ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, CHELSE...
The Times, 1824-10-19T00:00:00

ST. ives s CHUnRCH, CltLLSFA.-The contsecration of tlhis beautiful building took place yesterdaY. Long before the cere- mnony commenced the church was crowdled withi respectable nerson no onc beira admuitted without a ticket for the purpose. I he an. pearance of the eifiice, both externial anti intetna). is extremclyV cle- Lant, pre entiinz a very handlsonme specimen of the florid Giothic style. The body of the church is lofty. caparious, anti hghtsome but in the con.Rtructi9n of the aisles the athvantage of'seeing and hrar ing the reader andi the preacher is in a great measure sacrificed to the preservation of the character of the architecture. Those who have been in the galleries will readilyapprehend this objection. The ceremony of con'ecration was performed hy the Bishop of London. Hip. Lordship, attentledl be his chaplain, was niet a t the- door bv the rector. the registrar. tbe churchwardeos. colnmittee &c., and con- tucted by them. to the vestry-room, where he put on his robes. His Lordshin then procereti to the altar, and wenit throttgh the usua'l ibrtialities of consecration ; afer which, divine service wast,erformef, at a serotin prcached by Dr. y,ellesler the rector of the parish. The nmusic and singing were ot the most delightful descri tion Mr. Attwool, ors-esist to the King, opened the organ. Owing to the fineness of the dav, a crowvl of persons was collected outside tie .ratts, to witness the congregatioti going in and re-turning. The name ofthe architect is Savage. Dr. MVovsey livedt so long iti his office of physician to Chelsea Hospital. that during ianty chlanges of Admiitistratist, the reversion of the place ha(l been pre;mised to s.veral tiaedical f'rientis of the diffierent paymasters of Elle tlrees. One dta., the Doctor, iooking out of his window. saw a gentleman atutntively examining tse house and gardens, wlho he knew hadl just got the reversion of the place; ant coming ouit to him, le thus ;accosted hitm :-" Wel1, Sir I see eyou are examinit z your house and( gardiens that ,re 0t l. and I so:ure vou that they are both verY pleasant and conivenient: but I unmtst tell voln ontr circumstance-vono are the.fil:tZ man that llas got the reversion of the place: I have buried the other flour; and l:ha: is more." said tie Doctor, looking archlY at him, there is something in your face that tells me I shall bury you too." 'iowever ex!raor. disary. the fact turned out to be so; and at the time of the Doctor's deaths there was no person who hlad tile prunmi.c of the place. it. FAUNT'1.13tOY.-It is scarcely credlible, anti yet wve are positively assured of tihe fact. ttiat bets to a large atnount are tdependitig upton the issuc of Mr. Pauintlero'vs trial, and that the hooks of some of the freiquenters of TatterFall's and the One Tun are not less occupied with wagers uposn th)e fate of a fellow-creature than with thiose upon the Oaks, Derby, and St. Leger. To persons who are not aware of the brutalizing effect of gaslbiing upon the mind, this citcumstance will be a matter of astonishment, al nd even the more experienced can searcely view wvith inlditference so gross an outrage on eomllson dlecencv. Tiiere call he no doubt that many tif the blackigu.srds svho are harlened enoug9h to make such bets, would have little 11Csitatiotl in promotingc any c,atastrophe thit would enable them to win. ff a man! onsce contracts the habits of a gambler, a jockey, and a prize-tiglhter, it is ten to one that lie hbecJines a thorough scotititirel. iN7r. Mttss, the late celebrated enattiel painter, left a larze tuid b-autiful copy of a HIoly l-amily isv Parinaegiano, Which thle King, throughi the kitid agency, se believe, of Sir NVilliant Knighton, p*mrchased of the artist's witlow, at the pdict of 1,tsOI guineaq. This nioneY, we are informed, she placed in the house of Muarsh andl Co., for the purpose of pur(chasing an exchequer bill: aid as it is hier principlal property. and slhe tsa a voung fa. mtily, the fiailure of the firiui must naturally give her gre't uncasi niese.s.ra,uizsizer.,| SOUTIIAM 1iIt 5t, Oct. Iti.-ICI tttDtNS FAtsl:;.i ti.--01- i Friday last the theatre was crowded in consequence of an annoance- ment, tihalt the abnve once-celebrated singer was to sing four of his most popular songs, and to take leave of the stage for ever. in a short address. It is not generally knowni, that Incledots here mnade his debut exactly forty years ago. The sorgs he selected on this neca. sio41 were Black Pcrdl Suxa.tn. Deatl of Admtiral lPeibow, Srots tca hblr, the celebrated dluet of AIP.s .ellU, witlh Mlr. Bolton, aiti The,, fariwecl ys, Irii.bzfiilt therr!i. After the last sung he atidreteed I the audience neaTly as follows:- Ladlies ani Gentlemen,-ht is witit tlhe sincerest feelings of gra titude that I aIo capable ot; that I stand belbre you this esening to return yots my most heartfelt thanks for the distih)guished patronage I you have ever conferred on tue. In this town, and on thewe boards, l first appeared as a singeTr. and the cncouragement I then TrceiVetl fror you Ims proved, I msy say, my passport to fame. LaRies antl G2entlemen,sPince that period I have passed through mnany vicissi- tudee; I have servecd His Majesty in many engagetnents; there is not a ship in the tntg, nor are there many- towns in the cousntry,that I have not sung in, but stil your early liberality has never been ef- faced from my memnory. It isnow six years ago, since I left the stage, but it has always been my wish to appear once more before you. IeLadies and Gentlemen, age, sicknless, and infirnsities, have altered me much from wh;t I once seas, but I have always done rny best to please my Icindest patrons, and I reyeat it, Ladies and Gen. tiemeu, while I live I shall nevcr forget thc support and encourage- | menit Ibave received from the inhabitants of Southamptons." A tremnendous burst of applause followed, and the veteran retired from the stage for ever. A fcw days since, a leaf of a most valuable and ancient manssicript, entitled the Eaxon Donesedy Book, preserved among the recortis and charters of the Deats and Chapter of Exeter, was restored to its proper place, having been accidentally found at sotme distatice in the country, after being rmissing, it is sail, upwards of a century. About eight years since, the above M1IS. was orinted in 500 pages folio in a supplement to the ra7chequer Great Domesday Book; when the learned editor and antiquarv, Henry Elfis. Es(.., had occasion to regret in his preface the imperfection caused by the lost leaf.-Evetcr Gazette. " People," says Mr. Howison, " whio are in the habit of travelling much upon the ice in North America, usually carry hal- ters with tlsem, fbr the purpose of choking the horses, should the ice give way under them. The tightness of the rope closes tCIe wind- pipe, and prevents the water frons rushing into the lungs of the ani- mal, while the air they contain renders its body so bttoyant, that it floate upon the surface and is easily dragged out. However, consi- derable jtudgment is required to ensure the successful execution of this plan, as people somasetimes pull the noose so tight. that they li- teraliv hang the animal they intended to save fromr drowning." Walpole, in one of his letters, tells us that Lord Balti- more made a whimsical mistake in speaking to the Prince of Wales (father of George III.) on his marriage-"' Sir, your Royal Elighness's inarriage will form a new arca in .thte history of Eisg- landl." The Ccsdiz Jouiteal, after announcing the sale of 3,400 fanegas of wheat belonging to the French arnmy, contains the follov,. ing advertisement:'__ To be sold, a negress, of the age of 14 years, born at itie Havannah: she can sew and wash perfectly; she is well formed, and without any defects." An unfortunate engraver of Mulbausen, the Sieur Henry lMeer, lately gave a proof of conjugal love and fiddity seldoisi wit- nessed. Death haviag deprivel hiin of his wife, he left his house during two davs, and the third they found him expiring tipol her tomb. A pistOl lay near him, with which he had put an end to his existence.