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ticed. The average number of the former class is 1000
and of the latter 400. They are educated as Protest-
ants and bound to Protestant masters. Good conduct
during apprenticeship is rewarded by a gratuity of three
guineas. The building is a small quadrangle, of which
the chapel forms one side; the other three are appro-
priated to school-rooms (two for the boys and two for the
girls), dormitories, and other necessary apartments. A
resident chaplain superintends the details of the institu-
tion. The North Infirmary, adjoining the churchyard of
St. Anne’s, Shandon, was formed in 1744 by the mem-
bers of a musical society, who appropriated their surplus
funds for its support, and by individual subscriptions,
and was established by an act passed in 1752; it is
supported by a Grand Jury presentment of £250, a grant
of £50 from Government, and voluntary subscriptions,
all which together, with funded property arising from
bequests, amounts to about £500 per annum. In 1829
Mr. Sampayo, a native of the city, but resident in Lon-
don, contributed £1000 for the enlargement of the hos-
pital accommodation, which having been increased by a
bequest of £500 from Mr. Rochford and by other sub-
scriptions, amounting in all to £3200, the trustees
determined to erect a new building capable of containing
100 beds, on the ground belonging to the old infirmary.
The building, erected by Mr. Hill, a resident architect,
consists of a plain structure, of three stories, forming
three sides of a quadrangle, 100 feet in front, with
lateral returns of 75 feet each. The ground floor is
appropriated to the dispensary department and to accom-
modation for officers; the two upper stories are laid
out in wards. The expense of its erection was £3760.13.6.
Its affairs are conducted by a board of trustees partly
official and partly elected annually. The number of
patients during 1835 was, interns, cured 227, relieved
30, died 8, remaining at the close of the year 30; total,
295 externs, cured or relieved, 14,606; general total,
14,901. The income for the same year was £1703.12.2.,
and the expenditure, £1559.4.6., from which latter item is
to be deducted £800 paid to the architect on account of
the building, leaving £759.4. 6. for the current annual
expenses of the institution. The South Infirmary was
established under the 11th and 12th of Geo. III., and is
supported by a similar presentment of £250 late cur-
rency from the Grand Jury, an annual grant of £50 by
the Government, and subscriptions amounting to about
£200 per annum. The building contains about 32
beds, and is well adapted to its purpose; the wards
are large and well ventilated. The number admitted in
1835 was 381, of whom 243 were discharged cured, 76
relieved, 25 died, 6 absconded, and 30 remained on Jan.
1st, 1836; during the same year, 14,354 externs were
cured or relieved. An attempt was some time since
made by the trustees to unite these infirmaries and con-
stitute them a general hospital both for the county and
the county of the city of Cork, and to erect a large
building sufficient for the purpose; this arrangement
being subsequently limited to the union of the infirma-
ries only, an act was procured in the 2nd and 3rd of
Wm. IV., but from some difficulty which arose the de-
sign was ultimately abandoned. The Fever Hospital
and House of Recovery, established in 1802, and sup-
ported by annual subscriptions and Grand Jury present-
ments, is situated in an airy part of the north suburbs;
and from its opening to the 31st of Oct., 1836, not less
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than 51,085 patients have been admitted. In 1816 a
detached building, capable of containing 80 beds, was
added to it, into which, during the prevalence of cholera,
775 patients of that class were admitted. The building
is spacious, well arranged, and thoroughly ventilated,
and contains 200 beds: the total expenditure for the
year 1835 amounted to £1295. 17. 10. The Lying-in
Hospital, on the Mardyke parade, was established in
1798, and is supported by subscription under the super-
intendence of a committee of ladies; it contains 12 beds,
and, in 1835,368 poor women participated in the benefits
of the establishment. The Cork Midwifery Dispensary
and Institution for Diseases of Women and Children
was opened in Brown-street in 1834, and is supported
by subscription. The Cork General Dispensary, Humane
Society, and Cow-pock Institution was established in
1787, and is supported by Grand Jury presentments,
donations, and subscriptions: in the year ending April
1st, 1836, not less than 11,198 patients received medical
and surgical relief from this establishment, of whom
5066 were relieved in their own dwellings. The Lunatic
Asylum for the county and city is situated on the Black-
rock road, and is connected with the House of Industry
adjoining, and under the direction of the same board of
governors; the house, though spacious, is not adapted
for complete classification; a considerable piece of
ground in front enclosed with a high wall is used as a
place of recreation for the patients, and is cultivated by
them; the number in 1836 was 370, which is 70 more
than can be properly accommodated; the institution is
supported by presentments on the county and county of
the city, apportioned by sharing equally certain fixed
expenses, and by contributing to the maintenance of the
inmates according to the number sent from each: the
annual average expenditure amounts to £4000. The
asylum is under the medical superintendence of Dr.
Osburne, and of a moral governor, the former of whom
has a private establishment at Lindville for the reception
of insane patients, beautifully situated on a limestone
rock gently sloping to the river, of which it commands
a pleasing view; and attached to it is an enclosed de-
mesne of 14 acres, affording extensive walks and ample
means of recreation to the patients under his care. The
House of Industry is an extensive building, affording,
accommodation to 1200 inmates, who are always under
its roof, and of whom two-thirds are women; these are
employed in household work, washing, spinning, plain
work, weaving, and platting straw; and the males in
picking oakum, weaving, quarrying and breaking
stones for the roads, and in cleaning the streets. The
establishment contains two medical and surgical hos-
pitals, in which are 150 beds; and there are three
schools for boys and girls, each under a separate
teacher. It is supported by Grand Jury presentments,
the labour of the inmates, collections at charity ser-
mons, and by subscriptions and donations; and is con-
ducted with the greatest regard to the comfort and
moral improvement of the inmates. The Magdalene
Asylum, in Peacock-lane, was founded in 1809 by Ni-
cholas Therry, Esq., for the protection and reformation
of penitent females of dissolute habits, who now contri-
bute to their own maintenance by honest industry. The
County and City of Cork Refuge, in Deane-street, insti-
tuted in 18-25 for destitute females, and more especially
for female liberated prisoners, is supported by subscrip-
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