The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-05 00:00:00

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country districts. The number of operations per-,
formed up to April 18 last was 73. The report con-
cluded by stating that, with reference to the future
site, the Grand Committee had faithfully pointed
out the advantages and disadvantages of the three
sites now left for the consideration of the court. If
the Newington site could be obtained the committee
unhesitatingly preferred it, but failing that, they
saw but little difference between the Surrey-gea-
dens and Myatt's-ground.
Mr. yrrE rose to move that the report be received
and printed, and that it be taken into consideration
that day fortnight. In the course of his observa-
tions as to the eligibility of the different sites pro-
posed, the hon. gentleman said there was a piece of
land at Newington which seemed to combine all
that was desirable, and to meet the views of all
parties; but owing to circumstances connected
with the proprietorAips it would be necessary to
obtain compulsory powers before they could pur-
chase that land, and a serious question arose
as to whether Parliament would grant such
powers to a body which sought them merely for the
purposes of charity. It was, however, a right thing
to do, and if they were backed up by the press he
entertained a strong hope that they would succeed.

Alderman SYDNEY seconded the motion, and hoped
that the Court would assemble again in a fortnight's
time, and finally determine upon some one of the
sites on which the new hospital should be erected.
Mr. GREY said the question for the Court to con-
sider was what siie would best suit the poorer
classes, and not what would be most convenient for
the medical men. It would be better to pay these
gentlemen a compensation for any loss they might
sustain than to deprive the people of the advantages
of a well selected site for the charity.
Alderman W. LAWRENCE recommended every
governor to inspect the different sites and judge for
himself, and then come in a fortnight's time and
determine the question.

Aiderman DAKTN suggested that the statistics of
the old hospital should be appended to the report.
After some further discussion, in which Mr.
Elliott, Mr. South, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Pidgeon, Mr.
Adams, Mr. Garling, Mr. W. Cotton, and other
gentlemen took part, the motion was agreed to.
Mr. ADAMS said he understood the general sen-
timent of the people of Southwark, as expressed at
the late meeting held on the subject, was in favour
of a spot as near the Elephant and Castle as possible.
An instruction to the Grand Committee that they
should ascertain whether compulsory powers could
be obtained for the purchasing of land at Newington
was adopten.

A GOVERNOR asked whether it would not be
better to postpone the next meeting till after the
Bethlem Board had met ?
The PRESIDENT said he believed the obtaining
of the site of Bethlem Hospital was hopeless ; they
had better, therefore not postpone their meeting
any further.

The meeting was then adjourned till the 23d inat.

Trial Trip of a Supposed Confederat
Steamer, the Southerner.

WEST HARTLEPOOL, Wednesday Night.
Public interest has been for some time directed to
a vessel building in the Tees at the yard of Messrs.
W. Pearse and Co. (formerly Pearse and Lockwood).
It was currently reported that this ship was intended
for war purposes, and with the object of following
in the steps of the notorious Alabama. All kinds
of reports referring to her have been in circulation,
one affirming that she had extra thick iron plates,
another that arms and ammunition were to be sur-
reptitiously supplied to her, a fourth affirming that
she was fitted to carry troops, and, lastly, that she
had a fighting crew engaged. It appears, however,
that none of these reports could be proved, as the
authorities have permitted the vessel co leave the
river. She left her moorings at Stockton with the
spring tide at 3,30 p.m. on Tuesday, and dropped
down the river to Middlesborough without diffi-
culty ; with the high tide of the following morning
she got over the bar and ran up to Hartlepool Bay,
from whence she started on her trial trip 7.30 a.m.
this morning.

The Southerner, for that is her name, is a pretty-
looking iron screw-steamer, 310 feet long from
figure-head to stern, and 38 feet broad amidships ;
registered tonnage, 2,000 tons. Her engines, made
by Messrs. Fossick and Hackworth, of Stockton,
have direct action ; 300-horse power, fitted with
superheating and feed-heating apparatus; the
diameter of the cylinders is 60 inches, and the length
of the stroke 33 inches. She is expected to attain
a speed of 12 knots an hour. The vessel has been
about 12 months in building, and was launched on
March 7—the day when the Princess Alexandra
entered London. She is built for Messrs. Fraser,
Trenholme, and Co., of Liverpool. There is a
spacious saloon extending the whole width
of the ship, and accommodation for about
90 first-class passengers is provided. There are
also deck-cabins amidships for the butcher, baker,
cook, &c. There are twelve furnaces, and a
multitubular boiler. The crockery, saloon-plate,
cutlery, and cabin fittings bear the figure of the
Palmetto, and the letters C.S.C., which is under-
stood to mean " Charleston Steam Company." Ar-
rangements are made for warming and ventilating
the cabins, which are neatly fitted up. The plates
of the ship's side are stated to be of the ordinary
thickness, and the purpose of the ship is declared
to be " purely mercantile." The Southerner, it
appears, was ordered when it was supposed that the
war in the States would be quickly over ; but there
being no trade to Charleston, she is reported to be
intended to ply in the Mediterranean trade. She
has been built under the superintendence of Mr.
Butcher, of the Royal Naval Reserve, who took
out the Alabama, and who now takes command of
this vessel, the first officer being Mr. James Mit-
chell, and the second Mr. Jones. Both of these
gentlemen, as well as the boatswain, served, we be-
lieve, under Capt. Butcher before.

The Southerner, with the Palmetto flag flying at
the mizen and a flag bearing her name at the main,
left the outside of the harbour at 7.30 a.m. this
morning, and steered due south, as far as Scar-
borough. The party, which consisted of upwards
of 70 ladies and gentlemen besides the crew, break-
fasted and dined on board, returning to West Hart-
lepool at 3.30 p.m., and entering the inner harbour
with safety.
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vailed, and beyond a ground swell the sea was per-
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I wonder how a coroner lives, moves, and has his
being without being terrified lest at every turn some
ltiottsliet
uponunforeseen occurrence may not bring a brother coroner
himself. Having seen how lightly accidents oc-
curred, it was days before I could get the thought out of my
mind, that we were continually within an ace of our life.
In all probability, however, the coroner is the last per-.
son in existence to feel these foolish fancies, as death in
his experience comes from so many and from such conflict-.
ing causes, that the one balances the other, and thus keeps
his fears in a happy equilibrium. We are not all coroners,
however, and I must confess that for days after I attended
an inquest I looked much shyer at a crowded cross-
ing than was my wont, and took especial good care to
walk outside of ladders. If, however, accidents take place
according to a regular law, and we all go out in the morn-
ing with a hundred thousandth chance of breaking our legs,
a five hundred thousandth chance of being drowned, or say
a sixty thousandth expectation of stepping upon a piece of
orange peel and fracturing our skull, we may at least be
less nervous about these matters, for, do what we will the
statistician in estimating the number of annual accidents and
offences, claims a certain right in us which we cannot avoid
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