The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1856-01-22 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

REPORT. tha  Your committee have no particular feature to notice in working of this charity during the past year except the tinned and increasing advantages of its operation. The ti lowing figures will show to the subscribers the very benegele, results that their bounty has secured to so many poor peel who otherwise would have to suffer unaided by medical advice. The number of patients seeking relief this year for dises.sl of the eye has been 4,169, and the attendances 16,497, being average visit of 3.72 for each patient. The number for disea,:i of the ear have been 1,270, and the attendances 4,627, be' an average of 3.63. • In addition to the above, 76 persons have been maintain e as in-patients, and 143 operations have been performed &Iv' the year. Your committee have great pleasure in bearing testi./ne, generally to the zeal and attention of the medical officers, well as to the success which has resulted from their skill. e There has been no alteration in the staff this year, the eati continuing to conduct the management of the institution in efficient and satisfactory manner. The finances of the charity are in a fair position ; but, a?!. large proportion of the revenue arises from the precariore source of donations, the committee are anxious to press t,l, claims of this valuable institution upon the attention of tR subscribing public. The committee gratefully acknowledge the receipt of e legacy of £5O from the executors of the late J. Stringer, -e'" The treasurer, Mr. Wm. HAIGH, read his report,. . f r°o which it appeared that he had a balance of £145 ls. 6Gl' hand. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the adoption of the reol.t and accounts, said it was most gratifying to perceive the steauJe, position of usefulness the institution maintained. It was A 5 strong fact in favour of maintaining the contributions towar'_t this institution, and inducing others also to contribute, 05_ so large an amount of good had been done by administeriit well and systematically the comparatively small amonnw placed in their hands. Mr. LIVINGSTON seconded the motion, which was carrie6 unanimously. The CHAIRMAN proposed a vote of thanks to the CorPeg; tion of Liverpool, for their handsome donation of £lOO. 11' also proposed a vote of thanks to all the other donors and 01), scribers during the past year. The motion was seconded by Mr. NEILL, and unanimous/9 adopted. It was announced to the meeting that Sir John Bent bad given twenty guineas ; and that ten guineas had also been re, ceived from Mr. Welsh, in aid of the funds of the institntipn• A vote of thanks was then passed to the president and Wee. presidents, and the officers for the current year were pointed ; the only change made in those of last Ye' being the election of John Stewart,.Esq., to the presidencYl the place of J. A. Tobin, Esq. Thanks were voted to the naedical officers, who were re-appointed.' In moving a vote 75 thanks to Mr. Heath, the retiring president, • Mr. Jain Holine said he was sorry to see that, although the institutioi) at 'present was in a pretty prosperous state, the subscriptions had greatly decreased, and that if it had not been for the CorPoc; ration grant their expenditure would be very nearly equal t their income. He hoped that the inhabitants of the town would come forward and liberally support so useful an insti; tution by annual subscriptions, which, after all, formed tij most beneficial support. • The proceedings then closed.  ATROCIOUS IIfURDEI? and ATIEMPTSJI  SUICIDE in