The pillars of the nave are clustered, and have rich bases and foliated capitals, and the arches are pointed. In this part of the Cathedral and the north transept are several monuments worthy the attention of visitors. A pyramidical monument by Nollekens, representing a female figure resting on a rock, against which is placed a broken anchor; erected by Captain John Matthews, R.N., to the memory of his wife. One, in white marble, by Banks, representing the Genius of History weeping over an urn, having three vols., inscribed ‘Longinus,’ ‘Thucydides,’ ‘Zenophon,’ placed by it; erected to the memory of Dean Swift, the learned translator of those works. One to the memory of Mrs. Barbara Dod, erected by the minor canons. One to Captain John William Buchanan, of the 16th Light Dragoons, slain at the battle of Waterloo. One of Cavalier Sir William Mainwaring, killed at Chester during the great civil war, 1644. Against the north wall a handsome monument, enclosing a bust of Sir J. G. Egerton, Bart., erected by subscriptions of the citizens of Chester, in memory of their honourable and independent representative. One in memory of Major Thomas Hilton, who died at Montmeir, in the Burmese empire, 2nd February, 1829. One to Augusta, the wife of the Rev. James Slade, Canon of the Cathedral, and daughter of Bishop Law. One of Captain John Moor Napier, who died of Asiatic cholera, in Scinde, July 7th, 1846, aged 28 years: this monument was executed by Westmacott; the inscription was written by his uncle, the gallant Sir Charles Napier, and is as follows:— “The tomb is no record of high lineage; His may be traced by his name. His race was one of soldiers: Among soldiers he lived, among them he died, A soldier, falling where numbers fell with him, In a barbarous land. Yet there died none more generous, More daring, more gifted, more religious. On his early grave Fell the tears of stern and hardy men, As his had fallen on the grave of others.” “To the memory of their comrade, the officers of the General Staff in Scinde erect this cenotaph.”—[The above was executed by Westmacott.] In the north transept is a piece of very fine tapestry, executed after one of the cartoons of Raphael, representing the history of Elymas the sorcerer. Wright, in his travels through France and Italy, expresses his opinion that this is much superior to any of the tapestry which he saw in the Vatican. There is also a well-executed stone monument to Roger Barnston, Esq.; and a tablet in memory of good Chancellor Peploe. A beautifully executed marble monument has lately been placed on the wall of the north transept to the memory of Colonel T. Graham Egerton, of the 77th Regiment, who fell at the siege of Sebastopol, in April, 1855.