The New York herald., 1850-08-30


A NKw INsTITUTioN-LAYIN0 TIKI CORNER sToNK.
The ceremony OF laying the stone Of the New
York Medical College, took place yesterday afternoon
At 6h o'clock. The new edincs, which is we'll de-
signed iocsted In Thirteenth street. few doors east
OF the Fourth avenue. II 10 well advanced to-
wards completion and the ceremony oflaying the cor
ftono was therefore mere ceremony The mAsons
made excavation In the wall at the northeast
Of the building and at the time appointed the
officiating oAcers appeared on the ground when the
trustees Of the institution led by the Rev Drs Cox
Dewitt and Bowling, mounted to the second story by
Of a ladder, when DIR. Dswling advanced to the
front and spoke to the audience outside He alluded
I, the occasion which had brought them together aad
DR. Coz Of Brooklyn.
Dr Cav then came forward and addressed ths per-
In sttendauce- the reverend gentleman stand a z
on tie sill Of window In the second story OF the
bIildipg. lie said that, In accordance with ancient
me persons present assembled Tor the pur-
pose Of laying the stone OF institution wnic
To last when those present we're numb bered with
the dead. The reverend gentleman then went ON 10
explain how this custom Of laying stones urst
was first ksown to have existed He said, we can
surely trace 10 to the time OF Justinau. when the
cs,h'dIal Of st Sophia was erected. some, said he
,Uppose u to have b-eu ancient the
of the Temple Of Solomon. with us. said he Il H. q
simble srmtny The orator then pas-ed 60 the 10.
huenoe which ght be flt by generations yet un born
ty the act ~ this day rhe little box. aid he now
sbcut TO b. dspO,t.d aims objects Ia.
teret IL viii toll generation ~ 70 come whst we're
thoughts We lay this corner stone with pres
sions of our depspsence on Almighty God We lay u
seeking the benedieti1n of Jehovah After son1s for
Up in his hands and said :-Th. box nov leave. our
eight Z, be revealed only TO those Who shall live after
". ere dead May We then be in heaven! In behslf
Of the trustees of this institution. now lay the
c one. In the nsme a the Father aud Of the
Son. aud Ct the Hely Ghost The boz was then d.
Iwn'd In its Rppropr'nte place.
lie Rev DIR his audience Iha fullA 10 n
tens ss the contents Of the said bax,-
let copy Of the announcement and catalogue Of
The Officers OF the InEtitutiun
"a copy OF the Petition to the Legislature Of the
State for charter
lth. a copy Of the charter and bye-lav.
9th. History and drscrip ion Of the building
9Th. ksmss Of the architects, FisId d CorrryjA
Tth. masons. A. n > White
9Th. csrpsntcrs Zuile 4 Eglsston
Hh. engineer Thomas rhaeksr.
lOth. American coins
1ith. American Medical Journais
18th. Gty papers
18th. A copy q. California paper
14th. Miscellaneous papers
18th. A sermon BY the Rev. DR. Cor on the Prophs
Ansr the Dor hsd been deposited and Or. Cor hsd
retired Rev Dr D,witt came forward and pronounced
1b. .r,uonies b.pg thu. concluded st the College
the company lett aud convened shortly amer In the
Church 81 The PuritsDs. Brosdwsy opposite Union
squsre where according To previous arrangement DR.
ox TO deliver the oration appropriate TO the
sion Some time elapsed ho-.ver prior TO the ssssm
bage being fully convened and during the interim the
~ss epgsgsd IN dseoursns several veil perform
AZ Lrgth Rev Or Dovtr-e arose and said that In
eopsequspce Of the absence Of Geo Wood Esq Pre-
sdeNt Of the institute, he had been requested TO on
cste 10 hi stead lie introduced Rev DR. De-itt, vho
DR. Coz then s,iss introduced took the pulpit and
sdores.d the ssr.mblag- IN an orsicn of eonsds.bls
Of vspt OF time and opportunity 10 prepare himssn
IN. pres.nt effort lie ssie that the -esson lths
rad pr.,ssted him frc de, otss the tine nscess.ry
20 th. full preparation Of tssk like this lie. there
fory approached the task -ih dimd-nc- Ne f-lt him.
,s symsn IN reference 20 the suhi.ct vhieh he vHs
shout TO proseh lie. however very soon s--med 20
tnd bmself at home In bis subject for he trsstsd
With an ability ~hieh could hardly fail 10 excite al
irstiop He fret ,pos. Of the imporascs Of Learned
men properly sppreci.tibs and recognising common
ipi.rs,t This point he carried on, eth good srsu
kt.d between all the learned professions NEXT. he
commented upon the remsrtshls prosr-ss of medicip.
,res the restoration Of lstters IN the fteenth
tury The orator nsst msde . tit at smpirisisu,
vbieh he eopdsmned in IN. bro.dest terms he then
sprrosehsd -ith much es,srene. bat great deeisien
teaching Their students l.ssons In the philosophy sf
Death sns branching OF from this, he commsnisd
the b'suty Of the Hsbr.c hhtory Of the medical
Of TN. tine ofJos.th lie then rsvie~ed the history Of
th. fsthsrs Of medicine uippcerst-s osen ke OF the
ancient school sps Afterwards remarked. ~ith great
,ptbuissm upon thoee vho had lived In more nsdsrn
days uni the sss of printing arrived and here the
r..r.ns orster psussd 70 pss. eui~sium the art
snd the Frest esnsnts which hsd been derived Rom
Th-p, ssid be WONDERS commenced, until wonders
have CONE 20 Be The crder 81 the Day From this
point he vent 20 the remarksb effects Of the Nm prove
nts In ths sssnee of mescine kssf and i'm ned
day potfsr distant vhs, the spproprist- worh of the
ph,ssess vili noe b. hoe his patients 10 be
cured ef dissss~. but ho~ beet thsy may prss~rve
hsshh Men then said the DR. viii - booked upon
sees eloeh, vhish vb~s veil wound. TO run for en-
huperes years The pnlpt said he. owes much n the
rsdes p~cessos or the results ot the facts brought
sst In the shsmsesl lecture Tue discovery OF
Hsry.y In r.lsscn 70 IN. ersasscr of the blood B.
eosstasr rsd 81 the prsas-~t made Hs nert
somnsnted upon the encrts ~ Jssnsr snd vsocns-
tor The esp.rsi rrson ~ tbs sst~>d-d sec see of
N. mseseal sei~pse ~sre nsxt commsnfe1 upsn ana
tke~ tbs orsfor ssa~s 20 the rivsissr of hoa cot
legs IN tks city. W. sale h~ sss not -h<ng to ~
h@~- that the, we've .ordid in their rivslrr sss
be- In .eeosr >nee Nth the spirit of sss sad oar
eooptry, 20 mshs o wids sr-ns and fvs ths prise W
him vho virs "a The french dceuins ot meaea
seisne. sis,ne ths Arguments In hvor u the inads
dcetrsp~s or. psrt Ersppl-e ~uh snd controv.rted