The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-07 00:00:00

ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH.

Some meetings have within the last few days
taken place in the vestry of St. Bride's Church,
upon the subject of causing an entrance to be made
to the church, corresponding, in some degree, with
the magnificent appearance of the building from
Feet-street. Scientific men have, it seems, made
great objection to the dead wall upon which the eye,
upon descending from the beautiful structure, falls,
and the respectable parishioners have deemed it an
act of meaniftss not to attempt to do justice to the
liberality of Mr. Blades, by adding to the beauty of
the building which- he made permanently open to
the nubile view. St. Bride'a avenue, it is well
known, cost that gentleman upwards of 7,000!., and
it was supposed that the parish might themselves,
after such a sacrifice of property for their benefit,
expend a few hundreds in an improvement which
struck every one as necessary.
Mr. TICKNER (the Common Councilman) pro-
posed that an entrance-porch should he made against
the wall in front of the avenue. He thought the
beauty of the building would be considerably height-
ened by such an addition, and the expence would
amount to a mere bagatelle.
Mr. HANSARD proposed, as an amendment, that a
handsome archway shquld be erected fronting the
avenue, resembling that of St. Giles's-in-the-Fields,
which was greatly admired. He also proposed that
the avenue, instead of being called St. Bride's
Avenue, should be called Blade's Avenue, in com-
memoration of the very great services rendered by
that worthy gentleman's
A very decided opposition was given to each of
those propositions by a numerous body of the pari-
shioners, who represented that there was too much
distress in the parish to justify them in going to any
expellee in adding to the beauty of a church which
had already the reputation of being one of the finest
specimens of architecture in the kingdom. Some of
the opposers of the proposed improvements consi-
dered that it would be very great presumption in the
parish to meddle with what Sir Christopher Wren
had taken so much pains to render the tie plus ultra
of parish-church building, and said that it would be
rely bad taste to press such a matter at a time when
there were so many paupers.

The opposers succeeded in their object, and orders
were issued, in conformity with a resolution which
was passed, to repair the old entrance.
A faculty has been applied for to empower the
officers of the pari4l to lay all the tombstones flat,
as is the practice at the cathedral church of Salisbury
and St. Giles's•in-the-Fields.

Plans of the gateways to St. Bride's church from
the avenues, projected by Mr. Elmer, the port' of
London surveyor, were exhibited to the meeting.
That gentleman offered to guarantee that the ex-
pence of the improvement, which would be one of
the most striking kind, should not exceed 3501.

MILFORD, MAY 3.—On Friday morning
last, at day break, the Liberty, from Bristol, fell in with
a schooner, apparently in distress, about three leagues to
the west of Lundy ; her main-mast gone below the cross-
tiers, and sails overboard; they hailed her, but received no
answer; the mate and two of the crew in the cabin, lying
on the floor asleep. The mate put several questions to
them, hut received no answer. The vessel was lying to,
drifting, with all sails set on the foremast. The name on
her stern the Assiduous of Brixham.

An event has lately excited some attention on
the Continent. The parish of Gall-neukirchen, in Austria,
went over to the Protestant faith. A mission of the order
of Re lemptorists, or Liguetians, was sent from Vienna to
recover the flock, if possible; and as the heretics appealed
constantly to the Bible, one of the priests, in a sermon,
frankly declared that " the Bible is a work of Satan ! !"
Morning Pap,r.

A great many farmers in Hampshire have
lately been robbed of their bacon, which, contrary to the
old proverb, they have not ken able to save.

Turtle, which had fallen to a discount, is said
to have risen above par, by the determination
.of the City
Committee not to diminish the Corporate allowance for
feasting.