JOHN WOODWARD, M.D.-This is an elegant monument, and the figures most admirably finished. The head of the deceased (who was Professor of Physic in Gresham College) in profile, is very masterly, and the lady that holds it inimitable. The inscription is a kind of panegyric upon the great parts and learning of the deceased, which entitled him to the distinction he received. He died in May, 1728, aged sixty-three.-Scheemaker, sculptor. Above is a monument to the memories of Captains HERVEY and HUTT, who were engaged in the naval action under Lord Howe, is principally composed of two colossal figures, Britannia and Fame, placed one on each side a large vase, on which are portraits of the deceased Captains. Britannia is decorating the vase with laurel, while Fame is pointing to the names of the heroes engraven on the base which supports the vase. Britannia is distinguished by her shield, the British Lion, and the trident which she holds in her right hand. Fame is known by her wings, and the usual emblem, a trumpet. Behind this figure are grouped some warlike trophies.-Bacon, sculptor. MARTHA PRICE.-This monument is ornamented with festoons of fruit, flowers, and foliage, and the inscription shows that she was the wife of Gervase Price, Esq., who served Charles II. in the double capacity of Serjeant-Trumpeter and Gentleman of the Bows. She died April 7, 1678, aged thirty-seven. ANNE, Countess Dowager of CLAN RICKARD.-The effigy of this lady is resting upon a tomb, and under it is the following inscription:-" Here lies the Right Honourable Anne, Countess "Dowager of Clanrickard, eldest daughter of John Smith, Esq., "who is interred near this place. She married first, Hugh "Parker, Esq., eldest son of Sir Henry Parker, of Honnington, "in the County of Warwick, Bart., by whom she had the present "Sir Henry John Parker, Bart., three other sons, and three "daughters. By her second husband, Michael Clanrickard, of "the kingdom of Ireland, the head of the ancient and noble "family of the Burkes, she had Smith, now Earl of Clanrickard, "and two daughters, Lady Anne and Lady Mary. She died "January 4, 1732, in her forty-ninth year." General LAWRENCE.-This monument was erected at the expense of the East India Company, in memory of the man, who, by the conquest of Pondicherry, and the defence of Tritchinopoly, reduced the power of the French in the East, and paved the way for one of the richest empires that ever a trading people aspired to command, which however, was in the year 1783, in so lamentable a situation, wasted by war, and oppressed by European plunderers, that from being one of the richest countries in the world, it became the most deplorable. On the top is an admirable bust of the General, to which the Genius of the Company is pointing, while Fame is declaring his noble exploits, at the same time holding in her hand a shield, on which is written-" For "discipline established, fortresses protected, settlements extended, "French and Indian armies defeated, and peace concluded in the "Carnatic." Close under the bust is written :-" Born March 5, "1697. Died January 10, 1775." On a table of beautiful marble in relief, is represented the siege of a great city, and under it is the word TRITCHINOPOLY.-Tyler, sculptor. Up high, Colonel JOHN DAVIS, President of the Council of the Island of St. Christopher, who died December 13, 1725, aged sixty-three. JAMES EGERTON.-A small table monument, placed high above the other, to the memory of Randolph Egerton's son by his second wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Murray, Esq., one of the Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to Charles I. He died April 13, 1687, aged nine years. PENELOPE EGERTON.-The lady for whom this monument was erected, was daughter of Robert Lord Nedham, Viscount Kilmurray, and wife of Randolph Egerton, of Betley, in Cheshire, an eminent Loyalist, Major-General of Horse to Charles I., and Lieutenant-Colonel to Charles the Second's own troop of guards. She died in child-bed, April 19th, 1670. West End of the Nave. Sir GODFREY KNELLER, Bart.-There is a bust of the deceased under a canopy of state, the curtains whereof are finely gilt, and tied up with gold strings; and on each side of the bust is a weeping cherub, one resting on a medallion of his lady, the other pointing to Sir Godfrey. On the pedestal is a Latin inscription, signifying that Sir Godfrey Kneller, Knt., who lies interred here, was painter to Charles II., James II., William III., Anne, and George I. Born in 1646, died in 1723, aged seventy-seven. He was knighted March 3, 1691, and created a baronet May 24, 1715. Among his most excellent works are the "Beauties of the Court "of Charles II." This monument was designed by Sir Godfrey himself. Bust by Rysbrack. Underneath is his epitaph, written by Mr. Pope. Kneller, by Heaven, and not a Master taught, Whose heart was nature, and whose pictures thought- Where the Bells are rung for Church Service, is a monument sacred to the memory of the Hon. GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK LAKE, late Lieutenant-Colonel in his Majesty's Twenty-ninth Regiment of Foot, who fell at the head of his Grenadiers, in driving the enemy from the heights of Roleia, in Portugal, on the 17th of August, 1808. This stone is erected to his memory by the officers, non-commissioned officers, drummers, and privates of the corps, as a testimony of their high regard and esteem. A tablet, with naval trophies, sacred to the memory of RearAdmiral Sir GEORGE HOPE, K.C.B., erected by several Captains of the Royal Navy, who served under him as Midshipmen.— Turnerelli, sculptor. Up in a window, north side of Mr. Pitt's monument, is a small tablet to the memory of the Hon. CHARLES BANKS STANHOPE, second son of Charles Earl Stanhope, and nephew of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Major of the Fiftieth Regiment of Foot, who, in the act of gallantly encouraging his men, fell by a musket-shot in the battle of Corunna. This tablet is affectionately inscribed by his afflicted sister, who can neither do justice to his virtues, nor sufficiently deplore his loss. Born 3d June, 1785. Died 16th January, 1809. WILLIAM HORNECK, Esq.-This monument is embellished with books, plans, and instruments of fortification, alluding to the employment of the deceased, as chief Engineer to the Royal Train. The inscription informs us, that he learned the art of war under the great Duke of Marlborough. He died April 23, 1746, aged sixty-two. The next is a bust for Major JAMES RENNELL, who died March 9, 1830, in his eighty-eighth year. His useful life, firm character, and high talents, are amply exhibited in his works, and need no other monument. This tablet, therefore, merely records, that this celebrated man was buried near this spot.- Hagbolt, sculptor. ZACHARY MACAULAY.-A bust on a pedestal sculptured by Weekes, the pupil of Sir F. Chantry, September, 1842. The inscription as follows:-" In grateful remembrance of Zachary 66 Macaulay, who, during a protracted life, with an intense but 66 quiet perseverance, which no success could relax, no reverse "could subdue, no toil, privations, or reproach could daunt, "devoted his time, talents, fortune, and all the energies of his "mind and body to the service of the most injured and helpless "of mankind; and partook, for more than forty years, in the "counsels and in the labours which, guided and blessed by God, "first rescued the British empire from the guilt of the Slave "Trade, and finally conferred freedom on 800,000 Slaves; this "tablet is erected by those who drew wisdom from his mind, and 66 a lesson from his life, and who humbly rejoice in the assurance 66 that, through the Divine Redeemer, the foundation of all his "hopes, he shares in the happiness of those who rest from their 66 labors, and their works do follow them." He was born at Inverary, North Britain, on the 2nd of May, 1768, and died in London on the 13th of May, 1838. Next to Mr. Tierney's is a monument erected by the Corps of Royal Engineers.-To the memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir RICHARD FLETCHER, Knight and Baronet, who, after highlydistinguished services, as Commanding Royal Engineer, with the army under the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War, was killed at the storming of St. Sebastian, in the forty-fifth year of his age. Bailey, sculptor. Right Hon. George TiernEY.-This monument is a bust, placed on a pedestal, with the following inscription:-" To the 66 memory of the Right Honourable George Tierney, born in "1762; died in 1830. A man equally distinguished for the "disinterested integrity of his public conduct, and the unpre"tended virtues of his private life. In Parliament he was long "conspicuous for a style of oratory peculiarly his own; plain, "familiar, forcible, and persuasive, abounding in proofs of natural "shrewdness, and strokes of original learning, and sustained "throughout by an accurate knowledge of details, and an unos"tentatious command of clear language. Without having obtained "the rewards of wealth or station, he secured the respect and "esteem of his cotemporaries, by the consistency of his political "principles, and his unwearied activity in supporting them, by "the simplicity of his manners, and the benevolence of his cha"racter, and by an unaffected reverence for religion. His sur"viving friends have raised this monument, to be a testimony of "their affection, and a reward of his talents and virtues."Westmacott, jun., sculptor. Captain MONTAGUE.-He fell with Captains Hervey and Hutt, in Earl Howe's engagement, on the 1st of June, 1794, when a signal and important victory was obtained over the French fleet. The King and Parliament, in consequence, directed this monument to be erected. The Captain is represented with his hand resting on his sword; Victory, alighting, is waving the laurel crown over his head; a trophy of naval flags hangs over a bassorelievo of prisoners behind; on the front of this pedestal is the engagement; on the right side is Neptune's trident, and a crown of oak; on the left, a wreath of laurel, containing the word "Constitution;" the base is guarded by two lions.-Flaxman, sculptor. Right Hon. WILLIAM PITT.-A stone arch has been turned over the west door, on which is erected a monument, voted by the Parliament, to the memory of the Right Hon. William Pitt, who died January 23, 1806. This illustrious statesman is represented habited in the robes of Chancellor of the Exchequer. To the right of the base of the statue, is History recording his speeches, whilst Anarchy, on the left, lies subdued, and writhing in chains at his feet. The statues composing this group are nine feet in height.-Richard Westmacott, R.A., sculptor. Sir THOMAS HARDY, Knight.-This monument is highly esteemed. Behind is a lofty pyramid of a blush-coloured marble; at the bottom of which the effigy of the deceased is reclining upon a tomb of elegant workmanship, with a naked boy on his left side weeping over an urn. The enrichments round the pedestal are just and proper; and the inscription a little history of the deceased's life, which is here copied :-" Sir Thomas "Hardy, to whose memory this monument is erected, was bred " in the Royal Navy from his youth, and was made a Captain in "1693. In the expedition to Cadiz, under Sir George Rook, he "commanded the Pembroke; and when the fleet left the coast "of Spain to return to England, he was ordered to Lagos Bay, "where he got intelligence of the Spanish galleons being arrived "in the harbour of Vigo, under convoy of seventeen French men"of-war. By his great diligence and judgment he joined the "English fleet, and gave the Admiral that intelligence which 66 engaged him to make the best of his way to Vigo, where all the "aforementioned galleons and men-of-war were either taken or "destroyed. After the success of that action, the Admiral sent "him with an account of it to the Queen, who ordered him a "considerable present, and knighted him. Some years after"wards he was made a Rear-Admiral, and received several other "marks of favour and esteem from her Majesty, and from her "Royal consort, Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral "of England. He died August 16, 1732, aged sixty-seven."— S. Henry Cheere, sculptor, |
