rest of their countrymen, ever watchful where money is concerned, arrested him on a claim of 16,000 florins. He, however, soon obtained a protection, and found some merchants, who engaged to furnish him with a great quantity of ammunition for his faithful islanders. Accordingly, he went on board a frigate of fifty-two guns, and 150 inen; but was soon afterwards seized at Naples in the house of the Dutch consul, and sent prisoper to the fortress of Cueta. This unhappy king, whose courage had raised him to a throne, not like the Corsican Napoleon to the throne of France, but by the free choice of an injured people, who oppressed no other monarch to make room for him, nor robbed any native to enrich a foreigner, for many years struggled with fortune, and left no means untried, which policy could suggest, to recover his crown. Having obtained his liberty; and finding no efforts of his availing to attain the object of his journey from Corsica, he chose this country for his retirement, where he hoped to enjoy that liberty, which he had so vainly endeavoured to give to the oppressed Corsicans. By degrees, however, his situation here became so wretched, and he was reduced so low as to be confined, for several years be fore his death, as a prisoner for debt in the King's Bench! When he had become thus ruined and destroyed, some private persons set on foot a charitable contribution for him. This was in the year 1753; but the unfortunate monarch (for he never ceased to claim that title, nor by his domestics and immediate friends, to be so addressed) did not survive this kind humiliation above three years. The following inscription, on the marble monument in St. Anne's church-yard, shall relate the remainder of the History of Theodore I. Near "Near this place is interred Theodore, King of Corsica; Who died in this parish Dec. 11, 1756, Immediately after leaving The King's Bench Prison, By the benefit of the Act of Insolvency; He registered his Kingdom of Corsica The grave, great teacher, to a level brings, Bestow'd a kingdom, and deny'd him bread." With respect to the exterior of St. Anne's Church, but little can or need be said. The walls are strong, but of brick, with rustic quoins at the angles. The roof is covered with tile, and at the east end has a large cornice and triangular pediment. The church is one hundred and five feet long, sixty-three broad, and forty-one high. This church having been dedicated to St. Anne, out of compliment to the Princess Anne of Denmark, had, at first, a steeple of Danish architecture, and was the only specimen of the kind in London; but a few years back, when the church was repaired, and the steeple entirely rebuilt, the ignorance of the persons employed to superintend and execute that work, operated to the total destruction of every thing like taste, order, or proportion; hence, the new steeple exhibits the most absurd and ridiculous mass of materials imaginable. Within a few feet of the summit they have placed a copper globe, on four sides of which are the clock dials; the globe itself is supported by iron bars. Above all is the vane, raised also on iron work. As As I have marked out a district for description including besides the church just described, those of St. James's, Westminster, and St. George's, Hanover Square, before we proceed with objects of minor importance, I will attempt a description of these two edifices. The church of ST. JAMES, WESTMINSTER, owes its erection to the same cause as that of St. Annes, (viz.) the great increase in the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields. It was originally a Chapel of Ease only, and was built at an expense of above 70001. chiefly, by Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Alban's, and the neighbouring inhabitants. Upon the death of the abovementioned Earl, Charles II. by letters patent of the 31st of May, 1684, granted the church and cemetery in trust, to Thomas, Lord Jermyn, nephew to the late Earl, and his heirs for ever; who thereupon assigned over the church with its appurtenances, to Sir Walter Clarges, Bart., and others, in trust, as a chapel for the use of the inhabitants of that part of the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields. It was, accordingly consecrated by Henry, Bishop of London, on Sunday the 13th of July in the same year, and dedicated to the honour of God, by the appellation of St. James in the Fields. * The church being consecrated, and a district for a new parish set out, application was made to Parliament, in the year 1685, to get the said district made parochial; wherefore the Parliament did constitute the same a parish, distinct from, and independent of, that of St. Martin's; and the same to be called The Parish of St. James, within the Liberty of Westminster. Dr. Tenison, vicar of St. Martin's, was appointed the first rector; and by the same authority, he and his successors were incorporated, &c. It was also enacted, that, after the death or avoidance of the first rector, the patronage or advowson should be in the Bishop of London and his successors, and Thomas, Lord Jermyn, and bis Newcourt Report. Eccles. Paroch. his heirs for ever; the first rector to be collated by the Bishop, and the next by the Lord Jermyn or his heirs; and for ever after the Bishop of London to present twice to Lord Jermyn's once. By the same authority, the rector of this parish is seized in demesne, as of fee, in right of the church, of a certain toft of ground on the north side of the same, in Piccadilly; and likewise of another parcel of ground, whereon stood stables; together with five houses in Jermyn Street. These being the glebe belonging to the cure, the rector is authorized to demise the houses thereon by lease, upon an improved rent, without a fine. The remaining provisions of the Act are similar to those already enumerated in regard to the parish of St. Anne's. The walls of this church are of brick and stone, with rustic quoins facios, door and window-cases of stone. The roof is arched, and is supported by Corinthian pillars. The door-cases are Ionic. The interior of the roof is beautifully ornamented, divided into pannels of crocket and fret-work, and the twelve columns that support it, and in the cornice. The galleries have very handsome fronts; and the door-cases, particularly the one fronting Jermyn Street, are highly enriched. The windows of the east end are adorned with two columns, and two pilasters; the lower of the Corinthian, and the upper of the Composite order. The church is wainscotted all round to the height of ten feet, and is well painted. The pulpit is very neat, as are also the pews. The font is carved by Griulin Gibbons, and represents the Fall of Man, Salvation of Noah, &c. similar to that of St. Margaret's, Lothbury. The type is also finely carved in basso-relievo, with an angel descending from a celestial choir of cherubim. The altar-piece is very spacious, and consists of fine boletion. pannels, with architrave, frieze, and cornice, of cedar, with a large compass pediment, under which is an admirably carved PART III. CONTIN. 2 P pelican, pelican, feeding its young, between two doves; also a noble festoon, with exceedingly large fruit of several kinds, fine leaves, &c. all very neatly done in lime-wood. The altar is fenced in with a strong and graceful railing and banister of white marble, curiously carved. The foot-pace within is of the same kind of stone. The organ, which is very good, was the gift of Queen Mary II. in the year 1691. The length of this church is eighty-four feet; the height about forty-two; and that of the steeple, consisting of a handsome tower and spire, 149 feet. The clock has four dials, the figures on which being unusually large, are conspicuously useful at a vast distance in almost all directions. The monuments are not very numerous; and if they were more so, their description must give place to the interest which this church excites by the eminence of its rectors. I cannot, however, omit some notice of "Tom D'Urfey," the poet, who has a tablet to his memory in this church. Mr. D'Urfey was descended from an ancient French family. His parents, being hugonots, fled from Rochelle before it was besieged by Lewis, in 1628. They settled at Exeter, where their son was born; but in what year is not known. He was originally bred to the law; but having a great relish for the muses, he quitted that profession, and devoted himself to poetry and the drama, in which he had considerable success; but within thirty years after his death, so much had the public taste improved, that although his numerous dramatic pieces possessed great merit, as works of genius, abounding with busy, intricate, and entertaining plots, the looseness of sentiment, licentiousness of intrigue, and indelicacy which had at first recomruended them to popular favour, banished them from "the musterroll of acting plays." D'Urfey's chief merit lay in the peculiarly happy manner in which his satires and irregular odes were written. Many of these were upon temporary occasions, and were of no little ser |