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Bonney was born at Tansor in 1780 ; he died at King's Cliff in 1862, and was buried in the churchyard.

BISHOP FBASEK.

Manchester. A statue of Dr. Fraser was erected in Albert Square in 1887. It is of bronze on a granite pedestal, the work of the late Thos. Woolner, R.A. The bishop is represented bareheaded, in the act of speaking, with right hand on hip and left hand slightly extended. The front of the pedestal is thus inscribed :

James Fraser, D.D.,

Bishop of Manchester 1870-1885.

Born 18th August 1818.

Died 22nd October 1885.

Erected by public subscription 1887.

The remaining three sides of the pedestal contain bronze plates representing the bishop (1) visiting the sick, (2) visiting the workers, and (3) at a Confirmation service.

A cenotaph was placed in Manchester Cathedral to the bishop's memory in 1887. It consists of a richly ornamented altar- tomb, surmounted by his recumbent effigy, the work of Mr. James Forsyth. Along the bevelled edge below the effigy runs the following inscription :

" In pious memory of the Right Rev. Father in God, James Fraser, D.D., from Lady Day, 1870, to October 22, 1885, the faithful, diligent, and beloved Bishop of Manchester, this monu- ment is erected by the clergy and laity of the Diocese and other friends, in the chapel built for it by Agnes, his widow. ' After he had served his generation, by the will of God he fell on sleep.' "

Bishop Fraser was buried in the churchyard of Ufton Nervet, Berkshire, on 27 Oct., 1885. He was rector of this parish 1860-70.

DEAN RAMSAY.

Edinburgh. A Runic cross is placed to the memory of the Very Rev. Edward Bannerman Burnett Ramsay, near the east end of the Episcopal church of St. John the Evangelist. Dr. Ramsay was incumbent of this church 1827-46, previous to his appointment as Dean of Edinburgh.

ROBEBT MORRISON.

Morpeth. The following inscription is on a tablet over an archway in Buller's Green :

" In Queen Victoria's Jubilee year this house replaced the one in which Robert Morrison was born. He was the great modern Protestant missionary to China. His great work, ' A Chinese Dictionary,' is still a standard authority. He was born on the 5th of January, 1782."

The tablet was unveiled 19 June, 1897.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. In Groat Market, over the entrance to what is now called

Morrison's Court, is placed a tablet contain- ing the following inscription : Erected in 1897

by the Newcastle Bible Society

to the memory of

Robert Morrison, D.D.,

who lived in this court from 1795 to 1803 and

worked as a Last Maker.

He went out in 1807 as the

First Protestant Missionary to China,

where he translated the

Holy Scriptures into the Chinese language. Born at Morpeth 5th January 1782. Died at Canton 1st August 1834.

DR. HENRY COOKE.

Belfast. At the north end of Wellington- Place is a bronze statue of Dr. Cooke. He is represented standing erect, bareheaded,, and clad in an academic robe. On the front of the granite pedestal is inscribed :

Henry Cooke,

D.D., LL.D.,

Born 1788.

Died 1868.

(On back.) Ordained in

Duncane 1808.

Installed in

Donegore 1811,

Killeleagh 1818,

Belfast 1829.

ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY.

Addington, Surrey. On 14 May, 191 U the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. David- son) dedicated a memorial in the churchyard,, which he had caused to be erected to the memory of five of his predecessors, all of whom are buried there. The memorial beam the names of Archbishops Manners-Sutton,. Howley, Sumner, Longley, and Tait, and the dates during which they occupied the Primacy.

" This very beautiful work of art consists of a cross rising to a height of 20 ft., which stands on. an octagonal base placed upon a platform of three steps. In five of the eight panels occur the armorial bearings of the five Archbishops on shields, surmounted by Archiepiscopal mitres, while on two of the remaining panels small shields are placed, symbolizing the Church at rest by the arms of St. Augustine of Canterbury, and the Church militant by the arms of the present Arch- bishop. Beneath the first of these shields is inscribed verse 36 of Acts XIII., below the other verse 16 of Psalm XC. On the eighth panel are the words of dedication ' To the glory of God and in pious memory of the five Archbishops buried in this churchyard.' A further inscription running round the base beneath these three panels reads ' Relinquitur Sabbatismus populo Dei.' Small gargoyle figures project from the angles of the octagon between the gablets above the eight panels. In front of the cross, on a bracketed pedestal, stands a figure of the Good Shepherd carrying a lamb, and with His right foot on^the-