which we turn to the right, and come to Jesus College, or bring them again by Lincoln, Exeter, and Jesus Colleges, to the entrance of the Turle from Broad-street, opposite to which entrance stands

TRINITY COLLEGE.

Porter's Lodge is on the left of the entrance to the first court.

This College is separated from the street by an iron palisade, with folding gates, adorned on the outside with the arms of the Earl of Guilford, and on the inside with those of the Founder. The avenue is spacious and handsome. In front of the College are the Chapel and the gateway, over which is an elegant square tower, embellished with pilasters, and a handsome balustrade on the top. In the first court are the Chapel, Hall, Library, and Lodgings of the President. The second court is a fine piece of architecture, and the opening to the garden is beautiful. To the west of this court is another building inhabited by members of the society, which leads to a gate opening into Magdalen parish, not far from St. John's College.

The CHAPEL was built principally at the expense of Dr. Bathurst. It is generally conjectured that Dean Aldrich gave the plan and adjusted the design, with some improvements from Sir Christopher Wren. The proportions are correct, and the elevation, as now seen from the street, is perfectly light and elegant. The most eminent artificers were procured to decorate

this edifice in the highest perfection; which Mr. Warton observes," amidst a multiplicity "of the most exquisite embellishments, main"tains that simple elegance, which is agreeable "to the character of the place, and consistent ،، with just notions of true taste." The screen and altar-piece are of cedar, and enriched with the carving of Grinlin Gibbons. The representation of the Ascension, on the ceiling, was painted by Berchet, a French artist. The altar displays a beautiful specimen of needle-work, which was executed and presented to the College in 1793, by Miss Althea Fanshawe, of Shiplake-hill, near Henley-upon-Thames. The subject is the Resurrection of Christ from the Tomb, attended by an Angel, after a picture by West, in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The Chapel was finished in three years, and consecrated by Hough, then Bishop of Oxford, April 11, 1694. The monument of the Founder and his Lady, with their effigies, at full length, in marble, is placed against the north wall, at the upper end. The greater part of the elegant workmanship of this monument is concealed by an alcove, corresponding to one on the opposite side. The pannels surrounding it have lately been removed at the request of Mr. Skelton, a most ingenious artist, and the publisher of a very fine work, entitled "Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata," to enable this gentleman to take an accurate drawing of it, in order that it might appear in his publication. In the ante-chapel

are stones to the memory of Dr. Bathurst, Dr. Sykes, Mr. Almont, Dr. Dobson, Dr. Huddersfield, and Mr. Warton, the Poet Laureat.

The HALL was pulled down in 1618, and the present refectory built on its site, in the Gothic style, at the expense of the College. The later improvements were in 1772, and consist of a new ceiling, wainscotting, and chimney-piece. At the upper end is a portrait of the Founder: there are four others of him in the College, all of which are supposed to have been copied from one by Holbein, formerly in the possession of Lord Guilford, at Wroxton. On the right of this picture is a portrait of Mr. Warton, by the Rev. Thos. Penrose, of New College; and on the left is one of Dr. Bathurst. There are also portraits of the late Earl of Guilford, Dr. Kettel, Lady Pope, Archbishop Sheldon, Sir William Pope, Earl of Down, Dr. Dobson, and Dr. Carne, by Huddesford.

The LIBRARY is the most ancient part of the College, being the same which belonged to Durham College, with such subsequent alterations as the decay of time had rendered necessary. In 1765, after many attempts to repair the ruined windows, they were taken down and replaced as they now appear, containing many curious remains of old painted glass. In the centre of the window at the upper end, is a neat tablet, by Flaxman, to the memory of Mr. Warton, the gift of his sister Jane. Over the en

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trance is a portrait of the Founder; and beneath it, one of Mr. Richard Rands, a benefactor. The COMMON ROOM contains an admirable portrait of Mr. Warton, by Rising.

The GARDENS of this College are remarkably beautiful, and we cannot refrain from paying to the University generally, a tribute of gratitude which they amply merit, for their kindness in permitting all persons to participate in the enjoyment of their delightful walks and gardens.

This College was founded in 1554, by Sir Thomas Pope, of Tittenhanger, in Hertfordshire. The present foundation consists of a President, 12 Fellows, 12 Scholars, and four Exhibitioners. The number of members on the books is usually about 170.

Adjoining Trinity College, and to the right on our return from viewing it, is

BALLIOL COLLEGE.

Porter's Lodge, under entrance gateway to the left. The Quadrangle, which we enter by a fine Gothic gate, on which are the arms of the Bal liol family, is 120 feet in length, and 80 in breadth. On passing through this quadrangle to the left, we perceive a handsome modern building, the front of which is in Broad-street, erected at the expense of Mr. Fisher, formerly a Fellow of this College. On the north-side of this building is the following inscription :

VERBUM NON AMPLIUS-FISHER.*

In the grove, to the north-west, there are other buildings which also contain apartments for the students. The Master's Lodgings are fronting the street. In these Lodgings, which have lately been repaired and enlarged, are some very handsome rooms, particularly a spacious hall, having a well-preserved ancient window to the east.

The CHAPEL was completed in 1529. The east window, which represents, in brilliant colours, the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension, was the gift of Dr. Stubbs, in 1529, and was deemed so valuable at that time, that Nicholas Wadham offered £200 for it, that he might place it in the Chapel of the College he was about to establish. On a window, on the northside, are represented Philip and the Eunuch, executed by Van Linge, in the year 1637, and given by Sir Richard Atkyns, of the county of Gloucester. A window, on the south-side, contains the story of Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery, painted by the same artist, and presented by Dr. Wentworth, Fellow of the Col

* By a late writer this is called “a singular and obscure inscription," and it is explained by a supposition that it originated in an impatient expression of Mr. Fisher, in Latin, when he was consulted on the occasion. It is much more probable that the inscription was intended as a compliment to Mr. Fisher, as it states without obscurity, in four words, that it is quite unnecessary to be verbose in his praise; his name alone being sufficient.