The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-26 00:00:00

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MORN ;NG SUN.

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INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.
On
un Saturday afternO6n, an interesting ceremony took
Pacei near the,Eagle Tavern, Snaresbrook, Essex, on the
eAenamen of laying the first stone of the Infant Orphan
;'l,,Ylani by his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The
net Orphan Asylum, was instituted in the parish of
fres bleb Middlesex, on the 3d day of July, 1827. Its
;h the
is to clothe, nurse, and educate, in accordance
t, the principles of the Church of England, infant or-
an.: who are under seven years of age, till they shall
D!Ygible to enjoy the aid of those institutions which
elve the orphan at a more advanced period of life.
Illentbers are constituted of subscribers ; the sub-
letiher •
c,,, .3 rod a Committee yearly to manage its con-
-.rat
re-' an they are responsible to its constituents.
_4as building at Dalston being inadequate and insuffi-
`...l,at for the accommodation of the objects of the eha-
Z,the Committee have for some time past deter-
en Zli to erect a new and appropriate building in some
imgri, e situation, and they, with that object in view,
To enaged a piece of ground on the property of Mr.
th: Wellesley, a short distance on the London side of
/roa
ut tia at Snaresbrook, and a more beautiful spot it
the be ' difficult to select within several miles of
eve metropolis. Until Tuesday last nothing what-
iten,,was done to the ground but, notwith-
rerg the short space Of time which inter-
,between that period and Saturdy, the most ample
therratiPifs'were made for the interesting occasion, and
tiertions orMessrs. Piper and Sons, the builders, of
•tgate-street, who have taken the contract for the
hi. _l6ll, was the subject of the highest commendation.
lieive'r of the intended ceremony having obtained
.pub-
u4 / in the metropolitan as well as the provincial Jour-
eitikeeparations were made by most families within a
tle„,..•l'pritivfreliie. or fourteen miles to be present, and the
f
ra7 jlor a fine day, as may well be imagined, was gene-
the' wished for. Fortunately these wishes were more
thellifetilised, for, though there was not much sunshine,
14,(1 aY in every other respect was most propitious and
0,0 arable to the occasion. At as early 'an hour as ten
N.:)ek (though the hour appointed for the ceremony was
hers tialecountry people begun to assemble in great num-
fra„; different
in about two hours afterwards the carriages
west utfferent parts of the country, as well as from the
dot end'of the town, began to arrive in quick succes-
w s.so that at half-past one o'clock the seats, which
441iptovided for the accommodation of 1,200 ladies,
pleterarl the same number of gentlemen, were eon-i-
-des I filled, and the scene was one of a most interesting
r tueription. The committee having - completed their
for
tlhations on the ground, returned to the Eagle Tavern
Alb e e Purpose of receiving his Royal Highness Prince
144 11, and arranging the form of procession to accom- ,
Zthe Prince from that place back to the ground.
rivea 'fair-past one o'clock the Bishop of London ar-
the t
_``, and in a few minutes afterwards the Right Hon.
the ''''°lll Mayor, in a carriage-and-four, accompanied by
the Word bearer and other civic officers, and escorted by
aatiejtY Alarshal on horseback, drove up to the tavern.
Itl3 43 received by the co:nmittee. Mr. Sheriff Gibbs
eerriYed in his state carriage, and was followed la)
4e `ratan Sir P. Carroll and a number of gentlemen of
ttence in the City. At two o'clock precisely the near
to7rekell of the Prince was announced by
.the firing of
atei
small pieces of artillery and the hoisting of thi,
tajack n fiont of the Eagle Tavern. His Royal
,fless, with his attendants, it appeared, had travelled
I a special and express train from Slough by the Great
hiewstern Railway to the terminus at Paddington, where
ufts Met by a carriage-and-four, and proceeded with
traders to Lea Bridge, which divides the county of Es-
sexp44from that of Middlesex, where he was met by a corn-
ka„):,of the Essex Yeomanry Cavalry, under the com-
be;'" of Captain Palmer, who escorted his Royal High-
ithe remainder of his journey.
14,131 s Royal Highness, who was accompanied by Lord
ert Grosvenor, Colonel' Bouverie, and G. E Anson.
Esq,,thei °II approaching the town was loudly cheered by
eact-mrnense multitude that had by this time assembled,
/iien alighting froM his carriage was received by the
Co I°P of London, Dr. Read, and other members of the
~unitzlittee, as well as several gentlemen, amongst whom
34i noticed thevenerable G. Byne., Esq., M.P. for Middle-
AIJ• Masterman, Esq., M.P. for London, Col. Wood,
t__e for Middlesex, and G, Palmer, Esq., M.P. for South
it:, x, who conducted his Royal Highness to a marquee
tile pleasur e.
a hand pleasure 'rounds belonging to the garden, where
his 'tne dejeuner was laid out for his use and that of
plauttendants. His Royal Highness expressed great
eas
and saride In
the day was so favourable to the occasion,
pletion. 0 hoped it would continue fine until its com-
Iliad, ln the' course of this conversation, Mr. Byng
and his his-,aPPearance a short distance from the Prince,
first ti,"Val Highness having then seen him for the
kinclesuie, 860 k him by the hand, and asked him in the
The manner how he did.
~_ Procession being by this time formed, the above
named gentlemen
is proceeded with his R. oyal Highness to
the :
7.te of the building, and during his progress he was
loudly cheered by the populace. Several cheers were
Oren for Lord John Russell and her Majesty's present
alinisters, which were cordially responded to. On
arriving on the ground the Prince was loudly greeted,
and was conducted to a chair in front of the stone by
the members of the committee.
The ceremony commenced by his Royal Highness
Patting various coins of the present reign, with the
scrolls recording the nature of the charity, in a bottle,
Ind depositing it, with a book, also descriptive of the
ellarit •
), in an aperture of a large piece of Yorkshire
stone. These he covered with a brass plate, containing"
yhe
following superscription :
virp2
s FIRST STONE WAS LAID BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
-INCII ALBERT, ON SATURDAY, THE TWENTY.FOURTH
~,,it
s'r 3l) LT, THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND
BICHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-OM—SCOTT AND MOF.
ARCHITECTS."
The stone, which bore within a handsome shield the
ris of her Majesty . and Prince Albert, and which is
the salve as that used in the Houses of Parliament, was
en lowered. The trowel used by his Royal Highness
as„ of silver, and the mallet, square, and plumb were of
. tu'hed oak, made from part of the ruins of the late
acts Exchange, of
ranch care and solemnity, were followed by the loud
cheers of the assemblage.
t„,rhe Bisho of London then offered up a prayer, in
w"a4h he invoked the blessings of the Deity upon the
t'inlrk of charity which they had this day so propitiously
, • illn, and ended with the Lord's Prayer.
UP ads of 200 ladies favourable to the charity had
Urldertaken, some time ago, to collect purses of not less
than 31. each, and it was arranged that they should, on
e Occasion, place each of their purses on the top of the
4°4e• T •
1 d • his ceremony occupied some time,. and each
: Y, after depositing the purse, passed his Royal High-
Th"eBa, the Prince, who remained standing, bowing in the
host Courteous manner to each, the military band playing
all the time, " Here's a health to all good lasses," ' and
b,,
.1 this means nearly 3,0001. was collected.
Mr.
fo Ginn, a zealous supporter of the charity, called
hir. irh,ree hearty cheers for the Queen, and three also for
w° lloyal Highness Prince Albert, both of which were
.1.a1111,.Y responded to, the ladies waving their hand-
eerehiefs.
fit. The children, 100 in number, here sung a hymn of
---e verses.
Royal Procession of the stewards was reformed, and his
Eagle Highness returned to the pleasure grounds of the
Tavern, where he sat down to a sumptuous lun-
• c;n• On his right sat the Bishop of London, and on
-"' 'eft the Lord Mayor, and Mr. Byng facing him at the
betool of the table.
The Bishop of LONDON begged on his own part, and
4,„
rhehalf of the Presidents of the Charity and thea nd_ their
Cmi-
Inittne of gentlemen present, to express his
•' uceP gratitude for his Royal Highness's condescension
kid kindness in attending that day to assist them in the
Work of charity, and he hoped his Royal Highness would
~Illinw the gentlemen present to drink his health with the
usual honours.
b.The gentlemen present drank the toast, and his ROYAL
:11_,anNESS instantly rose and said, " My Lord Bishop
and gentlemen, I assure you it affords me great pleasure
tO assist in the work of charity on the present occasion:"
Its Royal Highness, with his attendants, took his
departure at half-past three o'clock, amidst the loudest
• ebeers,

CLERICAL ANTI-CORN-LAW
• . AGITATION.
• (From the Spectator.)
Notwithstandinc, the lecture read to us by an Evening
-raper, distinguished by the .zeal and often by the talent
Of its advocacy of Corn-law,Reform, we remain of opi-
nion that the projected conference of " ministers of all
denOminations on the Corn-laws is inexpedient. We
(lid not volunteer that opinion—it was asked of us by
the projectors of the conference. To be sure, it was
asked much after the fashion of a gentleman who, having been privately married in the morning, consults
a friend in the afternoon as to the propriety of entering
110 matrimonial state. Had none been concerned but
4 Lney who were likely to perform a part in the confer-
' ence, we should not have taken the trouble to comply
• with the request of those who had issued summonses to
11, to express our opinion of the expediency of the step.
tut te progress of sound views of commercial policy—
tile pheace of society, threatened by an augmentation of
the sectarian discord already too loud and grating
among. us—were perilled ; and therefore we candidly
stated our opinion, quite aware of the vituperation that
might be showered upon us, by or on behalf of those
who sought not a candid but a favourable opinion.
•I'.' We are told that "we live under a Protestant Go-
''veri.ment "—that " priests hold seats in Parliament"—
44Z that " our clergy are authorised by law to take an active
and Prominent part in secular politics ;" and it is hence
1 inferred that the Dissenting clergy ought to meddle in
secular politics, in order to counterbalance the influence
of the Established clergy,
The cases are not parallel. The clergy of the Eila-
"l!shed Church, both in and out of Parliament, are
diluted with an admixture of laymen when they take
Part in secular politics. The projected conference is or
was to be composed of an undiluted gathering of clergy-
!nen• The counterpart to such an assembly, met to issue
its fiat on the Corn-laws, would be the Convocation as-
6:tabled for a similar purpose. The Convocation has
for a long series of years met only to adjourn ; and even
. , the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, with all
its tendency
to -encroarh on the secular domain, has
hirtherto confined itself to questions in which the Church
enpcerned. The pr)jected conference, on the ot 1-nr
hand, was •meant to bN a meeting composed exclusli ely
of
• eleFgymeri, assembl'd
_to pronounce judgment in a
question exclusively secular.
44 Q
We.
k'veral priests holt seats in parliament." True ;
and e-bave always understood that this was an anomaly
• seriously complained of by Reformers. We understood,
too, that the outer aainst Bishops having seats i'a the
• use of Lords was raised, not because these Binhops
tl_Were members of the Church of England, but because
the function of a minister . of the gospel was conceived to
- Incompatible with the function of a secular legislator.
• „.„add •
a political Dissenting clergy to a political Eata-
"s'•• b clergy is to double, not to re move the evil corn--
Plaided of, fiwo political parsons are two political par-
.!' na, even though-they should be of different sects ; and
"V° 1114seiees are worsetlisa one. •