The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-11 00:00:00

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

A special general meeang of the Governors of
St. Thomas's Hospital was held on Monday at
the Terminus Hotel, London-bridge. Sir J. Mus-
grove, the president, occupied the chair.
The solicitor of St. Thomas's Hospital, Mr.
Wainwright, made a statement as to the proceed-
ings at the last general court, in which, in answer
to a question by a governor, he had replied that no
offer of £120,000 or £6,000 a year for the piece of
land required by the railway company had been
made.

At the conclusion of reading the minutes of former
courts, the PRESIDENT said the committee had no-
thing further to communicate relative to the secur-

ing the site of Bethlem Hospital.
A GOVERNOR said he believed it had been desired
that a question of such great magnitude as the
deciding do finitely upon the site of the hospital
should be submitted to a special court to be held
lf!er the proceedings and negotiations had bAgn

printed trid placed in the hands o►' every governor.

Mr. I ITE wished to sly a few words upon a sub-
itet so full of anxiety as the final determination of
the site for their new hospital. Ho be-
lieved it was a pretty general opinion that
if it was possible to secure Bethlem Hospital
as a site for the new St. Thomas's, it would be the
best for the interest of this great charity, and the
suffering poor who were so deeply interested in the
question. The minutes just read showed that he
and his colleagues had done their best towards
remedying so desirable an object. What he wished
the meeting to do was, supposing always that
Bethlehem Hospital could be secured for these
purposes, to express an opinion favourable to such
a proceeding, which he considered would greatly
strengthen the hands of the committee. The
only thing the authorities of Bethlehem desired
was that they (the governors) of St. Thomas's
should provide them with as good a building and art
eligible site. He did not think there would be
any difficulty in complying with these re-
quirements, and he was sure there was nothing
but the most honourable feeling on both
sides, so that, if the site of Bethlem was
secured, he considered they would acquire the best
end most convenient position possible, and that both
the public and the governors would be well satis-
fied. The resolution he asked to submit for their
approval was as follows:—
"That the court request the grand committee to
continue to use every means in their power to ob-
tain the terms and conditions upon which
Bethlem Hospital may be obtained for the
purposes of St. Thomas's Hospital, this
Court being of opinion that the site of Bethlehem
is well adapted to carry into effect tht3 views and
wishes of the governors." He did not wish to
commit thegovernors to any specific bargain; all he
wished was an expression of opinion on the part of
the meeting.
Alderman FirtNts seconded the resolution.

Deputy ELLIOT questioned very much whether
the meeting could entertain the motion. They had
that day, it was true heard a report read from the
grand committee, but he was of opinion that that
report ought to have been printed, so that
they might know the exact position in
which they stood.
Mr. ADAMS said it had been stated that the last
court was altogether fai-ourable towards Bethlem
being fixed as the site of the new hospital. That
was not so, because he Into opposed altogether to
such' a proceeding. He thought the resolution an
attempt, by a side-wind, to get the governors' ap-
proval for the purchase of Bethelem.
Mr. G. BROOKS thought,. if the meeting passed
the resolution, they were entirely committed to the
purchase of Bethlehem Hospital.
Mr. BAGGILY was in favour of Bethlehem,which
he considered to be a good site. He thought they
ought to take some definite step, because the delay
was very embarrasing. They had to give an
answer to the Fishmongers' Company relative to
the land they had offered for the hospital, and
he thought it ought to be gathered from
the governors, not the public out of doors,
where they were to go to. It was quite true that
if they agreed upon Bethlehem, they could not put
upon that site the plan proposed, but with respect
to the Surrey Gardens, the Labourisare plan could
be carried out. He hoped something would be done,
as the greatest inconvenience was occasioned by the
state of uncertainty that at present existed.
A GOVERNOR again asked whether it was com-
petent for the meeting to entertain the resolution
of Mr. Tite.

The CHAIRMAN said the court was master of its
own proceedings, and he thought it quite compe-
tent to pass the resolution.

Mr. TITE was sorry any hard words had been
used. He could assure the gentleman that there
was no intention on his part to attempt to carry
his motion by a side wind. His great desire was
o obtain the best position possible for their new
hospital. The authorities of Bethlehem were
gentlemen animated with but one desire ;
they did not want the governor's money
as money, they did not wish to make a bargain out
of the transauction, all they wanted was, in the
event of their institution being required for St.
Thomas's Hospital, that a building of the descrip-
tion should be placed upon a desirable and con-
venient site.

Mr. ADAMS said it appeared to him that the reso-
lution indirectly called upon the governors to
express their approval of the appropriation of
Bethlehem Hospital.
_

The resolution was then put and carried une,ni-
measly.

Mr. ELLIOT said the delay in deciding this ques-
tion was of serious consequence, to the suffering
poor. They had now only 200 beds for their
patients, when they ought to have at least 600 or
600. The Surrey Gardens offered every conviani-
ence for the carrying out their plan. There were
18 acres of land, and contiguous 30 more at
nington Park, so they vt ould have plenty of tresh
air, which he considered as desirable as pills and
draughts. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
did hope there would be no more de lay,
and in order to prevent it, he begged to move e, re-
solution that, in the event of the negotiations for
Bethlem failing, the committee be instructed to
purchase the Surrey Gardens.
The resolution having been seconded, a discus-
sion upon it arose at the conclusion of which, the
Chairman put the resolution to the meeting, and it
was negatived.
The CHAIRMAN—They already had possession of
the Surrey Gardens for a term, and if the site of
Bethlem was not obtained the governors most un-
doubtedly would turn their attention to the advan-
tages opposed by that property for the site for the
new hospital.
The proceedings then terminated.

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