confists of two courts: the first, next the street, which is the largest, is 3 feet long, and 78 broad; it is very neatly stuc coed and fafhed, and contains the Hall, Chapel, and Lodge; befides other apartments. The back court is entered through a gate that has this inscription : "Garde ta foi ;" here is a neat building of stone containing the Bibliotheca Pepysiana, the fellows' apartments, and a piazza in front.

THE CHAPEL is near 50 feet long, and 18 broad; it is fitted up in an exceedingly neat and handsome manner; and has a curious altar piece of plafter of Paris, reprefenting the two Maries at the Sepulchre, after the resurrection, in altorelievo, by the ingenious Mr. Collins.

THE HALL is a very handsome room, 45 feet long, 18 broad, and 21 high; it is neatly wainscotted and ornamented, with a mufic gallery at the fouth end, leading to the Combination-room. The Hall contains tolerable good paintings, by Freeman, of Lord Audley; Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham; Lord Chief Juftice, Sir Chriftopher Wray, Knt. and Edward Rainbow, Bishop of Carlifle; from originals: another of Bishop Cumberland, by Romney; and a whole length of Henry Howard, Earl of Suffolk, by Gibson.

THE MASTER'S LODGE contains the original portrait of the Duke of Buckingham, given to the college by Dr. B.Willis.

This college has two LIBRARIES; the principal of which was given by Samuel Pepys, Efq. Secretary to the Admiralty in the time of Charles II. it contains many valuable publications, and also fome curious manuscripts relating to maritime affairs, collected and written by Mr. Pepys; who is fometimes regarded as the founder of the prefent navy. Here are likewife feveral volumes of fcarce and curious prints; among which are the twelve Cæfars and their wives from Titian, engraved by Sadlier; thefe are in fine prefervation. A large

folio volume of various hand-writings from the year 900, exhibiting fome curious fpecimens of fine writing, and in the fame book are fome manufcript imitations of printing, inimi tably done. Here are many other valuable manufcripts, and a unique collection of ancient ballads, to which both Dr. Percey and Pinkerton have had reference. In this Library are three portraits of Mr. Pepys; one of them a half-length, by Sir Peter Lely. On the outside of the Library is this infcrip tion, "Bibliothera Repyfiana." "Mens cujufque is eft quisque." The old College Library is well stored with many valuable and useful books.canone

With the diftinguished characters educated here, may be named, Henry, Lord Stafford, heir to the founder; Sir Orlando Bridgman, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ; Sir William Howell, author of the "Medulla Historiæ Anglicane; Bishop Cumberland; Samuel Pepys; Daniel Water land, Archdeacon of Middlefex; Sir Robert Sawyer, Attorney-General; Peter Peckard, late Dean of Peterborough; and Profeffor Waring, the celebrated mathematician.

This fociety confists of a Master, and feventeen Fellows. The whole number of members in 1802 was 61. Vifitor, the Poffeffor of the estate of Audley End.

This noble and magnificent establishment occupies the fite of feveral hostels, as well as of the two ancient focieties, St. Michael's and King's Halls. The former of these was founded by Harvey Aungier, of Stanton, in Suffolk, who was fuc

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ceffively Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Chief Juftice of the Common Pleas, and Chief Justice of the King's Bench King's Hall was endowed for a Master and thirty Fellows by Edward III. The diffolution of religious houfes occafioned great confufion at Cambridge; and the students, fearing the general decay of learning, represented their fears to the King; who informed them that, fo far from feeking the destruction of colleges, it was his intention to erect a magnificent one? and, as a preparatory measure, he required the furrender of the above establishments. To the revenues of thefe houfes, Henry VIII. made great additions, and erected the prefent fpacious college by charter, dated December 19, 1546, and dedicated it to the Holy and undivided Trinity. The endowments, given by Henry, were augmented by his daughter Mary; and the perfons now maintained on the establishment are upwards of 400; viz. a Master, Vice Master, fixty Fellows, fixty-nine Scholars, three public Profeffors, four Conducts, and various other officers and fervants. The mastership is in the abfolute appointment of the Crown.

Trinity College is fituated between Trumpington-street, and the river; having St. John's on the north, and Caius on the fouth its buildings inclofe two spacious quadrangular courts. The first court, which is the largest, measures 334 feet by 325 west and east, and 287 by 256 north and fouth. It is entered from the street by a magnificent tower gate-way, which is ornamented with a statue of Henry VIII. and a variety of carving; it had formerly an obfervatory on the fummit, erected for the studies of the immortal Newton; but this was removed in the year 1797. On the north fide of this court stands the Chapel, and a lofty tower with a clock in front, under which is a statue of Edward III. On the west is the Master's Lodge, the Hall, and Combination-rooms: the remainder of the court is occupied by the apartments of the Fellows and students, On the fouth is a magnificent gate-way,

with four lofty towers at the corners, adorned with a fine statue of Queen Elizabeth in her robes. In the fouth-west corner of this court is a small pile of building, called Bishop's Hostel. In the middle of this fuperb quadrangle stands an elegant octagonal conduit built with stone, which fupplies the college, and its neighbouring inhabitants, with excellent water brought by a fubterraneous channel from a spring about one mile west of the town. The coup d'ail of this splendid court is truly grand; its dimenfions are on the most extensive scale, and its buildings not only astonish by their grandeur, but also delight, and relieve the eye, by their variety. It is faid that when the King of Denmark and his fuit honoured the University, with a vifit, they were introduced to this college in Neville's court, under the Library; which they concluded was the whole of the college, so that, in paffing the fcreens into the great court, they were struck with admiration at its fplendour.

The inner court is entered through the fcreens* ; it is more regularly elegant, but lefs fpacious than the former; its meafurement being only 228 feet by 223, fouth and north, and 148 feet by 132, west and east. This is generally called Neville's court, from the name of the perfon (Dr. Thomas Neville,) at whofe expence it was principally formed, in the year 1609. Since that time a magnificent Library has been erected at the west end; and the fouth and north fides, which contain the students' apartments, have been almost wholly rebuilt in a uniform and elegant style, with spacious piazzas in the front: the east-fide is formed by the Hall; in the front of which is a terrace with a handsome balustrade and flight of steps.

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THE GHAPEL, erected by the fister Queens, Mary and

The fereens is the paffage that separates the Hall from the Kitchen and Butteries....*

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Elizabeth, is a noble and elegant edifice, built in the Gothic style. The interior is 204 feet in length, 33 feet 8 inches broad, and about 44 feet high; and difplays, in an eminent degree, genuine fimplicity and taste. The Anti-Chapel is fe! parated from the Choir, by a large Organ-gallery, of Norway Oak, fupported by fluted columns of the Doric order, and beautifully carved. Over this is a noble and remarkably fine toned organ. Here is alfo a very fine piece of statuary, exe cuted by Roubiliac. This is the figure of the great *NEWTON, in white marble. The Philofopher is reprefented standing on a pedestal, in a loose gown, with a prism in his hands, and his benignant countenance turned upwards, with a look of pro found and abstracted meditation. The drapery is graceful, and difpofed in the most natural and beautiful folds, and the cast of features is extremely fine. On the pedestal is the infcription, Qui genus humanum ingenio superavit ; importing, thất he exceeded all men in wisdom. This statue was erected at the expence of Dr. Robert Smith; and has been defcribed by a modern Poet in the following words:

Hark! where the organ, full and clear,
With loud Hosannahs charms the ear! an
Behold, a prism within his hands,

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The Choir is uncommonly fplendid: it is furnished on each fide with very elegant stalls for the Fellows, with feats, below them, for the Scholars; and on each fide the entrance

A beautiful and correct drawing of this celebrated statue has been taken by Mr. Harraden, Drawing Master, Cambridge; from which a fine print has been engraved; which may be had at the artist's house.