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King Charles the First.

Beneath it on a tablet is the following :

After his travels through all France into Spain and having passed many dangers both by sea and land he arrived here the 4th day of October 1623.

Below are the royal arms.

The Exchequer Expenses of 26 June, 1635, contain the following :

" For the image of his Majesties own head in brass for the town of Portsmouth, at the rate of Fifty Pounds, by Hubrecht Le Sueur, made and delivered by his Majesty's command." The bust was engraved in The Illustrated London News of 4 July, 1846.

Edinburgh. In the centre of Parliament Square is an equestrian statue of Charles II. It was erected in 1685, at the cost of the city. His Majesty is represented in Roman costume.

Northampton. On 20 Sept., 1675, the town of Northampton was devastated by a great conflagration. King Charles II. acted in a very generous manner towards the inhabitants, and as a memorial of his gifts his statue was set up in the centre of the portico of All Saints' Church, and a suitable inscrip- tion placed on the frieze beneath it. The King is represented in Roman costume bareheaded and bewigged. Beneath the statue are the royal arms and the inscription : " Carolus Ildus Rex. MDCXCIL"

On the frieze is the following :

" This statue was erected in memory of King Charles II., who gave a thousand tons of timber towards the rebuilding of this church ; and to this tmvn seven years' chimney money collected in it. John Agutter, Mayor, 1712."

See 10 S. iv. 30.

Dublin. r-On College Green is an equestrian statue of William III. It was the first statue placed here, and also one of the first leaden statues erected. It was inaugurated on 1 July, 1701, the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne. In after years it became in turn the butt of neglect and insult, and was eventually overthrown on 7 April, 1836. Renovated and reinstated, it was in 1842 coloured to represent bronze ; and though it is now unmolested, it still bears marks of neglect.

Hull. In the old Market-Place is an equestrian statue of William III. It is the \\-ork of Scheemakers, and was erected by subscription in 1734. It is gilded after the style of the statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Capitoline Hill, Rome.

Brixham, Devon. A statue of William III stands on the quay near where he landed

[t is of white marble on a granite pedestal* and was executed by Mr. Wills of London. The King is represented bareheaded ; his eft hand is placed on his breast, and with lis right hand he grasps his hat. The statue was unveiled by Mr. C. A. Bentinck, M.P., on 5 Nov., 1889. The pedestal is thus nscribed :

William, Prince of Orange,

afterwards William III.

King of Great Britain and Ireland,

landed near this spot

5th November 1688.

and issued his famous declaration.

The Liberties of England

and

the Protestant Religion I will maintain.

JOHN T. PAGE.

Long Itchington, Warwickshire.

From the subjoined letter to The Bath Chronicle it appears that the Lansdown monument to Sir Bevil Grenville (mentioned by MB. PAGE in his first article) has been mutilated by the removal of. one of the panels from the pedestal : The Lansdown Monument to Sir Bevil Granville. To the Editor of The Bath Chronicle.

SIR, On three sides of the pedestal the panels are intact, but the fourth has been removed,, exposing the rough masonry of the interior. The Battle of Lansdown being so successful a feature of the Bath Pageant, would it not be a graceful act of the Executive to ensure the replacement of the missing panel ?

Under the heading " Entry Hill " in ' Street Lore,' one of the late Mr. Peach's publications, its removal is explained, and its present position pointed out as in the front of " Granville," one of the houses near Mr. Gibb's residence. The statement respecting it is as follows : " The architect of the houses was employed at the same time to repair the Monument on Lansdown, and when this was being done the historic emblems from the east side were removed and placed in the facade of the houses. By whose authority does not appear."

November 9th, 1909. A RESIDENT.

It is to be hoped that the authorities responsible for the repair of the monument will forthwith see to its restoration. If not, perhaps the National Trust Society will take the matter in hand. D. K. T.

MR. PAGE at 10 S. xii. 402 regards th& statue upon Shrewsbury Market Hall as that of Edward III., but makes a qualifying allusion to a recent local guide which states it to be that of Richard, Duke of York. I think it will be found that the weight of authority is in favour of its figuring the latter, father of Edward IV. To pass over ' Murray >