The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE MODERN TARPEIAN ROCKS.—Elizabeth Smith,
aged 21, of 16, Palmer's Fully, Ratcliff.highway, a single
woman, and Annie Wilson, 29, a married woman, were
brought up on remand, charged with attempting suicide in
the London•dock. The first named prisoner threw herself
into the water from the New Gravel-lane bridge, and the
other from Old Gravel-lane bridge, and were both saved by
the dock watchmen and police. They were remanded for a
week to the Clerkenwell House of Deter, tion, to which place
a number of would-be suicides have been almost daily com-
mitted by the magistrates. The Rev. Mr. Jephson, the
chaplain of the prison, has given much good advice and
spiritual consolation to persons who attempted to destroy
themselves, and particularly to the unhappy women wh-,
while labouring under excitement and drunkenness, have
plunged into the water from the Old and New Gravel-lane
bridges, where suicides have been lamentably numerous.
Mr. Woolrych said the excellent chaplain of the House
of Detention had written to him that the prisoners were
very penitent and sorry for what they had done, and that
they might be trusted at large again, the friends of one and
husband of the other consenting to receive them. He hoped
their contrition was sincere, and that they would not
attempt to commit ,uch rash and wicked acts again. They
had been in prison a week, and had suffered pain and in-
convenience. He should now discharge them.
Julia Smith, a young woman, was charged with com-
mitting a similar offence this morning.
John Ashburn, a police, constable, 246 K, said he heard
the screams of a woman between the hours of one anu two
o'clock, and was informed that a woman had thrown herself
into the London-dock. He went upon the Foxes-lane
bridge, and saw the prisoner struggling in the water. A
waterman got into a boat with a long staff and boat hook,
and got her out alive. There was some difficulty in resusci-
tating her, and she was insensible for some time.

➢lr. Woolryoh remanded the prisoner to the House of
Detention for a week.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

The physieians'and surgeons of St. Thomas's Hospital,
in consequence of a communication from the treasurer, re-
cently held a meeting to consider the relative merits of the
sites now proposed for the future hospital—and their atten-
tion was particularly directed to the question of the admis-
sibility of Myatt's ground it Camberwell for the purpose.
Dr. Barker, the senior physician cf the hospital, was re-
quested to make known to the treasurer the unanimuus
opinion of the meeting that Myatt's ground is not eligible
for the purpose. With respect to the principles which
should determine the site of the future hospital, the meet-
ing adhered to the opinions which had been expressed in a
memorial 'signed by all the physicians and surgeons on the
11th of November last, and then circulated among the
governors of the hospital and others, and published in the
papers. The meeting found that the opinions expressed in
this memorial had been abundantly confirmed by the expe-
rience of the great diminution of the usefulness of the cha-
rity which has already resulted from the distance of the
temporary hospital in Surrey-gardens from the centre of
London. Tho meeting believed that the• selection of
Myatt's ground by the governors would, in consequence of
the great additional distance of the hospital on that site,
very greatly increase the above evil. and would ruduce to a
still lower level than at present the usefulness of the cha-
rity. The meeting expressed a hope that, if the site of
Bethlehem should be unattainable, the governors might
secure for the new hospital some site as near as Bethelem,
or even nearer, to the centre of the metropolis.

Finally, Dr. Barker was requested to direct the trea-
surer's especial attention to the concluding words of the
memorial signed by all tho physicians and surgeon's in
November last :

the pattern of its former
" At present, before ali other objects, there presses, in
oHuorspoiptianlibone,retshtooreodneaciemorpdeirnagtstoo need that St. Thomas's
usetulness—not misplanted in some country district, where
it would scarcely at all fulfil the objects of its existence,
but re-constructed as nearly as may be in the very heart of
London, where, according to ;he intention of its founder,
it may still efficiently minister, as for three centuries it has
ministered to those innumerable emergencies of disease and
accident which belong to so vast a city."

THE BRAZILIAN LEGATION.—His Excellency
the Commander do Carvelho Moreira and family, and the
personnel of the Legation, will leave the Brazilan Lega-
tion to-day for the Continent.
A THEATRICAL DIFFERENCE.—A case of general
importance to the theatrical profession was heard
before Sheila' Arkley, at Edinburgh, on Friday last, and
again on Monday, in which Mr. Charles Lyall, of the Royal
English Opera Company, is pursuer, and the said company
and the managers —Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harri-
son--are defenders. Mr. Lyall sues for recovery of salary,
withheld by the managers under these circumstances :—By
the memorandum of agreement between the pursuer and
defenders, the former is taken bound ,4 to give his exclusive
rnesane
services to the said Louisa Pyne and William Harrison, to
play and sing such parts as may be required of him, either
performer refusing or nnetxisedde;,c,lTod
" to be subject to the rules and re.
4i n London owhich
o declares
that provinces; and
1:,
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regulations
ne-
glecting to act a part or cast assigned to him or her by the
managers, shall forfeit for every such part, three weeks of
his or her salary, and be liable to the cancellation of hie or
her engagement, or either, at the option of the managers."
During the late engagement of the company in Edinburgh,
the managers required Mr. Lyall to sing and play, and
assigned to him a short subordinate part in addition to the
principal character ho was to represent in the same
opera. Mr. Lyall having refused, the managers inti-
mated that be had thereby forfeited three weeks' salary
in terms of the 4th regulation above quoted ; and hence
arose the present question with a view to recover pay-
ment of the pursuer's salary. Mr. pandas Grant, advo-
cate, appeared for the pursuer, and Mr. Somerville, S S.C.,
for the defenders. Mr. Somerville, in defence, pleaded let,
that the sheriff had no jurisdiction, the defenders being
foreigners, who had not resided 40 days in Scotland, and
that the Court of Session was the only commune forum, be-
fore which a foreigner, not having a 40 days' domicile, can
be competently sued, in support of which he quoted numer-
ous authorities-2d, to the merits, he pleaded non-liability,
in respect of the terms of the agreement between the par.
ties. Mr. Grant replied at great length, and also cited nu-
merous authorities in favour of the pursuer's case. At the
close of the arguments, the sheriff intimated that he would
take time to consider his judgment, hlr, Somerville then
stated that his clients being anxious to obtain a judgment,
without prolonging the litigation, he was quite ready to
give up the plea of no ju'isdicton, and to take the sheriff's
judgment upon the agreement itself if the pursuer would
consent to that course without leading proof. This Mr.
Grant was willing to do it practicable ; but the sheriff
having intimated that he could not make up his mind upon
the agreement without some light from individuals conver-
sant with operatic m•magement, the case was ultimately
continued, that a remit may be arranged to a person so
qualified,—Noth British Daily Mail.

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 5 O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

ASCOT RACES—THIS DAY.
BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
THE GOLD CUP.
Dead heat with Tim Whiffler and Buckstone.