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added to Christ's College: the Society of Jesus' College have also enlarged their buildings.

We have now noticed all the new erections which are completed or completing in the University of Cambridge; and we have attempted to give some idea of the extent, style, and appearance of each separate work as it has come before us; but it is not when viewed separately as the increased accommodation or ornament of each individual college to which they belong, but when collectively considered, as producing so much additional splendour to the University at large, that they become objects of the greatest interest. Upon entering Trumpington Street, Corpus Christi College, King's College, the Public Library, the Senate House, and St Mary's Church, will appear at one view, and present to the eye a group of the finest specimens of architecture which are any where to be found; and the time is not far distant when the skill of the architect will be again exerted to increase yet farther the magnificence of this scene. A building, upon an extensive scale, is about to be erected for the reception of the valuable collection of pictures, books, &c. which were, a few years since, bequeathed to the University by the late Viscount Fitz-William, known by the name of the Fitz-William Museum :-neither the site nor the style of this building is finally determined, but, we believe, it will be after the model of the Parthenon of Athens.

The streets of Cambridge, particularly those in the more ancient part of the town, are narrow; and the houses in general, from their age, and the manner in which they are built, exhibit an unsightly appearance; this circumstance necessarily detracts much

from the beauties of the University; but considerable exertions are now making, upon the part of the University, towards the improvement of Trumpington Street, which is the principal entrance into Cambridge, and in which the greater part of the colleges and public buildings are situated. Much has been already effected; and it is greatly to be hoped, that these exertions may be met by a spirit equally liberal upon the part of the public, and that no sordid motives of interest or gain may prevent the accomplishment of the plans projected, or render abortive any designs which may be proposed for the embellishment and mutual convenience of the University and the town.

Mr Banks, one of the university-members, has projected a plan for the improvement of the University, which, if carried into effect, will, taken altogether, be inferior to nothing which can be produced. The principles of the plan are, to place the Fitz-William Museum in the centre of the public buildings; and to remove all the houses upon the western side of Trumpington Street, which at present obstruct the view of Trinity College and St John's College. By this means the principal entrance into the University would be considerably widened, and a magnificent line of building, extending from King's College to St John's College, would be thrown open to the public view. Some obstacles, apparently insurmountable, present themselves against the completion of this plan; but it is to be hoped, that part, if not all of it, may finally be accomplished. We should not forget to observe, that Addenbrooke's Hospital has been considerably enlarged and beautified, and now exhibits a very pleasing appearance at the entrance of the town. The

university-press is about to be rebuilt upon a much larger and more commodious scale: the situation fixed upon is the western side of Trumpington Street, near Pembroke Hall: this will be a handsome structure, and will consist of the residence of the universityprinter, several large press-rooms, and every other necessary appurtenance.

We have thus taken a cursory view of the additions and improvements which are now in progress in the University of Cambridge, and we have noticed those which are in contemplation; but, as it has been before observed, it is impossible to give any description which would afford the reader an adequate idea of the appearance and execution of these designs. These buildings may be considered, from their extent and magnificence, as forming a new era in the architectural beauties of the University. It is no longer to the days of the Edwards and the Henries only that the future sons of Alma Mater shall retrace the origin of those majestic piles which are her glory and her boast; the productions of the 19th century shall shine forth. unrivalled. And let it be remembered, that what we have now been describing is not the mere offspring of ostentation; additional accommodations for the increased number of students, and the necessary enlargement of the respective colleges, were the motives; additional grandeur to the University at large has been the result; and, if the splendour of the University be increased, the industry of its members, and the diligence with which science in general is pursued, are no less so. At no time have the students, as a body, evinced such an assiduity in the acquirement of academic honours, and of polite literature, as

at the present. New honours have elicited new exertions, and additional examinations have exacted fresh application. The studies pursued in the University of Cambridge,-the rewards which await the labours of the student,-the impartial hand with which those rewards are bestowed,-and, above all, the spirit of liberality which pervades its members in general, constitute it at once a seminary unsurpassed in the world.

THE CRUSADES-CHIVALRY-FICTION.

THERE is nothing which presents a more striking feature in the literature of the present day, than the great prevalence of works of fiction. The immense current of genius that has been poured into this department, has hurried, and kept men's minds in a state of continual agitation ;-has set before them such an unparalleled shew of interesting and variegated objects, that they have had no time to reflect upon the nature of this enjoyment, or the tendency of their indulgence. Were it only for that master-spirit, who has performed such gigantic feats upon the arena of public fame,—who has contrived to cast around him, even while moving amid the every-day scenes of life, that halo which was wont to attach only to names shaded in the depths of years,-who, like another Shakspeare, has embodied all that the mind can conceive of incident and of character,-who has given to the world volume upon volume, till, having often stood back and stared with astonishment, we absolutely begin to weary with our own wondering, and to regard him as something preternatural :-Were it only, we say, for this individual, the present age could not fail to strike every one, as, supereminently, the age of Fiction; but when we consider the great number of other writers who have stood forward in this department,

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