Paul's; and Mr. Penrose, the present architect to the Cathedral. The tomb is of the finest porphyry, highly polished by Messrs. Malcott & Co. The body of Lord Collingwood rests under an altar-tomb on one side of that of his illustrious commander; and on the other the remains of the late Earl of Northesk. In the middle aisle is a slab inscribed to Lord Chancellor Rosslyn. Dr. Boyce's grave is near the above. At a short distance from the last is a tablet to the memory of Thos. Newton, Esq., Benefactor to the Literary Fund. There are also inscriptions to Geo. Dance, Esq., Architect, the last survivor of the original Forty Royal Academicians, Hen. Fuseli, Esq., R.A., Painter; Dr. J. Taylor, Chancellor of St. Paul's; Dr. Chr. Wilson and Thomas Jackson, and other members of St. Paul's.

The choral service is performed in the choir of the Cathedral twice every day, at a quarter before ten in the morning, and at a quarter past three in the afternoon.

Sermons are also preached in St. Paul's by the Dean and Canons residentiary on Sundays and holidays, and every Wednesday and Friday during Lent.

CHARGES FOR VIEWING THE CATHEDRAL:

To the Whispering Gallery and the two outside Galleries
To the Ball

s. d.

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1 6

To the Library, Great Bell, Geometrical Staircase, and

Model Room

No charge is now made for entrance to the Cathedral.

There are two annual celebrations in the Cathedral of great interest to the stranger: those of "the Sons of the Clergy," and of "the Charity Children of the Metropolis and its vicinity." The first Meeting is generally in May, combined with a grand performance of sacred music. The assembly of the Charity children generally takes place in June, when the whole circle beneath the dome is, by a temporary scaffolding, converted into an amphitheatre, around which are ranged the boys and girls, usually about 8,000, who join the singing and choruses incidental to the service. To both these festivals admission is obtained by tickets, to be had according to advertisements in the daily newspapers.

THE early history of this venerable pile we shall not attempt in our circumscribed limits. The Abbey, as we now see it, was built by Henry III., and his successor Edward I.; enlarged by the abbots of subsequent reigns, and completed by Sir Christopher Wren. It is, with the exception of the western towers, one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in existence.

To the architect, the Abbey is a fine study, and the general visitor cannot fail to admire the graceful character of this "temple marked with the hand of antiquity, solemn as religious awe,"-the place of sepulture for the poets and philosophers, heroes and kings of England.

When I look upon the tombs of the great (says Addison, in his eloquent paper in the Spectator), every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow. When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival

wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together."

In viewing the exterior of the Abbey, the visitor will be struck with the magnificent portico leading into the north cross, which, by some, has been styled the Beautiful, or Solomon's Gate. Above it is a superb stained glass window of modern design, admirably executed; and in the south transept is a window of corresponding design and richness.

In the buttress niches are eight figures remaining. The one nearest to the west tower is an abbot; the others are figures of kings, who, with the abbots, built the church.

CLOISTERS, CHAPTER HOUSE, &c.-The cloisters of this foundation remain nearly entire, and contain numerous monuments, ancient and modern. The Chapter House is

EXPLANATION.-A. Poets' Corner.-B. Chapel of St. Benedict.-C. Chapel of St. Edmond. -D. Chapel of St. Nicholas.-E. Chapel of Henry VII.-F. Chapel of St. Paul -G. Chapel of St. Erasmus.-H. Chapel of St. Edward.-f. Chapel of Abbot Islip.-K. Chapel of SS. John, Andrew, and Michael.-L. North Transept.-M. North Aisle.-N. Nave.-0. South Aisle.-P. Choir.-Q. South Transept.-R. Cloisters.-S. Chapter House.

an octagonal building of rare beauty, which has been fitted up for the reception of the Crown Records. Among them is the celebrated Domesday Book, compiled in the eleventh century; it is written on vellum, and is in high preservation, being as legible as when first transcribed.

Visitors on entering the Abbey at Poets' Corner proceed to the right, where a Verger is in attendance to conduct them to view the monuments in the several Chapels, in the following order :

I. THE CHAPEL OF ST. BENEDICT.

1. Langham, Archbishop of Canterbury, (d. 1376). Simon Langham, whose recumbent effigy was anciently protected by a canopy, was Monk, Prior, and Abbot of Westminster, Bishop of Ely, Primate and Chancellor of England, a Cardinal, the Pope's Nuncio, &c.

2. The Countess of Hertford, (d. 1598).

This fine monument, composed of columns and obelisks, with a recumbent figure in the attitude of prayer, is twenty-eight feet in height. The deceased was wife to the Earl of Hertford, daughter of Lord Howard of Effingham, K.G., Lord Privy Seal to Queen Eliza