The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-02 00:00:00

NEW SCOTCH CHURCH.

Yesterday the foundation-stone of the new Na-
tional Scotch Church, intended to be erected in Regent-square,
north of the Foundling Hospital, was laid with great ceremony.
The stone was expected to be laid by his Royal Highness the
Duke of CLARENCE. The Subscribers, Committees, and
Friends of the new National Church met at the Caledonian
Church, in Cross-street, Hatton-garden, at two o'clock, where
a very numerous and most respectable assemblage, of which a
large portien were of the fair sex, attended. Amongst those
present we noticed—the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of
Breadalbane and daughter, Earl Gower, Earl of Rosebery,
Countess Conyngham, and Lady Chetwynde, with a number
of Scottish Nobility and Gentry. At one o'clock a communi-
cation arrived from his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence
and St. Andrew, expressing his regret that indisposition pre-
vented his attendance.
The stone being in readiness to be laid, Mr. Mann, the Chair-
man of the Building Committee, made a concise address, and
introduced Mr. Tite, the architect, to the Earl of Breadalbane,
who was proxy for his Royal Highness, with the plans for
his inspection. The Reverend Dr. Manuel, of London Wall,
then pronounced an eloquent prayer, invoking the Divine
blessing upon the work in which they had been engaged, and
all those assisting in its execution. The Reverend Edward
Irving then delivered a suitable address. Mr. Hamilton,
Secretary to the General Committee, then read the inscription
on the plate, and exhibited it, with the vase and bottle, and
presented them to his Lordship, who consigned them to their
place in the following succession :—The glass bottle, hermeti-
cally scaled, containing an account of the Church, with the
names of the pastor, elder, finance and general Committees, and
a book of the subscribers to the present time: This part of
the ceremony being concluded, the stone was lowered to its ,
proper place, and the trowel presented to the Earl of Breadal-
bane, who repeated the formula of nomination, having spread
some mortar, and ascertaining that it was in its right position,
gave it three strokes with a wooden mallet, and declared it !o
be fixed. A tent was erected over the stole, which was in tha
centre of the area, and which was gravelled and railed round..
The ground, as well as the scaffblding, was crowded with coin.
patty, who were admitted by tickets, 1,700 of which were issued.
The glass plate bore the following inscription :-
1 Kings, 11th chapter, 27th verse (m Hebrew)—" But will
God indeed dwell on the earth : behold, t'le Heaven and
Heaven of Heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this
house that I have builded."
1 Peter, 2d chapter, Bth verse (in Greek)—" Behold I lay in
Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious; and lie that believeth
on him shall not be confounded."
" The first stone of this church was laid on the Ist of July,
1824, by his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Cla-
rence and St. Andrew's. Edward Irving, A.M., Minister ;
William Dinwiddie, Elder; William Tite, Architect."
A sumptuous dinner was afterwards given at the Freema-
sons"favern, Great Queen-street, to the gentlemen engaged in
the labours of the day. The crowd was great throughout the
day, but not the least accident occurred.