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CHARITABLE AND FRIENDLY INSTITUTIONS.
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laioful d%}' between 10 and 12 o'clock ; those in the
east house, who are not paupers, on Mondaj's, be-
tween the same hours ; and patients who are paupers,
on Saturdays, also from 10 till 12 o'clock. Only
those who are duly authorized can be admitted to
visit patients.
GLASGOW ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND.
President — The Hon. Andrew Orr, Lord Provost;
Honorary Vice-Presidents, His Grace the Duke of
Montrose, His Grace the Duke of Arg}'!!, the Earl
of Eglinton and Wiuton, Lord Belhaven andStenton,
Lord Blantyre, Alexander Hastie, Esq., Sir James
Anderson, M.P.
Directors. — From the Royal Infirmarj^, David
Smith and David Anderson ; from the College of
Glasgow, Very Rev. Principal RIacfarlan ; from the
Town Council, William Whyte ; from the Mer-
chants' House, John Jamieson, Esq, Dean of Guild,
and William Jamieson ; from the Trades' House,
James Wilson, Deacon-Convener, and John Meek ;
from the Faculty of Physicians, &c., John Aitken,
M.D. ; from the Ministers of Glasgow —
ELECTED BY THE MEETING.
Messrs. John Smith, Charles M'Kenzie, W. C.
Alston, John Blackie, jun., Robert Galbraith, James
A. Campbell, William M'Lean, jun., William Brodie,
and Andrew Johnston ; David Yuile, Treasurer ;
Dr. David Gibson, Surgeon ; Robert Jameson,
Secretarj'; Robert Thomson, Superintendent; Rev.
Mr. M'Conochie, Teacher ; Miss M'Arthur, Matron.
GLASGOW EYE INFIRMARY.
76 Charlotte Street and 95 Greendyke Street.
Very Eev. Principal Macfarlan, President;
Walter Paterson, Treasurer ; James Blonteath and
George Black, Secretaries ; Wm. M'Kenzie, M.D.,
and Andrew Anderson, M.D., Surgeons; Harry
Rainy, Consulting Surgeon ; William Brown, M.D.,
Assistant- Surgeon ; Daniel Munro, House Steward
and Collector of Subscriptions; Mrs. Munro, House-
keeper.
Directors. — ^lorris Pollok, John Jamieson, Robt.
Ker, J. D. Bryce, James Dale, AVilliAm Murray, A.
D. Anderson, M.D., John Crum, William Kerr,
Rev. Dr. Gillan, Hugh Tennent, Charles Risk.
Visitors.— G. L. Walker, John Walker, Peter
Kelso, David Anderson, Samuel Wilson, James
Crum, John P. Fleming, Thomas INIaxwell, Rev. C.
P. Miles, John Crum, James Gray, John Kerr, jun.
GLASGOW UNIVERSITY LYING-IN HOS-
PITAL AND DISPENSARY.
Dr. Pagan, Regius Professor of Midwiferv, Phy-
sician ; Robert FindlaV; Treasurer ; Bannatynes and
Kirkwood, Clerks ; Mrs. Paterson, Matron.
Directors.— The Hon. the Lord Provost of Glas-
gow, the Sheriff of Lanarkshire, the Very Rev.
Princii)al of the University of Glasgow, Rev. Dr.
Napier, elected by the Established Clergy of the
City; and William Robertson, John Buchanan, J.
Wright, James Buchanan, Michael Rowand, John
Tennant, James Boyle, elected by the Subscribers.
The Dispensary is open at the Hospital every
Monday. The children of the poor are vaccinated
gratis, every Monday at 1 o'clock p.m.
INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF
DEAF AND DUMB.
His Grace the Duke of Argyll, Patron; the Right
Hon the Earl of Eglinton and Wiuton, President;
Rev. Dr. William Muir, Edinburgh, Honorary Vice-
President ; Hon. the Lord Provost, Very Rev. Princi-
palMacfarlan, H. EwingMaclae, Esq., William Smith,
Esq., James A. Anderson, Esq,, James Buchanan,
Esq., James Hutchison, Esq., John Crum, Esq.,
Vice-Presidents ; Revs. Dr. Hill, Dr. Robson, Dr.
Charles Popham Miles, Dr. Henderson, Professor
Eadie, Dr. Jamieson, Dr. Roxburgh, Norman
M'Leod — Messrs. William Buchanan, John Jamie-
sou, Andrew Tennent, John Cabbell, J. D. Bryce,
W. Campbell of Tillichewan, Andrew Wingate,
Robert Craig, James Reid, W. G. Mitchell of Carr-
wood, John Henderson of Park, James Richardson
of Ralston, Directors ; Mr. S. M. Pennej-, IG St.
Vincent Place, Secretary; Mr. Hugh Maclachlan,
71 Queen Street, Treasurer; Dr. A. Dunlop Ander-
son, Physician; Dr. Andrew Anderson, Surgeon;
Mr. Duncan Anderson, Teacher ; Mrs. Kinniburgh,
Matron.
The school. Barony Glebe, near the High Church,
may be visited by strangers every Wednesday at
two o'clock, afternoon, but on no other day.
HOUSES OF REFUGE.
Board of Commissioners appointed by the Statute:
— The Sheriff of Lanarkshire, the Lord Provost of
Glasgow, the Dean of Guild of Glasgow, and the
Deacon Convener of Glasgow, ex qfficiis.
Members appointed b_v the Magistrates and Coun-
cil of Glasgow; — Bailies Thomson and Young,
Messrs. James Playfair, W. P. Paton, Hugh Ten-
nent, John Downie Bryce, Hugh Moncrieff, George
Heggie, James Thomson, John Smith, William
Balfour, James Kelso, James Allan, Michael Rowan,
John Clark, jun., James Salmon, John M'Dowall,
Robert Smith, William Crichtou, John Kincaid,
John Blackie, George Grant, jun., Robert Lockhart,
John Wilson, David Smith, WiHiani Govan, jun.
John M'Whirter, Clerk; J. D. Bryce, Treasurer;
Rev. A. K. M'Callum, M.A., Governor of House for
Males ; Charles Ritchie, M.D., Medical Attendant
of Males; John Rae, Head Teacher; Miss Sliman,
Matron of House for Females ; George Miller, Me-
dical attendant for Females.
GLASGOW LYING-IN HOSPITAL AND
DISPENSARY.
49 St. Andrew's Square.
Established in 1835.
Directors. — The two Members of Parliament for
the City of Glasgow ; the Lord Provost ; and the
President of the Faculty of Physicians and Sur-
geons, ex Officlis ; and ten from the general body
of Subscribers to the Institution.
The following are the ten Directors elected by the
Subscribers, viz : — Win. C. Alston, W. P. Paton,
John King, Forrest Frew, Wm. Galbraith, David
Hope, Robert AVeir, James Cassels, John Stewart,
jun., John Gilmour.
The remaining seven Directors are annually ap-
pointed by the following public bodies respectively,
viz. : — By the Town Council, Merchants' House,
Trades' House, Clergy of the City, General Session,
Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons.