. Ireland in London. spresence in the archiepiscopal residence. The il-lumination of manuscripts in these islands in the-early ages was almost exclusively confined to Irishmonks, whose unremitting labours were given tothe dissemination of useful and necessary know- ledge, and the preservation and production ofmost beautifully-executed art objects, the admira-tion and envy of succeeding ages. There are also in the Library the Carew Manu-scripts, in 42 volumes, compiled by Sir GeorgeCarew while Lord Deputy of Ireland under Eliza-beth, for the purpose of a History of Ireland, anda digest of which
. Ireland in London. spresence in the archiepiscopal residence. The il-lumination of manuscripts in these islands in the-early ages was almost exclusively confined to Irishmonks, whose unremitting labours were given tothe dissemination of useful and necessary know- ledge, and the preservation and production ofmost beautifully-executed art objects, the admira-tion and envy of succeeding ages. There are also in the Library the Carew Manu-scripts, in 42 volumes, compiled by Sir GeorgeCarew while Lord Deputy of Ireland under Eliza-beth, for the purpose of a History of Ireland, anda digest of which was published in 1633, underthe title of Pacata Hibernia, or Ireland Ap-peased—that is to say, after the plunderings andslaughters committed by the Elizabethan gene-rals. These volumes, which contain curious illus-trations of the old castles, cities, and fort ificat ion athat withstood the campaigns of the time, con-tain an immense fund of original historical mat*ter, and are said to be the most largely-read books. (j%7-Jvrotrrfe HENRY BKOOKE, WITH AUTOGRAPH. in the Lambeth collection. The Library is opento the public on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-days, from 10 to 3. In Lambeth Church, close by the Palace, was 86 Ireland in London. buried Robert Barker, the distinguished artist,and inventor of the Panorama, who waa born inKells, county Me&h, in 1739, and died in 1S06. Returning to Westminster Bridge, and proceed-ing a little way through it, we reach Oakley-gtreet on the left, where Colonel Despard, with32 other persons, were arrested in November,1302, on a charge of high treason, when, beingfound guilty, Despard and seven of hi3 associateswere subsequently executed on the top of Horse-monger-lane Jail, off the Borough, Southwark. Proceeding further, we come to St. Georges-HOad. Here is situated St. Georges Cathe-dral, a fine specimen of the work of Pugin,the great architect. It is built on the precisespot where, in 1780, Lord George Gordon assem-bled his rabble in order to
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