. Ireland in London. g Richard Stany-huret, an early Irish writer : Sir Richard Belliug,an Irish historian of the seventeenth century; SirJohn Denham, a poet of the same period ; and,coming down to later times, Richard Lulor Sheil(who, during his residence in 1811 and onwards,composed his plays— Adelaide, Bellamira, The Apostate, and Evadne ) ; Sir JamesEmerson Teunant, a well-known politician andauthor ; Lord Plunket, the great orator; thesomewhat recent Lord Chancellor of Ireland,Francis Blackbuine ; Lord Cairns, and the pre-sent Baron Huddleston. Arthur Murphy was alsoa member, and resided
. Ireland in London. g Richard Stany-huret, an early Irish writer : Sir Richard Belliug,an Irish historian of the seventeenth century; SirJohn Denham, a poet of the same period ; and,coming down to later times, Richard Lulor Sheil(who, during his residence in 1811 and onwards,composed his plays— Adelaide, Bellamira, The Apostate, and Evadne ) ; Sir JamesEmerson Teunant, a well-known politician andauthor ; Lord Plunket, the great orator; thesomewhat recent Lord Chancellor of Ireland,Francis Blackbuine ; Lord Cairns, and the pre-sent Baron Huddleston. Arthur Murphy was alsoa member, and resided close by, as we have our journey past Lincolns Inn, we Ireland in London. M reach High Holborn, a great thoroughfare, ex-tending irom Oxford-street to Newgate. We enterHolborn from the narrow turning leading out ofLincolns Inn Fields, known as the Great Turn-Bttle. On our right, at a little distance up theroad, is Bedford Chapel, at the corner of Blooms-bury-street. The late incumbent of this chapel. ENTRANCE TO LINCOLN S INN FROM THE FIELDS. was J. C. M. Bellew, the famous elocutionist, whowas, next to Charles Dickens, the most successfulpublic reader of the age. He was born in Eng-land, but came of a Gal way family. The presentpastor of Bedford Chapel is one of the best poetsand critics ot the day, the Rev. Stopford , who is stated by some authorities to bea native of Dingle, in Kerry, but who is, we havehis own authority for saying, n native of Letter-kenny, in Donegal. He is admittedly one of thefinest of living critics, and his poems stamp himas a poet of great power and thought, while hissermons are models oi eloquence and culture, andare widley read and admiied. His strong opi-nions on the past and present misgovernment olIreland are well known to all Londoners, whilethe bitterest Tory cannot deny that he is one ofthe most distinguished men of the present time,and ae profound a scholar as he is an enthusi-astic Home Ruler. The turning opposite l
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