authenticity of the fact, as the house was the resi¬ dence of his father at the time the above-mentioned event took place.

In the house is the following small but good collection of pictures

A Portrait, as Winter-Jacques Jordaens-With all the fire and

force of Rubens.

A Small Landscape-Herman Swanevelt-A sweet little picture. An Italian Port-Adrian Storcke.

Very fine and perfect.

A Palace in Genoa-Ditto.

A Landscape, with Hunters-Moucheron & Adrian Vandervelde. A Crucifixion.

A Bank with Trees, almost equal to Wynants-Crome, Sen.

The Muscle Eaters-Isaac Ostade.

A Landscape, Cattle and Figures-Adrian Vandervelde.

An uncommonly pure and perfect specimen of this highly. admired Artist,

A Horse Fair-Peter Wouvermans-In no respect inferior to Phillip, A Dutch Fair-D. Teniers, Sen.

It is no presumption to say, that few, if any, superior proofs of this great Artist's abilities, are in existence in this kingdom.

A Landscape Jacob Ruysdael.

A Landscape Moucheron.

Some of the best of these pictures were bought of Mr. Isaacs, who has imported from Holland and Flanders, some of the finest specimens of Hobbima, Ruysdael, &c., in the kingdom.

It has been observed, that most of the buildings, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, have a style peculiar to themselves, both in form and finishing, where though much of the Gothic is retained, and a great part of the new taste is adopted, neither predomi

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nates. The observation is in some measure illustrated by the other apartments in this house, where it may be observed the different orders are introduced, mixed with a profusion of carving

"O'er wrought with ornaments of Gothic pride."

A little north of the town-hall is the Star Inn, an ancient and well-built house, once the property of President Bradshaw, the interior of which is highly ornamented, and richly worth the visitor's attention. The great room, termed the Nelson, is beautifully carved in wainscot, now sabled by time, but in excellent preservation: there is also some rare and curious tapestry in a sleeping room, exquisitely wrought in sylvan and forest scenes, with birds and animals, coeval probably with the carving of the other apartment. The late worthy proprietor of this fine old mansion, Mr William Woolverton, was offered £100 for the panels and decorations of the great room, which to his taste and credit, be it remembered, he refused.

Near this house is the Bank of Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart. Edward Youell, and Co., whose bills are payable, in London, at Sir James Esdaile and Co's. The banking-house is a good building, recently adapted to its present purpose. This establishment is of the greatest use to the mercantile interests of the inhabitants, and one of the highest respectability.

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Directly opposite to the bridge, is the Bank of Messrs. Gurneys, Turner, and Brightwen, whose bills are honoured in the metropolis at Barclays, Tritton, Bevan, and Co's., 54, Lombard-street.

The house is the residence of Dawson Turner, Esq., a gentlemen, whose talents, and varied and extensive learning, are well known and appreciated by the literary world, to which he has been a liberal and valuable contributor.

His pictures are numerous and valuable, of which the following are the most esteemed

DRAWING ROOM.

An Accouchement and Gossipping, very fine-Jan Stein.

A Landscape, a capital picture-Gaspar Poussin.

A Sea View, with Rocks and Bather, mellow and richly tintedWilson.

A Landscape, equal to Poussin-Francesco Bolognese.

Bacchus and Ariadne, an excellent and undoubted sketch by

Rubens.

A Landscape, an exquisite specimen of the Master-Hobbima. A Virgin and Child, with a Family in adoration, a very fine and vivid specimen-Giovanni Bellini.

Fruit, very fine-De Heem.

A Landscape-Moucheron-the figures by Adrian Vandervelde. Katharine Parr, a good picture-Hans Holbein.

A Landscape, very beautiful-Old Teniers.

Virgin, Christ, and Saint John, fine.

Three small pictures of the senses, Hearing, Seeing, and Smelling, very clever-D. Teniers.

A Virgin and Child.

Fishwoman, from the Orleans' collection-Chevalier Vander

Werff.

Landscape-4. Carracci.

Interior-Gerard Dow.

Family Portraits: Mrs. Francis Palgrave and Miss M. A. Turner, brilliantly and beautifully executed—T. Phillips, R. A. Horse at the Stable Door, excellent—A. Cuyp.

Dog and Hare, very fine-Fytt.

Girl's Head-Greuze.

Judgment of Solomon.

Portraits of Napoleon, the Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prussia.

A Salvator Mundi, from Leonardo da Vinci, exquisitely enamelled by Bone.

LIBRARY.

A Family Picture: Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Hooker, and Mrs. F. Palgrave T. Phillips.

DINING ROOM.

Flower Piece, very celebrated.

Portrait of William Jackson Hooker, Esq.-T. Phillips.

Ditto of Mrs. Hooker, very fine-Ditto.

Landscapes, a pair, very good-Crome, Sen.

Landscape, Rock Scenery and Fir Trees-Pynaker.

Saint John's Head in a Charger-A. Carracci.

Head of Teniers, by himself, excellent.

Man Smoking-Adrian Brouwer-Ditto.

ADJOINING APARTMENT.

Landscape, Hunstanton Cottage, a very clever production-Crome, Sen.

Poringland Heath, also very good-Ditto.

Landscape, with figures Bathing-Ditto.

There are several other pictures by this artist.

GREAT STAIRCASE.

Fowls and Game-Hondekouter.

Mountain Scenery-Crome, Sen.

Sketch, with a Mill, &c.-Crome, Sen.

Lady at her Toilet-Venetian School of Painting.

A Battle Piece.

Crucifixion-Vandyck.

Landscape and Cattle-Satchleven.

View in Venice, the Rialto, with many figures-Canaletti.

Besides the above collection, there are numerous engravings of the French, Flemish, and Dutch schools, and several other morceaux of vertú,

Mr. Turner possesses an extensive private library, of about 8000 volumes, of general literature, unrivalled, perhaps, in botanical productions, most of which are of great beauty, and on large paper, but chiefly rich in Natural History and the Arts. His own works on Normandy, with Robinson's Scripture Characters, are beautifully printed on vellum, and not mentioned in De Pradt's Catalogue des Livres imprimés sur Vélin. There are also above 150 volumes of manuscripts; and at least half of these are full of original letters from men of eminence, comprising all Sir Henry Spelman's correspondence, and Dr. Covell's, the learned author of the History of the Greek Church, with the manuscripts of Dr. Colbatch, the great opponent of Bentley; a volume of original letters, unpublished, from Cowper, and a similar volume, chiefly unpublished, from Gray, the poet. In this valuable collection is also deposited the correspondence of Sir George Downing, the ambassador of Oliver Cromwell to the Low Countries. The topographical and historical volumes are splendidly illus