The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-10 00:00:00

CLEFT SITTING.]

THE RAGGED SCHOOLS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--Of all the numerous benevolent and valuable
institutions, of which this country, and this metropolis
in particular, can boast, then are few, if any, that
have stronger claims to the support of the effluent than
those dr:signated by the words at the head of this letter.
But excellent as the plan is, and highly as it redounds to
the credit of its author, the amiable and indefatigable
Earl of Shaftesbury, there are individuals who scruple
to contribute toward the funds of these schools—riot
that they object to the nature or object of the plan itself,
but to the name it bears. I certainly think that a more
appropriate appellation might be found, and one also
more correct; for the boys, as soon as they are admitted
into the schools, however they might have been pre-
viously clothed in rags, are cleanly and decently clad,
and afforded the means of becoming industrious and
useful members of society. So far as I can judge from
my own personal experience, they are honest, well-
behaved, and deserving; and last, not least, grateful to
their noble benefactor. But my immediate object for
thus trespassing on your attention is, to state that lam
acquainted with a charitable and wealthy lady, who
would readily subscribe to the funds of the schools if the
title of them were changed. lam hardly, at this mo-
ment, prepared myself to suggest any other denomina-
tion; but doubtless some of your numerous readers will
be able to supply that deficiency. Thinking these hints
may be of some service, I am induced to forward them
to you, for the purpose of giving them publicity through
the medium of your extensively circulated journal.
Since, however, the foregoing was in draft, it has oc-
curred to me that one of the following alterations might
be suitable, viz : " The Destitute Boys' Schools," or
" The Destitute Juvenile Schools."---I um, Sir, &c.,
38, Castle-street, Holborn. JOHN LLOYD.

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RESJGNATION Or T
LiORD PRESIDENT.—The
offices of Lord Justice-General and Lord President of the
Court of Session have been resigned by Mr. Boyle, and the
resignation has been accepted by her Majesty. The Right.
Honourable David Boyle was born 26th July, 1772, and has
consequently nearly completed his eightieth year. He passed
Advocate in 1793, and was appointed Solicitor-General in
1807, in which year he was elected Member for the county of
Ayr. 1T continued Solicitor-General, and to represent
Ayrshire, ti'l the spring of 1811,
when he was raised to the
Bench as Lord Boyle. Iri the autumn of the same year he
was appointed Lord Justice-Clerk ; and in October 1841 he
was appointed Lord Justice-General and President of the
Court of Session. —Scotsman.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
Tho task of removing
m
Carey-
street and Gran the old buildings ge-eourt from the site of the proposed
new hospital proceeds rapidly. The first stone of the
new building will be laid by
the Ely' of Ellesmere, the
Presideit of the institution, on the 6th of June. The
new hospital will occupy the extensive site, bounded by
Portugal-street, care y'
Clement's-lane, Of ~,e;
street, Grange-court, end Sr.
ground of St.
Cie -Leen situ the now disused burial-
'alent's pat iih will form a part. The
new corporation have powers under their Act of Parlia-
ment to purchase the houses at the end of Houghton-
direct et, which will be pulled down, so as to open out a
direct communication with King's College, and to create
a new thoroughfare between the Strand and Lincoln's-
inn-fields, thus effentinr, a great public improvement.
The portion of the building first erected will constitute
about a third part of the whole, and wilt comprise the
out-patient department, with the operating theatre
and
chap
ad evething
el above, several large and handsome wards,
modatioury of necessary for the convenient accom-
the medical school. Tho building will
be comrspleted in two portions, consisting of a centre to-
r
wards ortugal-street, with the offices on the ground
floor, and the medical wards above, and of the remainder
of the Carey-street front, which will consist chiefly of
surgical weeds. Tho south front of the building facing
Court Gran e. will abut on the new street about to be
formed connect Long-acre with the city, which
thoroughfare will pass the Record-office now building on
the Rolls' estate. When these improvements are carried
out the neve hospital will occupy a very convenient and
commanding position, at the confluence of several lead-
ing t
2 horoughfares. The new hospital will accommodate
00 Patients, and will have a separate out-patient de-
, partieent on a scale commensurate with the large number
of patients of this class which it relieves. The wards,
which will contain from 6 to 13 beds, are all grouped
around the grand staircase, which will be of very
noble dieePnsions. The wards will be unusually spacious,
the allowance of air to each patient being from 1,800 to
2,5C0 cubic feet, and 'the beds are to be so placed as to
obtain perfect bymmetry of arrangemere, and the ut-
most convenience for the visits of the physicians and
surgeons and of the pupils of the hospital Every group
of wards is to bo furnished with a light and airy day-
ru:m for convalescent patients. The heating will be by
open fireplaces in all the rooms, and in the hal and
staircase; and the ventilation will be secured by the op-
positee arrangement of the will
be
madbe
windows,
to open above and below. The temperature will
which
econom;zed to the utmost by glazing the windows with
thick glass. In rough weather, when the windows of
the wards cannot be conveniently opened, the great stair-
case will be a valuable reservoir of fresh sir for admise
siou into the wards from the passages. The hospital
will receive air and light fromtwo spacious courts, sur-
rounded partially by low buildivga. Great unity of