The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-03 00:00:00

ITALY.

A Naples letter, in the Independance, says :
" The railway from Borne is at length about to be
brought into use. The Pope has granted permis-
sion to M. Salamanca to run waggons for the public
in general, between Rome and Ceprano, and the
Neapolitan Government with on its side permit the
traffic between Naples and Isoletta. There is nothing
new to commmunicate from this city, and in the
provinces the same band of brigands are on the move.
Caruso with his 300 men has repassed from Molise
into Capitanata. He is a very active and skilful
chief, and I recommended him to the gretitude of
Francis 11. An affair is said to have juse taken
place in the Basilicata between the troops and the
brigands, in which nine of the latter were killed
and 15 taken prisoners, A band of brigands lately
invaded the village of Carlantini, but the people,
headed by their syndic, armed themselves and forced
the invaders to retire. A sad account has been re-
ceived from Cotiona. Three individuals, suspected
of having murdered an inhabitant of that town,
were arrested by the police and were being taken
to prison, when the populace rushed on the pri-
soners and massacred two of them. The third was
only saved by the. bravery of the Marquis de Cas-
tania, the Sub• Prefect, win) rushed into the mob
and-rescued the man from their violence."

S 7. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,--I beg to hand you the accompanying copy
of a protest this day sent to the Governors of Saint
Thomas's Hospital.—l am, Sir, your obedient

servant,

WM. CORNWELL,
Clerk to the Guardians of Bermondsey.

" BERMONDSEY BOARD OF GUARDTANS.
"To the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and
• • Oovernors of Saint Thomas's Hospital.

"•We the guardians of the poor of the parish of Saint
Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey,
having heard with much regret that it is the intention of
the governors to remove Saint Thomas's Hospital out of
the borough of Southwark, hereby express our dissatisfac.
tion, and protest against such removal, upon the follow-
ing grounds, viz. :--
" That such removal cut of Southwark is contrary to the
conditions and stipulations under which the hospital was
founded.
" That there aro several eligible sites within or near the
present site and confines of this parish, suitable for the erec-
tion of such hospital. _ _ _

" That this parish is situated near to the site of the hos-
pital just sold, having a population of about 60,000 souls,
and which consists chiefly of artisans who, from their dif-
ferent callings, are very liable to accidents and diseases re-
quiring their immediate attention or removal to an hospi-
tal, and that if Saint Thomas's Hospital is removed out of
Southwark they will not be able to receive such efficient
medical aid and attendance as they have been accustomed
and entitled, for centuries past, to receive ; moreover, it
will be more Inconvenient for the friends of the patients to
visit them than heretofore.
"That notwithstanding the increased accommodation of
late made to .Saint Thomas's Hospital, it was always full,
and the attendance of out-door patients immense.
"That the guardians of this parish are informed that,
owing even to the temporary removal of such hospital, the
neighbonring.one of Guy's is full to overflowing, proving a
difficulty for the inhabitants of this parish to obtain admis-
sion therein.
" That the constantly increasing population of London
south of the Thames, and more particularly in the south-
eastern portion of it, calls for materially increased hospital
accommodation, instead of a diminution of it—the popula-
tion of this and the neighbouring parish having increased
from 1841 to 1851, 33 per cent. ; and from 1851 to 1861, 26
per cent., and therefore if the hospital is re-erected out of
Southwark it will be valueless as regards the poor of this
and other parishes of the South-Eastern portion of the
metropolis.
" That the authorities of the hospital stated to a deputa-
tion from this and the neighbouring parishes that if they
were compelled to remove the present hospital at all, they
would erect a building on the south side of Saint Thomas's-
street for the reception of out patients
.and for accidents,
and that in fact for this building the plans were already ap-
proved, and which they have not carried out, although this
Board are informed a large sum of money was voted by the
governors for that purpose.
" That the hospital was originally a house of alms,
founded by the Prior of Bermondsey in 1213. and was
situated near the monastery of this parish, was opened as a
chartered hospital on its late site in the year 1552, and since
that period the poor inhabitants of this and neighbouring pa-
rishes have derived the benefit and privileges for which the
hospital was established. The guardians under such circum-
stances feel it their duty to protect the rights and interests
of the poor of Bermondsey as far as they possibly can, and
therefore submit this protest on their behalf against, the re-
moval of such hospital out of Southwark, the revenues of
the same being ample to erect and maintain not only a hos-
pital in Southwark, but also the building for the reception
of accidents and out-door patients in Saint Thomas's-street,
as promised by the governors.
" Signed on behalf of the Board,
" CYB,US LEGG, Chairman.
"Bermondsey Workhouse, Nov. 26, 1862."

THE FUGITIVE HAYES.—A private letter re-
ceived in this (Limerick) city, states that on Wednesday the
police were actively engaged through Kildare, along the
red hills, in search of this outlaw, who it was discovered
had slept for several 'lights near the town. of Kildare.—
Ziincric4 Chrent*.