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20 r„ and tablets, under cover, 330 feet in length, and
s t height. The accommodation in the proposed
3611484 atgle the site of' New Pairice-yard, would be for
soy 'tiles ; and for mural monuments and tablets, under
cord. a surface of wall 369 feet in length, and 16 feet in
0(1 ght• Thus the entire number of pub'ie monuments that
woe building and its quadrangles could accommodate
to„4.11 hP, in isolated monuments or statues, 270 ; and in
1,17411 monuments and tablets, about 400 ; or in the
ken,
monuments of all kinds. In. Westminster
ken, the number of monuments of all kinds, forming
~rilection commenced (with a few exceptions) from the
t-'l3u of the thirteenth century, amounts to 357 ; of which
eu,ltle table and eller monuments, with figures in a re-
j47ellt or devotional attitude ; 15 are isolated statues
pith are
position ; 98 are mural monuments, with
nure for the most r art allegorical ; 122 are tablets
"hens-ri onlyare busts ; 8 are brasses let
ilab
ement ; and 31 consist of table monuments,
titf ;an stones, with sculpture either decomposed or
leed to such an extent ai to be nearly obliterated."
iriWe have all heard that the great Nelson, in leading,
. nis resistless intrepidity, one of his most mag-
kfice
exe, nt and successful attacks on the enemy's fleet,
AbLainted, " A peerage—or a tomb in Westminster
44'Y." Mr. Barry repudiates this " longing after
Jttortality" in sculptured marble, if the record is
Ziei raised in our cathedrals. We have been amused
his reasons for this discouragement of an ancient
orh..,lce, founded, we suspect, in part, on the caprices
,132wh somewhat apocryphal taste in such matters ;
,„4-4, on the pharisaical prudery of certain prelates
he „Parsons of the Established Church. Of St. Paul's,
thus discourses :
heil In St. Paul's Cathedral, the number of monuments,
otwlT It collection of the last fifty years, amounts to 43,
tit4r . 14 are isolated statues of the men they are del-
t to histor ree ; 3 are
„if historical and commemorate
partlysalle
goricali cal
; andli 21fs consist
bee; Yof allegory. Of this number, those which have
the kereeted at the public expense amount to 36. From
)4,l,`'°'re statement of the existing monuments in St.
1..4 Cathedral and in Westminster Abbey, it may
114 be inferred, that the accommodation afforded by
tln,, ew Palace of Westminster, for public monuments
1411„ei: would suffice for ages to come ; and if the feeling
44r now very generally prevails in favour of the ex-
Its,.;Ztt of all monuments from places set apart for Divine
to ""1.1), which, from their character, are not calculated
,„Pcite in the mind of the beholder emotions of piety
Co devotion (in which number would be included,
tit: 200 in Westminster Abbey, and with two excep-
thea, the entire collection at St. Paul's Cathedral),
ofifq Ultimately lead to their removal, the NeW Palace
kr, estminster might afford accommodation for those of
lefillblie character, either in the open arcades, or in gal-
to be provided above them in the proposed addi-;
tutu' quadrangle, on the site of the New Palace-yard.
0,0 hether this removal and transfer of monuments
I%tllll sir should not ultimately take place, it might per-
s " worthy the consideration of Parliament, whether
ould not be advisable, both for the sake of encourag-
het:ett, and evincing a renewed and grateful remem-
list Of services rendered to their country, to order
t&I to be erected in the New Palace of
Westminster,
t„." Public expense, to the memory of a certain num-
, .
lit
e the most eminent of its public characters and be-
kot°l's of bygone times, in order that a collection of
ligh-tuloents, to the memory of all whom the country de-
trez,s to honour, may be at once commenced, and be
bee lifter maintained and increased within the walls of
I,IW the same public edifice."
peenit e have lamented the apparent absence of all the
IsherY of art from this gentleman's conceptions of a
at wine of decorative illustration for the New Palace
of estininster. He first recommends the adoption
Mch devices for portraiture in sculpture as we see
wh_tted to by the Bubbs and Bacons of bygone years,
gibs represent Britannia weeping over an unintelli-
ktle mask of a decayed hero, on a sort of marble
toti°over, and then very coolly, ex cathedra, de-
kilees that true poetry which ancient and modern
trOre and painting have embodied or transferred
, most sublime productions :
Itei:Vith respect to monuments which may hereafter be
need
by Parliament to be erected at the public ex-
blis-eta'to the memory of not only those eminent men who
lori`"tlnguished themselves in the civil and military
ket„jee3 of their country, but also of those who have pro-
affv-`4„ its honour and advantage in the cultivation and
tsti:llieement of art, science, and literature, no building
441.41 toy opinion, with greater propriety or effect, be
Lopriated for their reception than the Palace of the
leAislature whose site is hallowed by the most interest •
hist • '
mkt orical recollections connected with it from the
toe ?emote periods. Such monuments might be ar-
-14
hiv4ed,, With considerable effect, both within the building, en as
in the New Quadrangle, which I have already
eye 3ted as an addition to it, on the site of the New
tilt, -yard ,• and in order that due importance and
naay be given to them, they should not, in my
kt.i.,„°l3, be confined by, or form part of, the architectural
Al4geMent of the design of the interior; but should be
to tit,'3' detached from the walls, and be restricted either
%IN," statues of the men they are designed to comme-
like,tate, or simply to mural monuments and tablets, with
4404,5" gf the deceased in the form of busts or me-
-4(1.-1, with suitable inscriptions ; BUT ALL ALLEGORY,
118 absurdities, should be carefully avoided."
sot Likenesses of the deceased or medallions !" Why
114, cheap profiles, scissors cut, in black paper?
4e here is a wholesale exile pronounced against that
I,Z,I'Y in which, not to remount to antiquity, Michael
44'Q in sculpture as well as painting, Ratraelle and
4le on; Painting particularly, have left such terri-
veautiful, beautiful rich or impressive, ex-
kr, * With this flippant condemnation by
kelit Barry, let us contrast, for a conclusion to the pre-
Pe article,. the following eloquent passage from a
44,11, Y the accomplished and gifted author of the
Lttie7)te :___Ages" (Appendix, No. 8. Nr. Hallam s
ill: Would there not be something ridiculous in covering
ter:l4ll3 of our Houses of Parliament with Caesar or
thot;' ,4cos ? that is, if we determine to exclude all
*N1494)11, or mythology, or poetry, or classical history,
tlo otter, and at the same time are compelled to ex-
ktii•t' by the infelicity of recent times, which prefer
to the to picturesqueness, and choose what is convenient
tai)lll,selves, rather than what would look well on a
814,iituao most important events, and the most distin-
thhat ieg. Personages of our annals. In a larger view,
%.a:, if we give full scope to the artist's genius, neither
A t oor Caractacus need be set aside."
1424 What does Mr. Gaily Knight—fresh from his
triinorable tour devoted: to the pictorial illustration
of til'iliagnificent school of Ecclesiastical architecture
e Continent—what does he propose among his
„-„solutions ?" (Appendix, No. 9.)
!lie &it if allegorical figures should be :excluded from
41: Qs and galleries of the Houses of Parliament., yet
eye tght not be improper that in the Queen's porch, the
4totb4;,f, the Sovereign should first be met by statues ern-
Barof religion, justice, mercy, and fortitude."
"th these extracts we shall close our notice of Mr.
3i's Paper.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Crit,INDSOR, TUESDAY. —Their Royal Highnesses the
'or 'e of Wales and the Princess Alice were taken
Learriage airing this morning, accompanied by
°wager Lady Lyttelton.
tit the' Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived
Castle in the forenoon from her residence,
tr,...Ore Lodge, to see the Royal Family previous
departnre for Brighton.
flo: Ron. Miss Devereux, Maid of Honour to the
r, 4 41) left the Castle yesterday. Colonel Drum-
...
lour.) Groom in Waiting, also left the Castle on a
AAt t
o'clock this afternoon their Royal High-
n "le Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the
o„,'ess Alice, left the Castle, accompanied by the
kag, er Lady Lyttelton, in a carriage and four, for
"'ough station of the Great Western Railway.
4ltell,_-°n• Colonel Grey and Mrs. Brown followed in
kid Lance on the royal children, in another carriage
four.At RI
a special train was in readiness, which
kitb,led the illustrious party to the Paddington ter-
teks, Where they arrived soon after three o'clock.
1'1,6" Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, and the
by Liss Alice, went from Paddington, accompanied
PoprDowager Lady Lyttelton, in a carriage and
the fir TWO other royal carriages and four followed,
ow r st containing the Hon. Colonel Grey and Mr.
'lot)T he royal party proceeded to the New Cross sta-
-11,; t.,nd left by a special train of the Brighton Rail-
or the Pavilion at Brighton.
h,„
"34 "lon. C. A. Murray, Master of the Household
to atareived at Fenton's Hotel on his way to Brighton,
De tend the royal family.
I.l4.Putations, consisting of Mr. J. Parker, M.P.,
44(111;Tan, and of Mr. Michael Ellison, Mr. Stevenson,
ehe Tie, on the part of the Sheffield and Man-
nailway Company; of Mr. Westhead, Chair-
of k or the Birmingham and Manchester Company;
and r' Aldam, M.P., on the part of the Huddersfield
44. ilt!atichester Railway and Canal Company ; of
Mli~Chairman, and Messrs. Shepard and ryas,
-rrs of the Barnsley Junction Company ; and of
I;44insford, Mr. Fowler, and Mr. Humfrey, on
Ttifwar,t °f the proposed Sheffield and Lincolnshire
in connexion with the Sheffield and Man-
'Nem' `-'orupany, attended at the Board of Trade
aid 3ii443', and had a long interview with Mr. Laing
bell tr.
O'Brien the joint secretaries of the Railway
~ldAfterwards, Mr. Parker, M.P., Mr.
1,4(14m-' "LP., Mr. Westhead, Mr. Tie, Mr. Randall,
"41ho„r; Ire, had an interview with the Earl of
at the office of the Board of Trade.
44iss accounts received in town of the health of
4;1 orni eel continued unfavourable yesterday, both
"O g Drayton
afternoon. The family of Sir Robert
t4t: urayton Manor, remained in the greatest
this y°o',,'Liuneasi n ess and anxiety respecting the state of
g lady.
(1,_4/8.

447, lin4l:lll°US SUICIDE.—In this journal of yester-
tikid r the above bead, appeared an account of, a
;slsrait: e'rnmitted by a young man, on board the ‘N a-
4team-boat, No. 7. The name of the unfortu-
:hotij-hung man is Henry Terry. His parents, with
idwss residing are in affluent circumstances,
41"-kt l'e 'n Clarendon--square, Somers'-town, and not at
• tNenia N
ew-town, as incorrectly stated. The deceased
bq43'h-ftnir years of age and had he lived, would
‘Ws.),:ftve come into the possession of considerable