The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-28 00:00:00

THE NEW HALL OF CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.

The ceremony of laying the first stone of the New Hall
of Christ's Hospital, will take place this day, between the
hours of twelve and one o'clock. The following inscrip-
tion is on the reverse of the trowel, with which the cere-
mony will be performed.
With
This Trowel,
His Roy al Highness
Frederick Doke of York,
Representing
His Most Gracious Majesty
King George the Fourth,
Laid the First stone
Of the New Hall
Of the Royal and Ancient Foundation
Of Christ's Hospital,
On the 28th day of April,
In tie year of our Lard
1825.

On the inverse, the King's Arms are most beautifully
chased ; at the termination of the handle the Crown of
England is represented. Sir William Curtis, as President
of the Charity, will silted on his Royal Highness. The
stone that is to be raises for the ceremony, and which is
technically termed the first stone, under which the coins
are to be laid, is 7i tons weight. Platforms are placed
round the court yard of the hospital, for the reception of
the Duke of York and the company.
That part of the ceremony immediately connected with
the laying the foundation-stone, is under (he superinten-
dence of the ingenious architect, Mr. Shaw. The whole
will be extremely splendid and impressive.

Letters are in town from Gibraltar to filo Bth inst., but
they contain no news. They do not bring any quotation
of the prim of corn their.
We have received German Papers to the 21st inst. An
article from Frankfort accounts in rather a curious way for
the detention of the commercial couriers, and the opening
of their despatches, at Boulogne and Calais, some time ago,
by stating that it was done with the view of obtaining in-
formation relative to tie flight of the cashier of a mercan-
tile house at Lyons, who had absconded with some hun-
dred thousand francs.

The Emperor of Rassia has issued an Ukase, ordering,
with the exception of the two Universities at Moscow, that
all the Public Establishments shall use no other clothes or
articles, but such as are of Russian manufacture.

A letter from Trieste repeats the news of the landing of
the Egyptian troops at Motion, and their repulse in the at-
tack on Navarino. 'f lit number of troops landed is variously
stated at twelve and fifteen thousand men.
Yesterday a large sod very highly respectable Meeting
of the parishioners of the united parishes of St. Gregory by
St. Paul and St. Mary Magdalene took place at the church,
for the purpose of ado:liming resolutions upon the subject of
the Catholic Bill. it a previous Meeting of the pa-
rishioners Mr. Hurconibe pointed out that no business
could be done, in consequence of regular notice not having
been given, as required by Act of Parliament. At twelve
o'clock the Rector (the Rev. Mr. Barham) stepped forward
to take the chair, but Mr. Slade denied that the Rev.
Gentleman was electei chairman by the parishioners. He
moved that Mr. Edwards, of St. Paul's Church-yard,
should take the chair. Mr. Hurcombe seconded the motion.
The Rector, however, took the chair; and Mr. Hooper
moved a petition against further concessions to the C'atho-
lies. To this an amendment was submitted, approving of
the Bill now before Parliament ; and, on the Chairman
putting the question, ■ large majority was declared in fa-
vour of the amendment, only six or seven hands being held
up against it.