The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-16 00:00:00

tion, ericntsted on 0338e5, presented it to the Lord Mayor. His
Lordship deposited it in the:subjacent stone.
Mr. Henry Woodthorpe, the 'Clerk of the Committee,
next
read the Lattn Inscription,engraved on a copper-plate, and then
resented it. to the Lord Mayor. His Lordship deposited it
m its plate on the stone. The following is a copy of the
inscription :

Pontes vetnti
thrin propter crebas nimis interiectas molts
Impcelito cvrsu flvminia
Navicvlae et rates
Non levi saepe iactvra et vitae percivlo
Per augvstas favce.s
Praecipiti aqvarvm impetv ferri solerent
CI V ITA S LON DI N ENS IS
His incommodis remedivm adhibere volens
Et celeberrimi simvl in terris emporii
Vtilitatibvs consvlens
Regal insvper senates avetoritate
Ac mvniflcentia adivta
Pontem
Site prorsys novo
A mplioribvs spatiis constrvendvm dccrevit
Ca scilicet forma ac magnitvdine
Qvae regiae vrbis maiestati
Tandem responderet
Neqve alio magis tenipore
Tantvm opvs inchoandvm dvxit
Qvam cvm pacato ferme toto terrarvm osbe
1111PE1t1Vil BRITANNICVM
Paws opibvs mvltitvdine civivm et concordia pollens

PRINCIPE
item gayderet
Artivm favtore ac patron
CvivM svb aysinciis
NOTTII Indies aedificiorvm splendor vrbi accederet.

Primvm operis lapidem
TosVt
lOANNES GARRATT ARMIGER
Praetor
ay. die Ivnii
Atm, Regis Georgli Qvarti Seat*
A. S. M.D.CCC.XXV.
Joanne Rennie, S.R.S. Architect°.

(TRANSLATION.)
The Free Course of the River
Being obstructed by the numerous Piers
Of the Ancient Bridge,
And the passage of Boats and Vessels
Through its narrow channels
Being often attended with danger and loss of life
By reason of the force and rapidity of the current,
THE CITY OF LONDON,
Desirous of providing a remedy for this evil,
And at the same time consulting
. The convenience of Commerce
In this vast Emporium of all Nations,
Under the sanction and with the liberal lid of
Parliament,
Resolved to Erect a Bridge
Upon a foundation altogether new,
With arches of wider span,
And of a character corresponding
To the Dignity and importance
Of this Royal City :
Nor does any other time seem to be more suitable
For such an undertaking
Than when in a Period of Universal Peace
THE . BRITISH EMPIRE,
Flourishing in Glory, Wealth, Population, and Domestic Union,
Is Governed by a Prince
The Patron and Encourager of the Arts,
Under whose Auspices
The liletrepolis has been daily advancing in Elegance and •
• Splendour.
The First Stone of this Work
Wes Laid
BY JOHN GAIIRATT, ESQUIRE,
Lord Mayor
On the 15th Day of June,
In the Sixth Year of King GEORGE the FOURTII,
And in the Year ofOur Lord
1825.
JOHN R.ENNIE, F. R. S., Architect.

The Sub-Chairman of the Committee addressed his Lord-
ship—" My Lord, I have the honour to inform you, that the
Committee of Management has appointed your Irordship, in
your character of Lord Mayor of London, to lay the first stone
of the New London.britige, and that they have directed me to
present to your Lordship this trowel, as a means of assistance
to your Lordship in accomplishing that object."
Here the Sub-Chairman delivered to his Lordship a silver.
gilt trowel, handsomely wrought on one aide, and bearing an
appropriate insctiption on the other.
The Loan MAYOR, turning to his Royal Highness the Duke
of Yoe x, then addressed his Royal Highness and the Assembly
to the following effect The present occasion is one so veil
obvious and intelligible, that it is not necessary to say much
upon its natnre or its uses. However, I feel myself called on;as the head of a great Commercial City, to say something. on
an occurrence so closely connected with the public utility of I
-this civic society. This is not a time tit for a chronological ac-
count of the several stages of this great City's progress in wealth
and commerce, nor for an analytical discourse on the particular
causes of her pre-eminence in commercial skill and prosperity
—her increase .in population, and her general advancement
in all those public improvements which have rendered -a new
London Bridge necessary to the public accommodation. a
will not deviate into a description of those glorious military
achievements of our country which terminated, not many
years since, in a still more glorious peace. It is more ap-
propriate to the present occasion, and congenial to my own
feelings, to remind you that we have the happiness of liv-
ing under the mild sway of a constitutional Monarch, whose
genn-ous patronage sheds lustre and life on every great ob-
ject of national improvement; that we are governed under
the influence of a Legislature which has evinced its regard for
public interests, and public feelings, in all great questions of
legislation, general and local; and not least in its munificent
contribution to the consummation of this incipient edifice. That
we live In such prosperous and peaceful times, and under such
an enlightened and liberal Goveroment, is a subject of no small
gratification to us. This hour of peace is the proper period for
measures of internal improvement, and for the construction of
great public works like the present r and it is a source of great
pride and pleasure to me that this great undertaking should•
have occurred in the year in which I have been honoured bythe
office of Chief Magistrate of this great, this greatest City, not
only of England, bitt of -Europe ; and that this solemn cere-
mony should take place in the very ward which I have had the
honour to represent in the Councils of the City.—The Corpo-
ration of the City of London has also just cause of eelf.gratula-
tion in beholding their great project honoured by the presence
of the illustrious Duke of York, cf several of his Majesty's
Ministers, of many of the Nobles of the land, the Magistracy
and Commonalty of this ancient City, and, not least, by those
wbose brilliant presence heamslight, and life, and love, on
every object of their favour—the Ladies of London. I trust,
then, that you will all join with me in the wish, that this intended
edifice may be reared without danger or injury to the many who
shall be employed in its construction, and that you will unite
with, sne in hoping, that this great work, when consummated,
will prove an ornament to our City, an honour to its Projectors,
and a credit to its Architect."
His lordship's address was received with the warmest
applause.
The Members of the Committee then presented the level and
the Mallet to hie. Lordship. .
The stone having been moved into its place by a pulliy and
'events tho; Lord Mayor adjusted it with the usual mechanical
forms. The sword and mace were placed crosswise on it, and
the foundation of the new bridge was declared to he then laid
down, about five minutes before five o'clock. The band in-
stantly struck up s' God save the King," of which the com-
pany and the children sang the usal verses. His oal ih-
ness the Duke of York also joined in the Nationßaly AntHhegm.
At the conclusion of the song, the company gave three cheers
for the New London Bridge; and the guns of the Hon. Artil-
lery Company, on a signal, fired a salute of their artificial
:thunder. The several Members of the Corporation exchanged
mutual congratulations on the happy event, and every face
wore a smile of pleasure at its consummation.
• The company then gave three cheers for his Royal Highness
the Duke of York, three for Old England, and three for the
• Architect. The company then dispersed, and the Civic proces-
sion returned in art order reversed from that in which they had
arrived.
The public characters, beside those forming the procession,
whom ive noticed :'on the platform, were Lord Darnley,. Mr.
Wynn, Sir I. Coffin; Sir J. York, Lord J. Stewart, Sir R.
Wilson. Alderman Heygate, Mr. T. Wilson, M. P., &c.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York conversed occasionally
with those gentlemen who stood near him, and was particularly
attentive to The Lady Mayoress and her party. His Royal
Highness was dressed in a plain blue- coat, with a small star.