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Poultry, and the surgical and other officers accept of no 

 gratuity whatever for their services. By this laudable ofico- 

 iioniy, the whole of the funds being exclusively devoted to the 

 rt'lief of the objects of the charity, everv contributor of a 

 guinea annually will have an opportunity of reconiniending 

 tl»ree patients during the year, each of whom will receive a 

 truss, besides medical and surgical attendance. 



Subscriptions will be received by, and plans &c. of the 

 charity nuy be obtained upon application to, James Amos, 

 esq., Devonshire -Square, Bishopsgaie-Street, treasurer; John 

 Taunton, esq., Greville-Street, Hatton-Garden, surgeon to 

 this nstitution; Mr. Bartlett, at the Finsbury Dispensary; 

 Mr. Elliot, at the City Dispensary ; and Mr. A. B, Turn- 

 bull, Bolt-Court, Fleet-Street, secretary. 



Jn our last Number we mentioned the election of a suc- 

 cessor to the deceased Mr. William Turnbull, late surgeon 

 to the Society for the RcHef (if the Ruptured 'Poor — an older 

 institution ihan the City Truss Society, and that Mr. Rees 

 Price was elected. We have, by some, been understood to 

 insinuate that that gentleman's election was not so fair as it 

 ought to have been — because we stated that 34 of his votes 

 were by new-made voters. We nu^ant only to state a fact, 

 but not as prejudicial to any individual. The election was 

 perfectly fair; for the rules of the Institution allow new mem- 

 bers to be made as freely before elections to office as at any 

 other period, and the friends of the unsuccessful candidates 

 might have been admitted, had they presented themselves. 



THUNDER STORM. 



Hendon, by Sunderland, 

 July 7, 1808. 



Sir, Knowing your desire of recording every striking 

 event appertaining to the arrangement you have adopted in 

 youp very useful Journal, I have rea.son to suppose that the 

 following event, which occurred to an acquaintance of mine, 

 and was related to me very soon after, will not be unac- 

 ceptable : you may make it known in any manner you 

 please, if you think it worthy the public attention. 



I am. Sec. 



To Mr. Tilkch. W. R. Clanny, M.D. 



Durham^ 



