1318 Account of Ravenftonedale, in 
acted—here compliments are paid and re- 
turned, invitations given and received, 
and all the little ef cetera of fafhion per- 
formed. - As I have menticned {candal, I 
cannot help obferving, that, cwing to the 
great number of maidens who have felt 
the pangs of flighted love, and have been 
€€ unbroken in upon by kiffes,”’ this vice 
is too commen, and often ufurps the place 
ef attic falt at their coxverfations. . And 
few are found charitable enough to correét 
its venom, and turn its fhaft from inno- 
cence and beauiy ; which, fragile in their 
natures, focn feel iis fatal effects. 
The fine arts are here in a moft de- 
plorable fituation. There is one minia- 
ture-painter, who gives fomething like a 
human head for a guinea; and altheugh 
feveral artifis of merit have-attempted to 
fettle in this city, yet the want of being 
fupperted, the neceflary confequence of 
want of tafe, obliged them to fly to more 
genial climes. 
Five ftatues (I recollect no more) orna- 
rreit Cork—one of William the Third, 
in the Manfion-houfe, of lead, on a wooden 
pedeftal, painted in colours to~ refemble’ 
life—An ecueltrian one of his late Ma- 
jefty, on the Grand Parade, alfo of lead, 
emphatically denominated, King George 
on Horfeback—A moft famous reprefen- 
tation of that celebrated patriot, Alder- 
man Lawton (who kept the city very 
clean) in his robes, adorns the Exchange. 
The upper part of this laft elegant build- 
ing, when I was in Cork, was painted 
yellow, the lower part black. 
In the church of St. Nicholas is a very 
fine monument, by Bacon, erected in me- 
mory of the late Lord Traéton, which 
was refufed admittance into the Cathedral 
by the Dean, left it fhould revive Popifth 
ideas ; and behind the,Court-houfe is a 
headlefs figure of James the Second, 
which loyalty once eref&ted, and which 
loyalty, ever varying, pulled down again. 
Although the fine arts are thus ne- 
egieéted, yet Cork has produced fome. ar- 
tifis who honour their profeffion—For in- 
fiance, Mr. Barry, late profeffor of paint- 
ing at the Royal Academy, whofe pic- 
tures in the Adelphi immortalife his name, 
as they ftigmatife the Society for which 
they were painted: Mr. Burk, one. of 
the moft elegant and correct drawers. we 
have at prefint, and who, in my opinion, 
is the only modern painter who feems to 
poffefs clear nections of the beautiful ideal. 
‘The late Mr. Butt, tne Claude of Ireland, 
was alfo a native of this place, as is the pre- 
fent Mr. Grogan, excellent in depicting 
fcenes in low life. Ihave feen feveral of 
the County of W eftnorland. if Sep. I, 
his pictures no way-inferior to the produc- 
tions of Hemfrirk. . 
Poetry is much indebted to the late 
‘Jearned Dr. -de la Cour, of this place, 
whofe Profpeét of Poetry is admirable. 
This gentleman.had the honour of -his 
works fo much at heart, that having twe 
of his lines paredied, he became infane, 
and continued fo till his death. 
‘The lines were parodied thus :— 
The northern blaft envelopes the fchologue, 
And whifiles through his leathern malevogue. 
; Your’s, &c. 
4. C.-B. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
Account of RAVENSTONEDALE, iz WEST< 
MORLAND. > - 
(Concluded from page 31 of our laff.) 
HE church, though fmall, and not 
5 futiiciently capacious for containing 
a greater number than fix hundred peeple,. 
is neverthelefs avery neat and beautiful’ 
ftruéture, fully adequate to the population 
of the place, and capable of receiving’ a 
much larger congregation than almoft ever 
aflembles here for divine worfhip.. This 
church was rebuilt in 1744, is very light,, 
and admits a good circulation of ar. The 
chancel meafures four paces in length, and: 
The whole- 
length of the nave is thirteen paces, and, 
its width eight. There are eight windows. 
to the fouth, eight to the north, and two: 
two and one-half in breadth. 
to the eat. 
which is feyen-feet wide. 
There .is only one aifles 
The pulpit is 
erected againtt the north fide of. the church, 
and exaétly at the half length of the nave. 
The feats are made of ocak, and rife res’ 
gularly and beautifully one above another. 
At the weit end of the church is.a gallery. 
The fteeple is in the. form of a fquare: 
tower, and has three bells. It is faid, that 
the church here was formesly. dedicated-to- 
St. Ofwald. Although a parifh church, 
it is only a perpetual curacy; and-is in> 
the patronage. of the Earl of Lonfdale as 
lord of the manor. .The. prefent imcum- 
bent is the Rev. Mr. Bownefs. The-fli- 
pend*appertaming to the. curate, and ari- 
fing fromthe ancient falary paid- out of 
the reCiory, from lands given to the-chureh 
or purchaied with money left for that pur- 
pofe,-and from certain fums bequeathed 
to it’as annuities, was -eltimated by Dr. 
Burn, in 1777, at 35l. per ann. » Since 
that time, two augmentations, of 4eol. 
each, have been obtained from. queen- 
Ann’s and a private bounty in London, 
and lands purchafed therewith 5 nn 
that 
