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C r THE FIRST £ TO NE (0\11' NEW 1, ON BOX BRIDGE. TaR prepivrafions for this ceremony were com- dieted-at it" rariy hoor A.ii oicnin^ had (h ide in the balustrade of Lon- don B.tdg*, and descent of several steps covered villi scarhH baize led into the gallerie-i .Ban(is <of .inrsiciiiuts were stationed under the awnings, n1 the wn-e prevented from approaeiiing- tou ne;i» the .e*»lfct' dam, by guards stationed on the u<IV»ini4iar piers- The interior of the area was I)v,i ttiile lnitl-Nftt-k of planks and earth, mil l •substantially secured by strong- timbers.— ^>,r«w» ^tileries were & in the lowest lv%,tileh w:t 'fortyf"t'tt!f'lowhig-h vvrtter mirk) the block was laid. ready for embedding. It was -a :»%«* »f Aberdeen granite, weighing i-eirly five ton*. The foun iation of the pier rests on piles > fret into the bed of the ri ver upon is a I;\yl-'c'ot' timber two feet thick, -over •*hi«h a course of briok-work and another of stone, eafih two fi-et six Inches deep, formed the tloor, In the centre of the pier (which is forty feet by ninety^ a rectangular apace was excavated to the depth of »evea inches, twenty-one ia length and fteeHln .¡lIth. At fvur o'cifick the profession began to move from ftnildhall. The Lord Mayor in the coach of statu, with the Lady, ia-ty*ress and the 'Chap- Jain, Ssrord Hearer, &c. &c. and his private car- riage containing his family. The Dukeof York, the* Shfi'iSs. and a number of nobility and gentry Y<Vtlow*d. The Hon. Company of Artlttery, thB if lag fit-arers of the (ioldsinltii's Company, the Bargemen. with flags of the city barge, joined in the procession. Two qi.-t pounders belonging to the Arfillery Company were stationed on the -wharf, at Old Swan-stairs, and announced the ■a oproach of the cavalcade at a quarter to thc The Lord Mayor and his Royal Highness the D tike of York entered together, preceded by the various City Officers, amongst whom were the Recorder, Mr. Sergent Arabin, the Cit, -V-Solicitor, City Surveyor, Chamberlain, Town Clerk, &c. His Royal Highness was dressed in a plain blue with star, and wore at his knee the darter ,or the Order. He seemed In excellenthealth and spirits, and was received with loud acclamations. "Near the chair provided for his Royal Highness Tvere the Earl of Darnley, Mr. VVynn (President of the Board of Trade) Sir Geoy[e Cockburn, ,Sir Isaac Coffin, Sir George Vjarrender, Sir Robert Wilson, Aldermen Bridges, Venables Wood, Atkins, Thorpe, Sir C. Flower, Magnay, Hon. Mr. Law (brother to Lord Ellenborough), Mr. Deijman, (Common Sergeant), &e. The, Lady Mayoress, with her daughters in elegant dresses, sat beside the chair, & accompanied by two fine looking intelligent boys, her sons near them were the two lovely daughters of Lord Suffolk and many other fashionable and elegantly dressed ladies. One of the Committee of Works then prepared the excavation bv imbedding four triass supports, for the plate in Plaister of Paris. The Engineers (the two Messrs. Rennie), approached the Rt>yal Duke, and submitted for his approbation the plan &?id (-Ievatinn of the Bridge. The City Cham- berlain handed to the Lort) Mayor a series of coins or his present Majesty's reign, which his, Lordship put into a cut glass bottle. The Town C'erk then read th, Latin inscription on the plate, from the pen, we understood, of the Rev. Dr. Ooplestone, of Oriel -College. The coins were deposited, and the plate carefully placed on its pedestals, and Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Bridge Committee (who attended in purple gown and stave, presented the Lord Mayor, on behalf of the CoiQiivittee with an elegant silver "It tr w I embossed with the combined armsoftnd "Bridge House Estate, and the City or.tofidon,ILIUI bearing on the reverse an inscription of the jat«i and design of its presentation to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, who was horn in the Ward, and is a Vtember of the Guild wherein the new bridge is situated. This trowel, we understand. is from the manufactory of Messrs. Green and Ward. The Lord Mayor on receiving it, then addres- sed the assembly It is unnecessary for me ti) trouble the meeting with many remarks. We are assembled ou nn occasion as interesting as it is important to this great city. The inconvenience and dangers of the old Bridge in London have long demanded soiiie remedy and at no time.^jor under any circumstances more favourable, could -such a mode be adopted as that now undertaken. We live under a gracious Sovereign, the muni- ficent and accomplished patron of the Arts; un- iiiil(i otiti tolt-i-iiiit sway, this country has risen to an elevation of wealth and power H id security unparalleled in her history.—(Great Rtpiause.) W live Ullder a Goverumeut by admirable policy, our foreign trade Ilndi '\Jr domestic manufactures have attained unex- ampled prosperity. Wè have Representatives fver ready to foster, by liberal grants, any plans tor the beautifying or improving our cities, and tfhoio the present undertaking is chiefly in-. debted for support. — (Applause.) The present %.is inhly too. is cheering to con'empate. I see beside me the illustrious Prince. Heir Presump- tive to the Throne of this kingdom.—(Great ap- of plauseJ I see many of His Majesty's Ministers, Nobility, and C,iiiiijoners, itiy active brother Ma- gistrates, my kind fellow-citizens, and above all, members of that sex to whoso presence we ever look for consolation and stimulus in every lau- dable pursuit.and whnse radiant smiles this day -shed a lustre on our asseiiihlage.-(F,oud cheer- U ni -Under sii.rli allspices I rejoice to lay the foundation stone of a structure which I trust wIll prove an ornameut to the Metropolis, a memorial the gellius ofits architect, and the,pride and h,mour of this 'Royal';City., which I trust will ft iurish in prosperity under or an ap- proving PROVIBEKCE."—(Loud applause.) His Lordship t",en laid a small quantity ufmor- -I:tr on the foundation, and the towered precisely at five o'clock, r, M. A royal salute was fired frootthe adjacent wharf, and the mi ¡itar, hands sl.: lick n p thei\l;anrl nali onal art- Go,i ,iavt, the. King", ill which everyone joiecd. His Lordship, to:;complete the ~V>r«wnohv, n-l" ihe level, and gave the stone -v vera I blows whh the mallet. Two blocks of granite of the sa ne size are -intended to lay b. ;•! le the foundation, and an immense block of y¡(\I. gp-mite, weighing eight tons, and now on .1\ platform of, ¡j i;o!fcr dôl.lU, IS lIl\ended to C'Over 'ihe. olUff t Uree. When the Ceremony wa=«. ended three hearty T;iieers were for (.),(I -E;tigian(i, and three for •» «e !)uk" >>■< V-.rk. Ai tile ,,¡ Lordship "ts greeted with huzzas, waving c, UauUkerchieT*. and clapping of hands from the vmititU'H'. kinl(iccurre(-I, and the even- closed s*i■'■ a sumptuous entertainment at the vf liHion-hox-e. The following-is inscribed cm the Plate de- filled under tlie. Stone laid this day at London- Iv-dge- f.oiM the pen of that elegant, classic classic ifjjolar, the Rev. Oriel Col- Otford, who acceded wiih a most. gentl«- • t0l\* courtesy and dilfiden; to the wishes of the ry'nnti^iou from the Co:iiini:tre and prvseaM. Wll h this wost appropriate"Ihsciijition. Pontis Vetvsti "^••VH» Propter C-rvbras Ni.nis Inter'iectas Moles liH-r>ediVo Gvrsv Flvmiois i«4vicv'ae et Rates I,, ;i Hatjit lactvrtj el Viu« Pu'ievlo Per. Angvstas Fayces Praeclpiti A(|varvm Impety Kerri Solererit ■CL-V.ITASI T,ONBINKNS\S His TnCommortiS Hemedivm AiHilbefe V<>1eas Et Celeberrimi Simtl in Terris Kinporii Vtilitaiibvs CoBSvlens Ac Mvnillcentia Adivta I Regiri lnsvper Henatva AvetoritatQ Ponlem Sitv-Prorsvs Now AmpMoribvs Spatiis Constrvendvm Becrevit. Ea Scilicet Formn ac Magnitvdijie Qvae Reglae Vrhis MaieStati Tandem Responderet. N:eqve Alio Mag.is'J'em:f>()í'o Tantvin Opvs Inchoandvm Dyxit Qvara Cvm Pacato Ferine Totn Terrarvrri Orbe IMPERIV'M BRtTANNICVM Fama Opibv* Mvltitvpine Civivm aud Concordia Pollens PRINCIPE Item Gavderet Artivra Vavtore ac Patrono Cvivs SvbAvspichs NcVfS Indies AedlficiorAm Spivfldor Vrbi Ac- cederet. Primvm Operis Lapldem Posvit TOA.NNES GARRATT ARMIGER Praetor XV. Die Ivnii Anno Regis Georijii Qvarti Sexto A. D. M.D.cee.XXV. 'l

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