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London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1863.

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day.

The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock,
LONDON AND SOUTH - WESTERN RAILWAY

(STAINES AND WOKINGHAM).
On the motion that this bill be read a third time,
Mr. R. MILLS opposed the motion, on the ground that
the telegraph was not worked in the largest and best popu-
lated parish in the district—namely, Ewell—with a popu-
lation of 4,000. Repeated promises had been made by the
company to lay down the telegraph. He moved that the
third reading be postponed for a month.
Mr. DUTTON supported the third reading. The dis-
trict would not sufficiently remunerate the railway to main-
tain a telegraph station. No promise had been made of the
nature indicated.

Lord A. CHURCHILL supported the third reading.

After a few words from Mr. HADFIELD, the bill was
read a third time and passed.

PETITIONS,

Several petitions were Presented in favour of the closing
of public houses on Sunday.

FEDERAL CRUISERS,

Lord A. CHURCHILL gave no ice of his intention on
Friday to ask the Solicitor-General whether merchant ships,
in sailing between neutral ports, would be justified in de-
fending themselves by a resort to arms from the cruisers of
the Federal States.

SPORT .NG INTELLIGENCE,-This Day.

NEWMARKET RACES—TPIs DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 60 SOVS.
Sea King beat Oscar.
PRINCE OF WALES STAKES.

Citadel
Teterrime 2

Five ran,
HANDICAP PLATE.

Berkeley
Prophet

Thirteen ran.
LATEST BETTING.
THE DERBY.
4to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered)
7to 1 agst Macaroni (taken)
1000 to 60 agat Automaton (taken)
1000 to 60 agst National Guard (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Glenochty colt (taken)
20 to 1 agat Ranger (taken)
25 to 1 agst Tom Fool (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Carnival (taken)

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

A general meeting of the governors of St.Thomas's Hoe•
pital was held yesterday at the Terminus Hotel, Lon-
don-bridge, for the purpose of considering the position of
the affairs of the hospital.

The minutes of the last meeting of the grand committee
having been read,

e onTfihremCedß.
AIRMAN (Sir J. Musgrove) moved that they be

Mr. ADAMS objected to the motion, because it was im-
portant that the governors should be all well informed of
the exact p ,sition of the transacii ns that had taken place
between the governors of St. Thomas's and Bethlehem
Hospital. He thought that the extracts from the minutes
just read ought be have been printed and sent to the gover.
nors previous to the meeting.
Mr. TITE said the only information of importance in the
minutes \Ws the resolution of the board of Bethlehem
Hospital, which had appeared in all the newspapers.
Mr. ADAMS said it was of the utmost importance that the
governors should have had some information as to the
business to be transacted that day before coming into the
room. He thought the plan of refusing to issue that in
formation highly objectionable.

Mr. TITE sad the business for which the governors were
summoned was to hear a communication from Bethlehem
Hospital relative to the site and to say what the governors
would do. Mr. Currie had made his report to the grand
committee as to the cost of erecting an hospital in the
country for Bethlehem; and they would have to consider
that.

The estimate of Mr Currie, the architect, was then re-
ceived, which stated that the expense of raising a hospital
in the country for Bethlehem, in place of the one now in
existence, would be £130,000 for the building, and £20,000
additional for the land, Parliamentary and other expenses,
making in all £150,000, against which there would be a
set off of £211,000 for the present buildings, including the
boundary wall and railings.

Mr. TITS then addressed the meeting at some length
with respect to the proceedings which had taken place
between Bethlehem and St. Thomas's Hospital. The
President of Bethlehem Hospital had written to the Pre•
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sident of St. Thomas', saying that in the event of anew
hospital being built for them in the country, suitable to
all purposes, they had no objection to enter into
negotiations for their present building for the
purposes of St. Thomas's Hospital, but upon
no other terms. Mr. Currie had taken the mat-
ter in hand, and his estimate had just been read. The
authorities of Bethlehem refused all negotiation on any
other terms, and for £130,000 the governors could most
likely obtain the site. As the governors could not legally
build a hospital for any other body but St. Thomas's, he
thought if they offered the plans of Mr. Currie, which
w re now on the table. and the £150,000 in money to Beth-
lehem, they would accept the offer, because there
would be no difficul! y as to procuring a site in
the country. The erection of the new St. Thomas's Hos-
pital would cost £200,000, so that, if it was placed on the
site of Bethlehem Hospital, the total ultimate cost would be
£330,000.
Mr. ADAMS said for the first time they had learned how
the connection between Bethlehem and St. Thomas's
Hospitals arose. Bethlehem had, in fact, never been
offered to St. Thomas's by parties outside. They
say "We dbn't want to move;" but St. Thomas's
reply, "We have taken a fancy to your site, what will you
take to tutu out?" There had been a great deal of talk
about what the removal would cost, but no ono seemed to
think of what would be lost in leaving their present tem-
porary site ? Why, no less than £BO,OOO would be sacri-
ficed, and that would have to be added to the cost
of Bethlehem. With respect to the Surrey Gardens, there
the site we-, go ,d, and ventilation perfect, and another ad •
vantage was, that if it was decided to adopt the block
principal, four blocks out of six could be commenced with.
out delay or inconvenience.

Mr. ELLIOT said the course taken by the grand com-
mittee was highly inconvenient. They (the committee)
possessed all the information. It was thrown vaguely
amongst the governors to-day, and they were asked to
adopt it, Such a course ought not to be adopted, but
before anything definite was done the fullest information
ought to be in thr, possession of the Governors. The reso-
lution the Grand Committee proposed to submit to the Go-
vernors ought to have bleu printed and circulated

Mr. COTTON was in favour of Bethlehem, and advised
the Governors not to let the chance slip.
A resolution approving of the proceedings of the Grand
Committee as far as they had at present proceeded was then
agreed to.

Mr. COTTON moved the following resolution :—" That
the grand committee be empowered to continue the nego-
tiations with the Governors of Bethlehem Hospital for ob-
taining The site of that hospital, and to submit proposals to
that Lody either to build for them a new one, in conformity
with the plans and estimates prepared by Mr. Currie, the
surveyor of St. Thomas's Hospital, or to pay for the site
and buildings of Bethlehem the sum of £1.50,000, subject to
the approval of the Court of Chancery, the sanction of Par-
liament and of this court."

Alderman LAWRENCE said there was no saying what
would have to be paid for a site for the new hospital for
Bethlehem. Why, it might exceed the estimate by 20, 30,
or even 40 thousand pounds. There was no limitation
at all to the price to be paid as the resolution now stood.
He never knew a lunatic asylum to be completed within
the e,timate. He should move an amendment to the effect

that a short report of the proceedings of the committee be
prepared and sent to the governors, and that the same be
afterwards taken into consideration at a special court.
Mr. ADAMS seconded the amendment.
_ _ _ _

Mr. BAGGALLY said if the price demanded exceeded the
estimate, a special court would be called to consider the
subject before anything was done.
A GOVERNOR suggested that the money be offered to
Bethlehem, in preference to erecting the building for
them.

Mr, TITS said the proposal would be made to erect the
hospital according to the plan.
A GOVERNOR suggested that words " at a cost not ex-
ceeding £150,000, including the site," be introduced into
the resolution.

This was accordingly done, and the re3olutien was
agreed to, Alderman Lawrence withdrawing his amend-
ment.

The proceedings then terminated.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

ISLE OF WIGHT (EASTERN SECTION).

Yesterday a special meeting of this company was
held at the offices, Great George-street, Westmin•
ster, Mr. Simpson in the chair, to consider a Bill
now before Parliament for changing the name of
the Isle of Wight Eastern Section, and authorizing
them to make and maintain the proposed central
lines in extension of their authorized eastern lines ;
to raise money for the purpose, and make arrange-
ments with other companies. Mr. Porter, the
solicitor, read the heads of the Bill, which proposed
to authorize new lines, commencing by a junction
with the authorized line, and terminating near the
river Medina, at the bottom of High-street, New-
port, and running through St. Helen's, Brading,
Arreton, Wootton, Whippingham, and Carisbrooke,
to Newport, Ihe sum of £25,000 by shares, and
£B,OOO by loan, was to be raised for the eastern
lines; and £lBO,OOO by shares, and £60,000 by
loan, for the central lines. Major Atherley moved,
and Captain Huish seconded, the approval of the
Bill, which was carried with one dissentient.

LITERATURE.

Disraeli ; the Author, Orator, and Statesman. By
John MM. pp. 368. Damon and Hodge.

A political biography of Mr. Disraeli cannot fail
to be regarded with interest, whether by friend or
foe, and it has been the fate of the right hon.
member for Buckinghamshire to have friends and
foes as numerous and as zealous as fall to the lot of
most men. To very few is he an object of in-
difference. Perhaps because he is himself disposed
to feel so keenly, and to give such intense expres-
sion to his feelings, Mr. Disraeli is continually the
object of vehement panegyric, or of as vehement
vituperation. "Few men," says Mr. Mill, " have
passed through the ordeal that he has. He has
outlived the laughter of one class of opponents, and
the malice of another is nearly exhausted, and his
influence to-day is more wide-spread and secure
than it has been at any former period of his life."
Mr. Mill, in the dedication of this work to the
electors of BuckinghAnshire, declares himself to be
personally a stranger to the hero of his narrative.
He happened to hear Mr. Disraeli speak in the
House of Commons a short time ago, when it
occurred to him " that a sketch of his career might
do something more than point a moral and adorn a
tale." The object of the writer is to show the
young men of England—those "trustees of pos-
terity" of whom Mr. Disraeli has himself spoken so
eloquently—what may be achieved by one of them-
selves, a man of the people, upheld by a resolute
purpose. "It is said of the French army," observes
Mr. Mill, "that every soldier carries a
marshal's baton in his knapsack, and it
may with equal truth be affirmed that
every English boy has the possibility presented
to him of becoming a Cabinet Minister, provided
only that he has the capacity to attain it." The
little seven-year-old hero of Mrs. Oliphant's new
novel desires for his birthday gift to have the key
of the House of Commons. But according to the
happy simile above quoted, little Derwent was
already unconsciously possessed of that open-sesame
to aistinction. Here is Mr. Mill's very vigorous
sketch of