A general court of Governors is held in
the months of March, June, September,
and December, to take the report of the
committees, elect a house committee for
the ensuing quarter, inspect accounts, and
transact such other business as may be then
laid before them.  The anniversary feast
of this charity is held between the first of
February and the last day of April, when
a printed account of the general state of
the hospital, the number of patients re-
ceived and discharged, and an abstract of
the accounts for the year past, is laid before
them.

A house committee of thirteen Gover-
nors is appointed at every general quarter-
ly court, who at their first meeting elect
a Chairman to preside for the first quarter;
who meet at the hospital, on Tuesdays
weekly, at eleven in the forenoon, to re-
ceive and dismiss patients, to order and
inspect the provisions and furniture sent
in, and such necessaries that may be want-
ing, and to examine and regulate the con-
duct of the servants and patients; and

A committee of accounts, consisting of
twelve Governors, is appointed at the
general quarterly court in June, for one
year, who meet at the hospital once a
quarter, to examine and audit tradesmens
bills, which are paid by the Treasurer
within a fortnight after.  The accounts
are open at all times for the inspection of
the Governors.

A physical committee, consisting of all
such Governors who practise physic, sur
gery, or pharmacy, or are conversant in
the knowledge of drugs or medicines (ex-
cepting such as shall be directly or indi-
rectly concerned in serving the hospital
with such necessaries) are summoned by
order of the Chairman of the house
committee for the time being every first
Thursday in the month, and have power
to order and inspect the necessary drugs
and medicines, and report their proceed-
ings to the general quarterly court by their
Chairman.

Two Governors are appointed visitors
by the house committee, for one fortnight,
to attend twice a week, or oftener, if they