The Little Parlour. The chimney-piece is taken from the tomb of Bishop Ruthall in Westminster Abbey. In this room is Mrs. Damer's much admired model of two dogs in terra cotta; a drawing in water-colours, by Miss Agnes Berry, from Mr. William Lock's Death of Wolsey; and a landscape with gipsies, by Lady Diana Beauclerk. The chairs are of ebony, as are several others in the house. The Blue Breakfasting Room contains several exquisite miniatures of the Digby family, by Isaac and Peter Oliver, and others by Petitot, &c. Two other pictures here deserve attention: one represents Charles II. in a garden, and his gardener on his knee, presenting the first pine-apple raised in England; the other, a charming portrait of Cowley, when young, as a shepherd, by Lely. In a closet, among other pictures, are a portrait by Hogarth, of Sarah Malcolm, in Newgate; and a good view, by Scott, of the Thames at Twickenham. In this closet are two kittens, by Mrs. Damer, in white marble. In a niche on the stairs, is the rich and valuable armour of Francis I. of France. It is of steel, gilt; and near it is an ancient picture, on board, of Henry V. and his family. The Library. The chimney-piece is taken from the tomb of John Earl of Cornwall in Westminster Abbey; the stone work from that of Thomas Duke of Clarence at Canterbury. The books, of which there is a very valuable collection, are ranged within Gothic arches of pierced wood. Among the most remarkable objects, are an ancient painting representing the marriage of Henry VI. a elock of silver, gilt, a present from Henry VIII. to Anne Boleyn; a screen of the first tapestry made in England, being a map of Surry and Middlesex; a curfew, or coverfire; and an ofsprey eagle in terra cotta, by Mrs. Damer. The Star Chamber, a small anti-room, leading to the Holbein room and great gallery, contains the famous bust of Henry VII. done for his tomb by Torregiano. This room has its name from the ceiling being studded with stars in Mosaic. The Holbein Chamber is adorned with pictures, chiefly by and after Holbein; particularly, the Triumph of Riches and Poverty, by Zucchero; and Holbein's design for a magnificent chimney-piece for one of Henry VIIIth's palaces. There is a curious picture of the Duchess of Suffolk, and her husband Adrian Stokes, by Lucus de Heere. The chimney-piece is taken chiefly from the tomb of Abp. Warham at Canterbury. Part of this room is separated by a screen, behind which stands a bed, the canopy of which is crowned with a plume of red and white ostrich feathers. By the side of the bed hangs the red hat of Cardinal Wolsey The Gallery is 56 feet long, 17 high, and 13 wide. As we enter it out of the gloomy passage, which leads from the Holbein Chamber, the effect, particularly on a bright day, is very striking. The ceiling is copied from one of the side aisles in Henry VII.'s chapel, ornamented with fret-work, and gilt. The most remarkable pictures are Henry VII. Mabeuse; Sir Francis Walsingham, Zucchero; Admiral Montague, Earl of Sandwich, Lely; Sir George Villiers, Janssen; George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, Reubens; Sophia Countess of Granville, Rosalba; Men at Cards, Miel; a Landscape, Poussin; Anne Duchess of York, by Mrs. Beale; the Wife of Alderman Le Neve, Lely; Henry Jermyn Earl of St. Alban's; James second Earl of Waldegrave, Reynolds; the Bashaw Bonneval, Liotard; Henry Lord Holland, Ditto; Alderman Le Neve, fine, Lely; John Lord Sheffield, More; Virgin and Child, by John Davis, Esq.; Mr. Le Neve, Janssen; Margaret of Valois Duchess of Savoy, More; Maria Countess Waldegrave, Reynolds; Mr. Law, Rosalba; Earl of Hert. ford, Ditto; Frances Countess of Exeter, Vandyck; Sir Godfrey Kneller, by himself; Catharine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, Dahl; Madame de Sevigné; Girl scowering Pots, Watteau; Sevonyans, the Painter, by himself; Mary Queen of France and Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk; Tobit burying the Dead, fine, Castiglione; Catharine de Medicis and her Children, Janet; Griffiere, the Painter, Zouist; a Portrait, Giorgione; a Flower-piece, Old Baptist; Anne Countess of Dorset and Pembroke; Thomas Duke of Norfolk, More; Henry Carey Lord Falkland, whole length, Vansomer; Frances Duchess of Richmond, ditto, Mark Girrard; Ludowic Stuart Duke of Richmond, whole length; Thomas Lord Howard of Bindon, Ditto; several Landscapes and Sea-pieces, by Scott. In one of the recesses, on an antique pedestal, is a noble bust of Vespasian, in basaltes. In the other recess, on an antique pedestal, adorned with satyrs' heads, and foliage, in relief, stands the famous Eagles, of Greek work manship, one of the finest pieces of sculpture known: it was found in the baths of Caracalla, at Rome. On, and under the tables, are other pieces of ancient sculpture, in' busts and urns. On the japan cabinets are choice specimens of Roman earthen ware, finely painted and well preserved. In the windows, and other parts of the room, are some good bronzes. The Round Room, a circular drawing-room at the end of the Gallery, the chimney-piece of which was designed from the tomb of Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey. This room, which is lighted by a bow window of fine painted glass, is richly ornamented, and has a beautiful chimney-piece of marble, gilt, and inlaid with scagliola. In this room is the valuable antique bust, in basaltes, of Jupiter Serapis, from the late Duchess of Portland's collection. The pictures are, Mrs. Lemon, the mistress of Vandyck, by himself; the Education of Jupiter, N. Poussin; Bianca Capella, Vasari; Jacob leaving Laban, S. Rosa; a Landscape, with Rocks, Gobbo Caracci; the Countesses of Leicester and Carlisle, Vandyck; a charming Landscape, Paul Brill. The Tribune or Cabinet. This is a small square room, with a semicircular recess in the middle of each side. It is beyond conception splendid and enchanting. Entire windows of painted glass, in which are large heads of Christ and the Apostles, surrounded with beautiful Mosaics; a large star of yellow stained glass in the centre of the dome; the carpet, imitating the Mosaic of the windows and the star in the ceiling; and the gilt mouldings and ornaments; all conspire to throw such a golden gloom over the whole room, as to give it the solemn air of a Romish Chapel; especially when first viewed through the grated door. In this room is the cabinet of enamels and miniatures, containing a greater number of valuable portraits, by Petitot, Zincke, and Oliver, than are to be found in any other collection. Among the most beautiful are Cowley, by Zincke; the Countess d'Olonne, Petitot; and Isaac Oliver, by himself. Catharine of Arragon and Catharine Parr, by Holbein, are very valuable. In the glass cases on each side of the cabinet are some exquisite specimens of art; particularly a small bronze bust of Caligula, with silver eyes, found at Herculaneum; a magnificent missal with miniatures, by Raphael and his scholars; and a small silver bell, of the most exquisite workmanship, covered over with lizards, grasshoppers, &c. in the highest relief (so as to bear the most minute-inspection) by Benvenuto Cellini. Among |