dishes and bottles were all the while standing upon the table. Such a man as this was thought a very unlikely person to concern himself with politics, or with religion. By this conduct, he was neither embroiled in public affairs, nor gave the least umbrage to the court; but he exerted himself so much in the revolution, that he was, for his eminent services, created Duke of Bolton: he afterwards raised a regiment of foot for the reduction of Ireland. Charles, son of the former, and second Duke of Bolton, assisted in the great work of the revolution; and was one of the noblemen appointed at Exeter, in November, 1688, to manage the revenues of the Prince of Orange, as Sovereign of England. In 1717, he was declared Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Charles, the eldest son, and third Duke of Bolton, filled several high offices in the state. This nobleman, on the death of his first wife, from whom he had long been separated, wedded the celebrated Lavinia Beswick, or Fenton, more known by the name of Polly Peachem, from her celebrity in the performance of that character in the "Beggar's Opera." The parish church of Basing is a large, ancient, and curious structure, standing at a short distance from the site of Basing House, with a tower rising in the centre. In a niche at the west-end is a figure of the Virgin Mary: the roof is supported by round arches, springing from massive columns. This edifice was repaired in 1510, by Sir John Paulet, who, with his father, John Paulet, Esq., and their respective wives, lie buried beneath two arched tombs, one on each side the chancel. Beneath the south aisle is the family vault of the Paulets, in which six Dukes of Bolton, with many of their noble relations, are deposited. A mural monument has also been erected in this church to the memory of Francis Russel, Esq., F.R.S. and F.S.A., a native of Basingstoke, who assisted Mr. Nichols in his History of Leicestershire. He died in 1795. [Sidenote: Great battles fought here.] [Sidenote: Queen Elizabeth splendidly entertained here for 13 days.] [Sidenote: Burnt by Cromwell.] [Sidenote: The sixth Marquis of Winchester, a singular character.] [Sidenote: Polly Peachem.] Map| Names of Places. |County.| Number of Miles From | +--+------------------------+-------+------------+-----------+ 16|Basingstoke[A] m.t. & p|Hants. |Andover 13|Reading 15| +--+------------------------+-------+------------+-----------+ |Dist.| Map| Names of Places. |Number of Miles From|Lond.|Population. +--+------------------------+--------------------+-----+----+ 16|Basingstoke[A] m.t. & p|Winchester 17| 46|3581| +--+------------------------+--------------------+-----+----+