The _Pulpit_ is made of rich marble, and the lectern was made in 1720. The modern _mosaics_ are of unique interest, and add much to the beauty of the Cathedral. To Sir William Richmond the credit of this work is mainly due, and for some of earlier portions to Mr. G.F. Watts, R.A.
The _Transepts_ have good windows, representing (north) the twelve founders of English Christianity, and south, the first twelve Christian Saxon kings, and also a window in memory of the recovery from illness of His Majesty Edward VII. when Prince of Wales.
[Illustration Woodwork South Choir Aisle]
The _Choir_ has some wonderfully-carved stalls by the famous Grinling Gibbons, and these bear the names of the prebendaries attached to the Cathedral, with the parts of the Psalter which each one had to say each day, an arrangement similar to that at Lincoln.
The _Reredos_ is a noble example of modern work, and is worthy of close examination. Behind it is the Jesus Chapel, containing a monument of Canon Liddon. The mosaic decorations of the choir are the work of Sir William Richmond, and are worthy of the highest praise.
One feature of St. Paul's especially endears it to us, and that is that there lie all that is mortal of many of our national heroes. Westminster is richer in its many monuments of great poets and writers; but the makers of the Empire and most of our distinguished painters are entombed in the "citizens' church." We can only point out the tombs of the most illustrious.
Wellington (d. 1852), the hero of Waterloo. Gordon (d. 1890), slain at Khartoum. Stewart, General (d. 1880), who tried to rescue Gordon. Melbourne, Viscount (1848), Queen Victoria's first Prime Minister.
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1792), by Flaxman. Rodney, Admiral (1790), the hero of Martinique. Picton (1815), slain at Waterloo. Napier, General (1860), author of _Peninsular War_. Ponsonby, General (1815), killed at Waterloo. Hallam, the historian (1859). Johnson, Samuel (1784).
Nelson, Admiral. Sir John Moore (1806), killed at Corunna. Turner, Joseph, R.A. (1851), painter. Collingwood, Admiral (1810), Colleague of Nelson. Howe, Admiral (1799), Colleague of Nelson. Howard, John (1790), the prison reformer, the first monument erected. Lawrence, General (1857), killed in Indian Mutiny. Cornwallis, General (1805), fought in American War and in India.