The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-21 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

The following is an account of the arrangements
now making at the Surrey Gardens for the temporary ac-
cominudAtion of this important establishment. There are
three houses on the premises, which will he occupied as
follows—namely, first, by the resident medical officer;
second, by the house-surgeon and dressers ; third, by thi.
officers. The matron and chaplain will be provided with
houses in Penton-place, adjoining. The muscam and
library will occupy one of the large room' in the gardens ;
and arrangements are fast approaching completion for the
entire removal of this wonderful collection of morbid
anatomy. The hospital proper will be placed in the main
building, formerly occupied by Mr. Spurgeon. It will to
recollected this building was partially burnt, and the inside
destroyed. A new iron roof has been placed upon it, and it
will contain three immense floors, divided down the middle
into wards, with the most ample ventilation and light.
The nurses' rooms are placed in the four turrets at tho
angles, and there will be also space for out-patients, dor.
mitories, I:c.. These wards will contain 250 beds, allowing
about 1,800 feet (cubic) to each patient. This is double the
cubic contenta allotted to each patient in many of the old
wards of the present hospital. A. temporary building
will he erected before October for the echool-lecture rooms
and dissecting and examination rooms, and it is also in-
tended, if necessary, to build an additional ward attached
to these buildings ; the act of parliament now passing will,
in fact, contain a clause authorising the erection of these
temporary buildings, as they require a departure from the
provisions of the Metropolis Building Act. The soil of the
garden is a line gravel, well drained, and well planted
to a considerable extent ; and there are several springs
affording an abundance of the finest spring water,
in addition to that given by the Lambeth Waterworks. The
extent of the outbuihlinga, and the various uses to which
they are applied, is very great and most interesting, and is
one of these buildings the "Miss Nightingale" nurses are or
commodated, for the whole of dim important part of the
establishment of St. Thomas's Hospital accompanies its re-
moval to the Surrey Gardens. We understand also that 70
of the pupils have signed their comient to a similar course.
AU n agreements, we are informed, have Leen made
to the satisfaction of the medical staff of the hospital ; and
the whole of the arrangements were also approved and con-
firmed at a very crowded meeting of the governors, held en
Wednesday lest, who aftewards, according to ancient
custom, dined together in the great hall of St. Thomas's
(for the last time), under the presidency of Sir John Mus-
grove, the president ; and Mr. Baggalley, the treasurer.—
Obserrer.

Among the donations received by the Lord Mayor
at the /bunion-house on Saturday in aid of the fund for the
relief of the distressed operatives in Lancashire and
Cheshire were 2001. from Sr Francis H. Ooldamid. Bart.,
H.P., "My Wife's Self-Denial," 501. ; " A Cheshire
Lady," 20/. ; Messrs. Newton and See, 101. • Mr. John
Idartin. 101. ; collected by the congregation of ike Baptist
Chapel, rattail of Colomba, 111. ; Mr. C. Christian,
101. 10e. ; Mr. Wm. Skiable, 81. lOs ; Amon ;
E. P., 51. ; Rev. Henry F. Mallet, 51. MA* nod) Pole, ; Mr. Rabin Flaw, 51. • Messes. ; L and J. Jennings,
61. se. ; Mann. H. Duffield, 54 ; and Mr. Henry Oar-
lilleil./AL FAME HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-MN-ROAD. —The
number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week
wadies July 19, Ina 2,518, of which 996 was sew aaasa