modious building, for the maintenanc of the fick and wounded, were perfons under fudden accidents are received at all times. The governors, who confift of the following perfons, were incorporated by act of parliament in 1730, viz. lord primate, lord chancellor, archbishop of Dublin, chancellor of the... exchequer, lord chief juftice of the king's bench and common pleas, and lord chief baron, Right Hon. the provoft, deans of Chrift Church and St. Patrick's, and furgeon general, , all for the time being, alfo Hon. Justice Robinfon, Right Hon. H. T. Clement, Lord Palmerston, Bishop of Kilmore, John Whiteway, Richard Levinge, Thomas Cobbe, John Rochfort, and Jofeph Henry, Efqrs. Phyfician, Dr. Archer. Vifiting furgeons, William Ruxton and John Whiteway, Efqrs. affiftant furgeons Samuel Croker King and Dean Swift, Efqrs. befides a refident furgeon, chaplain, apothecary, fteward, matron, register, and other affiftants. Dr. Stevens, a phyfician, firft endowed this Hospital, to which many legacies have been fince left. It is a large handsome building fituated on the fouth of the river Liffey, at the weft of Dublin, has a large area with a piazza round the fame, is capable of receiving 300 patients, and is the neatest and most complete hofpital in the kingdom. Mercer's Hofpital in Stephen's Street. Is an elegant stone building, founded by Mrs. Mary Mercer, in 1734, for the relief of furgical patients. The governors were incorpo rated rated by charter, in 1750. It is capable of holding 80 beds. The income of the hospital has lately much decreased, and its fupport at present is from the benefit arifing from a mufical performance with cathedral fervice at St. Andrew's church annually. The phyficians and furgeons attend gratis. Charitable Infirmary. This infirmary is fupported by voluntary contributions for relieving furgical patients, which are received at all times. It is fituated on the Inns quay. There are generally 50 patients in the house which are attended by the most eminent furgeons gratis. It was founded in 1728 by fix furgeons, and great numbers are daily relieved there. St. Nicholas's Hospital. In Francis Street, was opened, in 1753, for relieving the afflicted poor, but principally furgical patients, where they are attended by phyficians and furgeons gratis. The Lock Hofpital. Is fituated in Clarendon-street, where phyficians and furgeons also attend without fee or reward. The Dublin Hofpital. In Park-street, for relieving the poor afflicted with fevers, smallpox, &c. under the care of Dr. Redmond Boat. The fund for fupporting this hofpital is very fmall, and if more benefactions do not come in, it must foon be shut up. Blue-Coat-Boys Hospital, or the hospital and free-school of Charles II. in Oxmantown, was founded by the bounty of the city of Dublin, in 1670, for the mainten ance ance, education, and putting out apprentice to trades, the children of decayed citizens. The ground on which this building was erected was granted free by King Charles II. for that purpose, and the governors were incorporated by charter, among whom were the lord mayor, recorder, aldermen, sheriffs and sheriffs peers for the time being. This was an elegant building,but being much out of repair, another edifice is erecting for the above noble purpose in Oxmantowngreen, the firft ftone of which was laid by his excellency the Earl of Harcourt, in 1773. For the expence of that building a fund has been raised by the fines for being excused ferving the office of sheriff of Dublin, and by the voluntary contributions of many eminent citizens, fome of whom have declared their intentions of further endowing it. The present governors are the lord mayor, recorder, aldermen, fheriffs and fheriffs peers, Earl Roden, the bishop of Kildare, the provoft of Trinity College, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Ifaac Holroyd, Jofeph Kane, and George Simpson, Efqrs. Meath Hofpital. For the reception of furgical patients, near Meath-street, Dublin. The Barracks. Is fituated at the weft end of the town on the north of the Liffey, on an eminence, having an agreeable prospect of the river, the city, and the adjacent M country; country; it confifts of three courts open to Barrack-street, befides one large square not quite finished, on the weft of Oxmantowngreen, all built of Ardbracken stone, and is the moft regular, magnificent and compleat building of the kind in Europe, and was erected at the expence of the crown. There are generally quartered here fix regiments of foot and one of Horse, which do duty at the Castle, Werburgh-street, and on the Poddle in the liberty of Thomas Court. Theatres. There are at prefent four in Dublin: the Theatre Royal in Crow-ftreet, the Old Theatre in Smock-alley, the City Theatre in Capel-street, and a Theatre in Fishamble-street. This laft has not been opened fince the commencement of the year 1774, but it is repairing to be opened the next feafon. Crow-ftreet Theatre, did meet with very great encouragement, no pains or expence having been spared to render theatrical entertainments agreeable, and the best actors in the kingdom are conftantly engaged there. Though it is not fo large as thofe in England, yet it is one of the moft neat and best conftructed theatres, both for the audience and the actors, that can be imagined, and frequently plays are performed by command of the lord lieutenant. The City Theatre being small, is not capable of admitting a numerous audience, confequently the actors did did not derive fo much emolument in performing there : the decorations are fuch as admired. paintings and are universally Markets. The principal markets in Dublin, are the following, viz. Ormond Market, fituated near Ormond-bridge, on the north fide of the river Liffey, which is the moft plentiful and beft regulated of any in the city; it much refembles that of Leadenhall in London; being fupplied with provifions of every kind, meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, butter, &c. &c. in which a perfon may provide every thing, in season, without going to a fecond market, which in many of the other markets is not fo. Caftle market is fituated on the east of the Castle, near Dame-street, which was firft opened in 1704, where provifions of the beft kind are to be obtained. It is fmall, confequently not fuch variety to be met with as in the former. Patrick's Market, in Patrick-street; Meath Market, in Hanbury-lane; New Hall Market, near Newgate; and Clarendon Market, near Williamftreet; are in general well furnished with every kind of provisions. There are in several parts of Dublin public coal yards, which are an excellent inftitution for when coals are higher than 18 fhillings per ton in the fhips that bring M 2 them |