Hospital, a noble specimen of the masterly genius of Sir Christopher Wren, raises its delicate form. To the east again, and beyond the woods of the Hospital, are seen the lofty spire of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the gigantic Windmill, built by Mr. Costelloe, at the rear of Thomas-street, the steeples of St. Audoens, and of St. Nicholas: and, in the remote distance, the noble Dome of the Four Courts appears towering above the surrounding roofs, having the ancient steeple of St. Michans on its left.

There are several positions on the north and north-west sides of the City, whence more extensive views of Dublin may be had, but they are too remote to be satisfactory to one unacquainted with the various objects in the panoramic scene, and incapable of being managed by the pencil.

GREAT COURT-YARD, DUBLIN CASTLE.

The ancient Castle of DUBLIN was built by Henry de Londres, Archbishop of DUBLIN, in the year 1220, and converted into a Vice-regal Palace by Queen Elizabeth, in 1560. The present arrangement consists of two distinct parts.. "The lower Castle-Yard," which contains the old Treasury, Chapel, Ordnance offices, &c.; and the upper Castle-yard, or Great Court, in which are the apartments of the Lord Lieutenant, Chief Secretary, &c. This latter is a spacious quadrangle 280 feet in length by 130 in breadth, surrounded by stately buildings, and ornamented by noble archways, for ingress and egress on public occasions. To the right hand of a spectator, just entering the Court from the Lower Castle-yard, stand the offices and apartments of the Secretary of State, near to which is seen, in the Illustration, a troop of Lancers, preparing to relieve guard; a duty performed daily in this Court, with much ceremony, and affording a very interesting spectacle. Adjacent to this last-mentioned building is the grand entrance from Cork-hill, a spacious archway of rusticated masonry, on the summit of which rests a statue of Justice, of whom it was wittily observed by the late Dr. Barret, the learned head of Carlow College,

"Statue of Justice !-mark well her station,
Her face to the Castle, her back to the Nation."

The centre of the right side is adorned by a graceful building, called the "Bedford Tower" its basement, a rusticated open arcade, supports a pretty loggia of the Ionic order, having a pediment with a plain tympanum above. A very graceful octagonal lantern rises from the roof, pierced by circular-headed windows, ornamented with highly enriched architraves, and adorned with elegant Corinthian pilasters. A dome of easy convergence crowns the lantern, and from its summit the Union flag is hoisted on all occasions of public rejoicing:-a corresponding gate is erected at the other side of Bedford tower, having a statue of Fortitude on its summit, which, as well as the figure of Justice before mentioned, was executed by Van Nost.

Hospital, a noble specimen of the masterly genius of Sir Christopher Wren, raises its delicate form. To the east again, and beyond the woods of the Hospital, are seen the lofty spire of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the gigantic Windmill, built by Mr. Costelloe, at the rear of Thomas-street, the steeples of St. Audoens, and of St. Nicholas: and, in the remote distance, the noble Dome of the Four Courts appears towering above the surrounding roofs, having the ancient steeple of St. Michans on its left.

There are several positions on the north and north-west sides of the City, whence more extensive views of Dublin may be had, but they are too remote to be satisfactory to one unacquainted with the various objects in the panoramic scene, and incapable of being managed by the pencil.

GREAT COURT-YARD, DUBLIN CASTLE.

The ancient Castle of DUBLIN was built by Henry de Londres, Archbishop of DUBLIN, in the year 1220, and converted into a Vice-regal Palace by Queen Elizabeth, in 1560. The present arrangement consists of two distinct parts.. "The lower Castle-Yard," which contains the old Treasury, Chapel, Ordnance offices, &c.; and the upper Castle-yard, or Great Court, in which are the apartments of the Lord Lieutenant, Chief Secretary, &c. This latter is a spacious quadrangle 280 feet in length by 130 in breadth, surrounded by stately buildings, and ornamented by noble archways, for ingress and egress on public occasions. To the right hand of a spectator, just entering the Court from the Lower Castle-yard, stand the offices and apartments of the Secretary of State, near to which is seen, in the Illustration, a troop of Lancers, preparing to relieve guard; a duty performed daily in this Court, with much ceremony, and affording a very interesting spectacle. Adjacent to this last-mentioned building is the grand entrance from Cork-hill, a spacious archway of rusticated masonry, on the summit of which rests a statue of Justice, of whom it was wittily observed by the late Dr. Barret, the learned head of Carlow College,

"Statue of Justice !-mark well her station,
Her face to the Castle, her back to the Nation."

The centre of the right side is adorned by a graceful building, called the "Bedford Tower" its basement, a rusticated open arcade, supports a pretty loggia of the Ionic order, having a pediment with a plain tympanum above. A very graceful octagonal lantern rises from the roof, pierced by circular-headed windows, ornamented with highly enriched architraves, and adorned with elegant Corinthian pilasters. A dome of easy convergence crowns the lantern, and from its summit the Union flag is hoisted on all occasions of public rejoicing:—a corresponding gate is erected at the other side of Bedford tower, having a statue of Fortitude on its summit, which, as well as the figure of Justice before mentioned, was executed by Van Nost.