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NOTES AND QUERIES. [11 s. via. NOV. is, 1913. "From the second stanza Brydges concluded ('Censura Lit.,' vi. 172) that she was the author of 'Mariam.' The same stanza shows that Davies had been her writing master."

The second stanza would certainly seem to refer to 'Mariam,' and the fourth to the suppression of the work mentioned in the Life.

Southampton.—On 17 July, 1861, a statue of Dr. Watts was unveiled by the Earl of Shaftesbury in the public park. It is of Sicilian marble, the work of R. C. Lucas, and represents the doctor in the act of preaching, with open book in left hand, and right hand extended. On the granite pedestal, sculptured in relief, are represented incidents in which Dr. Watts appears as (1) a teacher of the young; (2) a philosopher, and (3) a poet.

London.—In 1845 an imposing memorial to Dr. Watts was erected in that part of Abney Park Cemetery known as Dr. Watts's Walk." It is constructed of Portland stone, and surmounted by a statue of Dr. Watts, sculptured by E. H. Baily, R.A. The pedestal is thus inscribed:—

Dr. Watts was buried in the northern-portion of Bunhill Fields. His grave is marked by an altar-tomb. On each side his name appears in large deeply-cut letters, and the upper slab is thus inscribed:

There is a bust of Dr. Watts, by Thos. Banks, R.A., in the south aisle of Westminster Abbey. Beneath it is a tablet depicting Dr. Watts in an attitude of deep contemplation. On the plinth is inscribed

Leicester.—In Jan., 1872, a white marble statue of Robert Hall was erected by public subscription in De Montfort Square. It was formally presented to the Mayor of the town, Mr. John Stafford, by the ex-Mayor, Mr. J. Baines, Chairman of the Memorial Committee. The sculptor was Mr. John Birnie Philip, who has depicted Hall in the act of preaching, with right hand uplifted and left hand resting upon a book, between the leaves of which his forefinger is inserted. On the cylindrical pedestal is inscribed:—