New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-24
THELONDONH0MEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.
F,om 7h. London Lnu,trnted Nt,p.. Ma, l.

FROM 7be London Hvstr1ted Eetos. Nay l.
TIE supporters OF homeopathy are low striving TO
sttat.rh large metropolis az .pts, which shall be
cttouctd in sccordan 70 with t1e prIcples
by Hohnemenn. which vii be school for home
opsth.c students, and Shich viii afford to sopathic
10y sicisns tLe Of irquir,pg into the merits OF
the lew doctrine AID practice public dlnrer in aid
OF me buld pg fuEd of this CHARITY took place on
Wednesday, Apn u, at Willss Rooms. waen the
Duke Ct Wellington Presiced: HIS Grace was sup
pOt;ed by tie Duke Of Bessfort Fiscount Lismore.
NscosDt Maldop, Lord ROkeby, Lord Grey de VIII
too Lord Ccsmo Russell, the Hcn K. Gfoyvenor, Mr..
Truman, Nj. T., Maj. Blake Capt. Fishbourne, X. N.
Mr. PrtcbaId (Hign Baiaff Of Southwark, Mr.. Sheriff
kutbtfurd. Dr.. GUN, DIR. Russell, and about l1o
other gentlemen, ku' wn as supporters and practltion-
es Of hC neopathy 10 the metropolis and 10 the Prov
inces. The usual to ,sts were gwen, VIZ; Inc
Queen; {" The Prince CobsoTt and tie Royal Fam
iiy and " The Army and Navy" responded to by
Lord X keby and Capt. Fshbourne who alluded 70
their expeIeIce Of the benefits personally derived by
them from homeopathy during their service In tho Nj
ger expedition apd 10 the CIimea The Chairman then
proposed Success 10 tie London Homeopathic Hosp-
tal which was enthusiastically received. From the
statement Of the Chairman IT appeared that the inst-
ta,ion opened 10 1850, At house rented for that
purpose in Golden sre and had been removed last
october freehold premises in Great Ormondsreet,
W. G., purchased for 1850. During its existence
the hospital had, at an average expenditure OF
81 0G0 q year, afforded relief TO q, 900 sick per-
returns Of treatment we're stated to prove tue
sdvsntsges Of homeopathy Thus, while, accord
lug to the Registrar Genera, tue rao oi uoItai-
ity in the alOpsthic metropolitan hospitals is 80
Der cent, the deaths in the Homeopathic Hos
pital, inducing those from cholera have not
exceeded 40 per cent. The premises recently pur-
chased in Great Ormond street estimated - pro-
vide accommodations for about 200 iH-pstents; and,
when the necessary alterations completed, there
will be two accident words, ward for children,
thester for a school Of medicine, &c. The estimated
cost Of these alterations and Of fittings and furniture,
s "a COO and contributors have been received which
reouce the amountto e., 800 The total receipts since
teope mig OF the hospital have amounted to 5OO0
and the management had thus far not only betrayed
current expenses, but had been enabled TO purchase
TIE premises, beside investing 5000 toward the
formation Of eudo~ fund. The Chsirmsn's
appeal wa. literally responded to blythe company, and
contributions were announced amounting 70 about
T. coo, including 20 guiness from the Chairman, ID
guireas from the DHke Of Besufort, flO0 from the
Earl of Wilton, and l. 100 from Capt. Felix V. Smith.
"The memory of Hahnemsnu, the founder Of home
otathy," was proposed by DIR. X. Russell; The
"heath Of the Duchess of Cambridge, the pstroness
"oftbe hospital" by the Duke of Beaumont; "Ths
health Of tue Chairman" by DIR. Quin; "Ths Homo
"rsry Secretary, Mr. K. Buchan," by the Duke Of
Beaufort. Several ether toss.s given, and the
Duke of Wellington, on leaving the chair, was loudly
cheered.
Itney be added that there are homeopathic hos
pitfalls in Paris Vienna, Berin Moscow, and St. Peters
burg.