The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-16 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

Mr. THOMAS BARROWS brought up a reeeppoorrtt from the
General Purposes Committee ou the proossdtogs relative to
St. Thomas's Hospital.
The report was a very long one, aid upon the motion of
Mr. M'Grouue, tbe oonsideration of it .as adjourned, and
the report ordered to be prioted and circulated among the
members of the coat.

A report was laid before the court by Mr. R. N. PHILIPPS,
on the reference to reconsider their report relative to the
late Jamie Mundane Bunning, Esq. City architect, recom-
mending that a =suborn,' tablet be pieced in the western
entrance of the City of London Schools, at as expense not
exceed* 50 guineas.
There was some opposition to the recommendation, and
Mr. Depsty FRY was of opinion that such a course would
not be elm honour to an °Meer who had iserred the cor-
poration faithfully and ably, sod wee one which the late
architect himself weal& if living, not agree to.
Some discussion eesued, and the LORD MAYOR addressed
the court, and said be had bad the honour of being inti-
mately acquainted with Mr. Bunniog from the commence-
ment of his career as a member of the corporation; and with
reference to the City of Loudon Schools. be, from long ex-
perience, could testify to the fact that they were moat
admirably adopted to the purpose for which they were
erected, and he was sure, were Mr. Running living, no
would ha more gratifying to Lim than to ass a memorial
tablet erected in these schools.
_

Ultimately an amendment to the effect that the report
should lie on the bible was lost, and the report wu agreed
to by a very loge majority.
After going through some briniest of no public interest,
the court adjourned at an early hour.

A SCANDALOFS NORFOLK Ramo& —(From the
Pntriot).—A brief but choice correspondence has come into
our heads, which, rather because it is characteristic than
unique, we shall take the liberty of putting into print.
A fortnight ago •de man in Norfolk wrote thus to the
agent of thelandlordof the parish of which he is the
rector : —"Nov. 24, 1864.-1 may mention a report I lave
beard that this sew tenants of house are not married.
I fancy you would not have admitted them if there were
any such scandal about them ; but I wait so clear it up, as
my bearing towards them must depend upon your answer.
I think the name is H—, ooming from Ei—." in reply,
the agent informed the clergyman that he would inquire
late the matter, and that " 11— would not be allowed to
remain if he lived in the way described." Subsequently H—
called upon the clergyman, and informed him that he
had been married at the registrar's office ; after which the
clergyman wrote to the agent as follows :—" Nov. 28, 1864.
H— came up sod informed me of his marriage. As you
must be aware, such marriage cannot be recognised as any
marriage at all by the church. I can have nothing to do
with them unless they consent to supplement their marriage
by a religious ceremony. lam sorry to End yoa sanction
such a proceeding." What is the cause of the rev. gee.
tleman'il sorrow? That the agent " satictices " •
which parliament has declared to be valid, and refuses to
treat those whom the law of the land recognises as man and
wife as if they were living in a @tete of eneesibinage, not 61
to have their dwelling among honest people, or to have a
roof of their own. Shall this priest not be taught that be
most not treat with contempt the laws of the State which
feeds him, clothe, him, and provides him with a living!
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