This hospital, which first began in Jer-
myn street, St. James's, and was from
thence removed into Duke street, is go-
verned by a President, a Vice-President,
and a Treasurer, annually elected out of
the Governors, greatest benefactors to this
charity; by a general court of Governors
held in the months of March, June, Sep-
tember, and December, to take the re-
ports of the committees; and by a house
committee who inspect accounts and
transact such business as is laid before
them.

At the general quarterly courts a phy-
sical committee is appointed out of the
Physicians, Men-midwives, Surgeons, and
Apothecaries, who are to meet once a
month to examine the medicines and
drugs brought into the dispensatory, and
none are suffered to be used without their
approbation.

Two Physicians and two Surgeons at-
tend twice a week on extraordinary cases;
a Surgeon and Man-midwife, in great bu-
siness in the neighbourhood, gives at-
tendance at any hour of the day or night
he is called for, particularly from eleven
of the clock till one, every day; and such
objects as come within these hours, have

No officers or servants are permitted,
on pain of expulsion, to take any fee, re-
ward, or gratuity whatsoever, of patients
or other persons, for any service done or
to be done in this hospital.

Every Governor or subscriber is intitled
to send one in-patient at a time, and out-
patients without limitation.  All sub-
scriptions are during pleasure; but all per-
sons are requested to pay at the time of
subscribing.  Those who contribute two
guineas a year are Governors while they
continue their subscription, and those who
give 20l. at one payment, are Governors
during life, and have a vote and interest
at the committees, and their attendance
is esteemed a favour; but those who sub-
scribe less than two guineas per annum,
are only subscribers.

The poor women recommended by the
Governors and subscribers are received on
Wednesdays and Fridays, from eleven
o'clock till one.  From the account of this
hospital published by order of the Go-
vernors.

For the other lying-in hospitals, besides
the two abovementioned, see the articles