trated, particularly Blomefield's History of Norfolk, which contains above 2000 original drawings of antiquities in the county, executed by Mr. Turner's own family. The elegant and finished labours of Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Hooker, and Mrs. F. Palgrave, appear in five exquisite quarto volumes of etchings, some of which may rank with the finest productions of our best artists. A memoir of the life and writings of this accomplished scholar and industrious antiquary, is a task to which the feeble pen of the writer of these sheets would be inadequate: a few brief notices however, of one, who has been so distinguished and valuable a contributor to the general stock of literary information, cannot but prove acceptable to those who are interested in the advancement of literature. Mr. Turner was born in October, 1775, at Great Yarmouth, where his father was a banker, and was first educated at the grammar-school at North Walsham, in Norfolk, under the Rev. Joseph Hepworth, and afterwards removed for private tuition to Barton, in the same county, under the Rev. Robert Forby. Intended by his father for the church, he was entered in 1793, of Pembroke College, Cambridge, of which his uncle, the Dean of Norwich, is master; but not intending to pursue the clerical profession, he did not graduate. At the death of his parent, he succeeded to his extensive banking concern in this town, and married the daughter of the late William Palgrave, Esq. of Coltishall, in Norfolk, sister to William Palgrave, Esq. the late Collector of His Majesty's Customs. in Yarmouth. In Few individuals have been more distinguished by literary honours, either foreign or domestic, than this gentleman. He was elected Fellow of the Linnæan Society, in 1797; and in two years following, of the Physical Society of Gottingen. 1800, he was chosen a Member of the Imperial Academy, Naturæ Curiosorum, which diploma was accompanied by another, conferring the honorary degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy; of the Royal Society, in 1802; of the Society, of Antiquaries, in 1803; of the Dublin Society, in 1804, and the Royal Irish Academy, in the same year; of the Wernerian Natural History Society of Edinburgh, in 1808; of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, in 1816; of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres of Rouen, in 1818; of the Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Belles Lettres of Caen, in 1820; of the Naturforschenda Gesellschaft at Leipzig, in 1822, and finally of the Royal Society of Literature, in 1824. His own works are A Synopsis of the British Fuci, published in two volumes, octavo, 1802. Muscologie Hibernice Spicilegium, octavo, privately printed, with coloured plates, 1804. Botanist's Guide through England and Wales, two volumes, octavo, compiled in conjunction with Lewis Weston Dillwyn, Esq. F. R. and L. S. S. 1805. Historia Fucorum, coloured plates, four volumes, quarto, 1808. Tour in Normandy, chiefly undertaken with a view of investigating the Architectural Antiquities of that Duchy, two volumes, octavo, 1820. Letter-Press to Cotman's Etchings of Architectural Antiquities in Normandy, two volumes, folio, 1822: of these splendid volumes, the Reviews have all spoken in terms of unqualified approbation. Besides the above, Mr. Turner is the author of sundry papers in the Transactions of the Linnæan Society, and many other detached writings. 1 Near St. George's Chapel, is the large and elegant house of Mrs. Penrice, erected a few years since by the late Thomas Penrice, Esq.: and, in the spacious and elegant apartments of this costly mansion, are distributed the following valuable collection of pictures, all of them by the most eminent painters, and admitted to be extremely fine. DRAWING ROOM. Fruit and Flowers-Van Oss. Ditto-Ditto-The artist considered these pictures as his finest performances. The Woman taken in Adultery-Titian. THE BREAKFAST PARLOUR. The Judgment of Paris-P.. P. Rubens-This celebrated performance is from the Orleans' collection, for the acquisition of which, his present Majesty is said to have offered 5000 guineas. An interior, with Boors Sporting-Adrian Ostade-An exquisite specimen of this esteemed master. A Wake-David Teniers, Jun. Going to hawk, a beautiful picture-P. Wouvermans. D. Teniers, Jun. A Holy Family-Carlo Maratti. A Landscape-Claude Lorrain. A Holy Family, from the Justinian collection-Titian. DINING ROOM. A Landscape, very fine-Gaspar Poussin. Susanna and the Elders-Guido. Lot and his Daughters-Ditto. Portrait of Mr. Penrice-Sir Thomas Lawrence. This lady possesses an excellent library of numerous and well-chosen volumes of general literature, among which may be distinguished some of the finest editions of the Dutch classics, many of them printed on large paper. There are also some superior engravings, of the modern French school, relating to Egypt. The Rev. John Homfray, M. A. has a good collection of pictures, most of which are by eminent masters, and the whole selection is highly creditable to his taste and judgment: they areScene on Norwich River-Crome, of Norwich. Portrait of Master T. P. Homfray—J. P. Davis. Portrait of the Chevalier Vander Werff, the great Painter- Fruit and Flowers-" P. T. Van Brussell fecit, 1789.” Pigs-George Morland. Flowers, with Insects, Butterflies, Bird's Nest, and Feathers, exquisitely fine. A Piping Faun, large as life-"Nicholas Poussin, 1660."This picture has been considered as one of the finest specimens of this great master, by some of the first judges in the kingdom, and variously estimated at from 1200 to 2000 guineas. Thistles, Dock, Creepers, Insects, Butterflies, and Toad, with a Landscape" Matthew Withoos." Flowers and Insects-Ernest Stuven. Portrait of his Mother-Martin De Vos. A Dock, with Snake, Insects, and Butterflies-N Morell. The Embarkation of St. Ursula-Giacomo Tintoretto-This was the original picture from which he afterwards painted his large one, (see Fuseli's Lectures.) It was formerly in the possession of Le Brun, but last the property of the late Mr. Thomas Harvey, of Catton, near Norwich, who valued it more than any other in his possession, and during his life nothing could induce him to part with it. Mr. Cary, the distinguished writer and connoisseur, esteems it to be worth 300 guineas. Large Landscape, with two portraits-"J. Wynants fecit, 1660."―The portraits are by Adrian Vandervelde. A Landscape, "The Ferry"-Van Goyen-An admired production of this distinguished master. A Cobler at Work in his Shop-Joseph Van Craasbeck, but always esteemed as an Adrian Brouwer-The figure of the Cobler is equal to any of these subjects; the accompaniments are well managed, and delightfully painted. A Storm-William Joy-A painter of considerable genius, a native of Yarmouth, whose marine views are highly and justly admired. Water in motion is his forte, and in this particular department of the art, so difficult to painters in general, he has, it will be allowed, few superiors. M |