it with much benefit to the cause of sacred criticism was anticipated from die discovery of this ms nor has the hope i believe been disappointed i was surprised to find the writing so as a close inspection discovered it but i can easily conceive of its being overlooked and neglected if attention had not been called to it by accident i he ms has been and is we saw also in the library a latin translation of which was one of the earliest specimens of and proves how little comparatively we improved this art the ink is good and the letters making allowance for a in their appearance are very neat in the museum several remarkable were shown one was an ancient harp the self same it is said which was possessed by the brave the renowned whose glories has sung and bade us remember the assured us that it could be traced back and be identified as his by a chain of convincing evidence the frame is carved and was formerly enriched with or the subsequently showed the a printed of this ms which was very beautiful as well as accurate and executed at the expense of the college he has seen some other copies from the same impression in different public one of which is in that of under the tide of of an n to l r of value these however were a long while ago when the harp was sent with the of the irish princes to the pope at rome at least so says the le the museum possesses also many antique and pieces of which have been foimd at different times in various parts of the country under and but our attention was particularly called to two swords of singular make and temper the metal is mixed and proved to be the same composition with that of the swords which have been dug up from the plains of the implements themselves are precisely similar in shape and swords of this kind are known to have been made and used only by these weapons have upon to confirm an opinion that a and friendly intercourse were maintained between ireland and during the prosperity of that republic the museum contains a large number of preparations of the of the human frame many of them are horribly natural in the collection there several full length wax figures of females exhibiting their and representing them in every stage of among other we beheld the skeleton of a man ho died of this is said to have been occasioned by his habits of life he was to and being poor was sometimes obliged to pass his nights upon the bare ground this produced various which terminated in the manner mentioned the skeleton of the famous irish giant was another object his height was feet and an half and the present stature of his skeleton is wonderfully tall although of course materially reduced from the size of the living body animal both stones and gravel were also seen some of a comparatively enormous size two or three of the former measured seven or eight inches in of an to the university kitchen with the whole apparatus is well deserving attention cooking is performed entirely by the agency of steam the are turned by its operation and the meat and vegetables are boiled or rather in it� from the place of the steam engine are carried under the floors of the college chapel and made at proper intervals through the paved by which means the room above is easily and effectually warmed adjoining to the university are extensive and gardens laid out in walks for the exercise and of the officers and students the buildings appropriated to resemble hall at and the front view of the union at the rooms are constructed on a similar principle with those of hall at cambridge at least those which we saw and they seemed to be a specimen of all the whole number of students in college is between and of these notwithstanding the great number of college buildings not much more than can be lodged within the walls the others occupy apartments where they think best in different parts of the city there is a service of prayer in the chapel three times a day the students cannot all be in it at once but they observe some order by which they are each present during one of the seasons at a certain hour each night nine i believe the college gates are closed and the students are obliged under penalty of a fine to report themselves before o clock to the youngest fellow who is called dean to prevent their entering or escaping from the rooms at hours the lower windows are secured by iron bars in the same way as or the funds of the college are invested in real estate chiefly lands which yield about or j sterling three large additional buildings of free stone for the of the students have lately been erected which cost defence f ist � a which has ed the college and suspended two or three other projected works every thing of interest connected the university we took leave of our very obliging about o clock and returned to the commercial buildings the remainder of the morning was occupied with engage on s account who leaves this evening in the packet for this friend has continued with me longer than i had reason to hope on ing but the pleasure which i have had in the lengthened intercourse only adds to the regret which i ex in the present separation the hours which i have passed in his society have left with me many recollections which can never be and which will ever be dear to feeling � t t be continued art iii � i a defence of in reply to the attack of an advocate for y at by ram at pages 