The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-05 00:00:00

wINDSOR.-MONDAY.

LAYING OF THE .FIRST STONE OF THE NEW
CHURCH AT WINDSOR, DEDICATED TO THE

HOLY TRINITY.
This morning, at. ten o'clock, the military assembled on the.
ground, and took their stations round the parts enclosed for the
accommodation of the public, the bands occupying the Fastern
part. The pub is were then admitted to the open area mut re-
served galleries, and although the morning was not very aus-
picious, yet hundreds availed themselves of the opportunity to
witness so interesting a sight; and owing to the Judicious ar-
rangement made by the parties, to whom they were entrusted,
all who were there in reasonable time obtained a good situatioo.
His Royal. Highness Prinee Albert, attended by Mr. George
Edward Anson, i'reasurer of his Houiehold, and Wend Ben-
veils-, Equerry in Waiting, arrived at the time appointed, and
was received by the Mayor and Corporation, and the Clergy.
The Prince proceeded to the west end of the intended edifice,
the bands playing the National Anthem. The .Minister of the
parish of Clewer, in which parish the new edifice is erecting.
commenced the proceedings by prayer.
The fine old Psalm was then sung by the child/a:is, accom-
panied by the Bands, and had a very good effect, at the conclu-
sion of which the Hon. and Very Rev. Dr. Hobart, Dsrit of
Windsor, read an Address to the Prince :
" May it please your Royal Highness, •
" Among the many plates in her Majesty's dominions where•
the population has outgrown the means of religious instruc-
tion, the town of IVindsor, distinguished above others as the
Sovereign's residence, must be remembered ; its peculation
amounts to 10,000, and not including the Royal Chapel of St.
George, there is only Church room for 1,600 persons. Of the
inhabitants a large number, chiefly of the lower classes, and
crowded together in the back streets and lanes of the town,
have no connexion with the parish church of Windsor.
The spire of their church may be seen rising in the
neighbouring village of Clewer, and, independently of that
being only of the size proportioned to the population of
the counties part of the parish. The connection be-
tween the town of Windsor and village of Clewer is so
often interrupted in the winter months by the rising of the
water in the Thames, that the humbler classes have alit ost
entirely discontinued their attendance, and have greawn
up in a state of great ignorance and irreligion.
to supply the wants of the population thus situated ;
bring the ministration of religion home to them ; to
place among them a clergyman who shall, by pastorall:
care, win them back to the fold of Christ, watch over the.
spiritual and temporal welfare, and provide that their children
shall be brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord ;
this church is placed in the centre of the district so described.
.‘ Bat there is yet another object in the erection, which your
Royal Highness will hear with no less pleasure, for deeply in-
terested as your Royal Highness is in the welfare of all classes
of her Majesty's subjects, there is no class, we are assured, where
well-being engages more of your Royal Highness's attention
than that of the soldiers of the British Army. As a Royal re-
sidence, there is always a large and important body of
.troops
stationed in this town. How large and important may bejnslged
if we look around us and mark the numbers who are assembled
this day, to be present at the performance of a.
ceremony in which they are all deeply concerned, for in this
church (with the concurrence of her Majesty's Government)
the soldiers stationed at Windsor will assemble for Divine wor-
ship; here they will partake of the ordinances of the Christian
religion ; here they will be instructed out of the power and hea-
venly word of God, and here the soldiers' children, man/ of whom
stand here before us, will be instructed in the fear of the Lord. •
And shall we suppose that these soldiers will do their duty with
less of loyalty in their heart for being instructed to fear God
and honour the Queen? These are the purposes contemplated
in the erection of this church.
" Her Most Gracious Majesty and your Royal Highness hawe
been pleased to be associated in this charitable design; the
hearty desires of all classes are fulfilled on this auspicious day,.
by the fact of your Royal Highness being about to lay the'
corner stone of a church to be erected on this spot, and dedicated •
to the sole honour and glory of the Holy, Eternal, and Undivided
Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; andmay that ,
holy, blessed, and most glorious Trinity, three persons and one
God, of his infinite mercy, grant that, so long as this stone lies em-
bedded in the walls of this church, He, who is alone the living
stone, may be rnasifested in this place, as the only sgre
foundation of a sinner's hope. May they who shall worship • .
in this temple to the end of time, as lively stones, be built
up a spiritual house, hereafter to be placed as pillars in the
temple of the heavenly Jerusalem, to go out no more for ever.
And may the especial blessing of Almighty God rest upon our
Most Gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria, beneath whose
rightful sceptre the walls of this sanctuary now arise; may
that effort which distinguishes her Majesty's reign, and
in which her Majesty unites with her people, of providing
means of religious worship for all classes of her subjects,
be crowned with Divine blessings, and may it be your Royal
Highness's happiness to see her reign for many years in tine
heart of a loyal and devoted people.
" May peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and'
piety so flourish in her days, that the latest generation may
rise up and call her blessed."
The architect then submitted the plans of the Church to his
Roy al Highness, and the Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Provost of Eton,
delivered the coins, during which time the banns Via-se.?. the
Pastoral Symphony. Dr. flawtrys, Head Master of Eton
School, read the inscription engraved nn the plate, which were •
then given to the Prince, who, upon receiving the trowel from
the builders, performed the customary ceremony, the bands
playing " Glory to God," ( Handel).
The Rev. Mr. Gossett,' Vicar of Windsnr, afterwards read
an appropriate prayer, which was followed by the Nstionli •
Anthem, sung by the children, and the Prineo then left the
ground amidst hearty and heartfelt cheers.
The weather continued fine during the ceremony.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left the Castle this
forenoon fcr town.
Her Majesty anti Prince Albert, accompanied by the Pence
of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by the Royal
suite, left the Castle at three o'clock. The Royal party tmtu,..
pied five carriages and four.

The Queen and Prince Alliert arrived in town at five
o'clock yesterday afternoon, in a carriage and four, necorted by
a party of litiF.sars from Windsor Castle. The Equerries
in Waiting, Major-General Wemyss and Colonel Bou-
verie, fo'towed in a chariot. and four. Their Royal High—
nesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and
their attendants .wcupied the next carriage. The Royal suite
were in two carriages and consisted of the Dowager Lady Lyttel,
ton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Baroness
Lehzen, Earl of Ware ick, and Sir Robert OW ay.
Iler Majesty and Prince Albert were received at Bucking—
ham Palace by the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, Ono
Vice-Chamberlain, the Master of the Household, and Ler&
George Lennox, Lord in Waiting on his Royal Highness.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured Drury-lane
Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite
included the Dowager Lady Lyttleton, Lady Caroline Cocks,
Earl of Warwick, Major-General Wemyss, and Col. Bouverie.
His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge visited lot
Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough-house. •
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by
' Colonel Jones, arrived in town yesterday afternoon, from the
seat of the Marquis of Exeter. Burghley House, Lincolnshire.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, returned on Saturday to their mil-
deuce at Kew, from a visit to the Puke of Wellington, at
Strathfieldsaye, Slants.
The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal lighness the
Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester-hone.
Mr. Joseph Tucker and Captain Britton had an interview
with Lord Canning yesterday, at the Foreign- office, .on the
subject of the Spanish Treasury Bonds.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady_
Anna Maria Dawson, arrived at her residence, Clarence Ht
St. James's, at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, from a visit 10
her Majesty, at Windsor Castle.

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NICER EXPEDITION.—( From. a Correspondent.)—ltA
is not improbable that this expedition may be renewed
even sooner than was expected. The latest letters :rom
Ascension (Feb. 7) state that the Albert arrived there .
on the 28th of January. No deaths had occurred in the
interim. The Wilberforce is said to be in better con-
dition than when she left England, and it was Captain
Allen's intention to take her and the Soudan to the
coast in March. From thence he proposed re-ascending
the river, which he would probably be able to etrkt
April. The reports about the model farm are still ells-
rauerised as " exceedingly vague."
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ERRATA.-1n the notice of 13rande's Dietionarr„,
yesterday, for "Steam-engine printing," read "steam-.
engine" printing.
DIARY OF THE COURT OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE, Dr
THE AUTHOB.ESs OF " EVELINA."—In consequence of the,
non-appearance of this portion of Madame D'Arblay's Diary ow
the Ist of April, many persons have imagined that there has
been some interposition regarding its publication in a high and.
influential quarter; we are assured, however, that such is not
the fact, but that the publication hes only been delayed for a.
few days from circumstances of a totally different natute.
The Government Almanack of the Sardinian States
for 1842, contains an account of the lines of railroad, which, it
says, are about to be established in that part of Italy. It is in..
tended to have a railroad communication between Genoa and.
Venice, making the journey an affair of about 12 hours. Front
this line it is considered easy to establish branches towards
the principal passages of the Alps, such as the Splugen,
Mont St. Bernard, St. Gothard, the Simplon, Mount Cenis
&c. From Alexandria en the one side, and Vercelli on tb;
other, communications are to be made with the capital.
passing through the richest provinces of the kingdom, and
creating en intercourse between Genoa, Milan, and Tu-
rin, which would produce a vast increase in the commercial'
relations of these cities. Branch roads are also spoken or.
with Savillan, Pignerol, and other manufacturing districts.
It is intended also, according to the same authority, to pierew
the Alps between Bardonneeha and Modena, which wool*
make it possible to unite by Savoy and the valley of the Iseres
the railroads of Piedmont with those of France, and which
would place the manufacturers of Lyons within ten hours"
journey of the grand central produce of the raw silk of Pied..
mont. The sum required to carry these plans into effect r
calculated at sixty millions, being an expense of 516,000 franca
per league.
Within the last few days, says a letter from Nap'44s
of the 20th ult., a larger quantity of smoke than usual has Lapp
sued from the crater of Mount Vesuvius, and there are otht*
symptoms of an approaching eruption.