapes of human suffering and agony con-
stantly seeking a refuge within their walls, sufficient at-
tention can scarcely be bestowed on slow and shrinking
ills like these, which have often been the chronic
growth of years, and are frequently in their cure the
tardy work of months. _ _ _

It was to remedy this serious defect; to afford to the
Poor afflicted with such diseases an Asylum which, in its
name, and in its plain pretensions, should invite their
confidence, until then too commonly bestowed on igno-
rant empirics, who at once despoiled them of their hard
earnings, and, by unski ful treatment, robbed them of
their chances of recovery ; it was to do thus much to the
extent of its then most feeble means, that in the year
1835, this Institution was founded in one small incommo-
dious chamber. Since that period, Two Thousand One
Hundred and Nifty-four Poor have sought relief. Barely
four years ago, the present Establishment, containing
fourteen beds, was opened; yet in this brief space, Seven
Hundred Patients, all requiring Operative Surgery, bane
been received ; and your Committee have the heartfelt
satisfaction of adding, that in no instance, out of this
great amount, has any fatal consequence ensued.
That all this relief has been afforded, and all this good
accomplished, with the utmost regard to economy and
prudence in the management of the Charity, is sufficiently
shown by the average amount of its annual expenditure,
which has been less than Seven Hundred and Fifty
Pounds. That the Infirmary solicits Investigation and
inquiry, is manifest from its practice being freely open to
all Members of the Medical Profession. That no undue
influence is, or can be, exercised in the admission of Pa-
tients, is evidences) by the fact, that suffering and neces-
sity are the only credentials an applicant need prefer.
That its worth is deeply and gratefully felt by those who
have experienced the benefits it affords, is proved in a
very marked and striking manner, by the existence of an
Auxiliary Society, founded, and entirely supported, by
those who have been relieved.

Your Committee venture to express a hope, that the
example furnished in this noble and affecting mark of
sympathy felt by the poor for the afflictions of their
fellow•creatures, will not be lost upon the rich. They
trust that when they appeal, as they now do, to all who
have any cause for bearing grateful hearts within their
breasts, to lend some aid towards extending the blessings
of-this Infirmary to hundreds, whom it is unable to admit
for want of room, and unable to assist for want of funds,
they will not make appeal in vain.
The Judge upon the bench, the Advocate in his court of
justice, the Legislator in parliament, the Scholar in his
study, the Painter at his easel, the Clerk at his desk, the
Shoemaker at his last, the Weaver at his loom, the poor
young Sempstress in her many hours of daily labour, and
her scanty share of rest, all in their turn are liable to be
stricken down by these diseases, which have no fixed place
in the great social scale; but are the common lot of all,
though aggravated to an immense extent by poverty and
want. Let no man sitting in a high place, say, " these
are the unseemly visitations of the poor and I am safe,"
for every day's experience shows that costly apparel covers
such miseries quite as often as the humblest clothing.
Neither let the subject be dismissed as unsuitable for con-
versation, since Heaven, for its own wise purposes, in-
flicts these evils every hour, where no intemperance or
vice has called them into being.
We shall do well to remember, that the great Teacher
of charity and benevolence did not disdain to lay his pure
right hand upon the foulest leprosy, but sought it out and
healed it. The Pharisee thanked God that he was not like
unto other men, but men of a better leaven thank Him that
they are, and that they know that they are ; and they do
not turn away with a nice delicacy from an affliction they
cannot brook to hear named to-day, but which they may
be doomed to bear in all its bitterness to-morrow.
Donations and Subscriptions before an-
nounced....

The Committee have great pleasure in announcing the
additional Donations and Subscriptions since last adver-
tisement :

Burer, Colonel .. £2 2 o,Louch, John, Esq.,
Clarke, Charles,
Esq.
Curteis.John,Esq. 12 12 0 ......... ad. 2 2 0
Drinkald,Jno,Esq 10 10 0 Magendie,RevHen 10 10 0
Duff, illiam ,Esq do do. an. 1 1 0
an. 1 1 0 Marriott, Henry,
Grimaldi, S Esq., Esq.
an. 1 1 0 Sebright, Miss.. ad. 1 0 0
H. E. S. K
Jervoise, Rev. Sir Esq.
S. Clarke, Bart. 5 0 0 Tabor, Mrs.... ad.lo 10 0
Johnstone, Andrew, ,Wood,Alfred, Esq.,
Esq 5 0 01
The following form of Bequest is recommended to
those charitable individuals who may feel disposed to as-
sist the Infirmary by Will :
" I give and bequeath out of such part of my personal
Estate as may lawfully be applied for that purpose, the
sum of £ INFIRMARY FOR THE RELIEF OF
TILE POOR AFFLICTED WITH FISTULA, AND OTHER DIS-
EASES OF THE RECTUM,' established in London, which
stun shall be for the use and benefit of the said Infirma-
ry : and the receipt of the person who shall be Treasurer
thereof at the time when the above Legacy is paid, shall
be a good discharge to my Executors for the same.
Subscriptions will be thankfully received by the Trea-
surer • at the Banking Houses of Jones, Lovd, and Cc. ;
Barnard' Dimsdale and Co. ; and Messrs. Ransom, Pall
Mall East; by the Collector, Mr. W. H. Harben, 20,
Great Marlborough-street; oe by the Honorary Secretary,
W. B. OGDEN,
st. Mildred'a-ccue., Poultry, London.