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Rh DUBLIN. SIT very species of suffering and infimiity. Among them nay bo mentioned Sir Patrick Dun's hospital, in Canal- treet, for the sick and wounded, capable of receiving 00 patients ; Stecven's hospital, near Kilmainham, the argest infirmary of the town, containing '220 beds ; death hospital, in Kevin-street ; Mercer's hospital, ictween Mercer-street and Stephen-street, containing 55 >eds ; the Charitable infirmary, in Jervis-street, accom- modating 60 patients ; Whitworth hospital, on the Koyal anal ; the City of Dublin hospital, in Upper Baggot- treet, containing 52 beds : the Maison do .Santc, in )orset-street ; the Koyal hospital, at Kilmainham ; the Jichmond District lunatic asylum ; Swift's hospital ; he lying-in hospital, in Great Britain-street ; the fever kospital ; the Westmoreland Lock hospital ; and the bundling hospital. In addition to these, there are mmorous houses for orphans, deaf and dumb, and old aen. There are also various penitentiaries. Dublin ives title to an archbishop, who is styled Primate of reland, and whoso province includes the following nited dioceses : Dublin, Glendalough, and Kildare, 'hich forms the see of the archbishop ; Ossory, Ferns, nd Leighlin ; Uashel, Emly, Waterford, Killaloe and Lilfenora, Cork, Cloyne, Koss, Limerick, Ardfert, Agha- oe, and Lisniore. The bishopric of Dublin, founded by t. Patrick, was erected into an archbishopric in 1152; ad in 1214 the see of Glendalough, now nominal, was nnexed. By the Church Temporalities Act, passed in 833, the bishopric of Kildare was consolidated with the fees of Dublin and Glendalough. The archiepiscopal see unprises 183 benefices, of which 139 are in Dublin and 44 .1 Kildare. Christ Church Cathedral, a venerable cruci- jrm structure, consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, easurcr, and archdeacon of Dublin, 3 prebendaries, and vicars-choral. The cathedral of St. Patrick is also a ucifonn pile, 300 feet in length ; it comprises a dean, I'cueutor, chancellor, treasurer, the archdeacons of 'ubliu and Glendalough, and various prebendaries, he metropolitan pars, are all in the dioc. of Dublin, id consist of the following : St. Andrew's, a rect. ; . . Anne's, ;i vie. ; St. Audcon's, a rect. ; St. Bridget's, St. Bride's, a perpet. cur. ; St. Catherine's, a vie. ; . George's, :i rect. ; Grangegorman, partly within the _-w electoral boundary, N. of the city, and partly in the unity of Dublin, a perpet. cur. ; St. James's, a vie. ;
 * . John's, a prebend ; St. Luke's, a vie. ; St. Mark's, a
 * . ; St. Mary's, a rect. ; St. Michael's, a prebend ;

Mirlian's, a prebend; St. Nicholas Within, a perpet. '. ; St. Nicholas Without, a perpet. cur. ; St. Paul's, rect. ; St. Peter's, a vie. ; St. Thomas, a rect. ; and . Werburgh's, a rect. Dublin is also divided into nine aman Catholic pars, or ecclesiastical districts : St. ary's, St. Michan's, St. Paul's, St. Andrew's, St. Au- ion's, St. Catherine's, St. James's, St. Michael's, St. 'hu's, and St. Nicholas's. It is also a Roman Catholic chiepiscopal see. The ecclesiastical duties are exe- ted by 9 parochial priests and 52 clergy. The prin- >al Roman Catholic chapels are the chapel of the eased Virgin Mary, in Marlborough-street ; that of Francis Xavier, in Upper Gardiner-street ; the aninican chapel, in Denmark-street; the chapel in >rth Anne-street ; the chapel of St. Francis, in Church- eet ; the chapel in Westland-row ; and a chapel in hitefriar-street. Of Presbyterian meeting- houses, OT are four, situated in Chapel-street, Usher's Quay, stace-street, and Great Strand-street ; the two former of the Church of Scotland, and the two latter itariun. There arc three congregations of Inde- idents, whose places of worship are in D'Olier-street, ng's Inns-street, and York-street. The Methodist ' 'pels are in Whitefriar-street, Abbey-street, Cork- t, Hundrick-street, South Great George-street, and -place. There are also two Baptist congrega- ' s, a Moravian congregation, a church for German terans, and a meeting-house for Quakers. The s have a synagogue. Dublin has upwards of 200 Writable schools: of these, 132 are day schools; 34 ls where lodging, boarding, &c., are provided ; for orphans; 4 schools of various societies; 2_ for deaf mutes ; and 2 of the National Board of Education. Among them must bo named the King's Hospital, commonly called the blue-coat school, founded in 1070 ; the Charter School Society, for instructing the poor in the English language and the Protestant religion ; the Hibernian Soldiers' school, in the Phusnix Park, for children of soldiers ; the Hibernian Marino school, for the children of sailors in the navy and merchant service ; the Kildare Place Society, for the education of the poor in Ireland; and the Dublin Free School and Sunday-school Societies. Among the learned institutions of Dublin, the chief is the Univer- sity, incorporated by Queen Elizabeth in 1591. The body of Trinity College (the only college in the University) consists of a provost, 7 senior fellows (one of whom is the vice-provost), 24 junior fellows, 70 scholars, and 30 ^r f ersity are a museum, rich in minerals and Irish antiquities ; a magnetic observatory; a school of anatomy; a printing-house; a botanic garden, and the astronomical observatory at Dunsink, 4 miles from Dublin. The "Queen's Uni- versity in Ireland " empowered to grant degrees to those who have studied in any of the Queen's colleges at Belfast, Galway, or Cork, holds its examinations in Dublin. The Liffey, embanked on both sides by quays of granite masonry, forming a continuation of spacious quays through the whole of the city, is traversed by nine bridges, of elegant design, and highly orna- mental. Carlisle Bridge connects Westmoreland-street on the S. with Sackville-street on the N. ; it has three arches, and is 210 feet long. Wellington Bridge is at the end of Liffey-street, 140 feet long, and consists of a single elliptic arch of cast-iron ; its expenses are defrayed by a halfpenny toll, and it is only crossed by foot passengers. Essex Bridge, connecting Capel-street with Parliament-street, is 250 feet long, and has five arches. Richmond Bridge, connecting Wine-tavern- street with Montrath-street, is 220 feet long, and has five arches. Whitworth Bridge is supported by three arches, and connects Bridge-street with Church-street. Queen's Bridge, connecting Bridgefort - street with Queen's-street, is on three arches. Barrack Bridge connects WatHng-street with the quay. King's Bridge, connecting the military-road with the south-eastern entrance to the Phoenix Park, consists of a single arch. Sarah Bridge, formerly Island Bridge, connecting the suburban village of Island Bridge with the north- western road, from the elegance of its proportions has been designated as the " Irish Rialto." 'The trade of Dublin consists principally in the supply of the middle districts with articles of import, comprising tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, timber, wine, &c. The harbour of Dublin has been greatly improved since the completion of the North Wall. Large vessels can now unlade at the quays, there being a depth of 24 feet on the bar at high water, and 1 2 feet at low tide. Large docks and extensive storehouses communicate with the Liffey to the custom-house; and the docks that communicate with the Grand canal afford commodious wharfage for colliers and merchantmen. The commerce of the port consists of various branches, of which the most important is the cross channel trade ; the principal lines of steamers being to Belfast, Bristol, Carlisle, Douglas, Falmouth, Glasgow, Holyhead via Kingstown, Liver- pool, London, Newcastle, Wexford, and Whitehaven. The channel of the Liffey in Dublin Bay is said to be now deep enough for vessels of 1,400 tons. In the foreign trade of Dublin, the importation of wines seems to be the chief staple of commerce. They are imported direct, and consist of port, sherry, Cape, and French wines. Part of the inland trade is carried on by the Royal and Grand canals, and the several lines of railway noticed in the preceding article. The woollen, cotton, linen and silk manufactures are nearly all extinct. Brewing, iron-casting, and cabinet making are, however, in a very flourishing condition. In the cathedral of Christ Church are some remarkable monuments ; among 5 M