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Strangeways. It presents, in the upper compart-ments, the principal types in the Old Testament re-lating to our Saviour ; and in the lower ones, the mostremarkable circumstances of his history, as recordedin the New Testament. In the five windows on thenorth side are representations of the Prophets, and inthose of the south, of our Saviour and his Apostles.At the east end of the chapel is a painting bv IsaacFuller, on cloth of an ash colour, done with brown andwhite crayons. The principal subject is the Lord’sSupper, with Abraham and Melchisedek on thenortli side, and the children of Israel gathering mannaon the south.

Oriel College is comparatively speaking a modernstructure. The quadrangle was finished in 1640 ; andin 1818 a considerable addition was made to it. Thelibrary was built from a design by Wvatt, and is con-sidered one of the most perfect pieces of architecturein Oxford, but wants the advantage of situation. Thefront, with equal grandeur and simplicity, exhibitsonly the Ionic order ; all the parts are great and com-manding, the ornaments few, and the whole harmoni-ous. This library contains a good collection of books.To those originally belonging to it, has been added avery curious and valuable collection by the bequestof the late Edward Baron Leigh, of Stoneleigh, inWarwickshire, who was some time a nobleman of thiscollege, and afterwards high steward of the univer-sity. He died in 1786, and the expenses of thisbuilding, which was begun in 1788, were supplied bythe subscription of the provost, fellows, and othermembers of the society, as well as of the HonourableMrs. Leigh, his lordship’s sister. The two fine pil-lars in this room are very much admired. A newroom, adjoining to the gallery, is fitted up with someof the rich wainscot which was part of the furnitureof New College Chapel, previonslv to the alterationsin 1789.

Corpus Christi College is situated opuwsite the southside of Oriel College. The entrance is under a squaretower, in the front of which are three unoccupiedniches, with rich canopies. In 1706, the fellows’building was began to be erected on the site of theold cloisters.

This college can. with New College, boast of pos-sessing the crosier of its founder. Although upwardsof 300 years old, it is in the highest state of preser-vation, every part of it being as perfect as when itcame from the hands of the maker. It is of silvergilt, very richly ornamented, and about six feet inlength. There are also preserved in this college thegold sacramental plate of the founder, his salt-cellarof silver gilt, curiously ornamented, his rings, cruci-fixes, and other articles of great rarity.

The hall, which is on the east side of the quadran-gle, was built during the life of the founder, but hassince undergone many alterations. It is very neatlyfitted up. The fine carved work is much admired.Its dimensions are tiftv feet by twenty-five. Inthis refectory are placed two portraits, of the sizeof life, and both of them exquisitely painted byOwen: the one. of the right hro. sir CharlesAbbxr. M chief jwstiee of England : and the other,of the right rev. Thomas Burgess, bishop of SiEs-bory. Bosh these eminent men were originally scho-lars npon this foundation; and the portraits werepresentedo the societ y by each of them respectively.

Brasnt Xose College received its name from thedrenmstance of its standing on the ground formerly

occupied by Brasen Nose Hall, which had a largebrass knocker on the gate in the shape of a nose. Inthe centre of the large quadrangle, is a cast, generallycalled “ Cain and Abel,” though supposed by some tobe “ Sampson killing a Philistine w ith the jaw-boneof an ass and by others considered as the study ofsome sculptor, whose principal object was the displayof muscular strength and action. It was given to thecollege by Dr. Clarke, of All Souls, who purchased itfrom a statuary in London. This quadrangle containsthe hall and apartments for the society. The lessercourt on the left contains the library and chapel. Thehall is a large room, containing fine portraits of thefounders, king Alfred, &c. In the fine bay windowat the upper end, on the left, are portraits of thefounders; the opposite window 'has, within the lastfew years, been decorated with rich painted glass,and now forms an elegant ornament to this handsomeroom. Over the door towards the quadrangle aretwo very ancient busts of Alfred and John ScotusErigena; the former is said to have been discoveredwhen the workmen were digging the foundation ofthe college.

The library was rebuilt in 1780, and ornamentedwith a very elegant ceiling by Wvatt, It is a neatroom, well stocked w ith books. At the upper end isa very fine bust of the right honourable lord Gren-ville, chancellor of the university, by Nollekens, pre-sented to the society by his lordship.

The chapel, finished in 1666, has since been re-paired, and much improved. The beautiful east win-dow, the gift of Principal Cawley, was executed byPearson, in 1776, after the designs of Mortimer. Itrepresents Christ and the four evangelists. The altaris deservedly admired for the taste and elegance ofits decorations, and the roof, for the perfect resem-blance which it bears to stone-work.

Exeter College is situated nearly opposite JesusCollege. It has a large central gateway, consistingof a rustic basement, from which spring: four pilasters,supporting a semicircular pediment crowned by a ba-lustrade. The interior is quadrangular, and the gardenis elegantly laid out; and, though in the central partof the city, is open to the east, where a terrace com-mands most of the principal buildings of the univer-sity. The library, which is most amplv stored withvaluable books, was erected in 1778, after a design ufthe ReT. Wm. Crowe, public orator. Thomas Rich-ards, esq. and the rev. Joseph Sanford, B.D., fellow ofBaliol, contributed largely to the furnishing of it. Itcontains most of the Aldine classics, and has a finecopy of the extremely rare and valuable collection ofvoyages, by De Bry. which, we believe, approachesmore nearly to a complete set than any other in theuniversity.

Jesus College is entered by a handsome rustic gate-way. The first quadrangle is formed by the dope!on the north side, the lutll on the west, and theapartments for the members on the sooth and east.The second, or inner quadrangle, is a handsomestructure, and was finished in 1676 by sir LedhlJenkins. He was first follow, and afterwards jass-cind, and represented the adversity in pufoaotThe SiritT of this college »» erected in 1677. Icontains many scarce and onions printed hoc ssimanuscripts ; among the latter are those of lord Her-bert of C fierbory ; also a fine one of the Llyfr Cock,or Red Book, written about the end of the fourteenthcentury. This curious manuscript contains se Ytsd