The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-02 00:00:00

'MINDING UP NEW CHURCHES.

Yesterday the parish of Lambeth was the scene of the Nicest
lively and interestiog bustle, in ceosequeure of its being the
day fixed foe the Amodio.' afters octet the four sew ettere►,e
into ided to be tweeted in that parish. At decree **Omit tbe
roe mime set out from Stockwell, and arrived sons
after on the site of the sew Church of Saint Hawke.,
Srixtoo. The area was eseloeed, a■d platform@ erected Oa
three sides of the ground, with seals for the economic-4a-
lien of 1ad..., who sere is attendance is great sasb•rs.
The fineness of the day gave fell effect to the degatit sp.
pearaitee of the comp soy. The Aiebbishop of Csoterlaryi,
attended by the Rev Dr. D'thyley, the Hector of the parish.
and she Curates, aU in their aseerdotsl habits, and sae.
rounded by the parochial officers, magistrites, mid principal
gentry of the neighbourhood, advanced to the place where
the founilatiou.stune was suspended by a suitable apparatus
previous to its being deposited.
As soon as Ike print pd pereciaages had taken Metres.
s'ective positions, they all stood nururereil, and a psalm,
Riven out by the parish chilli, OAS ming by the children of
the parochial schools io attendance. Ilse Rector thee pro.
mourned an eloquent prayer composed for the occasion
invoking the dieme blessing upon the excellent work i:
which they were then engaged, and all Cho e assisting in
its exetutiva. His Grace the Archbishop of Caller.
bury strpr d Coward at the conelostoo of the prayer,
and as the sloe was lowired he repeated the for.
mu la of nominst.uo, tad stench the surface with the weedeg
mallet ; the Architect, Clitirchwardeos, nod other Officers,
Oleo put the plate and coins is the cavity of the stone pre.
pared for their icceptios, and the Rector t►e,, cencloded
the Ceremony by a homily. Three cheers were then given,
sod the baud struck up" God rare lb. King."
This ceremony heinc over at the Archbishop of
Canterbury entered his eat triage, tad proceeded towe,,te
Kennington Common, rondoeted is proceeds.s by lb.
poor children, the parish officers, Jar. They arrived ow
the ground at Kenuiugton, at balf.pest sae o'clock, sod
the same tx remony was thee preformed io laying the Fiords.
nun of the new Church of St. !dark.
The attendsnee of ladies was bete also coneidersble, sad
the appearance of the compsoy as elegant ma the ceremony
was 111111011111‘. The whole went off with the greatest order
and derotum, end the Archbishop of Canterbury, in tabling
leave, expres•ed the di light sod gratilleation he bit at the
manner in stitch the whole ceremony had ►eel conducted. .
An elegant dinner was the. giver at the Horns Talmo
to the Gerittemen engaged is the labours of the cl.y, and
the parochial cbildrea were substantially enteitaiurd
bread, cheese, and porter, ow Kenningtoik Common. The
crowd was great throughout the Joy, bat not the least acct.
di ut occurred.

We understand a publie dinette, on a rand scale,
is about to be given to Doe F. A. Zia, the Mittioi
ter Plenipotentiary of evlearbiv, recently arrived
from Paris, as a meek of respect to his country,
and au ezpression of interest in its welfare. M.
ZgA is a native of New Grenada, and a Gentleman
of considerable literary and scientific sitainments.
He held several offices in Old Spain previously to
the breaking out of the Revolution in his ono
countiy, and lies been concerned In the manor•
meet of public affairs great pert of his life.
No tri ti of any importance took place yesterday
in the Court of King's Bench.