The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-05 00:00:00

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH.

The foundation stone of a New Church for the Pariah of Isling-
ton was yesterday laid by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Church will stand close to the Highgate road, in Upper Hol.
!way, opposite the third mile-stone, and is intended for the accom.
modatioo of the families in that neighbourhood, which is of daily
increasing population.
Notwithstanding the unfavourable appearance of the morning,
Islington, especially about the Church, was crowded with persona
of the most respectable appearance, and many splendid equipages
were seen driving to the site of the intended building. The pro.
cession assembled at St. Mary's Church, front which it set out
about one o'clock, and arrived at its destination in a little more
than an hour, in the following order :
One of the City Har•.ale on horseback.
A man bearing the Banner of the United Kingdoms.
Street-keeper.
Four Supervisors of the Watch.
Girls of the Parochial School, four abreast, and Schoolmistress,
Boys of the Parochial School, four abreast, and Schoolmaster,
Parish Clerk and Organist.
Two Men bearing Flags.
Band of Music.
The Collectors of the several Rates.

The Contractors for the New Church.
Messrs. Ward (the Masons) bearing a Silver Trowel on a Cushion.
Charles Barry, Esq. the Architect, with the Plans.
The Inhabitants of the Parish, three abreast.
Past Churchwarden' and Overseers.
The Trustees of the Parish, three abreast.
The Committee of the Trustees, bearing the Vase and Inscription
Plate, on Crimson Velvet Cushions.
The Vestry Clerk and the Secretary of rite Parochial Schools.
The Bankers (acting as Treasurers) bearing the Coins to be depo-
sited, and the Treasurer of the Parochial Schools.
B. Harrison, Hag. Treasurer, and other Members of the Corpora-
tion of the Sons of the Clergy.
The Beadles, with their Staves of Office.
Two Alen bearing Flag..
The Church waidens,with theirlVands of Office, ant. the Sidesmen.
The Clergy, in their Robes.
The Members for the County.
The Sheriflir of London and Alitidiesez.
The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor.
The Lord Bishop of Chester.
The Lord Bishop of London.
His Crime the Archbishop of Canterbury, with Attendants.
Constables, with their Staves.
On arriving at the ground, the Hui.dredth Psalm was sung,
after which the glass case containing the coins was presented to the
Archbishop, which his Grace deposited within a cavity formed in
the stone, covered with a metal plate, bearings suitable inscription.
A prayer was thee read, after which the stone was lowered towards
its intended station ; and the Archbishop, receiving a silver trowel
from Mr. lkirry, the Architect, proceeded to lay it. After it was
properly adjusted, prayers were read, and three verses of the 95th
Psalm sung. His Grace the Archbishop then invoked a blessing
on the work, and the ceremony concluded.

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,FL,M ARTS.
FLEAILSH AND DUTCH PICTURES.
The real lovers of art. have thronged the rooms of Mr.
CHUMS, during each day that the small but highly
valuable cabinet of choice pictures, of the Flemish and
Dutch schools, has been submitted to public inspection,
preciously to their sale, which takes place to-tnorrow.
They comprise choice specimens of about twenty of the
principal masters, and form of themselves a select and
beautiful collection. We observe, among them, the Abrest-
uoir, by WouvErtmsNa, which, if we mistake not, was
formerly in the possession of the late President IVEsv, and
was considered by him as among the very finest productions
of that great master. A View in the Interior n/' the City of
Cologne, by V. nta HEYDE, is, both in execution and
effect, perfectly magical. Nature was never more perfeetly
brought upon the canvas than in this exttaordinary
picture. Although miuisitely finished, it has nothing of
dry or hard pencilling in any part : the sky. the atmo-
sphere, the distance, are all worked out with a transparency
that products a complete illusion. The Geographer pur-
suing his Studies by Candle•light, b 7 GERARD Douw, and
the specimens of MIERI9, BOTH, CARL DE MOOR, MAAS,
and TsNisas, are works of first-rate attraction, and will,
no doubt, give rise to a strong competition among the
leading collectors.

ATMOSPHERICAL PRESSURE.—From a essnparison of
the various meteorological journals througbantthe country,
it appears that the can height elf the besaiestar in the
year 1825 wai greater than the ineiftaf the pineal!' eleven
years.
INDLAR Gore-HaaaeLs.—.-gree the l'reientiona of the
Society of Ans, we find the tpliOwtrela gab at Itombay,
in imitation eUtleose of Dammam so seeekialned by the
Orientals for tit• beauty of deate Meer agallPeoldee, lured
front ken beeps, obtained bans iirepteir INN, mostly

LIVERPOOL, Nl.ty 3.

This morning our town's paper, the Courier, announced
the notice in the Houses of Parliament of the bonded grain
to be admitted for home use • and it produced a most
lively sensation through all ranks, but more particularly
in the corn trade. No price for wheat in bond can be as-
certained, and we have not learned of a single transaction
in it. _ _ _

The Cotton Market has experienced a better demand,
and this day upwards of %WO bags have been sold, at
what may be called rather improving prices. The previous
part of the week this trade had been very dull, as indeed
every other sort of produce bad been.
By a gentleman who left Manchester, this morning, that
place was very quiet. Nothing from Blackburn, this
morning; we therefore conclude the people were quiet
there.