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St. George's Circus.-Free and Slave Labour. [June,

This edifice underwent no material change for nearly a century after its completion. During that period it remained without episcopal consecration: but at length obtained it on the 7th of July 1816, shortly after the arrival of the Bishop of Calcutta at this settlement, on his first triennial visitation: the site and edifice, together with the church-yard, having been previously enfranchised and put in trust for public worship according to the ritual of the English Church. At its consecration it was designated after St. Thomas, the Apostle of India. The roof has since been covered with lead, instead of stucco, the old pews and seats removed, and such an improved arrangement of sittings adopted as will afford accommodation for a much larger congregation than the Church would previously hold. The church-yard, or burying-ground, has still more recently been enlarged and the new ground consecrated: the whole is now surrounded with a neat iron railing. THOS. FISHER.

SAINT GEORGE'S CIRCUS. Mr. URBAN,

West-square, June 3.

WHILE the Corporation of Lon

don, with a laudable exertion of public spirit, are making various and important improvements in St. George's Fields, allow me to suggest a hint respecting what is called" St. George's Circus."-The original design of a grand Circus-as the entrance toward the metropolis from the numerous roads in different directions, all concentring at the Obelisk-was certainly a noble idea; but, unfortunately, the nature of the ground renders it at present impossible to produce a complete and unques tionable Circus, without an extension

of the plan upon which it was originally projected, and is now in the course of execution. The inlets are so many, and so wide, that the buildings must bear a very inadequate proportion to the vacant spaces, which cannot fail to impair the general effect, while they present little more than the name in scribed on the corners, to remind us that a Circus was actually intended. But an enlargement of the original design, as I have above hinted-without any alteration of what has already been accomplished-would produce a magnificent Circus-such a Circus, as would be an honor to the British Capital-in short, a perfect Nompareil.

The addition which I would pro

pose, is, to spread Arches across all the entrances into the intended Circustwo, three, four, over each-or whatever number might come nearest to the idea of general equality-and, over these arches, to construct two upper stories, uniform, in front, with those of the buildings already erected..

The coup-d'œil through those arches would, even at present, produce a pleas ing effect, which would be still further improved, when the Borough Road is converted (as it soon will be) into a noble, continuous street: and the Arches themselves, with their superincumbent edifices, would, on the outside, in each case, present a striking impressive spectacle to persons approaching the Circus by any of the five great roads which it terminates.-Meanwhile, an important question for consideration, would be, whether the piers between the arches should be of such breadth as to admit, in each, a shop, connected with the apartments above-and yielding a rent which would pay ample interest for the sums originally expended in the

erection.

However that point might be determined, we should, when the works were completed, enjoy the pleasure of contemplating, not a nominal, but a real Circus-a grand amphitheatreperfect and unbroken above, and not disadvantageously broken below.

Should this suggestion ever be adopted, we may be allowed to hope that the Trustees of that benevolent institution-the School for the indigent Blind-might be induced to consent to an alteration of its front, for the desirable purpose of obtaining perfect uniformity. I am, &c. JOHN CAREY.

Mr. URBAN,

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June 19.

WITHOUT trespassing upon that space which your Correspondent "S. D." (p. 420) has consecrated to Cromlechs and Cathedrals, I request that you will afford ine the corner of a page in your Magazine, in which I may reply to his question, by assuring him that I have tried free-labour," (although perhaps not in his sense of the term) and do most decidedly prefer and admire it; and that I have had not a little acquaintance with its opposite, "the labour of slaves," the result of which has been an invincible distaste for it; and that I could fill one of your numbers with facts and quotations illustrative of my views, and justifica tions of my decision. THOS. FISHER.

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Hutton Monument at Richmond, Yorkshire.

May 22. YOU have lately favoured your readers with some interesting extracts from Mr. Clarkson's valuable "History of Richmond." I now send you his account of a Monument in St. Mary's Church, Richmond, which is very remarkable for its antiquated form, and the play upon the words, perpetually alluding to the name of Bowes in the inscription, for which the age in which it was erected was famous. That part of the inscription relative to Lady Hutton was composed by her husband, and the rest by John Jack son, the then Rector of Marske, formerly Master of Richmond Free Grammar School. This illustrious couple both dying in Richmond, at the Friarage, were buried near each other in the chancel, under their mo

nument.

The effigies of Sir Timothy and his lady are placed in a recess in the wall, kneeling on embroidered cushions, with golden tassels, and both facing the East, with hands conjoined and elevated in the attitude of prayer; he in the dress of a knight, armed, except his helmet and gauntlets, a sword by his side, and gilt spurs at his heels, with a peaked beard and lank hair; she in a loose black gown or mantle hanging down to her feet, the sleeves. close at the wrists, a large quilled frill about her neck, her hair combed back over a roll, and tied behind with a golden fillet; at the top of her head is a small oval cap of lace turned over her forehead from the back part of her neck. Over them are painted the arms of Hutton; Gules, on a fess between three cushions Argent, tasseled Or, as many fleurs-de-lis of the first; impaling Bowes, Ermine, three long bows bent in pale Gules. Facing Sir Timothy are again placed his arms, and

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The arms upon this Monument are somewhat different from those granted the 20th of July, 1584, to Matthew Hutton, D.D. then Dean of York, by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Garter King of Arms. These were, Gules, upon a fess between three cushions, tasseled Or, a cross humetté between two fleurs-de-lis of the first. In the grant, Sir Gilbert describes Dr. Hutton as descended from parents sufficiently famous or illustrious in the county of Lancaster, and as related to the Huttons of Cambridgeshire and others of that name in England. GENT. MAG. June 1824.

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those of the lady behind her. Under the parents are engraven small figures of their twelve children in a row, some lying in swaddling clothes, and others kneeling, in military, ecclesiastical, and female dresses, peculiar to the age in which they lived, each over their respective arms, according to the its own inscription. Beneath this are connections which they formed by marriage, &c. Round the whole are placed in separate situations female figures, emblematical representations of Faith, Hope, and Charity, with Fame at the top blowing her trumpet between two angels. The attitudes of all the figures are graceful, and afford fine specimens of monumental sculpture, which reflect great credit on that age. The whole is in fine preservation, and was erected by their eldest son Matthew, to the memory of his respected parents.

This monument is placed against the South wall, near the Communiontable, over the seats where the officiating priests sat at intervals during the solemnity of high mass. Only one of the seats is remaining, the rest having been walled up on wainscotting the walls which surround the Communion-table. The inscription may be read thus:

"Dom. Timotheus Hutton, eques Auratus (filius Reverendiss. in X'to patris Matthæi Archiepi. Eborum, præsulis ob acre judicium et morum gravitatem, invidendo hoc elogio decorati, quod digaus esset, ut præsideret consilio ecumenico) hic deposuit exuvias suæ mortalitatis.

"Quoad pietatem et religionem, uno verbo patrissabat:

Quoad προσωπογραφίαν, adeo enituit in blando vultu veneranda majestas, ut vere

diceres eum ad imaginem Conditoris condi

tum ;

Quoad opes, fuerunt illæ non raptæ, immo non partæ, sed relicta;

Quoad prolem, felicissimus fuit tam soλυτεκνία quam ευτεκνία :

Quoad vitam, beavit eum præ cæteris trias ista, hilaris animus, facundum os, et mensa hospitalis;

Denique quoad mortem, a9avza decu

* Matthew Hutton, translated from Durham to York in March 1595, died at Bishopthorpe, Jan. 15, 1605. Sir Timothy, his son, knighted at Whitehall, Feb. 16, We have seen a letter of his, as Sheriff, 1605-6, High Sheriff for Yorkshire, 1606. dated Aug. 8, 1606.

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Hutton Monument at Richmond, Yorkshire.

This mode of dating was then much daughter of Sir John Bennet of Dawley

used. Ben Jonson ridicules it in his Alchymist.