The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-12 00:00:00

T. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.

ANOTHER NEW SPECULATIVE SITE.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
The advantages that must accrue to the towns of Wool-
wich, Greenwich, Deptford, and surrounding neighbourhood
by the proposed removal of St. Thomas's Hospital from its
Present position to that of a more suitable site at Lewisham,
cannot be too highly estimated, whether in a social or a
commercial point of view.
The site in question is one of the most stately in the
south of London, and the district of Lewisham is prover-
bial as the healthiest in this great metropolis. The estate
has ,a gravelly soil, and is situate about 60 feet above the
high road, on the apex of a hill, contiguous to
that of Blackheath, and commanding lovely scenery;
the air, light and bracing, is of the purest, and free
from the smoke of London or neighbouring facto-
ries, and will tend materially to the rapid restoration of the
convalescent patients.
Another great desideratum is that the site offered will
have the advantage of a siding, or branch line, of railway
from the contemplated new railway to Tonbridge, about
t 0 be cons,rcizted by the South Eastern Railway Company,
and to pass through a portion of this estate ; se that for the
general convenience of 'the public it will be equally advan-
tageous, or perhaps more so to the patients, than any new
site contiguous to its present position.
The sitpposition that the removal of the institution at a
distance requiring only 12 minutes by rail from London-
bridge would be inconvenient to the public is erroneous,
aeeing that hundreds of cases occur where the patients to
St. Thomas's Hospital come from the districts of Woolwich
and Deptford, &c., and not from the neighbourhood of
Southwark—but from all parts of London—north, south,
east, and west, wherever the invalid may reside or the
governor's interest for an order of admission be available—
and as for accidents, they do not necessarily occur in the
neighbourhood of a hospital for the convenience of admis-
Sion therein. The Charing Cross extension line will shortly
be open t Lewisham, where patients can be conveyed in
about 15 minutes to Lewisham, less time than now occupied
in coming from westward to London-bridge; and it is
quite probable that the demand for admission into this
rural hospital would be greatly in excess over that
of its present applicants, seeing that the time
required for the recovery of the patient would as a rule
be much less than now necessary, and the hospital conse-
quently rendered capable of receiving, and administering
to an increased number of patients.
A further advantage is that the schools would be better
attended, and the metals of the students far advanced,
by being withdrawn from the vice of a London life. There
is ample room on the estate for the erection of a suitable
college, as also a sanatorium, with park and pleasure gar-
dens.
The parish of Lewisham is remarkably low rated, and the
estate has the advantage of a main sewer, together with
water and gas, and every requisite for an establishment of
this character.
The price of the land, which is freehold, will not exceed
X 1,200 per acre, and it is computed that this land could be
Purchased and the required buildings erected at a cost not
touch exceeding that required for the land alone in the
neighbourhood of London.
The pop elation is rapidly increasing in Blackheath,
Lees, New Cross, Greenwich, Deptford, Lewisham, &0.,
and in 20 years hence will be surrounded by a district almost
as numerous as that of Southwark. The removal of St.
Thomas's Hospital from its present site does not materially
inconvenience that locality or district, seeing that the
Patients are not necessarily inhabitants of the Hospital
district, and that the institution known as Gay's Hospital,
(°PPosite to it) will remain, and always
urgent cases that might otherwisehave b: open to receive
been taken to St.
Thomas's Hospital.

DEATH OF Sin T. J. PLATT —*We regret to an-
nounce the death of the Hon. Sir Thomas Joshua Platt,
formerly one of the Barons of the Exchequer, which took
place on Monday, at his residence, Portland-plaee. The
de"aBed was a son of the late Mr. Thomas Platt, and was
iteated at
Harrow School and at Trinity College, Cam-
iZ
age, where he graduated 8,A,, in 1810 and M.A. in
He entered as a student of the Inner Temple, and
~co!illed to the Bar by that society in 1816 ; he afterwards
set in on the Home Circuit, and became a King's coun-
-60'2 1831. He was raised to the Bench as a Baron of the
kif of Exchequer in 1845, but retired in 1856. He was
"-us 73d year.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.-THIS DAY.

The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after 12 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
Several private bills were read a first time.
VOTE OF SUPPLY.

Mr. MASSEY brought up the report on the vote of
supply, which was agreed to, and it was arranged that the
house go into committee of Supply on Friday next.
The supplementary naval estimates were brought up by
Lord PAGET, and were laid on the table.
The house then adjourned at half-past 12 o'clock.

LA W 121, T.ELLIGENCE.—(This -MIA

ROLLS COURT.
(Before Sir John Romily.)
COVERDALE T. COURE.

His Honour said--The question is whether under the will
the testator, who gave £3,000 to his daughter, Elizabeth
Slack, during her life, after wards to her children, is dimi-
nished from £3,000 to 2,000 by the codicil. The codicil does
not affect the real estate, but it is perfectly good, so far as
it disposes of the personal estates. My opinion on the proper
construction of the will is, that it does reduce it to £2OOO.
His Honour was of opinion that, by the codicil, there was
no conversion of the real and personal estate of the testator,
and that the legacy of £3,000 given by the will was reduced
to £2,000 by the codicil, and made a declaration to that
effect, with costs out of the estates.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
THIVAITES V. TIINTAITES.

The hearing of this case was resumed this s morning.
Mr. Thwaites, in reply to Mr, Kerslake, said he was in-
duced to call in Dr. Davis to see his wife with respect to
the state of her mind, in consequence of a remark made by
her brother, living. in London.
Cross-examined by Dr. Twiss--I recollect Mrs. Thwaites
returning from a visit to her friends in London in July,
1856. She remained away ten weeks, and it was not until
repeatedly urged that she returned home, Mr. Keddle
never said it would be unsafe for her to return to him.
I recollect having a struggle with Mrs. Thwaites about a
desk. It occurred in the nursery. I -can't remember
whether we dined together that day. It was not in the
dining room the struggle took place. I had once before a
ifiniler struggle for the desk, Mrs. Thwaites had insulted
me about some letters. On one of the occasions it might
have been in the dining room. 1 never took possession of
the desk and letter she was writing at the time. I tried to
do so, but could not. I will swear I did not see the letter,
neither did I ascertain it was written to her sister. I don't
recollect whether it was after or before the struggle that I
gave my wife my watch, purse, and pocketbook. I gave
them to her as I was tired of life. She gave them back, but
she did not utter words of consolation at the time. I recollect
taking out my wife's teeth. I don't recolct the number.
Mrs. Thwaites when I married ,her did not have fine teeth.
The teeth I made for her were.fine looking. I did not prefer
He was a surgeon, and attended to
t' cleanly.
six I
It
It is
teeth ii:very offensive if
used merely for
a at this sitting
looking at the artificial teeth made for my wife to the
natural ones. In the last lot taken out by me, Mr. Lane-
addo
administer w
n
was
ater present.
chloroform at Mrs. Thwaites' desire. I offered
thet o
tme
personmakpeo mr
temporary
usingyw if wife
purpose.
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The diamond ring worn by Mrs. Thwaites before her father's
death was purchased out of my own pocket, and. na-out of
the £36 allowed . her for dress. It was after the quarrel
about the diamond ring that Mrs. Thwaites began to take
her meals in the nursery. When she came to take her
meals in the dining-room, I said I could take mine up-
stairs. I have spoken of everybody having a poison in their
own house. I never told Mrs. Thwaites I had a subtle
poison I had discovered while practising photography. I
never told her it was instantaneous in its effects, and
was not discoverable after death. I have heard
Dade use opprobrious names to my wife, but then it was in
reply to those used by her. I never heard her call her " a
long liar" and a " bully." I have heard Mrs. Thwaites
call Hannah Dade my. kept mistress. I never used harsh
expressions towards my wife before the servants. In 1860
was engaged in scientific pursuits, so I was irregular in the
hours I returned home in the evening. I cannot tell the
time I returned the night before Mrs. Thwaites left me.
There is no circumstance that fixes the date on my mind.
I recollect one of the servants telling Mrs. Thwaites that
she was Damiani's kept mistress. I reproved my servants
generally for using such language. I never accused
Mrs. Thwaites of being intimate with officers and gentle-
men in Hyde-park before marriage. I had complained
of her speaking to an officer that she did not know, and she
desisted. I don't think I ever referred to the subject after
marriage. I did not dismiss Hannah Dade, because she
was useful to me in my profession.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

AMLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST AN EATING-
HOUSE KEEPER.—Henry Godden, of 72, Munster-street,
Regent's-park, eating .house keeper, was charged with
being drunk, and causing the death of a female, at present
unknown, by knocking her down with a pony and cart, in
Regent-street.

Mr. Edward James, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner, and Inspector Garforth, of the E
Division, attended to watch the case.

It appears that between eight and nine last night the pri-
soner was driving his pony and cart down Langham-place
towards the Regent's Park, and when near Mortimer-street
he saw something in his way and pulled up his pony very
sharply, and in doing so overturned the pony, at the time
going at the rate of six miles an hour. The prisoner was
himself thrown out, and his arm on his being raised was
found to be broken. The pony, on getting on its legs again,
started off and knocked down the poor woman, who was
crossing Mortimer-street. She was immediately picked up
and taken to the Middlesex Hospital, but expired on the
way.
The prisoner was remanded.

A CANDIDATE FOR SUICIDEe—A respectable looking
young female named Eliza Curtis, was charged as follows :
A young man said he was passing the Serpentine last
night about 9 o'clock, when he saw the young woman
loitering about the bridge, and sobbing. He watched her,
and believing from her violent manner that she was going
to commit suicide, he watched her, and then spoke to a
constable, who, on s2eaking to her, was told by her that
she was going to throw herself in the water.
A constable said the young woman had been drinking,
and told him she was unhappy and intended to drown
herself.

Prisoner said she was unhappy, but not tipsy.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded her for a week, that she might,
by reflection, become in a better state of mind.

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TEE PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mills preen.,
and the short exchange on London is 25f 150 per £1 sterling.
On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £5
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London.
By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4251 per mark,
and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 113 to 114 per cent., and the premium on
gold is about 34 per cent. At these rates the importation of
gold from the United States would leave a trifling profit.

POLITICAL PRISONERS.—Above the lighthouse is
the castle of Belver, which is the state prison. Here, as
elsewhere, we found prisoners "of opinion" in irons.
Twenty-five poor wretched people of that description were
moved here from Ceuta about a fortnight ago, and are, as
elsewhere, "fort mal traite." Amongst them is a former
bishop, and a major-general in the Spanish army, who are
chained together, and forced to sweep the court of the
castle ; and, with an infamous anxiety to increase their
misery, they are obliged to perform this duty with short-
om s country,
as
the bishop and
the general who are now in the enjo
handled brooms in order to oblige them in this hot climate
to stoop, and consequently double their labours. This, of
course, is the act of the Governor, as the length of the
broom handles certainly was not sent from Ceuta. One
consolation is, that this cruel system of arbitrary power
brings with it a system of perfect equality, and " S. E. Il
Capitan-General" is just as likely in the course of the revo-
lutions to taste the
comforts
of
if c
the
threatenos h orshort-handled
this
dl.
ed unhappybro
yment:of them.—. From
the Duke of Buckingham's Private Diary.
THE TAKING OF GIBRALTAR....
I remembered
han
how often the present King of France) Charles X., had
b • told my father and me the story of his being summoned to
meet almost all the Catholic princes of Christendom, and
all the flower of the French and Spanish armies, as to a
party of pleasure, to see the " taking of Gibralter," where
various amusements, and bull-fights, and balls were pro-
vided to while away each day of anxious expectation when
he propitious morning at last arose which was again to
plant the flag of Spain upon the walls of Gibraltar. So
certain did they consider themselves of conquest, that
dinner and a ball were prepared at Algesiras for General
Elliot and his officers when made prisoners. At length the
Spanish batteries moved down, constructed with all the
care that science could bestow and art invent. The Academie
Francaise contributed its labours to improve upon these
mighty engines of destruction—and they moved down, the
monuments of the combined science as well as anger of
Europe, united against this one object so near to the vanity,
so dear to the interests, of the parties engaged in the at-
tempt. The princes witnessed the scene from the first
parallel, and the surrounding hills were crowded with the
population of the country, ; fancv
..,-ng even the reality of the
visionary existence of the Queen of Spain in her chair, who
had vowed to remain there until she saw the standard of
Spain
float upon the walls of the fortress she called her
own. In a few hours all was dust and ashes, and the few
survivors amongst the assailants owed their lives to British
generosity and humanity.—From the Duke of Buckingham' a
frivate Diary.

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