The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-27 00:00:00

THE TEMPLE CHURCH.

The near approach towards the completion of the
great work of repair which has been going on in this
church during the last two years will be sufficient
apology for the introduction of the following brief
notice of its present state to our readers, all of whom
may be supposed to feel some interest in this, the
oldest ecclesiastical structure in the metropolis.
The repair and restoration was commenced in 1840,
at the joint expense of the two Temples. The dilapi-
dated state of the building, in a great measure owing
to the reckless manner in which the walls and pillars
had been overlaid with heavy monuments, rendered
these works necessary ; and in accordance with the im-
proved feeling now prevalent in the public mind in re-
gard to church architecture, the Benchers were led to
extend the mere repair into a restoration of the build-
ing, as nearly as possible, to its original state and ap-
pearance.' This has been done on a scale of costli-
ness and magnificence which has no parallel within
the last few centuries. The architect who commenced
these works was Mr. Savage ; but owing to some
differences between that gentleman and the Building
Committee of Benchers, the charge was transferred to
Mr. Sydney Smirke on the part of the Inner
Temple, and Mr. Septimus Burton on that of the
Middle Temple.
The repairs have been executed with stone of the
same description used in the original construction of
the church, all of which is obtained from quarries in
the vicinity of Caen, in Normandy, whence it acquires
its patronymic.
THE ENTRANCE PORCH is fur the most part new,
the excessively ornamented old doorway having been
partly renewed, and the remainder reworked and re-
stored.
Tile CIRCULAR NAVE.—The six clusters of old
Purbec marble columns which formerly supported the
whole superstructure have been removed, and new
columns of the same material substituted. The ceil-
ing of the centre part, which was a truncated dome of
comparatively modern erection, has been taken down,
and a new oak vaulted and groined ceiling substituted,
painted by Mr. Willement strictly in accordance with
the style of the period. The whole of the wall, arches,
and aisle vaults have been reworked, and new polished
marble shafts substituted for the old columns. This
measure was found absolutely necessary from the ad•
vanced state of decay into which those portions of the
structure had fallen. The sculptured figures of the
Knights Templars have been restored in the most per-
fect manner, and will again occupy their former posi-
tions. The carved oak screen which divided the nave
from the chancel, and over which the organ was
placed, has been removed, and it is intended to erect
elaborately executed bronze gates in its stead.
THE TRIFORFUM OF THE NAVE has been converted
into a, depository for nearly all the monuments which
formerly disfigured the walls of the church. They
are now far better seen than heretofore, and the col-
lection forms a highly interesting gallery of monu-
mental sculpture, containing mural tablets of most of
the eminent lawyers of the last century and a half.
THE SQUARE CHANCEL.—The old organ gallery,
pewing, pulpit, altar screen, &c., have been cleared
away, and the nave and chancel thrown into one. A
loft for the organ and choristers has been erected on
the north side, occupying one hay, with a vestry be-
neath. The whole interior surface of this part of the
building has been reworked and made sound. The
north and south aisles of the church are occu-
pied by stalls divided into five compartments
on each side. These are of the finest oak,
with elaborately carved ornaments of every
possible variety. Fifty-six sittings (two com-
partments) are reserved for the Benchers of
the Inner and Middle Temples. Two divisions will
accommodate the Benchers' ladies ; four will be filled
with the barristers of the two inns, and two by the
' barristers' ladies. The whole of the centre of the
church is fitted up with sittings for the students, in
the cathedral style of arrangement. The original
ceiling has been coloured, as was proved by the dis-.
covery of portions of the old painting, but successive
white-washings had obliterated it. It is now painted
as it is supposed likely to have been, and in accord-
ance with existing specimens of the 13th century.
The altar is entirely new, from the design of. Mr.
Smirke, its extreme beauty being much enhanced by
the magnificent windows which surmount it. The
creed and commandments are painted black, in church
text, on a gold ground, the initial letters being illumi-
nated, the whole producing a richness of effect, com-
bined with an elaborateness of detail, perhaps
.never
before equalled.
The prevailing colours used in the decorations of
the walls and roof of the chancel are blue and red.
The ceiling is divided into compartments, alternately
ornamented with the armorial bearings of the two
bodies—the flying horse for the inner Temple, and
the lamb and staff for the Middle Temple. Figures
of several of the early Kings of England are em-
blazoned on the walls, and the shield of the Holy
Cross worn by the Knights Templars, is also fre-
, quently introduced.
The extent of labour bestowed on the various
carvings with which the Church is adorned has been
immense. The whole of the designs for the stall
ends and elbows, consisting of grotesque heads, kc.,
have been furnished by'Mr. Cottingham, the well-
known architect and author, and the mechanical por-
tion has been excellently carried out by Mr. Nash, of
Hercules-building's, Lambeth.
The desk now erected is merely temporary, it being
considered prudent to ascertain the most eligible post-
tion by actual experiment, previously to the definite
adoption of a site for the handsome carved oak pulpit
which is in preparation. The organ, one of the few
superb instruments built by Schmit, more than a cen-
tury since, has been entirely reconstructed by Bishop,
who has greatly extended its power by the adoption
of fifteen large pedal pipes, and corrected a few de-
fects in the original. The floor is paved with glazed
encaustic tiles, copied exactly from ancient examples.
Thisis not expected to be completed by the clay ap-
pointed
for the re-opening of the church for public
service, owing. to the entire stoppage of the works at
the Potteries in Staffordshire during the Fate disturbs
antes.

The bell, which was formerly in the roof of the
circular nave (although that was not its original
place) has been removed, and hung in a new stone
belfry turret, erected over the Newel staircase on the
north side.

The churchyard is being paved, and otherwise im-
proved ; and it has been determined by the Benchers
to allow no more interments therein.

It will be recollected that the musical service of the
Temple Church was formerly a great attraction. The
Benchers have now decided on introducing a choir,
and the service will be performed in the cathedral style.
The interest excited by the opening announced-for
Sunday, the 6th of next month, is very great, and,
notwithstanding much remains to be done, it is con-
fidently expected that service will be performed on
that day.

METHOD OF STOPPING BLEED.
ING FROM THE NOSE.
(By Dr. NEGRIER, of Anglers.)
The following case, being one of those. reported by
the author, will- show his method of proceeding :--
APRIL, 1839.—A chimney-sweep, aged 14, had
already lost 200 grammes (six ounces) of blood from
the right nostril. The blood was still flowing very
fast. I had the boy placed with his head high ; then,
with the forefinger of the left band, I compressed the
nostril from which the blood was flowing;
nwhile doing
while
this I made him lift up his right arm perpe y,
telling him to keep it so for two minutes ; the hemor-
rhage had stopped in ten seconds.
M. Negrier relates three other cases, quite similar.
The following fact induced him to try the plan :
' " Some years ago," says M. Negrier, " I cut
myself under the nose while shaving. The blood
I lifted up both my arms at once t
flowed copiously from this petty wound, and I
could not stop it, either with court plaster or by
cauterising with the nitrate of silver. By chance,
I again liftedn.' them-
prherSh:vel:,:ettTengfl,o.wand
of I
blood,saw -
Ntvii)lile7
was
svat s.uro-
pa end again
till 0
copious
just before, immediately stopped. 1 lowered t v arms
iv fivell): 'six times,
up, and again the blood immediately sto 1
therte'a'nernw°e(rlrialnagdestbo7ln this
in order to convince myself perfectly la:
al and
I
y that the sudden
raising of the arias was really th
sion of the hemorrhage. Lastly, I kept my arms raised
for one or two minutes •
, and during this period a
plastic crust formed upon the cut, which put final.
stop to the hemorrhage "
Iw-re
—Medical Gazette.
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It is stated in certain quarters that a Countess, the
daughter et a Duke, has left her house under suspi•
cious circumstances with a friend of the family.
A CARGO !—The ship America, Captain Fisher,
arrived. at this port on Saturday, from the Pacifio
Ocean, after an absence of twenty-six months, with a
cargo of 4,700 barrels of oil (400 sperm), and
45,0001b5. of whalebone. This is the largest cargo
ever recorded in the annals of the whale fishery in any
part of the world. Captain Fisher is a son of Edgat-
town, a thorough-bred whaler. New Bedford
Mercury.
MURDEROUS OUTRAGE.- On Tuesday a Govern-
ment notice was inserted in the Police Gazette, offer-
ing a reward of 1001. for the apprehension of a set of
villains, five in number, who, on the evening of the
16th of September, broke into the dwelling-house of
Charles Inglefield, in the township of Bebbington,
county of Chester (one of them wearing a black veil over
I,i, face), and severely beat and dangerously cut and
wounded Charles Inglefield and an old woman, his
housekeeper. They left behind them a loaded pistol
and a hat ; 50/. of the reward will be paid by her Ma.
jesty's Government, 25/. by the township on3ebbing-
top, and 25/. by George Orred, Esq., the owner of the
how. A promise of her Majesty .s pardon is also
held-out to any accomplice not guilty of the actual
personal violence, for such information as may lead to
the Conviction el the rest.