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

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL•

Mr Thomas Burrows brought up a report from the Ger.e-
ral Purposes Committee on the proceedings relative to St.
Thomas's Hospital.
The report was a very long, and, upon the motion of Mr
IWGEORGE, the consideration of it was adjourned, and the
report ordered to be printed and circulated among the mem-
bers of the Court.

A report was laid before the Coust by Mr R. N. Phillipps
on the reference to reconsider their report relative to the
late James Bunstone Bunning, Esq., City Architect, and
recommending that a memorial tablet be placed in the wes-
tern entrance of the City of London Schools, at an expense
not exceeding 50. guineas.
There was some opposition to the recommendation.
Mr Deputy FRY was of opinion that such a course would
not be doing honour to an officer who had served the Corpo-
poration faithfully and ably.
After some discussion, the Lona) MAYOR addressed the
Court, awl said he had had the honour of being intimately ac •
quainted with Mr Bunning from the commencement of his
career as a member of the Corporation, and, with reference
to the City of London Schools, he, from long expe-
perience, could testify to the fact that were most ad-
mirably adapted to the purpose for which they were erected,
and he was sure, were Mr Bunning living, nothing would
be more gratifying to him than to see a memorial tablet
erected in these schools.

Ultimately an amendment to the effect that the report
should lie on the table was lost, and the report was agreed
to by a very large majority.
After going through some business of no public interest,
the Court adjourned at an early hour.

STORMY WEATHER.—SHIELDS, Wednesday noon.
Last night, after dark, a storm warning was sent
down to this port from Admiral Fitzroy, and lights were
hoisted in the harbour at once. The wind at that time was
S.S.E., and the sea was rising rapidly. As the night ad-
vanced the wind got to the S.E., and the weather became
very stormy indeed, the sea breaking with great violence on
the shore. Abut midnight several sailing ships and screw
steamers run for the harbour and got in in safety, but dur-
ing the course of the morning the sea entirely tore to pieces
the barque Amy Robsart which was stranded on the Black
Middens. The Rocklight, of Liverpool, a large ship of 1,766
tons, arrived during the night from Antwerp, and a Russian
bark made the run from London to the Tyne in 36 hours.
The Mcrna, Leith and London steamer,which had put into
Shields harbour through stress of weather, proceeded to sea
yesterday afternoon. bhe would encounter very rough
weather last night. The steamships from the Tyne to
London were detained yesterday, but the Admiral will pro-
ceed to sea this afternoon. It is hoped teat some of the un-
recovered bodies of the passengers and seamen belonging to
the steamship Stanley would have been washed up during
the night, thr.ough the heavy sea, and a largo number of
persons have teen on the lookout, but duwn to this hour
none have been discovered. The weather is moderating,
and the sea has gone down somewhat since the meriting,
POLICE CRUSADE AGAINST THE " BOARDMEN.'
By an exercise of the power vested in the Commis-
sioners of Police, an order has been issued to police-con-
stables to warn those persons carrying advertising boards
in thoroughfares that they are acting contrary to law, and
if they are again found offending they are to be taken into
custody and brought before a magistrate. The crusade was
first commenced against the large-sized pole-boards, when
advertisers substituted "animated sandwiches," that is,
men carrying boards before and at their backs. This, it
appears, is now an offence, and by the crusade against them
nearly 1,000 men, who cannot obtain any other employ-
ment, are reduced to starvation or must become chargeable
to their respective parishes. It is a severe blow to a class
of peteens persevering even its penury, as la 6J per day of
12 or 14 hours is considered high wages for labour of this
description.