. Ireland in London. the specimens of Irish art exhibited onthe walls of the galleriesabove referred to are somemagnificent works. McAr-dell takes first place withhis five plates afterReynolds, Murillo, Ho-garth, &c, all executed inhis cleaiest and mostfinished style; CaptainBaillies two remarkableprints after Salvator Rosaand Franz Hals being littleinferior. John Murphys Abraham and Isaac (after Rembrandt) is a masterly plate, and willrivet attention to the exclusion of surround-ing works; while Thomas Burkes three etchingsof allegorical pictures by Angelica Kauffmannsuggest m
. Ireland in London. the specimens of Irish art exhibited onthe walls of the galleriesabove referred to are somemagnificent works. McAr-dell takes first place withhis five plates afterReynolds, Murillo, Ho-garth, &c, all executed inhis cleaiest and mostfinished style; CaptainBaillies two remarkableprints after Salvator Rosaand Franz Hals being littleinferior. John Murphys Abraham and Isaac (after Rembrandt) is a masterly plate, and willrivet attention to the exclusion of surround-ing works; while Thomas Burkes three etchingsof allegorical pictures by Angelica Kauffmannsuggest more peaceful and pleasing four plates, the Four Elements,after Mercier, are, like all his work, exceptionallycareful and accurate; and Purcells two plates-one of them a fine portrait after Reynolds—havebeen well chosen as representing the power of theartist at its highest and most attractive those who appreciate steel engravings andwork of a similar character nothing more pleasing. ; WOODS HALFPENCE. Ireland in London. 97 can be imagined than a visit, to these master-pieces; the subjects are excellent, the treatmentmore than worthy, and the artists themselvesIrish, and a credit to their country. COINS AND MEDALS. The numismatic collection in the Museum is thefinest known, and is formed in very large partfrom the collections of Sloane and Marsden. Alarge number of the coins exhibited in cases inRoom VII. are of Irish interest. There may beseen six coins of Sitric, Danish King of Dublin,a farthing of Prince John (Lord of Ireland), andmany well-executed specimens from the mints ofDublin, Drogheda, and Waterford, of coins ofEnglish monarchs from Henry III. downwards,noticeable among them being Charles theSeconds Money of Necessity, and the cele-brated Woods Halfpence, whose alleged base-ness* was utilised by Swift in his famous DrapierLetters in a manner familiar to every student ofIrish history. The next apartment (Room VIII.) contains agoodly numb
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