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importance, and in none is there any successful display 

 of architectural embellishments. Among the prin- 

 cipal ones are the cathedral, exchange, court-house, 

 convent, naval hospital, garrison library, and civil 

 hospital. 



The cathedral is a poor modern imitation of Moorish 

 architecture, badly adapted for the purpose intended, 

 and certainly not built with any regard to the principles 

 of acoustics. The Queen's chapel is formed of a small 

 part of the chapel of the old convent, the rest having 

 been turned into a ball-room and stores. This chapel 

 claims particular attention, as containing the manes 

 of many who have, during life, rendered important 

 services to their king and country. Among these are 

 deposited the remains of the eminent and philan- 

 thropic principal medical officer, Dr. Hennen,* who, 

 by his works, has established a fame and reputation 

 which few have attained. The exchange is a commo- 

 dious building, part of which is also used as a library 

 for the use of the respectable class of the civil popula- 

 tion of Gibraltar. The court-house is a chaste build- 

 ing, and since the bella-sombras have been lopped 

 off, its " plain and miniature imitation of the Parthe- 

 non" is seen to better advantage. The Catholic 

 chapel, one of the few remaining monuments of the 

 Spaniards, is a neat building. The ' convent of 

 Franciscan friars' is now the residence of the go- 

 vernor, to which a fine garden is attached. The 



* The author of ' The Medical Topography of Gibral- 

 tar,' &c. 



