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graee of a village favourite. These 

 enrichments, the four seasons, and 

 the statue of the duke, are all cast 

 in bronze, and so very success- 

 fully, that, with the polish of high 

 finishing, they preserve the spirit 

 of an original model. 



The raassey material of the pe- 

 destal is Scotch granite, and to- 

 gether with the superstructure mea- 

 sures, from the level ground to the 

 summit of the monument, 27 feet. 

 The principal figure is nine feet 

 high. 



This statue is the production of 

 Mr.\Vestmacott,to vvhomthepublic 

 are already indebted for the admira- 

 ble monument erected to the me- 

 mory of sir Ralph Abercrombie. The 

 statue of the duke of Bedford re- 

 flects the highest credit on Mr. West- 

 macott, for correct and philosophical 

 thinking in his art ; it evinces more- 

 over, that exquisite refinement of 

 taste and purity of invention, which 

 are peculiar to classical studies and 

 enlarged research. — It will remain a 

 distinguished ornament to the nation, 

 andelevate us to as proud a station, 

 for the works of the chisel and allego- 

 rical statuary, as that to which France 

 attained in the asra of Richlieu. 



6. Indian Goats. — Some very 

 beautiful animals of the goat kind 

 have been sent home from India in 

 the late fleet, as a present from sir 

 E. Bailiie, to his royal highness the 

 prince of Wales. They are larger 

 than the ordinary size, with smooth 

 hair, beautifully speckled, as we 

 sometimes see deer, with verj' bril- 

 liant colours. Oneofthem in particu- 

 lar, a male, is beautifully variegated 

 with red and white. His horns, which 

 are smooth, are also elegantly mot- 

 tled. These animalswere brought to 

 Calcutta at the express desire of his 

 royal highness to sir E. Bailiie., 



from Delhi, where they have been 

 introduced from Persia. Hisroyal 

 highness intended them for his 

 royal mother's lodge at Frogmore, 

 and has alredy presented them to 

 her majesty, who is highly grati- 

 fied with the gift. The number 

 originally embarked was four, 

 viz. one male and three females ; 

 and being likely to be very trouble- 

 some passengers, and to endanger 

 their own safety by their own in- 

 considerate and untimely gambols, 

 they were committed to the care of 

 captain Herbert of the company's 

 ship Euphrates, with a particular 

 request to pay every attention to 

 their safe and healthful conveyance. 

 Captain Herbert attended so well 

 to his charge, that though two of 

 the females were knocked about 

 so dreadfully as to occasion their 

 death in the tremendous gale which 

 separated the fleet off the Isle of 

 France, on the 14th of March, 

 one of two kids, a female, left 

 by one of them, was preserved 

 and reared by the milk of the 

 ship's cow, and landed in good 

 health with the surviving fe- 

 male and male. These three were 

 conveyed to town immediately af- 

 ter the Euphrates arrived in the 

 river ; and after being kept some 

 days in the stable of Carlton-house, 

 were sent to Frogmore, where they 

 now are. There is every assurance 

 that withproper attention, ihebreed 

 will be speedily multiplied, as the 

 elder female was twice pregnant 

 during the voyage, though, in con- 

 sequence of the male having got 

 access to her, she was prevented 

 from bringing forth her young in a 

 perfect state. His royal highness 

 the prince of Wales has conveyed, 

 through colonel Macmahon, his 

 gracious acknowledgments for cap- 

 tain 



