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the name of Davison. Now those who were not thoroughly acquainted with his 

 great intellectual superiority — with his vast reach and comprehension of view — 

 especially those who know his work on Prophecy only by hearsay, in every chapter 

 of which there are marks of deep thought and a most powerful mind, may not 

 perhaps consider the foregoing term as truly applicable to the subject of these hasty 

 observations. The number, however, of his important christian virtues — and the 

 variety of his attainments, which mark the highest order of intellect, fully 

 sanction an epithet appropriated only to those who are gifted with the rarest mental 

 endowments. Indeed the appointment of such a character even to a Prebendal 

 Stall, will throw a moral splendour over the administration of Lord Liverpool, 

 whenever the disposal of his church patronage shall be discussed. But, ere long, I 

 hope to have a fitter opportunity of paying my unbiassed tribute of respect to this 

 most distinguished Minister of the Gospel, than is presented in the corner of 

 a note." 



The foregoing apostrophe to the memory of an eminent and worthy- 

 man will be admired for its elegance, and revered for its truth. 



Amongst the ancient monuments in the church, and there are many 

 rich and curious ones, is a neat stone erected to the memory of Maria, 

 wife of William Lygon, of Madresfield. The learned Doctor, in re- 

 ferring to it, thus writes : — 



" The remains of many of the ancient family of Lygon, in this county, have 

 here found their resting places. The inscriptions over them chiefly commemorate 

 their household virtues, domestic affections, and social charities. But in reading 

 the simple and affecting lines affixed to the stone which records the death of Maria, 

 wife of William Lygon, of Madresfield, we feel that we are treading on the ashes 

 of her, who was not beautiful only, but united with transient beauty the more 

 durable gifts of piety and virtue. 



' Stay, passenger, and from this dusty ume 

 Both what I was and what thou must be leame. 

 Grace, virtue, beauty, had no privilege 

 That everlasting statute to abridge, 

 That all must die ; then, gentle friend, with care 

 In life for death and happiness prepare.' " 



In a note on this ancient family, we are referred to a MS. account of 

 Worcestershire families sub nomine, in Biblioth. Societ. Antiq. also 

 Genealogy of the Beauchamp family in Genealogical History of the 

 Crooke family, by Sir Alexander Croke, D. C. L., Oxon. 1832, vol. iii. 

 p. 140 : and that of Dr. Nash previous to the Lygon connexion with the 

 baronial family of Beauchamp of Powyke, Hist, of Wore. vol. ii. p. 264. 

 This last writer asserts that the Lygons had a right to quarter twenty- 

 seven coats of arms, vol. ii. p. 117. After this minute observation, it is 

 extraordinary, that in his account of the parish of Mamble or Mamcle, 

 and enumeration of the lords of the soil, he should, if acquainted with 

 the fact, have omitted to notice that Henry Lyggon received the manor of 

 Mamcle in the reign of Henry the Fourth. For this statement see the 

 learned work just referred to, vol. ii. book iii. chap. 1. 



The eulogy on Lady Lyttelton is terse and faithful. Few know the 

 extent of her Ladyship's widely diffused charities, but it cannot be too 

 extensively disseminated, as an example to the peerage. In Malvern, 

 where she resides, the Sunday School has been erected at her sole expense, 

 and she was the establisher of the School of Industry and the Infant School, 

 besides being a most liberal benefactress to the North-hill Royal School, 

 and other institutions of the village. In recording these charities in one 

 of his notes. Dr. Card observes — " and all these things * that are ex- 

 cellent, lovely in conduct, and of good report,* have been done by this 

 admirable woman out of an income which many in the station of life to 

 which she belongs would deem inadequate for its due maintenance. Her 

 Ladyship has now attained the honoured age of ninety-one, and we 



