New Scotch Church.
The Times, 1824-07-02T00:00:00

Ytesterday the foune2ation-stoneof the new National Scotch church,, intended to be erected in Regent-square, north of the Foundcling Hospital, wats laii with great ceTemony. The stone wras epected tO be laid by his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. The subscribers, committees, and friends of the new na. tionial church uoetat the Ca7edonian Church,in Cross-street, Hatton- g2rden at twO o'clock, where a very numerous and most respectable tszeznblage, of which a large portion were of the fair sex, attended. Amongst shnme present we noticed-the Right Honourable the Earl ,j'od Countess of Breadalbane and daughter, Earl flower, Eafl of p,zery. Countess Conynghamn, and Lady Chetwynde, with a narmber of Scotch nobility and entry. At one o'clock a coimyuni. c.tion arTived from. his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence and Si. Anirew, expregsing his regret that indisposition prevented his The stone beine in readiness to be laid, MIr. Mann, the Chairman of the EOJlding Committee, made a conicise address, and introduced 11r. Tite. the architect, to the Earl of Breadalhane, who was proxy for His REal Highness, with the plans for his inspection. The p~. >.* D anuel, of London Wall, then pronounced an eloquent pinyer,invol:ing die Divine blessinig upon the work in which they had boai engaged, and on all those assisting in its execution. The p y.dsard Irring then delivered a suitable address. hlr. Hamil. *oc, tSec atari to the General Committee, then read the inscription , t plea, ad cxhiblted it, with the vase and bottle, andI presented ,.z= Oh'i's Lordship, who consigned themi to their place in the fol- lowv.g s,jccasson:-The glass bottle, hermetically sealed, conrain- *n asccant of the Church, with the names of the pastor, elder, E.an&e d ,jgneral committees, and a book of the subscribers to the -,x,,Tf?ZWL This part of the ceremony being concluded, the stone t-_s lwered to ,0 proper place, and the trowel presented to the Earl od Dreadalbanfe, wno repeated the formula of nomination, having sprcad some mortar, and ascertaining that it was in its right position, tiave it three strokes witlh a wooden mallet, and declared it to be lxe& tent wvas erecm'ed over the stone, which was in the centre of t.1 areax, and which was gravelied and raiUed round. The ground, S tasahe scaffolding, was crowded with compauy, who were ad. nutted by tickets, 1,700 of w hich wrere is3ued. The glass plate bore the followving iascription : I Wines. 8th chapter, 27th verse (in [Iebrew)_" But will f3od indecd ell en the earth: behold, the Eleaven and Heaven of Beavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house that I have builded." 1 Pcter, 2d chapter, 6tlh verse (in Greek)-" Behold I lay in Sion a chieF corner stone, elect, precious; and he that believeth on him -sball not be confounded." 4' The first ztone of this church was laid on the 1st of July, 1824, bylizRIyalBighnFsilhiarnHenryDukc of Clarence and St. An- 'drexs. Edward Irving, A.Mi., Itnister; William Dinwiddie, E*l4er. Willamn Tite, Architect."- A surnptuO'JS dinner was afterwvardsgiven at the Freemasons' Ta- vern, 1reat Queen-street, to the gentlemen engaged in the labours fir de dar. T he crowd w as great throughout the day, but not the .leastacident ocured NvEW SrOTCh CHURCH.