Visit to the Cathedral. “2S 
they had on the left-hand side the Doctors of the Church, and on the 
opposite side Virgins or Martyrs. On the last tier were figures of 
old English worthies, more especially those of local fame—Bishop 
Poore, with his Cathedral in his hand, and St. Osmund. The twelve 
figures over the west window were the gift of a clergyman who for- 
merly lived in the diocese—Mr. Bicknell. The figure of the blessed 
Virgin, underneath the poreh—in whose honour the Church is dedi- 
eated, was pointed out. The name of the bird over the Majesty 
was a moot question which perhaps some of the archxologists could 
decide, some considering it a pelican, some a dove, and some an eagle. 
One of the company asked if the statues which formerly were there 
represented the same persons now,to which the Ven. Archdeacon replied 
that Mr. Redfern, whose loss they must all deeply deplore, worked 
out these figures from what appeared to have been there before. At 
the present time he was not quite sure whether there were not more 
figures on the front than there ever were. Entering the sacred 
edifice by the main entrance, the Archdeacon pointed out the scroll 
or decorative work over the doorway, and remarked that marble 
which had been used in the restoration was not’ Purbeck, as it was 
originally, but Devonshire, the former not being suited to that climate. 
After describing the architecture of the nave the Archdeacon drew 
attention to the two remarkable figures, which were brought from 
Old Sarum, and which are placed on the stone bench beneath the 
third arch from the west door on the south side of the Church. He 
observed that the easternmost of these two figures is said to be that 
of Bishop Roger, who died in 1139, while the other figure is supposed 
to represent Bishop Joceline, who died in 1184.—The Rev, Canon 
Jones, of Bradford, said he was of opinion that the figure which was 
said to be that of Roger was a monument to Joceline, while he be- 
lieved that the incised slab represented the figure of a later bishop 
than Joceline. Mr. Jones said that he should further allude to this 
subject in his paper on “The Bishops of Old Sarum,” which he 
should read on Thursday evening.—The Archdeacon then continued 
his description of the monuments, directing particular attention to 
the effigy said to be that of the Boy Bishop. It was one, he said, 
of great interest, and upon which archeologists had had great 
