sustained an eight months' siege against the Spaniards, when all hope of relief was extinguished: for which gallant service he was, by George II., rewarded with the Government of Minorca, where he died, December 19, 1736, and was buried in the Castle of St. Philip.-Rysbrack, sculptor. SAMUEL BRADFORD, S.T.P. — - This is a plain monument, erected to the memory of Bishop Bradford, with a long Latin inscription, surrounded with the arms and proper ensigns of his several dignities. He was some time Rector of St. Maryle-Bow, from thence advanced to the See of Carlisle, and afterwards translated to that of Rochester, with the Deanery of this Church, and that of the honourable Order of the Bath annexed. He died may 14, 1731, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. Dr. BOULTER, Archbishop of Armagh.-The bust of this Archbishop is very natural: his long flowing hair and solemn gracefulness excite a kind of reverential respect in an attentive beholder. The ensigns of his dignity, with which his monument is ornamented, are most exquisitely finished, and every part discovers a masterly genius in the sculptor. The inscription is enclosed in a beautiful border of porphyry, and is as follows:-" Dr. Hugh "Boulter, late Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, a "Prelate so eminent for the accomplishments of his mind, the "purity of his heart, and the excellence of his life, that it may be "thought superfluous to specify his titles, recount his virtues, or 66 even to erect a monument to his fame. His titles he not only "deserved, but adorned; his virtues are manifest in his good "works, which had never dazzled the public eye, if they had not "been too bright to be concealed; and as to his fame, whoso"ever has any sense of merit, any reverence for piety, and passion "for his country, or any charity for mankind, will assist in pre"serving it fair and spotless, that when brass and marble shall "mix with the dust they cover, every succeeding age may have "the benefit of his illustrious example. He was born January "4, 1671; was consecrated Bishop of Bristol, 1718; translated "to the Archbishoprick of Armagh, 1723; and from thence to heaven, Sept. 27, 1742.”—S. H. Cheere, sculptor. 66 North Aisle. Looking on your left, next the Pulpit stairs, and against the screen of the choir, is a fine old monument, whereon lies the effigy of a gentleman at full length in a tufted gown; and underneath, upon the base, a lady kneeling. By the inscription, these appear to represent Sir Thomas Heskett, Attorney of the Court of Wards of Liveries in Queen Elizabeth's time; and Julian, his wife, who caused this monument to be erected. October 15, 1605. He died Dame MARY JAMES.-A very neat monument, being an urn, wreathed, and crowned with a Viscount's coronet, on a handsome pedestal. By the inscription, it appears that this lady was the wife of Sir John James, of the ancient family of the Lords of Hosterick, in Holland, and daughter of Sir Robert Killigrew, Vice-Chamberlain to Mary, Queen of Charles I. She died November 6, 1677. HUGH CHAMBERLEN, M.D., and F.R.S.-The principal figure on this monument lies, as it were, at ease, upon a tombstone, leaning on his right arm, with his hand upon his nightcap and his head uncovered. In his left hand he holds a book, indicating thereby his intense application to study. On each side are the emblems of physic and longevity; and over his head is Fame descending with a trumpet in one hand, and in the other a wreath. On the top are weeping cherubs, and on the pedestal a long inscription in Latin, setting forth his vast knowledge and industry in his profession, his humanity in relieving the sick, and his connections and affinities in social and private life. This gentleman was famous for the improvements he made in midwifery, the practice of which, since his time, has been studied by the faculty to great advantage. He died June 17, 1728, aged sixty-four.Scheemaker and Delvaux, sculptors. Doctor SAMUEL ARNOLD, late Organist to this church, died Oh, let thy still-loved Son inscribe thy stone, A sickle cutting the lyre is represented below. Turning round on your right is -- Captain PHILIP DE SAUSMAREZ, Esq.-The inscription on this monument is a recital of the deceased's naval exploits, one of those few whose lives ought rather to be measured by their actions than their days. From sixteen to thirty-seven years of age, he served in the navy, and was often surrounded with dangers and difficulties unparalleled, always proving himself an able, active, and gallant officer. He went out a Lieutenant on board his Majesty's ship, the Centurion, under the auspicious conduct of Commodore Anson, in his expedition to the South Seas. He was commanding officer of the same ship, when she was driven from her moorings at the Isle of Tinian. In the year 1746, being Captain of the Nottingham, a sixty gun ship, he (then alone) attacked and took the Mars, a French ship of sixty-four guns. In the first engagement of the following year, when Admiral Anson defeated and took a squadron of French men-of-war and Indiamen, he had an honourable share; and in the second, under Admiral Hawke, when the enemy, after a long and obstinate resistance, was again routed, in pursuing two ships that were making their escape, he gloriously, but unfortunately fell. He was the son of Matthew de Sausmarez, of the island of Guernsey, Esq., by his wife, Ann Durell, of the same island. He was born November 17, 1710, killed October 14, 1747, and buried at the Old Church at Plymouth, with all the honours due to his distinguished merit. This monument was erected by his brothers and sisters.-S. H. Cheere, sculptor. JOHN BLOW, Doctor in Music.-Under the tomb is a canon, in four parts, set to music. In the centre is an English inscription, by which it appears he was Organist, Composer, and Master of the Children in the Chapel Royal, thirty-five years, and Organist to this Abbey fifteen years; that he was scholar to Doctor Christopher Gibbons, and Master to the famous Mr. Purcell, and to most of the eminent masters of his time. He died Oct. 1, 1708, in his sixtieth year. WILLIAM CROFT.-On the pedestal of this monument, in bas-relief, is an organ, and on the top a bust of the deceased, who was Doctor in Music, Master of the Children, Organist and Composer of the Chapel Royal, and Organist of Westminster Abbey. He died August 14, 1727, aged fifty. Under Doctor Blow's monument, is a tablet erected to the memory of Doctor CHARLES BURNEY, with the following inscription written by his daughter:-"Sacred to the memory of "Charles Burney, Mus. D., F.R.S., who, full of years, and full "of virtues, the pride of his family, the delight of society, the "unrivalled chief, and scientific historian of his tuneful heart"beloved, revered, regretted, breathed in Chelsea College his last "sigh; leaving to posterity a fame unblemished, raised on a "noble basis of intellectual attainments. High principles and 66 pure benevolence, goodness with gaiety, talents with taste, were "of his gifted mind the blended attributes; while the genial hila66 rity of his airy spirits animated or softened his every earthly "toil; and a conscience without reproach, prepared, in the "whole tenour of his mortal life, through the mediation of our "Lord Jesus Christ, his soul for heaven. Amen." Born April 7, O.8., 1726. Died April 12, 1814. On your left, on the choir side, against the column, is HENRY PURCELL, Esq.-This is a small tablet, with the following inscription:-" Here lies Henry Purcell, who left this life, and is gone "to that blessed place where only his harmony can be exceeded.” A short but comprehensive epitaph, expressive of his great merit. He died November 21, 1696, in his thirty-seventh year, and lies buried beneath. Sacred to the memory of Captain GEORGE BRYAN, late of His Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, son of the Rev. John Bryan, and Eliza Louisa, his wife, of Hertford, in the island of Jamaica. He fell in the month of July, 1809, in the 27th year of his age, at the battle of Talavera, in Spain, so glorious in the annals of British valour, but so deeply afflicting to a widowed mother. His remains were interred, with every military honour, in the garden of the convent of St. Jeronimo, when even the officers of the enemy joined in evincing respect to his memory, and sympathy for his untimely fate. The monument is neatly sculptured by Bacon, and represents a mourner reclining on the basement of a column that holds an urn, over which is the name Talavera. Military trophies and implements of war are introduced.-Bacon, sculptor. Dr. PLENDERLEATH.-A medallion of the deceased is fixed up with ribbon, under which is Hygeia, the cup of health, a serpent twining round, and a bough of cypress laying on it. Below is written in a book-He healed "many that were sick of "divers diseases." (St. Mark, i. 34.) Under the book is an Esculapius, as an emblem of physic. "In memory of Dr. John "Plenderleath, third son of John Plenderleath, Esq., of Glen, in "Tweedale, Scotland, Physician to the forces serving under the "Marquis of Wellington in Portugal, who died at Coimbra, of a 66 typhus fever, on the 18th June, 1811, aged twenty-eight years. "He was eminently distinguished by the strength of his mental "faculties, his great classical and professional knowledge; and (6 no less by the humanity of his heart, which manifested itself 66 on all occasions, and especially towards the numerous sick "and wounded, both of his countrymen and of the enemy, "which were committed to his care. In commemoration of his 66 public virtues, and of his many amiable qualities in private "life, this monument is erected as a small tribute of parental "affection." This monument and Captain Bryan's, have been sculptured by Mr. Bacon, and are much admired. The monument to Sir THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES: his figure is seated on a handsome moulded pedestal, in serious contemplation: the following inscription underneath :-"To the 66 memory of Sir THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES, LL.D.,F.R.S., "Lieutenant-Governor of Java, and first President of the Zoolo"gical Society of London; born in 1781, died in 1826. Selected "at an early age, to conduct the Government of the British conquests in the Indian Ocean, by wisdom, vigour, and philan66 thropy, he raised Java to happiness and prosperity unknown "under former rulers. After the surrender of that island to the "Dutch, and during his government in Sumatra, he founded an "emporium at Singapore, where he established freedom of person 66 as the right of the soil, and freedom of trade as the right of the (6 port; he secured to the British flag the maritime superiority "of the Indian seas: ardently attached to science, he laboured successfully to add to the knowledge and enrich the museums "of his native land: in promoting the welfare of the people "committed to his charge, he sought the good of his country and "the glory of God."-Chantry, sculptor. 66 ALMERICUS DE COURCY, Baron of Kinsale.-His lordship is here represented in full proportion, reposing himself, after the fatigues of an active life, under a rich canopy finely ornamented and gilt. He was descended, as his inscription shows, from the famous John de Courcy, Earl of Ulster, who, in the reign of King John, in consideration of his great valour, obtained that extraordinary privilege to him and his heirs, of standing covered before the King. This Nobleman was greatly in favour with King Charles II., and James II., and commanded a troop of horse under the latter. He died February 9, 1719, aged fifty seven. To the memory of WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, born in Hull, August 24, 1759, died in London, July 29, 1833. For nearly half a century a member of the House of Commons, and for six parliaments, during that period one of the two representatives for Yorkshire. In an age and country fertile in great and good men, he was among the foremost of those who fixed the character of their time; because, to high and various talents, to warm benevolence, and to universal candour, he added the abiding eloquence of a Christian life. Eminent as he was in every department of public labour, and a leader in every work of charity, whether to relieve the temporal or the spiritual wants of his fellow men, his name will ever be specially identified with those exertions which, by the blessing of God, removed from England the guilt of the African slave trade, and prepared the way for the abolition of slavery in every colony of the empire. In the prosecution of these objects, he relied not in vain on God; but in the progress he was called to endure great obloquy and great opposition. He outlived, however, all enmity, and in the evening of his days withdrew from public life and public observation to the bosom of his family. Yet he died not unnoticed or forgotten of his country: the Peers and Commons of England, with the Lord Chancellor and the Speaker at their head, in |