WILLIAM PITT, earl of Chatham. This most striking Eatza figure, dressed in parliamentary robes, stands in an ele tale vated situation, leaning forward, with the right hand extended in the graceful attitude of an orator; under him are figures of Prudence and Fortitude; below them is Britannia, and under her are lying down two noble figures of Earth and Ocean.

Mr. Bacon has erected it in so masterly a style, that the subject and grandeur of the monument command equal attention. Upon the base is the following inscription:

"Erected by the King and Parliament, as a testimony to the virtues and ability of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, during whose administration, in the reigns of George II. and George III. Divine Providence exalted Great Britain to an height of prosperity unknown to any former age. Born November 15, 1708. Died May 11, 1778.”

Near this place lie the revered ashes of his son, the right honourable WILLIAM PITT, late prime minister, who died at the commencement of the year 1806.

And, to prove that the grave levels all distinctions, at the distance of six feet rest the remains of the magnanimous CHARLES JAMES Fox, who followed within a few months. The loss of two such men at such a crisis, will not, probably, to be remedied for ages.

Near the monument of Dr. Croft, lies the late SAMUEL ARNOLD, Mus. D. a man eminent in his profession, possessing also the most libéral sentiments.

There are other memorials of equally great persons in these parts of the Collegiate Church; but as our limits are prescribed, the guides through this solemn fabric are fully adequate to every local information. We shall only notice a few in the POET'S CORNER, and the NAVE. POETS' CORNER. JOHN ROBERTS, Esq.

This gentle

man, as the inscription tells us, was the faithful secretary of the right honourable Henry Pelham, minister of state to king George II. and that this marble, to his memory, was erected by his three surviving sisters. Neither his age nor the time of his death is mentioned.

Over the inscription is his portrait, in profile, and quite above sits a delicate weeping figure by the side of an urn,

in relief.

Under Milton is an elegant monument, to the memory of GRAY. This monument seems expressive of the compliment contained in the Epitaph, where the Lyric Muse in alto-relievo is holding a medallion of the poet, and at the same time pointing the finger up to the bust of Milton: No more the Grecian Muse unrivall'd reigns; To Britain let the nations homage pay, She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, A Pindar's rapture in the lyre of Gray.

Died July 30, 1771, aged fifty-four.

A neat piece of sculpture. The medallion of the de ceased held up by Poetry bemoaning her loss:

Sacred to the best of Men,

WILLIAM MASON, A. M. a Poet, if any, elegant,
correct, and Pious.

Died 7th of April, 1797, aged seventy-two.

OLIVER GOLDSMITH, M. D. On this neat monument is represented the portrait of the doctor in profile. A festoon curtain, olive branches, and books, are the chief ornaments. Underneath is a Latin inscription, by Dr. Johnson, reciting his perfections. He died in 1774,

A medallion, thus inscribed;

"This monument is erected to the memory of the Right Ho nourable JAMES STUART MACKENZIE, Lord Privy Seal of Scotland. A man whose virtues did honour to humanity. He cultivated and encouraged sciences; and during a long life, was generous without ostentation, and secretly charitable, friendly, hospitable, and ever ready to oblige. He was beloved and revered by all he had many friends and not one enemy. He died the 6th of April, 1800, in the eighty-second year of his age. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John, Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, his uncle. This simple monument is meant as an expression of gratitude of One, who had the greatest obligations to that excellent man, and who, during the space of forty-two years, had the happiness to enjoy, without any interruption, his esteem and friendship.

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A medallion of Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL is exhibited by Fame, which Genius is beholding with a wreath in one hand, and a torch in the other; about the monument are placed military en signs, and on it the following inscription:

"Sacred to the memory of Major General Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Knight of the Bath, M. P. Colonel of the seventyfourth regiment of foot, Hereditary Usher of the White Rod for Scotland, late Governor of Jamaica, Governor of Fort St. George, and Commander in Chief of the Forces on the Coast of Coromandel, in the East Indies. He died equally regretted and admired for his eminent civil and military services to his country; possessed of distinguished endowments of mind, dignified manners; inflexible integrity, unfeigned benevolence, with every social and amiable virtue. He departed this life March 31, A.D. 1791, aged fifty-two.

"Alas, piety! alas, fidelity, like that of old! and warlike courage! when shall you have his equal?"X

"To the memory of DAVID GARRICK, who died in the year 1779, at the age of sixty-three.

To paint fair Nature by divine command,

Her magic pencil in his glowing hand,

A Shakespeare rose-then to expand his fame

Wide o'er this " breathing world,” a Garrick came,
Though sunk in death, the forms the Poet drew,
The Actor's genius bade them breathe anew:
Though, like the bard himself, in night they lay,
Immortal Garrick called them back to day:
And till Eternity with power sublime,
Shall mark the mortal hour of hoary Time,

Shakespeare and Garrick like twin Stars shall shine,
And earth irradiate with a beam divine.

PRATT.

"This monument, the tribute of a Friend, was erected in 1797.

"WEBBER, Fecit."

Garrick's throwing aside the curtain, which discovers the medallion, is meant to represent his superior power to unveil the beauties of Shakespeare. Tragedy and Comedy are assembled with their respective attributes to witness and ap the scene,

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The back ground is composed of dove-coloured polished marble.

In this part of the church a monument is about to be erected to the memory of CHRISTOPHER ANSTEY, Esq. author of the Bath Guide, &c.

SOUTH AISLE. A neat tablet, which contains the following inscription:

"To the memory of WILLIAM DALRYMPLE, Midshipman, eldest son of Sir John Dalrymple, Bart, one of the Barons of Exchequer in Scotland, and of Elizabeth Hamilton Macgill, representative of the Viscounts of Oxford.

"Who, though heir of ample estates, preferred to a life of indolence and pleasure, the toilsome and perilous professions of a seaman, when his country was in danger. At the age of eighteen he was killed, off the coast of Virginia, in a desperate engagement, in which Captain Salter, in the Santa Margareta, took the Amazone, a French ship of superior force, almost in sight of the enemy's fleet; receiving, in the public dispatches of his skilful and generous Commander, the honourable testimony that "he was a worthy and deserving youth, who, had he lived, would have been an ornament to his profession;" and leaving to his once happy parents, in whose fond eyes he appeared to promise whatever could be expected from genius, spirit, and the best gift of God, a kind and melting heart, the endearing remembrance of his virtues,

"Father of All! grant to the prayers of a father and mother, that their surviving children may inherit the qualities of such a brother, and that there may never be wanting to the British youth, the spirit to pursue that line of public honour, which he marked out for himself and for them. Obiit, 29th July, 1782.”

Above are tablets to the memory of rear-admiral JOHN HARRISON, captain of the Namur, under Sir George Pocock, in several successful engagements with the French fleet commanded by monsieur D'Aché, in one of which he was wounded. He conducted, under the same British admiral, the armament against the Havannah, and brought the fleet and treasure safe to England. In consequence of excessive fatigue, soon after his return, he lost the use of one side, by a paralytic stroke, and remained helpless twentyVOL. IV. No. 89. eight

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eight years. He was firm in action, prudent in conduct, polished in society, generous and humane in a profession, and upon an element where human virtue is of the most rigid kind, and human nature is most severely tried; his modesty was equal to his virtues. He died October 5, 1791, aged sixty-nine years.

Above and below the said inscription, are expressed in Latin the following words:

"God is my port and refuge;

God hath shewn his wonders in the deep."

Sir JOHN BURLAND, knight, L. L. D. One of the ba rons of his majesty's court of Exchequer; as a man valaed and beloved; as a judge, honoured and revered. He died suddenly on the 29th of February, 1776, aged fifty-one years. On a pyramid of black marble is represented his profile, in a medallion of statuary marble, decorated with emblems alluding to the qualities for which he was eminent; the caduceus, denoting his eloquence, and the scales expressive of his justice.

A neat monument of WILLIAM WRAGG, Esq. consisting of a tablet of white Carara marble, crowned with a fascia, supporting the figure of Memory, leaning in a thoughtful attitude over an urn, enriched with marine ornaments; in the centre of which is represented the fatal accident that happened to the ship in which he was embarked, when he with many more, was drowned, on the 3d of September, 1777. His son, who accompanied him, was miraculously saved on a package, supported by a black slave, till he was cast on shore, on the coast of Holland.

A small monument of white marble, erected to the memory of Dr. ISAAC WATTS. It is divided by a fascia, over which a bust of that divine and poet is exhibited, supported by Genii, who seem pleased with the office to which they are allotted. Underneath, in a circle, a fine figure of Doctor Watts sitting on a stool, in the attitude of deep contemplation, is finely expressed by an angel opening to him the wonders of creation, whilst in one hand he

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