A committee of fifteen Governors is
chosen at each quarterly general court;
of whom the Treasurer for the time being
is always one, and any number of these
may transact business.  Every Friday
morning they meet at the hospital, to re-
ceive the women recommended, and to
direct the ordinary affairs of the house.
Temporary orders are made by this com-
mittee for the service of the hospital; but
a report of these and all their other pro-
ceedings, are made to the quarterly general
court.  Any Governor of the charity may
be present at this weekly committee; but
none have a right of voting there, except
those who are members of the committee,
and the President or Vice-Presidents, if
present.  The same rule extends to all
other committees.

A special general court may, on a fort-
night's notice, be called at any time be-
tween the quarterly courts, either by order
of a general court, or of the weekly com-
mittee; or at the demand of the Treasurer,
or of any five of the Governors; this de-
mand being delivered in writing at the
weekly board, and signed with their re-
spective names; the business of such spe-
cial court to be expressed in this writing,
and in the summons to the Governors.
From the account of this hospital published

This, and the London hospital for ly-
ing-in women, must be allowed to be
truly noble charities; but many have
thought them too limited, as the relief
afforded to poor distressed women in a si-
tuation that calls upon humanity to lend
them help, ease, and comfort, is confined
to those who are married: and the more
unhappy women, who have the sting of
guilt added to pain, are excluded from re-
ceiving the least benefit from those foun-
dations.  The following hospital has there-
fore been founded on a more extensive
plan.