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receives it on his sword ; while Death, appearing from behind, aims at his heart. The circular pedestal is divided into four compartments by emblematical figures. The cost of the work was 9,000/.

London. Column in Trafalgar Square (see 10 S. ix. 103). '

A tablet high up on the front of a house (Xo. 147) in New Bond Street was placed by the Society of Arts in 1876, to commemorate Nelson's residence there in 1797. But the house has been practically rebuilt.

Nelson's grave, in the centre of the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, is surmounted by a casket-shaped sarcophagus of black and white marble. This dates back to the sixteenth century, having been prepared by the sculptor Benedetto da Rovanza for the tomb of Cardinal Wolsey. On Wolsey's fall it was cast aside, arfd lay forgotten at Windsor until it was utilized for Nelson's tomb.

Flaxman's monument to Nelson at St. Paul's was finished in 1818, and is placed in the south transept. Nelson is represented standing erect, with his left arm leaning upon an anchor. The loss of his right arm is concealed by a robe, representing that given to him by the Sultan, thrown loosely over his shoulder. On the pedestal are sea-gods sculptured in relief, and on the cornice are carved the words :

Copenhagen Nile Trafalgar.

On the plinth at the foot of the pedestal are

represented (right) the ever- vigilant British

lion, and (left) Britannia directing the gaze

of two young sailors to the figure of the

naval hero. The pedestal is thus inscribed :

Erected at the public expense

to the memory of

Vice-Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson K.B., to record his splendid and unparalleled achieve- ments, during a life spent in the service of his country, and terminated in the moment of victory by a glorious death in the memorable action off Cape Trafalgar on the xxi of October MDCCCV. Lord Nelson was born on the xxix of September MDCCLVIII. The battle of the Nile was fought on the 1 of August MDCCXCvm, the battle of Copenhagen on the 11 of April MDCCCI.

There is a replica of the Portsmouth bust at Kensington Palace.

Greenwich. In the upper quadrangle of Greenwich Hospital a bronze bust of Nelson by Chantrey was placed in 1851.

Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. Nelson was born at the rectory-house here on 29 Sept., 1758. On 6 Feb., 1907, a marble bust of him, which had been placed in the church, was unveiled by Viscount Coke, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk. It is the work of Mr. J.

Nesfield Forsyth, and the gift of the London, Society of East Anglians.

In the church are tablets to the memory of Nelson's father, mother, and brother Edmund.

At the foot of the oak lectern are two brass- plates inscribed as follows :

1. To the Glory of God and the memory of

Horatio Nelson,

this Lectern, made from the wood of

H.M. ship Victory, on the deck of which

he fell

thanking God

that he had done his duty,

is dedicated

A.D. 1886.

2. The Wood and the two Plates

from part of the Victory,

the Flagship of Lord Nelson

at the battle of Trafalgar,

21 October, 1805.

They were given by the Lords of

the Admiralty to Burnham Thorpe,

his native parish, A.D. 1881.

The parish church of Burnham Thorpe was restored and beautified by public subscription in 1895 as a memorial of Nelson. About the same time a Nelson Memorial Hall was also erected in the parish.

Merton, Surrey. A Nelson Memorial Hospital was opened here by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle, on 14 June, 1912.

Wouldham, near Rochester. In the- churchyard is buried the purser of the Victory, in whose arms Nelson died. The stone over his grave bears the following in- scription :

Sacred to the memory of Walter Burke, Esq., of this parish, who died on the 12th Septem- ber 1815, in the 70th year of his age. He was Purser of his Majesty's ship Victory, in the glorious Battle of Trafalgar, and in his arms the immortal Nelson died.

I desire information respecting Nelson monuments at Norwich, Forres, &c.

HARDY.

Abbotsbury, Dorset. On the Blagdon Hills, near this place, is a tower erected to the memory of Admiral Hardy, captain of the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, I shall be glad to receive particulars of this monument.

COLLING WOOD.

Tynemouth. In 1845 a bronze statue designed by J. G. Lough was erected by public subscription on Galley Hill, facing the North Sea. Grouped about the pedestal are four guns from Lord Collingwood's ship