A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany.

  • Wilks, Samuel, Sir, 1824-1911.
Date:
1892
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Credit: A biographical history of Guy's Hospital / by Samuel Wilks and G.T. Bettany. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Gerstein Science Information Centre at the University of Toronto, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto.

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    having not dined was quite tired out about six o'clock. At the re(|nest and by the advice of the recorder, as well as lor his own ease, about six o'clock, after three proclamations in the Hall and at the Market Cross, he adjourned the poll until next morning. At this time many had got drunk, and there was a great disturbance, particularly among the petitioner's friends. There was some evidence of threatening, bribery, and treating by the petitioner's agents. Finally the petitioner's counsel gave up all attempt to question Guy's election, and the resolutiou seating Guy was passed by the House wdthout a division ; the other resolutions, as to the right of voting, and unseating Mr. Chetwynd, by 176 to 150, and by 179 to 144 res])ectively. Not long before this Parliament was dissolved, Guy again signalised himself as a benefactor to Tamworth by undertaking to build a new town hall. There had been originally two public halls in Tamworth, one for the Staffordshire, the other for the Warwickshire part, this town being in the unpleasant position of being divided between two counties. The Warwickshire hall, however, fell into disuse, and the Staffordshire hall was let out in portions to private individuals, one room being occasionally used for public purposes. Guy having offered to erect a new town hall at his own cost, and in such a manner as might be most con- venient and advantageous for the town, the Corporation arranged to pull down the old (Warwickshire) hall and some adjacent houses belonging to the Corporation, and also two other houses bought for the purpose. Several exchanges of property were made by the corporation, and Lord Weymouth (in 1701) gave a piece of ground with a shop, which he directed to be pulled down, and the materials to be sold for the benefit of the poor. The Corporation allowed Guy to dispose of the materials of the old hall at his pleasure. The building of the new