The matters which Dr Batchelor conceives it to be his duty to more particularly press upon the attention of the Trustees are : (1) A scheme for hospital nursing. (2) Separate wards for diseases peculiar to women. (3) Several matters under the heading Gf "general hospital reform," among which are provision in ihe wards tor warming food, providing hot water, making poultices, &c, for which'purpose it is suggested that a wing could be added, at comparatively small cost, to each of the eight wards, The cost of erecting and equipping the neces sary accommodation for female nurses, and generally carrying into effect the alteration from the present ineffective system is, we believe, estimated at L 3300, although Dr Batchelor does not himself specify this sum; nor, indeed, does he enter at any great length into this special feature in the proposed reforms, recognis ing that it is a matter which is already receiving active attention at the 'lands of tho chairman of the Trustees, Mr H. Houghton, who has already received promises of subscrip tions to the extent of LSQO from a few citizens. What Dr Batchelor has to say as to the pressing need for the in auguration of the system of female nursing admits, however, of no doubt as to his strongly pronounced views on tho subject. 