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versity. On the granite pedestal is the following inscription :

Spencer Compton,

Eighth

Duke of Devonshire, K.G. Chancellor of the University of Cambridge ; Lord Lieutenant of the County of Derby ;

Mayor of Eastbourne 1897-1898. Born 23rd July, 1833. Died 24th March, 1908. Erected by the inhabitants of Eastbourne in recognition of his great services to his country as a statesman, and of his deep interest in the prosperity and welfare of this town, 1910.

On 14 February last Lord Lansdowne un- veiled a bronze statue of the Duke of Devon- shire in London. It is placed at the western end of the Horse Guards Avenue, in the centre of the roadway between the Royal United Service Institution and the War Office. The statue is by Mr. Herbert Hampton, and repre- sents the Duke in his robes as a Knight of the Garter. On the pedestal is inscribed : Spencer Compton, Eighth Duke

of Devonshire,

K.G. Born 1833. Died 1908.

Tamworth. Here a bronze statue is erected to the eminent statesman the second Sir Robert Peel. The pedestal is thus in- scribed :

The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Born Feb. 5, 1788 ; elected in the year 1830 Member of Parliament for Tamworth, which town he continued to represent until his death, July 2, 1850.

Bolton. Behind the knoll on which Bolton Hall stands is the Cavendish memorial fountain, bearing the following inscription :

Frederick- Charles Cavendish.

Born November 30th, 1836. Died May 6th, 1882. This Fountain was erected by the Electors of the West Riding as a tribute to his memory.

In Bolton Churchyard is the memorial cross erected by the tenantry of the Bolton Abbey estates. It is inscribed as follows :

To the beloved memory of Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish, son of William, seventh Duke of Devonshire, and of Blanche Georgina his wife. Born November 30th r 1836. He went out as Chief Secretary to Ireland " full of love to that country, full of hope for her future, full of capacity to render her service," and wa> murdered in Phoenix Park, Dublin, within twelve hours of his arrival, May 6th, 1882. " The Lord grant thee thy heart's desire and fulfil all thy mind."

The first quoted words are those used by Mr. Gladstone in conveying the terrible news of Sir F. Cavendish's assassination to the House of Commons.

Knowsley. On 21 May, 1909, the present Earl of Derby unveiled a tablet to the

memory of his father, the sixteenth Earl. It has been placed on the wall of the Alms- houses, and contains the following in- scription :

To the memory of Frederick Arthur, 16th Earl of Derby, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.V.O. Born Jan. 1841 ; died June, 1908. These almshouses are endowed by his tenants and other friends as a token of affection, and in appreciation of the great interest he took in everything connected with the happiness and wellbeing of those around him.

Bilsington, Kent. On a hill south of the

village stands an obelisk some 50 feet in

height. On it is the following inscription :

As a tribute of respect

to the memory

of

Sir William Richard Cosway, K.T.

this monument was erected by

his friends

and the Reformers of East Kent

in the Year MDCCCXXXV.

Sir William was Parliamentary candidate for East Kent, and had been nominated, but was thrown from the stage coach Criterion and killed in London on 7 June, 1834.

Kilmarnock. In Kay Park is a monument surmounted by a figure of Fame, with arms extended. displaying a wreath. The whole design is about 25 feet in height. On a panel of grey granite below the figure is inscribed : '

To the Memory of Captain Thomas Baird

and Alexander Maclaren

as also

John Burt, and John Kennedy,

Archibald Craig and other

Kilmarnock Pioneers of

Parliamentary Reform, who,

in the early part of the

Nineteenth Century, devoted

themselves with unselfish

zeal to the cause of the

People.

Erected

by Public Subscription 1885.

On the plinth below are the words :

Unveiled by the Right Hon. the Earl of Rosebery, Oct. 17, 1885.

I am informed that certain of the par- ticulars given respecting the Ripon obelisk at the last reference are incorrect, and I believe this is so. But as the information I have since gleaned is very contradictory, I shall I be glad if some one resident in or near Ripon on the obelisk, and also state a few facts concerning its history.
 * will furnish a correct copy of the inscription

I must take this opportunity of thanking those friends who have so kindly sent in-