There is a Lithotriptic fund, and a ward (1804).-Metropolitan Eye and Ear Infor the treatment of stone, also an in- firmary, 25, Sackville-street (1838).— curable patients' fund. Ophthalmic Hospital (Central London). The above are the twelve general 1, Calthorpe-street, Gray's-inn-road hospitals. Each of these establishments (1843).-Ophthalmic Hospital (Royal) possesses its own medical school, and London, Moorfields (1804).—Ophthal lectures are daily delivered on Medicine, mic Hospital, (Royal), Westminster, Anatomy, Surgery, and the various col- Chandos-street, Charing Cross (1816).– lateral sciences. The aggregate number of Ophthalmic Institution (North London), beds made up by these hospitals amounts 31, Charlotte-place, Portland-place. to nearly 3,500, and about 400,000 in- DISPENSARIES.-These are establishpatients and out-patients are annually ments where poor persons can receive under treatment. They have each a gratuitous medical and surgical advice, staff, consisting usually of three phy- with medicines. There are thirty-three sicians, three surgeons, an assistant of these excellent institutions, viz. :— physician, an assistant-surgeon, and an Blenheim-street, 1, Blenheim-street obstetric physician, these being assisted (1834).—Bloomsbury, 33, Great Russellby clinical clerks and dressers. The street (1801).-Chelsea, Brompton, and patients are visited from 12 to 2 o'clock Belgrave, 41, Sloane-square (1812).— daily. Surgical operations are usually Camden Town, 8, Pratt-street (1848).performed at 1 o'clock. Any profes- City of London and East London, 13, sional man will always be allowed to Wilson-street, Finsbury-square (1849). follow the physicians and surgeons, and —City, 76, Queen-street, Cheapside also to attend the lectures, on the pro- (1789). Eastern, Great Alie-street, duction of his card.

Goodman's-fields (1782).-Farringdon, But these are not the only medical 17, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn (1828). charities in London; there are a vast -Finsbury, 16, Woodbridge-street, number more which may be classed as Clerkenwell (1780). Holloway and follows:North Islington, Francis-place, HolloFOR CHILDREN.-Royal Infirmary for way (1840).-Islington, Upper-street Children, Waterloo-road. Established (1821). Kensington, Church-street 1816, to relieve children under four- (1840).-London, 21, Vine-street, Spitalteen, and their sick mothers.-Tower- fields (1777).-Metropolitan, 9, ForeHamlets and General Dispensary for street, Cheapside (1779).-Metropolitan Children. Established 1845. Free Hospital, 29, Carey-street, Lincoln's

FOR DISEASES OF THE CHEST AND CON- inn-fields (1836).-Northern, 9, Somer'sSUMPTION.-City of London Hospital, place West (1810).-Paddington Provifor Diseases of the Chest, 6 Liverpool- dent, 104, Star-street, Cambridge-terrace. street, Finsbury. Established 1848. Has (1838).-Public, Bishop's-court, Lina special dispensary open daily.-Con- coln's-inn (1782). — Queen Adelaide's, sumptive Hospital, Brompton. Insti- 189, Church-street, Bethnal-green (1849). tuted 1841; incorporated 1849; has-Royal General, 36, Aldersgate-street about eighty patients; extensive at- (1770).-Royal Pimlico, Belgrave-tertendance is given to out-patients at their race (1831).-Royal South-London, St. own houses.-Dispensary for Consump- George's-cross (1821).-St. George's and tion and Diseases of the Chest, Margaret- St. James's General, 60, King-street, and street, Regent-street. Established 1847. 3, Chapel-place North, South AudleyFOR DISEASES OF THE EYE AND EAR. street (1817).-St. John's Wood and -Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Portland Town, 98, St. John's Wood-terEar, 10, Dean-street, Soho (1816).-race (1845).-St. Mary-le-bone General, Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the 77, Welbeck-street (1785).--St. MaryEye, Cork-street, Burlington-gardens le-bone Provident, 6, Charlotte-street,

Portland-place (1834). St. Pancras To these have been added two others, Royal General, 26, Burton-crescent after the designs of Mr. Sydney Smirke, (1837). Surrey, Great Dover-street, forming a façade of 697 feet. The hall Southwark (1777). Tower Hamlets, contains two valuable statues by Cibber, 40, Commercial-road East (1792). representing Madness and Melancholy. Western, Charles-street, Westminster The arrangements of the hospital are (1789).-Western City, 18, Lincoln's- now highly gratifying-kindness being inn-fields (1830).- Western General, substituted for coercion. There are conLisson-grove, New-road (1830).-West- fined here nearly one hundred govern minster General, Gerard-street, Soho ment lunatics, viz., those who have (1774). been acquitted upon the ground of At these Dispensaries patients able insanity. Amongst them now are to walk out are prescribed for; and all Oxford, who shot at the Queen, and other cases of severe illness are visited McNaughten, who shot Mr. Drummond, by the physician or surgeon at the pa- Sir Robert Peel's secretary, and many tient's home. Out-door midwifery cases others. Strangers are admitted to view are also attended by the pupils, superin- the hospital by governors' orders. tended by the obstetric physician or Foreigners and members of parliament, surgeon. In this manner an immense by writing to the president, treasurer, amount of distress is alleviated; up- or Secretary of State.

wards of 150,000 persons thus receiving, LYING-IN HOSPITALS. - The British, every year, medical and surgical relief, Endell-street, Long-acre (1749).-City with medicines, at a large annual cost of London, Old-street, City-road (1773). to the charitable subscribers and donors -General, York-street, Lambeth (1765). to the dispensaries. It will thus -Lying-in Institution, 90, Newmanbe seen that, through the General street (1787); specially for the delivery Hospitals and the Dispensaries, at least of married women at their own houses. 550,000 persons are relieved annually, Lying-in and Sick Dispensary, 10, viz., 400,000 by the former, and 150,000 Russell-place, Rathbone-place (1778).— by the latter. Maternity (Royal) Charity, 17, Little LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Colney-Hatch Knightrider-street, Doctors' Commons. Asylum, between Finchley-common and Queen Adelaide's Lying-in Hospital, Southgate (1850). Accommodation is Queen-street, Golden-square (1824). provided here for 1000 patients.-Han- Queen Adelaide and British Ladies', 13, well Lunatic Asylum, Hanwell, Middle- Chapel-street, Cavendish-square (1829). sex (1831). This may be taken as a Queen Charlotte's, Lisson-green model for establishments intended for (1752).-St. George's and St. James's, patients whose minds are diseased. It 17, Saville-row.-Besides these special can conveniently receive 994 patients: institutions, each public hospital and i. e., 570 females and 424 males. Me- dispensary possesses its lying-in charity chanical coercion and restraint are for delivering women at their own entirely abolished.-St. Luke's Hospital, homes. Old-street, City-road (1761). Can ac MISCELLANEOUS.Asylum for respectcommodate 260 patients. able Females, High-street, Stoke NewingBETHLEM HOSPITAL, Lambeth, was ton (1825). This institution relieves founded as a religious house, 1247. In shop-women, servants, and others, who 1675, a new building was erected in are compelled to leave their homes Moorfields. In 1815, the new hospital through illness-Fever Hospital (Lonwas completed on the site of the Dog don), Liverpool-road, Islington (1803). and Duck tavern and gardens. The Average number of inmates, 54.—Fisfront consists of a centre and two wings, tula Infirmary, 38, Charter-house-square erected from the designs of Mr. J. Lewis. (1835).-Gentlewomen (Establishment for),

during Illness, 76, Harley-street; now Greenwich, which is fitted up for the (1851) forming.-German Hospital, Dal- reception of sick seamen.-Skin (Hospi ston (1845), intended solely for all who tal for Diseases of), 25, Bridge-street, speak German.-Homœopathic Institu- Blackfriars (1841).—Small-pox Hospital, tions, at 17, Hanover-square; 2, London- Upper Holloway, Highgate Hill, (1746). street, Fitzroy-square; 63, Edgeware- Makes up 70 beds. Vaccination perroad; and 22, Davies' Mews, Lower formed daily, and vaccine lymph graBrook-street.-Idiots (Asylum for), Park- tuitously distributed and supplied to house, Highgate (1847). Receives 60 medical men.- -Spanish and Portuguese inmates; its object being to educate Jews' Hospital, Mile-end-road (1747). A and train idiots.—Infirmary (Royal) for general hospital in every sense of the Diseases of the Lungs, City-road (1814). word.-Spinal Institution (Harrison's), -The Jerusalem (Royal) and London 2, Middlesex-place, Paddington. There Vaccine Institution, 18, Providence-row, are six beds.-Truss Society (City of Finsbury-square.-Home for confirmed London) 76, Queen-street, Cheapside Female Invalids, Birdcage-fields, Stam- (1807); and Truss Society (National), 74, ford-hill, (1842). Most of the inmates King William-street, City; both for the in this establishment contribute towards medical treatment of ruptures.- Ver the expenses from 68. to 8s. a week.-rall's Charitable Society for the treatment Lock Hospital and Asylum, Westbourne- of Distortions, Diseases of the Spine, &c., green, Harrow-road (1746). A special 84, Norton-street (1836).-— Women and hospital for the cure of a certain Children's Free Hospital, 7, North Audleydisease; and there is also an asylum street (1847).- Women (Hospital for), for penitent females who have been Red Lion-square (1843).- Women and cured.-Metropolitan Institution for Con- Children, Paddington Free Dispensary valescents, 32, Sackville-street (1843). for, 8, Market-street, Edgeware-road This institution is intended to aid (1848). those who are discharged from hospiMEDICAL SOCIETIES. tals, but yet require more care and attention, better air and food than they CAVENDISH SOCIETY, 10, Montague get at home.-National Vaccine Estab- street, Russell-square.-Established in lishment, 8, Russell-place, Fitzroy-square 1846, and named after the Hon. Henry (1809). Vaccine lymph gratuitously Cavendish. Its object is to promote supplied.-Nurses (Establishment for the chemistry, and the kindred sciences, by training of), at 16, Broadstreet-buildings, printing and diffusing works of merit. and St. John's House, 34, Fitzroy-square. CHEMICAL SOCIETY, John-street, Adel-Orthopaedic (Royal) Hospital, 6, phi (pro tem.)-Established 1841. This Bloomsbury-square (1840). For the society is established to promote the cure of club-foot.-Rupture Society, 22, study of chemistry. Its meetings are Lincoln's-inn-fields (1804). For treat- held on the first and third Mondays of ment of ruptures.-Sanatorium in the every month, from November to June, Island of Madeira, Office, 4, St. Martin's- at 8 p.m. The anniversary is the 30th place (1849). To send persons of nar- of March. There is a library, museum, row means to Madeira, for their health. and collection of instruments attached -Sea-Bathing (Royal) Infirmary, Office, to this society.

35, Cannon-street (1796). The infir- MEDICAL SOCIETY, Bolt-court, Fleetmary is at Westbrooke, and is intended street.-Instituted 1773. This society to afford sea-bathing and medical attend- awards three medals annually for the ance to scrofulous patients.-Seamen's promotion of medical science. The Hospital Society, Office, 74, King Wil- meetings are held every Monday evenliam-street, City (1821). This hospital ing, at 7 o'clock, from September to is on board the "Dreadnought," off May.

We

ARCHITECTURAL MUSEUM, 16, Grosve

MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY, enduring perseverance of man. 53, Berner's-street, Oxford-street.-Insti- have arranged them in alphabetical tuted 1805; incorporated 1834. The cul- order, not according to their relative tivation and promotion of medicine and importance. surgery, and the collateral sciences, is the object of this society. At its rooms nor-street, Bond-street.-This museum is there is a good library of about 20,000 that of the Antiquarian Society, who volumes. have collected a number of antiquities, PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY, 17, Blooms- models, casts, &c., which can be seen by bury-square. Incorporated by Royal the introduction of a member. Charter, 1843. Its objects are the ASIATIC ROYAL SOCIETY, 5, New Burunion of the chemists and druggists of lington-street.-Founded 1823, for the this country into a recognised and inde- purposes of investigation of Oriental pendent body; the protection of their literature, science, and art. The society general interests; and the advancement has a museum, containing some highly of the art and science of pharmacy. To interesting curiosities. Amongst them promote the last object, schools of may be named the statues of the Hindoo pharmacy, scientific meetings, and regu- deities, Buddha, Durga, Linga; a sculplations respecting the examination of tured column from a temple at Mahore; members, have been instituted. There arrows, spears, armour, and war accouis a small but nicely arranged collection trements, from Malay, Ceylon, Persia, of specimens; and foreign chemists, on &c. The society has branches at Bomapplication to the Secretary, will be bay, Madras, Ceylon, and Hong Kong. courteously received. Lectures are de- The 5th article of the regulation states, livered, and meetings held, on the that "foreigners of distinction, or any second and fourth Wednesdays in each persons who have contributed to the month. The anniversary meeting is attainment of the objects of the society the third Tuesday in May. in a distinguished manner, are eligible

VETERINARY (ROYAL) COLLEGE, Col- as honorary members." The 53rd article lege-street, Camden Town.-Founded in states, that "The museum shall be open 1791. We are indebted to a French- daily for the admission of the public, man, Mons. Charles St. Bel, for this (except on Saturdays and the usual college, intended, as its name imports, holidays,) between the hours of eleven to promote the study of veterinary and four, either by the personal or science.

written introduction of members, or by tickets, which may be obtained by members at the society's house."

BRITISH MUSEUM.-(See Chap. V.) COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, Lincoln's-innfields.--(See Chap. V.)

DIVISION IV. THE MUSEUMS, &C. Amongst the "aids to learning," the "guides to science," and, at the same time, the irresistible attraction of the lovers of the rare, the curious, and the strange, are the various Museums, with EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MUSEUM, which London abounds. This division Leadenhall-street. (See Chap. V.) of the chapter is devoted to an enumer- ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 17, Old ation of the more important of them. Bond-street. Here the collections of And they will well repay the time which the Rev. W. Kirby, one of the fathers may be bestowed in a visit; not merely of entomology, are deposited, with as containing objects and articles of a additions. unique and singular description, but as GEOLOGY. In addition to the museum showing the mighty hand of the Creator of the Geological Society, and the geoin his marvellous works; at the same logical collections in the British and time that many of them are indicative other Museums, there is the MUSEUM of the zeal, the genius, and the patient oF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY, Piccadilly,

Jermyn-street, St. James's.

This insti- of glass; the central panes being 10 feet tution is in the department of her long by about 3 feet 4 inches wide, and Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and three-quarters of an inch thick. In this Forests, and is placed by them under room is arranged a most valuable series the immediate control of Sir Henry of mineralogical specimens, many of De la Beche, who, in 1835, suggested them illustrating, in a beautiful manner, to the Chancellor of the Exchequer the mode in which minerals occur in that the persons engaged on the geolo- lodes or veins. There are other specigical survey of Great Britain had many mens, showing the whole process of opportunities afforded them of collect-copper-smelting, from the first to the ing specimens illustrative of the appli- last stage. The same occurs with regard cation of geology to the useful purposes to iron, zinc, lead, &c. At the end of the of life; and that if such collections were room nearest Jermyn-street is arranged made, and could be properly arranged, an historical series, illustrative of the they would afford the means of instruc- manufacture of earthenware and china tion to a very numerous class of the in Staffordshire, including many beaupublic interested in mining and agri- tiful specimens of the well-known cultural matters. These suggestions Wedgwood ware; as well, also, of the having been approved of, a house in most modern specimens of Minton's Craig's-court was allotted for the pur- and Copeland's. On the opposite end are pose of displaying the collections when specimens of the Bow, Chelsea, Worready; but their number accumulating cester, Derby, Swansea, and Nantgarrow so rapidly, from presents and other- manufactories; most, if not all, of which wise, soon demanded larger accommo- have now ceased manufacturing. The dation. Upon this representation, Mr. collections of fossils, which are arranged Pennethorne, the architect of her Ma- in the two galleries of the principal jesty's Commissioners, received instruc- room, are amongst the finest in the tions to furnish plans, &c., for a new country,-collected chiefly by the ofbuilding upon the present site, which ficers of the Geological Survey. Many had already been selected; and the persons have availed themselves of the beautiful structure which now adorns aid which this large and rare collection Piccadilly and Jermyn-street is the affords, of determining new fossils, and result. The walls of the entrance-hall, procuring information therefrom not to which is in Jermyn-street, are partly be obtained elsewhere. At the end of lined with alabaster from Derbyshire; the building nearest Piccadilly is a room the pilasters are of various British mar- set aside for the display of models of bles, granites, serpentines, &c. There are mines and mineral districts; implements cases arranged in it, containing all the used in the working of mines in various varieties of building stones which have countries; machinery for pumping water been employed in the public buildings from mines, raising minerals, facilitating and churches in Great Britain; also the ascent and descent of the miners, specimens of draining-tiles, bricks, and washing and dressing the ores in order other articles of manufacture from the to prepare them for market, &c. A set commoner varieties of clays found of models, by Mr. Sopwith, illustrative in this island. Upon ascending the of various geological phenomena, are staircase, on which are placed some very instructive. Over this room is a beautiful specimens of cast-iron, we laboratory, for the instruction of stureach the principal room of the build- dents in chemistry, and for the invesing. It is remarkable for its size; being tigation of various chemical questions about 120 feet long, 68 broad, and 45 connected with the objects of the estafeet high. The light is admitted through blishment. Notwithstanding the vast a roof, the larger part of which is formed importance of our mineral resources,