Peter and the Angel, STEENWYCK; St. John, LEONARD SPADO; a Naked Venus, TITIAN; a Madonna, with St. Catharine, and St. John with a Lamb, OLD PALMA; Our Saviour healing the Blind, VERRIO; St. Catharine at the Altar, PAULO VERONESE; the Taking of Lisle by the duke of Marlborough, WOOTTON. The KING'S STATE BED CHAMBER; pictures; a Man's Head; Mary Queen of Scots, JANNET; four Cartoons, by CARLO CIGNANI, namely, Pan and Cupid, Bacchus and Ariadne, Apollo and Daphne, and the Triumph of Venus; a Woman's Head. The PRUSSIAN CLOSET. The Hungarians at Ovid's Tomb, SCHONFIELD; Lucretia, after Caracci; Herodias' Daughter, with the Baptist's Head, DA VINCI; a Doge of Venice, TINTORET. The GREEN CLOSET; pictures; a Landscape, PAUL BRILL; a Woman asleep, G. Douw; the Adoration of the Shepherds, ZUCCHERO; Mars, Venus, and Cupid, P. VERONESE; an Italian Musician, GIORGIONE; six long narrow slips, with figures and trees, SCHIAVONI; Our Saviour and Mary Magdalen at the Tomb, HOLBEIN; an Altar-piece; SOPHONISBA, GAETANO; St. Catharine, DA VINCI; a Woman going to stab herself, PALAMEDES; Henry VII. and VIII. with their Queens, REEMI; Francis II. of France, when Dauphin, JANNET; Lucretia, TITIAN; a Witch riding on a Goat, with Boys, ELSHIEMER; Nymphs bathing; Peter and the Angel, STEENWYCK; Venus and Satyrs, with Cupids, ROTTENHAMER; Mary Queen of Scots, JANNET; the second Earl and Countess of Clarendon, LELY; Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia, grandmother of George I. COR. JANSSEN; her seven Children; her Consort, COR. JANSSEN; Arthur, Henry, and Margaret, Children of Henry VII. MABUSE; Frobenius, Printer to Erasmus, HOLBEIN; Erasmus, ditto; a small Landscape, manner of FERG; the Virgin and Child, with Tobit and the Angel, TITIAN; Virgin and Child, St. Catherine, and St. Ignatius, GIORGIONE; Boys, POLIDORE; a Landscape, EVERDINGEN; a China Dish with Heart Cherries, DANIEL NES; NES; a Landscape, MOLA; Niobe's Children shot from the Clouds, ROTTENHAMER; St. John, with a Lamb; Venus and Adonis. This room was king William's writing closet, in which are his table and escritoir. HIS MAJESTY'S GALLERY; pictures; Queen Mary, WisSING; Adoration of the Kings, SEB. RICCI; King William, WISSING; Henry Somers, Jester to Henry VIII. HOLBEIN; Van Cleeve's Wife, by himself; Prince Charles of Mecklenburgh, ZOFFANI; Duke of Alva, TITIAN; Prince Charles of Mecklenburgh's Wife. ZOFFANI; Van Cleeve, by himself; Charles I. on horseback, DOBSON; William Duke of Gloucester, a whole length, CLARET; Queen Anne, when Princess, KNELLER; Inigo Jones, NOGARY; William Duke of Gloucester, KNELLER; Henry, Prince of Wales, son to James I. MYTENS; Henry IV. of France, POURBUS; Edward VI. HOLBEIN; Julio Romano; Catharine de Medicis; the Nabob of Arcot, WILLISON; Mary de Medicis, POURBUS; Queen Elizabeth, when young, PAUL VERONESE; Princess Anne, with a Dog; George Prince of Denmark, DAHL; James I. VANSOMER; a Man in Black, TINTORET; Queen Henriett, VANDYCK; Guercino, by himself; a Lady's lead, MORE; Duchess of Richmond, in Man's Apparel, HOUSEMAN; Holbein, a Head; the Queen, Prince William, and Prince Edward, RAMSEY; George I. VANDERBANK; Mich. Angelo, a Head; Edward Duke of York, BATONI; Charles I. VANDYCK; a Head; Charles II WISSING; a Man in Armour, GIORGIONE; Sir Henry Guilford, HOLBEIN; a Portrait with a ruff, VANDYCK; Bishop of Ospaburgh, (duke of York) ZorFANI; a Dominican Friar; Artemisia Gentileschi, herself; Henry VIII. HOLBEIN; a Portrait, REMBRANDT; Duchess of York, LELY; Duke of York, ditto; a large drawing of the Transfiguration, after RAPHAEL, CASSANOVA. In the GUARD CHAMBER, is a painting of Queen Eli-· zabeth's gigantic porter, by ZUCCHERO. This palace was the frequent residence of king William and queen Mary, queen Anne, George I. and the late king. These monarchs (George I. excepted, who died at VOL. VI. No. 140. 3 L Hanover) Hanover) all expired within its walls; as did prince George of Denmark, queen Anne's consort, in 1708. During the present reign, Kensington has been forsaken by the royal family, though indeed lately it has been fitted up for the dukes of Kent and Sussex, who pass much of their time in this delightful situation; and his Majesty has ordered some of the apartments to be furnished for the residence of her royal highness the princess of Wales. The parish Church is dedicated to St. Mary, and is a brick structure, consisting of a chancel, nave, and two aisles, separated by wooden pillars, with Corinthian capitals. At the west end is a low embattled tower of brick, surmounted by a wooden turret. The body of the former church was pulled down in 1694, and rebuilt by subscrip tion; king William gave 300l.; princess Anne, 1007.; earl Craven, 50.; the bishop of London, 50%.; and the earl of Warwick, 40l; and the whole charge amounted to 18007.; the building, however, was so badly constructed, that in the year 1701, it was obliged to be, in great part, again taken down, for the purpose of strengthening the walls, at the expence of 800l. In 1772, the whole underwent a thorough repair, and the present tower was erected, towards which his Majesty George III. subscribed 3501. The chancel window is ornamented with the figures of Sts. Peter, Paul, John, and Andrew, in stained glass, presented by Mr. Tanner Arnold, and his niece, Mrs. Mary Green. The principal monuments are for Edward Henry Rich, earl of Warwick and Holland, 1721. Thomas Henshaw, Esq. who held many offices in a diplomatic capacity under Charles and James II. and William III.; he died Jan. 2, 1699-1700. William Courten, Esq. whose museum of curiosities were given to Sir Hans Sloane (by whom this monument was erected) and became the foundation of his repository in the British Museum; Mr. Courten died in 1702. Among the vicars were THOMAS HODGES, dean of Hereford, 1672; and Dr. JOHN JORTIN, archdeacon of Lon dow; don; author of the Life of Erasmus, and other miscella Calates neous and theological works. Adjoining to Kensington is WILSDON, called also WILLESDON, and WILLESDONA, which was one of the lordships bestowed by king Athelstan on St. Paul's cathedral; and there are no less than the corps of eight prebends in this parish, belonging to the dean and chapter of St. Paul's; these are BROWNSWOOD, CHAMBERLAINWOOD, HRLESTON, MAPESBURY, NEASDON, OXGATE, EAST TWYFORD, and WILSDON. The parish Church is dedicated to St. Mary, and is an antient Gothic structure, consisting of a chancel, nave, and south aisle, with circular pillars and pointed arches. Among the monuments the most particular are those of Sir John Francklyn, and the late general Otway. The inscription on the monument of Sir JOHN FRANCKLYN, is as follows: He was "Here lyeth ye body of Sir John Francklyn, late of Welsden, in the countie of Middlesx, Knt. who had to wife Elizabeth, ye eldest daught. of George Purefoy, of Wadley, in the county of Berks, Esq. It was her happiness to make him the joyful father of 10 sons and 7 daught.rs; and it is her pietie to dedicate this monument to ye preservation of his memory. He died in ye 48 yeare of his age, March ye 24, 1647. In fower several parliaments he sat as member of ye House of Commons; three whereof as Knt. of the shire for this countie. He was never beard to swear an oath; never to speak ill of any man. wiser in ye opinion of others, than his own. To publike ser. vices no man brought more of integrity, of zeal, lesse of himselfe. To the publike sins and calamities of the state, no man lesse of frewell, more of sorrow. To his wife a man could not be more loving, more faithful. To his children and servants more fatherly; to his friends more free, more firm. He was truly eminently pious, humble, sober, just, hospitable, and charitable. These things, reader, it commeth thee to know of him. For by these he still lives; and being dead, yet speaketh.-Farewell" P114 The inscription on the monument of general Otway, whe died in 1764, states, that "he was appointed general of horse and foot by his present majesty; and had served sixty years in the army. He was at the siege of Vigo, the relieving Barcelona, the taking Gibraltar and Minorca. At the battle of Sherrif Moor, near Dumblain, he gained a complete victory over the rebels, for which he was thanked. by the duke of Argyll, and on every occasion distinguished himself in the service of his king and country. He departed this life August 6, 1764, in the seventy-eighth year of his age." TWYFORD, is a retired village situated seven miles west of the metropolis; receives its denomination from two fords over the river Brent, a small stream, which rising near Barnet Wells, in Hertfordshire, and passing through Hendon, Twyford, and Hanwell, joins the Thames at Brentford. The manor of Twyford appears to have been part of the possessions given by king Athelstan to the cathedral church of St. Paul's. In Domesday Book there is the following account: "In Osulvestane hundred, in Tververde, Durand, a canon of St. Paul's, holds of the king two hides of arable land. The arable land contains one carucate and a half. There are three villani, who have half a hide and half a virgate. There is pasture ground for the cattle of the village, and a wood sufficient for one hundred hogs. This land is valued at thirty shillings; in the time of king Edward the Confessor, at twenty shillings. "In the same village Gueri, a canon of St. Paul's, holds two hides of arable land. The arable land contains one carucate and a half. In demesne there is one carucate, and a half may be added. There are two villani who have one virgate each, and one bordarius who has six acres and three cottagers. There is wood sufficient for fifty hogs. This land is valued at thirty shillings; in the time of king Edward, at twenty shillings. This maner hath belonged and does |