in his expiring moments. At this crisis, Victory is seen descending with the tokens of honour and triumph. Below this composition is a representation of the action between the two frigates, the Sybille and La Forte, at the sides of which are introduced an elephant, as the emblem of India in general, and the Bengal tyger, to point out the Bay of Bengal, in which the action took place.

OF THE TOMBS, &C. IN THE CHAPEL OF ST. MICHAEL.

In this chapel is a much-admired monument to the memory of Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale, and his Lady, with the following inscription:

"Here rest the ashes of Joseph Gascoigne Nightingale, of Mamhead, in the county of Devon, Esq. who died July 20, 1752, aged 56; and of Lady Elizabeth, his wife, daughter and coheiress of Washington, Earl Ferrers, who died Aug. 17, 1734, aged 27. Their only son, Washington Gascoigne Nightingale, Esq. deceased, in memory of their virtues, did by his last will, order this monument to be erected."

This is a capital performance of that great master of sculpture, Mr. Roubiliac; and has been, and now is, visited and justly admired by all judges of merit, and lovers of ingenuity. Above is represented a lady expiring in the arms of her hus band; beneath, slily peeping from a tomb, the King of Terrors presents his grim visage, pointing his unerring dart to the dying figure, at which sight the husband, suddenly struck with astonishment, seems to clasp her to his bosom, to defend her from the fatal stroke.

On the opposite side is the magnificent monument of the Earl and Countess of Mountrath. The design is truly grand, and the execution masterly. On the summit is the representation of the splen

did mansions of the blessed, with cherubim and seraphim; and on a sarcophagus beneath, are two principal figures, the one an angel ascending on a cloud, the other the Countess in the attitude of rising from the dead, and as supported by the angel, who holds her up with his left hand, and with his right points to heaven, where a seat is prepared for her, and where another angel is ready to receive her, and to crown her with a wreath of glory. The inscription is in Latin, thus translated:

Sacred to the memory of Algernon Earl of Mountrath, and Diana his Countess, who, surviving him, caused this monument to be erected in 1771.

Thus, while on earth, who joy in mutual love, Beyond the grave shall find their joys improve.

There are beauties in this monument that exceed description; the pleasure in the countenance of the receiving angel is inimitable, and the fine feathering of the wings has a lightness which nature only can surpass.

The next is a neat monument representing a ship at sea, sacred to the memory of Thomas Totty, of Cornist, in the county of Flint, Esq. Rear-Admiral in his Majesty's Navy, who having, on the 17th of November 1801, been appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward Island station, was, soon after his arrival at Martinique, severely attacked by the malignant fever peculiar to that climate, and expired at sea, on the 2d of June. 1802, in the 57th year of his age. His remains were interred in the garrison chapel of Portsmouth, with military honours, on the 4th of July following. Although it was not his proud lot to fall gloriously in the cause of his country, his merit, as a zealous,

diligent,

diligent, and able officer, was well known and acknowledged: the esteem in which he was held, and the sorrow and concern of his relations and friends, at the event of his death, are the best testimonies of his private worth. As a tribute of affection, in grateful remembrance of his fraternal and kind regard, his brother, William Totty, has erected this monument.

Near to this is a monument of note, sacred to the memory of Sarah Duchess of Somerset, relict of John Seymour, Duke of Somerset, daughter of Sir Edward Alston, Knt. On the base of this monument sit two charity boys, one on each side, bewailing the death of their great benefactress, who is represented in a modern dress, resting upon her arm, under a canopy of state, and looking earnestly up at a group of cherubim issuing from the clouds above her. Underneath is a Latin inscription to this effect:-" Here lies the late illustrious Duchess of Somerset, celebrated for charity and benevolence, who erected a Grammar-school for boys at Tottenham, in Middlesex, enlarged the income of the Green-coat Hospital at Westminster, largely endowed Brazen-nose College in Oxford, and St. John's in Cambridge, for the education and instruction of youth in good piety and literature. She was likewise an encourager of trade and handicrafts, and had a tender regard to old age, by erecting an almshouse at Froxfield in Wiltshire, for 30 widows. She was very charitable to the poor of St. Margaret's, Westminster, where she instituted a lecture, and gave many stately ornaments to the church." She died Oct. 25, 1692.

OF THE TOMBS, &c. IN THE CHAPEL OF ST.

ANDREW.

In the centre of this chapel stands that most stately and magnificent monument erected to the

memory

memory of Sir Henry Norris, his Lady, and six sons. He was ancestor of the present Earl of Abingdon, and for his valour in the Low Countries in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was created Lord Norris of Rycot. This monument has a fine representation of an encampment in relief, and is otherwise beautifully ornamented; but having no inscription, the date is left uncertain.

Against the east wall there is a very neat monument to the memory of Susanna Jane Davidson, only daughter of William Davidson, as the inscription sets forth, of Rotterdam, merchant, whom it pleased the Almighty to visit in the bloom of life with a lingering disease, of which she died at Paris, January 1, 1767, aged 20.

Over the inscription is the representation of a very pleasing face; and over that, on an oval ground, is depicted, in relief, the young lady just expiring. Death having struck his dart in her breast, an angel supports her, pointing to the joys of heaven.

Near this is a handsome marble tomb, which encloses the body, and has a tablet over it, decorated with a coronet and curtains festooned, on which is the following inscription :

"To the affectionately beloved and honoured memory of Anastatia, Countess of Kerry, daughter of the late Peter Daly, Esq. of Quansbury, in the county of Galway, in Ireland, who departed this life on the 9th, and was deposited here on the 18th day of April 1799. Her most afflicted husband, Francis Thomas Earl of Kerry, whom she rendered, during 31 years, the happiest of mankind, not only by an affection which was bounded only by her love for God, and to which there never was a single moment's interruption, but also by the practice of the purest religion and piety, of

charity

charity and benevolence, of truth and sincerity, of the sweetest and most angelic meekness and simplicity, and of every virtue that can adorn the human mind, has placed this inscription, to bear tes timony of his gratitude to her, of his admiration of her innumerable virtues, and of his most tender and affectionate love for her; intending, when it shall please God to release him from his misery, and call him from this world, to be deposited with her in the same coffin; and hoping that his merciful God will consider the severe blow, which it has pleased his divine will to inflict upon him, in takingfrom him the dearest, the most beloved, the most charming, and the most faithful and affectionate companion that ever blessed man, together with the load of his succeeding sorrows, as an expiation of his past offences; and that he will grant him his grace so to live, as that he may, through his divine mercy, and through the precious intercession of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, hope for the blessing of being soon united with her in eternal happiness! In death they were not divided. Francis Thomas Earl of Kerry died July 4, 1818, aged 78. His remains, according to the wish above expressed, are here deposited in the same tomb with his affectionately-beloved Anastatia, whose loss he long and deservedly deplored. Upon her death, retiring from the world, he passed the remainder of his days in privacy and seclusion. Piety to God, and benevolence to man, were the principles which occupied his thoughts, and directed his life; actuated by a lively sense of religion, he enjoyed that serenity of mind and cheerfulness of temper, by which Christianity is so peculiarly distinguished. His extensive bounties were dispensed with liberal but secret munificence, seldom disclosing, even to those whom they relieved, the source whence they flowed. Public institutions,

distressed