This city is fupplied with water from the neighbouring mountains by rivulets iffuing therefrom, and partly from the river Liffey, both of which are foft water and that taken up at Island Bridge is known to keep well in long voyages. It is in general a large populous and well built city embellished with many grand and magnificent buildings. With refpect to provifions, they are good and at a reasonable price, the markets being always plentifully fupplied with every thing in feafon. Liquors both malt and spirits are reasonable, particularly fpirits, which are fold at half the prices they are in England. Their wine is chiefly claret, which is fold at twenty pence and two fhillings a bottle, which as it is ufed by all perfons of credit, it is generally bought in hogfheads or by dozens at a time. There are 800 hackney coaches and about 400 fedan chairs, the rates of which are nearly the fame as in London, and fingle horse chaises, and cars are used on parties of pleasure. The number of inhabitants of this city is estimated at about 300,000. It gives the title of Earl to his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. The English Paquets are due in Dublin, every day in the week, excepting Friday.

The Caftle of Dublin. This building was originally begun to be erected in 1205 by Lord Juftice Fitz Henry, in the reign of King John, and the entrance into it from the city, was on the north fide by a draw bridge,

between

between two ftrong round towers from caftle ftreet. And part of it was known by the name of Birmingham tower, in 1411, in the reign of Henry IV. which name it ftill retains, and is now a repofitory for preserving the antient records of Ireland: there were alfo other towers for holding ammunition and ftores, and the whole was encompassed by a ftrong wall. In 1534, in the rebellion of Thomas Fitzgerald, it was twice befieged, In 1683 great part was deftroyed by fire. In 1478, 18th year of the reign of Edward IV. the Prior of Kilmainham being conftable of the castle he held poffeffion of it a gainst Henry de Grey, then lord deputy, and broke down the draw bridge. The caftle was not ufed as a royal feat of government, for the reception of chief governors, till the reign of Queen Elizabeth, who in 1560 ordered the fame to be repaired and clocks erected and in 1565 Sir Henry Sydney, lord deputy, was fworn in and refided in the caftle, and from that time it isbecome the refidence of the chief governor.

In 1567 and 1570 it was beautified and confiderably enlarged. The courts of common pleas and exchequer were occafionally held there, particularly in 1363, 1377, 1389 and 1401. And parliaments were held therein, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and James I. In 1583 Connor Mac Cormack O'Connor having a controverfy with Teig M'Gilpatrick O'Connor, it was defided by

combat,

combat, with sword and target, in the caftle before the lords juftices, archbishop of Dublin, &c. when Teig, after giving fome wounds, cut off the head of Connor M Cormack and presented it to the lords juftices and was afterwards acquitted, which acquittal is recorded.

This ancient caftle, though it has loft its ftrength, it hath now affumed a far more graceful form, and is in every respect better fuited for the refidence of the lord lieutenant in the fettled prefent times of peace and tranquillity. On the eaft fide of the caftle is erected a chapel for the fervice of the household, and in the outer court is a large range of elegant buildings, which are employed in offices belonging to the public, fuch as the offices of ordnance, war and treasury, and a register office for registering of all the deeds, leafes, and conveyances of this kingdom; also large ftables, &c. for the equipage of the chief governor, likewise an armory and a magazine for ammunition, and many offices for the household. And in the inner court is a large range of buildings where the council chamber and the offices of the secretaries are on the fouth entrance to the caftle is the royal exchange, executed in ftone, by the ingenious Mr. Cooly.

The Parliament Houfe. This magnificent ftructure is in the Ionic order, and is acknowledged to be one of the greatest architectural beauties in Europe. The portico

is perhaps without parallel for elegance. The internal parts are greatly admired as well as the manner in which the building is lighted. The Houfe of Commons is of a moft conve nient form: it is covered with a dome, but being rather too low, leffens the magnificence of the building. The fpeaker's chair is placed in the centre, round which are the feats for the members. There is an amphitheatrical gallery, elegantly palluftraded with iron, where ftrangers attend to hear the debates, and will hold near two hundred perfons.

and the oaing

The Houfe of Peers is exceeding elegant and convenient; at the upper end is the chair of ffate under a rich canopy. On the fides of the chair are fixed the wool packs for the lords fpiritual and temporal. Here are two beautiful pieces of tapestry: one of the battle of Boyne, representing the armies of King William, and King James II. in colours, as alfo the heads of the principal officers; of the battle of Aghrim, executed by the fame hand in a moft mafterly manner. This fuperb'edifice was begun in 1729, and finished in 1735, at the expence of 40,000l. during the adminiftration of Lord Carteret. It is of Portland ftone, and in its execution fo complete that no other nation can boaft of fuch a fenatorial hall!

The Univerfity. This ftructure, the nobleft of the kind in Europe is built of

Portland

Portland ftone, and has all the appearance of a royal manfion; it extends in front above 300 feet. It was founded by Queen Elizabeth, and is called, Collegium Sanctæ et Individue Trinitatis juxta Dublin, à Sereniffima Regina Elizabethâ foundatum. "The "College of the Holy and Undivided Tri"nity near Dublin, founded by the moft "ferene Queen Elizabeth." By charter, paffed in 1591, it confifted of a provoft (Adam Loftus, D. D. archbishop of Dublin and chancellor of Ireland) three fellows in the name of more, viz. (Henry Usher, A. M. Luke Chaloner, A. M. and Lancelot Moyne, A. B.) and three fscholars in the name of more, viz. (Henry Lee, William Danill, and Stephen White); and that the faid provoft, fellows, and fcholars, and their fucceffors for ever, be a body politic, and corporate by the name of Provoft, Fellows, and Scholars of the College of the Holy . Trinity, near Dublin.

By this charter the fellows were obliged to quit the College in feven years after they commenced mafters of arts; but they are at present tenants for life in their fellowThips, if they think proper. The original conftitution of this University hath been confiderably changed by a new charter paffed in the 13th year of Charles I. in 1637; for by the original charter the office of Provoft was upon a vacancy filled up by an election made by a majority of the fellows: by the new

charter