"Now this is exactly the scene delineated in the picture. There are _on the Mount_ the three disciples, fallen on the ground, and shading their faces from the '_bright cloud_' which _overshadows_ the transfigured Saviour; and Moses and Elias are the two figures of old men attending the Saviour, or '_talking with him._' "At the _foot of the Mount_, there are _the multitude_, the lunatic boy, _his father_ holding him, the _disciples_ who _could not cure him_; and one of whom appears in the act of attempting to cure him, by addressing or exorcising the demon who is in him. There are also _several women_ in the groupe; and it seems that instead of bringing 'different incidents together to constitute one plot,' the painter, on the contrary, has exactly followed the Evangelist, and represented the same instant of time in the action _on_ the Mount, among the _multitude_ at the foot of it. "I cannot imagine how Sir Philip Francis could have supposed the picture to represent the _Ascension_, which took place in the presence of the _Eleven Apostles_ and of them only, (see St. Luke, last chapter and last paragraph,) as follows: "And he led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and he blessed them. And it came to pass, when he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven." "This bears no resemblance whatever to the scene represented in the picture, and the opinion given by Sir Philip can only have arisen from an imperfect recollection of the Sacred Writings, and from having neglected to refer to the text. "I am, "My dear Sir, "Yours truly, S.M'G-------." _John Galt, Esq._ The Funeral of Mr. West. It would be improper to close this appendix without giving some account of the funeral of Mr. West.