The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-09 00:00:00

rnE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 9, 1863.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The country ma' kets held towards the close of last week
were but moderately supplied with wheat, yet the trade wac
very dull at further reduced rates. All kinds of spring
corn, including flour, moved off heavily, and the quotations
had a downward tendency. The continental markets are
very dull, whilst from New York we learn that the trade
for wheat and flour is less active, on easier terms. Up to
our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were
very moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to
27,951 quarters of wheat, 21,807 barley, 11,375 oats, 953
beans, 55 tares, 850 linseed, 13,935 oil-seeds, 217 maize, 160
sundry seeds, 1,529 sack, and 26,537 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the receipts of home-grown
wheat were very moderate, and of but middling quality.
The trade, both for red and white qualities, ruled inactive,
yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday
last.

Ihe supply of foreign wheat was large. In all descrip-
tions a limited business was transacted ; nevertheless the
quotations, almost generally, were steadily supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, but with-
out leading to any alteration in the rates current last week.
The market was well supplied with barley, foreign pro-
duce especially being freely offered. Malting qualities
moved off slowly, at last Monday's prices; otherwise, the
trade ruled heavy, and the quotations had a downward ten-
dency.

The inquiry for most kinds of malt was far from active,
on former terms.

With oats the market was moderately supplied. Home-
grown samples, fresh up, fairly supported previous rates;
but other kinds sold heavily, at fully the late reduction in

prices.

Mazagan beans, being in small supply, realised former
prices; but other kinds—the receipts of which were some-
what extensive—declined Is. per quarter.
The show of peas on offer was very moderate, and the de-
mand ruled steady, at late currencies.
Barrel flour was in slow request, at the recent fall in
prices. For other descriptions, the inquiry was much re-
stricted, yet prices were unaltered.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old 483 54s
Ditto, white, new 47s sls
Ditto, old sos 57s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 s
Ditto, new
Talavera,
Re--
Barley—Grinding 26s 35ss
Malting, 3Bs 43s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 505 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 25s
. . . _

Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2os 275;
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black lBs 25s
Cork, white l9s 268
Scotch, Feeding 22s 265
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey, new
Maple
White, new
Boilers ... . 418 42s
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 34s 38s
Stockton and N0rf01k............ 34s 35s

other descriptions of ld per lb. The export demand is still
extremely limited. The following prices have been realised:
Sydney—Clean sheep's is 4d to 2s 30, scoured is 40 to
2s lld, skin is 3d to is 6rl, grease is to is ld. Port Philip
—Clean sheep's Is 7d to 2s 24d, scoured Is Sid to 2s 4i cl,
locks and pieces is id to is 7d, grease 91c1 to 1 2d. Van
Dieman's Land— Clean sheep's Is 5d to le Ilel, skin is 20
to is 6d. New Zealand—Clean sheep's is 3d to is 7d,
lamb is 4d, locks is Old to is 20. Cape—Clean sheep's
Is Old to is Id, scoured Is 2d to is 6d, lamb is 7d, grease
81 to Is 2d per lb. The import last week amounted to
2,252 bales from Sydney, 2,279 Adelaide, 5,440 Port Philip
922 Algoa Bay, and 470 bales from Constantinople. In the
private contract market we have to report continued heavi-
ness, and prices have a downward tendency.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING—THIS DAY.
A special general meeting of the Governors of
St. Thomas's Hospital was held this afternoon 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 definitely upon the site of the hospital
should be submitted to a special court to be held
after the proceedings and negotiations had been
printed and placed in the hands of every governor.
Mr. FITE wished to say a few words upon a sub-
ject so full of anxiety as the final determination of
the site for their new hospital. He 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 an
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 the views and
wishes of the governors." He did not wish to
commit the governors to any specific bargain; all he
wished was an expression of opinion on the part of
the meeting.
Alderman FINNIS seconded the resolution.
Deputy ELLIOT questioned very much whether
the meeting could entertain the motion. They had
that day, it was truer 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. He did not think the pre-
sent court competent to carry such a resolu-
tion. He had drawn out a resolution of a some-
what similar nature, but he had intended before
putting it to the meeting to have submitted it to
the President, and have takes his view of the subject
before he formally placed it before the meeting.
Mr. ADAMS said it had been stated that the last
court was altogether favourable towards Bethlem
being fixed as the site of the new hospital. That
was not so, because he was opposed altogether to
such a proceeding. The ground was nothing like
large enough, and the acquiring the surrounding
property would be attended with enormous expense.
He asked the meeting not to agree to
such a resolution as that submitted, because
it was obtaining by el side wind the approval of a
special court to the proposal to rebuild St.
Thomas's Hospital on the site of Bethlehem. He
was decidedly in favour of the present temporary
site ; it had all the advantages which were required
' for a great institution ; and it did appear to him
that it was a waste of time and money to negotiate
for any other. He must protest in the strongest
manner against the meeting being asked to sanction
proceedings which appeared to him futile and irre-
gular. He had paid much attention to the subject,
and he was convinced Surrey Gardens was the best
and the cheapest site.
Mr. DE GREY was of opinion that if they de-
cided upon Bethlehem as the spot then they would
not have room enough. He thought they ought to
have the fullest information respecting the other sites
before they decided upon selecting that of Bethlehem,
and that, too, without any previous notice that they
intended to do so.
Mr. G. BROOKS thought, if the meeting passed
the resolution, they were entirely committed to the
purchase of Bethlehem Hospital.
Mr. BAGGALY 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
by the land of the Fishmongers' Company. He
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
to 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 transanction, 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 unani-
mously.
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 conveni-
ence for the carrying out their plan. There were
18 acres of land, and contiguous 30 more at Ken-
nington Park, so they would have plenty of fresh
air, which he considered as desirable as pills and
draughts. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
did hope there would bo no more delay,
and with that view he begged to submit a
resolution to them. Before he sat down he would
just tell them that one of the most formidable ope-
rations known in surgery had just been success-
fully performed at the hospital in the Surrey Gar-
dens, and the poor sufferer was now nearly convales-
cent. Theoperation would never have been attempted
in the old building, and the marvellously rapid re-
covery of the patient was strong and unanswerable
testimony in favour of the salubrity of the gardens.
His resolution was to the following effect:
—t, That if the negotiations for the re-
moval of Bethlehem fail, it is the opinion
of this court that the present site of the Surrey
Gardens is very desirable, and so practically avail-
able that, without any further delay, or new nego-

tiltion, that site should at once purchased for the
new hospital.

The CHAIRMAN remarked that the latter part
was rather strong, but if the only desire of the
hon. gentleman was to obtain an opinion with re-
spect to the Surrey Gardens, he could very well
conclude the resolution after the word " desirable."
A GOVERNOR said he was in favour of Bridewell,
but if the price of that was too high then he thought
decidedly the Surrey Gardens was the first and
best.

Mr. TITE hoped the resolution would not be
persevered in.

Mr. ADAMS said the actual price of the Surrey
Gardens had been given, and Mr. Simpson was not
the gentleman to take advantage of any delay on
the part of the governors.

Mr. GARLING said there was one circumstance
that ought not to be overlooked, and that was that
Bethlehem Hospital was only leasehold, and would
involve them with the Charity Commissioners. It
had been said that the Surrey Gardens was a swamp,
but, if that were so, the same applied to Bethelem,
as both were two feat below watermark. If that
was an objection in one case, surely it was so in the
other. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. TITE again urged the withdrawal_of the re-
solution.

Mr. ELLIOT said he should persevere, because
his object was to put an end to all uncertainty,
for as the question remained open, new projects
would be continually arising.

The resolution upon a show of hands was nega-
tived.

The CHAIRMAN said at present they had posses-
sion of the present site of the Surrey Gardens for
five years, and in the event of the negotiations
failing from the acquisition of Bethlehem, then
most certainly they should turn their attention to
the Surrey Gardens.
In reply to a question from a Governor,
Mr. BAGGALLY said it was quite true that Beth-
lehem was leasehold, and, according to the strict
letter of the agreement, it was only tenable as
long as it was devoted to the purpoees of a
lunatic asylum.

A letter was then read, which :had been foe
warded to Sir J. Musgrove, emanating from the
medical gentlemen connected with the hospital,
denying the conclusions which had been drawn
by the Grand Committee in favour of a country
site.

The document was referred to the Grand Com-
mittee.

The proceedings then terminated.