The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-16 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

Yesterday thermal a numerously attended
useetim of the gomeaser of BR Thomas's Hospital was held
is the large room d net Institution ; Sir J. lfuneigen,
Bart., in the chair. These were upwards of 100 goreratim
pretest, and the proseedlngo exeitedmuch interest.
The Owens/4, in open., the prossediny, adverted to
the important questions involved "the removal of the haw
pital hem its present weight site, detailed the transactions
that had taken place between the governors and the railway
Dempsey for its purchase, had concluded by calling ea
Wanewato as, the storotary, to read the sepia
the pied eemadttee, wheat oohed the atteutioo of tfi
memos le the swam that had lama pursued with
to a mellahle tine for the sew Unita
The eimusildes heemol It a/ primary importance to mor-
tals rhea quasi_ thy Of land would be required to mobile the
pressor, to build a MOW cu the moat improved plea,
end after Mitigating may inquiries, and finding that tee
easel et the site of the sew Preach llospital—HOpital de
loribeidere—eappoeld to be the best in exegete" occupied
ham 11 to LS era, _theta at elbows' maidemom, to,
hash{ hp ohm ths 'Melt lastme d buildlog within 10
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healXyiisleepecte-.- soil and elorellied; end
easily accessible to the afilicksl poor, all the
formation and statistics on thole matters bad been
and laid before the governors. The committee ligl
eet
sight of the interesta of the medical and sanging
ur of the medical school, and where these interesiellinaMp
Meintd to the mom important interest, of gip peers UM
erest,r
were considered mbordinately to the lake and it
was the opinion of the committee that the intesewis of the
medical officers of the school would be bed gamed by
placing the new hospital in a @demise that shoal be found
most conducive to the well-beig it re meats. The
committee had had under their eeasidrntjae sot fewer
than forty-four sites, and the following nine were under
consideration—viz, three at Camberwell (at Busby-hlO,
Brunswick-square, and New-mad respectively), two at
Hated= (the property of the Fishmongers' Companir sod ,
Mr. liardcastle), Kent-rod (Old), Lewiaham (Mr. d),
Vi'alword (Royal Surrey Gardens), and Walworth ( ash-
mongers'
mongers' Company). The site; were not all equally
eligible. The Brunewnikequare, Camberwell, and OW
Kent-road sites were perhaps the least eligible. All varied'
much in price, not merely as regarded first cost, but also so
regarded the probable additional outlay in purchasing the
surrounding buildings to secure sufficient ventila-
tion and suitable access. The committee, while submit-
ting this statement, thought it right to remind
the court of the effect which the selection of
any particular site by the court would probably have
in enhancing the price. The committee, in conclusion, were
anxious to pay attention to any expression of opinion which
the court might deem it expedient to give for their raid-
WACO on this important question, and would to the best of
their ability endeavour to select a site combining, as far as
may be found practicable, the requisites to which they hail
adverted, and which in their opinion were essential to the
future usefulness of the hospital.
After considerable discussion on the point, in the re-
port., it was proposed by
the Outman, seconded by the
M Right Hon. the LORD ayon, " That the report of the
grand committee be referred back to them, to continue
their negotiations and inquiries as to the mite and other ar-
tango:mints for the new hospital, and report thereon."
An amendment to this was proposed by Mr. Alderman
ift:eriiner, seconded by Mr. J. Lawevirce, to the effect,
"That the grand committee be empowered to negotiate with
the Charing-erces Railway Company, to ascertain upon
whit', term the governors may retain the hospital on its
present site.'
On • division there appeared, for the amendment 34,
against 52, majority spinet the amendment 18.
The original motion was then put from the chair and car-
ded new. con.

thaidca were given to the chairman, andthe court broke up.