. Trinity College and Trinity Hospital; a historical sketch. service in October1877, and it is seated for 900 persons. The ancient baptismal fontthat stood in the vestry of the Church of Mary of Gueldres is placedin the lobby. In the course of the construction of the Church, Mr Lesselsendeavoured to make use of as many of the old stones of the ancientedifice as could be made available for the purpose, and the old apsehas been restored in toto. This is perhaps the most interestingand picturesque part of the whole building. But it cost the City2 s 322 TRINITY COLLEGE AND TRINITY HOSPITAL. somewh
. Trinity College and Trinity Hospital; a historical sketch. service in October1877, and it is seated for 900 persons. The ancient baptismal fontthat stood in the vestry of the Church of Mary of Gueldres is placedin the lobby. In the course of the construction of the Church, Mr Lesselsendeavoured to make use of as many of the old stones of the ancientedifice as could be made available for the purpose, and the old apsehas been restored in toto. This is perhaps the most interestingand picturesque part of the whole building. But it cost the City2 s 322 TRINITY COLLEGE AND TRINITY HOSPITAL. somewhat over £2000 beyond the sum authorised by the House ofLords. This came, as matter of course, from the Common GoodFund. It may be mentioned that the ancient baptismal and Communionplate of the Trinity College Church are very valuable, and the formeris depicted in the late Sir George Harveys well-known picture ofthe CovenantersBaptism, and like the Communion table date fromshortly after the Reformation, and have been the gifts of variouspious CHAPTER XXIV. THE ALEXANDER CASE IN THE COURT OF SESSION. N the previous chapter a lengthened reference has been madeto that part of Professor Macphersons Eeport which dealswith the Alexander Fund. And as the question waslikely to be debated before the House of Lords on appeal, it maybe desirable that—besides giving what has already been done, thedecision of the First Division of the Court of Session—there shouldbe furnished to the reader the opinions of the Judges, as deliveredby them on Tuesday, July 20, 1875 :—
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