PROFESSORS of the UNIVERSITY. King's Profeffors. Divinity, Rev. Brabazon Difney, D. D. Erafmus Smith's Profeffors. Mathematics, Rev. Richard Murray, D. D. Affiftants to the Profeffor of Mathematics, Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Waller. Oriental Tongues, Rev. John Forfayeth, D.D. Hiftory, Rev. Michael Kearney, D. D. Natural Philofophy, Rev. Thomas Wilfon, Profeffor of Mufic. Garret Earl of Monrington. Lecturers. Divinity, Henry Dabzac, D. D. L 2 The 入 The University of Dublin fends two members to parliament, viz. Sir Capel Molyneaux, and John Fitzgibbon, jun. Efq. A ftatue of King William III. is erected in College Green, of brafs, upon a marble pedestal, inclosed with iron rails. It was erected at the expence of the city of Dublin, in grateful commemoration of their late deliverance from popery and flavery by the conduct of that Monarch. On the Pedestal is this infcription: Magnæ Gulielmo Tertio, Libertatem Affertam, Cives, Dublinienfes hanc ftatuam pofuêre. It was begun A. D. 1700, Sir Anthony Percy, being Lord Mayor, Charles Forrest and James Barlow, Efqrs. Sheriffs: finished A. D. 1701, Sir Mark Ransford being Lord Mayor, John Eccles and Ralf Gore, Efqrs. Sheriffs, and was opened with great folemnity on the 1ft of July, 1701, being the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne. DUBLIN SOCIETY. This truly patriotic and useful fociety was incorporated by charter, April 2, 1750, and was inftituted for the noblest and most important purposes, that of encouraging the trade, manufactures and agriculture of Ireland and the different arts and fciences: to effect effect which, they offer annually premiums to excite an emulation among the different artificers, affifted by the aid of parliamentary grants for that purpose. How far the proceedings of that refpectable body have anfwered their laudable defigns, appears evident from the great improvements made in this kingdom in the courfe of a few years;. but I decline enumerating further respecting the fuccefs of their endeavours, their conftant efforts to promote the prosperity of this nation, being infinitely fuperior to any eulogium of mine. The parliament of Ireland granted in 17731 the fum of 5000 pounds, to this fociety to enable them to proceed in their useful inftitution; and in 1776, 5000 pounds more, and continued the fame in the feffions of 1779. They have an elegant houfe in Grafton Street, where the meetings of the members of the fociety are held. Their room is adorned with a bufto of the late celebrated Earl of Chesterfield, who, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1745, obtained from George II a grant of 500l. per year, and encouraged this fociety to the utmost of his power. Alfo a bufto of Dr. Madden and Thomas Prior, Efq. who were the first promoters of this body." SOCIETIES. The Phifico-Hiftorical Society, intended for the advancement of the honour and wel L 3 fare fare of Ireland, was formed in Dublin in 1730, with a view of removing those many grofs mifreprefentations which fullied the antient hiftories of Ireland, and tended to leffen the authority, which would otherwise have -been paid to their teftimony. This fociety, of which Robert Lord Baron Newport of Newport, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was prefident, and Dr. Rutty and many other gentlemen of literary abilities were members, made fome confiderable advances towards the general end defigned in the inftitution, by publishing defcriptions of the counties. of Cork, Waterford, Down and Kerry, including the natural and civil hiftories of those counties. They alfo endeavoured to obtain an investigation of the natural productions. of Ireland in general, fubfervient to an im-provement of trade, manufactures and -commerce, and for this purpose affigned to Dr. Rutty to write a natural hiftory of the county of Dublin; which has fince been -published by him. In the course of that work, as well as in his History of the Weather for Forty Years, he has taken fuch uncommon pains in the judicious execution of them as reflects the highest honour on him, and merits the efteem of his country. The defign of this truly useful fociety has been fince relinquished to the great regret of the lovers of literature. ( 7 Bridges Bridges over the river Liffey, in Dublin. Effex Bridge is a moft elegant and mafterly piece of workmanship, built according to the model of that of Weftminster, with balustrades of stone and foot paffages, and built on five arches. The old Effex Bridge being built in 1676, when Arthur Earl of Effex was Lord Lieutenant, and in honour of him was called Effex Bridge. Queen's Bridge. It is built of Portland ftone on three arches, and is juftly esteemed as the most compleat bridge of the fize in Ireland. Ormond Bridge and Arran Bridge, were built in 1684. Bloody Bridge (fo called from an attempt of fome perfons to deftroy it, of whom four were killed) was built in 1670; it is fituated over the Liffey near the barracks. The number of elegant houfes of the nobility are too numerous to be recited particularly; the following are the principal. The Duke of Leinster's in Kildare Street. Near Stephen's Green are the Earl of Ely's, Earl of Mornington's, Rt. Hon. Thos. Connolly's, Lord Jocelyn's, Countess of Shelburne's, Mr.Whaley's, and the Mayoralty Houfe; near Sackville Street are the Earl of Tyrone's, Earl of Charlemount's, the Hon. Henry T. Clement's, and Lord Longford's. And in Merrion Square, Kildare Street, Dawfon Street, Sackville Street, Gardiner's Row, and in many other streets which are improving L 4 ނކ |